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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-21
t. MARVIN EVERETT
DIED OF FLU" At
HOME HERE SUNDAY
PROMINENT RESIDENT HERE SEC.
OND TO SUCCUMB TO MALADY
NOW EPIDEMIC IN AMERICUS.- -
FUNERAL WILL BE THIS AFTER
NOON, WITH INTERMENT IN OAK
GROVE CEMETERY.

After brief illness of Spanish in
fluenza followed by pneumonia, T,
Marvin Everett, prominent insurance
man of Americus died Sunday after
noon at his home on Lee street. He
was thirty-seven years of ago, and be-
ing of rubust physique his condition
was not considered serious until pneu,
mont manifested its presence only a
few days before death ended his suf-
ferings.
Deceased was one of Sumter coun-
tys best known men and had been
prominent in the business and social
life of Americus during several years.
A native of Stewart county, where he
resided long time he came to Sum-
ter to reside many years ago, and
shortly after coming here married
Miss Hattie Daniel, of Friendship
community To their union have been
born three children, Ruth Everett,
Daniel Everett and Samuel Everett,
all of whom survice the deceased. The
surviving relatives are his father, S
s, Everett, of Sycamore, Ga; one sis
ter, Mrs. j. W. Connors, of Sycamore,
and four brothers, J. S. Everett, Of
Caryville, Fla; S. H. Everett, of Ma
con; H. D. Everett, of Ocilla, and
Lieut. H. H Everett, who is now in
France.
The possessor of an unusually sweet
voice, he was for a number of years
a member o fteh choir of First Meth
odist church here and was considered
one of Americus' leading vocalists. He
had, however, given up his place in
the church choir some time previous
to his demise, his time being occu-
pied so fully as to make impossible
this service, which he so long and
gladly gave to the church. He was
man of strong convictions and made
and maintained many enduring friend
ships among those with whom he as
sociated. Announcement of his death,
therefore. comes as a distinct shock
to many friends, to all of whom are
extended the sympathy of the entir
community.
The funeral will be held this after
noon from the family residence OF
Lee street at o'clock, and at t
request of the deceased, the following
gentlemen will act as pallbearers: T
L. Bell, Fred B. Arthur, T. l. Nc
Lendon, H o. Jones, S. r. Heys and
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-21
MISCREANTS STEAL
STREET WARNINGS

The city street department reports
that recently several lights left al
poins where the streets are being re-
paired have been stolen. A close
watch is being kept upon these now,
aud the police authorities have been
Instructed to arrest any one caught
tampering with any warning lights
anywhere in the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-10-21
COUNCIL TO MEET
ON TUESDAY NIGHT

City council will meet Tuesday night
in regular session, with much bus
mess to be transacted. Among other
things a delegation OF ladies headed
by Mrs. ]. W. Harris, Jr., and repre-
senting the Civic department of the
Americus Woman's club will appear
before council The ladies will pre-
sent certain protests against the con-
dition of portions of the streets of
Americus, which are alleged to be
wholly insanitary. The ladies declare
there are certain sections in which
conditions are unbearable and they
will ask council to grant some relief
20 residents of the sections affected.
Another matter likely to be brought
to the attention of council is a com
plant lodged with the Chamber of
Commerce regarding charges and
trans portation facilities hetweeI
Americus and Souther Field The de-
tails of the complaint will be laid be-
fore council if an investigation now
under yra-. sustains the charges which
have been laid before the Chamber Of
Commerce in a general way by one
of the members Of that body.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

WHILE ex-senator chauncey Depew
w gratified his admirers in his
native town recently by unve1l1ng MS
own statue of himself Uncle joe
Cannon. ex-Speaker of the House or
Representatives and present member
has quietly erected his own monu'
wont in his town. He has not select
ed a bro1.ze statue of himself, but
.oossiva granite die weighing about
4,.,en+v.fye tons, and he has had II
ao+ed i'm the Spring Hill Cemetery in
D.nville. ILL.,, where he has prepared
f,,+ure resting place for his mortal
clay.
THE CONGRESSMAN returned to his
horne recently for three-fold pur-
nose. To be best man at the wedding
If his granddaughter, Miss Virginia
I.eseure; to register for the Novem-
,,er election, and to see that his
SEQ, ces" were in the pink OF condi-
+,on At the same time, he found
onnortunity to visit the cemetery and
cost a. glance of satisfaction at the
monument he has erected there.
Uncle Joe takes a deep pride in this
funeral decoration, because it is largely
his own design. He has given a great
deal Of thought to the subject lately,
probably warned by his indisposition
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
"Uncle Joe" Cannon Erects
His DUN Granite Monument

