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0. DENNIS
BARRETT IS
TREASURER
ELECTED to that office by
board of directors of
the DALTON CHAMBER OF COMBE
first Meeting of that Body Held Sat
urday Afternoon and Much Impor
tant Work Put in Motion—Com
mittees Appointed.
> The board of directors of the Dal
*iti Chamber of Commerce met at the
office of Mr. Frank Pruden Saturday
[afternoon at five o’clock and trans
fected quite a bit of important bush
iness.
K Those present were President B. A.
■■Tylw. Vive President 11. J. Smith and
■■Messrs. W. 1,. McWilliams, F. F. Far-
HBrir. W. M. Sapp. F. S. Pruden. Wal-
BHkr McGhee, 1). B. Barrett, E. P.
■■Davis. David Alper and W. C*. Mar
|Htin.
|E; President Tyler appointed Messrs.
||l J. Smith. F. F. Farrar and W. C.
a committee to get up a char-
EKer. Messrs. E. P. Davis F. S. Pru
mid !•’. T.lTardwick were appoint-
HMcl a committee to pet up constitution
■■and by-laws. There were two mem-
HWirrsliip committees appointed. The
■ht one is composed of Messrs. Wal-
McGhee. J. J. Duane and D. B.
■■Barrett: the other one Messrs. 11. 1..
■■Smith. AV. AL Sapp and David Alper.
house committee is composed of
Kessrs. D. B. Barrett, F. S. Pruden
md E. P. Davis. Mr. D. B. Barrett
vas unanimously elected treasurer,
she yearly dues were put at ten dol
ars per capita. Five dollars paid
lown and $2.50 at the end of six
lix months and the same amount at
he end of nine months. The election
if a secretary was postponed until it is
letermined bow much funds can be
■aised. Mr. J. J. Duane, president
if the Duane Chair company, gener
insly offered to let the chamber have
ill the chairs it wanted at wholesale
lost. The meeting adjourned sub
let to the call of the president.
WOMAN
» BRAINED
I WITH AX
Ma Brownsville. Tennessee.
■ WOMAN FATALLY STRICKEN
■ By the Hand of a Negro Assassin—
HI Now in a Dying Condition.
|K|Br<>wiiw<>od, Tenn.. Oct. 9 —Mrs.
\\ ilson. wife of a local painter.
NHP 111 :i dying condition, with her head
|H* ' ' from a terrific blow between
eve< indicted with an ax by Tom
an negro, yesterday after-
The woman engaged in a des
' s rngg] e with the negro before
dealt her the blow, which will pro
ably cause her death.
Mrs. M ilson was alone with two
Jyddrvii. when the negro, who had
‘ '■■mi prowling around the house,
her. At his rebuff, (he black
] )pr sh e escaped his clutches
ran into the yard. The negro ofl
|H JW ?d her. seized an ax, struck the al-
helpless woman between the eyes
escaped to the woods.
H The eldest child ran to town, two
away, and spread the alarm. A
H‘ ' hp was organized and Kinnon was
a Ptured three miles from the scene
If" <r ' me - Twenty-five special of-
H cer s are guarding the jail, as the
I,f -h of over a hundred men who aid-
H ‘the capture of the negro are de-
vengeance.
PLAIN DICK
RUSSELL
HERE FRIDAY
WILL ADDRESS THE PEOPLE OF
THIS SECTION AT THE FAIR
GROUNDS.
HE WILL SPEHR RIGHTAFTER DINNER
A Large Tent Now on the Grounds
Will Be Comfortably Seated so
That Many Can Hear—Ladies Are
Cordially Invited.
Judge Richard B. Russell, candidate
for governor and who will speak at
the fair grounds right after dinner
Friday, October 13th, in a large tent,
has sent out a message to the people
of Georgia.
He says, in part:
The three departments of our state
government are wisely separated by
the law, and the duties of each are
distinct. It is the province of the
legislative department to pass such
laws as the people, through their rep
resentatives, may deem best suited to
their welfare and advancement. The
duty of the judicial department is
to construe and declare, those laws.
The duty of the executive department
is to see that every law that the peo
ple in their majesty have ordained,
shall be executed and enforced in let
ter and in spirit in accordance with
popular interest and desire.
The principle of paramount impor
tance in every democratic state is that
the will of the people, when legally
expressed, shall he the supreme law.
This is the bed rock of democracy,
and after the people have properly
framed a law. it is the highest duty
of a governor, as an executive of their
will, to see that the law is carried out.
