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VOL XXXIII—NO. 37.
largest vote offer causes
EVERYONE TO HUSTLE NOW
ALL subscriptions and support that is promised for
the end should be turned in this week— every
SUBSCRIPTION COUNTS BIG THIS WEEK—THE BIGGEST OF
FER WILL SOON BE OVERr— HURRY! HURRY!
CONTEST BULLETIN.
DISTRICT ONE —Miss Robbie
Smith leads her district again today
with 24,607 votes. Mrs. J. B. Wil
liamson moves up into second place
in the district with 20,210 votes to
her credit.
DISTRICT TWO —Miss Lois Ed
wards takes the lead in her district
and of the entire published list, hav
ing 25,450 votes and Miss Grace Mc-
Knight is second with 23,830 votes.
DISTRICT THREE—Miss Ethel
Thomas, of Five Springs, leads her
district with 23,540 votes and Miss
Lois Foster, of Tunnel Hill, is but a
few votes behind, having 23,480.
DISTRICT FOUR—Mrs. Luther
Roberts, of Tilton, jumps into the
lead in her district with 22,880 votes.
Miss Nell Spear, of Varnell, is a
close second with 22,540 votes.
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x Today’s Answer x
x Never again in this contest x
x will your subscriptions earn x
x as many votes as they will up x
I x to Saturday Aug. 12th, at 9 x
x o’clock in the evening. x
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The opportunity time in The Argus
big content is fast comnTg’'fo h close.
Saturday night at nine o’clock is the
hour named for its closing and every
contestant who is in the race to win
should exert every effort to turn in
every available subscription between
now and Saturday night at nine
o’clock. This big offer will not be re
peated during this contest and every
subscription must be sent in before
nine o’clock Saturday night. Not one
subscription will be received after
that hour to apply on this offer, so
don’t fail to be on time.
Everybody Hustling to Win.
Everybody is hustling this week
to gain the lead and bank a big re
serve force to be used at the finish.
The chance to lay up a big reserve
and gain the head of the list is one
that few are willing to pass up and
the contestants are all working with
might and main to win the coveted
place. If some of the contestants
have got a few more votes on the pub
lished list than you have don’t be
discouraged and don’t stop the good
work of securing subscriptions and
votes in the contest. Determined ef
fort will always be rewarded. If you
show by your work in interesting your
friends that you are in the contest
to win, votes will come thick and fast.
Every reader of The Argus is going
to cast his or her vote in this elec
tion and the great majority will east
their votes for those who are interest
ed enough to hustle for themselves.
Eight now is the time to convince
your friends.
Special to Outside Contestants
Contestants living in the country
districts who cannot get to the office
Saturday night may mail their sub
scriptions Saturday night, and any
letters mailed so that the postmark
•shows that they were mailed before
nine o’clock Saturday night, will be
counted on this offer. This is done
to give the country contestants the
same opportunity to get in subscrip
tions up to a late hour as those in the
city who can come to the office per
sonally.
Candidates who have subscriptions
in view, but who have been holding
back awaiting developments, should
read carefully the following:
The following schedule will be in
THE DALTON ARGUS.
Bogin
i force on all subscriptions from
Monday, Aug. 7th to Saturday, Aug.
12th, inclusive.
Daily Argus.
Price Votes
3 Mos 1.25 2,400
6 Mo 2.50 6,000
1 Year 5.00....... 15,000
2Years 10.00 39,000
3 Years 15.00 72,000
4 Years 20.00..120,000
5 Years 25.00150.000
Weekly Argus.
Price Votes
1 Years 1.00 1,500
2 Years 2.00 3,600
3 Years 3.00 6,000
4 Years 4.00 9,000
5 Years 5.0012,000
10 Years 10.0036,000
DIVISION OF DISTRICTS
District No. 1 includes all territory
in the city of Dalton, east of the W.
6 A. Ry.
District No. 2 includes all territory
in the city of Dalton west of the W.
& A. Railway.
District No. 3 includes all territory
outside of the city of Dalton west of
the.W. &A. Railway. Towns on the
W; & A. north of Dgltpn are includ
ed in this district.
