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■CATOOSA LOSES
■another SLICE
■Government Wants 4,000 Acres
I Adjoining Rifle Range and
l| Institutes Proceedings.
| CATOOSA SPRINGS PROPERTY
ON LAND TO BE CONDEMNED
Property Worth Thousands of Dol
lars —Owners Hold Property at Too
High a Price and Uncle Sam In
stitutes Condemnation Proceedings.
Condemnation proceedings were in
stituted by the government Monday
against several Catoosa county citi
zens and landowners, involving near
ly four thousand acres of land lying
near and adjoining the rille range.
Among the land condemned was the
Catoosa Springs property, owned by
General T. A. Baldwin.
The proceedngs were instituted by
»isi iim Attorney I - ’. Cartel' Tate,
ting under instructions of the At
torney General and the secretary of
** war. The amount of property con
demned is something like four thoii
neres and is Located rear fW'.|
government rifle range and it detsirad j
for this purpose. For some time the
government have, been trying to se
cure this property, but in the opinion
of the government the owners held
it at too high a price, hence the land
was condemned.
Deputy Marshal John F. Camp
went up to Ringgold Monday to serve
papers on the parties interested, the
owners of the land. They are A. T.
Massengill, J. W. Magill. J. H. War
ner, 11. C. Massengill, J. S. Brown,
Mrs. M. C. Bayne, J. N. Duke and the
Catoosa Springs Hotel Co., Gen. T
A. Baldwin, Manager.
The owners of the property are
cited to appear before Judge W. T.
in Atlanta on January 22
■fwhen the assessors will arbitrate the
matter in federal court, hear evidence
and fix the value of the property con
demned.
Ever since the establishment of the
government park at Chickamauga the
government has been gradually en
croaching upon Catoosa county, taking
thousand of acres of land, and since
the rifle range was established in Ca
toosa county, another large slice of
land has been taken, and the area has
been decreased to such an extent that
there has been talk of doing away
with the county and attaching it to
other nearby counties.
The property condemned is worth
many thousands of dollars.
STATE TREASURER
f FOUAD DEAD IN BED
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 10 —State
■ Treasurer-elect J. L. Stober was found
■ dead in bed at his home at Shoeneck
K. early this morning. He had been in
good health up to within
fc la few hours before he died.
f MARKET REPORT.
F Corrected Daily by Dennis Barrett,
the Live Warehouseman.
Bpott<m (white) 15 to 151-2
Rotton, (stain) 14 1-2 to 15
■ Cotton Seed, per bushel 45
HHKheat.t $1.25
ah Peas.... $1.50 to $1.75
■ Hay... 60 +o 75
J Corn. 75
®ljr Satly Anuta.
I Will NOT BUN
FOR IM RECEIVER
Tax Receiver Makes the Matter Clear
That He Will Not Be a Candidate
For Office This Year.
R. A. Williams, who has seved
Whitfield county for the past two
terms as tax receiver, will not make
the race this time and so stated to
The Argus Monday, and makes the
announcement public as follows:
“As Christmas is over and every
body is settling down to business and
politicians are. arranging to cast their
lots and as there is some quibbling
as to whether or not 1 will be in the
race for receiver, I deem it but justice
to say once and for all that I am not
in it. 1 mean to say that I will not
offer for the office this year.
The people were kind enough to
elect me for two terms and 1 have
served tl%m to the very best of my
ability and any mistakes I have made
were errors of the head. I simply
did my best, and hope to live to repay
all that stood to me so faithfully in
some way.
“I didn’t feel that the people owed
me anything and felt as though it
was charity bestowed on me, and now
we have lots of good men that would
like to have the honors and proceeds,
so I retire, wishing all a happy new
year. Respectfully,
“R. A. WILLIAMS."
