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MAJ. -HUGH O’NEILL
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DALTON, GA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1921.
VOL.LXXIV. No. 50. $1.50 PER ANNUM.
Ration Went on Record as
(an imously Favoring Is
sue for Schools
gTE R TRIPS ABOUT
READY TO BE STARTED
• t(< , £ Tells Merchants That
ra l Automobiles Are Already
jg C d lor Trip Through This
Section
Dalton Merchants’ and Business
Association, at the meeting last
av night, went on record as
sqnarelv behind the proposed
sue for a new high school build-
j for improvements and addi-
0 t he grammar grades. A big
a „ e of the membership of 67
resent at the meeting, and the
at the organization get squarely
the bond issue was unanimous,
association appointed a commit-
uposed of W. M. Denton, R. D.
)re and J. P. Godwin, to go be-
[T council with the request that
id election be called.
John T. Duncan, acting superin-
■ 0 f schools in the absence of
H. Watson, told the merchants
siness men just what a problem
eed in the need for additional
He expressed the belief that a
iah school building, with the
high school change about for a
ar school, would solve the prob-
r a number of years. He also
ted iu the building of the high
an auditorium on the top
After Mr. Duncan’s talk, the
tion realizing the pressing need
manimously to send a committee
city council to ask that a bond
i lie called, and that the issue he
ough to erect a modern, well-
id high school building, with
■him.
merchants and business men
he first to go on record as ah
ation favoring a bond issue for
=rn high, school. Friday after-
he Dalton Woman’s clurT, seven-
strong. also voted unanimously
k for a bond issue. Monday, the
woman s club took similar ac
The Civitan club, at its
i Friday, will also, in all
ility. vote to back the bond
and it looks very much like
y will get something that has
eeded for several years.
Getting Ready for Tour.
Thomas chairman of the com-
to arrange several automobile
iroughout this section to adver-
e approaching fair and to mix
ogle with the people and invite
o Dalton, reported that a num
cars had already been secured,
6 first trip would be made with-
mrt time.
association met with the Dalton
Machinery Co.
fERSVILLE GOLFERS
COMING HERE ON FRIDAY
!ri Golf Representatives Want
Some Revenge
: a crowd of Dalton golfers
'artersville where they werp
7 entertained at the Car-
Solf club, in every way but
-ly: the Cartersville crowd
over the Daltonians in the
of this week, the Cartersville
Whusiasts will be here for a re-
“atch which will he played at
J ® 0B Country club, and the locals
<fl Wng for revenge in big quanti-
T >sitors will be entertained at
at the country club, and
day is in prospect.
Il3x PEOPLE attend
Presbyterian meeting
Crowd Spent Yesterday
Calhoun Institute
at
tian “efficiency insti-
rsday at Calhoun at-
□umber of Presbyteri-
:.v.
ilton people attending
'ims. Mr. and Mrs. H.
nes T. C. McBryde, J.
L. McWilliams, *W. H.
errell, J. M. Longley,
>el Mann, P. B. Fite,
J. S. Thomas and W.
■s Willie White, Eliz-
1 Kate Hamilton.
of Tunnel Hill, ac-
elegation.
The first speaker of the first parlia
ment of Ulster is Maj. the Hon. Hugh
O'-Neill, D. L. p M. P., elected speaker
at the organization meeting of the
new parliament of North Ireland. '
Knights Templar Are
Ready for Memorial
. Services on Sunday
Distinguished Visitors Will Be Here
to Take Part in Meeting at First
Methodist Church
The annual memorial service of St
Johns Commandery, No. 19, Knights
Templar, will be an event of next Sun
day afternoon. Relative to the service,
the following special order has been is
sued:
“Dear Sir and Frater:
“Sir Ogbum Alley, Eminent Com
mander, issues the following order to
Sir Knights of the line, under date of
Sept. 17, ’21:
“The Sir Knights are requested to
assemble at the asylum on the corner
■of Hamilton and Gordon streets, in
FULL UNIFORM, WITH SWORD,
Sunday afternoon * at 2 o’clock, Sept.
25th, for the purpose of attending the
annual memorial service which will be
held in the First Methodist church of
this city.
“You have been sent a full program.
“The line of march will be from the
Asylum, Hamilton street, to King
street, thence to the church—after the
services from Cleveland street to Craw
ford street, thence to West Hill cem
etery, returning Crawford to Hamil
ton to the Asylum.