short time ago, and he was not
satisfied to leave the subject Of select
ing a monument to those he will leave
behind.
The monument is the most striking
object in the Springhill Cemetery, &, 4
its simplicity of line, together with its
massiveness, is in the best of taste!
1t was only recently placed in posi-
ton, and the die. on which the family
name Cannon" is cut, is a singleI
piece Of gray granite weighing twenty !
height. Together with the vaultedl
base, also of granite from the same
quarry, the monument weighs fiftyi
six tons.
All who have seen the work have
not only admired it for it's simplicity
and it's substantial nature, but express
the feeling that it is in harmony With
the ex-Speaker's character. Under this
imposing slab Uncle Joe expects to
have all that is mortal of him laid
when all Is over.
It is not all over with him yet byl
a great deal, and he is strong candiI
date to succeed himself In Congressa
If he makes it he will enter upon his
twenty-second term, and if he CONF
pletes it will have established reel
ord for congressional longevity.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

which mere than ever convinced her
that all Americans were rich, gene
rous. ana sent by tho direct interven-
ton of heaven. or course it could
not fail 10 become known that the
flower girl was saving her francs to-
ward the great fee OF that specialist.
Thcreupon Miss Goodwin convinced
Jeanne, by aome presentations which
no doubt were never entered at all
upon he book os TIE Recorder, that
the picture was going to be worth a
vast amount ~ money. Hence il
was pur inst that Jeanne Eauahute
shp;ld have a share sufficiently great
70 renew the life OF her mother, ard
at oaca
rro*a tina: time les Ttcts UnAs and
Miss Co"10In ala red -oses became
SIS onm and tl1,- Eeid q. very high
place, next 90 BE- gum and the good
Coz. IL the aft scnun OF Jeanne. After
thc act;at vent hack to her own coun-
80 suo Wrot9 to Jeanne; and Jeanne,
holoyed an2 delighted, replied in the
very cocrcc- phrases which she had
lc2-.7-G IN tho convent. The artist
anI the flower girl were corresponding
wEan :oe great storm broke in 1914.
When the screen o. Uhlans spread
Hike Il plague over Belgium tie mem
!>ers Of tie family Vauahute fed from
tGeir home, fired upon by the Ger
mans as they rar. The father, moth
er and Jeanne settled in Etaples. One
brother was in the army and the
other went TO England to work in
a munition factory.
Then began months and years OF
waiting. and alternate hope and de-
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
Loan Over-Subscribed

and ground out Il lot of short letters
to newspaper friends over the State
informing them that Laclede was pre-
pairing to pull off a "Pershing Day,
being as the general was born there.
He suggested that there might be the
running gears for a good story in the
event they were interested
The country newspapers good
naturally made mention of the ap
preaching celebration, though the edi-
tors wondered a bit why anybody
would want to talk about a Fourth
of July blowout while the snow was
still yelling the terrain.
The Missouri Notes" men OF the
big city dailies thought the idea from
the little old Laclede worth a line or
two in their departments, but when
the Sunday editors ran afoul of the
missouri Notes" in their own papers
they scented big possibilities. "Lemme
see---the general was born at that up
State village, went to school there pos
sibIy; maybe he stole watermelons and
turned cats loose in school like all
boys, and the old chums must be there
yet; and the teacher who licked him,
mayhap; then the schoolhouse and the
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

In the flight were two women whom
Jeanne knew, and each had two chill
dren. OF one family the mother was
killed by Hun bullets aid of the
other the two children were shot The
childless mother took the orphans Tor
her own and there was one family
where there had been TWO. Another
woman, VINO struggled with the our"
den OF nine children, managed to save
them all.
It was because of theze things, and
others worse which she saw, that
Jeanne was no longer like orc Of the
roses she used to sell when the refu-
gees finally reached Paris. From a
train which had picked them up, the
remnants of what had been the people
OF Etaples walked with slow feet into
the American Red Cross Relief sta
ton.
Their. suddenly Jeanne vauahute
forgot that she had seen death sweep
earth and sky; that she was faint
from fatigue and such hunger as peo-
pie do not know in peaceful lands.
For on a table in the haven of the re-
lief staff there was a vase of red
roses, and above them a draped Ameri.
can flag.
"It is true, then, that they have
come-the Americans!" she cried.
Somehow the sight Of the flag had
convinced her where all else had failed
and her faith came back with a rush
that brought tears to eyes dry through
the horrors of the flight from Etaples
But yes! They are here, the Yankee
soldiers, and it is right that red roses
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

