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THE DALTON CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1914.
VOL. T.XTTI. NO. 44. $1.00 PEE ANNUM
John A. Shope Asserts That the
Fair Grounds Will be
Well Filled.
all arrangements
BEING PERFECTED
fair Is Less Than Two Months Off,
and Officials Will Immediately
Get Busy—Opening Day Is
Monday, October 12tb.
With the wind up of matters politi
cal, local people are beginning to turn
their attention to the Whitfield county
farmers’ fair, the opening 1 ' date for
which is less than two months distant.
The fair opens on Monday, October
12th, and will run throughout the en
tire week. In view of the fact that
only a short time intervenes between
the present and the date for the open
ing, fair officials will begin to get busy
immediately, perfecting all arrange
ments looking to the success of the fair
of this year.
The premium list, which was issued
unusually early this year, has been
well distributed among the farmers
of the county, and in view of the boost
in the amount of many of the pre
miums, together with the addition of
many new premiums, bringing the cash
prizes several hundred dollars more
than ever before offered, the farmers
are expected to take a greater degree
of interest this year than ever before
and the exhibits in the agricultural and
stock departments are expected to , be
numerous.
Amusements Secured.
John A. Shope, who has charge of
securing all amusement features for the
fair, announces that he has booked a
number of attractions already, and the
outlook is bright for an unusually big
and interesting midway.
He has booked several attractions of
merit, and is in correspondence with
many others with an excellent chance
to land a big portion of them.
Mr. Shope last year had charge of
the midway feature, and secured an
excellent bunch of attractions. This
year he promises even more than he
brought here last year—more in num
bers and of a better quality.
Fiddlers’ Contest.
The fiddlers’ contest this year prom
ises to be a reality, with many entries.
In addition to a fine cash prize offered,
it is probable the contest will be held
in a tent, with an admission fee, the
contestants to share liberally in the
door receipts. Whether or not this will
be done will be announced later.
The executive committee has not yet
secured any free attractions, but some
thing good will be secured. Last year
the airship flights proved such
cess that a similar free attraction may
be secured this year. In view of the
success which came from the airship
flights, it is certain that a first-class
free attraction will be booked for the
approaching fair, which, alone, will be
worth more than the price of admis-
The executive committee of the asso
ciation will call a meeting within a
short time and will begin the work
which will be carried forward .up to
the opening date. Advertising matter
will be secured, and all arrangements
for the approaching fair will be made.
The fair this year is going to prove
a decided event, and is being antici
pated with pleasure by people of this
section as a whole.
Eighteenth Division of Odd Fel-
Lows Drew Large Number
to This City.
THREE GRAND LODGE
OFFICERS PRESENT
Fully 500 People Attended Public
Exercises at Court House Yesterday
—Business Session of Importance
Held This Morning.
NEWLY ORGANIZED BAND
TTAS BUSINESS MEETING
The new reed band was formally or
ganized Monday night, with the follow
ing officers: A. W. Graves, president
M. P. Fann, vice-president; W. E. Val
entine, secretary; D. A. Merritt, assist
ant secretary; J. Henry Smith, corre
sponding secretary; Hamilton Flemister,
treasurer; James Wells, publicity mana
ger; It. W. Smith, director and manager.
Rehearsals have already begun and
Mr. Smith, the director, promises the
public some good music ’in the near
future.
Dalton this week entertained the big
gest convention of Odd Fellows ever
brought to this city, when representa
tives from the various lodges of the
Eighteenth division met here for the
fall convention Wednesday and Thurs
day. Although the city has entertained
this convention several times in the
past, the attendance this year was far
greater than ever before.
Yesterday was devoted,"in the main,
to public exercises, and three of the
grand lodge officers were present to ad
dress the gathering. It is estimated
that fully 500 people crowded the main
court room at the court house to attend
these exercises.
The meeting was called to order ,at 10
o’clock yesterday morning by Hon. W.
