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1847—SEVENTY-THREE YEARS OLD. Great Local Cotton Market July 6 Good Middling .10*4 Strict Middling .10% Middling .10 An ad ii} THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Billboard. DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 7, 192L VOL. LXXIV. No. 36. $1.50 PER ANNUM. Only One Error in Initial cals Split Double-Bill—Crown Mill Won Two-Duane Won and Lost people Had Great Big Day, plenty of Fun and No Acci dents or Trouble novel races proved FEATURE WITH CROWD list of Prize Winners Announced by Commi'tee—Races Pulled Off on Hamilton Street—Great Fiddlers’ Contest—Other Features mod-natured friendly A crowd estimated from 4,000 to 5,- 000 people joined in an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration here Mon- the big doings opening with an automobile parade and closing with a baseball game. The day was ideal: plenty of hoi sunshine and no- rain. Not an accident was reported, and there was practical ly no disorder on the part of anyone. It was a hi crowd. The automobile parade, headed by Smith's band which added the music to the other pleasures of the day, brought scores of handsomely decorat ed automobiles and trucks. In the contest for the best decorated automo bile the judges awarded first, second and third prizes, respectively, to Miss Louise Farrar, Mr. Please Smith and Mr. Ernest Stroup. The truck of Leon- ard-MeGliee Furniture Co. was award ed first prize, with the Chero-Col^ truck, second, and Carter & Sons Fur niture & L'ndertaking company, third. Following the parade, ’Lieutenant Janies A. McFarland rearf the declara tion of independence, after which the crowd joined in the pledge to the flag. This about completed the morning’s program, and the races were started immediately after noon. The Winners. The pie eating contest resulted in a sweet victory for Jesse Jones, who stored away his pie in three snaps Other winners were as follows Egg and spoon race—Herschel Eng land. Broad jump—Elton Bearden. Sack race—McKinley Kenemer. Walking match—Lester Bradford. Oiu^leg race—McKinley Kenemer. Chin-the-pole—McKinley Kenemer. Three-leg race—Kenemer and Evitt. Tug of war—Pete Hix, John Goad H. Chastain, Bud Richardson, J. L. Miller. E. W. Curtis and Silas Walston. Best trained animals—Prize award ed to DeGraw Bowen for bull calves 100-yard dash—Elton Bearden. Belay race—Kenemer and Evitt. Wheelbarrow race—Robert Mitchell. Bicycle race—Devine Hubbs, Clark Jones, second. Fiddlers’ Contest. Following the races, the crowd as sembled at the Joseph E. Johnston monument for the fiddlers’ contest, in which there were four entries. The winner was J. W. Tankersley ; who played “Tater Hill” with such telling effect that the audience, could actually taste spuds. E. F. Jarrett played ‘Arkansaw Traveler,” and Mose Hackney and W. H. Chitwood played "Casey Jones.” It was truly a hard contest to decide, for the fiddlers made the instruments fairly talk out and tell the people about it. Other Contests. Winners in the other contests during the day were as follows : Tallest person — Wallace Bates height, (i feet, 5 inches. Heaviest person—Miss Martha Rich ardson : weight, 350 pounds. She also received the prize for being the heav iest woman, Oldest twins—Mrs. Margaret Dillard an 't Mr. B. K. Hix; aged, 79 years. Oldest wagon—Vehicle entered Perney Baxter. Prettiest baby—Little Miss Joy Eliz- a heth Kimsey, of Cohutta, Wio with largest head—H. P. Mc- Arthuv. Pm son wearing costume with great er number of colors—Karl Miller Oldest person—Mrs. Mary T. Davis a " e( l l»o years. Plenty of Baseball. Monday morning, the Crown Cotton IDil l team defeated the Thatcher Prod ucts company team of Chattanooga at basel.taJl and repeated the work -in the & Hernoon. The Business Men’s team divided a double-header with the ^Tale’s Bar team of near Chattanooga. (Continued on last page) . The Business men’s, baseball team divided a double-hill Monday afternoon with Hale’s Bar team, wfhiting first game by thq score of 1 to 0, losing the second by a 4 to 1 count. Both went seven innings by agreement. The first game was one of the best ever seen here. In the first inning Warniack dropped a fly in right field for the only error of the game. It was a pitcher’s battle between Caldwell, of Dalton, and Hutchinson, of the visitors, with Caldwell having a shade the better of it. Neither pitcher walked or hit .a batter. Caldwell gave up only three hits and struck 11 men, while Hutchison gave up. six hits and turned back ten ambitious batters. A