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■l. XXXII—No. 33
IE FLIES 10
KANSAS CITY
ling Aeropianist in Curtiss Bi-
I Plane Goes From Topeka
to That Place.
Its With Mishaps and Accidents
lut Pluckily Keeps on His Course.
■Topeka. Kan., June 15 —J. C. Mara,
■cplanist, sailed away in his Curtiss
■lane at ten minutes after 5 o’clock
■ morning, headed for Kansas
■y, in an effort to win the cash prize
■55,000.
Mars’ start was wholly auspicious,
■ barely enough wind was blowing
■tir the leaves of the trees on avia-
I field. About 5 o’clock Mars
Ik his seat and after some slight
■ting of engine, gave the signal to
let her go.” He met many mis
■s and repeated accidents inter
led with the flight. He has reached
Idland, Kansas, and declares he will
■nine the trip.
KY can operate
ITS OWN ICE PLANT
Lte Supreme Court So Says in a
■Case Coming Before Them From
■am ilia.
■\tlanta. Ga., June 15—The Jeffer
■iian democrats and other Camil-
Is who feared that a step in the
|eetion of socialism was being Jak-*
■when I ot Camilla (L<i.
■ open and’ operate a i£e
Inf. failed to prove their ronten-
In to the satisfaction of the state
■reme court and that body has
led. in a decision handed down yes-
Iday, that the city had the consti
lional right to establish and operate
I ice plant and supply ice to its
lizens.
[The court took as its precendent de
mons permitting municipalities to
Irnish heat, light and water to citi
■is, and decided that if it was per
■ssible to deal in water why not
Bozen water, or if in heat, why not
I cold. The supreme court, thus de
ling, sustained the lower court at
Bunlla which had refused to grant
(■injunction asked for by Holton
■n others.
INVENTION of governors
MAY MEET IN ATLANTA
I Atlanta. Ga., June 15 —That a very’
hong fight will be made to get the
Itional convention of governors to
line to Atlanta in 1912 developed at
|e state capitol yesterday, when Mc
lenzie Todd, former secretary to
lovernor Wilson, of Kentucky, but
state examiner, said that the
lovement to bring the 1911 conven
|° n to Frankfort had been heartily
lined in by Governor Brown, with
r e understanding that it w’ould he
Itlanta’s turn the year following,
he strongest fight against Kentucky
f r the 1911 convention will be by
|nio, the state of Governor Harmon,
I' 10 is looming up as a presidential
psibility.
W Progressive Rome Citizen.
I Atlanta, Ga., June 15—J. Caldwell
sorter, vice president of the State
putual Life Insurance Company at
|ome, was in Atlanta yesterday on
hsiness. Mr. Porter is one of the
r'ungest insurance officials in the
. oited States, but at the same time he
f one best known in the south
pd one of the most capable. In ad
r Jon to taking a prominent part in
P management of the State Mutual
pffe, he is a leading factor in the
1 '' c Industrial Life Insurance Co.,
■ ' * is interested in some of Rome’s
tading industries.
THE DALTON ARGUS.
LEADING PAPER OF NORTH GEORGIA.
FARMERS 10 ORGANIZE
UNION IN DAITON
Saturday, June 18th Has Been Select
ed as Date to Organize Local Chap
ter in the Dalton District.
Saturday, June 18th, the farmers
of the Dalton district will meet at
the court house promptly at 12
o’clock for the purpose of organizing
a local Farmers’ Union in the Dalton
district.
The promoters of the organization
urge all farmers in this section to at
tend and take part in the meeting.
There is a large number of far
mers in the Dalton district who have
signified their intention of joining
the union and the indications are
that a healthy membership will be
added to the county organization from
the Dalton district.
SHE ROBBED THE WIFE,
AND THEN ROBBED HIM
Atlanta, Ga., June 15 —That C. G.
Shearer, of Atlanta, who left a de
voted wife and happy family some
months ago to elope with a Mrs.
Cauble, with whom he had studied
spiritualism and psychology, dropped
dead in a hotel under dramatic and
perhaps suspicious circumstances at
Florence, Italy, is the substance of
a message received here by Sherer’s
friends.
