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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07
COBB COUNTY COMPANY
GET BIG DRAINAGE lob
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Henry County 0rainage District Lets
Contract to the Morris
Construction Co. d

The Morris Construction Company
which is composed of Judge N. A.
Morris and N. NJ. Morris, of Mariet-
ia, landed big contract for dredging
on Wednesday in Henry county when
they were awar led contract for the
work on Henry county district No. 1
The competition in the bidding was
very keen, three other contracting
companies being present and making
bids for the work. In order that
Cobb county people may know the
price paid for such work elsewhere
we give the details of the bidding
for the Henry county project.
1. Cotton Indian Creek, z miles of
main, 258,039 cubic yards.
2. IPates Greek, miles of lateral
ditch, 147,844 cubic yards.
3. Rum Creek, ga miles of lat
eral ditch, 45,34O cubic yards.
a. Rock, 1000 cubic yards.
The bidders were Sigmon-Rein-
hardt Co., of Stanley, N. c., Wade A.
Watson, of Anderson, S. c., Moseley
& Thompson, of Atlanta, Ca, and the
Morris Construction Company, of Ma
rietta, Ga.
The bids were as follows for 2
dredge work.
Mol No.2 No.3 No.4
s. r. Co. -----15 10 rs 500
Watson -----13.7 IT "a 4.85
Morris -----13.4 1863 "a $50
M. & T. bid $40 as a lump sum
bid offering to do it for $4,000 less
with one dredge work.
When figured out the bid of the
Morris Construction Company is just
a little more than thousand dollars
under the bid of the next lowest bid
der SO it may be seen that the work
had been very closely figured.
The Morris Company will put new
dredges on this work, having two al
ready in operation in Cobb county
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07
RUMMACE SALE

The Second Baptist Church will
hold Rummage sale at the court
house on Saturday
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07

A month ago the Victory School
had call for $1OG per month steno-
grapher in Atlanta If you enter
now you may be ready when the nexS
call comes.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07

Folks in Atlanta are all "het up"
over the proposal advanced by the
grand jury to amalgamate the city
and county governments so as to
have but one supreme authority which
shall be responsible for the operation
of both city and county affairs. The
grand jurors, who made quite an ex-
haustive study of the situation. de-
clared in special report that saw
ing of $4,000 per year would be saved
by the combination of the city and
county administrations.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07

Now that the prohibition enforce
ment bill has been passed over the
presidents veto, preparations are
being made to rigidly enfore the act
in Georgia and the Anti-Saloon lea
que is establishing a special depart
ment in the state to assist the fede-
raj authorities in effectually elimin-
mating the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors. Headquarters
Of the department will be in Att ,nta
but special agents will be appo ntcd
in every county.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07

The cid-time fiddle.s' conve ,:lou,
which is one of the feature events IN
Atlanta every year, is to be held
November 20, Fl and q instead Of
in February as has been the usual
custom. Announcement has just
been made of the change in date and
the virtuosos of the catgut and horse
hair are being notified. Cash prizes
are offered and this years conven-
ton is expected to attract not only
all the stars who have competed in
seasons past but also many new 1e-
cruits who have not heretofore
appeared in this famous assemblage
Of artists.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07
CurrentEUents

According to the report made by
the special auditor appointed by State
Bark Examiner w. j. Speer, the
Fairburn Banking Company is short
at least 100000 in its accounts, with
the probability that the shortage will
amount of $4,000 more The auditor
places the responsibility for the short
age on the wrongful acts" of Will
liam B. Green, vice-president OF the
defunct institution, who is now charg-
ed with embezzlement and is out on
$4,000 bond. Green is the man
who claims two masked robbers held
him upon the bank about a month
ago and took $4,000 in Liberty
bonds, then set the bank afire leaving
him bound and gagged. The authori-
ties have discovered how he lavished
diamonds, automobiles and costly
wearing apparel on Mrs. Catharine
Bradstreet "a young woman, who,
with her husband is charged with
completely in the wrecking of the
bank. The Preliminary hearing on
all three cases is expected to occur
this week.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-11-07

