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\ ! Cotton Market September 14 /mod Middling .20 P Middling .19% Addling - 19 liken An ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Billboard, Local Cotton Market September 14 Good Middling .20 Strict Middling .19% Middling .19 -v PUSHED 1847—SEVENTY-THREE YEARS OLD. DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921. VOLXXXTV. No. 49. $1.50 PER ANNUM. Hotel Committee’s Report Not Quite Ready Says Smith jlober get for Five Days of Oc- Term of Superior Court hand AND TRAVERSE JURORS FOR OCTOBER nV Divorce Cases Set for Monday Court Week—Criminal Business Wednesday and Thursday— Cases and Dates Civitan Club Asked to Be Patient a Little Longer—Interesting Was Meting Held Last Friday The following calendar Tor the Oc- k . r ter!11 of Whitfield superior court iich meets Monday, Oct. 3, has been [ranged: ill criminal cases and bonded cases f or Wednesday. Jail cases subject) call. Monday, Oct. 3. teems vs. Teems, Keith vs. Keith, |j TS . Fox. Harden vs. Harden, tiih-IIall Grocery Co. vs. W. C. War- ic t Oxford vs. Oxford, King vs. iK. J. D. Davis vs. W. A. Taylor, jma and Ernest Watkins vs. A. C. inson. Bowman vs. Bowman, State Ed Thompson et al, Bryson vs. json. L. W. Cooley vs. Southern Rail ■t et al, J. L. Defoor vs. M. Pinson al, J. E. Satterfield vs. W. U. Gor- a. Huffaker vs. Huffaker, Dalton . D it & Produce Col vs. Holland & tans, Trigg Dobbs Co. vs. Holland & rails. S. F. Sinor vs. S. N. Vamell,- , L. Bates et al vs. Dave Stewart, M. Workman et al vs. Arthur Cragen, aes vs. Jones, Poindexter vs. Poin- ster, Ola Calhoun et al vs. A. Cragen al. Buckeye Oil & Paint Co. vs. Cit- o Lumber Co., Armstrong vs. Arm- jrtag, The American Oil Pump and ank Co. vs. Hopkins, Felker & Felker, jhutta Banking company vs. E. W. arter, M. C. Kiser Co. vs. W. A. West Son. Herndon Sale Stable company i. Ii. T. Miller et al, B. L. Johnson Co. vs. J. A. Martin, Rogers Bailey d. ts. A. I.. Bandy, Mrs. Kate Speck i. F. A. Hamilton, Ex.. E. P. Davis al vs. S. P. Reed. Thomas Vaughn t Mossey Vaughn. J. J. Vaughn vs. . C. Brand, T. P. Long vs. T. N. arter & .Son Tuesday. ; tudehaker Corporation vs. J. T. ■liardson & Son, Jim Ray vs. Sou th Bail way Co. et al, The State vs. B. Roberts, F. E. Evans vs! Sou th Railway Co., Staton Gay vs. aline Staten et al, Rice, Styx Drug vs. Mrs. F. E. Evans, Holder Coal Lumber Co. vs. W. E. Mann, Mrs. rtrude Warmack vs. Southern Rail- y Co.. W. C. Warmack vs. Southern ihvay Co.. Dalton Auto & Machinery vs. Southern Railway Co. Friday. 'ox Bros. vs. 'Brooker Lumber Co., F. Stone vs. American Railway Press Co. Dalton Civitan club received assurance from Horace J. Smith, chair man of the club’s hotel committee, that the hotel matter was progressing in a satisfactory way. Mr. Smith reported at the noon-day meeting of the club last Friday. He stated that up to that time, the eommitee had options on two available sites, and was negotiating for an op tion on a third site. He stated that several members of the committee had \ out of town on business, and he had been unable to get their views in the matter, but he expressed the hope that a more detailed and definite report would be ready at the next meeting of the club. He added that he had received nu merous letters in reference to the pro posed hotel, and said that in talking with contractors, he believed the hotel of fire-proof construction could be erected at a cost of about $1,000 per room. Outside parties are ready, if Dalton doesn’t want to take all the stock, to help finance the hotel, life said, hut this will be decided later, when the site is secured, and the committee gets cut to sell the stock in the hotel com pany. New Committees. President Paul B. Fite announced the following new committees for the club: ' Inter-relations committee — J. J. Copeland, W. C. Martin, Frank Manly. Public affairs committee—E. P. Dav is, C. L. Hamilton and W. M.