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VOL. 6
flffl COLLINS KILLED
Of DRUNKEN NEGRO
Splendid Young Man Murd
ered Sunday Evening At
Emerson,
Fred Collins, a popular young man
0 f Emerson and an employee of the
American Chemical Cos. was murdered
bv Joe Scrutc-hens, a negro, Sunday af
ternoon. tire homicide happening just
south of the depot at Emerson on the
\Y & A. railroad tracks.
Mr. Collins, with Fred Henson,
Forris Weaver and Clarence Day,
walked front Emerson to Bartow Sun
day afternoon. The graphite or black
lead plant of the American Chemical
Company is located at Bartow and
young Collins’ 'brother, Emmett Col
lins, is the manager of the mill. Re
turning the young men took the rail
road track and at a point near what
is known as the “chalk cut” just this
side of Bartow they passed a drunken
negro woman. The young men claim
that nothing was said to her, though
she appeared to be talking to herself
in an audible tone. After passing the
young men she stopped and charged
Collins with having made an insulting
remark to her. This he denied and in
which denial he was supported by his
companions. She insisted that he had
done so and threatened to report the
fact to her husband.
Apparently she did this and is said
D have informed her son that. Collins
had made an insulting remark and to
tell her husband, Joe Scrutchens. This
he did at once and when Collins got
back into Emerson he was accosted by
Joe Scrutchens, who was also drunk.
He first charged Collins with having
made an insulting remark to his wife
and Ccllins denied it. He jiersisted and
proceeded to curse Collins and the
picked up a rock, or piece of ballast
horn the' railroad track. Seeing that
Scrutchens had picked up a rock, Col
lins reach for a rock but his hand
never got to the ground as Scrutchens
Irarled the rock he had secured with
great force at Collins, hitting him in
the head. It was seen at once that the
blow had crushed Collins skull and
the report of the impact was heard
many feet away. Collins sank to the
ground.and died soon afterwards.
There were a number of eye wit
nesses, all of whom say that Collin*
denied .the charge made and that not
withstanding this Scrutchens preceed-
to attack Collins The witnesses
"ere C. C. Brooks, M. E. Gray and G.
H. Gladden and several others.
Scrutchens was arrested and
brought to jail in' Cartersville but was
Monday removed to Rome fcr
keeping.
The murder appears to have been
a most foul *nd atrocious act. Both
S°nitchens and his negro wife were
'fr'ink in Emerson. Through fancy or
leanness they made the charge
a £ainst Collins which he insistently
denied. The attack at Emerson sur
pr.serl Collins who was not anti?;pat
‘ g trouble and he was unprepared to
defend' himself.
' lir - r °llins is a native of Cedartown.
_ P ,|Vp d in Emerson and worked a +
ar,ow U P to about a year ago and
' en went to South Carolina. He re
'"Url to Emerson onlv a few weeks
f nce ’ r ‘Thing a position with the black
‘-ad mines.
He bore an excellent reputation,
as inlet and peaeable and popular
aR d highly esteemed by his acquaint
ances. He is a brother of Emmett Col
ir a’ p ' na?:er American Chem
,-T 3 1 n '' as relatives of prominence
p, ) ' "th and Atlanta and his death
and “ °om over the entire commun-
feeling followed the report
' P !lur( ler and for a some fear
as t 0 the safety of the pris
" r il! t P WaS to Rome. His trial
R „- ni ~,ace at the July term of the
court.
Ci ~oSiNq exercises of
COLORED PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The ,i„ •
''nlorcfl n2: f,xerci ' 3p s of the city
Sr L, )lr ;” lb ’ !c Rp hool will bp held at
\f av church, Wednesday,
r ,iPio " p ‘ m - to which the
s cordially invited.
-p >f “ a ts will he provided for
hlt e people
H HARPER. Principal.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
, ■'EHNACLE PLANS
FOR BIGJtIEAGHING
Arrangements Made Insure
Great Pulpit Oratory For
Two Weeks.
As the date for the coming taber
nacle meeting has been set for August
4th and running through the 13th,
liians are being laid to make this the
best meeting in the history of the tab
ernacle.
The Rev. Gypsy Smith, Jr., will be
assisted by Rev. R. E. Vale, pastor of
a very strong church at Summerville,
N. J., consisting of over a. thousand
y
members, Mr. Vale is an able speaker,
an earnest worker, and altogether a
live wire. He will be heard in some
of the local churches on Sunday pre
ceding the tabernacle meeting, and no
doubt will be able to accomplish a lot
of good during his stay before, as well
as during the meeting.
