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DADE COUNTYTIMES T-PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY— HUNT & TATUM, Proprietors It. F. TATUM , Editor. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DADE COUNTY Entered at the Post Office at Tienton Ga., as second class mail matter. Terms SI.OO per year in advance. Advertising rates reasonable and will be aaade known upon application. All communications must be accompa Hie with the read name of the writer. Address all correspondence to The Times, Trenton, Ga. At another place Judge Fite ex plains the famous ,4 hooze and boodle’’ letter written by him soon after he was defeated to Congress two years Bince. The McCamy people have been making much Apolitical capital out of it in the judicial race. The fact is that is about all they can get up against Judge Fite outside of per sonal matters and they are working f it overtime “even unto the end.” Read synopsis of T. C. Milners speech published in this issue. He shows you why you should vote for him against Col Maddox. / As this is the last week before the primary election we were com pelled to leave out all communi cations and other important mat ter. Write again. The ball game between Trenton and Chattanooga High school last 'Saturday in a double-header re sulted in a complete victory n favor of the locals. J The following named persons beaded by Ben L. Pace of Chatta nooga composed a picnic party spent the day here Sunday : Mesdames MeCarron, Nicholson Misses Lula an 1 Thelda Johnson, -Irene Roland, Stella Fritzmeier, Eva Phillips, Crista Beaver. Messrs. Louis Phillips, Roland Dewitt, Thomas, Pace, j Williams and Mr. , ; Dean. } The Editor received a copy of tjbe Da l las Texas News from W. W. Pace. The paper gives a de tailed account of the recent storm and floood which swept the state and destroy el millions of property and several hundred lives. I SeeJ. 0. itoberson for your dry goods, groceries and most ev erything else, except saw mills, at • thedowest possible price. i 1 m , ' NOTICE. Paragraph 15 in the rules for the state primary of 1908, which reads as follows. “The County Democratic Exec* .* utive Committees in appointing the managers and clerks for said r Democratic primaries herein pro r vided for, shall select tlie same at .least ten days before the first pri r *nary, and as far as practicable in aeleeting.such managers and clerks ; give representation to contesting candidates. V The paragraph above quoted is , self-eXplaiVatory. This rule in se lecting managers and clerks to give /representation to contesting can didates, should and does commend itself to the friends and supporters of both candidates tor Governor. IMPORTANT DECISfON. It is important that you should decide to take onlv Foley’s Honey and Tar when /On have a Cough or cold- ks it will,, cure the most obstinate racking cough ami ex pel the . cold 'trom your system.- Foley’s Honey and Tar ecu la in* no harmful dug. f 7 . jj ‘ r Trenton Drug Store. J.' a\lnsidious danger. One of the wost featirres of knhiey trou ble istiiat it is atv insidious disease and be l.ti> the victim -realises his danger he may nave n '.fa till nsaladv. Take Foley’s Kid ley Remedy ay tjie fiis;t,sign of tmidde as 1 \l ’curnyls . irregufarities and, prevents ! (-irbrl)i : s disease anu diabiHes., - -v, T.reupjn Drugstore y l?i‘ **' ' 1 >G A 'KF(>RPB PERFECT SECITiIT/A F'dev's Houev and'Tar affords perfect seen - U,v lyoiii ptietoaonia and . A*Crp. * the bn-st' c bstinate coughs -and a\V have pevara single 4il- Honev and l 4 jif. )iad been taken *•'" Stores.. • The Man, Joseph M. Brown. (By Col. John E. Donatson.) Concluded from page 1. at Savannah, an advantage over those of our state in all the mar kets within our own borders. 7. Our candidate will give you a safe, sound, and conservative bus iness administration that will res tore confidence, induce capital to return for investment, lower your tax rate and bring peace, prosper ity and happiness back to all classes of our people. Those who have money in their pockets and yo debts can a fiord to vote for Hoke Smith if they wish to prey on other peoples propert, at bankrupt prices, but those who have no money and many debts must vote, as they pray, for our candidate, to deliver us from the incubus of the ‘refawm’ adminis tration. Pool your issues stand together, and work incessantly for our Joe and a glorious victory, that will be worth millions to the people of Georgia, will crown your efforts. SYNOPSIS OF SPEECHES Delivered at Dalton, Ringgold and Other Places by Col. T. C. Milner, Candidate for Solici tor General of the Cherokee Circuit: He began his speech by saying that he had requested by publica tion in the Dalton papers, and also by personal request, Mr. Maddox to enter Into a joint discussion with him of the issues involved in the campaign and had offered to divide time