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#l. 53/ No. 1.
THE EX-GROWN PRINGE
TRIES TO ESCAPE FROM
HIS ISLAND IN HOLLAND
I&New “White Book™” To
¥ Vindicate Kaiser
Our Army is Well; the President is
Now Under the Fair Italian Skies;
The Poles are Restless and Russian
Policy is Still of Noninterference.
The news of the day from overseas
may be boiled down to a number of
short paragraphs as follows:
The ex-crown prince is reported to
have made an attempt to escape from
his place of internment in Holland,
and it is supposed that he wished to
return to Germany, probably in the
hope that his appearance there might
rally his friends and bring about his
reinstatement as the crown prince or
possibly as kaiser. ;
The papers of the kaiser which
were -kept in Potsdam, have been
burned, presumably by his friends
who fear disclosures, should his ene
mies get possession of them. It is
said a new ‘“white book” is being
cdmpiled which will try to prove the
innoceénce of the kaiser in the matter
.of starting the war.
The American army of occupation
in ‘Germany is said to be enjoying
remarkable health, having less than
one per cent of its men in the hos
pital, and they also report that they
have most excellent accommodations.
The President is mnow in Italy,
where he will be fore a time not yet
stated.
Poles are reported to be making a
‘demonstration against Germany to
ward the city of Berlin and a Ger
nfan division has been ordered to
s’p them.
*The Russian situation is still dark,
ahd apparently no policy of inter
*ference is to be adopted by the allies
yet.
FATHER'S DAY LETTER {
dobn A. Lewis, of Powder Springs,
! Receives “Interesting Letter :
- from His Son in France i
‘ 4
' In the army overseas, November 24]
"1&5 designated as “Father’s Day,”
and all the boys were asked to write
? their fathers.
| Below is the letter received by Mr.
hn A. Lewis, of Powder Springs,
from his son in France: _
& Dad’s Christmas Letter I
< Menil La Tour, Nov. 24, 1918.!
Dear Dad: It seems rather funny
to be allowed to tell the name of thel
place where I am, and a few things‘
one would care to tell; as this is “youri
day,” I will try to give you an idea|
of ‘what we are doing. !
9f you will remember this will bel
the first Christmas day I have ever|
missed being at home to enjoy the
feast, but my thoughts will be with'
you jukt the same as if I were there,|
and hope you all will enjoy it just thel
same. |
There has never been a day wh’ent
you should be as happy, for never has
there been such a victory won as thisl
one. Since the last Christmas day,
there has been many persons freed
from the hands of Prussian militarism
and allowed to enjoy this Christmas
day in peace in their humble little
homes.
The fathers of our country deserve
he credit for this end, for without
ir support, as they have given it,‘
$ home, no good could have beenl
accomplished over here, for you are
the ones who laid the foundation for
syiecess. |
. My part in this, I consider, has been
vary small, but I have done it gladly;
ttle b¥% I knew how, although it seem-,
ed hard at times, .but could always
know that some one was suffering
nmiore than I. |
. My first ten months in the army,
wias spent in infantry training, then
when ] crossed, I was transferred to a
supply train as truck driver. After
spendipg two months at that and com-{i
pleting: a course in school for the
same purpose, I was transferred to:
the 90tk division and there another
change was made—to the M. P. Co.,
for the purpose of regulating traffic,
which was very necessary in order to
get the supplies to the lines when
n\& ilhb;and that I have been doing
PN g & e, .
*'\ 3 have been within the range of
the "Gesman guns practically all the
t me, and you can bet he didn’t fail to
1 he guns, either. But I was
Tneky enough not to get hurt. I wish
AP s\ ¥ v
b 7 § 11 a description of how one
4 ‘Tl;‘. boys” sounds when go
. inge over your head, but will try to
’@3‘-fll'jf‘sbout them -when 1 get
e 7T
; é‘%‘w’i,“‘ ¢in the 4th army corps un
1] ;2‘7[’9l few days. Unluckily, we
e "’;; insferred from that army, as
they W % osen for the “army of
ol """"k‘%}: “and their will surely be
i '“;,‘:—f‘* h while. I understand
¥ they will' be the first troops to sail
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THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
DEATH OF JUDGE
PHIL. D. McCLESKEY
Judge Phil McCleskey, = sixty-six
years old, died at his home on Forest
avenue on Friday morning, December
28th.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the Presbyterian church at
2:30 o’clock on Sunday afternoon.
the Reverend Dr. J. H. Patton officiat
ing. The Presbyterian choir sang
the comforting hymns ‘“Nearer My
God To Thee,” “I Would Not Live
Always,” and “Abide With Me.”
