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VOL. 5
w HOWELL KILLED
IT HOKE OrG. G. JONES
Refused Admittance He At
tacks House and Is Shot
To Death.
toy Tidwell was shot just outside
city limits of Cartersville by C. G.
Saturday night, from which
~j he died an hour later.
. .n evidence introduced at the
~ :'s inquest, it appears that Tid
c rme to the bach door of Mr.
j , !e s’ house Saturday night just after
Mr. Jones and his wife had eaten sup
v r but before his daughters and a
visitor in the home had sat down at
: b!e. Hearing a knock at the back
,l„ . . Mr. Jones answered, thinking
that perhaps it was someone who
v, anted something ont of his store
winch joins liis residence and all un
der the same roof. Opening the door,
he iv,- Tidwell in a very drunken eon
dirica and reeling. Tidwell asked t>
C (;n 1? in. Mr. Jones inf rmed him that
could not come in; that he was
and: .•> k, and the best place for him was
a- home and that he should go there
at once. Thereupon. Mr. Tidwell asked
,\ir. Jones to shut the door which he
did.
A few minutes later loud knocking
was heard at the dining room door,
which was then occupied by the
younger members of Mr. Jones' fam
ily. The knocking was so furiously
i : i that the young ladies thought the
house was being attacked, and, calling
Hi Mr father, he again went to the
do. and again admonished Tidwell to
leave the premises, telling him that he
was in no condition to enter the house
and that he didn't want him in his
house drunk or any other person to
come to his home drunk. Tidwell,
thereupon, made some threat but Mr.
Jones closed the door and again went
to his room and sat down.
Tidwell then tame -to a window and
broke out a window light with hi flat.
Mr. .Tones told him the third time, that
he must leave the premises or he
would be compelled to defend his
home and to resist the attack. Tid
well, thereupon, with an abusive
epithet, dared him to resist, and th- n
taking a ]>ole, knocked out another
window light, the pieces of which fell
partly upon the face of a child sleep
ing near the window in a bed. the
glass pieces cutting the child's face.
Mr. Jones sought again to persuade
Tidwell to leave the premises which
request was met with cursing and
’'treats, when Mr, Tones fired his pis
tol which he had taken down fr <m its
i ?e nearby and loaded. He only
’-d f frighten Tidwell by .•hoot
ing at this time, neither one of the
or- hitting Tidwell who was
directly in front but outside f' e win
" >'• Tidwell met this with another
threatening and abusive epithet and
striking the window another ime
with the pole and daring Mr. Jones to
sh •,•]• when- Mr. Jones thereupon shot
him in the breast. Tidwell then drop
! ' - , ole which he had, hollered
’ 'k and to his home about two
1 " re-1 yards distant, and shortly af
’ -vd ; died
jury, o - f of W. T.
''oremcn C. S. Marrs, II H.
. A. Hicks T. R. Hick,, and
• Payne. boaTd the testimony Bun
"ti! reached the re.-diet that the
' l l- ' red came to hi - dea th from a pis
!°> s'o fired hv G. J nes and that
*’ i Jones was justified in she: t
ir.g.
-i-nes was seen on the streets
!a> morning ami talked f-eeiv
• the matter and gave every e-vi
" :,p e ol one who felt himself entire'-
ll I,s *ified in what he had done
h? was sorry that it was nec
( -‘-y. He stated that Tidwell had
t"'d t or him and while at work
rendered good service and that ho
* c liked him although he knew
,ll any escapades in crime. Ho
_ d ' he talked kindly to Tid
sought in every wav through per
'rn t 0 g e j him to leave his p’ace
|. t ‘ 011 heed when he found tha the
was becoming dangerous ro
' family. He sent runners out to
'mine of his brother-in-law to get
1 1,1 end someone over to get ' r 'c-
Well anr 9 . t
an d an <l also to a telephone for
s horiff g officers. The sheriff’s
f " ere °n their way to the scene
Titlwp ll was killed.