B. Robinson, of Spring Place, division
deputy grand master. Following the
invocation by the chaplain, the audience
was charmed by a solo by Miss Minnie
Freylach.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Hon. M. C. Tarver, state senator,
and, following excellent music by an
orchestra composed of Mrs. Frank Sum-
merour, Jr., J. C. H. Wink and Albert
Carter, the response to the welcome ad
dress was made by Hon. Noel Steed, 1 “past
division deputy grand master.
The leading address of the day was
made by Hon. W. B. Sloan, grand mas
ter of the grand lodge of Georgia.
At noon, an excellent picnic dinner
was served on the court house lawn,
the exercises being resumed at 1:30
o’clock in the afternoon.
A program of addresses, interspersed
wifh music, featured the afternoon ses
sion, the speakers being James Epps, of
Varnells lodge; Mr. Douglass, of Chat
tanooga; Homer McClatchey, grand
warden of the Georgia grand lodge;
suc Buell Stark, grand inner guard of the
Georgia grand lodge; Judge G. G. Glenn,
of this city, and H. C. McCormick, of
Stilesboro lodge.
The evening session was featured by
contests in degree team work. Dalton
and Spring Place lodges contested for
the prizes in the second degree, Spring
Place winning, and in the contest of
opening and closing a lodge, the Dalton
team won.
Miscellaneous talks also tended to
make the evening session an interesting
and enjoyable one.
This morning the business session was
held. The reports from the various
lodges represented and the report from
the division deputy grand master
showed the past six months to have
been highly successful ones.
The meeting decided to hold the next
convention in April, 1915, at Carters-
ville.
The convention attracted representa
tives from practically every lodge in
the division, which embraces the lodges
of Whitfield, Gordon, Bartow, Murray
and Catoosa counties.
All Georgia Lamping Macon-
ward, Where State Conven
tion Meets Thursday.
SHORT-TAILED TOGA
TO BE FOUGHT FOR
Slaton Has Biggest Number of Dele
gates, With Hardwick Second—•
Some Bound to Flop—Hard
wick's Curious Claim.
W. E. Wood and W. C. Martin
to Cast Whitfield’s Vote
in Convention.
FELKER CHAIRMAN
COUNTY COMMITTEE
Greetings.
In the excitement incident to the
state and county elections last week,
Potshots failed to print his message of
good cheer to readers of The Citizen,
and, because of certain rebukes, he
hastens to cross his pedal extremedies
under his typer to make abject apolo
gies.
Enough.
Blc- BAPTIZING HELD
IN tmtt.t. CREEK SUNDAY
Roll owing a successful meeting con
ducted among the colored folk by Rev.
1'ommodor^D. Hall, he conducted a bap
tizing in Mill Creek on the Smith farm
Sunday, eight being baptized. Con
siderable interest attached to the meet-
ln K, which was successful.
MRS. W. D. PETTY DIED
AT HER HOME AT FAIRY
Deceased Was Aged and Respected Resi
dent of Murray County.
Mrs. W. D. Petty, an aged and re
spected matron of Murray county, died
at her home at Fairy Monday afternoon,
her death i causing sorrow throughout
this section, for she was highly es
teemed by a wide circle of friends. She
was 65 years of age.
The funeral service was conducted at
Sumach Tuesday, Rev. John Miller of
ficiating. The deceased is survived by
her husband. She was the step-mother
of Mr. E. W. Petty, of this city.
From a warmly waged political cam
paign that came to a close Wednesday
of last week, the people of the com
monwealth of Georgia have turned
their lamps in the direction of Macon,
where, on next Tuesday, delegates from
the 148 counties of Georgia will meet
in convention for the purpose of howl
ing and rudely upsetting the hopes of
ambition realized by a few who insist
they are highbrows and are the choice
of the people for United States Sen
ator.
The short-tailed toga will be the only
thiAg in dispute at the Macon conven
tion, for in this alone will the conven
tion be called upon to say who’s who,
"Uncle Nat” Harris will be nominated
for governor on the first ballot. Sen
ator Smith will be the nominee on
about one-half the first ballot, and the
primary of last week clearly showed
just whom the people want to fill the
state house offices.