I believe the people may be trusted
finally to do the right and just thing,
even though at times they may be mis
led. I believe in a government of
the people, for the people and by the
people. This old time democratic re
ligion is good enough for me. I re
alize nevertheless, that conditions are
continually changing in this great
country of ours, and bo man of com
mon sense will be satisfied to stand
still, much less go back. I believe in
progress, in ever reaching forward for
something better; but I shall always
have a deep and abiding respect for
the ancient democratic principles of
the fathers, and I shall never aban
don them lightly, nor cast them aside
for temporary political advantage.
This One Ends Differently.
In the scramble that followed the
premature discharge of dynamite in a
building lot, says the New York Her
ald, a stout man lost a scarf pin. Af
ter he began to search for it he notic
ed another man poking around in the
dust and debris. He immediately
grew suspicious and at last he spoke:
“I do not wish to give offense,” he
said, “but I must ask you to refrain
from assisting me in this search. I
appreciate your willingness to assist,
but as a means of self-protection I
long ago made it a rule never to allow
strangers to assist me in a search for
a lost article.”
“Oh. very well,” said the strang
er, “on have no objection to my look
ing on, I suppose.”
He sat down on the curbstone and
watched the stout man sift ' -’t and
overturn stones. After tes
of painful stooping the lan
found a scarfpin.
“But it’s not my pin,” he said de
jectedly.
“No, it’s mine,” said the other
man. “I heard it strike somewhere
hereabouts. That was what I set out
to look for, bnt when I saw how anx
ious you were for the job I let you go
ahead. Your own scarfpin, if you
want to know, is sticking to the flap
of your left coat pocket.”
THE DALTON ARGUS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911.
WHISKEY TRUSI
VOECES .SAYS
JUDGE FILE
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION
AND A CHATTANOOGA DAILY
SO CHARACERIZED.
The Honorable Judge of the Chero
kee Circuit Hands Out Some Good
Law Sandwiched Between Some
Hot Roasts—Took a Punch at a
Gubernatorial Candidate—A Few
Excerps Furnished.
Judge Fite convened the October
term of Whitfield superior court this
morning.
There was a large crowd in attend
ance. Sheriff Gilbert had the court
house in splendid shape and thorough
ly cleaned. His deputies are Luke
Kinnemer, Sain Vaughn, A. J. Ben
nett, John Brandon and Tol Fox.
Clerk Sapp had the documents and
all papers in the usual splendid shape.
Judge Fite charged the grand jury
in about the most able manner he has
ever done. He recited some good
laws that had been passed by the last
legislature. Among the excerpts the
reporter took from his charge were
the following: “You will be called
upon to vote on three amendments to
the constitution at the next election.
One of them is the betterment and
broadening of he public school system
and which expenses are to be borne
by taxation. Another is the chain
gang system for your county; this will
raise your taxes from two-tenths to
four-tenths. Personally lam in favor
of the issuance of 20 to 30 year bonds
and let posterity help pay for the
improvement. Good roads build up
your churches, school houses and gen
erally improve your conditions. The
third amendment to be voted on by
you is that the public service corpora
tions be made to give in their tax
returns on the first of March and pay
them by the first of Sptember, each
year.
“I favor criticism when done in she
proper spirit. The legislature just
passed did more good in its law mak
ing than for any in the past fifty
years for the poor people. I wish
every white man in Georgia owned
his home and land for upon the home
owner depends the salvation of the
state. On the subject of registration
in order to vote in the coming general
election you can begin now and regis
ter and continue five days after the
election has been called. I consider it
conclusive evidence that when one of
your citizens goes down to Atlanta
and pays the federal government
wenty-five dollars for a license he does
so with a view to sell liquor. This is
what I have long contended’for. An
other law recently passed is one a
gainst throwing sawdust in the
streams. It kills the fish. After two
grand juries finds that a man does
this he shall be indicted for a misde
meanor.”
At this point Judge Fite went into
what lie called local matters. Some
one told him that the sale of cocaine
was becoming enormous here. He
laid down some strong views on this
matter. He said that it made our
boys physical degenerates and mental
imbeciles. He talked of the race of
Judge Russell and said that Russell
should resign from the bench if he
could not help in the enforcement of
the liquor laws and thought that the
lack of enforcement was due to the
judges of the superior courts general
ly. He said that a member of the
legislature had openly stated that the
liquor laws in Savannah’ were not and
could not be inforced and that they
did not intend to try to enforce them.
Judge Fite thought that the judge
down there had no backbone. He
said that there 5 recently appeared in
the Atlanta Constitution an editorial
to the effect that the liquor laws
,could not be enforced because public
sentiment was not behind them. Judge
Fite says: “That is the voice of the
TRAMMELL’S
HOME-GROWN
PUMPKIN
'TEN YEARS AGO WON FIRST
PRIZE AT THE COUNTY FAIR
—HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST
, EXHI3IIOR.
