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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
Christmas Play Is
Repeated By Girls
Erick's Guest" Again Present
ed by Girls Club of Local
Y. w. G. A.

The Girl Reserves Christmas play,
"Ericks Guest" which was given as
a matinee performance Thursday af-
ternoon, was a most charming pre-
sentation.
Many who had wanted to attend,
however, were so busy and so rushed
for time in the shopping season last
week that they Were unable to see it
so it was decided to repeat it
on Thursday evening, December 80,
at the Auditorium, at the same adj
mission price, 25 and 35 cents.
Miss Mabel Cortelyou's reading of
a Christmas story and Miss Emily
Haynes dance number "Capricietto,"
were also repeated.
A more artistic and appealing little
play has not been presented here be-
fore, and especially has it an irresist-
able attraction for children of all
ages. In giving the play again, the
Drama Council of the Y. w. C. A.,
under whose direction it was given,
urged all parents not only to make it
possible for their children to see this
fanciful allegory, but to be sure and
not miss it themselves.
1t would be impossible for many
children and many parents also, to
ever see Materlink's "Blue Bird" pre-
sented, and alto this does not pretend
to be as large or as elaborate a pro-
duction, it is of the same type of ar
tistic simplicity and the charming
spirit of happiness that makes the
"Blue Bird" is also responsible for
the appeal of "Erick's Guest"
Mary L. Benson,
Chairman of Publicity for Y.W.C.A.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
SYRIAN PRINCESS
WAS HERE SUNDAY
Audience at First Baptist Church
Delighted BY Performer
From Far East.

Princess Rlhme Haider, Syrian
princess, spoke at the First Baptist
church in Marietta Sunday morning
at II o'clock on "Glimpses of Pales-
tine to large congregation. Prac-
tically every child as well as grown
person in the Sunday school went to
the church auditorium to hear the
princess tell about the land where
Christ was born.
The princess, who was robed in her
royal garments, made an excellent
impression on those who heard her
speak. She spoke English fluently
and was very entertaining as we'll as
instructive in her remarks. Not
many present had ever seen a real
princess and the native costume of
the princess added to the atmosphere
in making the audience feel they we're
listening to the voice of one from
the Holy land.
Princess Rahme was born at Baal-
beck at the foot of Mt. Lebanon, near
the ancient city of Damascus. She
was educated in the schools of the
far East and has taken degrees in
some of the best universities in this
country.
"Naaman the Leper" was to have
been presented at the Baptist church
Monday night but the princess be-
came i'll at her hotel in Atlanta, and
was forced to call off the perform
ance Late Monday afternoon.
A large number of people who had
not heard the news came to the
church expecting to see and hear the
princess in the program that had pre-
viously been announced. She has
been appearing in Atlanta the last
few days.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
PEARY'S NORTH POLE
FLOATED 400 MILES.

From the Attic region comes a
curious story of the shifting of the
flag post erected at the North Pole
by Admiral Peary several years ago.
Peary reported that there was no
land, but just an immense field of ice,
frozen deep and solid as a mountain
of granite, and it was on this ice
field at latitude 0, and longitude o.,
that he planted his flag post.
A Danish explorer has just report
ed the finding of Peary's flag post
400 miles away from where Peary
planted it, on the same field of ice,
of course, but still drifting, and each
day going further away from the
North Pole.
Many people have never believed
that Peary ever found the pole.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
CHRISTMAS FIRES TAKE
HEAVY PROPERTY TOLLS
Electric Shop of j. T. Brown and
Barber Shop of J. w. Hardy
Suffer Losses.
FIREMEN ARE KEPT BUSY
Roof on House and Barn Slightly
Damaged. Automobile
Catches Fire.

Three fires broke out in Marietta
Christmas day and one of them took
heavy toll in property destroyed.
About 10 A. NJ on Christmas day
an alarm was turned in from DIR.
Perkenson's house where his automo-
bile lad caught on fire The small
blaze in the car was extinguished be-
fore any material damage was done.
In the evening about $50 the electric
shop of j. I. Brown and the adioin-
ing barber shop of j. w. Hardy in
the Motley building were found on
fire, the blaze having started from an
unknown cause and several thousand
dollars damage was done before the
department could stop the fire. The
building had gathered full of smoke
which made it next to impossible to
enter the building.
Upwards of $4,000 damages were
done in the electric shop, $1,000 dam
age to the barber shop, and about
$500 to the building. Insurance was
carried on both the electric shop and
barber shop and the majority Of the
loss was covered.
The fire in the Motley building had
scarcely been extinguished when
another alarm was turned in from
Hansell street, where the barn Of Mr..
James M. Stone had caught fire from
a sky rocket which had fallen on the
roof. The damage was small, few
dollars will cover the cost of repair
ing the damaged roof.
On the following day the fire de-
partment was called out again. This
time the roof of Miss Jane Smiths
house on Whitlock avenue had caught
fire from the chimney. The efficient
work of the frenen prevented large
loss, only small hole being burned
in the shingles on the roof,
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
HUBERT LINDLEY LOSES
BARN AND EIGHT MULES

