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Vol. 52. No. 52.
Still to Protect People Against
Profiteering in Food and
Possible Shortages
Press dispatches from Washington
a few days ago brougth forth the
following statement from Dr. Soule,
the food administrator for Georgia:
“Through an error in a press dis
patch from Washington, published
yesterday morning, growing out of
misinformation or otherwise, the mis
taken impréssion has been gained
that the Food Administration is go
ing out of existence the first of Janu
ary. Not only is this misleading, but
is entirely incorrect. The Food Ad
ministration, as such, will doubtless
continue in effective operation until
the formal declaration of peace.
“It is quite true that the policy of
the administration has been, since
immediately after the signing of the
armistice, to relieve restrictions and
rescind regulations as rapidly as pos
sible, whenever that has been consid
ered practicable by reason of an abun
dant supply or falling prices. It has
likewise been true that the operating
forces of the administration have been
gradually reduced to reach a point of
minimum working efficiency, and that
policy will continue to the end of
the work, many of the continuing du
ties falling to the volunteer forces
which have all the while given un
limited co-operation to the adminis
tration. TUntil the final conclusion of
the Administration’s work, however,
the organization will be maintained
and held intact—state, county and
city—to such an extent as to enable
full and proper compliance with re
maining rules and regulations and
also sufficient to constitute a frame
work which may be enlarged at the
proper time to respond to the coming
call for European relief. This is in
conformity with the cabled plans of
Food Administrator Hoover, who has
made the declaration that the world
food situation can be solved until
the next harvest.only through the con
tinued support of the American peo
ple. America’s burden, Mr. Hoover
cables, will, as a matter of course,
become more specific than at the
present time so soon as the problems
of organization, transportation and
finance are solved.
“It is specifically desirable, and the
administration has been so instructed,
that where the supply of any com
modity is short or there is danger of
profiteering, the administration’s
force be sufficiently maintained to
control and handle any such situation
which may arise and that the adminis
tration maintain control of those
commodities in which there may be
danger of shortage.
“The field supervisors and corps of
inspectors will continue to cover their
territory in Georgia as usual, until
the end of the administration’s work.
In this they are to give especial at
tention to the matter of prevention of
profiteering and to insure only a fair
margin of profits being charged in the
handling and distribution of food
commodities.”
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR WILSON BANQUET
IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London, Monday, Dec. 23.—Ar
rangements for the banquet Friday
night in honor of President Wilson
are similar to those made for the
king of Denmark during his recent
visit to London. The banquet room
in Buckingham palace is decorated
in white and gold and has some of
the finest tapestry in existence. It
is the largest room in the palace.
There is a throne in one end, but
this probably will be hidden by flow
ers. In the other end is an organ
loft, which will accommodate the or
chestra on the night of the banquet.
The substitution of the dinner to
be given by Premier Lloyd George for
the banquet which was to have been
given at Lancaster house on Satur
day night means it will be a much
smaller and more intimate assembl
age, the president meeting only a
small body of men from the imper
ial war cabinet.
It has been decided Mr. Wilson
will dine with King George at Buck
ingham palace Monday evening. He
will leave the palace at 9 o’clock
Tuseday morning, pass through lines
of troops on his way to the station
and take his train for Dover. It
was announced today the reception at
Guild hall Saturday will occur in the
great hall instead of the library. This
will enable a much large rcompany to
witness the ceremony incident to the
presentation of the address to the
president.
President Wilson will ride from
Charing Cross station to Buckingham
palace in the state carriage with
King George, it was announced to
day.
Mrs. Wilson will ride with Queen
Mary. The second lifeguards, which
form a guard of honor on all state
oceasions, will constitute the escort.
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
Registered Pig Given by Mr. Florence,
of Powder Springs, as First
Prize; Other Prizes
Marietta, Ga., Dec. 21, 1918.
Hon. Gorden Lee,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: I am sending you a list
of the 10 high in Cobb County Corn
Club, (1918). You will see by en
closed premium list that I had plan
ned for your $25 premium to go to
nine of these boys. Will you please
mail checks direct to them. We thank
vou.
Respectfully yours,
D. E. SAWYER, County Agent.
James Davis, Blackwells, 96 bush
els, first prize; registered pig given
by Mr. T. W. Florence.
Tommy Stark, Smyrna, 84% bush
els; $7.00 given by Hon. Gordon Lee.
J. Senger White, Marietta, Route
5, 75.22 bushels; $5.00 given by Hon,
Gordon Lee.
Rhea Cunningham, Marietta Route
7, 68 bushels; $3.50 given by Hon.
