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That Which Pleases Many Must Possess Merit**—The Citizen Pleases Everybody
ESTABLISHED 1850. SIXTY-TWO YEARS OLD.
Many Delegates Expected to At
tend Tri-County Masonic
Convention Here.
GRAND MASTER WILL
BE AMONG SPEAKERS
Col. Robert L. Colding, of Savannah, is
THE DALTON CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1914.
Carries Fully 133 Counties in
Hrs Race to Retain Seat „
in the Senate.
UNCERTAINTY IS
SHORT-TERM RACE
Harris Apparently Certain Winner in
Contest for Governor, -with Hard
man Running Close—Results
of Other Contests.
Senator Hoke Smit>( swept the state
in his race for the long term senator-
ship yesterday ? carrying fully 133 coun
ties out of 148, over his opponent, ex-
Governor Joseph M. Brown.
Judge N. E. Harris is apparently a
winner in the race for governor, hav
ing 76 counties, with Hardman seeond
with 66, and Anderson thipd with 10.
It is thought Judge Harris has. enough
convention votes to nominate him on
the first ballot.
The raee for the short-term senator-
ship is unusually close, with Slaton
leading with 60 counties; Hardwick,
second, with 45 counties; Felder, third,
with 38 counties, and Hutchens, fourth,
with 5 counties, according to the At
lanta Constitution. A later telegram
received here from Hardwick states
that Hardwick has a lead of about 150
convention votes.
This will undoubtedly be decided by
the state convention to be held in Ma
con, as none of the candidates has
enough county unit votes to get the
nomination on the first ballot.
Other Contests.
The other state house offices, where
the nomination was contested, will go
to the following:
Railroad commissioner, Hon. Paul B.
Trammell; attorney general, Clifford
Walker; state treasurer, W. J. Speer;
judge court of appeals, Judge nash
Broyles; commissioner of agriculture,
James H. Price; prison commissioner,
K. I,. Rainey; state school superinten
dent, M. L. Brittain; comptroller-
William A. Wright.
All state house officials offering for
re-election were nominated, with the
exception of Attorney General Grice.
He was defeated by Clifford Walker,
of Monroe.
LANG DEFEATS NEEL
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL
Indications Are Calhoun Attorney Has
Carried Ail But Bartow.
Several Hundred 1 Farmers Pres
ent at Mt. Vernon Agri
cultural Gathering.
FARMERS SHOW DEEP
INTEREST IN WORK
Miss Dowdle, Prof. Firor, D^. Bradford
and Messrs. Cown and McAllister
the Speakers—Big Picnic
Dinner at Noon.
J. M. Lang, of Calhoun, was yester
day elected solicitor general over J. M.
Xeel, Jr., of Cartersville, by a majority
of approximately 1,500 votes, according
io reports reaching here this morning.
From information obtainable, it ap
pears that Lang carried Gordon, Whit
field, Murray, Catosa and Dade coun
ties, Neel carrying his home county by a
majority of approximately 900.
l.ang carried Gordon by a majority
about equal to Neel’s majority in Bar
tow, according to a message from Cal
houn. Lang carried Whitfield, Murray,
Catoosa and Dade by majorities which
"ill total fully 1,500, if not more.
Mr. Lang will therefore fill the un
expired term of the late Hon. T. C.
Milner, which consists of two years.
The old crows snatch
From melon patch,
Fed sweet meat for their summer’s
hatch;
Game fishes watch the river’s top,
And gulp up insects as they drop;
The hoeman leaves the handworn tools,
And seeks a rest by blinking pools;
While claps aloud
The thundercloud,
A-making thirsty Nature proud.
—ROBERT SPARKS WALKER,
In “Guide to Nature.’’
‘ ‘ The farmers of Whitfield county
are certainly alive to the importance
of studying the finer points of their oc
cupation,’’ said Dr. Willianj Bradford,
assistant state agent of the Boys’ Corn
club, here Saturday, when he stopped
for a few minutes after attending the
field meeting for farmers held at Mt.
