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WNoted Cherokee County Prohibition
Violator Tries Bribery On
Federal Officer
John ' Henry Harden, Cherokee
county moonshiner, whose operations
have worried federal officers for
years, is being held in jail, unable to
make a $3,000 bond, following his
arrest Monday _afternoon, charged
with attempting to bribe an official of
the United States government.
According to the government Har
den proposed that Officer Dixon
should do all in his power to prevent
raids on a “moonshine trust,” in
Cherokee county, and should keep
them informed, through Harden, of
the activities of other officers in that
county., (
- Harden was bound over to the
Avpril term of the federal grand jury
after United States Commissioner W.
Colquitt Carter had heard testimony
of federal prohibition agents to the ef
fect that Monday afternoon, shortly
after 2:30 o’clock, Harden had paid
Federal Prohibition-Agent E. E. Dix
on $5OO in cash, and promised him
an additional sum of $5OO each
month, in return for protection to be
given him in his unlawful distilling
and whiskey smuggling.
The officers worked a dictaphone
into a room where the transaction
took place and had also -a witness to
the paying over of the $5OO bribe
money which is held against Harden.
Harden has not given out any state
ment about the affair. Herbert Clay,
of Marietta, has been employed by
Harden to defend him.
The laboratory for testing hig}iway
materials at Georgia School of Tech
nology in Atlanta, is being called on
tc test many specimens from new
quarries and sand pits. Recent tests
have been made for the Talbotton
Trap Rock Company, of Talbotton;
Chestatee Pyrates & Chemical Com
pany, of Chestatee; John Quin, of La-
Grange; and W. Z. Williams Com
pany, of Macon.
A 155 mm. gun has been received
by the R. O. T. C. unit at Georgia
School of Technology at Atlanta, for
use in artillery instruction. The gun
weighs nearly 24,000 lbs. and the
length from - muzzle to breech is
about 20 feet. The developed muzzle
velocity is nearly one-half mile per
second. It will throw a projectile
weighing 95 pounds a little over ten
miles.
Arrangements have been made
whereby students in the co-operative
department at Georgia Tech acquire
practical engineering experience
aleng with their technical education
in electrical and mechanical engin
eering. The co-ops work during the
summer in various plants in the city.
When school opens in the fall, stu
dents at each shop are paired and
each pair is assigned tc one job., Then!
one co-op attends school for two
weeks while his partner holds down
the job. The co-ops are paid like
any other workmen for the time put
in at these shops. The pay ranges
from 20 cents an hour to $22.50 a
week. There are about 125 men in
this department.
The War Department has stationed
three officers and six non-commission
ed officers of the Regular Army at
Georgia Tech to give military instruc
tion to members of the Tech R. 0. T. !
C. unit. The work is in charge of
A. L. Pendleton, Jr. who, in addition
to administering the unit, gives in
struction in Coast Artillery and Mili
tary Tactics. In addition, the instruc
tional staff includes the following:
Capt. Phillp Caldwell, Inf., in charge
of Infantry unit; Capt. R. T. Gibson,
C. A. C., Sergt, Ist Class, Thomas
Brass, Signal Corps, temporarily in
charge in Signal Corps unit; Ist
Sergt. John Hough, Coast Artillery,
artillery instructor; Sergt. Scame
horn, Inf., infantry instructor; Sergt.
Harvey Inf., infantry instructor;
Corpl. Roy W. Slayden, C. A. C.;
Corpl. H. L. Ellis, C. A. C., assistant
instructors for coast artillery unit.
Prof. T. P. Branch, head of the de-‘
partment of civil engineering at
Georgia School of Technology, has
bee nelected president of the A, T. S.
—Affiliated Technical Society—of
Atlanta, This organization is com
posed of the members of the various
technical engineering associations
which have branches in Atlanta. In
addition to having charge of the civil
engineering department at Tech,
Prof. Branch is secretary of the fac
ulty and dean of the Co-operative de
partmnt.
A section of the society for the
promotion of engineering education
has been organized at Georgia Tech.
The following officers have been
elected: Dr. D. 8. Elliott, chairman,
. Prof. R. 8. King, vice<chairman; and
Prof. R. R. Kirk, secretary and treas
urer. The organization will meet
monthly for the purpose of listening
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
WHAT THE RAILROADS
CLAIM
1. That private ownership and
operation of the railroads, with
proper government regulations, is
not only more efficient than gov
ernment ownership and operation,
but more in keéping with tradi
tions whieh have made this country
great.
