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yOL 4. PRESIDENT WILSON makes great speech. Pays Tribute to the Ameri can Soldier and to all Who do Their Duty. We print below the speech deliver ed by President Wilson upon the ar rival i n New York of the remains of the ‘ nineteen soldiers who were killed in the operations around Vera Ciuz in skirmishes with the Mexican forces. The speech contains so much of wis dom and so much of real worthy sen timent and is couched in such exquis ite language, we consider it a classic which should be read by every Ameri can. The speech was as follows: •■Mr. Secreatry: I know that the feelings which characterize all who stand about me, and the whole nation at this hour are not feelings which can be expressed suitable in terms of attempted oratory or eloquence. They are things too deep for ordinary speech. For my own part I have a singular mixture of feelings. The feel ing that is uppermost is one of pro found grief that these lads should have had to go to their death. And yet, there is mixed with that gnef a profound pride that they should have gone as they did and if I may say it out of my heart, a totich of envy cf those who were permitted so quietly, so nobly, to do their duty. “Have you thought of it men, here is the roster of the navy, the list of the men, officers and enlisted met, and marines, and suddenly there swim nineteen of the stars out of the list, men who have gone suddenly into the firmament of memory, where we sha 1 always see their names shine; not be cause they called upon us to admire them but because they served us with out asking any questions and in the performance of duty, which is laid upon us as well as upon them. “Duty is not an uncommon thing, gentlemen. Men are performing it in ordinary walks of life nil around us all the time and make great sacrifices to perform it. What gives men like these peculiar attention? Not because they did their duty, but because duty had nothing to do with them or their own personal and particular interests. They did not give their lives for them selves; they gave their lives for us because we called upon them, as a na tion, to perform an unexpected duty. That is the way in which men grow distinctive, and that is the only way by serving some one else than them selves. And what greater thing could you serve than a nation such as this we love and are proud of? “Are you sorry for these lads? Are you sorry r for the way they will be re membered; does it not quicken your pulse to think of them? I hope to God none of you may join the list, but if you do you will join in immortal com pany. “So, while you are profoundly sor rowful, and while there goes out of our hearts a very deep and affection ate sympathy to friends and relatives of these who for the rest of their lives shall mourn them, though with a touch of pride—we know why we do not go away from this occasion cast down, hut with our heads lifted, and our eyes on the future of this country', with absolute confidence of how' it worked out; not only the more vague future of this country, but the imme diate future. “We have gone down to Mexico to serve mankind, if we can find out the way. We do not want to fight the Mex icans; we w r ant to serve the Mexicans, if we can, because we know how we would like to be freed and how r we would like to be served if there*wer ’ friends standing by r ready to serve us. “A war of aggression is not a war in which it is a proud thing to die, but a war of service is a thing in which it is a proud thing to die. “Notice that, these men were of our blood, men of our American blood, which is not drawm from any one country; which is not drawn from any °ne stock, which is not drawn from any one language of the modern W'orld; but everywhere people have sent their sons, their brothers and their daughters to this country in or der to make that great compounded nation, which consists of all the sturdy elements and all the best ele ments of the whole globe. ‘•Listen to this list with a profound interest at the mixture of the names, THE BARTOW TRIBUNE AN ESTEEMED CITIZEN DIES A! WALESKA. J. O. Bolding Passes Away And Fitting Tribute Paid His Memory. Mr. J. O. Bolding, recently of White, Ga., died May 17 at Waleska in Chero kee county, where he has been living for several months. While Mr. Bolding had not been a resident of Bartow county but for on ly a few years, he had become suffi ciently well known to be greatly es teemed and appreciated by a large number of citizens. He was well in formed, possessed a wide range of in formation, was upright in all his con duct and dealings among men and took first rank among the citizens of his community. He gave to all ques tions careful and deliberate considera tion and always reached an accurate decision. He was in thought a conserv ative man. Able to see the strength and weaknesses in contending forces, his judgment was that of one who com bined the good of each and acted upon it. Mr. Bolding came to Bartow county from Dawson county five years ago. He had been engaged in the mercan tile business in Dawson county and upon coming to Bartow established himself as a merchant at White. He has been a consistent member of the Methodist church and was an active Mason. His funeral was held at Wa leska in the chapel of Reinhardt Col lege. The services were particularly impressive. There was no sermon ex cept that which was given of his life as told by neighbors and friends as witnesses of the good example set by him in his daily contact among men. Talks were made by Prof. Sharp, of Waleska, Dr. R. E. Wilson, Mr. J. M. Hamrick and Mr. Guy Hughes, of White, and Rev. Mr. Algood, of Wa leska. The funeral was conducted un der Masonic rites and the remains laid to rest at Waleska. Mr. Bolding leaves a widow, three sons, Mark, Canara and Sam, and