The interment was in the City cem
etery, the pallbearers being Messrs.
J. J. Black, B. G. Brumby, Ed Run
yan, Sidney Pace, Will Green and
J. Z. Foster.
Judge McCleskey had been in fail
ing health for some months, but his
friends had not considered his con
dition serious. On Saturday, Deec.
21, he was stricken with apoplexy,
and lingered unconscious until death
came on the following Friday. His
death is keenly felt in town, where
he has been always not only a promi
nent citizen, but a popular well-be
loved man with a host of friends.
Though he was so quiet and unassum
ing, Judge MecCleskey’s sterling qual
ities and fine character were appre
ciated by all.
P. D. McCleskey was County Clerk
of Milton County and also’' Ordinary
of Milton for a number of years be
fore he came to Marietta. About
twenty-one years ago, he moved here
and for years was Clerk of the County
Commissioners. Some time ago he
retired from active business. He
first married Miss Katie Cooper, who
was a sister of Mrs. Joe Black, Mrs.
Sampson, Mrs. A. J. Barber and Mrs.
Ed Cooper, all of Marietta.
Some years after her death, he mar
ried Mrs. Annie Heck, who survives
him. He is also survived by a step
son, John Heck, now with the A. E. F.
in France, one sister, Mrs. Collins,
Tom MecCleskey, of Milton County,
of Atlanta, and two brothers, Mr.
and Mr. George McCleskey, of Ala
bama; besides other relatives to
mourn his death.
A man of the strictest integrity,
loyal to his friends, true and just
in every relation in life, Judge Mc-
Cleskey leaves behind him that good
name which the Psalmist tells us “is
more to be desired than great riches.”
CHRISTMAS CAROCLS
On Christmas-eve night some of the
young ladies of the town revived an
old custom in Marietta. They went
in a band to a lot of homes about
town, and sung Christmas carols—
those old sweet songs of the birth of
the Savior.
‘'The songs were appreciated by the
occupants of the homes visited.
A BIG PORKER
Mr. H. B. Wade, on route one, kill
ed the biggest porker we have had
reported to date. It weighed 561
pounds dresssed, and Mr. Wade says
he expects 100 pounds of lard.
He has some other big ones, but
none t'i-_at will yet tip the scales at
the above figure. ;
DEATH OF MRS. N. A. BISHOP
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy A. Bis
hop was held at the residence of her
daughter Mrs. W. O. Boatner on Page
street Christmas morning and the in
terment was in the family cemetery
near Roswell.
Mrs. Bishop wes 69 years of age
and had been in ill health for some
time. She was a'member of the Meth
odist . church, and was a loyal. and
true christian woman.
She leaves eight daughters and one
son surviving her: Mrs. W. O. Boat
ner, Mrs. L. G. Moon, Mrs. J. Lazen
by, Mrs .W. M. Kemp, Mrs. E. Mar
ler, Mrs. O. Johnson, Miss Rose Bis
hop all of this county, and Mrs. D.
F. Reed of Decatur, Texas, and Mr.
C. M. Bishop of this county.
«“QUR JIM” IS HOME AGAIN {
Jim McKinney, “our Jim,” is at[
home on a two weeks furlough. l
Jim is in the navy—has been since
leaving us in 1917—and he is ship’s|
printer on the battleship Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma is one of the very
biggest and best of our navy. It
27,500 tons, and is an oil burner. . l
For the past year, it has been one
of a dozen of our big battleships,‘
that helped the British fleet form an
iron cordon around the German fleet.j
The day after the surrender of the
German fleet it left Portland, Eng-%
land, and is now at anchor in North
River off 96th street in New York,
where it with others was reviewed
by Secretary Daniells last week.
