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Vol. 52. No. 47,
Five Districts of County Are
Already Well Over Their
Quota; Some Districts to
Go Over In Finals
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COBB’S QUOTA IS $12,750
Chairman J. W. Legg Worked End-‘
lessly For Success of Drive; End!
of War Caused Great Depression
In Contributions
Cobb County has exceeded her
quota by more than the additional
50 per cent asked for the United
War Work causes.
The original quota was $8,500.00
but when a fifty per cent increase was
asked this raised the sum we were
expected to contribute to $12,750 as
a minimum. °
Thorough organization and endless
work by Chairman J. W. Legg is res
ponsible for the success of this drive.
We can not too highly praise the
devotion and the ceaseless energy
which he put into this campaign. We
had thought that the task of raising
this sum for the worthy causes to
which it was to be applied would not
be great, but we see now that but
for the individual work of this one
man we might have failed.
The end of the war caused con
siderable loss of interest in war work
although this cause at once became
more important to the morals, heal
th, happiness and character of our
boys than ever before.
And as we have stated before, this
was not like the bond campaigns,
making an investment in dollars and|
cents to be returned with interest in
money, but it was a clear gift of
money to be invested in character
and morale of our boys. Of the two
it would certainly seem the most im
portant, but it took work, hard work
of the chairman and a large num
ber of faithful helpers to do this
work.
We know that this praise will not
meet with the approval of Mr. Legg,
but it is merited and we insist on
giving it publicity. ‘
We want the boys to know, when |
they come home, of his unselfish
work in their behalf. |
And we wish it understood that we
de not want to detract from the hon
or of any of the other workers—Mrs|
A. S. J. Gardner, county chairman
of the Woman’s division of the cam
paign, and the district chairmen and
all the other noble workers for the
cause, including those whose cars
were so freely used in the campaign.
We know that they were only too
glad to have been able to render the
service, and thus put Cobb over the
top, and help to put Georgia over the
top and win for the state the dis
tinction of being one iof 'the ten
states having a Y. M. C. A. hut named
for them over there with the boys.
The returns are not yet complete
but the districts marked with a star
are already over their quota. It is
expected that several more will go
over in the final returns:
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GRAND JURY NAMES
NEW COMMISSIONER
Mr. Chas. F. Morgan, of Kennesaw,
Appointed to Fill Unexpired
Term of J. E. Cagle
As stated some weeks ago, Mr. J.
E. Cagle, who represented the second
road district having removed from
the bounds of the district, fendered
his resignation to the board of com
missioners.
On Monday the Grand Jury took
up the matter of this vacancy, and
by unanimous vote elected Mr. Chas.
F. Morgan, of Kennesaw, to fill out
the unexpired term of Mr. Cagle.
Mr. Morgan is well known in the,
district and throughout the county,
and is well qualified to fill the place
and look after the interests of the
county, and no doubt his election will
meet with the approval of the people
of the second road district, and the
people of Cobb generally.
We congratulate Mr. Morgan and
the county with his election:
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
In the beautiful'service held Tues
day morning in the High School
chapel in memory of Lieut. J. Erwin
Owens, who gave his life on Oet. 10th
in the battle of Argonne Forest, the
Marietta High School tried to express
‘its deep feeling of loss and at the
same time its heartfelt admiration
for him, cherished since 1915, and
only heightened and confirmed by his
subsequent career and glorious death.
To this service were invited not
only the High School students, but
their parents as well, and the special
friends of Mr. Owens. The auditor
ivm was well filled, among those thus
paying tribute to this gallant young
man being some of his former pupils,
who are now in the service themsel
ves.
In the front of the room, draped
around with Old Glory, was displayed
the service flag with one hundred
blue stars and two gold ones, which
Muriel Williams had drawn on the
biackboard. Two photographs of Mr.
Owens had been loaned for the occa
sion, one taken as we knew him first,
as a teacher; the other as. we knew
him last, as a first lieutenant. Near
the latter some late roses drooped
their heads as if they knew they, too,
had lost a friend in this one who
was always so fond of flowers.
At the first strains of “The Star
Spangled Banner,” the audience
rose to its feet and sang this, our
rnational hymn, reverently and with
new meaning. Then a girl from the
class that Mr. Owens called his own,
which is now the Senior class, recited
that appropriate poem of the Great
War, “In Flander’s Fields.” S. A.
