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Vol. 53. No. 11.
GOBB COUNTY PAPERS
WERE NOT NEGOTIATED
BY ABSCONDING BROKER
Notes Found in Office of New
York Banker
The series of new notes which were
issued by the officials of Cobb county
to take up matured notes for $60,-
000 due on Dec. 31st, 1918, have been
located..
They had been in the hands of the
absconding Tifion broker, as we stat
ed last week and it was feared that
he had disposed of them in an illegal
manner, but it is now learned that
they are in New York in the hands of
Miller & Company, bankers who had
been entrusted with the sale of the
notes by Scarboro.
Although the county would surely
have denied the validity of the notes
if they had been illegally disposed of,
it is welcome news that they will not
be forced to do so.
On Wednesday a letter to the Cobb
county Commissioners from the re
ceiver for Scarboro at Tifton dis
closed the whereabouts of the notes
and also the information that the
notes were ‘“unsold.” s
County authorities have advised the
New York bankers that the notes are
illegal, and also, advised the receiver
for Scarboro, with the request that
they be returned at once.
In an interview with one of the
commissioners this week the opinion
was expressed that the county war
rants might be handled by getting the
banks of the county to prorate them
among themselves, and hold until the
end of the year, obviating the neces
sity of borrowing otherwise at this
time. No doubt a reasonable solu
tion of the financial difficulty will be
arrived at now since the missing notes
have been found. 2
LOONEY-NESBITT WEDDING
. ol A /7
The marriage of Miss Marie Looney
and Mr. Lester Nesbitt took place in
the Central Baptist church in Atlanta
at 2:30 o’clock on Saturday after
noon, the Rev. R. R. Ridley officiat
ing. The bride was lovely in a tail
ored suit of navy blue French serge,
worn with a becoming hat of black
maline.
The ceremony was witnessed only
by the immediate family of the bride,
from Marietta, and relatives of the
groom from Atlanta.
Mrs. Nesbitt is the eldest daughter
of Mr. H. H. Looney, and is not only
very pretty and attractive, but is a
young woman of much ability and
character.
Mr. Nesbitt is in business in At
lanta, and is liked and admired for
his sterling qualities.
The happy couple will make their
home at 204 Anderson Street. The
Journal joins their many friends in
congratulations and good wishes.
REASONS FOR THE
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
At first all men fought against each
other. Then family groups developed.
In order to protect themselves against
other men and against the beasts and
natural elements, the family groups
grew into clans.
Then clans joined into tribes. As
men progressed, they combined the
tribes into states. Up to this time it
was fear of other men and of the
destructive forces of nature which
foreced men to organize. When men
developed higher ideals of their of
their relations to each other, they
united the states into nations for the
mutual advantage of all states. ‘
The next logical step is the League |
of Nations in which nations will unite ‘
to aid each other. What is good for
one nation is good for all natioms.
It limits armaments of all nations so
that no nation can spend its strength
to maintain a war machine. It pro
vides a police force for the world in
which the civilized forces are united
to guarantee peace argeements.
All nations must bow to the will of
such a union of peoples. It will pre
vent secret treaties and give publi
city to the dealing of nations. Many
of the wars of the past have been
the result of treaties made by rulers
without the knowledge of their people.
It will apply the principles of the
Monmoe Doctrine to the entire world.
,Ifi.e?ovides for arbitration to replace
force in settling differences between
nations. Twelve hundred million peo
ple are represented by the men who
are sitting in the peace conference in
Paris. _
The men who are guiding the con
ference are themselves guided by the
public opinion of these twelve hun
dred million people. Nations will
select their own representatives for
the League of Nations. The people
demand justice for all nations. The
rule of peace and justice will result
" (Continued on page eight)
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
Mill Owners And Power Company are
Parties to Big Lawsuit With
$150,000 Involved
The case of I. N. Roberts and J.
P. Brooke against the Georgia Rail
way and Power Co. went to trial in
Cobb Superior Court Thursday. This
is probably the biggest case that was
ever tried in Cobb Superior Court.
The plaintiffs are the owners of the
old Laurel Mill property in Roswell,
and ciam that on account of the con
sturction of ‘the Bull Sluice dam on
the Chattahoo¢hee river below Ros
well, that the back water has destroy
ed this manufacturing property.
Plaintiffs are suing for one hundred
and fifty two thousand dolars dam
ages. The old Laurel Mill was ope
rated by water power, and the conten
tion of the plaintiff is that this water
power and property has been totally
destroyed, which is denied by the de
fendants.
