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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
SUES FOR $4,000 FOR
LOSS OF GIRLS FINGER

A suit was recorded in the office of
the Clerk of the Superior Court in
Marietta this week, for the sum of
$4,000 for the loss of finger.
The suit was brought by Judge
R. B. Russell, attorney, against
Messrs J. w. Hancock and J. M.
Austin and the Hygiene Laundry, of
Marietta
The plaintiff is Eva Smith by her
next friend Mrs. Nollie Smith, and is
based upon the claim that she lost a
finger while operating machine in
the Hygiene Laundry operated in
Marietta last year
The plaintiff alleges that the Hy-
giene Laundry was the property of
the defendants at the time of the ac-
cident, and that she has been damaged
$4,000 by reason of the loss of the
finger
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
FLU" PROVED FATAL
TO HALF THE PEOPLE

Montreal, March 26.-Fifty per
cent of the inhabitants of northern
Labrador persisted during the win
ter from an epidemic of influenza,
smallpox and measles, according to
dispatches to The Montreal Star, sent
by mail to Battle Harbor and by wire
less to st. Johns, N. F.
Earlier reports had shown an cpl
demic on the southern section OF the
coast has cost the lives of rs per cent
of the natives, but first reports from
the northern section are contained IN
today's' dispatches. They tell OF forty
New Foundlanders wintering on the
coast for the purposes of trade having
perished at Main with forty odd Eskl-
mos representing nearly the whole
nopulation of that settlement, Okak,
with population of over 200, is en-
tirely wiped out, At Hebron, 200
died, leaving only remnant of resi-
dents to dispose of the bodies, most OF
which were buried in single pit with
out collins or burial rite. Fifteen
persons engaged in sealing died on an
island in Okak Bay and their bodies
were devoured by animals.
It is estimated only 400 inhabitants
from Grooswater Bay to Main are left
alive. the dispatches say, but the full
extent of the calamity will not be
known until the opening of navigation
in the summer. Medical aid was un-
obtainable.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
SEVENTH GRADES PLEASE
DR.. WRIGHT

DIR. Frank Wright, who was i'll at
DR.. Patton's this week, was particu-
larly gratified over one of his gifts.
This was beautiful basket of deli
cious fruits, sent by the children Of
the two Seventh Grades, Waterman
Street School. In the basket was also
a bright fve-dollar gold piece, which
the children wanted Dr. Wright to
use in his mission work. These grades
had been much impressed by talk
Dr.. Wright had given them, and show
ed their appreciation, as well as their
sympathy for his sufering,in this
lovely way.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
DEATH OF WILLIAM
ALEXANDER BARFIELD

Cobb county lost one of her oldest
and best known citizens last Sunday.
William Alexander Barfeld, in his
10th year, died at his home in Sardis
district, on Sunday, March 23rd, 1919.
Mr.. Bartield had been in i'll health for
several years, and quite i'll for some
months, so that his death was not
unexpected.
He was born in Cobb county on
July End, 1843, and was a resident of
the county all his life. When the
civil war broke out, he joined the LIST
Regiment Georgia Volunteers, and
was a member of Company E.
After the war he married Miss Selia
Veal of Paulding county, who sur
wives him.. Nearly all his life, he was
member of the Baptist church, and
for many years a deacon in that
church. He was a Mason also, for
many years, and member of Chero-
kee Lodge in Marietta, and was buried
with Masonic honors.
His funeral was from Sardis church
on Tuesday morning at | o'clock, and
by the expressed wish of Mr.. Barfield
before his death, the service was con-
Quoted by Rev. w. E. McCollum of
Kennesaw, Rev. G. V. Grow, of MARI
eta. and Rev. l. A. STAFFORD of Full
lers district. A large gathering of
friends and relatives attended. The
interment was in Sardis cemetery.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Barfield left
six sons, Messrs. w. NJ, J. NJ, H. NJ,
C. A., T. B., and H. L. Barfield, and
one daughter, Mrs. E. A. Moody, all
of this county. With the exception
of Mr.. T. B. Barfeld, our county
treasurer, all of his children are mar
ried and have families, so that there
is a large number of descendants of
the younger generation to honor his
memory.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
r. w. NORTHCUTT TO BE
IN LARGER QUARTERS

