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DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1921.
VOL. LXXTV. No. 34. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
r „ ia G”eral Assembly Met
jeorgm
f#r fifty Day Session Wed
nesday Morning
paces for OFFICERS
PRODUCING interest
pernor Dorsey Delivers Farewell
Message te Legislature—To In
augurate Governor Hardwick
Saturday—The Work
legislature opened the
, n at the eapitol in At-
i Wednesday), and organ
ic perfected by the elec-
■s of both the senate and
The session lasts fifty
A. Bradford, represent
Sporting Goods to Be
Feature of New Store
Opening Here July 1
Lumpkin Hardware Company to Be
Known as The Winchester Store
—Manager Announces Policy
The dear:
jinuil sessi
today
ation will
of ottic i
house.
jrs. Hon.
Iivefr( „n Whitfield, was at his post
leu the house was called to order.
Governor Dorsey’s' farewell message
[till urge principally a reorganization
s t:ite finances, and this will he
feature of Governor Hardwick’s in
,jil message following his inaugura
lH which will take place next Sat
[day.
legislation mated, during his admin
station will lie brought to the legis-
atniv's attention by Governor Dorsey,
lg the hills enated into law liein;
be following:
Creation of the state highway de-
ntnient: creation of the state bank-
i» department, with one of the best
1 tanking laws in the United
jutes; passage of the constitutional
mendment providing for . school tax-
in hy every county ; passage of vo-
ational educational laws; creation of
Billing school for mental defectives;
Mtigauizaiim) of state training school
or. hoys at Milledgeville; creation of
'welfth district argrieultural school at
faycross; codification of school laws;
reatioh of illiteracy commission, which
sfetantiallv reduced the percentage
f white adult illiteracy; creation of
ite bureau of markets; reorgahiza-
n of tuberculosis sanitarium at Al-
: passage of various health legisla-
«: laissago of workmen’s compensa-
ii law: creation of budget conimis-
m. not liy constitutional amendment
the retiring governor will urgently
W'limiicnd. i in a commission created
tatmo wiiich performed much work
®'l demons;rated, he believes, the
We of a permanent commission with
institutional powers.
Motive to die contests-for officers,
'Atlanta Journal of Sunday, said:
. speaker of the house
n rd Ennis. of Baldwin
Neill, of Muscogee conu-
; or Hamilton, of Floyd
president of the senate
ort Clay, of Marietta,
o-kson. of Gray, are the
inures of the opening of
The Lumpton Hardware Co., an es
tablished Cartersville firm, will open a
branch store in Dalton about July 1,
in the Cannon building, next door to
the City Drug Store. In addition to
a stock of general hardware and tools,
this firm will specialize in baseball,
tennis and golf goods. A comprehen
sive line of fishing tackle will also be
carried.
This company has been selected as
"the Winchester store” in Whitfield
county and will represent this famous
manufacturer’s new products exclu
sively. Winchester guns and amuni-
tion will lie featured in this new store,
and a stock of Leader and Repeater
shells will always be available for the
sportsmen in this territory.
Mr. W. H. Lumpkin, manager of
this company who has been in Dalton
for the past few days, says:
“The purpose of this store will he to
supply the people of this city and sur
rounding country hardware of the
highest quality for a less price. To
this end we will offer the highest class
of merchandise to he obtained any
where, give the best service and in
dividual attention to every order that
will he intrusted to us, and make a
’one-price-to-all,’ which price will be
the lowest possible price (based on a
cash consideration, which eliminates
loss by had debts, interest, bookkeep
ing and delivery expense) consistent
with the modern, efficient method of
conducting business.”
The announcement of the opening
of this store will be made in the next
issue of this paper. Mr. Fred Wheeler,
of Cartersville, a practical hardware
man. will be manager of this branch
store.
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♦ YOUNG BOY KILLED ♦
*• PLAYING WITH GUN ♦
♦ «-
♦ A little S-year-old son of Mrs. ♦
♦ Bill Childers, of Murray county, ♦
♦ was instantly killed Wednesday ♦
♦ aftenoon by a load from a shot- ♦
♦ gun.’ Just how the accident occur- ♦
♦ red is not known. At the time ♦
♦ he was with two little Cheek ♦
♦ children at Spring Place, and ♦
♦ their story is that they don’t ♦
♦ know what happened. ♦
♦ The children were in a room at ♦
♦ the Cheek home when the acei- ♦
♦ dent occurred. As the gun was ♦
♦ found standing behind a door af- ♦
♦ terward, it is supposed that they ♦
♦ were fooling with it and it was ♦
♦ discharged. The load took effect ♦
<■ in the head. ♦
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Corrected in Time to Hold
His Seat
TO STRAIGHTEN OUT
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
District Boy Scout
Worker Is Plan for
Northwest Georgia
Representative from National Organ
ization Here Conferring With
Those Interested
Former Councilman Working to Get
Matters in Shape So He Can
Offer in Election to Fill
Vacancy Created
-- race narrowed down
i:is. Neill and Hamilton
'arswell. of Wilkinson
-w a few weeks ago.