The case is being hard fought on
both sides and it will probably take
the balance of the week to conclude
it
Judge Richard Russell, Capt. Fred
Morris, Campbell Wallace and J. P.
Brooke and Howell Brooke represent
the plaintiffs.
The defendant is represented by
King & Spaldin, Colquitt & Conyers
and J. T. Dorsey.
When this case was taken up seven
ty-two-eivil cases had been disposed
of this week, leaving the docket prac
tically clean so far as civil cases are
concerned. The jurors were excused
for the balance of the week except
the jury in this case. Many wit
nesses on both sides are present and
the final outcome and the legal bat
tle between the attorneys is not only
being watched by the parties involved,
but by many interested spectators.
GITY FINANGES AND
THE WATER SUPPLY
Since printing in our last issue an
account of the disappearance of a
broker who had some $48,000 of City
of Marietta notes issued to take up
a like amount due the first of the
year we have had many inquiriesl
from citizens who were anxious as to
the outcome of the matter, and we
print below an inquiry from Mr. J.
D. Black, who makes an additional in
quiry about the water supply of the
city.
To these inquiries we have replied
that the city records are open at all
times for inspection, and we feel sure
they can personally see any matter
they care to look up at any time. To
this it has been said that is it the
duty of the city officers to keep the
public advised through the press, and
we have at all times been wiling to do
our part.
In the matter of the outstanding
nétes, we can say that on last Friday
the vice-president of the National
Park Bank of New York came person
ally,to Marietta and made demand for
payment of the series of notes due
March Ist, issued by the city to take
up the notes due the first of the year
which appear to be unpaid. He de
clared that he had purchased the
notes of Frank Scarboro in good faith
within a few days after they were
issued. |
The city of course denied payment
and claims that the motes are invalid,
no consideration having been received
for them by the city.
We learn that the same New York
bank purchased of Scarboro $40,000
of Tift County notes under the same
circumstances, the Tift county offici
als making the same defence. Notes
of other counties and persons may al
lso be involved as we learn from an
article in The Tifton Gazette, which
we reproduce in this issue.
Of course. it is undeniably true that
the city actually owes the notes for
$48,000 due on Dec. 31st last, and it
is also true that this affair of the
Tifton borker puts the city in a diffi
cult position. We are making no eri
ticism on this account however, it is
up to all of us to try to de the right
thing to get out of the trouble
The continued illness of City Clerk
Power has placed an unusual burden
upon the Mayor, and we were unable
to get a copy of the recent audit of
City finances in time for this week’s
issue, but no doubt will be able to
give it all next week.
So far as the water matter is con
cerned, we should have asked for a
statement, but Mr. J, T. Anderson
chairman of the board is out of the
city on a trip to Texas, and we are
sure he will glad te make a statement
upon his return.
The truth, and the whole trath, is
what the people want about public
affairs, and we are safe in assuming
that our officials are not only willing
but anxious that they should have it
whether it be good or bad news.
This is Mr. Black’s letter:
Marietta, Ga., March 8, 1919.
Editor Marietta Journal.
. Dear Sir: I have noticed in your last
(Continued on page eight)
SIXTEEN PAGES
Marietta, Ga., Friday, March 14th, 1919
(088 COUNTY COURT IS
Criminal Docket To Come
Next Week
Judge N. A. Morris Delivers Interest
ing Charge to Grand Jury. Again
States Intention of Dismissing All
Soldiers’ Misdemeanor Cases.
Cobb County Superior Court con
vened for the spring term on Monday:
at ten o’clock, and Judge N. A. Mor
ris delivered an able charge to the
Grand Jury. |
\ He again brought to the attention
of the Grand Jury his intention to
dismiss all misdemeanor cases against
men who are now or have been in
the service, where the charges arp‘
based on acts committed prior te tb'
war. He paid high tribute to the bra
very and courage of the boys in the
service, and said he wanted it kn ,
that every ome of them could come
home without fear of prosecution.
He stated that in the recent term
of Cherokee Court he had dismissed
17 cases against beys in the service.
He cited the case against one boy
from Cobb' county which he would
take pleasure in dismissing. ]
He said he had been severe wii;hl
all offenders against the prohibition
laws of the state since the beginning
of the war. The man who could gm{
time and material to an outlawed
traffic, was worse than a slacker and{
an enemy of his country. During the
six years he had been on the bench,
he stated that more than 75 per cent
of the criminal cases in his coutt /had
been either direct or indirect result
of the use of whiskey. Misery, pov
erty and the attendant evils could |
also be charged to whiskey, while the
costs of the court were piled high on
its account. : ;
He stated that he had been able to
largely reduce these costs, and hoped}
with the help of good citizens to still
further reduce them. ‘
He charged the Grand Jury to in
vestigate the financial condition of the
county, particularly with regard to
a series of notes said to have been
issued through the agency of broker,
'who is reported to have absconded
from Tifton, Georgia, and directed
also that the finances of the city be
investigated, the same broker having
‘had a series of city notes, for which
‘no return had ever been made to
‘the city. . 1‘
He directed the jury to disregard
‘gensational stories in newspapers, and }
'to find according to the facts and
‘sworn evidence in all their investiga
tions.
