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I THE ELKS I Had a Good Meeting Last Night. UiFroin The Daily Argus, Dec. 16.) a number of those who will H> ;: the new Dalton Elk Lodge met K; st night in the assembly room of ■e chamber of commerce, despite the BpwnpouT of rain. M\ committee was appointed to look Kit for a home. Another committee ■ill get into correspondence with the Hdge in Chattanooga, which will in- Eitute tl4 Daltpn lodge, and find out Khat night this can be done, also to ermine whether it will be done in Button or up in Chattanooga. H There was much enthusiasm at the Beetmg last night. Won Many Poultry Awards. |l Dalton chickens are “roosting ■igh, ” particularly those that have Bh en sent off to the poultry shows. n Mr. Frank Weatherly was awarded Be first and fifth cockerels and the vriit and second pullets prizes at the ttthens, Ga., show. He also Avon the (sweepstake cup. These prizes amount Bo about forty-five dollars in cash. Be was also awarded the fourth pul let prize in Atlanta. The Dalton fan- Bers are always glad to hear of one Bit their number walking off with Brizes and will congratulate Mr. B’eatherly. Misjudged. ■ •‘Myrtle,” said her father, accord- Brz to the Chicago Record-Herald, “I Bant you to send that* young Smith ■trton about his business. I won’t Bave him coming around here any Bore. I don’t like him.” ■ “Why, father! I can't see what Bou can have against him. He is aw fully nice, comes from a very fine ■family, doesn’t use tobacco and he Jftever touches a drop of any kind of ■kjuor. ” IF“That’s all right. I don’t like rim. He hasn’t any sense of humor, md I don’t believe a man who lacks he sense of humor can ever amount o much.” “But he has a sense of hmuor. Af ter you had gone upstairs last night le aid you were the funniest thing >e had ever seen. They Are Contributing. Rev. F. K. Sims reports that sev eral have given from one to five dol ars in cash to be donated to the poor and sick. The committee will begin an active canvass for outgrown clo thing and there is no doubt but gen erous, big-hearted Dalton will re spond liberally. •(From The Daily Argus, Dec. 16.) Postponed. The public school reception that hfks to have been held yesterday at The Fort Hill building was postponed until later on account of the rain. The County Fair Association meet ing, which was to have taken place ♦his morning at the court house was put off until all of the stockholders could be sent notices. Rockefeller Deer Race Train. As the northbound milk train on the Putnam division of the New York Central approached Briarcliff Manor, the other morning, a buck deer and a fawn broke out of William Rockefel ler’s game preserve and took to the track ahead of the locomotive. The deer raced in single file ahead of the train for three and a half miles to Mill wood, where the fawn became scared at a cattle guard crossing and leaped oc the track into the woods. The buck, paying no attention to bell or whistle, kept up the pace two miles (further, but stumbled at the Croton Lake bridge near Kitchawan and was tun over and killed. The engineer iad put on the brakes too late. The dead buck was turned over to lame Warden Sutton, of Mt. Kisco. Card of Thanks. t Mr. Frank Bell, aiderman - elect Tom the Eighth ward, requests The Lrgus to extend his cordial thanks o all of those who voted and worked to hard for his election last Wednes lay and to say further that he is deeply appreciative to all. DYNAMITING Subsoiling With That Explosive. Last week the DuPont Powder Co. demonstrated subsoiling land with dynamite on the farm of Rev. C. A. Beard at Athens, Tennessee. The demonstration was very successful. The dynamite was placed to a depth of three feet and loosened the soil for a distance of fifteen feet and the surface soil was only slightly dis j placed. The dynamite used was 25 per cent, explosive downward and la ternally. Citizens from various points of Mc- Minn county were present to witness the demonstration and all went home pronouncing it a success and many with the determination to'put it into practice. Remember the poor. We have them with us always. (From Th Daily Argus, Dec. 16.) Delivered Today From City Plant. The first electric power delivered by Dalton’s municipal plant was turn ed on this morning into the Showalter plant. Twenty-two hundred volts is the ca pacity of the meter and the Showal ter company will consume about 35 horse power daily in driving its ma chinery. The municipal plant has a capacity of tbout two hundred horse power and will be able to supply many small plants here provided no one will demand more than fifty horse power in one cable. With the coming of the Eastern Tennessee and the Georgia power plants Dalton will be the place to erect hundreds of manufacturies. INSPECTORS NAB ALLEGED RAILROAD BANDITS Savannah, Ga., Dec. 16—Almost on the spot where the Atlantic Coast Line passenger train was hed up and robbed of registered mail valued at $5,000 at Hardeeville, S. C., last Tues