While Jim has his overseas service
stripes, and has spent much time in
the submarine infested waters, and
in every other sense might be called
a brave sailor, he is too modest to
let us get his picture for the paper.
Like one of our other boys, Jud
son Stanley. of the Marines, who at
last accounts was lying wounded in
France, Jim is a printer but he wants
the praise of the printers ink to be
ziven to the other fellow.
Well we are proud of Jim and Jud
son anyway, and we are disregarding
their wishes to the extent of these
remarks. . S s e g
Marietta, Ga., Friday, January 3rd, 1919.
FITNESS OF THE COMING
First Aid is Taught to the
Young People
Red Cross Wants High Schools to
Teach Classes in Home Nursing,
Sanitary Housekeeping, Care of In
fants and Scientific Feeding.
The need for the trained nurse as
an adjunct to public health was dem
onstrated by the Red Cross during
the influenza epidemic as well as
service rendered by the Red Cross
by the far reaching and important
Nursing service during the war.
Twenty thousand nurses were sup
plied to the armed forces of the
Allies and the Red Cross abroad. No
such army of trained women has
ever before been mobilized for the
military welfare of nations in the his
tory of the world.
But this is only one field of use
fulness for the trained nurse. Ex
amination of public health conditions
has shown that out of 96,000 chil
dren tested 62,000 were found de
fective and in the general examina
tion of draftees 60 per cent of the
applicants were found defective.
The responsibility for the fitness
and survival of the coming generation
rests upon the women of today. These
women, wives and mothers, should
mobilize for service to prevent such
a condition in the future, and if the
same intelligence and vigor is used
in safe-guarding pulec health as wa:
displayed in the execution of the war
program, the results in life saving and
increased efficiency would be as great
a miracle as any of the reclamation
work done in Europe in the devastat
ed countries.
Juniors to Study First Aid and
Home Nursing
The Junior Red Cross will have
training in first aid and home nursing
during the month of January. The
war has taught the world the neces
sity for perfecting and improving the
health of our people and the many
emergencies that arise in our daily
life have further emphasized the ne
cessity in such cases of a knowledge
of “what to do” that will be almost
automatic and instinctive. Such
knowledge is seldom acquired in its
most effective form after middle life,
hence such training when given dur
ing the formation years of youth is
absolutely invaluable. The Red
Cross is most anxious that the high
schools of the country establish these
classes during the second semester
.of the school year, for the knowledge
scquired through them is of incalcu
lable value. For boys tec know what
to do when the need arises is infinitely
more important that all the willing
ness and eagerness to serve which
may be displayed by an adult, and
it is this knowledge that the Red
Cross will give.
To girls the knowledge of Home
Nursing, sanitary housekeeping, prop
er care of the infant and scientific
feeding of the family will be offered
by the classes held by the Junior Red
Cross this month.
Teachers desiring fuller informa
tion regarding this work may se
cure it by applying to their chapter
school committees as the Red Cross
has issued pamphlets furnishing all
possible data on the subject. Certifi
cates of proficiency will be given to
all who take courses and the educa
tional value of this work cannot be
over estimated.
The Junior Red Cross has already
in preparation a program for future
work which will embrace a full line
of activities incident to the daily
life of the nation.
Home Service Institute to be Held
in Atlanta
Mr. Joseph C. Logan, Director of
Civilian Relief, Southern Division of
the American Red 'Cross, announces
the opening of a Home Service Insti
tute in Atlanta on January 13, 1919.
The course covers six weeks of lec
ture and field work.
This is the ninth of these train
ing classes conducted by the Southern
Division for young women who wish
to qualify for secretarial positions
with the Home Service of the Red
Cross.
Armistice conditions have quicken
ed rather than lessened interest in
Home Service work, and the flood of
inquiries from returning soldiers who
coek aid in legal, health, and financial
problems upon their return to the
local Home Service sections, has
awakened Red Cross workers every
where to the need for trained work
ers. On one trip recently made b
a Home Service supervisor for the
Southern Division, ten out of thirteen
small cities visited were ready to
employ a trained worker; and the de
mand has always exceeded the sup
ply.