Governor John M. Slaton will go
to the convention with the biggest vote
for the short-term senatorship. He’ll
carry with him 141 convention votes.
Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick will
tote 124 votes. Hon. Thomas S. Fel
der has 87 votes, and Hon. G. R. Hutch
ens, 20 votes. 1
This means that the convention must
name a nominee for the job of senator-
ing alongside Hoke Smith.
The number of votes required to
nominate is 187, and for Slaton to re
ceive the nomination, 46 delegates from
the other three candidates must flop
in his direction. On the other hand,
Hardwick must see 63 do the acrobatic
stunt and land in the midst of his
forces, if his hopes are realized.
Hutchens hasn’t enough votes to give
to either of them and insure a nomina
tion; but Mr. Felder has.
There’s where the question rests.
The Felder delegates can nominate
either Slaton or Hardwick; in other
words, Tom Felder is the Bill Bryan of
the Macon convention. Bryan didn’t
get the Democratic nomination for
president, but he passed it to his friend,
a distinguished gentleman by the name
of Wilson.
Going back into history and lamping
it, Macon will have the same condition
that prevailed in Baltimore way hack
in 1912. In Baltimore, Champ Clark
had the plurality vote and looked like
the Democratic nominee for president.
Wilson was second; but Bryan was on
the job, and, with Bryan handling the
reins, enough delegates were driven
over to Wilson for him to get the
nomination.
As it stands in Georgia, Slaton is
the present Champ Clark, with Hard
wick playing the role of the gentleman
who loafs around Washington and has
the easy job of managing a bunch of
wild and woolly states and oiling up
the machinery of the government to
see that it runs smoothly. Felder is
drinking buttermilk and potlicker to
get a respectable shape in order to play
the role of the "peerless one.”
Will history repeat?
Felder doesn’t seem to think so. He
considers he has a fairly good chance
to land the job of senator for himself,
knowing that Hardwick’s delegates cer
tainly won't go to Slaton, and that
Slaton’s delegates won’t go to Hard
wick. He figures that by sitting steady
in the boat • and having his delegates
voting for Felder time after time, he
has a chance that looms fairly big to
him, although it may appear small to
others.
(Continued on page 2)
All Members of Democratic Executive
Committee Re-elected Without
Opposition—Delegates Will
Go Instructed.
Following the compilation of the
official vote in Whitfield county Thurs
day, Chairman S. B. Felker, of the
Whitfield county executive committee,
named W. E. Wood and W. C. Martin,
as delegates, and Joseph Bogle and
W. M. Jones, alternates, to the state
convention which meets next Tuesday
in Macon.
The delegates will cast the vote of
the county for the state and national
officers, going instructed for Dr. L. G.
Hardman, for governor, Hoke Smith
and John M. Slaton, for United States
senators, and for the other candidates
who carried the county for state house
offices.
The nomination of a United States
senator will be the only contest to come
before the convention. Governor Sla
ton has the biggest vote, with Con
gressman Hardwick second, Thomas S.
Felder, third, • and . G. R. Hutchens,
fourth. *
The Whitfield delegates assert that
they will cast Whitfield’s vote for Sla
ton as long as his name remains be
fore the convention.
Executive Committee Named.
At a mass meeting Thursday, the
Democratic executive committee of
Whitfield county was unanimously re
elected, the committee being as fol
lows:
S. B. Felker, chairman; T. S. Me
Camy, secretary; Paul B. Trammell,
J. A. Longley and G. W. Stafford, Dal
ton district; Gus Yaeger, Carbondale
district; R. A. Truelove, Mill Creek
district; R. G. Shields, Upper Tenth
district; J. D. Brackett, Lower Tenth
district; W. C. Pangle, Trickum dis
trict; D. C. Henton, Tilton district;
A. L. Mears, Varnell district; D. P.
Keith, Fincher district; Julius Parrott,
Red Clay district; Henry Wood, Rocky
Face district; G. W. Head, Tunnel Hill
district; H. F. Hair, Ninth distret.
