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THE DALTON CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1914.
VOL. LXV. NO. 3. $1.00 PEE ANNUM
FOR HU (Ml FUR
Enough Money Raised to Insure
Great Feature for Fairs
Here in the Future.
NEW GROUNDS WILL
SOON BE PURCHASED
Grounds Which Now House the Fair to
Be Sold, and Proceeds Applied
to Purchase of More Boom—
Failure Not Considered.
The Whitfield county fair of 1915 will
have an additional inducement to offer
those who pay at the gates, for a move
ment, started Saturday, to bring some
fine race horses here, has gained such
headway as to insure success.
Saturday a few men got together and
decided that the fair must have some
first-class horse racing. As soon as that
decision was reached, they drew up
articles of agreement and went -to see
others they thought would be inter
ested. Within a few hours, they had
found twenty-one men who agreed to
put $100 each into the association pro
vided grounds were purchased and horse
racing could be had. With .this start
of $2,100, those behind the plan are
now willing to announce positively that
the fair next year will far outstrip
those of past years.
They will not rest with this. One
of the gentlemen, talking with a repre
sentative of The Citizen, stated that
they had a number of first-class pros
pects they had not yet seen—several
others they were confident would put
up the $100. They are certain they can
land at least thirty on the $100 pro
position, after which they will return
to other who didn’t feel -like subscrib
ing this amount, but were willing to
go into-it, taking a smaller amount of
stock in the association.
Will “Show” Association'. ■'
When the annna.l meeting of the
stockholders of the .county fair asso
ciation is held those interested in the
racing feature will .be on hand “with
the goods.” They will show the asso
ciation what can be done—what they
are anxious to do—-and, with several of
the most influential stockholders al
ready in on the plan, it is not thought
the association will turn .down the offer
of additional funds to enable the or
ganization to broaden ,aut.
It lias been figured .that .the present
grounds of the association .can be sold
for a neat sum. The grounds are well
located, being only ;a short distance
from the center of the city, and should
bring a good price. With .this money,
added to the amount .that :can be raised
by the sale of new stock, .commodious
quarters can be secured.
The present grounds are .altogether
inadequate; the land 'Owned by the
association is not large .enough to per
mit the building of a half-mile race
track, and so to make horse racing pos
sible, it is necessary to look elsewhere
for the grounds.
But this search will be prosecuted,
and when the association meets, there
will be some one on hand to name the
available places, together with the
amount they can be purchased for, and
then the plan will, in ail probability, V e
put through.
Within the large, new grounds, a
first-class race track will be built, and
when the fair rolls around there will be
a fine string of race horses here, giv
ing those who love to see them trot,
pace and run, any number of thrills.
PBOMENENT SPEAKEBS
AT SOME CORN SHOW
Borne Beady to Entertain School Clubs
of District.
The directors of the seventh district
corn show, which is to be held in Borne
on November 18-20, have arranged a
very entertaining and instructive pro
gram for the young people who attend.
They have invited the governor of the
state, the state school superintendent,
the chancellor of the University of
Georgia, the president of the College
of Agriculture, our member of congress
from this district, find 7 perhaps others,
to be present, and make short talks at
appropriate times during the progress
of the fair.*
They have arranged for an excursion
at Lindale, the seat of the great Massa
chusetts Mills of Georgia, one of the
largest in the South. The superintend
ent of these mills will have the entire
body conducted through the mills by
guides, who will explain the processes
of manufacturing cotton into cloth.
There will also be free tickets to mov
ing picture shows and free rides .on
electric cars. The good people of Borne
are also arranging to entertain in their
homes, free of charge, all club members
who attend.
These annual fairs are regarded by
those who are promoting this club work
as a fine incentive and'encouragement
to our young people to study and prac
tice better methods of doing everything
about the home and farm. Every club
member in the district should be given
an opportunity to participate m the
prize winning and other pleasures.
There will be about $1,000 in cash
prizes.-
LOIS P. DOWDLE,
Dist. Agt. Girls’ Clubs,
WM. BRADFORD,
Com Club Agent.
