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Vol. 53. No. 32.
Had Made Several Visits to Store of
Brown, Allgcod & Co.; Shot
While Resisting Arrest
John Throw, a negro living on Mul
berry street in Baptist Town (a negro
section of Marietta) was shot afd in
stantly killed at an early hour Sunday
morning after he had entered the
store of Brown, Allgood & Co., on
Cherokee street.
For several days the store of
Brown, Allgood & Co. had been miss
ing supplies in large quantities from
their stocks, and on Saturday night it
was decided that two of the firm
would keep watch in the store and
endeavor to arrest the intruder.
All went well until about four
o’clock Sunday morning, just between
the time the night watch of the police
“department went off duty and the
day watch came on, John made his
appearance in the rear of the store
and proceeded to go inside. After
making a successful entrance into the
store, Mr. M. C. Frey and Mr. George
Whorton, both members of the firm,
switched on a light and placed him
under arrest.
The negro quietly submitted to the
arrest and all went well until he was
taken to the front of the store. As
the front door was opened by Mr.
Frey to take the negro outside, their
prisoner showed fight and tried to take
the gun away from Mr. Frey.
In the struggle over the gun four
shots were fired, two of them taking
effect, one in the leg and one in the
head of the negro, who fell upon the
sidewalk and died almost instantly.
A search of the home of Throw af
terwards uncovered two truck loads
of groceries which had bee ntaken
from the store.
His body was turned over to the
undertakers but as his family and
friends declined to pay any expense
in the matter of a funeral, it was
held for several days and buried in
the potter’s field.
Spends The Day Hearing Dispute
. Ower Classification of Some
Drainage Lands
At the regular meeting of the
county -=<missioners on Tuesday no
action was takeén on the road bond
election, it being the opinion 6f mem
bers that they should await develop
ments by the legislature for state
highways.
Almost the entire day was taken
up with' a hearing of the case of J.
R. and J. W. Ragsdale versus the
Drainage Commissioners of Powder
Springs District No. 2. The hearings
were lengthly and a number of wit
nesses were sworn. Joe Abbott rep
resented the commissioners while
Judge A. L. Bartlett and C. D. Me-
Gregor, of Dallas, represented the
Messrs. Ragsdale.
The Ragsdales contended that the
commissioners had no authority to
change the classification of their lands
from Class C to Class A.
The commissioners swore that Mr.
J. W. Ragsdale, being an invalid, that
his son, J. R. Ragsdale, had acted for
both parties throughout and had
agreed to the change, had in fact re
quested the change in order that the
canal should run through his land
rather than begin below it, and that
he made no protest until the steel
dredge had been built at the point
on his land necessary to cut its way
down through the land, when he re
fused to sign up as per his verbal con
tract with the commissioners.
The county board sustained the
drainage commissioners after the
hearing and the plaintiffs gave a bond
and announced an appeal to the Su
perior court.
FOURTEEN STATES
RATIFY WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Lincoln, Aug. 2.—Nebraska today
ratified the woman suffrage amend
ment, making the fourteenth state to
ratify it.
MRS. CALDWELL DIES
AT CHARLESTON HOME
Friends of Mrs. J. W. Caldwell
will greatly regret to learn of her
death which occurred at her home in
Charleston, S. C., on Saturday. Mrs.
Caldwell spent much time here as the
guest of Mrs. John Boston, and had
many friends in Marietta. She was
Miss Dorothy Cullen, of Knoxville,
Tenn., before her marriage some
seven years ago.
SINGING AT SHILOH
We are preparing for a singing at
Shiloh the third Sunday afternoon.
Brother J. M. Dobbs has promised to
be with us. Lovers of music, leaders,
singers and hand shakers, come—for
we want a good time,
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
| Many other cases We*efi made, but
these put up cash bonds ‘and did not
appear at the police court Monday
night. They were J. D. McTiger,
Walter Greer, Ben Rogers, Charley
Bettis, Mitchell Kiser, Will Grogan,
and Charley Frazier.
