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Vol. 53. No. 24.
MILLS MNEEL HERD
Mr. McNeel Retiring From Business
Gets Good Prices For All Stock
Sold off Farm
Mr. R. M. McNeel, of Marietta,
Ga., last week made a sale of his
prize Hereford bull, Beau Gomez, to
Robert and Hamp McWhorter, Jr., to
be shipped to their 1,000 acre Greene
county stock farm.
Several other thoroughbred Here
fords were sold to these same parties
by Mr. McNeel with Beau Gomez.
Last October they purchased of Mr.
McNeel 25 head of fine Hereford
cows, the two sales amounting to
$15,000.00.
Beau Gomez is considered one of
the highest bred Hereford hulls the
country ever produced and will be of
very great value to the McWhorter
herd.
Mr. McNeel’s health failed him last
year and he finally decided to sell
his farm and dispose of his fine Here
ford thoroughbreds. He has sold
from his farm without auction over
$60,000.00 worth of thoroughbred
Hereford cattle.
Several years ago Mr. McNeel sold
a two year old bull for $9,000.00
which was the record price for a bull
raised in the south, and he has also
won many prizes with his herd.
It is a distinct loss to the county
that on account of ill health Mr. Me-
Neel is selling off his famous Here
ford thoroughbreds, and goes out of
the cattle business.
CHAS. DAVIS IS GIVEN
A 10-YEAR TERM
Charles E. Davis, formerly of At
lanta, but now of Rome, a former
lawyer, who was tried several times
in land fraud cases in Cobb county,
was found guilty early Saturday
night by a jury in Judge Humphries’
division of Atlanta criminal court of
complicity in an alleged land forge
ry swindle, and was sentenced by
Judge Humphries to serve ten years
in the penitentiary.
Judge Humphries later fixed a bond
of $15,000 for the former lawyer,
pending-the outcome of a motion for
a new trial. No announcement was
made as to whether he will be able
to make the bond.
Solicitor Boykin, when asked by
Judge Humphries if he wished to say
anything before sentence was pro
nounced, made the startling state
ment that he has evidence implicat
ing Davis in 200 or more land deed
forgeries in different parts of the
stdte. He indicated that the inves
tigation of Davis had uncovered one
of the most systematic and gigan
tic swindles in lands ever known here.
The solicitor explained that the
deeds used in the swindle were made
from a photo-engraving, which he
said was procured by Davis from an
engraver in Philadelphia. He read
to the court a letter from the Phil
adelphia man, stating that he had
made several hundred copies of deeds
for Davis.
“The only reason we didn’t have
this engraver here as a witness was
because he was outside of the juris
diction of the court, and hd asked
more pay for his services as a wit
ness than I would have been willing
to recommend to the county,” the
solicitor said.
The particular case in which Da
vis was convicted was the alleged for
gery of the name of the late Chief
Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of the
State Supreme Court, to a deed for
land in North Georgia. Logan Bleck
ley, son of the late chief justice and
clerk of the Supreme Court and
Court of Appeals, appeared as pros
ecutor.
RALPH SMITH SEES
“ DRAINAGE PROJECTS
Ralph Smith, of the Atlanta Jour
nal, spent Monday in Cobb county,
with Mr. Carlile, a staff photographer,
and visited some of the drainage pro
jects in Cobb.
He was surprised at the extent and
importance of this work, and no
doubt will be able to give the readers
of his paper some very interesting in
formation about what is going on in
Cobb.
Ralph was at one time more fami
liar with the men and affairs of
Georgia than any other man in the
state, and since his recent return to
the state, has become re-acclimated,
and more firmly established in the
esteem of his thousands of friends.
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NEW SALES STABLE
STARTED IN MARIEETA
Work has just been started on a
new building at the corner of Wash
ington avenue and Waddell streets
for Jackson and Gentry, stock dealers.
When completed this sales stable will
be one of the best equipped and most
complete sales stables in this section.
THE MARIETTA JOURNALIL
BOTH COBB MEMBERS
7 FAVOR SUFFRAGE BILL
Both Cobb’s representatives favor
the immediate passage by the state
legislature the ratification of the wo
man suffrage amendment to the con
stitution.
We stated last week that Mr. C.
M. Dobbs would introduce a bill on
the first day of the session to this
effect, and we find Mr. Gordon B.
Gann, our other member, heartily fa
vors such action.