with him and was sorry that Mr. Maddox had de clined to accept the invitation. Continuing, Col. Milner among other things said, U I desire in the outset to state that it is not my purpose to say anything to mar the feelings of my opponent, or any one else. lam going to speak plainly and explicitly of some things that I am anxious for you to know. As to my qualifications, I am warmly endorsed for this office by the Carterxvillc bar and the Cal-j houn bar, where I have practiced law all my life. I submit that this office does not ( belong to me, nor does it belong to Mr Maddox. It is an office within the gift of the people, who believe in equal rights to all and special j privileges to none. The uniform and unbroken cus tom of Solicitors General who have proceeded Mr. Maddox in this office has been to hold this olliec for only eight years and then re tire or go up higher. My oppo nent has held the office for twelve years, four years longer than any solicitor has ever held it since the creation of the circuit, and now he is asking the people to give him the office for sixteen years, which ! will be twice as long as any Solic itor has ever held it before him. During r. Maddox 12 years term in office he has averaged #4 000 per year and has therefore ! made S4B <X)O out of the office, besides this he has been using dur ing this 12 years free passes over the Southern road and also the \V. & A. Railroad. He is now the senior attorney at Dalton of the Southern railway company, and ; his attorneyship of this company • extends through several counties of the circuit through which this road passes, and as 1 am reliably | i informed, is receiving from this road a salary which is paid him by V , the month, and is riding on a tree pass over the Southern road and an interchangeable pass over the W. & A. railroad. As railroad corporations tire as likely to vio late the cri mi mil law of this state as individuals; and are subject to mdietm ait and prosecution for vio lating these laws, I submit tit i my honorable opponent sho tln j not be allowed to-hold the o.iic v i Solicitor General and at the same time represent the interests of th; > road as its attorney, as it is impos sible for him to impartially repre sent both interests at the sam * l,time. "v ; ; / - 4 . ; ' A Now. my friends. J kindly sn\ be your consideration to the subject of placing Solicitors General upon a salary instead of allowing them to receive their compensation out of the fines imposed by the j udge and forfeiture of bonds. In the first place, in my announcement I J say in no uncertain terms that I favor a change in this system. My opponent in his announcement says nothing about it. but from his communications and his acts relative to this financial question, it looks to me like he is trying with his Italian hand to straddle the fence, and I will tell you why directly. We are all children of the state, and this grand old com monwealth of ours should throw her arms of protection around the rich and poor, the high and the low, the learned and the mfearned all alike. Wherever true facts are presented a cry fora radical change in this system will be heard from Lookout Mountain to the Atlantic coast. I hold that a Solicitor Gen eral of this state should be so hemmed in by legal rules that the sole motive that should govern his conduct in the prosecution ol the citizens of the state should be to uphold and vindicate the law un trammeled by reward or the hope thereof, and how can he do this with perfect impartiality when his compensation depends on the ver diet of the jury? It is too high and responsible an office for the temptation to be put before those who are honored with it to use it for personal gain. This is the humanitarian side of this ques tion. Now. let’s look at it from a financial point of view. 1 contend and defy successful contradiction that this judicial circuit, as well as ihe whole state, would be finan cially benelitted by putting Solici tors Generals upon salaries. In some of these circuits, particularly in the counties embracing the large cities, Solicitors General redeye annually under the present system anywhere from six to ten thousand dollars. The average sum so col lected by them would be not less than six thousand dollars, and if Solicitors General should be al lowed the same salaries that are paid the .Judges of our Superior courts, $3 000 the people of the State would save annually s7~> 000 after paying Solicitors General their salaries. Now siiue 1 have shown you that the putting of Solicitors upon sal aries will greatly enhance the moral tone of our courts as well as be of direct financial benefit, 1 de sire now to take up and discuss briefly an article written by W. H. Payne, Jr., of Chattanooga, Term which was addressed to .J. C. Bry ant, editor of the Catoosa Record, and before doing so, 1 desire to slate that my opponent