BIG BALLOONS
MAKE FLIGHT
America’s Greatest Aviation Be-
gan This Morning—Many-
Witness Flights.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 10 —Ameri-
ca’s greatest aviation week began this
morning when two balloons met in
aero field in Huntington park in pre
liminary flights. The “New York."
piloted by Clifford B. Harmon, of
New York, and “Peoria,’’ owned and
piloted by Frank J. Cannes, of Peoria.
lIL, made ascensions.
Several thousand people took cars
for Dominguez fields to witness the
tryouts of the heavier-than-air ma
chines, beginning at one o'clock in
the afternoon. This will be the daily
program; huge gas bags ascending
each morning from Huntington park
and completing tests before crowds
arrive at aviation field.
X-RAY EXAMINATION
MADE ON HAL HOLLAND
Dr. Woolford, of Chattanooga, came
down Saturday and made an X-ray
examination on Hal Holland, who was
shot-several weeks ago, the ball lodg
ing in his body. The ball was located
about two and a half inches to the
right of his backbone. A photograph
was taken and will be developed and
sent down for the local physicians
to study to see if it is necessary to
remove the ball. The young man's
condition is very much improved, be
ing able to sit up awhile Sunday for
the first time since the accident.
The success of the man who suc
ceeds is usually due to the failure
of others.
When you see a man advertising
his virtures it’s to keep your atten
tion off his real character.
DALTON, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1010
WOULD CONVICT LALOR
PAY IN WHITFIELD COUNTY?
Judge Bogle Gives Out Statenent by Which The
Rockdale Report Takes Amther Color—Convict
Costs Goes On In Bad Weather.
An Argus reporter asked Judge
Bogle how he was impressed with
the Rockdale county report on con
vict vs free labor in that county.
“I noticed,’’ he said, “the com
parisons made in that report and at
a superficial glance it would appear
to be very favorable to the use of
convicts, but a closer examination
and analysis reveals a somewhat cur
ious oversight; for instance the total
number of days put in by the con
victs, 9,293. evidently being the 365
days of the year multiplied by the
25 and a fraction, being the average
number of hands for the whole year.
‘ ‘ The cost per ’convict for each of
these 365 days is given in one place
at 671-2 cents and in another at 88
cents each per day, and the plain ef
fort of the report is to show that
9,293 represents the number of days
work done by the convicts, but did
they do that many days’ work? When
the comparison is made with free la
bor it is stated: “If we had worked
free labor gangs this year with enough
hands to make 9,293 days as convict
average,* etc. Na. u e prlce’Tj.ai'/-
V ‘ |
ed up to free labor is $1.25 each per
day, and they are counted as having
worked 365 days in a year, but here
in Whitfield (if I may change the
comparison from Rockdale to Whit
field) the laws of Georgia do not favor
the working of any kind of labor on
the Sabbath day, and the laws of
humanity, and I think of the state '
as well, would keep us from working
convicts out in the rain, and when '
i
the weather from any cause was too
bad for working out doors, and free
labor would certainly not work at
such times; so that with us, all of
the bad weather and the Sabbath days
would have to be deducted from the
cost of free labor and the same days
must be deducted from the WORK
days of the convicts.
“Then the balance of the days, I
when they do work, the price would
only be SI.OO per day for both hands
and overseers, for we simply take our
best road talent for overseers andn
LEE INTRODUCES
IMPORTANT BILLS
Seventh District Congressman Hopes
to Get $50,000 Each for Public
Buildings at Cartersville and Cedar
town.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 10—Con
gressman Lee has introduced bills
for the appropriation of $50,000 for
public buildings at Cartersville and
Cedartown each. The government has
already purchased building sites in
these cities, and Mr. Lee hopes to get
appropriations for the structures at
this session of the congress if there
is a public building bill, which is
likely.
Congressman Lee is well pleased
with the result of the recent hearing
before the rivers and harbors com
mittee of the claims of the Coosa river
at which J. N. King and J. L. Bass,
of Rome, appeared. He is hopeful of
getting a substantial appropriation
at this session lor the improvement
of the river.
