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ESTABLISHED 1847—SEVENTY-THREE YEARS OLD.
DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1921.
VOL.LXXIV. No. 38. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
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Resolutions Adopted Asking
That Institution Be Made'a
Government Hospital
TO SEND RESOLUTIONS
TO WAR RISK OFFICER
Would Have Hamilton Memorial
Hospital as Unit in U. S. Public
Health Service—W ould Bring
Disabled Soldiers Here
At a meeting of the John F. Slaton
Post American Legion, held Saturday
afternoon at the court house, resolu
tions were adopted to get the United
States Public Health Service to desig
nate the Hamilton Memorial hospital,
recently completed here, as a unit of
the government’s hospitals, and work
will be directed toward the accom
plishment of this.
The resolution, as adopted, is ap
pended:
Dalton. Ga., July 16th, 1921.
REV. MR. CURTIS TALKED
TO HOLINESS PEOPLE
Accepted Preacher’s Challenge and
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Addressed Large Audience
Accepting the challenge made by the
preacher at the Holiness meeting
which has been going on for several
weeks on Spencer street Rev. James
Curtis, a Baptist minister, preached to
a large congregation at the tent Fri-
day night.
The Holiness preacher had intimated
that all who were not members of
that organization were on the rapid
road to hq}l, and hinted around that
no minister in Daltpn had the nerve
to come to his tent and discuss mat
ters with him.
A crowd of several hundred people,
learning of the debate that was in
prospect, went to hear it. Rev. Mr.
Curtis starting it off land the Holiness
minister dosing the argument.
BRIDGE CONTRACTS TO
BE AWARDED SATURDAY
'To the Georgia Department Comman
der of the American Legion:
"To the Georgia Service Department
of the American Legion:
“At a call meeting of the John F.
Slaton Post of the American Legion,
held on the above date, a committee
was appointed to draft resolutions rec
ommending that the Hamilton Memo
rial hospital at Dalton, Ga., be desig
nated as a unit of the'United Spates
Public Health Service; and to urge
that the Department Commander and
the Service Department he asked to
request Dr. M. C. Guthrie, supervisor
of the Fifth District Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, to so designate this
hospital.
“We. the members of the committee,
after due investigation, do heartily rec
ommend that this hospital be so desig
nated. .
“It is one of th*e best equipped hos
pitals in the South, being a new and
modern building, completely equipped
and built along the most 'advanced
lines. The hearting^ system and plumb
ing are the best that could be secured;
the capacity of this hospital is fifty
Itelds. all outside rooms.
"D. W. Mitchell. Vice Commander,
"Wm. J. Manly, Adjutant,
"L. Z. Speck, Chr. Finance Com/’
Tri-County Convention Will Be
Held There Thursday,
August Fourth
Important Meeting to Be Held by
Board of Commissioners
Contracts for the four county bridges
and the county line bridge to be erect
ed by Whitfield and Murray counties,
will probably be awarded Saturday,
the day set for opening the bids. The
contracts will be awarded unless the
bids are considered too high”
The fonr bridges to he built in the
county will be at the following places
Over Chickamauga creek, near Free
man’s Spring; over Mill creek, at the
Bitting place; Little Swamp creek
near Center Point, and Coahuila creek,
at Anderson crossing.
The county line bridge will be over
Sugar creek to connect -the two coun
ties.
The work will cost several thousand
dollars.
CLEMENTS NARROWLY
ESCAPED DROWNING
Attempted to Ford River but It Was
Too Deep
Mr. Albert Clements, a farmer liv
ing in Murray county, had a narrow
escape from drowning Monday when
he attempted to ford Conasauga river
at the Talley ford. •
As he drove his team of mules into
the stream, he was warned that it was
too deep; but he didn’t heed the warn
ing. and, as a result his mules were
soon swimming. The force of the cur
rent was such that Mr. Clements was
swept from his wagon, hut managed to
get out, despite the fact that he
couldn’t swim.
Some men working in a field nearby
went into the river and helped the
mules find a footing on the bank
Hitched to the rear'of the wagon was
a horse, this animal also escaping.
