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HERS AROUSED
OVER QUARANTINE
Protest Forwarded And in
spector Fails To Find
801 l Weevil Flere.
The farmers of Bartow county be
me aroused during the past week
ove r receiving news that the commis
sioner of agriculture had placed Bar
tcw county in what is known as the
-safety zone,’’ which would have the
effect ' of limiting the sale of cotton
seed £o only three mills, and quaran
tining all cotton seed produced In
tlli , county front shipment to the out
side world. This would have the effect
, s0 CI V erv much reducing the value
01, S sale of cotton seed, and place Bar
tow county in the class of infected ter
ritory from the ravages of the boll
weevil.
In order to prevent boll weevil from
getting ail over the south several state
departments cf agriculture 'have mark
od off infected territories and quaran
tined these so that neither cotton nor
cotton seed can be sold anywhere but
it, other infected territories. They
have also what is known as the “safety
zone," which means that such terri
tories are likely to he infected, and
tLeir cotton seed products are quaran
tined against sale in free territory.
Upon this being announced promi
nent farmers, together with Bob H.
McGinnis, L. F. Shaw and others,
wired Mr. J. U. Prices commissioner of
agriculture of Georgia, and protested
against Bartow county being included,
for the reason that no part of its terri
• tory is in anywise infected, or for the
present time in a dangerous condition
front boll weevil condition. Mr. Price
at once sent. Mr. Smith, of his office,
tc Oartersville, to inspect the situation,
and to make a survey and to ascertain
conditions. Practically the entire
county was covered, and Mr. Smith
failed to find any evidence of boll
weevil, and it is presumed that he will
so report to his superior.
It is hoped that upon Mr. Smith's
report and recommendation the quar
antine against Bartow county’s cotton
seed products will be lifted for this
season. Farmers and cotton seed deal
ers regard it as a matter of great im
portance that Bartow county should
have the benefit, of a freedom from the
presence of boll weevil since it is a
fact, which has been definitely ascer
tained, that this pest has not yet ap
peared in this section. If the county is
hept in the "safety zone,” cotton seed
will bring a much less prioe because
of a lack of market.
COTTON SEED OIL MILLS UNDER
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
That the cotton oil mills are under
investigation by the United States
government for maintaining a “pool”
o| ' an understanding with reference to
the purchase of cotton .seed and main
taining limits of operation in the sale
their products has leaked out
trough sources where the government
has been seeking infdrmatiion.
if definite and tangible evidence is
secure,! they will be prosecuted under
the law- against maintaining a trust
as to prices.
ll is sa: ! that foreseeing the Jikeii
ood that cotton, seed is to bring a
high price this year the oil mills
*' e sen t out experienced buyers
* OSe object is to buy in advance of
o season of production a.ll the cotton
Sef,, J available and are making large
archast s it a p o ut 50 cents a bushel,
’ ereas cotton seed, in the opinion
tamiliar with the situation,
tight to bring the farmers now in the
f'?h borh od of SI.OO a bushel.
I{ arniers are warned not to dispose
j ? “ir seed too quickly as they are
I lear ° 1)6 a searce commodity this
| r and will command a price of not
' than one dollar per bushel, and
i more.
RST BALE OF COTTON
PRODUCED BY H. N. CABE.
Morp r . Ues<lajr ' August 29th. Bob H.
Purchased from H. N. Cabo.
<*tto> near StilekSboro > th e first bale of
the r- produced in Bartow county of
480 r, 0 ’ ° The bale weighed
v and brought 17 cents per
Cabe haS been fre6 ’y con
h u P° n his accomplishment
atkj ia ? ‘ ng 10 m arket the first bale,
labors ? for ** a Premium for his
THE BARTOW TRIBUNE
BARTOW COUNTY FAIR
GETTING 111 SHAPE
Secretary Pyron Has Ex
cellent Plans Ahead For
Big Week.
The Bartow County Fair Associa
tion is making active preparations for
holding the fair in October, and Secre
tary Ruohs Pyron, is now- giving the
matter his entire thought and atten
tion. The secretary is anxious to have
the co-operation of all merchants and
farmers, and other business men, in
furnishing a fair this year of equal if
not superior entertaining value as
those held before.
Mr. Pyron is also managing the
North Georgia Fair fer Rome, and
hence there exists between the Bartow
County Fair and the North Georgia
Fair a good working arrangement,
which will be of value to both fairs.
This is particularly true with refer
ence to the racing feature, in that
race men who come with their string
of horses to Rome will also come to
Cartersville, and the probabilities are
the best racing ever seen tin North
Georgia will be carried on on the Bar
tow County Fair tracks next October.