We heartily commend them both
for speaking frankly out about the
matter, and not trying to dodge the
issue as some members will no doubt
do. Georgia should ratify the amend
ment, but whether she does or not,
its adoption is certain within one
year:
MRS, HOKE SMITH DIES
Mrs. Marion Cobb Smith, wife of
United States Senator Hoke Smith,
died early Saturday morning in At
lanta. She had been in poor health
for years.
All members of the immediate
family were with her at the time of
death, except a son-in-law, Lieuten
ant Commander Austin Simpson, with
the naval forces overseas.
The senator was recalled from
Washington last week by her serious
illness. '
i Before her marriage, Mrs. Smith
'was Miss Marion Thomas Cobb, of
Athens. She was a daughter of the
late General Thomas R. R. Cobb, fa
‘mous Confederate leader, and a
}granddaughter of the late Judge Jos
ieph Henry Lumpkin, Georgia’s first
chief executive.
~ Mrs. Smith was a first-honor grad
uate of Lucy Cobb institute. She was
‘married to Senator Smith December
19, 1883. Since that time they have
made their home in Atlanta and Wash
ington. They resided in Washington
ifor several years during Senator
'Smith’s term as secretary of the in
‘terior in President Cleveland’s admin
istration.
‘ Since Senator Smith became a
‘member of the senate they have di
‘vided their residence between At
lanta and Washington, and a host of
friends in these cities as well as in
‘all the south are grieved to learn of
‘her death.
'NORTON HARDWARE CO.
CELEBRATES STH YEAR
On Saturday, June 7th, the Norton
‘Hardware Co. celebrated their sth
year of successful business in Mari
etta. Every purchaser who visited
‘the store on Saturday were given a
useful souvenir by the management
of the store who are ever anxious to
show their customers that their pat
ronage and support is appreciated.
The business was founded in 1914
by Mr. M. D. Norton and was later
incorporated under the name of the
Norton Hardware Co. with Mr. Nor
ton as president, Mr. E. L. Moore as
vice-president and Mr. Tate MecClain
a 3 secretary.
The business has grown in leaps
and bounds in the past five years and
to-day this company is considered one
of the best and most up-to-date hard
ware stores in North Georgia.
FLAG DAY
Saturday is Flag Day in this coun
try, and it means a lot more now
than it did a few years ago.
Although the day is rarely ob
served as such except in official cir
cles, the flag itself is nearer and
dearer to every true American—to
every lover of peace and freedom—
than it has ever been before.
And the American flag means more
to all the nations of the earth .and
upon the highways of the sea this
year.
MAN WITH STICKY NAME
SENT BACK TO GERMANY
Dr. Carl Muck, former leader of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is
to be released from internment soon
and allowed to return to Germany,
Department of Justice officials stated
Wednesday. Muck was interned as a
dangerous enemy alien soon after the
entry of America into the world war.
He was applied for repatriation, it
was stated, and his release from Fort
Oglethorpe is expected probably be
fore the end of the week.
BOY’S LEG BROKEN
BY VICIOUS COW
Albany, Ga., June 11.—Attacked
by a vicous cow when they attempt
ed to lead her out of the lot in or
der that she might graze, Louis Per
ry, 12-year-old son of Assistant
Chief of Police R. H. Perry, had his
leg broken and was otherwise in
jured Tuesday morning, and the ne
gro cook was thrown to the ground
and viciously attacked by the ani
mal. The boy is in a hospital and the
woman is in the care of a physician,
her injuries being extensive and pain
ful.
Marietta, Georgia, Friday, June 13, 1919,
‘{Fificen Men From Each Club are
Matched For 18 Holes on the
Rome Club Course
:’ The Marietta Golf Club sent a team
:of fifteen players to play a tourna
‘ment with the same number of play
ers from the Rome club on Wednes
day.
The Marietta men went over in
cars and were accompanied by a num
ber of ladies, who played side games
with the ladies of the Rome club.
The ladies from Marietta were Mrs.
“L.. N. Trammell, Mrs. W. A. DuPre,
Mrs. Howell Trezavant and Mrs.
Henry Wyatt, Sr.
The Rome club entertained the vis
itors royally, and a most: delightful
day was thoroughly enjoyed. Lunch
eon was served at the Rome club
house to the guests.
The tournament games resulted in
a tie of 17-17, and the Rome club
was invited to come to Marietta on
July 4 to play off the tie, the invita
tion being accepted at once.
Frank McNeel made the record of
the day with scores of 42 and 45.
Judge Morris and George Anderson
hold the booby record, but they re
port having the most fun as they got
more hits at the ball than any one
else. The Marietta team was as fol
lows: Messrs. George Daniell, W. A.
