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begin operations
With Well Equipped Plant
Rich Barytes Deposits
To Be Mined.
The Thompsom-Weinmaa Cmpan\
ronimenced operations in the mining
TbarytJon property leased by them
fom the Cherokee Ochre Company
Thursday morning and this promises
jo be one of the most flourishing in
dustries ever started in the Carters
, jlle district.
The plant of the Thompson-Wein
wn Company is modern and up to
date in all respects, while the deposits
are said to be among the very ru hest in
Georgia. The product mined will be
taken out by menas of a railroad
-which connects with the branch 1 ail
road of the Etowah Development Com
pany on the Etowah river, and a large
part of the product mined will be ship
ped to the manufacturing plant of this
company at Nicholsville, Ky„ a large
ground in Cartersville, while a
surplus will be sold to the trade.
The plant is operated by electric
drive from power obtained from the
Georgia Railway & Power Company’s
Tallulah Falls line, and consists of
electirc pumps, a two-log washer, sand
screens and all necessary equipmen
for properly mining and preparing this
mineral for use and sale. Within a
short time a steam shovel will he put
in place and grading lias already com
menced upon a railroad about a mile
long to connect with the Etowah rail
road. The capacity of the washer is
one hundred tons for each shift and
arrangements will be made so that
both day and night shifts can be put
to work.
The Thompson-Weinman Company
have been in operation since January
on the Clayton lot near the reservoir
and is producing about fifty tons a
day at this plant. The product of this
operation is being hauled in wagons to
a shipping point and the quality of the
material is of the highest character.
Mr. H. S. Hebble will be in active
charge of both plants, while Mr. Wein
man himself will handle and direct
the operations of the mines and grind
ing mills both at Cartersville and at.
Nicholsville, Ky.
This adds another profitable indus
try to an already active field and In
creases very materially the weekly
pay roll in the Cartersville district.
. The market price of barytes con
tinues steady with an upward ten
dency as the war in Europe continues
unabated. The large and increasing
uses for which barytes is sold has
created a great demand throughout
the United States and England and
France, since heretofore Germany has
been able to supply the needs of the
"orld. Losing control on the seas,
the German production has been en
tirely cut off and, hence, barytes fields
of the United States, located in north
Georgia, eastern Tennessee, Alabama,
western North Carolina, western Vir
ginia and a small amount in South Car
olina, must now supply the demand.
This mineral enters into the various
color paints, lithophone, of which 67%
i? barytes, and as a rubber filler for
automobile tires and for many other
uses. Hence, barytes has suddenly be
come, to Bartow county, a productive
source of wealth.
BATTLE CRY OF PEACE
NEXT WEEK AT DIXIE.
The Battle Cry of Peace, one of the
inost spectacular and thrilling dramas
displayed on the screen, will be shown
at the Dixie Theatre Monday and
Tuesday and all who are interested in
having portrayed the different phases
o the great question of preparedness
v tiiri cofronts our nation as an issue
to| lay should see this picture pre
sevted. The production is a very elab
frate on e with reference to cast, and
s o\en into its presentation are actual
''"'litions with reference to our nat
i.al defense, romance and prophecy.
This picture will be presented t:> the
1 ons of Cartersville and Bartow
fnunu f or a f ep 05 cen f S> whereas
‘ e ~S,UII charge at other p'aces is 50
rents.
should see this wonderful pro
•cti m, rivaled only by “The Birth of
Nation. Performances will begin
'' ,( >nday afternoon and .extend
'Otigh Tuesday afternoon and
night.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
MEBib. SBCIETY
HEARS „J 0 PAPERS
Hon. A. O. Blalock Dis
cusses Narcotics And
Officers Elected For Year
The ninth annual meeting of the
Seventh District Medical Society was
held at Cartersville Wednesday and
the number in attendance was the larg
est in many years. A thoroughly in
teresting program was followed and
the papers read and subjects discussed
showed thought and careful prepara
tion.
A feature of the meeting was the
presence of Hon. A. O. Blalock. U. S.
