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VOL. 54. NO. 4.
‘Commissioner Brown Declares Thill
Should Be The Maximum Acre
age to The Plow This Year
Georgia farmers are on the thres
hold of their biggest year, if they will
be careful and plant wisely, is the
opinion of Commissioner of Agricul
‘ture, J. J. Brown. :
The chief danger, in the Commis
sioner’s opinion, lies in the planting
of too much cotton acreage, under
the stimulus of present prices. |
“Cotton planting this year should
be held close,” Mr. Brown stated.
“I believe every farmer should hold
it to not more than eight acres to the
plow, and then plant early and cul
tivate intensively. In this way he
will accomplish two things. He will
beat the boll weevil and he will get
a good price for his product.
“Over-planting is not only bound
to mean greater destruction by the‘
weevil, but it will have a tendency‘
to depress present prices ,just as soon
as it is known there is a greater acre
age. And it will affect the price of
both the cotton remaining in the
hands of the producer and of the new
crop. |
“Preparation of the ground is well
under way over practically the entire
State. The farmers everywhere are
getting ready for extremely early
planting in order to beat the weevil.
‘“Farm labor conditions have some
what improved and with anything like
good seasons and careful attention to
«cultivation there is no reason why
Georgia should not have the best agri
cultural year in her history.
“oOf food products we can not
make too much. There is a world
wide demand for them at good prices,
and the indications are this condition
will continue for several years to
come. It is Georgia’s opportunity
not only to repeat, but to improve
upon her 1919 food production of
more than $613,000,000.
“I feel that last year was unfavor
able in many sections of our State
for the saving of seed oats for this
year’s crop, also, the large crops to be
gathered in other sections of the
State perhaps prevented farmers in
those sections from planting as many
acres in oats as our needs demand.
Counsequently, I am urging that we
yet continue to sow spring oats in
all sectons of Georgia where the samg
can be sowed with the hope of pro
ducing a reasonable crop, and I feel
that we can yet make a good crop of
spring oats from the extreme South
ern limit of the State to the Tennes
see line.”
UNIVERSALIST SERVICE
)
Rev. John W. Rowlett, superinten
dent of Universalist churches in the
state of Georgia, and editor of the
Universalist Herald, will speak at the
court house in the Council. Chamber
on Sunday at 3 p. m. His subject
will be “The Certainity of Just Pun-
Bishment,” and the address will be of
an educational character.
All are most cordially invited to
attend, ladies as well as gentlemen
The Council Chamber will be cleaned
and heated for the service. No ad
mission charges, and no collection
will be taken.
SPARKS FROM THE Y, W. C. A.
Gym Classes
Two gymnasium classes have been
organized under the efficient direc
tion of Mrs. S. R. Hewitt. The young
er girls—ages ten to eighteen—had
their first meeting Monday, January
19th, 2:30 at the Old Academy. Their
hours for meeting in the future will
be on Mondays and Thursdays from
2:30 to 3:30 o’clock. : ;
The class for older women will
meet on Tuesdays and Saturdays
from 7:30 to 8:30.
The Association is at present hold
ing its classes in the 0“1 Academy
building.
Business Women’s Club
At the meeting of the Business
Women’s Club last Thursday, when
twenty-five were present, seven new
members were initiated. Following
the initiation an impressive installa
tion of new officers was held. Under
the chairmanship of Miss Fannie
Lou Webb, an interesting and in
structive prorgam is being mapped
out for all meetings for the coming
six months. At the Club Rooms this
week at 7:30, Thursday night, Miss
Lillie Boatner will talk on ‘“‘Georgia
State Laws Affecting Women.”’
A most cordial invitation to all
business women in the town to attend
these meetings.
Girl Reserves
The Smyrna Girl Reserves are
planning their program for the com
ing months.
The High School Girl Reserves of
Marietta are now working on a most
interesting playlet which they expect
to give in the near future. Corps 2
and 3 of Company B of the Chat
tahoochee Division of the Girl Re
serves are now most interested in
honors—when the required number
are gained they have then earned ar
attractive Girl Reserve seal ring.
THE MARIETTA JOURNAT.
SUIT FOR $30.000 ‘
Jury Finds For City In Case Of Sol-!
dier Who Lost Life By
Touchink Live Wire
The City of Marietta and Col. J.
Z. Foster, as the City’s attorney, are
to be congratulated upon the verdict
of the jury in the United States Dis
trict Court in Atlanta last week, when
the suit of Mrs. Kraeger, of Penn
sylvania, against the city,of Marietta
was denied.