suggested the writing of this article and paid lor its publication, and that it was writt en for the purpose of combat ing that part of my announcement advocating the putting of Solici tors General upon salaries. Now 1 wish to ask you the plain practi cal question: If Mr. Maddox is sincere when he says that lie too favors the salary system, why should he lie paying for the publi lication of an article written by a friend of his in Tennessee, who writes to combat the salary sys tem? 1 desire to state that the Comptroller of Tennessee and Mr. Payne are not in harmony on this question. Here Col. Milner read from the Catoosa Record the article above referred to, in which Mr. Payne advances arguments against the salary system and in favor of the fee system. Col. Milner stated that upon reading Mr. Payne’s ar ticles he had written to the .Hon Prank Dibrell, Comptroller of the Treasury of Tennessee, asking for the facts concerning the workings of the salary system now in force as compared with the fee system which formerly was the law in Tennessee. Me read the Comp trollers report, showing that the law had been in force there about ten years and a clear saving to the state-the fird yVmr of s>9 688- <lB. an 1 proving c inclusively that the salary syst vn has saved the >ta‘;e a large sum of money every Je iv si'lteethe change. Continuing Col. Milner said, “J have also lettferS in my possession from lawyers in Tennessee of the highest reputation and character. They agree that the system is an admirable one, and has saved the state avast amount of money. Ii the main they agree that since the date of the change to the salary system there has beer, a Wonderful falling off in the number of ma licious and frivolous prosecutions and indictments and the t*ass prosecuted are more meritorious agd that there is a decided increase in the per cent of convictions of real criminals, and a very marked improvement in he rPoreem nt of the criminal laws of the s ate. Writing on this subject, one of Tennessees strongest lawyers in point of ability and character and a gentleman who has been fre quently spoken of for Governor of that state, referring to Mr. Payne* letter says that the greatest saving made by the change of the law is not so mmh in the saving in the District Attorneys fees hut in tlm enormous reduction of criminal cases, thus reducing the expenses of the courts. Jlesavs that effort? have been made by Distiict At torneys and their triends at every session of the legislature since the passage of the act asking for a res toration of the fee system, hut to no avail. Referring to the heavy criminal dockets under the lee S', stem, he says, ‘‘they choke the dockets of our courts, produce strife among the people, and ac tually impeded and disci edited the prosecution of real crime. I have these various communi cations from these able gentlemen in my possession, and it would afford me great pleasmeto let any searcher after truth read and pon der for themselves. I know fellow citizens, from a careful study of this question that this change in the law will not only save you money, but will accomplish the higher and grander aim to give the unfortunates who are indicted for violating the ciiminal laws o' the laud a higher respect for the ad ministration (f the criminal aws and a wanrferful falling off in pros ecutions and indictments, and a d.cideu increase in the per cent f convictions and a marked im proveinent in the enforcement of toe criminal lavvf*. If the people see fit to elect me [ will be personally present at the cm pi to] when the hill providing for the putting of Solicitors General on a salary is before the commit tee, and will do all in my power to procure its passage. I hope my views on these mat ters meet your approval, i earn estly solicit your support, promis ing you a faithful discharge of the duties of this responsible office. FOR CORONER. We are authorized to announce the name of Mark Hale as a can didal for re-election to the ollice of Coioner of Dade county. Citation* Georgia, Dade County. 1). E. Tatum,'J. 11. McCauley, Joe rai son and oilier having applied for the establishment of anew public road of (lie second class in 1059 District of Dade County, to begin at l’recella Hale’s, lull ing thence in a tiorthardly direction through the lands ot Rrecills Hale, Win. Killian and J. 11. McCauley, and termi nating at J. 11. McCauley’s, and the length of said proposed road being about 3-4 of a mile. This is to notify all persons that on and after the first day of June, 1908, said new road will he finally granted if no good cause is shown to the contrary. This Ist day of May, 1908. Wm. O. Reese, Ordinav. Citation. Georgia, Dade County. Mrs. Ann J. Thurman having made applcation for twelve months’ support out of the estate of Stephen ll* Thurman, and appraisers duly appointed to set anart the same having tiled