Gordon Lee.
Artis Cantrell, Powder Springs, 66
bushels; $3.00 given by Hon. Gordon
Lee. :
Earl McKinney, Powder Springs,
64 bushels; $2.00 given by Hon. Gor
don Lee.
Elmer Daniels, Marietta Route 5,
62 bushels; $1.50 given by Hon. Gor
don Lee.
C. M. Lee, Smyrna, 61 bushels;
$l.OO given by Hon. Gordon Lee.
Roland Arnold, Powder Springs, 57
bushels; $l.OO given by Hon? Gordon
Lee.
Elzie Lowe, Powder Springs, 56
bushels; $l.OO given by Hon. Gor
don Lee. .
J. Senger White wins pig given by
Mr. W. L. Evans by raising the most
profitable acre of corn.
As yet not any record report on
premiums won by Cobb County Corn
Club at Atlanta and Macon Fairs.
SAVES SOLDIER'S LIFE
Chattahoochee, Ga., Dec. 26.—Mrs.
Nancy Trenton has received a letter
from her son, Sergeant Walter Tren
ton, in which, among other interesting
things concerning his experiences in
France, he tells of how one of his
companions was saved from death
through the fact that he always car
ried a Testament in his left shirt
pocket. A bullet hit his gas mask,
passed through it and a package of
letters and lodged in the middle of
the Testament. The young man was
not hurt at all, and, needless to say,
he is going to carry that Testament
and that bullet with him always as a
momento of the war.
BLIND TIGER IN ALBANY
USES DOG TO DELIVER
Albany, Ga., Dec. 26.—Blind tiger
booze by dog delivery is a new wrin
kle in prohibition law violation intro
duced in Albany, and which was
brought to light in an unexpected
manner on Christmas day. Two small
negro boys saw a bird-dog trotting
along the street with a package in
his mouth. They stopped the dog and
succeeded in making him give up his
parcel, which, to their utmost amaze
ment, proved, on unwrapping, to be a
pint bottle of Christmas booze, which
the dog was on his way to deliver.
DENIES SOUTH GOT SURPLUS OF
CONTRACTS
Washington, Dec. 26.—Senator
Fletcher, of Florida, in refuting the
claim that the south had got more
than its proper share of housing con
tracts from the shipping board, today
declared in the senate that in Penn
sylvania alcne, more than twice as
much money was spent for housing
projects than in the entire south.
Senator Fletcher said that approxi
mately £10,000,000 was spent in the
south for work of this character,
while $23,029,800 was spent in Penn
sylvania and $12,000,000 in New Jer
sey.
JAMES F. GROVES ON
NAVY RETIRED LIST
Mr. James F. Groves, who has been
in the United States Navy for the
past, thirty years, has been placed on
the retired list and he has reached
Marietta and is at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Camilla Groves.
Mr. Groves was chief gunners mate
on the battleship Oregon on its fa
mous trip around Cape Horn on its
dash to Santiago during the Spanish
American war.
He has been recently on duty in
San Francisco and came from that
place to Marietta.
Marietta, Ga., Friday, December 27, 1918.
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TO AMERICAN PEOPLE
Washington, December 24.—President Wilson, in Paris, sent to
the American people today the following Christmas message:
“I hope that it will cheer the people at home to know that I find
their boys over here in fine form and in fine spirits, esteemed by all
those with whom they have been associated in the war, and trusted
wherever they go, and they will also, I am sure, be cheered by the
knowledge of the fact that throughout the great nations with which
we have been associated in this war, public opinion strongly sustains
all proposals for a just and lasting peace and a close co-operation
of the self-governing peoples of the world in making that peace
secure after its present settiements are formulated. Nothing could
constitute a more acceptable Christmas reassurance than the senti
ments which I find everywhere prevalent.”
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 26.—Details ofi
the new 1919 series of War Savings
Stamps were received this week from
the Treasury Department at Wash
ington, and it is announced that the
new Stamps will mature in five years
from January lst, or on January Ist,
1924, bearing the same interest rate
as the 1918 issue and maturing one
yvear later. 1
The interest rate is four per cent
a year, compounded quarterly. Al
Savings Stamp purchased this Janu
ary will cost $4.12, and will be worth‘
$5 at maturity. The price will ad
vance one cent with each month, un-‘
til next December a Stamp will cost.
$4.23. |
One thousand dollars will be the
limit which any individual or firm
may own. The Stamps and Certifi
cates will be exempt from all taxation
by the Government or any state.