One of the blessings of being needy
is that there are always some who
are more so.
| pay tlpm the same as the hands. Now
j take <tff one third of the days for
Sabbaths, weather too bad to work
out and for sickness, etc., (and
this b-'a fair, conservative estimate),
and tin comparison would look a lit
! tie dil erent wouldn't it? Try it a
little vitli a pencil, using the 88 cents
per da’ average cost and see if there
isn’t, ft handsome margin in favor of
free liborf And this colnparison is
neartheactual facts than the other,
for convicts eost as much each, on
Sabbaths and rainy’ days when they
don’t Avork as on the days when they’
work, while the wages of free labor
stop the* days that work stops. If
we can gd more work done with a
give i amount of money with convict
lab<?< than we could with the same
amo nit of money using free labor,
then; we ought to use convict labor;
otherwise not.
“Getting the most and best service
out of our money is the first and the
highest consideration. Another con
sideration of importance, but only sec
ondary to the above, is the bringing
of convict labor in competition with
i i t: laoor wants a cht;;ivi I >earn
I the money. Everything else being
, equal, I would favor free labor. 1
, undertake to give no one’s views but
i
my own, but I think the county’ board
will carefully study the question and
i try to do the best thing for our own
people, regardless of what is best
somewhere else.
I “I shall favor the use of convicts
if convinced it is for the best, other
, wise not; and if three or more mem
bers of the board should see the mat
ter differently from what I may fin
ally see it ,1 would cheerfully’ bow
to their judgement, and loyally strive
to help the best I can, to carry out
the policy adopted. To determine the
question, however, actual facts are
better guides than specious, special
pleading to gain applause.
“What a bonanza a large gang of
convicts would be to us in some of
the weather we have had recently
and are likely to have a good deal
more of before spring!’’
ILOOKS LIKE BURGE
WILL PAY PENALTY
I abeas Corpus Proceedings Have Fall
en Flat and Very Little Hope is
Entertained for Life of Condenmn
ed Murderer.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 10 —Habeas Cor
pus proceedings, brought with the
intention of proving that George l
Burge was convicted and sentenced
to death at an illegal term of court
have fallen flat and but one hope re
mains for the condemned mm'derer
who sits in his cell day after day,
reading his Bible, praying and wait
ing for the fatal 21st of January.
His attorneys declare that before the
last day of erace has (lapsed they
will procure their client’s release by
finding and arresting the real crimin
al. It was in order to give them a
last opportunity to do this that
Governor Broun respited Burge until
the twenty-first. There will be no
further respite. On that day the law
will claim its vengence. If no fur-
Burge will have to die.
He soon loses all faith in the poor
who tries to feed them with tine words
SANDERS FACTORY
! MOVING IO ROME
Modern Plant Will Be Operated by
Electricity and Steam Heated—Mr.
Sanders Will Still Continue to Be
a Citizen of Dalton.
The Sanders Overall factory, ma
chinery and equipment, together with
goods on hand, has been shipped to
Rome and will be installed in the new
Sanders-Glover Pants and Tent Fac
tory building which has just been
completed in North Rome.
The plant will be up-to-date, build
ing will be steam heated, lighted bv
electricity and operated by electrici
ty. The new company will have as
managers J. M. Sanders and J. M.
Glover. Mr. John Selvidge will be
superintendent and the stackholders
are J. M. Sanders. M. 11. Williams
and J. M. Glover.
A line of pants, overalls, tents,
awnings, back bands, bags and other
specialties will be manufactured.
Mr. Sanders- will leave for his
new place of business during the week
i and will spend the greater portion of
his time there, but will still be a cit
izen of Dalton, his family remaining
> here for the present
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Genius without industry is like an
- advertisement without circulation.
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SUGAR MEN
GET THEIRS
1
Four Former Employes of Sugar
Trust are Sentenced to
One Year in Pen.
