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DALTON, GA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920.
VOL. T.VYVTTT. No. 45. $1.50 PEE ANNUM
Apparently Has Majority of
County Votes in First
Primary
jIAY HAVE ANOTHER
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Holder Probably Has Enough to Keep
Sither Walker or Hardwick Out of
Nomination in First Primary—
Eesults of Other Races
Returns from the state Democratic
primary held yesterday indicate the
nomination of Thomas E. Watson for
United States Senator, and Clifford
Walker for governor of Georgia. '
It appears from the totals as com
plied this morning that Watson has £
majority county unit vote, and there
nil be no runover primary held.
The vote, as contained in the Const!
tntion this morning, shows Watson’*
nomination beyond doubt, with a coun
ty unit vote of 222, or more than enough
to nominate on the first ballot. Walker
for governor, has a unit vote of ITS
and needs a few. He has led the ticket
for governor, and the Constitution pre
dicts his nomination on the first bal
lot.
The race for senator showed Dorsew
ras decidedly stronger than Poke
Smith, his total vote of the returns re
ceived being 102, while Smith’s vote
ras 32. Walker has 17S for governor
Hardwick, 166, and Holder 12. If Hard
wick's vote picks up in the later re
turns, it will be necessary to have a
second primary for governor.
Ouyt McLendon appears the winner
for secretary of the state.
Paul B. Trammell has a big lead
jver Trox Bankston for railroad com-
nissioner, and his election is practical-
y assured.
For attorney general, George Napier
ippears to be elected over George B.
laris. O. H. B. Bloodworth and Ben
I. Hill are appearently elected judges
f the court of appeals.
At Rest
REVISERS HAVE
COMPLETED THE WORK
of 360 Whitfield Men in Grand
Jury Box
Tile hoard of jury revisers last week
Co ®pleted revising the lists of grand
atl * traverse jurors, making out a new
' s t tor the county.
^The number of grand jurors furnish-
, *'- v ii"' various districts is as fol-
Dalton, 141; Carbondale, 16;
to# * TO; Fincher, 11; Tunnel Hill,
t ' ; Tfickum, 24; Mill Creek, 12; Co-
T2; Varnells, 20; Upper Tenth,
^inth° Ciy Face ’ 19 5 Lower Tenth, 19;
Great Enrollment
Shown Opening Day
In Public Schools
Number Over One Hundred More Than
for First Day of Last Year—Many
Rooms Crowded to Capacity
With an opening day’s enrollment of
1,152, the Dalton public schools estab
’lished a high mark record Monday, the
opening day’s attendance 'being 119
more than the enrollment the first day
of last year. The schools are crowded,
and with several 'hundred anor e who
will enroll as the term progresses, the
schools face a serious situation.
In discussing the matter with The
Citizen, Superintendent Watson states
that the schools would profit greatly
by the addition of four more teachers
and four additional rooms, for in some
of the grades, the enrollment is un-
sually hea*y.
Of tbv four city schools, every one
shows an increase in enrollment over
the opening of last year. Fort Hill
school heads the list, with an increase
of 56; the high school increased 17;
North Dalton, 9, and Emery Street (col
ored), 38.
The opening day’s enrollment is by
far bigger than any previous enrollment.
Last year, the total enrollment for
the year was 1,378, and with the big. in
crease this year, it is probable the en
rollment will reach the 1,500 mark be
fore the year is out.
The enrollment for the colored
schools is gratifying, being an increase
of 38 over last year. The first day
last year saw 141 enrolled at Emery
street school, and this year, the number
was 179.
In the high school, the number for
this year is 163, as compared to 146
last year; Fort Hill shows 637 as com
pared to 581 last year; North Dalton
has 173, as compared to 164 last year.
The enrollment of the white schools
by grades is as follows:
High school-Eighth grade, 59; Ninth
grade, 43; Tenth grade, 36; Eleventh
grade, 25.
Fort Hill school—First grades, 112;
Second grades, 81; Third grades, 70;
Fourth grades, 88; Fifth grades, 126;
Sixth grades, 95; Seventh grades, 65.
