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Told Why He Made Race Against
Governor Smith.
SPOKE OF JOE BROWN.
Was Entertained at Dinner by Hon.
S. P. Maddox—Brief Outline of
His Speech.
E. TENNESSEE
WILD ON ROADS
Bonds Running Up Into Millions
Are Being Voted.
Governor-elect Joseph M. Brown ad
dressed a large number of the voters
of the county at the court house Mon
day afternoon, his speech lasting the
better part of an hour. The court
room was comfortably filled, there be
ing between 200 and 300 present He I
was generously applauded at the open
ing and closing of his remarks, and
several times during his speech he was
cheered.
When Governor Brow* arrived in
the city on the 11:57 W. & A. train,
he was met at the. depot by a delega
tion of men who supported him, to
gether with a number of Governor
Smith’s supporters. He was escorted
to Hotel Dalton for lunrh, after which
he was accompanied to the court house
where he spoke to the assembled
crowd. When he began speaking,
there were only about one hundred
present; but others came in, and at
the conclusion of his words the room
was well filled.
Col. Maddox Introduced Speaker.
Hon. S. P. Maddox introduced the
speaker, his introductory remarks be
ing built around his statement that
the gentleman who was to address the
audience was “the governor of the
people.” When his introduction was
concluded and Mr. Brown arose, he
was greeted by cheers.
He began his remarks by thanking
the people for being present to hear
him, and then told of what the gover
norship meant. He stated that it was
the office of the people, and added that
the chief executive should keep him
self on the level with the people.
From that subject he told of when
he made up his mind to enter the
race for governor of Georgia. He stat
ed that 110 days before the 4th of
June he had no intentions of making,
the race, stating that he no more
thought of being a candidate than any
person in the audience did.
Was “Officially Lynched.”
He spoke freely of being ousted
from office, making the statement that
he had been “officially lynched.” It
was because of this that he began
writing letters to the people through
the press merely that he might secure
vindication by the legislature when it
met. He did this, he stated, because
of his duty to his family. He stated
that when he was writing these let
ters he had no intention of being a
candidate for governor.
His Five Letters to the People.
His first letter was on the reduction
of freight rates, going on to prove that
with the reduction people couldn’t buy
any article as cheaply as it could be
bought before the reduction, thereby
showing that the reduction didn’t ben
efit the people a particle. His second
article was on watered stock; the
third owas on the ownership of rail
roads. He stated that it had been said
third was on the ownership of rail
road in the state, which statement led
him to investigate and publish his
third letter. He went on to tell of
how the railroad stock was divided
U P, showing that thousands of people
received their income from money in-
vester in railroads. He said that
~'000 Georgia women, 675 estates of
deceased Georgians, and 80 Georgia in
stitutions held stock in Georgia rail
roads. In this connection he stated
that the railroad should consider an
income of 5 per cent on their invest
ments good the opinion of the adminis
tration, and it then turned right around
and placed a man on the railroad com
mission who was president of a cot
ton mill which had realized over two
hundred per cent on the investment
in seven years. This man, he stated,
was placed on the railroad commis
sion to see that these women and in
stitutions didn’t realize more than 5
per cent on their investments.
He wrote his fourth card, he said,
on a promise that freight rates would
be reduced $4,000,000, and stated that
the only reduction made was on face
powder in car lots.
His last letter was on port rates.
He said that he took his stand against
port rates because they would prevent
a Georgian from trading with a Geor
gian, and would tend towards closing
down factories. When he -made the
statement that he would never stand
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WAVE SWEEPS STATE.
Many East Tennessee Counties Will
Have Pike Roads—Strong Feel
ing for Good Roads.
The good roads question is taking
East Tennessee by storm, and the
counties—or, rather, a large number
of them—are voting to float bonds
running up into the high figures. To
hear out this statement, The Citizen
reproduces a number of clippings
from the Tennessee newspapers:
Knoxville, April 6.—The county
court of Knox county passed a reso
lution today requesting an enabling
act to issue $500,000 bonds for pike
roads.
Dandridge, April 6.—The April term
of county court adjourned late yester
day afternoon The court
ordered $25,000 of outstanding $200,-
000 pike bonds refunded at thirty
years. It has a hid of $1.01 and in
terest thereon for the new series of
bonds. A committee to attend the
sale was ordered. This action saves
the county one-half of one per cent
interest on the matured bonds.
Madisonville, April 6.—An election
to vote on the bond question was or
dered for September. It is proposed
to issue $100,000 for the purpose of
laying out and grading some of the
leading roads in the county.