good-sized scare was thrown into the local contingent in the visitors’ part of the seventh, when, with two down and third and second occupied, a pinch hitter drove a vicious line ball first -Base pan Game With Hales Bar Was Played July Fourth Dade County Whiskey Case to Be Decided Here Next Saturday Switzerland,boasts of two of the most Democratic districts or cantons in the world—Glarus and Appenzell. In those Democratic towns closed ballots are unheard of. In fact, all the voting is done by raising the right hand. This is a scene during the recent election of the town officials of Trogen, Canton of Appenzell. Juniors Had Big Time At Barbecue Given on Fourth at Varnells at second, which Roberts headed with- Bibi e an n Flag Presented to School, out moving out of his tracks. In the locals’ part of the seventh, Wallace hit for two bases and Kelly scored him breaking up the game. Score by innings: R H E Dalton 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1 6 1 Hale’s Bar — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 3 0 Batteries: Caldwell and Wallace; Hutchinson and Wampler. Second Game.' In the second game, King started for the locals but retired in the fifth in favor of Caldwell. While King was wild, the visitors earned no runs off him, the four runs scored in the third inning being the result of three errors, of which Warinack drew two in right field, and Whitson one in left. Hutchinson worked the iron-man racket and got away with it. He gave up only four hits in the second game. Score by innings: • R H E Dalton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—1 4 4 Hale’s Bar 0 0 4 0 0 0 x—4 6 2 Batteries: King, Caldwell and Wal lace; Hutchinson and Wampler. Crown Mills Won Two. The Crown Cotton Mill baseball team celebrated the glorious Fourth by a double win over Thatcher Prod ucts company team, of Chattanooga, in the morning game, by the 'score of 4 to 3, and taking the afternoon game by the score of 6 to 5. Red” Caldwell was the big hero of the afternoon game when he hit*the ball out the lot while three men were on. Duane Split Even. The Duane team journeyed down to Calhoun for the Fourth game and split a double header, losing the first to Gal- houn by the score of 10 to 8, and win ning the seconu, 13 to 10. and. Speakers Added to Interest— Great Crowd in Attendance About one thousand people^ enjoyed the Fourth of July celebration sponsor ed by Dalton Council No. 30, Junior Order of. United American Mechanics, Monday at Varnells, and the day was a big lively one for all. A large American flag and a Bible were presented to the Varnells school by the Juniors. There was just enough speaking to add interest to the occasion, the speak ers being Boh Blackburn, of Atlanta, state vice councilor of the ordef; Judge M. C. Tarver and T. D. Ridley, prom inent local members. A special train carried* the 'Dalton crowd to Varnells, and the train was well filled, upward of 500 tickets bein sold here. Others went by automobile, and at Varnells, they were met by a large number of people of that section of the county, who joined the Juniors in the celebration. The barbecue pulled off at the noon hour, supplemented h.v the basket din ner, made a big feast for the large crowd, there being, more than enough for all. An orchestra was on hand, and a musical program added much to the day’s pleasures, the crowd returning Dalton late in the afternoon. JOHN PENDER’S HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE A new house recently built by John Pender, a respected colored resident of the Antioch settlement, was totally de stroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Pen der apd his family were in Dalton for the Fourth of July celebration. They lost their furniture and clothing in the blaze. [ Remains of John Franklin Sla ton, Dalton’s First to Fall in France, Brought Back Farmers Here for Big Farm Bureau Meeting At the Fair Grounds Many Prominent Speakers to Address the Meeting—Club Children Here to Participate in the Gathering WAS KILLED ON SENTRY DUTY ON APRIL 13, 1918 Body Disinterred from Rouvrois Cemetery,. Franc e—Interment Made Sunday in Grove Level Cemetery—Soldier Escort to Injunction Gran’ed by Coart to Prevent De- of Carload of Licker OPEN-AIR SERVICES CONTINUE POPULAR Baptists Join Presbyerians and Methodists in Services The open-air union services held last Sunday night on the lawn of the First Presbyterian church, attracted the largest crowd that has attended these services. Rev. C. II. : Williams, of” Hamilton Street Methodist church, de livered the sermon. The