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Vol. 53. No. 36.
“Train Smashes into Automobile on
Crossing at Marietta, Throwing
QOccupants into the Ditch
Just after ten o’clock last Monday
morning as the N. C. & St. L. passen
ger irain was pulling out of Marietta
for Atlanta, an automobile going out
Atlanta street ran upon the Butler
street crossing and stopped with the
front wheels of the car directly on the
track just in front of the approaching
engine. Although the train had not
yet attained full speed it was impos
sible to check the speed quickly
enough to avert a collision and the
car with its four occupants were
thrown into the ditch beside the track
beyond the crossing.
The occupants of the car were Mrs.
S. R. C. Adams, of Senoia, Mrs. War
ren Baggerly, daughter of Mrs.
Adams, Carolyn McHan, grandaugh
ter of Mrs. Adams, and Glenn Brady,
of Jasper, Ga., driver of the car.
Brady was not seriously hurt, being
a little bruised and scratched by the
fall, but the others did not fare so
well. Mrs. Adams sustained a num
ber of severe cuts on her head and
face, as did also her daughtér, Mrs.
Baggerly, and the grandaughter, Car
olyn, had a broken leg. All sustained
a number of bad bruises.
The injured were hurried to Nolan
Sanitarium as quickly as possible and
the two ladies and the little girl are
still there under treatment, but on
the road to recovery. Brady left for
his home in Jasper soon after the ac
cident. He was not clear in his state
ment as to how it happened, but there
were a number of witnesses, and it
was apparent that he discovered the
approach of the train too late to stop
and stalled his car on the track.
Mrs. Adams is the wife- of Rev.
S. R. C. Adams, who was pastor of
the Baptist church in Marietta many
years ago. He was at the time recup
erating in Jasper, Ga., and hurried to
the bedside of his wife and daughter
here, but has returned since they
were pronounced out of danger.
The accident was of the sort re
corded daily in the papers—careless
driver and grade crossing—and one in
which the victims are fortunate to
have escaped with no more serious in
juries.
GEORGE B. DANIELL IS
CHAMPION AT GOLF
The Men’s Golf Tournament is over
—a very exciting event—and George
B. Daniell is now holder of the cup.
The qualifying round on Tuesday
thinned out the ranks to eight play
ers: George Daniell, W. A. DuPre,
D. R. Little, Joe Wyatt, Frank Mec-
Neel, Wallace Montgomery, w. H
Perkinson, and L. H. Trammell.
After the game on Wednesday the
four left were George B. Daniell,
Frank McNeel, Dr. Perkinson, and D.
R. Little. _
These played on Thursday, George
Daniell and Frank McNeel being the
Winners. These two played 36 holes
in the finals, Mr. Daniell winning with
3 up and 2 to go.
This makes Mr. Daniell the owner
of the M. L. McNeel loving cuap, he
having won it three times. Frank
McNeel was the winner last year.
The winner of the second flight was
Mr. E. L. Robertson, and of the third
flight, Mr. Will Neal.
SHORTAGE OF BOOKS
: IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS
On account of the unusual attend
ance at the opening of the local
schools, the book supply ran short, and
a number will have to wait a few days
to get all their books. This is al
ways the case to some extent, for the
reason that the margin of profit allow
ed by law is so small that a dealer
can not risk carrying over a big stoek
of books, which he cannot return to
the publishers, and which he may nev
er be able to sell.
This is one o fthe results of the
state naming the books for the schools
and there is always a danger of a
change in the list by the law.
Dr. Wikle has exclusive charge of
the books for Marietta this year, and
notwithstanding the increased de
mand, fewer pupils are short of books
than was usually the case when sev
eral of the drug stores handled the
business. It is much better that the
business should be consolidated, and
Dr. Wikle says he will have the books
applied for at the earliest possible
moment.
MISS ELOISE BARNES i
GOING TO ARIZONA
Miss Eloise Barnes leaves on Mon
day to make the five days journey to
Mesa, Arizona, where she will take
the position of First Grade Teacher
in the Public Schools.
