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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13
Our Office Girl Suggests We Call
Attention to Lack of Swimming Pool

Why doesn't Marietta have public swimming
poole, inquiries our bright and efficient office girl
You tell her, John We told her the one about
what makes the water in watermelon?" and she
said: "Spose | don't know that old one? Cause
they're planted in the spring thought everyone
knew that "
Summer is comm fact is, it s here now if the old
barometer is guide The crack of the bat will be
heard in the opening game Atlanta VS.. Chattanooga
tomorrow. Strawberries have been on the bill since
a week or two ago Canteoupes are coming in this
week Over in Macon straw hats have predominated
since the middle Of March, and some of them are
now looking rusty from the heat of the summer sun
Spring odes have been written and publication re-
fused since three weeks ago Garden sass is being
served at our boarding house. fresh from the garden
Dad has repaired and replenished his fishing kit
and is now telling about the big one that got away
Everything is right up to the standard. and sum-
mers 50 near you can feel it-and no public swim
ming pool What be done about it? Isn't
there chance of some enterprisng citizen filing
the need? Would it pay? Count the Marietta
folks that go to Atlanta and other places for this
most delightful sport-hang around one of these
swimming pools and check up on the profit There's
an ideal location and very convenient out on Whit
lock Avenue
Yes indeed, grille Marietta should have swim
ming pool We can't tell you why Marietta does
not have swimming pool, but we agree that there
are hundreds of bathing beauties and waterhounds
here who would fill the pool and the Golfers Of tb
enterpnslng citizen who may give to Marietta this
most healthful end enjoyable summer recreation
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13
RECALLING THE CATERPILLAR

The Dawson News prints extract from an issue of
the Atlanta Constitution fifty years DID, August 80 1872
winch IN turn quoted the Dawson Journal saying that
caterpiars were out in full force in southwest Georgia
and IN many instances have gone through cotton fields
leaving nothing but the stalk with half grown and full
matured bolls Men little past middle age who were
raised IN this section remember when cotton fields
stripped by caterpillars sight The de-
structon was more complete than that wrought by the
boil weevll now, but the pest not so general Cater
pillars mached like the army worm, the locust from
one field to another Vehicles passing along road thru
lane between fields would crush thousands of the crawl
ing worms, passing from field which has been stripped
clean to another field where the green leaves awaited
Ihese worms would the ground like green CARPET
ana cotton factors farmers warehousemen and suppv
men were dsmayed at the prospect of disaster Manv
enemies OF the cotton crop have appeared in times past
ana threatened to wipe out but the enemy passed and
cotton came back 1t said that we could make
cotton no more after the caterpillar came but the cater
pillar has disappeared and almost forgotten while cot
ton IS still with The boil weev is the latest enemv
ana presents the most serious problem that has faced the
cotton growers And it shows little inclination to mass
on as the other pests passed Instead the weev seems
TO De mere to stay and the problem facing the grower
TO make cotton under weevl conditionsTton Gazette
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13
$500, 900 SHIP TONS NEEDEn

requirements of the United States to carry the
coun'Iy loregn commerce was estimated at 100000
gross tons by the Shipping Boards bureau of rne9b
IN recent report 1--WE assume" the report said Chat
while the present volume of export trade is abnormaI
Sna the yearly business for which we can look in the
the immediate future will be only a small degree bet
ter than that of the present"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13
BONUS ADVOCATES HAVE HOPES


OF the soldiers bonus bill appear to be op
ana tney assert that they have polled the Senate
Ifov ~ .l'C large majority of the members in
FAVOR OF passing the bill at this session There hos been
talk about opposition from the taxpayers of
ne country but this has maerialzed in an urge"
~ senators 10 oppose the bill Chambers of Commerce
tne country are being importuned by the oppo
sltlon to the bonus to get busy Naturally the Senate
concerhlng itself about proposals for the levy of
tax or taxes to raise revenue to pay the
leIt TINS important feature of the problem for
ny senate TO work out; and in SO MANY previous in
stances the upper body is anxious to produce completed
out OF the hodgepodge that has been sent
~ But solar the Senate is in the same fix as the
ouse because 1t has not been able to evolve plan for
raising the money. The Senate does not regard the
aes tax with any favor than that scheme obtained
IN the House And the House "Wouldnt touch it with
un IIoU Poe' The former service who are follow
ing the situation declare that +ber ~ t n,oro than
eeh VOTES IN the Senate against the bonus measure
ana VneV say that if the bill comes to vote they will win
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13
DIVORCES THE FRUIT OF BAD MArp1monx

