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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
NEGRO WOMAN is SHOT
BY WOULD-BE HUSBAND
Ed Walker, Respected Negro, of Ken
nesaw, Shoots Jessie Johnson;
Were To Be Married Soon

Jessie Johnson, negro woman re-
siding about two miles from Acworth,
was shot and killed by Ed. Walker,
colored, near the Mt. Zion church on
Sunday afternoon.
After the shooting the negro man
went to the home of Mr.. Carrie and
gave up and asked to be brought to
Marietta. He was brought here and
placed in the county Jail.
The negro who did the shooting
claims it was accidental, as he was
attacked by crowd of women who
objected to him marrying the John
son woman. After being beaten with
umbrellas and sticks, Ed pulled pis-
toll he had on his person and in trying
to shoot straight up in an effort to
brighten the women away who were
beating him, he pulled the trigger just
as one woman hit his arm, causing the
shot to go low. The Johnson woman,
who was standing aside from the
crowd, was shot in the neck and died
in very few minutes.
Ed Walker, the negro man, is well
past fifty years old and has been re-
spected negro of Kennesaw district
for years. 1t is likely that prominent
people will be called to testify to his
good character, as it is claimed he
always was law-abiding negro and
has never been known to be in any
trouble of any kind. After being
locked in the county Jail, Ed was sent
to Fulton tower by Sheriff Swanson,
as it was feared that mob violence by
the negroes of that section would be
dealt to him.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
MEN, BOOZE AND FORD
CAPTURED BY POLICE
Two Forsyth County Men Taken With
Two Quarts of Contraband
on Board 'Flivver"

Going against all tradition since
July 1st, that no one shall have IN
toxicating liquors, two Forsyth county
men blew into town Tuesday night
and at once proceeded to embibe
themselves with the "joy" of the good
old days.
The police were notified that two
men were creating a disorder near
the Southern Express Office. The po-
lice went Immediately to the scene
and found Tom Henderson and John
Densmore going full speed ahead in
a real riotuous manner.
The two men were placed under ar
rest and a search of their Ford re-
vealed two full quarts of joy-juice
and this, also, was placed under ar
rest as evidence.
The two men were arraigned before
Mayor Brumby Tuesday night on
charge of being drunk and disorderly
in the city Tom Henderson, who
is said to have had more On board than
was nice for one man to have, was
fined $1,000 in police court and bound
over under a $4,000 bond to the Su
perior court. The other man. John
Densmore, was fined $500 in the city
court and was likewise committed to
the Superior court under like bond.
They both Immediately got in touch
with friends in Forsyth county, who
came down and made the necessary
bonds for them. The Ford is still
under arrest and will in all PROBABLE
ity be sold under the law that gives
to an arresting officer the right to sell
any vehicle that is used to transport
whiskey.
The city police are right after the
whiskey traffickers and the "fatherly"
advise to the moonshiners of the
mountain districts is to steer clear of
Marietta and Cobb county.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
COUNTY BOARD TAKES
NO ACTION ON ROADS
Spends The Day Hearing Dispute
Over Classification of Some
Drainage Lands

At the regular meeting of the
county -.@naissioners on Tuesday no
action was taken on the road bond
election, it being the opinion Of mem
bers that they should await develop
ments by the legislature for state
highways.
Almost the entire day was taken
up with hearing of the case of j.
R. and J. W. Ragsdale versus the
Drainage Commissioners of Powder
Springs District No. 2. The hearings
were lengthy and number of wit
nesses were sworn. Joe Abbott rep
resented the commissioners while
Judge A. L. Bartlett and c. ID. Nc
Gregor, of Dallas, represented the
Messrs. Ragsdale.
The Ragsdales contended that the
commissioners had no authority to
change the classification of their lands
from Glass C to Glass A.
The commissioners swore that Mr..
j. w. Ragsdale, being an invalid, that
his son, j. R. Ragsdale, had acted for
both parties throughout and had
agreed to the change, had in fact re-
ouested the change in order that the
canal should run through his land
rather than begin below it, and that
he made no protest until the steel
dredge had been built at the point
on his land necessary to cut its way
down through the land, when he re-
fused to sign up as per his verbal con-
tract with the commissioners.
The county board sustained the
drainage commissioners after the
hearing and the plaintiffs gave bond
and announced an appeal to the Su-
perior court.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
NEGRO BURGLAR KILLED
IN ATTEMPTED ESCAPE
Had Made Several Visits to Store of
Brown, Allgood & Co.; Shot
While Resisting Arrest

