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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-06
AUDITORS REPORT OF COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA FOR
The YEARS or 1912, 1915 1914, AND 1915
Marietta, Ca, April 10th, 1918.

Hon. Board County Commissioners,
Cobb County,
Marietta Ca,
Gentlemen
In accordance with the instructions
given me by your Honorable body, have made
a complete Audit of the records of the Tax Col
lector Treasurer, Clerk of the Commissioners and
a partial Audit of the records of the Clerk of the
Superior Court and the Ordinary. The records of
the two officers named last not contemplated
IN the contract, but through a misapprehension
certain amount of work was done on these re-
cords and the results are incorporated in this re-
port
The complete report of this Audit will
be found in the following pages, all of which is
respectfully submitted for your consideration.
Very truly yours etc.,
]. H. DREWRY,
Auditor for Cobb County
COBB COUNTY GEORGIA,
COMMENT ON AUDIT,
Tax Collector-Mr. w. P. Stephens 1911-1912
The records for these years were gone
into with the utmost care. With one execution
noted below, they in good shape and all set
Elements made with the State and County were
correct in every detail The lapse of time occasion
ed considerable trouble in getting the data in or
der and the exception in the account of 1911 me-
ce5sated verification the entire Digest for that
year.
EXCEPTION: BY reference to the
Digest for 1911 you will see that there is a dis
crepancy between the TOTAL and the PROOF Of
$696O.O0 On this account the Collector set
tied with the State basis and with the
County upon another. The settlement with the
State was for total valuation of 81 3S1 555 while
the settlement with the County was for a valua-
ton of $7,374,595, difference in the two valua-
tions of $6,96OOO
The error was occasioned by failing to
add the property valuation of Sam Sanders negro
defaulter into the PROOF, although it was carried
in the total of the Digest Just why this was done
is rather inexplicable. The error runs
through all three Digests, but seems to
know why it was not caught and corrected On
the face of it, the fault apparently lies with the
Receiver rather than with the Tax Collector How
ever the amount has been charged to Mr. W. p
Stephens, the Tax Collector for this period and
balance of $5S.45, on the 1911 Tax Account 1912
Tax Account checks out correctly
Tax Collector-Mr. T. H. LeCroy 1913-1914
The Tax account for 1918 is complete
The Tax Collector has not made his final settle
ments for the 1914 and it is therefore impos-
sibe to make full accounting for that year The
balances shown due to both the State and the
County are subject to deductions on account of In
solvents, Errors Digest Commissions ETC.
Since the 2lst of March, 1915 (the final perioi
covered by this audit the Collector has made
several payments his account
Reverting to the 1913 Tax Account re-
ference to the statement will show that the Col
lector is due on same follows
State $2SSl
County S12
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-06

CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-06

(EXHIBIT "A-1")
w. P Stephens, Tax Collector Cobb County, Ga.
COUNTY TAX 1912
DEBTS
Gen. Tax on Digest $7671.79O at $500 S69O4611
Corporation Tax 1O59s9
zen. lax Not on Digest 3,367.46
interest collected 2O26
Total $S2,9622O
CREDITS
falu county Treas. as per receipts $S0,469.S4
Allowances:
Insolvents 141A7
Errors 1,071.53 1,213.OO
Commissions: o7o9e
4otal $S2,962.2O
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07

This is the remedy that has sstonished
scientists by its quick-action. Vitalizing
powers 1t has brought scores Of brain
weary, exhausted men and women back
to ~sprighty viEor and the buoyancy Of
youth. When that 'aI in" Woebegone
feeling makes you tired OF the game Of
life-your nerves have got you, you've
used up their vital force. You're nerve
sick. not body-sick; nerve-hungry, not dys-
peptic, and must build up on a nerve-tonic-
food It's a shame for a man at 50 TO
feel gloomy or low-spirited, or he lacking
in the staying power that fills yOE with
''Get-up-and-Eit-" Kellogg's Sanitone Wa
fers revive you so you feel like a new
being. and keep you at your best Tor years
to come.
To, convince you OF their merit. let US
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are for sale BY an leading druggists
Whether you get them from US or buy
from your druggist. don't fail 10 get them
right away
The regular 500 size OF KeIlogg's SAM
tone Waters is for sale in Fl Paso at Kelly
& Pollard. 2o1 y. Oregon St: Knoblauch
Drug Co. $50 Mesa Ave: A. E. Ryan. 212
San Antonio St; Rio Grande Drug store
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07

