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THE CITIZEN | covers whitfield! Like the Sunshine. ! THE CITIZEN J COVERS WHITFIELD ! ■THE CITIZEN PLEASES THAT WHICH PLEASES MANY MUST POSSESS MERIT VOL. LIX. 'NO. 11 y On Southern Property Made by Sheriff Gilbert. Cannon Crackers Placed Under Ban by Council. Daughters of the Confederacy Would Interest Children. Chicks From Three States Are Being Admired. Street Committee to Be Congrat ulated On Efforts. VOUCHER RELEASED TO GIVE GOLD MEDAL MANY ENTRIES MADE PERMANENT WORK City Attorney McCutchen Talks of Railroad Case Before City Council Members. With Ordinance Against Shooting Giant Crackers, and High Li cense, City Is Safe. Between Four and Five Hundred Prize School Boy or Girl Writing Best Es say on Battle of Gettysburg Will Get Pretty Medal. Work Has Cost Comparatively Small Sum for Amount Done—-Work Nearly Over for Year. Local Postoffice Handling Mail for Gordon Lee. People Urged to Help Most Worthy Cause. Birds Being Shown—Better Than Hoped For. At a call meeting of the city council last Friday afternoon, City Attorney McCutchen made an interesting talk before that body on the question of the Southern Railway tax question; outlining just how the case stood' at that time and telling them of what the attorneys for the road had told him about making the fight on whether or not the city has the right to make a tax rate similar to that made by the council of last year. Mr. McCutchen stated that the local attorneys for the road had stated they would not make any fight on an exces sive levy, and asked that the levy on the office furniture, real estate in North Dalton, etc., be released and the home of the section foreman be levied on. This would put the matter in the courts where the original con troversy as to whether or not the city council of last year made a legal tax rate. Chief of Police Fincher had made the original levies, and the council decided, the the request of Mr. Mc Cutchen, to get Sheriff Gilbert to make the new levy, as he was of the opinion that the road would raise the question that Mr. Fincher had no legal power to make a levy. This action of the council caused Chief Fincher to retire from the field altogether, and the voucher which he had been holding up was turned over to the road, the voucher beihg for ANSWERS ARE “YES’ For years past, the city council has been trying to put into practice some plan that will do away with the shoot ing of giant cannon crackers here Christmas, and it seems that the so lution of the problem has at last been reached. In order to stimulate interest among the school children of the county in the history of the Southern Confederacy, the Bryan M Thomas chapter, Daugh ters of the Confederacy, has offered a gold medal for the child writing the best essay on the Battle of Gettysburg. The medal is extremely handsome and is well worth working for. In addition to winning the medal of fered by the local chapter, the success ful contestant has a chance to /win the state medal, offered by the Georgia division of Daughters of the Confed eracy, as the essay that wins here will be forwarded to the state committee, the same rules governing both contests. In speaking of the contest, Mrs. El rod, president of the local chapter, has the following to say: “The Bryan M. Thomas chapter of Dalton offers a gold medal for the best essay on the Battle of Gettysburg, gov erned by rules below. This medal will be for Whitfield county schools, and the essay taking the Bryan M. Thomas medal will be sent in to the state com mittee; so the young man or young lady will stand a chance of winning the state medal., “The chapter desires competitors from eVery. school in the county. “This medal is to stimulate interest in the study of the Confederacy in his tory, and even if the pupils, do not re ceive a prize they, will gain knowledge that will be of benefit to them in after years and may be the means of gain along some other line—anyway, it will always be a source of pleasure to be well posted on these things. “Prof. Taylor and Major Lucus will please bring the matter up before their schools, and Mr. J. C. Sapp, the com missioner, .will please do the same. “Copies of the rules governing the contest can be ha.d by applying to Mrs. P. E. Shumate. “Mrs. Spencer and Prof. McWhor ter are also requested to urge their pu pils to enter the contest. “Teachers will collect essays and sfind to Mr. Shumate, who will turn them over to the committee.” The Rules. The Georgia division, .IT. D. C., with the desire of stimulating among the young people of the state an interest in the study of history, especially the history of the war between the states, again offers a gold medal to the student writing the best essay on the subject assigned. Teachers of the state are earnestly requested to encourage and urge their pupils to enter the contest. 1. Subject: Battle of Gettysburg. 2. The contest is open to all the white children of Georgia under the age of 18. 3. The length of the essays to be from 1,000 to 1,500 words. The .pa pers to be typewritten, if possible, though that is not essential. 4. Preparation for the essays may be made at home or "elsewhere with full use of all references. 5. Each essay shall be signed with fictitious name, and accompanied by a sealed envelope addressed ~ with same fictitious name, but containing real name and address of writer and name of school. Rules for Committees. 6. Manuscripts to be graded upon subject-matter and style. 