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VOL 4. iabermcle meeting BEGINS NEXT WEEK All Preparations Made For a Great Religious Revival In Cartersville. Everything is in-readiness lor the beginning of the tabernacle meeting •*hieh starts on -Friday night, Sep tember 4. The meeting *vill be in charge of lr. Brown, assisted by Dr. C. P. Gurry who will have charge of the music. The music will be an espec ial feature of the meeting this year and a chorus of two hundred voices is being arranged to be taken ©ut of :[ iii* various Sunday schools of the city above -the age of fourteen years. Every stringed instrument and horn in the city will be put in commission if possible. Organs and pianos and the church choirs will all be called upon to lend their part. Dr. Curry is an experienced chorus leader and a master of church music, and all who attend this meeting will b<* greatly pleased and entertained by the music. It is the special wish otf 'the com mit lee having charge of the taber nacle meeting to start With every thing in motion. The railroads have given most attractive rates and all bids fair for a great, glorious ami profitable service of ten days or two weeks. Below will be found a few sug gestions by the committee: Now it is hoped that the taber nacle meeting comes this year at a convenient time ifor both town and country and as we have feasted in ‘he past oil so many good things from this tabernacle platform, from ume of the greatest ad most inter esting preachers of the United states, (he meeting this year prom ises tlie greatest results. We are spoiled, it is said, until we do not fully'’appreciate these treats and blessings, there being few towns the size of Cartersville having such privilege. We are none the poorer fixed this year. The talent secured are strangers to this people but. we ask you to expect something both intertaining and edifying. The grounds will be cleaned, benches washed and new sawdust to perfume and purify the air under the tabernacle. The building will be aglow with electric lights and the music of the choir will ring out from among those tabernacle pines inviting all Cartersville to assemble. The first service will be held Fri day night, September 4, by Rev. J. E. Brown, who will preach at night at 7:30. There will be three services each day throughout the main part of the meeting and no dull time is ex pected. The ladies of the city are urged to buy (heir groceries early each morn ing so as to give the merchants op portunity to attend the services. You are asked also to look about you and invite any who seldom hear the gos pel, to come out. AM railroads coming into Carters vfile have given a special cut rate for eight days, which will assist our distant neighbors to attend the meeting. We ask all the churches, pastors and people to co-operate in the meeting and all singers of the town and counl ry are urged to take part in the singing. All who have subscribed to the ex penses are asked to pay their sub *eription as early as possible and those who have not subscribed will please hand your offering to some one of the committee. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Sunday, August 30, 1914, 12th Sunday after Trintiy, Litany, etc., and sermon at 11 a. m. Subject: “The European War; Is it a Fulfilment of Prophecy, or Not?” All are cordially invited and welcome. Sunday evening a short prayer service at 8 p. m. Talk about the coming tabernacle meeting. All in terested are invited to come and pray for its success. O. L. L, GORDON, A- Rector. THE BARTOW TRIBUNE RECKLESS DRIVING PRODUCES ACCIDENT Family Of R. W. Landers Struck by Automobile But Injuries Not Serious. An automobile accident which came near resulting seriously to the family of R. W. Landers occurred on the Tennessee road Sunday morn ing when Mr. Landers was driving his car to the Pine Log camp meet ing. In the car were Mr. and Mrs. Landers, Dayton and Dewey Land ers, and they had reached the John Vaughan place on the Tennessee road .when it was found that a car being driven very rapidly was jusi behind them. Mr. Landers, realizing that someone was doing some reck less driving, decided to .give the road and turned his car at; the first chance at a wide place in the road. At this point the car behind whiz ■zed by hut skidded so that the hind j wheels struck the fonder over the front wheels of Mr. Landers’ car and, upon* the back wheels striking Mr. Landers’ car was turned com pletely up side down. The car doing the damage did not hesitate but went, on, while other parties in automo jbiles drove up and lent assistance to Mr. Landers and his family. A party from Acworlh in an automobile were the next up and pulled Mrs. Land ers out from under the wreckage, Mr. Landers and Dewey being able' to get out