North Dalton school—First grades,
69; Second grade, 47; Third grade, 36;
Fourth grade, 22.
h. p. McArthur bought
DALTON VULCANIZING CO
Popular Resident of County Purchases
Local Business
Mr. H. P. McArthur, a prominent
and popular merchant of the western
part of the county, has purchased from
J. P. Godwin the business of the Dal
ton Vulcanizing company.
Mr. McArthur will have the local
agency for the Dodge car, and will
continue the operation of the vulcan
izing business, handling tires and auto
mobile accessories. He will run both
the local business and his store in
Triekum d'striet. He has been given
a cordial welcome in the local business
field.
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♦ COTTON BEGINNING ♦
> TO OPEN IN COUNTY ♦
♦ — ♦
♦ Mr. C. E. Ware on last Thurs- ♦
♦ day afternoon brought to The ♦
♦ Citizen office the first open boll ♦
♦ of cotton which he found on his ♦
♦ farm a short distance north of ♦
♦ the city, and on the day follow- ♦
*> <ng, M ss Leona Lormon brought ♦
♦ in three bolls which she states ♦
♦ were picked from her father’s ♦
fields in the Beaverdale section ♦
♦ on August 31. ♦
♦ While these are early for the ♦
♦ present season, owing to the late ♦
♦ planting of cotton, they are much ♦
♦ later than usual. Cotton, how- ♦
♦ ever, is ' beginning to show signs
♦ of opening throughout the coun- ♦
♦ ty, and it won’t be long until the ♦
♦ first bale comes in.
♦ An early frost would cause ♦
Roberts Withdraws
Request to Recount
Legal Votes Polled
At Meeting of Executive Committee
Saturday, He Withdrew Request
That Ballot Boxes Be Purged
W. L. Roberts, who requested the
Democratic Executive committee of
Whitfield county - to purge the ballot
boxes of all illegal votes cast in the
recent county primary and recount the
legal votes in the ordinary’s race, on
Saturday morning withdrew his request
in the presence of the committee, stat
ing h e was satisfied to let the result
as announced by the committee stand.
His action met with a hearty response
from the committee, and he was giv
en a rising vote of thanks.
When the committee m©t, practical
ly every member was on hand to con
sider Mr. Robert’s request, and the
matter was diseussed at some length.
Judge H. J. Wood, who was declared
the winner in the race by the execu
tive committee after the consolidation
of the vote, had C. D. & F. K. Me-
Cutchen to represent him as attorneys.
Mr. Roberts had not employed counsel.
Mr. Roberts made a statement to
the committee, saying he made the re
quest, hoping it would meet with unan
imous favor from the committee and
from Judge Wood, and that he was
not desirous of getting into lengthy
litigation over the matter. He stat
ed that he believed, if Ms request wax*
granted, that the result would be -dif
ferent; but unless all were satisfied
to take the step, he didn’t want it to
go any further.
The matter was discussed by the
committee, several of the members ex
pressing the belief that the committee
had no legal right to go into the ballot
box after it had been sealed. This
appeared to be the general view, and
Mr. Roberts gracefully withdrew Ms
request, being given a rising vote of
thanks by the committee.
As the committeej was called to
gether for jthe purpose of deciding
on what steps to take in the matter
of Mr. Robert’s request, no other busi
ness was transacted, no mention be
ing made of women voting in the pri
mary of this week.
Seventh’s Working Con
gressman Re-elected by
Safe Lead in District
CARRIED NINE OF
THIRTEEN COUNTIES
Majority of Gordon Lee Over C. H.
Porter Estimated at About 2,000 in
District—His Election Is Not
in Doubt — Other Races
DALTON
“FAVORITES”
COMING BACK AGAIN
John Lawrence Stock Company Here
Next Week
John Lawrence and his fiig company
will be here all next week in the larg
est dramatic tent ever seen in Dalton.
Mr. Lawrence says he has the best
company he has ever had, and is play
ing all royalty plays, opening with a
big New York success, “Who’s Guil
ty ? ’ ’—a four-act western comedy drama
with 12 feature vaudeville acts. One
lady will be admitted free Monday
with each paid ticket.