Mesa, a town of about 8,000 inha
bitants, is quite a thriving place itself.
Miss Barnes is an enthusiastic and
thorough teacher, and we regret to
lose her from the Marietta Schools.
At the same time we admire her
vluck and enterprise in seeking “fresh
fields and pastures new.”
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
AROUND THE CIRCLE
President Wilson and party are off
on a trip “around the circle” of the
country. The president goes to pre
sent his views of the peace treaty and
the league of nations to the people
directly. He thinks that the senate
should ratify the work of the peace
conference at once and that without
reservations, which would be the
means of opening up many perplexing
questions again that had been tempo
rarily settled by the conference.
State Will Need the Limit, Which is
Fixed by the Constitution
at Five Mills
At the meeting of the county com
missioners on Tuesday, the county tax
levy for 1919 was fixed at ten mills,
the same as last year, and as the state
will need every cent it can get this
year, the state rate may be stated now
as five mills, the constitutional limit.
This will make the total rate for 1919
only fifteen mills, which is as low as
any county in the state and far under
the rate of most of the counties.
Our commissioners are to be con
gratulated upon the economical and
conservative administration of the af
fairs of the county, during these years
of exceedingly high prices.
The matter of the application of the
$40,000 awarded Cobb county by the
government for road work was taken
up, and the refusal of the government
to allow a change of the road was dis
cussed. The award was made to ap
ply on the Atlanta road south of Ma
rietta, but the commissioners had ask
ed that it be put on the Marietta-
Cherokee and the Marietta-Dallas
roads, which change was denied by the
authorities. It was therefore voted
to apply the amount, with the like
amount to be furnished by the county
on the Atlanta road, starting at the
end of the newly-built road at Fair
Oaks, and building the same type of
road on as far as the money will pay
for.
This is estimated to give a road as
far as Smyrna that will be first class,
constructed on the Lindley system,
with 3% inches of asphalt top.
The contract for county supplies for
‘the month was awarded to Fowler
Brothers, while the hardware contract
went to Schilling for the month.
" Much of the day was spent by the
commissioners hearing and passing on
‘drainage classifications of the Noses
Creek project.
The matter of a road bond election
'was not further gone into at this
meeting. A full attendance of the
commissioners was recorded and con
siderable routine work of little gen
eral interest transacted.
WOMAN'S CIVIG LEAGUE
The Civic League, which disbanded
during the war activities, met at the
Clarke Library Tuesday afternoon.
It was called to order by Miss Lou
Schilling, who as retiring president
stated that she had called the meet
ing for the purpose of reorganizing,
so that plans might be made for re
suming civic work. Mrs. John M.
Graham, 2nd vice-president, then took
the chair and presided for the rest
of the meeting. Mrs. M. R. Lyon was
appoint chairman of the nominating
committee, and will report at the Oc
tober meeting. Lines of work for town
improvement were discussed. Mrs.
C. M. Crosby, Mrs. John Lewis and
Miss Mabel Cortelyou were appointed
a committee to confer with the Mayor
and offer him the co-operation of
the Civic League in improving and
beautifying the town. Mrs. John
Lewis, Miss Virginia Crosby and Miss
Laurie Ford form a . committee to
look after the little park at the sta
tion. Miss Cortelyou spoke of the
great need of the Library. With only
a handful of members and an in
come out of $73.00 a year it is im
‘possible to run it and have it stand
;for what a Library should in a town
the size of Marietta. Miss Allene
‘Fields and Miss Deas were appointed
to form a committe to arouse interest
in the Library and work up the mem
bership.
There was much interest and enthu
siasm displayed in the discussion of
these plans, and it is expected that
every former member of the League,
and all the women who did not for
merly belong, will identify themselves
with this organization and show their
loyalty to their home town by giving
their influence and interest to this
work for Marietta.
COBB COUNTY BOY TO
MAKE HOME IN WESI
Mr. A. C. Parris, a Cobb county
boy, who has been in the service in
France and recently mustered out, left
on Thursday for Woonsocket, 2 D,
where he will engage in business. His
brother, Cecil Parris, has been in that
state for several years and is located
in a town not far from Woonsocket.
