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VOL 4.
MIR YOUKG COMES RICK WITH
UNI JUTJO SUSTAIN HIM
Replies to Card Written By Judge Fite In
Short Denial Of All Material
Statements Made.
CanHersvi'lle, Ga., Aug. 12, 1914.
Editor Tribune:
In replying to the statements o!
judge Fite published in your issue
of the 6th relating to the grand jury
and my actions as foreman, I ask that:
you publish thie 'following signed
statement of the members of the
grand, jury in parallel column with
"his letter:
As members of the grand jury of
the July Term, 1914, Of the Superior
Court, we ibeg to state:
Ist. That Foreman Young presided
over the deliberations of the j iry with
fairness and ability and his conduct
throughout was that of one who had
a high conception of h'is duties and
performed them to the entire satis
faction of the jury.
2nd. That we were informed by
the court on the first day that it was
the purpose of the court to have only
a short session of the court at this
time and that there would be an ad
journed term in November at which
time the business of the court Would
be wound up. The next d'ay we were
informed by the court that we were
to finish up our labors at the present
sitting of the court as he had con
cluded that there would be no need
of a grand jury in November. Another
(jury had been, drawn before our pre
sentments were read and the order
made upon them.
3rd. The information given out by
a member of the grand jury that the
foreman was allowing defendants to
appear before the jury in their own
behalf is incorrect, as no defendant
Was allowed to come before us.
4th. We did investigate alleged
violations of the Sunday laws as
charged us by the presiding judge and
acted, as we judged, for the best in>-
terest of our county and town.
stie. Action was taken against the
brother of the foremain for alleged
violation of the Sunday laws and no
.bill was found, after .which it was re
considered and tabled. During the
consideration of the case against the
brother of the foreman, Air. Young
.voluntarily retired land was not pres
ent at any time during its considera
tion, Capt. J. J. Calhoun acting as
foreman in his stead in the mean
while.
We make this statement in the in
terest of truth only in order that the
.public may have correct information
and for no other purpose.
W. M. Kennedy. R. W. Taff, 1.. I'.
bwis, L. W. Jolly, R. \V. Landers,
c. M. Isbell. R. P. Eaves. J. ,1. Cal
houn,, M. C. Nelson. J. P. Walker, W.
F. Puck'ff.lt, H. M. Donahoo, W. A.
Jolly, T. A. Jenkins, A. J. Nally, A.
R. Cunyus. R. B. Smith. J. B. Foster,
J. D. Taff.
I need to say only tliat Judge File
now admits that lie has never claim
ed to have had anything to do with
suiting the posl office building back
hut now claims to have farced the
,putting back of the side walk on Er
win street, “all of which” he says
“appears of record in Banlbw Super
ior Court.” I have examined the rec
ords referred to and find no mention
of side walk on Erwin silfreet and
'further more know that the govern
ment yet claims full title to the four
feet in question on Erwin street!l
Having now completely covered
all the questions v\ liii.C h Judge Fite
has recently discussed I dismiss the
subject and submit the whole maf-
R r to an impartial and unpreju
diced public.
G. W. YOUNG.
M \H>\|< CONVENTION
TO CONVENE AT PINE LOG.
The Bartow County Masonic Con
''enflion, the oldest county (convention
in the world, will meet this wiith
Pine Ijog Lodge, on Thursday, August
2(. The convention has-never met
with this lodge, hut as it Is now one
of the m-ckt flouteis'hing 'lodges In the
county and is easily reached by con
venient railroad schedules, and the
Pine Log /people are noted -for furnish
ing a good time to visitors, this year s
K!E BARTOW TRIBUNE
Cartersville, Ga., Aug. 1, 1914.
Editor Tribune:
My attention has just be<en called to
a long rambling communication pub
lished in The Tribune of July 30th.,
and signed by G. W. Young, which is
in the main a rehash of a similar com
munication published in the Atlanta
Constitution some time ago, and to
which I then replied.