This is the case that arose out of
the death of young Kraeger, a sol
dier at Blackjack Camp last year,
from coming in contact with a live
wire in the streets of Marietta.
Kraeger, with two companions was
coming into the city from the camp
one evening just after a rain and
wind storm, and seeing a wire hang
ing down, tried to throw it to one
side, although warned by one of his
companions that it might be a live
one.
His mother, who lived in another
state brought suit against the city
for $30,000 in the federal court with
the result in favor of the defendant.
Col. Foster was employed by May
or Brumby as special counsel for the
city in the case, and he went very
‘thoroughly into the merits of the
claim, going once to the home of
young Kraeger in Pennsylvania, and
it is said that he found that the
‘mother who brought the suit was not
‘a dependent of her son by any means.
l The testimony of witnesses at the
time of the accident left no doubt
’that the deceased acted in a care
less manner which resulted in his
’death.
MR. MORRIS WRITES AGAIN
ABOUT A COBB MONUMENT
Dear Mr. Editor:
I noticed what you had to say in
regard to building a marker to the
memory of the boys who lost their
lives in the world war. Every man
who belongs to Marietta Camp U. C.
V. is in favor of the move. They are
those who can testify to the priva
tions and hardships that oen must
go through in war, much less to fight
and die for a cause, whether it be
right or wrong.
There is no doubt in my mind that
many of these boys who were lost,
were of the same opinion as myself—
that it was not our fight and we
should keep out of it, but when the
call came, they were to a man ready
—mnot a slacker among them.
I came to Marietta once when a
number had been called to see how
they answered and of the seventy
nine called, seventy-nine were there.
I spoke with one who was like Put
nam, left his plow standing in the
field, and another who had shut the
door of his home, to fight for Democ
racy, and I know of twenty-three
who did more than that, they died
for it.
And all these were Cobb county
boys, lost forever to their fathers
and mothers. We are poor patriots
of Cobb county to forget them or
neglect to honor their memory. If
the newspapers will help, I know of
many who will respond in this matter.
I am sure the McNeel Marble Com
pany will help generously, and that
the county helps, and a great many
individuals will donate to this cause
for building a proper memorial at
some public site that will be a credit
to the county.
As for the Smyrna district, strictly
speaking; I don’t think she lost a man,
but I want to personally guarantee
that she will come across with her full
quota, if given an opportunity to do
SO.
J. GID MORRIS,
Smyrna, Ga., July 17, 1920.
HIGHWAY ENGINEERING IN
115 AMERICAN COLLEGES
Of encouraging interest to those
who hope some day to see the United
States close-bound by a well-planned
svstem of roads, says Popular Me
chanics for February, is the recent
report that of 127 technical schools
throughout the country, 115 are now
giving courses in highway engineer
ing. Such response of the colleges
to_popular enthusiasm not only gives
permanence to the “good roads”
movement, but proves that the road
work of the future is to be in expert
hands. And that these college train
ed men are to have work to do is
shown by another report, which re
veals that the treasuries of counties,
states, and nation now hold a grand
total of $1,300,000,000 for road
building and maintenance.
H, J. SOSOBEE
H. J. Sosobee, an aged Confede
rate veteran, who died at the Soldiers
Home in Atlanta, was buried here on
Thursday in the Confederate ceme
tery. He had at one time made this
his home and had friends and com
rades who attended the funeral from
Black Chapel.
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1920,
FLORENCE STORE BUYERS
IN THE EASTERN MARKETS
Mr. W. A. Florence has just receiv
ed a letter from Miss Katheryn Down
ing from New York, stating that she
had secured the agency for the cele
brated Vogue Hats. No doubt a great
many friends of Miss Downing will
be glad to learn that she will again
have charge of the millinery depart
ment of The Florence Dry Goods
Company the coming season.
Miss Lizzie Garrison and Mr. W.
A. Florence will join Miss Downing
in New York next week to finish buy
ing the latest spring goods for the
W. A. Florence Company. Marietta
people should profit by the buying
experience and ability of these three.
Mr. Florence says he is determined
to have the best that cap be had in
the eastern markets, and that his
stock shall be unsurpassed -in this
state.
Hickson, Faith, Prayer and Healing
By Randolph R. Claiborne
I am asked to write about the
above subject with special reference
to the Healing Mission recently con
dusted in Atlanta. I hesitated to
take space for this when the reports
in the Atlanta evening papers for
Monday and Tuesday were so com
plete and so comprehensive, and
showed such an understanding of the
motive and work of the Mission. The
reply was that very few people read
these reports, and especially those
who find something to condemn in
this effort to help and “heal those
who had need of healing,, so I con
sented.