The committee will ask that every
pastor in the county arrange their re
vival meetings at dates other than the
above so as not to conflict with the
annual meeting her e and desires their
attendance at these meetings and co
operation in any way, thereby insur
ing a good meeting in this, the Lord’s
work.
'Rev. Smith will bring his singer 'who
w l! have charge of music and choir.
Every singer in the community and all
those interested in singing are urged
to assist the leader by going to the
choir stand and helping in the sing
ing.
SLOW AND STEADY
WINS THE LONG RACE.
• - A!an must work—that is inevitable.
He may work grudgingly, or he may
work gratefully; l he may work as a
TTfSTi, or he may work as a slave. He
can not always choose his work, but
he can go about it in a cheerful, gen
erous temper, with an upright looking
heart
There ite no work so rude that he
may not exalt, there is no work so
dull that he may not enliven. But —He
Must Work’’
Read it over again. Paste it in the
h?t to be seen and re-read.
When cemented upon memory
fixed in character —work magnified
and glorified, life will be exalted above
factional and the critical weakness of
seeing only the faults of 'others.
Ail men make mistakes. But —i here
is another sermon, serious and '-vital
to man’s success.
It Hf —
“What part of my week’s work must
I lay aside for a rainy day?" "Miist
l be helpful about pleasing every want
and Kj>end allT’
There is a remedy—a shofc way.
Reduce your own salary, by self de
nial, amd Immediately put the •.redac
tion. into saving shares of the local
Building & Loan Association.
Putting off is not a beginning. Begin
now to act as many others h.uwe done
trills month, and join the Bartow Coun
ty Club of savers.
This prosperous association redeem
ed and paid off last week, 119 shares,
with a value of over $20,000.00 and
have sold over 325 of the new Install
ment investments of the May series.
Its policy and purpose is to belt). AH
the profits are given the savers. The
best talent the officers possess is con
tributed to the success of the individ
uals of our section.
This investment is limited, so be
fore the books are closed be sure and
become one of those who are members
of this campaign of laying successful
foundations.
If there is any information you wish
to know, ask the next man to you—he
may be a member.
COMMISSIONER PRICE
A WELCOME VISITOR.
Hon. .1. D. Price, commissioner of
agriculture of the state of Georgia,
was in Cartersville last Saturday, an
invited guest of the St He shore Farm
ers Club. Mr. Price’s many fr ends in
Cartersville gave him a hearty wel
come and his genial nature was never
made more manifest or his personality
more enjoyed than it was by the farm
ers who met him at the dub meeting
an the home of ,T. G. Cannon Mr. Price
returned to Atlanta on the afternoon
train.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., MAY 25, 1916
TARVER ADDRESSES 1
CITIZENS OF GORDON
Sets Forth His Conception
Of Office And Compares
Records.
Malcolm C. Tarver, candidate for
judge superior courts, addressed 500
voters of Gordon county on Monday
at Calhoun. He was enthusiastically
applauded many times during the
speech, and after its concluison re
ceived many pledges of support. His
friends are claiming Gordon county for
him by a good majority.
Mr. Tarver began his address
promptly at 12:15, and was forced to
conclude at 1 o’clock sharp, .Judge File |
having advised him that he would be
permitted to use no further time.
He began by telling the crowd some
thing of himself, of his ambition to
serve as judge, and of his conception
oi what a judge should be.
"He should be a lawyer whose judg
ments of the law are usually correct;
a man whom no personal or political
consideration will sway from the path
of duty; who will realize that in, the j
transaction of the business of the
court, juries are his equals and not
| subject to his control, nor to be bem
j io is will. He should be content to be
I judge, not judge, jury, solicitor-gener-
I al, county commissioners and board of
| ducation. He should realize that he
is a public servant, not a master of
the people,” he said.
Pointing out that in the last Geor
gia report Judge Fite had been re
versed in more than half his cases,
he assert* and that in addition to the ex
tra cost to the counties and delay of
justice to litigants, in the ninety-nine
| out of a hundred cases not carried up
the parties had about one chance in
tt£o that they had received justice
j according to law. Comparing his own
•j record in the supreme court, he said
] that he had appeared there in ttalrty
jodd cases, twenty of which had been
decided; and that in those where he
j had excepted to Judge Fite’s decis
ions, he had averaged reversing hint
in two out of three
“Consider that I was an attorney,
Paid to be partial; that lie was judge,
there to form a coel, unbiased judg
ment; compare our two Records. Con
sider also that I am just entering the
best period oi' my life, HEd that Judge
Fite is passing down the western
slope. Which is more likely to render
you competent service?” he asked.
