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111 SEWERAGE AID SCHOOLS SUB
MITTED WITH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
People Appear Unanimous For Compre
hensive List Of Public Improvements And
Express Themselves Freely On Progress
The publication in last week's Trib- :
une concerning the action of the j
board of city commissioners in order- ;
ics plans and specifications for anew j
citv hail and their determination to ,
invest in a ten thousand dollar build
ing for this purpose at the corner of
Erwin and Church streets, renewed
the uion for a bond issue for sew-,
er „ :oved school'facilities and
streets.
The hot weather has brought forth
u unusual supply of mosquitce-s and !
the abundance of rain ami dampness ;
ha? brought to Cartersville a greater j
army of these disease carriers than
ever before. The citizens of Carters-j
viiie contemplate with dread and ap- j
prehension the lack of a system of ■
sewerage and drainage which contin- !
tn > 'o harass and endanger the 'life .
and health of our people from the fly ,
mi tie mosquito, and some of the'
iar- -t t.?w payer are severe in the- r j
t criticism of our irglect and proorasti- i
I -nation.
Favor Bond U sue For Sewerage, !
Schools arid Streets.
t viaens express their opinion -
la: strongly favoring a bond issue for j
I sewerage, ter schools and for'streets j
I before any other permanent public im- j
I pavements are undertaken. These ,
| insist that if the city- is able at this I
1t....- io iuven ten thousand dollars in
la i 1 : hail it could be much better in- j
Ivi <1 ir schools to improve the sur- j
I I the'young, tiny) t;; be put
I . o.’, hail.
n The izecs express then-sen. es ,
I v. sighing dollars agaiu~t ,
■the •-.all, cf human life. They insist !
Bih- w:;:. our school rooms crowded, !
Bi.obhlii’hy ventilated and heated j
Haul ci } arranged, with sraafl ciiii
■ : capying cellar room space in
Bore cf t'aj buildings, is simply to en- |
■daaser ih- health and life of such
Bfi-ildren ami result in bringing up a
■ ?l " ■>! !.i- lunatics and otherwise dis- ,
Huised children. Many favor a city j
bu: ,-inly two, who were seen by ;
■h i . ;i> L ir t -or.tn i /e, took the pos-
B r m. that a city hall should be built ;
u'ir .-ehcols are improved and ,
-;i street building under
■liken.
■ 1 • : us of opinion among the
j^liisr> . men of Cartersville. who
■ ! . was that sewerage is what
B' "red aml that the streets and pn
g'' I • aii-. s. particularly the schools
fl |lilil!ic ' I'laces, should be afforded
- 0 that we will be sa\ed a
B " a rdinary expense at some-
B ; * -nt the outbreak of dis-
I Doctors Warn Against Delay.
E' doctors of the city, who have
| and again issued their warnings
I 'ramg onr inadequate sewerage
r sm ’ are warm in their advocacy
I ie ' Ver ag<? and school improvements
■ r,? undertaken first. The doctors
■ '“ ai w 'e have been wonderfully
■ sSf!n that epidemics have not
■etomre devastated our population
■ that we are simply playing with
■ " lU nger delay improvements to
w iecure the health of Carters-
K
■ New is The Proper Time.
H' ' ls w ho have voted three times
■ ’ improvements state that it
■ l<J t a questi on 0 f what is the proper
■ e >' insist that ‘-now is the
“ Ui ' and that no merely ma
■ ' PL,, -'- i f>ion should outweigh the
of the city authorities
§ivin ® the people a chance
1Jl0!!Zf Permanent public im
u-pon a comprehensive
have a humane as
an economic value. They in-
Hj la^® rou ?h the many years that
BL V( .' "ying to secure these
uoitnts there has always been
claimed that now is not
f tr : ,nie I' l times of prosperity
' that !a^°r aml material
K . "nies of distress and low
j^E, * :i ' insisted that the people
encouraged to undertake
7 lf)rovI ncnts. But three
■ ujf lhp citizens of Cartersville
|v ° rtßiy expressed their desire
a!1 when given an
0 v °de for these improve
*[ by those most warmfly
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
in favor of sewerage that for a hun
dred years to come there will always
be someone who will say that now is
not the proper time, and if delayed for
so long Cartersville will be unable to
Jicv one particle of advancement and
v.Tii lag fearfully behind its neighbors
progres-ive municipal action.
Thrs. citizens insist that Carters
vilie’s first dm v is to provide com
plete seweiage and a clean community
for i, people, and afford up to date,
amp t educational facilities and school
. oc.ii environnw*j;t whereby the pupils,
boys and em’-;. the citizens of the
future, con acquire a fitness for ser
with-'iut a deprivation of their
health.
