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The Marietta Ton
The Murietta Fonrnal
WOL. 55, NO. 9.
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Date of Ps t Depends on
Sowey Which is Very |
- Uncertain. B
OLD CONFEDS MUST WAIT.
Appropriation Was not Large Enough
Even if the Funds Were
/ Now Available.
gfi now appears that the payment of
921 pensicns is very indefinite so
far as the time of payment is con
cerned and also that the special class
of new pengions of 1920 are still un
paid.
Judge Gann, Ordinary of Cobb
county, is in receipt of this letter
below, from the state commissioner
of pensions, and it may be seen that he
*is no position to give any information
about the probable date of payment.
It certainly does not appear encourag
ing for the old veteran
| Atlanta, Ga., ¥%. 26th, 1921.
Dear ‘Judge:
Under date of December 3rd, 1920,
a statement was issued from this of
fice for the information of that class
of pensioners who were appreved and
are to be paid for 1920, under the
“new” pension law passed in 1919,
e.‘{;r the payment of which, for 1920,
;an appropriation of $475,000.00 was
- made by the General Assembly in
1920,
It was stated: “Under thege unusual
Fconditions, we. are forced to say to
fthis class of pensioners that the Gov
ernor and Treasurer have no assur
ance of being able to pay them before
' March Ist next.”
At ,the time that gtatement was
given out, none of the pensions were
due and unpaid except the “new’”’
pensioners approved and to be paid
for 1920, but at this time all of the
pensioners of every class, both “new”
and “old” are unpaid for 1921.
My requisition to pay the “new”
class for 1920 has been filed with
the Governor gince October 23rd,
PR R
in the Treasury with which té' make
the payment, he cannot draw his
warrant to meet the requisition.
, lam ready to file requisition for
the payment of those on the “old”
rolls who received their money for
1920, but there is not yet sufficient
money in the Treasury to make the
payment. There is an appropriation
of $1,250,000, made in 1919, to pay
thig class for 1921, but the increases
of $25.00, for all who were paid as
- much at $90.00 in 1920, exceeds the
appropriation by several thousand
dollars. The law provides that this
_class must be paid by May, Ist, in
each year, but the appropriation for
them for 1921 is not sufficient, even
if fundg were available to make the
payment.
No appropriation was made by the
General Assembly in 1920 to pay any
~ of the “new” pensioners for 1921.
~ Every pensioner entitled to a pen
. gion for 1920 will be paid some time,
but just when that will be we cannot
know, and this applies also to those
who are entitled to a pengion for 1921.
| I repeat that it is altogether unnec
| cessary to waste time, stationery and
postage in making gnd answering in
quires as to when the payment will
g be made, for there will be no delay
~ when the money is in the Treasury.
~ The interegt of the pensioners are in
the hands of their friends, and no one
regrets the unfortunate condition
more than myself and none feels a
greater interest in the good people
who are waiting so anxiously for the
money that is due them by the state.
This information should be pogted
at the door of your courthouse, and
while th?re are no funds with which
to pay for its pubication in the news
papers, I feel sure that the newspa-
Sper men throughout the State will be
glad to do this as a favor to the Con
federate veterans and their widows.
Your friend.
J.W. LINDSEY,
I Commissioner of Pensions.
METHODIST WILL CANVASS
FOR PLEDGES SUNDAY P. M.
Methodist folks are asked to stay
home next Sunday afternoon until the
committee visits them and secures
their pledges toward the payment of
the Conference Assessments expected
from the First Methodist church of
arietty this year. The committee
%led the “Everymember Canvass
mmittee,” will meet at the church
promptly at two o’clock and proceed
to visit all members as rapidly as pos
sible. The amount to be raised is
$1,443.00.
FROM COBB COUNTY CAMP.
Files Chaines From Legs, Prizes
- Iron Bar From Window and
: Probably Took Missing
‘ - Auto.
e A Scott, a convict in for 1 to 5
years at the Cobb county convict
;éamv, magde his escape from the camp
‘Sunday evening by filing the chains
from his legs and prizing a bar from
the window of the jail.
Scott was arrested and convicted: in
Fulton county for stealing an auto
\mobile and was given a sentence of
from 1 to 5 yéars. If recaptured his
lsentence will automatically become
‘the maximum.
An automobile was stolen from Mr.