‘ Denton. Business methods—W. C. McGhee, Lee Ronth and H. J. Smith. Publicity committee—T. S. McCamy. E. C. Coffey, and R. L. Harlan. Alarm ciock committee—F. S. Pru den, T. S. McCamy and J. C. H. Wink. The committee appointed to help, with other civic organizations in the campaign to secure the Baptist high school for Dalton reported that noth ing further could be done until the spe cial committee arrived here the first of October, at which time the city’s claim to the school would be presented. Visitors Present. Mayor W. E. Wood. Judge H. J. Wood, ordinary; W. C. Bowen, pres ident, and W. M. Sapp, secretaiy of the Merchants’ and Business Men’s as sociation. were present at the luncheon, and each made an interesting talk to the club. Mayor Wood talking of the police situation in Dalton and urging the Civitans to help in the efforts to better the force; Judge H. J. Wood talked on road conditions, and Messrs. Bowen and Sapp pledged the co-oper ation of the Merchants’ and Business Men’s association in all matters for the advancement of the city. Porto Rico Welcomes New Governor, F; Mont Reily 3253 S American soldiers leading the parade by the reviewing stand at the Municipal theater in San Juan, Porto Rico. In htmor of the arrival of the new governor of the island, E. Mont Reily. WILL START Actual Construction of Building to House Creamery to Be Under Way Soon FARMERS PLEDGE FINE COOPERATION IN PLANT Have Signed for Many Cows, Caus ing Those Interested to Make Def inite Decision to Build Imme diately—Plans Made Revival Services at Baptist Church Brought to Close Successful Meeting Ended Sunday With Ten Additions to Church— Merchants Attend Meeting Grand Jury. ‘^n Oarlock, Bart Loner, Thomas 'coper. William A. Caylor, George ’arpenter. John M. Masters, Cbes- M. Martin, John C. Black, William Elrod. Ace E. White, Henry T. [ 'h. Thomas B. Wright, John H. '• Jo-eph E. Whitson, A. B. Hill, eg F. Kelly, Luke Kenemer, Ed- ^ I'. Davis, Pinkey Newman, J. G. •ellan. William M. Mapis, J. W. Bray. Boone Bowers. Charles L. or, Jacob A. Ault. William H. Pit- Grover J. Martin, Bartley C. Wil- Marshall Westbrook, Thomas S. Traverse Jury. ok 0. Cavender. Riley P. Jones, e ' v ?. Robinson, Ivan P. Moore, 5 W. Shultes, William A. Manis, er C. Fagin, George W. Hamilton, !an d Callaway, L. A. Kelly, Max- s - Charles, Mark J. Edwards, O ' ensby, William C. Palmer, R. illiams, Thomas A. Nance, James eo 'ge. Rert L. Revis, William C. ■ Robert L. Mann, Walter C- tlev - Thomas O. Rollins. J. Boy en< ‘r. Milton J. Sheram, James A. ,,as °n, Clarence H. Fraker, Wil- E • Anderson, Robert C. Hackney, H- Gentle, George W. Bryant, s R - Capehart, John G. Freylach, * A. Carter, Whiter P. Bowen, L. Broadrick, Clifton H. lf “- Carter C. Stacy, Jesse H. Hall, A - Martin, John H. Ware, Jewel offer JESSE J. HOPKINS AGAIN ENLISTS IN MARINE CORPS Dalton Boy Qualified Rifleman as Expert One of the many former marines who reentered the"“soldiers of the sea’ at their Atlanta recruiting station in the Austell Building, during the past week was Jesse James Hopkins, who formerly resided with hiS* brother Thomas J. Hopkins, here, according to Captain P. C. Gayer, Jr., U. S. M. C-, oflicer in charge. From 1917 to 1919, Hopkins was a member of the Devil Do ^’ d J^ which period he was a member of the marine detachment of the U- - ■ • Charieston. and visited almost every IrtTae worn. *>■§ H.pH™ Hso has the distinction of having qua - JS as expert rifleman with the serv ice rifle, for which he received a silver medal and an increase in his service Pa sea duty is one of the many offers of the marines, and as each battleship has a guard of at least sixty-five sol ders of the sea, Private Hopkins can expect to see a little more of the world •fhe is lucky enough to be a member of one of these ‘ ; sea-gotag marine com- Pa ?oung Hopkins left for Parris Is- s c., Saturday night where he Paul B. Trammell, Sr., Wal- Mr-Ghee, Charles A. Payne, gg4^‘l^ combination Adams, W. D. Poteet, Luther sea, the happy Claud R. Henry. |rines. brush’u^onMs ^ ls and then find readv for service oil land and at Last .week, those interested in the proposed creamery here mailed out Hanks* to farmers throughout this sec tion asking them the number /of cows they would pledge themselves to keep, the object being to find out if enough cows would be kept to assure an ample supply of butter-fat for the creamery. The response the first week was such as to insure the plant here, for 200 cows were pledged! this being one- third the number required, and no per sonal effort was made. So generous was the co-operation pledged that the men behind the cream ery have made their plans to begin at once the erection of the building that will house the plant. The building will be of brick and concrete construction, two stories high and will have ample room for the creamery machinery that will be in stalled. Work will be started as soon as the material can be assembled and rhe contract let. Modern creamery machinery will be purchased and installed. T. B. Wright, one of the leading figures in the cream ery, stated to a representative of The Citizen that he thought the building could be erected and' the machinery installed within six weeks after the start of work. At this rate, it is prob able the plant will be in actual