I would not now notice this last
communication but for the respect I
have for all of the gnaind jurors, ex
cept the foreman, who iis no more fit
for foremain of a grand jury than he is
for M'ayor of a town; amd I shall reply
only to that portion which relates to
the grand jury.
I did not discharge the grand jury
as Young intimates, but in the usual
way after the presentments had been
read. In the. opening of the court I
told the grand jury that it was my
/purpose t'o have them remain in ses
sion one week and call them back at
the adjourn term in November. In a
day or two I learned that they could
not get through with the pressing bus
iness in one week, and I informed
them that they must remain ih ses
sion two weeks and complete their
work, and that. I would ,not call them
,back at the adjourn term. Some days
after one of 'the grand jurors came to
,my office and asked me to excuse him
from further service as a grand juror
because the foreman wate allowing de
.fead'ants to come before the body and
be heard in cases there pending
j. against them. This 1 refused to do,
j but instructed the grand jury that
| that was improper and must not again
j occur, and J heard of no further trou
ble on that line.
1 h'ad instructed the grand jury to
investigate all violations of our Sun
day laws, which I was informed, ju-t
before adjournment, they had failed
and refuted to do, and had laid all
such bills on the table, including a
bill against 'a brother of the foreman
and his partner in business, and
which bill had been found true and
then reconsidered and laid on the
table.
I then decided to have a grand jury
at the adjourn term, and drew one for
that purpose. The law authorizes the
'judge to have a grand jury for each
! week of court, if in, his opinion, the
'.public interest requires it.
I have never claimed to have had
anything to do directly' with the set
ting back of the poatoffice building.
1 simply forced the putting back of
the side walk on Erwin street four
feet, which, of course, resulted in the
settling back of the building .four feet,
all of which appear® of record in Bar
tow Superior Court.
Respectfully.
A. W. FITE.
meeting will no doubt be one of the
very best ever held and will be large
ly attended.
County Masonic Conventions are of
recent origin. Sfixfteen years ago the
Bartow County Masons met in Adairs
ville and organized the first county
convention ever held. The idea orig
inated with Dr. Joe Bowdoin, who ba
always taiken a deep interest in Mas
onry. The plan' soon became very pop
ular not only In Georgia but else
where.
CARTERSVILLE, GA., AUGUST 111. 1914.
TABERNACLE COMMITTEE
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
Meeting Will Commence
September 4th With Not
ed Evangelists in Charge.
Juet thirty years ago at the earnest
invitation of the ministers of Carteirs
ville, the local .preachers, among them
Col. Harris, Dr. Leake, Col. R. H.
Jones, Mr. John Norris, Dr. W. p.
Felton, and others, citizens with the
help of the Christians in and around
Carte rev ille, erected a ibush arbor on
the outskirts of Cartersville, where
the .permanent tabernattfe now stands.
This meeting was conducted by Rev.
Sam Janes, the then young evengelist
who had recently moved back to
Cartersville.
The following ministers assisted in
the preaching this year: D.r. Haygood,
Dr. W. H. Felton, Rev. J. B. Robins,
Rev. (Mr. .Smith, Rev. J. A- Bowen and
Col. R. H. Jones. The music was led
by Mr. Owen.
This meeting was indeed a marvel
ous meeting. Hundreds of men and wo
men were converted, and the people
of Cartersville urged Mr. Jones to con
duct a .meeting each fall.
The next year Mr. Jones rented a
tent in which he held the meeting.
The tent meeting Was especially
successful, many prominent ministers
were present from over the south.
At this meeting the crowds were so
large and the interest so great Mr.
Jones proposed to the citizens of
Cartersville that the city furnish the
building site where the bush arbor
was situated and he would at his own
expense build a permanent tabernacle
seating six thousand people.
In September, 1886, the first meet
ing was held at the tabernacle, ®r.
J. B. Hawthorne formally dedicating
same.
For 20 years from that time until
Mr. Jones’ death the meetings were
held each year with one exception at
the tabernacle. Mr. Jones having full
charge assisted by the local pastors
and men of wide reputation over the
entire United States and Canada.
