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GHRTERSVILLE PBSTBFFICE
TO BE BUILT ST ONCE
Contract Let To John W. Emery, of Phila
delphia, For $42,574 and To Be Finished
Within Fourteen Months.
The contract for the construction of the United States posto ff ice at Car
tersville has been awarded by the government to John W. Emery, of Phila
delphia, at his bid of $42,574.00. News to this effect was received in Carters
\ille by Postmaster Akerman on Wednesday and it is probable now that
work will begin within a few weeks at most.
This contract was let notwithstanding some party or parties in Car
tersville sought to prevent it and to' delay its construction for several years
. i U I filed with Congressman Gordon Lee protest to this effect. Mr. Lee tcok
ihe position that Cartersville had now an opportunity of getting a building
of a better type and character than the public building of any town of its
•lass in the state and also that there were hundreds of towns in the United
States of greater size which had no building at all. His view was also that
if Cartersville grew to sufficient-proportions to justify a larger and more
commodious building, that the government would then undertake to add to
or construct anew one.
When it was learned that effort was being made to delay the construe
lion of this building, Postmaster Akerman and Mr. C. M. Milam at once
communicated with Congressman Lee and assured him that the people of
Cartersville wanted the building constructed as planned now and not to
wait an indefinite length of time and years with the same uncertainties and
contingencies which have so long delayed Cartersville in getting the build
ing it is now about to get.
Congressman Lee recommended the acceptance of the bid which was the
lowest made and some ten thousand dollars or more under other bids and the
department has acceded to his recommendation.
A big vote of thanks is due Congressman Lee for his untiring efforts to
secure this improvement for Cartersville and the people of Cartersville are
duly grateful for his activities and his efforts in this direction. Public senti
ment is practically a unit for a building at this time and it is with a feeling
of satisfaction that the government did not heed the protest for postpone
ment.
A large meed of praise is also due the efforts of Postmaster Walter
Akerman, who has also contributed intelligent effort towards securing for
Cartersville a postoffice building. Asa matter of fact, Congressman Lee has
had to depend largely on Mr. Akerman’s help at this end of the line in order
to furnish the data, information and argument necessary for us to secure the
building. The result is that Cartersville secures a postoffice building which
other towns of equal and larger size are still without.
The location for the building, as is known, is on the northeast corner
of Market and Irwin streets just across the street from the courthouse. This
is a central location and accessible to all parts of the town, as well as con
venient to the business center of the town. It seems now that there is no
possible hindrance in the way to an early completion of the building for
which the people of Cartersville are duly thankful.
We produce below a copy letter addressed to Jno. W. Emery by the
U. S. Treasury Department.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of Assistant Secretary.
CONTRACT.
Washington, April 17, 1914.
-Mr. John W. Emery,
1524 Sansom Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sir:
In accordnace with Department approval of even date, your proposal,
dated March 30, 1914, the lowest received under advertisement, is accepted.
io furnish all the labor and materials required for the construction (includ
ing plumbing, gas piping, heating apparatus, electric conduits and wiling,
interior lighting fixtures and approaches) of the postoffice at Cartersville,
Ga., in strict accordance with the specification, dated Feb. 10, 1914, the dtaw
ings mentioned therein, such other drawings and models as maj be furnish
ed, the specification for plumbing fixtures, etc., prepared by the board on
uniform plumbing specifications for the Treasury, War and Navy Depart
ments, June, 1910, with changes No. 1, December, 1911, and the instructions
of the superintendent, using Georgia marble where all stone and ornamental
terracotta are shown, except for area copings and stonework of mailing ves
tibule, which would be granite, for the sum of $41,929.00
PLUS: Alt. 1 (using copper in lieu of composition roofing, and
using tile for the gutters, flashings, counterflash
ings, etc., in lieu of galvanized sheet metal, as
..... 395.00
specified)
” 3 (substituting plate glass for all sheet glass and
pressed-pattern glass, except in basement, as spec
m . $42,574.00
Total amount
The work must be completed within 14 months from the dat of the
award of the contract.