PENNSYLVANIA PAFEE
PRAISES BIG unjeus
Lamping die Political Horizon
From One End of County
To the Other.
NATIONAL, STATE,
LOCAL SHARE ALIKE
The Robinson Circus Shows in Dalton
November 3.
The Robinson circus invaded York
today and at this afternoon’s perform
ance on the Brennan Idt, Cleveland
avenue, entertained a large audience,
which was well satisfied with the
brand of entertainment provided.
The street parade in the morning
was among the best seen here for years,
in fact not since the visit of "the ‘ 4 big ’
shows has such a fine showing of horses
and stock been made hy any circus.
The parade proved a big advertisement
for the afternoon and evening perform
ances and long before the time for,
starting the opening show large crowds
had gathered in the menagerie tent,
where they inspected the famous Robin
son zoological collection, in captivity.
Features of *the menagerie were the
herd of performing elephants, several
camels and some especially fine animals,
including a pair of handsome Tions.
The main show was clean, bright and
clear. The feature acts were exeep
tional. The performing elephants form
ed one of the big hits. As an animal
act, they rank with the best and give
a meritorious performance. A dog and
monkey act, though less -of a -novelty,
was- well np to the standard of the best,
—The York (Pa.) Dispatch.
THE chatswobth times
SUED FOB ALLEGED LIBEL
E - H. Beck Brings Damage Suit for
$10,000 Against Newspaper. .
E- H. Beck, democratic nominee for
representative from Murray county, has
brought suit against the Chatsworth
Times for $10,000 damages he alleges
he has sustained as a result of a few
remarks made by that newspaper in
the recent race for representative in
Murray.
The Chatsworth Times of last week
featured the story under a three-col
umn headline, immediately below which
another 4 4 screamer” told of Mr.
ec k’s oeing sued for fertilizer he has
Purchased in 1911.
hu his petition for damages, Mr. Beck
alleges that the Times 4 4 falsely and
maliciously” printed things of a libel-
0l, s nature against him. The Times
comes back in its story by insisting
* at n °thing except the truth was pub-
ls he<l and stating that the paper would
stand pat.
The article referred to by Mr. Beck
-a his suit went on to say that Mr.
cck’s name did not appear on the tax
(1 gest in 1912 ana 1913.
Asked Requisition
For a Prisoner Who
Was Not a Prisoner
Sheriff Glenn on Sunday received
telegram from authorities in Lenoir
City telling him that bloodhounds were
needed for the apprehension of the
stranger wanted here on a charge of
impersonating a Chattanooga man and
cashing a check for $100 on a local
bank. The telegram came when the
local officers were fairly “Up a tree.
The alleged crime occurred here some
time ago. A man entered a local bank
and presented a check. He stated tl
he had an account with a certain Chat
tanooga bank, and the local, hank got
into communication with 4 4 his bank
ers.” After they had been given a
description of the stranger, they author
ized the local hank to cash the cheek.
As it turned ottt, he wasn’t the man
who had the account with the Chatta
nooga bank, and a search was made for
him. Then came a telegram from a
Lenoir City officer, asking for a war
rant for the man. In some way, local
officers were given the information that
he wouldn’t return here without requisi
tion papers, and so the governor of
Tennessee was asked to grant the
requisition. This was the last heard
of the man until the communication
came Sunday, stating he had not been
arrested, but was hiding in some moun
tains nearby.
Resume of Happenings of Fast Week
In Political Arena—Some News
And Views of What States
And Politicians Do.
(It is said that when Secretary of
State Bryan made his speaking tour of
Tennessee he ate eight meals a day,
and on each occasion laid away more
food than any other man in the
party.)
Now this is written with the moBt
abject apologies to the shade of Mr.
Omar.
A dish of ham lends flavor to a speech;
A plate .of eggs will make a dumb man
screech.
So just before you start out to orate,
Say, 44 Pass to me the ham an’, I be
seech. ’ ’
Some think a glass of booze will fill
the bill;
Bflt booze compared to pork chops ranks
as nil,
If you would make a speech to bring
you fame,
Of healthful steak and mushrooms eat
your fill.