One wonders at the readiness of
people to attack and condemn a work
whose aim and effect is to help,
where as no word is spoken in pro
test against those things that tend
toward harm chiefly,—such for in
stance as a recent moving victure
which used a ‘“miracle man” (who
was a good THOUGHT) in order to
‘carry’ much moral poison; and the
recent carnival, which reeked with
immorality,—the chief purpose in
each being to make money!
Mr, Hickson
Mr. Hickson is a lay member of
the Church of England, who has re
ceived the sacramental gift of the
Holy S»irit by the Laying-on-of-
Hands. Snce fourteen years of age,
he has given himself to help others.
As God has endowed some with the
gift of healing through surgery and
medicine, he felt that God had en
trusted to him the ministry of healing
through prayer and faith. Having
given his dife and strength to this one
thing, it is not surprising that he has
become most efficient in fulfilling his
ministry. Far from presuming to ar
rogate to himself the title of*The
Healer,” he cautions people against
thinking so; and endeavors to inspire
ministers and other Christians with
the desire and purpose to use this
power of prayer and faith in the
Christ to relieve the suffering every
where.
He said I am no miracle man. It
is Christ that heals. He cannot do
it without faith. “All things are pos
sible to him who believes.” Put your
faith in Him._. The power of the
Spirit gives life. It is in the air we
breathe. It is in the aid the physician
can give us; he too is a minister of
God; and we should pray God’s
guidance for him, that the Spirit may
use him. The Lord is here._ Do not
expect immediaté healing.
He urged that they rid themselves
of the bondage of selfishness, to
cleanse themselves of sin, for only
so could healing to body and soul
come. In reply to the question as
to why all were not healed, he re
ferred to Matthew XIII: 58 and
XVLL: 20,—the lack of faith.
The Newspaper’s Report
One minister said: “It has opened
my eyes as to what the Church has
failed to do.” And the writer con
tinues: “The eyes of the minister
were not the only one€ opened. No
matter how cynical and skeptical one
might be when he went to the service,
he was obliged to acknowledge that
this strange gathering, this solemn
and pathetic and heart-rending spec
tacle, demonstrated more impressively
than anything else he had ever wit
nessed the human soul’s worship of a
Higher Power; the human soul’s trust
in the mercy of God; the human
soul’s willingness to pray and helieve
and wait for an answer to prayer.”
One man having no faith brought
his afflicted son to please the mother.
Next day\ he sent a letter of grati
tuude for great benefit received by
his son.
The writer states that in dress, in
manner, in appearance and in all that
he did, Mr. Hickson was just the plain
natural, earnest Christain man, deep
ly conscious of Christ’s Presence and
power to heal; and his method of in
voking that ,healing power was by
prayer and the laying-on-of-hands
with faith.
From early in the morning till
after two o’clock, crowds were in the
Church, and seeking entrance there-
D. H COLLINS IS OUT
FOR CLERK OF COURT
In this.issue we have the announce
ment of Mr. D. H. Collins for Clerk
of Court for Cobb county. Mr. Col
lins has been the deputy for six
years, associated with Clerk J. E.
Dobbs, whom we understand does not
expect to ask for re-election, and is
entirely familiar with all the duties
of the office.
He is popular, accomodating, and
a conscientious worker, and will make
an able and efficient officer. He an
nounces that he will have associated
with him, in the event of his election,
Mr. Hubert Lindley, of Powder
Springs, a young man who is also
favorably known to many Cobb coun
ty people.
No other announcement has been
made for this office and it is more
than probable that there will be no
opposition to Mr. Collins for the
Clerkship. '
to. They come from everywhere. No
one was urged, or invited to come.
The treatment was often less than a
minute. In all this crowd there was
the hush of earnestness and prayer,
though the moving to and from the
alter was constant. Only those who
“had need of healing” were admit
ted. There were a few immediate
cures. What gentleman would desire
the names of any to be published. It
is a sacred matter.
Faker
Newspaper reporters can scent a
faker a long distance. I believe that
I could recognize one though a thick
layer of canting hypocrisy. Webster
says: A faker is a pretender; a fraud;
a petty swindler. Did this man pre
tend to what he was not? Did he de
fraud any man? Did he swindle any
one? The above report should be the
answer. For me it would be enough
to know that the past and present of
this man was carefully looked into
by the Church; and that then she put
her stamp of approval on his work.
The Church has never stood for any
thing that I had to apologize for and
be" ashamed of. She does not stand
for fad nor fanaticism.
But some people cannot under
stand the unselfish motive, and so
they would like to know about the
money part of it. The faker must
have the money motive. Now. I do
not know much about that: the Bis
hop did not mention it to me, nor
anyone else. But I saw in the paper
that there would be no collection
taken. But there would be a box!