All departments are getting busy for
exhibits of high class, and this is par
ticularly true of the poultry depart
ment, which this year has been placed
in charge of Mr. Walter Akerman. The
association as very anxious for Bartow
county to make a good showing in the
poultry show, and to take her share
of the prizes, and for this reason have
secured Mr. Akerman’® services.
Mr. Akerman states that there are
many pure bred fowls in the county
that are not exhibited, or which failed
to take prizes, because their owners
do not know how 1 to prepare them for
the shows, or do not know' how to se
lect them properly.
Mr. Akerman has prepared birds
within the last three years that have
taken prizes at all the leading shows
in the south, Atlanta, Orlando, Char
lotte, Chattanooga, Lousiville, Macon,
Augusta and New Orleans, and in
most of them sweepstake prizes Mr.
Akerman will be at his home all of
next week, and if you have any inten
tion of showing any birds if you will
go to his home he will give you all
the information at his command free
ot charge, and if you desire, will help
you to select your own birds. This
should be done at once, as you should
commence to prepare them for the
October and November shows.
Mr. W. C. Gaines will continue to
have charge of the show’ room, and his
ability and knowledge of fine poultry
is well known., and hence the poultry’
department promises to be this year
a decidedly popular feature of the fair.
M. L. JOHNSON WANTED
IN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Hon. M. L. Johnson, of Bartow
county, has been invited by the speak
ers bureau of the national democratic
executive committee to make a num
ber of speeches in behalf of the nat
ional nominees throughout the coun
try, and is an honor which Mr. John
son’s many friends consider as well
bestowed and in which service he will
be of-great help.
The times and places and the state
in which these speakers are to be used
are to hereafter be desingated. The
services of Mr. Johnson, as well as
those of the other gentlemen called
for, will not be caY'ed for until after
the primary of September 12 and
hence Mr. Johnson can continue to
pursue his candidacy for representa
tive in the general assembly from
this county.
Other prominent Georgians whose
talents have been solicited are: Peter
W. Meldrim, Robt. J. Travis, W. W.
Osborne, of Savannah, Roscoe Luke,
of Thomasvilfe, Arthur Jordan, of
Swainsboro, Mose Wright, of Rome,
Dan G. Fogarty, Wm. M. Howard, of
Augusta, Roland Biles, of Macon, W.
H. Bur well, of Sparta, Jno. T. West,
Thompson, Tom J. Brown, I>. W.
Meador, of Elberton, J. H. Skelton, of
Hartwell, Reuben. Arnold, Jno. W.
Moore, Madison Bell, Mark Bolling, of
Atlanta, J. H. Rosser, of LaFayette,
Horace Holden, of Athens, Jno. S.
Adams, of Dublin, and Ogden Persons,
of Forsyth.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., AUGUST 31, 191<>
CITY COMMISSIONERS HEAR REPORT
OF I TRAINED SCHOOL ARCHITECT
Interesting Meeting Held Attended By A
Number Of Citizens And A Bond
Issue Recommended.
Before a meeting of women and ,
men of Cartersville interested in the 1
w elfare of this city ami the accuni- \
plishment of a sewerage system so as
to insure health and school: buildings ;
to secure to our children both health I
and an education, .Mr. Wm. A. Ed
v ards, of Atlanta, a well known archi- j
tect and member of the firm of Ed
wards & Sayward, made an instruc
tive address last Friday afternoon.
Mr. Edwards was invited by Mayor
Paul Gilreath to come to Cartersville :
and to bring with him plans for a j
school building which he had prepared ;
and to support his plans with an argu- i
ment in favor of increased school facil
ities. Acting in co-operation with May
or Gilreath was Commissioner R. W,
Iranders, and members of the board of
education Dr. R. E. Adair and W. A.
Dodd all of whom were present.
I
Those invited were present by in- i
vitation of Mayor Gilreath and includ
ed the following well known names of
Cartersville: Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Flem
ister, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Townsend,
Mrs. W. W. Daves, Mrs. C. M. Milam,
Mrs. Lila Morgan and Mrs. H. G. Cope,
and Messrs. W. H. Milner, H. W. How
ard, D. B. Freeman, Max Soheuer, J.
F. Bridges, F. H. Bohler, W. C. Wal
ton, R. \. Hicks, F. E. Matthews, J.