Fire on Wednesday night complete
ly destroyed the barn of Mr.. Hubert
Lindley at Powder Springs, together
with corn and other produce and 8
mules. Two of the mules were res
cued, but were so badly burned that
they had to be killed.
Mr.. Lindley had only recently NOV
ed to Marietta, in anticipation of TAX
ing up his work as assistant clerk of
Cobb Superior Court on the first Of
January, and the loss falls heavily
upon him. He has the sincere SYM
pathy of host of friends.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
HETRICK rs PLACED
IN THE ATLANTA JAIL
TO AWAIT HIS TRIAL.
Deputy Sheriff is Met in Atlanta BY
Court Officials and Placed
Prisoner In Jail.

B. F. Hetrick, who was arrested in
Columbia, S. c., last week was lodg-
ed in the Fulton county Jail in Allan
ia Friday, December "a, and viii be-
held there until his trial is called mi
the Cobb county Superior court in
Marietta.
Duputy Sheriff Tom Sanders, who
went to Columbia for Hetrick, was
met in Atlanta by court officials Ers-
day morning and Hetrick was placed
in the Atlanta jail to await trial.
Newspaper reports that he waSs
brought to the Cobb County jail.were.
in error, and he has not been IN thisf
county since he left under bond. n
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
BIG. BROTHERS DINNER
GIVEN BY ROTAR|ANS
Fifty Five Boys Are Given Good
Dinner and Fine Program
in Their Behalf.

The second annual Big Brothers
dinner was given at the golf club
Wednesday by the Marietta Rotary
club to about So boys between the
ages of 10 and IA years.
The occasion was made one of the
biggest affairs of the year as the
members of the Rotary club are spec
ally interested in the boy life of the
community.
Twenty boys uniformed and equip
ped for band of twenty pieces,
known as the Boys Rotary Band, of
Atlanta, were the guests Of the Ro-
tarians, together with about 35 boys
from Marietta and Cobb county. The
boys band from Atlanta is supported
by the Atlanta Rotary club and is one
of the means of reaching the boy life
of that city in influencing them to
become good and useful citizens.
A sumptious menu had been pre-
pared for the boys at the club and
they were also presented each with
a box of Christmas fruits and can
dies. During the dinner the prizes
offered by the local club at the din
ner last year to the 35 boys who were
given 81 each as a saving account,
were presented to the ones who had
added the most money to the 81 90
given them. Adrain Boatner won
first prize of $1,000 in gold and had
saved $115; Eugene Davis won $500
in gold, the second prize, for saving
$500, and William McCrea won
$3.50 in gold, third prize, for having
saved $500. In all the boys had
saved about $500.
Mr.. William Brownlee, chairman
of the boys work in the Atlanta Ro-
tary club, was the principal speaker
for the occasion and made a splendid
address to the boys. Mr.. Brownlee
is thoroughly interested in boys and
is doing a wonderful work for them
through the Rotary club.
DR.. l. A. White made an interest
ing and impressive address to the
boys. DR.. White is known to be one
of the best speakers in the club and
his sympathy and interest in boys
was never more splendidly manifest
ed than in his talk to them Wednes-
day.
Len C. Baldwin was master of cere-
monies. Mr.. Balwin, with Chas.
Brown and DR.. M. S. Hodges, is the
committee on boys work for the local
club.
The dinner was prepared and serv-
ed by the Y.W.CA., under the super
vision of Mrs. D. P. Butler, Mrs. r.
N. Holland and Mrs. M. R. Lyons.
The local Rotary club now has
thirty-eight members and two new
ones were elected and will be mott
fed for an acceptance before the next
luncheon.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
new COUNTY OFFICERS
COME ON FIRST OF YEAR.
Men Whose Terms Expire Getting
Ready To Turn Affairs
Over To Successors.
NEW SOLICITOR GENERAL
Many Local Places Filled BY Those
Who Have Served Previous
Years in Office.

