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VOL. 5
NEW POSTMASTER
TAKES OVER OFFICE
li I Jolly Receives Com
mission and Assumes
Duties of Position.
I j Jolly Thursday received his j
: -ion as postmaster of the city ,
i• , .tersville for four years from;
miry 27th. the date of his com
m ‘-don.
jolly having complied with all |
P ijuirements of the law, immedi
,,j V went to the poet office to take
nal possession. The former post
,,ier, Walter Akercian, will remain
Pie office for a sufficient length of
jinie to enable Mr. Jolly to oecome la- j
miliar with the details ofhis position, ;
;ul d it is likely that the duties of the |
office will be performed in the name I
Vir. Akerman until March Ist, after
which all official papers of any kind j
will bear Mr. Jelly’s signature.
The fight for this office has extend* j
e,i o ver a period of from two to three j
years . c. L. Collins was an original i
: indicant, together with perhaps a half j
a dozen others, but Mr. Collin’s en- j
dorsement was so general and ex ten- (
sive as to receive Congressman Gor
don Tree's endorsement, and he was,
therefore, named for the office by the
president last February about this time.
Senator Hardwick objecting, the nomi
nation went over until congress ad
journed and this necessitated a second
nomination by the president. Mr. Col
lins was again appointed, but his con
firmation was defeated in the senate
because of objections urged by Sena
tor Hardwick. Thereupon the friends
of Mr. Collins, and Mr. Collins him
self, recommended Hill Jolly, whose
name was placed by Congressman Lee
before the senators who readily ac
cepted him. Mr. Jolly was, within a
few days “after, appointed by the pres
ident and was promptly confirmed.
Mr. Jolly enters the office under
please auspices. He had royally
supported the strong applicant for the
position and did everything within his
fiower to secure him the place. This
loyalty was so much appreciated and
so readily recognized as to gain for
him the good will of all supporters of
other applicants as well. His educa
tional equipment, business capacity
and genial manners splendidly fit him
for the important office which he as
sumes, and his friends are confident
that the patrons of this office will
have every reason to feel pride in his
selection.
He is a native of Bartow county who
has been actively engaged in business
since leaving college and on two occa
sions has held important political of
fices, indicating an expression of con
fidence and popularity upon the part
of the public. His many friends over
the county have manifasted the warm
est interest in his appointment and
predict that he will make for the city
of Cartersvillie a most excellent, effi
cient and capable postmaster.
CHEROKEE WOMEN
INVITED TO ROME
Every body knows the story of Hel
en Keller, how this girl, born/ deaf,
dumb and blind, gradually was taught
to speak; how at sixteen years old
she was preparing for college and in
1904 graduated from Radcliffe college,
receiving the degree of bachelor of
arts. Since then she has traveled;
has appeared before the crowned
heads of Europe; has written books
and has spoken to thousands of peo
ple, carrying a message of hope and
cheer.
This unique and wonderful woman
I s to appear in Rome next Monday
P'ght at the First Methodist, church,
under the auspices of the Rome Berry
Circle.
A letter has been received by the
president of the Cherokee Club invit
'tg especially the club women of Car
tersville, and all others who might be
'tterersted, to come to Rome on this
occasion. There will* be a small ad
-1,1 i? si on and reserved seats in case any
houj wish them. To miss Helen
Ef-lier j s to s ,> e i one of the
1 ’ t unusual women of the day, and
hear her tell of the miracle of
S eech which has come to her would
an education in itself, tit is hoped
n nian y fr om Cartersville will mo
*’ r Rome for this occasion.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
CHATTANOOGA MEN
. BUY UK LANDS
Purchase Property of Am
erican Ochre Company
For Barytes and Ochre.
During the past week a business
transaction of considerable magnitude
and importance was closed through
the purchase, by a cvndicate of Chat
tanooga business men, of the mining j
property of the American Ochre com-!
fianv, two miles from QartersvilCe, on j
tile Etowah road.
The negotiations were conducted by
John T. Norris, who, representing the
American Ochre company, interested
Charles L. Hall, an active and well
known business man of Chattanooga,
in tli? property. The purchase price
is $25,000 and includes the transfer
ol about two hundred acres of mineral
lands upon which are rich deposits of
ochre and barytes, both of which are
being mined by means of splendidly
equipped plants, built for the purpose.