Collector of Internal Revenue far the
northern district of Georgia and an
address by him upon the subject of the
Harrison Anti-Narcotics law. Mr. Bla
lock showed a deep and sincere inter
est in the enforcement of this law and
a deep and well settled purpose to
drive injurious and habit forming
opiates out of the state. His account
of his experience with addicts w'as in
teresting and pathetic, while his con
fidence in the intelligence of a great
and good profession was unbounded.
I; required the co-operation of the doc
tors, who have an interest in the fu
ture of the state, to make the law ef
fective but he was sure that hundreds
of cures had already been brought
about and that many wlio formerly
were slaves to the cocaine and mor
phine habits had been permanently
rescued.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. J. H. Hammond, president of the'
society, after which Mayor Paul Gil
reath extended hearty welcome upon
the part of the city of Cartersville.
Dr. Howard Felton welcomed the com
ing of the society on behalf of the Bar
tow County Medical Society. These
addresses were responded to hy Dr.
W. B. Floyd.
During the day papers were read
by Dr. Roy D. Stone. Dr. ,T. J. Ross,
Dr. G. B. Smith, Dr. R. P. Cox and Dr.
M. M. McCord.
Many doctors were present from the
several counties in the seventh dis
trict and these were royally and hospi
tably entertained by the medical fra
ternity of the county.
When the business of election of of
ficers was taken up by Dr. E. W.
Dean, of Hiram, Ga„ was eleoted pres
ident: Dr. Geo. B. Smith, vice-presi
dent, and Dr. W. L. Funkhouser, of
Rome, secretary.
Marietta was selected as the place
of meeting next October.
BOARD REGULATES
HIRING OF CARS.
The following resolution, relating to
the hiring of automoblies by county of
ficers, and regulating the practice, was
adopted by Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Reveunes, at its March
meeting:
Whereas, the unreasonable expense
that has been incurred in the hiring of
automobiles, and the employment of
other means of transportation by the
sheriff and assistants and other like
charges have become a burden to the
tax payers, and such expenditures, in
fact, not lawful, and no ministerial of
ficer has authority to create debts
against the county, without authority
from some court, or tribunal, having
such power.
And, whereas, the grand jurv at the
January term of our superior court,
had this matter under consideration,
very properly condemned the practice,
and demanded that such expenditures
should cease.
It is, therefore, resolved and order
ed, by the Board of Commissioners of
Roads and Revenues, of said county,
that no more bills will be approved
and paid for such expenses, unless
same are ordered by the court having
power to authorize such expenses, and
when the public interest and economy,
during the session of court demands
same, and then, upon the certificate
and approval of the court, showing the
necessity for the expense.
It is further ordered, that all per
sons dealing with the said officers,
must look to them for pay, unless the
charge comes within the provisions of
this order and the law in such eases.
CARTERSVILLE, GrA., MARCH 9, 191(>
I LIFE OF HIGHEST SERVICE CUT OFF
BY DEATH OF MRS. L S. MONO
Surrounded By Immediate Family the An
gel of Death Removes From Earth One
of Cartersville’s Noblest Women.
News reached Cartersville this
morning conveying the sad intelli
gence that Mrs. L. S. Munford. wife
ot one of Bartow county’s most promi
nent citizens and herself an active
Christian and civic worker and devoted
wife and mother, had died during the
early hours of Thursday at St. Peters
burg, Florida, where Mr. and .Mrs.
Munford had gone to spend the win
ter, primarily for the benefit of Mr.
Munford’s health. About three weeks
ago the family in Cartersville were
informed that Mrs. Munford was sick
and her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Peeples,
was urged to come to St. Petersburg
at once, which she did. For a brief
time Mrs. Munford’s health showed
improvement but upon last Saturday
her son, Robert S. Munford. was sen
| for. Mrs. Munford showed only slight
I improvement until Wednesday when
she began to decline rapidly and died
Thursday morning at six o’clock sur
rounded by her husband and only
children.
Perhaps no woman in Bartow county
was better known to the people of the
county than was Mrs. Munford. Fo
upwards of forty years, due to Mr.