. 2. That. the existing railroad
lines should be developed to their
highest usefulness, and new lines
should be built in sueh unserved
territory as promises valuable de
velopment. : e
3. That railroad investment
must therefore be made aftractive
to private investors.
4. And that the railroad indus
try should attract and retain the
ablest type of men.
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~ On next Monday the Strand The
ater in Marietta will-be taken over
by F. G. Marchman and associates,
who have acquired the lease on this
porperty held by the Lynch Enter
prises Corporation.
Formerly when Mr. Marchman
operated the Strand some of the best
pictures shown anywhere were at the
Strand for first runs, and the general
character of the house was the very
highest always.
A new floor is being put_in the
building and preparations- are being
made to put the theater in the dis
tinctive class in which it belongs and
which Marietta people appreciate.
ROSWELL WILL TRY TO
KEEP RAILROAD SERVICE
Mayor Broadwell, of Roswell, has
filed a petition with the railroad com
mission in an effort to prevent the
Southern Railway abandoning the
Roswell branch of that line.
The commissioner has ordered the
Southern to show cause for the dis
continuance of the service and the
case wil be heard before the com
mission on March 23.
The road ceased to operate trains
on the branch some two weeks ago
and claims that the charter having ex
pired that the commission is without
authority.
COBB COURT CLOSES
THURSDAY EVENING
~ Cobb Superior Court which had
been in session on the criminal docket
all this week adjourned on Thursday
evening.
Many minor criminal cases were
cleared from the docket, the list of
convictions being not very large.
Judge Blair filled his office with
ability and dignity, and solicitor Dor
sey and his assistant William Butt
were active in the state’s interest.
A number of visiting attorneys were
in attendance.
~ On Thursday Judge Humphries, of
Atlanta, heard several disqualified
cases, one of them being the men
charged with the theft of Dr. Blair’s
car.
3 ~ GERMAN REVOLT FAILS
- The latest news from Germany is
that the reveolution of the junkers or
royalists has collapsed and that the
Ebert government is again in com
plete control of the country.
to talks by men prominent in the en
gineering profession, and al® for the
purpose of discussing local and na
tional problems of engineering edu
cation.
The Atlanta City Council has voted
to increase the Georgia Tech appro
priation from $17,000 to $25,000 for
next year. Of this amount $19,000
is for the day school and $6,000 for
the night School of Applied Science.
This appropriation is looked upon as
an investment rather than a dona
tion, for a conservative estimate
places the amount of money that
‘Tech brings each year to Atlanta at
a million dollars.
It costs the government $1065 per
day to maintain the R. O. T. C. unit
at Georgia School of Technology.
This amount includes pay for the
military personnel, pay for the mem
bers of the unit who are taking the
advanced course, cost of the uniforms
supplied students, and investment in
equipment furnished.
Just before the holidays members
of the advanced course were paid
6500. This amount was for commu
tation of rations (pay) for three
months., Approximately 200 men are
engaged in the advance work, and
about one third of these will com
plete the work and be graduated in
June.
The Atlanta Association of Credit
Men and Geogia Tech Evening School
of Commerce are co-operating this
spring in giving a course of study in
Credits. L. L. Stallings, credit man
ager of the Lamar & Ranking Drug
Company, is in charge of the class.
‘The course of study outlined by the
National Credit Men’s Association
will be followed, ~~* « ik Y
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1920.
T'WO CARS IN CLASH
ON AN OPEN STREET
Quite a serious accident was har
rowly averted on Atlanta street on
Monday morning when the Benson
Bakery car, driven by a young man,
ran into the car of County Agent Mec-
Mahan, smashing one wheel and a
fender and knocking down Mr. Bern
ard Awtrey who was about to get into
the McMahan ecar.
As is was, Mr. Awtrey sustained a
number of bruises and several cuts
about the face which were very pain
ful, but not dangerous.
Mr. McMahan was in his car st the
time and Mr. Awtrey had approached
to enter it when the bakery car drove
down upon them at a speed so great
that the driver could not check it
in time to prevent the collision. ©One
of the tires on the bakery car “blew
out” and the driver had turned to
look back at this as he approached
the McMahan car, which he saw too
jate, although the street was clear of
other vehicles at the time and he
might othrwise have ‘easily driven
around it. |
Speeding on Atlanta street is dand
gerous, and the corner at the cou
house is a particularly dangerous on¢
on account of the usual crowded
crossings, still we expect it will take
a fatal accident to bring drivers
down to the safety point.