First Baptist church has joined the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in these union services for the summer months, taking part in the service of Sunday evening. COUNCIL WARNED AGAINST SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION Henderson Heirs Insist They Will File Injunction If Steps Are Taken to Build Walk on Morris Street—Kettles, Bates and Cox Elected Policemen—Business of Council by Insisting that the city’s attempt to force them to put down a permanent sidewalk in front of their property on East Mo rri s street was illegal, heirs of the Henderson, estate Monday night filed before council through their at torney, G. G. Glenn, a paper warning the city against taking any further steps to have the sidewalk constructed. A number.of allegations were made in the paper as to why council’s action was contrary to law, the paper closing with the warning for council to stop before an injunction ivas bought to stop any work that might be attempted. The petition was referred to the street comnAttee and the city attorney for consideration, after which council proceeded to withdraw previous action passing up the street for permanent sidewalk work and then voted unan imously to have the walk built, giving the property owners a new notice to lay the walks. 1 New* Policemen. Council elected three policemen, two of them being new members, to the force. They are T. U. Bates and Mar vin Cox. Rembert Kettles was re elected for another term. The names of Policemen Vaughn and Hardin were not presented to council by Chief Bates. Clerk Carroll had a rough draft of the semi-annual financial report; but in view of the fact that the water, light and sinking fund commissioners had not made any report, it was decided to hold up publication of the report until it could be completed. This will probably come at the next meeting. A petition was presented council by about forty residents of the Eighth ward asking for a special election to name a successor to Councilman Stew art; but Mayor Wood informed coun cil that it was his duty to call an elec tion to fill the vacancy, and he would do so immediately. W. C. Cansby stated to city council that he had paid $2.50 above the li cense required on his kind of business houses, paying $12.50 when the license was $10, and council voted to refund $2.50 to Mr. Cansby. The body of John Franklin Slaton, first Whitfield county boy to make the supreme sacrifice in the war on kaiser- ism. was brought home Saturday night, accompanied by a soldier escort, and on Sunday, the body was taken to Grove Level cemetery where interment was made, the funeral service being con ducted- by Rev. C. H. Williams. Private John F. Slaton, son of Mr, and Mrs. S. G. Slaton, of this city, lost his life on the night of April 13, 191S, while standing sentry duty. The bombardment was a heavy one, and one of the last shells that exploded so severely wounded Private Slaton that he died before reaching a hospital. On the following day, April 14, 1918, the body was interred with military honors in the Rouvrois cemetery, France. The body was disinterred and sent to- this country, being brought here Saturday night. Sunday, a large crowd went from here to Grove Level to attend the funeral. It was in honor of John Franklin Slaton that the American Legion Camp here was named. The Seventh District Farm Bureau federation meeting, being held today (Wednesday) at the fair grounds, has attracted a number of people from this and neighboring counties. The invocation by Dr. John Yar brough opened the meeting at 10 o’clock this morning, after which the meeting got down to business. Many prominent specialists are here to address the gathering, among them being Dr. A. M. Soule, president of the State College of Agriculture; C. A. Cobb, editor -The Southern Rnralist; R. A. Kelley, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau Federation; Dr. William Bradford, assistant state agent for boys’ clubs; E. C. Westbrook, boll weevil specialist; L. H. Marlatt, cheese specialist; Miss Lois P. Dowdle, state agent for girls’ clubs; Miss Mary E. CresweU, director of home economics work in Georgia, and others. Members of the boys and girls clubs of Whitfield county are here to par ticipate in the meeting. At noon, a picnic dinner was served, there being plenty of food for all. This afternoon, the meeting was re sumed. Next Saturday is the day set for the hearing of the Dade county liquor case before Judge Tarver here, Judge Tar ver having, on last Friday, granted a temporary injunction restraining