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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
POWER COMPANY ASKS
FOR ADVANCE IN RATE
Your Light, Heat And Power Bill
To Go Up One-third If
Petition L. Granted

A matter of no little concern to
the people of Marietta is the petit
ton of the Georgia Railway & Power
Company, asking of the Railroad
Commission the authority to raise
rates for electricity 33 one-third per
cent.
Such a petition has been decided
upon by the directors of that COM
pany and we laren that it will be
filed at once with the commission in
Atlanta. It will ask for raise OF
two cents on the local car fares in
that city making an eight cent fare
and a general increanse of one-third
on all rates.
AS soon as it was learned that this
increase was proposed the mayor OF
Atlanta called meeting in his Office
which was attended by the mayors OF
East Point and Decatur and other
city officials Of Atlanta for the pur-
pose of considering means of oppos.
ing the raise, and it was agreed to
ask the railroad commission to defer
the hearing of the petition for thirty
days inorder to give consumers time
to prepare their side of the case.
AS the suburban line to MARKETS.
is operated by this company and as
the city buys from them all the cleo
tricity for its own use as we'll as that
lit sells to consumers here, the out.
come of the matter is of much i'm.
portance to our people.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
MAYORS DUAL SALARY HAS
BEEN ATTACKED IN COURT

AS the late lamented o. Henry
would say at amt all jam, being a
Mayor" no not even in Marietta, one
of the best towns in the country.
Things may look good from the dis
lance but inside there are rough and
rugged places that give you jar, even
if they don't throw you off the road.
II you don't believe this ask Mayor
Brumby, who returns from a honey
moon to find the biggest portion of
his monthly stipend tied up in court
on an injunction.
Under the arrangement in force in
Marietta, the water and light board
has employed the mayor to also act
as the superintendent of the water
works, which plan was supposed to be
a satisfactory one until this week, at
least no official action was taken to
stop the arrangement until a petition
was presented to Judge Blair, hold.
ing this arrangement to be illegal for
certain reasons set forth in the petit
ton. This petition was signed by
E. P. Dobbs and others.
The compensation as mayor of Ma
rietta is $4,000 per year, and as the
superintendent of the water works,
the additional sum Of $2,4O0.00 was
being paid to Mr.. Brumby.
The court granted the injunction
temporarily and the mayor must at
a special hearing show cause why the
Injunction should not be made per.
manent, in which event the mayor
would have to resign his office if he
holds on to the other job.
The injunction is binding against
the members of the board of water
and lights, and strictly speaking il
is the board that is required to an
swer the courts injunction.
There has recently been some
talk of a commission government in
Marietta, and it is possible that this
case may bring about more serious
consideration Of that form of CITY
government which seems to work SO
well in Rome and a great many 9TH
err towns and cities throughout the
country.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
MARIETTA LOSES GAME
AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP

In a hard fought battle in Atlanta
on Thursday afternoon the Girls
Basket Ball Team of the Marietta
High School lost the game and with
it ,5ne championship for the year to
tie Fulton Team.
A large and enthusiastic crowd of
supporters and rooters went over on
special car to Sc the game, and they
were all in fine spirits and full of
hope for the championship to come to
Cobb, but it was not to be.
The final score was ten to twenty
against Marietta, and it was a sad
dened but plucky team that returned
to Marietta with their band of sor.
rowing but true and tried rooters.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
DELAWARE PROSPERS SELLING
FAKE COMPANY CHARTERS

The state of Delaware has lone
been sort ofpirate in its easy bust
ness ways for the organization OF
gold brick corporations, which prey
upon the guile less stockIbuyers of
other states.
The present secretary of State in
Georgia has done much to show UP
the laxity of the laws of Delaware
and has made it hard for the "blue
sky" stock statesmen to bunko the
people of Georgia any more, but yet
Delaware prospers. Hear this.
Most states are poverty-stricken by
the high cost of government. But
not Delaware!
AS financier Delaware has Wall
street beaten forty ways.
This state taps the purses of peo-
pie in the other states!
Wherefore $1,500,00O excess
funds now lie in the state treasury
the most money Delaware ever had.
The easy income is derived from
lssueing charters to corporations, Del
aware has "broad laws" You can
take out charter for corporation
dealing in anything from yellow gold
to blue sky. Hundreds of corpora
lions all over the country are charter
ed under Delaware laws.
Pay Delaware a charter fee, send
your attorney around once a year to
hold an annual meeting" pay your
yearly charter tax regularly-that's
all there is to 80. Stock doesn't even
have to be paid for, only subscribed.
The state has good as we'll as spu-
rious corporations. The General
Motors company last year paid Del
aware a fee Of more than $780, 900
when it increased its capitalization,
because it was chartered there.
There's so much money in the state
treasury the legislature at it's coming
session will transfer 100000 to the
school fund, enabling counties to keep
the school tax rate under SO cents
per 500.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE
TO MEET IN MARIETTA