It is understood and agreed that you will execute promptly a formal
contract, w r ith bond in the sum of twenty-two thousand dollars
guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work, a form for wdiich will be
sent you, forwarded under separate cover, the contract, bond and and. awing
to be returned immediately for file in the office of the Sup'tvising
tect. Your check will be held until the approval of your bond.
Payment of $42,124.00 will be made from the appropriation for Pv>st
Office. Cartersville, Georgia”; and of $450.00, the amount included for light
ing fixtures, from the appropriation for “Furniture and Repairs of Samt
Public Buildings, 1914”.
Respectfully,
Assistant Secretary.
It will be observed that Georgia marble has been substituted in the
specifications where stone and terracotta are shown.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
CARTERSVILLE, GA., APRIL 30, 1914
ROBBERS MURDER
PROMIHENi CITIZEN
J. D. Freeman, of Aragon,
Victim of a Midnight At
tack and Is Slain.
J. D. Freeman, a prominent citizen
of Aragon and a nephew of R. L. Grif
fin, of Cartersville, was foully mur
dered Tuesday night in the Aragon
Mills store.
Mr. Freeman was bailiff and also
guarded the company’s store at Aragon
and slept in a department of the store,
and w r as known to ue anve as late as
twelve o’clock on the night he lost his
life. At twelve o’clock he was called
by a watchman on the premises and
responded to the call, and at one
o’clock pistol shots were heard, and up
on the watchman arriving at the place
with other citizens, he was found dead
in the store, having been shot nine
times with both lead and steel bullets,
with seventeen holes found in his
body, the shots in nearly every in
stance having gone through him. Up
on a physical examination being made
of the place, Mr. Freeman’s pistol was
found under his pillow, but buttons
and pieces of clothing were found on
the floor, showing that a struggle had
taken place and that Mr. Freeman evi
dently put up a fierce fight for his life.
By the pistol still being found under
his pillow, it is supposed that he was
suddenly attacked and had no opportu
nity to get it and use it.
It is believed that no less than three
or four men participated in the attack
and that the purpose was robbery. As
soon as it was ascertained that Mr.
Freeman had been murdered, Chatta
nooga was telegraphed to for blood
hounds, and upon the dogs getting to
Aragon they were put on the trail, but
a heavy rain having fallen in the mean
time the dogs were able to trail only
to a house in the vicinity under which
is a large opening. The dogs having
been put on the trail and started twice
after this, each time went to this spot,
it is supposed that the murderers and
robbers sought refuge iu this place un
til they could get the blood removed
from them and get out.
Mr. Freeman was a popular citizen,
a widower and the father of nine child
ren. He was highly esteemed by all
who knew him and was regarded as
a man of courage and always atten
tive to duty. The physical appearance
of the place at which he was attacked
shows every evidence of his having
put up a brave resistance but was over
powered by a number who were heavi
ly armed to the limit. The murderers
have not yet been apprehended.
THE LADIES’ MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION OF CASSVILLE.
The Indies’ Memorial Association
of Cassville have set May 9 at 2:30 p.
m. as the date for the decoration of
the confederate cemetery at Old Cass
ville. This is an event of more than
usual importance to the people of Bar
tow county for the reason that at this
cemetery has been laid to rest soldiers
of the confederacy who lost their lives
in this section for The Cause, and for
the reason that Old Cassville was a
great sufferer from the ravages of war.
It was at that time the county seat of
Bartow county and located within its
limits were a number of institutions
of a public and semi-public nature,
among the most important being the
girls’ seminary, all of which were des
troyed by the federal army command
ed by General Sherman.
The memories of those days when
so much valor and heroism was shown
are kept green and fresh through the
efforts of the Ladies’ Memorial Asso
ciation on the occasion of their annua!
decoration of the graves. Rarely is
the regular confederate date of April
27 selected, but a time more conven
ient for the people of Bartow county,
and generally large numbers attend.
The exercises have been arranged
as follows:
Song, America.
Prayer, Rev. Mr. Strozier.
Introduction of the orator of the
day, Oscar Peeples.
Memorial oration, Rev. A. Chamlee.
Quartet, Tenting On the Old Camp
Ground.
Decoration of the graves.