Judge Eve of Tifton has been CHARGING soma crowd
Jurles with reference to present dav evils not m
Oy statute to be brought before these bodies One
thlng ne has been talking the grand iuries about
the divorce evil Judge Eve acknowledges +bo+ +h
are TOO many divorces, and that they are too eas Oh
famed put ne points to the fact that back of the dr
Iele IS generally case of bad matrimonv There &c
marriage that was hastily unwisely consumated
Inc way to approach the divorce evil is o vor o. A.
source Put restrictions around the marriage Mo -
ages that result in leisure repentance mali
The divorce Law is almost necessity
1hoSe VINO nave been in courts and have cat o, i,;
IN ulVorce cases, know that in nearly every irs+oo
Here IS such family trouble that the divorce seams ~
De the lesser of the two evils. The man or tbo -
u Such character as to make it appear impossible for
Che other TO i've IN peace and keep their MARRIAGE 49,
We agree with Judge Eve that we need - soMS'
entrance to the matrimonial state as well &c % I
we Will ada that we need laws that will +aLo 60 ~
oAehuer Where divorces necessary The man ar ~
women VINO makes the life of their wife or bnsbod Wv
oed[aOe ana dVorce necessity should be given . ri
oertn aC Che state prison farm 1t is very often tho
~ ueiice IN ulVorce cases prove that one or botb f
the partles to the suit are unfit to marry GOT WI -
~ " P"oe VI freedom IN soclety.-Moutrie Obsarver
Monroe is making war on rats Prizes ,yoro g.,
by the mayor for the largest number of rodents killed nv
contestants IL may seem ridiculous for community
to put on rat-king campaigns but when one is reminded
that rats destroy annually several million dollars worth
OF 1000 products and cause fires which run into mil
lons besides carrying disease germs it worth Will
promote rat-killing crusades Monroe is WINNIE d.
ed Tame for It's many achievements The neopIa Of A.
community cooperate in promoting WORTHY novar,on+a
matter What the project they lay aside local nre,,
uces ana petty Jealousies and work whoeheartedI 70
oulld up their community. -Comerce Observer ~
A eff hasc
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13

The Conyers Times has recently changed it's edi-
torial staff, and now Harvey P HARRISON is editor
and manager. The Times is fourteen years old, and
is one of the brightest and most newsy papers in
the large number reaching the Journals exchange
desk
Many man has been driven to drink who did
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13
APPLICATIONS FOR POWER

Inc total number of applications filed with the Fede
raj Power Commission are 289
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13

The Greensboro Herald-Journal says |sthere is
only one side to any question and that is the right
side to which the Dalton Citizen asks: eBut who
is to be the judge of which side is rght?" Ave
that's the question If the right side was clearly
evident there would be no question and no need for
a Judge. Better let the matter stand as it is.
The Quitman Free-Press observes that "wben
you see pipe on the mantle and cigar ashes on tbe
mating, that indicates that friend hubby is boss
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-13

Tax on every bonus plan might raise the bonus.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20

Reports of the money contributed and used in the recent city election, which have been filed at the town clerk s office, in accordance with law, show that the republicans had $1, ,035.-- 3S contributed and that they. used $8S5.67. Both are amounts considerably in excess of what has been usual in Norwich city elections. The money contributed through the republican town committee was augmented by S460 which was reported by the fi= nance committee of the citizens com mittee, whose support of Rev c. H. Ricketts in the caucus secured him the republican nomination for mayor
 Stephen H. Reeves. chairman of the republican town committee, makeSHre- port of S1,035.3S received and S885.67 spent. leaving a balance of $179.71.3 :
 The contributions were as followss
 W. c. Pullen $10. l.. R. Robbins $40, J. R. Oat $50, c. s. Holbrook $20, H. Guy $5, E. w. Highs $50, C.. ". Pen dletcn s, C. F. Wells s10 Webster Copp $1O, H. Lane. SIC, s. H. Reeves $3o, Rev. c. H. Ricketts $109, Ed mund Perkins, $10, N. E. Smith $5, E. La Rue Bliven $15; TeHey Babcock $5, o. c. Edward Smith S5,lJ. C. Mac pherson $5, George Fellows D$25t H. H. Pettis s10, James Sample s.. John H. Ford S5 Charles Lamb s10, Charles Chandler $5, Nellie Harrington $5 E. B. Worthington g, Joseph c. Worth s25. H. Osgood $10, R. s. Bartlett s2, o. L. Johnson s10, B. P. Bishop $5. L. o. Smith $7. W. R.. Frisbie $1O, c. W. Burton $10, and S460 from the finance. committee of the citizens committee as follows: 5
 R. R. Agnew, William A, Aiken, Will liam H. Allen s5 each, Willis Austin s10,. Mrs. Willis Austin $5,l w. Russe Bard S2, Charles T. Bard s, H.fL Bennett s1. Frank A. Bill $5. Miss Jane E. Bill $2o. Alfred c. Biiven. S5, Arthur H. Brewer s25, Lucius Briggs s10, Joseph Campbells S5, George W. Carroll '$5. Chas. E. Chandler s$2, Leo nard P. hurch B, Mrs. Frances D. Co., it s2, James Dana. Colt $5, James |, Crawford s25, Frank D. Davis s4, Gros- venor Ely s10, Henry L. Frisbie $5, H l
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
NORWICH TOWN

