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About The Bartow tribune. (Cartersville, Ga.) 1910-1917 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1914)
VOL 4. SEABOARD OFFICES SOBBED OF FREIGBT Serious Charges are Urged Against Trusted Employ ees in Local Depot. Asa result of the making of “short reports’’ regarding freight shipments passing through the local Seaboard Airline Railway Company depot, three arrests were made Monday of this ,> eek, and much surprise was express ed when it was ascertained that Claude Railey and John Howard, white, and Lawrence Templeton, colored, were arrested. Claude Bailey has been for a num ber of years connected with the local office of the Seaboard Airline Rail way and held a position of consider able responsibility. Shortly after the recent fire which partially destroyed the depot and the origin of which was never ascertained and was considered mysterious, the railroad company sent ,wo special agents to 'Cartersville to investigate the cause. These agents came here with the information that a number of shortages in shipments had been previously reported, all of which however were deemed to have been lost in transit until the fire made matters somewhat mysterious and pointed, to some extent, suspiciously near someone in the office. Bailey’s home was searched and a number of articles which had been re ported as lost in transit were found on his premises. He was placed under ar rest and the houses of John Howard, another clerk, and Lawrence Temple ton, a porter, were searched but only a small amount of cigars and cigar ettes were found. They were also placed under arrest and on Tuesday, with Bailey, were arraigned for trial before Judge A. M. Puckett, Justice of the Peace. At this trial Bailey waiv < and examination but Mr. Howard and Templeton, protesting their innocence, freely went into trial and explained that the articles found at their homes were such as had been damaged b> fire, were considered valueless and were taken by them by authority o their superiors. It w'as plainly shown that the articles in question were dam aged by fire and perhaps had no com mercial value or, if any, a very small amount. They w'ere, however, bound over on a hundred dollar bond to se cure their appearance at the next term of court. It is believed that bo to Mr. Howard and Templeton will be able to show that they were permitted t take a small amount of articles which they had in possession by authority of their superiors and they believed that they were doing no wrong at the time and had made no concealment of the fact that they had taken them believ ing them to have no value of a com mercial nature but were simply arti cles that had been so badly damaged by fir© and w'ater as to render them no account. The case against Bailey is a much stronger one, and it is said that he readily admitted to having abstracted articles from the depot before the fire* secretly and without knowTedge on the part of anyone that he had such arti cles. The goods found in his posses sion were worth .a considerable sum of money and sufficient in amount to he charged with the offense of grand larceny. In this connection a thorough inves tigation is being made as to the cause of the fire which took place some few weeks ago. It is known that the fire detriment had considerable trouble in fighting the fire on the night in Question due to someone cutting of c tlie water as many as three times. It known that the annoyance was so great to the fire fighters that Super intendent Wikle was compelled to watch the plug to which the hose was attached and at one time he came near "inning on the person who was cut *ng off the water but did not pursue !l ' m for the reason that he considered ir m erely an act of mischievousness. The local agent, Mr. E. W. Robin- M) n. does not believe that Mr. Howard or Templeton are in any wise concern ‘l with the charge of larceny against ? he office and that what small stuff ! hev had was such as was given to rhem by tacit consent. He w'as willing ° go on the bond of Mr. Howard but r inea to make any statement for ■ ulilic opinion concerning the charges against Bailey. hen the news was first made THE BARTOW TRBUNE AMATEUR SHOW ! MAKES GREAT HIT Cartersville Business Hous- j es Hold the Stage and; Please Big Audience. A kaleidoscopic panorama of pose and motion was what was furnishid one of the best audiences