It is said that Mrs. Cauble was with
him when he died and that she took
rings from his. fingers and re
moved everything from his pockets,
witnesess
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HASKELL THREATENS
TO KICK MARSHAL
Federal Officer Serves Citation on
Governor—Guard Around State
House
Oklahoma City, Okla., June 15—
Deputy United States Marshal Chris
Madsen, of Guthrie, last night served
a. citation on Gov. Haskell to appear
in the federal court to show cause
why he should attempt to remove the
state capitol from Guthrie.
Last night Deputy United States
Marshal Heck Thomas was repulsed
by the governor because of his at
titude. The governor had snatched
a subpoena from the hands of Sheriff
Mahoney, of Logan county.
According to Thomas the governor
said:
“I don’t care who you are; I am
the governor of Oklahoma. Get out
of hero or I will kick you down the
stairs. ’ ’
The action of Guthrie officers in
detaining and searching Labor Com
missioner Daugherty created no lit
tle condemnation among the state
officers here, and the mayor of Guth
rie has been called upon for an apol
ogy. Adj-Gen. Canton, of the Okla
homa national guard, conferred with
Gov. Haskell today. He said that if
any records were needed it was a
matter of duty for the guard to get
them.
The capital commission, to consist
of three members, two democrats and
one republican, probably will be sel
ected by Gov. Haskell tomorrow. The
commission is charged with platting
the lands set aside for a capitol and
building the structure. The mem
bers serve for two years, each draws
$4,000 a year salary, and is under a
$5,000 bond.
“I don’t suppose the comet serves
any useful purpose cavortin’ ’round
up yonder.”
“Nope. Dr. Hank Hurdock says
it’s the vermiform appendix of the
solar system.” Cleveland Plain
Dealer. w
DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, (910
BIG CAROUSAL
PROVES FATAL
Twelve Burned to Death by Fire
Caused From Carelessness
Following Spree.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., June 15 —
Twelve Hungarians were burned to
death in a shack at Falls View, Ont.,
early today. Eight others were
badly burned and are in Niagara
Falls hospital. The origin of the
fire is yet unknown, but it is pre
sumed that it was caused by care
lessness following a night of carou
sal.
If a man can’t invent anything else
he always can deviltry.
AFTER THE ATLANTA
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES
Atlanta, Ga., June 15—Sergent
Newport Lankford, chief of the city
detectives, upon whose life an at
tempt was made less than two months
ago by a midnight marauder, was
saved from a fiery death and his
house from destruction by a series
of lucky circumstances last night, af
ter a daring incendiary had soaked
portions of the house in oil and ap
plied a torch.
S ie J’S"
geanf. Ins whole family and a young
lady visitor. About two-thirty a. m.
the sergeant happened to awake and
saw the lower part of his house in
flames. The sergeafit rushed bare
foot and unclothed to the nearest fire
box, after arousing the other inmates
of the house. Rut the apparatus
would have been too late to save the
structure had not a fireman seen the
blaze even before the call was sent
in.
An investigation showed that the
fire bug had soaked the heavy plank
under the house with kerosene.
It is believed that the man who
who made the attempt on the officer’s
life was one of a number of blind
tigers whom he has been relentlessly
prosecuting.
Several months ago a would-be
murderer crawled into Lanf ord’s
house through a window one night
and was about to approach the offi
cer’s bed when he awoke.
“And who will be tjie principal
villain of your production?” asked
the friend.
“Oh, the first night critic, I sup
pose,” replied the manager, wearily.
Washington Star.
ATLANTA NOT SO BAD
AS FIRST REPORTED
Atlanta, Ga., June 15 —Take off
your hat to Atlanta! She is getting
better as well as bigger and noisier,
despite the unkind things said by
Richmond and other envious neigh
bors. Her citizens are going to
church more than they did a year ago.
(Be it said in passing that they can
go a whole lot more yet and there
will still be empty pews). But at
any rate they are improving. This
is shown in the reports showing the
growth in Methodist churches, pre
sented to the district conference, now
in session in Atlanta, which may be
taken as a barometer of the general
situation. It shows that the total
membership in this district this year
is 17,719, whereas it was last year,
17,323.
