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VOL. XXXIII—NO. 44.
WT . '"iL BANK
OF FIRST
AID TO FARMERS
IT DECIDES TO LOAN MONEY T O COTTON PLANTERS IN ORDER
TO ENABLE THEM TO HOLD THE STAPLE FOR FAIR PRICES
—THE BANK. HOWEVER, DOES NOT ADVOCATE HOLDING
FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE.
I The First National Bank of Dalton,
■ has offered somewhat of an unusual
deposition to the farmers of this
Keetion. in order that they may hold
■ their cotton for better prices if they
■so desire, and believe that they can
H obtain better prices at some future
■ time.
| The bank’s proposition is to lend
■ the farmers money on their product
■■for the purpose of meeting their im
|■mediate obligations. Many of the
■ farmer' otherwise would be forced to
|lse!l their cotton in order to pay their
(■debts, but the bank has solved this
for them.
I The officers of the bank don’t advise
(■tlie farmers to hold their cottoon; they
118188
L PHYSICIANS
| RETRACT
■IATEMENT RECENTLY MADE
I ABOUT DEAF AND DUMB
J ASYLUM.
I M THEIR SKIRTS IK FULL
|L Resolution Passed by Them Disap-
1 proving Their Former Resolution
Which Criticised the State School at
Cave Springs.
A straightforward repudiation of
resolutions criticising the Geor-
School for the Deaf, at Cave
Upping, has been made by the Bibl)
■B° u iity Medical Society. At a regu
|Bp meeting of the society held this
U>oiiiL. a resolution was passed con-
Uennaa” the alleged meeting at which
|B f,, r tj ie d ea f was discussed,
not legal.
society was directed to give
Sil >n< publicity to that repudia-
U° ! ‘ "10.-ii he had given to the first
|^B s °hitio . but as yet he has failed
Si . Xo mention of the repudia-
■ appeared, it is said, in either
BV ” << ti papers, though the meet-
fold on September sth.
'' desiring that tiie truth be
U°" r ami that the Medical Society
pat in the right light before
copies of the resolutions
iation were scut to Rome ami
|^M re published. It is stated that
■B rta ’ n members of the faculty and
’^B‘ f ‘ ru connected with the Georgia
c " , ‘ '■ the deaf have contemplated
s for slander and damages, ever
misleading publications ap-
Now that the Medical socie-
cleared their skirts it is pro
that action will be taken against
mui' iduals who composed the il-
meeting. An attorney has, or
t is said, immediately retained
the matter vigorously pushed
|B rou g'h the courts.
:s tk«. resolution of repudia
”_B aF passed by the society:
THE DALTON ARGUS.
merely offer this accomodation, leav
ing it to their judgement as to wheth
er they think it best to hold it or sell
at present prices. Many seem to think
cotton is worth much more than it is
bringing at the present time, and will
bring more if the market is not flood
ed. For this reasoon it is believed
that many will take advantage of the
opportunity offered them and will
hold their cotton for better prices.
The offer of the Dalton bank is
somewhat out of the ordinary, and
it is believed that when other banks
of the state see the object sought they
will do likewise, thereby assisting the
farmers of Georgia and the South in
making a profit on the cotton crop.
jtyaraog uounj\[ oip jo siaq
-mam jo jaqcunu u ‘flfil ‘^l n f J°
Xupsanjb pjiq; uo
met and passed certain resolutions
in which certain condemnatory state
ments were embodied regarding the
state school for the deaf and dumb
at Cave Springs; and
Whereas, said meeting of medical
men was not a regular meeting or an
adjourned meeting or a called meeting
according to the constitution and by
laaws of this society, and therefore
not a legal meeting; and
“Whereas, said resolutions have'
brought unfavorable and harsh criti
cism upon the Macon Medical Society
of Bibb County, we the Macon Medi
cal Society of Bibb county at the
regular meeting of the society Tuesday
evening, September 5, 1911, hereby
repudiate said resolution of July 18,
1911. and direct our secretary to give
the same publicity to this repudiation
as was given the aforesaid action of
certain members of this Society at said
illegal meeting of July 18 1911; and
that the list of members at said illegal
meeting be published therewith.”
SAYS SCHOOLS SHOULD
TEACH MARITAL DUTIES
Judge Lucas Comments on. the Failure
of Institutions of Learning to Take
Up the Subject.
Kansas City, Sept. 22—“ Our young
men and women go through years of
training in the public schools and uni
versities with practically no instruc
tions about their duties and responsi
bilities of married life,” said Circuit
Judge Lucas, of this city, yesterday,
in discussing what he termed the al
arming increase in the number of di
vorces.
Te solving of the divorce evil must
begin at home and in the schools,''
he continued. “It must be followed
by legislation to prohibit marriages
where the impediments are so great
that no good can result to the con
tracting parties or to society.”