Loudon, April 6.—County court con
vened here Monday. The first thing
to come before the session was the
matter of ordering a special election
to decide whether Loudon county
shall issue bonds to build pike roads.
This election was ordered.
McMinnville, April 6.—Two years
ago the legislature passed an act em
powering Warren county to issue
$150,000 in 4 per cent bonds for the
purpose of building pike roads. In
a special election the people of the
county ratified the bond issue and the
county court took all the necessary
steps to put the act into execution;
but the financial depression coming on
in the fall of 1907, it was found im
possible to place the bonds, so the
matter was dropped or suspended.
Some days ago the finance commit
tee succeeded in selling the bonds to
a Chicago hanking concern, and con
sequently, the county court Monday
revived all the orders in the premises
and work on pike roads building in
Warren county will soon be under
way. The court levied a special tax
of 35 cents for taking care of interest
on the bonds and for a sinking fund
to liquidate principal as the bonds
fall due. J. C. Biles, H. B. Evans and
J. J. Meadows are the pike roads com
missioners who will have charge of
the work. It was thought that there
would be considerable opposition in
court to the action taken, but the
vote on the proposition stood 29 for
reviving the work to 4 against.
Mr. John Chitwood Again Suffers
Fi’om Fire.
TWO COTTAGES BURNED.
Houses Were Burned on Same Lot
Lsst Year—Aunt Ann Morris’
Home Burned.
“’CookvHle, April 7.—The county
court canvassed and declared the vote
of the recent county bond election
when the county voted for $150,000
county bonds for good roads. The offi
cial vote was: For bonds, 1,401;
against bonds, 1,141.
The following county road commis
sioners were elected to superintend
the construction of the pikes: • • • •
Clinton, April 7.—A resolution was
adopted memorializing the legislature
to authorize the county court to issue
another $100,000 pike road bonds. Es
quires J. M. Jones,- H. G. Dail, J. P-
Burkhart, J. F. Miller and Attorney
D. A. Wood were appointed a commit
tee to draw up the bill and transmit
it to the representative and senator
from this county.
Cookville, Mch. 29.— . . - The ad
joining county of White recently issued
$110,000 road bonds, and Jackson is
preparing to vote upon the question.
The question of good roads is a
burning issue throughout this section
of the state.
Morristown, April 6.—The two most
important measures recently passed
by the legislature relating to the in-
continued on page 8).
Monday night, a fire which destroyed
three cottages on Oxford street, for
a time threatened an entire block. A
strong wind was blowing. Had it not
been for the fact that a heavy rain had
fellen thoroughly soaking the adjoining
houses, the fire would have destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty.
Two of the cottages were owned by
John Chitwood, and he was carrying
no insurance on them. The other
house, also not insured, was the home
of Aunt Ann Morris, an old negro wo
man.
A coincidence connected with the
destruction of the two houses owned
by John Chitwood is that two houses
of his were burned on the same lot
last year. At that time he had no
insurance on them. When he rebuilt
them, he laughed at the idea of tak
ing out insurance; but Monday night’s
fire was an instance of “lightning strik
ing twice in the same place.”
Monday afternoon, Mr. Chitwood was
talking with Mr. J. T. Black who was
figuring on buying them; and he told
Mr. Black that the houses were not
insured, as “it was against his reli
gion.” Within twelve hours after the
statement his houses were destroyed.
K !*' - .!
House and Barn Burned.
Sunday night a house owned by a
negro in North Dalton was burned to
the ground, the fire catching the barn
of Councilman Bearden. Both struc
tures were almost totally destroyed.
The five fires made a total loss of
over two thousand dollars.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM LOST
TO MOUNTAIN CITY.
Eton Won Pretty Contest by a 6 to 2
Score.
The High School team made a pil
grimage to Eton last Saturday, and,
while there, played a pre-season game
with the team from that city, losing
out by a margin of four, the score
being: High School 2, Eton 6. The
high school recruited, having a bat
tery from the regulars; but all of this
preparation went for nothing. Felker
used a few finger nailers and merry
widows, while Kidd stood up and took
the punishment. Batteries for the oth
er side were Wilbanks and Stone.
Both Felker and Wilbanks fared on a
par, the hits being split very near the
half way mark; but dumb work on the
trails for the locals gave the Eton
bunch the game.
Eton will play a return game here
prabably a week from Saturday; when
the locals intend to bolster up and
walk about.
Government Agent Here Last
Week Making Inquiries.
COOSA RIVER AFFAIR.