MERCHANTS WILL OPEN
ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Several Hundred' Dollars Have
Pledged to Work.
Been
Dalton merchants have decided to be
gin a big fall advertising campaign,
similar, in many respects, to the work
done here last fall, which brought such
excellent results.
The canvass among the merchants
was started Tuesday morning, and it
was only a short time before several
hundred dollars had been pledged in
the work.
Every dollar possible will be secured,
after which the campaign will be
mappe dout and the work started.
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
Seeley, Who Fitted Czar of
Called to Chattanooga.
Russia,
"Rupture is not a breach or tear in
the abdominal wall as commonly sup
posed, therefore nothing to knit or heal,
but rupture is the dilation of a natural
opening, therefore subject to closure,”
said F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Phil
adelphia, the noted truss expert, who
will be at the Patten Hotel and will re
main in Chattanooga this Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday only, Aug. 30, 31 and
Sept. 1st. Mr. Seeley says: "The
Spermatic Shield as now furnished and
supplied to the United States Govern
ment will not only retain any case of
rupture perfectly, affording immediate
and complete relief, but closes the open
ing in 10 days on the average case.
This instrument received the only
award in England* and in Spain, pro
ducing results without surgery, harm
ful injections, medical treatment or
prescriptions. Mr. Seeley has docu
ments from the United States Govern
ment, Washington, D. C., for inspection.
All charity cases without charge, or if-
any interested cases call he will be glad
to show same without charge or fit them
if desired. Any one raptured should
remember the date and take advantage
of this opportunity.-—Adv.
Cut from 8L2 to 7 1-2 Mills is
Expected to Result from
Equalization Act
FIRST CUT IN.YEARS
IN STATE TAX RATE
Expected That Rate for State and
County Will be $1.20 Instead
of $1.35 Per $100—It May
Drop Even Lower.
As a direct result of the tax equaliza
tion act, a substantial cut in both the
state and county tax rate will he made
this year, according to the opinion of
Judge H. J. Wood, ordinary and chair
man of the Whitfield county board.
The state rafte has already been cut
one-half mill, being 4% mills this year
where it was 5' mills last year.
In talking of the county rate, Judge
Wood stated that the board had already
discussed the matter, and he believed a
substantial cut would be made, the
exact amount of which he was unable
to say. He is of the opinion, however,
that it will be lowered as much as one
mill, if not more. The rate will he
fixed by the board at its meeting next
Tuesday.
Tax values in this county jumped
over a half-million dollars as a result
of the tax equalization act, and if one
mill is cut from the county rate, Whit
field tax payers will pay to the state
and county this year, $61,950.52, instead
of $62, 121.75, the amount paid last
year, the taxes, as a whole, being low
ered from last year.
By cutting off one mill, the county
will receive $38,719.08, instead of $39,-
113.69, received last year. By cutting
off a half mill, the county will receive
more in taxes than last year. .
Appended is an article taken from
the Constitution relative to the- cut in
the state rate, as a result of the tax
equalization act:
As the direct result of the tax equal
ization act, passed by the 1913 session
of the general assembly, the tax rate
of the state of Georgia has been low
ered from 5 mills to 4.50 mills, or $4.50
for each $1,000 of taxable property for
1914.
This means a direct saving to the
people of ' Georgia of approximately
$1,000,000 a year.
As required by law, Governor John
M. Slaton and' Comptroller General
Wright met Monday afternoon and the
rate was formally fixed at 4.50 mills.
At this rate the revenue of the state
from this source, less the cost of col
lection, will be $4,030,280. Revenue
from other sources, .such as the lease
from the W. & A. railroad, amounts to
$2,069,318, making a total of $6,099,598.
The regular appropriations for i914
amount to $5,939,878; extra appropria
tions amount to $134,720, or a total of
1,074,595, leaving a balance of $25,003
after all appropriations are paid out.
This is the first time in years that
the tax rate has been lowered.
Governor Slaton Elated.