At the First Methodist Episcopal church, Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. James B. Aldrich, preached from the text Micah 6S. What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do just sly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God
 At the Young Peoples Christian En- deavor service at o'clock, there was an attendance of about, 45, including the c. E. society of Jewett City Con gregational church, which was present and took part in the service. Miss Theodore Brown president of the local society was the leader The solo Sweet Peace the Gift of Gods Love, was sung bv Lewis Aldrich. Miss Irene Stewart and Miss Dorothy Johnson sang as a duet, Almost Persuaded. with Mrs. Everett Hiscox accompanying at the piano. The three latter were from the visiting society
 E In the vestry of the First M. E church Saturday evening the Chris tian Endeavor society held a business meeting and elected the following of fieers for the ensuing year: President Miss Rosabelle Palmer; vice president Le Roy Miner; secreary, Miss Florence Brown; treasurer Lewis Aldrich. The SeNdGdI COInIuiltS6 dT0.-
 Lookout, Miss Florence M. Bennett flower, Miss Gladys Cruthers; Miss ionary Mrs. James B. Aldrich; prayer Miss Fanny Edmiston music, Miss Hazel Cruthers; social, Mrs Richard Carter of this society having served faithfully since it's organization about one and one half years ago.
 At the conclusion of business so- cial hour followed, during which Mrs James B. Aldrich served sandwiches and cake, and Mrs. Richard Garter served punch. An invitation was ex- tended to the society to attend a lawr social Wednesday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Weav- CT, of Vergason avenue.
 The annual Cradle Roll party of ths First Congregational church, was helc Saturday afternoon on the parsonage grounds on Elm avenue. Forty chil- dren, and twelve mothers were pres ent; but had the weather not beer unfavorable, a much larger gathering was expected. The children marched
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20

church The musical part of the ser vice was under the direction of Hugh Kinder, organist at the church. The bride was attended by personal friend Miss Florida Raymond. and the groom had for his best man the bride s cousin, Leo LeMoine. The bride wore a suit of navy blue poiret twill with hat to correspond, and carried & bou- uuet of bride sroses, and her maid wore a suit and hat of the same shade and Carried bouquet of Killarney roses.
 After the ceremony, a breakfast was served for members of the immediate families at the home of the bride's s mother on Norwich Avenue and dur ing the afternoon the newly married couple left for a trip which will take them to New York and Atlantic City
 The groom's gift to his best man was golf scarf pin, and the bride presented the bridesmaid with a silk umbrella. The bride received many beautiful gifts including cut glass, lin en. silverware and money. The groom is a popular employe ot the Southern New England Telephone Company and Mrs Huntley has beer employed by the J. B. Martin Com pany. Upon their return they, will re-
 
 guests present was the oride's cou- sin, Miss. Dina Rajotte of Bridgeport Conn
 Mrs. Mark Kershaw of South E Street will leave this week to pass the summer in Europe.
 Wednesday evening motion pictures will be 4 taken. of the baseball game between the TaftFille A. A., and the Hillcrest teams on the Providence street grounds. The camera men, wht are coming here through the effort, of Hyman Schwartz, manager of tht Hillcrest theatre will arrive during the afternoon and will film interest ing subjects in the village before thu ] game.
 property of the Athletic assp pciati will be shown at local theatse inyth near future. It is expected that every man, women and child in. town wil be on the grounds to be recorded 1T 1 the motion picture and to watch tn, filming of the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
POLICEMAN Is
 QUICK TO STOP
 BAD TROUBLES
Stevens Says He Knew If He :. Let Stomach Trouble and
 Rheumatism Run on He Would Have to Quit Tan lac Puts Him in Fine Shape