Paul B. Trammell, Junior, has the
honor to have been the first exhibitor
to the Whitfield County fair.
Ten years ago when the fair was
first started he was the first one to
arrive with an exhibit.
That fair as many will remember,
was a street fair held on King street
opposite The Argus office and while
it had been advertised but a short
while it proved a great success and
was the beginning of the splendid
big fair now going on.
The fair at first was held only one
day. The second fair was held on
the Green lot opposite the burned
opera house and where the postoffice
now stands. It lasted two days. The
third fair was held in the old base
ball grounds opposite where the fair
grounds are now located. It lasted
three days. The next three fairs
were held in the same lot three days
each, but in its own buildings on the
grounds leased from owners with the
privilege of buying. Three years ago
the present site was purchased and
the fair association owns its land and
buildings and has grown from year
to year, until it has become a perman
ent institution not only in Dalton and
Whitfield county but in North Geor
gia. Os all the county fairs now run
ning. the Whitfield county fair is the
oldest. Paul B. Trammell. Jr., there
fore enjoys a rather fine distinction
for the big garden-grown “punkin”
he wheeled around the corner that
morning, ten years ago. in a wheelbar
row safely nestled in a small quantity
of hay. He walked home that night
the proud bearer of a premium and
the biggest “punkin.”
DALTON REALTY NOW
BRINGS GOOD PRICES
As has been noted in The Argus
before central property, particularly
that in the improved part of the city,
is bringing good prices and is fairly
in demand.
Saturday the M. M. Puckette Real
Estate firm sold the Hamilton street
store of Mrs. Boyd to 11. F. White
ner. The price was not given out but
it is known to have been a fine figure.
The property is the store now tempor
arily occupied by the A. J. Showalter
company. The tendency is decidedly
upward on property located on streets
and in the blocks which have had new
sidewalks and asphaltum laid by it.
“I fine you $5.”
“Judge, I only sassed a police
man.”
“I fine you for foolishness. When
there are so many things you could
have done why did you select this?”
—-Louisville Courier Journal.
whiskey trust and that a certain Chat
tanooga paper was in the same cate
gory as the Constitution.”
Judge Fite complimented a lower
Georgia judge for sending five pro
minent citizens to the pen for a year
for selling liquor and complimented
the pardoning board for refusing to
grant a pardon to them and also to
Governor Hoke Smith for also turning
down the request for pardon. Judge
Fite touched upon the usual right of
the grand jury to investigat all local
matters and told them they would be
criticised if they did their duty and
if they did not do their duty. Law
abiding ctizens would criticise if they
did not do their duty and the law
breaker would criticise them if they
did their duty. • . • ,
WHAT RAIN
WOULD MEAN
TO COTTON
FEAR IS ALSO ENTERTAINED
FOR SOME FROST THIS
WEEK.
THE LONG DRY SPELL IS BROKEN
It is Said That Ninety Per Cent of
the Crop Has Matured —Frost and
Rain Would Hasten the Remainder.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 9 —The
weather will be the thing most watch
ed in the cotton market this week.
On the close of last week there were
signs that the protracted spell of fa
vorable weather that the cotton coun
try has been enjoying was about to
break up. If the signs prove correct
the market will become unsettled and
the grip of the bears will be loosen
ed to some extent.
What the trade fears most is frost,
although this fear is more sentimental
than anything else. While frost at
an early date would destroy all
chances of a top crop over the more
northern sections of the belt, it must
be remembered that a top crop is only
an accident at best in those sections
and the frost at the average date gen
erally destroys all hopes of its matur
ing. Over the largest part of the
belt the crop is so far advanced that
there is little for frost to injure. Crop
experts say that 90 per cent of thq
crop is open and that frost would only
hasten the opening of the remaining
ten per cent. Cotton opened early
and all at onee this season.
More actual harm would probably
result from rains than from «old?
weather for the simple reason that
the fields are white with open cotton,
in honor of strenuous effort to gather
it. Rain on this open cotton would
greatly injure the grade and thereby
cost the farmers of the south millions,
but either rain or cold weather will
advance prices this. week.
Next to the weather the trade 'will
be concerned over the spot demand.
There were indications last week that
southern mills were buying quietly
and it was reported that New England
mills were calling cotton, while, on
one occasion, continental spinners
were in the market because they got
the notion that a cold wave was
sweeping the cotton belt. If anything
like a good spot demand develops, it
will be hard for the bear side to hold
the market down.