of the sea son at the Opera House last Monday evening when the varied merchantile houses and business establishments of Cartersville demonstrated their right to claim patronage through represen tatives, who, on the evening in ques tion, were the matrons and young la dies of the city. It was not all spectacular, however. Some of the cleverest of wit was shot forth; some very excellent music was heard; same very good spielers were developed and there was also a live stock exhibit. There was a kid which made a solo into a duet and a pig which was “just the cutest thing.” The occasion was a performance given under the auspices of the ladies of the First Presbyterian church of Cartersville, the proceeds going to swell the organ fund. The performance consisted of a dem onstration of each of the many and varied business concerns of the city wherein more than fifty houses and manufacturing establishments present ed, each in attractive manner, the ar ticles and products they offer for sale. Each business house was represent ed by one or more of the popular so ciety women of Cartersville. In some instances they were the married ones, while others were young ladies. You could not tell the difference on the stage. The acting was so well done and the costuming so artistic as to obliterate all degrees of age and do mesticity. The purpose was to attrac tively present the business they had agreed to represent and they did this to the entire satisfaction of proprietor and audience. The performance (there is no other word for it) was excellently done. It pleased and greatly pleased a large audience and it proved that there w’ere in Cartersville more business houses than was ever dreamed of by a large proportion of those present. It cannot be described. Hence all w ho missed it will never know' what a good opportu nity was lost to learn something of the greatness of the town’s commercial value and, at the same time, a most enjoyable occasion. The little girls marched and sung with grace and gleeful voice. The tab leaux were well done (not a woman in them said a word). They w r ere striking and vivid pictures of all that had gone before. And a neat sum was realized for the ’pipe organ while “a pleasant time wes had.” SHEP SMITH HURT RAPIDLY IMPROVING. Shepherd Smith, while engaged in his duties as a switchman in the yards of the L. & N, Railroad yards, suffered a painful and somewhat serious injury last Friday afternoon. At the time of the accident the switching crew was engaged in “kick ing” cars to their several positions when one of the cars w r as pushed against a car upon which Mr. Smith was standing. He was thrown violently to the ground and suffered the fracture of three ribs, one of which penetrated the lungs. He w'as thought at first to be fatally hurt, but upon Dr. A. B. Greene being called, the exact extent o*' his injuries were ascertained to be as above detailed, and Mr. Smith is now r resting quite easily and on the road to recovery. The many friends of “Shep” Smith will be pleased to know' that his con dition is now' regarded as being out of danger. known that arrests had been made, there was a great deal of discussion throughout the city concerning it and some very wild and extravagant re ports gained circulation but an investi gation of the facts has indicated that the charges are only serious as against Bailey, The matter is still under in •vestigation and all the facts will per haps not be known until the case comes up in court. CARTERSVILLE, GA., APRIL 23, 1914 NEXT IHISOAY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Campaign on its Last Week and Spirited Races in Progress. Next Thursday, April 30th one of the most interesting campaigns for county offices ever conducted in Bar tow county will come to a close. On that date the democratic primary for the nomination of county officers will be held and the interest in the several races has been intense for several days. For every office there is a contest j between popular citizens who have loyal supporters who are devoting ! time and energy in aid of their favor ! ites. Some of the best campaigners the county has ever known are candidates for office in this election. Some of the best politicians are behind the ef forts of each candidate to win the prize. One peculiarity of the campaign is the interest which men active in poli tical life are taking in the campaign for their