SHOOK AT WHITE (
RESULTS SERIOUSLY
A Sunday Evening Quarrel
Between Young Men May
Prove Fatal.
i
A serious shooting affair, which may
prove fatal, occurred at White in this
county last Sunday evening when Otto
Thacker shot Webb Elrod, the ball en
tering the face near the cheek bone
and lodging in the back of the neck
or at the base of the brain, the exact
location not having yet been ascertain
ed.
As nearly as could be ascertained,
the cause of the trouble grew out of
the attentions of young Thacker and
another young man by the name of
Robt. Ray to a young woman by the
name of Woodall.
Lately young Thacker has been fre
quently in the company of Miss Wood
all, and apparently receiving some en
couragement, she having previously
been considered the sweetheart of
young Ray. On the evening in ques
tion Ray with young Elrod, coming
along the road and meeting Thacker
and the young girl, a quarrel arose
and in some way Elrod, who is a cous
in of the young woman, was pushed
toward Thacker, when Thacker fired
striking Elrod as above indicated. He
was carried to hio home and medical
attention at once secured but up until
Wednesday the exact range of the
bullet had not definitely been ascer
tained. It is thought that young El
rod is in a very precarious condition
and by some it is feared that he will
not survive.
Thacker made no attempt to escape
but v>-°nt home and was there appre
hended by the officers and, with Ray,
confined in the county jail to await
developments. The affair is generally
regretted by the citizens of White and
surrounding country among whom all
the parties are favorably known, and
it is sincerely hoped that no more
serious results will follow.
It is said that Thacker will plead
self defense. He has not been arraign
ed for preliminary trial yet.
ITS PLAIN AND SAFE.
We expand by saving and often by
borrowing.
Capacity can manage credit, as two
edged as it may be.
While it helps, it destroys. But in
managing it successfully, how are you
to confront this:
To buy land, improve the farm, build
a home, you borrow say $1,000.00 to
$5,000.00. You must give a deed to se
cure the payment, in one to five years.
You pay commissions, which are taken
out, also abstract, and quite often ap
praising charges.
SupiKjse, soon after this deed is
made, you die. The mainstay of the
home is taken away. Can the widow,
or children meet that big payment,
with out. sale or sacrifice? From the
first they are hampered with the load
of that mortgage. It saps, it eats, it
depresses, it destroys, often, it is des
tructive.
In the old country these loans are
made upon long-terms with small
monthly, semi-annual, or annual pay
ments, easily met by the husband
when living, and certainly met by wid
ow and children when he dies.
The same certainty and advantage
is given by the local Building & Loan
Association. If you borrow from them,
you must be a member. The payments
are small monthly sums that one can
easily met in health, and certainly
much easier to be cared for in adver
sity. The profits made upon interest,
and fees, are divided each six months
to the borrower and investor alike,
yielding about 4% twice each year,
which makes profit for the saver, and
a great help to the borrower on the
principal of his debt.
It’s co-operation. Community inter
est. Both the essential factors in build
ing a neighborhood or county.
They work in the interest of the bor
rower. They were fashioned to give
advantage Jo the needy. They are sav
ing stations for the public.
Every citizen in Bartow ought to
become a member; then his influence
ought to be directed to getting his
child, or his neighbors child interested
therein.
Stock only sold twice each year.
Assets over $103,000.00 and growing.
Are you a member?
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES FDR
COUNTY OFFICES SETTLE CONTESTS
A Vigorous Campaign Comes To a Close
and Walton, Calaway and Gilreath Win
In Spirited Finish.
The county primary for the nomina
tion of county officers being held to
day, Thursday, passed off with the
utmost good humor, hut with the most
active efforts made by all candidates
and their friends to get their votes re
corded.
Not in many years have the offices
been contested for by men as evenly
matched in personal popularity and in
tegrity. The average voter had a
great deal of difficulty in making a
choice between candidates. As seen
by the voter, each candidate possessed
qualifications entitling him to much
deliberation, and in many instances
personal ties of friendship bound the
voter to all of the opposing candi
dates.
However, a large vote under the
circumstances, was recorded, and the
result will be universally accepted as
satisfactory.