Marietta, Georgia, Friday, September 5, 1919.
Open With 1087 Pupils First Day
This Year Against Only
944 Last Year
Marietta Public Schools were open
ed on Monday with record attendance.
In the High School 202 pupils were
registered, while the grammar school
grades had 885 pupils the first morn
ing.
This makes a total of 1087 or 143
more than started last year. Of the
grammar grades 214 are quartered in
the Haynes street school while 671 are
reported from the Waterman street
school.
We have previosuly, reported the
names of all the teachers in charge of
the various grades and will not repeat
it here.
At the Haynes street school the
chapel was crowded for the opening
exercises at 9 o’clock Monday. A
number of visitors were present but
it was plainly evident that the high
school can not be seated in the chapel
without adding more chairs.
A prayer by Dr. White and the
singing of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic opened the exercises. Super
intendent Dumas followed with a
short talk welcoming the new princi
and teachers and explaining some of
the difficulties to be met in the or
ganization of the classes.
Col. Boston, Dr. White and Mr.
Claiborne all made interesting short
addresses, while songs were sung by
Miss Muriel Williams and Miss Sara
Patton.
Prof. J. A. Tolbert, the new princi
pal and teachers and explaining some
that elicited the favor and applause
of students and visitors before the
school was dispersed to the class
rooms.
Lack of funds.to supply ample room
in the schools is one of the difficulties
under which our school board labors,
just as our city is hampered by lack
of homes to house would-be citizens.
Still the schools are beginning a
‘most auspicious year, and we must
look to our people to supply in some
way the means to go ahead with ex
tension and improvement.
Co-operation was one of the key
notes in the talks of the various
speakers, and we trust we shall have
more of this in the future between
;pupils, parents, teachers, board and
citizens generally.
LOCAL REMEDY POPULAR
AND MEETING SUCCESS
The Hodges Drug Company has
been manufacturing a remedy known
as “Croup-Rub” and supplying the
drug trade in large quantitiés re
cently.
We noted some drayloads of it in
the outgoing parcels post the other
day, and upon inquiry learned that
more than three thousand dozen
bottled had been shipped in the last
few weeks.
Dr. Hodges says he has orders now
for the early shipment of probably
half as much more of the goods.
The nature of the remedy is indi
cated to some extent by its name and
the fall and winter trade is greater
than other seasons. That it is a pop
ular remedy is evidenced by the fact
that this seasons sales double last
years.
MEMORIAL
The following resolutions in ap
preciation of Mrs. R. de T. Law
rence was adopted by the school
of St. James church:
Whereas, our Heavenly Father, in
His wise and infinite Providence,
has called Mrs. R. de T. Lawrence
from this life into the life beyond;
And, Whereas, Mrs. Lawrence
has been, during the course of a
long life, the devoted wife, for
over half a century, of one of our
noblest citizens; the loved and rev
erenced mother of a large and hon
ored family; a deeply devout, in
tensely loyal, greatly beloved, and
unceasingly active member of St.
James church; a diligent, enthusi
astic and exemplary member of
the Sunday School; and a woman
whose memory Church and State,
bor, citizen, fellow-churchmen, and
child, husband and kinsmen, neigh
friend, youth and age, delight to
contemplate and honor;
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
Rector, officers_teachers and mem
bers of the Sunday School of St.
James Church, Marietta, Ga., that
the undersigned endorse and ap
prove of the above and foregoing
resolution; that they convey to Mr.
R. de T. Lawrence, and to his fam
ily and relatives, this expression of
their profound sorrow and sympa
thy for him and them in the great
grief and loss which they have sus
tained;
That a copy of these resolutions
be prepared and mailed to Mr.
Lawrence, and, also, published in
the Marietta Journal and the Cobb
County Times.
W. M. Reynolds
Laurie Ford
Mrs. Herbert Hague
Committee.