show themselves in Etap1es, that all
the world might see and believe?
Jeanne was thoroughly fixed in her
unbelef when, this summer, the Ger
mans came again. On day Of ter
ror the French and English were
borne back and the old men, the
women and the children of Etaples
had to flee with a warning OF minutes
only. Jeanne saw bombs dropped upon
a hospital near what had been her
new home--a hospital where there
were 5000 wounded soldiers. She saw
nurses killed and mangled in the
streets before she and her parents
joined the stream Of refugees that
flowed out of the stricken town.
AT first they ran, even the aged;
for the boche raked them with rifles
and machine-gun fire. Yet even In
that hour Of death the thrifty French
and Flenings chung to what of their
property they had beer. able to carry
away. One woman struggled with
cherished and frightened goose; a
very small boy staggered under the
WEIGHT VI IouL ulIlDIelIaS. L1S SdFSu
his umbrellas, all four, and later car
ried them in triumph into Paris.
During the massacre a woman, shot
through the chest, fell near Jeanne.
Her son, a boy Of perhaps ten, stop
ped.
go on!" commanded the woman.
struggling to lift herself. Co."
She fell back dead. Jeanne seized
the arm of the stunned child and
dragged him along with her. even
though she already had more than
enough to do with her father and
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

were close and saw the truth. They
oegah to ask questions in the town Of
Etaples. The English had come-but
where were the soldiers of the United
states, that other country of free
oofn! 10 Jeanne this was very bit
ter, for she was one Of those whose
talth dies hard. Her heart said that
the country OF Miss Goodwin could
90 more than feed the hungry II. Bel
GUM, 'norc than rebuild the destroyed
houses OF Francs. This crept into
Ter letters TO he American artist,
and always there vas one reply:
Re patient! We are coming. But
just now there are many here who
do rot understand"
For long time Jeanne believed,
as she believed III the saints. that
soldiers would come from the lard of
riches and help drive back the gray
beasts CT the north. But three years
Of waiting is long. The neishbors
in Etaples questioned and shrugged;
and little oy little doubt took root lii
the heart of Jeanne Vauahute T.
chol.ed out her faith. Al length she
also agreed that the Americans would
never come. She ceased to write to
her friend Miss Goodwin, for she was
an extremist this Flemish girl There
were no more red roses and it seemed
that there would lever be any more
Belgium.
Finally people said that the Yankees
really had come to France, but Jeanne
did not believe it. Ii could not be
true The story sounded unreal-lilSe
a thing that is far off on the other
side of a hill. II American soldiers
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

Pershing will go back there and La
clede will give him one of the greatest
ovations of his life. They are already
preparing for it. In his little weekly
newspaper Mr.. Caywood keeps the sub
ject before the public mind.
"Quite a number OF boys from this
town are now serving their country In
France" remarked Mr.. Caywood.
Some of them have written back
home. In their letters they stated
that one of the first things that oc-
Cured when they were moved toward
the front was a visit from General
Pershing, who warmly shook HANGS
with them and who asked them many
questions about Laclede and his
friends here. The general will never
climb so high that he will forget La
clede-you may be sure of that"
General Pershing was born at La
clede September 10, 1860. For several
years his father was a merchant there
and postmaster of the town. After
completing his education in the COM
mon schools at Laclede and taking
course in the State Normal, at Kinks
vile, Pershing came home and taught
district schools near Laclede. About
1880, after a competitive examination
at Trenton, Mo, he won the appoint
ment from his district as a cadet toi
West Point. That fixed his military
career.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

TN THE time when there was peace
in Belgium Jeanne Vauahute was
flower girl ir Dixmude. She sold
roses-red roses mostly-for to her
they were the preferred among all
flowers; and Jeanne herself was not
so unlike a red rose, before the Hun
came.
The year before the war, however,
she had what she then considered
trouble. Her mother was I'll End in
need of the services of a specialist
something quite beyond the means
of this Flemish family. For the
father was too old 10 work and the
earnings of jeanne and nec two young
e. brothers were no more than enough
ror ordinary needs.
one day when 1t seemed that there
wac no way OF obtaining the money,
sassaer by human agency or rs q mir
acIe Of le bon Dieu. Jeanne VIAL
stopped on the strcss by ono wnoln
gEe labeled at once rs "rich Araeri-
oals," although the American HpoEe
French with an understanding truly
remarkable. The strange young lacy
was Miss Ellen Goodwin. a.. artist,
OF indianapolis
You are dowur." she sNc. NOR
beautiful than Eke flowers you sell"
'.Mademoiselle is rory KIND" az
swr-ed Jeanne; and with the courtesy
OF her race she gave the American
Some OF her roses. although the gitr
meant that the family Vauahute must
pay for IL by some petty economy.
IL was arranged that Jeanne should
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
IN x,I>vl.1L Ex<1xVU BEADS HIS HOlWE TOWN PAPEh