He read from the recent auditors
report of the county expenditures last
year, a statement that the amount
paid out during the year was $22,000
less than the than the preceding year
and $38,000 less than the year before |
that. This was commended in view
of the great advance of prices of sup
plies and material. |
He directed the attention of the
Grand Jury to the status of the
salary of the Solicitor General, the
last legislature having placed the of
fice on a salary, but made no pro
vision for paying same. |
He charged them with the law on
excluding all others than the solicitor
general from the Grand Jury room,
stating that the law does not provide
for any such office as Assistant Solici
tor General, and that no such person
could be admitted to their room dur
ing deliberations.
He directed them to elect members
to fill any vacancies on the Board
of Education, and to recommend men
for any notary public vacancies.
During Judge Morris’ present term
xof office, more than two years he
has been able to very nearly clear
‘the calendar’s in the various counties,
to reduce the length of the court
| terms and attendant costs, and during
that time had only two reversals of
judgment, which is indeed a remarka
ble record when the great volume of
business handled is considered.
MISS KATE KILBY
DIES THURSDAY
As we go to press we learn with
regret of the death of Miss Kate Kil
by, which occurred about 10 o’clock.
Miss Kilby had been desperately ill
with pneumonia for some weeks, and
her death, while a shock, was not un
expected.
Her sisters, Fannie Kilby, of Ma
rietta, and' Mrs: Harper, of Rome,
were with her at the last. The fun
eral will be conducted from the resi
dence on Friday at 3 o’clock, Dr. Pat
ton, her pastor, officiating.
The interment will be in the city
cemetery.,
Y. W. C. A. DOTS AND DASHES
The Finance Committee is trying
to perfect plans to raise funds for
the Y. W. C. A., which needs money
badly.
"““The Story Hour continues very
,Rov. Frank Hall Wright, The Indian
Evangelist, Preaches To
_ Great Crowds
Beginning last Sunday, a series of
revival services were opened at the
Presbyterian Church, led by the great
Indian Evangelist, Frank Hall Wright.
,Mr. Wright has been here before
having held a series of meetings here
in 1913, and all who heard him were
glad to welcome him back.
He has a singer, Mr. Rowe, of At
lanta, who is assisting and leading the
chorus wihch is composed of singers
without regard to demomination, Mr.
Rowe himself being a Baptist. The
service itself is not denominational
and all the city pastors are attending
and encouraging the meetings, which
are growing daily in interest.
The services are being held from
9:30 to 10:30 each weekday morning
except Saturday, when no services are
1d at all, and at 7:30 in the even
ings.
The first half hour of the evening
services is one of song and in addition
to the chorus, Mr. Wright himself is
a wonderful singer, and uusually sings
a solo. He has a well trained full
voice, and his singing is most effec
tive.
The services on Sunday are at 11
in the mornings and at 7:30 in the
gvenings.
After each of the morning services
the ladies hold a short prayer service
in the lecture room of the church,
and fifteen minutes before the even
ing services the men have a similar
service in the same place.
We are asked to especially invite
the people from the country and sur
rounding towns to attend any or all
of these meetings. They will be con
tinued until March 23rd.
Mr. Wright’s power of expression
’and consecration to the wark is always
blessed with great results.
A special service for the children
will be held on Friday evening at
7:30 o’clock, and it is hoped that all
the young folks who can possibly at
stend will be there.
A section will be reserved for seat
ing the children together.
\
LIEUT. RAMBO KILLED
Information concerning the death
of Lieut. Ben Miller Rambo was re
ceived by his mother, Mrs. A. M.
Rambo, of Marietta, recently. The
letter was written by Capt. E. H.
Kent, adjutant of company K, One
Hundred Seventh Infantry, Twenty
Seventh Division. Captain Kent stat
ed that the Lieutenant had been kil
led on the twenty-ninth of September {
when the Twenty-seventh division
broke the the Hindenburg line. He
further stated that his body had been
buried at Guillemont farm, near Ron
soy, France, in the American military
cemetery.
