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The Marictta Tonrual
JOURNAL, ESTABLISHED 1886
Official Organ of Cobb County Georgia
VOL. 52.
Eight Get Away But Six
Are Retaken Within a
& Few Hours.
About 11:30 Sunday night at Coun
ty Convict Stockade one mile east of
the city, a sensational escape was
effected by a number of negro pri
soners who were in a conspiracy for
this purpose.
At night only one armed guard is
left on duty in the prisoners quar
ters, but each prisoner is secured to
2 long chain which ruas the length of
the building. This guard is station
ed at the end of the room next the
entrance, and is out of reach of any
of the prisoners.
A trusty is used when any of
the prisoners require attention, it be
ing the orders of the guard at all
times to keep out of reach of the
prisoners.
On Sunday night just after 11 o’-
clock as Mr. Rufus McCutcheon, a
young man employed as night guard,
was on duty, one of the prisoners
feigned illness, and asked for a head
ache tablet.
All other prisoners were supposed
to be sleeping and the trusty, also
was asleep, so rather than awake the
trusty for this small service McCutch
eon disobeyed the rule and himself
undertook to carry the tablet to the
supposed sufferer.
No sooner had he held it out to
the prisoner, than he was seized by
the negro who was suddenly assisted
by the two others on each side. In
the struggle the followed he was
thrown to the floor and two long
gashes cut on the side of his neck,
and his pistol and keys taken from
him.
The prisoner with the keys unloek
ed the long chain releasing all the
others, 23 in number, while the one
with the pistol ordered them all out
of the building at the point of the
pistol.
Immediately outside some of them
broke open the blacksmith shop and
secured tools to cut off the leg chains
and disappeared quickly in the dark
ness. Two of the prisoners attempt
ed to assist the guard when he was
attacked but the one with the pistol
threatened them. As the escape
leaders made off outside one of the
other prisoners ran to the house near
the stockade where the reserve guards
sleep and awakened them. The a
larm was immediately sounded and
the pursuit began.
A check-up of the prisoners show
ed eight missing. The dogs were put
on trail and followed the escapes in
to Marietta, and later it was found
that some of them tried to steal a
Jitney that was standing in a back
street, but were unable to start it.
Within 2 hours one was caught at
the railroad tank above town.
On Monday morning one was taken
on the road near Johnson’s Ferry.
All the bridges and stations were
watched and on Monday night, after
a store in Roswell had been broken
open and some shoes and clothing
stolen, the guard at the Roswell
Bridge halted some negroes who tried
to cross and in a gun duel wounded
one of them slightly with bird shot
and he was captured near by short
ly afterward.
This was Madison Williams one of
the leaders.
Early Tuesday morning another
one returned to the stockade and sur
rendered, and during the morning
two more were caught, so that with
-36 hours six had been returned to
the camp, leaving two at large who
are being trailed yet by the officers.
These two are Jim Bird with 2
years served on a 14 year sentence
and Jesse Austin with 4 months serv
ed on 12 months sentence, both young
negroes between 25 and 30 years of
age,
The wounds of the guard Me-
Cutcheon proved to be not deep e
nough to be fatal, but the long ugly
gashes across the side of his neck
will probably make him more careful
in obeying orders, should he ever be
again be given charge of prisoners
of any sort.
The work of the dogs and the per-
OR. ASHEY M. JONES
Hear About the Fighting at
the Front Where Boys
Are Going Soon.
At 10:30 Monday morning, March
11th, Dr. Ashby M. Jones, ore of the
most celebrated speakers in the coun
try will speak in the court house at
Marietta. His subject will be “Why
we are at war with Germany.” And
it is one he is fully qualified to
handle.
He has made a close study of all
the questions leading up to the war,
and has been in close touch with
those who have come from the front.
His recital of what is now going
on at this front, where our boys are
going, will be of thrilling interest to
you.