three daughters, Misses Gertrude, Kathleen and Lillian. Cor the names bear the marks of sev eral national stocks from which these men came; but they are not Irishmen, nor Germans, nor Frenchmen, nor Hebrews any more. They were not when they went to Vera Cruz. They were Americans, every one of them, and were no different in their Ameri canism, because of the stock from which they came. Therefore, they were in a peculiar sense, of our blood and they proved it by showing that they were of our spirit, that no matter what their derivation; no matter where their people came from, they thought and wished and did the things that were American and the flag under which they served was a flag in which all the blood of mankind is united to make a free nation. “War, gentlemen, is only a sort of dramatic representation, a sort of dra matic symbol of a thousand forms of duty. I never went into battle, I never was under fire, but I fancy that there are some things just as hard to do as go under fire. I fancy that it is just as hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they can only take your natural life. When they sneer at you they can wound your heart. And men who are brave enough, steadfast enough, steady in their prin ciples enough to go about their duty with regard to their fellowmen no mat ter whether there are hisses or cheers —men who can do what Rud\aid Rip ling, in one of his poems wrote: “ ‘Meet with triumph and disaster, treat these two impositors just the same.’ “These are men of which a nation may be proud. “.Morally speaking disaster and tri umph are impositers. The cheers of the moment are not what a man ought to think about, but the verdict of his conscience and of the consciences of mankind. So when I look at you I feel as if I also and we all were enlisted men—not enlisted in your particular branch of the service but enlisted to serve the country, no matter w’hat may come, what though we may waste our lives in the arduous endeavor. We are expected to put the utmost energy of every power that we have into tne ser vice of our fellowmen, never sparing oureslves, not condesceuding to think CARTERSVILLE, GA., MAY 21, 1914 INDEPENDENCE DAT ID BE CELEBRATED. Committees Appointed and Funds Raised For Great Event This Year. At a large and representative meet ing of citizens of Cartersville held Tuesday afternoon at the city hall it was ascertained that Cartersville would surely have a Fourth of July celebration and plans were made to furnish the best entertainment ever given by Cartersville on a similar oc casion. The meeting was in all respects an enthusiastic one. The committeemen who had been out to solicit funds for the purpose of financing the celebra tion met with more encouragement than any similar committee has in years. More money was raised for it in a less time than was anticipated. Asa matter of fact, it only required two days work to raise a fund larger than that fixed by the committee when they first considered the matter. The meeting selected Mr. E. E. Adair as general chairman from the Chamber of Commerce with power to appoint the committees. The selection of Mr. Adair insures a fine entertain ment and success to the enterprise. He has shown an aptitude for getting up interesting celebrations and public entertainments and his selection met with universal approval. Mr. Adair, named the following com mittees: Finance, Jos. S. Calhoun, H. E. F. Jones, W. C. Dodgen. Railroad committee, B. C. Sloan, E. D. Cole, J. H. Wofford. Decorations, O. T. Peeples, Horae" Foster, Warren Donahoo. Amusements, H. G. Cope, W. H. Field, O. T. Peeples, H. S. Landers. Advertising, C. M. Milam, W. H. Field, J. W. Vaughan. Public Comfort, H. P. Womelsdorf, R. M. Collins. The committee on decorations wan authorized to offer prizes to the best decorated stores and residences and will also suitably adorn the streets and public places of Cartersville. It is assured that there will be more attractions and bigger prizes offered than was ever before given on a simi lar occasion in Cartersville. Among the events will boa singing convention by different schools. It is earnestly requested that all who want to enter and to participate in the sing ing convention will communicate at once with Mr. E. E. Adair, general chairman. Mr. Adair is already in communica tion with two bands, someone of which he will select to furnish the music for the occasion. The greatest event will be horse racing at the fair grounds. There will be as many as four races and possibly more to be participated in by some of the best horses in this section of the country, and the races, it is assured, will be w r ell w'orth com ing miles to see. The race track will be put in perfect condition and those who attend the races may expect to see some records broken. It is believ ed that some of the horses will be bet ter than any which participated in the races at the county fair last fall. All the surrounding country will b r > notified for the event through differ ent methods of advertising wihch have been adopted, and the railroads will be importuned to give reduced rates to Cartersville at that time. All Car tersville should join in now' and duly and properly celebrate this occasion which has a national importance as well as a local importance and it is believed that patriotism and civic pride will concentrate on making the Fourth of July, 1914, a day long to be remembered. of what is going to happen to our selves but ready, if need be, to go to the utter length of complete sacrifice. As I stand and look at you today I think of the spirits that have gone from us, and I know the road is clear er for the future. These boys have shown us the way and it is easier to walk on it, because they have gone ' fore and shown us the way. “May God grant to all of us that vision of patriotic service