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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
| PHONE WIRE TOUCHING
HIGHLY CHARGED WIRE
CAUSES INSTANT DEATH
Farmers Were Erecting Pri-
vate Phone Line
Robert C. Bentley Meets Death and
J. E. Huntington Severely Shocked
When Accidental Contact il Made
With Feed Wire at Frey's Gin.

The whole community was shock
ed and saddened on last Wednesday
| afternoon, when the news of fatal
accident was spread about town. Mr..
Robert G. Bentley was instantly killed
by charge from heavy feed wire
of the power company leading to
Frey's Gin, and it was near the gin
that the accident occurred.
Messrs. J. E. Mccarthy, R. G. Bent
ley and J. E. Huntington were engag-
ed in erecting a private phone line
near the Roswell road at Frey's Gin,
and Mr.. MCCARTHY took a pitchfork
to try to disengage the phone wire
from the top of a small tree is which
it had caught. In throwing it out of
the tree top, a portion of it was
brought for a second into contact with
the high-powered feed wire of the
power company, leading to the gin.
Just at this instant Mr.. Bentley had
taken hold of the phone wire to assist
in dislodging it and received the full
voltage from the heavy feed wire.
Death was instantaneous, and Mr..
Huntington also received part of the
charge, by reason of a contact made
through his clothing, or some such
way, and was rendered unconscious
for few moments. Mr.. Mccarthy
hastily placed Mr.. Bentley's body in
car and rushed to town with it, but
it was too late to avail anything.
Mr.. Huntington, who lives on the
Mccarthy place, was taken to his
home and recovered rapidly from his
shock, so that he was out again Thurs
day.
The feed wire from which the shock
came was one from the Talulah Falls
plant and carries 10000 volts
enough to transmit death shock,
even though direct contact is not
made. We are told that it's current
can leap through the atmosphere as
much as a foot, therefore the wire
which was thrown from the tree may
not have actually touched the feed
wire.
Mr. Bentley lived two miles east
of town, and leaves a wife and eight
children to mourn his untimely death.
He was one of the county's best
citizens, widely known and respected.
A brother, j. j. Bentley, lived in At
lanta, and another Tom Bentley, in
Montezuma, where one son also lived.
Mrs. Moultrie Frey is a daughter
and the other children are yet at
home.
The funeral will be at Gresham
cemetery on Friday morning at eleven
O'Clock.
Our sympathy goes out to the be-
reaved wife and children in this great
and sudden sorrow.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL
TO GRADUATE Nineteen
The Exercises to be Held in The
Methodist Church on Evening
OF May 23rd

The commencement exercises of
the Marietta High school will be held
in the Methodist Church on the even
ing of May %.
The Auditorium where the former
exercises have been held is not in or
der to accommodate the school this
year, and as there was some objec-
ton to using the auditorium of pic
ture show for the purpose, the board
gladly accepted the offer of the
church.
Admission will be by tickets, which
will be distributed, but no admission
price will be charged. Marietta is
unfortunate in not having suitable
school auditorium for such purposes.
The graduates are: Lois Menson,
Wilma Butler, Lena Carnes, Rebecca
Cole, Annie Cross, S. A. Connor, Lois
Dobbs, Myrtle Dodds, Helen Faw,
Katharine Galley, J. R. Griggs, Jr.,
Eliza Hedges Dorothy Lewis, Wal
lace Montgomery, Mary Nash, Nancy
Lee Pollock, Gertrude Reed, Blanche
Rice, Muriel Williams.
Miss Helen Faw and Miss Nancy
Lee Pollok share first honor, while
the second honor goes to j. r.
Griggs, Jr.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
To Investigate Charges ="
Of Painting of Wirz :
Shaft at Andersonville