Lieutenant Rambo was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Rambo, of Ma
rietta. He was twenty-nine years old
and a veteran of the Mexican border.
He received his commission in France,
having attended an officers’ training
school over there.
On September 29, the Twenty-sev
enth division broke the Hindenburg
line, according to the statement made
by Captain Kent. It was reported
that only 360 men out of 2,400 men
of the One Hundred and Seventh in
fantry, who went in were fit for serv
jce afterward. This statement The
New York Tribune credits to Briga
dier General Charles Delevoise. The
Tribune also published the orders un
der which the Twenty-seventh division
fought, which are as follows:
“One—This position will be held
and the section will remain here un
til relieved.
«“Two—The enemy cannot be allow
ed to interfere with this program.
“Three—lf the gun team cannot re
main here alive, it will remain here
dead, but in any case, it will remain
here.
“Four—=Should any man through
shell shock or other cause attempt to
surrender he will remain here—dead.
“Five—Should the guns be put out
of action the team will use rifles, re
volvers, mills, grenades and other nov
elties.
“Sixth—Finally, the position, as
stated, will be held.”
The above from the Atlanta J ournal
will be of interest to Marietta people,
although Lieutenant Rambo never liv
ed here himself, having enlisted from
Carrollton before the family removed
to Marietta.
The position was held and Lieut.
Rambo died at his post of duty.
DISTRICT MEETING AT
| BAPTIST CHURCH
The Quarterly Meeting of the W.
M. U. of the Noonday Association
will meet with the W. M. S. of the
First Baptist Church of Marietta, on
‘Tuesday, March 18th.
; - MARY TOWERS
i Superintendent.
SECTION A
Macon’s Big Farm Tractor
Demonstration
Wilson Now in France. The English
Channel Will Be Tunnelled Soon.
Veterans Will Meet in Savannah.
A Still On Wheels Captured.
The braying ¢f the ‘“iron mule” is
heard in Macon this week, in a chal
lenge of the old long-eared hay burn
er, so long the associate of the south
ern farmer in the production of cot
ton. You can bet on the eventual
victory of the iron mule over the one
of flesh and blood and ‘‘natural born
contrariness.” At the same time we
have to hand it to the gas engine for
some of the same unaccountable cus
sedness of the old mule. Macon has
just had the biggest tractor show ever
in the state.
The latest political annduncement
is that J. J. Flynt, of Griffin; will
ymake the race for governor next year.
It is already practically conceded that
John Holder and Cliff Walker will
also be in the race, and as the pri
mary is still a year away, there is
still plenty of time for candidates to
get in or to drop out.
A whiskey still on four wheels is!
the latest blind tiger story in the
state, such an animal haying. been
lassoed by the revenue men down near
Columbus last week. The outfit was
‘a complete one, and is said to have
done business from Atlanta to Flor
ida, but if it maintained 4 regular
.schedule, many dry customers are no
doubt keeping an eye on the big road,
and wondering why the still is late
this week.
New York has barred German opera
and we understand that evgt’yt’l;’ifi"
German has been excluded from the
Grand Opera program for Atlanta.
This is all right as far as it goes,
but we are more afraid of German
propaganda in our school books and
other insiduous channels through
which the poison was poured into this
country.
The railroad administration was
left in the lurch by the failure of the
bill to provide funds, and now it is
proposed to use United States war
rants as collateral for securing the
necessary funds. There ought to be
no better security than Uncle Sam’s
due bills, and we see no reason why
this will not meet the immediate needs
of the roads. '
The 15th is the last day to return
your income taxes, and if you have
not attended to it, you should give it
your immediate attention. It is in
cumbent upon every one liable to
make and file the returns, without re
ceiving a special individual notice
from the government about it.
A peculiar situation exists about
the next meeting of the Confederate
Veterans. General N. D. Forrest, the
head of the Veterans, has announced
that the next meeting will be held in
Savannah, and at the same time dis-"
patches from Savannah state that no
invitation had been given to meet
there. We guess, however, it will be
all right, as during the Civil war, Con
federate Veterans got in the habit of
pushing into places where they had
not been invited, if we may believe
the historians of the day.
France and Great Britain have
agreed to build a tunnel under the
English Channel, and thereby connect
the two countries by train service.
This has long been talked of and it
is only because of the bitter feeling
between the two peoples, and the cer
tainty of a league of nations in the
near future that they have both con
sented to be thus connected. A few
years ago much excitement was cre
ated by a Frenchman flying across
the channel, but now the airplane and
the submarine have blotted out seas
and eliminated distance, and no coun
try can longer be a land unto itself.
