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DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920.
VOL. T.YYTTT NO. 26. $1.50' PEE ANNUM.
Entry Lists for Candidates
Will Be Closed on Aug
ust 1st
TRIBUTE TO POST
CHAIRMAN ADOPTED
[anory of Judge Felker Honored by
jjanocratlo Executive Committee—
Plans Made to Hold Presiden
tial Primary Here
The primary for county officers will
be held separate from the state primary,
the date being fixed at Friday, Aug. 20,
by the Democratic executive committee
in session last Saturday morning at the
court house. At the meeting, B. A
Williams was elected chairman of the
county committee, and arrangements
were made for holding the presidential
preferential primary on April 20. Prior
to adjournment of the meeting, the
special committee appointed to draft
a tribute to the late lamened Judge
fl. B. Felker, for many years the ca
pable chairman of the committee, made
a report, the tribute being adopted
by a unanimous, rising vote of the
committee.
That the present committee is gen
uinely interested in the Democratic
party was clearly evidenced by the
large attendance at the meeting. Of
the seventeen men who make up the
committee, only three were absent, and
one of these three sent a representa
tive.
Two Primaries.
The question of the county primary
was informally discussed by members-
of the committee, and the question of
holding two primaries, one for nominees
for county office and one for nominees
for state office, met with unanimous
favor. Judge Tarver and Judge Glenn
spoke in favor of holding the two pri
maries together, on the ground that
the people didn’t want too many elec
tions and because of the economic loss
to the county. Several members of
the committee expressed themselves as
favoring two primaries, and W. M.
Sapp and H. P. Stacy stated that they
liked the idea of two primaries. The
vote in favor of the separate primaries
was unanimous.
Entries Close August 1.
In deciding upon August 20 as the
date for the county primary, it was
voted to make August 1 the date for
closing the entry lists. If a man de
cides on August 2 that he wants to run,
he will find he is too late, for the lists
will close on the first day of the
month. The question of assessing the
candidates to defray the expenses of
the election will be decided by a com
mittee composed of the chairman and
secretary of the committee, E. A. "Wil
liams and Tom McCamy, together with
P. B. Trammell, J. D. Brackett and
5 S. Shields.
To Hold Presidential Primary.
The committee decided to hold the
preferential presidential primary on
Tuesday, April 20, and the primary
will probably be held in the various dis
tricts, the committeemen giving their
services free if funds) are not pro
vided in 6ome manner.
The memorial to the late Judge Felk-
er i adopted by a rising vote of
the committee, was read 'as follows,
after which the committee adjourned:
STEPHEN BOONE FELKEB.
He was born, raised, lived and died
a Democrat. These words constitute a
true and befitting epitome of the life
°f Stephen Boone Felker.
As a member of Co. ‘ 1 D. ’’ 2nd,
Georgia Calvary, he defended the prin
ciples which he considered right, but,
when peace came, to his tired, war-
ravaged homeland, he became a loyal
citizen of the Union.
At the time of his death, which oc
curred Jan. 1£, 1919, he was chairman
°f the Democratic Executive Committee
°t Whitfield county; Commander of
Gamp Joseph E. Johnston, No. 34, U. C.
member of the Board of Education
the City of Dalton; and Justice of
tte Peace, for the 872nd, District, G.
which positions he had ably and
honorably filled for a number of years
Prior to his demise.
He wag “to the manner bom”—The
Principles of his political party were
Paramount, and the sovereignty of the
Southland to him was sacred.
In the loss of Stephen Boone Felker
hi® county has lost a loyal, valiant
You Pay Your Money.
And You Take Your
Choice in the Primary
Georgians to Participate in Unusual
Election Tuesday—The Official
Ballot
The so-ealed Democratic presidential
primary will be held next' Tuesday,
April 20, in Georgia, for the purpose
of seeing whether Georgians pirefei 1
A Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania;
Hoke Smith or Thomas E. Watson for
the party’s standard bearer.
The primary is an unusual one in
that at least two of the three candi
dates don’t appear to be running for
the party’s nomination for president.
In his speach here, Senator Smith stated
that Palmer was not a real candidate
as he was running in only three states.