friends in the several races. One result is that men whose activi ties have carried them into the field of politics and who have affiliated to gether in hundreds of political fights find the cleavage broken and are to day vigorously fighting each other in the management of the campaigns of their ospeciive candidates. It has been a good natured fight. It has been, as far as can now be seen, a clean cam;>aign. The old time methods of mud sling ing and dirty abuse of political foes has been utterly abandoned and ap peals have been made to the voters peculiarly addressed to the reason of men. jjmK" Men who have been as Damon and Pythias is the past in politics' find themselves circumstanced in the race now as managers of opposing candi dates for the same office and as sued are exercising every legitimate met It- 1 od to win and every skillful move to checkmate their former allies. The voters are exercising an inde pendent spirit and are paying more at tention to what the candidates them selves set forth as reasons why they should be voted for than on manage ment or any other consideration. They do not seem to be ‘•Half-inclined” to take ‘‘orders” from any body and it seems they do not care to know who any body else is for. Every voter has come to know that he is a sovereign and has a right to cast his ballot as he thinks best or as he pleases. It is a w’elcome situation. It means the passing of every form of “boss’" domination, intimidation and profes sional demagoguery. Instead the vot ers are deciding for themselves what to do after studying the merits of the various candidates and his promises. The official ballot will contain the names of the following candidates for the several offices: Sheriff Bartow County, Georgia— W. W. Calloway, J. P. Gaines, Clark Smith. Clerk Bartow Superior Court — C. W. Sproull, W. C. Walton. Treasurer — Joe G. Brandon, John J. Calhoun, Martin Collins, George H. Gilreath. Tax Collector — John A. Williams, J. B. Willis, Jos eph Shaw, F. V. Smith. Tax Receiver — John C. Haney, T. A. Hughes, J. A. Ingram, W. T. Pittard, Walter D. Shelton, J. L. Wood. Surveyor— W. W. Phillips. Coroner— W. J. Ingram. Commissioners— N. M. Adams, J. V. Alexander, Thos. H. Baker, S. W. Bradford, B. B. Bran son, W. T. Burton, B. J. Davis, R. L. Franklin, T. J. Garrett, W. A. Jackson. C. G. Jones, John C. McTier, John P. Worley, Polk D. Wilson. The following managers have been appointed by the Democratic Execu tive Committee of Bartow county to hold the county Democratic Primary Election on Thursday, April 30, 1914: Adairsville district— J. A. Price, A. W. Barber, N. C. Andersen. Pine Log district — H. H. White, W. A. Land, J. B. Weimorts. Allatoona district — 1 STRONG TEAM IK AN APPEAL The Progressive Farmer and Bartow Tribune Club Together Until April 30th The Tribune is a candidate also. I We are running for public favor and | we promise public benefits. Our running mate is The Progres i sive Farmer. April 30th decides the matter. We have had the place we occupy : for four years. We feel that we have become more and more efficient and that we are better able to continue to serve the people of Bartow county than ever before. The Progressive Farmer is a publi cation devoted to rural and agricul tural life and has proved its value to every farmer who has ever read it. We are almost as much Interested in securing for The Progressive Farm er a wide circulation in Bartow county as we are in getting The Tribune more widely read. We are sure that this publication will be able to teach every man some thing in every issue of untold value and that it will prove to he interesting as literature. We are tremendously Interested in building up to the highest state of ef ficiency the farming interests of this county. The Progressive Farmer is the | best equipped journal in the south to assist in bringing this about. What ever is done in this respect benefits, not only the farmer, but every other man and every other interest in the county. Hence we say we are nearly as ‘much interested in the wide cLcu lation of The Progressive Farmer as I we are in the broadening influence cf j The Bartow Tribune. Together we make a useful team. Aur clubbing offer of SI.OO for one i y-.ar for both papers only lasts until J April 30th. That is the regular sub- I seription price of each for one year. I Until April 30th we offer both publi- I cations for the price of