But where? Surely it would he at
the front, and look in the face of the
people, and silently say: LoDy 4
wheel in me!” Not so. The paper
said it would be at the basement en
trance! Now there are two basement
entrances. To reach them, one must
go down an alley. Now, I went down
this alley on one side in order to get
into the Church through the base
ment. I did not see the box. It must
have been on the other side behind
the garage. If anybody wanted to
make a thank offering, he must search
that out! Ye gods! And the proceeds
of this offering will help pay Mr.
Hickson’s expenses to Armenia where
he desires to go and help!
If that be fakerism, and if he be a
faker, then the word has changed its
meaning since the last issue of Webs
ter! And I pray rt}rt God will give
me the power to be & supreme faker;
and help me to serve Him, as I have
tried to do in my whole ministry,
(and not without good result)
through the power of prayer and
faith in Him as the Giver and Restor
er of life and health. If I did net
practice this which I claim to believe,
I should consder myself a faker-in
chief*
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOTICE
To the Members of the Executive
Committee of Cobb County, Ga.:
You are hereby called to meet at
the court house in Marietta, Ga., at
11 o’clock a. m., January 24th, 1920,
for the purpose of fixing date for
the primary in said county. This
January 19th, 1920.
C. W. DuPRE, Chairman.
A CLOSE.UP PHOTOGRAPH OF
THE MOON
With the aid of the world’s largest
telescope recently installed at the
Mount Wilson Observatory the moon
has been brought nearer the earth
than ever before in history. The re
flector of the great telescope meas
ures 100 inches in diameter, or more
than eight feet. The observatory, in
which this glass is mounted is 100
feet and its dome measures 100 feet
in diameter. The whole stands at
an altitude of 6,000 feet. The photo
graph just taken of the moon meas
ures four feet in diameter and re
veals details of the moon’s surface
never before seen by the human eye.
With the aid of the great telescope it
will be possible to observe 300,000,-
GOO stars.—Boys’ Life for January.
Current Events
Eight hundred afflicted persons
visited the healing layman James
Moore Hickson during his brief stay
in Atlanta and a number of undoubt
ed cures are reported to date.
The senate in Washington is ap
parently making no headway to dis
pose of the peace treaty and league
of nations matter, it still being “on
the table” of that body.
Admiral Sims of the navy, seems
to have broken all bounds of good
breeding, as well as discipline, in his
angry dissatisfaction over the award
of navy medals. However distributed,
American medals seem not to have
been so plentiful as those awarded
by Germany.
The Atlanta Federal Prison has
brought a 1250 acre farm, and will
raise on it supplies for the inmates of
that institution. About 200 of the
prisoners will be employed on it as
‘dormitories can be built to house and
‘[guard them.
A disagreement between the Cana
dian. and United States authorities
over the shipment of print paper
from Canada bids fair to make the
news print shortage in this country
more acute than ever before, and up
to this time there seems to have been
very little reduction in the quantity
used in this country—an actual in
crease being more probable.
The New York World has declared
unconditionally for Hoover for next
president, be it on a democratic, re
pubican or independent ticket, de
claring that both parties are broken
down and bankrupt of principle.
Cobb county reports to the Sec
retary of state 1174 miles of public
roads. Fulton county reports 5000
miles and Cherokee county reports
1090 miles. A recent court decision
permits the inclusion of city streets
in mileage reported, and it is upon
this mileage that the auto tax fees,
and the distribution of convict labor
is apportioned. Under this plan Cobb
county may work 27 convets.
The state democratic executive
committee has been called to meet in
Atlanta on Friday February 6th to
consider plans for determining how
Georgia shall express her choice for
a presidential nominee. If a primary
is to be held it will fixed on some
date in April and county committees
are asked to hold off naming their
primary dates until this has been de
termined.
Influenza is reported in some
northern cities but up to this time
none has been reported in the south,
except in a camp in Texas. Efforts
are being made to keep it in check
wherever it has appeared.
The prohibition enforcement forces
have captured two hundred moon
shine stills in the southeastern ter
ritory in the first week of the great
drive. -
A cold wave is reported to be on
the way, due to reach here on Friday
or Saturday. If not too severe it will
be welcomed on account of the un
usually warm and damp weather re
cently experienced.
Purse snatching seems to be a
prevalent crime in Atlanta, during
the past week a large number of cases
being reported to the police, some
attempts being unsuccessful.