Connor, the president of the same
class, gave, in an “Eulogy on Lieut.
(Centinued on Page Five)
G. B. GANN ACTS AS |
SOLICITOR-GENERAL
Hon. E. H. Clay Is In Hospital and
Unable to Attend the Nov. |
Term of Cobb Court |
When the court was convened on
Monday morning Solicitor-General:
Herbert Clay was absent and Judge
Morris read a letter from him dated
from the Georgia Baptist Hospital in
Atlanta, where he is confined with an
attack of acute indigestion, and
saying that he would not be able to
attend the court possibly during the
session, and suggesting that as Hon.
Gordon Gann was familiar with the
current business of the session, his
appointment as solicitor protem
would meet his approval.
After reading the letter in court,
Judge Morris issued an order appoint
ing Gordon B. Gann solicitor protem;
he was sworn and the business of
the court proceeded in regular order.
During the session Mr. Gann has
filled the position in a cerditable and
efficient manner.
CEORGIA SOCIETY WANTS TO
LOOK AFTER GEORGIA BOYS
We have a letter from the Georgia
Society of New York City, who are
anxious to look after Georgia boys
who may be in New York hospitals
wounded 'or sick.
They ask us to give publicity to
this and ask the relatives of any of
these boys to send their names and
hospital address to Mr. R. M. Bran
non, 62 Leonard Street, New York,
New York.
Mr. Brannon is chairman of a com
mittee of the Georgia Society, who
will render comfort and cheer to all
wounded or convalescent Georgia sol
diers.
The editor is personally acquainted
with some of the former Georgia
folks who are members of this society
and he urges the compliance with the
above request.
DR. W. E. BENSON HERE
Lieutenant W. E: Benson, of the
Aviation Corps at Arcadia, Florida, is
at home for a short stay, having been
called to see two infants who were
very ill, that of his sister, Mrs. B. F.
York and of his brother, Mr. J. A
Benson.
Cate o ol
VIRGIL McCLESKEY IMPROVINC
Mr. Virgil McCleskey is improving
daily, after his recent operation at
Nolan’s Sanitarium, and we trust he
will be out again very soon.
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LORD’S DAY LEAGUE
Remember ye the law of Moses
my servant, which 1 cammanded un
to him in Horeb for all Israel, with
the statutes and judgments.——Mala
chi, 4:4.
MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL
HOLDS A SERVICE IN
MEMORY OF LT, OWENS
Large Crowd Gathers In
High School Chapel
Impressive Tribute Is Paid to Former
Professor of Science by Former
Pupils and Friends; Col. D. W.
Blair Makes Address
Marietta, Ga:, Friday, November 22, 1918.
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PRIVATE JOHN R. DODGEN
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PVT. JOHN R. DODGEN"
GIVES LIFE IN SERVICE
Smyrna Boy Makes Supreme Saecri
fice on October Fifth; In Army
Since Fifth of August
Private John Russell Dodgen, of
Smyrna, R. F. D., died of disease in
France on Oect. sth, 1918.
Mr. Dodgen was 23 years old; ans
wered the eali of the Government
August the sHth and after a short
training, sailed for France, Septem
ber the 18th. No braver boy than
John has answered the call, and had
he lived would have made his mark
without a doubt. |
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Annie Belle Dodgen, gnd one child,
about two months old; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. N. W. B. Dodgen; two,
sisters, Mrs. Dora Starnes and Miss
Mable Dodgen; four brothers, W. A.
Dodgen, G. Z. Dodgen, H. C. Dodgen
and T. L. Dodgen.
Georgia to Have Hut Named
For Her At Once
Generous Responses of People In this
Section of Country Has Created
Considerable Comment In All Parts
of the United States 3
The Southeastern Department went’
over the top in the United War Work
Campaign with flying colors and en
joys the distinction of being the sec
ond department in the country to
oversubscribe its quota. The South
ern department was the first to pass
its goal.
Indications were that when final
reports were received, the total sum
subscribed to the United War Work
Campaign in the Southeastern De
partment will be between $9,000,000
and $10,000,000. The extending of
the campaign enabled the department
to go beyond all expectations. The
total amount raised will be more than
a fifty per cent over-subscription. 1‘
On a basis of $170,500,000 as the
amount to be raised nationally, thel
quota of the Southeastern Depart
ment was $6,820,006, and this mark
was reached and passed on Saturday,
to the keenest gratification of all per
sons concerned.