Governor Slaton was elated at the re
sult. He said:
I had predicted this all over the
state in the speeches I made on the
tax equalization law.
My promise to the people of Geor
gia has been fulfilled.
"Every county in the state should
cut its tax rate.
This is the first time in years that
the tax rate has been cut. I congratu
late the people of Georgia and the leg
islature on the result. The control of
appropriations is now restored to the
people of Georgia who pay the money.
The tax equalization act is the best
law passed by any legislature in fifty
years. ’ ’
Popular Eton Physician Named
Worshipful Master of Tri-
County Organization.
SPRING PLACE GETS
THE NEXT MEETING
Big Crowd Attended InterestingMasonic
Gathering Here Tuesday—Prac
tically All Lodges Sent
Representatives.
V. H. FRIEDMAN RETURNS
FROM A TOUR OP EUROPE
Talks
Interestingly of Beginning of
European War.
Mr. V. H. Friedman, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala., spent the week-end with relatives
here, having just returned to this coun
try from a tour of Europe.
Mr. Friedman was in Berlin, leaving
just one day before Germany declared
war on Russia. From Berlin he went
to Paris, and left the French capital
two days before France declared war.'
He suffered none of tbe hardships
experienced by others abroad, owing to
the fact that he was supplied with gold
while in London.
Mr. Friedman states that before leav
ing Germany, he talked with a number
of people, and, while the military offi
cials were sanguine of success and wel-
Dr. S. A. Brown,of Eton, was elected
worshipful master, and Spring Place
was selected as the place for the 1915
convention by the Tri-County Masonic
association, in convention here Tuesday.
The convention attracted fully 150
people, being an enthusiastic and inter
esting one. Practically every Masonic
lodge, of the counties of Whitfield, Mur
ray and Catoosa had representatives
here, and the reports, as made in the
business session, showed the past year
to have been a highly successful one.
The morning session was devoted to
public exercises, T. D. Ridley presiding
in the absence of H. B. Farrar, wor
shipful master. The address of wel
come was delivered by F. F. Baker,
grand marshal of the state grand lodge,
being responded to by Dr. S. A. Brown,
of Eton, in behalf of the visiting
Masons.
Dr. W. R. Foote made an interesting
address on Masonry.
At noon Dalton chapter No. 65, Or
der of the Eastern Star, showed the vis
itors just how glad this city was to
have them here, by serving a most ex
cellent luncheon to the visitors in the
private banquet room of the Masonic
temple.
In the afternoon, the convention went
into executive session, work being ex
emplified by masters and past masters
present.
In asking for the next convention for
Spring Place, Mr. Frank Yonberg made
ah eloquent plea, which resulted in the
convention’s accepting the warm invi
tation. In asking for the meeting, Mr.
Yonberg recited a most interesting fea
ture of Masonic hsitory, showing that
the old Cohutta lodge, at Spring Place,
was the first chartered lodge of Masons
north of Atlanta, being the second in
the state of Georgia. The Civil war
caused the. breaking up of the lodge
and the surrendering of the charter. It
was the mother lodge of many promi
nent Murray families, as named by Mr.
Vonberg, including the McEntire, Bates,
Me Camy, Black and other well known
families of the county.
He stated that he had the old charter
granted the lodge, and that it would be
on exhibition at the Spring Place meet
ing.
The following officers were named for
the ensuing year:
A. Brown, worshipful master; J.
P. Godwin, Dalton, senior warden; E.
W. Bagby, Cohutta, junior warden; W.
M. Sapp, Dalton, secretary and treas
urer; M.-P. Bates, Spring Place, senior
deacon; John Gentle, Tilton, junior,
deacon; W. L. Keown, Gordon Springs,
senior steward; A. E. Main, Ringgold,
junior steward; C. N. King, Spring
Place, chaplain.
Action Taken Upon Request of
Prison Commission, Which
Has Not Acted on Case.
