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Local Cotton Market March 2 Good Middling .12% Strict Middling .11% Middling 11 An Ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Fence. Local Cotton Market March 2 Good Middling .12% Strict Middling .11% Middling 11 ESTABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-THREE YEARS OED. DALTON, GA-, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 19: VOL. T.XXTV. No. 20. $1.50 PER ANNUM. Cohutta Lodge to Entertain Second Gospel Sing Spring Convention in Attract Crowd This City LARGE ATTENDANCE AT MEET EXPECTED Odd Fellows of Five Counties Will Hold Spring Session—Ridley to Preside — Arrangements Now Being Made As a result of the recent fire in Cohutta which wiped, out tho lodge rooms of,Cohutta Lodge No. 260, the spring meeting of the Eighteenth divis ion. embracing the Odd Fellows’ lodges of Whitfield, Catoosa, Gordon, Bar tow and Murray counties, will be held in this city, local Odd Fellows offering to their Cohutta brethren their hall in which to entertain the convention. The Cohutta lodge will be host, but the convention will be held here. Mr. T. D. Ridley, of this city, ?s division deputy grand master, and, as such, will call the convention,^ order on Wednesday morning, March 16. As it is the spring meeting, officers for the year will be elected, and much of interest will take place. Appended is Mr. Ridley’s notice of the approach- in ■ convention, which has been sent to the various lodges of tlie division. Dalton, Ga., Feb. 8, 1921. To the Officers and Members of Cherokee Div. No. 18, I. O. O. 1 - Dear Sir and Brother: I must again call your attention to the approach of our Semi-Annual Spring term of the Division Meeting which will convene with Cohutta Lodge No. 260, at Cohutta, Ga., on the days ami date above fixed and noted. While this lodge has lost its entire effects, lodge room and etc., the brethren of Cohutta are making plans to enter tain tliis meeting. Don’t forget the date and elect your representatives and send your per capita tax to the division secretary, Bro. J. D. Brackett, at Varnells, Ga. Attend to this at once. / Contest will be in the Second Degree. I hope there will be a goodly num ber of contestants at this meeting. A number have signified their intentions to enter. The prizes Hre: First prize, $20.00; second, $15.00; third, $10.00 in cash to the winning teams. Notice of the entry in the contest must be m my hands by March 10, 1921, without Daniel Memorial. My brethren, if you have not al ready done so, send in your collections to this fund, and if you have not finish ed your collections then please let me beg of you that you do it now. Our beloved Grand Master Smith and his assistants have done all they could in this cause to enlist tho assistance and cooperation of all the members in Georgia to rally to this cause, which will prove as an excellent method of ascertaining where the true spirit oi Odd-Fellowship exists. Copy of the program will also be sent you in a short time—just as soon as the brothers of Cohutta can be heard from. The blanks for making your division reports will come to you at once and as above requested please see that your lodge has ts report made u p and the tax of 8 cents per member 's sent in before tlic meeting, there fore this will enable the division sec retary to get his work finished earlier so that he can give a detailed report °1 how the order is progressing in this divis'on. 1 > Iia.ll make you detailed report of In .v work during the year which is very ’^satisfactory to me from the faet iaai there are many things that I have "anted to do that I eouldn’t do, but 1)e g lo assure you that I have done the ^ est I could in the interest of this grand old fraternity of ours. Times are a little bit depressed but don’t let this hinder the spirit of Odd- Fellowship in Georgia. Most all of us ha\e seen worse times than this. I doubt if :la y 0 f us appreciates this good A °rl<! of ours like we really ought to. Lell, j’]] ^ looking for everybody at Dalton. Yours in F. L. & T., T. D. RIDLEY, Div. Dep. G. M. Attest:—j. D. BRACKETT, Sec. Shadowland Theatre Now Being Prepared for Spring Opening Theatre Leased by .Dr. Looper to Ten nessee Motion Picture Man—Beats Are Being Installed to Court House Here Big sing Scheduled for Next Sunday Afternoon and You are Invited to Attend The second big union gospel sing will take place next Sunday afternoon at the court house, and every man, woman and child in Whitfield county it expected to attend. It’s certain that every person who attended the first big singing will be there, for the occasion was one of un usual interest and pleasure, and