New York, Jan. 10 —Four former
employees of the American Sugar Re
fining Company, convicted of under
weighing frauds, were sentenced to
one year’s imprisonment {each by
Judge Martin in the United States
circuit court here today. The men
sentenced were Charles Kehoe, Ed
ward A. Goyle, Patrick J. Hennessey
and Johv M. Coyle.
Masonic Meeting Tonight.
Dalton lodge No. 105. F & A. M.,
will meet at the hall this evening at
7 o’clock. All members and visiting
brothers are urged to attend.
A get-rick-quick scheme is the best
bait to use in fishing for suckers.
EDWARHISSOLVES
THE PARLIAMENT
And Issues Writ for General Election
at the Same Time.
London, Jan. 10—In meeting with
1 Privy Counsel, Kink Edward today
jsigned a proclamation dissolving par
liament and at the same lime issuance
of writs for general election was be- !
gum
MJ'.S. RIDLEY’S CONDITION
STILL REMAINS CRITICAL
I
Mrs. T. I>. Ridley's condition is
still very critical. She is at the
Hogshead sanitarium in Chattanooga
i and everything possible is being done
to relieve her. the operation being
very dangerous, and her recovery be- |
ing doubtful. Mr. Ridley and her '
father, Mr. J. W. Hicks, are at her
bedside.
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Price Five Cents
ICE COMPANIES
FORM MERGER
Capitalists of Seven Southern
Cities Form Company Worth
Seven Millions.
ATLANTIC COAL & ICE CO.
TO BE STYLE OF FIRM
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Macon, Augus
ta, Columbus, Rome and Athens are
the Cities Interested,
Atlanta. Ga., Jan. 10 —A big mer
ger of ice companies in seven South
ern cities was announced here today.
Capitalists of Atlanta and vicinity,
under the leadership of Earnest
■ Woodruff, form a seven million dol
lar corporation. Atlanta, Chattanoo
, ga, Macon, Augusta, Columbus, Rome
and Athens are interested. It will be
! known as the Atlantic Coal and Ice
Company.
, 1 STOCKADE INVESTIGATION
WILL BE AIRED IN COURT
I Criminal Division cf the’Fulton Coun
ty Supcricr Court Will Sse
Charges Preferred Against Officials
A—
Atlanta, Ga., Jail. IQ; —Today be-
Mgan the real investigation as to
| ■ whether Superintendent D. M. Vining
and Whipping Boss Cornett are le
gally and criminally guilty of the
r atrocities alleged to have been com
mitted upon prisoners by them at the
city stockade. Today the regular
January term of the criminal branch
of the Fulton county superior court
will open, with Judge Roan, of the
i Stone Mountain district, presiding,
and before he adjourns, both Vining
and Cornett will be tried by juries
of their peers —not by a commission
appointed to take charge of a civil in
vestigation such as that which has
just been concluded at the city hall,
but a sworn jury sitting in judgement
upon men indicted by the grand jury.
The outcome will be awaited with
intensest interest for it is stated that
details will come out at this trial
which have not been made public dur
ing the civil municipal investigation
just concluded.
MR. WILLIAMS IN CHARGE
OF SANDERS MFG. CO-
Marion 11. Williams, one of the
stockholders of the Sanders Manu
facturing Co., will take the manage
ment of this concern, and will make
his home in Dalton with his sister,
Mrs. J. M. Sanders. Dalton is glad to
have Mr. Williams as a citizen of our
city and we predict that he will prove
most efficient in the management of
the business of this enterprise.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
| AND MANY INJURED
Result of Collision Occurring in Tex
as Pacific Yards at Shrevesport,
La., Sunday night.
Shrevesport, La., Jan. 10—Four
persons were killed, one fatally in
jured and 21 hurt as the result of a
collision which occurred at midnight
|in the Texas and Pacific freight
'yards between a Kansas City Southern
swith engine and train No. 53, west
hound on the Texas and Pacific.