Georgia was the first state in the
Southeastern department to go over
the top. The other states finished in
the following order: Mississippi, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, and Alabama,
South Carolina and Florida. |
The Southeastern department was
thoroughly combed for subscriptions
and the generous responses of the
peoplé in this section of the country
has been the cause of favorable and
appreciated comment in all parts of
the United States.
The people in all seven states of
the Southeastern department gave
freely and willingly to the fund for
the seven great war-working organi
zations. In no other previous drives
have the states of the south led the
country in subscriptions. |
R. H. King, campaign director for
the Southeastern department, has
only the highest praise for the lead
crs and workers who made the splen
did oversubscription possible. |
WOMAN’S UNION SERVICE |
At the Presbyterian Church par
lor on Thursday the ladies of the vari
ous churches held an all day service,
in which the Lord’s Day League and
a Thanksgiving and prayer- service
were combined.
After the business hour in the
morning, the exercises were in charge
for an hour each by the ladies of
the Methodist, Presbyterian, Episco
pal and Baptist churches.
MAJ. J. GLENN GILES O. K.
Mrs. Giles received a cable from
Major Glenn Giies on Wednesday ev
ening saying, “Well Safe. Happy,”
and while the Major of course only
speaks for his own safety, we would
infer from the message that no great
d;saster can have befallen the section
of the 82nd Division such as was ru
-locred some days ago.
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Young Girl Fooled
By Haslty Marriage
On Tuesday in Cobb Superior
Court E. J. Fitzgerald alias Don K.
Fitagerald plead guilty to the charge
of bigamy and was sentenced by
Judge Morris to six years in the peni
tentiary.
In connection with this hangs a
sad story of man’s perfidy, and the
lack of proper investigation by a
young girl’s family before marriage.
Miss ‘Leola Miller, a beautiful and
accomplished young woman of good
family in Baconton; Georgia, a grad
uate of Wesleyan Female College,
\came to Atlanta and procured work
as a reporter on one of the big papers
Ethere. In the course of her duties
she became acquainted with a man in
the same line of work, whose pleas
ing manners and attentions won her
confidence, and finally her love and
consent to marriage.
They came to Marietta, procured
a license and were married by Dr.
R. G. Smith, on August 19th, 1918.
After a short time by accident
through her connection with the Unit
ed War Work Campaign the sup
posed young wife learned that the
man whom she had trusted, had a
wife and children in Pennsylvania,
who were appealing for aid, and who
svpposed him dead. It then devel
oped that after leaving his home in
the north he had first gone to a wes
tern city, where he managed to se
cure in a paper the publication of a
notice of his death, and this he had
some one to send to his wife in Penn
sylvania. Henceforth he was believ
ed to be dead, and he came south
and secured work where he met the
young girl.
The above facts were quickly veri
fied and his arrest and prosecution
came about. At the trial he plead
guilty to the charge, but he was ac
companied by a lawyer friend who
made an appeal for leniency in his
behalf. This friend also gave his
own name as Don K. Fitzgerald, the
very same name as that used by the
defendant in his supposed marriage
to Miss Miller.
With the six year sentence ends
the chapter, so far as the man is con
cerned, but the story should prove
another warning to the young girls
who may be tempted to accept with
out investigation the character of
men who seek their confidences.
COBB PIG CLUB BOYS
CLEAN UP IN MACON
Each Sow and Litter Sent to State
Fair at Macon Won Prize;
Several Others Taken
The Cobb County Pig Club boys
“cleaned up’” at the State Fair in
Macon last week.
Dr. Sawyer just took enough pigs
down to take all the prizes and rib
bons in sight, and while it. does not
look right for one county to get it all,
it should encourage the boys of oth
er counties to do better. If they
can not learn how to raise pigs with
out help from Cobb, we might lend
them a few of our Pig Club boys to
act as demonstrators.
With the great training they have
had during the last year under Dr.
Sawyer’s able instruction, we believe
a lot of them are qualified to teach
pig raising.
Each sow and litter sent to_Ma
con from Cobb County won a first
prize as follows:
Duroc, Kingsley Miller, Marietta.
Hampshire, Patterson Kemp, Black
wells.
Poland China, J. C. Power, Jr.,
Sandy Plains.
Berkshire, John and Tommy Starke
o. Smyrna.