“We will be honored on the occasion
by the presence of some very distin
guished guests, amongst whom will be
the following:
“Most Eminent Sir Knight Joseph
Kyle Orr. grand master, and Right
Reverend Troy Beatty, bishop coadju
tor of Tennessee, grand prelate of
Grand Encampment Knights Templar
of the United States and Hawaii;
Right Eminent Sir Knight Charles A.
McAllister, grand commander of Geor
gia; Eminent Sir Knight Thomas D.
Ridley, deputy grand commander of
Georgia; Right Eminent Sir Knight D.
G. Crabtree, grand commander of
Tennessee; Right Eminent Sir Knight
L. G. Walker, past grand commander
of Tennessee, and other past grand
commanders of both Georgia and Tenn
essee—probably, too, the grand com
manders of Alabama and Florida, as
they have been invited and hoped that
they would be able to come.
“There will also be Sir Knights from
the Commanderies at Chickamauga,
Chattanooga, Cartersville, Rome, Mari
etta, and Atlanta.
‘This order is issued as a summons
and you are expected to obey it accord
ingly Our Sir Knights of Calhoun,
Eton Chatsworth and Adairsville are
expected to comply with this' order, too.
“We have never before and may
never again be so signally honored and
therefore every Sir Knight must be
present and on time.
“Courteously and fraternally yours,
“Chas. P. Hannah, Captain General.
“Attested:
‘T. D. Ridley, Recorder.”
The Program.
The following program will be given:
The following program has been an
nounced by the commandery for the
service:
Processional, march.
Invocation, Rev. and Sir John Yar
brough, Acting Prelate.
Sweet the Moments, Donzetti—Quar
tette: Mrs. C. L. Carter, Mrs. C. L.
Hamilton, W. M. Jones, C. L. Carter;
Miss Catherine Carter, Pianist.
Selection, Robert Loveman.
Boll call of those who have passed
(Continued on page 6)
Judge Tarver Rules That Car
load of Spirits at Trenton
Be Destroyed
GIVES LAWYERS TIME
TO APPEAL THE CASE
Supreme Court Will Decide Matter
in End—Judge Holds Both State
Lhws and Volstead Act Were
Violated
Judge M. C. Tarver Saturday passed
an order dissolving the temporary in
junction he had previously granted to
restrain the Dade county sheriff from
destroying the carload of whiskey
which was seized several months ago
in the railroad yards at Trenton. This
means that his original order for the
sheriff to destroy the whiskey stands;
but he held this in abeyance for 20
days in order to give attorneys repre
senting the consignor and consignee
that time in which to carry the case to
supreme court on a bill of exceptions.
The Whiskey was a carload shipment
whose continental journey was rudely
interrupted when it rolled into the state
of Georgia and the sheriff of Dade
county nabbed it It was being sent
supposedly under government permis
sion, from Kentucky to a Los Angeles,
CaL, druggist for “medicinal purposes.”
When the sheriff seized the whiskey
and communicated with Judge Tarver,
he was instructed to destroy the ship-
• * - -
menL Attorneys for the railroad com
pany. however, got busy and got a tem
porary injunction through federal court,
•and later, when attorneys representing
the whiskey people decided the matter
was for the state courts to settle, Judge
Tarver granted a temporary, injunction
until he could hear the case.
In his decision made Saturday, he
held that the shipment violated both
the Volstead law and the state prohi
bition laws. He held that as the state
and federal courts have concurrent ju
risdiction in prohibition matters, the
government OTder was subject to revo
cation when it conflicted with the laws
of Georgia, which expressly prohibit
the transportation of liquor within the
state, and that when the shipment was
brought into Georgia, the Volstead act
was violated.
The whiskey, a solid carload, has
been valued at various amounts, rang
ing from $40,000 to $100:000. and if the
supreme court of Georgia affirms Jndge
Tarver's decision, then the whiskey
will he destroyed. In the meantime,
it is under lock and key in the Dade
county jail at Trenton.
Rev. Josiah Crudup
Is Again Moderator
of the Association
North Georgia Baptists Held Greatest
Session Last Wgek at Deep Spring
Fine Results Are Shown
The sixteenth annual session of the
North Georgia Baptist Association was
held last week with Deep Spring Bap
tist church. There were many dele
gates from the churches, and large
crowds from the immediate neighbor
hood were in attendance every day.
Some of the older men who have at
tended the association annually for
many years declared it the best session
in the history of the association. It
convened on Thursday morning and ad
journed Saturday evening. There was
fine fellowship among the delegates
throughout the entire meeting. More
baptisms were reported than in any
year in recent times.