\\. Jones, Paul F. Akin, E. W. Smith
Abram Cook, H. E. Felton, C. C. Pitt
man, Ben Pittman, Ben C. Gikeath,
H. J. Jolly, O. T. Peeples, and the city
officers named above.
Mayor Gilreath first stated that the
c ty commissioners were now about
ready to lay before the people of Car
tersviile the resullt of their investiga
tions with reference to the great needs
of Cartersville as they relate to sew r
erage and schools. He stated that a
definite and succinct plan of sewerage
had been laid out by J. B. McCrary
Cos., of Atlanta, and this would c-os.t
right around $73,000 according to Mr.
McCrary’s estimate and would em
brace all inhabited parts of the city.
He then said that Mr. Edwards, of
Atlanta, an architect who had been
consulted with reference to school
needs had made a ske'c'.i of what was
needed and after a survey of the situa
tion was present with recommenda
tions which he would call upon to
make to the assembled company.
Mr. Edwards then told of his exam
ination of the west side school "and
condemned it as being out of date,
thoroughly insufficient in size, not
adapted to existing needs and hygien
tically defective. He was especially
vigorous concerning the cellar rooms
occupied by kindergarten pupils, con
cerning the inadequate lighting, the
placing of the lights were wrong and
the ventilation almost totally lacking.
He said that a part of the building
could be saved, representing an equity
of SIO,OOO and to this could be built
and changed a building that would fur
nish 12 rooms, ample for 500 pupils,
with an auditorium all of which would
cost $35,000. After a splendid and in
structive talk made by Mr. Edwards
he was asked many questions, to all
Of which he made enlightening an
swers and his address was freeh coni
mended and praised by all present.
.Mr. O. T. Peeples then moved as
expressive of the sense of the meet
ing that those present recommend
that the city commissioners submit
a bond issue calling for an item for
sewerage of $75,000 and an item for j
schools calling for $35,000 and bv a j
rising vote the motion was unami- j
mously adopted.
The meeting shortly afterward ad
journed and it is believed that within
a few days the city commissioners
will submit a bond issue for ratifica
tion for the purposes stated.
Mr. Edwards’ formal report tv as
made by letter and is set out below
and will be found to contain valna >
Information.
“Atlanta, Ga.. August 24, lvio.
“Hon. Paul Gilreath. Mayor,
“Carte rsviHe, Ga.,
“Dear Sir: In respones to your re
quest to examine your pubnc sc oo
building In Cartersville and mak ®
general report on same, we beg o >
that your present building na>
only sax rooms of proper size m cub
ical contents for grade purposes.
basement rooms are totally rn * >ro
for grade rooms and the room at the
t ear is improper. The tower rooms are
valueless except for rest rooms or of
fices. The six rooms of proper size
have not glass surface enough to prop
erly light them. The desks are all
faced wrong as they should he so
placed that the major light of the
room comes over the left shoulder.
The building could be enhanced as
to the question of lighting if properly
painted. The building is improperly
heated, not offering the slightest venti
lation to the children assembled, la
the particular of entrance and egress
the old building is hazardous to the
lives of the children.
‘‘ln other words there is nothing of
the old building that is in compliance
with the common laws of health, sani
tation and safety to life recognized as
fundamental principles in the making
of a school building of today. To con
duct a school requires twelve grade
rooms for 7.00 pupils and no one school
ought to be estimated less than this.
“We wish to rei>ort 'that the wall® of
the old building enclosing the six
grade rooms and three basement
rooms are of good and proper con
struction and can become a substan
tial part of a remodeled structure,
and that the basement rooms are val
uable for toilet, heating and ventila
! tion plant and for manual training, do
! mestic science and laboratory work.
“In order that we might not deal at
too much length in making a report
j w T e have taken it upon ourselves to 11-
i 'Ustrata in drawings what we regard
ju proper and successful school build
j irg and at the same time how’ to in-
I corporate the good portion of the old
: uuriding into the scheme of properly
I designed school building.
“The' old part will represent an
equity of approximately $10,000.00 in
anew structure such as w-e are illus
trating including an auditorium,
which would cost $45,000.00. Thus
your new structure will cost approxi
mately $35,000.00. If the auditorium is
omitted you should build the building
for $5,000.00 less. In order that your
community may be duly informed and
edified on all points contained in this
communication w’e are having Mr. Ed
wards accompany this report to am
plify all points and make his personal
comments as to school buildings for
your full benefit and edification and
for the benefit and edification of all
of your community who are interested.
“Respectfully submitted,
“EDWARDS & SAYWARD.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
AT EUHARLEE IN SEPTEMBER.