Dr. Jones is not a candidate for
office, and his lectures are purely pa
triotic, to let you hear the truth a
bout all these things. There will be
no admission charge and no collec
tion taken, and we pledge the repu
tation of The Journal in assuring you
that you will never regret having
heard Dr. Jones. On any subject he
is a most interesting and forceful
speaker, but on this topic, which not
only affects us personally so greatly,
but means life or death to so many
of those dear to our hearts, you can
not afford to stay away.
Now dont forget the date March
11th, and make your arrangements
to be on hand. You will never forget
or regret it.
TAKE OFF YOUR HATS
TO NATIONAL ANTHEM
It may be that the people of Mari
etta are not versed in the etiquette
as to how they should listen to our
national anthem, or perhaps they are
thoughtless, for on Sunday afternoon
as its beautiful strains floated out up
on the breeze every man in uniform
within hearing distance came to at
tention, while in painful contrast,
children continued romping at their
play, thoughtless men and women did
not cease their chatter, and only a
bout a dozen men bared their heads.
Can you wonder that a bit of dis
couragement creeps into the hearts
of these lads in kahki who are fight
ing for you, when you trea- sp light
ly what to them is one of the most in
spiring moments of their day? Do
you know that your lacks of rever
ence to your country’s anthem jars
on the sensibilities as much as a
man entering the house of God with
his hat on jars yours? Do you know
that in foreign countries when the
national air is played that if you do
not move your hat it is politely re
moved for you?
Surely no people love their flag
and country more than we, but “by
their acts ye shall know them’” so
when you hear our “Star Spangled
Banner” played again or see our flag
pass in review, cease your talking for
the moment and men, bare your
heads in reverence to this wonderful
and glorious country which we are
privileged to call ours.
REGINA E. RAMBO BENSON.
GOCVERNMENT CONTROL
OF WATERWAYS.
A committee of three has been ap
pointed by Director General McAdoo
to investigate the inland and coast
wise waterways of the United States
and advise him as to the best means
of putting them to advantageous use
and solving transportation problems.
The canals of the country and the
coastwise Mississippi and lake traffic
will be considered. Work has already
been begun by the committee, which
is headed by Maj. Gen. W. M. Black,
Chief of Engineers of the United
States Army.
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sistence of the officers on the trail
through both night and day, proved
exceedingly effective, and we hope
they may yet secure the other two
escapes. The recent registration is
going to render it more difficult for
criminals of this age to stay at large.
AND (COURITER
MARIETTA, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1918.
OFFICIAL RED CROSS
NOTES AND ACTIVITIES
New Instructions for Sweaters.
The scarcity of raw material makes
it necessary that the knitted gar
ments made by the Red Cross Chap
ters shall come up to standard, in
dimensions and workmanship.
The following instructions have
been received by the County Secre
tary Miss Cortelyou, and sent by her
to the Supervisor of the wool, Mrs.
Graham.
Sweaters and socks are the most
need articles.
Sweaters may be 23 inches long
now. (That is they may be knitted
23 inches from the bottom to the
neck. This includes the 4 inches of
purling.
The Sweater must measure 38
inches in the bust.
The neck of the sweater should be
large enough to fit a man wearing a
No. 8 hat.
Socks must have feet between 11
and 12 inches long, legs 14 inches
long and feet not over 4 inches wide.
Knit to dimensions, rather than
numbe rof stitches. :
The following communication ap
pearing the Constitution, of Sunday,
will explain the effort that has been
made by the Cobb County Chapter to
have the work sent out from all of
our Branches come up every require
ment.
“The fact that the word has been
passed on that many of the knitted
garments which go into the Red Cross
supply house, 32 James Street, Sou
thern Division of the Red Cross, have
to be ripped and reknitted, and that
this word has been used indifferent
and lazy women as an excuse for
rot knitting at all, or again, it has
been suggested that an explanation
be given about the misrepresented re
ports.