It once was held that if a man would
fast
For forty-seven hours, he would last
Just long enough to make Ms choiq
•* est talk;
But now that rime -is* in the distant
past.
So eat, for now the time is drawing
near
To speak and revel in the wholesome
cheer
That will arise when you address the
crowd
That lauds you ias a wonder and a seer-
And haste! bring on the ham
eggs, alas;
And shovel in .the cMcken pie en
Begone with fast, with whiskey,
beer and .‘such,
And don’t forget to smash that useless
glass!
G. B. Hutchens, fromer staunch
democrat but now an enthusiastic
whooper for the 'colonel and the pro
gressive party, was 4 4 in our midst ’ ’ last
Saturday; but be *was sufficiently dis
guised behind a fierce looking mustache
to escape general recognition.
When The Citizen last week printed
the advertisement for the progressives,
Potshots lamped Mr. Hutchens’ map
and, after pondering and cogitating for
a time, finally decided that he was mis
taken; that instead <of sagebrush adorn
ing Mr. Hutchens’ upper lip, it was
merely a bad place iin the plate. The
mustache was barely discernible in the
picture.
But now Dalton people can know for
a fact that the plate makers were all
right, for Rufe brought his mustache
along with him-when be came here Sat
urday. It was an artistic patch of
ds; but was more in the order of
open woods, without sufficient cover to
delight the eyes of a bird hunter.
Several of Mr. Hutchens’ local
friends passed him face to face and
didn’t speak. They didn’t know him
in his Sherlock Holmes disguise.
While here he scattered some pro
gressive literature; but didn’t charm
any crowd with a spell-binder.
‘Rally Day” for Piiblic Schools
Tomorrow Offers Many In
teresting Features.
FOURTEEN EVENTS
IN FIELD DAY MEET
Exercises Will Start With Flag Raising
at Norib Dalton School,. After
Which School Children Will March
to Fair Grounds.
Congress has adjourned.
Believe it or not as you see fit; but
the papers tell us it is a fact.
All preceding records for lengthy
terms were smashed by Mr. Wilson; he
did it with his little hatchet, thereby
coming into the George Washington
class.
Soon after adjournment, those who
have races on their hands immediately
dug for the timbers and are busy this
week nailing up their fences to with
stand the stampede of next Tuesday.
Others are leaving for their homes in
dignified manner.
Congress kept busy for about nine
teen months, which is a fairly long time
for men to hang around and talk.
President Woodrow Wilson, Editor
Henry Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, and Col. George Har-
(Continued on page nine.)
The “Bally Day” exfercises for the
Dalton public school system will offer
a most interesting progfam tomorrow.
Superintendent Meadows has decided to
have the children assemble in their
various rooms, but not for the purpose
of study, for recitations will be under
the ban.
After the assembly, tie children of
the downtown schools will- form a line
of march and proceed to the North
Dalton school, where, with fitting exer
cises, the Patriotic Order Sons of
America will present a handsome
United States flag to the school, the
flag being raised and given to the
breeze from the top of a Mgh flag
pole.
Following this, all school children
will again form in/line and march to
the fair grounds, where a most inter
esting athletie program will be given.
Field Meet at Fair Grounds.
On reaching the -grounds, the first
event on the program will be the
physical culture drill, in which all the
school children will participate. The
children, have become proficient in, the
drill, and it will afford a novel and
attractive 'sight, with 'about 1,400 chil
dren going through the drill.
Following the drill, the track and
field meet will be palled off. There
will be fourteen events, prizes being
given the winners in each of these.
Appended is a list of the events, to
gether with the prizes and the donors:
First—Prize for best all-round ath-‘
lute, a fountain pen; second best, $2
savings account, by First National
Bank.
Second—Grade winning most prints
In medt, a handsome pennant.
Third—Belay race; first, a cake given
by Mrs. W. L. McWilliams; second,
case of soda water, by Jones’ Market
Fourth—100-yard dash; first, silk hose
by Harlan & Neal; second, 5-pound box
of candy by First Grade; third, pair
tennis shoes, by Felker & Felfcer.
Fifth—220-yard dash; first, -P. S. A.