Munford’s business activities and suc
cess and her own active contributing
share to their success and toward help
ing others, as well as her own, this fam
ily has been a most prominent one and
the home hospitable and frequented
by friends and strangers. Throughout
her life of *lO years Mrs. Munford has
met all the requirements of woman
hood and has fully met all the respon
sibilities of wife, mother, friend and
citizen.
Asa maiden Mrs. Munford was Miss
Emma Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert W. Jones, of Chatooga county,
a prominent family of north Georgia,
wherein was taught the highest of,
Christian ideals and from which source
she received a teaching which became
a part of her life throughout the bal
ance of her days.
She married Mr. L. S. Munford, of
Cartersville, November 25, 1874, and
the union was blessed by three chil
dren. The death of a daughter, Mary,
just after reaching womanhood,
thirteen years ago, greatly saddened
her life and affected her health several
years. In memory of her daughter,
she largely maintained and kept sup-
TITUS RUNS AMUCK
CHARGED WITH STEALING CAR.
F. E. Titu~, of everywhere, was ar
rested in Cartersville last Thursday
charged with the theft of a Ford car
at Smithville, Ga.
Titus was at the time of his arrest
working for the Renfroe Garage, hav
ing only been here a few days and
upon his arrival seeking and securing
a place as a machinist with Mr. Ren
froe. Perhaps he would have remained
here for sometime but for the appeal
ance in the garage of Mr. H. F. Farris,
a representative of the International
Harvester Company, who knowing of
t’ < theft of the car and of the reward
th’it was offered for the capture
amounting to sixty dollars, recognized
Titus and promptly secured the ser
vices of an officer to bring about hi
arrest. The car was stolen at Smith
ville, Ga„ ami originally had a five
passenger bed, but was afterwauls
changed to a two-passenger bed and
was found at Holton, Ga., near Macon.
In some way it was learned that Titus
stole the car, and as Mr. Farris lived
at Smithville and knew of these fait-,
and being in Cartersville on other bus
iness, accidentally seeing Titus he se
cured his arrest and claimed his ie
ward.
Titus was sent to Smithville last
Friday.
BOX SUPPER AT
LIGON SCHOOL HOUSE.
There will be a box supper at Ligon
school house on Saturday night. March
11. It will be preceded by a short pro
gram given by the school children.
Everybody is cordally invited to come.
idied with books the library of the |
Cherokee Club which was named in j
memory of Mary Munford.
Mrs. Munford was a devoted mem- j
her of the Methodist church since !
early childhood. Until the health of'
her Ipisband became such as to prac- j
tically absorb all her time and energy '
ir. untiring service, she took an active
part in church societies and entered
heartily into the organized work of her
denomination. She was active and
prominent in civic work, and as i
member of the Cherokee Club, was one
of its wisest and safest advisors and
counselors. She belonged to the so
ciety of the Daughlers of the American
Revolution and likewise, to the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, to all
of which organizations she gave freely
of her service.
Mrs. Munford was none the less do
mestic in her tastes and took great
pride and manifested the greatest de
votion in the conduct of her home and
in the service of her family. Until
I her husband’s serious sickness came
| upon him about three years ago, ther?
| was scarcely a day but what some vis-
I itor, some friend or some relative was
in the home, and all these received
i hearty welcome and most hospitable
I
treatment.
She dispensed charity without osten
tation. Her sympathies went out for i
the weak and those in distress. Her !
heart was big enough to incorporate |
all these things and yet give devoted j
service to her family and relatives, of
which there is an extensive connec
tion.
Mrs. Munford is survived by her
husband and by one daughter, Mrs.
Oscar Peeples, of Cartersville, and by
opt son. Robert S. Munford, of Car
tersville: hv her mother, Mrs. -ft. W.
Jones, of Summerville; by one brother
T. R. Jones, of Cartersville, and three
sisters, Mrs. Mary Starling, of St.
Louis; Mrs. J. F. Wardlaw% of La-
Fayette, and Mrs. John S. Cleghorn, of
Summerville, and by four grand
children, Lewis Munford and Mary
Munford Peeples and Robert Sims and
George Aubrey Munford.