one. \ While you are selecting officers to run your county prepare to give them a county that will keep them busy. Subscribe for The Bartow Tribune and The Progressive Farmer for one year by sending us one dollar and you wi’l find that in a short time we will be instrumental in increasing the agricul tural, manufacturing and commercial prosperity of Bartow county to an ex tent that we will be the greatest coun ty in the south. M. E. Russell, W. H. McMicken, M. M. McGoing. Salacoa — Eli Richardson, J. W. Sewell, Ruben Shellhorse. Atco— A. B. Cunyus, W. A. Anderson, Amos Keith. Stilesboro — S. S. Atwood, N. B. Cannon, Jack Beazley. Cartersville district — A. M. Puckett, F. Watkins, J. P. Lewis. Taylorsville district— J. M. Dorsey, S. T. Burns, L. W. Jolly. Cassville district — G. H. Headden, W. C. Matthews, B. C. Sloan. White — T. L. White, M. A. Bolding. G. W. Elrod. Emerson district — J. W. Yarbrough, J. C. Leonard, Thomas H. Jones. Wolf Pen district — W. F. Wischmeyer, Babe Kay, Jus tice Alexander. Euharlee district — James McCrary, C. A. Dodd, Dr. Tanner Lowery. Stamp Creek— Jas. Geo. Lewis, J. T. Knight. Halls— O. M. Butler, W. A. Lumpkin, E. R. Horton. Iron Hill district—• H. M. Owens. E. C. Bright, J. H. Kennedy. Kingston district— J. N. McKelvey, L. J. Barrett, A. L. McMakin. If for any reason any of the above named managers cannot serve they are authorized to name free-holders of their community' as substitutes. By order of committee. J. R. WHITAKER, Chairman. J. J. HILL, Clerk. COMMENCEMENT DAY FOR COUJffl SCHOOLS Interesting Exercises Held and Children Here From All the County. Last Friday, April 17, was a Red Letter day for the schools of Bartow county. Fully a thousand children, trustees and patrons assembled in the court house for the first County Com mencement for the Bartow county schools. Thirty-six of the forty-three schools were represented either by an exhibit or by a goodly number of chil idren. Tho exercises consisted of contests in arithmetic, spelling, ready writers composition and field day sports. Quite a large number of contestants, representing many of the schools en tered these contests. No one won the arithmetic contest. The spelling con test was won by the contestants from Smithville and Barnesley schools. The ready writers contest was won by Em erson and Barnesley schools. The field day sports were won by Cass Station, Rebecca’s and Barnesley schools. The greatest feature of the day was the awarding of the seventh grade certificates and is one that has as its purpose the recognition of the effi cient work of the seventh grade pu pils. This, the first class, was composed of thirty-three students from the fol lowing schools: Emerson school —Smith Mansfield, Eliza Jones, Maurine Parsons, Billie Wilson, Nellie Collins, Daisy Cline. Llgon—Lydia Mathis. Mineral Springs—Leldon Martin. Cass Station —Ruby Hardin, Walter I Guyton, Burmese Presley, Rosalie Hig igins, Clara Cooper, Maud Guyton. Cassville —Harold Tribble. Oak Grove —Mark Dodd, Hubert Dodd, Ruby Dodd, Hugh Jody. Taylorsville—Hubert Jolly, Clara Edge. Cunningham—Will Davis. , Stoner —Raymond Payne, Muriel Mayfield, Ruth Payne. Pine Ixrg—Roscoe White, Robert Pharr, Eugene Barton. Euharlee —Joe Stiles, Marvin Mar tin, Audrey Black, Sam McGowan, Henry Nelson. The honor roll is as follow's: Leldon Martin 93.6. Rosa Lee Higgins 92.0. Maurine Parsons 85.7. Maud Guyton 88.6. A feature that attracted much at tention and had aroused much inter est was the standing of the schools. Barnesley was the only school that reached the standard this year and was awarded the standard certificate on this day. This is the second stand ard school in the county, Cass Sta tion being the first. An entire list of the grading of the schools will be published In next week’s paper. A feature that w'as thoroughly enjoy ed by the little folks was the delight ful stories told by Mrs. A. O. Granger and Mrs. Paul Akin. The big parade was a very pleasant event of the day. This parade was led by the board of education and trustees about forty strong. They were follow ed by bands of children and teachers from twenty-four of the schools. By actual count 468 people marched In this parade, making a line from the Park Hotel, by the Griffin Drug Cos. corner, the Coca-Cola Bottling Works back to the Gilreath Drug Cos. Along the way the business men stood in their store doors and looked their ap