The senator forgot to add that he him
self was, np to the present, running in
only one state. As Mr. Watson hasn’t
been up in this section, he appears to
be running only in a small section of
one state.
Mr. Palmer believes the President
has made good and that the party
should stand squarely behind him. He
is running on a straight administra
tion platform. Senator Smith, by his
talk and votes before, during and after
the war, apparently favors little of
the work of President Wilson, and he
thinks ’the party should go before -the
country in the attitude of favoring
some few things done by the President
and repudiating more. Mr. Watson is
not very cordial to The Citizen and
hasn’t favored this paper with any of
his literature; but if he hasn’t right
about-faced, he’s probably running on
the bolshevik platform.
Anyway, the election, farce or no
farce, is going to be held throughout
the state next Tuesday, then delegates
are going to be appointed in the vari
ous counties to attend a convention in
Atlanta, and this convention is going
to elect the delegates to the national
Democratic convention to be held in
June in San Francisco.
The tickets and blanks for the vari
ous voting districts in the county are
now ready, and the committeemen are
asked to either call at, or sent someone
to, the office of the chairman, ’Squire
E. A. Williams, by Saturday for them.
And here’s the ticket:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
- Democratic Presidential Primary
State of Georgia
April 20th, 1920
(Erase the names of those
for whom you do NOT vote)
For President of the United States
(VOTE FOE ONE)
A. Mitchell Palmer,
Hoke Smith,
Thomas E. Watson.
OFFICIAL.
Attest:- Hiram L. Gardner, Secretary.
Democratic State Executive Committee
of Georgia.
Local Schools Will
Send Big Delegation
to High School Meet
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♦ NO FOUNDATION FOE ♦
+ “FABMEB’S LICENSE” ♦
♦ ♦
♦ In some manner it has been re- ♦
♦ ported in various parts of the ♦
♦ county that for a farmer to bring ♦
♦ his products to Dalton to sell, he ♦
♦ would have to pay a business li- ♦
♦ cense. There is absolutely no ♦
♦ truth in the reports, and The Citi- ♦
♦ zen desires to correct them. *
♦ A farmer can bring his products ♦
♦ to Dalton and sell them in any ♦
♦ way he desires. This includes any ♦
♦ crop he has raised on his farm, to- ♦
♦ gether with butter, milk, eggs— ♦
♦ anything from his farm. He can ♦
♦ sell them to the citizens, making ♦
♦ a house-to-house canvass if he de- ♦
♦ sires, and he is not now, and ♦
♦ never has been, subject to pay ♦
♦ a business license. Instead of ♦
♦ putting a license on the farmer, ♦
♦ the city officials want to encourage ♦
♦ him to bring in his products and ♦
♦ sell them to the people. ♦
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citizen; his party a consistent,' useful
member; his family a kind and indul
gent father; and his community a pro
gressive, beloved citizen.
Bespectfully submitted,
W. M. Sapp,
Geo. G. Glenn,
-M. C. Tarver, Committee.
Excellent Teams Bepresent Dalton High
at District Meet to Be Held
in Borne
Scores of pupils of the Dalton High
school and of the public schools will
leave here tomorrow for Borne to at
tend the annual meet of the Seventh
District High School association which
starts tomorrow and lasts through Sat
urday. Borne has made big plans to en
tertain the visiting students.
Dalton High will send excellent ath
letic and literary teams to participate
in the contests. The track team, in
practice work, appears to be one of the
best developed here in several years,
and from past experience it has been
shown that local athletes have shown
to better advantage in the regular meet
than in practice. The literary team is
also a strong one, and every effort is
going to be made to retain the literary
cup, now held by the local school, and
to bring back the athletic and note
book cups. Dalton High is aiming high,
but the representatives have been work
ing hard, and there will, be a large
crowd of “rooters” present to cheer
them on.
In addition to the students, Coaches
Watson and Duncan, together with
members of the High school faculty
and many teachers from the other
schools, will attend the Borne meet.
The representatives of the local school
are as follows:
Athletic team: Carl Spann, Elton
Beardon, Luther Mann, Bryant Black,
Rufus Johnson and Cohen Freylach.