In September, 1906, at the last ser
vice of the meetings before Mr.
Jones’ death, he, feeling some pre
monition of his going away,
called together a number of citizens
of Cartersville, selected by himself,
and the day after the services closed
had these imen meet him at the court
house in Cartersville and asked them
to pledge him their support and co
operation in the following annual
meeting to be held at the tabernacle.
He was anxious- to have the meetings
in the form of a bible conference. The
committee he chose to take en ire
charge of all preparation for the meet
ings, and he, Mr. Jones, securing the
talent each year. In less than a month
later God called Mr. Jones to his re
ward, and the committee of men he
had chosen felt that a sacred trust
had been left to them.
Now' with some of these same men
and others whose interest has been
enlisted with them, we have the prom
!tse of one of the very best soul stiring
tabernacle meeting® that we have
ever had.
God is -not dead. His ears are open
to the cries and needs of his people
and if you mlis® a blessing this year,
you should look around and see what
is the cause.
Is it he or is it I?
The meeting will begin Friday,
September 4 and close September 13.
Evangelist John E. Brown, of Ar
kansas with other very able aslrist
,nn.ts will conduct the meeting.
COMMITTEE.
ANNUAL CAMP MEETING
ANNOUNCED FOR PINE LOG.
The Bartow Tribune:
Mr. Editor:
Please allow me space in your col
umns to announce that the Pine Log
camp meeting will begin on the 15th
of August ill eleven o’clock a. m. and
continue throughout the following
week.
Application has been made to the
L. & N. railroad requesting that the
local passenger trains rtlop at the
.camp ground. This courtesy has
been extended the patrons of the
meeting for several years and we
hope that it will be generously
granted again this year.
G. W. HAMILTON. Pastor.
HARDWICK SPEAKS
HERE lifiV
Comes To Advance His
Campaign For United
States Senator.
Congressman Thomas W. Hard
wick, candidate for United States
senator, will address (Huh voters of
Bartow county next Monday at the
court house upon the issues of the
campaign.
Mir. Hardwick hius represented the
tenillh district in congress for twelve
years. He has been honored with
important com mi tee places in the
congress and has upon occasion
.been called upon to champion many
measures of a party mature when
the leadership required oratorical
skill and readiness in debate.
Mr. Hardwick is Che last of the
senatorial candidates to appear in
this county and has the. advantage
of “closing” the argument as- to who
is most fit (Ho represent the state in
the senate. That he has the ability
to handle his cause in am interest
ing, attractive, and able manner is
conceded by all and his address will
be eagerly anticipated by a host of
followers who are championing his
cause in this county. He has made
more speeches in Georgia than any
other candidate now upon the
stump and as this is among the last
of his utterances id will be his de
sire to make it his best.
LEVI REEVES HONORED
BY TRAVELING MEN.
At a large meeting of the Georgia
Traveling Men our own fellow
townsinan and popular citizen, Mr.
Levi Reeves, was signally honored
*with the office of preiid-ent of the
Traveling Men’s Hoke Smith Club,
and resolutions were adopted call
ing upon the traveling man of the
state Hlo join the club.
The fact that Mr. Reeves was
elected president anid upon him
placed the responsibility oil’ manag
ing the affairs of this club is proof
sufficient thatl the puropses of the
organization will be handled suc
cessfully anid with enthusiastic zeal.
No man in private life is 'better
known throughout Georgia than is
Mr. Reeves, and the good fellowship
which lie always carries with him
'made him easily the best selection
the organization could make.
Resolutions setting out it Hint trav
eling men should support and work
for Seniaf.|oT Smith in telling of it,he
good work which lie is doing in be
half of the farmers were adopted
as was also a resolution expressing
sympathy with President Wilson up
on the death otP his wife.
FARMERS CLUBS ENTERTAIN
WITH GREAT BARBECUES.
Two splendid barbecues leave been
served within a week by termers’
clubs.
