Newspaper Page Text
16
PAGES
TODAY
VOL. 2
FIVE-DAY CHAUTAUQUA ASSURED FOR CITY
PROGRAM OF
RARE MERIT
IS ANNOUNCED
Clyde E. Heflen, representing the
Lincoln Chautauua, was a promineni
visitor in Cartersville this week and
while here made arrangements for
holding a five day Chautauqua in Car
tersville beginning Wednesday, the
22nd day of May, and continuing
thru Sunday, the 26th of May.
Mr. Heflin was in consultation with
a number of prominent citizens and a
local organization was formed with
Kev. L. G. Hames as Chairman, and
Col. W. C. Henson, Secretary.
Already much interest has been
evinced in the coming of this Chau
tauua and approximately 200 tickets
Lave either been pledged or sold. The
season tickets are to be offered the
pubHc at $2.00, which in view of the
high class entertainment, provided by
the Lincoln system, is unusually reas
enable and some lower than was the
case in previous visits to the city.
This season the Lincoln Chautau
ua is making a tour of the South East
in its own special tents and Mr. Kef
lin assures the local committee tßat
every means has been provided for
the comfort of those who are expected
to attend. Opera chairs are among
the features and the stage is built sc
as to allow a good view from any part
of the large theatre. This tent will
be erected at some convenient spot,
announcement of its location to be
made later.
The Lincoln Chautauqua lias tht
reputation of being one of the highest
class organization now appearing be
fore the American public and Mr. Hef
lin exhibited a letter written to the
head of his organization by President
Wilson, heartily commending the
work done by the Chautauua and as
suringevery aid possible to them.
The program arranged for the Car
tersville Chautauqua is one of a var
ied nature and so arranged as to ap
peal to people of every taste. For in
stance it has been arranged to have
one of the young ladies connected with
the system come to Cartersville sev-
eral days in advance of the date for
the Chautauqua and she will train a
alrge choir of local young people who
are to take part in “Columbia’s Awak
ening,” a patriotic pageant to be pre
sented at 8 o’clock in the evening on
the first day. Miss Anna May Conklin
will be in charge of this part of the
program and reports from Georgia cit
ies where she has trained the chil
dren! are very high in praise of her
work. That she will receive hearty
co-operation here is a foregone con
clusion.
(Immediately after the pageant has
been presented the audience will be
treated to a patriotic address by Maj
or F. S. Povah of the Canadian Expe
ditionary Forcer. Major Povah is a Un
* ivesity man of good address and has
had some very thrilling experiences
during his career as a British soldier.
He was with Kitchener in that great
leader's memorable South African
campaign and at one time was attach-
(Continued on Page Seven.)
BARTOW COUNTY
BOY IN FRANCE
APPRECIATES TRIBUNE
Relatives of Mr. Eli Lewis, a Bar
tow county boy now doing service
‘‘over there,” have just receied word
from him to the effect that he is do
ing well, and hopes soon to get into
a real scrap with the Huns. He is a
member of the 20th Engineers, and
has been in France several months.
He writes that he enjoys reading the
Tribune-News, which reaches him in
about sixteen days,
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
(TRIBUNE VOL 8, NO. 11
Bartow County
Went Far Over
Its Quota
$218,650-
Two hundred and eighteen
thousand, eight hundred and fifty
dollars —
This was the total amount sub
scribed by citizens of Bartow
county to the third Liberty Loan
subscription, which closed last
Saturday.
Bartow county was allotted
$150,000 as her portion.
She went over the top, with a
clear margin of $68,850, or 45
per cent more than was expected
of her.
1,152
One htousand one hundred and
fifty individual subscriptions
were reported to Chairman
Vaughan.
The above is indeed a wonder
ful showing, and one that comes
up to the expectations of those
who know old Bartow.
She never does anything by
halves, and this time she demon
strated that fact beyond a reas
onable doubt.
The honor flag, awarded by Sec
retary of the Treasury William
G. McAdoo, was proudly flung to
the breeze last Saturday after
.noon at four o'clock, and this sym
FARMERS AND
BUSINESS IN
MEET SUMY
It is announced that a very import
ant meeting of the farmers and busi
ness men of Bartow County will be
held at the court house Saturday af
ternoon, beginning at one o’clock.
This meeting is called by Chairman
M. L. Johnson and he earnestly urge3
all interested, especially the execu
tive committee recently named to be
present.
Matters of the utmost importance
are to be discussed at Saturday’s
meeting and no doubt a large number
will attend. An interesting feature of
the afternoon will be the formal de
livery by a number of pig club mem
bers o their pigs which they recentlv
secured thru County Agent Cox.
This is indeed a time for the con
centration of energy looking toward
the raising of food stuff and the Coun
ty Agent is very much interested in
■V
placing as many of these pigs as pos
sible. There are many interesting
stories toid of the success made last
year by the boys o f the Pig Club. One
of these is to the effect that a young
club member has actually cleared ov
er $60.00 after paying the first cost
of his pig and allowing for the feed
given his pig.