BROWN WILL PRESIDE
OVER GREAT MEETING
0li;o?rs of Organization Composed
of Lodges of Whitfield, Murray
and Catoosa Counties—Many
Dalton Masons to Attend
The Tri-County Masonic convention
ill be held Thursday. Aug. 4. at Co-
"tta. and an interesting meeting is
?i »g planned.
I lie organization is composed of the
ta sonic lodges of Whitfield. Murray
ll( l Catoosa counties, and the annual
stings always attract large crowds,
everal of the grand lodge officers will
robablv be on hand to address the
'acting.
At noon, a big dinner will be served.
u d in the afternoon the business ses-
will be held.
•A A. Brown, of Eton, worshipful
'aster, will preside over the conven-
° n - The other officers are:
L P. Moore, senior warden ; J. P.
edwin. junior warden; S. T. Harris,
^•retary-treasurer ? W. M. Harris,
’"'or deacon; J. L. Henton. junior
Moon; F. J. Vining, senior steward;
r - H. Griffin, junior steward; C. W.
feeler, tyler; A. R. T. Harbright,
"aplain.
MINISTER BROKE DOWN
AFTER STRENUOUS WORK
Rev. C. H. Williams, Pastor Hamil
ton Street Church, Ill
Monday evening, following religious
services he had conducted under a tree
in Manlytown. Rev. C. H. Williams
was taken suddenly ill and was taken
to the Hamilton Memorial hospital.
Reports from his bedside today
are that his condition is^ improv
ing. and his .many friends and admir
ers hope to see him completely recov
ered in a short, time.
Rev. Mr. Williams, who is the cap-
aide and popular pastor of Hamilton
Street Methodist church, has been (ren
dering great service in the sick-rooms
in North Dalton whore a number are
ill with para-typhoid fever. Iu addi
tion to this, he recently went to Man
lytown where, in the open air. he be
gan religions services. Several were
converted, the result being Rev. H. C.
j Emory, pastor of the First Methodist
church, rented a tent from Smith Man
ufacturing company for the meeting.
Such a good start was made, that it
i^ hoped Rev. Mr. Williams’ condition
will soon be such that he can resume
the fine work he started.
In the business meeting, officers for
the year will be elected, and a place
selected for the 1922 convention. Dal
ton will send a large delegation to the
meeting.
Airplane View of Flood-Stricken City of Pueblo
This airplane view taken just after the terrible flood that devastated Pueblo and other cities and towns of east
ern Colorado shows the Grove district of Pueblo where the loss of life was greatest. Many smaU ^houses located
here were swept away.
JOHN MITCHELL WINS
HIS FIRST COURT CASE
John Mitchell, a popular young man
of this city who was recently admit
ted to the bar here, on Monday con
ducted his first .case in justice court,
and succeeded in freeing his client.
Mr. Mitchell, following a year at the
university, has been reading law with
Judge G. G. Glenn. He gives prom
ise of making an excellent lawyer.
COCA-COLA BOTTLING
WORKS WANTS CHARTER
To Incorporate with Capital Stock
of $14,000
J. C. Henderson, of this city, and
R. E. Ferrell, T. S. Ferrell. Fred A.
Noll and E. Tallent, of Hamilton coun
ty. Tenn.. are petitioning for charter
for the Coca-Cola Bottling Works, the
capital stock, fully paid in, to be $14.-
000.
The plant has been in operation
here for some time as a partnership,
and it has been decided to incorporate.
Semi-Annual Financial Report
Shows Need of Retrenchment
for Next Six Months
TWO-THIRDS REVENUE
FOR YEAR PAID OUT
Public Utilities iiShow Profit of Over
$7,000 for Six Months—-Reports
Read to City Council—Silk
Shirt Gets Bates in Bad
DALTON DISTRICT TO
SHOW GAIN IN VALUES
Believed County^ However, Will
Show Loss in Taxes This Year
ELBERTA PEACHES ARE
RIPENING RAPIDLY NOW
Fine Crop in This Section Accord
ing to All Reports
The Elberta peach is ripening rapid
ly in this section of the state, coming
right at the time when the or
chards in the main peach belt have
played lout.