Vernon. The meeting attracted about
300 farmers, their wives and children,
and the greatest interest was shown.
Considering the fact that the meeting
was held in the country, and a consider
able distance from the center of the
county*, the attendance was considered
unusually fine.
The crowd began gathering early in
the morning, and by 10 o’clock, the
time for the beginning of the speaking,
practically all were present. ^
The speakers were Miss Lois P. Dow
dle, district agent for Girls’ Canning
clubs, who talked of the work of the
clubs, giving information and instruc
tion to the members present; Dr. Wil
liam Bradford, assistant state agent for
Boys’ Corn clubs, whose talk was on
the work of the clubs and other farm
questions; • Prof. Firor, who talked on
truck farming; Mr. S. M. Cown, gov
ernment demonstration agent, whose
subject was soils and fertilization, and
Mr. McAllister, tick eradicator, whose
remarks were on live stock and the ben
efits that will result from, a completion
of the tick eradication work.
At noon, a big picnic dinner was
spread and thoroughly enjoyed, the
meeting being resumed in the after
noon.
H proved one of the most successful
meetings of the farmers ever held in
this section.
ODD FELLOWS ENJOYED
PICNIC AT COHUTTA
About One Thousand People Assembled
for Exercises.
About 1.000 people gathered at Cohut-
ta Saturday for a monster picnic at
which the Cohutta Odd Fellows were
hosts.
Forming jn ..line of march at the hall,
the Odd Fellows marched to the big
grove where the meeting was called to
order by Dr. Wooten, master of cere
monies.
Addresses were made by T. D. Ridley
and Buell Stark, of this city; J. M.
Lang, of Calhoun, and Rev. J. T. Wade,
of Ringgold.
During the day, an excellent musical
program was rendered by the Lindale
Concert band.
At noon, a big picnic dinner was
spread in the shade of the big trees,
and enjoyed by the large crowS. The
day was one filled with pleasure and
profit to all who attended.
IVoman Died While
Kneeling at Altar
At Revival Meeting
Improvement of Creek 'Would
Benefit From 3,500 to
5,000 Acres.
COMPLETE REPORT
OF INVESTIGATION
Complete Reclamation Impracticable At
This Time—Recommendations to
Greatly Improve Conditions
Presented in the Report.
Mrs. Fannie Bennett, wife of Mr. Jim
Bennett, a well known and highly re
spected resident of this county, died
Thursday night while kneeling at the
altar at a religious revival then in prog
ress at New Hope church.
The meeting had been accomplishing
much good, the people taking a decided
interest in the work.
When a proposition was made by the
minister, Mrs. Bennett, with others,
went to the front and kneeled at the
altar. While kneeling, she suffered an
attack of heart trouble, dying before
medical assistance could reach her.
Recommendations looking to improve
ment of conditions of Coahulla creek,
which would benefit from 3,500 to 5,000
acres, are embraced in the report of the
preliminary investigations made by J.
V. Phillips, government drainage engi
neer, who looked into the matter. The
report, which will be of interest to
many people of this section, is appended
in full: *
Introduction.
On June 24, 1913, this office received
through the Bureau of Plant Industry,
U. S. Department of Agriculture, a re
quest from C. L. Foster, of Dalton,
Whitfield county, Georgia, for assist
ance in determining the feasibility and
cost of improving Coahulla creek in
that county from the Tennessee line
southward to the Conasauga river. A
preliminary field examination was made
of this area. April 3-6, 1914, by J. V.
Phillips, Drainage Engineer of this of
fice. The accompanying map is based
upon the U. S. Geological Survey chart
of the section under consideration.
Some • of the landowners along the
valleys of this creek and tributary
streams that would be affected by the
proposed reclamation are: Messrs. C.
L. Foster, J. S. Hall, W. 0. Fraker, D.
H. CaudqU, L. H. Dillard, H. J. Vernon,
E. O. Herndon, J. Perkins, J. A. Hill,
S. A. Glass, D. P. Keith, James Thom
son, John Robertson, R. F. Dantzler, W.