Good feeling prevailed ahd, so far as
could be ascertained, no hard feeling
had been engendered during the sev
eral weeks of campaigning. The can
didates made their appeals largely to
the voters direct and the voters like
wise exercised independence in cast
ing their ballots.
A great deal of vest pocket voting
was done. Tickets were marked at
£ . 1 0 g
>! £ | 6 1 § §§l
PRECINCTS oKa 2oS
3- S 2 rt s3t:2"r m J 2 ; 2 ~ _
h .g *'sp3is 8
6< oa!J;cn w N to t<! S 0 5
Clerk ~1 f" | | ! J ! II
C. W. Sproull .. .. 349 135 50 10 23 24 50 955 87 88 40|24j 47|17| 85 25 28
W. €. Walton .. 328 187 155 635 27 89 31 53 7 41 95j18 50j62|114 58 43
Sheriff | I ! I
W. W. Calawav .. .445 36, 59 534 25 40 32189,69 62 311 4 70|55|122|48 21
J. P. Gaines .. ..180 274 138 318 24 111 BP/ 15 52 97,38 16;13j 67|27|10
Cdark Smith .. ..44' 3 710 6 .j 1 ! ..!.. 81 10 2-.. 9 9 ; 6j 739
Treasurer | <
Joe G. Brandon .. 60 81 27 5 5 4 39 274 701 85 19 6 8 12; 27:23 3
jno. J. Calhoun .. 166| 47 30.. 12 0 28 5111 5| 15 21 2| 33 4‘ 92 12 42
Martin Collins .. .201)157) 45 419 12! 51; 6|.. 11 438 141 32 44 51|28; 7
Geo. H. Gllreath .250 29 107 722 26; 19j17'24 18] 25 55 201 25 19j 31 jl9flB
Collector I I I I ! II
Joseph Shaw .. ..302 209 63 114 6 43 11! 91 3i 41 82 29 47 15 22)23,29
F. V. Smith 203 56 63 421 8 54 2 6 3 21 10 9 15(22 5123123
John A. Williams .. 96 9! 16.. 10 22 9!.. 184 87 34 15 .. 7.. 65[ 3
J. B. Willis 721 42 67 11 13 16 51 44 6.. 6j 29 4 '26 40 166 29 16
Receiver | I j I I
Jno C Haney .. ..135 38| 33,11 25 91 13 24 i 55|46 6l| 19 ll 22 26 64 51
T A Hughes .. .11141 7| 64 1 717 83;13| 7 2| 2| 10!.. ,| 24 2! 6911114
j’ A Ingram |ls6| 4] 39 37 21 16, 318 13| 20| 24..| 20,36, 42[18 lt
W T Pittard .... 2391 21 551 1 4 2 10| 4|lB 30| 20| 19|10| 12 4| 11 .. 19
Walter D. Shelton 9| 7 6| 312 . . 14j 1)3.. 342 3|...|..| 82 1
j l. Wood 18|238 12 .. 1. . 20, 5 3.. 5 22 28 7; 1, 4.. 14
Commissioners .... | I II II
M N Adams .... 114 93 15 52 34 47:.... 78 110H17[32j 79,60(122 47 36
1 V Alexander |179l 28i 3 9 2 38|..|.. 16 38| 33H1 8; 6 31 29 8
Thos. H. Baker 11111 81113 15j41|113 .. |. 28| 48< 43 21 71|56| 87 37 31
S W Bradfors 11641 37,11 38151 82,..|.. 14 49 89 28; 53;23j166|52,20
b' b' Branson 27: 15| 552 7j 40|..|..T8| 451105 30 23 47!117|36i21
W T Burton !37 133|.. 25 50 2|.. .. 16 78i 66j10! 20, 8, 90|30| 7
B 'j navis 137 16) 147 101 11|..|..|67| 71) 14| 7| 78|52| 14|19 38
r’ L Franklin 234 80110 1 16|102i. .|. .|6B| 18 29 18| 15|18| 87|15|17
T ' t' Garrett j 40 13|.. 4145 16|..|..| 8! 44! 54| 3 14|47! 16| 7. 8
W. A. Jackson j!68117|.. 5 4! 11!..|..|51! 57| 17| 6| 69,28, 12118121
c G Jones 1...1 3!21!.. 3 1 44 4| 17| 10, 1| 5| 3| 20! 1|37
T 'C McTier . .1...'214U99i 7,15 21 63'..!..|32| 11| 43|35| 17|14| 57)35:26
Polk D Wilson .... 1... j 501 82|..! 9 If 52|..]..| 51 101 33, 5] 21 1| 9|ll| 2
Jno. P. Worley .. 7| 88110 7 31, 521..!..! 5| 10| 33| 5! 2; 1! ©ll 29
Surveyor • •
W W Phillips 202 . . 50 . 92 121 124 39 100 |64
T™,,,':.:: I
The following is the total of each
candidate with the exception of com
missioners: For Clerk C. W. Sproull,