n Ennis and Neill is
ardwick is supporting
race for speaker, and
"Uts claim that he will
' l y a margin of at
i-s. Mr. Neill, however,
edges of support from
ajority'of the members
lie arrived in Atlanta
i ciied campaign head-
Kimball House.
claims to have written
- I'ty members of the
- practically four-fifths
but the supporters of
claim that his chances
■ "1 as Mr. Clay’s,
the veteran clerk of
Major Devereaux F.
veteran secretary of
be re-elected without
of Clay county, is
“aker pro tern, of the
K. VoeeUe, of Camden
* a candidate, retired
- C. Brown is running
i'o tern, of the senate
’an, so far as announc-
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of Gordon county,
be last house, and W.
! 'alhot county, door-keep-
• for years, are candi-
ictionJ
erVf 1 '. Conroe county, mes-
% thi ' ' nate - and A. P. Griffin,
’ ' nity. doorkeeper of the
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for ,
Thomas W. Miller or Delaware is
the alien property custodian to suc
ceed Francis P. Garvin, ifor. Miller
retired from congress in 1917 and en
listed as a private of infantry. He
served 12 months overseas, was raised
to lieutenant colonel, and received two
citations. He is one of the incorpora
tors of the American Legion.
Councilman Dave Stewart has re
signed his place on city council, follow
ing his inability, within the limited
time, to get his citizenship tangle
straightened out. In talking with a
representative of The Citizen Mr.
Stewart stated that he intended to get
busy and get the correction made in
his papers at the earliest possible mo
ment. He hopes 'to have matters in
shape so that by the time the election
is held for a councilman from the
Eighth ward, he will he in position
to offer as a candidate to fill the va
cancy which now exists.
Some time ago, R. L. Bates, police
chief: J. II. Robinson, ex-mayor, and
George King, former councilman from
the Eighth ward, brought action in
superior court in an effort to unseat
-Councilman Stewart on the ground
that he was not a. citizen of this coun
try. The case was twice continued,
the final time for the hearing having
been set for Friday of last week.
Thursday night. Air. Stewart informed
Judge Tarver that he would resign as
councilman.
Air. Stewart was deprived of citizen
ship after his papers had been issued,
totally through a technical error in his
proof of 'eligibility to become a citizen.
This was the failure of one of the wit
nesses to sign his name in one place
on the papers. This error was dis
covered after the papers had been is
sued, and an order was passed cancell
ing the papers: In court, Mr. Stewart
Stated that he knew nothing of his
papers' having been cancelled, and he
started to work to get the order of
cancellation revoked, hut the time lim
it had passed, and he was unable to
do so.
Now, he will go ahead and get the
matter straightened out in the earliest
time possible.
The larger cities of the South have
been using the program of the Boy
Scout movement for many years in
training their boys in citizenship and
character-building activities; but it is
only recently that a systematc effort
has been made to extend the advant
ages of the movement to smaller towns
and the rural communities.
Recently this effort took definite
shape in Georgia through the organiza
tion of district committees in the Con
gressional districts of the state to have
charge of the development and promo
tion of Boy Scout troops throughout
the state.
At a recent meeting in Rome, a Dis
trict Boy Scout Executive Committee
was formed for the Seventh Congres
sional district of Georgia with Mr.
Harry P. Meikleham, of Lindale, as
district chairman; Mr. C. B. Caperton,
of Trion, as district treasurer, and
representatives from the various coun
ties of the district. Mr. William M.
Sapp, of Dalton, was appointed county
chairman for Whitfield county. Un
der the direction of this committee it
is confidently believed that a splendid
piece of hoys’ work will be done in
the Seventh Congressional district.