f , ! nas considered a dangerous
. ' ,In( f has h=en frequently 1
-uiliy 0 f various criminal of-|
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
L F, Shhtftf SONS S CO.
in hew quarters
Popular Merchants Take
;
Store Room In Waltonj
Building This Week. j
L-. Shaw Sons & Company moved
btu'ir stock goods and store fixtures
uv.ui Wall street this week in o their
beautiful new quarters in the Walton
building, and their srek of michan
uii.e has teen tastily and attractive!
a. ranged, and the increased floor
space gives them additional room
which they very greatly needed, in
muer to take cure of the large busi
ness done through this branch.
This is only one of a chain of stores
updated by this firm and is confined
strictly to a full and complete line of
groceries and feed stuff. The removal
places this store in the heart of tin
easiness section oi the east side oi
Carteraville and in the newest and
. and.-.Liu - building in Cartersville.
t his st..re will be in charge of Mr.
J. iShaw assisted by Mr. Guy Wil
liamson and these are now ready to
reeei.e their patrons and customers
raid to supply their demands and fur
ni h them with a completely new as
sortment of groceries of all kinds.
Their removal into these quarters
indicates the progressive spirit of this
man who successfully oiterate another
grocery store on West Main street, a
store and cotton gin on Bridge street,
::d i store and coal, wood and ice
plant on N. Erwin street. Thus equip
ped with four stores and two active
and efficiently managed industries,
this firm takes high rank among the
business enterprises of Cartersville.
Tneir new quarters in the Wakon
building are equipped with splendid
show window space and this will be
kept attractively furnished all the
time for the ddsplay of their leading
articles.
EARTHQUAKE FELT
HERE LAST MONDAY.
■
Throughout a large section of the
1 south-eastern states a distinct earth
j quake was felt Monday afternoon
shoitly before six o'clock.
The cities of Knoxville, Chatta
jtoega, Atlanta and Macon report that
the sensation was noticeable, and tha:
j the wave seemed to move east and
west.
It: Cartersvilie and Bartow county
; a great many people were aware that
something peculiar was taking place
while a large number knew at once
1 that it was a seistnin shock. It was
; similar in itc nature to that which'
1 va; felt throughout this section in
' ISSfi. Wind ws rattled, furniture un
derwent a slight change of 1 cation
, nrd nne sitting or standing in a build
ing was wc!! aware that the earth was
being rocked.
No damage, was reported to have
been caused by it from any •carte and
: geol-n-i?;-' 5 n-::plain that it w . vrry
Mk'-iy :|t>e a* o further settling of the
earth and a sloughing off of the reck
and material underneath the surface
of the earth.
fences in the courts of this county.
It was Tidwell, together with a young
man named Dupree, who were found
guilty of cutting Carl Waldrup a year
or more ago, a dangerously inflicted
wound, the scar from which Mr. -Wal
drop will carry the balance of his life.
It was freely predicted that Tidwell
would either lose his own life or take
some -other one’s life because of his
dangerous and violent disposition, es
pecially under the influence of liquor.
Mr. Jones has lived in Bartow coun
ty about twelve years, and for five
years at the place where he f s now
living and conducting a store and shot)
at the corner of Cassvilile road and
Oak Hill cemetery, the scene of the
killing. He ha? a splendid reputation
far sobriety and quiet citizenship, is
54 years of age and i* the father of,
eigtheen children, eleven of whom are
living, together with a wife.
Tidwell is survived by three sisters
and one brother, John Tidwell, who is
an exemplary young man and hard
worker connected with the Atco
Stores Company.