“It is a fact that many knitted gar
ments, sweaters, mufflers, helmets,
and wristlets have been ripped aflé
reknitted by patient women in the
supply house, because the wool was
too precious to be wasted, and the
soldiers in the national cantonments
and those in the trenches needed the
knitted garments.
“The Red Cross does require that
all sweaters going through the Red
Cross should be 'made according to
specifications.
When they are not according to
specifications they are ripped and
knitted again.”
We have sent a large number of
knitted garments to headquarters,
and so far none of them have had to
be re-made at headquarters, but some
of them had to be reknit, and some
of the necks have had to be ripped
Some made smaller and some enlarg
ed. o
We are anxious that every one of
our ‘Branches will reach perfection
in their work, and we much prefer to
continue to repeat the instructions
and to repair our own mistakes.
The Marietta branch still has some
of the February wool on hand, and
any members desiring to knit sweat
ers can get the wool from Mrs. Gra
ham, and those who wish to knit
socks from Mrs. Lyon.
NEW WORK-ROOMS, McCLURE
" BUILDING, NOW OCCUPIED
The Surgical Dressings Classes are
now at work in the new work rooms
in the McClure Building.
Two classes have completed the
course and the third class started on
Wednesday.
Any member, either in Marietta or
any of the Branches in the County,
desiring to join a class will please
communicate with Mrs. Howell
Trezevant, Phone 631.
HOSPITAL BED SHIRTS
PAJAMAS TO BE MADE
The work room will be opened next
week for the making of hospital gar
ments. Any member desiring to work
in this department of the Red Cross
will please communicate with Mrs.
Hoppe, phone 185-J.
Working . days and hours, and
Chairman for the different days will
be announced in the papers next week
and will be posted at the Workrooms
in the McClure building.
The Chairmen who served last year
in the workroom are requested to
communicate with Mrs. Hoppe.
COLORED CIRCLE TO BE
ORGANIZED ON FRIDAY
Mary Parrish will be the Chair
man of the first circle of Colored
CONTINUED ON PACE TWO.
®
Band Conceris Are to Continue
Every Day For the Present
On every afternoon excepting Thursday, for a while, we
are to have a concert by the 319th Field Artillery Band in
Park Square.
On week days the hour will be from 2:45 to 3:45 and on
Sunday from 4:30 to 5:30.
We give below the program for one afternoon, furnished
us by Prof. Thomas Tedesco, the band director.
No. 1. The Rifle Regiment—March ._.____ ____ J. P. Sousa
No, 2. Selection flom Xmanl. . ... il L. G Veéral
No. 3. Reign of Youth—Waltz _._________ ______D. Barnard
No. 4. Serenade—Enchantment________________ M. Quaide.
No. 6, Tuxedo=-Ovepture. = .. ..coo. viiouee. B Kellay
No. 6. Evening Star, from Tannhouser__.__.__._____ Wagner.
No. .. Hawalinn Belection ... s i ost i D Lake,
No. 8. Bombasto—March __________________oO. R. Farrrar.
Directed by Prof. Thomas Tedesco, 319th Field Artillery
Band.
A SALTY CARD FROM
CLERK J. R. MILLER
Marietta, Ga., Feb. 27, 1918.
Editor, Marietta Journal,
Marietta, Ga.
Dear Sir:
, - Will you kindly publish the follow
ing article in your issue of this week.
y The long tirade of abuse and mis
'representation appearing in the Cobb
County Times of last week is well
named in its three column headlines
“Unsuccessful Atfempt to Camou
flage the Public”.
To camouflage in English means
“to deceive” and that is just what
the Times is trying to do. Cringing
under the application of the short
‘and ugly word, they writhe through
gome columns of abuse of the Com
missioners who called a halt on their
reckless statements, and they also try
to divert some of their spleen upon
me.
I am charged with crime of being
a brother-in-law of Commissioner
Thomas. To this particular charge
‘I plead guilty, but yet I don’t see
' where the guilt is. But since the
! Times has singled out “Brother Jack”
‘as a target for so much of their
“horse play” I would like to say a
few words in reply to that part of
it.
