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ILL our SINGING
FIRST SUM JULY
Vaughan Bros. And Many
Other Celebrities to Take
Part at Tabernacle.
On the first Sunday in July the an
nual "all day singing” will take place
a, [he tabernacle and plans are rapid
ly maturing for a most delightful oc
casion.
Sheriff Wofford Oalaway, popular,
genial, whole-souled and a bass singer
of note, is in charge of the arrange
ments and its success Is therefore as
sured.
The Vaughan quartette, of Tennes
see, will be here and will be one of
the features of the day’s entertain
ment. Other distinguished singers, fa
miliar with the methods and style of
music so popularly rendered at all day
singings will be on hand from Ala
bama, Georgia and Tennessee and,
contributing also to a program not
complete without them, will be Bar
tow county’s own gifted songsters and
melody makers.
All who attended the all day sing
ing at the tabernacle last year will
never forget the occasion. It jumped
into i>opular favor, the demand was
made and has become insistent that
it be made an annual event and In ac
cordance with this expressed desire
upon the part of hundreds, it is
brought to Cartersville again this
year. The first Sunday in July at the
tabernacle is the time and place.
On this day it will be Cartersvilie’s
privilege, and her opportunity, to ac
cord the heartiest of hospitable treat
ment to these accomplished men and
women. For the most part the men do
the singing but there will be sufficient
of the refining influence of women to
give it a touch and tone which only
women can furnish.
It is not necessary to urge a crowd
to attend. People will be here for miles
and miles away. Cartersville people
will be on hand throughout the day.
Some have only heard one all day sing
ing and, being behind in this form of
education, they want to catch up.
Their education having been neglected
in their earlier and mere youthful
days, they intend to make up for all
lost opportunities.
Hence, vast throng3 will crowd the
tabernacle the first Sunday In July It
is a real entertainment. The songs
furnish inspiration. They are uplift
ing. They enable a man to perceive
the glories of religious hymnal and to
feel the touch of a divinely gifted
voice. With all this is the music of
quartettes, each member chosen for
parts especially suited to his voice and.
each voice perfected to sustain his
part.
In every wav the citizes can asissr
Mr. Calaway and his helpers they'
should join in .and make this c feature
°f summer entertainment.
W - D ' TRIPPE announces
FOR LEGISLATURE.
D, Trippe, of Taylorsville, has
■nade formal announcement of his
'andiiiacy for the legislature and de-
Mes to represent Bartow' county in
t; ' e low’er house of the next general
as semoly.
The demand for Mr. Trippe’s ser
"ces came forward from eveTy por
!°n of the county and it is regarded
a ” extremely fortunate that he has
e °seated to make the race. He is a
! successful business man, of ex
np;ary character, and popular and
fial with all. His friends are seat
'd all over the county and it is
Poetically certain that he will be
elected.
s t udebaker cars
IN GREAT DEMAND.
M, \\ W. Young purchased from
' G. Tinsley this week a Stude-
Pour w fii c fi further increases
umber of users of this automobile
m Cartersville.
Studebaker has proven to be a
. / tabular car, and this is due in
. a the fact that all who have used
,r ln Sbly commend it.
bak- h ° Se k ave Purchased Stude
f trough Mr. Tinsley are the
main a; : John R. Roberts, W. S.
Joseph S. Calhoun, N. M.
p ITTis ’ r - W. P. McElreath, Mrs. Sam
ones. T. W. Tinslev, G. M. Jack
50n a *d W. W. Young.
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
SCIIuHIIS GUILTY
YERDIGT OF JURY
Legal Execution to Be Held
June 23rd Unless New
Trial Is Granted.
Joe Scrutchens, the negro murdeiar
cl Fred Collins, a popular young man
of Emerson, Sunday, May 21st, was
found guilty of murder in the first de
gree by a jury Wednesday night and
was sentenced by Judge Fite Thursday
morning to hang Friday, June 23d.
Judge Fite called a special term f
the grand jury and court to take up
the case of State vs. Scrutchens dur
ing the early part of the week to as
semble Wednesday. Upon court con
vening the grand jury was charged to
consider the case. Soon afterwards an
indictment for murder was returned
and Scrutchens was placed upon his
trial immediately.
The court appointed Paul F. Akin
and C. C. Pittman to defend the ac
cused having secured no counsel. The
state was represented by solicitor gen
eral Lang and J. R. Whitaker.