MITCHELL PROMOTED
BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Made General Superintendent of Trans
portation
Dalton friends of Mr. C. M. Mitch
ell will be interested in learning that
he has been promoted again by the
Southern Railway company. He has
been made general superintendent of
transportation, lines west, with head
quarters at Cincinnati, O. He suc
ceeds Mr. W. S. Andrews who goes to
Washington as assistant to the vice
president of the road.
Mr. Mitchell was married here to
Miss Wilhelmina Puckett, and has
many friends and admirers in thfis
city.
According to a long distance tele
phone message received, this morning
from Congressman Gordon Lee, he has
been returned to Congress by the voters
of the Seventh district 'by a majority
of between 2,000 and 3,000, over Claude
H. Porter of Rome.
Mr. Lee’s figures show the majorities
he received, in round numbers, in the
various counties, and while the figures
are not official, they show clearly that
he has a lead which Mr. Porter can’t
overcome.
Mr. Lee states that he has carried
nine of the thirteen counties of the
circuit; Porter has carried two and
two have not reported other than that
the race in both is close and in doubt.
Whitfield went for Lee by a majority
of about 900; Walker, by about 850;
Bartow, by about 850; Catoosa by about
300; Cobb, by 900; Chattooga, by 250;
Dade, by 150; Gordon, by about 300;
Murray, 250.
Porter carried Floyd by about S00;
Haralson, by 300 and Polk and Pauld
ing are the counties reported doubtful;
but they can’t change the result of
the election.
All of the twelve congressman who
offered for re-election, with the possible
exception of Congressman Overstreet
in the First district, have been returned
winners. In the First district, the race
between Congressman Overstreet and
W. F. Slater is extremely close.
Olive and Kelly who were lined up
with Watson, were both defeated in
their races for congress.
PROTRACTED MEETING BEGINS
AT MINERAL SPRINGS
Sunday morning, Sept. 12th, the pub
lic is especially invited to attend the
meeting at Mineral Springs.' Two
services each day at 10 and 11 A. M.
6:30 and preaching at 7 P. M. Let
us pray that God may give us a glor
ious revival of old time religion.
John B. Legg, Pastor.
RE-ELECTED RAILROAD
MISSIONER.
COM.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
BEING HELD AT ELK MTT.T.
New Baptist Church Organized
Rev. J. A. Boyd is Pastor
and
J -0; total, 360.
36fj S ^ ran ^ jury box, the names of
*lii ^tfield county citizens appear,
^ ie the number in the traverse jury
118 much larger.
great damage to the cotton crop ♦
♦ this year, and as it is, the conn- ♦
ty has prospects for a short crop. ♦
♦ Reports from certain sections ♦
♦ show that the plant is not heav- ♦
♦ ily fruited, while good cotton is ♦
♦ reported from other sections of ♦
♦ the county. ♦
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An enthusiastic revival meeting is
in progress near the Elk Mills, under
the direction of Rev. J. A. Boyd and
Rev. Mr. Morris, and the meeting is re
sulting in many conversions.
The meeting has been in progress over
three weeks, and no date has yet been
announced for its dose. There have
'been upward of 40 professions of faith
and twenty-four applicants for baptism
will be baptized at 3 o’clock next Sun-
dy afternoon in the pool at the Crown
Cotton mills.
So great has been the response, that
a chnrch has been organized, the church
'to be known as Elk City Missionary
Baptist church, and Rev. Mr. Boyd has
been called as pastor.
Saturday night, Rev, Josiah Crudnp,
pastor of the First Baptist church, was
present and assisted in th e meeting,
which has been held in the mission
church near the mills.
County Board Fixes
Tax Rate at $1.35
In Meeting Tuesday
Rate Larger ' than Last Year—Big
Bridge Fund to Take Care of Work
Carried Out for This Year
The state and county tax rate for
this year is $1.85 per $100, whieh is
30 cents per $100 higher than the rate
of last year. The state rate is the
same as it was last year—five mills—
and Tuesday afternoon the county
board fixed the eounty rate at $1.35
per hundred dollars.
The -big increase in the rate goes to
th e fund for bridges and public works,
being 65% mills this year as com
pared to 37% mills last year. The
rate is apportioned as follows: on the
$100 of property:
Bridges and public works ... 65% cts.