1 be Trih'.<-c n i reseatative was con
. i th.. ' uc v r isno •• mJnien-t pre
• .ling in Carter vihe favoring the
oi; tructicn -f i city hall before these
•*i> improvo-v.e--- ■ are undertaken
■' ■ 1 i riervi wed . n; of citizen*.
j . and was a--cured vy others that that
wag tlieir view about it. but that they
did not care to be quoted for private
ar.d personal reasons.
The following citizens, were earnest
.a tbrir t xpressiens. as found below:
C. G. Howren --aid that he favored a
fend issue for sewers, schools and
ireets ar.d that a city* hail. could be
iucluded in this. t
Harry Galt thought that it was more
important to take care of schools and
make pome provisions for sewerage.
W. W. Ycuug weuhl favor a city hall
thou;: :t eh** - ew. -.ge, schools
,'i'd stre.i : were cf more importance
esii stJc- ta’,vo ¥ ! .;p first. *
Ben C. Gil reach strongly favored
ewer age, : i-lt-.o'.* and sm ret s before
any city ,hill ; fl .opo: Men was talced up.
N. A. Bradley Will favor a city fia-M
proposition bnt thought that schools;
*■ we rage and streets sfcou'ld be coup
led with it and submitted to a vote of
the people.
Earl Schemer .favored first school’s,
sewerage and .streets before a city
hall was built.
M. F. Word thought the city should
undertake sewerage before planning to
spend any money for a city hall.
Horace Foster favored a submission
of a bond issue for sewerage, schools
ar.d streets and said that these things
should come before a city hall.
R. G. Gilreath said that the city was
in more urgent need cf sewerage and
school facilities than it was for a city
ball.
J. c. Shaw thought that the city an- j
rhorities were beginning at the wrong
end and should undertake sewerage,
school intirrovements and streets be
fore building a city hall.
W. H. Wikle favored a city hall be- '
fore any other improvements are un
dertaken.
Hal Wik’e was opposed to the con
struction of a city hall until sewerage,
school improvements and streets were
a reality.
T. W. Simpson said that there was
more urgent need for sewerage,
schools and streets than there was for
a city hall but that all four items
should be submitted to the people.
Paul F. Akin was a strong supporter
of sewerage, school improvements and
street work before a city hall was un
dertaken.
A. G. White advocated sewers,
school improvements and streets be
fore we start in to build a city hall.
F. C. Watkins said that he favored
a city haii since “we will never get
the other improvements anyhow.”
Ed Strickland strongly advocated
taking up the building of sewerage,
extension of school improvements and
street work before we spend any mon
ey on a city hall.
J. P. Anderson favors a city hall but
'insists that schools should he put in
condition at the same time.
John P. Adair is an advocate cf sew
! erage, sekoois and street improve
, moots and city hall.
L. P. thought it was a mis
! take to undertake the erection of a
city ball before sewerage, school im
provements and street building was
undertaken.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kinnamon and
little daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Steed and children leave Friday for
. Etowah where they will reside.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., JULY 27, 19 Ui
in 10 RETURN
oh spams 1000
Will Visit Number Of
Places And Make'Night
Speech Here.
Malcolm C. Tarver, candidate for
judge of the superior courts of the
Cherokee osreuit, will deliver a num
ber of speeches at different places in
l’artow county about the middle of
August and wiilil close his campaign in
this county with a night speech at
Cai tersvvile.
This will be pleasing news to Mr.
Tarver’s many friends and gives to
them the most encouraging prospect
of success in the county*. Mr. Tarver
and. lighted Ins admirers, as well as the
eiidid audience that heard him here
during court week, and these feel sure
th h aftfci ue has itoken in the other
puts of the com . y and the voters at
other places have been given an op
n nuiiity to hear him upon the .issues
Involved ia the present race far judi
cial honor .. between Judge Fite and
hi useff, he will be fov ud to posesas
ability, a high eoucoptioa of thd.oflice
V, seek* to win and a sacred respect
for imparitaiMty as it pertakws to the
bench and all judicial tie:ions. ‘
.since Mr. Tarver Trial; his speech’
here two weeks ago hundreds have
arnotmeed their determination to
v-c-ire for him and to praise him as a
1: Vv-ycr cf ability with all the quaillns
that make for judicial timber. His
friend? have emjoyeji a fine state of
emhufiasm and have gone to work
for him with renewed vigor and con
fidence.