This speech was induced by the case
of E. L. Poindexter, an insurance ad
juster to whom Judge Lucas grnted a
divorce. Poindexter married an Okla
homa girl after an acquaintance of
thrift weeks. She ran him out of the
house with a butcher knife three
months after the wedding, he testi
fied.
“Does your wife go to services to
see what other women wear?”
“No,” replied Mr. Cumrox, “We
are now sufficiently prosperous for
her to go to services in order to let
other women see what she wears.” —
Washington Star.
LEADING PAPER OF NORTH GEORGIA. BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN PIEDMONT SECTION.
DALTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. 1911.
WILL II BE
MURPHY
CANDLER?
SAYS HE WOULD RUN WITH
POPE BROWN OUT—IF CAND
LER RUNS WILL HE RESIGN
FROM THE RAILROAD COM
MISSION?—SOMETHING DOING
Atlanta, Sept. 22—C. Murphy Can
dler, member of the state railroad com
mission says he will not run for gov
ernor' as long as J. Pope Brown, for
mer state treasurer, is in the race.
He says he is willing to run against
ex-Governor Joseph M. Brown and
Judge Dick Russell, and thinks he
could win out in a three cornered
fight like that, but thinks with Pope
Brown in his way too much of his
strength would go to the Pulaski can
didate on his pohibition plank.
It is an open secret that Murphy
Candler stands mighty close to Gov
ernor Hoke Smith and would have
been a candidate for United States
senator from the Smith faction if the
governor had stayed out of it. But
Hoke wouldn’t stay out, and Murphy
couldn’t run for the Washington job.
- Whitfield County Fair, October fl
-14. "Will you be there?
A NEW SCHEDULE
OF LIGHT, WATER
AND POWER RATES
je
THE DALTON COMMISSION MET YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND
FIXED THE COST TO USERS—THE NEW PLANT WILL BE
READY SOON—A TABLE OF MUCH INTEREST TO CONSUMERS.
The Dalton Water, Light end Sinking Fund Commission met yesterday
and established the following rates for light, water and power:
Lighting Rates:
From 1 to 25 K. W. H 12c per K. W. H.
From 25 to 50 K. W. H He per K. W. H
From 50 to 150 K. W. H 10c per K. W. H.
From 150 to 300 K. W. II 9c per K. W. H.
From 300 K. W. H. up 8c per K. W. IL
10 per cent discount cash, if paid by 10th of the month.
The minimum charge is 75c per month.
Power Rates.
1 H. P. First 50 K. W. H. sc; all over at 3c
2 H. P. First 75 K. W. H. sc; all over at 3c
3 11. P. First 110 K. W. 11. sc; all over at 3c
4 IL P. First 150 K. W. H. sc; all over at 3c
5 H. P. First 185 K. W. 11. sc; all over at 3c
6 11. P. First 225 K. W. H. sc; all over at 3c
71/2 H. P. First 275 K. W. H. sc; all over at 2c
10 H. P. First 325 K. W. 11. sc; all over at 2c
15 H. P. First 375 K. W. 11. sc; all over at 2c
20 11. P. First 400 K. W. H. sc; all voer at 2c
25 H. P. First 450 K. W. IL sc; all over at 2c
30 H. P. First 500 K. W. H. sc; all over at 2c
35 H. P. First 550 K. W. H. sc; all over at 2c
40 H. P. First 650 K. W. H. sc; all over at 2c
50 H. P. First 750 K. W. H. sc; all over at..’. 2c
Minimum charges shall be as follows:
1 and 2 H. P. Installations..’ $1.25 Per. Mo. Per H. P.
2 to 5 H. P. Installations 1.00 Per Mo. Per H. P.
5 to 10 H. P. Installations 75 Per Mo. Per H. P.
10 to 50 H. P. Installations. 50 Per Mo. Per H. P.
The minimum charge applies only where customer does not use enough
current to amount .to the minimum.
Water.
First 3,000 Gallons 75c
3,000 to 5,000 20c per 1,000
5,000 to 10,000 15c per 1,000
gallons and over 10c per 1,000
The minimum charge is 75c per month. '■ *
FAIHER
SHERMAN
INSANE
APRIEST WHO WAS THE INNO-
CENT CAUSE OF A SENSATION
HERE A FEW YEARS AGO
SENT TO ASYLUM.
San Jose, Cal., Sept. 22 —Rev. Fa
ther Thomas E. Sheman, son of Wil
liam Tecumseh Sherman, who led the
march from Atlanta to the sea during
the civil war, is an inmate of the
state hospital for the insane at Agnew,
following at attmpt at uicide yester
day at the Jesuite Novitiate at Los
« •
Gatos.
Father Sherman, accounted one of
the most brilliant oators in the Jesuit
Order, came here from Chicago a few
months ago in an endeavor to regain
his health, his nervous system having
suffered a severe breakdown.
