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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
MR.. DAVID IRWIN BUYS
OLD GOODMAN PLACE

The old Goodman home on Pow
der Springs road has been bought by
Mr.. David Irwin, of Buford, Ga, and
will probably be used by him as a
summer home for his family.
The Goodman place is one of Cobb
County's good farms, but Mr.. Twins
main reason for making the purchase
was to crafty a sentiment of his
wife's. Mrs. Irwin, who was Miss
Mildred Irwin, granddaughter of
the late Mr.. Robert Goodman, want
ed the old family home kept in the
family. The Journal is interested,
for the late Mr.. Goodman was the
founder and first editor of the Mari
eta Journal.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
SOUTHEAST is SECOND
over The TOP IN UNITED
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Georgia to Have Hut Named
For Her At Once
Generous Responses of People In this
Section of Country Has Created
Considerable Comment In All Parts
of the United States

The Southeastern Department went
over the top in the United War Work
Campaign with flying colors and en-
Joys the distinction of being the sec
ond department in the country to
oversubscribe it's quota. The South
ern department was the first to pass
it's goal.
Indications were that when final
reports were received, the total sum
subscribed to the United War Work
Campaign in the Southeastern De-
partment will be between $9,000,00O
and $10,000,000. The extending of
the campaign enabled the department
to go beyond all expectations. The
total amount raised will be more than
a fifty per cent over-subscription.
On basis of 100000 as the
amount to be raised nationally, the
quota of the Southeastern Depart
ment was $6,820,006, and this mark
was reached and passed on Saturday,
to the keenest qualification of all per-
sons concerned.
Georgia was the first state in the
Southeastern department to go over
the top. The other states finished IN
the following order: Mississippi, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, and Alabama,
South Carolina and Florida.
The Southeastern department was
thoroughly combed for subscriptions
and the generous responses of the
people in this section of the country
has been the cause Of favorable and
appreciated comment in all parts of
the United States.
The people in all seven states OF
the Southeastern department gave
freely and willingly to the fund for
the seven great war-working organl-
cations. In no other previous drives
have the states of the south led the
country in subscriptions.
R. H. King, campaign director for
the Southeastern department, has
only the highest praise for the lead
crs and workers who made the splen-
did oversubscription possible.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
Indictments Against Boys
OF Blue Ridge Circuit
Who Are In Army or Navy
To Be Mol Pressed
TO HAVE CLEAN RECORDS
Judge N. A. Morris Charges Grand
Jury to This Effect; Have Made
Clean Records ON Field Of Battle
and Will Find One Here

All indictments in misdemeanor
cases in the Blue Ridge Circuit
against young men who have entered
the army or navy, or any branch of
the fighting forces of the United
States in the present war will be
nolle pressed, so states Judge N. A.
Morris in his charge to the Grand
Jury this week
In charging the Grand Jury on this
subject he stated:
"There are quite number of in
dictments pending against young men
in the seven counties composing the
Judicial Circuit over which have the
honor to preside, who have entered
the army or navy since the beginning
of the present war. In every one OF
these indictments where the crime
charged is a misdemeanOr, i am going
+, mol PROSE- and quash them without
costs to these boys that have volun-
tarily entered the service, or entered
the service when called under the Sc
lective Service law. l don't mean for
this to apply to slackers or deserters.
"Many of these mountain boys
have never had much opportunity in
life in the way of educational adj
vantages, but they have answered
their country's call, have rallied
around our flag, and made as brave
soldiers as ever shouldered gun;
they have kissed their loved ones
goodbye and offered their all for the
fl ture happiness, peace, and prosper
ity of the world, and to crush, once
and for all time to come, the brutal
military spirit of Germany, whose
chief desire seems to be to dominate
and enslave every nation of people
e. cept those allied with them.
81 believe that these boys will
c, me back home with higher ideals
of life. and, if they have committed
some misdemeaner before entering
the service, / am going to clean the
docket and give them new start and
another chance. They have made a
clean record abroad and am going
to see that a clean record so far as
this court is concerned, awaits them
OF their return home. | mean for
this to apply not only TO white peo-
ple, but also to negroes"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
is TO Sc REC|STRANTS
MUST FILL AND RETURN
THEIR QUEST|ONNAIRES
Orders Sunday Discontinue
Present Examinations
Local Board Members State That
Despite Rumors to the Contrary
Classification of Registrants Under
81 VIII Continue