The Institute will be conducted by
Miss Edith Thomson, with Miss Hele:
Cinnamond acting as general super
visor of field work. Miss Cinnamond
who is director of the Bureau of
Education of the Southern Division.
:= receiving applications for admis
sion to the institute. She may be
| addressed for further information,
care of Department of Civilion Re
iiief,.,?;-ls Healey Building, .Aflanta.
COUNTY AGENT’S ;
& REPORT FOR 1918
To the Board of Roads and Revenue,
Cobb County.
Gentlemen:
Instead of making a report for the
month of December, I am making you
a brief summary report on demon
stration work attempted in 1918.
I make no attempt to tell you the
good the work has done, the interest
taken, or the beneficial things learned
by the boys and girls of the county.
As County Agent, representing the
U. S. Department of Agriculture and
the Georgia State Agricultural Col
lege, my work is primarily one of
education. But in order to best help
the people my work has been largely
personal.
; I am not employed as a veterinar
ian.
But I have been glad to do all of
that kind of work that I could pos
sibly do (it would take three men
to answer all the veterinary calls I
get, if they did nothing else). When
the good people of Cobb county learn
that the veterinary work is not a
part of the county agent’s work, and
that I work nights and Sundays to
help them save their stock, that I pay
all traveling expenses and get no
more salary than othev:"county agents
who are not qualified to do, and do
not attempt to do veterinary work,
they will, I hope, try using the Gold
en Rule.
Help me with my club and other
work that I employed to do and I
will do my best to do all the veter
inary work I can. ‘
1 have tried to make the club work,}
and particularly the pig club -work,‘
a leader, because I believe that Cobb
county needs more and better live!
stock and needs to raise it in a bet
ter and different way than they have
been doing, and that the only real
way to get at it is through the boys
and girls—the coming men and wom
en of the country.
Brief Summary of Annual Report
Traveled: By railroad, 2145 miles
by auto, 8317 miles. 1
Made visits to demonstrators, 210; to
other farmers and business men,
476; to club members, b2B, to
schools, 112.
Letters written, 952.
Bulletins mailed, 3018. :
List of Winning of Club Boys
and Girls:
Cobb County Club Fair, $5OO, main
ly cash.
;ioutheastern Fair, Atlanta, $lBB
" ¢ash, three silver cups worth $25
to $5O each.
State Fair, Macon, $266 cash, one
bred Berkshire sow, worth $150;
one bred Hampshire sow, worth
$150; one silver cup. '
In addition to this they will get
$lOO to $2OO from Atlanta and Ma
con Fairs as premiums on wheat and
corn club exhibits.
Two boys were sent to the short
(Continued on page seven)
PRESIDENT WILSON
SEES MYSTERY SHIP
Manchester, December 30.—The
inspection of the Manchester ship
canal by President Wilson and his
party had several picturesque fea
tures. All the ships in the inland
harbor were dressed brightly with
flags and the seamen cheered as the
presidential party passed by.
The British “mystery ship” and
two German submarines were in the
harbor. At first glance the “mys
tery ship” appeared to be an ordinary
steamer, but as the president and his
party approached, the ship showed its
real character.
With all the rapidity and effect of
a great conjuring trick, the dingy ves
sel became a fully armed warship.
Parts of the upper works fell down
and guns appeared with gun crews
at their stations. The German sub
marines were manned by British sail
ors.
Grand Rapids, Mich., December 30.
A petition to restrain city clerks
from" destroying balllots cast in the
senatorial election in Michigan last
November has been filed in federal
court here in behalf of Henery Ford,
who, according to the official canvass
of the vote, was defeated for the
election by Commander Truman N.
Newberry, republican.
The petition is filed,it was stated
because Mr .Ford intends to ask the
senate to order a recount of the votes.
WAR DEPARTMENT TO SELL
LOTS OF MULES AND HORSES
There will be a sale of horses and
mules at Camp Johnson in Jackson
ville, on January 7, by the War De
partment.