which awaits us.” CORN (TUB BOKS ENCOURAGED B< LEE. Writes Letter Urging Mem bers to Stick to Job and Offers Prizes. Congressman Gordon Lee has sen’ an individual letter to each member of the Boys’ Corn Club in the Seventh Congressional District and in this let ter he has manifested a continuance of great interest which he has proved by his offer of prizes and the close touch which he keeps at all times with the progress of these organizations. All who know Mr. Lee fully realize that he is earnestly and deeply absorb ed with the progress already made toy the boys in their corn club work and that furthermore he believes that what these boys will accomplish in agricul ture production of wealth and in up rightness of citizenship has never yet been fully realized by the people gen erally. Those who have had the pleas ure of knowing Mr. Lee intimately can testify to the deepness of conviction which he has and the unselfish inter est which he manifests in contributing to the success and further progress of the young boys of his own district. We are pleased to use Mr. Lee’s let ter to The Tribune in which he com pliments the efforts of this paper to further the interest of the Boys’ Corn Clubs as well as the copy of letter which he has sent to the boys them selves. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE House of Representatives U. S., Washington, D. C., May 14, 1914. The Bartow Tribune, Cartersville, Ga., Dear Mr. Editor: You have shown so much interest in the Boys' Corn Club of your county I am sending you a copy of a let ter that I have written each boy in the seventh congressional district who has joined the Boys’ Corn Club for 1914. The encouragement you have given these boys in the past has added much to the high record they have and the success they have attained in the dis trict, and I hope that this is going to be the banner year with the boys. Always with good wishes, Yours very truly, GORDON DEE. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, House of Representatives U. S., Washington, D. C., May 11, 1914. My Dear Friend: I am very much gratified to learn that you are a member of the Corn Club for 1914 and am writing to con gratulate you upon being one of the progressive farmer boys of your coun ty and to wish you much success with your acre this year. We have a fine club in the seventh district and I am depending on you boys to uphold the honor of the dis trict in the contest with the other dis tricts of the state. Since the Corn Club work was organized in Georgia, the boys of the seventh have taken front rank, both individually and collective ly, and while we did not win the state orize for the greatest yield last year, yet the hoys of the district made a higher average yield per acre than did the boys in any other district in the state. I want to see you boys keep up this fine record and this year bring the state prize back to the seventh district. Of course, it is not necessary for me to tell von of the value of deep plowing, of sub-soiling, of thorough pulverization of the soil, or to make suggestions as to fertilizing, etc. The bulletins you have received have given you this information. But I do w’ant to urge that if unfavorable w r eather con ditions set in that you do not give up. but stay in the contest to the end and make the best crop you can. The boy who makes but 50 bushels of corn on his acre has made more than three times the amount that the average farmer makes per acre in Georgia or the south. I am offering the usual prizes thi-i year and the progressive business men of the counties have contributed gen erously to the prize fund, and I hope you will be successful and win a nice prize. I want to meet all the Corn Club boys at the county fairs this fall and see the splendid results of their work. With my very best wishes for your success, I am Sincerely your friend, GORDON LEE. JUDGE A. M. FOUTE ANSWERS SUMMONS Noted Soldier, Judge and Citizen Dies After Short Illness. Judge Augustus M. Foute, one of Georgia’s most distinguished citizens, and judge of the city court of Car tersville, died Tuesday morning at six o’clock at his home in Cartersville, Ga., after a short illness. Judge Foute, at the time of his death, was nearly seventy-six years old, having been born on November 19, 1838 in Roane county, Tennessee. He had just, recently attended the Confederate reunion at Jacksonville and upon his return was in apparent good health. After the reunion was over, he paid a short visit to his daughter, Mrs. Lambert, and reached Cartersville Monday night, May 11th. Upon appearing upon the streets the next day, he cheerfully told many friends that he thoroughly enjoyed his trip and had returned in good health. He remarked that it was quite differ- ent from his condition one year age when he was very much weakened by Ms attendance upon the reunion. On Friday following he was taken sick with acute indigestion, but his family did not become alarmed until Monday night when it was found that he was in a serious condition. His married daughters and son living at a distance were not notified until an hour before his death, those about him not realiz ing that his condition was so danger ous and his death so imminent. The announcement of his death was a great surprise to his friends and to the people of Cartersville and univer sal sorrow, was expressed by all. Judge Foute was one of the best known men in north Georgia. He was universally known to all the people of Bartow county. He has been for more than twelve years judge of the city court of Cartersville, which of fice he filled with dignity and satis faction to bar and litigants alike. Asa young man he enlisted at the beginning of the war on the Confeder ate side and became at once an ac tive and gallant soldier. He was wounded at Fort Donelson and Chiick amauga