Macon May ia rigid investiga=
near Americas, Ga, today of charges
that a party of northern aviation ca
diets went to Andersonville, Ca, where
$4,000 federal soldiers of the Civil
war are buried. and painted the mon
ument of Major Henry E. Wirz, ia
nous Confederate officer, in the Ger
man colors, red, black and yellow.
Sumter county officials state today
that arrests, will probably be made
within a short time, as the latest de-
velopments show that one officer, one
civilian employee and one man not
connected with the camp were the
ring leaders in the affair. The car
used by the men in making the trip
from Souther field to Andersonville
was a government machine, and was
traced direct into the camp after the
people of Andersonville had discov-
cred the dissertation of the monu-
ment.
The monument to Major Wirz was
erected several years ago by the
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy of the South. 1t stands on the
Dixie highway, which is the main
street of Andersonville. A national
cemetery is also located at Ander-
sonville, which was a site of the Con-
federate prison. Major Wirz, who
was in charge of the prison during the
Civil war, was executed in Washing
ton after peace had been declared,
charged with cruelty to prisoners of
the north.
1t was in justification of Major
Wirz, a native of Switzerland, that
the women of the south erected the
monument and placed it at Ander-
sonville.
Chapters of the Daughters of the
Confederacy at Andersonvile and
| Americas have sent in demand to
the war department for an immediate
investigation of the conduct of the
soldiers.-Atlanta Journal.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
JOHNNY COMES
MARCHING HOME

There's great rejoicing in Mariet-
ia over the fact that the 82nd Divi-
sion--or the greater part of it has
reached New York. Mrs. J. Glenn
Giles received telegram from her
husband, Major Giles, on Monday,
announcing his safe arrival in port
Mrs. J. D. Northcutt received wire
from her son, Captain Northcutt, the
same day; and various young ladies
in town from various young Captains,
Lieutenants, and High Privates, that
have put on their fair faces 1.-THE
smile that won't come off"
Mr. .Wayland Camp left on Sunday
for New York to meet his son, Lieu
tenant Lindley Camp, and Mr.. Pat
Nell accompanied him. We hope to
see all our home boys very soon.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
GOLFERS EXCITED
OVER TOURNAMENT

Plans are being perfected for the
Golf Tournament to be held at the
Club on the 21st and 22nd of next
week.
The experts here are practlclng
diligently, preparing to meet the golf
ers from other towns. The tourna-
ment will wind up with a dinner at
the Club on Thursday evening.
The clubs from Rome and Newman
will each send four lady players and
the Marietta club will be represented
bv Mrs. w. A. DuPre, Mrs. X. W.
Northcutt, Mrs. L. A. Gilbert and Mrs
Howell Irrelevant.
Admission also may send team OF
four to enter the tournament but has
not vet been heard from.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

ner, was called for trial, the follow
ing entry appears:
"The defendant, George Gardner,
valves copy of bill of indictment and
list of witnesses, also valves being
formally arraigned and pleads not
guilty. Clay & Morris, attorneys for
defendant. ]. P. Brooke, Solicitor
General"
"The following jury was empanel-
ed to try the defendant: w. E. Wat
kins, F. E. johnson, L. A. Rainey, T,
J. Handy, X. W. Spratlin, D. F.
Green, D. A. Cantrell, W. H. McDon-
aid, F. A. Moon, A. E. Orr, C. j.
Griggs, and w. A. Barfeld."
This same record shows that a YER
dict of guilty was returned by the
jury and Judge N. A. Morris sentenc-
ed him to eight months in the chain
gang.
This same minute book also shows
that the law firm of Herbert Clay
and Fred Morris defended George
Gardner in two other cases tried at
this term of court.
In the last case against George
Gardner for having a quantity of
liquor in his possession, to which he
plead guilty, being the same case to
which Governor Dorsey refers in his
letter, Gardner was, on the 30th day
of July, 1918, sentenced by Judge
Morris to serve twelve months in the
changing, and this is shown in the
court record.
Indicted Eleven Times
AS we published last week, George
Gardner had been indicted in Cobb
Superior Court eleven times since
1905, on two felony charges, and
nine misdemeanor charges, with va
rious convictions and sentences.
At the time of Gardner's last con-
viction he was employed by the
Brumby Furniture Company, and he
has returned to their employ, since
his discharge last week.
Since our exposure of his long
criminal record in our last issue,
Messrs. Herbert Clay and Otis Brum-
by have appeared before the Govern
or in the interest of Gardner, urging
that the Governors action releasing
Gardner stand.
Later
On Thursday evening just before
going to press, we had phone mes
sage from Governor Dorsey stating
that he had revoked his order releas-
ing George Gardner from the chain
gang, and that he had mailed us a
copy of this revocation, but it was
too late for US to receive the official
document before going to press.
This means that George Gardner
will be Immediately returned to the
changing to serve out the remain
der of the sentence Of the court.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
AGG|E Commencement
STARTS SUNDAY MAY Is
The Seventh District A. & M. School
Will Graduate Twenty lhree
Students This Term