Henry Meinert Sunday nightgxd it
is supposed that Scott probably made
hig getaway in the car which was
"caken from a garage on Roswell
street. v
Local Agents Handling Home
' Owning Plan Which is At- '
' tracting Much Interest.
The Equitable Life Insurance com
pany, thru its local, representatives,
Smith and Reynolds, is offering an
infteresting and ' .commendable pro
position to prospective home owners
land citizens who are now paying rent
on houses that could be turned into
payments on homes.
The proposition is a loan on real
)estate with monthly payments with
an insurance clause which in case of
!deathvall debt is cancelled giving the
‘holder a clear title to the property.
Many people are interested in the
proposition and Marietta is fortunate
10 secure a business opportunity for
its citigens like the one offered by the
Equitable company. e
LEN C. BALDWIN RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO CINCINNATI
R W hetn e s 3 IO AA NN
ed from !u’lc’xfl’i:’ ,Whéi'gl lfifl nt ,
attend the annual meeting of the
traveling salesmen of the Pettibone
company.
Mr. Baldwin hos led his fellow
salesmen for the past four years and
this year his volume of business was
several times larger than any other
salesman on the force.
Being well-known and very popular
in the territory he represents adds
much to the consideration of Petti
bone uniforms in the Southern states
and Mr. Baldwin is always asked for
a_bid before a purchase is made.
While in Cincinnati, Mr. Baldwin
remembered that a bond-election was
soon to be called in Marietta and he
had his company make 500 bond
boosting buttons, which he presented
Mayor Brumby, for distdibution
among the citizens of Marietta. The
buttons are white and black and
read “Vote for Bonds, We Want
Good Streets.”
STRANGE NEGRO ROBBED
i 0. J. CHALKER SATURDAY.
‘ A
Entered Restaurant and at Point
cf Pistol Tock What Money
Was in Sight and Left.
OB Chalker, who runs a restaurant
ills street,%was held up and rob
bed by an unknown negro Saturday
night about eight o’clock, the negro
getting away with $l5O in gold.
According to Mr. Chalker, the
| negro entered his place of business
lwith a pistol and pointed it toward
him demanding that he turn over
what money he had and when he re
fused the negro forced him into a
corner and told him if he moved he
would shoot to kill. The negro then
opened the cash drawer and took what
money was in it and pulled from o
punch board several gold coins total
ing in all sls(l._} ‘
The negto is said to have been loaf
ing around the railroad station for
several days and was about six feet
tall and weighed about 175 pounds.
| A reward of $lOO has been offered
lfor his arrest and conviction.
YNJUNCTION AGAINST COUNTY
TREASURER NOW DISOLVED.
The injunction, recently asked by
The Mariettg Trust and Banking com
pan){ against the county treasurer,
'was disolved on Tuesday at request
(of the plaintiffs, an agreement con
cerning the payment of county war
rents satisfactory to all concerned
having been reached.
MARIETEA, GRBORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 4th, 1921,
PENNY COLIECTIONS
».J 0 N Ja .l‘ 4 4 A 3
S RCY BUURY
'hhw'_r ‘Shelves: Will Not Suffer
on Acwan f Lack of Punds
! The Clarke library, not being in a
Ifinancial position te supply Marietta
people with new fiction, and wlshin’&
very.much to place the recent novels
‘within easy reach of everyone wishing
to read them, has decided to put in a
“pay collection”, charging just one
penny a day for the books until their
cost is covered, when they will put on
the library’s regular shelves, where
books are borrowed free.
Rules covering the collection will be
that a book may be borrowed at @
penny a day up to one week; beyond
the seven days there will be g fine of
two cen's a day. Of course a book bor
rowed one day and returned the next
wil] cost one penny. If a boek is bor
rowed and returned the same day; one
peany will be charged.
We hope, through this megns, to
add the most of the up-to-date fic
tion to our shelves within a reasongble
length of time; for, as above stated,
2s soon as the cost of the book is
covered, it will be loaned free, exact
ly as other books are now loaned.
