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■oL XXXnI-NO. 39.
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S OF DOUBLE VOTE OFFER
Bliss Lucy Reed, of Trickum New Leader
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the last week of the contest.
ISDME GOOD
I ROAD NEWS
I FROM BELOW
1-; CALHOUN NEWS CONTAINS
FEW VERY INTERESTING
HEtems that are most ac
ceptable TO DALTONANS.
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■B* following ’*-'ir.s ale taken from
|Me Calhoun News of its issue today.
E -■Libert N. Tumlin, of Cave Springs,
to Calhoun Monday to confer
K Bh Mr. F. L. Dyar with reference
Good Roads Movement. At
recent Good Roads conference in
Mr. F. L. Dyar and Mr.
Bfclciidin were appointed on the com-
to work for the improvement
roads.
KHA scost ear will leave Atlanta Tues
of next week, and will travel by
B**- of Marietta, Cartersville, Cal-
BHin and Dalton to Chattanooga and
BB ura to Atlanta by LaFayette,
and Cartersville.
■Bfessre. Dyar and Tumlin are con
getting out a circular letter
HUB* 6 people along the proposed good
showing the advantages of good
We hope they will succeed in
this movement to the atten
of the public.
BBEhere is no more pressing question
IB consideration. Messrs. T>yar and
will devote considerable time
S attention to this movement and
|B U ‘ ( 1 be encouraged by all progress
citizens. They are the right men
right place.
■ A Tale of Two Cities.
BjCharles Dickens’ beautiful story,
BB Tale of Two Cities,” dramatized
a jthoto play, will be presented
II ’te Eastern Star performance
at the Dalton Picture
story is too well known to be
repeating; it is sufficient to say
photography is good, both
IPS' 'amatic execution and mechani-
Brt.
’ckets for the benefit are being
L F>y a force of young ladies en
fw in canvassing the town, and a
D *d of not less than 1,000 will
ness the various performances on
totsday. There will be good illus
lie<i songs, some of the best artists
Vln ? promised their services.
A. B. Findlay, of Coffee eoun
-18 in the race for gover-
r > and it won’t be long before he
out of it.—Rome Tribune.
TILL DALTON ARGUS.
Everyone is assured of this, to take
warning. Read the vote schedule.
Many thousands of votes were cast
in the contest Saturday and an ex
ceptionally large number of votes
clipped from the paper were receiv
ed for the many young women in the
contest. No doubt the polling will be
heavy the rest of the week as the
special offer will give the contestants
at the bottom of the list a chance to
create a reserve and also to poll heavy
in order to close the gap that exists
(Continued on last page.)
A DAETON
NEGRO IS
KILLED
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JOHN PONDERS IS SHOT TO
DEATH IN CHATTANOOGA BY
A WOMAN WHO PLEADS SELF
DEFENSE.
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Claiming tire rthwritteiTlaw'asTier
defense, Victoria Moon, a
will face a preliminary hearing in
police court this morning for the kill
ing of John Ponders, a negro, yes
terday afternoon. The woman ■shot
Ponders once in her home at the cor
ner of Florence and Tenth streets.
He died a short time later at Er
langer hospital, says The Chatta
nooga, Times today.
At the time of the shooting there
was no one in the room but the woman
and her victim. She states that he
attempted to assault her, and that she
shot in desperation, having failed to
ward him off by physical effort. It
is understood that Ponders died with
out having made a statement.
There had been trouble between the
two for some time. Ponders having
stabbed the Moon woman about one
month ago, inflicting several painful
wounds. She declared that she felt
no ill feeling because of this, and
that she had admitted him to her
home again. The woman is married
and her husband was at work at the
time of the shooting.
Ponders was a negro with a bad
reputation. Aside from the cutting
of the woman, he had been in several
police eases recently, having been
fined $5 and costs in police court only
a few hours before the shooting. He
was up for being drunk and disorder
ly. The negro was a waiter in a local
restaurant.
Chief Hill aud Capt. W. H. Smith
arrested the Moon woman, and she
is being held without bond.
Colonel Martin in Murray.
A prominent citizen from over in
Murray county today to an Argus man
said: “If Bill Martin will run against
Judge Fite he will carry my county
by at least one thousand majority.”
So it goes. A well known friend of
Judge Fite was in town today from
Catoosa county and as good as admit
ted that if Colonel Martin entered the
race he had but little doubt of his
carrying Catoosa county by a hand
some majority.
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LEADING PAPER OF NORTH GEORGIA. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 24. 1911.
COL MARTIN
LIKE BANOUO’S
GHOST WILL
NOT DOWN—AN EXCHANGE HAS
GOTTEN ALL THE CHEROKEE
JUDICIAL DOPE CORRECTLY—
THE PEOPLE WANT THE DAL
TON MAN TO GO IN AND BEAT
JUDGE A. W. FITE FOR THE
ERMINE.