Arrangements have not been an
nounced as to the date of the funeral
services, pending communication of
the wishes of the immediate family,
who are at St. Petersburg.
JOHN W. DYSART ANNOUNCES
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
John YV Dysart, a worthy and high
ly esteemed citizen of the Carters
ville district, has formally announced
for tax caHwctor and solicits the sup
port and influence of the citizens of
the county in the oncoming democratic
primary. Mr. Dysart has had the ben
efit of years of expenience in observa
tion and is willing to contribute out of
his store of knowledge that which
will furnish to the people of the comity
a prudent, wise and economical admin
istration of the business affairs of the
county. His efforts if elected will be
devoted to faithful performance of the
duties of the office, and his friends
sincerely hope for his eleetion. He
will bp strongly- supported by the
many who have known him as a citi
zen of the county* through many years.
N. A. WHITE ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Newton A. White, a prominent citi
zen of Rydal and well known over the
county, has declared his candidacy for
membership on the board of commis
sioners and has made formal an
nouncement through the columns of
The Tribune. Mr. White is a success
ful farmer, genial and popular among
men and highlv esteemed for •busi
ness integrity. He will he strongly
supitorted by many who will give him
their influence and active effort to se
sure his election.
Services will be held at Episcopal
church next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, with a baptismal service and
sermon by the Rector. Mr. J. T. Mur
nsh, of Cedartown.
SMITH LITIGATION
BRINGS FORIH FINE
Administrator Refusing To
Obey Order Charged
With Contempt Of Court.
One branch of the now celebrated
‘ Jim” Smith case, involving the dis
tribution of the three millon dollar es
tate left by the richest of Georgia
farmers, was heard last Saturday in
Cartersville. The particular question
in point was as to the alleged viola
tion of an order issued hy Judge Fite
by the temporary administrators, af
ter Judge Fite had assumed jurisdic
•Jiction under a petition presented to
him by interested parties asking for
the appointment of receivers of the
estate and a winding up and distribu
tion and division cf the property when
all rights of inheritance had hem as
certained and determined.
Judge Fite granted the prayer of the
hill, held that Judge Meadow was dis
qualified from acting upon the case
because of the fact that he had been
appointed one of the temporary ad
ministrators and appointed as tempor
ary receivers five prominent and cap
able business men, among whom was
Thos. Lumpkin, of Cartersville. He
directed the temporary receivers ap
pointed hy him to demand and take
possession of all the property bel ng
ir.g to the late millionare farmer.
which order they proceeded to comply
with. Going to Smithsonia, the re
ceivers journeyed to the farm and
there saw J. O. Mitchell, one of the
temporary administrators, presented
the order of Judge Fite and demanded
possession. Mr. Mitchell refused to
honor the demand, acting, as he claim
ed, upon the advice of his attorney,
| Hamilton McWhorter.
Thereupon Judge Fite 'vas asked fo
a rule nisi requiring the administra
tors to show cause why they were not
in contempt of the superior court is
suing said order. The matter was
first set to be heard at Calhoun last
Monday week, but. by consent, was
changed to'CartefsTHle last Saturday.
None of the administrators were
| present, either in /person or by attor
. ne>\ and thereupon Judge Fite pro
ceeded to hear the rule ex parte Mr.
| Lumpkin was called as a witness and
'testified to the demand made upon
Mr. Mitchell. He had no persona!
knowledge of any violation of the or
der by the other administartors. Judge
Fite then fined Mr. Mitchell $300.00
to he paid in ten days, in default of
which to be confined in the Bartow
county jail for thirty days. Having
reason to believe that testimony would
he forthcoming, showing the other ad
ministrators to haw violated the or
der, but no testimony being offered at
the hearing Saturday, he continued the,
case as to the other administrato r s
until March 27, when disoosition wi'l
he made as to the rule against them.
Tt is not known just what step will
he taken next in this big case nor what
either Mr. Mitchell or the other ad
ministrators will do to get from under
the rule pending against them in this
court.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
AGRICULTURAL RALLY.
1
The Georgia State Agricultural Com
mission will hold an agricultural rally
for the seventh district at Calhoun.
Ga„ March 21st.