In addition to this Cobb County
pigs won prizes as follows:
Pigs under six months old: Berk
shire sow, Ist and 2nd prizes; Berk
shire boar, Ist, 3rd and 4th prizes;
Poland China sow, Ist, 3rd and 4th
prizes; Poland China boar, 2nd and
4th prizes; Hampshire sow, Ist and
4th prizes; Hampshire boar, Ist and
2nd prizes; Duroc sow, 4th and sth
prizes; Duroc boar, Ist and 4th
prizes.
All these were in the club con
tests, while in the open ring Cobb
County gets two firsts, three sec
onds, four fourths and five fifth
prizes.
Prizes won in cash $260.00, and
$200.00 worth of hogs, a silver cup
and thirty-three ribbons.
We are sorry to not have the names
of all the prize winners yet, but from
the list it looks like all our boys
must have had winners there.
We have this preliminary report
from Dr. Sawyer and he winds up
with the following which seems to
be a fact: “Reason: Cobb County
boys have learned how to raise pigs.”
MR. WILLIAM KUHNEN IS
WOUNDED “OVER THERE”
Mrs. W. M. Kuhnen received a
cable on Thursday last saying that
her husband had been “slightly
wounded” in France. A second cable
from the Red Cross “over there” an
nounced that Mr. Kuhnen had been
“slightly gassed.” Although Mrs.
Kuhnen’s friends share in her anxi
ety, they sincerely trust that Mr. Kuh
nen will soon recover his strength
‘and health. :
18 70 36 REGISTRANTS
MUST FILL AND RETURN
THEIR QUESTIONNAIRES
Orders Sunday Discontinue
Present Examinations
Local Board Members State That
Despite Rumors to the Contrary
Classification of Registrants Under
37 Will Continue
Despite the impression which is
prevalent among the registrants of
September 12, Mr. Campbell Wallace,
secretary to the Local Board of Cobb
County, gave out in a statement
Monday morning between the ages
of 18 and 36, both inclusive, on Sept.
12th, 1918, receiving their question
naires must fill them out and return
them in the required seven days.
Telegraphic instructions were TYe
ceived by the Board on Sunday to
discontinue the examination of all
men, but to go ahead with the classi
fications.
‘Men over 36 receiving their ques
tionnaires are only .required to write
their name and address on same and
return in the self-addressed envelope
in the usual manner, just as though
it had been properly filled out.
All calls which the Local Board had
for this month and all special induc
tions under competent orders, have
been cancelled.
Although many inquiries have
been made to the Local Board in
connection with filling questionnaires
no one between 18 and 36, inclusive,
will be excused for'not filling them,
and will be dealt with in the usual
manner.
The following is given out by Mr.
George D. Anderson, Chairman, for
the benefit of those requiring aid in
filling out questionnaires:
“All registrants under 37 years of
age, on Sept. 12, 1918, who have re
ceived questionnaires to be answered
will go to the Local Board’s Office
upstairs at the post office, beginning
Monday, November 25th, 1918, and
firom day to day until all are angswer
ed. ‘
“The following lawyers will be on
hand for the purpose of assisting in!
filling out questionnaires on the days
n: med, as follows: |
“Monday, November ‘2sth, 1918:
J. Z. Foster and Wm. Attaway.
“Tuesday, November 26th, 1918:
W. E. Roberts and Geo. D. Anderson.
“Wednesday, November 27, 1918:
J. H. Boston and J. P. Cheney.
“Thursday, November 28th, 1918:
Joe Abbott and Welborn Reynolds.
“Friday, November 29th, 1918: H.
B. Moss and Gordon B. Gann. |
“Saturday, November 30th, 1918:
B T. Frey, W. R. Power, C. M. Dobbs,
and P. D. McCleskey.”
MR. DAVID IRWIN BUYS
OLD GOODMAN PLACE
The old Goodman home on Pow
der Springs road has been bought by
Mr. David Irwin, of Buford, Ga., and
will probably be used by him as a
summer home for his family.
The Goodman place is one of Cobb
County’s good farms, but Mr. Irwin’s
main reason for making the purchase
was to gratify a sentiment of his
wife’s. Mrs. Irwin, who was Miss
Mildred Irwin, a grand-daughter of
the late Mr. Robert Goodman, want
ed the old family home kept in the
family. The Journal is interested,
for the late Mr. Goodman was the
founder and first editor of the Mari
etta Journal.