The property has been regarded as
a rich ochre deposit for a number of
yeai-s and quite a Barge quantity of
this mineraLof excellent quality has
been already taken from the mines.
Recently a valuable and extensive de
posit of barytes has been developed by
the Southern Leasing company, which
ho'ids a lease upon the property.
Associated with Mr. Hall is Theo
dore F. King, one of the founders of
the Volunteer State Life Insurance
company, and former controller of the
treasury of the state of Tennessee;
Frank Spurlock, one of the leading
lawyers of Chattanooga; W. A. Sadd,
president of the Chattanooga Saivings
bank; T. R. Preston, president of the
Hamilton National bank, and J. B. F.
Lowry, cashier of the Citizens’ Nation
al bank, all of Chattanooga. It is
understood that the sale was a cash
transaction and that the money, $h
t'he sum of $25,000, has been deposited
iv bank awaiting ■ he execution of for
mal papers of transfer.
The new purchasers contemplate an
extensive development of the property,
both for ochre and barytes. A critical
examination of the property by geol
ogists has been made and these re
port that a conservative estimate of
the tonnage of barytes on the prop
erty is between forty and fifty thou
sand tons, with an equally valuable
deposit of ochre.
Messrs. Hall and King were in Car
tersville during the past week and it
is said made preliminary arrange
ments for assuming operations within
! thirty days.
The purchasing company has unlim
j ited means and financial backing and
I their entrance into this section can
j but result in an extensive develop
! meat of our mineral resources.
CANVASS FOR CONFERENCE
COLLECTIONS TO BE MADE
Plans are now being perfected by
Rev. John G.' Logan, pastor of the
Sam Jones Memorial Methodist church,
to make an every-member canvass of
the church for the conference collec
tions.
This canvass is to be made the last
Sunday afternoon in this month. For
this purpose a committee of about 24 h
now being organized and instructed.
The committee will begin its work
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
in two or three hours will he able to
see every member in the church. The
members wil be requested to remain
at home on this special afternoon.
In next week’s issue of this paper
the pastor will have an article more
fully explaining the work and pur
pose of the canvass. Also he will
send a personal communication to each
member through the mail.
On .next Sunday morning the plan
will be explained at the preaching
hour.
The committee is to meet at the
church next Sunday afternoon at 2
o’clock for complete organization and
instruction.
We print on Fridays and Saturdays
100 of the very latest in ladles’ and
gents’ visiting cards, linen finish, for
only 50c. Call 304, Tribune office.
To neglect one’s liberty is to lose
it. To neglect one’s country is to
perish with it. See the Battle Cry of
Peace at the Dixie, March 13th and
14tb, two days.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., FEBRUARY 17,
MASS MEETING PETITION HOD
TO EMPLOY FIRM DEMONSTRATOR
Dr. Bradford Delivers Strong and Instructive
Address Urging County to Accept
Benefits of Smith-Lever Act.
A fairly large an 1 representative
gathering of Bartow county citizens
was held at the court house last Sat
urday morning to consider the status
of this county with reference to the
Smith-Lever act of congress, passed to
teach the science of farming and in
aid of home economies.
Dr. Wm. Biadford, district agent in
this section of Georgia, was present,
and immediately upon the crowd as
sembling, he took the floor and proceed
ed to state the terms of the law. He
said that it was a co-operative meas
ure which five congresses had consid
ered. It was finally adopted by the
present congress in May, 1914.
The purpose was to supply an agent
or demonstrator for each of the 3,000
counties in the United States whose
duty it is to encourage thrift, to teach
how to save the lands, as well as how
to reclaim them, to set forth scien
tific and saving methods of cultivation
and to secure the co-operative assis
tance of,all organized bodies within
the county and systems of education,
through which the agricultural inter
ests can be reached. It was also his
duty to assist in the solution of prob
lems arising out of conditions about
j the home, which embraces the raising
of poultry, preserving fruits, canning
industry and the hygiene of the house
and yard, as well as the comforts
which rightfully'belong to living in the
country.