The Bartow County Sunday School
Convention will be held at the Presby
terian church at Euharlee on the 12th
and 13th of September. The last
county convention was held at the Bap
tist church at Cassville, and the con
vention there was a very profitable
one.
At the Euharlee convention Mr. D.
W Sims, the general secretary of the
Georgia Sunday School Association,
and Mr. B. F. Sperow, of the First
Presbyterian church, of Atlanta, will
be the principal speakers. Everybody
knows that Mr. Sims is a •‘live wire”
in the Sunday school work. He is one
of the best workers in the whole
country. Mr. Sims came to Georgia
from Alabama, he having been here
some four years. Since he has been in
the -work in Georgia the efficiency of
the work done throughout the state
has been marvelously (increased. Mr.
Sperow is a teen-age specialist in the
Sunday school work, and those who
have the privilege of hearing him at
Euharlee will be greatJv benefited by
his talks.
It is to be hoped that every school
in Bartow will be represented at this
convention. The various schools of the
county are asked to appoint delegates
to thus convention on. next Sunday, and
to be sure to appoint delegates tbat
will not fail to attend the convention.
Homes will be provided for those who
des're to spend Tuesday night in Eu
harlee, and the people of Euharlee are
HIGH SEAS LODGE
K. OF P. OHGANIZED
Supreme Lodge Officers On
Return Sea Trip Have
Good Time.
News has come from the far west
which will he of interest to members
of the Knights of Pythias throughout
the world, and to friends of our own
fellow townsman, Chas. M. Milam,
who has been away for six weeks at
tending the supreme lodge at Port
land, Oregon.
Leaving Portland on the steamship
' Northern Pacific” were large num
bers of prominent Pythians from over '
the United States. The plan was con- j
ceived to form "The Pacific High Seas I
Lodge Number One” of 'the order of j
Knights of Pythias, the only organiza- J
turn of the kind in the fraternal world.
It was formed on the steamship while
making its course over the high seas,
by the supreme officers of the order.
Thus was brought Into a being a “port
able lodge" and the occasion was made
a merry feature of a delightful and
eventful trip.
It was organized at midnight on Au
gust 10th, with fifteen charter mem
bers. The name of the lodge is “Paci
fic High Seas Lodge” No. 1 Knights
of Pythians. The place of meeting was
fixed as ‘‘The Pacific Ocean,” which iis
some place to meet. The jiass word
“Bon Voyage” and the motto “Be at
tentive to the. ladies” indicates the
nobel and inspiring purpose of this
particular lodge. A wireless message
announcing the institution was for
warded to Fred E. Wheaton, supreme !
j keeper of records and seals, Portland, j
Otegon, All Pythians everywhere are I
'invited to “drop in” on the lodge at
any meeting. The time of the next
meeting "Midnight of the first night
after the adjournment of the next con
vention of the Supreme J/odge held on
th<j Pacific Coast. The following of
ficers w r ere elected and installed by
Col. W. A. Owen, of Covington, Tenn.,
Deputy Supreme Marshall:
Chancelor Commander Frank E.
Duncan, S. R., Tulsa. Okla.; Vice
( hance.’or Benjamin D. Bradly, S. R„
Blachshear, Ga.; Prelate Robert F.
Burns,, S. R., Auburn, Cal.; Master of
Work Wm. W. Bowers, P. G. C., Col
umbus, Ohio; Master of Finances De
forest Ward, Minneapolis, Mdnn.; Mas
ter of Exchecquer J. Bernhardt, S. R.,
Arkansas City, Ark.; Master at Arms
Col. L. Bowne, S. R., Chattanooga,
Tenn.; Inner Guard Fredrick B. Hu
bert. Hamilton, Ont.; Outer Guaird
Dan F. Sumraey, D. O. K. K.. Charlotte,
N. C.; Trustees Miller S. Bell, S. R.,
Milledgeville, Ga.; Col. Henry Lee
Fox, S. R.. Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Col.
Ruben F. Stillwell, P. G. 0., Bartles
ville. Okla.; Deputy Supreme Chancel
lor Col. Wm. A. Owen, P. S. R., Cov
ington, Tenn.; Representative to Su
pieme Lodge Chas. M. Milam, S. R.,
Cartersville, Ga.
It was ascertained that every
knight was a member of the D. O. K.
