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1A PAGES lu TODAY Vol. 12—No. 52. American Legion To Have Meeting Friday Evening Local Post Won Hand some Cup at State Con vention Complete Roster of Organiza tion Given, With More Than One Hundred Names. The members of Carl Boyd Post No. <2, of the American Legion, are re. quested to attend the regular meeting of the poet, to be held at the city hall Friday evening, July 6, at x o’clock At that time it is expected that Meesrs. Bob Knight, Earl B. Scheuer, Lawson Jackson and Evans Strickland, who have been attending the .tste convention In Athene thie week will be preeent to tell about the interesting features of the convention. Local Poet Wise Cup. On Tuesday morning of this week, Mr. Joe Nelson, adjutant of the Carl Boyd post, received a telegram from Mr. R. W. Knight, who was In Athens at the convention, stating that the local post had been awarded the cup for the (Continued on Lart Pago.) Akerman Brothers Enjoyed Reunion Here Recently Mr. and tyrs. Walter Akerman were hosts for several days recently at a family reunion of the Akerman broth, ers, and Prof. Clement Akerman, of Portland, Ore., was the guest of honor_ having not visited Cartersville for •twenty years. He expressed himself, as greatly pleased with improvements noted during his all too brief stay. Prof, Akerman was educated at the University of Georgia, and afterwards took a three.year course at the Uni versity of Berlin. He enlisted in the late war, went to France as a first lieutenant in the Fortieth division but was afterwad transferred to Gen. Per shing’s staff as an official translator of captured documents. There are seven of the Akerman brothers, all of them reaed in Car tersville, and all living. They are: Ben Akerman, a mining engineer, who is now making his hqme In Mex ico. Walter Akerman, of Cartersville, United States marshal for the nothern district of Georgia. Alexander Akerman, former 11. S. district attorney for the southern dis trict of Georgia, and now making his home at Olando, Fia. Dr. Joseph Akerman_ an instructor in the University hospital, Augusta, Ga Charles Akerman, an attorney of Macon, and chief counsel for the Ma con, Dublin & Savannah Railroad Company. Prof. Alfred Akerman, of tho For estry Department, state of Virginia. Prof. Clem Akerman, Reed college, Portland, Ore. Naturally, the family gathering here was one greatly enjoyed by the broth ers and those permitted to meet them during their stay. Harold Smith and W. J. Noble Form Auto Sales Agency A business deal that was completed this week resulted in the formation of the Noble-Smith Motor Company, the new firm being composed of Messrs W. J. Noble and Harold E. Smith. The new firm will handle the Nash cars as well as the Willys-Knlght line of automobiles. They believe that with these cars to offer customers they can confidently expect a good sales business from the start. Mr. Noble has been in business here so long that he needs no introduction, and his new partner is equally well known as a young business man of un questioned ability, and possessed of energy and ambition which insure suc cess for the company. Their host of friends are delighted to learn of the formation of the Noble- Smith Motor Company, and predict a Buccessful business throughout the coming years. Superior Court Opens Monday Bartow superior court opens Mon day for the transaction only Of such business as can be handled without a jury. The regular July term will be held on the fourth Monday In October, Judge Tarver annv • f 'ces. He decided not to hold the full term of court at this time, In view of the need for wofk to bo 4o*o on tho tnm. THE BARTOW TRIBUNE (TRIBUNE, VOL. 13, No. 28.) (NEWS, VOL. 38, No. 15.) Large Policy of Group Insurance Sold to Miners Mr. L. C. Evane, district manager for the Aetna Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., announced that plans had been completed by the Thompson.Weinman Company and the Paga Mining Company to take group insurance from his company to the ex tent of sixty-five to seventy thousand dollbrs, the policies going into effect Monday afternoon of this week. Under the terms of this insurance, every worker in the employ of either of these companies for three months, and less than six months, gets a 2300 pol icy; six months and less than one year, 1600, and over one year, 21,000. This arrangement simply means that the Thompson-Weinman Company and the Paga M'ning Company are taking advantage of the group insurance idea, and presenting to each if their em ployes an Insurance policy absolutely free of cost to them, and which guar wiires to their dependents ready cash in case of their sudden taking away. Mr. Evans states that his company writes a very liberal policy of group insurance, and that quite a bit of it has been sold. Dalton Here Friday Afternoon The Dalton baseball team, which has achieved some notable victories on the diamond this year, comes down Friday afternoon for a game with the locals. This should