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DALTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER. 4. 19C6
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VARNELL MAN CHARGED
WITH HORRIBLE CRIME
Cal Johnson Accusedof Raping
His Adopted Daughter.
BROUGHT TO DALTON
Excitement High at VarnelIs When
Deputy Sheriff Sam Britton
Left With Prisoner.
Cal Johnson, charged with
j-V^ng his adopted daughter near
Varnell Station, was brought to
Dalton for safe-keeping Saturday
night. Deputy Sheriff, Sam Brits
ton, announced that the excite
ment was high when he arrived,
hut no attempt was made to take
the prisoner away from him.
In the hearing before Justice of
the Peace, Felker, an entirely new
light was thrown on the subject.
Lucinda Couch, tlie young girl
whom Johnson was accused of
having raped,on the witness stand
swore that the whole thing was a
lie and that Mrs. King had per
suaded her to tell it. On last
Sunday Lucinda was mad because
Mrs. Cal Johnson had gone oft
and left her at home, and, on being
told by Mrs. King that if she
spread the report that Johnson had
abused her, Mrs. Johnson would
not leave her at home again, she
easily fell into the trap. On
Sunday night at eight p. in. she
arose from her bed and going in
lie* irighl clothes to Mrs. King’s
house, told a crowd gathered there
that Johnson had misused her.
She then went to Mrs. Frances
Johnson, the mother of -Cal John
son, and spent the Remainder of
vhe night there. Before going to
bed she told Mrs. Frances Johnson
the same story she had told at
Mrs. King’s house, adding that
it was all a lie and that Mrs. King
had put her up to telling it. She
said that Mis. King had cautioned
her against telling anyone that
she was in any way connected with
^et.ting her to tell this lie on John
son. She said that she would
whip her if she ever mentioned
that she was in anyway concerned
in the affair. The little girl,
being only twelve years old and
frightened at the thought of a
whipping kept silent until she saw
in what a terrible 'position John
son was placed and then she told
the truth about it. Just what
Mrs. Iviug’s object was in getting
her to make this terrible charge
on Johnson is not known. Col.
O'Dell was attorney for the de-
- feudant and Col. Rudolph acted
for the state. There being no
evidence against Cal Johnson,
the case was dismissed.
INDEPENDENTS IN MURRAY.
Reports from Murray Shew Two In
dependent Candidates Elected.
Iu the race for county officers
of Murray county yesterday,
Keith, running on the independ
ent ticket, was elected sheriff and
Campbell, also an independent,
was elected treasurer over the reg
ular democratic nominees. Gall-
man was elected clerk and Austin
received the majority in the race
for representative, both of whom
were the regular democratic nom
inees. The race for county com
mission is in doubt.
The independent . candidates
showed up unusually strong in
the election.
COOKING and HEATING
STOVES good and cheap at
EVANS & CO.
Harmony Happenings.
Itain, rain, rain is about all we
have to say this week- Every
body is very busy between show
ers. We are a little behind with
our cotton this fall.
It was bad on the people that
went to church Sunday, for. they
must have spent the day, or come
home in the rain.
Quite a number from Center
Point attended services at Pine
Grove Sunday last.
M.sg Lucy Warmack, of this
place, opened school at Cohutttt
M01 day. Miss Warmack deserves
a good place for she is one of the
best teachers in Whitfield,
We were indeed smry to hear
of the death of Mr. Dave Mitchell.
He was well known and "liked by
all. .
We are glad to say the sick of
our vicinity are better..
Every otie is very busy getting
things ready for the fair.*
Blue Eyes.
The celebrated SANDERS
DISK PLOWS at
EVANS & CO.
WANTED—If police attention,
quick delivery, cheap prices, fresh
good- 1 , will get your trade, try us.
BOWEN BROS.
We guarantee to sell you
mor* and better HAE D-
W A R E for the same mondy
than anybody in Dalton.
EVANS & CO.
Discussed a Length by District
Home Missionary Society
FANNIE CLARK MEMORIAL'
Bruoght up and Earnestly and
Eloquently Discussed by
Miss Mabel Lester.
Call and see our new stock of
Blank Books.
The A, J. Show alter Co.
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT W. R. HEARST
Born in San Francisco 1863.
Expelled from Harvard 1886.