Despite the impression which i:
prevalent among the registrants Of
September II, Mr.. Campbell Wallace
secretary to the Local Board of Cobt
| County, gave out in statement
Monday morning between the ages
of IS and SO, both inclusive, on Sept
18th, 1918, receiving their question
naires must fill them out and return
them in the required seven days.
Telegraphic instructions were re
ceived by the Board on Sunday t.
discontinue the examination of al
men, but to go ahead with the CLASH
fications.
Men over SO receiving their ques
tionnaires are only required to write
their name and address on same and
return in the self addressed envelope
in the usual manner, just as though
it had been properly filled out.
All calls which the Local Board had
for this month and all special Undue
tions under competent orders, have
been cancelled.
Although many inquiries have
been made to the Local Board in
connection with filling questionnaires
no one between IS and SO, inclusive
will be excused for not filling them
and will be dealt with in the usual
manner.
The following is given out by Mr.
George D. Anderson, Chairman, fol
the benefit of those requiring aid in
filling out questionnaires:
"All registrants under 81 years OF
age, on Sept. IL, 1918, who have re.
ceived missionaries to be answered
will go to the Local Boards Office
upstairs at the post Office, beginning
Monday, November 25th, 1918, and
from day to day until all are answer
ed
"The following lawyers will be on
hand for the purpose of assisting in
filling out questionnaires on the days
n; med, as follows:
"Monday, November '25th, 1918
j. z. Foster and VIM. Attaway.
Tuesday, November 26th, 1918
w. E. Roberts and Geo. d. Anderson
"wednesday, November 81, 1918
]. II. Boston and J. p. Cheney.
Thursday, November 28th, 1918:
Joe Abbott and Welborn Reynolds.
Friday, November 10Th, 1918: H.
B. Moss and Gordon B. Gam.
Saturday, November 30th, 1918:
B T. Frey, W. r. Power, C. M. Dobbs,
and P. D. McCleskey."
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
GRAND JURY NAMES
NEW COMMISSIONER
Mr.. Chas. F. Morgan, of Kennesaw'
Appointed to Fill UnexPired
Term of J. E. eagle

AS stated some weeks ago, Mr.. j;
E. eagle, who represented the second
road district having removed from
the bounds of the district, rendered
his resignation to the board OF COM
missioners.
On Monday the Grand Jury took
up the matter of this vacancy, ana
by unanimous vote elected Mr. Chas.
F. Morgan, of Kennesaw, to NIL OUT
the unexpired term of Mr.. eagle:
Mr.. Morgan is well known IN the
district and Throughout the county
and is well qualified to fill the place
and look after the interests of the
county, and no doubt his election VIII
meet with the approval of the people
of the second road district, and the
people of Cobb generally.
We congratulate Mr.. Morgan ana
the county with his election:
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
Five Districts of County Are
Already Well Over Their
Quota; Some Districts to
Go Over In Finals
COBB'S QUOTA is S12,75O
Chairman J. w. Legg Worked End
lessly For Success of Drive; End
of War Caused Great Depression
In Contributions

Cobb County has exceeded her
quota by more than the additional
so per cent asked for the United
War Work causes.
The original quota was $8,500.00
but when a fifty per cent increase was
asked this raised the sum we were
expected to contribute to $12,750 as
a minimum.
Thorough organization and endless
work by Chairman J. w. Legg is res
ponsible for the success of this drive.
We can not too highly praise the
devotion and the ceaseless energy
which he put into this campaign. We
had thought that the task of raising
this sum for the worthy causes to
which it was to be applied would not
be great, but we see now that but
for the individual work of this one
man we might have failed.
The end of the war caused con-
siderable loss of interest in war work
although this cause at once became
more important to the morals, heal
tn, happiness and character of our
boys than ever before.
And as we have stated before, this
was not like the bond campaigns,
making an investment in dollars and
cents to be returned with interest in
money, but it was a clear gift Of
money to be invested in character
and morale Of our boys. Of the two
it would certainly seem the most i'm
portant, but it took work, hard work
of the chairman and a large num-
Der of faithful helpers to do this
work.
We know that this praise will not
meet with the approval of Mr.. Legg,
but it is merited and we insist on
giving it publicity.
We want the boys to know, when
they come home, of his unselfsh
work in their behalf.
And we wish it understood that we
do not want to detract from the hon
or of any of the other workers Mrs
A. S. j. Gardner, county chairman
of the Woman's division of the cam
paign, and the district chairmen and
all the other noble workers for the
cause, including those whose cars
were so freely used in the campaign.
We know that they were only too
glad to have been able to render the
service, and thus put Cobb over the
top, and help to put Georgia over the
top and win for the state the dis
tinction of being one !of the ten
states having Y. NJ. C. A. hut named
for them over there with the boys.
The returns are not yet complete
but the districts marked with a star
are already over their quota. 1t is
expected that several more will go
over in the final returns:
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
GEORGIA SOCIETY WANTS TO
LOOK AFTER GEORGIA BOYS