Literary team": Miss Christine Hubbs,
recitation; Miss Florence Quillian,
music; Ollie Hardin, declamation; Miss
Vivian Jarvis, .-girls’ . essay; Morris
Rudolph, hoys’ essay, v'
HON. JESSE MEBCEB WAS
PBOMINENT VISITOB HEBE
Prohibition Enforcement Officer Cord
ially welcomed Here
Hon. Jesse Mercer, prohibition en
forcement officer of the government,
was a prominent visitor in Dalton last
Thursday afternoon and night, leaving
here Friday morning. Mr. Mercer has
hosts of warm friends here, and he
received a cordial welcome.
In talking of his work as the govern
ment’s representative on the constitu-f
tional amendment for national prohibi
tion, Mr. Mercer stated that his duties
were to help create a sentiment among
the people to see that the law against
the manufacture and sale of intoxi
cants was generally observed. Ho
doesn’t seek out and prosecute the
Violators)—that’s not a part of his
work. He creates a sentiment in fav
or of the amendment.
Mr. Mercer was Georgia’s first state
game and fish commissioner, and he
made a wonderfully successful head of
the department when it was first creat
ed. He was an unusual game and fish
commissioner—a man truly interested
in the work of protecting the game and
fish, and he made a great record.
He has many friends in Dalton who
ardfralways glad to welcome him on his
visits here.
ONE-DAY INSTITUTE
TO BE TTET.r> SATURDAY
qdhool Supervisor Martin Will Be Here
for Work
J. O. Martin, state school supervisor,
will conduct a one-day teacher’s in
stitute next Saturday at the court
house here and the presence of the
teachers of the county schools is de
sired.
This work will take the place of the
customary week’s institute held later
in the summer.
FABMEBS’ UNION GIN
ADDING NEW MAOHINEBY
Cost of Improvements Will Amount to
About $7,000—Stock Sold
The Farmers’ Union Gin company
has purchased $7,000 worth of new ma
chinery and will enlarge and make more
modern their gin in the southern part
of the city.
The company, has sold additional
stock among the farmers of the coun
ty. It has been wonderfully successful
during the past few years, and wHl be
able, with the additional machinery,
to do more work during the next cotton
season.
MT. VEBNON SINGING.
There will he singing at Mt. Vernon
Sunday afternoon, April 18. Mill
Creek, Bocky Fave and Dunegan are
invited, and we are expecting part of
the Dalton class; so let everybody
come and enjoy the singing.
Fixing of primary Date
Causes Candidates to
Announce
LUTHER ROBERTS IS
OUT FOR ORDINARY
Peeples and Cleckler for Sheriff—Deck
Offers for Be-eletcion—Carter for
Commissioner—Interesting De-
With the date fbr the county primary
set, the announcements of the candi
dates for county office are coming in,
and it will be only a short time before
the lineup is coiiiplete. Entries, how
ever, are open until the first of August.
This week, Charley Deck, the popular
and efficient tax receiver of Whitfield
county, announcer for re-election, being
the first entry in tie race for that office,
Mr. Deck is serving as tax receiver
for the unexpired term of the late la
mented Bev. C. d Maples, having held
the office just about one year. He
wants the indorsement of a full term.
As receiver of tax returns, Mr. Deck
has made a capable official, looking well
after the interests of the state and
county. With this, he is a friendly
gentleman well liked by all who know
him. He was elected to the office last
year after he hid completed his ser
vice in the U. S. Army and had been
discharged with a spotless record. His
card to the voters is as follows:
For Tax Beceiver.
To the Voters of Whitfield County:
I announce my candidacy for tax
receiver of Whitfield county subject
to the Democratic primary of August
20. I have held the office only a portion
of a term, and will greatly appreciate
an indorsement of my service by an
election to a full term. If elected, I
will give my best services. Your vote
and help in the primary will be greatly
appreciated.
Bespectfully,
Charley Deck.
Peeples for Sheriff.
Tom Peeples, a popular blacksmith of
this city, is a full-fledged candidate for
sheriff, making his formal announce
ment in this issue of The Citizen.
Mr. Peeples states that he is out for
the office, not because of any special
solicitation of his friends but because
he wants it.