Every druggist in the South-yOur
druggist and e~verybOdy's druggist has
noticed a great falling-off in the sale of
calomel. They all give the same reason.
Dodson's Liver Tone is taking its place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people know
it while DodsOn's Liver Tone is safe and
gives better results, " said a prominent
local druggist. DOdsOn's Liver Tone is
personally guaranteed by every druggist.
A large f~amily-sized bottle costs only 80
cents and if you find it doesn't take the
place of dangerous, salivating calOmel you
have only to ask for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedy harmless
to both children and adults. Take a
spoonful at night and wake up feeling
fine, no sick headache, ~biliOusness, ague,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
WARMING GIVEN
TO ORCHARDISTS
State College Entomologist
Urges Prompt Campaign
Against Pear Blight.

State College, y. NJ, oct. Warning
TO southern New Mexico fruit growers
to start a campaign against pear blight
before it is too late has been issued
by D.. z. Merrill, entomoloStst OF state
college
The bulletin says>in part
Pear blight has been present in the
state in several sections for some years
hut nothing was done except to deny ITS
presence or to ignore it This year mas
been more favorable for the growth
and spread of the disease and many
orchards have already sustained Sc
we're loss. Longer neglect means ire
parable loss
Vow Is the Time TO start.
Now is the time to take steps TO
control he spread Of the disease 10
do this means work. and it means, for
the present, voluntary cooperation. for
we have no general laws compelling
attention to such a pest though such
are badly needed. Our only recourse to
compel such attention is through the
establishment Of a county horticultural
commission. Very few counties in the
state have so far provided for such 4
commission Thus, yOu are the one
vitality interested, no matter II you
have only one pear tree OF a 80 acre
orchard. Your one tree may haroor the
disease sufficiently to defy the mos
thorough efforts to eradicate II from
large orchards within a radius Of per
haps one-half mile from that one tree
Remember. too. hat ~crabapple, haW-
thorn and ounce are liable to harooI
the disease, although not so seriously
affected by it.
Prevention is better h a cure Con-
troll of the disease consists, so Tar as
known now. only in cutting out ana
burning diseased portions Of the al
rected trees. or in destroying whole
trees that are too badly affected Now
is the time to begin cutting out the ms
eased parts, for the blighted twigs-
spurs and branches are more easily seer
now. The "hold-over" cankers on the
limbs. trunks, crotches. etc, are more
easily located after the leaves have
fallen
Remove all sources that hold the
Z Infection over winter. Very badly
diseased pear. apple, ounce or craoap-
pie trees should be dug up and burned-
Remove blighted branches wei below
the blighted area Prune all blgnteo
twigs and spurs. Pare 'hold-oVer can
kers back to live wood After disin-
fecting them. paint such weund VIII
an autiseptic tree paint
.Dfsinfact all wounds and tools after
each separate cutting with corrosive
sublimate solution. one part to luVu
parts Of water. applied with a sponge
Keep water sprouts from trees They
are very susceptible to blight
Avoid bruising or soaring the park
Of trees. Such wounds allow entrance
Of the blight
Burn all prunings at once
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
Riley Is % and Indiana
Folk Help Him Celebrate

Indianapolis. Ind, oct. James
Whitcomb Riley's SD birthday anniver-
sary came today. and, just to make it
more memorable than any that has pre-
ceded it, the entire state Joined him in
celebrating il,
This year was picked for hOnoring
the poet because the citizens Of Indiana
Wished to pay him tribute while he
would be fully able to take part in and
enjoy il. In addition to the weight OF
years. MI. Riley has felt the burden OF
i'll health
Governor Samuel NJ RaIston recently
issued a proclamation asking every
community in the state TO set aside
the day for the honorinE of "Indiana's
most beloved citizen His plan was to
nave business suspended as much as
possible. The proclamation is beng
generally observed in every city. town
and village. from Indianapolis down to
Greenfield, where MI. Riley was born,
and Carleton, the tiny hamlet, under the
name OF Talbot, the praise OF which
the poet sang with the lines:
You kin boast about YOU cities, nj
their Study growth and size.
And braE about your county seats, and
business enterprise.
And railroads. and factories, and all
sich foolery-
But the HttIA town O. Taiholt is big
enough for me-"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
FARM MORTGAGE BANKERS
DISCUSS RURAL CREDITS