DuPre, Howell Trezevant, Frank Mec-
Neel, Henry Cohen, Dr. Perkinson,
Dr. Malone, George D. Anderson, N.
A. Morris, L. N. Trammell, Joe Wy
att, Mongin Brumby, H. Wyatt, Sr.,
W. C. Carriker, Ralph Hancock and
E. L. Robertson.
On Thursday, June 19th will con
vene in Marietta the Seventh Annual
Meeting of the Georgia State Drain
age Association.
This will bring to our city a large
number of the best business men in
the state who are interested in the
drainage question and will afford an
excellent opportunity to advertise the
resources and the hospitality of Cobb
county.
A most interesting program has
‘been arranged which appeared in last
week’s issue, and the people of the
county are invited to attend and hear
the subjects discussed in the meet
ing. These will be practical and val
uable to a great many of our people
and we sincerely hope a goodly num
ber will be on hand at 10 a. m. on
Thursday morning.
The Delegates Ask Wilson and Con
gress to Allow a Continuance
of Beer Making
Atlantic City, N. J., June 11.—A
resolution expressing organized la
bor’s disapproval of war-time prohi
bition and strongly urging that 2%
per cent beer be exempt from the
provisions of the eighteenth amend
ment to the constitution and from
the war-time prohibition measure,
which goes into effect July 1, was
adopted to-day by the reconstruction
convention of the American Federa
tion of Labor. A bitter fight was
waged on the proposal by dry elé
ments, especially delegates from Se
attle, who based their arguments on
the benefits they sad their city had
found through prohibition, but it was
carried by an overwhelming vote of
26,475 to 4,005. The voting is pro
portional to the membership of the
unions represented.
- The resolution will be sent to
President Wilson and congress.
MRS. JOHNSON, OF ROME
IN MARIETTA MONDAY.
We had a pleasant call from Mrs.
J. Lindsey Johnson, of the Rome
Tribune Herald, on Monday of this
week.
Mrs. Johnson is much interested
in two matters which are of vital im
portance to the people of this section
of North Georgia—the navigation of
the Coosa River, and government aid
in harnessing the waster water power
of the Etowah in Bartow.
The government has erected a dam
without a lock on the Coosa below
Rome which interferes with its navi
gation. .
SACRED HARP SINGING
We have been asked to announce
that there will be an all-day Sacred
Harp singing at the Powder Springs
Primitive Baptist church on the
fourth Sunday in June.
BURLESON SAYS THE
STRIKE IS UNWARRANTED
Washington, June 11.—Declaring
the strike of wire employees which
began to-day was “wholly without
justification,”” Postmaster General
Burleson said in a statement to-day
that “no amount of, pressure will
avail to make the wire control board
extend or go beyond” rules and reg
ulations affecting employees laid
down during the war by the national
war labor board.
Government business, which makes
up the bulk of that handled by the
telegraph companies here, was re
ported moving as usual to-day, and
at the state department it was said
there had been no interruption of
cable communication with the Euro
pean countries.
On Thursday night two negro boys
came up from Atlanta to pay their
respects to the dark-town residents
of Marietta. While here they decided
they were in need of a new wardrobe
and went about the task of selecting
a suitable store to obtain this new out
fit. They finally selected the store of
W. S. Kelly, a men’s furnishing mer
chant on the east side square, and
made off with two suits of clothes,
shoes, hats, shirts and other wearing
apparel, leaving their old clothing in
the store.
The robbery was not discovered
until Friday morning when Mr. Kelly
came down to open his store. He
immediately notified the police au
‘thorities who went to work trying to
{apprehend the thieves.
. On Friday night the two negroes
‘again came to Marietta but were not
so lucky on their second visit. The
police chanced to see two strange ne
groes walking about the streets with
clothes on that answered the descrip
tion of the clothing taken from the
Kelly store on Thursday night. The
two negroes were arrested on suspi
cion and placed in the city jail. Upon
being questioned by the city authori
ties thev confessed to the robbery of
the Kelly store and were held for
trial in the police court.
~ The two negroes on being ar
raigned for trial plead guilty to the
charges against them and were bound
over to the superior court under
$500.00 })ond.
‘ SUd b e
100 FIREMEN STRIKE
' AT JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville, Fla., June 11.—The
municipal fire stations here are
manned to-night for the most part,
by volunteers ,hundreds of Jackson
ville’s most prominent citizens vol
unteering for service during the
strike of the paid department.