AS the first of the New Year ap-
proaches number of public officials
are planning to close their term of
office and make way for those who
have been elected to take the places.
In the Blue Ridge circuit Judge D.
w. Blair will again preside, but new
sumo office on January l. Mr.. John
7. Dorsey and William Butt, who
have served as solicitor general and
assistant, respectively, for more than
year, through the appointment of
Governor Dorsey, will be succeeded
by Mr.. John S. Wood, of Canton and
Mr.. Lindley Camp of Marietta.
Mr.. Dorsey with his assistant has
made a. good solicitor general and
will close successful period of ser
vice when he retires January l. He
can look to his record with satisfac-
ton and pride.
Mr.. Wood, the new solicitor gen.
eral, is a capable young attorney,
who has made an excellent record in
the courts of the circuit and in the
United States court in Atlanta. He
is we'll qualified as is his assistant
with ample experience to serve as
solicitor general capably and efficient
ly. The people of the Blue Ridge
circuit will watch the careers of these
popular young lawyers, who were
elected with big majority vote,
with much interest.
Other local officials who will come
into Office on January l, are, Mr.. D.
Collins, Clerk of Cobb County Super
Tor Court. Mr.. Collins has served
for a number of years as assistant
clerk and his courteous and efficient
service was instrumental in his cleo
ton to the office of clerk, without OPP
position. Mr.. Horace Handy be-
comes tax collector and Mr.. Bose
Grower tax receiver. Mr.. j. j. San
ders is the county surveyor and Mr..
Jim Kyle, coroner. Mr.. Hugh Moore,
of Austell succeeds Mr.. Bernard Aw-
try as superintendent of county
schools. Mr.. j. M. Gam remains
ordinary, Mr.. w. E. Swanson, sheriff
and Mr.. H. L. Barfeld as county
treasurer.
Two new county commissioners
take Office the first of the year. w.
L. Florence succeeds w. D. Billiard
and Harvie Carpenter succeeds B. N.
Summerour. The three who remain
are DR.. L. G. Garrett, R. D. Delk and
Geo. w. McL.ain.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
THE TERRELL COUNTY
GANG NOW CHAINLESS
Few Escapes Reported and the. Men
Are Doing Much More an, OWNING
Better Work.

From Terrell county comes thD
port of the first chainless chain,s
in Georgia. For number of ye'
some of the western states have ,As
lowed this practice, with reporY'
success, and from last weeks DAVIS
News we clip the following. .@,aes
"For the first time in it's histofAs
there is not prisoner in the Terrell
county changing, who is shackled.
Warden w. H. Sirmons, who assum-
ed the duties of that position here
two months ago, has removed the
chains and irons from every convict,
and to say that the men are delighted
expresses it mildly.
at has been the policy of Warden
Sirmons, who has been connected
with the penitentiary department Of
the state since convicts were fry Nnut
at work on the roads, not to keo the
prisoners under him in shackE and
no warden in the state has AZ aoord
for fewer escapes. He has seMdonr
lost man.
"Mr. Sirmons says the men areabet-
ter satisfied without chains, and he
gets more and better work fy I'm them.
He provides for them well, trdats them
humanely and requires full meas
ure of work, which they invariably
give"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
HEALTH REPORTS ARE
COMING FROM SCHOOLS.
Junior Health Nurses Are Respond
ing to Plan Of Commissioner
With Reports.

The plan of the county health COM
missioner and assistant in keeping in
touch with the health conditions of
the county schools through junior
health nurses appointed in each
school, is working into fine system
as reported by DR.. Todd, the health
officer.
Reports from a number of schools
that have started in the work are
coming in regularly and the health
Office is able to know at all times
just what is going on in the schools.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
LOCAL PHONE PEOPLE
DESERVING OF THANKS
From Management to the Girls
in Central Good Service
is Being Shown.