day morning, George Hill and Henry Eichorn, white men, were arrested by postoffice inspectors yesterday after noon and will be brought to Savannah and locked in the Chatham county jail. The men, one rather tall and the other shorter and rather heavy built, had been at Hardeeville for several weeks proceeding the robbery. They state they can prove an alibi, and that their home is in Baltimore. They have been under suspicion ever since the day of the robbery The bandits were described as being, one tall, the other short and heavy. The arrests were made in a gro cery store in Hardeeville, the men be ing seized by Special Agent G. S. Gobold, of the Atlantic Coast Line and Deputy Sheriff L. K. Meldrim, of Savannah. Postoffice Inspector R. E. Berry, of Atlanta, and A. J. Knight, of Savan nah, who had sworn out warrants for the men, were in charge of the force of officers. The room occupied by the men at Hardeeville was searched and two pistols, corresponding to those used by the bandits, were found. Members of the crew of the train that was held up saw the two men and declared they fill the description of the bandits. TWO ARE DEAD IN DUEL WITH SHOTGUNS 25 Feet Apart, Florida Men Pour Squirrel Shot Into Each Other. Tampa, Fla., Dec. 15 —Standing 25 feet apart, Ulrick Langford and Hen ry Driggers poured squirrel shot into each other at Labelle City late yes terday afternoon, according to a dis patch received here today. Driggers expired before he could be removed from the street and Langford died a few hours later. Both men had been drinking and following a quarrel, decided to shoot it out. Both secured shot guns, stepped off the distance and at the word com menced firing. Driggers was com petely disboweled, firing the second shot, which caused Langford’s death, while lying on the ground. Both men are prominently connected. THE DALTON ARGUS DALTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1911. TEACHERS To Get Money For Christmas. Atlanta, Dec. 16—There should be joy amorig the hard-working and faithful common school teachers of the state by the announcement made today that a possible distribution of 20 per cent of the school fund for this year, or about $500,000, will be sent out in time to reach them for Christmas. State School Superintendent Brit tain following a conference with Gov. Slaton and Treasurer Speer, announc ed that this money would probf.bly be available to send out December 21. Taxes are coming in now in a pretty steady stream, and as the time for payment of state and county taxes expires on December 20, it is believ ed that ample funds will be on hand for this 20 per cent payment. To date only 21 per cent of the ap propriation has been paid on 1911. Teachers will be made happy if this sum can be paid them in time for the holidays. More definite announce ment will be made next week. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 16 —At 4 o’clock yesterday a racing stable full of horses at the Georgia-Carolina fair grounds was destroyed by fire. The loss will reach fully SIO,OOO. There were twelve horses burned to death. Eleven of them were the thoroughbreds of Geo. M. Burke, a prominent racing man of Williams port, Pa. Burke left Augusta yester day for Williamsport to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. He had never left the horses before, except for a few hours at a time. The cause of the fire is unknown. Insurance policies cover the loss. COUNTERFEIT DIMES Several Thousand Passed on Birming ham. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 15—Discov ery was made this morning that coun terfeit dimes had been dumped on Ensley, the steel manufacturing por tion of Birmingham, and an estimate is made that several thousands of the coins were distributed. The counter feit is so clever that merchants who noticed the numerous coins of the de nomination were unable a t first glance to discover they were bogus. Secret service men are at work. (From The Daily Argus, Dec. 16.) The Boy Scouts of Dalton met last night in regular session at the home of Mr. Will Sapp, chief scout, and enjoyed a social evening. A musical program was participated in by the members of the organization, after which they repaired in a body to the Marion theatre. This is but one of a series of pleasant evenings arranged for the boys. ‘ ‘ Is your child in bed by eight every evening” “Technically, yes; we begin arguing about that time.” SCOTT’S EMULSION IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD because it is made of the purest and best in gredients, because it contains more healing, strengthening and up building material than any other Emulsion, and because it is a perfect product of a scientific ally perfect process. Doctors the world over recognize Scott’s Emulsion as the Standard prepa ration of Cod Liver Oil. KCL, DRUGGISTS 11-22 KNISHT Former Dalton Boy Acquitted. Huntsville, Ala., Dec. 16—John W, Knight, the cotton broker, was last night acquitted of the charge of us ing the United