L. badge and stick pin, by J. P. God
win-; second, box of chewing gum, by
Bowen Bros; third, box of candy, from
Berry Grocery company.
Sixth—440-yard dash; first, 5-pound
box of candy, from Third grade; see-
■and, trie, from Cannon’s; tMrd, box of
-cakes, from Stacy Bros.
Seventh—Running high jump; first,
P. S. A. L. badge and a cake, by Mrs,
■Copeland; second, 5-pound box'* of
eandy, from First grade; third, belt,
from Caylor-Farmer company.
Eighth—Standing Mgh jump; first, a
case of Chero-Cola; second, a shirt,
from W. C. Warmack.
Ninth—Standing broad jump; first,
box. of eandy, from Buchholz; second,
pair of suspenders, from Eaton & Cof
fey euTErpaary.
Tenth—RunMng broad jump; first,
knife, from Fite Hardware company;
second, box of eandy, from Seeond
grade; third, box of stationery, from
King Drug company.
Eleventh—Chinning pole; first, P.'S.
A. L. badge and box of candy, from
Fitts Drug Company; second, tie, from
W. L. Me Williams.
Twelfth—Shot put; first, five pounds
of candy, from Fourth grade; second,
box of candy, from Marion McCamy;
third, pair Buster Brown hose, from
Booth’s.
Thirteenth—Hurdle race; first, pic
ture, from Leonard-McGhee FurMture
company; seeond, ball, from G. W.
Horan.
Three-legged Race—First, box of
Cracker-Jack.
Everything Free.
There will be no admission charged
to enter the fair grounds and witness
the exercises. Superintendent Mead
ows hopes to see a large number of Dal
ton people present, especially the pa
trons of the local school system.
Farmers of County Met and De
cided to Merge Organization
Into This Plan.
COMMITTEES BUSY
GETTING MEMBERS
Attempt Will Be Made to Get Seventy-
Five Per emit of Farmers In
terested in Reducing
Cotton Acreage.
At a meeting of farmers ^Saturday
morning at the court house, it was
decided to merge the Whitfield County
Cotton Growers Association into, what
is known as the Lee county plan for
reducing the cotton acreage in 1915
The movement, started in Lee county,
has met with much favor throughout
the state. In Lee county, as many as
seventy-five per cent of the farmers
have gone together and made applica
tion for a charter. The organization
formed is legal, and, according to the
opinions of well informed attorneys,
it can force the members to abide by
the articles of agreement signed up
If any member violates his obliga
tion, the matter can be taken to the
courts legally j and he can be -forced to
stand back of Ms agreement.
The Lee connty organization, after
being incorporated -can branch out into
other counties of Georgia, where
enongh farmers to control as many as
seventy-five per cent of the plows
agree to join.
At the meeting Saturday^ H. D.
Keith, president of the local organiza
tion, appointed several men to take
the lists over the county and get the
farmers to sign up. He will see that
every farmer in the county is given'
an opportunity to join the organization.
In this connty, by joining the or
ganization, the farmer pledges him
self not to plant in cotton- more .than
four acres to the plow.
Card of Thanks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bums and fam
ily desire to thank their many friends
and neighbors for their kindness to
them during the illness and death of
their dear daughter, Bessie. Lee. May
God bless you all.
HER MOTHER AND FATHER. .
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4- ♦
♦ GOT ANY SEED GRAIN? ♦
♦ If you, Mr. Farmer, have any ♦
♦ seed grain for sale, notify B. A, ♦
♦ Tyler, president of the Dalton ♦
♦ chamber of commerce, telling him ♦
♦ what you have and the price you ♦
♦ want for it. Mr. Tyler has re- ♦
♦ ceived a letter from the Georgia ♦
♦ chamber of commerce, stating that ♦
♦ South Georgia farmers will plant ♦
♦ grain CTops this year, .and they ♦
♦ want seed, 'and are looking to ♦
♦ North Georgia to furnish it. Let ♦
♦ Mr. Tyler hear from you. A word ♦
♦ to him will probably make a fine ♦
♦ market for your seed. ♦
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DELEGATES APPOINTED TO
ATLANTA ROAD MEET
LONG -TICKET
TO BE VOTED
General Election Will Be Held
In Georgia Next Tuesday,
November 3d.