Owns eight Dig daily newspa-
pers in New York, Chicago and
San Francisco.
Has $12,000,000 invested in his
newspapers and spends that sum
in publishing them annually.
Owns one magazine that costs a
half a million dollars, a farm paper
and a paper devoted to motoring.
Has served two terms in Con-
gress, and though a member,spent
but one day therein during the
last session.
He has over four thousand peo
ple on his payrolls, and over ten
thousand directly or indirectly in
his service.
Pays three men a combined
salary of $122,000 a year, the ex
act sum paid by the United States
government for the services of the
president and the members of his
cabinet.
He pays one man, Arthur Bris
bane, his chief editoriol writes, a
salary of $52,000.
Paid out $150,000 in an effort
to head the national Democratic
ticket in 1904, and received 204
votes.
Spent $65,000 in his race for
mayor of New York.
In the coal trust, investigation
he paid out $65,-000, and the or
dinary expenses of his “law de
partment” maintained almost sole
ly for the purpose of “trust bust
ing,” etc., is $21,000.
Married a poor girl, whom he
educated, and has one child, a boy
of three years.
Owns several big ranches, min
ing property, etc.
Has three homes, New York,
San Francisco and Southern Cali
fornia.
The District Home Missionary
Society convened at the Baptist
church at 8 o'clock Friday morn
ing. Rev. T. C. Betterson made
the welcoming address to the del
egates. Rev. Ford Me Rea, of
Cartersville, gave a short talk on
the importance of home mission
Work. Miss Mattie Lee Huff
gave an interesting talk on home
mission work in the United States.
Mrs. Harlan, of Calhoun, of the
educational work of the home
mission, urged the ladies to think
less’of the crowns on their hats
and more of the crowns hereafter.
Saturday morning the business
session was opened by. Scripture
lesson and prayer by Rev. Ford
McRea, Mrs. Sanders presiding.
Committees on resolutions were
appointed and good and intelligent
reports were read by all the dele
gates. Luncheon was served at
noon.
At 2 o’clock the exercises were
opened by Mr». Liddell, who read
the 41st chapter of Isaaih. Mrs.
H. J. Smith read a fine paper on
missionary work among the moun
taineers of Ken'ucky\, Tennessee
and Georgia. Mrs. Conly follow
ed with a short talk, telling her
experience with these people; how
eager they were for someihl.v^bet
ter and how appreciative of any
effort to lift them up. Mrs. Cun-
yus, of Cartersville, spoke of the
forces that move Home Mission
work Miss Mabel Lester’s plea
was for a scholarship for the train
ing of Deaconess, to be called the
fi’annie P. Clark memorial.
A most entertaining feature of
the evening session was the sing
ing of Mrs. Cunyus, whose beau
tiful voice charmed all, not only
with the melody, but with the dis
tinct enunciation of the words.
■ Mrs. Cooly gave a very intere-tiug
and highly instructive talk on the
way in which the, meeting should
he conducted and stressed seveial
points of interest. Mrs. Broyles,
chairman of committee on records,
reported the books correctly kept.
On Sunday mornyigat 11 o’clock
Rev. Ford MoRea preached a high
ly interesting sermon from the
text “The Lord loves the gates of
Zion better than the dwelling
place of Jacob.” The chief topic
was the home and the church.
The home typified by the dwelling
place of Jacob, and the church by
the gates of Zion. He spoke of
the influence of the church on hu
man life. The Lord loves the
home but he loves the church
better. The church should take
care of and lead to a better life
thousands of men and women who
cannot be helped otherwise, as no.
one would want to take them into
his home until they have been re
claimed and fitted for home life by
the church. The Home Mission’s
business is to provide these res
cues, and provide homes for the
unfortunate ones of life who have
no homes. Eternity alone can
tell the good accomplished by
these noble women in their effort
to lift up fallen humanity,and they
should have the co-operation of
every man and woman in this no
ble undertaking.
Buy a SANDERS DISK
PLOW. Sold on thirty days
trial. Single Disk—$25.00.
Double—$35.00.
EVANS & CO.
ONLY HELVE DAYS
Now Unfl the County Fair
Will Open
A ILAZE .OF GLORY
Everything in Readiness for the Most
Interesting Event in the History
of the Fair
Present Reynolds has received
notice ff*ra the two railroads en
tering Jalton that a round trip
rate hasbeen granted all who de
sire to ome by train. The rate
extend* in a radius of 50 miles
north aid south of Dalton.