. Commissioner J. D. Price and Mrs.
Nellie Peters Black will bring with
them a number of prominent speaker.
An all day meeting will be held at the
court house, with an Intermission at
noon. The subject to be discussed
will include: the diversification of
crops, the adaptation of soils, the erad
ication of the boll weevel and the rais
ing of better cattle. Dr. Ba'inson
Sta f e veterinarian, will be one of the
speaker*: Dr. DeLoaeh. of the experi
ment station, will he on the program
and Mr. Leßov Duncan will give a
helofnl alk on marketing produce far
up-country rallies.
Mrs. Black’s talk will be on general
farm topics of interest to both the wo
men and the men. These agricultural
rallies are now being conducted
throughout the twelve congressional
districts of the state, beginning at
Monticello. February 22nd. The farm
ers and their wives are earnestly re
quested to attend the rally of the
seventh district at Calhoun, Ga.,
March 21st, 1916.
SHIPPERS MUSI MOVE
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
Car Shortage Becoming
Acute And Roads Ask
For Co-Operation.
The railroads throughout the United
States are becoming very seriously
embarrassed and handicapped on ac
count of the existing car shortage,
and the Louisville & Nashville Rial
road Company has sent out letters to
their agents directing them to instruct
shippers to handle all cars expedi
tiously In order to alleviate, as ar as
possible, the situation.
The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
informs its agents that they have, at
the present time, 23,000 oars of all
kinds on foreign rails, that is to say,
on rails of other railroads in other lo
calities of the country; while very
little foreign equipment is on L. & N.
rails.
The trouble is due chiefly to condi
tions at the eastern ports where the
railroads are holding upwards of
100,000 cars of other railroads, and
this is made necessary because of the
lack of boats in which to carry freight
across the seas.
The I-ouisville & Nashville railroad
claim that the situation is serious and
daily growing worse. Every shipper
and receiver is urged to load and un
load cars quickly so that they can be
put back into use. The railroads do
not want to charge demurrage, as this
does not relieve the situation, nor is
it ample return for what they can do
with the cars in the way of rendering
service to the public, as well as re
ceiving revenue on their own account.
So serious' is the car situation that
automobiles and other freight, which
under ordinary conditions are shipped
in box cars, are now being transported
on flat cars and in coal cars and thus
exposed to weather conditions and
mutilation which takes place when
such freight is shipped in the open.
Cartersville shippers are thus warn
ed to do their part toward keeping
prosperity at high tide, failing in
which they will contribute toward a
limited production of minerals, manu
facturers’ output and wholesale sup
plies.
MUST REGISTER PROPERLY
IN ORDER TO VOTE.
Due to the fact that the county pri
mary is to be held within thirty days’
time, It is needful that those who con
template and desire to vote in Chis
election should perfect their right to
do so in the event they are not prop
erly registered.
All who have heretofore registered*
need not do so again unless they have
moved in the meantime from one *
county to another or from one militia
district to another, in which case it is
necessary that they again register
with the tax collector or the county
registrars.
In order to vote you must be regis*-
tered. Those who have come of age or
who will be of age by next November
are entitled to register in the district
In which they live. It must be borne
in mind, however, that even then, be
fore one who is properly registered
can vote in the primaries, he must
have paid all taxes which have accrued
and can vote only in the district in
which he lives.
Citizens should promptly comply
with the requirements of the law as
to registration. One in order to vote
must be registered six months before
the date of the general election and
ten days before the county primary
election. A citizen will deny himself
the right to vote in the state primaries
coming on next fall unless he registers
during April.
CEORGE H. GILREATH AN
NOUNCES FOR COMMISSIONER.
George H. Oilreath, now county
treasurer, has made formal announce
ment of his candidacy for membership
on the board of county commissioners.
Mr. Gilreath’s administration of the
office of treasurer has won for him
universal endorsement and approval,
but since the office ha, bv legislative
enactment, been abolished throughout
practically the entire state, he has
concluded to continue to devote his
efforts, by and with consent of the
people, in behalf of the county, and
his raanv friends and supporters
throughout the county will give him
unstinted and hearty support.
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