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^BUSHED 1847—SEVENTY-TWO YEAES OLD.
DALTON, GA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1920.
VOL T.-YXVTTI- NO. 41. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
irr mis snow
Decidedly Largest In-
rease Ever Shown in
One Year’s Time
every DISTRICT
SHOWS INCREASE
ton ’s Gain Over $600,000, Leading
rtlier Districts—Figures Show a
Comparison for Eleven Years—
Values Almost Doubled
A gain of over $1,000,000 in tax
:alues in Whitfield county is shown by
le digest which has just been .com
bed by County Tax Receiver Charley
leek, the gain being, by far, the larg-
t e ver shown in one year. Last year,
he gain fell short of $300,000, and
hat was larger than the average gain
• year, so the showing this year is
aus'ually fine. The increase is larger
an that i ■'quested by the State Tax
jmmissioner.
The digest shows property valued at
.146,675 as compared to $6,123,543,
e total gain being $1,023,132.
For the first time on reeord, every
strict in the county shows a gain,
a Dalton district leading, with an in-
use of $614,196. Cohutta came sec-
(1; Rocky Face, third; Carbondale,
irt'n; Varnells, fifth; Tunnel Hill,
:th; Trickum, seventh; Lower Tenth,
thth; Tilton, ninth; Fincher, tenth;
iper Tenth, eleventh; Mill Creek,
elfth, and Ninth, thirteenth,
is a result of the figures, Varnells
itinues to rank next to Dalton, and
hutta is still third, right on the heels
Varnells; Tilton retains fourth place;
eky Face swaps places with the
ith, going from seventh to fifth
ee; Trickum remain sixth; the Ninth
■s to seventh; Carbondale goes ahead
Tunnel E’ll into eighth place, Tun-
Hill being ninth, and Lower Tenth,
ic-her, Upper Tenth and Mill Creek
lain tenth, eleventh, twelfth and
rteenth respectively. ! \-
'he following shows the tax value#
1919 and 1920, together with the
ns, by districts:
lalton, 1919, $4,235,201; 1920, $4,-
,397; gain ..614,196.
'arbondale, 1919, $142,396; 1920,-
2,955; gain, $40,559.
'ilton, 1919, $196,158; 1920, $222,-
; gain, $26,141.
'inclier, 1919, $S9,106; 1920, $114,-
; gain, $25,650.
Until, 1919, $180,594; 1920, $184,-
; gain, $3,994.
‘ower Tenth, 1919, $128,217; 1920,
0,791; gain, $32,574.
'pper Tenth, 1919,$83,414; 1920,
6,469; gain, $23,055.
uhutta, 1919, $212,089; 1920, $262,-
; gain, $50,580.
arnells, 1919, $224,100; 1920, $263,-
: gain, 38,926.
■ockv Face, 1919, $151,550; 1920,
0,671; gain, $49,121.
unnel Hill, 1919, $147,110; 1920,
0,259; gain, $35,149.
fill Creek, 1919, $69,037; 1920, $81,-
5 gain, $12,448.
'riekuin, 1919, $160,877; 1920, $195,-
: gain, $34,499.
rand total, 1919, $6,123,543; 1920,
■*6.675; gain $1,023,132.
ount on Property Owned by Negroes
•ast year in the whole county the
)r ed tax values were $96,749; this
r , they are $126,967, the gain be-
$30,218.
he number of people paying poll
in 1919, 2,385, while this year, the
“her is placed at 2,789, a gain of
Stafford Re-elected
Commander of Local
Camp for Next Year
Confederate Veterans Name Officers at
Meeting Held Saturday—Reunion
Discussed at Meeting
G. W. Stafford was re-elected captain
commander of the Joseph E. Johns
ton ICamp, United Confederate Vet
erans, at the meeting of the camp Sat
urday morning at the court house. Mr.
Stafford is entering upon his second
year as commander and has made a
most efficient officer, having a real in
terest in the camp and being a regular
attendant at the meetings. The other
officers elected are as follows:
Joshua Roach, first lieutenant com
mander; Haney Fox, second lieuten
ant commander; O. M. England, third
lieutenant commander; T. P. Freeman,
adjutant; W. M. Sapp, assistant adju
tant and historian; Jeff Smith, com
missary^ R. P. Neal, chaplain; T. C.