St Louis, no, oct The convention
,of the Farm Mortgage Bankers asso-
citation OF America began a two day
session here today
The discussion at the opening meet
ing was largely on the matter Of rural
credits. and farmers who nave made a
study OF this phase Of finance addressed
the delegates.
The purpose OF the association has
been set forth as follows:
The encouragement of state and ma
tional legislation affecting farm mort
gage banking
The collecting and dissemination Of
information regarding farm mortgage
investments.
Assistance to the public in discrim-
mating between safe and unsafe secu-
rites.
The education Of the public TO the
advantages Of farm mortgage invest
ments-"
Delegates were in attendance today
from Missouri. Illinois, Kansas. Iowa,
Georgia. Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota. Texas. Montana. Wash
ington. Tennessee, Nebraska, Indiana
Louisiana and New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
PURE o MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE

Hoods sarsapariua surely and effectively
removes s~crofuIa. bofs and other blood di-
seases because Il drives out Of the blood all
the humors that cause these diseases They
cannot be successfully treated in any other
way. External applications for their removal
have proven almost useless, because they
cannot drive out the impurities that are in
the blood.
Hoods sarsapariIla makes pure rich blood.
p~erfects the digestion. and builds up the
whole system The skin becomes smooth
clean and healthy. This great blood remedy
has stood the test Of forty years. Insist
on having Hoods for nothing else acts ike
&c.. There is no real substitute. Get It today.
Sold BY all druggists-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
NEW POLICY IN
FARM INSTITUTES
Commissioner Says Lectur-
ers Must Live With
Farmers in Districts.

Austin. Texas, oct. IA new policy
in the organization of farmers tnst-
tutes in Texas has been
by commissioner % agriculture FREQ
". Davis, which he believes viii tend
TO greatly increase the efficiency OF the
work Of the institute lecturers
Under the new policy the institute
lecturers viii be required 10 i've VIZ
Inc farmers that compose the rural dis
tricts. and thereby keep in closer touch
with the needs of the farmers ana also
be in a better position TO organize IN
stitutes. IN the past the lecturers on
whom there are about Is, lived at AUS
Tin and other points in the state ana
away from the farming elements
1t is also planned under TINS new
policy to hold meetings at all OF tne
county school houses in eacn eouH
80 II fs Dofnred out that n in
spector recently visited so school house
and delivered lectures, with n resul'
that 50 new Institutes were ORGANIZED
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
DANGEROUS CALOMEL
IS SELDOM SOLD NOW
Caomel SaFvates! Il Makes You Sick and You Lose a Days Work
-DOdsuTs Liver Tone Acts Better Than CalOHel and Is Harm
less for Men, Women, ChidTen-Read Guaranteed

sour stomach or clogged bowels. DOdsOn's
Liver Tone doesn't grippe or cause mcOn-
venience all next day like calOmel.
Take a dose of calOmel tonight and to-
morrow YOU viii feel sick, weak and nause-
ated. Dent lose aday's work.
DodsOn's Liver Tone is real liver medi-
cine. You'll know It next morning because
YOU will wake up with your head clear,
your liver active, bowels clean, breath
sweet and stomach regulated You viii
feel cheerful and full of vigOr and ready
for a hard days work.
You can eat without risk of saivatng
yourself or your children.
Get a bottle of DOdsOn's Liver Tone and
try it on my guarantee. You'll never
again put a dose of nasty, dangerous Gallo
mel into your stOmach-Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07

Blue Andalusians and Anconas. They
are all non-sitters and great layers.
but not recommended as meat prOduc-
ers. MinOrcas, however. are heavier
weights than either WyandOttes or
Rhode Island Reds and the females are
equal in weight to Plymouth Rock fe-
males. This is information to most
people for nearly all have Minorcas
classed with LeghOrns, weigh but little
more than half as much. All Mediter-
raneans lay white eggs and Minorcas
and Spanish lay the largest eggs OF all
fowls They love liberty and high
fences are required 10 cOnfine them
though they do well IN confinement,
French. Polish and Dutch breeds are
not popular in America for utility pur-
poses and. i'm this day Of high price Of
living. utility should be given . prom
inent place. A breed attracting much
attention at present is Campines. They
are of Belgian origin. quite hardy. non
sitrers and great layers Of good sized
pearly white eggs. Like LeghOrns you
must stake and rider" the fences to
confine them. They are a small breed.
very pretty and will keep the egg bass
ket pretty well filled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
BUCKEYE VALLEY FARMERS
GATHER ALFALFA SEED CROP