The peaches this year are of excel
lent quality and well flavored, and will
bring a good price on northern and
eastern markets. The shipments start
ed last week. and. while there are now
few orchards in this county, a number
of carloads will be shipped out before
the season is over.
Eton Will Entertain
Sunday School Folks
\ of Baptist Churches
The semi-annual financial reports
were read at council meeting Monday
night, showing expenses of $41,545.64
for the first six months of this year.
Included in this, however, "are many
extraordinary expenses which will not
come up during the last half of the
year. Iu these expenditures are the
cost of the city’s sidewalks, the pay
ment on the trucks, etc.
Similar expenditures for the remain
der of the year would put the city in
bad financial condition, for it would
mean a big increase in the floating in
debtedness.
According to Tax Receiver Deck, the
Dalton district, in spite of the big in
crease in tax values made last year,
win show a slight increase this year
over last year’s figures. It is believed,
though, that the entire county will
show a loss.
Had not the tax equalizers been at
work, the loss would have been much
greater, for the board raised the values,
as given in by the tax payers, $211,017,
which increase will pay the expenses
of the board about ten times over.
The board raised the values on real
estate $55,520; on city property, $47.-
200; on personal property, $109,180,
and on the property of colored tax
payers, $4,025. Reductions to the
amount of $4,908 were made, making
the net increase $211,017.
Mr. Deck states that the digest wil
be completed probably within two
weekfe.
SUPERIOR COURT WILL
NOT BE HELD IN JULY
Judge M. C. Tarver announces that
there will be no July session of supe
rior court. The business is not enough
to justify holding the customary July
term.
BUCHANAN AND SANSOM
HAD AN ALTERCATION
Sansom Had Club and Buchanan
Gun—To Air Matter Friday.
Schools of North Georgia Associa
tion Announce Interesting Pro
gram for Sunday, July 31
Decided interest attaches to the Sun
day school convention of the North
Georgia Baptist association to be held
Sunday. July 31, at Eton Baptist
church. A large number will attend
from this city, and practically all Sun
day schools of the association are ex
pected to have representatives.
The following interesting program
has been announced for the meeting:
10:00 A.M.—Praise service.
10:25 A.M.—Roll call of schools.
10:35 A.M.—The Church and the
Sunday Schools—Rev..J. W. O’Hara;
Proper Organization for s Sunday
School—J. W. Merritt
Noon recess-—dinner on the grounds.
1:30 P.M.—Praise service.
1:50 P.M.—The Place of Music in
Our Sunday Schools—Chas. Foster.
Open discussion.
2:20 P.M.—How to Build Up the At
tendance—Open discussion by superin-
Special mnsic.
The Teacher—Rev. Josiah Crridup.
tendents and workers.
Evangelism in the Suriday School—
Rev. W. F. Huffaker.
Open discussion.
“Win One Today”—Solo—Miss Dor
othy Farrar.
The Standard of Excellence—J. W.
Merritt.
Round table.
Report of Committees—adjourn.
Last year, the city’s revenue out
side of -that from the public utilities,
was, in round numbers, $63,000, and
this year it is not expected to be as
much, so council will have to trim ex
penses.
Utilities Made Money.
The public utilities made money dur.
ing the first six months of the year,
according to the report
The receipts from the gas plant
were $6,687.16, with expenses of $7,-
507.75, the deficit being $820.59. The
report shows more than enough coal
on (hand to make up the deficit
The waterworks made a profit of
$5,985.94. For water main extensions
on Emory and Spencer streets, $519.61
wasspent.
The electric department received
$15,869.98. and spent $S,79S.46, the
profit being $7,021.52. New meters,
lines arid transformers cost $2,387.08.
Saturday night, J. L. Buchanan, of
Rome, and John Sansom engaged in
an altercation on North Hamilton
street, but neither was hurt any to
speak of. The matter will be inves
tigated in police court Friday.
According to reports of the matter,
Sansom had a fence paling, and Bueh
anan had a pistol, it being alleged that
Buchanan shot at Sansom. but the
bullet failed to take effect.
Cases were made by the police
against the men, and they will be
tried before Recorder Tarver.
COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN
REGULAR SUMMER TERM
Teachers’ Examinations to Be Held
Here July 29-30
Practically all of the county schools
have started the summer term; a num
ber opened on Monday, July 11, nnd
the remainder began the short summer
session on last Monday.
•On Friday and Saturday, July 29-30,
the examination for teachers will
held at Fort Hill school, and Superin
tendent Field states that it is of the
utmost importance that all who desire
to teach in the county school system
take these examinations.
In a letter from M. L. Brittain, state
school superintendent, Mr. Field
given information relative to the ex
aminations. Mr. Brittain writes:
“On Friday, July 29. the teachers
are given the examination for the pri
mary license, and this is also the first
day’s work for the general elementary
In addition, on this date, questions will
be sent for three of the five groups
the high school and supervisory exam
inations as well as those on the man
ual: 1. History (ancient, modern and
English); 2. Language (Latin, French
Spanish and Greek). Two of these lan
guages are required; 3. Science, which
will consist of questions on agriculture,
physics and biology. Also on that day,
there will be questions for both the
high school and the elementay read
ing courses, and the questions on the
history and geography of Georgia for
those teachers having licenses from
other .states.
“On Saturday, there will be ques
tions for the last 'half of the general
elementary examination, and for Eng
lish and mathematics in the high school
test English includes grammar, com
position and rhetoric, English and
American literature. Mathematics will
include arithmetic, algebra through
Quadratics, and plane geometry.”
Any further information relative to
the examinations will he cheerfully
furnished by J. D. Field, county school
superintendent.
SOUTHERN SHORTHORN
EXHIBITION SUCCESS
Will
Be Made Annual Event
future, Say Promoters
Robertson Defeated
Edwards for Council
in Special Election
Little Interest Taken — Robertson
Received 25 Votes to Opponent’s
17—Serves Rest of the Year
Cash from ail the utilities amounted
to $29,347.8S, against expenses of $22,-
292.15, the profit from all the plants
being $7,055.73.
Shirt Got Bates in Bad-
In the special election held Saturday
in the Eighth -ward to name a coun
cilman to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Councilman Stewart,
N. N. Robertson was elected over Ar
thur Edwards by a vote of 25 t oil.
The small vote polled would indicate
that the people felt comparatively lit
tle interest in the result.
Mr. Robertson became a member of
city council on taking the path of office
at council meeting Monday night. He
entered immediately upon his duties
as a member of that body.
Following the resignation of Coun
cilman Stewart because of the tangled
■j condition of ihis citizenship papers,
The officer stated that after he had j Mayor Wood called a special election
recovered some stolen property for Dr. [the vacancy. The election was
Sam Easley, he remarked to Easley I Councilman Stewart’s unexpired
that he ought to have a silk shirt fori term - and - as Mr. Stewart’s term of
Council dismissed Policeman Bates
for asking a citizen for a silk shirt
after recovering some stolen property
for -him. Mr. Bates was present at
the meeting and stated that the whole
matter was a joke, but council didn’t
take it in that way.
his woi;k, making the statement in a
joking way.
No policeman was elected, council
appointing Gns Albertson to serve as
special policeman until next meeting,
when Policeman Bates’ successor will
be named.
office would have expired with the first
of the coming year. Councilman Rob
ertson will serve until that time. If
the charter is hot.ehanged by the leg
islature, the Eighth ward will elect
again in December.
The election passed quietly, there
•being”no trouble at the polls.
The first annual Southern Short
horn exhibitiori and sale, promoted by
the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railway and the American Shorthorn
Breeders’ Association, and held at
Columbia, Tenn., June 20th and 21st.
is history. . and its success exceeded
the most sanguine expectations
both the management and the public.
The quality and condition of the
offering were of the most pleasing
character, which, together with the
unanimity with which the enterprise
as a whole was conducted, amounted
almost to a sensation. Never before
had so large a consignment of pure
bred cattle been brought together in
a southern show^ and sales arena in
such attractive finish, and the prices
realized from their sale soared beyond
the fondest hope. So well pleased
were both promoters and 'consignors,
all southern breeders, with its con
summation. that already they have de
termined to establish the enterprise as
a permanent annual event, and steps
have been taken this early to conduct
the second annual undertaking on
grander and more comprehensive scale.