About a year ago Mr.. Ralph W.
Northcutt started in the automobile
business in Marietta, using the Nolan
building as show room, and having
the agency of the REQ and Buick cars,
both well and popularity known cars. b
Although little of his own time
could be devoted to the business it
soon outgrew the quarters and was
moved to the Austin Building on Pow
der Springs street. Here is has con-
tinued to grow, so that now still larger
quarters are demanded, and Mr..
Northcutt has leased from Mr.. ]. T.
Anderson the new building now being
erected on Powder Springs street, to
the rear of Anderson Bros. store.
This building is being specially con-
structed for the business, and while it
will only have single story at pres
ent the walls are of sufficient thick
ness to support additional stories.
The whole front on Powder Springs
street will be of plate glass and the
building throughout will be equipped
in the most up-to-date manner for the
business. On the ground floor there
will be available eleven thousand feet
of floor space.
1t will decidedly improve this sec
ton of the street, an old building hav-
ing been torn off the lot to make way
for the new one.
Mr.. Northcutt will have with him
as a sales, office and shop force,
Messrs. ]. F. Shaw, E. A. Nichols,
J. E. Brown, Esmer Ward and Robert
Hicks. All these gentlemen are known
as being well qualified in their respec-
tive capacities.
In addition to the REQ and Buick,
Mr.. Northcutt is also agent for the
Dodge Bros. car and the Moline Trac-
tor for Cobb and Cherokee counties.
The tractor will soon become an
important part of farm equipment,
and Mr.. Northcutt expects to put for
ward the claim of the Moline for SUI
premacy.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

In the game Friday, Marietta's cen
ter. Gladys Gober, was the star OF
the game, scoring 10 of the Is points.
Mary Nash, a substitute, was put IN
at forward for the last few minutes
of play and scored a field goal.
Three regulars will graduate from
high school this spring and new play
ers will have to be found to fill their
places. Captain Galley, Muriel Will
liams and Rebecca Cole, three of the
very best players in the league, will
be lost. Substitutes Benson, Dobbs,
and Nash will also graduate. How
ever, this will not completely exhaust
our supply of basketball talent as
Gladys Gober, Ruth Galley, and
Emmie Montgomery, are fine players,
and with other talent coming on, we
see,no reason why Marietta cannot be
among those present next season.
Basketball is proving very popular
in Marietta, and a large following Of
the girls anxiously awaits the whistle
for the first game next season.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
BEATING SWORDS
INTO PLOW- SHARES

Uncle Sam now will use the raw
stuff that was to blow Germany Off
the map for fertilizer. Instead of
making high explosive shells out OF 1t
he is putting it on the land to raise
food and cotton. Over 100000 tons
of nitrate of soda, released by the
War Department, is speeding from lS
United States shipping points to farm
ers via the Bureau of Markets, De-
partment of Agriculture. In view of
the number of orders for early ship
ment being received the nitrate distrl-
butors say that spring must be on the
way. Farmers who did not want to
accept deliveries in February now
want immediate shipments, and the
Bureau of Markets is trying to ship
100000 tons this month
Orders have already been issued
from Washington for the shipment OF
over $4,000 tons in small lots, and
Savannah and Wilmington report
daily shipments of over 1000 tons
each. Announcement that all appli-
cations for nitrate will be filled for
the full amount was made today, but
it was pointed ouF that applicants
shuld appreciate the impossibility of
filling all orders simultaneously, tho
every effort is being made to have
the nitrate reach all applicants IN
time for use this season.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
THE CITY NOTES
ARE IN ATLANTA