Buckeye, Ariz, Oct. 7-Farmers
throughout the Buckeye valley are har-
vesting their second crop OF alfalfa
seed. The average is about $50. pounds
to the acre, which is about the same as
usual The first crop, which is usually
500 pounds to the acre, was less than
200. owing to the wet winter. Prices
are holding up we'll Growers are re
ceivinE Il cents a pound for their seed
at the thresher and Il cents for re-
cleaned seed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
FORM FARM IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION IN MARICOPA

Alhambra, Ariz.. oct THE Alham-
bra branch Of the Maricopa County
Farm Improvement association was or
ganized at a meeting attended by most
of the farmers of this district County
farm advisor John Armstrong and Pro-.
Stanley F. Morse. state leader for the
department Of agriculture. were pres
eut. F. z. Tack acted as chairman.
George F. Alkire, H De Fries and H z.
Butterfield were named as a committee
on constitution and bylaws.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
OLD FOLKS NEED
"GASlRETS" FOR
LIVER, BOWELS
Salts, calomel, pills act on
bowels like pepper acts
in nostrils.
Enjoy life! Don't stay bill
: ious, sick, headachy and
constipated


Most old people give TO the bowels
some regular help, else they suffer
from constipation The condition is
perfectly natural II is Just as natural
IS it is for old people TO walk slowly
For age is never so active as youth
The muscles are less elastic And the
bowels are muscles
So al old people need Cascarets. One
might as well refuse TO aid weak eyes
with glasses as 10 neglect this gentle
aid to weak bowels The bowels must
be kept active. This is important at
all ages. but never so much rs at
, fifty.
] age is not a time for harsh physics.
Youth may occasionally whip the
bowels into activity. But a lash can't
be used every DAY. What the bowels
Of the old need is a gentle and natural
tonic. one thai can be constantly used
without harm. The only such tonic is
Cascarets. and they cost only 10 cents
per box at any drug store. They work
while YOU sIeep.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07

and light. Cochins and LanEshans.
Brahmas and Cochins. like Chester
White hogs. have never mad good
in the south Langshans as winter
layers are equal to the best and are a
good all round fowl. They are a high
stationed fowl. come black n white,
and you would make no mistake in Civ
ing them a trial Brahmas are the
heaviest of all breeds Of fowls cocks
Weighing y pounds and hens 81 Those
weights are frequently greatly exceed
ed. Not recommended by me for ser
vice In your aek yard Nor are
Cochins. They are all SLOW TO mature
and not the best Of layers Light
Brahmas. however. are recognized as
among the most beautiful Of owl and
a flock of them will attract the at
tentfon of anyone.
Mediterranean Classes
Tn Mediterranean class comprise
Leghorns. Minorcas, Black Spanish,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
More Men Than Women
Have Appendicitis.

Surgeons announce more mel have
appendicitis than women. although
the difference is small Fl Paso
people should know appendicitis is
prevented by taking only twice q
week ONE SPOONFUL Of backthorn
bark, glycerine. etc. as mixed in
Adler-l-ka- Most medicines act only
on lower bowel; Adler-i-ka acts on
BOTH lower and upper bowel
The QUICK action is astonishinE-
Just ONE SPOONFUL is so power
ful and cleanses so THOROUGH It
relieves almost ANY CASE ~eonstipa-
ton. sour or gassy stomach. ONE
bottle has relieved mild cases aDpen-
iicitis Although powerful it NEVER
gripes. THE Warner Drug Co. SOC
Mesa Ave-Ady.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
AGED MOTHER SEEKS TO FIND
HER TWO LONG LOST SONS

Mrs. Rachel Evans. an aged mother
at 1916 Vallejo street. Denver, Colo,
is seeking TO find her two sons o
since grown to manhood. who wan
defed away many years ago. Jesse and
Nathaniel Evan are their name. She
lost trace of Jesse while she was living
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
.AYEARS Ago Today
From The Herald Of This
Date. 1901.