,T. Watt, J. E. Hunsucker, E. W. Bagby,
Dick Rollins, Bill Anderson, R. Pack
and W. H. Prater.
Geographical Location and Area.
The proposed Coahulla creek drainage
district is located in the north-central
part of Whitfield county, Georgia, in
the foothills of the mountains. The
watershed of the creek is long and com
paratively narrow and contains about
182 square miles. Its greatest length
is about 34 miles, and it has an average
width of 6 miles.
Rising in Bradley county, Tenn., Coa
hulla creek flows in a southerly direc
tion through the central part of Whit
field eounty, Ga., emptying into the
Conasauga river about 6 miles south
east of the town of Dalton.
County roads cross the stream at 1Y<
to 3 mile intervals along that part of
the., creek which it is proposed to im
prove. The Chattanooga-Borne division
of the Southern railway parallels the
creek to the west at a distance of
about 3 miles, between Dalton and the
state line.
Natural Surface Conditions.
The watershed is generally very roll
ing, some of it being broken and pre
cipitous. Elevations vary from about
650 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Mill
creek, the only stream of importance
emptying into Coahulla creek in the
proposed district, rises southwest of
Dalton, on the slopes of Mill Creek
mountain and Chattooga mountain,
flows north for about 9 miles, thence
east and southeast for about 8 miles
and empties into Coahulla creek. A
branch of Mill creek extends north from
a point north of Dalton. The water
shed area of Mill creek and its tributa
ries is about 52 square miles.
There are probably 3,500 to 5,000
acres of valley land within the water
shed that would be directly or indirect
ly benefited by the improvement of
Coahulla creek. This is but a very
rough estimate, as during the examina
tion the dense undergrowth and in
many places the thickly timbered low
lands precluded accurate estimation.
Moreover, questioning of the landown
ers seen showed their knowledge of the
acreage to he very vague and con
flicting. No very wide tracts of low
lands were seen during the examination.
Very little of the wet and overflowed
land along the valley examined is un
der cultivation. However, much is in
pasture, and in conversation with land-
owners it was learned that they did
not consider the type of soil in the low
lands suitable for successful cultivation.
There seems to be much close or craw
fish ’ ’ soil in the creek bottoms
(Continued on page 8.)
Dalton will entertain the Tri-County
Masonic convention next Tuesday, Au
gust 25, and a large number of visitors
are expected here.
The Convention will bring delegates
from the Masonic lodges of Whitfield,
Murray and Catoosa eounties, and the
program for the big day offers many de
eided features of especial interest to
Masons. *
The leading speaker will be Col. Rob
ert L. Colding, of Savannah, grand mas
ter of the grand lodge of Georgia, and
other interesting speakers will be pres
ent to participate in the public exer
cises of the morning session, which will
be held in the Masonic temple.
At noon, the Eastern Stars will en
tertain at a luncheon in honor of the
visiting delegates.
Dalton will extend a whole-hearted
welcome to the Masons, and everything
will be done toward making their stay
here a pleasant one.
The following program will be car
ried out:
Public Exercises.
9:30 a. mi—Assembly promptly at
9:30 at Dalton Masonic temple.
10.-30 a. m.—Welcome address by
Worshipful Grand Marshal F. F. Baker.
Music by orchestra.
11:00 a. m.—Response, by Dr. Samuel
A. Brown.
11:30 a. m.—Address, “Masonry,”
by Grand Master Robert L. Colding, of
the Georgia grand lodge.
Music by the orchestra.
13:45 a. m.—Talk, “Absent Broth
er, ” by Col. Samuel P. Maddox.
Luncheon in banquet hall by Eastern
Stars.
3:30 p. m.—Business session, election
of officers and fixing place of next meet-
ing.
!:30 p. m.—Exemplification of work
in third degree, by Masters and Past
Masters.
‘God Be With You Till We Meet
Again;” “Home, Sweet Home.”