The following titles are in the “pay
collection” gnd are now on the shelves
ready for circulation: The Valley of
Silent Men by Oliver Curwood ; Krind
red of the Dust by Peter B. Kyne;
The Prairie Mother by Arthur String
er; This Side of Paradise by F. Stott
Fitzgerald; The Mysteriour Rider by
Zane Grey; The Great Impersongtion
by E. Phillips Oppenheim; The Cur
ious Quegt by E. Phillips Oppenheim;
A Poor Wise Man by Mary Roberts
Rinehart; Mary Marie by Elanor Por
ter; The Trumpeter Swan by Temple
Bailey; The Big Town Round-up by
W. McC. Raine; Harriet and the Piper
by Kathleen Norris; Slippy McGee by
Marie Conway Oemler; A Woman
Named Smith by Marie Conway
Oemler. : g
~ All of these books are from the
fiction output during the past twelve
months, with the exception of Slippy
titles have been added because of
their extreme popularity.
COMMISSIONERS TAKE
WORKMEN'S INSURANCE.
Clerk’s Election Confirmed. Coun
ty Road Work Given Atten
tion and Routine Business
The Cobb county commissioners
met in regular session Tuesday and
handled matters of routine business.
The new workmen’s compensation
law was complied with and insurance
covering a pay roll 0f514,000 was se
cured fromCrowe & Holland.
Confirmation of the election of the
county clerk was officially passed at
the Tuesday meeting. ’
County, road work was discussed
and all available means are being
used to keep the roads in condition for
traffiec.
ROY SESSIONS SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY FALL TUESDAY
Roy, the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. George H. Sessions, ig in a ser
ious condition at Wesley Memorial
hospital, as the result of a fall sus
tained on Tuesday afternoon.
Roy, with hig brother, George H.,
was a pupil at Emory academy, while
playing ball with a number of other
boys on the roof of his domitory, Roy,
volunteered to get it, and climed to
the top of the roof. In some manner
he lost his balance, and fell sixty feet,
striking the ground on his right
shoulder. The shoulder is crughed and
it is feared he is internally injured.
The many friends of the family
sincerely sympathize with them in
their great enxiety and hope that
Roy’s youth and powers of resistance
will pull him through.
SUBSCRIPTION LIST GROWING
Scores of new subscriptions are coming to the Marietta
Journal every week. The subscription list of the Journal has
increazed more than twice as many as any other paper in the
county during the past three months,
The Journal will go into more Cobb County Homes this
week than any other paper. The Journal is the Peoples
Paper and has been for half a century. * Subscribe to the
Marietta Journal and save a dollar. A dollar is worth 100
cents during these unsettled times.
$l.OO GETS THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE
Y GIRLS WIN FROM. -
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" GAINESVILLE TEAW,
e Si T lOR
All Chance to Defeat Marietta
- Lost by Visitors with Show
‘Mefhory of defeat at the hands of
the Gainesville girls three years ago,
and reports of the strength of this
year’s team from that city, led many
to fear that the Y. W. C. A, five of
Marietta would not be able to turn a
victory in Saurday nights game at
the “Y” aunditorium.
. The speed and accuracy with which
'Gainesville passed the ball in the pre
liminary practice, and the apparent
‘ease with which a few goals were toss
‘ed did not increase the confidence of
‘the Marietta team before the game
started, and when Gainesville shot
‘the first field goal the hopes of the
‘Marietta fans were at low ebb. ¢
’ But as “one swallow does not make
a summer,” go does not an indifferent
start always indicate a poor finish. It
soon became evident that the Gaines
i ville tactics embraced at least a small
percentage of “foot-ball stuff,” re
cognizing which, the Marietta girls
‘quick!y aceqmodated themselves, as
lbest they could, to the situation.
. Now a little burst of temper cloud
ed he Gainesville skies, and for the
remainder of the game their “God of
Victory” refused to function, A casual
observer Would have said that some
of the Gainesville girls were accustom
ed to having their own way, and suc
cessful opposition, not only served
to banish the smiling confidence, but
to render uncertain both foot work
and judgement of play. The result
was never more in doubt, and end
ed in a 25 te 10 victory for Marietty.
* On the local team the play of Boat
ner, Mahoney and Parks, deserve
especialy mention, although all the
team did very creditable work.
Y. W. C A Gainesville:
Mahoney (8) f. Sanders (3)
Boatner (7) L Allen (6)
A, Gober (2) ec. Truslow (1)
K. Galley - G. ' Smith
Patks () g = Terrell
G Gobet (2) ' sub for A. Gober.
T R AR, TB P T T S T > NN
Feofliw MEETING
ORGANIZ BY METHODIST.
