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HON. DUDLEY
HUGHES ON
COTTON CROP
CONGRESSMAN FROM THIRD
GEORGIA DISTRICT THINKS
THE CROP PROPERLY esti
mated AT 12,500,000 BALES
AND GIVES REASON.
Congressman Dudley M. Hughes,
representative of the Third Georgia
district, who stopped in Macon for
a few hours on his way from Mont
gomery to his home in Danville and
gave out a statement on the present
cotton crop.
Mr. Dudley is an extensive opera
tor in cotton, was the chairman of the
Georgia delegation to the cotton con
gress and is much interested in the
movement that started there and is
being propagated throughout the cot
tongrowing states. In discussing
what had been done at the congress
he said:
“Well, in the first place the con
gress opened last Tuesday -with about
1,000 representatives from the state
in the cotton belt. There were far
mers. hankers, and business men of
all kinds from every state and I feel
that we have started something that
will prove the biggest boost for the
farmer bat has been done in years.
The question that was before tire
house was to correct the error that
has been spread as to the volume of
the cot tun crop this year and to de
vise ways and means to market the
crop most advantageously.
“We wanted first to get at the real
condition of the crop this year. Each
delegate was requested to state ex
actly just how the crop stood in his
state and after careful consideration
it was determined that the crop this
year will yield about 12.500,000 bales
and that (he Georgia crop on Aug. 1
was good for about 2.500,000 hales.
Os course, the farmer is naturally a
bull, hut there was a genuine effort
to arrive at the real figures and I am
sure that these are practically cor
rect. Going further we - determine
that since August 1 there had been
an average deteriation of 28 per cent.
“Now, after going into the matter
thoroughly and taking into considera
tion the existing conditions we de
cided that the fair price for cotton
was not a cent below fifteen cents and
that the crop should be held for that
price.
“There are numrous reasons for
this. For one thing, there are annu
ally about 13,000.000 bales of cotton
consumed in this country for commer
cial purposes and as there will be only
about 12,500,000 bales in the crop
this year the demand will be greater
than the supply.”
PREPARE FOR HARD WINTER
Will Come Early This Year According
to te Predictions of the Katydid.
Washington, Sept. 15 —It is high
time to take off the thin and knee
length ones and get the heavy ones
out of the moth balls. According to
unofficial weather prophets all over
the country, summer was due to end
yesterday and winter —an early and
hard winter —will soon be upon us.
This forecast is based upon the chirp
ings of the katydid, which as all old
timers know, has the weather bureau
left at the post as a prophet of cold
weather. The katydids began their
chirping early this summer and this
can mean nothing—say the weather
wise—but that cold weather will oome
earlier than usual.
Straw hats will be officially rele
gated to the ash can today, according
to ancient usage.
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All men who tip their hats to the
ladies are possibly not gentlemen, but
it’s a mark of good breeding which
no real gentleman ever neglacts.
Sowing at the right time is a long
step toward a profitable harvest.
SECOND GIRL
TELLS OF
WHITE SLAVES
THIS ONE ESCAPED EARLY FRI
DAY AND RELATES HER
EXPERIENCE.
Two Arrests Immediately Follow the
Discovery of a Second White Slave
Case—Victim From Louisville, Im
prisoned Two Weeks.
Tampa, Fla., Sept. 16—Following
the relating of a pitiful story to the
police by a young girl from Louis
ville, Ky., Marion Lawrence and her
sister, Ethel, were arrested on a
charge of violation of the white slave
law today and required to post bonds
in the sum of SI,OOO. Mayor McKay
ordered the resort closed.
Following closely on the heels of
the case against the proprietor of a
music hall in Ybor City,, the case yes
terday created intense excitement
here and United States District At
torney Cheney, of Orlando, arrived
here last night to make a thorough
investigation.
The story told by the girl who
caused the arrest of the Lawrence wo
men, was that she had been impris
oned for two weeks and had been bru
tally treated by men, aided by the wo
men. The girl escaped yesterday
morning at 6 o’clock and told her sto
ry to a policeman. She was in such
physical condition that she was hur
ried to a hospital, where her injuries
were treated. The girl says she was
sent to Tampa from a moving picture
show in Louisville, where she applied
for work. She did not know the na
ture of the work she was expected to
do, she said. Officers refuse to di
vulge the name of the girl or the pro
curing agent.
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Admitted to Partnership.
Mr. Dave Stewart having acquired
an interest in the Dalton Buggy com
pany has been admitted to partnership
Dave is a prince of good fellows and
besides is one of the best men in his
line, not only in Dalton, but North
Georgia, and the firm is to be congrat
ulated.