The meetings of the Commissioners
are open to the public, and it is not
my duty to report them for the pa
pers. On account of the manifest
unfairness of the Times in its atti
tude toward the Commissioners, I
have tried to have as little as possi
ble to do with any of its representa
tives.
When they say that I gave them
the slightest foundation for their
story of numerous persons appearing
before the Board to complain of the
roads they convict themselves of
lying. The wish on the part of the
Times man, was father to the thought
and he made it out of the whole
cloth. It was in his own mind only,
or rather I should say in his in
flamed imagination, for I do not cre
dit him with a mind. that he saw
those things he printed. He just put
it down as he wished it to be, he was
not looking for news.
So far as the warrant for my sala
ry is concerned, he well knew that
the warrant also included the cur
rent monthly expense of the office,
such as postage, express or freights,
that had to be paid in cash at the
moment.
This same manner of drawing these
warrants has prevailed from time of
organization of the Board of Com
missioners, and I have never drawn
one without attaching the receipted
voucher to it for the expense, more
over, I shall continue to do so until
the commissioners order a change, or
I see some reason to change it other
than as the Times suggests.
J. R. MILLER.
The Red Cross Surgical Classes are
neighbors of The Journal now, being
located upstairs in the Freyer Build
ing, just across Winters street from
us.
Dr. Warren Benson was called
home from Florida this week, by the
illness of his brother’s wife, Mrs. J.
A. Benson.
If you want to sell or buy a horse,
a cow, a pig, chickens, eggs, or but
ter, or any other thing, use our want
column.
SACRED CONCERT
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Famous Vaughn Quartette of Ten
nessee Will Sing at Court House
2:30; Many People Expect
ed to Come.ln From
the Country.
The announcement that Vaughn's
famous National Patriotic Quartette
will give a free sacred concert at the
Marietta Court House Sunday after
noon will create widespread interest,
and will doubtless bring out a big
crowd.
According to the Georgia papers,
these gifted singers have been creat
ing great enthusiasm everywhere.
On Monday night the Quartet will
stay over and give a patriotic concert
their stirring songs being sandwiched
with a brief non-political address on
“The American Home and The Amer
ican Flag” by Hon. W. D. Upshaw,
one of the most widely known plat
form speakers that Cobb County ever
produced.
These non-political patriotic con
certs have been drawing great crowds
in Georgia, and the court house ought
to be packed Sunday afternoon and
Monday night. |
A five dollar bill is offered Monday
night to the man who goes to sleep. }
ATTORNEY C. E. DAVIS
: IN THE COURTS AGAIN
Attorney C. E. Davis, against
whom so many indictments were
found in this county two years ago
in the celebrated land fraud -cases,
has again been arrested and put un
der bond in Floyd County on similar
charges.
At the same time the charges were
filed against him im Cobb county, a
number of indiectments were brought
against him in Pickens and Cherokee
counties.
As our readers remember all the
indictments in these counties, were in
the hands of Solicitor Clay, who fin
ally asked the court for an order
discharging and acquitting Davis in
all the counties of all charges.
The cases had been advertised so
widely, and attracted so much at
tention, that much interest will no
doubt be taken in the Floyd County
case
BAPTIST CHURCH.
On Sunday morning, at both Sun
day School and the morning service,
the music will be assisted by the
319th Field Artillery Band and the
Soldiers Glee Club.
At the B. Y. P.. U. at 6:30 P. M.
the Soldiers Glee Club will contribute
to the music.
At the evening service at 7:30 the
Vaughn Quartette will sing and the
meeting will be in charge of Will D.
Upshaw who will speak to Young
America on the subject, “The Life
Beautiful or the Life that Counts.”
At this service the Methodists have
agreed to join in making it a union
meeting and the Methedist church
will not be open.
A welcome to all and a full at
dendance is desired.