WILL TRY MRS. INNES 1
IN MACON ON CHARGE
! IN FEDERAL COURT
~ Macon, Ga., March 17.—Unite
States Commissioner W. KE. Martin
will be asked Friday morning by
Assistant District Attorney E. Clem
Powers to issue a warrant for the ar
rest of Mrs. Ida Mae Innes, wife of
iVictor E. Innes, both of whom figur-f
ed in the sensational disappearance of.
‘the two Nelms sisters several years
ago. The latest accusation against
Mrs. Innes, who will conclude a three
year sentence at the state farm with
in a few days, is that of using the
mails to defraud.
’ The warrant will be served on Mrs.
Innes when she leaves the state farm
on March 23, and the preliminary
hearing will be held in this ecity, al
though information on which the
warrant was issued was forwarded to
the district attorney’s office here by
the United States district attorney
for the northern district of Geergia.
WILLIAM H. CHRISTIAN, JR.,
APPOINTED TO ANNAPOLIS
William H. Christian, Jr., of the
1920 Senior Class of Marietta High
Sthool, has by his high standing and
most excellent deportment in the
school, won a place in the Naval Ac
ademy at Annapolis. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Christian, of
Fair Oaks.
“Billie,” the name by which he is
better known by his friends and
schoolmates, has already passed his
preliminary examination and qualifi
ed as far as he can go until he gets to
Annapolis.
All who know him consider the
honor a deserved one and feel sure
that Billie will make a most credit
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able record in his classes.
ICAR STRIKE OFFICIALLY
ENDS IN NEW CONTRACT
' A contract betwwen the Georgia
Railway and Power Company and the
Temp]oyees has been signed for the
year 1920. This contract covers the
wage question as well as other mat
ters of working conditions and op-
Leration of the cars during the year.
Link Patience with Vision, work the two in double harness
and they will in the end emerge triumphant from “‘the crash
of systems and the wreck of worlds.”
Vision and Patience stand as a constant rebuke to those
who are in much too great a hurry. Haste makes for waste.
That is expecially trué, as far as the problems arising out of
our social relations are concerned. - And, in this connection,
it would probably be found that social problems never pre
sent a national crisis unless there are a great many people
who are in a very great hurry to do something or other.
Patience and vision are wise. They know that it is not so
much by reasonof being served asit is by serving that human
creatures are brought into normal community relations with
thoir fellows. Therein lies the secret of Community Service asit
is now conceived. It is not somuch that through Communitg
Service the individual is ministered to as it is that throug
Community Service the individual ministers to the com
munity.
Community Service, organized by Patience and Vision,
constitutes an open door. Through that door the individual
can pass and be something in and for the community. In
order to unite those who may be separated by prejudice, by
passion, by misunderstanding, it is only necessary to unite
them in a common objective. Those who are working for the
same end cannot forever continue working against each other.
Community Service has in our time come to stand for
both an Organization and for an Idea. Asan ognizatan,
Community Service has back of it this principle: Community
Service is the medium thm“:fh which the residents of a com
munity get together and truly become members of it, with a
consequent real interest in Community well-being, pros
perity and stability.
Can the thing be done? Not over night, %frhaps. Not by
day after tomorrow, or even by next month. But, in the end—
gatience and Vision both answer for it.
,TWo Men Who Sawed Out Last No
vember Are Coming Back
In March
O. H. Bruce is back again, and E.
E. Randolph is coming too. And in
spite of their former complaints
against the board of the Cobb county
jail, it is there that they will take up
residence once more, at least for a
time. ‘
Bruce and Randolph, it will be re
membered are a couple of the trio
of literary inclined jail birds who
flew the coop just before the crimin
al week of November court in this'
county. ~
They had a partner in their flight,
who is perhaps more wary and he
has as yet not made any summer re
servations of room and board with
the county, but there is still hope that
even this wanderer may return.
Bruce has a forgery charge to
answer, Randolph, one of theft, while
the missing brother was booked for
bigamy. When they departed the
city on a Sunday night in November
‘they each left a message to the sheriff
written upon scented lavender note
paper.
The notes left the sheriff by the
two who now return read as follows:
~ “You are a real nice man, but we
just couldn’t stand your board, and
then you know we had too many wo
men, checks and diamonds. We just
couldn’t stand the pressure. Dear
Mr. Swanson, I forgot to get Mr.
Owens’ bank book when I was get
!ting the diamonds, so I am gone back
to get it. B Beiße!
\ “I got a lot of checks, but I have
igone where the checks are more plen
tiful, and where the work is not hard.
Is that not right? I thought so.
