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VOL. 6 #1 CITIZENS WANT itJTH TO GOME BEFORE CITY HILL Interviews Show a Practically Unanimous Sentiment In Favor of Health Schools And Streets And Then City Building • How long, O Lord, how long are we going to have to wait for sewerage, for better schools and for bettor .streets in Cartersvilie?” is the pre vailing, earnest inquiry upon the part of citizens of Cartersvilie who hop* ior its welfare, are interested in its development and are praying for its progress. The Tribune continued this week to interview citizens of Cartersvilie and we publish here below the opinion of each and every one seen upon the, sub ject of civic improvements and if these, together with those who were interviewed last week, represent any thing like the sentiment in Carters vilie. it certainly expresses itself in no unmistakable terms in favor of, first, sewerage, next schools, and third streets, and lastly a city hall. The sentiment is practically unanimous in favor of health first and schools next and street improvements next and a city hall last. A City Hall By Direct Tax. It was also ascertained that a sen timent exists in favor of building a city hall out of a bond issue instead of by direct taxation. A city hall cost ing ten thousand dollars wMI necessi tate a tax of practically $3.33 on the thousand, and being a pefpanent im provement to be enjoyed by future generations and by future citizens of Cartersvilie, the be3t and most equit able method would be to issue bonds bearing five per cent, rate of interest and to be retired in future years when others come in to enjoy its benefits and uses. These insist that the build ing of a court house by direct taxa tion compelled citizens to pay for It who have not received and are not re ceiving any more benefits from it tham those who have come in here inee and become large tax pavers. In addition to this, a tax payer’s money is worth to him eight per cent, as an individual, whereas the city can borrow money in its aggregate capacity at five per cent, and put the proceeds in a per manent improvement and the burden of paying for it will be distributed among those who get the greatest, use out of its erection. All Improvements By a Bond Issue. Citizens who were interviewed by The Tribune take the view that the entire matter should be submitted to j the people in the form of a bond issue j and that the items to be submitted j should be sewerage, schood improve- j nients, permanent streets and a city hall. In this way a public expression j of sentiment will be definitely ascer- j 'tamed, and, if authorized, the improve- j ments could be made from proceeds of bonds which would bring to Car tersvflle outside money and which would serve the double purpose of sup plying a great public emergency as well as giving an impetus to trade. Seweraqe. Many citizens fear, and view with apprehensive dread, the prospect of a 'pestilence, the spread of typhoid fever or the introduction of infantile paraly- K 's. They insist that it is the city’s highest duty to rid this town of cess Poo s, surface closets, a.osquito breed ing ponds, open ditches and various other menaces which hold the pro gress of the city in check and which keep above the heads of the people a cloud of impending doom. Schools. *' ,a ny citizens are earnest in their 1 plea for better school facilities, and 1 these contend that if the city has ten ; thousand dollars to on an im- ! provenent it shouQd fir • be spent and 1 'levoied to the purpos e of placing the s, h °ol children in safe charters and to ’ike them out of damp cellars and to Provide them with hygienic toilet and o f her arrangements. ( itizens express a ride and hope ' Ht the city will be able to buiild a hall, but all who were seen are Poetically of one accord and insist a citv hafil at most can save but few dollars, while sewerage and 1 improvement* '-ill not only dollars but -ve the (lives of old ® *'l \oung ands - e doctors’ bills and ‘ n >sh security against the dread of disease. ' * s un derstood that the city au s ’ t!es are now awaiting plans and “’ations from the architect con- THE BARTOW TRIBUNE cerning the city hall but give no def inite assurance that the other improve ments will be undertaken within any definite (length of time. In view of the fact that public sentiment has never been expressed as favoring a city hall, whereas it has been frequently demon strated that an overwhelming senti ment exists in favor of sewerage and schools and streets, a great deal of interest has been aroused and the tax payers and citizens are anxious to know why a city hall is given prece dence over matters of so much more fundamentall value and of so much more urgent need. The following citizens freely ex pressed their views touching the mat ter of public improvements: C. C. Pittman was a champion of sewers and schools and streets and thought that then a city hall could be built. Geo. H. Aubrey regarded health as of the greatest importance and schools next. Then if a city halt was of suf ficient economic value to build one. Dr. Sam Howell favored sewerage and school improvements, both to be classed together, since they meant health. Then streets and then a city haN. Judge Martin Collins was for sewer age above all things. He would like wise favor a comprehensive system of public improvements and in favor of going to. our debt limit to secure them. W. W. Daves thought that health was first of all things to be consider ed. Health for the public and health for the children. A sewerage system for all and school building constructed right to conserve health of the lit tle fellows. Watt H. Milner said, “With the pres ent