their return, all persons concerned are hereby required to show cause before the court ot Ordinary of said county on the first Monday in June 1908, why sad application should not be grant ed. This 27. h day of April, 1908. Wm. O. Reese, Ordinaiy. Citation. Georgia,, Dade County. The return of the appraisers setting apart tvyeive month’s support to the family of Geo. 11. Moore deceased, having been tiled in my ollice, all peisons concerned are cited i,o show cause by the 1 day of June, 1908, why said application for twelve months’ support should not he granted* This 4t.lv May, 1908. W- O. Reese, Ordinary. ft)IEYSKIBNEYOtRE Rakes Kldreys and Bladder Right *'■ Varnel! Sells il Cheap Attention Dade County Fartnet s We want you to come to our storfe ahd convenced th it we can save you money on your pi).vs, hoes, rakes and every - thing els • in the hardware line} inclu ling cook stoves. WELL HARDWARE COMPANY Cor. Montj. & Rossville Ave ; AN NO UN CBM NETS. For Congress. HON. GORDON LEE. For Solicitor General. To the Voters of Cherokee Circuit: As it will he impossible for me to see amt talk with all the voters of tiiis circuit, 1 therefore adopt this means of informing you that l am a candidate for the ollice of Solicitor General of the Cherokee Circuit, subject to the next democratic primary. The criminal law, to he u readiiy obeyed, must first he respected, and to *;ive due eilect and dignity to the proper execution of these laws, I believe that a luosecutin*; officer should be untrammeled by any suspicion that be is acting in the discharge of his official duties with any sinister or pecuniary motive. J therefore believe that the ollice of Solicitor General should be a salaried one and that the lines and forfeitures collected, as a penalty for the violation of the criminal law, should be paid into the county treasury of each co in ly in which the same are collected Your support at the ballot box I shall greatly appreciate. Your obedient servant, T. C. MILNER. Cartersville, Ga., Jan. 1, 1908. To the Voters of Cherokee Circuit: The State Executive Committee having called the primary for June 4, 1 now an nounce that I am a candidate for re-elec tion to the pffiee of Solicitor General of the Cherokee circuit, subject to the primary. My record is before you; I have tried to do mv dtt v; 1 thin!. I can justly claim that I have so conducted the a Hairs of the office that 1 have saved the tax-payers money by consuming no unnecessary time in the trial of cases. I have at all times kept in mind that time is money white the courts are in session. My knowledge of the duties of the office is sucii that 1 believe 1 ran do better in future that) 1 have in the past. I shall he engaged in the courts much of the time between now and June 4, and cannot see von all in person. Your support will be greatly appreciated. 1 promise tl re elected to do my duty, fearlessly and im partially. Res| ect In! 1 v, SaM l*. MADDOX. FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE. To the voters of Cherokee circuit: I have twice before asked at >ui hands the honor of being the Judge ot vour Su perior court, and each time you have de cided the matter against me. Rut ido not feel that 1 can lay aside a life h>ng ambi tion to li.ll this great and responsible office wit out once mure asking it at your hands assming you that whether or not you a:e .iow willing to elect me, I will not again be a candidate. My re< ord as a lav\er and a citizen of your circuit lor manv years is IhJ.>re you. It you think that this record is such as will justify a good citizen in voting for me, 1 your votes and influ ence. If elected 1 promise to the best of my ability I will endeavor to fill the great trust you impose on me without fear.favor, affection or bias, giving every man the im partial justice the law requires. Yours respectfully, R. J. MeCamv. To the voters of Cherokee Circuit: 1 am a candidate f or re-election to the judgeship of the Cherokee circuit, subject to the primary June t, 1903. Knowing that mv experience on the bench has better qualified me lor the dis charge of the duties of the office, and be lieving that yon agree with me and desire my re-election, I respectfully submit my candidacy to you. I desire to meet eacli of you in person before the primary, but may not be able to do so, as I will be busy holding court most of the time from now until then; and I therefore take this method of asking your active support and influence, assuring you of my appreciation ami gratitude ami promising, if you re-elect me, to serve you faithfully, impartially and to the best of my ability, as I have been and am now doing. Very truly yours, A. W. FITE. FOR STATE TREASURER Fo the Democratic Voters of Georgia: I am a candidate for Treasurer of this State, subject to primary on June 4, 1908. In making this announcement I refer with confidence to my long service in this department of ihe State Government, both as Treasurer and assistant Treasurer, cov ering a period of more than twenty years with apparent satisfaction to the people. I oiler my record in this office as evidence of my qualifications to fill it and as a guaran tee that the duties pertaining thereto will he well and faithfully performed if it is again placed in my charge. I solicit the support of mv fellow citizens. Very respectfully, Win. J. Speer. For Tax Collector. We are authorized to announce Hugh Widen, of Wildwood, as a candidate for Tax Collector tor Dade County. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. \Y e are authorised to announce tip name of Hon. \V. W. Gureton, of Rising Fawn, as a candidate for Representative of Dade County, subject to the action of the Dt mocratic executive Committee. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. We are authorized to announce the name of Hon. Lee Pope of Wihlwood as a candidate lor re< election as Representative of Dade County. He says if elected lih will continue to serve the neo. pie to the best of pis ability. FOR ORDINARY. To the citizens of Dade county: After numerous solicitations 1 have de cided t<> make the race for ordinary. My object in announcing so earlv is to fcive the people time to make inquiry concer * in*; me. After you have made careful in ve.-t ijjai ion if you find me deficient either in character or ability to conduct the office in decency and order and to the best iim teivstsof the tax payer, then l do not a.-k your support. Thos. J. Fuller. WM. O. REESE W e are authorized to anno no Wm. O* Reeso as a candidate f>r re-election to the Office of Or li lt ary of Dade County. For Prison Commissioner Vote for Ca-pt. K. R. Foster for Prison Commissioner. He is an experienced convict man. He es tablisliQd the State Farm from hills, gullies and marshes to line farming lands, built good build* ings for the inmates, a good stone building for the females, fine barns for each department. His policy is to amend the lease law, having the State and counties to controle the convicts, to make good roads and, extend W. X A. R. R. to sea coast. This will take the convicts out of competition with tree laoor. He is a success ful business man, and and a laics his policy, believing the people of Georgia will approve it. He comanded the Color Com pany of 21 Georgia Yol. Non e To Jail Builders ami ('outmotors: Bids will he received by tbe limit rsigmd up to 12 o’clock noon on ll.r th h dav <>t .June, 19U8 for the building and const mo tion of one Jail Cage of two cells and cor ridor completed, ton tract or to furnish all Jail material and labor. Size of cage to he 13 feet long by 10 fee ami 0 inch s wide and 7 feet high, including corridor. The same to be built according to die plans and specifications now on tile :-t the office of Ordinary of Dade County, Geor- gia. Work req ured to be completed before the 10th day of September, 19h8. terms of payment in cash 15 days after said work is completed and is accepted by tlie Dj<li nary and Jail 'Committee. The light is resoived by the Ordinary to accept or re ject a*ny or all bids. The contract will he let to lowest responsible bolder Successful contractors will be required to give ah acceptable bond in doable the amount of tbe contract for tbe faithful performance of the tame. All Jail ma terial ami work to be of First class: Terms cash—to be paid out of Jail funds cr any other funds in county Treasure not otherwise appropriated. The cost of said work to be about $ 1,000.0 b. Work subject to inspection by Ordinary and Committee during construction of same. This 4th day of May, 1908. Wm. O. Reese, Ordinary State of Georgia, Dads Conn tv: Will be sold before the Court House door in Frenton, in Said County, between the legal hours of sale on the First I uesuaj in June, 1908, the following describe* property to wit: Block I) in Bond addi tion to the Town of Trenton, Blocks D, ' • I, J, K. L, in Bond second addition to the Town of Trenton, and Lots Nos. 31, 32 an> 33 in Block D of Bond second addition to the Town of Trenton, Lots Nos* 9 111 Block C in Bond second addition to the Town of Trenton and Lots 30 in Block - in the Bond addition to said Town o Trenton, and one undivided one* third i■■ torest in lots Nos* 28, 24 and 25 in Bi*>* F in Bond second addition to the fowu <■ Trenton, containing in all fifteen arr ' s more or less, all of said property being j” said Dade Conn tv, Georgia, said prop*' \ levied on and to be sold as the property Win. (). Reese, bv virture of two^ certain ti fas issued out of the Superior Court said County in favor of William C iiminins representative of Thomas Cu nulling* V , tate, and W. G. Morrison against s Wm. O. Reese, properly pointed out said fi fas and, now in the possession o Defendants in ti fas. This 4th day of May, 1908. K,W. Thurmain Sheriff* #