Sergt. Alvin C. York, the Tennessee
mountaineer who single-handed cap
tured 1872 Germans in the Argonne
forest after he had picked off more
than twenty with his rifle, spoke in
Atlanta Saturday might. The man
who was described by Marshall Foch
as the greatest individual soldier of
all time" briefly described his COM
bat with the Hun machine-gun bat
talon and devoted most of his ad-
dress on an appeal for the proposed
Bulloch Memorial institute for noun
tain boys. The sergeant modestly de-
clined the various social events plan
ned in his honor, but was prevented
by inclement weather from visiting
Camp Gordon, where he received his
military training with the Eighty
second division.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
Lenine and TrOtzky
Seek Safety Haven
As Regime TOtters

Official sdvIces reaching Wash
ington through a neutral source
today, say that Bolshevik Lead
ers Lenine and Trotzky are seek
ing a refuge outside of Russia,
fearing a possible overthrow OF
the Soviet government
The significance OF these ad-
vices, as officials view the infor-
nation. is that the two Bolshevik
leaders, realizing that the days Of
Bolshevism are numbered and are
preparing for flight when the
times comes. II is known that on
other occasions they have tried
to make similar. preparations, but
each time some incident gave the
Bolshevik government a new i'm
petus.
Sweden, Denmark and Norway,
according to the advices, have re-
fused to entertain the suggestion
that Lenine and Trotzky be given
refuge there. and the latest re-
port says the German government
has advised them that their pres
ence in that country would be un-
welcome.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
.JILTSU. S. FIANCEE
FOR FRENCH BRIDE

CLINTON, Ill. May 2-When Pri-
vate Hugh O'NeilI returns home from
France he will bring with him a
French bride. And, incidentally, it
causes an aching heart here.
Informing relatives OF his matri-
monial enterprise in a letter. O'NeIll
wrote:
please do not be angry with mo
when 1 tell you ! am going to bring
home a French bride. You couldn't
expect me to be abroad so long with
out getting married.
please tell my girl at home that
fell in love too quick and that l didn't
stop to think Of her until it was all
over. Then it was too late. Please
tell her not to worry. She'll get an
other fellow"
O'NeilI has had a sensational record
as a soldier. Captured by the Ge--
mans eight months before the armis-
tice was signed he suffered the many
hardships of the German prison
camps. He escaped, however, just be-
fore the armistice was signed and
made his way back to France. No
word had been received from him dur
ing his Imprisonment. Every war
agency had been requested to institute
search for him, but without sue
cess. His letter telling of the mar
riage was the first relatives had le-
ceived since his capture.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
Of WAR
LEAD HER TOLOVE

ATLANTA, Ca, May 2.-After SEN
sationaI escapes from Russia and
great suffering from hunger and ex-
posure Miss Jennie Shafer. safe in
Atlanta, has just been married to
Abraham Edelstein, New York repre-
sentative of an Atlanta firm, at the
Sharith Israel Synagogue, the brides
uncle, Rabbi Geffen, performing the
ceremony.
Miss Shafer was in Kovna at the
time OF the first German occupation
in 1918. When the Russians were
about to recapture Kavna the in
habitants were forced to leave under
shell fire from both sides. Miss
Shafer's mother died from exposure
and exhaustion Miss Shafer Travelled
on foot forty miles to Smagon, thence
across SiberiS to Hardin. being a
year on the way. In Harbin she
found a home at the Jewish Shelter
ing Arms for three years, finaeSy 10
eating her Uncle, Rabbi Geffen, in
Atlanta, who sent for her at once.
Miss Shafer came Immediately to At
lanta via VladiYostok, Yokohama and
Seattle. Her marriage to Edelstein
followed a brief and romantic court
ship.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
DREAM OF DEATHOF
WIFE COMES TRUE

HOOD RIVER. Ore, May 2.-The
tragic death of Mrs. p. J. Parks At
the Herman Creek Fish Hatchery re-
Gently has brought to light the tale Of
dream in which all the horrors of
her death had been pictured to her
husband weeks before.
The Parkses, in connection with
the hatchery, operate a food grinding
machine. Several weeks before he
found her dead body lying beneath
the fiywheel Of the machine the hus-
band had a dream in which he saw
his wife's mangled form on the floor
of the engine house. So impressed
was he with the dream that he warn
ed his wife away from the machinery
several times, but she persisted in re-
turning to IT. Missing her again last
Friday, the husband went to the en-
gine house in search Of her. Lying
under the hywheel, where evidently
she had tried to replace a wide belt,
he found her dead body. Her neck
had been broken when she was
thrown to the floor by the belt.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
TIGHT SKIRTS, M0T0RMEN,
MIRRORS, AND-TR0UBLE