1138; W. C. Walton, 1393. For Sheriff;
W. W. Calaway, 1242; J. P. Gaines 1105
Clark Smith, 151. For Treasurer: Joe
G. Brandon, 545; John J. Calhoun,s33;
Martin Collins, 710; Geo. H. Gilreath,
724. For Tax Collector: Joseph Shaw,
948; 11.I 1 . V. Smith, 544; Jno A. Williams,
403; J. B. Willis, 627. For Tax Re
ceiver: Jno. C. Haney, 668; T. A.
Hughes, 456; J. A. Ingram, 450; W. T.
Pittard, 478; Walter D. Shelton, 107;
J. L. Wood, 378.
M. W. CHENEY PROMOTED
TO A HIGH POSITION.
The friends of M. W. Cheney will
be pleased to learn that he has been
promoted to the office of chief clerk
of the Mount Pleasant division of the
Cotton Belt Railroad system.
Mr. Cheney is the son-in-law of Dr.
and Mrs. W. B. Vaughan and his rise
in the railroad circles and the business
world has been steady and honorable
home or in the offices of the voters
and then carried by him to the voting
precinct tightly folded so that no one
could see until the managers wer9
ready to count them.
The Tribune made arrangements to
get the returns as soon as they were
counted out from each district which
could be reached by telephone or tel
egraph. The result was’that as early
as three o’clock the returns began to
pour into The Tribune office. They
were transmitted to the court house
also through arrangements made by
The Tribune, as well as being posted
on bulletins in front of the office.
It is not believed the official ballot
will change the result in any case dif
ferent from that shown below.
Although the Cartersville box was
not footed up as to county commis
sioners enough is known to confident
ly assert that Adams, Baker, Bradford.
Burton and McTier are elected, the
majorities given these gentlemen at
Cartersville being very large over all
others.
The treasurer’s race remained in
doubt until the last district, Salacoa,
1 reported. Mr. Gilreath was only 14
j votes ahead of Mr. Collins and it was
possible for the Salacoa returns to
I overcome this slender plurality. Here
tofore Mr. Collins had carried it but
in this election it swelled Mr. Gll
reath’s lead over Mr. Collins’ by three
votes, thus giving Mr. Gilreath a total
plurality of 17. ,
The total vote for Commissioners is
as follows: N. M. Adams, 1480; J. V.
Alexander, 500; Thos. H. Baker, 1198;
S. W. Bradford, 1005; B. B. Branson,
695; W. T. Burton, 1051; B. J. Davis
534; R. L. Franklin, 938 ;T. J. Garrett,
459; W. A. Jackson, 995; C. G. Jones,
214; J. C. McTier, 1088; Polk D. Wil
son, 395; Jno. P. Worley, 539.
The following were elected as Com
missioners: N. M. Adams, Thos, H.
Baker, S. W. Bradford, W. T. Burton,
J. C. McTier.
W. W. Phillips, for Surveyor receiv
ed 660 votes.
W. J. Ingram, for Coroner received
665 votes.
in all respects. Staring in a very hum
ble position with this railroad system,
he has succeeded in securing one of
the most important and responsible
positions.
Mr. Cheney, his wife and child spent
some time last summer at the home
of Dr. Vaughan during the illness of
Mrs. Vaughan, on which occasion he
made many acquaintances who were
attracted by his personality and these
are net surprised of his success.
SO. io