The cash premium fund will be more
than doubled, and the breeders them
selves have so anticipated the oppor
tunities and far-reaching significance
of the enterprise that they are deter
mined to support next year’s exhibi
tion and sale with the very best ani
mals that it is' possible to produce in
the South.
TENT MEETING DRAWING _
ENORMOUS CROWDS NOW
Great Success for Meeting Being
Held at Chatsworth
The tent meeting started last Fri
day night at Chatsworth by Rev. John
F. Yarbrough, presiding elder, and
Rev. H. -C. Emery, pastor of the First
Methodist church of this city, is meet
ing with decided success, for the tent
has not been large enough to hold the
crowds attending.
Hundreds of people are flocking to
the meeting, and the interest is grow-
irig daily. Tuesday. Messrs. Dick
Boyd and F. W. Twilley. who have
charge of the mnsic. were here being
welcomed by their many Dalton friends,
and while here, they spoke of the great
success the revival was meeting.
Rev. Mr. Emory will he here next
Sunday to fill his pulpit both morning
and night.
H. L. Smith Elected President
for Current Year—Other
Officers Selected
CLUB IS REORGANIZED
FOR FUTURE ACTIVITY
Luncheon to Be Held This After
noon to Discuss Plans—Women
Given Charge of Club House
—List of New Officers
At a meeting of the Dalton Country
elub, officers for the year were elected
as follows:
Hi L. Smith, president; H. J. Smith,
vice president; H. B. Farrar, secretary-
treasurer; H. J Smith, J. S. Hall, w.
C. Martin, P. B. Fite, S. P. Maddox,
H. B. Farrar and B. A. Tyler, board of
directors; B. A. Tyler, J. G. McLellan
and J. S. Hall, board of governors.
It -was decided at the meeting to
turn the management of the club house
completely over to the women, and a
special committee, composed of Mrs.
M. E. Judd, Mrs. ‘ P. B. Fite rind
Mrs. P. B. Trammpll, Sr., was appoint
ed for this. The membership dues were
changed at the meeting, the dries at
present being for families, $25 per
year; for men, $15; for women, $12.
At 5 o’clock this afternoon, the club
members will enjoy a picnic lunch
at the club house, and after the lunch,
plans for the future will be announced.
It -was thought at one time that the
fine piece of property should be sold
and the club disbanded; but a ma
jority of the members expressed disap
proval of this Irian, and it was decided
to add other features to the clnb and ,
keep it as a country club for all timer
There is probably not a country club
In the state that has a - more beautiful
piece of property than the Dalton Coun
try club, and work will be directed
toward improving the property in many
ways during the present year.
Emory University President to
Speak at West Side Sunday
School Convention
FINE PROGRAM WILL
BE GIVEN SATURDAY
Convention Meets at Mt. Vernon—
East Side Convention in August
to Be Addressed by Judge
Moses Wright
The West Side Sunday School con
vention will be held next Saturday,
July 23, at Mt. Vernon, and an inter
esting program is being planned for
the occasion. Dr. Cox, president of
Emory University and a leading edu
cator of the South, will be present to
talk on rural education, and other
prominent speakers will have a place
on the program.
The Sunday schools of the western
part of the county are ready for their
part in. the program. There will be
recitations and plenty of music, the big
singing eontest for the banner to be
held during the afternoon session.
At noon there will be the big picnic
dinner which is always a real featif e
of these gatherings, and there will be
plenty of fried chickens, ham, cakes,
etc. -
There’s going to be a wondefful day
next Saturday at Mt. Vernon and the
public is cordially invited to attend.
East Side Convention
The East Side Sunday School Asso
ciation will hold the annual conven
tion on Saturday, August 6, at Pleas
ant Grove, and extensive preparations
are being made Judge Moses Wright,
of Rome, gifted Georgia orator, will
make the principal address an that
occasion.
’Squire Wilson has called on the Sun
day schools to arrange fine programs
for that day, aijd he has received the
assurance that many will take part.
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