We are in receipt of an invitation
TO attend the commencement eXef-
cises of the Seventh District A. ana
M School at Powder Springs, May
25th to 9th.
We have not a copy of the program
interesting one. Professor Hunt has
Int we are sure that it will be most
been a marked success in the manage
mont If this school and we know that
this years program will be up TO Uhe
standard.
We give herewith the class organl-
cation and roll.
Officers
Thomas S. Tharpe, President
George B. Horton, Vice-Presldent,
Marv Helen Warner, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Class Roll
Martha Lucille Adams
Artemus G. Barton
Harry V. Benton
Joseph E. Cox
Mildred Catharine Dobbs
Lola Idelle Griggs
Bessie Leola Hemphill
Ernest D. Holmes
Ruby Gertrude Hopkins
nellie Hopper
George B. Horton
Horace G. JaXon
Annie Mamie Lee
Pauline Marguerite Mayes
Robbie Lee McEntire
Thelma Dean Mckinney
Ralph R. Moore
Clinton Paris
Willie Mae Pritchett
Thomas S. Tharpe
Lois Willene Thomas
Mary Helen Warner
Gordon C. Wood
Class Motto: Tonight We Launch
Where Shall we Anchor. Class Flow
err: Pink Carnation. Glass Colors
Pink and Green.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
SALVATION ARMY ASKS
HELP OF COBB COUNTY

The war is over and the last Vic
tory Bond Loan f1oated but still there
is one of the war agencies which is
knocking at your door for recogni-
ton.
We refer to the Salvation Army,
than which no other ever got closer
to the heart of the men in the trench
es.
The boys from over there will
vouch for the work they did, and al
though it is an agency employed al
most exclusively in the cities of this
country in ordinary times, still we
believe Cobb and other rural counties
will do their part to put this organiza-
ton on basis which will obviate the
old street collections, which was its
former means of support.
During the week of May 10 to 26
they are asking Cobb county to sub
scribe $500 for this, and the follow
ing gentlemen have been requested
to act as officers. Gordon B. Gam,
County Chairman, B. G. Brumby, City
Chairman, R. A Hill, Treasurer.
Mr.. Gam proposes to name district
chairmen and ask the direct aid of
the people of the county for this wor-
thy cause.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
THE WAR is OVER NOW
LET COBB BUILD ROADS

Under the fire of German guns
our boys build roads in France.
The war is over now and our boys
are coming home. Our govern
ment has money and road tools to
help all those communities who
would help themselves to build
good roads.
Let US vote bonds and ask for
government money and tools to
aid us in building a good road sys-
tenn in Cobb county. Let us keep
Cobb in the front ranks. Bonds
only can do this.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
GRADUATING EXERCISES
MARIETTA HIGH SCHOOL

The graduating exercises of the
Marietta High School, class 1919,
will be held at the Methodist
church on Friday evening, May %,
at 8:15 o'clock.
Tickets will be given to those
most concerned and interested in
this occasion.
No admission without a ticket.
An interesting program will be rem
dered by the class, which is the
largest since a fourth year was
added to the curriculum of the
high school.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
WILLIAM KUHNEN RETURNS

Mr.. William Kuhnen arrived at
home on Monday, having been through
the European campaign.
Although Mr. Kuhnen suffered from
a schrapnel wound, and was gassed
also, being in the hospital for long
time, he considers himself fortunate.
Mrs. Kuhnen and baby are rejoic-
ing, and his many friends are delight
ed to welcome him home again.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
LITTLE GIRL DIES

Little Rosaline Goodson, aged sew
en-, died at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Goodson, on the
Bells Ferry road on Wednesday, May
14th.
The interment was Thursday at the
Gresham cemetery, and was attended
by relatives and friends from Mari
eta. The service was performed by
Rev. Donahoo.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
THRIFT AGENT IN TOWN

Mr.. Herman w. Martin, represent
ing the Thrift Savings movement of
the Sixth Federal Reserve District, is
in town for few days.
He will endeavor to promote the
organization of Thrift Clubs among
the employees of various industries
and businesses in Marietta, and with
this end in view, is visiting these
places about the city.
This corresponds with the same
movement which has been inaugural
ed in the schools of the county.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
Current Events