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the morning exercises; and all
Masons are invited to attend the aft
ernoon session.
Every Masonic lodge in the counties
of Whitfield, Murray and Catoosa is
urged to send duly authorized repre
sentatives, and the secretaries are re
quested to forward the per capita as
sessment of three cents per member, as
fixed iby the_by-laws of the convention.
H. B. FARRAR, W. M.
W. M. SAPP, Secretary.
BIG POLITICAL RALLY
CLOSED THE CAMPAIGN
About Pour Hundred People at Court
House Saturday Night.
The
A big political rally, attended by
about 400 people, marked the formal
close of the interesting campaign for
county office, which culminated in the
primary of yesterday.
The Lindale Concert band was pres
ent, and furnished good music, and the
speakers were Senator M. C. Tarver,
Judge G. G. Glenn and W. M. Sapp.
All made Interesting speeches, and
the best of order prevailed, the meet
ing being an interesting one.
All of the candidates had been -in
vited to attend and speak, but- few ac
cepted the invitation.
Somebody’s girl or boy is going to
stand at the head .of their class this
term.
Are yon doing everything -within
your power to help your child in his
or her fight to he Number one? How
about their eyes? Many children are
handicapped in their studies by poor
vision. Have their eyes examined be
fore school opens—do it now. Examina
tion by us means honest advice and
opinion, hacked by years of study and
practical experience. DR. HUBBS,*
Optometrist.
With Fitts Drug Co.
Big Attendance Expected at
Meeting of Eighteenth Divi
sion, I. O. O. F.
W. B. SLOAN, GRAND
MASTER, IS SPEAKER
Two Grand Lodge Officers Will Attend
—Public Exercises to be Held at
Court House, on Wednesday—
Program.
The Eighteenth division of Odd Fel
lows will be in convention here Wednes
day and Thursday, August 26-27, and
local members of this prominent order
are making all preparations for enter
taining several hundred delegates.
The division embraces the lodges of
Whitfield, Bartow, Gordon, Murray and
Catoosa eounties, being the biggest in
the state, and the convention customa
rily attracts fully 300 wearers of the
three links.
On Wednesday, public exercises will
be held, Hon. W. B. Sloan, grand mas-
r of the Georgia grand lodge, being
the leading speaker. Wednesday eve
ning’, the convention will go into execu
tive session in the handsome new lodge
rooms in the Crawford building, and
Thursday will be devoted altogether
to a business meeting.
The Odd Fellows will find a cordial
welcome and will be highly entertained
while here.
The program for the convention is as
follows:
Wednesday, Aug. 26.
9:30 a. m.—Assemble at hall on Ham
ilton street, form in line of marchj from
Hamilton to Waugh, thence west to
Cleveland street, south ,to Thornton
avenue to Morris street, thence east to
Hamilton street, thence north of King
street, thence west to court house.
10 a: m.—Meeting called to order by
Hon. W. B. Robinson, division deputy
grand master.
Opening prayer—Rev. C._C. Maples.
Music.
Welcome address—Hon. M. C. Tarver.
Solo, “Hymns of the Old Chu/ch
Choir,” Miss Minnie Freylach.
Response—Hon. R. Noel Steed, past
division deputy grand master.
Music.
Adjournment for dinner.
2 p. m.—Assemble at court house.
Music.
Address—Hon. Buell Stard, grand in
side guardian.
Mnsie.
Address—Hon. W. B. Sloan, grand
master.
Solo, ‘ 1 A Little While, ’ ’ Miss Minnie
Freylach.
Address—Hon. T. D. Ridley, past div
ision deputy grand master.
Slftsie.
Addresses—Various members.
Music.
Adjournment.
7:30 p. m.—Assemble at hall.
Meeting called to order and opened
by Division Deputy Grand Master Rob
inson.
Contest opening and closing of lodge.
'Contest by degree teams.
Closing.
Thursday, Aug. 27.
5) a. m.—Meet at hall.
