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GOLF LINKS BEST AND ■
MEMBERS WANTED
Appeal Made To All To
Join in Sport And Insure
Success.
Within the Bartow County Fair
-rounds lies one of the best golf
i curses in the entire south. To those
uho have already become interested
in this greatest of recreations, this is
known with a sense of pride and to
those who have not become initiated
in this kind of sport this is perhaps a
great surprise.
Golf is the oldest known sport, hav
ing originated in Scotland and its ever
increasing popularity is the surest
\ erification of its merits.
It is a game that takes one into the
open and is a boon to the tired busi
ness man and makes him forget his
troubles.
One of the beauties of golf is the
difficulty of the course and in fact
this is the standard by which the links
are judged. The Cartersville Golf
Club’s course is admirably covered
with these hazards and traps which
make the game so alluring.
The course has been visited by many
out of town golfers and has been great
ly praised and is indeed a splendid ad
vertisement to our city.
A meeting of the club was held last
week and much enthusiasm aroused.
Mr. Harris Cope was elected presi
dent, Rev. C. L. McGinty treasurer and
Mr. George Woodrow chairman of the
ground committee.
At the meeting it was decided to dis
pense with the usual initiation fee and
to have a nominal monthly due of one
dollar a month.
This must be paid to the treasurer
monthly or may be left at the Ben C.
Gilreath Drug Cos., from whence same
will pass into the treasurer’s hands.
No one will be allowed to play with
dues unpaid as their prompt payment
are absolutely essential to the main
tainence of the course and it is indeed
a privilege to have such good golf At
this small consideration.
This fee applies only to men and
boys as the ladies will he allowed the
privilege of the course free.
Those playing must wear tennis or
other low heeled shoes so as not to
mar the greens which must be kept
absolutely smooth.
This sport should receive the en
dorsement of all citizens and the game
will receive many converts when once
tried.
It is indeed fortunate for the Pair
Association to have their grounds kept
in such beautiful condition without
the burden of extra expense as all tht
work is done entirely by the Golf Club
The fair greens and greens, also
the elevated tees stand out In beauti
ful relief against the grounds and ad
vertise to the outside world what a
progressive little city we have.
W. O. TRIPPE BEING URGED TO
RUN FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
It is understood that W. D. Trippe
of Taylorsville, is being solicited by
numbers of friends, and those ac
<',uainted with his business ability and
sound judgment, to stand for election
to the legislature as a representative
from Bartow county in the next gen
eral assembly. Mr. Trippe has sought
to wave the demand aside but the
frequency with which he is being im
portuned to run, leads his friends tc
believe that he can be persuaded tc
Meld, in which event this county it
sure to have a worthy and efficient
candidate for a most responsible posi
'ion. Mr. Trippe is, in every way
worthy of the confidence and trust so
universally placed in him and it is
hoped that he will consent to the use
his name as a member of the next
house from this county.
YOUNG JAMES GILREATH
RECEIVES PAINFUL INJURY.
,ames Gilreath, the young son of
Mayor and Mrs. Paul Gilreath, was
' Il!| illy hurt while engaged in play
home of his parents Monday
'•ning. While romping with hi*
i ‘ lends and sisters and brothers, he
**’ is hand striking upon a broken
. ' Tt f ‘ w hich severely out a gash from
mi ddle of the hand up beyond the
At first it was feared that an
been severed, but investi
'Hon showed that the cut had fortu
tht '' not on^y avoided the artery but
’ih' I<s ° nS t ' le wr{st and > hence,
1 ln a Short length of time the
win be healed.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
RARE INSIHihJIT
INSTALLED BY DIXIE
Expensive Electric Piano
To Entertain Patrons Put
In This Week.
The Dixie Theatre has recently in
stalled a very expensive and elaborate
ly designed electric piano, and the pa
trons of this popular place of amuse
ment are greatly pleased with the or
chestral effect and the splendid music
which is furnished.
Messrs. Gould and White, the pro
prietors and managers of the theatre,
Vaid $2,600 for the instrument. It is
an 88 note piano with 58 pipes and
contains the complete notes of the
flute, piccolo, melodia, saxophone, or
gai and snare drum. It is admirably
adapted for use in auditoriums, and
the management has been universally
congratulated upon the progressive
spirit shown by them in securing this
splendid piano.