This story, as well as others will
likely be brought out at Saturday's
meeting by speakers from various sec
tions of the county.
THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
bol of the county’s remarkable
campaign was viewed by hundreds
who saw it on the public Bquare.
The above figures tell a wond
erful story in ithemselVea, but
even they are not all.
When it was realized that Bar
tow’s total was raised by the sub
scription of md vfduals, the larg
est single • übseu’ption being for
ten thousand dollars, it is read
ily understood that most of these
bonds were taken by those who
must make a sacrifice to own
them.
It is indeed significant that not
a single corporation subscription
is listed among the Bartow county
total. The bonds were taken in
comparatively small denomina
tions, as can be readily seen by
‘the large list of subscribers re
ported.
Every town and community in
the county is represented, and to
each of them we can say, ‘‘Well
done.”
To Chairman Vaughan, who
worked literally night and day,
and his able corps off committee
men, must go a large share of the
credit for putting this handsome
showing over. Each and every
one of them can feel they did
their part wonderfully well.
NITRATE SUPPLY
ARRIS AHEAD
OF ITS SCHEDULE
Something over twenty-nine tons of
, **
nitrate was received in Carte’rvo.ie
r
this week, this shipment being the
this week, this shipment being the
last of the allotment furnished by the
U. S. Government to the farmers of
Bartow county. This nitrate arrived
at an Atlantic post seberal days ago
and was rushed to Cartersville so
that it could be used on the growing
crops. This nitrate came from Chile
and is a part of the supply secured by
the Government after a long series of
diplomatic negotiations. It it said to
be of the highest quality and those
who have received their apportion
ment are delighted. County Agent C.
H. Cox was, largely instrumental in
securing the order for nitrate and he
is belated on the prompt delivery
which was promised by May 15th. He
was busy this week notifying purch
asers of its arrival.
Mr. Cox has requested The Tribune-
News to announce that he has ai
small quantity of thi6 nitrate which
he will offer to those who need it for
their gardens. He will put this ni
trate up in ten-pound sacks, which
will sell for fifty cents each. This is
a fine opportunity for gardeners to
get nitrate, and because it will enable
the young plants to better withstand
a long dry spell, should one come,
every bit of this surplus now offered
i by Mr. Cox should be taken at once.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., MAY 9, 1918
FARMERS MUST -
BEGIN FIGHT ON
BOLL WEEVILS
AGENT OF STATE BOARD MADF
VISIT TO TEST FARMS IN COUN
TY. AND MAKE TIMELY SUG
TIONS TO THWART EFFECTS.
Mr. J. C. Maness, a member of the
State Board of Entomology, was a
business visitor in Cartersville last
week, coming here to inspect the test
farms now being conducted by the
state in Bartow county. They are lo
cated on the farm of Mr. W. A. Dodd,
near town, and at the J. W. Kennedy
place at Taylorsville.
Mr. Maness, who is an expert in the
eradication of the boll weevil, is tak
ing a personal interest in the two
test farms in Bartow county. While
he would not alarm the farmers ot
this section, he says, he feels It his
duty to warn them that the coming of
the boll weevil in sue numbers as to
prove a real menace to the growing
of cotton, is not at all improbable.
Several have already been found in
Bartow county, he told a reporter for
the Trirbune-News, and Mr. Maness
and his assistants are ready to begin
a campaign of education among the
farmers.
His suggestions, as to the firs*
steps necessary are briefly outlined as
follows:
First —Reduce your acreage. By
doing this, you will not only get a
better yield on the acreage planted,
but you will allow more ground for
the planting of foodstuffs.
Second —Plant cotton only on your
best land.
Third —Highly fertilize what you do
plant.
Fourth —Intensively cultivate the
crop.
Fifth—Continuous cultivation is
necessary.
Sixth —Plow’ shallow.
Seventh —Suares that show sign of
the weevil must be picked.
The farmer w r ho attempts to raise
cotton has a real fight on his hands,
Mr. Maness added, but cotton can bo
successfully grown, even under boll
weevil conditions, of the above sug
gestions are followed.
Further and more definite data, will
be given from time to time, and all
farmers should avail themselves of
service offered them free of charge
by the State Bureau of Entomology,
to which any information desired
should be addressed.
MASONS PLAN
BIG TIME ON
THIRD TUESDAY
May 21st which is the third Tues
day, the Cartersville Lodge of Masons
have planned to exemplify the third
degree on a plan of five candidates.
Worshipful Master Taylor has extend
ed an invitation to Rev. Charles L.
Bass of Atlanta, Deputy Grand Master
of the state, to be present on that oc
casion and have charge of the work.
Refreshments will be served and a
very delightful evening is planned for
the square and oempass.
The Cartersville Lodge of Masons
has taken on new life during the past
few months and Mr. Taylor is receiv
ing the co-operation of a majority of
the members.
(NEWS VOL 35 NO. 20)
Miss Elisa Stiles
Was Victim of
Shipwreck
News of the sinking of the Steamer Stiles was probably lost.