Los ANGELES. Cal, May 2.-The
little safety mirrors on cars of
the Los Angeles Railway Company
have been attacked by the fair sex Of
the city. and already a number Of pro-
tests against the mirrors have been
lodged with officials of the company.
Fashion, which has decreed the
tight skirt, is the real cause of the
complaint, and the women declare
they are embarrassed by the stare Of
the motormsn as they climb aboard
the cars.
On the other hand, officials of the
railway company have filed a counter
complaint, charging that the tight
skirts cause undue delay of the carG
In addition, they say the motormen
merely do their duty in watching the
mirrors to make certain passengers
are on the cars before starting.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
BUYINGMILLION
DOLLAR ORCHARDS

HAGERsTOWN. Md, May 2.-The
largest deal in fruit land in the East
is being negotiated in the famous ap-
pie belt around Hancock, this county,
where a Pittsburgh syndicate is en-
gagged in securing options on practi-
cally the entire acreage of orchards.
The deal, it is estimated, will involve
from a half million to a million dol
lars.
The syndicate, it is stated, has al
ready secured options on a large por-
tion of the Tonoloway Orchard Com
pany's holdings, and is negotiating at
present with other large firms and
individuals for their orchards. The
Hancock apple belt is one of the most
extensive and valuable fruit proper
ties in the country, embracing thou
sands of acres.
The firm of CrUtchfield G. Voolfolk,
of Pittsburgh, and a large Pennsylva-
mia fruit firm are understood to be
interested in the deal, while
1t is reported that the United Fruit
Company is behind the proposition.
The syndicate, it Is understood, also
is securing options on large citrus
orchards in California and Florida
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
NAVY GIVES CHANCE
TOSEE THE WORLD.

Have you ever longed to see the
Diamond OF Pagoda and the Temple
OF Heaven in China; the great bronze
idol, Buddha, in Japan; the pyramids
in Egypt, and the great ruins OF
temples in Greece and ItalyF
II not. you're missing some OF the
greatest sights the world has to show
today, says the local navy recruiting
office, SO6 Ninth street northwest, in
a special appeal for recruits.
The Navy Department has schools
in which men are taught different
trades at Uncle Sans expense, accord
ing to Lieutenant Horne, In charge OF
the station.
The life OF a COB In the following
ratings il open to young Americans.
particularly those who have been dis
charged from the service: Baker,
blacksmith, boilermaker. coppersmith,
engineman. fireman, hospital appren-
tice, ships cook, shipfitter, ship
wright, electrician, and mess attend
anti
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
YOUR GARDEN MAY
Be DIAMOND MINE

CHICAGO, May 2-Watch your
step. You may stumble accidentally
on a diamond mine. Government
biologists recently reported that in
their opinion there were undisturbed
diamond fields somewhere in the
United States. They don't know
where-somewhere, that's all. Col
eonda may lie Just beneath the roots
OF the lettuce and onions in your
kitchen garden. You may stub your
toe on a Kimberley lode on your way
to work
It is not generally known, but
about $4,000 worth Of diamonds have
been found, first and last, in the
United States. Regular diamond Chin
reys like those OF South Africa were
discoYere din Arkansas in 1906. They
were filled with peridotite. which is
akin to the rich diamondiferous earth
Of the South African veldt known as
Kimberlite. Three companies have
been engaged in mining the Arkansas
chimneys and have taken out about
5000 diamonds ranging from 1-64 to
carats. An exceptional diamond Of
16 carats was found in Arkansas last
year. 1t is said to be a blue-white
stone and almost flawless.
The first United States diamond
was found in 1887 in Indiana by
farmer blowing on a gravelly hill
side. IT cut to ? earats. More than
tweEIs' diamonds have been found in
Indiana in the last twenty years. One
sold for 81 200.
A diamond OF 23% carats was found
IN 1855 by a laborer working in dig
ging a cellar in Manchester, Va. A
diamond OF Az carats was found in
recent years in North Carolina. A
diamond of 21A carats was found in
Wisconsin in 1856. and later another
of 16 carats, which is now in the J.
Pierpont Morgan collection. Half a
dozen other stones have been found
in Wisconsin ranging from to
carats.
Twenty-Five diamonds. one weigh
ing ~ carats, were turned up by a
farmers plow in Illinois in 1912.
Sporadic diamonds have been found in
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Tennessee. Idaho, Texas.
Montana, Arizona, and California.
These scattered gems, geologists be.
lieve, had their origin in undiscovered
matriX beds, perhaps in the Appa-
lachian and Rocky mountain systems.
The problem now is to discover these
parent lodes. The scientists think
that an accident will turn up these
diamond fields some day.
South Africa just now is unable to
supply the demand OF the United
States markets for diamonds Now Is
a good time to discover a diamond
mine. Watch your step. You may be
the lucky fellow.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
WON'T GUARD PRISONERS.