oper ation by late fall. It will represent an investment of about $25,000. The revival started Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the First Baptist church, was closed Sunday night, following an in teresting and beneficial meeting. Rev. T. Joe Talley, who came here to conduct the meeting, was forced to return home because of sickness on the following Sunday. Rev. T. W. Cal laway came here from Chattanooga to fill his place, and the services were continued without interruption. All things considered, the meeting was a good one. and about ten were united to the membership roll of the First Baptist church, in addition to others whose interest in the church and its work was given new life by the meeting. It also proved of genuine good to other churches in Dalton. Mr. Charles O. Miller, revival song leader, who came here with Rev. Mr. Talley from Texas to assist in the meeting, remained through the closing services, he and Mrs. Miller leaving he city Monday. Last Thursday night, members of the Merchants’ and Business Men’s As sociation. attended the services in a body. Only a brief business session was held at the Harlan Hardware Co.’s store, after which the merchants and business men went to the First Baptist church where special seats were reserved for them. Committee Will Probably Sign Midway for Approaching Fair Next Week PURE-BRED POULTRY SALE BEING PLANNED Fair Opens Here .Three Weeks from Next Monday, and People are Mak ing Preparations for It—All Should Make Exhibit At a meeting of the committee ap pointed by Vamell citizens to secure a suitable, site and make all possible in ducements for the location of the proposed Baptist high school at Var- nells the following advantages were set forth which we believe are suffic ient to make Vamell the most ideal place in Northwest Georgia for the lo cation of such a school: First of all there is no section of Georgia which needs a school of this character more than the north end of Whitfield county. While the service of a school of the above character is not to be limited to buy particular community or county yet. the immediate need of this section is such that the field of service would not be overlap ped by other high schools. The natural advantages which Var- nell offers are unparalleled by any other place in the entire northwestern part of the state. A number of free flowing springs furnish the abundant supply of pure water. The elevation is such that the drainage is almost per fect and the air is always fresh and pure. Mosquitoes and doctors find it hard to exist about Vamell. Some of the best doctors have- considered Var- nell as one of the most healthful "places in the state. As for natural scenery one could not wish for a more attractive place, being nestled in the beautiful hills which form a net work connecting the northern extremities of Cohutta and Rocky Face mountains. The fertility of the soil and the suit able climate make it possible to grow a great variety of fruits and vegetables which would supply the needs of an in stitution at a reasonable cost. The plant will begin making butter only. Later it'is probable that Ice cream will also be made. It is believed that the industry will mean much for this section of the state. NELSON IS CANDIDATE FOR CHIEF OF POLICE CROWN MILL TEAM WON GAME FROM DAYTON, TENN. Locals Had Little Trouble Defeating Team Saturday County Convict Warden States Pos itively He Will Run R. F. Nelson, the capable warden of the Wihiifield county chaingang, will be a candidate for. police chief in the city election of next December. Mr. Nelson made this positive statement to a representative of The Citizen. He has served the city as police chief in the past, being chief of the police department when he resigned his office _to accept the work of warden of the county chaingang. In addition, he has seen considerable service as an arresting officer here. -•£ Mr. Nelson hap hosts of friends here who will be interested in learning of his definite decision to offer, for the office of police chief. The Crown Cotton mill baseball team had little trouble defeating the Dayton, Tenn., team here Saturday, the score at the end of the seventh inning, when the game was called on account of rain, standing at 7 to 2. The mill team got the jump by scor ing one run in the third, only to lose the lead when Dayton scored two in the fourth. Then the locals broke it up by scoring six runs in the fifth, which put an end to the scoring. Caldwell pitched his usual steady game and was never in danger after his team-mates gave him some runs. Thursday the mill team will play Al ton Park at the fair grounds, and a good game is promised. The fast team from Atco comes Sat urday for a game with the Crown Mill team, and the game should be a dandy. Atco defeated the locals once this year; but that was before the local team struck Its stride. 