Criticizing Judge Fite’s record as a
judge, Mr. Tarver asserted that sma
pension of sentence is illegal, and
read the laws of the state with refer
ence thereto. He also protested against
discriminatory sentences for men con
victed of similar offenses, and insist
ed that ail -men should look alike to a
judge.
He pointed out that in some cases
j Judge Fite "had refused the right of
| appeal from his judgments, and pre
i duced and read from the records in
!E. Earle Field vs. W. A. Peek, and
I others. He also referred to his diree-
I tion cf verdicts in criminal cases, and
asserted no lawyer in Georgia would
say he had the right.
“Why should not a judge obey the
law like other peoiile? Is he authoriz
!ed to disregard it when he thinks
| best?*' be asked.
j In conclusion, he asked for the
I friendly consideration of the people
and assured them that lie was not j
small-minded enough to bear 1 ill-will
toward those who conscientiously vot
ed against him. but desired their
1 friendship.
i
DR. JOS. J. VARA TO
ERADICATE TICK, j
Dr. Joseph J. Vara, United States j
veterinary inspector, has been desig- :
nated for service in Bartow county
with the task assigned of finishing up
the work of tick eradication in this
county. Dr. Vara comes to Ca ters
vilV from Jllinois where he has been
engaged in the work of stamping out
the foot and mouth disease whir 1 ’ re
cently prevailed to such an extent
among the stock of the northwest.
Dr. Vara will make Cartersville his ,
home and headquarters until the work
of tick eradication is comp’eb and here
and those who meet him wi 1 c-me to
know a very pleasant, genial and ef
ficient officer.
BOUNTIFUL CROPS
PROMISED BV RAIN
Drouth Broken Sunday And
1’ armers Made Happy
i
Throughout County.
A most welcome rain fell upon all
Bartow county Sunday night and
i aim J steadily through the night and ,
until about midday Monday.
TJi'is is the first real rainfall which
has | occurred in more than four
weeks, the last season being April 18.
I be; drouth was beginning to very ser
iously endanger crop prospects as to
cotton, corn and other products, and
lias already greatly cut off the yield
of the oat crop.
The rain on Sunday and Monday
was general and abundant. Its effects
were altogether good. There was no
downpour or anything approaching a
cloudburst at any place and, hence, it
was, in all respects, a most welcome
visitor.
The farmers have been complain
ing for more than two weeks concern
ing the excessive dry spell and were
growing very apprehensive concern
ing crop prospects. This feeling was
communicated to the cities and these
became likewise hopeful that the
drouth would be broken soon. The
roads were dusty; the Lawns were
dried, and the gardens and flowers
suffered greatly.
On Sunday afternoon, as clouds be
gan to gather, there was a universal
wish in every home that it. would re
sult in rain. This wish was gratified
soon and just at night fall in Carters
ville, and some earlier in the upper
j end of the county, the rains began to
i fall, lightly at first, continuing all
!through the night
Farmers now feel that abundant
1 Crops will be made. Early cotton is
snjall but clean and well cultivated.
Lgte cotton has a poor stand and
i rnlioh replanting has been made nec
; essary. Oats are being cut and the
I quality is comparatively poor and £he
| yield much below that which was ex
pected. Wheat is very much better
than oats and some good wheat yields
will be made. Early corn is small bat
well cultivated
Many report that the peaches are
dropping badly.
Pastures and truck crops were bad
ly injured by the drouth, but now that
the rains have thoroughly soaked the
grounds, tlvese will pick up rapidly.
It is estimated that the rain was
worth several hundred thousand dol
lars to Bartfcw county and, hence, this
week all farmers and other business
men feel greatly encouraged awr bus
iness .conditions.
yttTCO/VkLL DAY SINGING
WAS A GOOD ONE.
Theainnual singing held at Atco last
Sunday was very fine considering the
ether singing that was near by on the
same &av.
This was the fourth time that the
singing has been here on the third
• Sunday in May. The good people of
Atcc are very glad indeed to know
that the singers have such an interest
in this place and come and help us out
in the great cause.
We are expecting a good singing
school here at Atco beginning about
the second Monday night in June and
continuing for twelve nights.
Prof. .11. M. Henson will teach the
school and we are glad to have such
u good man and convjietent teacher in
-charge of the school.