The city has outstanding two series
of notes, each series aggregating S4S,-
900 one of which it acknowledges, and
the other it declares as invalid and
without consideration.
Both these series of notes have
been heard from this week. Both
are presented for payment
The notes acknowledged by the
city, were due on Dec. 31st, 1918,
and are now at the Fourth National
Bank of Atlanta, having been sent
there for collection by the First Ma
tional Bank of Boston, Mass.
The owners of these notes, real
izing that the city had not the funds
to meet these notes at this time, in
vited the mayor and the finance COM
mittee of the Marietta City Council,
to a conference in Atlanta on Tues
day.
Mayor Brumby alone attended this
conference, and he was urged to pre-
sent the situation to some of Mari
etta's biggest tax payers with a re-
quest for a number of loans on short
time notes to meet this obligation. 1t
was pointed out that these short time
notes might be accepted by the city
next fall in the payment of taxes.
We have not yet learned just what
action, if any, the mayor and council
will take in the matter.
The other series of notes which the
city issued to take up the above men
toned notes, and the validity of which
they deny is in the hands of Mcdaniel
& Black, attorneys of Atlanta, for col
lection. Just what steps they will
take is not yet known, but it is as
sumed that some sort of suit will be
filed against the city for the $4,000
which the National Park Bank paid
to Frank Scarboro for this.
The maturity of these notes was
March 1st, 1919, and it was not until
March 3rd, 1919, that it was known
that Scarboro had disposed of them.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
The CAMPBELL'S STILL
IN COBB COUNTY JAIL

The Campbell case is still moving
on and it is now predicted that Mrs.
Campbell will be declared fit sub
ject for the asylum by the lunacy
commission when it convenes some
time next week.
Under the law now this commits
sion shall consist of the county at
torney, who is Col. D. w. Blair, and
two physicians appointed by the or
binary, and for this case Drs. j. D.
Malone and c. T. Nolan have been
named.
Some delay was experienced by
the attorneys in her case in filing
notice with Mrs. Campbell's next of
kin as required by the law.
Her son is a minor and could not
be served, her half brother himself
an inmate of the state sanitarium and
not competent, and the next of kin
an uncle was on the state farm, where
he is serving sentence for killing a
man, and he was finally served with
the legal notice.
Her present husband, c. c. Camp
bell swore to the writ of lunacy.
Campbell himself is still in Jail here
having been convicted in one of the
cases against him but having appealed
for new trial and this is awaiting a
hearing.
Mrs. Campbell's former husband
who appeared here last week in an
effort to get possession of the 1S-year-
old son, was not successful we learn
and returned to his home without
the boy.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
COL. J. Z. FOSTER is
MADE A TRUSTEE

On Wednesday Governor Dorsey
appointed Col J. z. Foster of Mari
eta to the Board of Trustees of the
North Georgia Agricultural College
at Dahlonega.
The term of Col. Fosters appoint
ment runs to October 1st, 1924, two
other trustees being named at the
same time for like terms.
Col. Foster is a most able and sue
cessful attorney and will make the
college an excellent trustee. The gov
ernor is to be congratulated upon the
appointment.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
COBB'S HONOR ROLL

Will Cobb County not erect a
monument to these boys? They all
died, either on the field of battle,
or on the road to the front.
Daniel Weyman Pittman
Mercer M. Phillips
William Webb
Harry L. Frazier
Lawrence G. Mabry
John R. Dodgen
Hoyt House
William Wooley
Isaac Chalker
Ernest William Davenport
George N. Guffin
Henry F. Heffner
Willard r. Lemon
Paul A. Mosley
William Horace Orr
Harvey w. Stephens
Henry w. G. Simpson
Groves M. Warner
A. P. Woody
James F. Martin.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
FINAL STANDING IN
GIRLS PREP LEAGUE

On last Friday afternoon here the
final game of the Girls Basketball
League was played between Marietta
and College Park, and which the local
team won easily by the score of 16 to
2 This game was scheduled to have
been played two weeks ago but was
nostuoned on account of inevitable
reasons.
The following table shows the final
results for the season, showing the
number of games played, games won,
rn,,nns lost and the percentages:
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
ALL DAY SINGING AT PINE MT.

We are asked to announce that
there will be an all-day singing at
Pine Mountain school house on the
fifth Sunday in March.
Everybody is invited to attend.
There will be dinner on the ground,
$50 bring baskets.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28
POT SHOTS AT CURRENT
NEWS OF STATE, NATION
AND ACROSS THE WATER
Republican fractional Fight
For Control
Woodmen Raise Rates Fifty Per Cent.
Emory Unit Comes ON Saturday.
Oil War Cuts Price of Gas. Egypt
Revolts Against British.

