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VOL. XXXIH-NO. 20.
■s[ OF BELVA LOCKWOOD
I DRAWS BIG CROWD TODAY
suit against woman
■wYER ATTRACTS MANY
AMONG THE
■ LADIES OF DALTON
IB LOCKWOOD MAKES
Pspeech IN OWN BEHALF
This Morning Case Went to
■y and at Hour of Going to Press
Verdict Had Been Returned —
was Warmly Contested and
is Curious to Know What
of the Jury WiU Be.
H
jm*y in the case of Brackett
retired at 11:30 this
and up to the horn- of going
no verdict had been re
have the people of Dalton
H. interested in any legal pro
as they have in the trial of
oor. HKma-c suit for SIO,OOO brought
bracket t against Mrs.
Lockwood.
case was called yesterday im
b»t«Bely folowing the noon inter
and the evidence proceeded
a vear aeo Brackett and his
P or^^B received about SI,OOO from the
in payment of govern-
to she descendants of the
had him arrested on a war
ip-iick,.!! with larceny
■■rush hei-anse he refused to pay
per cent as her fee.
‘ 1"' did not employ
lie was placed in jail
later released.
e!| s,n t for SIO,OOO
alleging' that the defendant.
et( maliciously sued out
built
tiful ’ ant ' Wll -’""t probable cause,
purpose being to extract mon
him which he did not owe.
auty
Won to be Leading
-W Auto Town in North Ga.
•day-
Ro-
'b S »^B° n P rom ' ses e one °f Gie
~| in automobile towns of
j b? in Georgia.
“ b ’’ arp llow thirty-six owners of
dois^K 1 r ' le ;i||, i every (lav adds
list.
a halt dozen cars have been
a> nia, ‘- v ( i a . vs and there are
iuie * people who are now casting
BB Gances a t the joys of motor
r tbe ■ . .
.t ‘ n ’'- or automobi!|itis or
th< ‘ " la . v 1,(1 called.
gß' *" ’ l(l eome prevailent and
IB*' ni.ilajiy ; s a pleasant
n
t ei-■ -‘'tti'iir a car and joining
Mr. W. M. Hardwick,
’ ' n ! ''' automobile,
t &*■'' A,blil ’a with Dr. 11. L. Er-
P'nchased four cars which
’'Ph 1 '! out from the factory
babf ■ feß r,r ‘"(-nty days,
ttw- ■ of a 35 horsp ,
oier- as fleeted for Dr. Erwin.
9 sp " Morpedo body and will
W’Ppcd especially for a phvsi
■ ns e.
ir3- p
' Hardwick will have a
' '' "1 ilie same make.
It and most exclusive
‘ U ' , ' K Purchased two other
are placed with parties
THE DALTON ARGUS.
LEADING PAPER oMWTH GEORGIA. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
Mrs. Lockwood occupied the wit
ness stand in her own behalf for an
hour or more yesterday afternoon and
last night, just before the adjourn
ment of court. Attorney W. E. Mann,
representing Brackett and Attorney
J. M. Rudolph representing the de
fense, addressed the jury.
This morning Attorney H. F. Sharp
of Rome, spoke for Mrs. Lockwood
and Col. W. C. Martin for Brackett
and Mrs. Lockwood made a strong
speech to the jury in her own cause.
She proved herself entirely equal to
the emergency so far as making a
speech was concerned and handled her
facts as would any male attorney.
The jury received the charge and
retired at about 11:30 in the morn
ing. *
Brackett’s attorneys endeavored to
show that Brackett did not have a con
tract with Mrs. Lockwood and that
even had such a contract been made,
a man cannot be rightfully imprisoned
for debt.
Mrs. Lockwood’s attorneys en
deavored to show that Brackett when
he made his original application em
ployed the woman lawyer and agreed
to pay her ten per cent and that in
1907 he filed a supplement to his or
iginal petition for seven minor chil
dren, also employing Mrs. Lockwood
and agreeing to pay her ten per cent.