Since its installation, the Dixie has
presented ah extraordinary number oE
very good plays which have been very
largely and liberally patronized. The
auditorium has been packed from day
to day and particularly to witness
“The Battle Cry of Peace.” This very
extraordinary play produced a. pro
found sensation and everyone seeing
it was greatly pleased, not only by the
character of the play itself, but be
cause of the cause it so ably presented
Everyone seeing the play commended
it to his neighbor so that during the
afternoon of Monday and Tuesday the
auditorium was thronged and the
street adjacent to the theatre was
crowded with automobiles which had
been parked along the sidewalk by
those who had come to witness this
production.
Messrs. Gould and White deserve
the highest commendation and the
hearty and spirited support of the peo
ple of Cartersville and surrounding
territory for their enterprise, the
good taste and the good judgment
shown in their efforts to entertain and
to pleas® the public.
CARL NELSON ANNOUNCES FOR
SUPERIOR COURT CLERK.
Carl Nelson has made formal an
nouncement of his candidacy for clerk
of the superior court of Bartow county.
Mr. Nelson is one of the county’s
mos* upright and popular young men.
He is a native of the county and was
brought up at Eubarlee where he re
ceived the best of life’s teachings. For
more than twelve years he was identi
fied with the firm of J. E. Field & Son
as buyer and cotton grader of cotton,
and in this position came in contact
with practically all the farmers of the
county. He displayed business ability
and gentility and has earned for him
self an enviable reputation. On the
ticket with Mr. Nelson is Will Ken
nedy, of Taylorsville, and Charles Jar
rett. of Adairsville, both of whom a.re
popular and highly esteemed business
men of the sections in which they do
business and where they reside.
REPUBLICANS TO HOLD
COUNTY MASS MEETING.
Cartersville, Ga., March 14, 1916.
A mass meeting of the Republicans
of Bartow county, Georgia, is hereby
called to meet at the county court
house at Carte rev ill e, Ga., on March
31 at noon. For the purpose of elect
ing four delegates and four alternates
to the state convention to be held at
Macon, Ga., on April 12, 1916, and for
the purpose of electing four delegates
and four alternates to the seventh
congressional district convention to
be held at Rome, Ga., on April 18.
1916. Also for the purpose of re-orga*-
izing the party in this county and for
the dispatch of such other business as
shall legally come before it.
808 H. MCGINNIS,
Chairman Republican Executive Com
mittee of Bartow County, Ga. t
E. M. GODING, Secretary.
W. W. PHILLIPS ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Elsewhere appears the announce
ment of W. W. Phillips for county
surveyor. Mr. Phillips is a careful,
painstaking and efficient engineer who
has given the county splendid service
and who, by reason of his past service
has acquired a great deal of informa
tion which is of value to his employ
ers. Mr. Phillips is a most capable
engineer and the county could not do
better than to continue him in office.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., M AICH I<, 191<
GYPSY SMITH JUNIOR
ACCEPTS INVITATION
Forces Will Co-operate I o
Make Tabernacle Meet
ing Great Success.
The Tabernacle Association has se
cured the services of Gypsy Smith, Jr.,
to conduct a meeting in the tabernacle
ten days, beginning August 4 and end
ing August 13 inclusive. Practically
all the people of Cartersville remem
ber Gypsy Smith, Sr., who so ably and
earnestly carried on the tabernacle
meeting here two years ago. No
evangelist, since the days of Sam
Jones, has so greatly pleased, instruct
ed and brought conviction to the
hearts of men as did Gypsy Smith
throughout the day of his service
here. His son, Gypsy Smith, is said to
possess equal force and power and ha<
recently conducted and successfully
closed a meeting at Macon, Ga.
Mr. Smith will be preceded by a per
sonal worker who will come several
days before the meeting starts, and
will bring with him his own singer.
.Members of the Tabernacle Associa
tion are carefully planning the details
of this year’s meeting and confidently
look for the greatest of blessings. The
association has sought and secured
the co-operation of many religious or
ganizations, as well as the pastors o p
the several churches, and their con
certed effort that will be made to make
the tabernacle meeting a success this
year will doubtless result in a great
religious revival in Bartow - county.