CAR HITS INSANE MAN
In front of the south bound Atlanta
car on the electric line on Thursday
morning, George Templeton, an in
mate of the sanitarium at Greatwood,
deliberately knelt on the track and
was run over by the car, as it was too
close for the motorman to stop the
car. He sustained a bad gash on the
head and many bruises, but at the
hour of our going to press on Thurs
day afternoon he was still alive but
the result of his injuries uncertain.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Pupils Registered and Book List Will
Be Furnished Friday Afternoon
September Fifth
The Smyrna Public Schools will
open next Monday for the fall term,
with the following officers and teach
ers.
B. F. Whitney, Principal, eighth
and ninth grades; Miss Nolla B. Bar
rett, seventh grade and English in
eichth and ninth grades; Miss Sara
Elrod, fifth and sixth grades; Miss
Lila Parn, third and fourth grades;
Miss Laura Horne, second grade; Miss
Katharine Logan_first grade.
The board consists of J. W. Magill,
chairman; Wm. Johnston, secretary,
Alfred L. Oslin, John J. Baldwin and
John W. Pair.
Smyrna has recently voted school
bonds, and will soon have a new
building, but will have to use the old
building at present.
School will open September sth,
from 2 p. m., to 5 p. m., for the pur
pose of registering and furnishing
pupils lists of books. Regular term
will begin September Bth.
The school hours shall be from
8:30 a. m. to 2:00 p. m., for all grades
above the third; from 8:30 a. m. to
1:30 p. m., for second and third
grades; from 8:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m.
for the first grade.
The text books and course of study
for the first seven grades shall con
form to the school law_ the eighth
and ninth grades shall pursue a course
of study similar to the first two years
of work in the Marietta High School.
The rate of tuition for non-resident
pupils shall be as follows?
For primary grades—first, second
and third, $1.00; for Grammar grades
—fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh,
$1.50; for eighth and ninth grades—
s2.oo. Tuition is payable monthly in
advance.
As previopsly announced a local of
the Farmers Union was organized at
Smyrna last week starting with more
than fifty members and with much en
thusiasm.
Another meeting has been called for
Friday night when more members
will be received and other business
transacted.
It is said that arrangements are
being made for the organization of a
number of locals in various part of
the county. Farmers are asked to
look into the benefits to be derived
from organization and give the move
ment a hearty support.
The officers of the new local at
Smyrna are Martin F. Amorous, Pre
sident, T. R. Morgan, Vice-president
and Pat Crowe, secretary and treas
urer.
The meeting Friday night will be
held in the Civic League Club room
at Smyrna.
NOLAN-GOODSON
Married, at the home of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. M. E. Nolan, 232 Luckie
street, Atlanta, Ga., Miss Stella Olivia
Nolan to Mr. Ralph Brinkley Goodson,
om Saturday, August 30th, 1919, Rev.
C. A. Ridley officiating.
The bride is known in Marietta,
having been a visitor here on' occa
sions, while the groom is a rising
young business man of Marietta, re
cently associated with the Marietta
Journal office force, but now with the
Sessions Loan & Trust Company.
Both have a host of friends and well
wishers for a long, happy and pros
perous live, attended by all the good
things of earth.
DINNER AT GOLF CLUB
The dinner for August was held at
the Club on Thursday evening and
was a most delightful one. The ladies
in charge were Mrs. Joe Brown, chair
man, and Mrs. Ryburn Clay, Mrs.
J. T. Anderson, Mrs. L. D. Hoppe,
Miss Kate Law and Miss Mabel Cortel
you.
The young ladies assisting in serv
ing were: Misses Emma Katharine and
Elizabeth Anderson. Irene Malone,
Glennis Hancock, Aimee D. Glover,
Lois Gardner, Sara Patton, Martha
Shippen, Lillian Dobbs, Lucy Cole and
Sara Wilson, of Macon.
The Club was prettily decorated
with zinnias and asters and there werz
a number of pleasant parties.
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Current Events
The Loyal Orange Institute has an
nounced that, inasmuch as the senate
foreign relations committee had heard
the friends of Irish freedom in its
consideration of the peace treaty, an
early hearing has been asked “for the
friends of Ulster’s self-determination
and associated organization.” The re
quest was embodied in telegram sent
to Senators Lodge and Williams_ of
the committee.
i 3
Suspension of all strikes throughout
the United States and the declaration
of labor truce on the basis of the
status quo for six months or more
to enable President Wilson to bring
about a reduction in the cost of liv
ing is recommended in a report of
a committee of the New York State
Federation of Labor, made public this
week.