be a fine contest, ■Snd prove a drawing card. On Saturday the Colts play in Dalton, * while on Tuesday of next week Tate again comes here for a game, deter mined to wipe out the sting of defeat administered to them by Cope's boys on their last try.out here. Thursday, the locals went up to Cal houn for a game. On Wednesday, the Bothenians of Atlanta, fell before the dolts in a double-header, the first game going 4 to 1, and the second, a seven-frame affair resulted in another victoy for the locals, the score being 8 to 0. King, anew recruit for Cartersville, made the first game a no-hit contest, while Miller, who Is to be given a try out with the Atlanta Crackers, was touched liberally for six hits. Patl Pinion went on the mound for the locals in the second game, and only two hits were garnered off his delivery, while the visitors started with Hailey, who was hit sc hard Miller again went in, and fared fairly well for the two innings he essayed to pitch. The largest crowd of the season saw this contest, and another large number should back up the locals Friday aft ernoon of this week. Presbyterians Hold Quarterly Meeting Sunday Evening The regular quarterly communion service at the Presbyterian church will be held next Sunday evening, be ginning at 7:45 o’clock. Rev. L. C. Vass will preach. This will be the last time Mr. Vass will conduct a service here before moving his family to Dal ton, where he will make his home while superintendent of Home Missions In Cherokee Presbytery. All members are earnestly requested to be present, and the public is cordially invited Dutton Withdraws His Resignation The Tribune-News learned late on Thursday afternoon that Rev. L. Elmer Dutton, pastor of the First Baptist church, and who recently tendered his resignation to that congregation, had decided to withdraw it, and thus ac cede to the wishes of a majority of the membership, as expressed in a recent conference. A formal report to thie effect will be made to the church at the proper time, jt-Is understood. * MR. T. R. LAND Mr. T. R. Land, 89 years of age, for many years a respected citizen of Car tersville, passed away at his home in Cartersville Wednesday. The funeral was held at White Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Mr. Land is survived by two sons, W. A. Land, of Atlanta, and J L. Land, of White, and N. P. Land, of Eden, Ala., and two daughters, Mrs. Lou Hanney, of Box Springs, Ala., and Mrs. Roxie Holcomb, of Heflin, Ala. The funeral arrangements were In charge of Q. M. Jackson ft Sons, of CartarsvlUo. THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS First National Dividend Reflects Fine Condition The directors of the First National Bsnk met on June 29th, to close the first six months’ work of the bank. The regular semi-annual div idend of 6 per cent was de clared, and several thousand dollars carried forward to undivided profit account. As a direct result of this meeting dividend checks amounting to six thousand dollars were in the mail Monday, to the stockholders of the bank, ac companied by a statement of the bank’s condition. President Calhoun says: “The result of the first six months has been very satis factory. We have been able to earn our regular dividend; take care of the overhead ex penses, and have several thousand dollars left over. Of course, this is gratifying to th e stockholders, in that the strong' statement the bapk makes is a reflex of the financial condition of this REV. LON DAVIS IN LIMELIGHT RESULT SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES wy ' —— Man Who Served Baptist Churches in Adairs ville and Acworth Fir ©d as President Farmers Union—Even Ku Klu x Couldn’t Stand His Ravings. Macon, Ga., July 3.—Rev. Roy E. Da vise, president of the Georgia Farm ers' Union, and former pastor of Bap tist churches In Acwoth and Adairs - ville, was removed from office at a meeting of the executive committee of that organization here last Saturday. The action of the committee was said t 0 have been unanimous, and followed alleged disclosures of a dual life led by the former officer, which extended over six years or more In Texas apd Georgia Rev. Roy E. Davis was elected pres ident of the Georgia Farmers' Union in April of this year. Since his election he has figured in a number of sensa tional events in Southern Georgia and a week ago was placed under arrest on a charge of criminal libel In connection, with the publication of an article in the Brick Bat, a Meigs, Ga„ publication of which he was editor. The section of the constitution of the organization under which Davis was re moved gives the executive committee authority to remove officers “for incom petency, immoral conduct or dishon esty.” For some time, it was announced by the executive committee, there has been a rigid investigation under way as to “the past” of ReV. Roy E. Davis. The executive committee announced that the conclusion had been reached that “he was able to fool town people as well as country folks." Asked to Resign. Davis