McJBryde, assistant chaplain; H. L.
Erwin, surgeon; J. W. Bogle, treasurer;
J. V. LaFitte, officer of the day; W.
C. Crow, bugler and color guard.
At the meeting, attention was call
ed to the notice of the annual reunion
of the Confederate Veterans, which
will be held October 6-8, inclusive, at
Houston, Tex.
The meeting of Saturday morning
drew a good attendance, and was en
joyed by the old veterans.
CITY GIVEN RIGHT TO
INCREASE SCHOOL TAX
Copy of Bill Passed by State General
Assembly
Table of Comparison.
*^* e folowing shows the increase in
Ta *ues for the past eleven years:
For 1910 $3,602,224
“ 1911 '4,554,360
" 1912 4,661,108
“ 3913 4,687,070
" 1914 5,255,614
1915 5,296,875
‘‘ 1916 5,495,628
1917 5,670,113
1918 5,845,096
‘‘ 1919 6,123,543
1920 7,146,675
^CRSSFUL REVIVAL
IS CLOSED IN MURRAY
-
_, s ' J- A. Shugart, assisted by Rev.
Curtis, has completed a suc-
0 j Ssful revival in the southern part
u rrav county, there being upward
a Se ore of professions of faith ft 8
tesu lt of the meeting.
The following is the text of the bill
giving Dalton the authority to increase
the school tax, which has been passed
by the general assembly;
TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT amend
ing Section One of the Act of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia
approved September 2Sth, 1881, author
izing the Mayor and Council of the
City of Dalton, Whitfield County,
Georgia, to levy a tax for the purpose
of establishing and maintaining pub
lic schools in and for the municipality
of Dalton, Georgia, and for other pur
poses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA,
That the Act of the General Assembly
approved September 28th, 1881, (Acts
1880-1881-P. 480) authorizing the May
or and Council of the City of Dalton,
Georgia, to levy a tax annually for
the purpose of establishing and main
taining public schools in said municipal
ity, be and the same is hereby amend
ed bv striking from the fifth and sixth
lines of Seetion One of said Act the
words “not to exceed five-tenths of one
per cent” and substituting in lieu
thereof the words “not to exceed six-
tenths of one per cent” so that said
section one of said Act when so amend
ed shall read as follows:
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia (the corporate authorities of
the-City of Dalton having so recom
mended) That the Mayor and Council
of Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, is
hereby authorized to levy tax annually,
in addition to that now authorized by
law, not to exceed six-tenths of one per
cent, for the purpose of establishing
and maintaining public schools m and
for the City of Dalton, Whitfield Coun
ty, Georgia; provided the sum so raised
shall be used only for the purposes set
forth in this Section.
SECTION 2. Be it further enacted
by the aforesaid, That all laws and
parts of laws in conflict herewith be,
and the same are hereby repealed.
Masons Elect Brown
Worshipful Master
in Convention Here
Eton Man Selected by Tri-County Or
ganization—Cohutta Selected
Next Meeting—Resolutions
for
CONTRACT FOR FILLS
LET AT BROWN BRIDGE
G. c. Wheat Gets Contract for $1,500
- to Complete It in Six Weeks
The board of county commissioners
on Friday let the contract for the fills
and approaches to the newly construct
ed concrete bridge at the J. B. Brown
farm, for $1,500, Mr. G. C. Wheat be
ing awarded the contract.
The work is to be completed within
six weeks, after which the new bridge,
which is to be paid for by state funds,
will be opened to traffic.
The Tri-County Masonic convention
held here last- Thursday was a most in
teresting and successful gathering, re
sulting in much good for Masonry in
Murray, Whitfield and Catoosa, the
three counties making up the organiza
tion. In the business session, Cohutta
was chosen as the meeting place in
1921, and the following officers were
elected:
S. A. Brown, Eton, worshipful mas
ter; I. P. Moore, Tunnel Hill, senior
warden; J. P. Godwin, Dalton, junior
warden; S. T. Harris, Murray, secre
tary and treasurer; W. M. Harris, Mur
ray, senior deacon; J. L. Hinton, Til
ton, junior deacon; F. J. Vining, Dawn-
ville, senior steward; Dr. Griffin, Tun
nel Hill, junior steward; C. W. Wheel
er, Cohutta, tyler; A. R. T. Hambright,
Cohutta, chaplain.