Government Investigating Advisability
of Making River Navigable
to Rome.
H. N. Sulliger, of Montgomery, a
member of the engineering corps of
the United States government, was in
the city last week securing informa
tion which will be used when the mat
ter of making the Coosa river navi
gable as far as Rome is finally set
tled. After securing the information
he wanted he moved on to other
places.
While here he asked the population
of Dalton, and secured facts about the
payrolls of the various industries, the
amount of business they did per year,
the amount of fuel used—in short, a
general outline of the business trans
acted here.
While here Mr. Sulliger talked of
the government’s consideration of the
plan to place reservoirs up and down
the rivers in this section of the coun
try, and stated that the people were
laboring under a misapprehension;
that these reservoirs would not injure
the water power as many thought.
When the affair came up in con
gress sometime ago, Congressman Lee,
of this district, and Senator Bacon
took sides in the matter, Mr. Lee fa
voring the Coosa river project, while
Mr. Bacon opposed it. Each of these
Georgia representatives had cham
pions here, many standing up for Mr.
Lee’s action, and others siding with
Senator Bacon.
It is about this Coosa river question
that such men as Mr. Sulliger are
making investigations; and when all
of this is received by the government
the advisability of putting through the
work on the river will be determined.
Jury Finds Verdict of Involuntary
Manslaughter.
WILL CARRY CASE UP.
Unless New Trial is Granted, Court
of Appeals Will Act Again—
the Verdict.
WHITFIELD COUNTY
SINGING CONVENTION.
Preparations Under Way for Meeting
at Grove Level.
Preparations for the big Whitfield
county singing convention, which will
meet at Grove Level the second Sun
day in May, are under way; and the
officers intend to make this the most
interesting and instructive gathering
of its kind ever held in the county.
The singing will he conducted by
some of the most prominent singers
of the county, and large crowds are
looked for.
In addition to the singing, a big all
day picnic will be enjoyed. Persons
attending will take a picnic lunch, and
the big dinner will be spread under
the trees at the noon hour.
First Tramp—“I’m glad I aint a
fish, Bill.”
Second Tramp—“Why?”
First Tramp—“Think of having
nothing to do but bathe.”
Makes SCldneys ami RSnridor* Sigh*
THE THERESA CAFE
CHANGES MANAGEMENT.
Chattanooga “Eating House” Has Been
Improved.
The Theresa Cafe, a popular Chatta
nooga restaurant, has changed hands,
and the new management is a big im
provement over the former one.
The restaurant has been made bet
ter, and is now drawing a large pa
tronage.
The Wamack case was by far the
most interesting business of this ses
sion of the superior court. The case
was taken up Monday morning, and
a jury was secured about three o’clock
in the afternoon, after more than fifty
veniremen had been rejected.
This is the fourth, hut probably not
the last, trial of this' famous case, the
first trial having brought about War-
nack’s conviction of voluntary man
slaughter, at which time he was sen
tenced to 10 years. The second hear
ing resulted in a mistrial; the third
brought the conviction of Warnack of
involuntary manslaughter, and the
sentence imposed was two years. The
fourth trial reduced the offense to a
misdemeanor, the sentence being
twelve -months in the chain-gang. Mr.
Wamack’s lawyers will make a mo
tion for a new trial, and, if it is re
fused, the case will be carried to th§
court of appeals for the second time,
the supreme court having reversed the
decision of the lower court in the first
trial; and the court of appeals re
versed the decision in the third trial.
The history of the case is known
to practically every person in the coun
ty. Warnack killed Chester Wilson
near Varnells in the early fall of 1907.
The trial this term brought out prac
tically the same testimony as the for
mer trial; the only new evidence being
that of the defense when two witness
es were sworn and made the statement
that the person who claimed to
have been an eye witness to the af
fair, and who was the state’s leading
witness, stated to them that he didn’t
see the killing.
After the jury had been secured
Monday afternoon, the testimony was
all introduced before court adjourned
for the day. When court opened Tues
day morning the arguments were
opened.
While making his argument to the
jury, Judge Glenn, one of the attor
neys for the defense, and Judge Fite
had a little tilt which resulted in
Glenn’s being fined $25; Judge Glenn
then carried it a little farther, and
Judge Fite fined him $50. This $75
fine was cut down to $5 by Judge Fite
after the jury had brought in the ver
dict Tuesday afternoon.
The case went to the jury about
11:30 Tuesday morning, and at 3:30
the following verdict was brought in:
“We, the jury, find the defendant
guilty of involuntary manslaughter in
the commission of a lawful act without
due caution and circumspection.