In the lot will be 125 cavalry
horses, 200 artillery horses and 175
mules.
This is probably only the beginning
of a number of such sales at the va
rious camps ‘through the south, as
they have on hand many head of stock
which they no longer need.
It is to be hoped they all get back
into farm work in time to make crops
this year. ’
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS
STATE SENATE MUDDLE
This May Settle It and Again
| It May Not
In Passing Constitutional Amendment
for New Senatorial Districts, the
Peonle Seem to Have Left the Ques
tion of Representation Up in Air.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 2—Apparently
the opinion of Atty.-Gen. Clifford
Walker in regard to the election of
senators from the seven new state
senatorial districts has entirely clear
ed up the confusion. As the matter
now stands, the points involved in
doubt have been cleared up as fol
lows:
1. Every senator already elected
to represent an existing district will
represent the district that elected him
regardless of any re-arrangement of
the counties within that district.
2. If a certain county was taken
out of its old district and placed in
one of the newly created districts,
and if the senator reelected in the old
district is a resident of that county,
he will go ahead and represent the
old district without regard to the fact
that he now resides in a new district.
The election of senators in the
seven new districts will be held on
January 7, by proclamation of the
governor. The senators elected in
the forty-four old districts will go
right ahead and serve. The senators
elected in the new districts will go
right ahead and serve. There will
be no confusion and no conflict,
thanks to the attorney-general’s ex
pert knowledge of the law, which
enabled him to unravel a very per
plexing riddle.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
" The United States Civil Service
Commission announces on open com
petitive examinatiore for rural carrier
to be held at Marietta, Ga., Jan. 25,
1919 to fill a vacancy at Smyrna, Ga.,
and any other vacancy in Cobb coun
ty as they may occur.
Women will be admitted to this
examination upon the same condition
as men.
Application blanks and instructions
to applicants may be secured at the
Post Office Marietta, Ga.
HOWARD BENSON BUYS
BIG ATHENS BAKERY
Mr. Howard Benson, owner of the
Dixie Bakery of Marietta, has bought
the Liberty Bakery in Athens, and
will greatly efillarge it and operate
it.
He is going to put in there the
latest improved wrapping machinery
as well as other modern fixtures and
will have the biggest bakery in that
section. |
Mr. Benson will himself have
charge of the bakery, having Mr.
Carl Medford in charge of the Dixie
Bakery in Marietta. ‘
He will not move his family to
Athens, at least not at present, and
will probably be here one day each!
week. ‘
His success in breadmaking here,
assures good fortune to Athens house
holders in having secured him for
their baker.
He expects to change the name of
the bakery in Athens to ‘‘Benson’s
Bakery.”
MR. O. F. BACON BROUGHT
TO MARIETTA FOR BURIAL
. The remains of Mr. O. F. Bacon,'
who died in Seneca, South Carolina,
on Christmas eve, were brought here
for interment on Thursday after
noon. The regular funeral services
had been held in Seneca. from|
the Presbyterian church, of which)
Mr.. Bacon had been an elder for
many years. -A simple service was
held here at Brumby’s undertaking
parlors, Drs. J. H. Patton and 1. A.
White, officiating. The interment
was in the family lot in the Episcopali
Cemetery. ; i
Mr. Bacon is survived by his wife,i
his daughter, Mrs. J. J. Daniell, of
Marietta, and a son, Mr. Norman Ba-|
con, of Seneca; a sister, Miss Emmie‘
Bacen, and a brother, A. O. Bacon,
both of Dorchester, Ga. :
Mr. and Mrs. Daniell, who had|
been in attendance at his bedside
during his last illness, and Mrs. Ba-*
con, Miss Lula Norton, and Lieuten
ant Warren Gignilliat accompanied
the body to Marietta.
Mr. Bacon, who was 74 years of
age, was a native of Liberty County,
Ga., but moved to Seneca about forty
years ago. He has been a prominent
citizen of that place ever since, and
had the confidence and esteem, as
well as love, of all who knew him.