Promptly at 6.30 p. m., the fire
men walked out of the stations, leav
ing only the chief and three assis
tant chiefs of the paid department on
duty. By a pre-arranged plan the
stations were quickly taken over
and manned by volunteers. It is es
timated that 100 firemen are on
strike. The municipal authorities
are recruiting an entirely new de
partment and state they have the
situation well in hand.
Disorders occurred at two sta
tions when the strikers attacked pew
men sent to take over the engine
houses. The disturbances were quick
ly quelled. There were no arrests.
Fire insurance policies have not been
affected by the strike.
The walkout arose over alleged
dismissal of firemen for union activ
ities.
MARIETTA MAN HAS FORD
CAR STOLEN IN ATLANTA
Mr. Doyle Butler had the misfor
tune to lose a new Ford car in Atlan
ta on Wednesday afternoon.
He drove it from Marietta and left
it parked on Walton street against
the postoffice block for a short time,
only to find it gone when he returned.
It was evidently some of the work
of the organized band which has long
been operating in Atlanta. To take
a car and escape with it is almost
a safe proposition with them.
Atlanta should spare no expense in
breaking up this gang. The engine
number of the stolen car was 3110-
411.
LETTER FROM GUY ROBERTS
Captain Guy Robetts, who is tak
ing a special course at Oxford, Eng
land, writes this week that he ex
pects to leave there on June 22 and
hopes to get back to New York early
in July and get a furlough.
He is getting real homesick as he
=ays he is “getting so——hungry for
a hot biscuit, some country ham, real
butter, and chicken that I sometimes
feel that I could hardly wait to get
them.”
He has been having a fine time
however, week-ends at Brighton, Lon
don, Stratford on Avon, etc. He
-2ys the American uniform does not
impede his progress any, and—but
verhaps he would rather tell some of
the things after he gets home.
lTloy Will be Given a Five Day Lim
it in Which to Accept or Re
ject the Allied Terms
Paris, June 11.—Distinet progress
lwas reported to-night on the reply
of the allied and associated govern
ments to the German counter propo
sals and indications are that the re
ply will be ready for delivery on Fri
day.
| The Germans will be given five
days’ limit for final action, which
’would therefore come on or before
' June 18,
’ The main feature of this progress
Pvas an agreement regarding the re
paration terms, which have been the
subject of a sharp controversy dur
‘ing the past ten days.
The reply to the German counter
proposals agreed upon by the peace
conference heads refuses the German
request for a mandate for the former
German colonies, it was learned to
day.
The reparation portion of the re
ply, which kas been completed, does
not fix the total sum which the Ger
mans must pay. The text of the
treaty itself is not changed, but the
reply contains assurances of Germa
ny regarding the method of the repa
rations process, explaining that it is
a workable arrangement.
President Wilson fought strenu
ously to include a fixed total sum
in the”reparations clause and the
close of the discussion leaves him
unchanged, it is said, in the belief
that that .is the best plan.
It is understood, however, that the
President said that inasmuch as Pre
mier Clemenceau had insisted to the
contrary and also that he had signed
the original draft, he would sign the
reply as formulated.
The only vital changes suggested
by the committee which has been
studying the financial clauses of the
peace treaty in the light of the Ger
man counter proposals is that the
committee on reparations may be
given a wider latitude and certain
discretionary powers in determining
the uses to be made of the money
paid by Germany, it is understood.
As originally drawn, the financial
clauses specified that first payments
from the money to be paid by Ger
many would be for the maintenance
of the armies of occupation, and that
next would come payments for repa
rations. Under the revised plan, the
committee has been authorized to ad
just matters to meet emergencies.
’ It is understood assurance will be
‘given the Germans regarding the de
tails of the army of occupation, the
‘size of it, the cost of its mainte
nance and the duration of occupation
under favorable circumstances. The
Germans called the attention of the
powers, in this convention, to the
belief held by the German authorities
that they were paying for the main
tenance of a large number of soldiers
not actually in the pccupied regions.
but working in France, and asked
relief from this situation.
The league of nations commission
completed and presented to the coun
cil of four a second report contain
ing notifications of the league cove
nant in favor of the Germans, but
the fate of the report is uncertain.
The first report was submitted af
ter it had been adopted unanimous
ly by the commission. It was reject
ed by the council, it is said, on the
insistance of Mr. Clemenceau and
sent back to the commission to be
toned down. Any information
whether the second report provides
for the admission of Germany into
the league at the first meeting next
October was refused to-day.