Sher iff Holmes, of Dade county, from de stroying the carload of whiskey which he seized in the Alabama Great Sou thern railroad yards at Trenton. R. S. Parker, of Atlanta, appeared before Jndge Tarver asking for the in junction in behalf of his clients, the Consignor and consignee. In granting the temporary restraining order, Jndge Tarver set the hearing for July 9. The case has attracted widespread interest. A carload of whiskey, the value of which has been estimated from $40,000 to $100,000, was started from Kentucky on a transcontinental trip to Los Angeles, Cal. The car had a placard worded to the effect that the shipment was by government order, and and the whiskey was for medicinal purposes. When it reached Trenton, it was nabbed by the sheriff, and was later unloaded from the car and placed in jail at Trenton, on Judge Tarver’s order. . - The federal court granted an injunc tion to stop the destruction • of the whiskey. Later, attorneys represent ing all parties interested, after a con sultation, decided it was a matter in which the state courts had jurisdiction, and by reason of this, the second in junction was filed in superior court. TEACHERS EXAMINATION TO BE HELD JULY 29-30 The examination for county school teachers will be held July 29-30 at Fort Hill school. Any information rel ative to the examination can be re ceived from County School Superin tendent Field. SINGING SUNDAY DREW GOOD CROWD TO DALTON Some Good Music Heard at the Court House Here The monthly union gospel sing, held Sunday afternoon at the court house, attracted a good, erod’d, despite the un favorable weather. The singing was excellent, and the crowd joined in the spirit of the oc casion with decided enthusiasm. Additional sings will be held here each month, for the people have shown that they like the idea by attending in large numbers. Voters of Eighth Ward Will Say Whom They Want to Rep resent Them on Council SATURDAY, JULY 16, IS DATE SELECTED BY WOOD Petition Signed by Large Number of Voters Asked Council to Call Elec tion—To Fill Vacancy Caused - by Resignation of D. Stewart ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ PUBLIC HAS RIGHT ♦ ♦ TO MINERAL WATER ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. Patton, owner of Mineral ♦ ♦ Springs a few miles south of'the ♦ ♦ city, has requested The Citizen to ♦ ♦ let the people know that they have ♦ ♦ his permission to get the water ♦ ♦ when they'want it. ♦ ♦ He made this statement be- ♦ ♦ cause of the report, current Mon- ♦ ♦ day that he had sold the water ♦ ♦ to a man living near The springs. ♦ ♦ This report^, was in error. He ♦ ♦ gave the man the right to get ♦ ♦ water for the purpose of bringing ♦ ♦ it to Dalton and selling it to the ♦ ♦ people who wanted to buy it; but ♦ ♦ he didn’t give him any exclusive ♦ ♦ right to it. Mr. Patton wants ♦ ♦ the people to know that he is glad ♦ ♦ for them to have the water. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The voters of the Eighth ward will name a successor to Councilman Dave Stewart on Saturday, July 16, a spe cial election having been called by Mayor Wood for that date. Councilman Stewart recently resign ed as the Eighth ward’s representative on council owing to a tangle in his ' citizenship papers which, on a tech nical error, had been ordered cancelled by the government. Mr. Stewart will get the matter straightened out, but in the meantime the ward is without representation, and many people in the ward petitioned council to call an election. Mayor Wood’s formal notice of the election is as follows: ' - State of Georgia, Whitfield Co., City of Dalton. To Whom It May Concern: For the purpose of filling the vacan cy caused by the resignation of David Stewart, as councilman from the Eighth ward of the City of Dalton, said state and county, and electing tiia successor, as provided by law, relative to £uch matters, by the authority vest ed in me as Mayor of said city, it is ordered that an election, as aforesaid, be held on the 16th day of July, 1921, subject to the laws for such cases madc^ and provided, and the voters of said ward will act and govern themselves accordingly. This the 5th day of July, 1921. W. E. Wood, Mayor. DALTON MAN HONORED BY DISABLED VETERANS James A. McFarland Made One of Five Vice-Presidents Lieutenant James A. McFarland, of this city, was signally honored at the convention of disabled overseas vet erans held in Detroit. He was made chairman of the committee to draft a constitution and by-laws for the organ ization, and was elected as one of the five vice-commanders, being the repre sentative selected from the Southern and Southeastern sections of the coun try. Lieut. McFarland *was shot in the leg while leading his men over the top in France. His hosts of friends here are con- ra tula ting both Lieut. McFarland and the veterans of his selection. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ FIRE TRUCK CAUGHT ♦ ♦ AFIRE AFTER ALARM ♦ ♦ . ♦ ♦ When the fire alarm was turned ♦ ♦ in Monday shortly after noon, it ♦ ♦ was necessary to put.out the fire ♦ ♦ which ’was burning the fire truck ♦ ♦ before the alarm could be answer- ♦ ♦ ed; but this was accomplished in ♦ ♦ short order, and little time was ♦ ♦ lost getting to the fire. ♦ ♦ _ The truck had been in the ♦ ♦ Fourth of July parade and, run- ♦ ♦ ning at the slow speed necessary ♦ ♦ for the parade, it got hot. When ♦ ♦ .the alarm of fire was turned in ♦ ♦ from North Dalton, Chief Perry ♦ ♦ cranked the truck, and it back- ♦ ♦ fired, the gasoline catching fire. ♦ ♦ It was necessary to use the ex- ♦ ♦ tinguisher on it. ♦ ♦ The fire in North Dalton de- ♦ ♦ stroyed the house occupied by ♦ ♦ Buell Howard and the houses of ♦ ♦ Homer Day and Lon Stocks, only ♦ ♦ a few feet distant on either side ♦ ♦ caught, but were only slight- ♦ ♦ ly damaged. The house was the ♦ ♦ property of Mrs. John Holland, ♦ ♦ and was partially covered by in- ♦ ♦ surance. ’ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ SUNDAY SCHOOLS PLANNING FOR TWO BIG CONVENTIONS ■ m I West Side Convention to Be Held July 23 at Mt. Vernon, And East Side Convention Comes August 6, at Pleasant Grove—Big Preparations Are Being Made. ’Squire J. F. Wilson, president of the East Side Sunday School associa tion, was in the city Tuesday and dis cussed the approaching annual meet ing, which will be held at Pleasant Grove on Saturday, Aug. 6. Mr. Wilson states that lie has the promise of Judge Moses Wright that President Wilson asked The Citizen to request all schools planning to enter into the work of the convention to prepare their programs beforehand. He says the convention gives prom ise of being the best ever held by the organization. West Side Convention, he will be present to make a talk to Mr. J. D. Field, secretary of the the convention. Judge Wright is one J West. Side Sunday school convention, of the most brilliant speakers in the j which meets each year at Mt Vernon entire country, and his presence at church, announces that the conven- the meeting will add greatly to the in- j tion this year will meet Saturday, to July 23, and a big time is expected. terest taken in it. In addition Jndge Wright, there will be a number of other prominent speakers.' Already seven or eight schools have signified their intention to enter the singing contest for the banner, which is always an interesting feature of the convention. The ‘program committee is busy making arrangements, and a number of prominent speakers win be on hand] with a spirited contest for the sing ers’ banner in the aftemooh. The public is cordiaUy invited to at tend the convention. BRADFORD GIVEN PLACE ON GOOD COMMITTEE Senator David, of 43d District, Given Fine Appointments Representative N. A. Bradford, of Whitfield county, drew some important committee assignments in the legisla ture, Speaker NeiU having announced his committees yesterday. Mr. Brad ford was. made chairman of the com mittee on pensions and soldiers’ home, and was placed on the penitentiary, general agriculture No. 2, and counties and county matters committees. Senator A. B. David, of this district, was given , the following important committees by President Clay, of the senate: Chairman of Western & Atlantic railroad committee, and a member of the committees on appropriations and finance, banks and banking, corpora tions, * counties and county matters, halls and rooms, internal improve ments, penitentiary, public roads, and mines and mining. The regular communication of Dal ton Lodge No. 105, Free and Accepted Masons, will be held Monday evening, July 11. Work in Fellowcraft degree. All brothers are cordially invited to attend. J. E. Whitson, W. M.; , T. D. Ridley, Secretary. BOARD OF EQUALIZERS COMPLETED THEIR WORK The board of tax equalizers last week completed their work, and the returns were given to Tax Receiver Deck who is at work on the tax digest for 1Q91 In many instances, the returns of the property owners were raised by the board. It will be necessary, however, for Mr. Deck to complete his work be fore the total is known. Local Cotton Market July 6 Good Middling .10% Strict Middling .10% fiddling -10