While congress is not in session at
the moment congressman are no less
busy and active in shaping plans for
the reorganization of that body.
In fact there is unusual activity in
Republican circles for it will be their
turn at the steering wheel when they
get the old machine to running once
more. Right now there is a vigorous
scrap over "who shall be who and
Why in the Republican camp. The
progressives, if there ever is such a
thing as progressive Republican,
have defeated jim Mann for the
speakership with one Mr.. Gillett, of
Massachusetts,, but the name is no sign
that he is a very sharp blade, for
Mann and his stand-pat associates,
have already chiseled him out of all
control of important committees. The
Democrats of course are preparing to
make the best of it and get whatever
they can out of the scrimmage.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

The Emory Unit is coming home
this week, but it will be- Saturday
night before it reaches Atlanta, where
it will be greeted by thousands of
relatives and friends from all over the
state. The unit was disembarked at
Newport News, and takes train for
Atlanta Friday.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

June both will end the legal sale
of whiskey in the United States. On
that day the prohibition law will go
into effect at midnight, and it truly
marks an epoch in American history,
more important than the battle OF
Bunker Hill. True the law is a war
measure, but by the time it shall have
expired the permanent measure viii
become effective, SO the ;tepers all
know that they are kissing the 'crea-
thur" goodbye in its legal form.
Continued or Page Eighth
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

Atlanta's latest shooting is not out
of the usual, married man shoots
young widow of whom he has become
enamored, and then turns the gun
upon himself with better prospect
of success, and the latest reports indi-
cate this his death is likely.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

An Atlanta policeman killed a
negro burglar in the act of robbing a
store on Wednesday night. The crime
of burglary has recently become too
common for the good of the country,
and not only stores but many resi-
dences have been visited. A burglar
is always dangerous character and
too frequently it is not the burglar
who loses his life when he is dis
covered in the act of plying his trade
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

A Georgia Negro in Washington,
gave up his seat in street car to
white lady, and was so twitted and
ridiculed by Washington negro who
witnessed the incident; that he made
ar assault upon the Washington negro
who is now prosecuting the Georgia
negro. This case is so unusual as to
attract attention, and it certainly. re-
fleets credit upon the manners as well
as the manhood of the Georgia negro.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-03-28

Justice Brandeis of the United
States Supreme Court is being urged
for the first president of the new
republic of Palestine, this of course
provided the Zionist movement sue
ceeds in the establishment of repub-
lie in Palestine, which is now the hope
of the orthodox Jews of all nations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-16
Mr.. HADDoN,S GIFT.

It is gratifying to know that one Of the mer-
Chant princes of Abbeville, Mr.. R. M. Haddon, who
Qis about to tere from active business, sorry
C. say has made liberal contribution of money to
the Public Library at that centre of culture which
has been wisely expended by the Committee on
Books in the purchase of these interesting and in
structive volumes:
"Sherry," by George Barr MeCutcheon; "The
Forbidden Train," by Honore Hillse; Leave 1t to
Doris" by Ethel Houston; "Ehe Rivers End" by
James Oliver Curwood;. "The recreation of Brian
Kent" by Harold Bell Wright; "The Daughters of
the Land" by Gene S. Porter"
We are told by The Press and Banner that "these
books are the latest of their kind, and are all by
popular authors" In view of the additions the
Committee has made to the town Library with Mr..
IIaGdon's money our Abbeville contemporary may
very we'll content itself with the observation of old
Thomas Carlyle that "the true University of these
days is Collection Of Books. ks."-Spartanburg Jour
nal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-16