The new Stamps must not be af
fixed to the War Savings Certifi
cates for 1918, but Stamps and Cer
tificates must agree in date for each
year.
Carter Glass, the new Secretary of
the Treasury, expects 1919 to be an
even greater year in savings than
was 1918. It is to be expected that
demands upon the public will be less,
and the habit of thrift inculcaled in
the year just closing will have a mar
ked effect in the year to come. It is
estimated that one hundred times as
many individuals now have something
laid aside in the form of Savings
Stamps or Liberty Bonds as had any
savings whatever a year ago.
LAWS WILL BE MADE
AGAINST FAKE STOCKS
Congress will be asked to pass this
session some legislation to kill wildcat
security marketing.
The vending of these worthless
stocks and bonds has been a national
rienace, according to Secretary of the
Treasury Glass, having reached the
stage where it is an organized busi
ness with training schools for its
salesmen.
The capital issues committee, which
has been charged with the important
task of watching this situation and
stabilizing financial issues during the
war, will suspend its operations tem
porarily the first of the year. But,
it and Secretary Glass insist that the
laws shall be strengthened so that the
nation can be protected adeqguately.
1. S. WILL SELL MULES
AND HORSES AT AUCTION
Washington, Dec. 26.—Forty-five
thousand mules and horses, part of
the army’s surplus supply, will be sold
at auction at camps throughout the
country next month. The sales will
be held January 7, 14, 21 and 28, and
stock to be disposed of includes cav
alry, artillery and draft horses, mules
and pack animals.
SAFE CONDUCT FOR
GERMAN MINISTER TO
MEXICO BACK HOME
Washington, Dec. 23.—The state
department will give German minis
ter von Eckhardt, of Mexico City, a
safe conduct through this country if
in responding to his recall to Ger
many, he desires to pass through the
United States or touch at a United
States port.
The state department said today
that it had no objection to his safe
conduct.
Von Eckhardt’s.recall is the direct
result of his persistent propaganda
which continued even after the armi
stice was signed.
While this government and Mexico
made no direct representation to
Germany, the United States did let
the German leaders know that Von
Eckhardt’s propaganda seemed in
conssitent in the light of German
pleas for United States assistance.
Von Eckhardt had been spreading
stories favorabic to Germany and em
barrassing to the United States and
the allies.
The German leaders tock the hint
and recalled him to Germany. 5
Two of the Cobb Pig Club mem
bers had the misfortune to lose their
pigs last fall, and Dr. Sawyer, with
the other members subscribed a fund
to buy again for them.
This fund amounted to $56.00 and
was divided between the two losers.
This thoughtfulness and generosity
is to be highly commended, and we
are sure that it is appreciated.
We have long ago accorded to our
worthy county agent unqualified en
dorsement for his untigng work in
behalf of the young people of our
county, and we know that he feels
fully repaid for this work by the suc
cess, and the great interest manifest
ed by the young folks in the business
he is teaching them. |
The letter and subsecription list be
low explain themselves.
Marietta, Ga., Dec. 20, 1918.
Miss Lucile Burton,
Blackwells, Ga.
Cecil Arnold,
Powder Springs, Ga.
Dear Club Members: |
After you had lost your hogs going
to the Atlanta Fair one of the club
members suggested that he would like
to help you bear your loss. I sent
out a circular letter to each member
of the pig club, and below is a copy
of the results.
I am glad to enclose each a check
for $28.00. I only wish it 'was more.
I am your friend,
D. E. SAWYER, County Agent.
Marietta, Ga., Oct. 24th, 1918, .
" We, the undersigned, members of
the Cobb county pig club, herewith
subscribe the amounts set opposite
our names for the purpose of cover
ing the loss of the pigs of two mem
bers, Lucile Burton and Cecil Arn
old, while in transit to the Southeast
ern Fair.:
Kingsley Miller, $5; Mamie Wilson,
$2; John Poor, $2; John and Tommy
Stark, $5; Joe and Katie Chastain,
$4; Pat Kemp, $2; Morris Haney, $1;
Eddie Bruton, $1; Earl Bryant, $1;
Richard Eavanson, $1.50; J. Senger
White, $2; J. C. and I. C. Power, $5;
Dodson and Merrel Awtrey, $3; C.
M. Lee, $1; Nannie and Charles Mays,
$3: Ira and Lewis Hardin, $5; Milton
Prather, 50c; Emmet Kemp, $2; D.
E. Sawyer, $lO. This is the subscrip
‘tion that enabled Dr. Sawyer to make
‘good the loss of the members,
New York, Dec. 26.—1 s the mild
weather due to peace in Europe?