We have letter from the Georgia
Society of New York City, who are
anxious to look after Georgia boys
who may be in New York hospitals
wounded or sick.
They ask US to give publicity to
this and ask the relatives of any OF
these boys to send their names and
hospital address to Mr.. R. M. Bran
non, 62 Leonard Street, New York,
New York.
Mr.. Brannon is chairman of a com
mittee of the Georgia Society, who
will render comfort and cheer to all
wounded or convalescent Georgia sol
diers
The editor is personally acquainted
with some of the former Georgia
folks who are members of this society
and he urges the compliance with the
above request.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL
HOLDS A SERVICE IN
MEMORY OF 1t. OWENS
Large Crowd Gathers In
High School Chapel
Impressive Tribute Is Paid to Former
Professor of Science by Former
Pupils and Friends; Col. D. w.
Blair Makes Address

I'm the beautiful service held Tues
day morning in the High School
chapel in memory of Lieut.. J. Erwin
Owens, who gave his life on Oct. 10th
in the battle of Argonne Forest, the
Marietta High School tried to express
its deep feeling of loss and at the
same time it's heartfelt admiration
for him, cherished since 1915, and
only heightened and confirmed by his
subsequent career and glorious death.
To this service were invited not
only the High School students, but
their parents as well, and the special
friends of Mr.. Owens. The auditor
ium was well filled, among those thus
paying tribute to this gallant young
man being some of his former pupils,
who are now in the service themsel-
YES.
In the front of the room, draped
around with Old Glory, was displayed
the service flag with one hundred
blue stars and two gold ones, which
Muriel Williams had drawn on the
blackboard. Two photographs of Mr..
Owens had been loaned for the occa-
sion, one taken as we knew him first,
as a teacher; the other as, we knew
him last, as first lieutenant. Near
the latter some late roses dropped
their heads as if they knew they, too,
had lost friend in this one who
was always so fond of flowers.
At the first strains of "The Star
SpangIed Banner" the audience
rose to it's feet and sang this, our
national hymn, reverently and with
new meaning. Then girl from the
class that Mr.. Owens called his own,
which is now the Senior class, recited
that appropriate poem of the Great
War, 'EIn Flanders Fields" S. A.
Connor, the president of the same
class, gave, in an "Eulogy on Lieut..
Continued on Page Five)
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
COBB PIG CLUB BOYS
CLEAN UP in MACON
Each Sow and Litter Sent to State
Fair at Macon Won Prize;
Several Others Taken

The Cobb County Pig Club boys
Cleaned up" at the State Fair in
Macon last week.
DR.. Sawyer just took enough pigs
down to take all the prizes and rib
bons in sight, and while it. does not
look right for one county to get it all,
it should encourage the boys of 9TH
err counties to do better. If they
can not learn how to raise pigs with
out help from Cobb, we might lend
them a few of our Pig Club boys to
act as demonstrators.
With the great training they have
had during the last year under DR..
Sawyer's able instruction, we believe
lot of them are qualified to teach
pig raising.
Each sow and litter sent to. Ma
con from Cobb County won a first
prize as follows:
Duroc, Kingsley Miller, Marietta.
Hampshire, Patterson Kemp, Black
wells.
Poland China, j. C. Power, Jr.,
Sandy Plains.
Berkshire, John and Tommy Starke
O. Smyrna.
In addition to this Cobb County
pigs won prizes as follows:
Pigs under six months old: Berk-
shire sow, 1st and End prizes; Berk-
shire boar, 1st, 3rd and 4th prizes
Poland China SOW, LIST, Bird and 4th
prizes; Poland China boar, End and
4th prizes; Hampshire sow, 1st and
4th prizes; Hampshire boar, 1st and
End prizes; Duroc sow, 4th and 9Th
prizes; Duroc boar, 1st and 4th
prizes.
All these were in the club con-
tests, while in the open ring Cobb
County gets two frsts, three sec
onds, four fourths and five fifth
prizes.
Prizes won in cash $4,000, and
$4,000 worth of hogs, silver cup
and thirty-three ribbons.
We are sorry to not have the names
of all the prize winners yet, but from
the list it looks like all our boys
must have had winners there.
We have this preliminary report
from DIR. Sawyer and he winds up
with the following which seems to
be fact: treason: Cobb County
bows have learned how to raise pigs. "
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
PVT. JOHN r. DODGEN
GIVES LIFE IN SERVICE
Smyrna Boy Makes Supreme Sacri
fee ON October Fifth; In Army
Since Fifth of August