All the former officers were re-elect
ed unanimously by acclamation, to-wit:
Rev. Josiah Crudup, moderator; Mr.!
C. L. Foster, clerk; Mr. J. M. Bridges,
treasurer.
A large part of the business of every
association consists of the reading of
the reports of special committees on
the different departments of denomina
tional activities. There were the usu
al number of these, and many of them
would make good reading here, but
they would take too much space to put
them down at length, and must give
place to some other matters of general
interest
The afternoon of Thursday was
made highly interesting by the. intro
duction and passage of a memorial in
regard*to ‘-the proposed Baptist Junior
College for Northwest Georgia. The
paper was introduced by Mr. J. J.
Copeland who followed it with a splen
did address on education and the needs
of our people for such a school as is
being advocated in press and pulpit.
Other interesting and inspiring ad
dresses followed, and the memorial was
adopted unanimously and with great
enthusiasm.
There was a number of visitors from
other sections of the state. Not being
able to name them all we will name
only those who came on special mis
sions. Rev. T. W. Tippett, of Vienna,
spoke on the organized work of the
Baptists in place of Dr. Arch C. Croe
who expected to come but was kept
away by other pressing duties. This
was Mr. Tippett’s grst visit here. He
made a good impression on our people
and was well pleased with Northwest
Georgia Baptists. Mr. H. L. Batts. B.
Y. P. U. field worker, made a splendid
address on his particular work. Dr.
J. W. O’Hara, enlistment man for this
territory, was there with his literature,
and his good word and influence.
The eleven o’clock hour each day was
devoted to worship and preaching ser
vice. Thursday at eleven o’clock the
introductory sermon was preached by
Rev. M. H. Welch, who gave the asso
ciation a great message from the text.
“Preach the Word. ’ Rev. J. E. Hud
son preached on Friday to a large con
gregation, bringing a strong and in
spiring message. The eleven o’clock
(Continued on last page.)
Members of Nix Family Jailed
in Connection with the
Death of Negro
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
VERDICT AT INQUEST
In Spite of Coroner’s Jury’s Exoner
ating Men, Judge Tarver Order
ed Them Held Until Matter
Could Be Investigated
The lifeless body of Clarence Taylor
(colored)- was found on the west of
the Southern Railway tracks near the
Elk Cotton mills early Monday morn
ing, and Clint, Walker, Daws and Star
ling Nix are being held in jail here
pending* a thorough investigation of
the matter, despite the coroner’s jury’s
verdict that deceased came to his death
from being struck by a Southern en
gine. The men are being held on Jndge
Tarver’s order until he reaches here
from Dade county court and can go
into the matter.
On Saturday, one of <the Nix boys
was arrested at Taylor’s home in the
southern part of the city, for drunken
ness and pointing a pistol at another,
it being alleged that he went to Tay
lor’s house and created a disturbance,
Taylor telephoning for the police. When
he was arrested by Policeman Kettles,
he showed a disposition to resist ar
rest, and Taylor helped the officer tie
him with a rope. Nix was given a
chaingang sentence on his plea of guilty
and, according to the evidence at khe
inquest, other members of his family
were looking for Taylor during Sunday.
One of the sisters of Taylor testified
that shortly after noon Sunday, one
of the Nix boys went to Taylor’s home
and told her ithat he was going to kill
him.
The testimony of the physicians who
examined the body was such as to
cause the coroner’s jury to render a
verdict that the man was killed by a
train, within a few minutes after the
jury retired after hearing the evi
dence. \
One arm was bruised and cut, and
there was a fracture of the skull, the
neck being broken. Dr. McAfee testi
fied that the wounds were such as
would probably have been received had
Taylor walked onto the track in front
of the train. He could not. however,
account for several cuts about the
head.
Tom. Will and Rob Robs, three ne
groes who- were wilth Taylor the after
noon of his death, were also arrested
by the officers; but Judge Tarver told
the sheriff to give them a hearing be
fore a justice of the peace, if they
wanted it, but he further instructed
that the Nix men be held until his ar
rival here.
BOTH DALTON AND ROME ROUTES OF
DIXIE HIGHWAY OFFER MUCH ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENTS IS THE TRUTH
Trip Taken Last Sunday by Civitan Committee Fails to Show Why Times Writer
Should Laud Rome Route and T^en Knock Dalton—Both are Far From
Perfect—Some Observations of AU-Day Trip.