“A. L. Cox, Foreman.”
When seen after Warnack had been
sentenced to serve 12 months in the
chain-gang, his attorney, Col. Mann,
stated that if the court refused to
grant a new trial, the case would again
be carried to the court of appeals.
The sentences have been getting
shorter with each trial, and the fact
that the defense is unwilling to ac
cept the light sentence goes to prove
that they will fight the case to the last
ditch.
Hrtistic lfrrtntinQ.
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and talent for the benefit of those who desire printed publicity in
precise proportions. We produce printing that pleases, and what
is better, we do not hold you up.
We have the best equipped printing plant south of Nashville, and do work
of all kinds all the time. We have in our employ the most skilled labor we
can obtaip, and this labor is well paid, and the money is spent with the Dalton
merchants and other business people who derive their business and income
from Dalton people. Our steady increase in local business indicates that the
business people appreciate reciprocity. We want your business. Telephone
the orders, or ask for a representative to call on you.
TObe H. Sbowalter Company,
tCelcpbone Eighteen. IDalton, (Seorgia.
TEMPLARS HELD
EASTER SERVICE
Dr. Bachman Preached Excellent
Sermon to Knights.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
W. M. Denton Again Heads Comman
der/—Prominent Masons Pres
ent—Excellent Music.
The special Easter service to
Knights Templars held at the First
Presbyterian church last Sunday even
ing was attended by a large crowd,
the service proving to be one of the
prettiest ever held in this city.
A number of prominent- visitors
were present, among whom were Sir
Knight John W. Bachman, D.D., mem
ber of the Lookout commandery, Chat
tanooga, delivered the excellent ser
mon; Right Eminent Sir L. A. Walker,
Grand Commander of Tennessee; Right
Eminent Sir J. B. Nicklin, Past Grand
Commander of Tennessee, and a 33-
degree mason; Right Eminent Sir J. J.
Seay, of Rome, Past Grand Comman
der of Georgia; Eminent Sir L. T.
Hooker, of Chattanooga, Past Com
mander of Lookout commandery; Sir
Knights L. A. Stimis, W. F. Fisher,
George A. Collins, A. L. Meredith, of
Lookout commandery, Chattanooga;
Sir Knight A. Manning, of Atlanta,
member of the Coeur de Lion com
mandery; A. H. Chastain, of Calhoun,
and A. W. Fite, of Cartersville, mem
bers of the local command/ery, SL
John’s No. 19. Aside from these ma
sons were Mrs. J. J. Seay and Miss
Martin, of Rome.
The church was beautifully decorat
ed for the service, quantities of lilies
and ferns being used; and suspended
from the ceiling was a large cross.
A number of banners of the order
were displayed everywhere. The
church was decorated by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church.
Dr. Bachman delivered one of the
greatest sermons ever heard here,
giving a brief hut comprehensive his
tory of the order of Knights Templars
before taking up his text.
After the voluntary, “Gloria,” the lo
cal commandery conducted the first
part of the services, Mr. J. P. Godwin
acting as prelate. This service was
interspersed with songs by the choir
and congregation. The lesson: St. Mat
thew xxviii: 1-10, was read by Rev.
F. K. Sims.
The music for the service was ex
ceptionally good. Mrs. F. K. Sims,
organist, Mr. Harry Routt, violinist,
Mr. Don Druckenmiller, cornetist, Mrs.
J. M. Rudolph, Mrs. J. C. King, Mrs.
W. M. Jones, Miss Lizzie Denton, Miss
Jean Walton, Miss Carrie Green, Miss
Nell Moore, Prof. A. J. Showalter,
Messrs. W. M. and T. R. Jones com
posed the choir.
After the services, the Knights Tem
plars returned to their asylum where
they informally entertained the visit
ing brethren until the 12 o’clock train
arrived, the Chattanooga Knights leav
ing for home on that train.
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New Officers.
As Good Friday is designated as the
time for all commanderies to hold the
annual election of officers, St. John’s
commandery, No. 19, met last Friday
evening, the election resulting as fol
lows:
W. M. Denton, eminent commander;
T. D. Ridley, generalissimo; C. D. Mc-
Cutchen, captain general; E. C. Cof
fey, prelate; G. W. Orr, treasurer; H.
F. Buchholz, recorder; C. C. McCamy,
senior warden; J. P. Godwin, junior
warden; R. A. Shatzer, sword-bearer;
H. B. Farrar, standard-bearer; W. A.
Leslie, warder; C. L. Wood, sentinel.