The city of Marigtta has been divid
ed into eight ecircles, a leader has been
appointed in each community who
will call for guch help as is needed and
available in putting on and carrying
out for four weeks of March a prayer
meeting on Tue§day and Thursday
levenings at 7:30 o’clock in each of
these communities. The hearty co
|operation of all the people of all the
churches and no churches is most
‘earnestly desired. Homes will be open
‘ed and leaders provided for each of
'theqe community meetings. I we
magnify these meetings we will be in
‘the midst of a genuine revival by the
first Sunday in April, when the special
meetings begin at the church. T
A full attendance of the children
ofithe church, as well as of those who‘
well as of thoFloriuvbgkqjvbgkqjbgk
are older, is urged next Sunday. The
past two first Sunday’s have been
seasons of great joy in that some one
!hundred and fifty children have been
‘at the communion. Parents and teach-
'ers are urged to co-operate. in secur
’ing the fullest attendance of the
young life of the chureh. The pastor
invites those who regard themselves
as children to the chancel first. i
At 7:30 in the evening Rev. S. R.
England, the* pregiding elder, willi
preach. Let us unite to have a great
Sunday evening congregation.
St. JAMES CHURCH NEWS.
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock there
will be the Holy Communion service.
The evening service heur is changed
to 7:30.
The preache‘r at the 7:30 service
next Wednesday will be the Rev. A.
G. Richards of Athens, Ga.
;mouoxg.x STOLEN
. FROM MR .H. mur:i
‘Was Stored h,@&drl‘m House.
Sunday B L.
A Reo roadster belonging to Mr.
Henry Meinert on Roswell street|
was stolen from the home garage Sun-l
day night or Sunday morning by a
thief who left the garage standing
open and made his get-a-way without
attracting attention from anyone in
the neighborhood. The car had been
driven in the garage late Sunday
evening and the door was shut, but
not locked.
A reward of $5O is offered for the
return of the car or information lead
ing to the arest of the person who is |
guilty of the theft. The engine num-’
ber was 23085 and the car had a 1921
tag number 1425.
It ,was reported as the Journal goes
to press, that the convict was arrest
ed in Jasper, with the automobile.
TRUCK LINE EXPRESS
IS BEING ORGANIZED,
T 4
Will be Baving to Local Merchants
- Considerable Sum on Freight
‘ From Atlanta.
~ The freight proposition between
Marietta aehd Atlanta which has loug'l
been a problem may be solved by a!
plan now being VLorked out locally.‘
A company is being organized and the
stock will be sold to Marietta citizens
at par. ‘
A comparison of the present cost 011
getting freight from Atlanta and the
cost under motor system shows a big
saving to the local merchants and
still give a profit to the company. Mr.
Thomas L. Dobbins who is organiz
ing the’company‘ states that some of
the stock has been sold and that the
rest will be so§d~at»,p;r for the present.
When the company is put in opera~
tion it will have g freight terminal in
each city, With a oné-ton truck op
erating in each city picking up and
de’WQ freight and express, lEI
&hn .?fgfijfi‘”'?"“' truck making
twh round trip: % Il
- Beginning in A inta
Row at 6 a. m. the Atlanta local truck
will start picking up all freight and.
express, arriving at packing houses at
6:30 a. m. and leaving packing houses;
at 7 a. m., visiting wholesale groce
ries and arriving at Terminal point at
7:45 a. m. |
Here the interurban truck will load
on scattered freight and express that
the one-ton truck has picked up that
morning and evening before.
It will leave for Marietta and all in
termediate noints at 8 a. m., arriving
at Marietta at 9:30 a. m., making its
circle around the square unloading
and loading its freight and express on
the circles in front of stores of con
signees.
The truck will leave Marietta at
10:45 a. m., arriving in Atlanta at 12.
‘This same route will be covered with
an afternoon trip returning to At
lanta for overnight. :
~ This 3 1-2 ton truck body will be
constructed with compartments and
shelves so that the compgny will be
able to carry the most fragile parcles,
such as candies, cigarettes, millinery,
etc. The other part of the body will
be used for carrying grocerices, pro
duce, fruits, pianos, household goods,
hardware, building material, ete.
It is felt that this system will be a
great time saver for the shipper and
will enable the purchaser to receive .
his goods within a few hours after or-‘
ders are placed, with very little ex
pense; - ‘
This will be a chartered company of |
2,000 shares, all of which will be put
on the market at $5 a share. !