is a smooth talker, innocent In appearance, and a dangerous man, ac cording to the committee. Since the investigation of the farmers’ union has been under way, it was stated, he was elected pastor of a church at Albany, Ga., and then was asked to eslgn. , The executive committee announced that it held the meeting in Macon for the purpose of giving Davis a chance to reply to charges that had been made against him Davis fixed the time for holding the meeting, but he failed to put In an ap perance here during the session. There was a mass of “evidence’’ be fore the committee on the alleged dual life of Davis in Georgia and Texas, copies of newspapers, affidavits by dif ferent people, including one by a for-, mer wife, records of church congrega tions and affidavits under which war rants were said to have been issued, were included in the documents laid before the executive committee by their investigators. Story in Texas Paper. Included in the list of papers was a copy of the Wise County Messenger, published at Decatur, Texas, June 29, 1917, containing a picture of Rev. Roy E. Davis, with “scare headlines'’ read ing "Rev. Davis, Singer and Masher, Goes to Prison." The story sayß that he was convicted of a charge of cheat ing and swindling in connection with a bank transaction Involving 2170, the al leged crime occurring in 1912, accord ing to that information. * The investigators of the farmers' union were furnished an affidavit by .Mrs. Emma 8 Holmes his fosse- wife, Cartersville, Georgia, July 5, 1923. county, and should be of iib terest to every citizen of the county.” He also calls attention to an interesting fact in connec tion with the dividend checks sent out. He says: “I have watched with interest, and for the first time, the dispo sition made of the dividend checks we sent out to the stockholders, and find that not a single dividend check has actually been withdrawn in cash—in every instance the check has been deposited to the credit of the stockhol der to his regular or special account, to be checked against in regular course This is the correct manner to handle money—-six thousand dollars paid out, and not a dollar handled in actual cash. I think it is interesting.” The statement of the First National will be found in this issue of The Tribune-News, and is indeed a good one. that he deserted her and their four children in November, 1915. She ob tained a divorce in August, 19X7. Da vis appears to have come to Georgia from Texas, where he is said to have been known as “Professor Lon Davis.” He finally obtained the pastorate of the Acworth Baptist church, the charg es show, where it is stated he was finally removed for “conduct unbecom ing a minister.” The minutes of the Acwoth Baptist church before the committee, signed by a committee of the church, J F. Collins, P. M. Williams and A. J. Durham, and dated August 17, 1921, charges that he "came to this church under an assumed name." according to the testimony of Rev. M. A. McCoy, and his own (Davis’) admission before the board of deacons. Other charges include; “That he was guilty of conduct unbecoming a minister, that he from the sacred desk denounced people in language repulsive to all decent and self-respecting peo ple; that he was called to account for this language by the board of deacons and asked to retract and make the re traction as public a his denunciation, which he never did.” Charge Intimidation. It Is further charged “that Lon Da vis handled and delivered to one of our deacons, J. T. Williams, the Ku Ivlux Klan letter in which was contained a threat which w/e believe was for the pupose of intimidating our deacons and preventing the prosecution of other evidence which was then in our pos session. “We further charge that he denied leaving a former wife and children in Texas, this denial being made in the presence of the deacons and admitted it the same night to a brother of the church. “After leaving the houne_ we further charge that he obtained money from the members of this church which was not repaid ” Attached to this record of the church, (Continued on Pago 7, Second Section) Georgia Legislators Spent Short Time In City Tuesday A party of distinguished Georgians, stopping a short time in Cartersville Tuesday aftenoon, included Mr. and Mrs. Lee Langley, of Rome; Mr. J. Scott Davis, of 'Cave Springs, and Mr. William G.' Sutlive, of Savannah. Dangley and Davis are repre senting Floyd county, and Mr. Sutlive Chatham county in the Georgia legis lature. Mr. Sutlive, who is president of the Georgia Press Association, and Grand Chancellor of Georgia Knights of Pythias, was en route to Dalton, to spend the Fourth with his family, who are spending the summer near that city, and other members of the party were en route to their respective homes for the holiday. While in the city they were guests of friends, and all of them promised to stop longer next time they come this way, being assured of a very hearty weleozoe any tin*. FORCED TO MARRY SISTER’S HUSBAND, SAYS