President Wilson has advised the
cable companies that his message to
| the Forthcoming special session of
| congress will not be more than a few
hundred words, enabling it to be
cabled probably on the day of de-
| livery.
An opinion to the effect that the
brewing of beer containing "a per
cent alcohol is illegal has been given
by Attorney General Palmer to In
ternal Revenue Commissioner Roper,
but officials explained it would not
operate to stop the manufacture of
this beer pending decision by the
federal district court of New York
in a case now under consideration.
The body of Edith Cavell the Eng
| lish nurse, who was murdered by
| the Germans in Brussels during the
war, has been taken to England and
is now buried in her native town of
Norwich, after having been carried to
Westminster Abby, where great mem
DRY was paid to her memory.
Ambassador Page, returning to
Rome, admitted that he had made no
progress toward a settlement of the
Fiume question. He declared he
would make public the compromise
plan he submitted to the "big four"
Mr.. T. H. McElvie, ia years old,
and reputed to be the oldest man in
the south, died Thursday at the home
of his nephew at Phoenix City, Ala.
Mr.. McElvie served in the Confeder-
ate army throughout the Civil war,
and was wounded several times.
Crisp county voted on $350,000
bond issue for good roads on Thurs
day, and while we have not heard
from the election yet, we are sure
that bonds carried in that up-to-date
county.
Word from Washington comes that
| in spite of threats of the progressives
| in the Republican party, the "old
guard" will control, as usual, and
despite the letters of Clifford Pinchot
showing Senator Penrose, of Pennsyl-
vania, in very bad light, all the fac
tions have made peace and Penrose
will be the chairman of the finance
committee and the real boss of the
senate as in the good old days of old
before the reigns of Teddy Roosevelt
and Woodrow Wilson.
From reports the Germans now
seem to be engaged in the note writ
ing business, but the only satisfactory
note they can write is promissory
note. and have that secured by the
military of the allied powers.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels has just made a tour of Eu-
rope and everywhere he was received
with great respect. Only a few
wears ago there was tribe of yellow
mongrel papers and magazines in this
country that spent their whole time
yapping at the seels of Mr.. Daniels
and he never even noticed any of
them enough to give them a kick.
Where are they now?
In the Republican reorganization
of congress the Democrats lose all
their chairmanships of committees to
the Republicans, but they are usually
retained as members on the same
committees.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

The quota for Cobb county was
placed at $343, $50 so it will be seen
that we went over the top by nearly
ten thousand dollars.
Organization and energy works
wonders and we heartily wish this
could now be applied to the matter
of building good roads for the county.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
GIRLS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
GETS $500 FROM CONCERT

The Girls Patriotic League realized
tidy sum from the concerts of the
Royal Highlanders Kiltie Band, here
last week Forty per cent Of the pro-
ceeds came to the girls and the ex-
penses of the concerts were borne by
the band
The league received $4,000 as their
share, and feel well repaid for the
little trobule of ticket selling. The
band was fine, and the singing of Bob
bic Brollier was much enjoyed also.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16
MARIETTA COTTON MARKET

Thursday, May Is, 1919, Mraiet-
ia Cotton Market. Good middling
291a cents. Receipts for the day
IS bales.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

Thriftiness begets niftiness-a War
Savings certificate does it.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

Spend a little less than you earn
its a sure road to success. Put
your savings in War Savings Stamps.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

In the Republican reorganization
of congress the Democrats lose all
their chairmanships of committees to
the Republicans, but they are usually
retained as members on the same
committees.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-05-16

In this last statement, Mr.. Clay's
memory seems again to have totally
failed him. for minute book P, page
674, of Cobb Superior Court, in the
office of the clerk, of date November
%, 1911, shows when case number
2199, which was an Indictment for
selling liquor, against George Gard
The sun., 1919-03-02

MADRID, March Madrid resumed
its normal aspect to-day. The shops
were opened and business was proceeded
with.
MADRID, Feb. % (delayed) Martial
law has been declared in Madrid and
troops are patrolling the streets Order
has been restored, but some theatres
have been closed.
This action was the result OF rioting
against profiteers to-day. provision and
butcher shops being attacked by mobs.
The Government has taken possession
OF all bakeshops.
Premier Romanones has issued a
statement saying that protests against
provision dealers had assumed such an
aspect that II was necessary to take
serious precautions and that martial law
had been declared SO as to enable the
Government to work better for a settle
nent Of pending social questions
The trouble began this afternoon when
attacks on bakeries and food shops &C.
CURED. principally in the suburbs, and
In the evening there was a movement by
the people which resulted in their oc.
cupation of the butcher shops
Skirmishes, with some stone throwing
occurred between the demonstrators and
the police around the markets.
The bakers employees decided TO ac-
cept an arrangement under which the
Government will take over the bakeries
until an agreement is reached with the
employers. II being understood wages are
to be Increased Immediately and the
bakers to return TO work at once.
The sun., 1919-03-02
be faced and exposed as absolutely
unfounded and basely and viciUuely