Rev. R. M. Dixon, of this city, de
livered the address of welcome to the
visiting Masons on the opening of the
meeting, and Dr. S. A. Brown, of Eton,
made the response.
The rollcall showed practically all
of the lodges of the three counties
represented at the meeting, and the re
ports showed much progress during the
past year.
There were upward of one hundred
Masons m attendance.
The following memorial was adopted
by the meeting:
In Memoriam.
The inner doors of our lodge rooms
have been rudely alarmed by the ap
proach of the grim messenger, Death,
at whose approach the barred entrance
and tyler’s sword affords no resistance;
the eternal gavel of time has sounded,
and many of our brethren have been
called from earthly labors to perennial
joys-
The Grand Architect of the Universe
needed them in that house not made
with hands, eternal and in the heavens,
and ere this they have received that
welcome plaudit, “Well done, thou
good and faithful servant, enter thou
into the poys of thy Lord.”
The names of brethren of our be
loved order, within the jurisdieffon of
the Tri-County Convention, submitted
to your committee, who have been call
ed to the Grand Lodge above ,since our
last meeting, are as follows:
Eton—J. W. Coffey, A. J. Owens;
Dawnvillfr—A. L. Rillins, R. B.
Palmer, A. F. Dixon;
Cohutta—J. J. G'aylor, G. C. McCoy;
Shumac—B. W. Gladden, H. W.
Long;
Tunnel Hill—John F. Morgan, B. F.
Stevenson;
Dalton—J. F. Harris, W. A. Black,
'T. M. Kirby.
Peace to their ashes! Rest to their
souls! But soothed and sustained by
an unfaltering trust, we hope—nay, we
confidently expect to once again clasp
the vanished hand, and hear the voice
that is still. It is not good-bye, but
farewell; we shall not say good-night,
only for the while, but on a brighter
shore we shall say, “Good morning.”
Seventh District Working
Congressman Offers for
Re-election
HIS .GREAT RECORD
OF PUBLIC SERVICE
TTaa championed Many Measures for
Good of Fanner and Business Man
—Has Served District Ably
While in Office
Where are the echoes of yesterday,
From yon everlasting hill?
Ah! They, too, are eternal,
And, somewhere, are coursing still.
Where are the strong lives of yester
day,
Whose firm footprints dot the sands?
Ah! They, too, are supernal,
And live on in other lands.
Where are the kind acts of yesterday,
Whose actors have left the stage?
Ah! They, too, are yet vernal,
In a true and brighter age.
Where are the good deeds of yester-
day.
Whose doers have passed from view?
Ah! They, too, are eternal,
In a life foreyer new.
Where are the kind words of yester
day?
They echo the shores of time!
Ah! They, too, live forever,
And grow age on age more sublime.
Where is the place of their destiny?
What is the shore of their dream?
The home of all Eternal,
Where God of Love is supreme.
—By W. M. Sapp.
Their lives were inspirations tq us,
and their memory as a sweet and abid
ing benediction.
These lines refer also to any and all
brethren, whose names may not have
been reported to this Committee.
r Respectfully submitted,
R. M. DIXON,
S. A. BROWN,
W. M. SAPP,
Committee on Memorials.
Dalton, Ga., August 5th, 1920.
Congressman Gordon Lee announces
in the press of the Seventh Congres
sional district this week his candidacy
for re-election as the district’s repre
sentative in congress.
Mr. Lee has been in congress for
about a score of years, and during that
time has been extremely active in help
ing to pass much constructive legisla
tion, much of which has been for the
benefit of the rural sections. Mr. Lee
and one of the Democratic senators
from Louisiana are the only two farm
ers from the South in congress.
Banking Member on Agriculture.