A special committee from the Civi
tan club, thinking that probably an ar
ticle recentl yprinted in the Chattanoo
ga Tildes, which announced that in
spite of the longer mileage, the Rome
route'of J;he Dixie Highway was pre
ferable to the Dalton route, might be
in error, grabbed a big car and a lizzie
here at 7:35 o’clock Sunday morning
and started a trip of exploration.
The Times writer let It be known
that the ride over the Rome route was
a thing of beauty and a joy forever,
while the Dalton route was enough to
make the stoutest heart quail in its
boots, or words to that effect.
Well, the local committee couldn’t
see it in the same way, the unanimous
opinion being that, while there was
an extra-fine stretch of road north
from Rome in Floyd county—much
better than any to be found on the
Dalton route—the Rome route didn’t
have anything that would justly en
title its champions to lord it over Dal
ton.
Fact is, outside of the above-men
tioned stretch in Floyd county, neither
route has anything to brag a whale of
a lot about—both ought to be ashamed
of the condition of the road, for there’s
plenty of room for improvement.
There’s a bad stretch of road on the
Dalton route between Calhoun and
Adairsville. Then after traveling a
few miles of good chert road in Chat
tooga county, after leaving Floyd’s
good rohd, you run into some mighty
bad road both in Chattooga and Walker
south of LaFayette, and in Walker
there are bridges in a mighty bad state
of repair. These are on the Rome
route. Then that road over Taylor’s
ridge can’t be lauded by a truthful
man.
In the Dalton party were both of
the Paul Fites, both of the Bill Sapps,
Tom Hopper, Mid Foster, Frank Rey
nolds, Bert Tyler, Jim and John Mc-
Leflan and Tom McCamy—a truthful
bunch if ever there was one. The writ
er knows for he was a member of the
party himself.
It was not until the trip was made
that the ones rolling could appreciate
the force of a time honored expression.
Paul Fite had his lizzie equipped
with a Packard bugle, arid when he
blew it, the little car, in spite of itself,
shied. Paul would lamp a car in'*the
distance, and then he’d take out after
it, opening the big trumpet at the same
time. Without exception, the occu
pants of the cars would pull to one
side of the road to let the “big boat”
by, and then would cuss when they
saw the lizzie. It showed clearly
where that expression “horn in” orig
inated.
Arriving at. Rome about noon, the
crowd landed at the General Forrest
hotel and ate dinner. That’s an insti
tution (the hotel, not the dinner, al
though it was all right) of which Ro
mans are justly proud. Dalton’s get
ting ready to build one just as good,
although smaller.
At the Forrest hotel, the crowd ran
into Jack McCartney, who used to live
in Rome bnt now has headquarters in
Savannah. In his white duck clothes,
Jack lacked only the gold braid to
make him an admiral.
The crowd rolled inljo Dalton at 6:30
o clock, and Tyler had to take to his
bed. He swears it was the bumping
JOSEPH BIGGS
Joseph Biggs of Anson, Tex., is one
of five Texans who have passed the
century mark. He is a veteran of the
Mexican war, and until recently was
a cattleman. Early in 1921 he turned
over his cattle ranch to his children
and moved into Anson where he could
find the gayety lacking on his ranch.
Jtel Proposition
Is Looking Better
Says Horace Smith
Meeting of Committee to Get Report
Ready for Civitan Club—Meet
ing at Fite’s on Friday
H. J. Smith, chairman of the Civi-
tan’s hotel committee, announced at
the last meeting of the dub that he
thought he would have something defi
nite to report relative to the proposed
hotel at the next meeting of the club,
and the indications now are that he
will be able 'to report the plans well
underway.
Monday morning, Mr. Smith called
the members of his committee together
and invited a number of other business
men to meet with the committee. The
question of a site for the proposed ho
tel was discussed, and the meeting der
cided unanimously that from a bus
iness standpoint, the site of the old
Hotel Dalton building was the place
for the new hotel. Mr. Smith an
nounced that he would call the com
mittee together again later in the week,
at which time a definite decision would
be made, and the committee could go'
before the people to sell stock.
The opinion of the meeting was that
probably the best method to pursue
would be to sell stock to about half the
value of the hotel, and issue bonds,
or preferred slock, for the other half.
It was roughly estimated that the cost
of the hotel should be $100,000.
The Civitan club Friday meets at
the Fite Hardware company’s store on
Hamilton street, aDd the luncheon will
be served by the women at the Presby
terian church. A “regular” feed is in
prospect, and this, coupled 'with the
interest that attaches to the meeting,
will doubtless attract a big attendance.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT
OF SCHOOLS UNDERWAY
The music department of the public
schools has gotten underway. The
teacher, Mrs. E. B. Ruden. sees a
splendid outlook for a class worth
while.