It is planned to raise in the coun
ties of the/ district a sufficielit amount
to call a trained scout executive to
organize and develop and maintain at
their highest efficiency Boy Scout
troops throughout the counties of the
district. This Boy Scout executive
will be under the direction of the dis
trict executive committee composed of
leading men from the various counties,
and under his direction and supervision
splendid results should he achieved.
Arthur C. Tippens, a representative
of the national oflice of the }Boy Scout
movement, who is helping ip the pre
liminary work in the district, was in
Dalton Tuesday in conference with the
county chairman, Mr. Sapp. Plants
will he brought definitely before the
men of the county very soon.
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HIT. BY LIGHTNING, ♦
♦ BOY IS RECOVERING ♦
♦ ♦
♦ Milburn Teasley, 15-year-old son ♦
♦ of Lee Teasley. a farmer living ♦
♦ about seven miles north of here ♦
♦ on the Cleveland road, was struck ♦
♦ by lightning during an electrical ♦
♦ storm Thursday afternoon, and ♦
♦ lives to teU of his experience. ♦
♦ The hoy was in the back ♦
♦ yard at his home when he was ♦
♦ struck. He was rendered uncon- ♦
♦ scious, remaining in that state for ♦
♦ hours before he rallied. It is ♦
♦ thought that he will suffer no ill ♦
♦ effects from the stroke. ♦
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Maples Restroom Is
Accomplishing Much
Good Now in Dalton
Many People Using Public Restroom
—City Council Believes in Good
It Is Doing
Committee Appointed to Draft
Amendment to Charter of
City of Dalton
CHANGE IS ADVOCATED
AT CITIZEN’S MEETING
Prominent Speakers Addressed
Crowd Friday Night—Improve
ment League Takes Initiative
in Movement .
BUSINESS MEN’S TEAM
GRABBED SWEET REVENGE
Defeated Cohutta Team by One-Sided
Score of 8 to 2
Friday afternoon, the Business Men’s
baseball team of this city, got sweet
revenge from Cohutta for the stinging
defeat, administered hy Cohutta a
short time before. The final score was
Dalton. S; Cohutta, 2,
The visitors used three pitchers in
an effort to stop file slaughter; but the
locals went right on with the bloody
work. R. Caldwell was working well
in the rifle pit. and held the game
safe at all points. Carter, on first for
the locals, fielded in great shape.
Score:
1 2 3 4 5 0 7 S 9 Jt
Dalton 20031 200 x—S
Cohutta 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—2
Batteries: R. Caldwell and Wallace;
Creswell, McDonald."Sims and Nance.
CAR OF WHISKEY IS JAILED
BY JUDGE TARVER’S ORDERS
Dade County Sheriff Ordered to Unload Car
Seized at Trenton and Lock Booze Up—Case
To Be Heard in Superior Court.
Judge M. c] Tarver Friday afternoon
ordered Sheriff Holmes, of Dade eoun-
y. to “jail” the carload of whiskey
which was being held in the Alabama
Great Southern railroad yards at Tren
ton in view of the fact that the mat
ter probably will not be finally decided
for several months.
The whiskey was being sent from
Kentucky to a Los Angeles. Cal, drug
gist the car having a placard on it
stating that the car was loaded with
700 cases of “Golden Glow’ whiskey
and was being sent to the druggist for
medicinal purposes under autlmnty
from the federal government. Officers
at Trenton found the car in the train
and seized it. Judge Tarver was com-
tions were to seize it and destroy the
whiskey, but an injunction was secur
before the booze was poured out.
Tfter seizing the whiskey, a guard
was placed over the car; but this meth
od was rather expensive, and, over the
protests of attorneys for the railroad
company. Judge Tarver ordered the
car unloaded, and the whiskey placed
in the jail at Trenton anJB safely
guarded by the sheriff.
He set-the hearing of the matter for
today (Wednesday), hut this was
changed and the hearing will probably
come up Saturday.
It is probable that it will be months
before the case is finally decided, for,
in all probability, the supreme court
will review it after it is heard in supe
rior court.
While it has not yet been proved that
the shipper had any federal permit to
move the whiskey, it is a question as
to whether or not the Georgia law
which prohibits the transporting of
whiskey within the state boundaries
could be set aside.
The value of the shipment has been
variously estimated from $40,000 to
$100,000.
MAYOR WOOD’S CONDITION
IS'SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Was Critically Ill Saturday After
noon But Is Better Now
Mayor W. E. Wood’s many local
friends will be glad to learn that his
condition is showing steady improve
ment, and attending physicians express
the belief that with a proper amount
of rest, he will be on his feet again.