City of Athens, which bore as a pass- To this boat officer, and to others
enger Miss Elsie Stiles, an account of cn Oie boat, Miss Stiles stated she
which was given in last week’s Trib- was oin S home to gain twenty
une-News, caused, general apprehens-^ ands in we * bt since permission
ion to prevail as to the safety of Miss had b ~ n Ts£usd her t 0
Stiles and there is little hope left that' unt!l *• had full * recuperated and
she survived. Her parents, Mr. md* aiEed more flesh She expressed
Mrs. W. H. Stiles, have received no herse,f bein oonftdent that she
encouraging reports. From Mrs woul <* gain the weight as she was de-
Snowden Marshal, of New York, an termiaed to go to France and there
aunt of Miss Stiles, and with whom serve as a nurse,
she lived while in New Yorrk study- Mrs. Snowden Marshal, whose faus
ing to be a trained nurse, went to the ban d has been recently appointed by
dock at New York, immediately Wilson as Chairman of the
the arrival of the survivers and re-l nv cstigation Committee on the pro
maining crew of the ill fated 1 vessel. STess of the airplane industry in the
From these it was learned that MisfV- S., made Miss Stiles life in New
Stiles on the night of the collision York as pleasant as possible, not
played at the piano while the rest of withstanding her illness, and the
the jolly company sang, and in this earnetl t stud(y which she gave to her
company Miss Stiles became a gen- chosen profession, and since has
eral favorite. The ramming of the sought every clue leading to positive
vessel took place at about one o’clock discovery of her niece, hut has now
and Miss Stiles was identified remaining hope.
1 deck by one of the boat officers who
had seen her in the happy company
in the early evening. He assisted in
lowering the boat in which Miss Stiles
was placed, but as the vessel itself
was listing badly the rail of the ves
-1 sel caught the end of the life boat
loaded as it was and pushed it under
the water and capsized it, casting all
passengers into the sea. This appears
; to have been the way in which Miss
SUGAR HUGS
BEING FOLLOWED
IN CARTERSVILLE
Much interest is being manifested
in Cartersville and throughout the
county in the latest ruling of the food
administration regarding the control
of sugar.
Effective May 16th the distribution
of sugar in all quantities to manufac
turers, throughout the United States,
goes strictly under certificates, by
order of the United States Food Ad
ministration, promulgated today by
Dr. Andrew M. Soule.
This is the first absolute certifificate
order, covering sales, issued'under
authority of the Food Control Act
Under this order all wholesale and re
tail grocers, and dealers in sugar in
any form, are notified that they
must not sell sugar after May 15, to
any manufacturer using sugar unless
the manufacturer in making a purch
ase first delivers to the dealer from
whom the purchase is being made the
necessary certificate as prescribed
by the Food Administration. Certifi
cates are to control each purchase
made and responsibility for violation
of this portion of the order rests upon
the dealer making the sale.
Manufacturers are not to be pre
cluded from obtaining sugar under
blanket order, hut percentage of con
sumption has been placed under a
fixed, definite scale which does con
trol, the effect of which distinctly pre
cludes from the purchase of suga”
concerns which entered business on
or after April 1, 1918. A further spe-
The hosts of frineds of Miss Stiles
and her family in Cartersville and
Bartow county have been deeply so
licitous since the catastrophe. Miss
Stiles was regarded as a youn£ wo
man possessing exceptional charm?
and interlect and with a determina
tion to make her life useful. Four oi
her brothers aer now in the military
service of the U. S. and each render
ing good account of himself.
Local Board
Issues Call For
Two Registrants
The Local Board was notified this
week that two of the registrants re
cently sent from Bartow were turned
down, and that in their stead two oth
ers must be sent to Camp Gordon.
Immediately upon receiving this
notification, Clerk Townsend sent out
summons to the following registrants:
JOHN LOWRY
SAM MILLSAPS
JESSE JONES LEAKE.
These three men are ordered to re
port Saturday morning, and two of
them will entrain for Camp Gordon
to fill out the countys quota.
Officials of the Local Board have
asked the Tribune to call the atten
tion of all selectmen to the necessity
of preserving their final classification
cards. They point out the fact that
men within the draft age must be
ready at all times to exhibit this card
to an authorized officer and should
they be called upon and not have the
card it would put them in an emhar
assing position, to say the least.
This fact has not been impressed
upon the men sufficiently it would
seem as at a recent order to report
at Cartersville only four out of forty
seven men brought their cards with
them. This fact caused no little con
fusion and members of the Local
Board found “it necessary to go into
much detail before the duplicate cards
could be issued. These cards it should
he understood are expected to acom
pany the data sent in with each
quota.
cific clause of the order is that any
concern which has exceeded its fixed
percentage will not be permitted to
obtain any more sugar until the pen
iod of time and the percentage uan
tity of sugar permitted strike a prop
er balance* This will undoubtedly
m®an that hundreds of soft drink dis
pensing establishments will, for a
time be unable to obtain sugar for
making syrups.
16
PAGES
TODAY
NO. 7