A jury was soon selected as follows:
R. P. Griffin, R. A. Holden, J. W. Mash
burn, H. E. Young, H. W. Henderson.
W. W. Daniel, T. R. Hicks, R. M.
Gaines, W. J. Fountain, J. C. Fink, J.
W. Kennedy, J. A. Price.
The testimony developed the case
about as published in The Tribune last
week. The witnesses swore that Mr.
Collins, with some companions were
coming into Emerson after having
walked Sunday afternoon to. Bartow
and that at a point near the “chalk
cut” this side of Bartow they passed
a negro woman, who was drunk, and
just after passing she accused Collins
of having insulted her. This he denied
as did the other young men with him,’
asserting that he did not say a word
to her. She insisted and threatened to
tell her husband. Joe Scrutchens.
Some time after Mr. Collins return
ed to Emerson Joe Scrutohens went
up to Collins, wanting to know what'
it was he said to his wife. Again-Mr.
Collins denied saying anything, which
resulted in Scrutchens insisting that
he had and reaching and procuring a
rock with which to hit Collins, Mr. Col
lins reached down to get a rock but
before he could raise Scrutchens threw
the stone he bad obtained and struck
Mr. Collins in the head. He lived for
some time afterwards but died Sun
day night. Scrutchens was also
drunk, as was his wife.
The defendant did not offer any wit
nesses but took their chances upon
the state’s witnesses showing nothing
more than manslaughter and pressed
this theory upon the jury. The attor
neys for state insisted that it was
co’d blooded murder.
The jury was charged just before 8
o'clock at night. Immediately after
eating supper they went into consulta
tion. Within less than twenty minutes
they reported a verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree.
Judge Fite postponed sentence until
Thursday morning for the reason that
he did not have a formal sentence
written out as required by law, but
this morning sentenced Scrutchens to
die the 23d day of June.
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
An occasion which gave joy to all
present, was the birthday dinner given
by Mr. and Mrs. William Brown, Sun
day, May 28. Mr. Brown has beheld the
sunshine and flowers of this beautiful
America of ours for seventy-four years,
and never seemed to enjoy himself
better than on last Sunday.
Of his father’s once large family
only three are now living, William
Brown, of Cartersville, Parks Brown
and Mrs. Barrona, a sister, both *f
Douglasville, Ga.
Mr, Brown, Mrs. Barrona, Mr.
Grisham, a nephew, and his little son,
came up Sunday morning in their car
and spent the day.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The criminal docket will be called
the first two days of the June term,
city court, civil docket will follow im
mediately after criminal cases are
tried. Parties and witnesses take
notice.
June i, 1916
J. M. MOON. Judge City Court.
GRADUATING EXERCISES IF 16
ENTERTAINS GREAT AUDIENCE
School Exercises Close With Delivery Of
Diplomas To Brilliant Class Of Young
Men And Young Ladies.
CLASS OF 1916
Class Motto: "Age Quad Agis.”
Class Colors: Green and White.
Class Flower. Sweet Pea.
OFFICERS:
QUILL!AN JONES, President
REAGAN YOUNG, Treasurer.
CLASS ROLL:
LITERARY
Francis Vaughan, First Honor;
Quillian Jones, Second Honor; Hey
ward Young, Third Honor; Jack
Knight, Fourth Honor; Bennie Stein
berg, Ruby Covingtou, Frances Mat
thews, Eva Alley.
COMMERCIAL
Reagan Young, First Honor, Fred
Neel.
SPECIAL
Bertha Jenkins.
Presenting a fine example of young
manhood and young womanhood and
a most excellent illustration of the re
fining and beneficial effects of public
school education, the graduating exer
cises of the Cartersville High School
thrilled and delighted a large audience
at the tabernacle Tuesday night and
eleven young men and young women
received their diplomas.
The stage setting was made of a
perfect arrangement. Above the speak
ers’ stand was erected an arch upon
which was printed the class motto,
‘Age Quod Agis,” which being inter
preted means, “Do what you are doing,
finish what you are about.” Seated im
mediately back and in semi-circular
form was the graduating class, while
at the end of one row and on the right
of the platform sat the members of
the board of education, Messrs. C. M.
Milam, Dr. R. E. Adair and Jno. A.