Exalderman Ed Scott left for san An
tonic this morning on business
W. L Amonett and wife came in to-
day from Roswell to locate here.
Miss Lulu Hilzsinger returned home
today from Ysleta. where she has been
visiting for several days
Little Rosemary Pelham, daughter OF
c.. T. Pelham, is quite i'll at the smelter-
Scarlet fever is the trouble.
Mrs G. n. Buckler has returned from
a trip to New York and Washington.
having left her daughter at school in
the capital.
The federal court grand jury was
sworn in today. i%nclduing !. B. Gillett,
foreman: ID. Klein. George Mansfield,
John II. Anderson. Charles Morrison.
VIII DOckson. c. c. Jones, VIII Russell,
Frank Del Buono, J. r. Holland. W r
GlasscOck. W. D.. Casey, O.. G. Hardin,
II. Y. Ellis. J Il. Falter. W. S--Blevins,
II. G thinner, T p Scott and G.. W
Newiu-
The federal court petit jury sworn in
today is as follows: " W. F. Stewart
James Davis, Ben Pruett. Frank Spraul,
w. T. Crebaum, Tom Granger. J.. W.
Harmon. Seth Terrell, l. F. Cartwright
II. p. Mccain, A. W. Wright II. Kay
ser. c.. T. Nichols. W 5. McCuthceon. c.
VI Murray. Joe Krause- Y A. Brock, J.
A. Bishop. Frank Russell. Frank Dutch
over. Tom Hawthorne. J.. l. James. W
II. Bledsoe. c. E. Pierce, j. J. Walker
and J. H Rouse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
ORGANIZATION IS.
FARMER 'SREFUGE
Speaker at Farm Congress
Says Small Farmer Is
at Disadvantage!

Denver. Colo. oct. THE farmer as
a buyer and seller was the topic of an
address by DIT. T. n. Carver. before the
International Farm congress mere to-
day. The small farmer of today, ne
said. Is the only large class WHICH reg
ularlv buys its raw material at retail
and sells its finished products at whole
sale. In borrowing capital likewise
the small farmer is usually at some dls-
advantage. Organization" he SAID,
therefore should be the w~atchWord OF
the small farmer Of the next genera
stion.'
Inefficient Buyer and seller
THE most efficient producing unit is
the one-family farm. but" said Dr. Car
yer. 1T seems that the small farmer is
inefficient in buying and selling rms
inefficiency can be overcome by the
organization Of small and efficient pro
ducing units into large and effectiFe
bargaining units.
1T is now as necessary that a group
of n~eighboring farmers should combine
their capital for special purposes as ~
was A generation ago that they should
combine their labor
Cheap Labor n lax
Retrieving the advantages and disad-
vantages of the small and larger farm.
DR. Carver declared the worst and
most dangerous enemy OF the small
farmer is he who tries to fOist upon the
rural districts a large supply OF chear
labor" This. he said, designed "a
give the large farmer an advantage
would force the small farmer TO sell
his products in competition that CHEAP
Ieoor. to his own Impeachment OF
extinction"
DR.. Carver closed with an eNDlana-
ton Of the proper workings OF a CO
operative society, and stated that the
enlarged methods of marketing placed
the small farmer in competition, not
with his neighbor. but with states
countries and even continents
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
CAPT. TUSTEN To SPEND WINTER
AT SAWTELLE SOLDIERS HOME

Capt Frank Tusten. elevator mar at
the federal building. left, Thursday
morning for Sawtelle. Cal. where he
viii spend the winter at the Soldiers
home.
Capt Tusten. who is a civil war vet
eran. has been granted an indefinite
leave of absence by collector Z L.
Cobb for faithful services He viii also
visit his aged father at Monterey, CAL,
while in California
Capt Tusten has not been in good
health this fail and is going 10 the
coast in the hope that a change Of eli
mate will benefit his health. He viii
return in the spring
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07

in Albuquerque. n. NJ. in 1891. and IN
1900 she lost the address of,her son.
Nathaniel They were drifting about
the west in those years. and Mrs. Evans
went TO Oklahoma and then to California
for her health. h was comparatively
young then and did not need their
assistance. but now she says she needs
their companiOnship.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-07
Cheap Labor n Menace.
JAMES DAVIS GROWS CORN
IL FEET IN HEIGHT

silver City y N. oct James Da-
Wis claims the corn growing champion
shin of New Mexico for size OF corn
stalks. He has corn growing on MS
place seven miles from here which
measures 16 feet in height and these
are only average stalks in the field
He has placed q number Of the giant
stalks on display at a local store and
they attract much attention. Mr.. DAVIS
expects to get a yield Of IS bushels 10
the acre. The corn is white, flint va
rietv. and was grown from special seed
obtained by Mr.. Davis in the east
All good dealers viii sell you Sulz-
berEer's Majestic Ham and Bacon DC
Hciously Different-AdverusemenL
Guns for Rent and repaired Allen
Arms and Cycle Co-Advertisement