So far as Savannah is concerned,
one would never know there was a
state ‘law determining the time of
day. The railroads are operating on
government time, the city follows suit,
the courts took the cue from the city
and everybody else went ahead with
out a thought of the new state law.
The Central Accounting and Third
Class Postmasters’ Association of
‘Georgia, in convention at Macon, de
cided to appeal to congress to increase
Ltheir salaries, it being the first salary
‘readjustment they have asked for in
thirty years, it is said. Under the
}salaries now paid, the postmasters say
‘they are forced to pay clerk hire,
‘water, light and fuel cost_ and at the
end of the month, in many instances,
they have very little of their salary
left. They point out that to look
after all of the smaller postoffices in
a district is considerable work, and
claim they are not being paid suffi
ciently for it.
Judge Charles Whiteford Smith, of
the Stone Mountain circuit, will oc
cupy the place in the court of ap
peals left vacant by the death, on
last Friday, of Judge Peyton L. Wade,
having accepted, Monday afternoon,
the appointment to that office made by
Governor Dorsey. The unexpired
terms extends until January 1 1923.
Voting unanimously, members of
the Atlanta general council in session
Monday afternoon, elected Fire Chief
S. B. Cody to the office of chief of the
fire department for life, or during a
term of good behavior. This power
was vested in council by the Georgia
general assembly at its recent session,
through an amendment to the city
charter passed by that body.
Dr. W. H. Roberts, of Grovania,
Ga., is dead at the age of 85. Al
though a practicing physician for over
forty years he avoided medicine. He
contributed his lengthly life to never
worrying. He always advised against
taking medicine. The illness that
caused his death was the only time
he was ever attended by a physician.
He was a captain in the Confederate
army and was born and reared near
Monticello.
King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and
Crown Prince Leopold wil leave for
America between September 20 and
September 24 on board a United Sta
tes warship. They will board the
vessel at Antwerp. If there was
ever a king deserving the admiration
and honor of the American people,
it is Albert of Belgium, who with his
small country and little army held the
Germans at bay while the rest of the
world prepared for the conflict.
T 0 SUBSCRIBE $lOO,OOO
Prominent Members Throughout The
South to Aid In $500,000
Campaign
With $68,000 already subscribed,
the Board of Trustees of Agnes Scott
is rapidly approaching its $lOO,OOO
quota in the college’s $500,000 endow
ment campaign. The Trustees have
voluntarily agreed to raise this $lOO,-
000 by individual subscriptions among
themselves.
So far the subscriptions have been
as follows: Mr. J. K. Orr, of Atlanta,
chairman of the Board, $15,000; Mr.
L. C. Mandeville, of Carroliton, $15,-
000; Mr. J. T. Lupton, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., $15,000; Mr. G 9.
'Scott and family, of Decatur, $15,-
000; Mr. F. M. Inman, of Atlanta,
'$15,000; Mr. W. S. Lindawood, of
"Columbus, Miss., $3,000.
' Besides making their personal con
‘tributions the Trustees are doing
}much to further the general work of
'the campaign. The Board includes
prominent and influential men and wo
'men throughout the South, whose co
loperation will do much towards mak
iing the campaign a success. Mr. J.
K. Orr, chairman of the Board is also
!serving as chairman of the Georgia
iState campaign, which is organizing
;and directing the work throughout the
'l State.
| Miss Mary Wallace Kirk, of Tus
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Established 1866
Many Other Cases are Disposed of
in Cobb Superior Court
Here this Week
Ed Walker, colored, who was
charged with the murder of Jessie
Johnson, near Kennesaw, a short time
ago, was put on trial Tuesday morn
ing, the trial continued through Tues
day night. The jury was charged
Wednesday morning and after consid
ering the case until about noon, re
turned a verdict of guilty, with a ree
ommendation that he be imprisoned
in the penitentiary for life, and was
sentenced accordingly. The case was
hard fought on both sides.