q took time by the forelock and by the help of Tanlac, have brought my self back to feeling fine again" de- elared c. A. Stevens, 156 Goffe St. New Haven, Conn.,, popular officer Of the New Haven Police.
 For some time I had been feeling poorly and was away under my usual standard of health and strength. managed to perform my duties but could neither eat nor sleep well and was in a badly rundown condition. My stomach gave me trouble a long time and what I ate caused gas that pained me in my chest and back. l suffered a lot from rheumatism in my legs and at times in my back. l was in that fix which if allowed to go on might have developed into serious sickness.
 But since taking Tanlac my stom- ach misery and rheumatism are all gone and I eat better. sleep better. am stronger and feel better than 1 have in many months. Tanlac is one medi cine 1 can recommend highly Tanlac is sold by all good druggists
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
AUTOMOBILE IN ACCIDENT
~ ON WAY TO CUSTOMER

ON WAY To CUSTOMER
 Burnham H. Orcutt of New York city. employed by the New York agency of the Wils-St. Clair Automobile Co, fig ured in an accident near Golden Spur Saturday afternoon about 330 o'clock.
 Orcutt was en route from New York city to Watch Hill to deliver a new car to a purchaser and while proceeding at a rate of 35 miles an hour he at tempted to pass a wagon driven by George Holdredge. As he drew to the left of the road he saw approaching an automobile owned and driven by Eu- gene Moriarty, a plumber of New Lon don
 Orcutt couldn't get out of the pocket in which he found himself and his car struck Holdredges wagon and Hol- dredge was thrown from the seat and his hand was cut. He then hitsthe Nor 1 iarty car. breaking the running board and fender and the front wheel being smashed.
 Winfield S. Shea. state policeman | happened along and he placed Orcutt un der arrest. He was taken before Justice Thomas F. Morton He said that he re. gretted the. accident, that if his employ CTS heard of it he would probably lost his job He told Justice Morton that ht is married and he asked for leniency Justice Morton took these circumstance. 1 into consideration and let him of as eas fly as he could, He imposed fine o s95 and remitted s15 of the fine. *S
 The Wills-st Clair car was lowed tc a New London garage Lawyer Clayton B. Smith, acting for Holdredge and Nor l iarty placed an attachment Oh the ca to cover damages which will be claimed and Deputy Sheriff Manuel J. Martin served the attachment Saturday evening
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
CONNECTICUT ONLY STATE
 WITH FALLING BIRTH RAr1

Connecticut was the only state in the Union which, failed to report an in crease in the birth rate as compared with 1919, according to the sixth an nual report of the bureau of the census of the Unite States department of commerce just issued. The report con- tains birth registration area of the. Unit ed States +-s
 The birth rate. exclusive of stilibirths. of the state was 24.5 per 1000 popuIa- tion, whites and 244@ per 1 ,00O5 popula- tion colored, as compared with PAS whites in 1919 and 25.1 colored Com pairing the rates of 1920 with those of 1918, the greatest decrease is for Con necticut, which in 1916 reported rate of 27.7 for whites and -1S.9 for col- ored. That year Connecticut had the highest rate, which was PIT.
 There Were. 3S,72o mothers in the.
 state in 1920 and 397 cases of plural births. the rate for plural births being HIS per 1000 mothers as aginst rate
 of 15;2 for 1919, when there were 442 cases of plural births.
 With a population of 1884 324-1 372 11S whites and 2z.2T1 c6lored-Connecti- cut reported 34.0S6> live births of which 33,539 e=2ep whites and 564 coiored. There were fs.9i6 deaths. exclusive of still births of which iS.414 were whites and 502 colored Of this number, 3.134 were infants under one wear of age. of which 3,03o were whites and 1o4 col ored, a rate of 92 per 1000 births. rep resenting an increase Tn the infant nor tality rate of t6 over 1919. The rate of deaths of white infants under one year
 of age of colored of 1S4 per 1000 births,
 an increase for the latter Of 2s over 1919.
 .R 1 ford in 1920 was 4.314 and the number of deaths exclusive of stil.bfrths. was l 2,296. making a birth rate of 361 per 1000 population and death rate of l 16.4 per 1000 population. Infants un- 1 der one year of age to the number of | 416 died, an increase of over the ir- fant mortality rate of 95 during 1919 1 New Haven. with an estimated popula- l tion of 164.027 as of July. 1920, led the
 state in number of births with 4.22s. 1 Of the 55.532 white mothers and fath.
 CTS in Connecticut in 1920 14,170 fath. l CTS and 15,534 mothers were born 1T l the United States. Fathers and moth.
 CTS of Italian nativity led the other par 1 ents of foreign birth, the humber ot l parents of Italian birth being l. .6S1i l fathers and 6024 mothers Of the B 532 white fathers and mothers. 29.47' l lived in the cities and 6sn5G in ths coun try. Of the S3,352 children born il
 1920, 17,Ooo. were males and 1S,51S fe males .'e' @i~e[ <. e.
 Three hundred and sixty-thrSe illeei tirnate children were born.1 The larges
 number, 70. was born5 to girls betweel the ages of 2N;and s24 and the nex
 largest number. ST. was born to gir! 1 between the ages of Is and 1s
 Women between the ages of 25 anC 2s gave birth to the most children. 2,
 POS. were between the same age. Fiv cases of tripiets were reported and n casAs of nuadruplAts.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
REPUBLICANS HAD S1,O35.38 10 ,.
 SPEND IN RECENT CITY ELECTION