Public sentiment appears to be de
cidedly in favor of Mr. Jones and his
act io considered as one which could
not t.cvc b ?n gvoided.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., FEBRUARY LM, 191<>
HIGH POST OFFICE
OFFICIALS HERE
Hon. Gordon Lee Brings
* Asst. Postmaster General
Blakslee To County.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener
al Jas. 1. Blakslee, with eight inspec
tors out of the i>ost office department,
Washington, all accompanied by Con
gressman Gordon Tee. w re in Car
ter.-; villa Friday for the purpose of in
vestigating complaints growing out of
re: r.t changes of the rural route sys
tem in the county.
iJiiri .g their short stay here the var
ious inspectors went out the variou
routes with the regular corps of car
riers, while General Blakslee and Mr.
Lee' also personally went over one
■ route, and after their return held a
: consultation but no decision was an
, noil need as to what was in contempla
tion.
The inspection made is the result
of the efforts of Congressman Lee to
1 have the various complaints looked in
| to by the highest government officials.
! Some months ago changes- were an
! ncunced from Washington which very
| greatly extended the length of the
irural routes throughout the county
| while at the same time abolishing
• some routes altogether. The routing
vas Lone la-! ;.n ways ii pos e sio'
c : .ee .W ; am o.fici anti som.
... tit -:e maps cf roads were mad 1
a:., ears ago, -Luce-when the road •
lv e - e a aged or abolished in
some instances and others for some
stretch of mil. s contain no popula
tion. It wa to correct these imperfec
tions that Mr. Lee took hold of the
matter with ihe purpose also of mak
ing it iio-sifcle for the carries them
seH’t-4 not to be burdened with long
routes and too long hours.
Mr. Lee was so insistent that he
finally persuaded the fourth assistant
postmaster general himself, who has
| charge of all fourth class pest offices
in the United States as well as all the
rural route mailing systems t* come to
this district. General Blakslee had
never been personally over a rural
route until he made this tour with Mr.
Lee. The eight inspectors were first
sent down and went into a number of
c unties accompanied by Mr L e. and
fin.Lly General Blakslee came and
joined the eight inspectors and Mr.
Lee at Marietta on Thursday of last
Week where they personally examined
the situation in Cobb county. The
next day they came to Cart rsville
and went ever the Bartow county
routes.
The trip was recessurily hurried,
but the force was r.uffieiont to cat; r
themselves pretty well on r the coun
ty during Friday.'
A representative of The Tribune
s r -w Gruerai Blaksle Friday night
before the departure of the party, and
found him to be a most pleasant, gen--
ial and efficient, oflic al who is hone-t
--ly seeking to install efficiency and son-:
vice in t'-e port 'office departmea f
the government. H!a desire is first
to ascertain just what can bed ne
through the adoption of efficiem meth
ods and then to gradually ext- nd the
system so that e very home will be in
easy access to a rural route. He -ta -
ed that it was first necessary to get.
what was done down to th? most eco
nomical basis, with no lost motion in
order that the rural routing system
can be increased and extended with
the funds which the government pro
vi.le for the purpose. He stated that
it was not the purpose of the g vern
;rent to render less efficient the rural
route system, but to mak? it mote ef
ficient and extensive.
General Blakslee highly compliment
ed tile entire force cf Cartersville post
office officials a”d employee-. After
an examination of the post office he
paid tribute to the efficiency of the
clerical force engaged and to tie
promptness and aceurary of attend n
they gave to their duties, and he stat
ed that the rural route carriers kept
the best rej)orts, rendered the most
efficient service and were all in all the
most capable corps of men with whom
he had ever come in contact.
It was considered by th* public gen
et allv as quite an accomplishment up
on the part of Mr. Lee to secure th’
interest of Genera! Bisks* ee in
Seventh Congressional rural route
matters. It is the first trip that Gener
al Blakslee has made away from h.o
office for this purpose, r.nd no' only
did he himself come to the s°r nth
district through the ‘p r-o el 1 nC? •
CHURCH MEMBERS 10
CAMPAIGN FOB FOODS
Rev. John G. Logan Plans
To Raise Thousand Dol
lars In Two Hours.