President Wilson was expected to
arrive at Brest, France, on Thursday
night, and will be in Paris today (Fri
day) where he will at once take up
his duties in connection with the
‘peace conference again. The su
preme council will meet this evening
also to consider and approve import
ant work. Mr. Wilson hopes to re
turn to America by the first of June.
Railroad clerks of the N. C. & St. L.
Railroad have been out on a strike for
two days and so far no agreement
has been reached. .
The Bolsheviki forces in Northern
Russia have again become active and
have been shelling the allied lines,
which have held and are reported to
have repulsed the enemy with great
loss. This section is still in the grip
of winter and the deep snow prevents
any unusual activity of the military
forces. o 7
Established 1865
{
l STAND TRIAL MONDAY
The Case Is Set First On The Criminal
Docket When The Court
Convenes Monday
Upon indictments charging cruelty
the grand jury this week found true
bills against Mrs. Naomi Campbell
and her husband C. C. Campbell.
These grew out of charges in con
nection with the operation of the Un
denominational Orphans ~ Home, at
Collins Switch on the Atlanta car line,
in January.
Mrs. Campbell and her husband
‘were arrested on warrants charging
cruelty, and were committed to jail,
where they have since remained, being
unable to make the bonds assessed
against them. The home was broken
up and the children returned to their
‘people or otherwise cared for.
A number of the children, former
‘inmates of the home, appeared before
‘the grand jury this week, as did Mrs.
'Annie Meredith, who was Mrs. Camp
bell’s assistant in the home.
Bills were returned in seven of the
cases against Mrs. Campbell, and in
six cases against her husband.
} Court is now in session working on
the civil docket, but the criminal
adocket will be taken up on Monday
‘when the Court meets at ten o’clock,
and the Campbell case is the first one
on the docket.
The Campbells are represented by
attorneys C. M. Dobbs and Herbert
Clay. Much excitement was caused
at the time of the arrests, by sensa
tional stories of cruelty published in
some of the papers.
Some doubt has been expressed as
to the sanity of the woman, but we
have not heard that any such defense
would be offered, even in event of
conviction. ;
A jury can now decide the cases
upon the sworn testimony of witness
es .and evidence submitted, and will
be hetter gualified to pass upon the
guilt of the accused.
’ It will be of inferest to Marietta
‘and Cobh county citizens to know that
the operations of the Tifton broker,
Frank Scarboro, were not confined to -
this town and county by any means.
Also the view taken of the matter
elsewhere may be of interest, so we
publisk below an article from the Tif
ton Gazette, which indicate that Scar
bore’s dealing were both extemsive
and unsatisfactory.
~As matters continue to develop in
the Frank Scarboro case, the amount
of apparent shortage piles up. Be
sides the instances already. given,
others continue to come to light, gnd
‘there are rumors of still others tflt
indicate that the end is not yet im
sight, as some of the transactions date
back two years or more. .
Mr. Scarboro, as mentioned before,
negotiated loans for large amounts,
‘and did an extensive business in coun
‘ty, municipal and land loans. The
transactions now coming to light are
usnally those in which loans were
made wheze other loans were already
outstanding, and the money derived
form the new given to Mr. Scarboro
to pay off the old loan. Ib is claimed
that these old loans, in some cases,
were mnot paid off.
1t has developed within the last few
days that $40,000 in Tift county notes
given to Mr. Scarboro last November
for the purpose of having them nego
tiated and with the funds paying off
$40,000 in notes maturing January 1,
were negotiated with a firm of New
York bankers and the old notes not
paid. The notes were in sums of
$5,000 each, and were due March 1.
It was the request from the holders
that these notes be paid-that brought
the matter to light. It is understood
that the county authorities were in
formed that they could not be nego
tiated. and that the return of the
notes had been requested.
It is understood that the county will
refuse to pay the last notes for the
reason that the money was never turn
ed into the county treasury. There
is strong legal opinion that the coun
tv cannot be made to pay the notes
for which it received no consideration.
The old debt was one which the.coun
tv has heen carrying for many years,
being renewed from time to time.
Chairman Hall of the Board of
County Commissioners of Tift, savs
emphatically “Tift county has not
lost a cent.”
Rvmor comes that there was a sim
ilar transactien with Laurens countw
involving $60,000 and an individual
transaction in Ben Hill county invol
ving $lO,OOO although of these tl;g in
formation here is indefinite. :
Mr. George F. Paulk. of Tifton, is
also apparently a loser to the amount
of $35,000 and through mno fanlt o®
his. This matter is being sifted, and
will take definite shape in a few days.
There are rumors of others, but
nothing positive as yet.