As ranking Democratic member on
the important committee on agricul
ture, he will be the next chairman of
that committee should the Democrats
win the national elections in Novem
ber.
He took a prominent part in passing
the farm loan act and rural credit law,
under which farmers are able to borrow
money on long time at a low rate of
interest. The government has loaned
to the farmers of the -Seventh district,
$446,Slo, and to the farmers of Georg
ia, nearly $4,000,000.
Under the agriculture extension act,
the club work among the boys and girls,
as well as among the farmers and their
wives is given valuable assistance; but
Mr. Lee has gone further: to encour
age tlic work, he organized and person
ally financed the first district Boys’
Corn club in Georgia, and since 1910,
6,000 young boys of the district have
been taught better methods of growing
corn and wheat. He is the friend of
the farmer and business man.
He was also prominent in assisting
in the passage of the. warehouse act,
which makes it possible for the farm
ers of the country to hold their crops,
properly insured, until suitable market
conditions warrant the sale of same.
The bureau of markets, the regulation
of cotton exchanges and good road
legislation were also materially assisted
by his activity.
His Rural Free Delivery WoTk.
The parcels post bill, the postal sav
ings bill and the bill to restrict 'for
eign immigration were championed by
him. An evidence of his work on rural
free delivery of mail is shown by the
fact that but four congressional dis
tricts south of the Potomac river and
as far west as New Mexico have as
many miles of rural routes and as many
people served as the Seventh district
of Georgia.
Mr. Lee worked for the federal re
serve banking system. This, with the
income tax made it possible to finance
and win the war.
He is a member of the forestry com
mission, composed of three members of
the cabinet, two senators and two
members of congress. He is the only
man from the South on this important
commission. A great forest reservation
was established in Georgia through his
efforts, and this will be greatly enlarg
ed in the future.
He worked for the postal reclassifi
cation bill, under which the salaries and
compensation of postmasters and em
ployes of the poitaT service are read
justed on an equitable basis.
Stood by Soldiers and Sailors.
He worked for and assisted in the
passage of the war risk insurance law,
the soldiers’ and sailors’ compensation
and war’ risk insurance, together with
pensions for soldiers’ and sailors’ de
pendent ones.
The vocational education law had
his cordial suport, this providing vo
cational training, at government ex
pense, for soldiers and sailors who were
disabled during the war and unable to
resume their former occupations. This
training has also been extended to in
dustrial workers under recent legisla
tion.
The income tax law for which he
worked taxes what people have and
not what they consume. He worked
for the merchant marine and ship pur-
East Side Sunday
Schools Re-elect
Wilson President
Great Convention Held Saturday at
Grove — Hopwell Won
Banner in Spirited Contest
Pleasant
The annual meeting of the East-side
Sunday School convention was held
Saturday at Pleasant Grove, and at
tracted one of the biggest crowds on
record. The entire grove was filled
with automobiles, carriages and bug
gies, and there were between 1,500
and 2,000 people present to enjoy the
big day.
The convention was called to order
by the president, Judge J. F. Wilson,
and a most entertaining program of
speaking and music featured the morn
ing session.
At noon, the big picnic dinner was
thoroughly enjoyed. It was at the
dinner hour that President Wilson
shone in all his glory. He had a nep
hew present who had assisted in break
ing the Hindenburg line over-seas; but
this veteran failed woefully when he
tried to make President Wilson eat
tomato. The Hindenburg line was
a small matter compared to the task
he had cut out for himself.
The dinner was merely a repetition
of the scores of big dinners served
in this famous grove, only more so.
There was more than enough for all,
and the food was unusually fine.
In the afternoon, the feature of the
session was the singing contest for the
banner, which was finally won by the
Hopewell class. Some fine singing by
the competing classes was enjoyed.
President Wilson was unanimously
re-elected president for another year,
which insures the continued success of
the organization. It was a grSat day,
enjoyed by a great crowd.
Secretary’s Report.
The following official report of the
convention is made by Miss Mary Quil-
lian, secretary:
The Whitfield County Sunday School
Convention is on a boom. Saturday it
had the largest attendance in many
years.