Tom Peeples has spent the bigger por
tion of his life in this city, and is
well and favorably known. He is a
steady, industrious man, and has the
qualities that would make him a good
officer, being well fitted to fill the office
to which he aspires. Having a large
number of friends, he will make an ex
cellent race. His announcement is as
follows:
For Sheriff.
To the Voters of Whitfield County:
I am a candidate for sheriff subject
to the Democratic primary of August
20. If elected, I will look carefully
after the affairs of the office, promising
to render my best services looking to
the enforcement of the laws. Your
vote and influence in my behalf will
be truly appreciated.
Bespectfully,
Tom Peeples.
Boberts for Ordinary.
W. L. Boberts is the first to announce
for the office of ordinary, and his candi
dacy brings genuine interest into the
race.
‘Luther” Boberts, as he is known
to his friends, is now a member of the
board of county commissioners, having
led the ticket for commissioners in the
last election by polling an enormous
vote. He ran something like five or
six* hundred votes ahead of the next
nearest man, the race showing that he
had hosts of friends in all sections of
the county. He has been a farmer
for many years, and made a success in
his chosen work. In all affairs looking
to the advancement of his community,
Mr. Boberts has taken a leading part-
in the war drives and in church and
schools, he has been a liberal supporter.
Mr. Boberts has shown his business abil
ity in the success he has made of his
personal affairs, and is fully qualified to.
acceptably fill the office he seeks. Has
announcement is as follows:
For Ordinary.
To the Voters of Whitfield County:
I hereby announce myself a candidate
(Continued on last page.)
Much Business Transacted Last Two
Days of Term—Heavy Penalty
Imposed on Brackett
Whitfield Superior
Court Broke Friday
After Busy Session
Judge M. C. Tarver Thursday after
noon imposed the heaviest penalty on
a defendant convicted of a misdemea
nor ever imposed in the local court
house, when he sentenced Jim Braekett,
convicted of violating the prohibition
laws. He gave Brackett a straight
chaingang sentence of 12 months and,
in addition, fined him $1,000. Brackett
made a motion for a new trial and is
now out on bond. In three other cases
against Brackett, demands were taken.
Court adjourned Friday afternoon
after a busy session. The Citizen last
week printed the business np to Thurs
day morning. From then through ad
journment. the following bumness was
disposed of:
The State vs. John Johnson; verdict
of guilty; fine $100 and costs and sen
tence of three months on chaingang;
motion for "new trial.
The State vs. Walter M. Smith; ver
dict of guilty; fine, $100 and costs and
sentence of three months on chain
gang; motion for new trial.
The State vs. Bertie Owens; verdict
of guilty; sentence of twelve mdnths
on prison farm; The State vs. Minnie
Owens; plea of - guilty; sentence of
twelve Jhonths on prison farm. An
other case against Minnie Owens was
nol prossed.
'The State vs. Flynt Williams, Claud
Williams, Andy Hash and Bill Burch;
demand.
The State vs. Walter M. Smith; ver
dict of guilty; fine $25 and costs.
The State vs. S. A. Bearden; verdict
of guilty with recommendation for
mercy; fine $i00 and costs and sentence
of 6 months on chaingang.
The State vs. George Grant; nol
prossed.
The State vs. Fort Felker; verdict
of guilty; fine, $100 and costs, with
sentence of 12 months outside ehain-
gahg on good behavior.
The State vs. Alfred Morris; plea of
guilty; fine, the costs, and sentence
of 12 months ■ outside of chaingang on
good behavior.
The State 8. W. O. Creswell; verdict
of not guilty.
The State vs. Bhodes Speck, verdict
of not guilty.
The State vs. J. A. Pangle; plea of
guilty; sentence of three months on
state farm.
The State vs. Jim Thompson; verdict
of guilty with recommendation; fine
$50 and costs.
The State vs. Hubert Jackson; verdict
of guilty with recommendation for
mercy; fine, the costs, and sent to
Georgia Training School for Boys.
The State vs. Perry Young; verdict
of not guilty.
The State vs. Hubert Jackson; nol
prossed.
S. H. Brown vs. Myriek Bichardson;
verdict for plaintiff the premises in
dispute and $66.67.