John Throw, a negro living on Null
berry street in Baptist Town "a negro
section of Marietta) was shot and in
stantly killed at an early hour Sunday
morning after he had entered the
store of Brown, Allgood & Co., on
Cherokee street.
For several days the store of
Brown, Allgood & Co. had been miss
ing supplies in large quantities from
their stocks, and on Saturday night it
was decided that two of the firm
would keep watch in the store and
endeavor to arrest the intruder.
All went we'll until about four
o'clock Sunday morning, just between
the time the night watch of the police
department went off duty and the
day watch came on, John made his
appearance in the rear of the store
and proceeded to go inside. After
making a successful entrance into the
store, Mr. M. C. Frey and Mr.. George
Whorton, both members of the firm,
switched on a light and placed him
under arrest.
The negro quietly submitted to the
arrest and all went we'll until he was
taken to the front of the store. AS
the front door was opened by Mr..
Frey to take the negro outside, their
prisoner showed fight and tried to take
the gun away from Mr.. Frey.
In the struggle over the gun four
shots were fired, two of them taking
effect, one in the leg and one in the
head of the negro, who fell upon the
sidewalk and died almost instantly.
A search of the home of Throw af-
forwards uncovered two truck loads
of groceries which had bee ntaken
from the store.
His body was turned over to the
undertakers but as his family and
friends declined to pay any expense
in the matter of a funeral, it was
held for several days and buried IN
the potter's field.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
Negro is Held For
Murder of Miss Green

The local officers are confident that
they have the man who murdered
Miss Julia Green last week. While
the evidence is only circumstantial,
it is strong, and is corroborated in
such a way that a very good case is
made out.
The man arrested is Henry Rob
ertson, colored, aged about so, who
has served numerous terms in the
changing, and who cannot account
for his presence in the vicinity of the
murdered woman's home on the night
of the murder. In fact he denies abb
solutely that he was in that part of
town on the night in question, while
three or more reliable witnesses swore
positively that ne was there.
A number of other circumstances
would seem to fasten the crime upon
Robertson, but it is not thought wise
to make public all the evidence in the
hands of the police at this time. The
coroner's jury ordered the negro held
for the grand jury and delivered a
sealed verdict in the case to be opened
by the grand jury.
Sheriff Swanson, while anticipating
no trouble in the matter took the
preeaution to have the negro removed
to the Fulton county jail for safe
keeping.
Although the case has taken this
course the officers are still alert for
any clue that may throw further
light upon the murder, or that may
lead to discovering and convicting the
guilty.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
RAIL STRIKE THREATENS
TIE-UP FOR SOUTHEAST
Grocery Stocks Are Reported Small
and Only Ten Days Supply
Now on Hand

With the likelihood that general
embargo will be declared this week
by the United States Railroad Adj
ministration of food shipments into
the Southeastern States, the atten-
ton of the people in this section will
be diverted from the high cost of
living and they will be brought up
to face the possibility of not being
able to secure food and other neces-
sites at any price.
Declaring the rolling stock and mo-
tive power of the various railroads
of the Southeast has deprecated with
such rapidity since the walkout Of
the shop craftsmen, several days ago,
that trains cannot be run, many of
the railroads have already refused
shipments for any part of the terri
tory to which Atlanta is the gateway,
and for the same reason it has been
officially indicated that general en-
barge against all freight shipments
would be forced upon the railroad adj
ministration within the next twenty
four hours.
The effect of the general embar-
90 will be to shut off entirely the
shipment of livestock, fresh meats,
provisions, grain, flour, sugar, oil,
coal and other vitality needed commod-
idies, now being held by the whole
sale houses in this section will not
last longer than a week or ten days,
according to estimates of business
men, it is predicted that suffering
and hunger in the towns and cities,
as we'll as in the country Districts
are extremely probable.
A settlement of the strike that has
brought about the above conditions
is indicated to be exceedingly re-
mote, insofar as immediate results
are concerned, and it is believed that
nothing now can be accomplished to-
ward it's settlement that would serve
to ward off certain amount OF sur
fering among the Southern people.
Should the striking craftsmen re-
turn to work at once it would re-
ouire many days, perhaps two weeks,
in which to repair the engines ana
cars that have become so badly de-
preciated, and make them fit for nor
NAL service again. This taken in con-
nection with the estimates given by
packing houses and grocery concerns
that the provisions on hand in the
Southeast will not last more than
week or ten days, shows the serious
ness of the situation.
But, according to their leaders, the
striking shopmen have no intentions
of going back to work uneil their de-
mands for an increase from GO cents
to IS cents an hour is granted, and
there is no Indication from the rail-
road administration that the demands
of the strikers will be met. The strike
at present is confined to the states
south of the Potomac and east OF the
Mississippi, and has been declared II
legal by union officials.
Should the increase be granted the
striking craftsmen it will add $780,
OO0. 900 to the present wage bill OK
the railroad administration. The de-
termination of the strikers to hold out
until their demands have been met
was emphatically reiterated by one on
Continued on page eight
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
''THE VISION OF THE
BLUE CRUSADERS