Rev. Jno. G. Logan, pastor of Sam
Jones Memorial Methodist church, has
initiated anew method far quickly
raising needed funds for church work
and will introduce it nex; Sunday af
tc-.-inam >vn -a committees, made up of
qaaa.: m so ea. lt, will call on each
ntemper of the church to secure their
subscriptions for the conference eol
lecikSr.s, an assessment levied by the
continence against each and every
•Methodist church throughout the land, j
Air. Logan has nis force well organ- j
bed tor the work and expects to have J
the work and. re within* one to two hours
n xu Sunday. The committees will as
otitic after the campaign is finished
a :.d tabulate the result of their labors.
Mr. Logan expects to raise SI,OOO
for this fund in two hours and it looks
like he will do it.
His letter to his membership follows:
To the members of Sam Jones Memor
ial church: ,
Dear Brelhrjyf and Sisters:
I have tried to comthunic te with ev
ery one of you thorugh the mail the
present week ldying before you our
plans for an every-ntember canvass to
be made next Sunday afternoon to
raise the conference collections for
the present year.
The canvassing committee met last
Sunday afternoon when, it was thor
oughly organized and instructed.
The church roll was divided out.
aiiiOiig the members, each couple ra
ce ving some 40 or more names. They
are to go in compaines ot' two on their
canvass.
As I requested in nty personal com
munication, so I do now again, that
all our members remain at home till
the committee see you. Should any be
compelled to absent themselves from
tfplr place of residence during the
afternoon hours, leave word what you
will do. so the committee may not be
delayed, and may be able to fini.-h its
work before nightfall.
Let as all co-operate and make this
a red-letter day in Cartersville Meth-
I odism. When the campaign has been
completed we want to show something
worth while; a result of which we
.vital! not he ashamed. Only by doing
our duty in this matter may we ex
cept God’s blessing to rest upon oat
church.
We have a most excellent ctmmif
tee. They are enthu iastie and mean
to do their work well. 1 ayp eeiatethei.
hearty co- 'pr rati: n with me in thi -
matter, and I know the church will
when the canvass ha - hen firi -ht-fl.
Now. everyb: dy jogetirT, for, a
great victory.
Qur I,lotio: Wt.- can do it if we will.
V.\ cm do It ad we will.
Fraternally your-,
JOHN G. LOGAX, Pastor.
DADDY LONG LEGS A
POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT.
'‘Daddy Jxtng Legs” is to be one of
, the real enjoyable entertainments of
i the season. It will take place at the
* Cherokee club rooms Friday night a r
ight o'clock and is given under the
; rw-pice-, f the l eys' Brisket Ea 1
Team cf the Cartersville High Selroo’,
which has appointed a number of well
known matrons as patter.? toes. Ml, s
Marian Hertha Clark, an accompli.-h
--ed reader and capable e>: unplar of the
histrionic art, will render this exceed
ingly attractive and pleasing play.
Between acts, an attractive musical
program will be interspersed. Among
the local musicians who will take parr
tire .Miss Neel. Miss Waldrup and Mr.
Fred Neel.
The club rooms should be packed
>c hear tills reading, both because the
entertainment will be enjoyable and
entertaining and beeause the proceeds
will go toward supplying the athletic
needs in the way of equipment for the
"gb school hovs. The admission fee
is to be fifty and twenty-five cents.
of Mr. Lee, but he brought with him
8 ' "o eight inspectors for ‘he purpose
cf covering the ground and the com
plrlr's that had beer, sent forward.
The ratty left Friday night for
bitfield county, spending Saturday,
and wi 1 gv into Catoosa, Gordon and
r '-vdb!y Murray before their return to
Washington,
HISTORY OF CHURCH
SEI OCT IN PAMPHLET
Rev. C. 1,. McGinty Prepares
Interesting Directory For
First Baptist Church.