ST. AUGUSTINE Fla, May 2.-The
home guards of st. Johns county, or.
dered by Governor Cats to protect
the four alleged murderers of Mrs.
Willy Goens, during their trial at
Lake City, Fla, have refused to obey
the governors orders and have .en-
1ered their designations. In COM
pIiance with Instructions the sheriff
has subpoenied men to form a pro-
visional State militia company. The
accused men, three of whom are
white, have been held in Jail at Jack
sonVille awaiting trial
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
NO LIQUOR SUPPLY FOR
EDWARD-HE'S IN JAIL

NEWARK, Ohio, May Edward
Cox has no chance to 'lay in a supply
Of ticker" for that day not far hence
when the State will go dry. for Ed is
in jail and the mandate Of the court
is that he stay there until prohibit
tion goes into effect.
Cox was convicted of daylight rob-
berry. The judge says he may ask for
a parole when the arid days are here.
and adds that he will get it.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
PIMcHER PINcHES COP,
WHO PINcHED PINCHER

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 2.-This is the
story Of the "pinehing pinchers," a.
related In City Judge Ittner's court
when the case of Private Watchman
Isaac w. Kelly was called for trial.
Policewomany Alice Buckley told the
court she was In a 1O-cent store and
that Kelly winked at her. Then be
pinched her on the arm, she said. Be
ing q pincher herself, she pinched
Kelly for pinching her.
Kelly said it wasn't true. The court
said S5.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
w. Va. RANs DAY RUM.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, May .
Bay rum, the last solace of the
thirsty in West Virginia, has been
banned. In letter to druggists
sent out by the State tax commits
sioner the sale of bay rum is forbid
den except where the preparation
has been so denatured as to make it
impossible to be used as
a beverage.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
LEMON JUICE
FOR FREcMES
GirIsl Make beauty lotion foe
a few centS-Try I'll

Sdueeze the juice OF TIVE lemons
into a bottle containing thnee
ounces OF orchard white. shake
well and you have q quarter pint o
the best freckle and tan. lotion,
and complexion beautineT, At Yery
very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and
anv drug store or toilet counter
viii supply three ounces OF orchard
white for a few cent8 Massage
this sWeetly fragrant lotion into
the face, neck, arms and hands
each day and see how freckles and
.bIemishes disappear and how clear.
soft and rosy-White the skin be-
comes. Yes! II Is harmless and
never irritates.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
cow MAKES MILK RECORD.

PITTSBURGH, May Haywood
Joyce Korndyke. a pure bred Holstein,
is the champion milk COW OF PennsyI-
COW produced 6O7.5 pounds of milk
from which was taken 1913 pounds of
butter.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
PorAroEs FoR RUssIA.

BOSTON, Nay 2.-The backbone Of
ireland will be sent to brace up Rus
sia when the Chinese steamer Hwah
Yih with a cargo Of "spuds" leaves
for Russia shortly.
The Washington times., 1919-05-02
STEALS FALSE TEETH,
THEN CHEWING GUM

ST. LOUIS, May "A robber en-
tered the home Of Samuel Margulis
here and took set OF false teeth. A
few hours after this robbery, the po-
lice believe, the same man entered
the commission firm Of ]. E. Brennan
& Co. and took $3.50 worth Of chewing
gum.
The police now are trying to locate
q man who evidently Ngill try, to chew
the gum with borrowed teeth.
Buy wisely what you really need
now, and save the rest In Thrift and
w. 8. s. for 4 sunny opportunity.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-06
MADE OCCASION FOR FESTIVAL
Travellers In Northern Russia Flttinoiy
Celebrate the Crossing Of the
Arctic Circle.