be faced and exposed as absolutely
unfounded and basely and viciUurly
false"
The course taken by Mr.. Williams In
replying to criticism of his public office
by a personal attack on member OF
Congress caused general resentment on
Capitol Hill tonight, and almost GER
tainly will bring about an Investigation
of the Comptrollers office upon the con-
vening of the Slxty-sixth Congress.
Mr.. MoFadden issued a statement re-
plying to Mr.. Williamss attack. The
reply in part follows:
THE statement which John SHELTON
Williams has made public through his
letter to me Is false and deliberately
misleading. His attack upon me in this
public manner only seeks to clog the real
issue. which is that John SHELTON Will
Jams is an UNIT public officer. 1t is he
who Is on trial. not me. 4 have repeat
eddy called the attention OF Congress to
my resolution for an investigation of his
office and have twice been refused a
hearing on that resolution by the chair
man of the Rules Committee. to which It
was referred. I will continue to press
for consideration Of that resolution and
at the proper time will present evidence
to prove my assertion"
The sun., 1919-03-02

prison were a grave menace to the plans
and the committee tried to find girls In
the neighborhood who could be employed
to influence them. This attempt was
given up. however, and finally a tele-
gram was sent to Dublin for two hand
some young women, both highly cultured
university graduates, who arrayed them
selves as shopgirls and crossed the
Irish Channel.
THE girls deliberately set out to firt
with the soldiers and soon came to know
most of the guards De Valera was in
formed by code in a letter that February
3 was set for his escape and the pro-
;edure to be followed was outlined as
much as possible. This little code had
peen arranged for Just such an emer-
-ency before De Valera was imprisoned.
Path Cut I'm Bnrbcd Wire.
ION the eve OF February four motor
cars packed with Irishmen were sent
wandering about the country near Lin
coin to serve as decoys for the police
At o'clock the prisoners were brought
in from their period of exercise. They
then had a three hour period for wan
dering about the prison before they were
locked up for the night
In the dusk, shortly after 4 o'clock
the girls appeared and enticed the
guards from the rear of the prison al
far as possible. Then two Sim Feiners
quickly cut a path through the barbec
wire.
AT o'clock De Valera, with Nc.
Garry and Millroy (the two Sim Fein
ers who escaped with De Valera) saun
tered to the back gate. Their friends
outside crept up and opened the gat
with the false key. while the sentrie
continued their Irritation with the girls
An automobile was waiting and D.
Valera was whisked away to London
while the police chased the decoy motors
Where Is De Valera now? I canno
state, but he will be here on time wheI
| he Is wanted" 7
The sun., 1919-03-02
FAITH IN WILSON'S
SCHEME is WANING
Continued from First Page.

without moral authority and without
even a tolerable peace settlement?
How can II hope to hold
together? President Wilson, Pre-
mier Lloyd >George and Premier
Clemenceau all may fall from power
within two years; then perhaps a
new Europe may arise with demo-
cratic sympathies upon the ruins OF
this league of force. Efforts should
be made to amend the plan before
It is too late"
The newspapers of the Netherlands
vent their rage upon the
league plans because that country has
been left out in the cold. The Dutch
papers insist that the remedy must be
tho modification of the supremacy OF
the big fve so that they will have
The sun., 1919-03-02
Third-The ships are now obso-

Thrd-The ships are now obso-
lete.
Fourth--Their use as merchant
men is impossible, owing to their
enormous coal consumption and the
difficulty of adapting their interiors
to merchant use.
Fifth-The idea of sinking the
ships for breakwater purposes has
been proved impracticable by ex-
periments made at Scapa Flow.
Sixth-If the ships are divided
some basis of division must be
found. 1t has been suggested that
they be divided according to losses
in the war or on the basis of the
present naval strength of the
Powers.
The sun., 1919-03-02

only temporary power. Several OF the
daily papers, summarizing the current
OF European opinion, show conclusively
that the people on this side OF the
Atlantic are not satisfied with the cove
nant as 1t stands and are more than
willing to allow the league plan to be-
come secondary to an immediate peace
and the early return of all troops to
their homes.