floating indebtedness I think It would be poor policy to erect a city hall and pay for same by direct taxa tion. School houses, adequate for our needs, should first te considered, then sewers and streets. At present a city hall would be a luxury.” W. M. McCafferty said that there were a lot of things needed before a city hail and that he was against a city hall until these other things were undertaken. W. J. Taylor warmly espoused the construction of sewers, the -improve ment of school building and the build ing of streets before a city haTH was undertaken. If the city should under take all these improvements, however, he would favor them all. J. If. Whitaker favored school im provements, sewers and streets and then a city hall. R. H. Renfroe thought health came first, schools next, streets next and then a city hall. Dr. R. E. Adair said our greatest needs were a sewerage system and school improvements, then we could take up a city hall, if need be. Homer Black was of the opinion that sewerage and schools and streets were of greater importance than a city hall and should be undertaken first. Dr. J. N. Weems said, “I favor a city hall all right bnt I do think we need these other things first. Health, schoo 1 ? improvements and streets rank higher in importance." W. W. Crow said he favored first sewerage, second school improve ments, third streets and fourth city hall. R. M. Hardaway said if we cannot have but one thing now he favored sewerage. If more, he favored schools, streets and then a city hall. John Phillips favored sewerage, school improvements and streets be fore the erection of a city ha'll. J. B. Howard is a strong advocate of sewerage and schools and thinks these things should be done before we build a city hall. PHILLIP'S LEGION TO MEET AT KENNESAW. Phillip's legion, -Confederate Veter ans, will hold their annual reunion at Kennesaw, Ga„ August 9th. Af! veterans of this legion, who can possibly do so, should attend this meeting. The program and entertain ment will be all that the hosts of friends of boys of the gray can make it and a pleasant time socially will be spent in association with each other. CAKTERSVILLE, GA., AUGUST 3. 1916 DORSET 10 SPEAK HERE OH TUESDAY MORNING Popular Candidate For Gov ernor To Appear Before Bartow County Voters. Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey, running like a house afire for governor of Georgia, will address the voters of this county at the court house on next. Tuesday morning at ten o’clock and wWI be given a rousing reception by his friends who are enthusiastically pro claiming him as the next chief execu tive of this state. No candidate for the governorship o 1 ’ recent years has met. with such en thusiastic reception and has been more loyally supported by the masses than is Mr. Dorsey in the present cam paign. There as a popular demand that went to him asking him to lie come a candidate. Petitions, resolu tions, letters and personal appeals from friend and stranger alike, be sought him to stand as a Candidate for the highest office within the gift or the people of this state. That this demand was sincere and represented the earnest wishes of the great body of the people of Georgia has been evidenced by the great audi ences which have gone out to hear him in his public addresses and who have applauded every principle for which he stands and who have given him every assurance that a candidate can receive that he can confidently expect general support from afl classes of men. His Campaign throughout south and southwest Georgia was one continual ovation. He was tendered every cour tesy and accorded every honor the peo ple can pay a popular hero, while bis own addresses have been such as to please and confirm public belief in his fitness for the place he seeks. Mr. Dor sey’s support come3 from every walk and every class of society. His sup porters are found among farmers, naerchants, bankers, lawyers and the ministry, and most enthusiastic of all is the working man who believes that Georgia possesses in Mr. Dorsey a pub lic man who has the ability and the honor and the grit to stand by his con victions and to represent alfl men fair ly in the performance of public duties. Mr. Dorsey’s speech in Cartersville will be heard by perhaps the largest crowd that has assembled in- Carters vfUe in many a day to hear a candi date. His enthusiastic friends have an ticipated his coming and have eagerly besought him to speak earlier in Car tersville. His campaign engagements, however, have prevented an earlier appearance here, but this has in no wise served to diminish the enthusi asm or their loyalty which will assert itseUf on the appearance of Mr. Dor sey here next Tuesday. .\fr. Dorsey will discuss the issues in the present campaign for governor in his address here and in addition will be glad to answer any questions which any voter mav desire to ask ; him. He is a forceful and convincing i speaker and a large crowd will come out to hear him. LET CARTERSVILLE INVITE GEORGIA VETERANS HERE. It has been suggested that Carters ville invite the state reunion of con federate veterans here for 1917. The suggestion is a happy one and one which Cartersviile should take up and press at ouce. The reunion for j 1916 is to be held this month and at that time the various trades and civic bodies shouW place in the hands of the veterans a warm and hearty invi tation to be with us next year. Cartersviile has never done any thing note worthy for the veterans and this will give us a chance to make known our love, reverence and loyal ' interest in the soldiers who fought for their beloved southland more than fifty years ago. The time will soon be past when we can furnish