On the trains running northward
across north Russia, the crossing of
the arctic circle Is made the occasion
for q festival similar to that which
tourists used to enjoy on shipboard
when crossing the equator. The train
makes a stop Of several hours in the
midst Of a snow-covered waste on the
shores of the White sea. The passen-
gers stretch their legs and take a con-
stitutional out over the frozen surface
Of the White sea. while picnic din
ner Is being prepared.
The exact spot where the railroad
crosses the circle is probably not de-
termined with scientific accuracy, but
the men who built the railroad appar-
entity agreed on an approximate lOca-
tion, and this Is marked with suit
able inscription. At this point also
the railroad builders have left slight
gap. probably not more than a quarter
Of an inch, between the rails, so that.
as passengers often notice, when the
train passes over the circle there is q
distinct jolt and jar"
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-06
Tells OF Ruin
Wrought By Huns

the coal fields of northern France,
which Is as reprehensible as it is COM
plete. Only in few cases, where pill
lars have been robbed in the mines, is
there any collapse of underground
workings, but the equipment, both
surface and underground, has been
misused, and where ore has been
mined, the lack of development will
defer realization on capital until the
exploratory work Is sufficiently nd
vanced to admit of daily output ap-
proximating pre-war conditions. The
mines are not seriously crippled, but
what of the steel plants in which the
iron ores are smelted? In my opinion
no such atrocity was ever perpetrated
against the industrial life of 0ny
country. Magnificent plants. compar.
ing favorably with anything we have
In the United States, are now but q
tangled, twisted mass of structural
steel and broken stone. The willfu1
demolition was scientifically planned
and Systematically carried out. This
after the removal of all such mechan
ical and electrical power units al
could be used by Germany. The ma
liciousness and efficiency with which
this crime against French industr!
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-06

was carried out is almost unbeliev-'
able.
'In the coal districts of Pas de
Calais and Nord,- sector fought. over
from the beginning to the end of the
war, changing hands frequently, bonn
barCed all the time, all surface struc--
lures whether of town, village or min
ing enterprise have been RACED. Ar
ras, Douai, Bethune, Bapaume, Lens,
Loos, Courriere, centers of coal-min--
ing activity but few years ago and
the mainsprings of French Industrial
life are gone, but the indomitable
spirit of France survives and already
plans are laid for the future. Bruay,
at the western edge of the known coal
field, was not in the fighting zone and
it's output has been steadily main
tanned, but going eastward the fright
fitness is more and more appalling,
for the hate of the Hun left it's mark
on the mines during his forced retreat.
The coal measures are Overlain by
water-bearing strata, necessitating
special methods of shaft sinking and
support to keep the mines dry. The
steel lining of the shafts was dyna.
mited, letting in the quicksands and
flooding the underground workings for
miles around, In the entire Pas de
| Calais region it is estimated that 49,
| 100000 cubic meters Of water must be
pumped before mining operations are
resumed. Having flooded the mines
the head frames and surface equip.
ment were Systematically dynamited
the twisted debris in many cases fill
ing up the demolished shafts.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-06-06
Hero Who Faced Barrage
Tries to Escape D. S. c.

8 Philadelphia.-Uncle Sam fin
ally forced a Distinguished Serv-
ice cross upon First Lieut.. Sam
uel T. Smith, He was compelled
to receive it with all possible
ceremony on Franklin field, at
the University Of Pennsylvania.
This action was taken by Lieut..
Col. Joseph M. Heller because
Smith had escaped from him
twice In the Philadelphia hos
pital when he tried to make. the
presentation in the ward.
Lieutenant Smith Is twenty
six. He comes from Arkansas.
He received a bullet in his chest
at Fleville, France, last October
A while serving with the Sixth
field artillery.
= His citation reads: "When his
entire platoon had been cut off
by an enemy barrage and all Of
his cannoneers but two had been
killed, Lieutenant Smith made
repeated trips into the shelled
area and removed his wounded
comrades to places of safety.
He refused to accept surgical
treatment for four wounds he
had received until all of his
wounded men had received
treatment"