Opening by W. B. Robinson, division
deputy grand master. ^
Awards of prizes to the winning de
cree teams and lodge.
Regular order of business.
Address to the membership by Hon.
W. B. Robinson.
Addresses for the good of the cyder.
Adjournment.
City Will Soon Have Reed Band
of Twenty Pieces, Says
Director.
THIRTEEN ALREADY
HAVE JOINED BAND
Bob Smith Will Direct Organization,
and People Are Asked to Co-operate
In Making Musical Organ
ization Success.
BETTER WATER IN SIGHT
AT CITY PUMPING PLANT
New Pump Working and Filter Equip
ment Now in Transit.
Yesterday the_ new pump began its
work at Hie city .pumping station, and
the manifold for one of the filter tanks
is now in transit, being expected to ar
rive at any time.
With these improvements, the city
will furnish much better service to the
consumers than it has during the pres
ent summer mouths.
The installation of the new pump will
succeed in effectually disposing of the
milky looking water, according to the
board of commissioners, and with the
new filter workii: . the commissioners
state that , the city will iiave the best
water.
By next summer,-Dalton will have an
excellent reed band of twenty pieces,
according to a statement made today by
Bob Smith, who is working up interest
in the proposed musical organization.
Mr. Smith says success is assured, but
asks the co-operation of the people to
make it doubly certain.
Already, thirteen have joined the pro
posed organization and have purchased
instruments. So far there are four clar
inets, one piccolo, seven saxophones and
two drums.
The organization, when perfected,
will give to the city an unusual musical
organization, the drums and reed in
struments alone being used.
Mr. Smith’s plan is to perfect the
organization of the band, and, after it
is trained, to have the city and various
women’s clubs co-operate in making it
successful. The people will be asked
to beautify the city park and have a
place arranged for evening concerts
during the summer months. That this
co-operation will be cheerfully agreed
upon is practically certain.
So far, the membership of the band,
together with the instruments they will
use, is as follows:
Bob Smith, director; Henry Smith,
Lester Wallace, Ellis Huckaba and Ern
est Gardner, clarinets; Ralph Smith,
D. A. Merritt, Hamp Flemister, James
Wells, M. P. Fann, A. W. Graves and
Will Valentine, saxophones; Albert
Carter, drums.
Mr. Smith is desirous of obtaining
six more men at once, who would be
willing to purchase reed instruments.
Defeated Senator M./C. Tarver
My Majority of Only 61
Votes in Race.
CONNALLY DEFEATS
JOE GILBERT BY 113
Sapp, Coker, Nichols and Broadrick,
Worthy and Ault Other Nominees—
Big Vote Polled, and Much
Interest Manifested.
’Squire N. A. Bradford was yester
day nominated representative for Whit
field county, defeating Senator M. C.
Tarver by the small majority of 61,
in the closest race in the primary for
county office. Bradford carried the
local box by over 100 majority, and,
altho'agii Tarver came in from the
ountry with a majority, it was not suffi
cient to overcome the Bradford ma
jority in the local box. Sapp, Connally,
Coker, Nichols, Broadrick, Worthy and
Ault were nominated for clerk, sheriff,
treasurer, tax collector, tax receiver,
surveyor and coroner respectively.
Although there was a big crowd sur
rounding the polls throughout the day,
the election was a most orderly one,
there being no trouble or confusion of
any kind.
Lang swept the eounty for - solicitor
general, getting a majority of 893 over
Neel, polling over 2 votes to his oppo
nent’s one.
The county went for Dr. Hardman
for governor; Smith and - Slaton, for
senators; Wright for comptroller-
general; Walker for attorney-general;
Speer, for state treasurer; Brittain, for
state school superintendent; Rainey,
for prison commissioner; Price, for com
missioner of agriculture; Broyles, for
court of appeals, and Trammell, for
railroad commissioner.
T)ie vote for county officers was as
follows:
For Representative—Bradford, 1110;
Tarver, 1049.
For Clerk—Field, C27; Sapp, 1256.