The children and young people who
showed a willingness to help move
things by preparing recitations were:
Dosie Hill, Mary Bearden, Alma Don
aldson, Inez Felker, Ruth Daniel,
George Hill, Iva Pullen and Goldie
Edwards.
We were fortunate in having with us
Prof: H. D. Huffaker, of Chattanooga,
and Rev. Z. Speer, of Eton.
Prof. Huffaker made a genuine Sun
day school speech, which was both in
teresting and edifying, after which'
Rev. Z. Speer administered the gospel,
pure and undefiled.
When the dinner was spread, I was
fully convinced that the H. O’. L. had
not received one thought.
The nominating committee handed
in the following report:
President, J. F. Wilson; vice presi
dent, F. J. Vining; secretary, Miss
Bertha Isbill; chorister, R. F. Rollins;
organist, A. J. Sims.
The schools in the banner contest
were Mt. Pleasant, Hopewell, Bethel,
Union Point, Mt. Zion, Center Point
and Cohutta.
The singing of all the schools was
unusually good.
The judges, after much deliberation,
consultation and consideration, de
cided in favor of Hopewell. The ban
ner was delivered by Prof. Huffaker
amid cheers.
Thus ended the forty-fifth session of
the convention, which will meet at
Pleasant Gorve on the first Saturday
in August, 1921.
pm wiit
Sunday Schools of
Whitfield to Hold
Important Meeting
Annual Convention to Meet Friday,
Aug. 27, at Salem—State Leaders
Will Attend Meeting
The Whitfield County Sunday School
-convention is to be held in iSalem
church, about ten miles from Dalton,
on Friday, August 27, and the Sunday
schools of all denominations in the
county are invited to send delegates.
A storng program dealing with all
departments of modern Sunday school
work has been prepared. Mr. R. D.
Webb, superintendent of the Georgia
Sunday School Association, is expect
ed to attend this convention. With Mr.
Webb will be Mr. Z. N. Holler, super
intendent of the young people’s divi
sion of the Georgia Sunday School As
sociation.
In order that no Sunday school work
er may be deprived of the privilege of
attending this convention, no limit will
be set on the number of delegates who
may attend from any Sunday school.
All will be weleome.
At this convention an attractive ban
ner will be publicly awarded to thfe Sun
day school having the largest number
of delegates in proportion to the dis
tance traveled. Under this plan, ten
delegates coming ten -miles each to the
convention count the same as twenty
delegates traveling only five miles each,
thus making it fair for all, both near
■and far.
The banner becomes the property of
the Sunday school winning it, and may
be taken home for permanent display
in the Sundav school room.
Information regarding the conven
tion may be secured form the county
president, Mr. H. L. Smith, Dalton, or
from the county secretary, Mr. C. O.
Smith, Dalton, or from the general su
perintendent of the Georgia Sunday
School Association, 917 Hurt Building,
Atlanta, Georgia.
RED CROSS OFFICIAL
TALKS OF ROLL CALL
Peace Time Work of Great Organiza
tion Outlined Here
Dalton Lodge to Entertain
Lodges of Five North
Georgia Counties
PUBLIC EXERCISES
WILL BE FEATURED
Several Grand Lodge Officers Expect
ed to Attend and Address Meet
ing—Ridley to Preside over Con
vention—Banner Contest
MR. E. E. ROBERTS DIED
AT HOME IN ETOWAH, TENN.
Was Former Resident of Dalton Where
He Had Many Friends
Mr. E. E. Roberts, formerly a pop
ular resident of this city, died Tuesday
at his home in Etowah, Tenn., his
death causing a severe shock to his
hosts of friends and admirers in Dal
ton. Mr. Roberts left here about, ten
years ago, and was a prominent con
ductor on the L. & N. road at the time
of his death.
Yesterday Messrs. E. A., W. L. and
J. B. Roberts and Mrs. Jesse Glenn
went to Etowah to attend the funeral.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife
and four children, his father, Mr. E.
A. Roberts, of this city, and five broth
ers, Messrs. W. Luther and J. B. Rob-
chase act, which enables this country I er * s > Dalton; George Roberts, of
to carry American commerce into every Etowah, Tenn.; A. C. and P. R. Rob-
(Continued on lazi p?ga.) ' erts > of Chattanooga.