Let the song waves rc l a..5’. keep
■pressing cm to sengdom.
EAST AND WEST SIDE PUT
UP THRILLING GAME.
| A thoroughly exciting game of base
bail was played last week between the
east and west sides of Cartersvfle.
ending in a score of 12 to 11 in favor
of west side. The young athletes en
gaged in tli e game played their posi
t'ons well and the teams were hand
led splendidly. The line-up for the
west side was B. Steinberg. H. Young
L AValdrup, Jack Knight, J. Jolly, N.
Shaw, B. Hendricks, C. Jolly and J.
Kel.ej ; while the east side team was !
composed of F. Smith. E. Bennett, L
Burton, W. Pinion, C. Lawhorn, B
Kinnarrron-, C. Bazlewcod, B. Smith,
rnd A. Bishop. The game, was a close
one throughout and was only won by
the winner in th e ninth inning.
COURSE FINISHED
DIPLOMAS ARE OUE
Class Of ’l6 To Make Bow
To Public At Tabernacle
Tuesday.
The graduating exercises of the Car
tersviilile high school will take place at
the tabernacle Tuesday alight, May 30.
An interesting program has been pre
pared; the graduates are among the
most jKipular young people in Carters
ville and indications are that a vast
audience will witness the receipt of
the diplomas by worthy students.
The adopted motto of tire class and
that which has inspired them to great
effort and successful school work is
“Age quod agis.”
The Board of Education and Sup
erintendent Sewell direct that all flow
ers and floral gifts be brought to the
tabernacle before the exercises begin
to be placed on the stage in mass and
that no flowers or other gifts will be
allowed to be brought forward or pre
sented to any graduate or performer
during the exercises. Those who con
template giving flowers, or parents or
friends who contemplate making gifts
of jewelry, must do so before the pro
gram is taken up.
Dr. R. E. Parks, of the University j
of Georgia, will deliver the address, i
Dr. Parks is a well known authority
upon the subject of education and his
address will be interesting to the
graduates and to all citizens interest
ed in the cause of the advancement
of public school education,
i The officers of the class of 1916 are:
QuiULan Jones, president; Reagan
! Young, treasurer; and the class roll
jin the literary department is as fol
■ lows: Francis Vaughan, first honor;
Quilllan Jones, second honor; Hey
ward Young, third honor; Jack Knight,
! f -urth honor; Bennie Steinberg; Mls
j ses Bertha Jenkins, Ruby Covington,
Francis Mjitthews, Eva Wright Aliev
■ lr. the commercial department an
Reagan Young, first honor, and Fre<
, j Neel
The program to be followed is af
j follows: ,■
Invocation—Rev. J. G. Logan.
Music.
Salutatory—Quillian Jones.
Class Prophecy—Heyward Young.
J Music.
‘ Seniors’ Farewell to Juniors —Fran-
! ces Matthews.
| Juniors' Response—Lewis Peeples.
Music.
Las* Will ar.d Testament —Bertha
i
i Jenkins.
Valedictory—Francis Vaughan.
; Music.
! Literary Address —Dr. R. E. Parks.
Music.
Delivery of Diplomas—C. M. Milam,
president Board of Education.
Music.
LEADER OF SAFFER’S BAND
DIES AT CHATTANOOGA,
George Snffer, leader and director
iof Saff r’s band, which has been
j hoard frequently in Cartersville, died
lafter a short illness at. his home on
Lookout Mountain, just out Qjt Chat
j tanooga last Friday.
Mr. Saffer’s ability as a musical
leader was unquestioned and in rec
ognition of this fact the Bartow Coun
ty Fair Association selected his band
w- yen-. H ha- ince performed
' ore on tv- occrzicas with his brass
Mn- h w time d':-'rg 'he Christmas
holiday'- * - th? h-H.dcv display given
b” Cart'—nvHU merchants and
community Christmas tree and only a
few weeks ago on the occasion of the
county school commencement. His
stringed orchestra has also been in
great demand for dances given he-e.
The music furnished on each trip was
of the highest order.
He was known to a large numbi r
here and news of his death will be
received with great regret. Air. Saffer
was 38 years old.
ALL DAY SINGING
AT STAMP CREEK.
Remember the singing at Stamp
Creek Baptist church near Wolf Pen,
Cross Roads, next Sunday, May 28th.
Let everybody that can come and help
make this another great day for this
place. Remember that Stamp Creek is
the place to come if you want to feel
at home and have a good t'me.