1t is the wish of The Journal to
express not only to the efficient mana
ger, Mr.. R. M. Wade, but to the other
employees of the local phone company,
our deep appreciation Of the service
being rendered the public by the
company.
Particularly to the individual oper-
ators-those whom the public never
sees, and too often considers as just
part of the machinery we would
accord a full measure of this appre-
citation. To them not always is ac-
corded the consideration due, or even
the ordinary courtisies of common
politeness, but they have a wonder
full way of forgiving, or at least for
getting, rudeness and temper dis
played so frequntly, over the wire
by the unthoughtful.
Marietta is fortunate in the char
acter and the efficiency of her Cen
trail Girls as well as in having SO
good manager and other assistants
in this great public service.
The Journal feels that it is pleas
ure to give public expression to our
sympathy and respect for this band
of workers, who are so necessary to
our business and social life, and in
so doing we feel that we but express
the opinions and attitude of all our
people.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
STORAGE BATTERIES
TAKE PRE-WAR LEVEL

Further evidence of the downward
trend of prices is the announcement
this week by Mr.. G. C. Langford,
local manager of the Willard Bat
6ery station, that storage batteries
have been reduced 20 to 25 per cent
beginning January 1.
Mr.. Langford stated that his COM
pany was the last to raise the price
on account of war conditions and
that they are the first to come back
to pre-war levels.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
EVEN IN CHICAGO
THEY STILL MARRY

Chicago dogs wear a three dollar
license tag when they walk the streets
of that city, but it only takes half
that much to get a marriage license.
The clerk of the county, of whom
licenses are purchased, proposes to
dignity the marriage licenses by max
ing it the same price as that of the
dog.
He has noted that when a man has
a girl on his mind his bargaining fac
ilities are usually seriously impaired,
and might as well expend some of
his dough before the ceremony.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
C. H. SESSIONS ASKED
TO SPEAK ON GA. TOUR

Mr.. Geo. -. Sessions, who has
been speaking in this territory in be-
half of "a Greater Georgia Tech and
a greater industrial Georgia, since he
returned as one of the prominent
Teorgians to make the industrial tour
the north and east last month, was
fted by President K. S. Matheson,
Neorgia Tech, to join the tour of
Via as an official speaker on the
Sessions addresses have at
much interest and comment
iservices are again sought for
: Of Georgia, on January 10
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
MARIETTA BANKS CLOSE
ON NEW YEARS DAY

The First National Bank, the Ma
rietta Trust and Banking Company
and the Merchants G. Farmers Bank
will be closed all day January ], in
accordance with the policy Of banks
to observe National holidays.
Therefore Saturday viii be a bank
ing holiday in Marietta.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31

If you own an auto, or only Ford,
you must have 1921 license tag on
it before you run it any more-today
being the last day in which the old
tags are to be recognized Last year
some days of grace were allowed in
this matter, but this year the authori-
ties have given due and sufficient no
tice that no grace will be allowed.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
old NOTES CAUTION
To FUTURE BOARDS
Eleven New Convicts and More Yet
Coming For Work on the
County Roads.

The board of county commissioners
will be reorganized at it's next meet
ing in January, which will occur next
Tuesday, and three new members will
supersede the members of the old
board. The past two years have been
marked by much to occupy the at
tention of the members of the board,
although lack of funds has somewhat
restricted county work.
A reminder of one nearly serious
incident of the past administration
was motion made at the last meet
ing to burn the old notes, which were
given the Frank Scarboro Company
for 100000, and which were so near
ly Incorporated by, Scarboro
These notes it will be remembered,
were six in lmber for $4,000 each,
and were held by Scarboro for some
time on the plea that they would be
discounted in short time. 1t after
ward was disclosed that Scarboro had
at the same time $4,000 of notes Of
the city of Marietta, and $4,000 of
Tiff county notes, and between
100000 and $4,000 of notes of
other counties and corporation in
Georgia.
Through private source, informa-
ton was received in Marietta that the
Scarboro Company was in very bad
shape and this information was con-
veyed to the city and county authori-
ties. The mayor made belated and
futile attempt to recover the city
notes. Clerk Jack Miller of the COM
missioners at once wired the banks
and trust companies in New York ad-
vising them not to purchase the
county notes. A few days later
Scarboro disappeared,a land it was dis
closed that Miller's prompt action
kept him from dispsing of the Cobb
county notes, as we'll as all others in
his possession.
Although it appeared that Scar
boro had already sold the city notes,
the same prompt and vigorous action
by the city authorities might have re-
suited in recovering the amount from
Sc.arboro, and at least would have
resulted in his detention.
After some discussion the motion
in the board meeting to burn these
old notes recovered by Clerk Miller
was voted down, as one of the board
expressed it, "Keep them as a caution
to future boards
Road Supt. Cliff Mayes reports the
arrival of eleven state convicts from
Cherokee county, which brings the
gang up to forty-seven, and he has
an order from the prison commission
for eleven more from Emanuel coun-
ty This will bring the read gang up
to a force of sufficient size to push
to completion present work, and give
attention to other needed work in the
county.
Inquiry among the members who
will compose the new board gives US
reason to believe that Commissioner
McLain will be the new chairman,
and that Clerk Miller, Supt. of Roads
Mayes and Supt. of Almshouse Prath-
er will be reelected if they desire it.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31
PROF. w. T. DUMAS IN
MARIETTA THURSDAY