'The teams are well matched, and a close game Sat urday Is predicted. Poultry Sale. Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, home econ omics agent, is arranging to have a sale of pure-bred poultry at the ap proaching fair. This will not be con fined to the members of the poultry club, but anyone having - pure-bred birds can bring them in and put them in the sale. The possibilities of the poultry in dustry are great, and every encourage ment is going to be given in future to those who raise fine chickens. The fair is right at hand, the open ; ing day being just three weeks from next Monday, and it will be necessary to do some work at the grounds prior to that time. The officers are going to be extremely busy from now until' the gates open. jim McFarland goes WITH GEORGIA TECH Will Teach Commercial Law There During Coming Term James A. McFarland, popular young lawyer of this city, will leave Monday tpr Atlanta where he goes to take up his work as instructor in commercial law at Georgia Tech. The selection of Mr. McFarland to this important posi tion is a signal honor to him. Mr. McFarland wfll, in addition to his teaching, practice law in Atlanta, and his hosts of Dalton friends are con fident he will make a success. He has the best wishes of' all Dalton people in his new work. The amusements committee of the county fair is receiving inquiries from amusement companies, and it is prob able that a good line of attractions will be secured within the next week. This week, one company wired want tag to come here for the'fair, but in quiries developed the information that the company was not up to the stand ard wanted, and nothing was done. The committee wants to line up this year the best midway feature the fair has ever had, in order to have this de partment up to what the exhibits give promise of being. DOCTORS PLAN TO FORM TRI-COUNTY SOCIETY Local Organization Entertained Vis itors.at Banquet Tuesday evening at the /Hamilton Memorial hosptial, a Tri-County Med ical society was launched with Dr. S. A. Brown, of Eton, president; Dr. Shellhorse, of Calhonn, vice president, and Dr. Zeb Johnson, of Red Bud, secretary. A committee, composed of Drs. Brown, McLain and Erwin, of Calhoun, was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, to be submitted to a meet ing of the doctors of Whitfield, Mur ray and Gordon counties to be held here in December.' The Whitfield County Medical So ciety had Invited the doctors from the neighboring counties, and an interest ing, paper was read by Dr. B. L. Ken nedy, followed by a discussion. After the business meeting, a banquet was enjoyed. The guests of the local doc tors included Drs. Mills, Starr, Mc Lain and Shellhorse, of Calhoun; Brown, of Eton; Broaddricfe, of Route 4, Dalton; Brewer, of Tunnel Hill and Johnson, of Red Bud. Vamell Committee Wants High School Of Baptists There Communication from Committee Gives Reason Why People Think It Best Place for School Robert H. Baker, aged .78 years, prominent and respected resident of Dalton, died at noon Sunday follow ing a protracted illness, at his home on School street. Mr. Baker’s health broke months ago, and his condition be came critical several weeks prior to his death, causing his relatives to be summoned. He gradually grew weak er until the end came peacefully Sun day. Varnell is not a large metropolis but it is near enough to one of the best cities in North Georgia to furnish all the advantages which a school of the above type stands in need of being only uine miles north of Dalton on the Sou thern railroad, which furnisher ade quate service in connection with other roads to any part of the state. That quiet seclusion and freedom from the noise and glare of town and city, the greatest factors which promote learn ing in the high school are fully realized at Varnell. We are also connected with Dalton, Chattanooga and other cities and towns by a system of good roads which makes it possible to reach any point in short time by automobile. ■ This committee having talked with a number of people of various parts of the country and surrounding counties and having studied other schools as to location, find that both the sentiment of the people and the facts gathered from the history of other schools sub stantiate the conclusion that we have formed that there is no place which is to be considered