Re certs from other counties in the
district indicate that Mr. Tarver -Us
making gain® daily and his friends
now believe that, no doubt e .ists as to
Ms carrying all counties north of Bar
- . and that even here, in the home
• i\nty of hi? o joiiint. M< *wili sur*
prise h'fe supporters and confound his
opponent’s followers with the result
at the ballot box.
Mr. Tarver has made no mistake
during his campaign. His utterances
have all been tempered with modera
tion. He has not sought to abuse any
body. He has made no false and un
supported charges. He has met the
people face to face and has given them
the best of reasons why he shoo'd be
favored and has run upon his own
strength as a lawyer and man and not
upon the weakness of his opponent.
.Mr. Tarver has strongly contended
for the sacredness of jury verdicts, for
the dignity of grand juries, and for a
strict adherence upon the part of
judges to the duties of the:ir office
only in order that their judgments
may be correct and not subject to so
many reversals by the supreme court.
His race has been generally com
mended by both friends and foes. He
has displayed a judicial temperament
in his handling of tne questions and
issues of the campaign. He does not
seem to be bound to earth with preju
dices nor dwarfed in judgment. His
friends are not afraid of his making
any mistakes and feel absolutely as
sured that he will be able to creditably
handle himse’if under any and all con
ditions.
It is understood that Mr. Tarver in
tends to speak at Taylorsville, Stjjes
i hero, Emerson, Cassville, Kingston,
i Adairsvilile and Pine Log, as well as
lat Cartersville again in which place
many have asked that he return here
and to speak at night when many
workingmen can hear him. Friends
have received assurances from Mr.
Tarver that he can return- to this coun
ity and make the campaign mapped out
' for him during the middle of August.
PINE LOG CAMP MEETING
TO BEGIN IN AUGUST.
Pine Log camp meeting begins Sat
urday nclght, August 19, continues
through the week and closes Sunday,
August 27.
l>et those who wish to secure tents
make arrangements at once so that
all the tents mav be occupied.
Work day to clean off cemetery and
camp ground Wednesday, August 9.
Those who have friends and relatives
buried here come and help.
C. L. ANTHONY.
Mr. €. F. Knowles left Sunday for
Cincinnati where he went to accept a
position in a department store.
Lieut. Conyers Fite, who is at pres
ent stationed in New York, is spend
ing a short tlc*e at home
CHARGE SOI IRUE
SMS CLERKOE COURT
No Suspended Sentence
Hangs Over Head Of
Tarver In Whitfield.
The report in last week’s Tribune!
concerning the colloquy between Judge
A. \\. Fite apd Cos). M. C. Tarver, of
L'al.c.u both candidates for superior
court ; ilge, ail.-: tog out of Judge Fite’s
statement in court and in the pres
ence of jurors and many spectators at
tending court, that he held a suspend
ed sentence over Mr. Tarver In Whit
field, county and the prompt denial of
the truthfulness of this statement by
Mr. fJ’arvpr at’ the time, has caused
many inquiries to be made and much
comment to be indulged.
It .will be remembered that Judge
: 'ite.. while -engaged in the perform
ance of the-dirty of sentencing a negro
who had been found guilty of an of
fence, took occasion to take up the
time of the court to say that he held
a suspend and sentence over Mr. Tar
ver. .whe'diart mioken curing the auorn
rng|;at the sburt< ho.:i urging his
Uapiifened th-t 'T, Tarver had come
rtoYlu- ccur; • ooai and had taken a
, oatiK’vn heard the statement made by
!udgv I'ite. ile promptly rose and stae
<1 ib the court that Judge Fite was in
ci ’-or- in making such a statement in
i.bat tie did not have any sup.i ie 1
'r- vy ever- him nor indeed had
Judge Flic ever had a ca- against
him-pept th ‘t arising oui of differ
-1 in the court durirg tin trial of
cai-ea in v.;Mch he was employed. Not-'
vit.ly-t.zrding Mr. Tarver’s denial
J-ui*-- rite.did not withdraw his siale
meriSt. which was that be held a sus
pended sentence over Mr. Tarter, and
whfjh statement he had mad.e on pub
lic pg,;g.sLpns. at other places in the
diYr. without elating for what' .of
fence hb held a suspended sentence
ever him.'Mr. Tarver went on to say
that the- only times that he had even
been fined by Judge Fite were for con
tempt of court .and *kat in one of these
cases he paid bis fine and in the other
i; war remitted.
Due to the fact that Judge Fite did
not correct his statement, notwith
standing that Mr. Tarver was positive
in hi? denial, and left ail who wanted
to believe him. -he editor of The Trib
une wrote to W. M. Sapp, clerk of the
superior court of Whitfield county, to
ascertain what the record showed in
this respect. The letter of inquiry to
Mr. Sapp was as follows:
“Hon. W. M. Sapp,
“Clerk Superior Court.