THREE OF NOMINEES
FACING OPPOSITION
Ten Constitutional Amendments Will Be
Decided—Ticket Is Abont a Yard
Long; But Marking It Is
a Cinch.
American Road Congress Will Attract
Many Delegates
Governor Slaton has appointed B. A.
Tyler, S. B. Felker and T. S. Shope as
delegates to the American Road con
gress, which .will be in session the week
of November 9th, in Atlanta.
As president of the chamber of com
merce, Mr. Tyler has named F. T. Hard
wick, E.’P. Davis, W. C. Martin, M. S.
Charles and R. J. L. Richardson, as
delegates to the congress.
The meeting, held for the purpose of
encouraging road building in the United
States, will attract delegates from all
sections of the country, and many prom
inent men will be there to address the
meeting.
COLORED PRESBYTERIANS
HELD IMPORTANT MEETING
Rev. William Caldwell Named Modera
tor of Atlantic Synod.
The Synod of Atlantic met with An
tioch Presbyterian Church (Col.), Dal
ton, at 7:30 p. m., Wednesday, and was
opened with a sermon by the retiring
moderator, Rev. G, E. Caesar, from
2 Cor. 2:14, subject, 4 4 The Triumphs
of the Gospel.” After which the
synod was constituted with prayer.
The following officers were elected:
Rev. William Caldwell, of Sumter, S.
C., moderator; Rev. C. H. Uggams, of
Charleston, S. C., clerk; Rev. J. M. Mil
ler, of Blackville, S. C., was chosen
vice-moderator by the moderator. The
synod closed with great results to meet
with the Second Presbyterian Church,
Darlington, S. C., the fourth Wednesday
in October, 1915.
The general election for national,
state and county officers will be held
next Tuesday, November 3d, and a tick
et abut a yard long will be furnished
the voter.
But while the ticket is a lengthy one,
is is easy to vote. All the marking nec
essary is in the constitutional amend
ments to be voted on, and if you don’t
care a whoop about them, just vote the
ticket as it is without marking, or else,
if you want to show spite, mark all the
amendments out |rom top to bottom.
Of the amendments, five have to do
with' new counties, sanctioned by the
general assembly and now before the
people. They are for creating the coun
ties of Barrow, Bacon, Candler and
Evans, and the fifth, to provide for rep
resentatives from these four counties.
The sixth amendment is giving the
general assembly the power to abolish
the office of county treasurer in any
county in Georgia.
The seventh is to extend the term of
office of members of the ✓general assem
bly until the convening of the succeed
ing session. .
The eighth, is to give all county offi
cers four, instead of two, years in office.
The ninth is to pay the judge of Bibb
superior court more money.
The-tenth is to abolish justice, courts
in the city of Savannah.
Of the democratic nominees, three
have opposition on the local ticket.
They are Hoke Smith and Thomas W.
Hardwick, for United States senators,
and Charley Connally, for sheriff. C.
W. McClure and G. R. Hutchens are
opposing Hoke Smith and T. W. Hard
wick, respectively, on the progressive
ticket, and T. R. Glenn is opposing Char
ley Connally, Sheriff Glenn running as
an independent.