Premier Clemenceau is especially
firm in his refusal to agree to the
admission of Germany to the league
of nations immediately. The French
hold that they understood German
psychology better than the allies, and
realize what the increasing arro
gance of the Germans during the last
few weeks mean. They say they ap
preciate how much this arrogance
would be increased if the peace con
ference should yield to the German
demand for immediate admission to
the league. The French, it is under
stood, are willing that the Germans
should be admitted.
TWO THOMASVLLE MEN
FINED FOR HAVING DUCKS
Valdosta, Ga., June 11.—W. A.
Pringle and J. T. Dixon, prominent
citizeng of Thomasville were fined
twenty-five dollars each by Judge
Evans in the United States court
Wednesday for having ducks on hand
after the season closed on the last day
of December.
About thirty or forty citizems of
Leon county, Fla., are to be prose
cuted by the federal game warden for
having doves on hand after the sea
son closed. The federal game au
thorities declare that migratory birds,
doves and others protected by the law
are to be given the fullest degree of
protection, even in regard to keep
ing them on cold storage after the
season closes.
Established 1866
Current Events
President Wilson, one day last week
visited the grave of Lafayette and
placed a bronze wreath upon the
tomb bearing this inscription: “To
the great Lafayette from a fellow
servant of democracy.”
The strike of the telegraphers is
in progress and as we go to press
Thursday evening the victory is
claimed by both sides. To the out
sider however it is apparent that it
has just begun and may spread and
continue for many days yet.
Late advices from Germany state
that a commission will be formed for
trying those who were responsible
for starting, prolonging and losing
‘the war. From this distance it is
‘hard to tell whether they propose to
apply a coat of whitewash to the
-Kaiser or whether they think this
will enable them to make the Kaiser
‘“‘the goat.”
Wilkes county voted on road bonds
on Wednesday of this week, and
‘bonds won overwhelmingly. Incom
plete returns show only 14 votes
against while there was more than
1,000 for bonds. Any county can
do much where there is unanimity of
opinion among its people.
Atlanta has lagged on the Boy
Scout campaign this week and al
though very little was asked, less has
been given in either money or en
couragement. As the benefits are to
be applied at home it has none of the
aspect of the other recent drives and
really merits the support of the peo
ple everywhere.
An aerial mail line between Wash
ington and Atlanta is being consid
ered, but it is safe to say that it will
be a long time before it will be a
practical money and time saving bus
iness proposition. However it is
only a question of time when such
service will be practical and general.
The Germans are said to have been
quietly recruiting their forces for
several weeks, which is important
news if true. If they are to refuse
the peace terms and reopen hostili
‘ties the allies should be on their
guard. Reports indicate that the
Germans are not at all in the chas
tened state of mind which their
crimes and defeat should bring them.
The Preshyterian Laymen’s Mis
sionary Conference in Atlanta this
week has been attended by a host of
‘men from all over the South, while
the Ladies’ Auxiliary, which is also
in session there, has been attended by
almost as many.
High school representatives are
meeting in Athens for the annual con
tests, but at the time of our going to
press none of the winners had been
declared. Marietta high has represen
tatives there,
BOY SCOUT WEEK
The current week was named ‘“‘Boy
Scout Week” over the country, but
for several feasons it was thought
best to defer it locally until next
week.
The boys want some associate mem
bers and encouragement from the
men and women of the town and
while we have no official program
from them, we presume they will
make a canvas of the city. Success
to the boys and the aims of the or
ganization.
PARCELS POST SALE
Something realky unique in the en
tertainment line will be given by the
Young People’s Missionary Society
of the Methodist church at the resi
dence of Mrs. Tilden Connor at 8.15
o’clock on Tuesday evening, June
17th. The Y. ‘P: M. 8., under the
management of Mrs. W. L. Richard
son, is giving this affair for the bene
fit of the extension fund, and they
cordially invite the public to-attend.
The entertainment will be opened by
an interesting: musical program,
which will be followed by a pareel
post sale. Each package is to be sold
for 10 cents (one dime) and as they
have been sent in by friends from
Maine to California the purchasers
will get some interesting souvenirs.
The packages will all be opened at
the same time after the program.
. BYRD—HARRIS
Miss Ethel Byrd and Mr. Thomas
C., Harris were quietly married in
Atlanta on May 31. Miss Byrd is the
attractive young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Byrd, of this city. Mr.
Harris is a promising young business
man of Atlanta. They will be at *
the home of the bride’s parents for
a short time and then move to their
home in Atlanta.
PREACHING AT NOONDAY.
Rev. Eugene Booth will preach at
Noonday church on the fifth Sunday,
June 29th. -
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