and lost his right arm at Ken nesaw. Up to the time he received his last wound he was always thickest in the fight and had previously been pro moted to the rank of Adjutant-Major of the 26th regiment of the Tennessee infantry. After the war he settled in Carters ville and has been a resident here since 1866. He took up the practice of law- and was always scrupulously care ful in the observance of the ethics of his profession. Soon after he estab lished himself in Cartersville he mar ried Miss Laura Anderson, of Adairs villie, a member of a strong and in fluential family. He w'as a member of the lower house of the general assem bly of Georgia in 1888-89 and by rea son of his knowledge of law was made a member of the general judiciary com mittee of the house which handled many important matters. Judge Foute was a member of the Baptist church and no man, either preacher or layman, was more thor oughly orthodox in observing the prin ciples and tenets of that religious or ganization than was Judge Foute. He was present at all meetings of his church, active in all its counsels and a firm supporter of all its institutions. Judge Foute w’.as a member of the P. M. B. Young Camp United Confed erate Veterans and greatly attached to this organization. He always at tended the reunions of the Confeder ate veterans each year, w’herever held, and was active in the counsels of his home camp. It was characteristic of Judge Foute to be warmly attached to everything with which he became associated. By nature he was loyal and this disposi tion made of him a good soldier, good law’yer, good veteran, good church man and good judge. In his contact with men he was quite and unassuming yet firm and resolute in all his opinions. He w r as respected by his people, loved by his friends and worshipped by his family. He leaves a widow and three daughters, Mrs. Paul Jones, of Canton, Ga., Mrs. Fred Lambert, of Ashburn, Ga., and Miss Anna Foute, of Cartersville, and one son, Augustus M, Foute, of Canton. Funeral services were held at the WORK ON POST OFFICE ACTUALLY BEGUN. Cartersville Contractors and Plants Are Awarded Con tracts. Work on the post office building is progressing rapidly. The contract fcr the excavation was given to Mr. Alfred Payne who went to work Monday morning with a large force of hands, plows, scrapes and teams to move the dirt necessary for the foundation and basement. The contract for the bard brick has been awarded by Mr. G. W. Sperry, the superintendent of the post office building for J. W. Emery, the contractor, to the Cartersville Brick Company, and the contract for the sand to W. R. Satterfield. It wiil thus be seen that as the building pro gresses a great deal of money to be spent in its construction will be left, in Cartersville. As yet there has been no change made in the plans as to the location of the building. It will! be remembered that the city authorities through May or G. W. Young three or four weeks ago laid before Hon. Gordon Lee, the congressman from this district, the matter of the building being placed too close to Erwin street with the re sult. that the bottom step and lamp posts will extend out beyond the line or improvements observed by other property owners on the same street. Asa result of Mayor Young's letter to Mr. Lee, Mr. Gerry, of the supervising architect’s office at Washington, D. C„ was sent to Cartersville to look the 1 ; matter over. After conferring with Mayor Young and taking a view of the situation with him and others, it is understood that Mr. Gerry reported to the government that it was within Its legal rights to place the building as it was proceeding to do but recommend ed, for the sake of the observance of the rules of beauty, that the building be set back four feet each way from the streets. Mr. Gerry’s recommenda tions were promptly transferred to Washington and are now in the hands of the supervising architect together with a letter from Mayor Young to Congressman Lee soliciting Mr. L°e’s influence to get this done. Mr. Gerry was in Cartersville more than ten days ago and It is believed that within a few days the contractor will be finally instructed to so place the building as to observe the line other property owners have been ob serving with-reference to the matter of placing their improvements. It was Mr. Gerry’s opinion that the government had a legal title which it could maintain concerning every foot of land which it had paid for, but since the government is just as anxious to enhance rather than to mar the street appearance, it is thought that the building will be made to conform to this idea. First Baptist church at three o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The P. M. B. Young Camp of Confederate Veterans and Cartersville bar attended in a body. The pall bearers were J. W. Knight, W. W. Young, J. W. L. Brown, W. C. Walton, J. J. HiLl and L. F. Shaw. The services wer.e begun with the singing of the hymn “Rock of Ages” by the choir, which was com posed of Mrs. Felton Jones, Mrs. Paul F. Akin, Miss Perry, Messrs. John J. Calhoun, Paul F. Akin and J. A. Miller with Mrs. W. T. Townsend at the or gan. After a prayer by the pastor, Rev. A. Chamlee, the choir rendered ‘‘Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” The pastor, Rev. A. Chamlee, ex pressed in feeling and eloquent terms his appreciation of the life and char acter of the deceased. He referred to his loyal devotion to the cause of Christianity. He spoke feelingly of the value of Judge Foute’s counsels in church matters and to the beauty of his life and its example to men. After the sermon and the song “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” the remains were con veyed to Oak Hill cemetery where they were laid to rest followed by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and citizens. NO. 13