Saturday afternoon. Dr. Wood’s
friends were greatly concerned over
his condition, for at one time it was
feared that he couldn’t survive the
heart attack under which he was suf
fering. He was taken ill Friday night
at the booster meeting of citizens at
the high school auditorium.
The decided change for the better is
extremely gratifying to his friends who
hope to see him fully recovered with
in a short time.
INTERESTING LECTURE
NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
Centenary Fund of Methodist Chnrch
to Be Shown in Pictures
The Maples Memorial Restroom, es
tablished here by private subscription
as a memorial to the late lamented
Rev. Charles C. Maples, is accomplish
ing excellent results, and is being
largely used by ladies from the country
who come to Dalton.
In addition to serving as an ideal
place for women and children to find a
comfortable place to rest after their
shopping tours, it is being used for
other purposes which are proving of de
cided benefit to the people of the coun
ty as a whole.
Last year, the basketry work taught
at the restroom was productive of ex
cellent results, and, in addition, the
school of instructions for home demon
stration agents held there was one of
the two such schools conducted in the
state of Georgia. This brought the
agents from many adjoining counties
here.
The city appreciates the importance
of the rest room as is evidenced by the
regular appropriation made toward its
maintenance. The restroom is serving
a fine purpose, and those acquainted
with what is being done hope for its
maintenance for all time.
At a meeting’of representative citi
zens of Dalton Friday night at the
high school auditorium, a movement
was launched to change the charter
of Dalton hy substituting for the coun-
cilinanie form, the commission and city
managerial form of government. F.
T. Hardwick, chairman of the meeting,
was authorized to appoint a committee
to draw up the charter amendment to
be introduced in the general assembly
during the present session. Saturday
morning, the board of directors of the
Dalton Improvement league met and
selected W. K. Moore, president of the
Crown Cotton Mills; Frank Manly,
proprietor of the Manly Jail works.
»nd Judge M. C. Tarver as the com
mittee. the league's selection meeting
with the approval of Mr. Hardwick.
This committee will draft a charter
amendment and will submit it to Hon.
N. A. Bradford, representative, for
passage.
At the meeting Friday night. T. C.
Betterton, of Chattanooga, was a prom
inent visiting speaker giving his views
on commission government. He char
acterized tlie city manager, selected by
the commissioners who are elected by
the people as the ideal form of city
government, the commissioners not to
number over three whose duty it is to
make and enforce the ordinances and
select one man to look after the city's
business in its entirety.
Mr. Betterton was followed by Judge
Tarver who further championed the
city manager plan with the commis
sioners subject to recall if they fail
in their duties.
Other speakers of the evening were
H. J. Smith, who talked of the need
of a hotel; Frank Manly, who advocat
ed a bond issue for the building of a
modern high school; Mrs. M E. Judd,
who spoke on co-operation between the
country and the town; Miss Carrie
Green, who pledged the support of the
women to all measures for the better
ment of Dalton, and Mrs. Julian Mc-
Camy. who very pointed and forcefully
called attention to the fact that it
was the time to stop talking and go to
working.
Representative Bradford informed
the meeting that he wanted to do any
thing in the legislature that the people
wanted done, and pledged his support
to any charter amendment the maj
ority of the people of Dalton might
want.
LIQUID DEATH INVENTOR
Council Insists Sanitary Laws
Must Be Enforced by Police
Department
MUST AVOID TYPHOID
EPIDEMIC IN DALTON
Maples Memorial Restroom Appro
priation Continued—Sewer Com
mittee Given Further Time—
Business of Meeting
Councilman Kenner Monday night
called for a rigid enforcement of the
sanitary ordinances in Dalton, and
council instructed the police committee
to notify the officers that Dalton must
be cleaned up immediately.
Mr. Kenner stated that if the police
couldn’t handle the matter, the work
should he taken out of their hands,
and the salary paid for this part of
their work should he paid to a sanitary
officer who - would see that the ordi
nances were enforced.
With the state board of health warn
ing all sections of Georgia against ty
phoid fever, local physicians have told
eouncilmen that something had to be
done here or Dalton would be visited
by the disease.
In some sections of the city, accord
ing to Councilman Kenner, property
has riot been connected to the city’s
sewerage system, and the police were
instructed to notify property owners
that these connections must be made
at once. Council took the view that
it was a time for quick action in order
to keep Dalton healthful for the people.
Council voted to continue to give $5
monthly toward the support of the
Maples Memorial Restroom.
