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ROBBERY Big Express Package Stolen. It was common talk yesterday among express mesengers running out of Macon that a package billed to Griffin and containing $7,000 had been stolen from the express car while en route north from Macon, says today s Telegraph. Repeated efforts to verify the report last night failed, but those who did discuss it, although without any official authorization to do so, were positive that the money had dis appeared. During the day it was also currently reported that Robert C. Fergason, an express messenger in the employ of the Southern Express company and living in this city, had disappeared. The Telegraph communicated with his residence, 125 Bellevue avenue, last night. The party who answered the telephone insisted that Mr. Fergason had not returned home, when in the ordinary course of events he should I have returned to Macon Sunday morn ing, and that she (for it was a female voice), did not know where he was. Asked if she thought his disappear ance could possibly be connected in any way with the alleged disappear ance of the $7,000 package of money, the answer came: '‘l don’t know any thing about that. Please don’t say anything about it in the paper.” Those express messengers who dis cussed the alleged disappearance of the money yesterday are of the opin ion that if the money and Mr. Fer gason were both missing, that the young man had been the victim of outside parties and that he might have been done away with to cover up the theft. Thomas Grier,'agent of the Sou- , thern Express Company, was asked if the report that the money package had been stolen was true. He said ( DISSOLUTION SALE Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry Sale is on Now and Will Continue Until Christmas. An unparalleled oppor= tunity to buy Jewelry at Give-Away Prices. Money Aust Be Raised==rtlE GOODS MUST GO. This Is Your Chance. Owing to the retirement of MR. RICE from the Chattanooga Jewelry Co. we must raise the cash to satisfy him, and this, too, within ten days time. We have thrown our entire stock on sale. There will be no reservation. We have cut prices and cut deep practically less than cost. It’s a shame to do it at this time when we could ask ‘‘Christmas prices” and get them. We mean business with no its or buts about it. This is the one best chance for you to lay in your Christmas gifts, because we ordered the goods before be * « /A f fore being compelled to take this action. Come early—pick your choice-we’ll almost let you name your own price, quick cash-raising we offer everything. This Is A Bona=fide Sale of One Third to One Half Off On Every Article in our large assortment of up-to-date Jewelry. Don’t pay Christmas prices when you have this opportunity to buy for l ess at a reliable, well-established, First-class Jewelry Store with a large unbroken stock of high-class jewelry of newest and most approved designs. Chattanooga Jewelry Co 256 Main Street, LOOK FOR THE SIGN. 256 Main Street EDIEORS Won Fight For Transportation Atlanta, Dec, 18—After a long and memorable fight the weekly editors of Georgia have won their fight for con tinuance of the long time custom of exchanging advertising for transporta tion. Prior to this time the railroad com mission had held that the arrangement was violative of the Hepburn anti-pass law, and an order had been issued which would have discontinued the practice after January 1. Last summer the editors came be fore the legislature and succeeded in having a bill passed making this exception in their favor, but it was vetoed by Governor Hoke Smith, j A few weeks ago the Georgia Week !ly Press Association, through its president, C. M. Methvin, of Eastman, took the matter up again with the rail road commission and in a public hear ing the editors presented their cause very ably. The order passed Saturday allows editors to print advertising for rail roads at the regularly published rate of each publication in exchange for non-transferrable press mileage tickets at the scheduled pasenger rate, each contract to carry the regular adver tising rates of the publication, copies to be filed with the commission, sub- ; ject to its approval or non-approval. ; Such contracts are limited to one year and mileage can be issued only to bona fide employees of a newspaper. j Rev. Frank Weston Sanford will face trial. ZZ i that if such was the case he had not : been informed of it, .but added that ; the money could be missing and still he would not know it, for the matter would not be handled through his of- i fice, but rather through the office of the superintendent at Atlanta. THE DALTON ARGUS, DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1911. HYDRO-POWER Permission Given to Issue Bonds. Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 18—The Georgia railroad commission Saturday approv ed a $47,000,000 stock and bond is sue of the Georgia Railway and Pow er Company, a consolidation of num erous North Georgia water power elec tric concerns, financed largely by New York, Bostaon and Canadian interests. The company asked permission to capitalize at $27,000,000 and issue S3O - in bonds. The former was cut to $17,000,000, while the latter was approved. Whether this compromise will be ac cepted will be decided by the company officials in New York next week. FIREMEN —————— Will Celebrate Opening New Hall. The fire department of Dalton will ' celebrate the opening of their new ' hall on Pentz street. It is proposed to hold a banquet and ; general celebration and reunion on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 27th. ! The present mayor and council and j the pew ones to be inducted early next I month are expecterd to be present and all o fthe members of the Volunteer ! department will be on hand. Mr. ; George Horan has all of the minutes ’of the department when it was or i ganized many years ago. The occa- I sion will be one of reminiscence as ! well as one of congratulation. There will be some short talks and the even ing will undoubtedly be one of plea sure. Let every one start saying some ■ thing cheerful to his neighbor. UNFIU.ED The Empty Stocking Not Yet Full Response to the call for the Empty Stocking Fund is being made; and in a few days it is believed that the com mittee in charge will have on hands plenty to meet the needs of the poor. Remember that almost anything can be used to advantage in this work and it is hoped that all who can will share their blessings with the unfor tunate. There will be no public dis tribution, but a committee will inves tigate each case reported to them for aid, and endeavor to see that the gifts , are wisely distributed. All donations should be sent this week to the depository at the home of Miss Clara Brown, on Pentz street. Cash contributions may be handed to the pastors of any of the churches. Those who may know of any in need will please report their name and ad dress to any of the following com mittee, who will have the distribution in charge: Miss Clara Brown, Mrs. T. S. Lucas, Miss Carrie Green, Mrs. Dora Tittle, Mrs. John Nichols, Mrs. F. C. Flemister, Mrs. Julian McCamy, Miss Mary Louise Horan, Miss Mag gie May Showalter, Miss Mattie Lee Huff The above have been asked to act on this committee, but they would be glad to have any others who can to help them. The following donations are ac knowledged : Smith-Hall Gro. Co., Groceries and Mdse SIO.OO Mrs. Claud Brown 10.00 Col. S. P. Maddox 5.00 C. U. Barrett 1.00 Cash 100 J. C. King, Children’s Hosiery Dennis Barrett Iton coal. Bowen Bros. 1 ton coal. Cash 5.00 Cash 4.00 Cash LOO Cash 1.00 L. Buchholz, Mdse 3.00 i —— _ CT — I’TI /VT;"T | ) 'Ahi ; J . I { I Be* ' Mg® fed Essential to Comfort .win ffsggyyN / f Warmth is essential to com- y/x. you grow older, it is q hardly less essential to health U u G , et a Perf ection Smokeless Oil £ li • i Heater » and y°V wa nn and r om . rortable in your home, no matter what the weather without The Perfection gives a strong, widespread heat and quickly. It is always ready for use and burns nine hours on I* filling—no more trouble than a lamp. It can be carried anywher • no pipes, no wires, no flues; no smoke, odor or dirt. e ’ The heater that gives complete satisfaction. This year's Perfection is finished in either blue enamel or plain steel • ni kJ trimmings; light and ornamental, yet strong and durable as can be made. Al' easily cleaned. Automatic-locking flame spreader prevents smoking. rt * Dealers everywhere; or write to any agency ot the Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) I ———— - , A North Daltonian Painfully Hurt. A curious crowd gathered around the office of Dr. J. Glenn McAfee Sun day afternoon just after the down Western & Atlantic train had passed to see ’who it was that a half dozen men were taking into the office. It proved to be Andy Hash and it was learned that he had been a pas senger on the train and had under taken to get off somewhere near the Cherokee crossing and either misjudg ing his footing or the speed of the train he scattered himself around pro miscously in that territory. He was picked up by several men and taken to Dr. McAfee’s office. The injured man’s wounds were not serious, only painful. A Prominent Varnell Citizen is Dead j Mr. Reese Kaneister, of Varnell is dead. He was attacked with a stroke of paralysis last Friday and died from its effects Saturday afternoon. His funeral occurred from his late home this morning a t ten o’clock, Rev. J. T. Nichols conducting the services. Mr. Kaniester was a well known and jxrominent citizen of the Varnell district. His niece, Mrs. John M. i Johnson, went up to attend the fune- I ral today. It is your duty to help along the i war against the great white plague. ' Buy Christmas seals now.