Rev. C. L. McGinty, pastor cf the
First Baptist church of Carter -viile,
has issued for his church an attrac
tive pamphlet, setting forth the his
tory of the church in Cartersville, the
church ; rgani: a ion, which is compte
ifm-ivt. complete awl efflrieu', and
a acema - end compile p-i of r
i t-ch me.iterahi)). Tu urup'di'
has been carefully prepared bv Dr.
McGinty and furnishes interesting and
valuable data for the use of not only
Ihe church members but others as
well.
From the church records, as com
piled by Miss Lucy Ctinyus, assisted
by Mrs. H. E. Williams, it is gathered
that in the year 1854 the Baptists in
and near Cartersville organized a
church known as the Pettit’s Cteek
chur h. located near Petti ’s creek at
about the place whe e Mr. W. A. Jack
pen now lives. Rev. Alfred W. Buford,
the father of Mrs. Jrel G. Greene, erv
ed as its 'first pastor. He wars sttc
er lecl probably by Rev. Mr. Levs,
but the date of his pastorate carat t
ftp definitely ascertained.
In 1859 the church moved into Car
tersville In the western part of he
city on the lot now owned by Mr. R.
L Griffin. Rev. Thomas Rambaut,
the president of the male collage ut
Cassville, Ga., was made pastor of
this church. It was destroyed by the
Federal friers during the war after
being used a headquarters bv Gen.
\V. T. Sherman on his march through
Georgia. Left without a church the
Baptists worshipped in the Presbyter-
ian church, sharing with that denomi
nation the expense of maintenance.
Mr. A. W. Buford again served the
church during this period. During
the reconstruction period, the congre
gation was beset by many troubles.
Init undaunted by these, proceeded to
l-uilu another brick church on the
same lot occupied by the Bapti ts be
fore the war a"d now the buildi g oc
cupied a- a home by Mr. R. L. Griffin.
Rev. James G. Ryals, fa.her of Mrs.
J. J. C 't:?r and a prominent theologi
cal rud a and teacher of Merce'
Univer tty. wa: called and served the
hure’i from 1863 to 1870. After h's
vesignat’en, Rev. R. B. Head-den Ac
cepted the call of the church ands tv
•>d it for twelve year-, moving to Rome
in 18S3.
The pins r.; building was erected in
190 1-5 rn b r the leadership of Rev.
,T. E. Barnard.
The officials of the church today
■-re: ibv. C. Lamar MrGinty, pastor;
A. B. Cnny-c, clerk; Harry L. Csiaent
: rc&suvt: . B r i ' cl :. • ... : I. M.
Neil, chairman; W. A. Dodd, vice-'
Tiilrrr;; .B. Cttnyu q secre rry; I.
i.r y, W. TANARUS, Burton, T. V. Gemer,
J. H. Gl’reat t, J. J. I- : F, E. Matthew-,
F. E aw. .7. M. Smi.b. Trustees: R.
1.. Griffin, W. T. T : was nd, H. E.
'our <r
! • The pan: hint sets folia the Sun
lay s. herd organization which is ex
cellent in scope and efficiency, and in
terested in the Sunday school work
are prominent church members, who
are among the most substantial citi
i zens of Cartersville. The superintsnd-
I ent of the Sunday school is W. C.
Henson.
The Woman s Mi siorarv Society i,
thoroughly organized and i doing
splendid work through the church in
this particular line. Its president is
Airs. \\. A. Dodd, secretary, Mrs. W.
C. Griffin; treasurer, Mrs. J. M. Smi h.
and chairman of publications, Mrs.
Garnette Greene.
Another important branch cf the
Church is the young people’s depart
ment. Of this department Mi.a .Mildred
Matthews is president; .Mis. Sam V? -
ner is secretary; Miss Mary Gunne
ls : rev 'titer, and .Mis. W, !. Xeel i?
counsellor. This work is quite exten
sive In scope and pimp >e a ml well or
ganized to do effective service.