The Baptist Young Peoples union
will hold two-day institute at the
First Baptist church in Marietta on
April II and 18 for the purpose of in
teresting the churches in the Noon
day association with the Baptist
Young Peoples union organization
for each church.
A number of churches now have a
Baptist Young Peoples union and the
helpful training received in the SER
vices has been so great that it is
planned to organize the young peo-
pie in each church in view of train
ing them for future chruch work
leaders.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
MILLER FOUNDRY COMPANY
is BIG NEW BUSINESS HERE

For many years Marietta has had
one large foundry that has been doing
work that was shipped all over the
earth, and now comes another which
will add materially to the weekly
payroll of the Marietta industries.
The new business comes from Dali
ton, where it has been in successful
operation for a number Of years, but
recognizing the superior advantages
of Marietta, the plant has been NOV
ed to this place and soon will be in
operation on the Atlanta car line,
just below the Butler crossing.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
MISS CLARA EVELYN GILBERT

A sad death was that of Miss Clara
Evelyn Gilbert who died on Tuesday
morning March 30th, at 8 O'Clock
after short illness.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs
Lucy Gilbert, four brothers and three
sisters, and had many relatives anc
friends in Marietta to whom hel
death was shock and grief.
The funeral was conducted or
Wednesday morning from the resi-
dence of her mother on Cherokee
street.
''None knew her but to love her,
None named her but to praise"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
FLORENCE COMPANY IN
new MODERN BUILDING
Marietta Store that Equals Finest in
its Line and q Credit to the
Town and County

Quietly and steadily Improvement
in the business houses in Marietta is
going on,y, but the latest and most
important or these recently has been
the re-modeling, if we do not call it
the rebuilding, Of the Blair Building
occupied by The w. A. Florence Dry
Goods Company.
No one who looks at either the out
side or the inside of this store could
take it for the same building, and if
we speak accurately it is not the
same, for the floor space has been
fully doubled by the enormous room
which has been added for the ready
to-wear department, and the front
was torn out entirely, and rebuilt in
the most attractive style with mar
BILE and pressed brick.
Every part of the interior which
was not in the new section, has been
renewed, so that the whole presents
an appearance equal to that of any
store in Atlanta. The front is partic-
ularly striking in appearance, not on
ly on account of the building, but the
the show windows which form a sort
of arcade some thirty feet from the
street, a full plate-glass front all of
the way, the inside the windows all
floored with hardwood Of design to
please the eye in search Of the beaut-
iful, and giving a wonderful oppor-
tunity for the skilled window artists
employed by the company.
We should fail of our duty if we
did not mention also that the new
clothing cabinets, showcases and other
fixtures of the latest and most ap-
proved models which have just been
placed in this store are credit to
the town and source of reasonable
pride to the management, for they
too, are the equal to the finest in any
Atlanta house.
A most remarkable thing about all
these changes is that they have been
accomplished with closing the bust
ness for day. Every day during the
time way of entrance was provided
and the parts on which work was in
progress were cut off by canvas or
wall screens for protection of the
stock, and the customers who have
taxed the sales force to the limit this
early spring.
aside from any saving in your
buying list, the store is we'll worth
your time for a visit, and Mr.. Flor.
ence has assured us that that public
is welcome at all times, whether for
the purpose of shopping or of look,
ing through this beautiful store.
So far as the stock is concerned
our readears we'll know from the ads
in this paper each week that never
in the history of the town has there
ever been so many and so pretty q
display of those things that go to
make the feminine life one Of JOY
and happiness.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
ALL filters ARE ASKED
TO KEEP IN PRACTICE