Court expenses, etc. 6%
Sheriff’s & other officers’ fees 10
For the poor 8%
Fuel, stationery, etc 4%
Roads 40
Total county rat© 135
State rate 50
State and connty tax 185
Local School Tax.
County School Superintendent Field
supplied the board with the school dis
tricts together with the amount of local
tax from each district. The report
shows half of the school districts have
adopted local taxation for the better
support of the schools, and the majority
of these have levied the maximum tax
permitted under law—five mills. Tha
districts, with the five mill tax are as
follows: Antioch, Broad Acre, Bunker
Hill, Cohutta, Cqv© City, Dawnville,
Five Springs, New Hope, Tunnel Hill,
Varnells, Howells, Pine Grove, War
ing.
The tax in the other districts is:
Dug Gap and Oak Grove, 4 mills; Deep
Spring and Pleasant Grove, 3 mills;
Center Point, Good Hop© and Temper
ance Hill, 2% mills.
BAPTIST REVIVAL STARTS
WITH BRIGHT PROSPECTS
Crowds Enjoying Pine Sermons of At
lanta Minister
The revival services which opened
Sunday at the Firsh Baptist church are
attracting decided interest in religious
circles here^ and 1 the meeting gives
promise of being a most successful one.
Dr. J. F. Purser, of Atlanta, who is
conducting the services, has already
made hosts of friends and admirers in
Dalton, for he has a stirring message
for this city which he is delivering
twice daily at the First Baptist church.
Dr. Purser is a strong'preacher and has
an excellent delivery.
A large choir is being organized for
the meeting.
The services are being held twice
daily: at 10 o’clock each morning and
at 7:30 o’clock each evening. The
public is cordially urged to attend the
meeting.
POUR DEPUTIES GIVEN
POLICE CHIEF BATES
Council Grants Bequest of Chief at
Meeting Monday Night.
At the meeting of city council Mon
day night, the request of Police Chief
Bates for four deputies was granted,
and the following were elected police
men: ’
Hary Kettles, Tom Leonard, Sam
Vaughn, Walter Cleckler.
Chief Bates' expects much better
service from the police department in
future.
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HERE IS CANDIDATE ♦
FOR MEANEST THIEF ♦
♦
Hon. Paul B. Trammell, Prominent
Daltonian, Re-elected by Magnificent
Majority in Yesterday’s Primary.
DROWN MILL PEOPLE WERE
NOT IN ROWDY CROWD
A number of the people of the Crown
Cotton mill have requested The Citizen
to state that the disturbance at the
political meeting held in North Dalton
Tuesday night was not caused by
Crown Mill operatives, and The Citizen
is glad to give their request .publi
city. They state that the rowdyism
was caused by people from other sec
tions of. Dalton, and they don’t want to
take the blame for it.
Dalton has a candidate for the ♦
honor of being the meanest thief ♦
at large. Here’s what he did ♦
♦. last Sunday: ♦
A revival meeting had been con- ♦
♦ ducted southeast of the city by
♦ a Chattanooga divine of the col- ♦
♦ ored race, and the meeting ♦
♦ brought good results, the baptiz- ♦
♦ ing having been arranged for ♦
♦ last Sunday. ♦
♦ When the preacher arrived at ♦
♦ the creek about four miles south ♦
♦ of Dalton, he modestly dropped
♦ behind some thiek bushes and ♦
♦ took off his clothes, donning his ♦
♦ baptismal" robe and leaving his ♦
♦ clothes in a suitcase in the woods. ♦
♦ After the baptizing, he went ♦
♦ back to get his clothes, and found ♦
♦ the meanest thief had slipped in, ♦
♦ when he was engaged in the ♦
♦ Lord’s vineyard doing His work, ♦
♦ and had made off with the preach- ♦
♦ er’s clothes. As a result, he had ♦
♦ to come to Dalton with the wet ♦
♦ garments hngging his body, and ♦
♦ Sunday was not any too hot to ♦
♦ speak of. +
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I
Club Children Will
Join in Big Picnic
In Dalton Saturday
County Agent Smith Writes Letter Re
questing An to Be on Hand for
Most Enjoyable Day Here
Members of the boys’ and girls’ clubs
of Whitfield county will have a big day
here next Saturday, and fully 200 are
expected to come to Dalton for a prog
ram of work and play.