Among the most important of the
church organizations |3 the Baptist
Young People’s Fnion. The officers of
this organization are: President. E.
Y. Mallary, Jr.; vice-president, Miss
Annabel Conner; recording secretary.
Francis Vaughan; corresionding sec
retary, Miss Louise Dodd; treasurer.
Miss Ettla Wheeler; organists. Miss
Mae Butler and Miss Lucy Cunyus;
chorister, Fred Neel; librarian, Miss
PURE CORN MEAL
Df MILL PROCESS
Display Shows Product of
Field & Son Free of Im
pi,ri,ics -
J. E. Field & Son have placed cn ex
hibition at Young Bros, drug store a
most interesting display of specimens
of material developed in the process
of the manufacture of Field’s Special
Meadow Ground Meal.
This exhibition includes that, which
is cast aside as refuse and altogether
eliminated by the machinery in the
process of the manufacture cf meal
, and grits, as well as the pure meal
; and grits which is offered to the public
for sale.
In a raw of jars, each of which neatly
labeled, is shown the result of the pro
cess through which the corn parses in.
the final production of these commod
ities. ■
One cannot read these labels with
but being impressed with the fact that
J. E. Field & Son are excellenty equip
ped and have as a purpose the ex
traction from their products every
thing but pure meal and grits.
Two jars are filled with speimens
o f chaff and dirt taken- out by the
cleaning devices in the s'teller and is
about the first process through which,
the corn passes. Another jar slinws
a specimen of dirt and refuse not
moved by the cleaner but extracted
iii the process of redrafting. Yet an
other specimen shows the faulty
grains, particles of cab and other for
eign matter extrar ed in the second
stage of recleaning.
Another specimen shown is that of
pieces -and small parts of grains of
corn which are taken out before the
corn goes- between the stones. This
strongly shows that the miller does
not grind anything but the full, per
fect grain, anil in this respect is an
exception to the rule, for the average
citizen would accept thi3 material as
useful for grinding purposes if he was
U the milling business. r
Another jar is filled with a specimen
of small dust-like chaff and other fer
eigu matter extracted bv the clean
ing equipment on the mills that grind.
Another is that of refuse grits
which is taken out in the proerss of
the manufacture of grits. *
The display also sets forth a sample
i of corn used in the manufacture of
meal. It is all north Georgia corn,
clean, white and large grains in size
and perfect for the making of meal
and grits.
Two other specimens show the fin
ished product, both as to grits and
meal.
The display has been very much ad
mired by all who have re n it. It ab
solutely proves' that this popular firm
intends to fcav, nothing g | ;to their
product e: cert the -ptre grain, freed
o f all dirt, rhpff and for 'Mgr matter.
Ti would get high mark from the most
fastidious and critical of pure food ad
vocr.tr .T * fact, the and play proves.:
that less care token in the production
•f Kter.l and grits result in the taking
lr.tr the human stomach of much that
<"• rnwhol one and dange'rus to
I’eal‘h, lv:t Field & Son, having the
equipment and devices to do so, make
if perfectly pure ar.d clean.
J. E. Field & Sen have commended
themselves to the public fer their
scrupulous regard for the merit and
purity of their product, and that the
public is beginning to appreciate it is
evidenced in the fact that the firm ha3
been compelled to double the capacity
and very greatly increase the size of
its mill since it begun business about
s year ago.
All who have not seen this display
at Young Bros, should promptly do so.
It is instructive and furnishes valu
able data in which the house keeper
particularly should be interested.
Reba Tedder; bible readers leader,
Miss Ethel Griffin.
The pamphlet will be an aid to each
and every member of the church and
should be preserved by there who will
find it to be, in after years, of remin
iscent value and worthy to be pre
served as historical data. The pamph
let was issued by The Tribune Pub
lishing Company and great care was
taken, Itoth by irastor and printer, to
make ft a neat, attractive and valuable
we rk.
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