Apparently tired of the kind of
advertising that the portion of North
Georgia comprising the Cherokee cir
cuit has been getting from the pre
sent judge of the superior court of
that circuit, Mr. Fite, a number of
the leading citizens of the Cherokee
circuit are making an effort to induce
Col. W. C. Martin, former senator
from the Forty-third district, to make
the race against Judge Fite, says the
Chattanooga Times.
Col. Martin is one of the leading at
torneys of the Cherokee circuit, and
while he has not as yet definitely pro
mised to run, it is practically certain
that he will accept the nomination and
make the race.
Colonel Martin is not a politician—
in fact he probably has fewer politi
cal aspirations than any other prac
ticing attorney in circuit —
apd l;e (loesiQ want jo enter into any
Scramble for the office, according to
i he'citizens. It is knownf* however,
by his intimate friends that he would
like to be judge of this circuit; he has
in the past, said as much; and the
fact that his desire leads in that di
rection makes his friends certain that
he will become a candidate if he is
made to see that the people want him.
With such knowledge, it is then be
lieved that his announcement will be
forthcoming.
Col. S. P, Maddox, widely mention
ed as a probable candidate for the
judgeship, has definitely decided to re
main out of the ace. He has stated
positively that he will not offer for
the office, and has given his friends
to understand that his decision is final.
Since being mentioned for the office
he has received numerous assurances
of support from men in every county
in the circuit, and would, had he be
come a candidate, have proved an ex
tremely hard man to defeat. But in
the face of this he has decided to re
main out of the race. He will, in all
probability, offer for the office some
time later, but he will not be a can
didate in the approaching election.
This decision on the part of Col.
Maddox has caused the friends of
Col. Martin to get busy in earnest,
and they are putting it up to him that
with Col. Maddox out of the race he
will have to run. It has served as an
added impetus to get Col. Martin in
the field, and so great is the pressure
being brought to bear upon him that
he is going to find it an extremely
hard matter to keep out of it.
The fact that Colonel Martin would
like to occupy the bench as judge of
the superior court of this circuit is
eing talked around by his friends, and
as soon as the people over the circuit
realize that he would like to serve
them in this capacity, his friends be
lieve he will receive enough requests
to cause him to become a candidate.
His friend are confident that Col.
Martin could easily carry the four
northern counties of the circuit, name
ly: Whitfield, Murray, Catoosa and
Dade. They also believe he could car
ry Gordon county and could, without
doubt, muster considerable strength
in Bartow. , . . »
CITY FATHERS
MET; DID MUCH
BUSINESS
IMPORTANT MATTERS WERE
DISPATCHED—THE OLD CAL
ABOOSE TO BE TORN AWAY
TAX RATE NEXT YEAR NIAOEUP
New Street Work to Commence at
Once. Full Account of the Session.
The Dalton city council met in reg
ular semi-monthly session last night
and transacted quite a lot of impor
tant business.
All of the member were present
except Aiderman King, who is sick,
and Aiderman Mann, who is out of
the city. Clerk Carroll was absent,
attending a funeral.
The coinmittee upon the selection
of a fire warden reported the names
of Messrsi Frank Manly, Frank Mit
chell and Chief Will Perry. The
council selected Frank Manly. On
motion of Aledrman Shumate the
council widl look into the advisability
of changing the fire limits on the
west side of Hamilton street. After
thorough!; considering the proposi
tion to allow the Cherokee Manufac
turing eoiiyany to lay a sideways of
rtmall stone nd chert on'rfs top aTong
side of its plant on Hamilton street,
the council agreed to allow it. Ai
derman Thomas voting no.. On mo
tion of Alderman J. J. Duane the city
will tear down the old calaboose,
Mayor Trammell remarking that it
was unprecedented. He knew of no
place under ten thousand inhabitants
that had no use for a bastile, a don
jon and thought its removal would be
good advertisement to Dalton as being
composed of such splendid citizenship
as to need no durance vile. The old
“Boose” will have to go. Aiderman
Elkins suggested that it had been the
rendezvous for every booze fighter
who wanted to take a drink. The
mayor thought that remark was not
in acordance with the recent state
ment that there were no blind tigers
in the Cherokee circuit. It was de
cided to grade the sidewalks from
Crawford to Pentz street. Work will
be done on Long street. A deed of a
sufficient amount of space in the park
in Crawford street will be made to
the state of Georgia on which will be
placed the Joseph E. Johnston monu
ment.
Bids will be advertised for on
building the sidewalks in the newly
asphalted part of the city on the lots
of those who have not layed walks
as per instructions of the council.
This work will be done by the city and
charged up to the lot owners and if
they fail to pay the lots will be sold.
The claim of Dave Kettles for damage
to a horse was not allowed. The fin
ance committee established the tax
rate for this year as follows:
Interest and sinking fund 40
Schools 35
Advalorem 50
Total $1.25
This is expected to raise thirty
thousand dollars for the coming year.