shun well as my own dad; used to run
with him when we was boys. If 20
is huntin' somethin' to write about
just come long with me; yo' won't
need to go no furder."
The Red Cross people of Laclede
and the citizens generally took up the
idea Governor Gardner, who was
scheduled for a Fourth of July address
in New York, Cancelled the engagement
in order to speak at Laclede that day
After that there was no trouble to get
other speakers on the program. The
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

swimmin' hole-they ought to make
good pictures. Yes, 1 guess I'll send
Chaplin and Howard up there for
page spread. Sure to make a hit
about now-Pershing Day in the Old
Homo Town sounds good"
And that is exactly what they did.
The staff artists and writing men
swooped down on Laclede. CayWood
had figured they'd be along by and by,
and SO he had everything worked out
the house where the general was
born. up Main street; the larger one
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

the park where Pershing played as a
boy was a double line Of autos and
the streets were lined with them in all
directions. The Red Cross people sold
thousands of pictures of General Per-
shing and the Pershing home in La
clede. 1t was the biggest day in the
little towns history, and that night
the telegraph wires carried to all parts
of the country the story of the Per-
shing celebration on the Fourth OF
July.
Laclede is pretty little town Of 500
people. 1t was named in honor of a
French officer who served in Washing
toms army and who afterward became
a noted pioneer of the West.
Recently some slides have been
made from photographs of the feas
lures connected with the life of Per
shing in Laclede, and these are to be
exhibited in the hospitals and camps
of the American troops in France by
Judge Charles Norton Hunt, we'll
known traveller and lecturer, whose
wife resides in Macon, Mo, and who
is having the slides prepared for ex-
hibition to the soldiers overseas, along
with a great many other views from
America. 1t will be like taking home
to the soldiers.
BY now Laclede needs no further
introduction to the American public.
Il is on the map. Some day Genera
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

But we haven't got any pirates
island"
NO, but we got a park where the
boys built snow forts, and, believe me,
they had some scraps there-and John
was in 'ena!"
"Oh, WE'LL they said, go ahead; it
will alnuse you and won't hurt any
BODY
Caywcod IL his time had worked
on big dolly paper, and he knew
something of the publicity game. First
rs took hi little typewriter in hand
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

where the American commander nfst
saw the light of an autumn day, for
a long time didn't realize the signifi-
canoe of being the birthplace OF
noted military man.
One day Al J. Caywood, who for
twenty-six years has been publisher,
editor, foreman and general manager
of the weekly Laclede Blade, was over
at Hannibal and he learned how that
town had boosted itself into the lime
light because of Mark Twain's early
and restless endeavor there. They
showed him Bear Creek, where Tom
Sawyer and the gang went swimming,
the pirates island out in the river,
the mysterious cave where tom and
Becky" got lost and Holiday hill, from
where the boys rolled great stones
to hear them thunder on the street
below
II zounds!" said AL to himself,
big man-bigger than Mark Twain"
Full of the idea he conf1ded with a
few friends on reaching home.
But Laclede is just village, AL"
they said; 1--WE can't start anything
here like they did over in Hannibal
Hannibal has river"
We'll, haven't we got Locust
Creek" demanded the editor, land
didn't John and Charley Sturgeon and
Clay Bigger and the balance of 'en
20 there to fish and swim same as
Sam Clemens and Huck Finn did in
Rear Creek?"
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19

the family lived in later, the school
house and the park, with the exact
location of the snow fort; the old
school chums all classified according
to their ages; Aunt Susan Hewitt, who
made Virginia apple pies for the gen
eral when he was a small boy and
who still called him Johnnie" the old
water mill on Locust Creek-every-
thing that came within gunshot range
of the generals boyhood career in
Laclede was catalogued and arranged
for the adniring newsmen.
Gee, All" cried one of the stair
men; you got the 'possum freed: all
we got to do is to shake him down."
When the big papers came out with
their stories Laclede was no longer
unknown to fame. A mighty pilgrim
age of writer's swooped down to do the
thing up right. They took" everv-
thing and everybody. The old scboo,
chums brushed up on their stories
until they could relate them like do
HVerlng a speech. AL Warfield the
negro porter at the Brown Hotel
learned to spot a member of the writ
ing craft on sight
"Yas, sab! All knowed Gin'ril Per-
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
By Edgar White