States mails for the purposes of fraud. The announcement of the verdict was attended by dramatic scenes. The wife of the acquitted man broke down and wept. Knight was completely overwhelmed with congratulations by his numerous friends, who have never lost confidence in his honesty of pur pose. The jury was out seven hours and forty minutes. The strain was intense in the court room during the afternoon, but when the jury walked off to supper with out making any kind of report, the general impression prevailed that a mistrial would be the outcome. Knight kept his nerve throughout the afternoon and evening and stood in the hallway . Iking with friends who grouped around him. A great many of the spectators who had been attending the case daily had left the building when, at a few minutes past 9 o’clock the jury sent word that a verdict was reached. Judge Grubb was notified and had the jury called in immediately. As the jury filed in he cautioned the spectators against making any demonstration. Clerk Greenleaf read the verdict: “Me the jury, find the defendant not guilty.” Mrs. Knight, wife of the defendant, gave way to her feelings for the first time during the nine day ordeal, and sank to her chair weeping. She arose after a moment however, and walked over to the jury men, shaking hands with and warmly thanking each one of them. Mrs. Knight’s mother followed and shook hands with each one of them. Knight was almost overwhelmed with congra tulations in the court house corridors and on the streets. He and his wife and mother left last night for their home in Decatur. The federal court has adjourned. Four other cases against Knight, making practically the same charges as the one on which he has just been acquitted, were continued to the April term. Knight was a member of the de funct cotton firm of Knight, Yancey Co., of Decatur, Ala. 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I ride horseback as good as ever. lam in B fine health at 52 years.” I \ CARDUI Woman's Tonic We have thousands of such letters, and more are B arriving daily. Such earnest testimony from those who E have tried it, surely proves the great value of this vegeta- E ble, tonic medicine, for women. | Cardui relieves women's sufferings, and builds weak p women up to health and strength. If you are a woman, I give it a trial. It should help you, for it has helped a mil- E lion others. It is made from pure, harmless, herb ingredi- M ents, which act promptly and surely on the womanly organs. E It is a good tonic. Try it! Your druggist sells it > Write to: Ladie»’Advisory Dept.. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn.. E for Special Instructions, and 64-page book. Home Treatment for Women," sent free. JSB E It was charged he issued forged bills of lading for cotton, and thus defrauded buyers in this country and abroad out of millions of dollars. It was after this failure that eastern financial interests, co-operating with Southern cotton buyers, took steps to insure the cotton trade against forg ed bills of lading. Adequate means for this protection still are being dis cussed. Knight admitted on the witness stand that he drew the bills of lading without he coton, but stated traffic officials of railroads gave him permis sion to this, and furnish the cotton later. SKELETON FOUND. Negro Recluse’s Fortune Also Disap peared. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 15—A skele ton, identified as that of John Allan, a well-to-do negro citizen of McDow ell county, who has been missing for three months, was discovered in the mountains today near Marion. Al lan, who lived the life of a recluse, was known to have had several thou sand dollars hoarded up, and no trace of his money can be found. There is ample evidence that he was murder ed, and Bruce Shade a neighboring negro, has been arrested, charged with the crime. A Good Business Opening. Representative McKinley, of Illi nois, chairman of the republican con gressional committee, one of the. richest men in the house and known affectionately among his fellows as the “human Christmas tree,” be cause of his generosity, was entering the house chamber a few minutes be fore the noon hour, says the Cincin nati Times-Star. “Say,” cried Rep resentative Rodenburg, of East St. Louis. “I’ve just heard of a fine opening for some of that spurious capital of yours.” “What is it?” asked McKinley. “I know a famous city, a place of probably 100,000 inhabitants, that hasn’t a livery stable or garage. I’m thinking it would offer a fine chance for either business because the city is always full of tourists that want to be taken around to see the sights.” “What’s the town?” asked Mc- Kinley. “Venice,” replied Rodenburg, dodging a bunch of Congressional Records that somebody hurled at his head. Chased the Rabbit. Some one turned a young rabbit loose on Hamilton street this morn ing and it created a race between a few boys. Bunnie was finally caught by a negro boy. Quite a crowd gathered on the sidewalks.