YOUNG GIRL Lived Month With Older Sister and “Mutual” Husband Before Exposure, One of the most unusual bigamy case ever recorded has Just come to light here, with the announcement by George W. Gaddis, sheriff of Bartow county, that Calvin McLeod has been arrested in Atlanta charged with mar rying two sisters Sheriff Gaddis received a request from Mrs. Annie H. payne. Travelers’ Aid matron at the Terminal station, Atlanta, that he Investigate the rumor that McLeod had married two sisters, tho second ceremony having been per formed while the first wife was still alive and legally wedded to him. Mrs. Maggie Ruth McLeod, w’fe No. 1. and Mrs. Dora McLeod, wife No. 2, were found several miles from here in the country visiting Mrs. Pearl Crowe, a relative. After much questioning, wife No. 2 broke down and told the following story: She had been living with her sister and McLeod in Atlanta for some t'm*. After much discussion, McLeod and Dora who then was Mins Dora Carlton, who, she says, is not yet 13 years old, decided to marry. Without consulting wife No. 1, they went to the home of the Rev L. M. Twiggs, pastor of the St. John's Meth odist church, Atlanta, and were mar ried, the ceremony having been per formed about a month ago. When found by the sheift, Mrs. Crowe and Mrs. Maggie Ruth McLeod, wife No. 1, claimed to know nothing of the second ceremony. The three women left here Friday morning for Atlanta with the avowed purpose of causing the arrest of McLeod on a charge of big amy, and possibly on a more serious charge under Georgia law, because of the extreme youth of the second wife, she now being under 14 years old. It is said that the two wives of Mc- Leod are from Moultrie, where they now have a father and brother living. McLeod Is Held in Fulton Tower. Atlanta > July 5. —Calvin McLeod, a vocational student of 19 West Cain street, Is In the Fulton county tower, charged with bigamy, having married the 12-year-old sister of his first wife. McLeod wad arrested by police Fri day afternoon and lodged in the tower in default of a 21.000 bond. Following an Investigation into the affair by Mrs. Annie H. Payne,, matron at the Termi- (Continued on Page 5, Second Bection) Atlanta Backs All Communities, Says B. S. Barker Mr. B. S. Barker, secretary of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, was the speaker at the Tuesday luncheon of the Cartersville Chamber of Com merce. With Secretary Woodrow presiding, Mr. Barker made one of the most wholesome addresses heard in Carters, ville In a long time. He said the great body which he represents is coming more and more to realize that Atlanta has a duty to other towns in the state, and that she is striving by every means possible to show how anxious she Is to perform that duty. The day is coming when people will have their officials include In their tax budgets, funds to be used in advertis ing their communities, said Mr. Barker, who declared that what Georgia need ed today, more than anything else_ is advertising her matchless resources to the world. Enumerating what diversified agri culture had done for Turner county, the speaker said Cartersville and Bar tow county couM do nothing better than to foster diversilcatlon, partlcu -1 larly the how, sow and chicken. At the conclusion of the address, it was announced that Mr. Thomas A Upshaw, Cartersville's genial city clerk, and prominent young business man, would preside at the meeting next Tuesday at 1 o’clock at the Park hotel. Tax Returns Off Nearly $300,000 in Bartow County County Tax Receiver J. A. Ingram announces that the tax returns for 1923 as Just completed by hlm > show a to tal valuation of 27.226.286_ a s compared with 27,505,757 last year. This is $279,471 less for this year than last, and Is a falling off of nearly one million dollars from the high peak of 1919 and 1920. Mr. Ingram has gotten his returns in shape and ready for the inspection of Tox Commissioner Henry J Fulbright earlier than ever before, which is quite > a feather in the cap of this popular cwwaty official. Cotton Blooming Weevils Working Reports Announce The past few weeks have been very favora ble to cotton growing, a nd blooms are opening right along, according t o reports reaching the Tribune-News office this week. Mr. C. D. Pope, of the Euharlee has the hon or of bringing in the first open bool. It was sent , by the Dodd Brothers, who are operating the Glover Dodd farm, this season. D. F. Ross, farming this year on the Conyers place, Cartersville, R. F. D. No. 1, was the second farmer to send in an open bloom. Mr. Vince Evans, farming on the Robert S. Munford farm, near the Fair Ground property, has a good crop, and he reports open blooms, “and plenty of ’em." Wofford W. Calaway says he has plenty of blooms, and plenty of weevils, too, “if you want to know the whole truth,” he added- In a letter dated July 2, S. S. Perkins sends in a fine specimen of cotton from the J. J. Connor farm, on which BRAD TATUM IS NO MORE Well-K no w n Citizen and Miner Succumbed to Attack of Pneumo nia—Funeral Tuesday at Trenton, in Dade County. Trenton, Ga., July 4.