MORRIS DOES GOOD
WORK IN CAMPAIGN
Judge N. A. Morris wound up his
speaking tour for the Urited War
Work Campaign at Cartersville last
week and the Bartow Tribune, after
speaking of the large crowd in at
tendance said:
“Dr. MecGinty then introduced
Judge Morris, who delivered one of
the most interesting and thoroughly
informative addresses heard in Bar
tew county in some time. He was
familiar with his subject, and deliv~
ered it in such a way that he was
able to hold his audience, although
the speaking was out on the lawn and
many of the hearers were forced to
stand throughout the entire time.
“Judge Morris appealed for the
whole-hearted support of the War
Work Drive, and declared it was the
duty of every citizen to back the boys
who had brought victory to the cause
of democracy.
GRAYDON LEDFORD MISSING
In the casualty list of Wednesday
appears among those missing/ the
name of Graydon G. Ledford, Mari
etta, Ga., next of kin, Jim M. Led
ford.
Hurried inquiry brought no defi
nite information concerning this man
or his relatives beyond the fact that
he was sent to Camp Gordon by the
lccal board of Cobb County.
At the time of registration, he was
at some place in South Carolina, and
a- the time of induction into service
he was at work in Dalton, Ga.
Established 1866
MISDEMEANOR GASES
AGAINST SOLDIERS TO
BE PUT OUT OF GOUR
ln?dictment:—_;g:inst Boys
Of Blue Ridge Circuit
Who Are In Army or Navy
To Be Nilirf:sed
T 0 HAVE CLEAN RECORDS
All indictments in misdemeanor
cases in the Blue Ridge Circuit
against young men who have entered
the army or navy, or any, braneh of
the fighting forces of the United
States in the present war will be
nolle prossed, so states Judge N. A.
Morris in his charge to the Grand
Jury this week.
In charging the Grand Jury on this
subject he stated:
“There are quite a number of in
dictments pending against young men
in the seven counties composing the
Judicial Circuit over which I have the
honor to preside, who have entered
the army or navy since the beginning
of the present war. In every one of
these indictments where the ecrime
clarged is a misdemeanor, I am going
tr nol prosse and quash them without
costs to these boys that have volun
tarily entered the service, or entered
the service when called under the Se
lective Service law. I don’t mean for
this to apply to slackers or deserters.
“Many of these mountain boys
have never had much opportunity in
life in the way of educational ad
vantages, but they have answered
their country’s call, have rallied
around our flag, and made as brave
coldiers as ever shouldered a gun;
they have kissed their loved ones
goodbye and offered their all for the
f 1 ture happiness, peace, and prosper
ity of the world, and to cpush, once
and for all time to come, the brutal
military spirit of Germany, whose
chief desire seems to be to dominate
and enslave every nation of people
e: cept those allied with them.
“I believe that these boys will
ceme back home with higher ideals
of life, and, if they have committed
some misdemeaner before entering
the service, I am going to clean the
docket and give them a new start and
another chance. They have made a
clean record abroad and I am going
to see that a clean record so far as
this court is concerned, awaits them
or. their return home. I mean for
this to apply not only to white peo
ple, but also to negroes.”
THE PRESIDENT WILL G 0
President Hopes By His Presence to
End Wars for All Time; Dele
gates to be Annocunced
Washington, Nov. 18.—President
Wilson will attend the opening ses
sions of the peace conference. This
was announced tonight officially. He
will go immediately after the conven
ing of the regular session of congress
on December 2.
Text of Statement
This official statement was issued
at the White House.
The White House announcement
fcllows:
“The president expects to sail
for France immediately after the
opening of the regular session
or congress, for the purpose of
taking part in the discussion
and settlement of the main fea
tures of the treaty of peace.
It is not likely that it will be
possible for him to remain
throughout the sessions of the -
formal peace conference, but his
presence at the outset is neces
sary in order to obviate the
manifest disadvantages of dis
cussion by cable in determining
the greater outlines of the final
treaty about which he must nec
essarily be consulted. He will,
of course, be accompanied by
delegates who will sit as the
representatives of the United
States throughout the confer
ence,
“The names of the delegates
will be presently announced.”
PEACE CHEERS COSTLY
IN THOMASVILLE, GA.
On the opening day of the United
War Work drive in Thomasville, Ga.,
during the peace celebration, every
person who cheered for the success
of the hoys over there was asked to
contribute liberally to the war work
fund. The city more than doubled
its quota the first day.