Theiddlers contest promises to
beonaif the most entertaining fea
tures i the whole week, and Bill
Murra, who has charge of it, in
forms The Citizen that the con-
testats have been practising hard
for steral weeks past.
I* once more urged that every
mai/facturing plant in the city
mak an exhibit of their wares,
'pies will be many visitors here,
besia the home-comers, who will
be iterested.
Il ly , next week City Electri-
cia McEntire will string up the
eleric light wires and cut in the
ar» lights. Manager C. D. Mc-
Cteheu, of the Telephone Cft.,
xv' have the phone put in the fair
g-und office early Monday morn-
ir of the fair week.
The main building will be newly
vitewashed and decorated, and
<fcrything will be put in readi
es so that exhibits may be re
efed before the opening day, and
its hoped as many of the exhib
its^ fiom out 111 1 iTecu\tl,y as j os
sible will he brought early.
Vice-President Sam Trimmier
and Assistant Superintendent Tom
Ramsey, of Murray county, will
be 011 hand promptly to assist in
every way to make the 5th annual
fair the biggest of all.
HOLD F0RTE1I CENTS
Advice Given to the Farmers
by
PRESIDENT M. L. JOHNSON
Asks the Cotton Men to Pull To
gether and Stand Firm in Agree
ment to Fix Price on Cotton,
GREAT FIRE IN W. & A.
SHOPS IN ATLANTA
RUSSELL LEADS RACE. " onndSh ; psTt -
tally Destroyed
Atlanta, Ga , Oct. 2.—President
M. L. Johnson, of the Georgia
division. Southern Cotton Asso-
tion, has just issued a statement in
which he urges the cotton plan
ters of Georgia and the south to
stand by the recent action of the
asvsociation in fixing the minimum
price at t§n cents.
President Johnson says:
“The Sou the in Cotton Asso
ciation has spoken and the original
standard price of ten cents has
been indorsed-and reaffirmed. It
was with this price that the bank
ers, merchants and farmers won
their notable victory for the south
in 1905, and the} 7 cau do it again.
“This price should and will
meet the approval and receive the
support of every business interest.
No cotton should be sold for less
and this should be added to only
as the exigencies of the occasion
demand.
“The fanners should realize
that he cannot get a fixed price by
selling below it. They niuststand
solid to the agreement like a stone
wall. You will recall that I have
always contended that whatever
the price fixed, whether ten < r
twelve cents, we would win only
by each individual standing loyal
and doing his full duty. There
are some men so loyal to the asso
ciation that they are still holding
their That is the metal
which wins; but tiio^who sold for
the bast price cannot expfet«beni
to do this year in and year out
while others continue to sell. Let
Former Candidate for Governor
Makes FineShowmg.
OTHER JUDGES DOUBTFUL,
DAMAGE REACHES $130,000
Full Democratic Ticket Named
the Election for State Officers
Yesterday.
m
The coming of the 12th cavalry
will be a big event itself.
A fine plantation show with a
big brass band has been signed.
A big new merry-go-round with
its fanfaranade will be set up for
the children.
Among those who will exhibit
art are Mesdames W. J. High
tower, L. TI. Crawford, L. J. Al-
lyn, R. C. Craig, W. R. Cannon,
Misses Kate Hamilton and Eva
Lafitte.
The ladies committee which has
charge of the reception for the
home-coming boys and girls has
perfected all the preliminary ar
rangements. Miss Willie White
is chairman of the invitation com
mittee, and extra efforts will he
madS to reach all, but neverthe
less it is hoped that all who do get
one will extend the same to every
other Daltonian away from home,
as all will find a hearty welcome,
for many eyes will mark their com
ing and grow brighter when they
come. Everybody in Dalton
should see Miss White and get an
invitation to send away, or better
yet, send in the name of the one
or ones to Miss White and she
will take pleasure in sending the
invitation.
Mesdames D. L. Dettor and W.
H. Clayton are urging every lady
in Dalton and Whitfield county to
make some exhibits in depart
ment “H.”
The Citizen knows of a world
of pretty things, and some quite
curious ones, as well as hundreds
of substantial products that are
being prepared for exhibit.