7. The medal will be awarded at closing exercises of school at or near which it is won. It will be presented by the president .of the local chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Appointments'. < 8. Each member of the state com mittee shall have charge of the work in designated counties, and shall see to the appointment in each of her coun ties of a local committee to take direct supervision of the work in that county, and to be known as the county medal RED CROSS STAMPS One of the most active committees of the present council has been the street committee, headed by I. S. Finley, chairman, and composed of, in addi tion to Mr. Finley, Councilmen Ru dolph and King. The committee has not gone about telling wnat it has been doing; but it has been working and getting results. When the new administration was sworn in at the first of the year; it went in with the determination of cutting expenses in every department of the city government; and the street appropriation came in for a severe cut. The amount used on the streets this year is less than one-half of what was appropriated last year. This appropriation was made to the different wards, each ward being given an equal amount, only about five huh- dred dollars. This money has been spent where it could be used to the greatest advantage, and the manage ment of affairs has been excellent. While the amount of money used is small as compared to the amount used in former years, the work done has been large. Thousands of feet of streets have been built, the work for the most part being permanent. This is work the city can’t do too much of, and the street committee has got the very best possible out of the appropriation. Of the permanent work done, that on North Hamilton street stands out prominently as the longest stretch of street built The street is in excellent shape and will stand years of hard wear. In this stretch, 2,900 feet of street were built On Green street, from the public school south, about 1,000 feet were constructed. On East Morris street from the city limits about four or five hundred feet of new street go to show the results of the work of the committee there, and hundreds of other feet where the rock and chert were not correctly placed, were worked over. On Thornton avenue between five hundred and one thousand feet of per manent improvements have been made The above are a few of the streets which have been worked more than the others; and it is a noticeable fact that all of the streets are those which have to bear the burden of heavy trav el The committee this year consid- ered that the higher work should be done on the main streets, and the cross streets merely W< The^work of Street Superintendent Lolry las been of the highest sinn ed this year. By his work m the . he j, as gained great expenenc , and he now thoroughly understands £e building of good, permanent St ?h? work this year is just about Tbe . th „ ne w street com- announced by Mayor .“ r ^rUen the hew offlctals are !“• tew days ot the year mil The last enera l overhauling be given over to ag^ ^ |g 10 “ winter grind. The alleyway- ^Tof tee goternment building has west of tee go ^ ert and rock are been graded, making the road- now being put down, making way a good, firm one. street One fact connected w far work is that sewer pi^. ^ ^ been sidewalks, scr * em ° ^ committee to " t^"tee^iation; but *°“!JTn Finley will ask that the com- Popular Congressman Wants Expres sion from Voters of His Dis trict—The Answer.. Each Stamp Purchased Aids in Work of Checking Spread of “The White Plague.” There ifc an ordinance which makes it a misdemeanor to celebrate Christmas by shooting giant crackers; but with the dealers selling them it. has been impossible to stop the racket. While the ordinahce has been in the code for some time, it has 'not been rigidly enforced in the past; but the city fathers have determined that it is now time for a change. It was at a call meeting of the coun cil last Friday afternoon that the li cense of $50 whs placed on dealers handling cannon crackers exceeding 3 inches in length. The ordinance, while it mentions tee word “fireworks” refers only to firecrackers, as roman candles, sky-rockets, etc., can be shot; but these pyrotechnic displays must be made on your.own premises; as all fireworks meet With disfavor on the part of the council when fired on the public streets. This ordinance, while_.it will prob-' ably do away with tee loud explo sions, will not interfere with the fun for firecrackers Red Cross stamps were put on sale at Fincher & Nichols and ‘the Gregory Drug Company this morning (Wed nesday! and The Citizen desires to call, especial attention to. this fact. The stamps sell for one cent each and everyone is urged to purchase them, thereby aiding a most worthy cause. Each stamp purchased means just that much toward tee fund of the Anti- • Tuberculosis Association for the check ing of the spread of the.great white plague. In another column of this issue can be found a plea for this great cause from Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin, chairman of the Red Cross committee of Atlanta, the article explaining clearly and brief ly the work that is being done, not only in giving aid to those persons stricken with consumption, but to pre vent the spread of the disease. Doctors and nurses give a great amount of time to this work and the poor and needy are given the very best attention possible. - Already the work has accomplished wonders throughout the country until it has at last come to be tee big thing it deserves to be. Year by year at Christmas' time these stamps are is sued, and year by year the demand for them has steadily increased. As Mrs. Lumpkin puts it in her open letter to the people of Georgia, your friends will think a greqt deal more of you if you will put a Red Cross stamp on your letters, both business and per sonal; for, while the stamps will not serve the same purpose as the stamps of the nation, still they will show that you have sympathy for your fellow- man afflicted with the dread disease. The good people who are waging the great fight against the disease are per forming their duty through love, as the patients, in many instances, are unable to pay for treatment. Every person in this city should feel it his duty to purchase a supply of these stamps from the drug stores, where they are on sale and thereby help in the great fight. of the small children finder three inches long can be ex ploded, provided ■ the celebrators stay “in their own back yard.” Every council has attempted to stop the terrible din on the streets Christ mas, but former effort^ have all proved to be partial failures; for while the .noise has been