Private John Russell Dodgen, OF
Smyrna, r. F. D., died of disease in
France on Oct. 9Th, 1918.
Mr.. Dodgen was % years old; ans
wered the cali of the Government
August the 9TH and after a short
training, sailed for France, Septem-
Der the 18th. No drawer boy than
John has answered the call, and had
he lived would have made his mark
without a doubt.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Annie Belle Dodgen, end one child,
about two months old; his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. B. Dodgen; two
sisters, Mrs. Dora Starnes and Miss
Mable Dodgen; four brothers, w. A.
Dodgen, G. z. Dodgen, H. c. Dodgen
ard T. L. Dodgen.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
THE PRESIDENT WILL GO
TO PEACE CONFERENCE
President Hopes BY His Presence to
End Wars for All Time; Dele
gates to be Announced

Washington, Nov. 18.-President
Wilson will attend the opening SEES
sions of the peace conference. This
was announced tonight officially. He
will go Immediately after the conven-
ing of the regular session of congress
on December 2.
Text of Statement
This official statement was issued
at the White House.
The White House announcement
fC lows:
"The president expects to sail
for France Immediately after the
opening of the regular session
OF congress, for the purpose OF
taking part in the discussion
and settlement of the main fea-
lures of the treaty of peace.
1t is not likely that it will be
possible for him to remain
throughout the sessions of the
formal peace conference, but his
presence at the outset is neces-
sary in order to Obviate the
manifest disadvantages of dis
cussion by cable in determining
the greater outlines of the final
treaty about which he must nee
essarily be consulted. He will,
of course, be accompanied by
delegates who win sit as the
representatives of the United
States throughout the confer
ence.
"The names of the delegates
will be presently announced"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
CRAYDoN LEDFoRD MISSING

In the casualty list of Wednesday
appears among those missing the
name of Graydon G. Ledford, Mari
eta, Ca, next of kin, Jim M. Led
ford.
Hurried inquiry brought no def
mite information concerning this man
or his relatives beyond the fact that
he was sent to Camp Gordon by the
local board of Cobb County.
At the time of registration, he was
at some place in South Carolina, and
a, the time of induction into service
he was at work in Dalton, Ga.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
Young Girl Fooled
BY Hasfy Marriage

On Tuesday in Cobb Superior
Court E. j. Fitzgerald alias Don X.
Fitzgerald plead guilty to the charge
of bigamy and was sentenced by
Judge Morris to six years in the peni-
tertiary.
In connection with this hangs a
sad story of mans perfidy, aud the
lack of proper investigation by a
young girls family before marriage.
Miss ,Leola Miller, beautiful and
accomplished young woman of good
family in Baconton, Georgia, grad
uate of Wesleyan Female College,
came to Atlanta and procured work
as reporter on one of the big papers
there. In the course of her duties
she became acquainted with man in
the same line of work, whose pleas
ing manners and attentions won her
confidence, and finally her love and
consent to marriage.
They came to Marietta, procured
a license and were married by DR..
r. G. Smith, on August 10th, 1918.
After short time by accident
through her connection with the Unit
ed War Work Campaign the sup
posed young wife learned that the
man whom she had trusted, had a
wife and children in Pennsylvania,
who were appealing for aid, and who
supposed him dead. 1t then devel-
oped that after leaving his home in
the north he had first gone to a wes-
tern city, where he managed to Sc
cure in paper the publication of
notice of his death, and this he had
some one to send to his wife in Penn
sylvania. Henceforth he was believ-
ed to be dead, and he came south
and secured work where he met the
young girl.
The above facts were quickly veri-
fed and his arrest and prosecution
came about. At the trial he plead
guilty to the charge, but he was ac-
companied by lawyer friend who
made an appeal for leniency in his
behalf. This friend also gave his
own name as Don X. Fitzgerald, the
very same name as that used by the
defendant in his supposed marriage
to Miss Miller.
With the six year sentence ends
the chapter, so far as the man is con-
cerned, but the story should prove
another warning to the young girls
who may be tempted to accept with
out investigation the character of
men who seek their condolences.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
WOMAN'S UNION SERVICE