Mrs. Frank Siler Leads Home
Mission Workers.
DALTON WINS PRIZE.
Home Mission Society of North Geor-
git Conference in Session
Here Last Week.
People past middle life usually have
some kidney or bladder disorder that
saps the vitality, which is naturally
lower in old age. Foley’s Kidney Rem
edy corrects urinary troubles, stimu
lates the kidneys, and restores
strength and vigor. It cures uric acid
troubles by strengthening the kidneys
so they will strain out the uric acid
that settles in the muscles and joints
causing rheumatism. Sold by all drug
gists.
The ladies stopped a little boy whose
legs were brier scratched, and laugh
ed to see the novel way his little
pants were patched. “Why did they
patch with white?” they asked; “why
not with blue or red? ’
The small boy scowled and touched
the spot. “That ain’t no patch,” he
said.—Ex.
The large gathering of Home Mis
sion workers of the North Georgia
conference held a busy four-days’ ses
sion at the First Methodist church last
week, the convention adjourning Sun
day evening; and Monday morning the
delegates returned to their respective
homes, after having attended one of
the most pleasant conferences in the
history of the organization.
Gainesville was selected as the next
place of meeting of the conference at
the session Saturday afternoon. A
number of cities wanted the next con
vention; but Gainesville’s invitation
was so cordial that the other cities re
tired in favor of that city, and the se
lection of the place for the convention
next year was made unanimous, every
one present voting for Gainesville.
Saturday afternoon the convention
elected officers for the ensuing year,
the presidency of the organization go
ing to Mrs. Frank Siler, the president,
Mrs. W. B. Higginbothem, of West
Point, having refused to consider be
ing re-elected. Mrs. Siler formerly
lived in this city, being the daughter
of a presiding elder of the Dalton dis
trict of the North Georgia Methodist
conference.
The other officers chosen were:
Mrs. R. P. Milam, of Atlanta, first
vice-president; Mrs. C. A. Mauck, of
Clarkston, second vice-president; Mrs.
J. R. King, of Gainesville, third vice-
president; Mrs. Rufus H. Brown, of
Augusta, recording secretary; Mrs. J.
N. McEachem, of Atlanta, treasurer;
Mrs. W. F. Butler, superintendent of
supplies; Mrs. S. D. Thomas, super
intendent of traveling libraries; Mrs.
Cobh Lumpkin, superintendent of lit
erature and conference editor; Mrs.
Luke Johnson, superintendent of young
people’s work.
The convention was opened by Mrs.
W. B. Higginbothem Thursday morn
ing and then the work of the session
was taken up. More than one hundred
delegates were present, the bigger por
tion remaining through the entire con
vention, while a few left Saturday af
ternoon.
The institute work of the conven
tion was conducted by Miss Mabel
Head, one of the most prominent Home
Mission workers in the South.
The following report of the workings
of the convention was furnished The
Citizen by Mrs. Elrod:
Thursday.
Thursday morning the convention
assembled at the First Methodist
i
church to take up the business of
the society. Mrs. W. B. Higginbothem,
president, conducted the devotional
and presided over the body in her us
ual gracious, easy manner.
Addresses of welcome were given
by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Timmerman,
and Mrs. J. E. Sanders, Mrs. Higgin
bothem responding in behalf of the
convention.
Reports of the year’s work, which
were very encouraging, showed mark
ed improvement and progress which
was most gratifying, were given by
the president, Mrs. Higginbothem;
first vice-president, Mrs. Milam; sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Sam P. Jones;
third vice-president, Mrs. J. R. King;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Rufus
Brown (which was read by the secre
tary, as Mrs. Brown was at the bed
side of a sick sister); treasurer, Mrs.
J. N. McEachern; superintendent of
supplies, Mrs. Willingham; superin
tendent of traveling libraries, Mrs. J.
R. Parker; superintendent of litera
ture and conference editor, Mrs. W. F.
Butler.
The address of Mrs. Luke Johnson,
“The Decade’s Advance in the Wo
man's Board of Home Missions,” was
read by Mrs. Higginbothem, as Mrs.
Johnson was very ill and could not be
here. The convention met in Dalton
ten years ago, so the great advance
made along all lines was made from
the time it met here before until now.
Statistics were given showing great
increase in membership, library sup
plies, schools, trained workers, etc.
Letters of regret at not being able
to be with the convention were re-'
ceived from Mrs. Rufus Brown and
Mrs. Luke Johnson. Telegrams of
condolence and sympathy were sent
these two whose absence was deeply
felt by all.
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