To make the city streets safe for
pedestrians and regulate the triffic of
the square four ‘“drive to the right”
posts have been placed at the four
corners of the square. If you are
coming down the east side and wish
to go out the south side, you must
drive down to the corner and make
the turn. Do not cut across on the
left side, for then you violate the
city’s traffic rules and might get pinch
ed if you do it repeatedly. For the
time being it is hard to get every auto
driver educated to the new rules, but
after everyone ha§ had all the neces
sary instructions and know that they
should obey the rules as set out by the
city, they will be given copies of the
charges and hailed into police court.
Marietta is getting to be quite a
busy little city on Saturdays and most
week days, and this latest step in
traffic regulations is made in order to
protect the drivers of the cars as well
as the people who must cross the
streets afoot.
When parking your car, always
park to the right. Don’t cut across
the streets and park on the left side
if you are doing gown the right side
of the street. This will also be a vio
lation of the traffic regulations. If
you are parked on the right side and
wish to go back on the opposite side
of the street, you mnst go to the next
comer to make the change.
A strict conpliance to these rules
will add greatly to the appearance and
safety of our square on busy days,
and will also give every one ample
parking room. If the auto owners
would park their cars in accordance
‘with the tra’.c regulations which will
'be handed them in the near future,
‘[-it will give them a better chance to
get in and out when they wish. These
regulations are being explained to the
Icar owners just as fast as possible and
‘after a reasonable length of time the
‘police will be instructed to make out
charges against every person who does
| not obey them.
The Marietta Journal
Is Not Profiteering
The war is over, business is good
and there is plenty in the country
for all who will work for it, and by
every rule of justice and common
sense prices should begin to decline,
instead of inflating beyond the reac¢h
of ordinary mortals..
Some time ago The Marietta Jour
nal put its price back to the old rate
of one dcllar per year, and we have
done what we could to put business
back to normal conditions. :
We believe we print as good a
weekly paper as can be found at any
price, and we are able to do this for
one dollar per year because we col
lect the dollar, and don’t put it into
prizes or gifts to advertising agents,
and because our advertisers are ap
preciative of the trade of our sub
seribers, and give us a liberal adver
tising support.
Our subscription list is growing in
a healthy manner and to advertisers
and subscribers both we wish to say
“we thank you.”
POLICE COURT AGAIN
RESEMBLES OLD DAYS
August Starts With a Bang. Twenty
Cases on Monday. Traffic Rules
Adopted Will be Enforced
Only a few short weeks ago the city
police were lounging around with
nothing of interest to do — just the
daily routine of going around the re
mote sections of the city to see if any
of the old offenders had gone on a
rampage or started a small hades all
their own. But now, in these first days
of August, it is far different. All the
celebrities of the olden days have be
gun to throw monkey wrenches in the
peace wheels of the city and at Mon
day’s police matinee there were twen
ty cases on docket for trial.
The charges against this handful of
unfortunates ranged from speeding to
selling intoxicating liquors. There
was also one case of doing business
within the city limits without a li
cense, but this charge was dismissed
by the mayor. Lottie Ray was bound
over to the Superior Court on a
charge of selling whiskey under a
bond of $lOO.OO and was committed
to the county jail to await trial in the
county courts. Raymond Washington
and Charles Nelson were fined $2.50
each for disorderly conduct and were
instructed by the mayor to be a little
more lenient the next time they start
ed to “beat up” a common enemy.
Harly Joyner and Ernest Reynolds
both drew fines of $5.00 each for be
ing disorderly. Mattie Wright was
fined $5.00 for being disorderly while
Eliza Washington, her accuser, was
dismissed of the charge of also being
disorderly. Alonzo Nelson and Will
Williams were also given a fine of
$2.50 for acting in a disorderly way
on the streets.
Marietta, Georgia, Friday, August 8, 1919.
MISS SUE ANN WILSON, of New York, who is here under the direction
of the National Board of the Young Women’s Christian Association,
| and who is working tirelessly to put the Marietta and Cobb County
Pageant across. She has made a host of friends in Marietta.
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i “How beautiful upon the moun
itains are the feet of him that bring
¢th good tidings, that publisheth
‘peace; that bringeth good tidings of
‘good, that publisheth salvation.”