Air service units will not be estab-
lished in colleges along the lines of
the reserve officers training corps,
but qualified military aviators will be
encouraged to keep in training by
taking practice fights at regular fly
ing fields, General Menoher, director
OF air service, announced today. Gen.
eral Menoher ordered the establish
ment of ground courses in aeronauti-
cal entering colleges and universities
and announced his willingness to sup
ply engines for training purposes.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
MRS. HINES IN MACON
JAIL AWAITING BOND

Mrs. Ida lines, who was arrested
upon a new charge upon her release
from the state farm, has been in Ma
con jail awaiting bond to be executed
by friends in Oregon. This charge
is using the mails to defraud and will
be tried in the United States Court.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
CENSUS REPORTS

The census office now is announc-
ing the population of cities and
many surprises are in store for those
claiming big increases, but so far
few towns have shown a decrease.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-02
REED SAYS HE WILL NOT
ENTER GEORGIA PRIMARY

Senator Reed spoke at Moultrie on
Thursday and in an interview stated
that he would not have his name upon
the ballot in Georgia on April 20, and
that he would wire Hiram Gardner,
the secretary Of the state committee
to omit his name.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
Reporters Money
Taken By Thief:
Trousers Returned

Evidently deciding that trousers ovu-
Eu ny William r. Pine, reporter COR
me News Scimitar. was more greatly
needed by the owner than by himself,
sneak thief who had already taken
two pairs Monday night repentcd and
upon second trip returned them,
leaving them upon a back porch for his
victim The thief got So from a pocket
in one pair Of the trousers but over
looked ten dollar bill reposing upon
the bureau. Had he known about This
hilI II is doubtful II he would have
returned the trousers. For his infor-
nation, the reporter stated Tucsda !,
that the bill had already been "broE n"
and deposited elsewhere. The robbery
occurred al 6iS Vance avenue.
The reporter was asleep when the
sneak thief gained entrance to his
room lie was awakened by the thief
when the man picked up "A pocket hand
kerchief which had four pennies lying
upon 1t and the pennies dropped to the
floor. The reporter arose and chased
the thief from the room. The thief
made good his escape.
The reporter took inventory Gone
were the trousers, the Sc. a special
police badge and pearl handled pocket
knife. The reporter went back to
sleep. Tuesday morning when he
awakened wondering how he was TO get
to the office minus pants, he was agree
ably surprised to find the two pairs OF
trousers upon the rear porch, where
the thief had thrown them after max
ing his escape earlier in the night.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
Ouch! My Rheumatism !"
Why Suffer When Relief
Is Easily Found?

Mr. c. L Dozier, living at 2O23 Nell
son Ave, Memphis, Tenn, says about
Kinks Rheumatic Remedy: MY moth
er was a sufferer from rheumatism in
one arm. persuaded her to try a
bottle of Kinks Rheumatic Remedy,
and after taking one bottle she was
entirely relieved and has been troubled
no more. | take great pleasure in rec
ommending Kinks Rheumatic Remedy
for anyone afflicted with rheumatism"
One bottle of this rIne medicine usual
ly relieves the most stubborn case of
long standing. But rheumatism is not
always easy to overcome, therefore it
is best to keep on taking Kinks Rheu-
matism Remedy a little while longer
in order to drive the poison out of the
system. Buy bottle, then if not sat
isfied take empty bottle to the dealer
and get your dollar back. That is Ger
tainly a fair guarantee
This same guarantee applies to Kirk s
Nigortone. a fine tonic; Kinks Cough
Syrup. Kinks Chill Tonic, Kinks Sarsa
parilla Blood Purifier and Kinks Lini-
ment, made by Kirk Chemical Co..
Memphis, Tenn. Sold by druggists
everywhere. adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
BANKERS TO DISCUSS
CROPS AND FINANCE