The election for state officers
was held yesterday and as a re
sult all the democratic nominees
were elected.
Great interest was .shown all
over Georgia in the election for
appellate court judges and from
returns received by The Citizen
this morning it seems that Rich
ard B. Russell, Arthur G. Powell
and Henry. C. Peoples were
elected.
Eighteen Engines Are Ruined and
250 Men Are Thrown Out of
*
Employment
The old round house and work
shops of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad in Atlanta were com
pletely destroyed by rile last Mon
day night.
Although the fire broke out only
a block ami a half from the head
quarters of the Atlanta Fire De
partment when the firemen reach
ed the scene it was too late to save
the shops as they were a solid
mass of flames.
The location of the shops to
gether with freight cars standing
in the* way caused the firemen
great difficulty in getting hos.e in
position. The fires started in the
The amendment authorizing
the legislatuie to provide addi-)shops, and a short while after the
timal superior c urt judges and firemen got there it spread to the
merchants, bmkersand farmers go
to speaking out as they did in
P'05. The fight which has forced
our cotton down below ten cents
and seeks to hold it there must he
met in a common cause; it is vital
to every southern interest.
,“It will be recalled again tiiat I
insisted that the time to advance
the price was when the null sup
plies were short, and that is now.
There are few mills not willing to
pay ten cents. There is no doubt
that our merchants and bankers
will aid those who do not wish to
sell lielow ten cents.
“The association has had but one
defeat; it has had many victories.
Let’s add another now and get ten
cents. To do this we must all
move as one man. I would be
glad to have a word from every
Georgian who is with us in the
fight. Remember that we (Jan-
uat let up in this-fight. It must
be constant, continuous every
year. Let us press to success a
work that is so vital and impor
tant to every southern interest.
“M. L. Johnson,
“President Ga. Div. S. C. A.
A big military ball will be one
of the social events of the week.
President Reynolds and Chair
man Evans met Lieut. Walker, of
Co. I., 12th cavalry, Sunday, and
had a long and pleasant confer
ence with him and securetl items
for which the soldiers will be in
need of when they arrive here on
Monday afternoon, October 15th.
The troops will remain here until
Sunday morning, October *21st.
Lieutenant Walker and his com
pany will be among those to come.
They will have a fine time when
they get into camp here.
There will be three big brass
bands in town fair week.
A GROUP OF ORPHANS AT DECA1UR ORPHANS' HOME.
the article in favor of ratification
of the amendment to the consti
tution creating the county of Ben
Hill were carried.
The amendment for the court
of appeals was carried, although
it received strong opposition from
some parts of the state.
NOTICE.
I will discontinue the wag-
011011 the streets. I am com
pelled to work in the Bake
ry myself. I have sold my
wagon, and my iliee driving*
horse, harness and buggy
round house which was soon a
roaring furnace.
Eighteen engines were greatly
damaged, and several of these were
fired up, but owing to the terrific
heat these could not be^ removed
from the round h >use. In less
than an hour the round house and
shops were a ma-s of ruins. The
company carried no insurance and
the total loss as estimated by Ma
jor J. L. McCollum, superinten
dent of the Western and Atlantic
railroad, is as follows:
Eighteen engines, valued at
$9,0O0; damage, $95,000* roun :
are for sale at a bargain as .house, $30,000; shops, etc, *25,-
I do not wish to keep them ^ 000; total damage $130,000. Ow-
through the winter, and I i ing to the fire hundreds of men are
thank the people for past 1 thrown out of employment. The
favors and will give them greatest damage done by the fire is
good bread at my store here- ■ t j iat ^ w ill cause a serious hin-
after.
ED. L WEST BAKERY
Anything that you want in the
grocery at R. A. RUSHTON’S.
Idrance to the service. Engines to
j replace the ones destroyed have
been hurried to Atlanta.
•208.
Over one hundred good
accounts started in Septem
ber. Let everybody come.
The best store in Georgia.
Good goods to eat. Quick
delivery. Strict
methods.
S. E. CARTER,
Phone 208. Grocer.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I wish to announce to the
people of Dalton that I have
bought the grocery store
owned by Hull Kerr and will
appreciate the trade of every
one. My stock of goods is
business! complete and prompt delivery
is promised.
Respectfully,
R. A. RUSHTON.