those wno attended the first one are going to see that others are present next Sunday. Fact is, singing is mighty good for folks. It gives a person a new out look—he feels more cheerful—more at peace with the world and with al! mankind, and, in addition, it’s good for the health, for it’s exercise—real exercise. At these gospel sings, sacred music is featured. And the people who at tend sing. At the sing held early In February', the court house was pack ed to its capacity, and the singers fair ly raised the roof off. People were here from many neighboring counties and so successful was the gathering that it rvas decided to make it a monthly affair. And so next Sunday afternoon, you are expected to be at the court house to join in the big community sing and to enjoy the occasion with hundreds of others. In some way you will be crowded into the building, no matter how large the attendance is. You will find a cordial welcome, and you will enjoy it immensely. MORE DEATHS FROM AUTOS THAN IN RAIL ACCIDENTS Interesting Figures Compiled for the Year 1919 Washington, D. C.—Automobile ac cidents in the United States claimed 1,474 more victims in 1919 than were killed in accidents on American rail ways, according to comparative figures compiled by the Southern Railway System from official reports recently issued by the Census Bureau and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Deaths from automobile accidents showed a total of 7,969, an increase of 444 over 1918, for the Census Bureau’s registration area, comprising about 80 per cent of the country’s total popu lation. Sixty-six of the large cities had 3,808 deaths from automobile ac cidents. In railway accidents the report of the Interstate Commerce Commission shows that 6,495 persons were killed, this figure being lower than for any previous year since 1898 when the num ber of persons using the railways and employed on them was much smaller than in 1919. In'the total for 1919 are included 2,553 trespassers and 1,- S-82 other persons, not either passengers or employees, of whom a large per centage were the 'victims of collisions between automobiles and railway trains. The Shadowland Theatre, closed during the winter months because of lack of a heating arrangement, will reopen within a few days—probably Saturday of this week—under the man agement of Mr. R. W. Sherrill, of Cop per Hill, Tenn., who has leased the theatre from the owner, Dr. S. W. Looper. Mr. Sherrill is an experienced mo tion picture man, having a ehain of theatres in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina, and he promises the people of Dalton the best to be had in pictures. Dr. Looper this week is having some painting work done at the theatre, pre paratory to the opening. Last week, the seats he purchased arrived, and this week they are being installed. The theatre will have a seating capacity of approximately 500. Mr. Sherrill is here making final ar rangements for the opening of the theatre. He will have some announce ments of genuine interest to movie fans within the next few days. In the meantime, the work of putting every- thing in readiness at the earliest pos- s.ble moment is going forward. This summer, Dr. Looper intends in stalling a heating plant so that the theatre can be operated during the winter months. First of Work Planned Is Voted at Meeting of City Council THREE STREETS TO GET IMPROVEMENTS Otter Streets to Be Added in Short Time—C. C. McCamy Made City Engineer for Extensive Side walk Work Planned FEDERAL INTERNATIONAL BANKING COMPANY BUSY First Big Transaction Announced to Stockholders The following is an excerpt from .a letter to the stockholders of the Fed eral International Banking Company: The Federal International Bank ing Company is no^ handling its first big financial transaction which con sists of the financing of the shipment of 15,000 bales of cotton to Europe. This cotton is exported by a cotton ex porting company in the South and upon its receipt in Europe it is to be manufactured into cloth and yarn for the account of the shippers. The European mills will retain a part of the eotton in payment of their services. ‘ ‘ The funds for financing this ship ment are provided by means of accept At a call meeting of city council Monday night, the first part of the per manent sidewalk improvement program was voted, and a resolution, giving the mixture to be used, w,as passed, C. C. McCamy being selected to serve as city engineer and inspector. Three streets were designated for the permanent sidewalks, a portion of the streets named already having the per manent concrete sidewalks. The first work will be as follows: Morris street, from