Stephens and Mayor Paul Gilreath,
while on the left side of the stage sat
Supt. H. L. Sewell and Dr. R. E. Park,
who delivered the address.
On the raised rows back of the
stage were arranged the lower high
school grades, the graduates of future
years, and the teachers, Miss Saxon.
Miss Conner and Mr. Queener.
The class colors were much in evi
dence and it was plainly to be seen
that these were green and white.
The Program.
Prof. Sewell introduced Rev. John
G. Logan who pronounced the invoca
tion.
The salutatory address of Quillian
Jones followed. Mr. Jones, with rare
grace and in language both appro
priate and well chosen, and with a
voice suited to public speaking, enter
tained all with his cordial welcome
and justified his right to hold the sec
ond honor in his class.
The class prophecy was splendidly
handled by Heyward Young. Mr.
Young, while claiming no divine in
spiration, drew on his intimate know
ledge of his mates so as to justify a
prediction as to the future of each.
Sc accurate was he in his foretelling
that members of the family of the one
under discussion would be bound to
say that “it would be just about that
way” thirty years hence, the date Mr.
Young had fixed for the accomplish
ment of great things by the members
of the class in their different spheres
of activity.
Miss Frances Matthews greatly
pleased the great audience with her
wittv references to the juniors of to
day, the seniors of next year. She
made it plain enough that the class
left the juniors with regret but that
they carried away with them recollec
tions of the eccentricities of each mem
ber cf the junior class which would
always cause a smile of relief in their
saddest hours. Miss Matthews te
eeived liberal applause throughout the
reading and delivery of her paper.
Lewis Peeples appeared to be quite
to the task of saying goodbye to the
seniors on behalf of the juniors and
mingled with a sadly expressed fare
well of “don’t hurry” he plainly show
ed that the juniors would endure the
loss by virtually telling them ‘‘but
here’s your bat.” His address was
meditable and well delivered and was
freely applauded.
“The Last Will and Testament” was
prepared and read by Miss Bertha Jen
kins. Miss Jenkins is entitled to the
highest praise for her work, her anal>-
sis of the possessions of foe seniors
which would fittingly suit Individual
members of the junior class and he:
CARTERSVILLE, GA., JUNE 1, 191,;
| well chosen language of disposition. .
Her paper was easily one of the “hits” j.
j of the occasion.
The valedictory of Francis Vaughan
I was full of practical wisdom, delivered
i in an impressive and graceful style,
I and inclusive of all to whom words of
! obligation were due. Mr. Vaughan's
I urgency of improved school buildings
and facilities were particularly force
ful and supported by the soundest of
reasons. The address stamped this
young man as one of brains who Is
directing his mental processes toward
service in behalf of his fellow man.
Instructive Address By Dr. Park.
One of the best and most thorough
ly interesting and instructive address
es delivered in many a day in Carters
ville was that of Dr. R. E. Park, of
the University of Georgia. He pressed
the great need of general education;
showed how materially rich was the
south in timber, agriculture, manufac
tories and potential wealth. To hold
all this and to get greater results out
of our heritage we must become train
! ed in mind or we would lose it as did
the Indians whose intellectual train
ing was not equal to that of a fewer
number of white men. He brought his
lesson down to the individual and
proved how necessary it was to be a
“trained man." He summed up the
essentials of a man’s usefulness by de
claring that he must be a worker, he
must do his duty and he must perform
a service to his fellowman. Not a
word of this thoughtful address es
caped a single auditor in the vast
crowd who heard him and it is the
wish of all who w’ere present that Dr.
Park be given opportunity to si>eak
here again and again.
C. M Milam, president of the board
of education, in an address of sound
wisdom and timely discussion pre
faced his presentation of diplomas. Mr.
Milam referred to the aims and pur
poses of the board of education in pro
viding a complete system of educa
tion; the progress made; the recogni
tion the city schools had received
from the highest authorities and rec
ommended more and better school
buildings. His advice to the graduates
was particularly good and hopeful.
He presented the diplomas, one by
one, the several graduates coming for
ward to receive Written -evidence of
their excellence in school work.
Thus closed one of ,the most suc
cessful school entertainments and
graduating exercises ever held in Car
tersville and a vast throng, both old
a :d young sought their homes, pleased
with all that was heard, uplifted by
the inspiration of the hour.