The Smith-Lever act appropriates
SIO,OOO to each state in a fixed sum;
it appropriates $600,000 to all the
state® to be divided according to agri- .
cultural population, of which Georgia i
get® about $25,000 as her share, and j
in addition this amount is to be in- j
creased at the rate of $500,00%. addi
tional each year for ten years, A0 that i
Georgia gets this year about $45,000
from the government. The act fur
ther provides that each state shall ap
propriabe a like sum, making the to
tal of both United States and slate
anount to $90,000. Bartow county
should receive about $750 to SI,OOO if
it does its part, which is only to en
gage a farm demonstrator at about
$750 a year.
Mr. Bradford proved to those pres
ent that Bartow county needed the
benefits which are opened to it under
the Smith-Lever bill. He showed that
: there are in Bartow county 301,440
j acres of land, of which 120,987 acies j
| were in cultivation. He farther showed
! that there was 23,272 acres devoted ;
jto corn, which averaged only 12.3 j
I bushels to the acre; 5,216 acres in
oats, which averaged 13 bushels to
the acre: 2,181 acre ns in wheat,, which
averaged only nine bushels to the
acre, 46,486 acres devoted to the cul
tivation of cotton, which averaged
only 171 pounds of lint cotton to the
acre. By reason of the beneficient ef
fects of the Smith-Lever hill, he felt
satisfied that there would be a great
increase in the production per acre of
these products. He proved that this
low average worked a net loss to the
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR FRANCES WILLARD
The service to be held in memory of
the sainted president of the National
W C. T. F., the late Frances Willard,
was postponed from today to next
Thursday, February 24th, at 3 p. m.
The program will be given at the
Sam Jones Memorial church and will
be as follows:
America —By the L. T. L.
Crusade Hymn—By the Union.
Devotional —Mrs. Sam Jones.
L. T. L. officers introduced.
Crusade Days—Mrs. Conway.
Frances Willard —Mrs. S. Ledbetter.
John Barley-Corn —Song— C art e r
Jones and L. T. L. Chorus.
An Appreciation —Mrs L. R- Gil
reath. f
America To Be —Song Mrs. A. B.
C uny us.
Mrs. L. O. Middleton, the scientific
temperance lecturer from Kansas City,
who will be pleasantly remembered by
all who heard her lecture here last j
spring, will make a short talk at the |
close of the program. The public Is j
cordially invited and all members are j
urged to be present.
producer and that it was necessary to
increase the average per acre in or
der to make farming profitable, if the ;
average a to corn could be increased ;
onl> one bushel per acre, it would re-;
suit in $23,272 more money being re- [
eeived by the Bartow county farmer; 1
i'f only two bushels more oats were ;
raised, there would be an increase in
money to the farmer of $5,216; if an I
increase of one bushel of wheat per
acre, it would be $2,181 more money
to the Bartow county farmer; if only
one pound more cotton, it would be an
increase of $4,648 to the farmer of
Bartow county. It would, therefore,
'seem reasonable that the people of
.Bartow county should be willing to
employ a demonstrator for $750 who
would bring about an increase of from
thirty to forty thousand dollars in
the farm products of this county an
nually. He showed that this was a
reasonable expectation and proved it
by what the boys had done in the
boys’ corn clubs. He called attention
to the fact that, whereas the average
yield per acre of corn in Barcow coun
ty was only 12.3 bushels, that the av
erage yield of the boys’ corn club
acres was this year something over
S6 bushels and had run considerably I
ever 100 bushels per acre. Surely if
the boys through study and scientific
farming had done this much toward
increasing the yield per acre, farmers
through their greater responsibilities
and experience ought to very greatly
increase what they are doing now.
If the farm products of this country
yielded an increase over what is be
: ing done now of one dollar per acre,
| it would bring into the county $120,-
j 987 more money per annum; while a
j tax of one-fourth of a cent an acre
I would be only $753. but yet enough to
pay for a demonstrator. If a tax of
.01 cent on the taxable value of the
county was made, it would amount to
S7OO, or sufficient to pay the annual
salary of a demonstrator. If there
could only be an increase of three
cents per capita, it would amount to
$752 to pay for a demonstrator. Or a
tax of four cents upon every head of
live stock would be sufficient to pay
the salary of a demonstrator.
So convincing was Dr. Bradford's
address that what he advocated should
be done that the meeting was resolved
into an organization. Mr. Henry Mi
lam wa® elected chairman and Mr. O.