Special attention will be given the
music and help from all sources is so
licited in order to make the chorus
the best that has ever served at a tab
ernacle meeting here.
Gypsy Smith, Jr., comes to Carters
ville upon the invitation of the pas
tors of all the churches, the mayor of
Cartersville and the president of the
Chamber of Commerce, which Invita
tion he acknowledged and accepted.
The committee having in oharge the
matter of securing a leader, is com
posed of H. E. Young. Carl Nelson
and Dr. H. R. McElreath. who have
worked in conjunction with A. J. Col
lins. chairman of the Tabernacle Board
j of Trustees.
SHOULD JUDGES BE
ELECTED OR APPOINTED?
A& interesting debate will be held
at the Che.rafe.ee Club rooms next Fri
day .evening by representatives of the
Cartersville high school and the Ao
worth high school, the subject con
sidered being ‘•Resolved that Judges
appointed by the Governor and c<*t
firmed by the -senate would be better
for Georgia than elected by the peo
ple.” Because of the many points
which can be maintained in support of
both sides of this question, there i*
associated with this debate that inter
est that the public should feel in th*
encouragement of high school boys ia
dialectics and a-iarge audience should
be present 1® offer them encourage
ment and t® manifest Their interest
Representing the affirmative will be
C. T. Conyers mid Joseph Scheuer on
behalf of Cartersville high School and
representing the negative will be
Stokley Northcutt and Ernest McClure
of the Ac worth high school. These
young gentlemen have given careful
thought and study to the theme they
have in hand and have made much
research aside from the native
thoughts which they will advance.
At the same time in Marietta, Hey
ward Young and Lewis Peeples will
represent Cartersville, taking the neg
ative side of the proposition, against
two students of Marietta high school
who will contend for the affirmative.
The winners in these contests on
next Friday night will appear in de
bate at the Seventh District meet <>■
the high schools at Acworth on April
15 and 16, and the successful contest
ants at Acworth at the district meet
will represent the Seventh District in
the state contest at Athens during
the summer.
Let everyone who can attend this
debate in Cartersville next Friday
night. The subject is one which has
been under discussion since the form
ation of the government and the young
gentlemen who will contend have a
miliarized themselves with the argu
ment and discussion of the great men
of history in their speeches and writ
ings. They will doubtless bring to
hear the best of their ability, and
much that they will present will e
forceful and valuable information.
MARCH HIT COURT
IN SPRING SESSION
Civil Aid Criminal Docket
To Be Disposed Of At
This Term.
The sity court of Cartersville con
vened Xonday, Judge Joe M. Moon pre
siding.
Cour entered at once upon the trial
of a goal sized civil docket which will
require several days to dispose of,
after which the criminal business of
the cou*t will be taken up. The coun
ty solictor, Hon. Watt H. Milner, will
be assisted as heretofore for several
terms ly his brother, Thomas H. Mil
ner, of Albany, a very efficient and
capable ad vocate.
The jtry is composed of the follow
ing: ,
J. X. McGuire, S. H Bearden, J. A.
rliram Hayes, S. S. Atwood,
D. E. Joinson, G. C. Nelson, J. J. Wil
son, J. V. Garrison, L. W. Jolly, J. A.
William* E. F. Lewis, O. C. Matthews,
W. M. Smith, E. C. Adcock, J. K.
Milam, J. W. Hill, W. R. Reynolds,
W. T. Buiton.
It will possibly be two weeks before
the business of the term will be fully
disposed f.
DUCKWORTH FORMULATES
PLATFORM OF ISSUES. -
This is to time for soft pedal candi
dates for .governor. The people want
a chance to vote for a man who has
some definite views and is not afraid
to say so.
The governorship is not a badge of
honor to be passed around, but should
be filled by a leader, a leader with
definite views, not only about prohibi
tion., but about other issues that vital-
ly concern the state of Georgia.
A man with a platform who is not
aifraid to defend it is badly needed. 11
suggest a platform, but not a candi
date.
The following in my judgment
wouW” be the proper fprm for stating
n platform:
Ist, I pledge myself to call a con
ference of superior court judges of
the state to recommend legislation
and judicial action for enforcing the
law and preventing lynchings ia
Georgia.