A WORD TO THE
BOYS’ CORN GLOBS
Cedartown, Ga., Sept. 13, 1911.
To All Corn Club Boys and Their
Parents:
In all our efforts to reach you with
mail matter, whether letters or bul
letins, quite a number of pieces are
returned marked “uncalled for” or
with other marks indicating the in
ability of the postmister of carrier
to locate the person addressed.
Boys, see that your names are cor
rectly entered on your carrier’s list,
if you get your mail by carrier, or on
a list at the postoffice if you get your
mail there. It is not sufficient that
the names of your parents or fuar
dians are on these lists; yours, with
your initials as you gave them when
you joined the club, must be in the
possession of those who last handle
your mail, in order to insure its
prompt delivery.
WM. BRADFORD,
Dist. Agent Boys’ Corn Clubs.
The young man who had traveled
began: “And there I stood with the
abyss yawning at my feet.”
“Was it yawning before you got
there, or did it begin to after you ar
rived?” asked the young lady who
had never been away, and then the
young man found that he had just
time to catch the last car. —Puck.
THE DALTON ARGUS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1911.
JUDGE FITE EXPLAINS HIS
REFERENCE TO RUSSELL
Both Follow Precedent of Judge Lester
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION OF TODAY PRINTS A NEWS STO
RY OF WHAT JUDGE FITE MEANT BY HIS REFERENCE TO
THE FAILURE OF JUDGE RUSSELL TO RESIGN HIS JOB ON
THE APPELATE BENCH.
That Judge Russell has not resign
ed while canvassing the state for gov
ernor to succeed Hoke Smith, seems
to have created a tempest in a tea
pot.
Judge Russell comes back at Judge
Fite and asks why he did not resign
when a candidate for congress against
Gordon Lee. Both of them perhaps
remember that Judge George N. Les
ter did not resign from the Blue
Ridge bench when he ran for congress
against Dr. Felton but here’s the
Atlanta Constitution story in today’s
issue:
As was anicipated Judge Augustus
W. Fite, of the Cherokee circuit, has
elucidated his recent critical comment
upon the course of Judge Richard B.
Russell, of the state court of appeals
bench and candidate for governor.
Judge Fite, who said Judge Russell
“should resign from the court or get
off the stump,” and to whom Judge
Russell retorted that he had evident
ly changed his views since he ran for
congress and remained on the bench
at the same time, now declares that he
meant no such thing—that is, he did
not mean what seems to have been
understood by Judge Russell and his
friends.
In other words Judge Fite thinks it
is all right for a judge to remain on
the bench and still run for governor,
congress or any other political job he
may fancy. Judge Fite qualifies this
in his comeback at Judge Russell,
however, with the statement, “pro
vided he does not neglect bis official
, duties. ”
Judge Fite contends that be ran for
congress without neglecting his official
duties on the bench; whether or not
Judge Russell is neglecting his offi
cial duties in the race, Judge Fite does
not know, but, if he is. he thinks he
should give up one or the other.
What Judge Fite Did Mean.
What Judge Fite really did mean
in his criticism of Judge Russell’s
course, as he states in a reply to the
latter, was that Judge Russell had no
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right to make prohibition an issue, con
demn the prohibition law, declare that
it cannot be enforced, and still remain
on the bench.
Judge Fite contends that if such is
the view which Judge Russell takes
of the prohibition law, then he should
either resign his position on the bench
or get off the stump.
Here is the way Judge Fite states
it, having presented which, it is now
Judge Russell’s move.:
“Judge Russell seems to have mis
understood my interview. I did not
criticise him for running for gov
ernor wthout resigning the judgeship,
for. I have always contended that an
J official, even a judge, has the right to
run for another office without resign
ing, if be can do so without neglecting
his official duties; but if he cannot,
then he should either resign or not
run.
“I don’t know whether Judge Rus
sell is neglecting his official duties or
not and. therefore, have not criti
cised him for running without resign
ing.
“The fact is I thought very well of
his candidacy until he made the liquor
question an issue in the campaign, and
began criticising and condemnng our
prohibition laws, which he, as judge,
is sworn to uphold and enforce; I
criticised him for doing this without
resgning the judgeship, and therefore,
repeat:
“He should either resign from the
judgeship or get off the stump.
“My criticism of the court of ap
peals referred mainly to eases re
versed on the facts, in most of which
Judge Powell dissented.”
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ODD HEART
ABSOLVES
TRADUCER
MISS HAWKINS, THE DROWNED
GIRL IN NORTH CAROLINA,
LEFT A NOTE TO HER MOTHER
TAKING PART OF THE BLAME
FOR DOWNFALL.