At the Presbyterian Church par
lor on Thursday the ladies of the vari-
GUS churches held an all day service,
in which the Lords Day League and
Thanksgiving and prayer service
were combined.
After the business hour in the
morning, the exercises were in charge
for an hour each by the ladies OF
the Methodist, Presbyterian, Eplsco-
nal and Baptist churches.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
DR.. w. E. BENSON HERE

Lieutenant w. E: Benson, OF the
Aviation Corps at Arcadia, Florida, IS
at home for short stay, having been
called to see two infants who were
very ill, that of his sister, Mrs b. r.
York and of his brother, Mr.. j. A.
Benson.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
MR.. WILLIAM KUHNEN is
WOUNDED "OVER THERE

Mrs. w. M. Kuhnen received q
cable on Thursday last saying that
her husband had been Slightly
wounded" in France. A second cable
from the Red Cross "over there" an
nounced that Mr.. Kuhnen had been
slightly gassed." Although Mrs.
Kuhnen's friends share in her anxi-
etv. they sincerely trust that Mr. Kuh-
men will soon recover his strength
and health.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
LORDS DAY LEAGUE

Remember We the law of Moses
NV servant, which commanded un
70 him in Horeb for all Israel, WITT
the statutes and judgments.--Mala
chi, "A.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
PEACE CHEERS COSTLY
IN TOWNSVILLE, GA.

On the opening day of the United
War Work drive in Thomasville, Ca,
during the peace celebration, every
person who cheered for the success
of the boys over there was asked to
contribute literally to the war work
fund. The city more than doubled
its quota the first day.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
MAJ. J. GLENN GILES o. x.

Mrs. Giles received cable from
Major Glenn Giles on Wednesday ev-
ening saying, "Well. Safe. Happy,
and while the Major of course only
speaks for his own safety, we woulo
i1fer from the message that no great
disaster can have befallen the section
of the 82nd Division such as was ru
racred some days ago.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1918-11-22
VIRGIL McCLEsKEY IMPROVING

Mr.. Virgil McCleskey is improving
dailv. after his recent operation at
Nolan's Sanitarium, and we trust ne
will be out again very soon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-04
How to Speak in Public
Is an Important Art

Members Of the class In public
speaking of the Central Y. NJ. Q. A.,
wfi meet at an mountaineering din
ner at the Y. NJ. .. A. building. this
evening. at $50 O'Clock. when the
work Of the class viii be opened. In
vitations have been issued to friends
and members OF the class.
Information has been brought to
the attention Of the officers OF the
class. TO the effect that many men
have failed to qualify for commits
sions at the training camps because
they lack mental alertness. accuracy
in thinking and acting. and the cealr-
ness II enuHciatioh which can be Sc
cured by course of public speak
ing. Because Of this the Y. NJ. C A.
course in public speaking is especial
ly timely and helpful for the average
IS. ReeNes general secretary quoted
Major II. A. Leonhae user as follows:
'Slipshood methods OF reeitins,
speaking and giving commands We're
cited recently by the Acknowledgement
OF the Army as a reason why so many
young men failed to be Fecomm ended
Tor cof1inii issions after completing the
course Ct training at the military
camps.
"A man may be a clear thinker but
he is not apt to produce conviction
and determine acts unless he eX-
presses himself in a tone OF voice
that has ease, power and the proper
infection running through all that
he wishes to convey to his hearere
Excess OF ideas and opulence of words
VIII not make UP for lack OF force
azd c4eSFHess in delivering them"