Thornton avenue to Henderson street, both sides. Depot street, from Morris to Emery street, both sides. Spencer street, from Morris to Em ery, all of east side, and west side Campaign for Funds for European Relief Will Close Saturday About Half of Money Raised Up to First of Week—Committee Has Reported This week will close the canvass for funds for European relief work, and the local committee started the week with total subscriptions reported amounting to $698.32. It is hoped to raise the amount to $1,500 before the campaign is closed-. The main soliciting committee met Friday afternoon with the chairman of the committee, J. J. Copeland, seven of the committee reporting on the amount they had raised. The reports showed the following: Previously sent state chrmn.. .$106.17 Collection, 1st Baptist church.. 125.00 Sent by Dalton people direct to headquarters v 85.00 J. J. Copeland’s collections.... 110.00 G. L. Westcott’s “ .... 60.00 G. E. Horan’s “ .... 19.50 John Looper’s ' “ .... 10.00 C. P. Hannah’s “ .... 39.50 F. K. Sims ’ “ .... 98.65 O. C. Alley’s “ ./. 21.50 Deposited at 1st Nat’l Bank... 23.00 Total $698.32 There are yet several members of the committee to report, together with re ports from other agencies enlisted in the work of getting funds. The com mittee is confident the fund will teach $1,000, and hopes to see it reach $1,500. Tlie object for which the fund is be ing raised is a*most worthy one—to save from starvation the little children from Morris to south line of Byron - f Europeall na ti 0 ns. If you haven’t Smith s pioperty. iyet given to the fund, your contribu- This work was voted by the council I tion will be received by any member at the special meeting, and other streets ) of the committee or at the First Na- will be added. It is planned to do j tional bank, where the money is being much sidewalk construction work this sent to headquarters, spring and summer. REDUCED RATES GIVEN FOR STATE CONVENTION s city V' own give the property; owners .the right grade for the sidewalks, making some changes in the engineering as done here several years ago by an Atlanta engineering company. Many of the fills and cuts as shown by the Atlanta con cern will be done away with, and where the present grade of the sidewalk can be followed, it will be, in order to keep down the expense to the property owners. The Mixture. The resolution provides for a five-foot sidewalk, 4 inches in thickness, the Sunday Schools of Georgia Will Meet in Macon national Banking Company. The pay ment of the acceptances will be se cured by the cotton itself, also by the finished products as these are manu factured, as well as by the responsibil ity of the trading company and of the individual owners of the eotton. "This transaction involving ap proximately a quarter of a million dol lars, is typical of the character of as sistance which the Federal Internation al Banking Company is designed to af ford to producers of the South. "We have under consideration a large number of other propositions of similar benefit to the South. The above transaction is only one of manv to follow in the very near future.” MRS. JUDD A DIRECTOR OF GEORGIA FAIRS Local Woman Honored at Meeting Last Week in Atlanta MASONIC BANQUETS FOR VISITORS ARE PLANNED Commandery Banquet Monday Night- Blue Lodge Following Monday St. John’s Commandery No. 19, Knights Templar, will enjoy a ban quet next Monday evening, the affair to be given in honor of Eminent Sir John Murrell, of Atlanta, past com mander of the grand commandery of Georgia. Mr. Murrell will be here for the purpose of inspecting the command ery. and after the inspection, the ban quet will be given him. On the following Monday night, Dalton'Lodge No. 105, Free and Ac cepted Masons, will be inspected by- several prominent Masons, among them being Charles L. Bass, of Atlanta, grand master; J. P. Bowdoin, of Adairsvillc. deputy grand master, and F. F. Baker, of Macon, grand secre tary of the Georgia grand lodge. Af ter the inspection, the distinguished visitors will be guests of honor at a banquet to be given by the lodge. Mrs. M. E. Judd, prominent in coun ty fair work here for several years, was honored at the meeting of the As sociation of Georgia fairs held last week in Atlanta. She was made a di rector of the organization. Her ex perience and successful management of the county fair here will make her a most valuable member of the board of directors. Low railroad rates have been grant ed for the State Sunday School Con vention, which will be held in Macon, on April 19, 20, 21, according to' in formation received from the State Sun day School association headquarters in