Mrs. Lockwood's attorneys also in
troduced into the evidence a true bill
found years ago against Brackett for
horse stealing and his alleged plea of
guilt and the court sentence. This
was done presumably to show that he
could not be seriously damaged in the
present case, as he had already been
imprisoned for other charges.
“How are you so sure that we’re
going to have warm weather from
now on?”
“Well. I’ve been trying to make
the furnace burn right all winter, and
I finally succeeded this morning.”—
whose names could not be learned.
One of these cars he intended for
his own use, but they were wanted by
other parties.
After this Mr. Hardwick intends to
keep his line of automobiles in stock
at the garage on Pentz street so that
immediate deliveries may be made to
purchasers without the usual wait for
factory shipments, these with a full
stock of repairs and supplies.
The cause of the unusual rush for
automobiles is said to be the building
of asphalt streets and the proposed
general improvement of streets and
roads in Dalton and Whitfield county,
as well as the natural impulse of peo
ple at this time of year to be out of
doors and enjoy.
The future holds gr«at things for
the automobile owner and even now.
with the improved condi ion of roads,
the upkeep of cars is said to be small
er than ever before in the history of
l the town and county.
So far as Dalton is concerned, the
industry is booming. They used to
say that in the spring a young man s
fancy lightly turns to love, but it is
not that way now. His fancy, as
well as the fancy of the old men and
the ladies and the children, turns in
vitably at this season to automobiles.
To grab the steering wheel of a 20
or 30 horse power car and turn on
the juice is some sport. What!
DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 6, 1911.
DEMOCRATS IN
POSSESSION
CONGRESS OPENS EXTRAORDI
NARY SESSION WITH CHAMP
CLARK IN THE CHAIR—BRY
AN AND HARMON ARE PROMI
NENT ON THE FLOOR.
o—O—o—O—O O O O 0
| POLITICAL COMPLEXION
o OF THE 62D CONGRESS o
o The political complexion of o
the sixty-second congress, con-
0 vened in extraordinary session, o
is as follows:
o Senate—Republicans 50; de- o
| mocrats, 41; vacancy 1.
o House—Democrats 228; re- o
publicans 160,. socialists 1, va-
o cancies. 2 o
In the sixty-first congress,
o which adjourned March 4, the o
senate membership was:
o Republicans, 59; democrats, o
32; vacancy 1.
o . . The house membership was: o
Republicans 217, democrats,
o 174. o
The senate vacancy is from
o Colorado, the legislature being 0
democratic. lowa is expected
o soon to elect a successor to the o
late Senator Dolliver, whose
o seat is now occupied by Lafay- o
| ette Young.
o The house vacancies are o
| from the ninth lowa and, |
o the -sc* Mis- o
tricts.
o—o—o—o—o o o o o
Washington. April s—The5 —The Sixty
second congress met in extraordinary
session at noon yesterday. What the
session will bring forth in the way
of legislation, or when it will adjourn
were matters on which no one cared
to venture an opinion.
The democrats took full .possession
of the house and put Champ Clark,
of Missouri, in the speaker's chair.
In his speech accepting the honor Mr.
Clark warned the democrats that the
eyes of the country were upon them;
that the party was on trial, and that
it had an opportunity for the first
time in sixteen years to prove its
worthiness for a still higher expres
sion of confidence on the part of the
American people.
Throughout the day the shadow
of the coming presidential fight hover
ed about the capitol, and there is no
question that maneuvers for political
advantage will play an important part
in the affairs of each house during
the next few months. William Jen
nings Bryan, of Nebraska and Gov.
Harmon, of Ohio, were prominent fig
ures or the floor of the house during
the opening ceremonies, and both
shared in democratic demonstrations,
which marked the day.
Washington. April s—President5 —President
Taft’s first message to the sixty-sec
ond congress will go in today, ac
cording to unofficial information at
the White House. The president be
gun the dictation of the message ear
ly yesterday and when the cabinet met
at 11 o’clock laid before his advisors
a rough draft of the document.