“Dalton, Ga.
“Dear Sir:
“A few days ago, during a session of
the superior court at this place, Judge
Fite stated in court that he held a sus- ;
pended sentence over M. C. Tarver in '
Whitfield superior court. Mr. Tarver j
made denial of this at the time but
Judge Fite did not withdraw his
charge.
“ds a maiter of public interest I
would like tc have yon examine your
records and to inform me what such
records show in this respect.
‘•1 would greatly appreciate a
prompt reply.
“Very truly yours, ,
“O. T. PEEPLES, Editor.' 1 j
In replay to this letter Mr. Sapp
wrote the editor of The Tribune as
follows:
“.Mr. O. T. Peeples. Editor,
“CartersviKe, Ga.
“Dear Sir:
“Replying to your communication of
yesterday, will state that there is no
record in this office that Col. M. C.
Tarver was ever defendant in any
criminal proceeding in this court.
“Sometime last vear, Judge A. W.
Fite imposed a small fine aga nst Mr.
Tarver for an alleged contempt in
open court, but immediately remitted
the fine, and no record was ever made
of the affair, the same having occurred
in open court. There was no sentence
imposed.
‘•Several years ago Cols. Tarver and
McCamy were fined for contempt and
the fines were paid.
“Respectfully,
“W. M. SAPP.’
Thus it will be seen that Mr. Tar
ver has never been a defendant in any
criminal proceeding before Judge Fite,
and, therefore. Judge Fite has never
had an opportunity to suspend a sen
tence over him for a criminal offence,
and his statements to this effect here
TABERNACLE MEETING NEXT WEEK
WITH GYPSY SMITH, i, IN CHARGE
Splendid Services Will Be Held Daily Begin
ning Aug. 4, And Ending Sunday, August
13, with Good Singing As Feature.
The great annual tabernacle meet
ing wild' begin next week and will bring
to Cartersville the Gypsy Smith Evan
gelistic Party who will conduct, what
promises to be, one of the most suc
cessful religious revivals ever held in
Cartersville. Mr. Smith wild have the
active, and hearty co-operation of the
local ministers, laity and singers from
all over the county. The meeting be
gins Friday. August ttb, and will run
through ten days ending August 13th.
Rev. Albany R. Smith, better known
as Gypsy Smith, Jr., and son of an
evangelist who has heretofore con
ducted a tabernae’e meeting in Car
teiv.ville, and himself a man. of great
strength and spiritual fervor, will do
the burden of the preaching, and ev
erywhere Mr. Smith has conducted
meetings he has met with great suc
cess. He has*won the love and esteem
•
of at-‘ who have ec-operated and work
ed with him, and has left an impres
sion upon each and very community
he liak visited ar t where he -has
labored.
Assist]eg Gvpsy Smith Will'be, Rev.
Bov Vale, who comes as a personal
worker and coadjuter of Mr,’ Smith.
Mr. Vale wi-’l arrive in Cartersville
this week ::;d vv... pie adit, in the sev
eral- churches in Cartersville Sunday,
apd will at the beginning-of -next week
actfveey lay plans as a herakl. for the
coming ol orypsy Smith, Jr., and his
talented singer, Mr. Forest (Vie.
Mr. Cole is a chorus singer and so-
I'i's-t of M.te; possesses a fine voir
l ■ iag with greet ; p eyer- the
M . ; which hCye mk-v- a to
grace thousand? of -souls and will co.:-
! thme to lift from the depths of des
- ir the erring sinner of this and fu
ture times. Mr. Co-!e will have com
plete charge of the music and is a di
rector of fine force and executive abil
jry it is earnestly hoped that every- (
one who has a voice will jo.Ti in the
chorus and make this meeting one
which will be distinguished above all
others for the excellence of the music
rendered. All tho-se who have so splen
didly entertained the people of Car
tersville and surrounding country with
their voices at all day singings are es
pecially urged to lend their htj|l>p in
song to the success of this meeting.