For Sheriff—Anderson, 484; Connally,
827; Gilbert, 714.
For Treasurer—Cagle, 76; Carey, 268;
Coker, 763; Loner, 360; Maples, 663. .
For Tax Collector—Brooker, *1020;
Nichols, 1143.
For Tax Receiver—Broadrick, 1401;
Head, 449; Palmer, 311.
Worthy, for surveyor, and Ault, for
coroner, were unopposed, their nomina
tions being practically unanimous.
FORMER DALTON MATRON
TCTT.T.ETl IN CHATSWORTH
J. D. Smith Held Charged with
Murder of Mrs. Sue Moore.
The peach erop at Stephenson, Va., is
estimated at 100,000 bushels, which will
be ready the last of July. Early apples
from growers there are estimated at
25,000. bushels and will be shipped
July 1st. ,
Mrs. Sue Moore, formerly of this city,
a well known and highly respected resi
dent of Chatsworth, was killed at an
early hour Wednesday,morning, and the
coroner’s jury charged J. J. D. Smith, a
well-known liveryman of that place,
with having murdered her.
Mrs. Moore was a widow of the late
Mr. Fred Moore, of Dalton, being the
widow of Dr. Price prior to her mar
riage to Mr. Moore. She resided on
North Hamilton street, in this city,'
for a number of years, and was beloved
by wide, circle of friends and ad
mirers here.
Mrs. Moore was boarding with the
family of Mr. Smitli. About 2 o’clock
Wednesday morning, Smith returned
home from a trip, and Mrs. Moore was
in the room with his wife.
According to Smith’s stoiy, he had
taken down an old army rifle and was
examining it when Mrs. Moore started
to leave the room. He states that he
didn’t know the gun was loaded, and it
was accidentally discharged, the bullet
entering Mrs. Moore’s shoulder and
causing death to result shortly after-
rards.
At the inquest, the physician’s exam
ination showed the ball had ranged
slightly downward, and as Smith’s de
scription of the accident indicated that
the muzzle of the gun was pointing
slightly upward, the jury returned a
verdict that deceased'came to her death
from a gunshot wound and the same
was murder.
The body was brought here today,
and will be interred in West Hill ceme
tery Saturday morning, the funeral
Services to be conducted at the First
Methodist church at 10 o’clock.
Mr. E. W. Linden, Summerville, Ga.,
sold his peach crop at $1.25 per crate,
f. o. b. shipping point.
CARD TO PEOPLE.
Dalton, Ga., Aug. 20, 1914.
To the People of Whitfield County:
I desire to thank my friends for the
good showing made for me on yesterday,
and to assure them that I will always
be at their command if I can serve them
in any manner.
I am especially grateful for the large
majorities given me in the two dis
tricts in which I spent most of my boy
hood days, and for the majority vote
given me by the country districts.
Retiring from the general assembly, I
point»with pride to six years’ con
scientious service, devoted to your in
terests, and without regard for anything
except the welfare of the majority.
I have no bitterness for those who
honestly opposed me, and trust that all
my friends will give to my opponent in
the general election their support, as I
shall do. Respectfully, '
MA'LCOLM C. TARVER.
City Council Made
Record for Brief ' J
Meeting on Monday
Exactly seven minutes after Mayor
B. R. Brown called city council to or
der Monday night, he put the motion to
adjourn, the meeting setting up a record
for briefness for succeeding councils
to shoot at.
Clerk Carroll read the minutes of the
preceding meeting, which were ap
proved, after which it was decided to
have Police Chief White get busy and
collect the accounts against property
owners for oiling the streets. If these
accounts are not paid by September 1,
the accounts will be placed with the
city attorney for collection by due pro
cess of law.
Following this business council ad
journed.
The Owensboro Ditcher & Grader
Co., Owensboro, Ky., have increased
their capital to $250,000, for the manu
facture of farm ditchers and graders.
They propose to plaee this kind of ma
chinery in reach of farmers at greatly
reduced prices.
An Ad in THE
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