The message according to announce
ment, will deal only with reciprocity
with Canada. Reference to a perma
nent tariff board or to other kindred
subjects will be dealt with later if the
present plan is followed. The mes
sage will not be long and will fol
low closely the speeches made by the
president on reciprocity.
‘What a title man he is!”
“Yes, indeed! Just the sort of a
sawed-off that some strapping big
woman will marry some of these days.
—Detroit Free Press.
WANT A GAME
WITH LEAGUERS
• "
EFFORT BEING MADE TO IN
DUCE CHATTANOOGA PROFES
SIONAL TEAM TO PLAY A
PRACTICE GAME WITH THE
LOCAL “SWATTERS.”
Dalton baseball fans want to see
a game between the locals and the
Chattanooga league team and to this
end, word has been sent to Mana
ger Smith, of the Lookouts, asking
what the prospects are for a mix up
within the near future.
At this season of the year South
ern League teams are putting in hard
work on spring practice and it seems
not unlikely that the Tennesseeans
would be willing to take us on for a
game, for the sake of practice.
Dalton has quite a number of play
ers who in time gone by, dem
onstrated their ability to deliver a
right nifty article in the way of base
ball and a nine could be gotten to
gether here which would at least
cause the Chattanooga people to real
ize that they were playing the game.
If the game is arranged it will
draw a good crowd among the local
enthusiasts.
1/5 DELEGATES
ATSWLMFET
THIRTEEN COUNTIES TO SEND
175 YOUNG PEOPLE TO DAL
TON TO CONTEST FOR MENTAL
AND ATHLETIC HONORS—
GREAT INTEREST BEING MAN
IFESTED. I
Superintendant Lucas, of the Dalton
Public schools has received a letter
from Secretary Walter P.. Jones, of
Rome, in regard to the meeting of the
Seventh District High School associ
ation which will convene in this city
on April 21 and 22nd.
There will be thirteen High schools
represented and there may be others
to enter within the next few days.
Dalton will during these two days
entertain 175 students and the con
tests in music, oratory, spelling and
all other scholastic branches, as well
as the atheletic contests will attract
attention all over North Georgia.
Delegates have already been sel
ected from two high schools in Rome
and from the high schools at Dallas,
Cedartown, Cartersville, , Calhouns,
Cave Springs, Tunnel Hill, LaFay
ette and Dalton and those from the
other schools will be chosen immedi
ately and the names of all published
as soon as they are known together
with programs.
The letter of Secretary Jones is as
follows:
“Rome, Ga., April 3, 1911.
“Dear Mr. Lucas:
“Within two weeks I should be
able to send you names of contestants
in the meeting to be held with you on
21st and 22nd.
“So far I can report thirteen
schools that will be represented with
probably 175 delegates. There may
be other schools added within the next
few days, though I belive there will
not be more than fourteen at the
most.
“The judges in the oratorical and
English contests will be a man from
the English department of the univer
sity, one from the Technological
school and superintendant of the Car
rollton schools.
“Will you please send me names of
your speakers and titles of speeches
MOVEMENT FOR RINGGOLD
DAETON HIGHWAY GROWING
CITIZENS WANT MEETING IN NEAR FUTURE TO START OPERA
TIONS—SCOUT CARS WILL GO OVER THE GROUNDS AND
ASCERTAIN WHAT IS NEEDED—MANY OFFER SUBSTANTI
AL AID.
Enthusiasm continues to grow over
the movement to make the road be
tween Dalton and Ringgold a suitable
highway for tourists, automobilists
and cyclists as well as for the trans
portation of farm products.
It was announced today that a meet
ing will be called in the near future
and that all persons interested from
every quarter are invited to be pre-*
sent.
Editor Bryan, of Ringgold, was in
the city yesterday and he volunteer
ed his hearty co-operation for the
movement in Catoosa county.