2d. Georgia has strong prohibition
laws. I am in favor of their enforce
ment, but 1 am opposed to the con
tinued agitation of the subject, to the
detriment of other issues in which the
crtleeas of the state at this time are
more vitally concerned.
3d. I aw opposed to the selling of
the state rood, but favor leasing It.
If the railroads do not give the state
■a fair deal. I will then advocate bond
ing to the sea, and state operation. !
will not -permit the state road paral
leled.
4th. I favor a graduated land tax
that will cause the idle lands of Geor
gia to be cut into small farm* and
sold to oar homeless farmers and
those that may come to Georgia from
other states.
sth. I favor putting solicitor-gener
als on a salary, thereby, abolishing
the unjust and hampering fee system.
6th. I favor a general re-organiza
tion of our justice court system, With
a view to an equitable compensation
for justices, bailiffs and jurors.
7th. I am unalterably opposed to
the “loan shark” and as a means to
elimination, favor the paying of em
ployes of all corporations bimonthly.
Bth, I will insist upon the attorney
general enforcing all state usury laws
and if additional legislation is needed
for the suppression of unjust usury
charges, I will support such legisla
tion.
9th. I will do every thing within
my power to eliminate illiteracy in
Georgia and with a view to that end.
advocate a conference of the school
trustees, boards of education and
school superintendents in each county
to discuss the best plans, these meet
ings to be followed by a state confer
ence to recommend some sound legis
lation on the subject.
R. F. DUCKWORTH
Union City, Ga.
March 8, 1916.
NOTICE.
There will be a box supper at Five
Forks school house Saturday evening,
the proceeds to be used for the organ
fund of the Sunday school.
DACES FOB OFFICES
TAKING ON SPEED
Four Year Term Engage
Candidates In Lively
Campaigns.
County ]>olitics is beginning to hum. j
The primary is less than three weeks i
away with every office having two o>' j
more contenders. It has been a quiet ,
campaign up to this time and only j
within this week have the candidates j
themselves seen fit to get out and go j
tc hustling for votes and they are now
all very anxious and unless all signs
fail there will be a large vote cast in
the primary on April sth.
For the office of ordinary, Judge
Hendricks seeks rte-election and is op
posed by A. W. Barber.
For the office of sheriff, the race i3
as it was two years ago between
Sheriff W. W. Calaway, who seeks re
election, and J. P. Gaines who was
strongly supported two years ago.
For the office of clerk of the super
ior court, W. C. Walton seeks re-elec
tion and during the week Carl Nelson
made his announcement.
For the office of tax collector there
are five candidates: John W. Dysart,
W. H. Milner, Nat Donahoo, A. W.
Dodd and W. W. Roberts.
For the office of tax receiver there
four announced candidates: John
C. Haney, Thos. A. Hughes, W. T.
Pittard and J. A. Ingram.
For the office of county seho il sup
erintendent., Henry Milam seeks re
election and is opposed by J W. Jack
| son.
For members of the beard of com
missioners of roads arid revenues sev
en candidates have announced. They
are: Dr. W. B. Vaughan. George H.
Gilreath, J. H. Quinton, S. W. Brad
ford. B. B. Branson-, N, A. White and
G. M. Boyd.
I For county surveyor, W. W. Phillips
| is unopposed, and for the county cor
oner, W. J. Ingram will have no op
position.
BIG AGRICULTURAL RALLY
AT CALHOUN, GEORGIA.
Gordon county, with Calhoun as the
meeting place, is to be host to the
seventh district at this great agricul
tural rally.
Commissioner J. D. Price and Mrs.
Nellie Peters Black will be among the
number of prominent speakers. An
all day meeting will be held at the
court house. Intermisison at noon
when everybody will enjoy a picnic
dinner together in the park. Other
counties have made a great success of
these rallies, Gordon county must do
likewise and extends a cordial invita
tion to the men and women throughout
the seventh district to attend the ag
ricultural rally at Calhoun, March 21,
1816.
INFORMATION FOR
BARTOW PENSIONERS.
Whereas many inquiries have been
made of me as to when the pensions
for this county will be paid. I beg to
say that the state is paid in three di
visions of counties. Heretofore this
county has been paid among the first.