One was given lust week at the
home of Mr. W. A. Jackson and was
‘lbe joint effort of the Pettits Creek
Farmers Club and the Stilesboro
Club. More than two hundred and
fifty members and guests were pres
ent on Ibis occasion, and a bountiful
supply of cooked meat, Brunswick
stew and deserts were served th ap
parently hungry feeders. The oc
casion was voted an altogether suc
cessful one and all who attended
enjoyed the affair and the fellow
ship. present.
The Cassville Barbecue Club en
ten;/a,kn>Kl Wednesday of this week
at Weaver’s Spring beyond Cass
Station. This was also a very enjoy
able occasion, and the mutton and
pork was barbecued to a turn by
lh<* Messrs. Yarbrough, celebrated
throughmiii the county for their ex
cellence in this line. Perhaps two
hundred and fifty or three hundred
citizens of the county attended this
.barbecue, including many ladies. A
large number from C-artersville at
tended. The event was well handled
and every one present bad a fine
time and went away well satisfied.
CITY DIRECTORY COMPLETED.
CartersvUle’s new city directory
came from the press Tuesday after
noon and was received with pleas
ure by hundreds.
It wa3 the intention of the pub-
HUGH DORSEY FDR BROWN UNO
808 BROYLES FIR SMITH
Able Champions of Contending Candidates
For Long Term Senatorship to
Speak Here Saturday.
Hon. R. A. Broyles will -speak 'to
the voters of Bartow (county in, ( Car-
Henavillte.. Saturday at noon in Hhe
(court house in the interest of Hon.
Hoke, Smith’s candidacy for re-elec
tion to the) United senate.
Mr. Broyles has appeared at many
places on even .dates with Mr. Dor
sey in. advocacy of h’is opponent and
has .frequently asked for a division
'of time, doing so at Cartersville, but
'this .has been uniformly refused .him.
LMr. Rroyles has, ihowever, spoken to
large audiences arid makes an excel
lent address and please® h'is crowd
/wherever he goes.
By imany “Bob” Broyles is regarded
as the best campaigner and istump
speaker in Georgia in a rough a'nd
tumble (debate and bis x appearance
here this week ,wlll be welcome ne*ws
to a host of personal admirer® of
iMr. Broyles as 'well as the entfhuJias
tJrc. followers of Senator Sinifh.
Just as ,Mr. -Dorsey i® .conceded to
be tJhe best campaigner on <the stump
(for Mr. Bbown, .so Mr. Broyles is re
gard-ed as the ablest ea'mpaigmer of
toc&y on behalf Of .MY. Smith. It will
be a rare privilege, therefore,, that,
(the people of the county will’ have to
(hear 'these 1 two distinguished orators
(a-ddreiSte th'e voters 'of itihe -county on
'the same day.
•Mr. (Broyles has many friends in (the
County, is a relative by marriage df
RURAL CARRIERS TO
GET INCREASED PAY
The bill published below to regulate
the salaries of rural route mail Car
riers has been introduced in congress
(and is designed to 'meet Jthe ruling
•of th.e post office department recent
ly made which changed Che hithdrto
.method and thereby excluding a
large number of carriers from Unfcrea's
ies in salary ‘which congress Sought to
give them.
Senator Hoke Smith writes concern
ing 'it as follows:
“The bill inclosed vdas added Sat
urday evening as su amendment to
the general post office bill in the
house, ft will in all profitability pass
tomorrow, and we will push it in the
senate. ”
A BILL
Regulating the eaPary of letter car
riers pi the Ru'ral Delivery Service.
Be Ift enacted b(y the Senate and
i House of Representative® of ‘the
; United LLates of America hn Congress
•assembled, That on and after July
first, 'nineteen hundred and fourteen,
the compenaat'ion, of each rirrte.l letter
carrier for serving a s’ta-ndkrd ro>u*e
of twenty-four miles 'and over, six
days in the week, i-;hall be $1,200 per
annum, payable monthly; on, (routes
twenty-two m'ilefc and less than itwe'n
/y-four miles, $1,152; on routes twenty
,mfles and less fhan twenty-two miles.