The mildness of the fall and early
winter of 1918 in America and Eu
rope is remarkable.
Good weather up to the November
11 armistice contributed largely to
ally victory.
Previous war years were notable
for bad weather in all seasons. Sum
mers were hot, rainy. Falls, rainy,
cold, muddy. Springs, late, chilly,
wet. Armies splashed in seas of mud.
Fall always meant practical cessation
of military operations. Not until the
autumn of 1918 did this situation
change.
During the war the common theory
was that artillery caused the bad
weather.
Scientists scoffed.
Now the theory that good weather
is due to the end of fighting is wide
spread.
Goosebone prophets expect a mild,
open winter, easy on the coal bin and
snow shovel.
“The weather is on the side of the
allies,” said Foster War in July, 1918,
in New York Independent, predicting
German defeat,
Some think weather is on the side
of the lean purse now.
The scientists aren’t saying a vord
yet.
REPORTED DEAD, SOLDJER
SHOWS UP CHRISTMAS
Maysville, - Ky., Dec. 26.—Grover
Frederick walked in on his parents
near here just in time for Christmas
dinner. They’d mourned him for
dead two months, the war department
having notified thermn he had heen
killed in action '\ France. ‘
FIRST NATIONAL BANKI
On Saturday Afternoon They \tVilll
Move to Their New Marble
Bank Building
After this week the south side of
Park Square can boast of two of Ma
rietta's banks.
The First National Bank will move
into their beautiful new white marble
building after the close of business
on Saturday, and will open their new
home for business on Monday, Decem
ber 30th.
This is one of the finest banking
buildings in the south, and it was
built for the convenience not only
of its own force, but considers the
comfort and convenience of its cus
tomers also.
Mr. Massey says it will be open on
Monday to the inspection of patrons,
friends and the public generally, and
all will be welcomed.
We will not attempt this week to
give any detailed description of this
building, but we would urge our read
ers to visit it, and see the latest and
best arrangements for the transaction
of banking business in the country.
We speak advisedly, having seen
some of the largest and busiest in
all America,
The best of everything is none too
good for Marietta and Cobb County.
MISS JOSEPHINE CLARKE GOES
ON THE STAGE
A genuine surprise to her many
friends in Marietta but one full of
pleasing interest, is the news that
Miss Josephine Clarke, daughter of
Mrs. J. F. Clarke, of this place, has
gone on the stage and is appearing in
the musical comedy, “Chow-Ching-
Chew,” doing the beautiful oriental
dances. Miss Clarke is one of the
best educated and most gifted girls
who have grown up in Marietta, hav
ing completed her literary training
at the University of Wisconsin.!
where she also took a complete course
in literary work. After finishing this,
she secured a fine position in one of
the public libraries of New York
City, and entered upon her duties
there last summer, but the lure of
the stage has been more powerful, and
hence her change of plan. Her frien's
here will watch her subsequent career
with affectionate interest.
'CAMP GORDON TO BE
DEMOBILIZATION CAMP
—_—— /
“Camp Gordon won’t be emptied
for several years. It is a demobili
zation camp to which men from all
parts of the country and from over
seas will be sent for discharge.”
That is the opinion expressed
Thursday morning by one of the of
ficers of the camp.
The Eighty-second division, which
trained at Gordon, and afterward
fought at Toul, St. Mihiel and in the
Argonne, will return to Gordon, it
seems certain, for demobilization.
But the day when it will set foot on
home soil is uncertain., Latest news
was that the Eighty-second might
form a part of the army of occupa
tion and remain in France indefinite
ly.
GERMANS MUST HAVE
QUICK PEACE TO PAY
INDEMNITIES TO ALLIES
Berlin, Dec. 24.—“1f the allies ex
pect to collect indemnities from Ger
many they must conclude peace im
mediately, so the German can get
down to work and earn the money,”
Emil Bartha, prominent socialist, de
clared in an interview today. Bartha
said that while he was convinced
Germany was wholly to blame for
the war, it would be “unwize for the
entente to strangle its debtors.”
“Germany must have peace imme
diately, at any price,” declared Bar
tha.
“The Germans must admit defeat
and pay anything to get peace and
food so they can go to work and pay
off their debts.
“Personally, I was convinced from
the start that Germany was guilty
of starting the war. 1 posess no
documentary evidence, but I am cer
tain Germany inspired the Austrian
note to Serbia. We have demanded
publication of the secre® documnents
of the militarists, but the most im
mediate problems are peace and de
mobilization.