Atlanta. It is expected that every seetion in Georgia will be represented at the convention, bringing together ances created by the Federal Inter- foundation to be a mixture of crushed - „ „ „ ' ~ " rock or gravel 2 1-2 inches or under,— the lar S est gathering of Sunday school five parts of the rock with two parts cement and two parts sand. The sur face of the walk to be one part cement, to two parts sand. , Work on the sidewalks will be start ed within a short time. In the mean time, other streets will be passed on for the permanent sidewalks. MR. FRANK LANE HURT IN FALL FROM WAGON Aged Man Sustained Broken Hip with Other Injuries Mr. Frank Lane, a popular and well known resident of the northeastern part of the county, was seriously in jured Saturday when he fell off a wagon loaded with hay on the road near the Chitwood farm about five miles from Dalton. Mr. Lane was driving his team when the wagon hit a hole in the road, the jar causing him to >fall. His hip was broken and he sustained other injuries. His many friends hope for his recov ery from the serious injuries. At the meeting, the Whitfield County Farmers’ Fair association joined the state association. workers in the state during the year R. D. Webb, general superintendent of the Georgia Sunday School asso ciation, was in Macon today to confer with the leaders there, making final ar rangements for the convention. He states that the out-of-state speakers secured for the convention will bring the best in Sunday school work and in religious education that can be secured. Then the program will be further strengthened by the large number of Sunday school workers in Georgia who will have prominent places on the pro gram Commissioner Says Money for Pensions Is Not in Treasury State to Pay Confederate Pensions Just as Soon as Funds are Avail able for Purpose DALTON DISTRICT LEADS IN FINANCIAL GAINS Mrs. L. Moss returned Monday from a week’s stay in Gainesville, where she attended the Woman’s Annual Mission ary meeting of North Georgia. It will be very gratifying to the women of the Methodist churches to /know that the Dalton district led over every other district in the conference In financial gains last year, making an increase of 33 per cent over that of the year 1919. Mrs. Moss was there to represent the Dalton district, of which she is secre tary, while Mrs. B. M. Harlan was the official delegate of the Calhoun Auxil iary. They report a wonderful meet ing.—Calhoun Times. Here Are the Makers of the Income Blank Relative to the state’s delay in pay ing Confederate pensions, Pension Com missioner Lindsey has written the fol lowing to Judge H. J. Wood, ordinary of this county: Under date of December 3, 1920, a statement was issued from this office for the information of that class of pensioners who were approved and are to be paid for 1920, under the ‘new’ pension law passed in 1919, for the payment of which, for 1920, an appro priation of $475,000.00 was made by the General Assembly in 1920. It was stated. ‘Under these un usual conditions, we are forced to say to this class of pensioners that the Governor and Treasurer have no as surance of being able to pay them before March 1st, next.’ At tlie time that statement was given out, none of the pensions were due and unpaid except the ‘new’ pen sioners approved and to be paid for 1920, but at this time all of the pen sioners of every class, both ‘new’ and old’ are unpaid for 1921. My requisition to pay the ‘new’ class for 1920 has been filed with the governor since October 23rd, 1920, but, for want of money in the treasury with which to make the payment, he cannot draw his warrant to meet the requisition. "I am ready to file requisition for the payment of those on the ‘old’ rolls who received their money for 1920, but {here is not yet sufficient money in the treasury to make the payment. There is an appropriation ofj $1,250,- 000.00, made in 1919, to-pay this class for 192f, but the increases of $25.00, for all who were paid as much as $90.