these heroes any mark of esteem and pay tribute to them in life. The attention of the city commis sioners and county commissioners is called to this suggestion and the var ious organizations, civic, patriotic and commercial can do something. Car tersviile can entertain them. It only needs the determination to lake it up. BOYS HIVE I EIGHT WITH SERIOUS RESULTS Otto Quinn Hit On Head By Young Paul Gilreath And Badly Hurt. What came near being a serious difficulty between two young boys was the striking over the head with the iron sleeve of a Ford automobile tire of Ott Quiri n, a boy about sixteen years old, by Parr.' Gilreath, the young son of Mayor Gilreath. in Cartersvilie Tuesday afternoon. It appears, that the two boys had previously quarreled and had had some difficutly of a boyish character, relating to some papers being carried by young Gilreath. Being nettled over it the latter sought out young Quinn and found him in the vacant lot across the street from The Bartow Tribune. He went to him, and said 0 something and possibly received some reply, but which could not be heard, when young Gilreath threw the iron piece held in his hand at young Quinn. Quinn was struck in the head, and the impact was heard by Mr. R. W. Landers who was nearby but who had not noticed the boys up to this time. The boy was seen to quiver and faflL Mr. Landers picked him up, found him speechless or unconscious and medical aid was sought at once. Young Gilreath realizing that he had possibly seriously hurt his antagonist and immediately regretting the affair, assisted in finding a physician and otherwise helping to aHevlate the suf fering of young Quinn. Being carried to the office of Dr. 5 Howard E. Felton, and there assisted by Dr. Wofford, it was found that the skull was- fractured and an operation ■was necessary. Mayor Gilreath ob tained permission to stop the Dixie Flyer and young Quinn was carried to the Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, where after an operation by Drs. Goldsmith and Jones, the boy was put in good, .and it is confidently believed, safe con- Friends of the families of the boys, as well as their own friends, greatly regretted the event and tendered ev ery assistance. It was only a boyish difficulty with well nigh fatal results and none are more penitent than young Gilreath, who did not foresee the result of his momentary anger. Young Quinn is an orphan and a bright and promising lad and it is hoped that Ik will soon be welß and suffer no complications as a result of his injurv. Young Gilreath is a bright faced and bovish nature, who has many youthful friends, and his exper ience will doubtless be of value to him in the future. TABERNACLE MEETING BEGINS FRIDAY. Opens Fridav, August 4th. at 10:30 a. m. Services Friday 7:30 p. m. Services Saturday 10:30 a. m. and J 7:30 p. m. Services Sunday 10:30 a. m., 2:30 r. m. and 7:30 p. m. Services during the week to be an nounced daily. The great tabernacle services will begin Friday at 10:30 a. m„ to be con ducted by Gypsy Smith. Jr., the fa mous son of a famous sire. The taber nac'e committee has ccmpietel every arrangement preliminary to the initia tion rf these services and are enthusi astic over the prospects of a great and successful meeting. The members of all churches are appealed to to give to this meeting their earnest and prayerful support and to manifest their interest in attendance and participa tion in the series of services to be held. Mr. Vale, the personal worker, has already arrived and his meetings held in the various churches of Carters ville have been such as to encourage him over the prospect for a successful meeting. The committee respectfully sug gests that during the period through hich the meeting will be in progress f hat the housekeepers of the city or der their groceries early so that the . merchants and their employees may have opportunity to attend the morn ing service which will he rich in the STATEMENTS PROVE NO SENTENCE EVER IMPOSED ON MR. TARVER Judge Fite Claim Remitted Fine Is Suspend ed Sentence And Mr. Tarver Shows Up Whole Thing The publication in The Tribune, re lating to the charge made by Judge Fite in the superior court while in session, that he held a suspended sen tence over Mr. Tarver and its prompt denial by Mr. Tarver has been re opened through a letter written to The Tribune by Judge Fite. It appears that Judge Fite takes the view that because he fined Mr. Tarver SIO.OO, without a jail sentence otf any kind attached, and afterwards remitted the fine he both remitted the fine and suspended a sentence, notwithstanding none was imposed. The fine was im posed for contempt of court, arising out of Mr. Tarver’s insistence that certain testimony was not admissible in the trial of a case on trial, in which he was of counsel. Mx, Tarver was called up over the the 'phone by The Tribune and a state ment was requested and is published below. We invite careful reading of both. Judge Fite Replies. Judgj Fite’s letter i3 as follows: Editor Bartow Tribune: What you said in The Tribune last week about my suspending sentences, is true in part, untrue in part, and al together misleading. What Mr. Sapp, the cflerk of Whit fleid superior court, said is substan tially correct, and substantially what I said. I stated in substance that Mr. Tarver ought not to object to my sus pending sentences on others as I had suspended a sentence on him, and he replied that I was mistaken and that he had paid the fine; and to this I replied that he had paid one of the fines but not the other. The truth is I have had to fine him twice for contempt of court and he paid one of the fines, and I not only suspended the sentence in the other case, but remitted the fine entirely; but as ft occurred in open court, no record was made of It. Therefore, I repeat that Mr. Tarver ought not to object to mv suspending sentences on others. Respectfully, A. W. FITE. Tarver’s Statement. Mr. Tarver’s statement of the mat ter is as follows: “The statement made by Judge Fite at Chatsworth and at Dalton, and which was repeated from the bench after a speech made by me re cently at Cartersville was that he, (Judge Fite) ‘had a suspended sentence over Mr. Tarver.’ When this was denied by me, the assertion was made that he had fined Messrs. Tar ver and McCamy for contempt and had remitted it. and this was what revelation of the word and in the ex position of Christian belief. Arrangements have been made to park automobiles separate from bug gies on the east side of the tabernacle grounds where cars will be under more strict and vigilant police pro tection and where they can come and go without molestation to horses and mules hitched to buggies and other vehicles. Great throngs of people from all over the county and surrounding ter ritory are expected to attend the meetings, especially the meetings through the two Sundays. Gypsy Smith himself will arrive Friday and enter at once into his work and his coming is anticipated with a great degree of interest and his work wIM be backed up by the co-operative effort of every religious influence in Cartersville. GEO. C. TINSLEY ADDS VULCANIZING PLANT. George C. Tinsley will next week install at his garage an innovation in so far as such service relates to Car tersviile. Mr. Tinsley will put in a steam vul canizing plant and will then be equip ped to do all kinds of vulcanizing, either for tubes or casings. Heretofore such needs forced the automobile own er to send his tubes and casings to At lanta or elsewhere, which carries with it a delay and carrying charge, which is oftentimes annoying. Mr. Tinsley wiW also give free tire the court called a ‘suspended’ sen tence. When the truth of this was de nied (Mr. Tarver having the canceled ~ check with which he paid the fine), His Honor switched the charge to an other and entirely different occasion. “While the remission of a fine for contempt is in no sense a suspended sentence, it is only fair that the pub lic should know the circumstances under which this last mentioned fine was imposed, in order to demonstrate hew small a thing has been dragged imto this campaign in an attempt to reflect upon me. “This fine, amounting to ten dollars, was imposed in the case of the State vs. Car] Holland, in WhitfiUld superior court, April term, 1914. It was imposed because I insisted upon stating objec tions to the introduction of certain testimony, His Honor ruling before the objections were fully stated. In order to except to the admission of illegal testimony, it Is necessary that the grounds of objection be 3tated at the time of its admission. I was there fore fined for doing what the law and my duty as a lawyer required me to do for my client. The court of appeals afterwards sustained the objection which I made, despite the fine, and reversed the case. (See Holland vs. State, 86 S. E. Rep., 739.) "The fine was coNected by the sheriff in the presence of the jury, and afterward, when the jury had retired, was returned to me by the sheriff, without any solicitation upon my part. “Surely, these facts are not suffic ient to warrant the broad assertion that Judge Fite has a ‘suspended sen tence over Mr. Tarver.’ Fines for con tempt are often imposed without just cause. It is believed that Judge Fite, since his experience with the court of appeals, concurs in this proposition." From all which it is made to ap pear that the charge made by Judge Fite that he held a suspended sen tence over Mr. Tarver 13 in no respect true According to Mr, Sapp, the clerk of the court, who Judge Fite says states the truth, “there was no sen tence imposed.” According to Mr. Tar ver he paid the fine which was coC lected by the sheriff, In the presence of the jury, and it was returned to him after the jury had retired, with out any solicitation upon his part. Not even the payment of the fine was sus pended, but entirely remitted, the court evidently coming to the conclusion that it was wrongfully im [rosed. And it further appears that the court of appeals held with Mr. Tarver that the testimony in question was not proper to be considered in that case and Judge Fite was reversed on this point. serice. An expert will be placed in charge of this department and the pub lic will be accorded prompt and effic ient treatment of aIT business brought to the garage in this, as well as in all other departments. Mr. Tinsley’s determination to do vulcanizing has been hailed with de light by hundreds of automobile own ers as this is one of the most frequent services needed by autoists and his progressives ess will result, in greatly adding to the popularity and patronage of his garage. A BIG EXPRESS BILL FOR A SINGLE ITEM. What is believed to be the biggest express bill ever paid for a single ar ticle by any consignee in Cartersviile was that cheerfully paid over by W. S. Peebles and B. C. Sloan this week. Messrs. Peebles and Sloan are equip ping, for early operation, a baryta mine on the property of the Cherokee Ochre Cos. They needed an electric pump of great capacity and needed it “right now.” Ascertaining that the congestion of freight cars in the east would delay, for weeks possibly, an early shipment, ordered the pump and attached motor to be shipped by ex press. It came in an express car all to itself and was delivered in Carters viile Monday. The shipment weighed 8,000 pounds and the express bilf wai | $335.00. NO. 33