themselves. Dayton Land ers was doubled up and nearly the entire weight of the car was resting on his feet, he being upon his back with his feet in the air. About that time Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Landers drove up and assisted in getting Day ton Landers relieved. It was then as certained that the car doing the damage was that being driven by Dr. MeClesky, of Marietta. Soon af terwards Sheriff Smith drove up. and being informed of the accident and the nature of injuries, went to ihe Pine Log camp meeting anil, there placed under arrest Dr. Me- Clesky, who gave bond for his ap pearance in court, this week. It appears that Dr. MeClesky was doing some very reckless driving, and although knowing that he had struck the Landers’ car, continued' on his way without hesitating to see what damage and injury Ire had done. Mr. Landers’ car was pretty badly' damaged and Mrs. Landers was thought for a time t.o be seriously hurt, but due to the medical assis tance rendered by Dr. Adair who was soon on the spot, she -was found to be only slightly injured but ner vously very much excited. ’Mr. Landers was braised about the shoulders and the clothing oif -all suffered considerable damage. Dr. MeClesky will be given an op portunity to explain his rapid driv ing, and indifference to results ac complished by him, vn court some time this week. I SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSIGNED TO DUTY. The following- are the fteaehees for the Cartersville public .school* for the ensuing year. Prof. Sewell also annoeinc.es that every child must have been vaccin ated before a registration card can be given for the coming year: EAST SCHOOL. Principal and teacher of sth and h grades, Miss Pearle Goodwin; teacher of 4th grade. Miss Leila Gil bert; teacher of 3rd grade, Miss Sara Hogan; teacher of 2nd grade, Miss Myrtice Adair; teacher of Ist grade, Miss Jessie Daves. WEST SCHOOL. HIGH SCHOOL. Superintendent, H. L. Sewell, 'teacher of mathematics; principal,: lw. E. Queener, teacher of science; j j la tin and history, Miss Lizabel Sax- ! on; English and history, Miss Ger trude Smith, Bedford City, Virginia. GRAMMAR GRADES. 7th grade, Miss Florence Rowan; fith grade. Miss Lydia Jackson; sth grade, Miss Sarah Heyward: 4th and 3rd grades, Mrs. [da Osment; 3rd and 2nd grades, Mrs. Jennie Milam; ‘2nd and Ist grades, Miss 'Eva Hap poldL CARTERSVILLE, GA., AUGUST 27, i914. MAYOR YOUNG MAKFS REPLY TO STATEMENT OF JUDGE FITE. Says Members of Grand Jury Knew What They Signed and Are Entitled to Credit as Honorable Citizens of the County. Editor Bartow Tribune: The article signed by Judge Fit: in last week’s issue of The Tribune, addressed to “The Law Abiding Peo ple of Bartow County” is remarkable not only because of the positions taken by him but also for the reason that the "big stick” which he wield ed so furiously a few weeks back seems to have dwindled to the size of a tooth pick. Starting with the proposition that the schools of Car torsv.ille were no good and Rome’s so good he went up against the far [that. Gartersville’s schools are being I excellently taught by a capable corps of women who have landed the schools of Cartersville above that of Rome. Starting with the proposition which he maintained in barber shops, on the streets and “other .places” that he. it was, who moved Ihe.posloffire building back, we find j-him at last confessing lha he j “never claimed” to have been direct hv responsible for moving the build ing hack but he “forced” the sett inu hack of the -sidewalk which of course moved the building back “as shown by the records of Superior Court of Bartow County” which nn-< where mentions a sidewalk. -Start ing with the proposition that the grand jury was not discharged “ex cept in the regular way,” that the grand jury failed and refused to in vestigate alleged violations of th * Sunday laws; that the brother of the fqroman had abill found against him which was afterwards reconsidered and then tabled'and that the foreman allowed defendants to appear TreHfrt the grand jury he finds nineteen members of the grand jury denying ; thq truthfulness of each and every statement. The “big stick” was in •action, but, to! see it now! A mere little splinter. His position now 1 is that one jur ;| or is more worthy of belief than - nineteen who signed a statement ; that wliaJ they said ‘Was in the in i’ terest of truth only and for no ofh | er purpose!” I HLs position .now is. that the jurors who attached Their names to a de nial of statements, made by a man who went, into the -sacredness ;of rand jury provedirigf and himself made such proceedings the subject of newspaper notoriety, did so “io advertenflyZ His position mow is that he b “persuaded” .that defendants were alilowed lo come before the griped jury “not only because the grand juior who says that it is the truth, is sail honorable gentleman but be cause when T called the .grand jury into the court, room and told them that I had beau so informed, AND TIT A r IT MUST 1 NOT AGAIN OC CUR, no one tlwn oc there said b was not true.” I am persuaded it is not true be cause nineteen wren who said it is 'mot tree, and two more who did not have an opportunely to sign because of absence, also agree with their fel low members who .did -Sign, are just as honorable and just as “law abid ing” and'have just as good opportu nity To know and touch less bias, than the. one. who makes the .