‘GERMANS MUST AGREE
TO TERMS BY MONDAY.
The Germans having only offered to
pay a small part of the indemnity de
-9 manded by the allies. have been given
until Monday to comply, with a pro
bable occupation of Germany by
French troops in event of continued
denial of the claims. .
It is said that France, England,
Belguim and Italy have agreed upon
a policy of conduct toward Germany.
FARM LOAN BANKS
CAN LEND AGAIN.
% The* Supreme Court has decided
that the Farm Loan Act, under which
the Farm Loan Banks operate, is con
stitutional, and business may again
be transacted through the agencies
of the loan associations throughout
the country. This should help rural
finances at once.
ESTABLISHED 1866
$60,000 NEEDED FOR
GITY'S PART PAVING
Bonding House Engaged to As
| dling airs.
[ STREETS TO BE PAVED,
Date and Notice of Bond Election
May be Published Next Week,
Joint Meeting.
iThe paving commission met with
semfayor and city council Monday
night and reviewed the bids from
bonding houses and the Hillisman
company of Atlanta wos accepted to
‘assist in the work of issuing and sell
‘ing bonds for the paving of Marietta
strets.
Notice for the election is now be
iing prepared and will probably be
]placed in the papers next week.
The council and paving commission
decided that $60,000 would be need
ed to give a stfe margin for all pro«
posed and possible paving work and
the amount formerly agreed upon was
increased $lO,OOO.
The streets and amounts now un
der consideration are: Church street,
to city limits; Cherokee street, past
Judge Blair’s residence; Forrest ave
nue; Lawrence street to Cole street;
Washington avenue to cemetery;
Roswell street (if petitioned); Pow
der Springs stret to railroad; Ander
son gtreet; Whitlock avenue to North
cutt street; Kennesaw avenue; and
possibly Polk street; Maple avenue is
also wanting anfl considering petition
ing for‘iflMl
The lost par® of this week the may
or and council and paving commission
will hold .a méeting and the date for
the election will probably be given
out, ! A
b asv et et RAy 7 TT e ; :
"7 METS MONDAY NIGHT.
':fg .' n\ f;: .e;: 4
o oy Wt
r“flné&w el ot th:.n
parts in the lodge work im:brder to
dpen up in regular form next' Monday
‘night at 7:30 when the b?st meeting
of the lpcal body will be held under
‘the direction of the charter members
‘'who recently secured a charter for
i' Marietta. :
- Mr. James T. Anderson, head of
the local lodge has asked that all the
members, both those who were present
at the past meeting and those who
have not yet attended a meeting to be
present Monday night. Several of
ficers from Atlanta wil] be on hand
to assist in the initiat(;ry work.’
‘GEORGE EXIE COMES BACK
FROM BIG FISHING TRIP.
@r. George Exie Daniell? who has
beén in Floridg for several days om
a fishing and hunting trip has returmn
ed to Marietta and is greeting his
friends with a beaming smile, followed
closely by a fish story that has never
been told before. .
George Exie reports a fine ‘trip,
and states that Floridg fish gre feel
ing hard times as much as Marietta
merchants—from the way they bite.
Mr. Daniell SAYS they caught lots
of big ones. Four and five pounders
were used for bait or thrown back.
If interested, it will pay you to see
George before his tan wears off.
When he's able to blush his stovies
may not be near so exciting) : :
CHAMP CLARK NOTED
f . DEMOCRAT IS DEAD.
. Champ Clark, of Missouri, fer
‘mer speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, and for a quarter of a
century a congressman, died on Wed
nesday just two days before the end
of his term; having been defeated
in the last election by a republican.
He was a noted figure in American
politics and narrowly missed the
democratic nomination for' presi
dent eight years ago. . o
SOUTHERN BOOK CONCERN
PLAYS Y GIRLS SATURDAY
The Marietta Y. W. C. A. will play
the Southern Book Concern of At~
lantg at the Y. W. C. A. auditoriuny’
Saturday night Dbeginning at 7:3
o’clock, f
The Southern Book Concern has &
strong team and wag in the Commer
cial League at the beginning of the
season. They are expected to give the
local girls a hard fight and local
fans are promised some real playing
at the contest Saturday night. =