ducting a modern institution of learning, rather
than that they should sit still they have been
doing these thirty years, and do nothing but look
solemn? Who in Due West proposes to give to the
college fifty or hundred acres of land on which
to build and conduct modern college, and who
there proposes to erect modern buildings for the
college? If the people at Due West are not them
selves either willing or able to do these things, why
should other communities in the church not do for
the college what they, after eighty years, are
either unable unwilling to do? -.
The people of Due West need not deceive them
selves. The people of the church will not buy
new site for the college in Due West and rebuild
the college there when other communities offer
tc do these things without expense to the church.
Either the people in Due West will do this, some
other community will get the college, or it will re-
main where it is with new buildings, with no
modern equipment, mere reminder of the great
things done in the past; while the boys and girls Of
the Seceder church viii look elsewhere for their
education, go to other colleges, become identified
with the institutions of other churches and finally
give their allegiance to these other institutions
We talk no idle talk, we say, when we declare
in the language Of furniture man that it is
"crucical moment" for Erskne College and for the
seceder Church, and for Due West. No other COL
lege in the state, nor in the entire Southland, ex
:pects to stand STILL A modern college cannot be
conducted at Due West, at any other place, with
the present buildings and equipment of Erskine COL
1ege, surrounded and governed as it is. The people
will not send their boys to- a school in the future
which does not offer a wider and more thorough
curriculum than any of the colleges in this State
have been offering in the past. We arriving>at
the day when men and women demand thorough
education along all lines of endeavor, and the
church and the people who are alive will don the
wedding garments before the ceremony is over.
Others are going forward. They are looking ahead.
Where stand we?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-12-16
THE BAPTISTS OF ABBEvILLE.

1t has been so long since Abbevle has attracted
any attention from the busy, busting, living outside
world that we have sought from time to time to
make it known that the grand old County still
lists, though greatly reduced in bulk and somewhat
disfgured in contour.
1t should be said to their credit and without un-
derestmating any other group of people, for we try
to please all, that the Baptists great factor in
preserving the life of the county. There twenty
nine Baptist Churches in the Abbeville Association
In the Southern Baptist drive for $75000,000 they
were assessed for $242,625. The returns received
up to last Saturday indicated that they had sub
scribed $375,000 The chances are that the final
figures will run the total to 100000 in the clear.
This is not all. The quota of the Church at the
Court House was S27,500. Up to last Sunday night
the subscriptions aggregated s45,721 Only 275 of
. the $50 members of this Church in Abbeville
when the drive was made. The average subscrip-
tion was about $166.
But this is not all. In the last eight years the
Baptists at the Court House have built church
al cost of $4,000 and have paid the whole cost
with the exception Of $4,000 which Captain Stark,
who lives just across the road from the new build
ing, can pay whenever he cares and without feeling
it.
The Baptist Church at Abbeville is next to the
youngest of the churches in that town, the young
est, and, orthocoxica!!y speaking, Of course, the
soundest Of the five religious establishments in the
place. is the Seceder, or the Rev. Dr. Haddon pre-
ters to call it, the Covenanter Church. Twenty
five or thirty years ago the Baptists were struggling
for place in the religious life of Abbeville and
they have made it, and so long as they stay there
why they don't all pull up and trek for Spartanburg
we can't understandable town will increase in
wealth and influence even if any of the. other:
churches are indifferent about the condition Of its
fencing. We have aways had great liking for the
Baptsts; for the wisest, the safest and the best
man we have ever known is OF that persuasion.-
Spartanburg Journal
The Baptists paid the $4,000 Sunday morning
and announce themselves ready for the Erskine
drive.-Ed
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-09-18

Young Mems Christian association,
$119, 342, 042.
Natl Catholic War Council TX. o:
CO, $36,015,s75.
Young Women's Christian sssocia-
ton, 1867, 100.
War Camp Community Service, s1s
GIT 400.
Jewish Welfare Board, sa,2u3,91o.
American Library Association, So.
517,s00.
Salvation Army, s4,21O,50O.
It will thus be noted that the Sal.
walton Army had the least amount o:
money contributed to it. Contras'
this with the fact that the soldiers al
most unanimously declare that tas
Salvation Army did the best work o.
all in France. 1t is some record e
have achieved.
The Salvation Army has demonstrn
ted it's fitness for the work in wlic,
it is engaged. The general public ar
liberal givers for work Of this kind
The fund win be subscribed witt, ease
we believe.