T. Peeples secretary, and thereupon
the beard of county commissioners
were urged by resolution, to put the
county within the provisions of the
Smith-Lever act and to employ a dem
onstrator for the county.
A committee w r as appointed to lay
the matter before the next meeting of
the board of commissioners, and it
was the opinion of every one present
that the beard would, when properly
informed about the benefits accruing
under the act, do what is required to
give this county its chance to avail
itself of the privileges conferred by
the act.
PATRONESSES APPOINTED.
The Bovs’ Basketball] club have
named a.s patronesses of the Daddy
Long Tvegs entertainment to be pre
sented on Friday evening, February
25th. at the Cherokee club, the follow
ing well known and popular matrons:
Mrs. Max Scheuer, Mrs. J. W. Jones,
Mrs. J B. Conyers, Mrs. G. W. Young,
Mrs. J. W. Knight, Mis. Hampton
Field, Mrs. Ed Strickland, Jr., Mis.
Paul Akin and Mrs. W. W. Daves.
LARGE HOG RAISED.
J. H. Stepp, of Taylorsville, enjoys
the distinction of marketing the larg
est hog in Bartow county this year.
The hog was three years old and
weighed 735 pounds. Mr. Stepp thus
establishes a weight to shoot at and
his example will likely inspire effort
upon the part of many others to pro
duce hogs of equal or greater weight.
For this season, however, he holds the
record and. hence, will be sought after
for information by all who are inter
ested In the growth of hogs.
If you want to sell goods, advertise
in The Tribune.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
URGED BY FILM PLAY
Battle Cry of Peace to be
Shown Here Next Month
at Dixie Theatre.
"The Battle Cry of Pence,'’ one of
the most thrilling and elaborately
staged dramas recently presented, and j
second, in ftjct, to none, unless it be j
"The Birth of a Nation,” will be put
on at the Dixie Theatre in Carters
ville Monday and Tuesday, March 13
and 14, and its introduction itn Car
tersville will! be greeted by large audi
ences throughout these two days.
This film production has created a
distinct sensation and, dealing with
the - problem uppermost in the minds
of Americans today, that of prepared
ness, it makes its appeal in a most em
phatic way and presents to view our
utter helplessness should we be sud
denly confronted by foreign invasion.
This picture when presented at
Rome was seen for fifty cents admis
sion fee, but the Dixie Theatre has
arranged for its production in Carters
villlie and its patrons will be charged
only twenty-five cents for the very
same production.
‘ The Battle Cry of Peace” is a
fight against war, and not for war,
through urging as its battle cry a pre
paredness for war in time of peace, it
is a photo-play with a mission, It was
written and produced by J. Stuart
Blackton in an effort to awake in
every Americana desire to protect
his home and native land. It is edu
cational in its description of battle
ships, aeroplanes, torpedo boats ond
other implements of war. It compares
America to other countries and shows
w ith clearness the comparative size of
our army and navy. A romance runs
its delightful thread throughout the
story, so that those who see this pro
duction will be entertained both by the
real and ideal, by fact and by fiction.
A more extended presentation of
this theme will appear in later issues
of The Tribune.
The picture will be presented twice
each afternoon and twice at night, be
ginning at 1:30 p. m. and requ ring
two hours to show it.
D. A. R.
The regular meeting of Etowah
Chapter D. A. R. was held on Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Paul Akin.
Plans were made for some further
educational work and for giving finan
cial assistance to several desiring to
continue their education. The chapter
has begun a fund which will be used
for a scholarship.
The Ellen Wilson Memorial fund is
also one of the chief interests of the
chapter.
It was of much regret that Mrs. Mc-
Clain, who was to talk to the chapter
on her D. A. R. work in Ohio, was
not present on account of illness.
HELLEN KELLER AT ROME.
Helen Keller makes an address in
1 Rome next week. If one is looking
j for inspiration he need but to see and
hear this wonderful woman. Born
deaf, dumb and blind, she had left
but one sense by which to acquire in
formation. Through her sense of touch
she has learned all she knows. She
has lately gained her speaking voice
and is thus able to appear before kings
and emperors and receive their hom
age, before people of all classes and
win their praise and admiration. Born
with a will and purpose, and little else
but a stout heart, which she first di
rected toward overcoming her physical
, infirmities, she has since devoted her
j bright intellect and great heart toward
j helpful service. What a wealth of good
j is being done by this poor, afflicted
woman. What a lesson her example
teaches. What service could we ren
der if we only knew that it is better
te give than to receive. Though she
has never seen the light, it is said that
her mind presents to her view all the
beautiful things in the material world.