Lately he has been resting at Los
Gatos, but his condition grew worse.
Yesterday lie procured a revolver and
threatened to kill himself. He was
brought to this city. He described his
condition rationally to the examining
physicians. He agreed that he would
be more likely to regain his health
under special treatment at the asylum
and was committed to that institution.
COMMISSION RULES
FOR CITIES FAVORED
BY PRES. TAFI
“EXPERIMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AS TO THE CHARACTER OF
THE BEST MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS,’’ HE SAID. THE MO
DERN TENDENCY IS NOW RE GARDED AS THE SAFEST.
Hutchinson, Kan., Sept. 27—In
laying the cornerstone of the new
city building here today, President
Taft announced himself as in favor
of fixing the responsibility for muni
cipal administration upon one man
or upon a very small body of men.
Mr. Taft came very close to openly
advocating the commission form of
government.
“Experiments,” lie said, “have
been made as to the character of the
best municipal government. I think
the general tendency of the modern
view is that the municipal govern
ment is best—at least for cities of any
size—which fixes the responsibility on
one or a very small body of men and
makes them answed to the whole peo-
News Summary.
A Mexican is crucified by Indians
according to a report received at
Mexico City, and in the capital riots
occur upon the arrival of General
Madero.
Secretary’ Hitchcock makes a suc
cessful fight in ar aeroplane on Long
Island.
Secretary Fisher stirs up the poli
ticians in .Kansas with his reference
to “progressives” that are not of the
middle-of-the-road type.
Former state officials of South Car
olina are put on trial at Columbia
for their alleged connection with graft
in a deal for labels for the old dis
pensary.
Attempt is made during the Can>
orrist trial in Italy to break the alibi
of the alleged treasurer of the Cam
orra society.
Government report on the condi
tion of cotton shows an increase in
the amount harvested over last year.
Nebraska chancellor decries the use
of intoxicants at college social func
tions.
Roosevelt writes a letter, to be read
today, explaining his absence from
the third National Conservation Con
gress, now in session at Kansas City.
Posting of pickets in connection
with the strike on the Illinois Central
railroad at New Orleans is ordered
stopped by federal judge.
OPERATION OF TRAINS ON
OTHER ROAD QUESTIONED
Atalnta, Sept. 27 —Whether under
the terms of a lease of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, the defendant
company, the Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad Company, can legally
operate trains over the tracks of the
Western and Atlantic railroad, is not
a question that can be raised in a
damage suit against the latter com
pany based on the homicide of a child
of the plaintiff to which neither the
state nor the Western and Atlantic
railroad is made a pary.” This de
lacration is made by the state su
preme court in passing on the case of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
company versus M. C. Cline. Cline
had sued for damages for the de s ath of
his child and was given a decree, the
railroad company appealing.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
ple of the city for the efficiency of
the government. The method by
which the people elect eight or ten or
twelve or fifteen different officers takes
away the opportunity of the people
to hold someone responsible for de
fects in the actual government.
“But if you give the mayor under
the so-called federal system the right
to appoint all the officers and any
officer fails the mayor is responsible
because he appoints him and he ought
to remove him if he is a bad man or
make him better if he is capable of
improvement.
“Under the so-called commission
system, which I believe you have in
Kansas, the same principle is exem
plified.”
DRYEST
WEATHER
KNOWN
FOR THE PAST FIFTY YEARS,,
SAYS BUREAU OBSERVER
ONLY APPROACHED ONE TIME
-
I
Comparisons are Maade for the Past
Five Decades—Rainfall for the
Year is Behind Several Inches Also.
This section has just passed through
the dryest period in the history of
the weather service, according to fig
ures compiled by Observer von Herr
mann.
For the purpose of comparison, Mr.
von Herrmann has taken two periods
during the past twelve months, and the
figures for those show the most re
! markable dry spots within fifty years.
The first period was from January
, 1, of this year, up to and including
September 25. The normal rainfall
1
for that period would have been 38.57
inches. However, there was only 24.
29 inches of rainfall, or a deficiency
\ of 14.28.
The second period was from July,
1910 to June, 1911, covering twelve
"months.
From-July 1910, through the month
of December, the total rainfall was
12.73 inches, or a deficiency of 10.29.
From January to June 31, the rain
-1 fall was 15.38 inches, or 10.96 below
the normal.
The total rainfall for the period of
. twelve months was 28.11 inches, shew
ing a deficiency of 21.25, which a
mounts approximately to 43 per cent
of the annual normal rainfall, the
1 normal for twelve months being 49.36
inches.
“This is the most remarkable re
cord in the history of the service,”
said Mr. Von Herrmann.
“The only time the record has ever
been approached was during the
period of twelve months from July,
1886 to June, 1887, when there was a
total rainfall of 28.56 inches, or 0.45
1 inches more rain than during the
period from July 1, 1910 to June 36
1911 Lt \