This will be he last week in the
period to be considered in the next
ginning report from the census bureau
and bearish forecasts of the amount
ginned may be expected. Without any
doubt the next report will favor the
short side, as gins have been running
night and day for some time. This
fact is well appreciated and it will
take high figures to cause much sell
ing.
If October exports are to be large,
indications that way must necessari
ly develop this week. Large
clearances would, of course, help the
bulls.
The Grass Widow Defined.
It is related of a Methodist Bishop
that when presiding over a district
conference in North Carolina he had
an attack of bay fever and in conse
quence was somewhat irascible and
impatient, says the Sunday Magazine.
A young preacher who gave rather a
poor account of his work was given a
severe reprimand by the Bishop and
asked to state the reason for his fail
ure.
“Well, Bishop,” he explained, “we
had a lot of trouble the first of the
year with a grass widow, and —”
“A grass widow!” roared the
bishop. “And what, pray, is a grass
widow?”
“A grass widow, Bishop,” re
sponded the young clerbyman, “is a
woman whose husband died of hay fe
ver.” ‘
10TH FAIR
NOW OPEN
IN DALTON
A BUSY SCENE OVER AT THE
FAIR GROUNDS.
- ■
IA THING OF BEAUTY 8 JOY FOREVER
... . . ..
A Full Complement of Capable Offi
cers There—Plenty of Exhibits to
Entertain All—Great Midway At
tractions.
The busiest scene in North Georgia
today is over at the Whitfield county
fair grounds.
Early this morning the road leading
to the grounds was alive with visitors,
exhibitors and concessionaires and in
the grounds there -was a large corps
of workmen putting the finishing
touches and at the hour of going to
press by The Argus, it is a thing of
beauty and a joy to behold.
In the woman’s building there is
presented a kaleidoscope of beautiful
things accentuated by the artistic and
tasteful decorations put up by Mes
dames Clayton, Wells,, Crawford, Will
Cannon, Louie Crawford P. B. Tram
mell, Sr., and Misses Frankie Berry,
Leah Townsend and Pearle Duane.
In the agricultural building there
are splendid specimens of wheat, oats,
corn, pumpkins, turnips, fodder, hay,
grasses, alfalfa, sweet and irish pota
toes, walnuts, syrup cane and dozens
of other things raised in Whitfield
county. One curiosity is a twin pump
kin raised by John I. Tibbs. The
boys’ corn club has a fine exhibit. The
North Georgia Granite and Marble
company has a fine showing. Gard
ner, the photographer, has a fine frame
of his superior work in the woman’s
building. Gus Gunz makes an inter
esting exhibit of curios. W. M. Sapp
has his valuable collection of coins
and euros. The quilt show is im--
mense. Baker & Buchanan make a 1
good showing of beautiful furniture.
Then in another department there is
a collection of velvet and soi beans.
Ben Holmes’ greatly augmented wild
west show is on hand and will prove
a delightful feature of this year’s
fair. John Shope’s Old Plantation
show is ready to deliver the merry
goods better and bigger than ever.
Fann and White vaudeville is there
with plenty of seats and a good top.
Hayward’s moving picture show will
give the best of films and help enter
tain the crowds. The merry-go-round
is there for the children. Superin
tendant Porter Moore with a comple
ment of help is there and making
wonderfully appreciative changes
every few minutes. President Dennis
Barrett is there with an eye out on the
whole proceedings and giving valuable
assistance and advice. B. A. Tyler,
of the board of directors is here,
there and everywhere with great help.
John Caylor, of the concessions, has
charge of the midway, which will be
better than ever.
Up’ at the ticket office Bart Wilson
I is in charge with C. L. Cummings as
assistant. Henry Coogler, “Old
trusty,” is at the main entrance.
Tom Freeman, “sup,” is at the con
cessions gate, while Tom Gilbert is
down at the drive and automobile
gate. The poultry tents are up and
being filled fast. The poultry will be
judged tomorrow, Tuesday, by Mr. C.
O. Harwell, a licensed judge of At
lanta. The hog pens are ready and the
stock stalls in shape for a large quan
tity which are not required to be on
hand before noon of Wednesday.
Got an Arm Broken.
A small lad by the name of Floyd
Hunsucker fell Sunday morning and
broke two small bones in the lower
right arm.
Dr. H. L. Sams and Dr. G. J. Mc-
Afee waited upon the little sufferer
and today he is resting well. His
home is over in North West Dalton
and the accident occurred while mak
ing an attempt to climb a tree.