The State vs. Luke Gaines; plea of
guilty; fine, $75 and costs, and sentence
of 12 months outside chaingang on good
behavior.
The State vs. Loney Macon; verdict
of guilty) with recommendation for
mercy; fine, $25 and costs and sentence
of three months on chaingang; motion
for new trial.
The State s. J. M. Hayes; verdict of
guilty; fine, $30 and costs.
The State vs. Kile L. Arwood; ver
diet of guilty with recommendation for
mercy; sentence of 12 months at state
farm.
The State vs. Ottie May Arwood; ver
dict of guilty (with recommendation
for mercy; sentence of 12 months on
State farm.
The State vs. Charley Grigsby; ver
dict of not guilty.
The State vs. Sam Hammontree; ver
dict of guilty with recommendation for
mercy; sentence of 12 months on chvqL-
gang.
The State vs. Booster Durham; ver
dict of not guilty.
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TWO GIRLS ESCAPE ♦
FBOM COUNTY JAIL ♦
♦
On the night following the ree- ♦
ommendation of the grand jury ♦
that no prisoners be confined in ♦
jail until a new jail eould be erect- ♦
ed here, two girls, Ottie May Ar- ♦
wood and Bertie Owens, convicted ♦
in court and being held until they ♦
could he sent to the state farm, ♦
sawed the bars of their cell on the ♦
ground floor, climbed the stairs, ♦
crawled out of a hole in the brick ♦
wall and swung from the second ♦
floor, gaining their freedom. ♦
Just where the prisoners got ♦
the saws is not known. ♦
Tuesday' night, the Owens girl ♦
was recaptured and again placed ♦
in jaiL ♦
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Sunday Marks Start
of Revival Meeting
at First Methodist
Prominent Atlanta Divine Will Arrive
Monday to Assist Pastor in Inter
esting Meeting
■ m
The revival services planned by the
First Methodist ehurch will begin next
Sunday, Bev. E. M. Dixon, pastor, con
ducting the services in the morning.
The church is anticipating a great
meeting. Bev. W. J. DeBardelehen, of
Atlanta, will arrive Monday to assist
Bev. Mr. Dixon in the meeting.
‘Sunday evening, there will he no
second quarterly conference. It is the
time set for the conference; but owing
to the meeting, the conference will be
held later. Instead of conducting the
quarterly conference, Bev. J. F. Yar
brough, presiding elder, will preach at
the regular evening services at the
church.
Bev. Mr. DeBardeleben, who will ar
rive here Monday from Atlanta to as
sist in the meeting, is pastor of Payne
Memorial church, Atlanta, and is a
gifted divine of the North Georgia
Methodist conference. He is a deep
thinker and an eloquent preacher. He
will be Here for about two weeks, and
will deliver two sermons daily during
his‘stay in Dalton.
Arrangements are now being made
for the musical feature of the meet
ing. A large choir will he organized,
and the musical programs will he among
the features of the meeting.
Members of other churches are in
vited to attend all services, and a spec
ial initation is extended those without
any church affiliations.
BEV. JOSIAH CBUDUP
TO BEMAIN IN DALTON
Announced Decision to His .Congrega
tion Last Sunday
Bev. Josiah .Crudup announced to his
congregation at the First Baptist church
last Sunday that he had decided to re
main as pastor, having notified the offi
cers of Honea Path, S. C., Baptist
ehurch that he would not accept the
call recently given him.
Bev. Mr. Crudup was offered a sub
stantial increase in salary by the South
Carolina church, and he was seriously
considering accepting the call. The
officers of the First Baptist church got
together and raised his salary, and,
while he will remain here at a financial
secrifice, he decided not to accept the
call to South Carolina.
His decision will meet with general
satisfaction here, for he is popular
among Dalton people.
CONVICTS INTERESTED
IN RELIGIOUS SERVICE
Rev. Josiah Crudup, pastor of the
First Baptist church, last Sunday
preached to the convicts at the county
eamps, the men listening to his words
with marked attention. At the com
pletion of the services, fully half of the
convicts held np their hands signifying
that they intended leading better lives.