As always heretofore, vast throngs
CONGRESSMAN LEE ON
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
An evidence of Congressman Lee’s j
high standing in congress is shown
by the fact that he has been named
is one of the three members of the
house to meet with three members
of the senate and adjust the differ- ■
dices between the house and the sen- ,
ate over the Agricultural Appropria
tion bill. Senator Hoke Smith is one
ct the senators named for this im
l>ort.ant work. With two Georgians on
this hoard, the interests of Georgia
ar.J the south will be carefully guard
ed. This measure carries more money
to promote agriculture and more good
legislation in behaf of the farmer
than any measure ever before passed
by congress. Among t-he important
measures in this bill which is o-f ex
ceeding interest to the south, might
be mentioned the bill to prevent
gambling in cotton futures, the federal
warehouse bW, whereby agricultural
products can be stored under govern
ment supervision, the grain grading
bill, a very large appropriation for
demonstration work, also ample ap
propriation for carrying on the tick
| eradication work and for the preven
tion of hog cholera. Legislation for the
handling of the seventy-five million
| dollars for -good roads, which will be
i disbursed under the control of the de-
I partment o-f agriculture, is also in
i ctuded in this bill.
and throughout the district appear to
be unwarranted and baseless.
Due to the fact that these men are
running for the high and responsible
position at judge of the superior court.
The Tribune has sought to ascertain
the facts of the case from an authoriz
ed official who was impartial and un
biased in his statement of facta.
will be in Cartersville during the en
tire ten days, and on the two Sundays
through which the meeting lasts the
largest crowds that ever assembled
on the tabernacle grounds are ex
pected to attend these meetings.
Gypsy Smith, Jr., comes‘to Oarters
'vllle splendidly recommended. Those
who remember his father, the excel
lence of his character and the pro
found earnestness of his preaching
and his interesting delivery, will come
to s,ee if the son has inherited the
gifts of the father. Where Gypsy Smith,
has been he has been blessed with
great success in his work and he has
left each comraifnlity with the same
character o: appro-bat ion that, always
follows hi- father’s’work before him.
! He is capable of rising to the sublim
! e t heights in pulpit orat ry and his
j earnestness carries con viction to the
i beifovitr and unbeliever alike of the
man’s thorough and sincere belief in
the .doctrines of Christianity.
Tho>e who fail to aaend the taber
nacle meetings this year will mris
something. They, will miss .that which
will be interesting and entertaining as
•well as that which will be uplifting
and elevating. They will m-i? 8 the in
spiring -presence of a g:.£u-d prebcher
‘and >f the splendid worker under him.
j They will miss the splendid singing of
• Mr, Cole and his leadership of an ex
, cel lent choir. They wiib miss the op
-1 portunity to meet with neighbors and
| fi iends and relatives who will be here,
rv will miss the hospitality of
■ hit h v. 11l be
tT'T.w n per to Yjv. reception of all
\ .-to:: ? during this oooasion. - -
It 1: Garteikville’s dope and antic!*
eatidn am! the ear'nc -n .wer of ev
ery cbid-tinn heart that the ibernaele
-e-rvi-ces this year wIT far excel .n ef
fective i emits the splendid achieve
ments cf the pas-t and tha' when the
meeting closes everyone who has
- come within the bounds of its in
' Alienee will have hi - heart touched
and his purposes directed to higher
and better things and a happier and
nobler life.
All should begin -bv attending the
first meeting on Friday, August 4th,
and previous to that time co-opearte
with Mr. Vale in planning the work to
be done during this meeting.
REVIVAL MEETING IS
HELD AT TAYLORSVILLE.
The revival meeting recently held
at the Taylorsville Methodist church
was largely attended in spite of the
adverse weather, and resulted in great
good to the church and to the com
munity.
Rev. B. F. Pim, the pastor, did all
the preaching and though young in
the ministry, he conducted the ser
vices with all the ease and efficiency
of a veteran in the cause. With intense
earnestness and zeal, he labored for
the Master day by day, singing, pray
ing. preaching, exhorting—sparing
himself not, in order that people might
be lead to see and realize that there is
a higher and better life.
Six joined the church, five by pro
fession of faith and one by restora
tion.
LOCAL UNITED STATES
MARINE AFLOAT.
Ploughing the seven seas on board
the superdreadnaught Utah, one of
our most powerful and formidable
fighting ships, is Isaac T. Baker, of
this place.
Isaac, who is a son of James Isaac
Baker, of Cartersville, enlisted in the
United States Marine Corps at its Bir
mingham, Ala., recruiting station on
March 23, 1916. Marines wear a dis
tinctively military uniform and they
perform a soldier’s duties while roving
the seas aboard shiip. They are al
ways first landed when trouble threat
ens, and they bear the brunt of the
initial fighting. Usually these “sci’diers
of the sea” are able to cope with any
situation that may arise without hav
ing to call in the army to assist.
Young Baker already has had many
interesting experiences as a member
of that gallant organization “the odd
est branch of the serv'toe.”
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