Hon. Will D. Upshaw was in town
Wednesday and will be here again
Sunday and Monday. He says his
visits are for patriotic and not for
pelitical purposes.
COURIER, ESTAELISHED 1901
Official Organ of the City of Marietta
Let Everybody Get Ready
For Next Liberty Loan
Coming Soon.
The government is soon going to
call upon the country.for the third
Liberty Loan, and in anticipation of
this faet, it has asked the officials
in each Federal Reserve Distriet to
take steps for a thorough organiza
tion to reach all the people. '
This proceedure must be made
through the various County Chair
men who are asked to secure the ac
tive cooperation of local town and
district chairmen throughout the
country.
Chairman J. E. Massey, of Mariet
ta, has submitted the following names
of citizens of Cobb County to act as
local chairmen, and they have been
approved for the service. To avoid
unnecessary time and expense, it was
lagreed that this preliminary notice
of appointment through the papers
should suffice, and without waiting
for further official notice these gen
tlemen are urged to begin at once a
canvas of their towns and districts,
in thé interest of the next Liberty
Loan.
We can hardly overestimate the
geriousness of the situation so far as
the government is concerned, and ev
erything that touches the government
will eventually touch you. It is your
own personal affair, you can not
avoid it.
The following gentlemen will here
by note this responsibility, and act
accordingly as local chairmen.
ACWORTH—L. M. Awtrey.
ACWORTH DIST.—A. P. McLain.
RED ROCK DIST.—Dr. J. -C. Os
borne.
LOST MOUNTAIN DIST.—J. R.
Thackston.
MACLAND DIST.—Prof H. R. Hunt.
POWDER SPRINGS—J. B. Oglesby.
POWDER SPRINGS DIST.—Dr. J.
R. Middlebrooks.
AUSTELL—H. C. Mather.
AUSTELL DIST.—John D. Perkin
son.
HOWELLS DIST.—W. B. Howell.
COX DIST.—T. J. Lows, Jr.
LEMONS DIST.—W. N. Nichols.
VININGS DlST.—Watt F. Jones.
SMYRNA—J. D. Corn. !
SMYRNA DIST.—H. C. Hudgins. '
FULLERS DIST—W. M. Gantt.
MERRITTS DIST.—A. E. Evanson. |,
ROSWELL—C. C. Foster.
ROSWELL DIST.—H. P. Carpenter.
POST OAK DIST.—J. H. Mabry.
GRITTER DlST.—East side, John R.
Burton.
GRITTER DlST.—West Side, W. G.
York. |
KENNESAW DIST.—Ben H. Car
rie.
OREGON DIST.—A. N .Mayes.
MARIETTA— M. M. Sessions, E. C.
Gurley, Geo. H. Sessions, J. H.
Boston, J. T. Anderson, A. V. Cor
telyou, M. D. Hodges, R. W. North
cutt, Campbell Wallace, M. L. Mec-
Neel, L. R. Collins, John R. Fow
ler, J. W. Legg, Jim R. Brumby,
W. J. Frey, W. L. Richardson, H.
R. Ridgeway, W. H. Power, T. M.
Brumby, Jr., W. H. Wyatt, J. H.
Hanecock, Bernard Awtrey.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday School 9:30 A. M. g
Morning Service 11:00 A. M.
Christian Endeavor 6:45 P. M.
Evening Service 7:30 P. M.
Soldiers, visitors and strangers are
welvomed to these services.
The pulpit of the Presbyterian
Church will be supplied by a visiting
minister on Sunday, just whom has
not been learned, but probably from
one of the Atlanta church,
LODGE DIRECTORY. '
Kennesaw Lodge 33. F. &A. M.
E. T. Lance, W. M. '
James J. Daniell, S. W. i
M. A. Moore, J. W. |
John P. Cheney Sect’y.
E. L. Robertson, Treas. {
Meets first and third Friday nights
Read our want columns every week
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