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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 \