The Solicitor-General, Jno. T. Dor
sey, and his assistant, Wm. Butt, rep
resented the prosecution. Clay &
Giles represented the defendant. A
motion for a new trial was made,
which was set for hearing on Septem
ber 3.
Jake Daniel, colored, was convicted
on Thursday of burglary. The charge
was that he burglarized the automo
bile store of Ralph W. Northcutt and
stole therefrom over three hundred
dollars worth of automobile tires and
accessories. All the tires were recov
ered. It was shown that he sold sev
eral of the tires to a Mr. Hamilton.
The jury under the new law, gave him
a minimum sentence of ten years in
the penitentiary and a maximum sen
tence of fifteen years. Attorneys C.
M. Dobbs and Joe Abbott represented
the defendant.
Henry Robinson, colored, the party
that was being held in jail on the
charge of murdering Miss J ulia Green
in Marietta a short time ago, was not
indicted by the grand jury for murder.
They asked that the case be held
against him for further investigation.
He filed a plea of guilty of vagrancy
and was sentenced by Judge Morris to
serve a term of twelve months in the
chain gang. In the meantjme further
investigation will be made before the
next grand jury as to the charge
against him for murder. 4
Joe Doss, colored, who lives near
Kennesaw, was convicted of selling
whisky and given a sentence of twelve
months in the chaingang. Another in
dictment against this defendant for
having a still apparatus in his posses
sion was not tried.
Jake Densmore filed a plea of guil
ty of having two quarts of whisky in
his possession and was given a fine of
$5O. It was shown that he was on his
way from Forsyth county to Knoxville
Tenn., with his wife, and had two
quarts of liquor in his possession.
Will Dyer filed a plea of guilty to
carrying a pistol and was given a fine
of $50.00. '
John Whiteside was convicted of
having 35 gallons of whisky in his
possession and given a sentence of 12
months in the chaingang.
Walter Field was convicted of hav
ng three gallons of whiskey in his pos
session and given a sentence of 12
months in the chaingang or $250.00.
Zollie Holland, colored, was convict
ed of a misdemeanor and was given a
fine of $500.00 or 12 months in the '
chaingang. :
Rose Williams, colored, was convict
ed of assault and battery and fined
1325.00 or three months in the chain
gang.
i Jake Daniel, colored, was put on
trial for stealing an automobile from
‘Brumby’s garage and the jury ré
‘turned a verdict of not guilty. Sever
‘al other verdicts of not guilty were
returned in misdemeanor cases. Sy
' Mrs. Burt Huggins, white, of Ken
nesaw, was convicted of having a large
quantity of liquor in her possession at
her home in Kennesaw. She was sen
tenced to 12 months on the state farm
and put on probation on condition
that she pay a fine of $250.00 and.
would not further violate the prohi
bition law ané on the further condi
tion that she move within 30 days out
of the limits of the Blue Ridge cireuit.
It was charged that she and her
husband had been dealing in whsikey
promiscuously at Kennesaw. Quite a
| number of people appeared before the
court against her. Her husband, Burt
‘Huggins, was also indicted for having
‘whisky in his possession, but forfeited
his bond. There were convictions in’
other criminal cases. Court adjourn
ed late Thursday afternoon.
The grand jury finished their work
and adjourned on Wednesday. The
}presentments together with the re
ports of the several county officers,
lwill be found on page seven of this
issue. :
MRS. REGINA RAMBO |
BENSON 1S CHOSEN
Much pride and pleasure is felt here
over the selection of another of Ma
rietta’s fairest daughters as a sponsor
for the great Confederate Reunion to '
be held in Atlanta early in October.
Mrs. Regina Rambo Benson has
been appointed sponsor for the Cav
alry Division for North Georgia. Mrs.
Benson, who is always popular, is
adored by the oid Veterans, and has
been chosen by them numbers of times
before. e
Mrs. Benson and Miss Cora E ¥
will certainly be a credit to our towms
$122
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