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The Sheriff got back from Texas
with Bruce on Wednesday, while
Randolph, who has been located in
New Orleans, is held for an officer to |
bring him to Geofgia. I
ST. JAMES GUILD
ONE DAY MARKET
St. James Guild will have a market
at Griffith’s Pharmacy on Saturday
March 20. Plenty of good things to
eat and sufficient variety to please
will characterize this sale.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ‘
STILL BARS HOOVERITES
It is apparent that if the Hoover
ites of Georgia wish to vote for Mr.
Hoover they will have to do it out
side the official Democratic primafy
in this state.
The order has been passed that
the sub-committee will be supported
by the majority of the state com
mittee, and as the sub-committee is
standing ‘“‘pat” on their original rul
ing against Mr. Hoover the incident
is “offically closed.”
Still however there may be a re
volt in Georgia against the party of
the sub-committee, whose action im
plies that the Democratic party is
full grown and does not desire any
‘new members, or at least in import
ant positions
‘ As Mr Hoover seems to have not
a few advocatses in the state, the ac
tion of the committee bids fair to
reduce the voting power of the par
ty in the state, if it goes no fur
‘ther in the matter.
- A great many people in the state,
who do not give a hoot for Hoover,
feel keenly that an injustice has
been done the free voters of Georgia
NOTICE TO VOTERS
AND CANDIDATES
Registration for the Democratic
’Primary to be held on April 20, 1920
‘must be made on or before April 1,
1920. The books will clise on the lat
’ter date.
All candidates must file their de
claration of intention to.run in said
Primary with the Secretary on or be
fore March 31, 1920. Ent;-ance lists
will be closed on said date.
Entrance fees will be fixed imme
diately thereafter, with last day of
payment, which will be duly advertis
ed.
SUB-COMMITTE, DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
J. G. Roberts, Secty.
This March 17, 1920.
r. Belk, of Atlanta, Preaches To
Them At The Presbyterian
Church at 3 p. m.
On Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
the Contantine Commandery Knight
Templars will attend a special service
at the Presbyterian Church at which
Dr. Belk, of Atlanta, will deliver
the sermon.
They will attend in a body in dress
iuniform, making an impressive ap
pearance. They will have a special
musical program, a male quartette
from Atlanta is expected to sing and
Miss Bailey has arranged the music
for the occasion.
Dr. Belk is an eloquent preacher
and the service is certain to be a
most interesting one. The public
generally is invited to join the Tem
plars in this service.
It is the custom of the Templars
to attend such services in a body at
the various churches periodically.
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REVIVAL AT FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH STARTS SUNDAY 21st.
EVERYONE INVITED TO ATTEND
Rev. W. A. Swift, former editor of
the Central Cheistian Advocate and
general evangelist of the Southern
Methodist Church will reach the city
Saturday and the opening sermon
will be preached at 11 a. m. Sunday.
The music will be in charge of Mr,
Ralph W. Porterfield, who is a splen
did leader and has the reputation of
[doing‘ fine work.
Dr. Smith has had remarkable suc
cess in revival work and comes to us
with the highest commendations. His
home, at present, is in Nashville, Ten
nessee,
Pastors of all the churches are cor
dially invited to attend the meeting
and the entire public will be heartily
welcomed. :
Prospects are good for a great re
vival,
Let us continue to pray for a migh
ty manifestation of the power of the
Spirit of God that shall bless every
home, business and individual in our
community, Fraternally,
W. T. HAMBY,
e gt ke
Mrs. Elizabeth Green Shaw
Mrs. Elizabeth Green Shaw, 67
years old died Tuesday morning at
6 o’clock at the residence on Church
street.
Mrs. Shaw, who was the widow of
the late Mr. F. J. Frey, had been ill
only three weeks, and her death was
caused by heart trouble.
\ The funeral services were conduct-
Led at the Baptist Church on Wednes
'day afternon at 3 o’clock, the Rev.
1. A. White officiating. The pall
bearers were Messrs. Geo. Griffin, M.
M. Sessions, Geo. Hairston, L. W.
Hibble, John Black.
' Interment was in the city ceme
tery. o
‘ Mrs. Shaw is survived by five sis
ters, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Atkins and
}Miss Mary Green, of Marietta, Mrs.
Rivers, of Birmingham and Mrs. An
}nie Harrington, of Austell. Three
\brothers Messrs. George, Will and
}Pinkney Green.
Mrs. Shaw was a native Georgian,
but spent part of her life in the west,
coming to Marietta thirteen years
!ago.