K. that twelve members carried in
surance with the Insurance Depart
ment K. P's. and many of them be
longed to the Military Department and
to the order of Pythian Sisters and
seven "were veterans. The lodge gave
a vote of thanks to the Steamship com
pany for the use of the Observation
Room on Deck “A.” The lodge recess
ed to 11 a. m. Friday the 11th, when
it will continue its meeting, and any
“K. P.” on board will be fraternally
received at this meeting.
A full account of the formation of
this unique and singular lodge is given
in “The Morning Smile.” the wireless
newspaper published on board the
good ship, “The Northern Pacific.”
expecting a large crowd, a great con
vention, and a good time.
Do not fail to take advantage of this
opportunity to get something that will
do yon good dn your own school.
Those who expect to spend Tues
day night at Euharlee are asked to
drop Mr. Harrison Milam a note to
this effect. His address is Cartersville,
Ga., R. F. D. No. 1. You will be taken
care of if you will Let the good people
of Euharlee know that you are com
ing.
If any of the Sunday schools desire
to make a contribution to the work of
the Georgia Sunday School Associa
tion. they are asked to take thas mat
ter up with their various schools be
fore going to the convention in order
OAIIGEROUS GROSSING
10 BHLIRATED
County Commissioners
Seeking Bids To Build
An Underpass.
Elsewhere in these columns will be
found an advertisement calling for
bids for the excavation cf material
preparatory to buildiing an underpass
under the W. & A. railroad at Puck
ett’s crossing on the Cartersville-
Emerson road, just immediately south
of the corporate limits of Cartersville.
This is an improvement which has
been demanded for many years, owing
to the dangerous character of this sur
face railway crossing. It ii® one of the
most heavily traveled roads in and
out of Cartersville, and the peculiar
topographical situation is such as to
screen from view the approaching
trains until they are almost, upon the
crossing and thus rendering the place
a very dangerous one.
Some time ago, Rev. L. G. Haines,
together with other public spirited
citizens, decided to make a determined
effort to get the Nashville, Chattanoo
ga & St. Louis Ry., and the Board of
County Coin miss’] oners to co-operate
in order to do away with this danger
ous crossing. Correspondence brought
about an expression from President
John Howe Peyton, of the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry., indicat
ing his purpose to co-operate as far as
the road could to relieve this situation.
The matter was brought before the
Board of County Commissioners, a
visit was made to the Railroad Com
mission of Georgia, and finally assur
ances were given that the raiilroad
j w ould do its tmrt, ami would make a
safe overhead crossing at this place
upon the county doing the excavation
necessary to do away with this danger.
Hence, follows the advertisement of
the Board of County Commissioners
for bids to remove the dirt, and make
tfie excavation necessary preparatory
to the construction of an underpass.
tremendous ovation given
COL. M. c. TARVER MONDAY.
Calhoun. Ga., Aug. SO.—Col. M. C.
Tarver, candidate for judge of the
Cherokee circuit, spoke to the largest
crowd ever gathered iin Calhoun to
hear a political argument.
It has been rumored here and other
places, and Judge Fite has said, that
the people of Dalton, who were sop
licrting Tarver, were gamblers and
grafters. Just before Col. Tarver be
gan speaking some 25 or 30 cars load
ed with representative citizens from
Dalton arrived to show the people of
Calhoun and Gordon county that Tar
ver’s home people were for him.
These people merely came down to
let the }>eopi*e of this county know that
they were supporting Tarver and be
lieved him to be a man worthy of the
office to whjch he aspired.
Col. Copeland, of Dalton, introduced
Mr. Tyler, president Dalton Chamber
of Commerce, who in turn introduced
Col. Tarver.
The speaker reviewed Judge Fite’s
record as to law enforcement and im
ps rtiadity showing that the judge has
been very weak on these things. He
made reference to Judge Fite’s fine
personal appearance and his fine phy
sique and said that if the people would
feed him out of the same spoon for a
few years that they would notice quite
a change in his personal appearance.
Here the applause was deafening.
The few Fite henchman here in Cal
| houn who have been reporting that the
l>eople of Dalton supporting Tarver
were gamblers and grafters have hush
ed, because it was clearly shown here
j -Monday that the good people of Whit
field county were behind Col. Tarver
in his candidacy.
The crowd was estimated at be
tween 800 to 1,000 and from the tre
mendous applause given the speaker
two-thirds of them were supporters of
| Col. Tarver.
Conservative estimates are that Cotf.
Tarver will carry this county from 500
to 700 majority.
that the delegates may be instructed
what to do at the convention.
The program for the convention will
be out in a few days, and the sanao
wiM be sent to the various superin
tendents in the county.
WM. T. TOWNSEND,
County President. j
NO. 27