It is proposed to have committees
go before the various grand juries and
ask their cooperation. It is believed
that both Catoosa and Whitfield
counties will donate something to the
cause and that Chattanooga and Dal
ton citizens will be willing to give
substantial aid.
A citizen of Chattanooga who was
in Dalton yesterday believes that
Chattanooga automobilists will enter
heartily into the scheme and several
Dalton motorists have already
agreed to contribute handsomely.
It is the idea of Mr. Horace J.
Smith, who is enthusiastically talk
ing up the matter, to get up a sub
scription list when the movement is
fully understood and see what can
be raised and then have a regular
road working period set apart and do
the job up well.
The farmers along the road between
Dalton and the government pike are
in favor of building this road and
several have already agreed to give
toward it. One citizen says he will
subscribe SIOO, and there are said to
be many others who will donate sub
stantial amounts.
It is proposed to have scout cars
Grand Jury Recommends
Donation to Monument
The grand jury today received a
committee of prominent society and
club women, all of whom are mem
bers of the local chapter Daughters
of the Confederacy and who appear
ed before the jury to ask that body’s
asssstance in raising funds for the
erection of the Joseph E. Johnnton
monument.
The ladies lack now only about five
hundred dollars and they desire the
there is gas escaping down stairs!
John (sleepily) —Great! Won’t the
gas company be sore when they find
it got away from them! —Puck.
“They say that Rockefeller is so
rich that his fortune increases by a
thousand francs every time his watch
ticks.”
“Good gracious! If I were he Pd
be in a continual fright lest someone
steal my watch.” —Pele Mele.
that we may include them in printed
programme? If you can do so wish
you would give me name of music
company and names or number of
pieces of music.
“I believe we shall have a good
meeting.
Yours truly,
“WALTER P. JONES.”
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
cover the road as it stands at pre
sent, taking along competent road
men with them to point out the nec
essary chair ;es and also to suggest if
a change of route is desired at any
point along the line.
The date for the meeting will be set
at once and advertised throughout all
this section.
WOMAN IS MAYOR
OF KANSAS TOWN
Hunnewell, Kan., 4—Mrs,
Ella Wilson is now mayor of this
town.
At the city election yesterday she
and O. M. Akers were tied for the
office. At first it was suggested that
the two candidates draw lots for the
office. But that did not appeal to the
male voters. They said if Mrs. Wil
son could race a man to a tie, she
ought to have the office. Therefore
(he judges of the election declared
her elected.
Now she says she is going to clean
up Hunnewell. In her campaign
speeches she declared the town was
harboring bootleggers and that the
pool halls were being run contrary
to law. She proposes to correct these
alleged infractions of the statutes.
There were two women candidates
for the city council and a woman run
for police judge too, but all of them
were defeated. The women centered
their efforts on the election of Mrs.
Wilson.
Anyone can smile when disappoint
ment comes —to the other fellow.
county to contribute $250 of this
! amount.
The committee was heard by the
grand jury and it was decided to re
commend that the county contribute
this amount.
The ladies say that Walker, Chat
tooga and Bartow counties have tak
en similar action for the Daughters
of the Confederacy and they are con
fident that Whitfield will rise to the
emergency.
Cleveland, 0., April 4—Shock and
grief caused by the discovery that
his sweetheart, Anna Neumeister, age
17, was his half-sister, caused the
death of John Ott, who died on the
street yesterday, according to the
coroner’s verdict today.
Unknown to Ott, the body of Miss
Neumeister had been taken from Lake
Erie but a short time before he died.
The discovery of their kinship had
prompted her to take her life.
Ott became boarder at the Neu<'
meister home recently. Sunday
the mother surprised him making love
to Anna. She then informed the
sweethearts that they were related.
“Do you find the cost of living any
lighter that it was, say five years ago?
“Yes sir. Two of my daughters
have got married since then.”—
Washington Herald.