MEMBERS OF 2ND DIVISION
PLANNING GREAT REUNION
Will Meet in June of This Year in
Atlanta
The local Army Recruiting agent has
received the following: ,
Bequest that all members of the
2d Division during the war, register
their names and addresses at nearest
army recruiting office.
The 2nd Division will hold a reunion
in Atlanta in June, 1920 and it is . de
sired to get in touch with all old mem
bers in order to formulate plans for
entertaining visitors during the reunion.
Major Slaton and Captain Bailey
hope to get np a dinner in the near
future in Atlanta to discuss the re
union.
NOTICE.
To Members of Laurel Grove 154, Wood
men Circle:
There will he a call meeting on Mon
day evening, April 19th. Yon are
earnestly requested to attend this, meet
ing.
Fraternally yours,
Mary A. Gentry, Clerk.
Present One “Unsafe, In
convenient and Unsani
tary” Says Jury
JURY ADJOURNED
AFTER BUSY WEEK
F. K. Sims Elected County Auditor—
Auditor’s Report and Report on
Schools Made a Fart of Gen
eral Presentments
The grand jury, in session for the
April term of Whitfield superior court,
adjourned Friday, after making the
presentments whieh are published, witl
the auditor’s report, in full below.
The jury recommended the ereetloi
of a new jail here, condemning, without
reflecting on the shriff, th prsnt jai
as “unsanitary, inconvenient and an
safe,” and calling upon the court nol
to send any prisoners to the jail until
present conditions could he remedied
The presentments are as follows:
Presentments.
We, the Grand jurors drawn anc
sworn for April term of Whitfield Sn
perior Court, 1920, make the following
general presentments:
By committees we have examined
the books of the various J. P. and N. P
and find them correctly kept.
By committee, we have examined th<
books of the digerent county offieen
and find them neatly kept. As to the
correctness of same we are relying
wholely on the auditor’s report at
tached hereto. The auditor’s report, s<
attached, being a part of these pre
sentments.
The report of the County Superin
tendent of Public Schools is attache:
hereto as a part of these presentments
By committee, we examined the court
house and find it in fairly good con
dition. But find all records of the
county liable to be destroyed should
the courthouse at any time he burned
And we most earnestly recommend and
urge that the County Board of Com'
missioners take- immediate steps tc
build fire-proof vaults for the protec
tion of all records. In connection with
this we have also examined the jail
and find (without any reflection upon
the Sheriff) that the conditions are de
plorable and cannot he remedied with
the present building. The same being
unsanitary, inconvenient, unsafe and
in bad state of repair, a menace to life
of sheriff’s family and inmates, and
we recommend that no further pris
oners be incarcerated in said jail until
the situation is relieved. We farther
recommend the erection of a new jail
together with fire-proof vaults for
county records' if possible in connec
tion with or addition to- present court
house.
By -committee, we visited and ex
amined the convict eamp, situated
about five or six miles east of Dalton.
We found twenty-seven inmates, six
teen white, and eleven negroes. We
find them well clothed and from in
quiries made well fed and kindly treat
ed. We find the quarters are neat and
well kept. The camp is situated on a
dry elevated place and is an ideal
jlocation. We examined closely the
cooking and eating quarters—they
were clean and neat. We found twelve
nice growing pigs that give promise of
a lot of pork.- The county has • seven
teams and three trucks, the stock are
all in good condition with exception of
two mules. The trucks are of the large
army type. There are two day guards
and one night guard. We find there
are three young boys in eamp not over
the age of sixteen. We deplore the fact
that the Georgia laws allow boys of
this age to be worked by the ride of
hardened criminals.
We commend the services of B. F.
Nelson, the warden.
By committee, we visited the Pool
Farm and find the buildings and grounds
in good condition, neatly kept and
clean. The inmates express themselves
as satisfied. We find eleven inmates^
four men, five women, and two chil
dren, all white, one team of mules,
five pifs, and five head of cattle. We
commend the superintendent as compe
tent and efficient.
We elect Bev. F. K. Sims as County
Auditor for ensuing year at salary of
one hundred and fifty dollars per an
num.
We recommend the appointment of
J. F. Wilson, J. P. and N. P. No. 1278
District G. M.'
We recommend that our Board of
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