His influence for good was remark
able, his integrity unassailable. - The
business houses and banks Seneca
were all closed as a mark of respect
during the funeral services. =~
Established 1866
J TR P TR e T
ITEMS CONCERNING
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
In Congress the Democrats are try
ing to finish all possible legislation
while they have charge of all the com
mittees, while the Republicans, i!ldh
actually obstructing, are trying to.
carry over as much important busi
ness as possible until they get eon
trol of the House and Senate. As
this term will expire on March 4th,
they are anxious to have the Presi
dent call an extra session at once
after that date, but at that they fear
that the President will prevent them
putting through any pet partisan
schemes. g
A transport laden with wounded
soldiers is aground on Fire Island off
New York and the weather and storm.
is so severe as to render the situa
tion extemely dangerous. Efforts to
remove the men from the ship have
not been successful at this writing.
The uncertainty of the war reve~
nue bill has delayed the collection
of revenue taxes, as the officials can
not yet tell what the rate will be.
A crank claiming to be a preacher
shot a cigar woman in Atlanta on
Wednesday because she refused his
attentions. e oL
IGUBB COUNTY CLAIMS
FINEST BANK BULDING
’Thc First National Bank of Marietta
| Probably Best Equipped in
Any Town in South <A
In the new First National Bank
building in Marietta, we have probab
ly the most complete and up-to-the- :y‘
minute bank building and equipment
in the whole country. i el
If you have been through this build
ing, and inspected ‘its vaults and
safety appliances, you will not be
at all embarrased upon entering any
banking institution in New York or
Chicago-—the only difference would
be the size perhaps. z
The building itself is of white mar
ble furnished by the Georgia Marble
Company, and it is of sufficient height
and proportions to give it an impos
ing appearance, and its location om
the corner, with a broad alley bekind
it, is considered the best in Mariefia};
On entering the front door, you
are impressed by the high ceiling and
‘the large windows on the right ow
wall. Above the lower windows is &
lscc-ond row of windows and these
give a most excellent light through
out the building. A substantial sys
tem of sliding curtains are easily
operated by cords from the floor.
’ The floor of the corridor is tiled,
and on the inside work space, the
floor is covered* with a cork mixed
Jinoleum, which makes it dry and
noiseless. : '
' On the right of the entrance is a
most beautiful room or alcove with
chairs and desk for the special use
of lady customers. :
To the left is a special private re
ception room for use of the public as
occasion requires. ‘ - §
Beyond this is a railed space for.
desks of the president and cashier,
followed by the work room and cages
of note teller, teller and collector.
Directly back of the teller’s cage is
the money vault, which besides being
equipped with the most modern safe,
is itself secured by a steel door with
twenty lock bolts, as.is the vault ad
joining, which is solely for safety de
posit boxes. These boxes are of un
usual size, and we were amazed at
the low rate at which they may be
rented. L
A private room with desk and chairs |
is provided in the rear for the use
of renters of these safety deposit.
boxes. A ‘closed phoné booth inside”
the work room insures privacy.. =
The building is heated from the
boiler room in the' bakement 'in the
rear, and the director’s room is built
above the vaults, and reached by a
staircase from the workroom. This
upper floor also has a most spacious
balcony, which is large enough io»l;j
desk room, if occasion should re: "
quire. . iad
The director’s room is a commodi«
ous one and has chairs and tal?‘leo{:’
mahogany. b e e
To divert from the, physieal to the
4nancial side of this institution, we
would refer our readers to their state<
ment of January Ist, which appears
in this issue. The growth and:pro
. ress shown has been remarkable, bat’
it is in keeping with the growth ef
our county and the spivit ‘of tke
times. s N
With resources of morethan ";;2:' %
lion dollars, and with surplos @nd:
profits nearly equal-to its e ;;:';,
stock, it shows an unusually streng ™
position. e B S}‘ gix*‘: ;i
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K. C. MADDOX TQ.OPEN . |
DENTAL % [ERE
et T
Sergeant K. Co M _h:,';" . re
ceived his discharze from Kot EE
thorpe, and has retur ,;' etta
and opened an office, WherG hEs ol
practice derjfistry._\j’d'.‘%! S o