greatly modified, the big crackers 'have been exploded. This present ordinance, placing the license for the sale of these large crackers at $50 seems to be the correct remedy. Dealers, knowing the ordi nance against shooting the crackers, order only a small supply, as the de mand for them is always light, the law-abiding people not desiring them; and consequently the dealers’ orders are light—no dealer having a supply that would warrant his paying a li- that member of the state committee within whose jurisdiction the county fails. State Committee. Each member of the state committee shall, with such assistants as she shall appoint, select the best two of the es says submitted to her from her coun ties for final consideration of the state committee. The entire number of essays thus chosen shall be sent in rotation to all the members of the state committee for examination and grading, being re tained by each member for one week only, then forwarded to another mem ber and finally returned to the chair man of the committee. The gradings of the essays shall be sent, not with the essay, but directly to the chairman by each committeeman as soon as praet^able after completion. Immediately after the receipt of all the reports the chairman shall send a tabulated list of them to each mem ber of the committees. Number of essays written to be sent state committee by chapter chairman. Calendar. 10. Essays are to be sent to local (county) committee on or before March 1. The best essays from each county must be sent by the county committee to the member of "the state committee on or before March 16. The best two of the essays submit ted to each member of the state com mittee must be sent to the chairman on or before April 1. Reference Books Recommended. 1. The War Between the States— Stephens. 2. School History of the United States—Field. 3. History of the Confederacy— Derry., 4. The South in Literature and His tory—Rutherford. 5. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. —A. Doubleday. 6. From Manassas to- Appomattox —Longstreet. 7. The Twelve Decisive Battles of the Civil War—Swinton. 8. Rise and Fall of the Confederate States—Davis. 9. , History of the United States— Gamer and Lodge. - Mrs. Howard H. McCall, chairman, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. A. W. Van Hoose, Gainesville, Ga.; Mrs. J. Fl Lewis, ODD FELLOW OFFICERS TO BE INSTALLED SOON Will Go In With New Year—Others to Be Appointed. With the first of the new year tee officers recently elected by the local Odd Fellows will be installed in office. The new officers will be: R. R. Gilliland, noble grand; J. A. Ray, vice-grand; E. W. Petty, treas urer; Guy Keister, secretary.. The above are tee officers elected, and tee minor officers will be ap pointed when the new officers are installed. Mr Gilliland, the new noble grand, is a hard-working secret order man of this city, and the lodge should pros per greatly under his leadership. This Is Worth Remembering Whenever you have a cough or cold, just remember that Foley’s Honey and Tar will cure it. Remember the name, Foley’s Honey and Tar, and refuse sul> stitutes. S. J. McKnight LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN White and lemon colored (setter) bird- dog. Finder or any information will be rewarded. J. E. SATTERFIELD ful acquiescence and support. It is not in my understanding that you com mit yourself to voting either for or again me next year by answering these questions. My object is merely to as certain tee present state of your mind on tee subject My sense of obliga tion to the people of the district is such that I would not feel at liberty to oppose their wishes, even if my personal inclinations and interests should differ from theirs. If there is any service I can render you here, please do not hesitate to call on me. That is what I am here for, and -nothing pleases me better than opportunities to "be of use to my friends. Please do me the kindness to an- swed promptly, as I wish to know as early/as possible what I am to do. Faithfully yours, GORDON LEE. COVENANT DAY SOON M. Sapp Named Worshipful Mas ter—Other Officers, Every Member Urged to Attend Next Sunday Morning. The Dalton lodge of Free and Ac cepted Masons held its annual election Monday night of this week, the time being the regular meeting night W. M. Sapp was elected worshipful master. The choice was a wise one, as he is prominently connected in secret order circles and take great interest in the work. Other officers elected are: H. B. Farrar, senior warden; Eugene Har den, junior warden; J. A. Longley, secretary; G. W. Orr, treasurer. The other officers will be appointed when the new officers are installed at the next meeting night, Monday, Decem ber 27. Next Sunday is “Covenant Day” at the First Baptist Church, at which time the roll of tee church will be called, and all members present will be .pre sented with a handsome church calen dar. Rev. George P. White, pastor, announces the service as follows: It is earnestly requested that every member of the First Baptist Church be present at the eleven o’clock service next Sunday morning, December 19th. At that service tee roll will be called. Bach member present will be present ed with a beautiful church calendar This calendar will con- SCHOOL ENTERTAINMEN PLANNED AT V> TO SANTA Cl Small Admission Fee Will Be C Everyone. There will be an entertainri the Vamells school house Th December 23. An excellent program has be pared and an admission fee of 15 cents will be charged, the tamment being for the benefit for next year. fain the 'church covenant, a cut of the church, and other things of interest to the members. The subject for the morning sermon will be: “Our Church Covenant.” Let every member who sees this be Sure to come and invite others to come with you. GEO, Pj WHITE*, Pastor. Thomaston, Ga.; Mrs. Dan^C. Harris, Sandersville, Ga.; Mrs. Edward C. Blount, Waynesboro, Ga.; Mrs. R, L. Walker, Cuthbert, Ga.; Miss Mattie Sheibley, Rome, Ga.; Miss Callie Cook, Milledgeville, Ga. The Jersey cranberry crop is esti mated at 150,000 barrels for this sea son.