Hendersonville, N. C., Sept. 16—
The coroner’s inquest examining into
the death of Miss Myrtle Hawkins,
whose body was found in Lake Osce
ola, and whose death, it is claimed,
was caused from an illegal opera
tion, convened again this morning.
The coroner stated last night that the
evidence so far introduced did not
justify any arrests in the case.
Homer Hawkins, a brother of the
dead girl, and Hal Cooper, said to be
her fiance, stated on the stand yes
terday afternoon they had no reason
to suspect any person of the murder
of the girl. The feature of the in
quest was the production of a letter
found in Myrtle’s room here by her
sister, Mrs. J. B. Thomas. It was
written to her mother by Myrtle and
said.
“Dear Mother—l promised Dady
to write and tell you of my misfor
tune, but I have not the face to tell
yon the name of the man who is re
sponsible for it. He is not entirely
to blame, however, for he has done
all that he could to help me, and will
continue to do so. I am going away
so that I will not be any more trou
ble to you. Tell them that I have
gone to ‘Alta’s.’ Goodbye.”
The “Alta’s” referred to is the
name of a girl friend who lives at
Concord, N. C. It was stated last
night that unless the case takes a
more decided turn there is little
probability of any arrests being made.
RUSSELL LAUGHS
AT JUDGE FITE
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 15 —Judge Rich
ard B. Russell, local-option candidate
for governor of Georgia, is disposed to
laugh at the attack made upon him
as a member of the state court of ap
peals by Judge A. W. Fite, in which
the latter accused that body in gen
eral and Judge Russell in particular
as doing more as innocent agents to
encourage crime than any other influ
ence in Georgia.
“As a member of the court of ap
peals.” says Judge Russell, “I have
nothing to say in answer to Judge
Fite. As a candidate for governor I
will say that Judge Fite’s views have
evidently changed since he was a can
didate for Congress, making the can
vass Without resigning his judgeship
in the Cherokee circuit.
North Georgia.
The district meeting of the Foreign
Home and United Societies of the
Dalton District will meet in Calhoun,
Ga., Sept. 29-30, Oct. Ist.
Each auxiliary will please send del
egates names of young people’s, junior
division, and adult societies to Mrs.
O. N. Starr. We hope the presidents
of auxiliaries will stress the great im
portance of representation of their
auxiliaries and be sure to send a dele
gate to Calhoun.
We ask the prayers of the Execu
tive Board and their auxiliaries for
this meeting.
MRS. C. A. ALLDAY, Dis. Sec.
TMTSLEY ISSUES
CARD TO SINGERS
To the Singers of Whitfield County:
We wish to again call your atten
tion to the fact that our convention
is almost here, and also our singing
contest at the county fair, and we
urge all the classes to be on hand and
take part in the contests.
We expect to secure some of the
best men that we can get for judges,
men who understand music and will
be able to render correct decisions.
All classes residing in the county
will be welcomed, but do not want
made up classes for that day only,
but have your classes enrolled and
furnish us a copy of them by the
convention meeting October Sth.
There will be some general singing
at the fair, other than the contests,
so let everybody come on the sing
ing day. October 13th, and let’s have
a great time.
W. G. TANKERSLEY.
Pres. Whit field Co. Singing Con.
Rich —We never knaw how our sons
are going to turn out.
Richer—No; nor what time they
are going to turn in.—Brooklyn Life.
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That Wonderful Baby.
“You say your baby'doesn’t walk
yet?” said Jones, according to Lon
don Ideas. “Mine does, and it’s not
as old as yours. Your baby cut his
teeth yet?”
“Not yet,” said Bones.
“Oh mine has—all of them,” said
Jones. “Your baby talk?”
“Not yet,” replied Bones: “can
yours ? ’ ’
“Great Scott, yes!” answered
Jones.
Then Bones got desperate. Does
he use a safety razor or one of the
others?” he asked.
That Tired Feeling.
“Home rule has been a long time
coming,” said Thomas V. Brady, sec
retary of the Irish Emigrant Society
of New 1 ork, relates the Washington
Herald. “The Englishmen who pro
mised it to us were rather a tired lot
when it came to fulfilling their pro
mise. They were as tired, indeed,
as Pat Murphy, of Ballycoolish.
“Pat, said I,” “don’t you ever get
tired doing nothing.”
Pat looked up from his pipe end
nodded lazily.
“Indeed, sor,’ he said, “I get so
tired doing nothing that I can’t do
nothing else.”