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fiEai advertising medium in piedmont section.
FRIES TO KILE
THE GOVERNOR
Socialist Fires Five Shots at a
Military Governor and Then
Kills Himself.
Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 15 —General
Varesanin de Vares, military gov
ernor of Bosnia and Hersegovina,
narrowly escaped assassination to
day. He was returning to his palace
after having opened Diet, when a so
cialist named Karajic fired five shots
at him with a revolver. None of the
bullets found their mark.
Following the failure of his at
tempt on the life of the governor,
the would-be assassin shot himself.
1
FARMERS LOOKING
FORJOOD YIELD
Oat and Wheat Crop Never Looked
Better, and Cotton Does Not Look
So Bad.
Sam P. Maddox was exhibiting a
bunch of turf oats on the streets Mon
day afternoon, by actual measurement
being 61-2 feet tall. They were
grown on his farm three miles east
of Dalton. He has twelve acres in
all, part of the crop being of the ap
plet all indications
they'’Jin bushels (6 the
acre. The farm is known as the old
Lee Richardson place and is in charge
of S. R. Staten.
Col. Maddox is not the only “town
farmer ” who can boast of good yields.
John N. Caylor, who recently pur
chased a fine farm eight miles from
Dalton, near Tunnel Hill, has sixty
acres in cotton, which he says he feels
confident will make fifty bales of cot
ton, provided there is no backset.
His place is being run by L. E. King.
Neither of these gentlemen are very
gloomy over the crop prospects m
Whitfield county.
Taking it all together, from what
we can learn of the farmers in the
county, this has been a fine year for
the oat and wheat crops and there
will be an abundant yield, while the
cotton crop will not be so bad as re
ported.
EDUCATIONAL RALLY
WILL BE HELD
Ex-Governor Smith May Be One of
the Speakers—Other Prominent
People to Attend and Take Part
on Program.
Preparations are being made for
a big educational rally in Dalton dur
ing the Whitfield County Teachers’
Institute, which will be held during
the week of July 18. Dr. W. P. Love
joy is at the head of the movement,
and has already secured some ex
cellent speakers for the occasion,
among them being Prof. Jere M.
Pound, Prof. Hill, of Athens, and it
may be that ex-Governor Hoke Smith
may come, his definate answer not
yet being given.
Dalton and Whitfield county is look
ing forward to this event with in
terest. The rally will take place on
July 19. A program will be announc
ed later.
A girl can imagine romance that is
more real to her than steak and fried
potatoes are to a man.
MBS. FANNIE DECK
DIED WEDNESDAY
Funeral Will Take Place Thursday
Afternoon at the First Baptist
Church in Dalton—Was 82 Years I
Old.
Mrs. Fannie Deck, wife of the late
Jacob Deck, died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Berry Wood, at Green
Bush, Ga., early Wednesday morning.
She was 82 years old in October.
Mrs. Deck was one among the oldest
citizens in Whitfield county, where
she had made her home for many
years and reared a large family. She
was a consistent member of the
church and was admired and respect
ed by a large circle of aequaintences.
Mrs. Deck is survived by the fol
lowing children: Mrs. Callie Mitch
ell, of Attalla, Ala.; Mrs. Lou Wal
lace, of Atlanta: Mrs. Berry Wood,
of Green Bush; Miss Joe Deck. Mrs.
Minnie Howell and Mrs. W. C. Tre
vitt, of Dalton, and a number of
grandchildren.
The funeral services will take place
Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock, at
the First Baptist church.
Where Pa Came In.
The young couple were out with
the new baby when they met the man
who had formerly been the husband’s
rival.
“So this is the new baby,” said
the former rival enthusiastically.
“What a beautiful child he is! He
looks just like his mother. He has
eyes of blue just like hers, and his
nose ,is just the same. He has her
I chin and mouth, and did you ever see
such a resemblance in their ears?
What a beautiful child?”
The wife beamed, while the husband
stood by glumly.
“Well!” he blurted out, “The kid
hasn’t grown his teeth yet. Do you
think I’ve got a chance there?”—
New York Sun.
In Fair Preservation.