Glow beautiful upon the noun
tains are the feet of him that bring
eth good tidings, that publisheth
peace; that bringeth good tidings of
good, that publisheth salvation"
AS we sat and listened to these
beautiful words of the old prophet
Isaiah as they were woven into an
anthem of sweet melody and sung
by the fresh vibrant voices of twenty
young girls of neighboring town in
rehearsal for the coming Pageant
"The Vision of the Blue Crusaders"
to be given Aug. 10, we could but
catch vision of what this message
that is coming to us through the
medium of this beautiful story should
mean to the young womanhood of
our community and this section of
the country as it unfolds itself in
panoramic beauty before their eyes,
this wonderful work of young women
for young women through young wo-
men. May their hearts and minds be
in a receptive mood.
Tribute
Dame Fortune has smiled upon our
little city many times in the past,
but never with more beneicent gen.
crosby than at the present in that
she has brought into our midst,
through the National Board Of the
Y. W. c. A., two such talented young
women as Miss Sue Ann Wilson, of
New York, and Miss Julia Hogan, of
Dallas, Texas, who are putting this
Pageant into such magnificent pro-
portions. Both are finely equipped
for this line of work, through study,
application ard experience, through
personal magnetism, gentle tactful-
ness and unusual executive ability,
which counts for so much in this par
ticular field of endeavor.
They have won the hearts of the
directors of the local Y. W. c. A. and
of those who have come in touch with
them by their sincerity and earnest
Of purpose, by their untiring efforts
and patience to bring this Pageant to
perfection through rehearsals, con-
struction and all the many details
that must combine to bring about the
success of this undertaking they so
much desire and will have.
Because of most charming person
alities they have won many friends
as they have gone about their work,
who feel that Marietta has been great
ly favored by their sojourn here in
this Y. W. C. A. work.
Their able assistants, Miss Mallard,
Miss Weber, and Miss Brown, have
also done fine work which is fully
appreciated by the local Y.
Posters
Several posters have been sent in,
in the contest for cavers for the pro-
grams. Fine and artistic work has
been done along this line, and the
name of the successful contestant
will be announced soon.
Mrs. J. W. Legg,
Director Publicity.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
MRS. CALDWELL DIES
AT CHARLESTON HOME

Friends of Mrs. j. W. Caldwell
will greatly regret to learn of her
death which occurred at her home in
Charleston, S. c., on Saturday. Mrs.
Caldwell spent much time here as the
guest of Mrs. John Boston, and had
many friends in Marietta. She was
Miss Dorothy Cullen, of Knoxville,
Tenn, before her marriage some
seven years ago.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08

of direction
the Young Womens Christian Association
reessy the Cobb County
has a o friends in
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
DR.. BLAIR CHILD SPECIALIST

DR.. Leslie Blair, who has been
spending some months taking spe-
c:al course at Harvard University,
has returned home.
DR.. Blair has opened his Office
above Anderson's store. He is to spe-
-;sli7e IN ch;ldren's diseases ard no
!oubt will be a very successful ard
popular physician.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08