by the location com mittee more ideal than Vamell for the establishment of the proposed in stitution. Therefore, we have secured option on the most attractive site con sisting of one hundred and twenty-five acres of the best land in the vicinity of Vamell, well watered by good springs and capable of being made the most beautiful school campus in the entire state which we are offering for the consideration of the committee'bn location. In addition to the above the people of Vamell and surrounding country pledge their heartiest and most liberal support in building and beautifying the grounds of the pro posed school in their midst. Signed by committee Vamell citizens. J. W. Eslinger, W. S. Wilson. H. A. Winstead, R. W. Green. representing Prominent Resident of Dalton Died After Long Illness at His Home Here WAS LEADER IN WORK OF METHODIST CHURCH Saw Service in Army of Confedera cy—Spent Practically His Entire Life in Dalton Inhere He Had Hosts of Friends Mr. Baker was bora December 14, 1842, in Ashe county, N. C., his parents being Dr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Hammond Baker. His father dying, he was brought here as a baby one year old to his grandfather, Dr. William Hammond, being reared at the Ham mond homeplace just north of the city. He spent practically his entire life here, save for the time he saw service in the Confederate army, and after ward when he was in business for a short time in Nashville, Tenn. He was married June 5, 1866, to Miss Martha Foute, at Greenville, Tenn. Five years ago, he and Mrs. Baker celebrated their golden wed ding, the fiftieth anniversary of iheta happy life together. Seven children were horn of the union, six of whom, with his wife, sur vive him. One daughter, Mrs. W. C. McGhee, died several years ago. The surviving children are F. F. Baker, of Macon; Percy R. Baker, of Atlanta; Charles ■ H. Baker, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Robert M. Baker, of West Palm Beach, Fla.; Theodore B. Baker, of San Diego, Cal., and Mrs. J. E. Alex ander, of Atlanta. Mr. Baber was yi the mercantile business here and in Nashville, Tenn., and was a member of the Masonic fra ternity. He served with distinction in the Confederate army during the war be tween the states, and was a popular member of the Joseph E. Johnston Camp, United Confederate veterans. During the war, Mr. Baker was first in the Army of Northern Virginia, be ing in that famons fighting organiza tion. Phillips’ Legion. He was wound ed severely in the first Battle of the Wilderness, and was later transferred to the commissary department at Charleston, S. C., where he was at the close of the war. Mr. Baker took a genuine interest in the work of the Methodist church, be ing, for many years, a member of the board of stewards of the First church here. He took a prominent part in the work of the board. WANT REWARD OFFERED FOR STILES’ CAPTURE Officers to Ask Governor to Offer Re ward for Wheat’s Slayer Solicitor General J. M. T.nng this week sent a petition to county officers requesting that they sign it and direct it to Governor Hardwick requesting that he offer a reward for the capture of Pearly Stiles, charged wifh murder in connection with the death of C. H. Wheat. The homicide occurred at Nance’s spring about a month ago. It is alleg ed that Stiles shot and killed Wheat following a quarrel. Officers went to the scene of the killing, but were un able to capture Stiles. Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock, a large crowd of sorrowing friends as sembled in the First Methodist church to pay the last tribute to the memory of Mr. Baker. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. H. C. Emory, pas tor of the church, assisted by Rev. Charles L. Bass, of Atlanta, grand master of the Georgia grand lodge of Masons. After the service at the church, in terment was in West Hill cemetery. Among the out-of-town people here for the funeral were Mr. F. F. Baker and family, and Mrs. J. Y. Bruce, of Macon; Mr. Percy Baker, Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Baker, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Alexander and children and Mr. Rob ert Lynn Baker, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baker, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs. Haskins Williams, of Birm ingham, Ala.; Dr. and Mrs. George R. Wfest, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Wagner, Mrs. Nell Parker, Mrs. Dillon, Misses Carrie Alexander and Lily May McGhee and Mrs. J. B. McGhee, of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Henry Htae and Edward Hine, of Rome. !■