OLD MAN BRIGHTENS
WHEN TOLD OF ORDER
Had “Spell” Yesterday Afternoon and
Said He Was Dying; but Physician
Thought Otherwise—Is
Now Picking Up.
corned the war, others he talked with
did not welcome the fighting.
When Mr. Friedman reached Eng
land, the English fleet was engaged in
maneuvers, being reviewed by the king
and presented a magnificent spectacle.
Through a-lane of war vessels extend
ing for miles, the boat he was on made
its way.
Mr. Friedman came over on the La
conia, securing the last two first-class
berths. He was offered $500 over the
cost of one of them, bat was not
tempted to selL
The voyage over proved uneventful;
but every precaution was taken. The
liner flew the British flag, and took a
ronndabont course, all decks lights be
ing extinguished at night, and the port
holes muffled to prevent any ray of
light from escaping. No hostile eraft
was seen on the trip to America.
W. L Umphrey, convicted of the mur
der of Joseph Pritchett, will not be
hanged tomorrow morning. Governor
John M. Slaton has granted the old man
another respite, this time for two weeks,
to give the prison commission time to
take formal aetion in the matter.
Everything was in readiness for the
execution fixed for 11 o’clock Friday
morning; bnt at 6 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon Sheriff Glenn was notified by
Governor Slaton of his action, the tele
gram stating that the formal order
would follow by mail.
Said He Was Dying.
Shortly before receipt of the tele
gram, a commotion in the cell of the old
prisoner sent people hurrying to his
aid. He was stretched out on his bunk,
and insisted on shaking hands with
everyone, stating that he was dying.
He informed those gathered around
that he didn’t want a physician; but
one was summoned, and an examination
failed to reveal any cause for tbe
‘spell.” The doctor pronounced him
as sound.
Brightened Up on Hearing News.
Shortly after receipt of the telegram
from Governor Slaton, Deputy Sheriff
Duckworth read it to the old man, who
requested that it be read a second time.
On mastering its contents, he bright
ened up wonderfully, and, instead of
dying, he ate a hearty supper, and to
day is apparently in good shape, the
long confinement and mental worry con
sidered.
The Order.
The formal order from Governor Sla
ton arrived here this morning, the
reason for the respite being the prisoq
commission recommended it in order to
have time to take formal action on the
case. It is as follows:
Atlanta, August 26, 1914.
In re:—Umphrey. Sentenced to death
in Whitfield county.
This matter is pending before the
prison commission, which has not acted
upon it, and upon the request of the
prison commission, Hon. R. E. Davidson,
chairman, a respite is granted until
Friday, September 11, 1914. Therefore
it is,
ORDERED, That a respite is hereby
granted in the case of Umphrey as
aforesaid, from Friday, August 28,1914,
until Friday, September 11, 1914, and
the sheriff of Whitfield county or such
other authority as may be charged with
the duty of executing said sentence in
said case shall delay and postpone said
execution until Friday, September ll r
1914, on which date, in the absence of
legal direction to the contrary, he shall
proceed to execute said' sentence..
(SEAL.) JOHN M. SLATON,
Governor.
By the governor:
A. H. ULM,
Secretary Executive Dept.
The Crime.
Umphrey was convicted of the mur
der of Joseph Pritchett, who was shot
from ambush near his home in the 'Var
nells diistrict. The murdered man was
not given a chance, for not only was
his assassin hidden by bnshes, bnt he
was shot in the back.
LARGE CROWDS ATTEND
MEETING AT RINGGOLD
Ringgold.—Large crowds are attend
ing the Holcomb tent meeting now in
progress at Ringgold. The three serv
ices Sunday were especially, well,at
tended and appreciated. Mr.. Holcomb
is a very earnest speaker, and much
good will result from his earnest ap
peals.
We have just received a car of Dixie
Portland cement. If you r wan£ the
best of everything in building material
at the least cost, figure with—Bowen
Bros.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
There will be preaching at Hamilton
street Sunday, 11 a. m. Rev. W. T.
Hunnicutt, of Cartersville, will give a
temperance lecture at night. Come and
hear him.
JESSE W. VEATCH,
Pastor.