- 00 in 1920, and $15.00, for all who were paid less than $90.00 in 1920, exceeds the appropriation by several thousand dollars. The law provides that this class must be paid by May 1st in each year, but the appropriation for them for 1921 is not sufficient, even if funds were available to make the payment "No appropriation was made by the general assembly in 1920 to pay any of the ‘new’ pensioners for 1921. "Every pensioner entitled to a pen sion for 1920 will be paid some time, but just when that will be we cannot know, and this applies also to those who are entitled to a pension for 1921. Steam Roller with Scarifier and Grader Attach ments COUNCILMEN MAKE CHATTANOOGA TRIP In Addition to Roller Two Big Trucks Are Purchased to Do Away With Use of Teams—Cost Approx imates $10,000 V ‘ ‘ I repeat that it is altogether un necessary to waste time, stationery and postage in nuking, and answering in quiries as to when the payment will be made, for there will be no delay when the money is in the treasury The interests of the pensioners are in the hands of their friends, and no one regrets the unfortunate condition more than myself and none feels a greater interest in the good people who are waiting so anxiously for the money that is due them by the state. ‘ ‘ This information should be posted at the door of your courthouse, and while there are no funds with whieh to pay for its publication in the news papers, I feel sure that the newspaper men throughout the state will be glad to do this as a favor to the Confederate veterans and their widows. r> SAPP MADE SECRETARY MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION Meeting to Be Held Thursday Night for Important Work W. M. Sapp has been selected as secretary-treasurer of the Dalton Re tail Merchants association, succeeding • C. McBryde, who resigned. Mr. Sapp has entered upon the work with enthusiasm, and will make a capable offieiaL A meeting of the association has been called for Thursday night of this week, the meeting to be held at the store of Eaton & Coffey company. Business of genuine importance will come up, and a large attendance is de sired. A 10-ton steam road roller, with scarifier and grader attachments, a 2%- ton truck, with special road body and equipped with hydraulie hoist, and a 2- ton truck equipped with garbage body will be added to Dalton’s street equip ment, this machinery having been pur chased Monday by a special committee from council. The roller and equip ment were purchased from the Merrill Road Improvement company, at a cost of $3,250, and the trucks were bought from the Hardwick-Newton company, the price being $6,000. At a meeting of city council Sat urday night, a special committee was appointed to make the trip to Chat tanooga, being given power to purchase the road machinery needed. The coun- eilmen making the trip Monday were Messrs. Walter Kenner, Dave Stewart, J. N. Caylor and F. D. Perry. Other city officials who went along were Street Superintendent Will MeNally, and City Engineer C. C. McCamy. The committee was given a demon stration of the work that can be done with the steam roller, and the demon stration was such as to cause the com mittee to buy the machine. A piece of chert street was plowed up with the scarifier, pulled by the roller, after whieh the roller went over it. The result was an excellent street. Practically j every street in Dalton has ample chert, and it is believed that real results will be shown in the street work in the future. The purchase of the trucks indicates the council’s intention to get away from the use of teams of mules in city work. Last year, a motor street sprinkler was purchased, and the motor garbage wagon will do away with a team while -$,be big truck for hauling street building material will do away with several teams on the streets. Mem bers of the council are of the opinion that the new equipment will prove more economical and will produce much bet ter results than the old methods. The new machinery, representing an investment of approximately $10,000, will be received within a short time and will be put in operation. NEW FURNITURE STORE WILL BE OPENED SOON New Partnership Announced in Citizen This Week : Announcement is made in The Citizen this week of a new partnership which has been formed here, the members of the new firm to be J. L. Buchanan, J. N. Caylor and J. L. Treadwell. The firm will operate a furniture store in the building recently occupied by Shell’s Cafe, and will continue the operation of undertaking parlors in the Manly building on King street. Mr. Buchanan is an experienced furniture man and undertaker, and Mr. Caylor and Mr. Treadwell are both experienced business men, the former having been in business in Dalton for a number of years for himself, and Mr. Treadwell having been, for some time, manager of the Dalton Hardware company. Their friends predict for them abundant success in their new business. The furniture store will be opened about the middle of this month, ac cording to the announcement. EPISCOPAL SERVICES TO BE HELD SUNDAY Services will be held at the St. Mark’s Episcopal church next Sunday, March 6, by the Reverend G. W. Gas- que, D.D., of Atlanta. The service will begin at II o’clock. A sermon will follow the morning, prayer. Everyone is eordially invited to attend this J service.