“We realize the danger of demob
ilization, as the result of Poland’s
attitude. We believe, however, that
the allies would take care of Poland
if we were defenseless. Furthermore
if Germany were defenseless, the al
lies would be able to reduce their
armies of occupation and thus savel
millions of dollars a month both to
themselves and to us.
“It is to the entente’s interest to
do this, as well as ours, becduse it
would be unwise for them to strangle
their debtors. Germany needs sup
plies and credit from America and
the allies. We have no cotton, no
leather, and very little raw materials.
Many of our poor are hungry. Itisa
dark ho&xr for Germany.”
Established 18656
GEORGIA MUST PROVIDE
PLACES FOR SOLDIERS:
We Must Hold Our Own Boys and
Find Employment for All ;
Who Would Come
To Georgia Editors: ;
I have never yet appealed to the
newspaper men of the State in vain.
Jus tnow there is an important mat
ter at stake, and unless Georgia edi
tors get behind a vital movement, it
may fail of success.
I have recently appealed to Chair
men of Councils of Defense in every
county to take the initiative, in co
operation with various other special
patriotic agencies, in organizing in
every county and every important
city and town of Georgia a BUREAU °
FOR RETURNING SOLDIERS,
SAILORS AND WAR WORKERS.
So far the response has not been very
encouraging, and I am making an
appeal for help.
1 do not wonder at the disposition
of the people, now that the actual
fizhting has ended, to ‘“let down” a
little. They have been often ap-.
pealed to and have responded nobly.
But the people must not be allowed
to forget that there are highly im
portant problems of reconstruction to
be solved by united effort, just as we -
won the war; and one of the mest
critical of these is to provide speedy
employment for men discharged from
the Army and Navy, white and black,
as well as the thousands who will be
released from war indusrties and
Government bureaus.
That is just what these local bu
re~us are for. They are to be or
geized at a called, publie meeting,
a Management Committee selected, a
Bureau Manager named and head-.
quarters provided. The Manager will
immediately accumulate data con
cerning all possible employment op
portunities, so that returning service
men and war workers desiring work
may quickly be taken care of. The
manager will be commissioned an of
ficial of the U. S. Employment Ser
vice at a salary of $l.OO per annum,
so that he may use the Government
‘postal franking privilege. But his
further compensation, office expense,
lassistance, etc., must be provided loc
ally without charge to the National
Government or the State. However,
the expense of the Bureau need not
be great. In many cases volunteer
workers will be found, for this is es
sentially a service of good citizenship.
In other instances, commercial secre
taries or officials already under pub
lic pay may be induced to take on
some additional work.
The Chairman of the County Coun
cil of Defense has been primarily
selected to take the initiative in call
ing the organization meeting in the
community where he immediately re
sides. But wherever he may be un
willing or unable to act, any public~
spirited citizen may take the initia
tive, calling upon all civie, religious,
economic and patriotic organizations
to co-operate.
1 can conceive of nothing more
important to the business stability
and economic integrity of the State
than that this movement should be
diligently and successfully prosecuted
in every community. Not only are
we concerned with caring for the in
terests of our own home-returning
gservice men, but we find that thous
ands of these fine, strong, upstanding
young fellows from the North, whe
have been encamped at various points
in the South, have become enamored
of this favored section and have de
cided to make a permanent residence
in Dixie. Communities may there
fore, by quick establishment of these
bureaus, be able to secure some very
desirable citizens.
If the newspaper men of Georgia
get behind this movement it will he a
GO. I am, therefore, writing to urge
you to give the matter very careful
editorial attention. If no else makes
a move, I wish you would yourself
call a public meeting and proceed to
organize the Bureau. The State Di
rector of The American Red Cross
has cordially offered the co-operation
of all his paid and volunteer workers
in the State, together with their of
fice facilities.
Please give this strong publicity at
once ,and keep after it until a Bu
reau for Returning Soldiers, Sailors
and War Workers is organized im
your community. When organization
is perfected, notify this office af. once.
Where necessary more complete in
structions as to organization and ope
ration will be sent.
H. M. STANLEY, =
Federal Director for Georgia, U. 8. =
Employment Service. i
FIFTY MORE ' SUBMARINES o
TO BE GIVEN UP SOON
London, Dec. 24.—Fifty more
German submarines, including some
of the largest types, will be surren=
dered soon, it was learned today.
They were either uncompleted orolflqf
of commission when the other U-boats
were given up last month. i
Surrender of fifty additional sub
marines will raise the total® turned
over to the allies to 174, which ex-&
ceeds the number believed to haye
been in Germany’s ~, :