District No. 4 includes all territory
outside or the city of Dallon 'eh'st ! X»f
the W. &A. Railway. Towns on the
W. & A. and south of Dalton are in
cluded in this district.
The Automobile.
The automobile to be offered is a
Maxwell runabout, purchased through
the Crawford & Denton agency in this
city. It will come fully equipped
with extension top, patent wind shield
and magneto. Think of the little ex
cursions, the moonlight rides and lit
tle pleasure parties that you and your
friends may plan and enjoy with the
reliable Maxwell automobile This
car will be a joy forever to the con
testant winning it.
As a second grand prize The
Argus offers an elegant $300.00 up
right piano. This instrument comes in
a handsome case and is rich in tone
and qualty and the winner will have
every reason to be proud of it.
Diamond rings and gold watches
will be given in each district as first
and second prizes, after the grand
prizes have been awarded, making a
total of twelve prizes. The territory
of the contest has been divided into
four districts.
Nominate yourself or some friends to
day. The Argus is back of every
promise made in this contest, which
means that every promise will be kept
to the letter. On receipt of a nomina
tion the contest manager will call and
explain the contest in detail. Assis
tance will be given you in organizing
your friends as co-workers for you.
“A Square Deal” for all is the
motto of this contest and equal treat
ment will be given every contestant.
There will be no favorites.
Getting an eany start will mean
much to you in the way of getting
votes, for it encourages one's frfiends
to immediate action in one’s behalf.
Any lady, either married or single,
may enter this contest and win the
auto or any other prize in the list.
Save the Votes.
Be sure to save the ten vote cou
pon printed in each issue of The Ar
gus. Put the name of your candidate
on these votes and either mail them
to the Contest Manager or drop them
in the ballot box which is just inside
the door of The Argus office.
LEADING PAPER OF NORTH GEORGIA. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
DALTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AUGUST 10. 1911.
HUNGRY
VAUEY
ON QUI VIVE
f
A MONSTER GOOD ROADS MEET
ING LAST NIGHT AT DUG
GAP SCHOOL HOUSE.
STEREDPTICON PICTURES SHOWN
Eloquent Speeches Made That Met
the Hearty Approval of the Valley
Folk, x-
In a spirit of facetiousness all that
territory from Jim Ford’s fish pond
on down below Yeager’s was dubbed
by Wiley Ford as “Hungry Valley”
because, forsooth, they raised more
and better things to eat than perhaps
any other section of Whitfield county.
This valley has awakened to the im
mense possibilities of a system of
good roads. It has always had the
best roads in the county, which in
years agone did not spell much but
they were the best by comparison.
There was a meeting last night in the
interest of good roads for the valley.
It was an earnest meeting. The peo
test yourself, be sure to save the vote
coupon anyway, for some one of your
friends will want them and appreciate
it if you save them.
‘ Another Way. | g
Uh every siibseriptfcm,
for) votes will be given subscribers
and contestants according to the vote
schedule printed below. Votes are
allowed on both old and new subscrip
tions, Daily or Weekly, when paid in
advance or arreas.
Ask the contest manager to send
you a receipt book and start right
out among your friends securing their
subscriptions and votes. - •s tc
Y T our friends will all be glad to help
you if you ask them.
The contest will be over in a few
short weeks and if you should win the
Maxwell automobile, the piano, or any
of the other prizes, you will be glad
that you spent your spare time in
the contest.
The contest will positively close,
Saturday, .September 2nd, and the
prizes will be given away regardless
of the votes it takes to secure them.
The very fact that the closing day
will be in the hands of three disinter
ested business men should warrant
that fact. So if you really want the
auto or any one of the other prizes,
make the effort today, right now.
ing in Dalton or its territory, may be
come a candidate. It is not necessary
to be a subscriber to the Argus in
order to enter. Just fill out and send
in the nomination blank printed in
The Argus. A nomination counts for
1,000 votes.
Io Votes Io
IN THE
Dalton Argus Big Automobile
and Prize Contest.
For Miss or Mrs
District NoAddress
Votes must neatly trimmed and
pinned together in order to be counted.