Announcement has just been made
of an additional feature which will
add materially to the completeness
of the Pageant day arrangements.
The American Red Cross will have
an emergency tent erected on the
grounds, equipped for first aid ser
vice in case of accident or sudden
illness.
This will be under the direction of
Miss Harriet Robson of the Home
Service Division and Miss Brown, the
new Community Nurse, who has late
ly come to Marietta. The above per-
sonnet insures an excellent service
and fine demonstration of the eff
cient work of the Red Cross.
The local troop of Boy Scouts have
consented to serve as ushers when
the Pageant is presented. Marietta
people have not forgotten how great
ly these boys contributed to the sue
cess of the Confederate Reunion
which was held here seven years ago.
In all the war activities of last year
they were untiring and gave freely
of their time and energy. 1t is in
keeping with their former unselfish
spirit that they rally to the Y. W. c.
A. and help to make their gigantic
undertaking a decided success,
The singing societies of the county
have been invited to attend and help
swell the chorus. There is something
particularly fine in the thought that
these voices from all sections of the
county will meet here and blend in
one great community sing. AS the
notes exemplifying neighborliness
float upward it will be in strange con-
trast to the clash and din of battle
which once rang out from Kennesaw's
rugged sides.
Admission Free-Every town in
the county has responded and is send
ing a large number of participants.
Mrs. L. Dick, has the working hand
in Smyrna, Mrs. W. L. Florence,
Powder Springs, Mrs. W. E. Smith,
Austell, Mrs. E. Mcmillan, Acworth,
Miss Gussie Lyons, Roswell, Mrs. W.
o. Roberts Kennesaw.
The keynote which is sounded so
strongly in the Vision of the Blue
Crusaders, is the real motive of the
Y. w. C. A.-the spirit of helpfulness
and uplift. No man can really help
his struggling brother upward without
feeling a warming up of his own
heart, and this warm-heartedness al
ways prompts hospitality. In the far
east the stranger is safe from bodily
harm if he is invited to break bread
with a native. The South has always
shown the same spirit, the stranger
within our gates is always shielded
and protected. 1t is but fitting that
this great exposition of the communi-
ty idea should terminate in the gen
eral breaking of bread. Everyone is
asked to carry a supper lunch and
all meet in neighborliness over the
picnic spread.
All women who are interested eth
er directly or indirectly in the COM
plete success of the Pageant 2-e
Continued on page fve}
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
SINGING AT SHILOH

We are preparing for a>singing at
Shiloh the third Sunday afternoon.
Brother j. NJ. Dobbs has promised to
be with US. Lovers of music, leaders,
singers and hand shakers, come-for
we want good time.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08

Admission Free-No cars will be
allowed inside the grounds. Parking
space will be arranged, and traffic
police will be on hand to prevent ac-
cidents and avoid congestion of cars
around the entrance.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-08
FOURTEEN STATES
RATIFY WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Lincoln, Aug. 2.-Nebraska today
ratified the woman suffrage amend
ment, making the fourteenth state to
ratify it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
HOROSCOPE


unusually inclined to seek admira-
tion and flattery. Divorces VIII great
/ ly increase. It Is prephesied.
Theaters and social entertainments
are subject to a good direction max
ing for success II is fortunate date
f0r artists OF both sexes.
Again music comes under a sway
that Is most promising. for Ameri-
cans viii cultivate It and promote its
study
All artistic enterprises should bene-
fit during the reconstruction period
In this country.
They who sign contracts today
should be wary, lest they be deceived
Actors and signers should delay all
writing that Is binding
As Uranus Is rising and Saturn is
setting this month. extreme tension
IN all public affairs is denoted.
Strikes, riots and radicalism viii be
likely to spread during this sway Of
the stars, which encourages unrest
and dissatisfaction.
Railway problems again are prog
nosticated and continued criticism
concerning them IS foreseen-
Persons whose birthdate IL is may
have q year of unusual strain They
should guard against the effects Of
Islander.
Children born on this day may be
erratic and hard TO manage As they
are on the cusp they combine Pisces
and Aries traits copyright. 1913, By
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
BACKACHE AND
HEAVY FEELING
Weak, Nervous, Restless Woman In
Arkansas Hears of Cardui, Tries
It and Is Greatly Benefited.
Nov Recommends II
To 0thess.