Members Of the Bankers club will
hold a special meeting Thursday even
ing at the Hotel Gayoso. at which time
a feature will be talks from out-of
town bankers as to crop conditions and
arrangements being made to finance
and handle the crops. This follows up
meetings of the club OF the past sew
eral weeks, during which various
phases of the situation have been dis
Cussed and its purpose is to bring about
the most intelligent cooperation in
meeting requirements that the harvest
ing season will turn loose on this sec
ton
l.. c. Humes, chairman or the COM
mittee, in connection with !. A. Den
ton and J. r. Buchignani, other mem
bers, announces that prominent bankers
from tri-state territory have promised
to be in attendance and it is expected
the meeting will prove mutually bene-
ficial and Instructive.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
BIG BODY OF SCOUTS
IS GOING TO CAMP

ac"n.ninE to local Boy Scout
Executive i. l. Atkinson. who left
late Monday FOR the Boy Scout camp Al
HARDY. Nrk, the largest number OF
Scouts Of the season will leave Sat
urtay fc~ tn" camp lie SAYS that one
troop has notified headquarters that
they will 90 in body next Saturday
and II is thought that another troop will
do tho same thing during the week In
addition to the two troops expected
about ~ Scouts from various troops
win go.
Executive Atkinson says that while
in camp this timo. he will make special
efforts TO catch, mount and bring To
Memphis one OF the largest collections
Of insects and butterflys in this sec
ton. The local headquarters have at
present quite a fair sized collection. but
Executive Atkinson states that 1.-THE
woods are full of EN-" and that he in
tends to bring some OF the lesser known
varieties home from this trip,
He also states that he will make use
of new plan for the amusement of
the boys. plan which has been in use
in the North and East for some time
and which develops the initiative of the
boy. The plan is to inaugurate a
treasure hunt" the treasurer being
found by the exclusive use Of the
compass, which lis not as easy as 1t
sounds" according to Executive Atkin-
son.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
CUSTOMERS BUYING
MORE CAREFULLY

ST LOUIS. July 27-Extravagant
buying is rapidly subsding despite the
fact that the purchasing power OF the
public has not diminished. according
TO the monthly report Of the eighth
federal reserve district issued here to-
day.
The report states advices from depart
ment' stores indicate customers are de-
manding the worth of their money IN
quantity and quality.
Statements from bond houses that
the public is buying liberty bonds over
the counter with eagerress" and the
fact that there is a well defined slow
ing down in the automobile industry are
further indicative of the general trend
today saving, the report states.
Prices of certain commodities have
shown a sharp decline, according to the
report, but the reduction will hardly
be felt in bills covering the cost Of
living
No change is forecast in the shoe in
dustry and clothing for fall delivery
Is steady to higher, the report says
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
CALLERS DELAY
cox ON SPEECH
Westerners Refer to Nomi
nee as Jimmy" Judge
Johnson Says.

DAYTON, O. July - Except for
a conference with Senator Pomereno Of
Ohio, GOV Cox had fun day today
to proceed with framing his address &C
cepting the Democratic nomination for
| president.
Senator Pomerene's visit was at Gov.
Coxs request to arrange further In
yestiGation Of campaign contributions
and expenditures by the senate inquiry
committee, of which MIR Pomorene Is
a Democratic member.
Gov, Cox made considerable progress
Yesterday on his address for Aug. Z,
accepting the Democratic presidential
nomination. The governor found. how
ever, that he was unable TO carry out
his plan for locking" himself in his
library to work on the speech, But be-
tween several visitors, the candidate
put in some good Hicks on the job.
The address, the governor said. viii
be Just long enough 70 tell the story.
but because OF its embryonic stage nc
could make no definite predictions as
to length He Is to send II in install
mcnts, as subjects are completed, to
his newspaper office here for compost
ton and then he promised ITO use the
blue pencil vigorously on proofs to
eliminate every unnecessary word Be
tween shifts on his address, the gov
trnor conferred with Judge J. G. john
SoIr OF the ONO supreme COURT WHO
made the Cox nominating speech at
the san Francisco convention. 1t was
their first meeting since the conven-
ton and Gov. Cox thanked the judge
for the successful outcome Of his ef-
forts.
THE Western people seem to realize
that Gov Cox is one OF them, in their
ideals and aspirations, said Judge
johnson, who toured the West en- route
to his home at Springfield They be-
lieve Gov. Cox is for the people. They
refer to him as Jimmy like Theodore
Roosevelt was called Teddy 1t indi
Gates feeling OF personal interest and
regard, as | believe Gov. Cox is the
first presidential candidate since Teddy
whose first name is being popularity and
generally used
Another caller OF the governors was
Oscar Il. Bradfute. of Xenia. O. of the
Ohio farm bureau and a director OF the
federal farm bureau as well rs former
member OF President Wilson'S industrial
commission
Agricultural affairs were the principal
topics of his conference with the gov
ernor who also had u social call from
John II Spreckels Jr of California
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
HOLD SUNDAY SCHOOL
NORMAL AT CHALY BEATE