NOT GO JD AFTER AUGUST 14th.
pie intend to do something and do it
right away and the part of Whitfield
county that has a better piece of road
than Hungry Valley by the time win
der sets in has got to get to work by
tomorrow morning and do some mighty
good work at that to even keep pace.
All of the foregoing is just prelim
inary to the meeting which occurred
last night at Dug Gap church which
is about the center of the valley and
is headquarters of the valley, so to
speak. By a special arrangement Mr.
Romeo Freer prepared photographs of
food roads and bad roads and trans
erred thm to slides and ran them in
, his stereoptican. The large crowd,
many of which could not get into the
church but stood by the windows, en
joyed the pictures and took special
delight in approving the pictures of
the good roads and disapproving the
pictures of bad ones. As the pictures
i were thrown on the canvas Mr. B. A.
Tylfcr explained each one and the au
dience appreciated it. After the pic
tures were over Mr. Tyler called upon
Frank T. Reynolds (“Good Roads”
Reynolds) for a talk and if there is
one thing above another Mr. Reynolds
is ready to boost it is good roads for
he has heen at it for 18 years in this
county. He gave the audience a few’
valuable suggestions as to the worth
and cost of good and bad roads. Mr.
W. M. Jones next gave the “mud
ways” some hot shots. Hon. H. J.
Smith added quite a good deal of en
thusiasm by his splendid speech. Col.
W. C. Martin grew so eloquent in his
advocacy for good roads an old citi
zen remarked that the Colonel was
getting in some of Doctor Felton’s
old hallelujah licks. Mr. Dennis
Barrett made some plain remarks that
meant business and coming so direct
ly for a man of his stamp means a
gt'eat deal. He does not do things
jin a half-way manner. Mr. B. A.
i Tyler got in some of his well known
i and practical ideas of the matter. Mr.
’ W. H. Bird, for the Valley folks, re
sponded in a fine talk that got a
hearty second from all. Thus it may
be truly said that the first big gun
loaded with real ammunition for good
roads for Whitfield was fired last
night and the ramparts of bad roads
got a mighty hole torn from its inex
cusable ramparts. The broadsides
poured into the “mudways” of this
county are going to sweep away the
holes, bumps and hogwallows out of
i the public roads and with the spirit
of progressiveness rebuild with pikes
that w’ill not only be a comfort and
pleasure but a money-making, time
saving, investment to the people of
Whitfield county and they deserve as
good as any people on earth. God
Almighty will bless the man who is
merciful to his beast and there is no
better way to do it than to give him
good roads to pull his loads upon.
Those who went from Dalton to the
meeting wee Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Tyler,
Mr. Romeo Freer and aunt. Col. W.
C. Martin and wife, Hon. H. J. Smith
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Flowers,
Mr. and Mrs. Medford, Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Judd. Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Jones, Misses Carrie Green; Will D.
ONE BN
IN ROME
GEIS BEER
AVERAGES 332 KEGS PER
MONTH AND YET STAYS EN
TIRELY SOBER.
TRIED BY COURT ANO FREED
It Looks as if the Romans Were Fond
of Pilsner, Magnolia and Other
Chattanooga Brands.
Evidence showing that Frank Mur
phy, a well known negro drayman,
had hauled 673 kegs of beer through
the streets of Rome in two months
time and showing where he had dis
posed of almost two hundred kegs of
the stuff, failed to convict the negro
of violating the prohibition law and
he was acquitted by a city court jury
Tuesday after several hours delibera
tion, says the Rome Tribune.
A strong factor in Murphy’s favor
it is thought, w’as the statements of
G. W. Fleetwood, the well known
prohibitionist, and Ccaptain W. P.
Simpson, who testified as to the good
character of the negro.
The state put up an exceptionally
strong fight to convict the negro. E.
E. Lindsey, agent of the Southern
Express Company, declared that 653
kegs of beer had been received by
the negro between May 1 and July
1. It was also proven that the dar
key had received twenty kegs of the
stuff over the Central of Georgia, by
freight.
Bill Ballard, a colored employee of
the Davis Foundry and Machine Co.,
said that on two separate occasions
he had bought a keg of beer from
Murphy, paying $4 per keg for it.