She begs to inform those interested
to register their children at once. De
lays are always dangerous, but partic
ularly so when the educational or ar
tistic interests of a child are involved.
COHUTTA ODD FELLOWS
PLANNING BOX SUPPER
The firs’t Saturday night before the
second Sunday in October, tjiere. will
be at Cohutta a box supper for the ben
efit of Cohutta Lodge of Odd Fellows,
for the purpose of rebuilding burned
hall. There will be a contest fro the
prettiest girl between Dalton and Co
hutta. Everybody is invited to come
and bring a box and he prepared to
vote in pretty girl contest.
GOOD SERVICE SUNDAY
AT FIRST METHODIST
Last Sunday morning, an excellent
service was held at the First Methodist
church, six new members being added
to the church roll.
over the Rome route that put him out
of commission; but the writer believes
it was the terific jar from the big horn
on the lizzie that shook his equilibrium.
The trip was enough to satisfy the
crowd that that Times writer is “an
other” in the strictest sense of the
word.
Council Ready to Take Action
When Committee Submits
the Resolution !
POLICE CHIEF BATES
IS CHECKED UP SHORT
Suspended Until He Can Make Satis
factory Explanation — Council
Meeting Attracted Large Crowd
Last Monday Night
City council Monday night went on
record as favoring the calling of an
election for a bond issue of adequate
proportions to make needed repairs and
extensions on the public school build
ings and to build a modern high school
building.
Committees from the school board,
the Merchants’ association, the Dalton
Wloman’s club and the Civitan club
were present to request that council
give the people an opportunity to vote
on the question of bonding the city for
$S0,000 for these needed improvements
in the school system.
Frank Manly, chaiiman of the board
of education, told council of the desire
of various organizations here for a
bond issue to relieve the congested con
dition of the schools arid to build a
modern high school building. J.
T. Duncan, acting superintendent of
the schools, told council of crowded
conditions, with 250 children without
desk room. Mrs. M. E. Judd, W. M.
Denton and T. S. McCamy tola council
that the Woman’s dub, the Business
Men’s association and the. Civitan dub
were in favor of the improvements
suggested. Col. W. C. Martin and oth
ers stated that they were for the
schools arid~!Tny " improvements that
were needed.
Mayor Wood appointed a committee,
composed of Councilmen Caylor, Ket
tles and Kenner; Frank Manly, T. S.
Shope, W. C. Martin, Mrs. M. E. Judd,
W. M. Deriton, C. D. McCutchen and
W. M. Sapp, to consult and draft si
resolution to be submitted ty city coun
cil calling for a bond issue, fixing the
amount and the time for the election.
Chief Bates Suspended.
At the opening of council meeting,
Mayor Wood informed that body that
it was his painful duty to call for the
suspension of Police Chief Bates for
conduct unbecoming an ofljier. Council
unanimously voted for the suspension
of Chief Bates, but nothing was said
as /to the reason for the action.
It is alleged the reason for council’s
action was that Chief Bates’ col
lections checked short by about
$1,800, this being reported by W. H.
James, certified public accountant from
Atlanita, who went over the books since
last April, when the audit was made
and affairs were found to be in good
shape.
Chief Bates had the collection of
street tax, license fees and recorder’s
court fines.
A formal request was made of Chief
Bates to explain the discrepancies in
the deposits to the city’s credit and
the hooks. If a satisfactory explana
tion-is not made, the suspension will
stand, and another chief will be elected.
License Taken Off.
Council voted to take the license of
$50 per year required of cotton buyers
off the schedule, letting people buy cot
ton here without being required to pay
license.
A request that the alley be
tween Selvidge street and Thornton
avenue be opened up on the north side
to Chattanooga avenue, made by the
property owners interested was referr
ed to the street committee with power
to act.
WANTED FOR KIDNAPING,
MAN IS BROUGHT By
Tillman Davis Arrested in Colnn
and Brought Here
Tillman Davis, the second of the tv
men wanted here in connection wil
the disappearance of two yonng gir
from their homes in North Dalton, wi
brought here Friday night by Depul
Sheriff Parsons, who went to Color
bus after the man who had been a
rested there. Jim Sissom, the oth<
man charged with the crime, was a
ready in jail here.
Davis, according vto a statement <
the officers, says the two girls accor
panied him to Columbus; but he clain
he doesn’t know where they were wh«
he was arrested, having last seen the
the day prior to his arrest. »