Some time ago the state department
decided to pay those first this year
who were paid last, last year. On last
Thursday I called up J. W. Lindsey,
the state pension commissioner, and
got him to agree to advance Bartow
county to the second payment of pen
sions, and received from him the in
formation that this county would be
paid about the last of March, and as
soon as received by me, notice will be
promptly given and settlements made
at once.
G. W. HENDRICKS, Ordinary.
WEEK OF PRAYER.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church will observe the week of praye r
for home missions beginning next Sun
day. March 19th, with a service at
three o’clock. At the conclusion of
the service an offering will be taken
for this great work. Mrs. W. J. Neel
will talk Sunday afternoon of her re
cent trip and all are invited to come
to hear her.
The Y. W. A’s. will have charge of
tJie program for Tuesday and an in
teresting urogram has been prepared.
THIRTY DAYS ENDED
LEASE SURRENDERED
Peebles & Sloan Mine 4000
i
Tons Of Barytes During.
Days.
The Southern Leasing Company sur
rendered up their lease to the property
of the American Ochre Company, upon
whose land they have been mining
barytes for several months, on Tues- ‘
day night at twelve o’clock.
It will be remembered that the com
pany, which is owned by W. S.
Peebles and B. C. Sloan, was given
notice thirty days ago that the land
upon which they had been operating
has been sold and that agreeable to
a clause in the contract of lease they
; must surrender possession within
thirty days.
Messrs. Peebles and Sloan, having
opened up a very extensive and valu
able deposit of barytes, regretted, of
course, to surrender their lease, Irat
having contracted to do so, they made
preparations to surrender, but during
the remaining thirty days to get out
as much tonnage as possible. Barytes
mining being now a very profitable in
dustry, Messrs. Peebles and Sloan put
on three shifts of eight hours each and
mined the property twenty-four hours
a day, having installed an electric
lighting outfit so mining could be don©
at night.
During the last thirty days these
gentlemen have out upwards of
four thousand tons of barytes which
has been sold by them at a price aver
aging considerably above four dollars
per ton, which price has yielded a
handsome profit.
The purchasers of the property paid
$25,000 for it and will at once plan
to continue mining. They have as
sumed the uncompleted contracts of
the Souther® Leasing Company and
will greatly increase the capacity ®f
the plant. The purchasers have ap
pointed L. B. Womelsdorf, a popular
| and efficienf manager of mining oper
l at ions, who will take charge of the
| property at onoe for the purpose of
getting out both the barytes and the
ochre deposits on the property.
The Southern Leasing Company are
also operating iron ore mines at Bar
tow, just south of Emerson, where
they are getting out a fine quality of
ore in large quantities and finding for
this material a ready market.
SCHOOL GIRLS MAY
CONTEST AT HOME.
. i
School girls, here’s your chance.
The “Paul Jones” Contest is being
offered to the school girls, from 10 to
•18 years of age, of Bartow county.
-Every girl in the town and rural
schools is eligible.
A little thinking, backed up by an
effort of research, touched by suffic
iency of common sense and rhetoric,
will produce a contest essay, not only
beneficial to the girl who tries, but
secures a valuable prize of six, four
and two, Paul Jones Middy Blouses, :
offered for the three best essays, oft'
this* contest. '
The complete plan and rules gov
erning, will be found on another page !
of The Tribune.
The manufacturers of these cele
brated garments, some two months 1
ago. selected the well known and wide* •
awake firm of J. W. Vaughan & Cos. ‘
to offer this opportunity to the school !
girls of Bartow county. Gotten- up 1
without any trading scheme, or re
quirements of spending money, is cer
tainly proving beneficial and exciting,
wherever the contest is given. I
So, push “is the word.”
“The man who knows where he is
going will find the world getting out i
of his way.” i
This old axiom applies to girls, also.
Therefore, for one time, let us lay
aside the usual composition on
“spring,” dig up the facts and valu
ables on John Paul Jones, adding bles
sing and laurels to our own imagina-s 1
tion of thought. 1
A. W. BARBER FOR ORDINARY
A. W. Barber, of Adairsville, for
mally announced his candidacy for the
office of ordinary of Bartow eounty last
week.
Mr. Barber possesses unusual quali
fications and his many friends are
most cordially commending him for
the position which he seeks. He will
make a very active and energetic cam
paign within the short length of time
left in which to see the voters while
his friends will do all in their power
to further his cause and to elect him.
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