One winter, some years ago, says
The Youth’s Companion, a large
whale was killed near one of the At
lantic seaports. Its carcass was tak
en ashore, loaded on two flat cars and
transported far inland to cities where
a whale was a curiosity that people
would pay to see. It was necessary
of course that the exhibitions should
be given in unheated halls, and as
it was a cold winter, the whale kept
in a fairly good state of preservation
for a considerable number of weeks
before it became imperative to close
the amusement season so far as that
particular cetcean was concerned.
While it was on exhibition in Chica
go a merchant from a little town in
Southern Illinois, who happened to be
the city on business went to see it.
When he returned home he could talk
of nothing else.
“You may think you’ve seen big
fish,” he said, “but unless you’ve
come across a whale somewhere you
haven’t.”
“How long was it Jeff?” some
body asked him.
“It was mighty close to ninety feet
and about fifteen feet thick. It was
the biggest thing I ever saw out of
water that swims in the water.”
“Well.” said the village doctor,
“you didn’t expect to find it a smelt
did you?”
“No/” he answered, hesitatingly,
“but it did, just a little.”
“Do you think you can make my
daughter happy?” asked Mr. Cum
rox.
“She has been happy with you,
hasn’t she?” rejoined the confident
youth.
“I think so, sir.”
“Well, if she’s that easy to please,
there Ought to be no difficulty.”—
Washington Star.
One Dollar a Yea
TO AMEND THE
CITYJMRTER
Bill to Be Introduced to That Ef
fect, Providing for “Abutting
Property” Ordinance.
Will Also Give City Power to Donate
Site For Proposed Joseph E. John
ston Monument.
At the coming session of the Geor
gia legislature a bill will be intro
duced by Representative M. C. Tar
ver, amending several acts incorporat
ing the city of Dalton, among them
giving power to the city council
for grading, paving and improving
streets and sidewalks under the abut
ting property ordinances; also to give
council authority to donate a suitable
site to the state of Georgia for the
erection of a proposed monument to
General Joseph E. Johnston.
The notice of the introduction of
the bill follows:
Notice is hereby given that at the
next session of the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia, a bill will
be introduced, the title of which is
as follows:
An act to amend the several acts in
corporating the City of Dalton, Whit
field county, Georgia, so as to give
the Mayor and Council of said city
authority to grade, pave and other
wise improve Hamilton street in said
City, or so much of said street as
lies North of Morris street, and south
of a point the W. & A. tracks *
cross said street; also to grade, pave
and otherwise improve the portion
of King street lying between the
court house and the W. & A. depot;
also to grade, pave and otherwise im
prove the portion of Crawford street
from and including the intersection
of said street with Thornton avenue
to the W. & A. passenger depot, and
to authorie said Mayor and Council
to charge two thirds of the cost of
so paving or otherwise improving
Hamilton, King and Crawford streets
to the abutting property owners and
to enforce collection of such charges;
also to authorize the Mayor and Coun
cil of said City to grade, pave, mac
adamize and otherwise improve all
streets within the limits of the afore
said city upon presentation to the
said Mayor and Council of said city*
of a petition or agreement in writing
signed by owners of a majority of the
property frontage on a particular
street or block, and to authorize said
Mayor and Council to charge two
thirds of the cost of so improving
any and all streets and blocks to the
abuting property owners and to en
force collection of such charges; also
to give authority to the Mayor and
Council of said city to construct, or
have constructed, such sidewalks in
said city as they may desire, out of
such material and of such kind as
they may desire, with the power in'
said Mayor and Council to charge the 1
costs thereof to the abutting property
owners and to enforce the collectin
of such sidewalk charges; also to
give authority to the Mayor and
Council of said .city to donate to the
State of Georgia a suitable site for
the erection of a proposed monu
ment to General Joseph E. Johnston;
also to regulate the collection of
street tax in said city and for other
purposes.
CAMP AND SPENCE
CAPTURE LARGE STILL
Deputies A. J. Spence and J. F.
Camp report a large still captured
four miles east of Tilton, taking place
Tuesday evening. More than a thou
sand gallons of beer and other in
grediants used in the manufacture of
the “stuff” was destroyed.