proval. A few of them mustered up courage enough to cheer the children as they passed. These evidences of approval were genuinely appreciated by the children. A few manifested their interest enough by coming to the court house to see the school exhibits. Smithville school, Miss Bonnie Hen dricks, teacher, had the distinction of having the largest per cent of enroll ment in the parade. In all this was a day long to be re membered by the schools. J H. BOHLER ILL LEAVES FOR HOSPITAL. J. H. Bohler, the genial and whole souled barber, has been confined to his room for several days passing through another attack of appendicitis. It Is now deemed necessary to operate on him and he wili leave just as soon as he regains sufficient strength for At ROYAL ARCANUM HOLDS GRAND COIJIICII Meeting at Gainesville C M. Milam and R. B. Rus sell Were Honored. The Royal Arcanum of Georgia held its grand council at Gainesville during the past week and elected officers for the ensuing year. The order was found to be in fine condition and was royally entertained. The officers elected were: Grand Regent, W. T. Green, of Atlanta; Vice Grand Regent, Q. L. Williford, of Madi son; Grand Orator, Judge Henry Mc- Alphin, of Savannah; Past Grand Re gent, Judge H. S. West, of Athens; Grand Secretary, R. P. Lester, of Cov ington; Grand Treasurer, E. P. H. Ru laud, of Augusta; Grand Chaplin, Judge B. J. Edwards, of Monroe; Grand Guide, F. J. Kane, of Rome; Grand Warden, D. L. Christian, of Sa vannah; Grand Sentry, C. M. Milam, of Cartersville; Grand Trustee, T. M. Hawes, of Elberton; State Medical Examiner, C. L. Armistead, of Atlan ta; Supreme Representatives, Judge H. S. West, of Athens, and Judge R. B. Russel, of Winder. The Royal Arcanum is a great force in Georgia and its plan of insurance is one of the most broadly distributed and best managed plans known to the insurance world. To the members of the Royal Arcanum in Bartow county the above will be an interesting item of news, and insures to them a contin uance of good management in the ad ministration of the affairs of this or ganization. Among those who were honored by the organization and are so well and ! favorably known by the people of Bar tow county appear the names~of C. M. Milam, of Cartersville as Grand Sen try, and Judge R. B. Russell, of Win der, as Supreme Representative. The next meeting of the State Grand Council will be held at Carrolton. HEALTHY GROWTH PROSPEROUS. Birthdays come to us all. We meet them with pride or regret. Often a resolution is attached, and with few the resolve Is made good; vigor of health in body, mind, and business is the result. We are soon to have another birth day. April 30th marks the closing of the ninth successful year of the wide awake local Building & Loan Associa tion; discloses the fact that this in stitution has gathered the savings of some three hundred Individuals and developed Bartow and our city with over $150,000.00 in improvements. The man who joined the day of or ganization (May 1905) with ten shares of the installment stock, and paid reg ularly his $5.00 monthly dues, has sav ed just $540.00. But that is not all. The Association has divided with him each six months the net profits, until they amount to $215.00, making that ten shares worth in cash today $765.00. Doesn’t that prove saving pays? Isn’t it a demonstration over and over, that regular, persistent, planned sav ing is the kind that pays? Whatever your income, whether $5.00 per week, or SIOO.OO per month, it is man’s religious and bounded duty to lay aside a part of that earning. The child being turned alose to spend 5 cents here and there has a dangerous privilege allowed. Every parent does his child a service—a last ing service—in the strengthening of character, when they advise, encour age, and see that the child takes in terest and puts aside regularly in the local Building & Loan. Stock is sold only twice each year. The May series is selling fast we To be one of the developers, and a member attending the annual birthday at the court house on May 14th, join now. 78% is the answer to your saving. lanta to undergo the necessary opera tion. The many friends of Mr. Bohler sin cerely and earnestly hope that he will be able to stand the test of an opera tion and that soon he will be back at his customary place with his health totally regained and his accustomed humor in evidence as in the past. NO . 9