Though she cannot distinguish sound
she can accurately feel the roar of
the ocean, the depth of song, “the
Inusic of the spheres.” Perhaps it was
this that the Master did for those who
believed upon him when “He made
the blind to see.”
Every lady and gentleman should
have a lice card.,We make a specialty
of printing 100 cards on Friday and
Saturday for only 50c.
MINING A1 NIGHT
FOR THIRTY DAIS
Southern Leasing Company
Working Three Shifts to
Get Barytes.
Mining at night is anew experience,
as far as mineral development in the
Cartersville section is concerned, but
the night is made day at the Etowan
river through the operations of the
Southern Leasing Company, composed
of W. S. Peebles and B. C. Sloan.
Messrs, Peebles and Sloan were les
sees of the American Ochre Company
property for the mining of barytes,
but upon taking the lease accepted it
subject to file 'right of the owners to
make sale of the property upon giving
thirty days’ notice. A few days ago
the lessees were notified that the prop
erty had been sold to a syndicate of
Chattanooga capitalists and that they
must, quit the premises within thirty
days.
Barytes being now a “war baby” and
its production and sale one of
most profitable industries, Mes 4
Peebles and Sloan, in order to ma\
the most of what was left of the
base, determined to work night anl
day, and for this purpose have put oi
three shifts of eight hours each and, ,
hence, are mining 24 hours a day.
They have, connected up a lighting
equipment and are supplied with pow
er by the Georgia Railway & Power
Company, and have hundreds of in
candescent lights strung over, through
and around their mines.
Passengers on the railway trains
running info Cartersville are greatly
interested at the sight of what appears
to be a summer resort from a distance,
while the natives have been greatly
astonished at the energy and progress
ive spirit of these lessees who are ac
tively seeking to get all the harytes
out of the mines possible within the
remaining days of their tenure.
Messrs. Peebles and Sloan opened
up this property about two months
ago and the quality of the material, as
well as the vastnes® of the deposit, has
furnished them with eagerness to hold
to the property and to get from it a3
much as posfelble within the limit of
j their lease.
' It is said that other operators con
template equipping their mines so that
they can rum with night shifts, as the
demand for barytes is stronger than
the supply and the operators are mot
able to furnish all that is required.
| The initiative, shown by Messrs. Pee
' bles and Sloan, will, therefore, likely
be followed by others who will adopt
the same policy.
RUOHS PYRON ILL IN ATLANTA.
The many friends of Ruohs Pyron <
regret to learn that he is in St. Jo
seph's Infirmary In Atlanta and was
operated on Tuesday morning for ap- ;
pendicitis. Mr. Pyron’s condition is
said to be very favorable considering
the gravity of the disease which has af- '■>
flicted him, and his physicians and (
family are encouraged to believe that 1|
he will be entirely well within three
weeks. Mr. Pyron before going to J
the hospital took occasion to shape
up the Bartow county Fair Associa
tion matters for the length of time j
during which he expected to be away, ~
and the details of the fair are being |
rapidly arranged, to be taken up again ,
by him upon his return.
DADDY LONG LEGS
AT CHEROKEE CLUB
I “Daddy Long Legs,’’ presented by
| Miss Marian Bertha Clark, at the
: Cherokee Club on Friday evening, j
February 25th, will be one of the de
lightful entertainments of the season
and one of the most highly recom
mended on the lyceum stage.
This play, always a favorite, will be
lead by Miss Clark in four acts, and
is the only entertainment of its kind
to be giver: in Cartersvil’e during this
season.
It will be well worth seeing and a
packed house should greet this ac-,
complisbed reader on this occasion.
The proceeds go to the Boys’ Basket
ball club of the Carter,swille High j
school and, hence, will be an occasion
which will be highly enjoyable to all !
who attend, and the proceeds will be
bestowed upon young athletes who
will make the very best use of the |
funds to be derived.
The admission fee will be fifty and ,|
twentv-five cents and the entertain- j
ment will be worth every cent of it
to each and every one who sees it,
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