It is highly probable that the rule
will be established that all who pay
their taxes by September 10th will
get a two and a half per cent dis
count and all who pay by October
10th will get a discount of one and a
quarter per cent. This will save the
necessity of borrowing money at a
high rate of interest. It is believed
WITH JACKKNIFE SLAYS LION
WHICH HAD KILLEDBABY BOY
A Texan’s Battle With Forest Monaivu
Juan Morales, With Right Arm In the Giant Jaws of the Huge Beast,
Fought Desperately With His Left and After Terrific Struggle Won
In an Unequal Combat.
Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 21—News
reached here yesterday that Juan
Morales, a Spanish farmer, living
seven miles out of town, with a jack
knife as his only weapon, killed a
mountain lion which had killed one
of his children in their home, bound
up his arm, which the lion had lacer
ated and crushed in the fight and
walked into town, where the surgeons
say he must sacrifice his arm.
Morales’ 3-year-old boy, thinking
INDICTMENTS
OF DALTONIAN
DISMISSED
CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEALS
DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST
PATRICK CALHOUN, A FOR
MER AND POPULAR MAN WHO
ONCE LIVED IN DALTON.
The charges against Patrick Cal
•Jioun, president of the united Rail
way company of San Francisco, and
also those against Messrs. Fort, Ab
bott and Mullaly, of the same corpor
ation, preferred against them just af
ter the San Francisco earthquake on
the grounds of bribery, were ordered
dismissed by the court of appeals in
California on Tuesday.
The Calhoun case was tried twice
before the decision of the circuit court
of appeals was reached Tuesday. At
one time the jury stood 11 to 1 for
acquittal, and at another 10 to 2. The
last trial occurred 18 months ago, and
the friends of Mr. Calhoun have tried
incessantly and without avail to have
Judge Lawler call the case again.
Finally they resorted to a superior
court decision, with the result of an
order to the lower court, where the
charges are held, to dismiss all indict
ments against Messrs. Calhoun, Ford,
Abbott and Mullally. This will be
formally done soon.
Mr. Calhoun once lived in Dalton
and has many friends here who will
be glad to hear the good news.
Revival Closed.
The revival at Grove Level Baptist
church which has been so successful
ly conducted by Rev. C. C. Maples,
came to a close Friday night. There
were 18 admissions into the church
and there will be a baptising at Coa
huila creek, about one mile east of
the church Sunday.
many of the larger tax payers would
take advantage of this discount.
Dr. J. F. Hrris spoke to the meet
ing on the water question and thought
the Alteration plants will not be suffi
cient for the purpose of purifying the
amount of water consumed by Dalton.
He was informed that the construct
ing engineers thought them more than
sufficient by a very large amount. A
bill of G. W. Orr amounting to about
twenty dollars was allowed. Mr. John
Black, Jr., acted as clerk in the ab
sence of Clerk Will Carroll. The min
utes of the last meeting were passed j
over for approval on account of the
absence of Mr. Carroll. Nothing fur
ther appearing the council adjourn
ed. u
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
the lion was a dog, had called it into
the house and started to pet it when
the animal attacked the children.
Their screams brought their afther
from the field, but the baby which
had attempted to pet the beast had
been killed before the father arrived.
The lion instantly left its prey and
in its first leap caught Morales’ right
arm in its jaws and crushed it. He
worked his left arm free, however,
and succeeded in stabbing the beast
; to death after a desperate battle.
DICK RUSSELL
DECLARES FOR
LOCAL OPTION
THE RECENT LEGISLATURE NOT
GOING ON RECORD OR PER
MITTING LEGISLATION WHICH
TOUCHED THE ETERNAL WHI
SKY QUESTION CAUSES A
CANDIDATE TO DECLARE HIM
SELF.
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Lyons, Ga., Aug. 22—Declaring un
equivocally for local option, Judge
Richard Russell, candidate for gov
ernor to succeed Hoke Smith, recog
nized the liquor question in the gub
ernatorial campaign in his speech in
Lyons today, and there is now an is
so clear cut that the fight, of ne
cessity must 'simmer down to a bat
tle between the prohibitionists and
those who feel that each community
should be permitted to consult its own
wishes in the matter of the traffic in
liquor.
Without quibble and so positive that
his purpose or meaning could not be
mistaken, “Plain Dick” Russell ac
cepted the challenge that will give
Georgia a spirited campaign, that
would not have been possible under
different circumstances.
W. K. Calloway is going to ship
his Indian ponies to South Georgia.
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
They Will Hold a Meeting Friday
Afternoon at the Home of Mrs. J.
E. Satterfield.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are all urged to go to the home of
Mrs. J. E. Satterfield on Friday
afternoon, at four o’clock. There
will be business of importance. This
frill be the last meeting at which the
former president, Mrs. Mary W.
Elrod, will be able to attend before
she goes to Atlanta to make that city
her home.
MOVING PICTURES TOMORROW
BENEFIT OF EASTERN STAR
From one o’clock tomorrow
noon until 10 p. m. the ent ;
ceeds of the motion picture sh
be given the Eastern Star
Everybody is invited to come o —d
help this order besides seeing
usually good lot of pictures. Mana
ger Hayward has ordered a special
ly fine lot of films for this occasion
and no one attending will go away
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disappointed.