Peach Orchard, Ark.-Mrs. Monte
High, who lives near here, states:
Sometime ago began to have trou-
bic with my back. / would ache and I
could hardly get up when down. was
so weak l would Just drag around AM
did not feel like doing anything at all
1 was so nervous 1 felt ] could scream,
and such a heavy feeling I could
not rest at all. It looked like / was
going to get down in bed.
l heard Of Cardui and thought !
would try it and see what it would do
for my case After taking a few bot
ties grew stronger The bloated,
heavy feeling left me. wasn't so
nervous, in fact, felt better all over.
took twelve bottles and certainly was
greatly benefited and can recommend
It to any one as a tonic or builder. 1
often tell others how it helped and
strengthened me-
Cardui IS a mild vegetable tonic,
with no bad after-effects. It's ingre-
dents act in a helping, building way,
on the womanly constitution.
Ask your druggist. he knows about
Cardui. Some druggists have sold it
for forty years.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND Lulu WIBBLEWOBBLE.
---------------, HOWARD CAMS ---------

~IIJELL. what do you think VIII
w happen 10 you today, Uncle Wig
gily2" asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy WIZ
~. as the bunny rabbit gentleman
started TO hop from his hollow stump
bungalow one morning
4 hardly know" replied Mr.. Long
ears. as he looked down over his
pink. twinkling uase at his muskrat
lady housekeeper. But I s'pose III
have some sort OF adventure"
Il s'pOse So" agreed Miss Fuzzy
why.
So Uncle WigCily began 70 hop
over the fields and through the woods,
wondering what would happen TO
him. until suddenly he met Grand
father G0osy Gander. the goose gen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
II Years Ago Today

A DISPATCH from St Petersburg
( n states that general mobilization
has been ordered and dispatches sent
TO the governors Of all provinces 20
draft their quota OF fighting men for
a new army. Gen. Kuropatkin Is now
forced to retreat to Hardin. his next
base OF supplies. II the Japs do not
take his army prisoners before they
reach that point, they viii continue
fighting The japanese occupied Tie
Pass at midnight, March Is.
A handsomely engraved and mount
ed sword passed through the customs
house at Juarez. which is 10 be pre-
sented 20 Gen Don Luis Terrazas,
constitutional governor of Chihuahua.
March 20. the date OF the surrender
OF the city OF Chihuahua by the
French The sword IS the gift OF the
state OF Chihuahua. It win be pre-
scented with elaborate ceremonies.
The work OF building a new road
20 FL PaEO from Fort Bliss Is pro-
crossing rapidly. 1t is being done
with general prisoners concentrated
here from all over the department Of
Texas.
Regarding the proposed extension
or the street car line 20 Fort Bliss and
its probable effect on the enlarge
ment Of the post. officers are at va
rance They feel that even though
there viii be much convenience in
having good road between the city
and the fort. there will be a very
strong tendency on the part OF the
soldiers 10 spend their spare time n
the city and this may not please the
war denartment.
The FL Paso Gas & Electric Co. has
placed 30 gas RANGES IN homes IL
north FL PasO during the past 30
days The gas company Is laying
mains just as fast as a large force
Of men can lay them. At present the
Boulevard and Rio Grande street are
being supplied.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
LOANS SHORT TERM NOTES
MAY ADD TO BANKS BURDENS

Washington. D. C.. March I1-Doub-
that the Victor ff--.r.
s1sting OF short term notes. will mee'
as wide distri button as -a-.s - -.- s
longer term bonds was expressed by
the fe1eral reserve board I'm its March
bulletin, issued today The discussion
was written before the Victory loar
act was passed by congress a-f "'--a
secretary Glass announced definitely
that the forthcoming loan would con-
sist Of notes.
~On the whole" the discussion con-
cludes. the note plan would. there
fore. operate TO increase the infla-
tionary tendency already noticeable
in the present banking situation and
would add. relatively speaking. 20 the
burdens carried by the banks"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
Acres

Tract "a Contains II acres in
AioNL" the James Corbin Sur
vey, Eath County, about 5000 feet
from the Rob ,rts well, which is now
drilling.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-17
Talks On Safety.

DANGER WITH AN UMBRELLA.
IT Is Just as stupid, and Just as dan
/ gerous for a man to bury his head
In an umbrella and start across the
street as It would be to blindfold his
eyes. %,
In a driving rain people are APT 20
hold the umbrella down SO as % ~ -
tect themselves. forgetting that Il IS
better to get wet than to run the FISK
Of being struck by a car
In crassing the street you ueed Two
ewes. two legs. and g cool head Don
handicap yourself with an umoreilal-