Prof. w. T. Dumas, of Athens, was
in Marietta Thursday to see his
friends here. Prof. Dumas stated
that he was well pleased with his
location in Athens and his good
health, and beaming smile in greeting
old friends bears out that statement.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-12-31

President Wilson celebrated his
sixty-fourth birthday on Tuesday and
it is said that he appears younger and
in better spirits since the election,
and as the time draws near for him
to surrender his official responsible
tiles to his successor.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Of the German generals, and that

Of the German generals, and that
but for the blunders of his colleagues
on the left flank he might have en-
tered Paris. He retired from active
service in 1916.
One Of the most terrible events
OF the wars first chapter attaches
70 the name of General Baron Kurt
von Manteuffel, who earned his name
well-it means he-devil in English
by the plunder and firing Of Lou
vain, the ancient Belgian university
town. Field Marshal Won Bulow
(not to be confused with Prince
Biilow, the former Imperial Chan
cellor and Ambassador to Rome) was
commander Of the second German
army in the West. About a year
ago Field Marshal Won Bulow was
quoted in Dutch paper as APPROX
ing Of the plan Of the Allies to
punish those responsible for the war.
GAS an old soldier I have not
learned to ask for mercy" he said.
II only ask for justice for the Ger
man people. If the German
people were misled when they were
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
rnes for Which War Guilty Are Called Upon to Answe

ity Is less clear. Another complica-
tion Of his case Is that he Is to-day
undsniably the most popular man in
Germany and spoken of as next
/ President Of the Republic. 1t is
probable that the German governs
ment would sooner deliver the Kaiser
for trial than Hindenburg.
Won kluck's Guilt
Field Marshal Won Kluck, COM
mander of the right wing of the
German army in the invasion of Bel
gium and France, is held to account
for the shooting Of a number of
hostages at Senlis, France, and the
assassination Of civilians at Aer-
schot, in Belgium. In 1914 Won
Kluck was generally thought to be
responsible for the German defeat
on the Marne. Later, however,
analysis of the 1914 campaign estab-
lished the fact that he had been bv
far the ablest and most successful,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
to escape. There can be no doubt

to escape. There can be no doubt
that if Won der Lancken is ever
brought to trial he will be one of
those receiving the severest SEN
tences. After the armistice Won der
Lancken, with a brother official, ap-
pealed to Herbert Hoover for help
for the starving people Of Germany.
Mr.. Hoover's terse answer is re-
corded: "Go to hell"
Apart from his role in the murder
of Fryatt and Miss Cavell, Won der
Lancken has made himself one of
the most detested of the German
satraps by impeding at every step
the work Of the Belgian Relief Ad-
ministration-an activity we'll re-
membered by Mr.. Hoover.
General Won Stenger figures on
the list by virtue Of his order to the
German troops not to take any pris-
oners-by the way, a suggestion
originally introduced into the Ger
man war code by the Kaiser himself
during the Chinese expedition of
1900. General Won Tesma, one-time
governor of Luxembourg, will have
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

also includes the name Of General
Count Montgelas. This is a Bava-
Wan officer who in 1916 was dismissed
from the army because he refused
to employ poison gas in the Flanders
campaign. Ever since, Count Mont
gelas has been active as one of the
leaders of the anti-war party in
Germany, and has written numerous
articles condemning the German
militarists and "frightfulness." He
was one of the collaborators of Karl
kautsky in publishing the secret
documents of the imperial archives.
One Of The most hateful groups Of
the German war criminals is that of
the torturers of Allied military pris-
oners. They include the Niemeyer
brothers,, who committed atrocities
at the Holzminden camp; Major Won
Gorts, of the Magdeburg camp;
General Won Cassel, commander of
the Doberitz camps; Lieutenant Rodi-
ger, who was in charge at the most
notorious Of all camps, that of Ruh-
leben. With them will be tried p
woman, Frau Else Schreiner, sought