The' crowd will meet at the fair
grounds, and a brief time will be -taken
for a short course in agriculture, after
which the young people will engage in
a picnic and games, having a general
good time.
The eounty this year has a com club,
a canning and poultry club, a wheat
club, a cotton club, a pig club and calf
club, wiith) a large and enthusiastic
membership. Every member of one
or more of these dubs is cordially in
vited here for Saturday, Mr. C. O.
Smith, farm demonstration agent, hav
ing issued the following letter to the
club members:
Dalton, Ga., Sept.. 4, 1920
DEAR CLUB MEMBERS:
I am very anxious to have a general
ineeting of the Club Boys and Girls of
the County. Whether you are at pres
ent actively engaged in the work or
not, you and all your friends especially
’your parents, are respectfully invited
'to spend the day with us‘at the Dalton
Fair Grounds, Saturday, September 11.
We will have an interesting program in
the morning, a picnic dinner at 12
o’clock, then spend the rest of the day
playing games and having a good time
together. Bring a well-filled basket and
come soon, and get all the fun and good
out of it possible..
Respectfully,
Chas. O. Smith, Co. Agt.
Re-elected Judge by Major
ity of Between 2,500 and
3,000 Votes
LANG AGAIN CHOSEN
SOLICITOR GENERAL
Bradford Defeated House for Repre
sentative—County Went for Wat
son and Walker—Trammell
(Jets Magnificent Majority
VETERANS NAME SPONSOR
AND| REONION DELEGATES
•Mis s Mary Dell McAfee Sponsor of
Local Camp
At the monthly meeting of Joseph
E. Johnston Camp, United Confederate
Veterans, held last Saturday -morning
at the court house, Miss Mary Dell Mc
Afee was selected as sponsor for the
camp at the Confederate Veterans’ re
union to he held next month at Hous
ton, Tex. Miss McAfee will attend
the reunion.
At the meeting, the camp elected
the following representatives to the
reunion. W. C. Crow and J. M. Pierce,
Judge M. C. Tarver has been re-elect
ed judge of the Cherokee circuit over
W. E. Mann by a majority of about
3,100 according to unofficial figures
received here this morning. It ap
peared that Judge Tarver has carried
all of the six counties of the circuit.
In the race for solicitor general, J. M.
Lang, of Calhoun, appears to have been
re-elected. Reports received from Mr.
Lang at Calhoun this morning over
long distance telephone are to the ef
fect that he carried Bartow .by between
900 and 1,000, and Gordon by 600. With
a majority of 1,609, his lead cannot, in
all probability, be overcome by S. J.
Hale and G. G. Glenn, his opponents.
Glenn carried Whitfield connty, and
reports received here ibis morning are
that Hale carried Dade, Murray and
Catoosa counties.
Judge Tarver’s election was by a
landslide. His majorities in the conn
ties, estimated from votes reported, are:
Bartow, 1000,; Gordon, 1088; Catoosa,
200; Murray, 155; Dade, 300 and Whit
field, 420. These total 3,108.
For representative, N. A. Bradford
was re-elected by a sweeping majority
over R. H. House. His vote was 1,491,
to House’s 745, his majority being 746.
Whitfield county gave Glenn a plu
rality of 205 over J. M. Lang.
The county was carried by Watson
for senator by a plurality of 41 over
Dorsey; Walker received a plurality of
102 over Hardwick for governor. Mc
Lendon, for secretary of state; Napier,
for attorney, general; Trammell, for
railroad commissioner; Bloodworth
and Hill for court of appeals, were
victorious in the county. Trammell
got the magnificent majority of 1,357
over Bankston here.
Lee received a majority of 860 over
Porter for congressman here.
delegates; W. H. C. Freeman and G. W.
Stafford, alternates. It is probaible
that both the delegates and Mr. Free-
MAY ENTER SECOND PRIMARY
HON. CLIFFORD WALKER *
He appears to be leading in race for governor. Second primary may be
necessary.
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