As we sat and listened to these
beautiful words of the old prophet
Isaiah as they were woven into an
anthem_ of sweet melody and sung
by the fresh vibrant voices of twenty
young girls of a neighboring town in
rehearsal for the coming Pageant—
“ The Vision of the Blue Crusaders”
to be given Aug. 19, we could but
catch a vision of what this message
that is coming to us through the
medium of this beautiful story should
mean to the young womanhood of
our community and this section of
the country as it unfolds itself in
panoramic beauty before their eyes,
this wonderful work of young women
for young women through young wo
men. May their hearts and minds be
in a receptive mood. |
Tribute
Dame Fortune has smiled upon our
little city many times in the past,
but never with more beneficent gen-i
erosity than at the present in that
she has brought into our midst,l
through the National Board of the
Y. W. C. A, two such talented young
women as Miss Sue Ann Wilson, of
New York, and Miss Julia Hogan, of
Dzllas, Texas, who are putting this
Pageant into such magnificent pro-l
portions. Both are finely equipped
for this line of work, through study,
application ard experience, through
personal magnetism, gentle tactful-'
ness and unusual executive ability, |
which counts for so much in this par—|
ticular field of endeavor. |
They have won the hearts of the
directors of the local Y. W. C. A. and
of those who have come in touch with
them by their sincerity and ‘earnest
of purpose, by their untiring efforts
and patience to bring this Pageant to
perfection through rehearsals, con
struction and all the many details
that must combine to bring about the
success of this undertaking they so
much desire and will have.
Because of most charming person
alities they have won many friends
as they have gone about their work,
who feel that Marietta has been great
ly favored by their sojourn here in
this Y. W. C. A. work.
Their able assistants, Miss Mallard,
Miss Weber, and Miss Brown, have
also done fine work which is fully
appreciated by the local Y.
‘ Posters
Several posters have been sent in,
in the contest for cavers for the pro
grams. Fine and artistic work has
been done along this line, and the
name- of the successful contestant
will be announced soon.
Mrs. J. W. Legg,
Director Publicity.
Admission Free—No cars will be
allowed inside the grounds. Parking
space will be arranged, and traffic
police will be on hand to prevent ac
cidents and avoid congestion of cars
sa-ound the entrance.
Announcement has just been made
of an additional feature which will
add materially to the completeness
of the Pageant day arrangements.
The American Red Cross will have
an emergency tent erected on the
grounds, equipped for first aid ser
vice-in case of accident or sudden
illness.
This will be under the direction of
Miss Harriett Robeson of the Home
Service Division and Miss Brown, the
new Community Nurse, who has late
ly come to Marietta. The above per
sonnel insures an excellent service
and a fine demonstration of the effi
cient work of the Red Cross.
The local troop of Boy Scouts have
consented to serve as ushers when
the Pageant is presented. Marietta
people have not forgotten how great
ly these boys contributed to the suc
cess of the Confederate Reunion
which was held here seven years ago.
In all the war activities of last year
they were untiring and gave freely
of their time and energy. It is in
keeping with their former unselfish
spirit that they rally to the Y. W. C.
A. and help to make their gigantic
undertaking a decided success.
The singing societies of the county
have been invited to attend and help
swell the chorus, There is something
particularly fine in the thought that
these voices from all sections of the
county will meet here and blend in
one great community sing. As the
notes exemplifying neighborliness
float upward it will be in strange con
trast to the clash and din of bhattle
which once rang out from Kennesaw’s
rugged sides.
Admission Free—Every town in
the county has responded and is send
ing a large number of participants.
Mrs. L. Dick, has the working hand
in Smyrna, Mrs. W. L. Florence,
Powder Springs, Mrs. W. E. Smith,
Austell, Mrs. E. McMillan, Acworth,
Miss Gussie Lyons, Roswell, Mrs. W.