Copyright. 1918. by Public Ledger Co.
TIP UNTIL the early part of the
~ year the people of the United
States knew in a casual way that Gen
eral John J. Pershing was born
somewhere out West" Some knew
Missouri was his native state, bat
even a great many Missourians didn't
know his exact birthplace. He had
been away so long that the starting
point was forgotten, and even Laclede,
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
Another Contingent Leaves

twenty-five more Linn county
boys were called to the colors and
left. Monday for Fort Worth,
Texas. Three extra coaches were
attached to the train from the
north having aboard those from
the northeastern part of the state
as we'll as those from this coanty.
These coaches were attached to q
special train from The east which
left here with eight full coaches.
There was a large crowd at the
station to see the boys off. Those
from Laclede were Fred Clinefelter,
Theodore Sharp. Emmons Peer
aud Albert Mustaphs, all indust-
rious young farmers.
The standing of other registrants
from this township are as follows:
Arthur Gartner, 40; Daniel
Cole, 49, William ROBBINS, ~;
Harry Glover, SO; John H. Dick,
96; Charles Il. Cotter, 81: Ernest
E. Benson, 1854; Benjamin F.
Thomson. l6S; Nels H. DIatson,
172; Bloyce A. Deininger. 1873;
Henry N. Anderson, 212; Howard
C. Carothers, 241; Nathaniel
Byrne, 244; Herbert l.. Allen,
254; Byron B. Cooper, Bill;
Clarence E. Tracy, 327.
Joseph Hanley, 348; Elmer Z.
Berry, $40; James NJ. Wallace,
457; Lewis Shaw. 36l; Truman l.,
Humpbfres, $40; Otto Buell., 400;
Horace NJ. Standby, 472; WAYNE
Anderson, 1888; Chas. T. Palmer,
4o5; Dulin Hall, 525; Artie Guy
Stark, $50; William Nelson, SOL;
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
TOWN AND COUNTRY
bout Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

Two ricks of clover hay for sale
YZ.R. King.
For sale-Oue Shropshire ram.
K. Dali, Laclede.
A house for rent at 81 per
ionth. Apply to Nellie Barber.
Barred Rock cockerels $500
Ach. Mrs. Harry Landree, phone
!.
A Great Western heater. used
ut one winter, for sale. Inquire
{ this Office.
S. c. Rhode Island Red cockerels
D, sale at $3.50. Ross Glenn,
hone 223y, Linneus,
Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels
br sale at $500 each during
october. Mrs A. NJ. Walker, La
EIDE.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. A,
Moore has been wired and was
.Gsced on the electric light service
NFiday.
ylight saving season ends
Edsy night, and at ?
\dsy morning all time
We set back one hour.
\ss and Herbert L.
Ny evening with
face cattle to
Va in western
Vche the
be out
does
X,
New Britain herald., 1918-11-19
High School Notes

Mrs. O. A. Potter visited us
and brought with her Miss Lucy
Hinchcliffe, q field secretary of
the Red Cross. Miss Hinchcliffe
gave very interesting and help
full talk to the students about
Junior Red Cross work, and
especially stressed the way We can
do our bit by saving nuts, nut
shells, and fruit pits from which
carbon is made for the gas masks.
The pupils are showing their will
ingness to do their bit by maxim
quite a collection Of uut-shells and
pits.
Mrs. Neva Griffith enlarged our
library before she moved away
from Laclede by donating an
illustrated volume of Shakespeare
works. complete set of Dickens
works, and several other valuable
books of history and geography.
This gift is much appreciated and
will help to make our library more
efficient.
The boys basket ballteam played
the first match game of the season
with Forker last Friday afternoon.
The boys made a better showing
than the score would indicate and
in the future We hope to even
things mp somewhat.
Mrs. Elias Barton and Miss
Ruth Doak were high sohQb>'
visitors last week.
Reverend R. l.. Stratton/
Quoted our chapel services r
morning. His talk on they
Things Worthwhile ID
About" was interest,"
practical. Mr.. Stratte
ed fine collection -
Geographic Magiz}
for which we aE>/
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