—(Special.)— Brad 8. Tatum, of Cartersville died at the home of his parents here Mon day mornln* at 7 o'clock of pneumonia, Mr. Tatum was born May 3, 1882, in Rising Fawn, Ga., and with the excep tion of three years spent in Arkansas, had lived in Georgia ail his life. He was married December 6. 1913, to Mrs. Florence Franklin Hill, in At lanta. He was a member of the Sam Jones Memorial church and of the Ma. sonic fraternity of Cartersville. He was a brother cf the late D. R. H. Ta tum, of Chattanooga. Deceased is suvived by his widow; a step-son. Robot Hill; his father and mother, Hon. and Mrs. G. W. M. Ta tum, of Trenton; four brothers, C. F., of Phoenix. Aril.; T. D., of Gulfport, Miss.; W N* of Trenton; E. TANARUS., of Tulsa, Okla., and one sister i Mrs. B. F. Davis, of Scottsboro, Okla. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon Jrom the M. E. Church, South. Interment followed in the Bap tist cemetery. A number of Cartersville friends went up toi Trenton Tuesday to attend the funeral. Announcement of Mr. Tatum's death came as a shock to his friends here, who had not realized the serious nature of his illness. No Services Sunday At Episcopal Church Rev. G. W. Gasque will not meet his appointment at the Episcopal church Sunday morning. He is spending the month with his family In North Geor gia on a camping and fishing trip. Another Bouquet From Source That Is Apreciated From Mr. Wilson M. Har dy, president of the Citizens' Bank of Rome, and a former Georgia publisher, comes the following splendid tribute to The Tribune-News: “Rome, Ga., June 29, 1923. “Mr. Milton L. Fleetw’ood, “Editor The Tribune-News, “Cartersville, Ga.: “Dear Sir:— “I have looked over the marked copy of The Tribune- News which was sent me re cently, and find so • many things of interest that I am prompted to again express my congratulations to you on the splendid paper which you are publishing. “If there is another week ly in Georgia as good as The Tribune-News, I do not re member having ever seen it “With best wishes, “Sincerely, “WILSON M. HARDY." Ift PAGES TODAY $2.00 The Year he has a crop this year. "The cotton crop is fine, especial ly consdiering the wet and cool spells, and Mr. Weevil is plentiful, so far,” the let ter declares Will Carter, a worthy col ored farmer, who is cultiva ting a small acreage on the Web Smith place, a mile and a half north of Cartersville, brought in a well-formed bloom Thursday morning. He Bays that although he has kept a close watch-out, he has been unable to find a single boll weevil on his four-acre field. No cotton grew there last year, he added. SAVE THE COTTON YOU’VE PLANTED The time to put out a fire is when the blaze begins and not wait until the whole house is aflame. 801 l weevil control must begin when cotton is still very young. In fact, right now is the time to make the start. As to poison, if you use it. you may buy some of the commercial mixture on the market, but you can mix your (Continued on Loot Poo*-) CHAPTERMASONS FIRST DISTRICT MEET HERE SOON The Royal Arch Masons of the First District of Georgia convene in annual meeting in Cartersville Wednesday, August first, it is announced, and on this occasion a very Interesting pro gram is to be carried out.* ' Cartersville Chapter is to be host at this meeting, and High Priest J. A. Osment, together with Royal Arch Ma sons making up the local chapter, are working hard to make the forthcom ing meeting thoroughly worth while. A regular meeting of the chapter is to be held at the Masonic hall in Car tersville next Monday evening. At tnis time work in the Mark Master’s de gree is to be conferred on a large class of cnadldates. It is expected a large number of Companions will be on hand to witness its exemplifictaion, since a special effort is to be made to secured a creditable attendance. Modern Woodmen Plan Barbecue For Saturday, Sept. Bth Plans are now being perfected for holding a barbecue and prize drawing for a Ford touring car under the aus pices of the local camp. Modern Wood men of the World, the event to take place at the fair grounds In Cartersville on Saturday, September Bth, according to an announcement made this week by Mr. Joe A. Osment, chnirmnn of the committee having the arrangements in charge. Tickets costing 50 cents will entitle anyone to attend the barbecue, and paticipate in the day's program, it is further announced. Peebles Has an Option on Barytes Near Kingston By BELL BAVLESS, Special Representative. Kingston, Ga., June 28.—(Special.)— It is understood that Mr. Wm. Peebles, of Cartersville, has secured an option on the property of Mrs. Rachel Hol comb, two miles above Kingston ( with a view prospecting for barytes Mrs. Holcomb has had the place examined by an expert engineer, who reported finding several kinds of valuable min erals on It which, if. in sufficient quan tity, should be a valuable addition to the countj'' a wealth.