The Dutch government is said to
have refused the demand made upon
Holland for the surrender of the ex-
Kaiser for trial. The matter is not
vet settled however, and it is very
probable that if the allies really want
him he will be given up.
The American Cotton Association
has sold to spinners 300,000 bales of
low grade cotton to be shipped to
foreign countres, the prices ranging
from-35 to 41 cents.
SMALLEST BRITISH AIRSHIP
WEIGHS ONLY 220 POUNDS
Clearly inspired by Santos-Du
mont’s “Demoiselle” of 1907, is the
“Crow,” smallest airplane on the
English market, described and illus
trated in the February Popular Me
chanes Magazine. In both monoplanes
the twin-cylinder engine is set on the
leading edge of the single plane, only
a few feet above the head of the
pilot, who sits with his feet between
the landing wheels. This new ma
chine gshows the modern tendency,
however, in the elimination of every
possible stay and wire. The entire
lifting surface may, in fact, be re
moved after unscrewing a few nuts.
The propeller, engine and gasoline
tank form a complete unit, which is
detached with similiar ease. The wing
span is 15 ft., and the over-all length
14 ft. The speed is 65 miles an hour,
which can be reduced to less than 30
for landing. The total weight is but
220 Ibs.; the price is expected to be
$2,000 or less.
ESTABLISHED 1866
BUYS OUT H. A, WARD
Will Clese Out His Stock at Once
and Cut the Two Stores Into
One Large Store
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Another big business deal reported
in Marietta on Thursday was the sale
of the dry goods store of Henry A.
Ward, to the Miller Cash Store, who
bought out Smith & Potts two weeks
ago. N A
A big sale has been in progress
clearing out the Smith & Potts stock
and now the Ward stock, which com
prises, not only dry goods, but some
men’s furnishing goods, also will be
thrown on the market.
The Miller Cash Store will now cut
the two stores into one, giving them a
double ground floor store in addition
to the upper floor. Officials of the
Anderson - Dulin - Varnell Company,
who own Miller's among a large num
ber of other big £res in the south,
were here on Thursday planning the
changes and arranging to do an enor
mous volume of business in Marietta
this year.
A new glass front will be put to
the double store and every modern
convenience for customers provided.
'The management has decided that all
the present stocks must go and goods
are going at a sacrifice, to make room,
for the pew stocks of spring goods
coming in.
AND NOW THEY ARE e
TALKING ABOUT THE °
GOOD LOOKING GIRLS
Faces, as Well as Services, at the
League Meetings Seem to Be .
Unusually Interesting 1l
The Epworth League service last
Sunday night was enjoyed by a great
many visitors and many who promise
to attend regularly. They found the
program and the members of the Lea
gue much more interesting than they
had expected.
One of those present went so far
as to remark that something ought to
be told the public about the great
number of good looking girls who are
members of the League or who reg
ularly attend the services. of
course, the League is very modest
about personalities, yet that person
was about right. These high school,
business and society girls enter into
the League service with a zest and
make the meetings and all of the
work of the League mighty interest
ing. You never see anything but
smiles at League services.
Next Sunday evening’s service be
gins at 6 o'clock and will be under
the direction of Mr. W. H. Beshers,
who is preparing an interesting pro
gram. All are welcome.
METHODISTS PREPARING TO
UNITE NORTH AND SOUTH
s A
Merger of the northern and south
ern branches under a new constitu
tion and assuming the name of the
Methodist church was agreed upon
by the commission of unification of
the Methodist Epscopal churches in
joint session at Louisville, Ky. The
recommendations, if adopted by the
general conference, would eliminate
the breach which came about nearly
seventy-five years ago over the slav
ery question and which has kept the
approximately six million members
of the northern and southern church
es at different differentials.
Included among the recommenda
tions of the joint commission was a
proposal that the reunited church
have a supreme general council of
800 members chosen from the seven
regional conferences. Six of the re
gional bodies would have approxi
mately 1,000,000 members each,
while the seventh would comprise the
negro membership of 303,000. In
three of these conferences the north
ern branch would predominate and
southern congregations would con
trol three others.
The northern church will vote on
the merger next May, it was said,
and if the merger is approved the
southern church will call a special
session to act on the proposal.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR
COBB COUNTY OFFICES
Announcements for county offices
are beginning to come in and up to
this time we have the following of
ficially announced in these columns.
For Tax Collector
Horace Hamby
C. P. Hames
Tom Collins
For Tax Receiver
Horace (Bose) Groover
Robert Mable
For Treasurer
Arch C. White
For Clerk of Court
D. H. Collins
The executive committee for Cobb
county meets on S;turgy of this
week and the date for the primary
w.ll probakly be fized at this meeting.
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