} Her numerous good qualities had
[endeared her to hosts of friends, by
‘whom she will be sadly missed,
PR B
Z. M. ROGERS
Mr. Z. M. Rogers ,an old resident
of this county died last Friday in his
85th year,
l He was born in Spartanburg, S. G
coming to Cobb county more than
Ithirty years ago. For several years
‘he had made his home in the Soldiers
[Home in Atlanta. His wife died a
dozen years ago.
He is survived by five daughters,
Mrs. D. B. Parks, Mrs, E. D. Bishop,
ers. R. W. Davis, Mrs, J. W. Walker
and Mrs. T, N. Hatton; and by four
gsons, Messrs. G. T., Malcolm, Carl
and Clyde, ,
| _His funera] was conducted on Sat.
\urday from Blacks Undertaking Par
lors, Rev. L A, White, officiating and
ithe interment was in the city ceme
i"m‘ HORT ki el WIS N e SR
ESTABLISHED 1866
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
For The Greater Georgia Booster As
sociation Which Has Just
Been Organized ¢
Somebody in Georgia is going to
get $25 for suggesting a suitable and
appropriate name for the new organi
zation formed at Tifton, Ga., on
March 4, when the Georgia Chamber
of Commerce and the Georgia Land
owners Association were consolidated
into one big body which will work for
the development of Georgia along
every line, :
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey heads a
special committee which will receive
suggestions from Georgians ambi
tious to win the $25 reward and
names will be received at the gover
nor’s office at the state capitol until
noon on March 20 when the contest
closes. All the names suggested will
then be submittted to the executive
comMmissee, which will pass on the
matter and make the reward. If more
than one person should send in the
same chosen, the first suggestion
reaching the governor’s office will re
ceive the $25 reward.
The consolidation of the two big
booster organizations has been
characterized as one of the epochal
events in the history of Georgia. The
development of industry, agriculture,
business and all lines of economic ac
tivity is aimed at by the new organi
zation and by united effort it is pro
posed to utlize Georgia’s tremendous
resources to the fullest extent. ;
GEORGIATO WAGE -~
That malaria must be dealt with in
Georgia, as in practically every other
southern state, ca nnot be questioned.
The greatest handicap those who
have been endearvoring to combat
this malady have ever met with is the
antagonism manifested by the citi
zens of the infected communities.
They are fearful of advertising their
ocmmunity as being “sickly.”
~ So long as we deny the fact that
we have malaria in Georgia, just so
long shall we continue to have “chills
and fever,” and lose about one thous
and lives and thousands, even mil
lions, of dollars each year.
If one is sick he must become aware
of it before he will call a physician.
One must realize the magnitude of
his sins before he will begin to pray
earnestly for forgiveness; likewise we
must get some idea as to what ma
laria is costing us, and make a final
determined stand if we are to elim
inate this malady and stop paying
the high cost of Malaria. .
The State Board of Health is at
tempting one of the most extensive
anti-malaria campaigns in Georgia
this year that has ever been under
taken in the south. The success of
this campaign depends almost entire
ly upon the amount of interest mani
fested by the citizens of the various
infected communities, and the co
operation of the people.
Is malaria a problem in your eom
munity? If so write the State Board
of Health all the facts, and the
Health Department will endeavor to
come to your assistance and help you
to properly organize to fight this very
expensive malady.
MARIETTA BOY WINS
| HONOR AT TECH
- L. R. Brumby, of this city, a senior
at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, has re
ceived an honorable mention for
high standing in his work. Mr. Brum
by’s average for the first three years
of his course was 77.95 per cent.
The other men who received honor
able mention were: O. Bassarrate,
Cuba, 79.39; J. L. Carr, Uniontown,
Ala., 79.20; 8. B. Cockrill, Atlanta,
78,62; G. D. Phillips, Charlestown,
W. Va., 78.51.
THE HORSE AND THE MOTOR
Even though it may be true that
the motor-driven vehicle has begun
to put the farm horse “on the run,”
there is no evidence that he has de
veloped much speed, and his total
value still compares favorably with
other classes of farm animals. On
January 1, 1920, the Bureau of Crop
Estimates of the United States De
partment of Agriculture estimated
the total value of horses on farms in
this country at $1,993,000,000, or
just a little below the value of milk
cows, which was $2,022,060,000,
COTTON SOLD IN ATLANTA
FOR FORTY-THREE CENTS
The top price for cotton in Atlan
ta since the days of the civil war
was reached on Thursday when a big
deal in cotton was closed at forty
three cents. The sale was of 335
bales of good middling from Morgan
County and it brought more than
® 0} Uo ploy 0} olqtmqm%
I.IOW "‘W ‘P 9 ’f:’*’wi s
$122
A TEAR