0. Roberts Kennesaw.
The keynote which is sounded so
strongly in the Vision of the Blue
Crusaders, is the real motive of the
Y. W. C. A.—the spirit of helpfulness
and uplift. No man can really help
his struggling brother upward without
feeling a warming up of his own
heart, and this warm-heartedness al
ways prompts hospitality. In the far
east the stranger is safe from bodily
harm if he is invited to break bread
with a native. The South has always
shown the same spirit, the stranger
within our gates is always shieided
and protected. It is but fitting that
this great exposition of the communi
ty idea should terminate in the gen
eral breaking of bread. Everyone is
ssked to carry a supper lunch and
all meet in neighborliness over the
pienic spread.
All women who are interested eith
er directly or indirectly in the com
plete succeszs of the Pageant 2ar2
| (Continued on page five)
Meeting Starts Today
At Marietta Grounds
The camp meeting at Marietta
Camp Grounds starts Friday, August
Bth, with Rev. J. P. Erwin in charge,
assisted by Rev. G. T. Shell.
The grounds have been cleaned up
and made ready to take good care
of the crowds who always go to the
meetings at this camp. The weather
is ideal for outdoor meetings and
people from all over the county are
expected to attend.
The hot weather brings with it a
feeling of desire for the open, and
no better place to go can be thought
of than the old camp ground, to wor
ship with your neighbors in the old
time way, as when the journey thence
took half a day instead of half an
hour.
Cars and modern conveniences have
long ago eliminated all the discom
forts of the trip, and certainly a man
must be a grouch who can find noth
ing for which to praise the Lord.
The usual cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to join in these series.
MEN, BOOZE AND FORD
Two Forsyth County Men Taken With
Two Quarts of Contraband
on Board ‘\‘Flivver”
Going against all tradition since
July Ist, that no one shall have in
toxicating liquors, two Forsyth county
men blew into town Tuesday night
and at once proceeded to embibe
themselves with the “joy” of the good
old days.
The police were notified that two
'men were creating a disorder near
‘the Southern Express office. The po
lice went immediately to the scene
and found Tom Henderson gnd John
Densmore going full speed Ihead in‘
a real riotuous manner. ‘
The two men were placed under ar- |
rest and a search of their Ford re
vealed two full quarts of joy-juice
and this, also, was placed under ar
rest as evidence.
The two men were arraigned before
Mayor Brumby Tuesday night on a
charge of being drunk and disorderly
in the city. Tom Henderson, who
is said to have had more un board than
was nice for one man to have, was
fined $lO.OO in police court and bound
over under a $lOO.OO bond to the Su
perior court. The other man. John
Densmore, was fined $5.00 in the city
eourt and was likewise committed to
the Superior court under a like bond.
They both immediately got in touch
with friends in Forsyth county, who
came down and made the necessary
bonds for them. The Ford is still
under arrest and will in all probabil
ity be sold under the law that gives
to an arresting officer the right to sell
any vehicle that is used to transport
whiskey.
The city police are right after the
whiskey traffickers and the “fatherly”
advise to the moonshiners of the
mountain districts is to steer clear of
Marietta and Cobb county.
Negro is Held For
Murder of Miss Green
The local officers are confident that
they have the man who murdered
Miss Julia, Green last week. While
the evidence is only circumstantial,
it is strong, and is corroborated in
such a way that a very good case is
made out.
The man arrested is Henry Rob
ertson, colored, aged about 50, who
has gerved numerous terms in the
chaingang, and who cannot account
for his presence in the vicinity of the
murdered woman’s home on the night
of the murder. In fact he denies ab
solutely that he was in that part of
town on the night in question, while
three or more reliable witnesses swore
positively that he was there.
A number of other circumstances
would seem to fasten the crime upon
Robertson, but it is not thought wise
to make public all the evidence in the
hands of the police at this time. The
coroner’s jury ordered the negro held
for the grand jury and delivered a
sealed verdict in the case to be opened
by the grand jury.
Sheriff Swanson), while anticipating
no trouble in the matter took the
preeaution to have the negro removed
to the Fulton county jail for safe
keeping.
Although the case has taken this
course the officers are still alert for
any clue that may throw further
light upon the murder, or thet mavy
lead to dmeecovering and convicting the
guilty,
DR. BLAIR CHILD SPECIALIST
Dr. Leslie Blair, who has been
spending some months taking a spe
cial course at Harvard University,
has returned home.