Everybody is welcome. Come and
feel at home.
MEETING OF MAYORS
AT CHATTANOOGA
Preparedness Of Cities In
The Event Of War To
Be Discussed.
The Convention of Southern: Mayors
of Cities will be held in Chattanooga,
June 2d, 3d and 4th to consider the
question of preparedness and each
southern mayor was authorized to ap
point a delegation from his respective
city to attend.
The object of the meeting is to dis
cuss lilans whereby a close co-opera
tion and working plan can be formudat
ed by which cities can be protected in
times of invasion or war. Similar plans
| exist in Europe and te cities and towns
put into effect at once methods of de
fense and any threat* ned. attack will
bring to their rescue help and aid
from the other cities. No agreed plan
has been formulated an yet, hut the
convention Is called ici the purpose
!of consultation and an after agree
* ment upon the method.
Inasmuch as our relation with at
least two other countries are now
somewhat strained, the wisdom of hav
ing such a meeting became apparent
and is considered timely and, hence,
Mayor Jesse Littleton, cf Chattanooga,
a thorough student of history, fine
lawyer and deep thinker, issued a call
to the southern mayors to meet at
Chattanooga at this time and to air
point prominent citizens on delega
tions to likewise attend the meeting.
Chattanooga has made extraordin
ary preparations to entertain, and
among the speakers to bo heard will
1) Congressman Hefflin, of Alabama;
Martin W. Littleton, of New York;
Mrs. A. M. Dodge, of New Ycrk; Mrs.
Lindon Bates, of New York; Gover
nor Elliott W. Major, of Missouri;
1 Governor Nat Hants, of Georgia;
j Mayor Bridges Smith, cf Macon; Senr
jator John K. Shields, of Tennessee;
.Congressman R, \V, Atc/t’n, of Tennes
j see; Ex-Governor Hooper, of Tennes
see; Congressman McKeilev, of Ten
jnessee; Charles T. Gales, of Knox
ville, and others.
Mayor Gilreath has appointed the
following as the Cartere-ville delega
i tion: H. W. Howard, W. M. McCaf
! ferty, Horace Foster, J. A. Mt.'ler, A.
;G. White, Paul Gilreath, R. W. lend
ers. A. B. Harris, Frank Matthews, C.
H. Griffin, J. W. Knight, H. R. Max
well, E. E. Adair. C. S. Mayes, P. C,
p’lemister, A. W. Fite,. R. H. Renfroe,
W. C. Walton, O. T Peeples, J. Mr
Neel, T. W. Tinsley, W. T. Townsend,
Jos. S. Calhoun, Joe M. Mo n, H. P..
Womelsdorf, W H. Lumpkin, J. J.
Hill, W. J. Taylor, J. W. Vaughan, B. .
C. Gilreath, J. H. Woffot 1, G. W. .
Young, W. H. Field, H S. Handers, R.
S. Alunford, C. M. Milam, W. C. Sat- -
ferfield, W. W. Daves, W. R Batter-,
field. . J
‘STILESBORO FARMERS CLUB
HOLD MEETING SATURDAY.
On Saturday, May 20, i.t i one of
1 the oldest farmers eluie ?n Georgia,.
; met with Mr. J. G. Daemon, -t oof its,
members. &
The following mounts, together
i with a large number of invind guests
| were present: President H. J. Mc
-1 Cormick, Vice-President S. M. Roberts,
Secretary N. B. Cantr.cn, T. S. Haw
kins, John McCormick, j. S. Beasley
and others.
Promptly at 12 o’clock the ’urge
crowd, numbering about seventy, In
cluding many of the fair sex, was sum
moned to a lovely spot in the shade
of a large white oak that ‘food to the
rear o-f the house. Her* w- a long
table, the strength of which was being
tested with barbecued p-rrb, chicken
pie, cake and many ether- .cord things.
Brunswick stew seemed {r be the
dish of preference. Cf this most ap
petizing dish there v about 20 gal
lons.
It was not a ta-k f< ..n expert to
determine that the major portion of
the fuss was being created by three
unique and distinguished individuals.
These same three individuals l seemed
tc have been endowed with an unusual
portion of appetite also. These mem-
bers, (Levi Reeves, .Shaw and
Jim Price) after hiding all of the
above named delicacies and ice cream
and strawberries, departed, with sad
hearts (sad because they hadn’t more
reserve capacity) with the members
of the club to display some of their
oratorical skill and learn from these
successful club members how t;> make
a farm pay.
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