The ticket, aside from the constitu
tional amendments, is as follows:
DEMOCRATIC BALLOT WHITFIELD
COUNTY
Election, November 3,1914
(Voter should erase names of all candi
dates for whom he does not desire to
vote)
NATIONAL TICKET
FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR
(LONG TERM)
Hoke Smith
FOR. UNITED STATES SENATOR
(SHORT TERM)
Thos. W. Hardwick
For Representative in the 64th Congress
from the Seventh District of Georgia
Gordon Lee
STATE TICKET
For Governor
Nat E. Harris
For Secretary of State
Philip Cook
For Comptroller General
Wm. A. Wright
For State Treasurer
•W. J. Speer
For Attorney General
Clifford Walker
For Commissioner of Agriculture
J. D. Price
For Commissioner of Commerce and
Labor
H. M. Stanley
For State Superintendent of Schools
M. L. Brittain
For Prison Commissioner
E. L. Rainey
For Pension Commissioner
Jno. W. Lindsey
For Railroad Commissioner
Paul B. Trammell
For Associate Justices of the
Court for Two Full Terms
(Vote for two)
Beverly D. Evans
Hiram Warner Hill
For Judge Court of Appeals (Full Term)
Richard B. Russell
For Judge Court of Appeals Unexpired
Term of J. R. Pottle)
Peyton L. Wade
For Jndge Court of Appeals (Unexpired
Term of B. H. Hill)
Nash R. Broyles
FOR JUDGES SUPERIOR COURTS
Albany Circuit
John D. Williamson Wants the
Job of Clerk of the City
Of Dalton.
CITY POLITICS HAS
STARTED OUT EARLY
Little Talk of Races for CoundJmen
and Members of School Board—
Terms of Four Councilmen
Wfll Expire.
The third entry into the campaign for
city officials comes this week, when John
D. Williamson makes* liia formal an
nouncement for the office of city clerk..
Mr. Williamson is an employe of the
Duane Chair company, and has many
friends in this city. He is an excellent
man, and Ms long experience as a book
keeper for different local firms makes
him especially qualified to acceptably
fill the office to wMch he as-pires. Mr.
Williamson has a number of friends
who will work for his election, and he
will give a good account of himself on
December 9th, the day of the election.
His announcement is as follows:
For Clerk.
To the voters of City of Dalton:
At the solicitation of a number-of
friends, I have decided to enter the race
for clerk; election.Wednesday, Decem
ber 9th, 1914.
If honored with the office, I will en
deavor to discharge the duties in a
practical, business-like manner. Your
vote and influence will be greatly ap
preciated. Truly yours,
JNO. D. WILLIAMSON.
October 28th, 1914.
Aside from the interest in the race
for clerk, brought about by the an
nouncement of two aspirants, Clerk W.
M. Carroll and Mr. J. D. Williamson,
city politics is being little talked, for
the other races have not yet opened.
Four members of the council: Tom
Pierce, from the Second ward; J. H.
Robinson, from the Third ward; Joseph
Bogle, from the Sixth ward, and E. F.
Hamilton, from the Seventh ward, will
have to seek re-election if they desire
to serve longer, for their term of office'
will expire with tMs year. So far,
however, there has been no talk of the
councilmanic election. The election for
five members of the school board will
also be held on December 9th.
AGED DALTON WOMAN
DIED FRIDAY MORNING
Mrs. Nancy Green Succnmbed to At
tack of Heart Trouble.
(Continued on page seven.)
Mrs. Nancy Green, aged 87 years,
died Friday morning at the home of
her grandson, Mr. Will Smith, on
South Depot street, her demise being
due to an attack of heart trouble.
About three years ago, Mrs. Green
sustained a fall, and from that time
until her death she was an invalid.
The deceased was a faithful mem
ber of the Methodist church, being an
excellent Christian woman, beloved and
respected among a large number of
friends. ,
Saturday afternoon the body was
taken to Antioch, Rev. C. C. Maples
conducting the funeral service, after
which interment was made in Antioch
cemetery.
The deceased was a grandmother of
Messrs, Will and Byron Smith, of this
city, and Mr. Charley Smith, of Chat
tanooga.
MRS. TOM KIDD, JR.,
DIED TUESDAY NIGHT
Deceased Was Respected and Beloved
Young Matron of Dalton.
Mrs. Tom Kidd, Jr., died at 11 o’clock
Tuesday night, at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Harwell, on West Morris
street, following a lengthy illness of
tuberculosis.
The deceased was an excellent young
woman, admired and beloved among a
wide circle of friends, and her untimely
demise caused the deepest sorrow
among them. , >■
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
the funeral services were conducted at
the home, Rev. C. C. Maples officiating
at the ohsfiqnies, after which interment
was made in West Hill cemetery.
The deceased is survivied by her hus
band and two children, who have the
sympathy of all in their great bereave
ment.