■date mere- differently. ! There are several things which ’ have been decided, and the denial proved since court, which no one of ws doomed nacessary or fit or prop er to argue, consider or agitate in court.. The occasion referred to, when we were called into the court room and the court, stated that he had been informed that defendants were being allowed to appear before the grand jury was on Tuesday morning just before noon. We could not deny that the court had been so “inform ed.” He seems to still retain one j juror who is yet “informing,” so we did not then and do not now' deny that he was “informed.” But we deny that the court was truthfully informed. Judge Fite can believe whoever he wishes to believe. He can believe one juror ie telling the truth ami the balance are ”in adverten ly” telling that which is not true, IF HE so DESIRES. This controversy is fruitful in that and gives us some ide i of what he pre fers to believe. My obligation as a juror prevents me from tolling what took place in the jury room, except to deny, when false, what is alleged to have taken place, but when Judge Fite says 1 1 hat he called us in the grand jury i room because Lindsay Boston and [Toll Brown had been before ihe j grand jury, as defendants, I wish to j say that Toll Brown was never b. - i fore the grand jury except as a wit j ness in the case of State against 'Thacker and that was afler he call | . V [ e;l us m. 1 wish also to deny that I Lindsay Boston was before the grand j jury except as a w i tness in the case jof Stale against Thacker and that, jilt such times, no bills had been shown us or presented by the solici tor dealing with either of Them as ' defendants. Both Boston and Brown were marked as witnesses on the bills found true against Thacker, as will be seen by an examination of the bills themselves in the clerk’s of fice. and it was because of this, and for no other reason, that they wore brought before the grand jury. To say that the proof against'them in their cases “was positive” is an insulting attack upon the integrity of every grand juror, to say nothing of tire propriety of lire statement. In addition to the statement made by p'oaetirally all dire grand jury, er 'Copt one, 1 attach hereto the affi davits of Lindsay Boston and Toll -Brown, which arc as follows: GEORGIA, Bartow Court y: -Personally appeared Lindsay J. Boston, who ujjoq oath says: I was a Witness before the grand jury, July Term, 1914, Superior Court Bartow County in the caes of State against Arthur T.Jianker, charged, j-.wfh assuall t© .-murder. I was an eye wiitness of tire -shoo ing of Webb Elrod by Thacker. I was never be- B re the grand jury in my own be half as a defendant. I was never before this jury but the one time and was before it then as a witness ,ixi the Thacker case. L. J. BOSTON. Sworn 1© and -subscribed before this th© :21l day of August, 1914. I. W. ALLEY, N. P. Bartsnv County Georgia, i GEORGIA, Bartow .County: I dPersonaßy typearcd, Toll Brown, jwi,/) upon oath says: I was a wit ,nefs before the grand jury at the Jujy Term, ltd 1, Bartow Superior Court, in the case of Slate against Arthur Thacker. ;charged with as sail t to murder, f was at the place where Elrod was shot shortly be fore the shooit,i-irg. I .was never be fore: the grand jury in my own be -1 half; as a defendant. I was never be fore Hie gran/J jjuiry but this one time-and that wa* on Wednesday of ihe first week. TOJT BROWN. Sv\ oi/ii to and subscribed before •jie tins I tic 26 day of August, 191 i. j I- W. ALLEY, N. p. Bartow Courtly Georgia. If under such circumstances as these the statement made by the | members of the grand jury reflects j upon them, as well as upon those [who did Trot sign ft, as he says, al though the statement contains the truth, and nothing but the -'truth, I fail to see where it reflects upon those who Signed it, or upon those who won Id have signed it- had it been presented to them. .V ho, among the jury who signed it, will say it was signed inadvert ently? None. It was deliberately and carefully scrutinized by each juror who are each and all yet ready to say that, it is -the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Where, then, is the “inadver tence?” Upoe whom does “reflection” rest? aW, TOUNG. i ROBERT R. GOUPER HARDWiGK RAGE PASSES All 111 BARTOW GGONTY After a Lons: And Useful A Five Day Race For the Life An Esteemed Citizen j Vote Of the County Pro Dies Among: Friends. * duces Results. ! Robert Hazl hues Coupon, long- After a campaign has been pro lime resident, of Bin tow countv, <-ne sing tor three months and a 0.5 the mo t highly respect and an 1 conceded to be between two ~ , , , .. candiuates and then a third is en generally beloved citizens of the ~. and v . i115 , R fi days of the cloae county, died Sunday afternoon a 0 f campaign and wins out it lie home cf Hu mi! ton Stiles • -a • ia'.d !:.■ reaiitied that the (bird man Cartersville. must have ‘run some’ to be first. Mr. Couper has been in declining Yet that is (he slory of the Hard health for some time, hut within Ihe wck victory in Bartow county, last few weeks has at times fel* No, that is not flu* entire story. iii • w & ... * ... MR. ri. J- CALL some encouragement over ar ap . pan ill improvement in his condi tion; at the same time he would oc casionally suffer attacks of hear trouble which would greatly alarm his friends and relatives. II" v, s cheerful and congenial throughout his illness and when the end came it was without any visable signs of suffering. He apparently glided inlo the other life. Mr. Couper at the time of his death was seventy-two years of age. He was burn on St. Simon’s Island off the Brunswick coast. He at:end ed the University of Virginia a! Charlotteville and from there went to the war as a confederate soldier, where he made a gallant record al though yet in iiis teens when the war ended. He was a tent mate at one time of the father of John Puroy Mitchel, mayor of New York. After the war he came to Bartow county and was among the pioneers in the manufacture of iron in this county, conducting an eight to ten ton 'furnace* in tin's courty. Asa soldier, business man and in social life he was the same lovable, attrac tive, sincere and earnest gentleman whose character was indicated in i ''very action. He had a sympathetic j hear! and was devoted lo deals of | kindness and gentleness which ! marked him as a gentleman of the highest and truest instincts. H-> made, his home at the home of Ham ilton Stiles, his nephew, and during the absence of Mr. Sides conducting his place and the operations on his farm. Mr. Couper has only one brother living. Mr. James M. Couper, a resi dent of Atlanta, who is himself fn very poor health at this time. Mr. Couper’s father, mother and three brothers and sisters are all buried on Sf. Simon’s Island near the litth* place called Frederica, and there Mr. Couper’s remains were laid to rest on Tuesday. The many friends of Mr. Coupe in this county and the friends of Mr. Hamilton Stiles, Mr. Jack Stiles, of Brunswick, Mrs. Scriven, of Sa vannah: Mrs. Lovell, of Birming ham; Mrs. Marshall, of New York; i .Ireie was some management, at taclied lo it and some pretty goo political maneuvering. The man rd lied upon to attend to this was noq ther than H. J. Galt. Wen it como '0 a quiet, systematic and intelliger management of a campaign he ' there with the goods and so it we Mr. Hardwick’s good fortune to ha\ Mr. Galt on his side and willing t assume the leadership. 1j until Friday, just precedin' the week which closed the primary Mr. Hardwick apparently had n) idea of making a campaign for th i county. I"he race was between Go'J Slaton and Thos. S. Felder. M j Hardwick passed through Carters vdle on his way from Murray coun ty- He was met by Mr. Galt and XS C. Satterfield. After a short talk was decided to make the fight tom ihe county. Mr. Galt assumed th leadership by common consent c f all parties. Within twelve hours Mi Felder’s friends had decided to dro: Felder and get this strength int Hardwick’s column. This was th first thing Mr. Gall did. The nex thing was to get -Mr. Hardwick t make a few speeches in the county By Monday eve ry thing was organ 'zed and Hardwick spoke at Car tersville, Kingston and Adairsvilll The next day Ihe organization wa made complete and then for Wed nesdav—election day. Well Hardwick won the countj All the work done for Felder an Slaton availeth not against the lead! ership and management of H. J. Galt Mr. Hardwick greatly appreciate the work done by Mr. Galt and it i| said has urged him to be at Macoi and there to assist him capture th / nomination from the convention. 5 It is safe to say that Mr Galt wil he sure to help—perhaps more thai any other adviser in the Hardwicl camp. Miss Marjie Stiles, of New York, am Mrs. -Mercer, of Savannah, whos mother was Mr. Couper’s sister, ex tend deepest and profound sympa thy to (hem in their loss. SO. 27