The committee on the Morris and
Green street sewer extensions was
granted additional time.
The resignation of Councilman Stew
art was tendered and was accepted by
the council; hut no provision was made
for calling an election to name his suc
cessor in the Eighth ward.
Tlie Lescbe club and women of the
Presbyterian church were granted the
right to sell refreshments on the
streets July 4 for the purpose of rais-
: funds for the improvement of the
city park sonth of the Presbyterian
church.
An announcement recently of the
discovery by chemical welfare service
of a liquid poison so strong that three
drops will kill anyone whose skin it
touches has brought a protest from
A. Franck-Philipson, a prominent Chi
cago chemist. Correspondence made
public by him indicates that he had
offered the government just such a
poison in August, 1917, and was tlie
first man to suggest the use of air
planes to distribute “liquid death.”
BAIL ALLOWED OFFICERS
BROUGHT HERE FROM DADE
County Policeman Page and Deputy Sheriff
Moore Easily Made Bond of $5000 Required
For Their Appearance Before Grand Jury
In order to give the Methodists an
idea of what the Centenary Fund is
being used for, Mr. B. G. Hodge will
be here next Saturday night to deliver
a lecture tft 8 o’clock at the First
Methodist church. A stereopticon will
be used to illustrate the lecture, which
will be both interesting and instructive.
No admission fee will be charged,
and no money will be solicited, and the
public is cordially Invited to attend.
Word Tage, county policeman, and
,T. V. Moore, deputy sheriff, the Dade
county officers who were brought here
June 9 because of rumors that mob
violence against them was contemplat
ed, were admitted to bail in the hear
ing here Friday afternoon before Judge
Tarver. Bond in the sum of $5,000 for
the appearance of each before the
grand jury in September at Trenton
was fixed, and they easily made the
bond and were released from custody.
Page shot and killed Chester Daniel
in McBryar Bros.’ store at Trenton on
Friday. June 3, while he, Page, was
attempting to arrest Tom Stephens.
Moore killed his cousin, John Moore, on
Lookout Mountain on the following
Sunday when he was attempting to ar
rest him for drunkenness and shooting
on the public highway.
There was practically nq conflict in
the testimony-in the Moore hearing.
The evienee was that he attempted to
arrest John Moore and shot him while
Moore was advancing oil him with a
pistol. Judge Tarver stated that it
would be for a jury to decide as to
whether or not the officer was laboring
under a reasonal fear for his safety
or whether he was too hasty in shoot
ing.
There was some conflict in the testi
mony in the. Page hearing. Page had
gone into the McBrayar store with a
warrant for the arrest of Tom Steph
ens whom he found with the three
Daniel, hoys. Several witnesses testi
fied that Chester Daniel seized a soft-
drink bottle and was trying to prevent
the officer from taking Stephens. The
evidence of the Daniel boys was that
Page shot without provocation. Page
killed Chester Daniel and wounded an
other of the Daniel boys. Page him
self received a severe wound in the
head.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES FOR
FOURTH CELEBRATION
Karl Miller and Anderson Offer
Prizes—Baseball in Afternoon
Two additional prizes are offered for
the Fourth of July celebration here.
Karl Miller has offered 25 pounds of
sugar for the winner in the needle
threading contest, and John D. Ander
son offers $5 for the fattest woman.
Rev. H. C. Emory will read the Dec
laration of Independence in front of
the Joseph E. Johnston monument.
The merchants met last week and
made additional plans for the big cele
bration. It was decided to have a
baseball game in the afternoon, and
some strong, out-of-town team will be
secured for a game with the Business
Men’s team.
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
TO MEET AT ROCKY FACE
Interesting Program Planned for
Next Sunday Afternoon
A meeting of especial interest to
workers of the Baptist Sunday schools
of the westside division of the North
Georgia Association of Sunday Schools
will be held at Rocky Face church next
Sunday, June 26, at 2:30 p. m. These
meetings, held from time to time, are
for the purpose of developing the Sun
day schools, and to deeper denomina
tional loyalty.
Some of the things to be discussed
are: Evangelism, the need of prepara
tion on the teacher’s part, how to build
up the attendance, and how good sing
ing helps a Sunday school.
Special music by the singers of the
division will also add to the interest
of the meeting.
The Sunday schools in this division
are Rocky Face, Mill Creek, Friend
ship and New Hope. It is hoped that
all of these Sunday schools will be well
represented at this meeting.
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