H. Gallup ;19, Herbert W Gallup s5. Joseph Gilbert s.. Samuel Goldberg $50, c. D. Greenn1an s, Mfr Hasn s2, Frank Hampstead s2.kA.: F: Howard $4, George Ingalls, s2, Robert c. Johnson s3 Charles B. Lee $2, Arthur F. Lib by $2o, Costello Lippit $5, John Mo Williams $2o, John. ID. New Wiliams, S4. Archibald Mitchell $S. J. Munz $15. The Misses Norton .$25, Miss Ella Norton $1, Mrs. W. A. Norton s, c. D. Moves $5, H. c. Moves .$1, Henry Weston c. PuIler s, Max Rabir1o- witch $2, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. SeIden $5 Mrs. l.. o. Smith $5 R. F. Smith $5 Archibald Torrance S15, Arthur M, Tohmpson s2,; John Trankla g. c. J Twist $5, M. Van Wagenen $5. F l.. Woodard $f0,s Rauf-H. Zohn $4.. J C. Macpherson, $6! A.. H. Abbott $5. Repn blican treasurerse in othe foul election districts have reported the amounts they spent. These show thai the election day requirements called for the use of automobiles at the rate of $20 for the, day. and money wal spent for cigars, cigarettes, candy lunches, telephone, car fare, station 1 cry and assistants.
 Casper K. Bailey. republican Urea
 
 which he received from the town com. mittee as. followss, autos s60, helpers s3s. cigars $12- A.
 Henry H.. vPettis, republican trea 1 surer in the first district had $16l l from the republican. town scommitte, and spent $144ssS as follows: auto 1 $40, telephone. -$S,- lunches $30. 80, ei gars, SIS. 05, helpers $39, postage. sta. tionary. car fare $11,03
 William s. Murray, republican Urea l surer in. the third district spent S99 9 1 out of the $100 received from the tow1 committee. The money was spent a follows: auto $20, services $20. as sistants $31. cigars $11.75. meals $16.50
 Stephen H. Reeves republican Urea surer in the second district had $14 l from the town committee and spent i as follows: autos $45 cigars S23,l cigar l cites g, room rent s6. agent $15, eand 1 B, assistants SIS. lunch s15, agent S car and trolley fares $7.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
STUDENT BODY IS GONE
 FROM CONNECTICUT COLL

With the exception of few members of the faculty and a dozen or more col lege girls who are to remain over for the fourth annual session of the Con- necticut School of Religious Education, which begins June "A and continues un- til July l, the entire student body at Connecticut college. al New London has departed. The dormitories are being put In readiness for the summed school van guard, which is due to arrive nere, a week from todayl and. the class rooms in New London hall are being .eleaued and ordered also. 'es 2s
 Aftea Ju.y l the campus buildings With the exception of the. business of fees in Science hall. will be .unoccupied until the opening of the college in the fall.
 President B. T. Marshall and his family are in Hanover, N. H. this week end attending the commencement ,exer- cises at Dartmouth. Andrew Marshall is a member of this years graduating class.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20
FOSTER HAseABANDONED
 HIS. IDEA OF APPEAL

Gordon Foster, Of New London, bond broker, who was sentenced to a total of F months in Jail last week on four counts. forgery, embezzlement and ob- taining goods under false pretenses, has abandoned his appeal to the supreme court. On the day -cf his conviction. no- tice of probable appeal was given to the court and court adjourned un- til Monday morning to allow Foster to take an appeal. Judge. Frank. D. -Haines was notified; hoeever that the ap- peal had been abandoned and court ad- journed wfthoht day. e1ai g4
 The adjournment of the criminal ses- sion without day Monday concludes the superior court, business until the Sep tember session except for chambers essnon which is stoss sfbe held In New London by,-Iudge Christopher L. Avery of Groton from July 25 to 20 inclusive.