Dr. Blair has opened his office
above Anderson’s store. He is to spe
~ializa in children’s diseases ard no
oubt will be a vary successful and
popular physician.
Established 1866
BY WOULD-BE HUSBAND
Ed Walker, Respected Negro of Ken
nesaw, Shoots Jessie Johnson;
Were To Be Married Soon
Jessie Johnson, a negro woman re
siding about two miles from Acworth,
iwas shot and killed by Ed. Walker,
colored, near the Mt. Zion church on
lSunday afternoon.
After the shooting the negro man
'went to the home of Mr. Carrie and
’ gave up and asked to be brought to
'Marietta. He was brought here and
placed in the county jail.
~ The negro who did the shooting
claims it was accidental, as he was
attacked by a crowd of women who
objected to him marrying the John
son woman. After being beaten with
umbrellas and sticks, Ed pulled a pis
tol he had on his person and in trying
‘to shoot straight up in an effort to
frighten the women away who were
‘beating him, he pulled the trigger just
‘as one woman hit his arm, causing the
shot to go low. The Johnson woman,
who was standing aside from the
crowd, was shot in the neck and died
in a very few minutes.
Ed Walker, the negra man, is well
past fifty vears old and has been a re
spected negro of Kennesaw district
for years. It is likely that prominent
people will be called to testify to his
good character, as it is claimed he
always was a law-abiding negro and
has never been known to be in any
trouble of any kind. After being
locked in the county jail, Ed was sent
to Fulton tower by Sheriff Swanson,
as it was feared that mob violence by
the negroes of that section would be
dealt to him.
!TIE-UP FOR SOUTHEAST
Grocery Stocks Are Reported Small
and Only a Ten Days’ Supply
Now on Hand
With the likelihood that a general
embargo will be declared this week
by the United States Railroad Ad
ministration of food shipments into
the Southeastern States, the atten
' tion of the people in this section will
be diverted from the high cost of
living and they will be brought up
to face the possibility of not being
able to secure food and other neces
sities at any price.
Declaring the rolling stock and mo
tive power of the various railroads
of the Southeast has depreciated with
such rapidity since the walkout of
the shop craftsmen, several days ago,
that trains cannot be run, many of
the railroads have already refused
shipments for any part of the terri
tory to which Atlanta is the gateway,
and for the same reason it has been
officially indicated that a general em
bargo against all freight shipments
would be forced upon the railroad ad
' ministration within the next twenty
four hours.
The effect of the general embar
-2o will be to shut off entirely the
;shipment of livestock, fresh meats,
provisions, grain, flour, sugar, oil,
coal and other vitally needed commod
idies, now being held by the whole
sale houses in this section will not
last longer than a week or ten days,
according to estimates of business
men, it is predicted that suffering
and hunger in the towns and cities,
as well as in the country distriets,
are extremely probable.
A settlement of the strike that has
brought about the above conditions
is indicated to be exceedingly re
mote, insofar as immediate results
are concerned, and it i 8 believed that
nothing now can be accomplished to+
ward its settlement that would serve
to ward off a certain amount of suf
fering among the Southern people.
Should the striking craftsmen re
turn to work at once it would re
quire many days, perhaps two weeks,
in which to repair the engines and
cars that have become so badly de
preciated, and make them fit for nor
mal service again. This taken in con
nection with the estimates given by
packing houses and grocery concerns
that the provisions on hand in the
Southeast will not last more than a
week or ten days, shows the serious
ness of the situation. .
But, according to their leaders, the
striking shopmen have no intentions
of going back to work umil their de
mands for an increase from 68 cents
to 85 cents an hour is granted, and
there is no indication from the rail
road administration that the demands
of the strikers will be met. The strike
at present is confined to the states
south of the Potomac and east of the
Mississippi, and has been declared il
legal by union officials.
Should the increase be granted the
striking craftsmen it will add $BOO,-
000,000 to the present wage bill of
the railroad administration. The de
termination of the strikers to hold out .
until their demands have been met
was emphatically reiterated by one of
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