The defendant then introduced the
evidence of Captain W. F. Simpson
that Murphy was a negro of good
character. The same statement came
from the lips of G. W.» Fleetwood.
From another witness came thte
statement that from twenty to twen
ty-five kegs of beer a week had been
ordered in Murphy’s name by the
moulders of the city for their own
individual consumption; that this beer
cost in Chattanooga $4 a keg and
that the icing in Chattanooga was
fifty cents a keg; that the drayage in
Rome of the beer and empties was
fifty cents a keg and that they were
entitled to return the empties at a
cost of $2 a keg.
After considering the case from
11:30 a. m., to 3:10 p. m. the jury re
turned a verdict of not guilty.
CONGRESS MEMBERSHIP
IS FINALLY SETTLED
Washington, Aug. B—President Taft
today signed the reapportionment
bill under which the house of repre-
I sentatives is increased from 391 to
433 members with two more if Ari
zona and New’ Mexico are admitted
to the union.
Grass widows sometimes result from
the sowing of wild oats.
Wailes and Messrs. J. G. McClelland.
Dennis Barrett, R. A. Johnstone and
Frank T. Reynolds. A gentleman
from Center Point and one from
Rocky Face present last night said
they wanted those pictures shown at
their places and also wanted their
neighbors to hear some of the speeches
ike those made last night. The fever
is spreading.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAB
BIG CROWD
HEARS MUSIC
AND SPEECHES
LAST NIGHT AT THE BIG GET
TOGETHER MEETING OVER
ON FORT DEPENDABLE.
FULLY TWO THOUSAND PRESENT
That the Great Heart of Dalton
Beats in Unison, Was Clearly
Shown.
Between fifteen hundred and two
thousand men, women and children
gathered in the historic precincts and
embrasures of Fort Dependable last
night to see and hear of the much
talked of Get-together meeting and
if numbers alone amount to anything
the meeting was eminently success
ful.
But more than that, the speeches
and good humor prevalent added much
more to the impressiveness of the oc
casion.
Promptly at 7:30 the bell in the
sheriff’s home began to ring and for
the first time thousands heard its
sonorous, deep-mouthed tones. Im
mediately following the Dalton Cor
net band struck up “Dixie,” a tune
to conquor with, and the people be
gan pouring out of their homes and
presently the streets and avenues lead
ing to the fort were filled with those
eager to get over there on time. ;
Promptly on the hour, Colonel
Julian McCamy, the past master of
the art of chairmanship, opened the
exercises by a few brief introductory
remarks and presented Honorable
Horace J. Smith, who delivered a mas
terful address of welcome that was
timely, cordial and appropriate. Mr.
R. A. Johnstone, owner of the Dal
ton Argus,, for a large list of new
citizens, briefly and eloquently re
sponded. Frank T. Reynolds follow
ed with a story or two and suggested
the importance and necessity for the
building of the proposed railroad
connecting Dalton with Murray coun
ty. Colonel Walter M. Jones, for the
Bryan M. Thomas chapter of the Dau
ghters of the Confederacy, told of
the inception and the work following
the raising of the funds for the mon
ument to the late Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston. Mr. Jones was particu
larly happy and eloquent in present
ing the subject. Mr. R. H. Baker
told of the trying times in Dalton
during the civil war and drew a
splendid comparison between the days
now and then. Hon. Paul B. Tram
mell. mayor of Dalton, was introduc
ed by Colonel McCamy as the next
governor of Georgia and this met with
thunderous and deafening applause.
Mayor Trammell then proceeded to
confer tax-paying privileges upon the
new citizens who have recently come
• • -x '‘'iWßs
to make their home m this city.
After this there were several hum- . £
orous events introduced that illus- !
trated how people could get together
for the common good of the city.
The exercises were interspersed with
music bv the Dalton Cornet band
that filled up the program in an ac-|
ceptable way. Mr. Seebold, the own
er of Fort Dependable, is due the.
thanks of all for the use of so de
lightful a spot for the entertainment
and for having made out the prOj
<rram. The grounds were amply light |
ed and if the glorious old harves,
moon had not shown his face ther .
would have been light enough anj'
how. Those who did not go
owe themselves some other treat,