#1 ,080; on routes eighteen miles and
less than twenty miles, $960; on
.routes sixteen miles and less than
eighteen miles, $840; on routes four
teen, miles and less than sixteen miles,
$720; on routes twelve miles and less
•than fourteen miies, $672; on routes
.ten miles land less than twelve miles.
$624; on routes eight miles and less
than ten miles, $576; on routes six
,miles and less than, eight miles, $528;
on routes four miles and less than six
.miles, S4BO. A rural letter catrrier serv
ing one triweekly route shall be paid
on the basis foh a route one-half the
length of the route served b|y him, and
r carrier serving two triweekly routes
shtall be paid on the basis for a troifte
one-half of the combined length' of
tthe two routes.
lisher to deliver one copy rib every
home in Cartersville, both whitf
and colored. If for any reason you
failed to get one yo-u may yet se
cure it by applying to The Tribune.
They are free to every family of
Cartersville.
Mr. John.U. McTier, of-Cassville, and
these unstintedly jraise' .him as one
of 'the best, if not ‘the best entertain
ers in Georgia.
'
; 'Solicitor Hugh Dorsey will .speak
.Saturday at 2 p. an. in OartersviUe,
iih the interest of the -candida/cy of
(.Joseph M. .Brown for United States
.senator, the place to be announced
1 .later.
Solicitor Dorsey has a reputation as
an able debater and advocator, and
ihl® speeches made during this cam
paign have been attended -by thous
and', many ,who do not favor Mir.
IJIrown’s -candidacy eagerly -accepting
.the opportunity to know him and to
.hear him.
- His efforts in behalf of Mr. Brown
have lent enthusiasm -and energy -to
a 'cause which, without Mr. Dorsey’s
.personality, would have lacked these
elements.
i
I Mr. Dorsey crit'ilci'ses the entire poli
tical record of Senator Smith and is
! vigorous in condemnation, of many of
( thta policies for which he has .stood
and praises the work and aecomplblh
merit in the present platform upon
which, Mr. Brown is running,
j He is drawing bigger crowds than
any Campaign speaker on the stump
at this time, and, having many friends
in Bartow county, it is predicted fUat
be will speak to a record .breaking
audience here on Saturday.
!TEMPERANCE INSTITUTE
TO MEET NEXT WEEK
On Wednesday, August 19, there
will be held at the First Bait|ist
church, the Woman®’ Christian Tem
perance institute, conducted by our
state president, Mrs-. T. E. Patterson.
The services will begin promptly ef
9:30 a. m. L/rinch will be served at
the church. An interesting program
for the afternoon. A mid-week union,
selrvice in. the evening, with Mrs. Pat
terson, as speaker, will close the in
stitute, Every union in (the ■County i®
expected to be prebent, our member
ship is urged to come, and a cordial
invitation is extended to every man,
-woman and child, who is interested
in the great cause of 'temperance and
right ©Gushes® 'in our homes and
country.
Let’s be in earnest in this work,
and ‘‘prove ourselves workmen that
ncedeth not to be ashamed.” Surely
every mother will want a pant in mak
ing possible national prohibition,
joining in, the “war cry” of the Christ
ian endeavorers. “A saloonlets® nation
On 1920.” Think of what it will mean
to coming generations, come, and do
your pairt. Our national -convention
meets in A riant a in, November and
we want our Georgia women ito take
the lead in this great “battle between
right and wrong.”
A full program of the institute will
be given ita next week's Tribune.
MRS. A. B. CUNYUS-,
President Local W. C. T. U.
WOULD SAVE EXPENSES.
A bill offered in the house by Mes
srs. Cole and Dodd, of Bartow coun
ty, is attracting a good deal of at
tention and is pronounced by many
an excellent measure. lit. provides
that when a grand jury has failed
to return a bill that, the solicitor
general shell not receive his usual
$5, as is the case now. They con
tend it,hat it would be a big saving
to the counties, and that the fee
should not be paid where no bill is
returned. The Bartow members will
back up their measure strongly and
make every effort, to get it passed.
It is the opinion from well informed
sources that both men will be re
turned to the next house.
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