CHURCH FUND GROWS FOR
NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS.
Reported formerly $2,519.00
T. R. Jones . 25.00
W* R. Satterfield *... 25.00
Mrs F. M. Kennedy 5.00
Mrs. Kittie P. Imrey 10.00
Mrs. Clarence Taff 5.00
Marjorie Taff 1.00
Melvin Jones 1,00
Miss Annie Hendricks 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Adam .. 2.50
Miss Elino- Joms 15.00
Mrs. Alice Collins. 2d sub.... 2.50
W. R. Kilpatrick, 2d sub q.OO
Total $2,618.00
V\ e are nearing the end of the cam
paign for subscriptions for heating
plant and other improvements for our
church. This matter by all means
should be closed up next Sunday
morning. Whether closed or not the
themometer will be removed from
the church next Monday. Shall it come
down, before the “mercury” reaches
the $3,000 mark?
If the church has ever needed the
support of its members it needs it
now. It would be an everlasting dis
grace to Cartersville Methodism to
fail in this undertaking.
The goal is in sight. Only $382.00
more and w e can sing “Palms of Vic
tory.”
Let everybody get busy, comp to
church next Sunday morning and
make June 4fii, 1916, a Sabbath of
jubilee.
Yours for success,
JOHN G. LOGAN.
SHERIFF CALAWAY
AFTER BLIND TIGERS
Nearly Forty Gallons Of
Whiskey Captured And
Many Arrests.
While Girard, Ala. is locating quite
a lot of liquor within its corporate
limits and adjacent territory and gain
ing more or less fame and publicity
out of it, Sheriff Calaway decided that
there must be some liquor stored in
this county and started out last Fri
day night to find it.
For some reason, not known to The
Tribune, and perhaps to none other
than his able deputies, B ,b Hicks and
Ti m Price, he went straight with
these two assistants to Pine Log and
to the home of Harrison Maxwell, a
negro, and it was not long before he
drew out from behind the bed, con
cealed from view by bed clothes,
“some” whiskey. In all he got from
Harrison 20 1-2 gallons of corn liquor.
It was “sure enough” corn liquor. As
the sheriff termed it “double and
twisted” corn whiskey. Not only did
he get liquor but he got Harrison and
his son, Oscar, and together with one
keg containing 20 gallons, and a jug
containing one-half gallon, he brought
to town these two wholesale and retail
dealers in the stuff and placed the
whole thing, negroes, whiskey, keg,
jug and all in jail. And they there
yet.
At the same time he went to White,
Ga., sought out Alice Fain, a negno,
found what liquor she had, which
amounted to 3 quarts, and gave this
lay out a ride to Cartersville and
board at the jail. Not satisfied he de
cided that Fletcher Taylor must be a
law breaker, and sure enough he was,
for he had 2 gallons of whiskey, which
is now too much to have on hand in
Georgia, and brought Fletcher and
Jud Gay, with the whiskey to Carters
ville and to jail. If business had kept
up a little longer at this rat© Girard
wbittd not top in if with this thriving
industry in this section of Bartow
county among the negro professional
boot leggers.
On Saturday night the sheriff arrest
ed D. A. Spriggs, white, and T. J. Col
lier, white, in Cartersville for carry
ing too much whiskey on hand. Two
gallons was taken from Spriggs house.
while Collier had 2 pints and 1 half
pint bottle of whiskey on his person
on his way to town. He was arrested
for having whiskey for the purpose of
sale.
All told the sheriff is now possessed
of some forty gallons of liquor of var
ious distillations and if he don’t get
it all in pretty soon it will be because
those who have it have decided to
drink it up or to pour it in the creek
for the fish. For, be it known, Sheriff
CaLaway has gone into the liquor busi
ness. He proposes to control the busi
ness and since he don’t Intend to sell
it he is going to see to it that nobody
else does.
In all which he is supported by pub
lic sentiment.
DOLLS FOR GIRLS
OFFERED BY TRIBUNE.