Mr. Dwight S. Bayley, field repre
sentative for North Georgia and field
director for Fort McPherson, of the
American Red Cross, was a prominent
visitor in the city yesterday, and talk
ed with a number of the officers of the
Dalton Chapter on the peace program
of this great organization.
In future, the activities of the Amer
ican Red Cross will be devoted largely
to an extensive health campaign, and
Mr. Bayley while here urged the estab
lishment of a “health center” in Dal*
ton. Home service, community nurs
ing, first aid work, dietetics and home
sanitation -will be featured.
While here, he called attention to
the Red Cross roll call which starts
November 11 an<$ lasts from ten days
'to two weeks, in wheih time a nation
wide campaign will be conducted for
members.
SHORT COURSE GIVEN
COUNTY CLUB GIRLS
Large Number In City This Week for
Instruction in Work
A large number of the members of
the girls’ .clubs of Whitfield county
met here yesterday for the two-day
short course which is being completed
today at the Maples Memorial Rest
room, under the direction of Miss Jew
ell Colelough, home economics agent
for this county. Miss Colelough is
being assisted by a number of women
prominent in the work in the state.’
The canning and poultry club work
is being shown to the members of the
clubs, the meeting being certain to
result in much good for the organi
zations.
The Eighteenth division of the In
dependent Order of Odd Eellows will
hold the fall meeting Wednesday and
Thursday of next week in this city,
the meeting to be presided over by T.
D. Ridley, of this city, division deputy
grand master. The division embraces
the Odd Fellows lodges of Whitfield,
Gordon, Bartow, Murray and Catoosa
counties, and many visitors are ex
pected.
Each lodge is entitled to twice as
many delegates as it sends to the grand
lodge, and in addition, many others
customarily attend the meeting. The
visitors -will be entertained in the
homes here.
The local committee on assignment
of delegates to homes is composed of
C. B. Huston, chairman; R. H. Sapp
and S. F. Armstrong.
The degree contest will be in the
first degree, the prizes being as follows:
First, $20 and the division banner;
second, $15; third, $10. All teams en
tering the contest must notify <the
division deputy grand master at least
one week before the meeting.
Wednesday, public exercises will be
held at the court house, and W. M.
Sapp will serve as marshal. The grand
master, the grand secretary and. other
grand lodge officers are expected to at
tend.
The following program will be ob
served: '
Wednesday, August 18th -
Representatives, and members will
meet at the Odd Fellows Hall, Hamil
ton street, opposite Bowen Bros., at
9.30 a. m.
March to Court House in a body at
9:45 a. m., Dalton Band leading the
march.
Members of the Order and officers of
same.
Opening Exercises at 10 a. m.
Song.
Opening Prayer by Rev. Josiah Crnd-
np.
Music.
Address of Welcome by Hon. M. C.
Tarver.
Response by Hon. C. C. Pittman.
Music.
Address by Grand Master, Hon. R.
L. J. Smith.
Music.
Adjourn for dinner at 12:30 p.,m.
Basket Dinner—Plenty for every
body on Court House Gronnds.
Assemble at Odd Fellows Hall at 2
o ’clock.
Opening at 2:15 p. m.
Prayer by Rev. James T. Wills.
Address by Hon. T. D. Ridley, Di
vision Deputy Grand Master.
Reading minutes of the last conven
tion.
Reports of Officers and Representa
tives.
Adjourn for supper.
Assemble at Odd Fellows Hall at
0:37 p. m.
Selection of Judges and Contest by
the contesting Teams, in the First De
gree.
Thursday, August 19th
Opening at 8:30 o’clock a. m.
Meeting called to order at 8:15 a. m.
Business session.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Reports of the Committee on next
place of meeting.
Good of the Order.
Adjourn. ,
Special Meeting of the Maccabees.
All members of Security Tent No. 2,
E. O. T. M. ?i are urged to be present
at next regular review, August 17th
inst. Business of importance to be
transacted.
G. H. Rauschenberg,
Commander.