BLUE MOUNTAIN. Miss, July y.
tSpl) The Tippah County Baptist
Sunday School normal is in session
this week at Chalybeatc, Miss. The
faculty for the normal Is as follows:
Rev. G $. jenkins, Baptist pastor at
thalyheate; Mrs r. A. Kmbrough,
Of Blue Mountain, and Rev Mr Her
ring, a recent graduate of Mississippi
college.
Resides the special work in the Sun
day school courses offered each dav
there will be in the evenings addresses
by some OF the leading preachers and
laymcn OF this section.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
Mistake Expensive.

The Republicans have mistakenly
educated organizers in some OF the
ponulous states to pay their workers,
and II IL difficult TO switch from a
paid to volunteer basis. In a few
places where the Democratic state
organizations have acquired "A mower
tul influence the same system OF pay.
ing workers obtains. but genera iIy
sp',sa ? 60 neither political party
many workers on election day with
out subjectlng themselves to embar-
easements.
So there are Republicans who wish
their party had adopted the policy OF
asking for small subscriptions and at
the same time had placed no limit OF
81 600 For the Democrats got both
the small and the large subscrlp.
lions. In some quarters here il is
predicted that by the time October ar
rives the Republicans will have to CON
fess that the 81 900 limit isn't getting
results. and that a general appeal for
FUNDS OF any size, large or small with
the right 10 reject contributions from
sources not considered disintvrested viii
have to be made
OF course, federal laws are very
weak with respect to campaign finances
and there are plenty Of WAYS OF cerli-
wing that only $1,000 600 has been spent
by national party when total Of
nve or SIX times that sum may have
do not have TO make their contribu-
tons public or even certify to them.
IL is fair estimate that the national
campaign committees OF the Democrats
and Republicans respectively Will run
up bins OF AT least six million dollars
each before they get through with
the present campaign. But in the ef-
fort TO elect senators. representatives.
governors and state officials millions
viii be spent in the interest OF the
party within the state which need
never be revealed in a certificate OF
national campaign expenses.
Both the Republicans and the Dem
ocrats Of the national committees are
getting ready 90 make public weekly or
seIntwecklN. IL necessary. all Cuntrt-
buttons, No sensations need he OK
pected: for with the Republicans linn
iting their funds TO a thousand dollars
and the Democrats CcnttriuE all their
efforts on small ContTlbuil,ns. the TWO
struggle along during m, nrNi few
months and wake up with deficits on
the dav after election
Already there are murWurs about
the high cost Of travel fpr speakers
the high cost Of advertising and pub
Lefty and the fact thar Whereas ii
party worker would Civ all hls time
In the old days for five dollars a dl1
he wouldn't leave his lob now for loss
than $40 or SlJ day Co stand around
the polls and cuaA Voters 10 "1otr
right With women voting moreover
the work will have lu bc largely one
Of education through public speech
and written word instead Of the IN.
stead of the ind.Nt al canvas, Of other
voters.
Copyright 1920. 10y David I.awreuce.l
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-27
SAYS wife is JUST
LIKE a new PERSON

had no strength ana her nerves were
80 shattered that she could hardly sleep
at all.
Nothing ever helped her until she
got Tanlac and that's saying a good
deal for she has tried everything Tan
lac helped her right from the start,
and while she has just finished her
third bottle she is already like a diff
ferent person. Her stomach is in such
fine condition now she can even eat
pork or anything else and never has
pain, or an uncomfortable feeling after
ward She is no longer constipated
and never has a dizzy spell, and her
nerves have quieted down until she
sleeps just like a child every night
Tanlac is bound to be a fine medicine
to do what it has for my wife after
she had suffered so long, and / will
recommend it to anybody"
Tanlac sold in Memphis by the fol-
lowing agents: Warnock Drug Com
pany, Weiss Pharmacy, Doyle Turley
Drug Company, A. Renkert & Company,
stores; L. Fl. Fitzpatrick, Wadlington-
Purdy, Moore's Pharmacy, Taylor &
Taylor, 3 stores; Washburn- Lyle Drug
Company c. o. Manning and Battier's
Pharmacy. adv