The Bai”ow Tribune has entered
f
into ar. agreement with a Chicago
manufacturing establishment whereby
we come into possession of a limited
number of dolls. Our littie girl friends
can not have a pet which they would
become more attached to than these
Bettie Bright dolls and little Kitty
Kata which go with them. An example
of the doll and kittens is on exhibi
tion at J. W. Vaughan & Company and
as long as they last, by sending the
coupon in another part of this paper
and sending along twenty cents, we
will mail you one of these dolls and
little kittens postpaid. This is an en
tirely new toy and part of the pleas
ure of enjoyment is to be found in fill
ing the doll form, in bright, fast col
ored cloth, so that it will assume the
proportions of a doll.
ALL DAY SINGING.
There will be an all day singing at
Pettit school house, two miles north
of Cassville, June jil. Everybody cor
dially ii^’ited.
ALL DAY SINGING.
There will be an all day singing at j
Pine Grove church the first Sunday in j
June to which the public is cordially ,
invited.
BRONZE SIAiIDS
FUR LAMP SUPPBHIS
Post Office Building And
Grounds Still Being
Beautified.
Postmaster H. J. Jolly has received
notice from the office of the supervis
ing architect at Washington that,
agreeable to the request made by Mr.
Jolly recently, bronze lamp standards
will be substituted for the iron ones
originally specified.
Sometime ago the iron posts came
and the base of these posts were
found to overlap the granite stone,
upon which they were to rest, some
two or three inches, so that a good job
could not be made out of it. Seizing
opportunity to got more hand
some and artistic standards, Mr. Jolly
notified the department that the iron
posts would not do and thereupon
asked that bronze posts be substituted
inasmuch as the iron posts had to be
changed anyhow.
Mr. Jolly also wrote to Hon. Gordon
Lee who at one© saw the supervising
architect and solicited him to make
the change asked for. That the request
was agreeable is evidenced by the de
cision made by the Washington au
thorities to substitute bronze stand
ards, which will likely be put in place
within the next few weeks.
Bermuda grass roots and blue grass
seed have been set out on the lawn
surrounding the poet office and within
a short length of time the post office
grounds will be greatly beautified by
a green sward. The soil was made per
fect for the reception of the grass
roots and seed and the attention be
ing given it now insures a beautiful
lawn and the post office corner will
soon be one of the attractive spots of
Cartersville.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
TO MEET IN ATLANTA IN JUNE
One of the largest religious conven
tions ever held in Georgia will be the
State Sunday School Convention,
which meets in the Baptist Taber
nacle, in Atlanta, June 13, 14, 15. The
Baptist Tabernacle of Atlanta has a
seating capacity of 3,500. Atlanta is
getting ready for 2,000 out-of-town del
egates, and there will probably be
1,000 delegates from the Atlanta ami
Fulton county Sunday schools.
Special Features of the Convention.
Anew feature of the convention this
year will be a nummoth Bible Class
Parade on the siternoon of Thursday.
June 15th. This parade will be com
posed of all the men delegates to the
convention, and the Men’s Bible Class
es of Atlanta. The men in the parade
will wear special hats and badges *
which will be furnished for the occas
ion. Many of the most prominent men
in the state will be in this parade.
Speakers.
On the program for the convention
are speakers of national fame. Mr.
Marion Lawrence, of Chicago, general
secretary of the International Sunday
School Association, is the foremost
Sunday school man in the world. Mr.
P. E. Green, of Birmingham, Ala., Edu
cational Superintendent for the Ala
bama Synod of the Presbyterian
church, U. S. A., is one of the few men
in America who has made a special
study of Sunday school work with
teen age boys and girls. Miss IVtyra
Batchelder, Montgomery, Ala., Ele
mentary Superintendent of the Ala
bama Sunday School Association, is
one of* the most widely known elemen
tary' workers in the south. These with
about sixty of the most prominent.
Sunday school and church workers in
the state make an unusually strong
program.
The music of the convention will be
under the direction of Prof. E. O. Ex
call and Prof. Roper have a world
wide reputation. Prof. Exoell as a com
poser and song leader and Prof. Roper
as a pianist.
Special Train.
Information from the office of tho
State Sunday School Association is to
the effect that the various counties
will have larger delegations at the*
convention than ever before. Arrange
ments have been made to run a spec
ial train from Macon over the Central
of Georgia Road, leaving Macon, at
11:20 and arriving in Atlanta in time
for the first session of the convention
Tuesday afternoon, June 13th. Every
white Sunday school in the state
entitled to three delegates besides pas
tor and superintendent. Delegates will
be met at the station and assigned
homes. g
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