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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

1919, left a fortune of nearly SO
million dollars. An accounting in
court shows that his funeral cost
only 81, 489.
These two muitimiIlionaires
were buried at an expense of on
Iy 81 for each 1850 Of the estates
they left behind. You can mag
inc how gorgeous their funerals
would have been if they had died
in King Tut's time.
A considerable part of King
Tut's treasL1e was buried with
him. No way of knowing how
much for his tomb was looted by
grave robbers a couple of thous-
and years ago, and they probably
carried off the bulk Of the gold
and preciousstone that were seal
ed up with him.
Today the rich mans fortune,
instead Of being hidden away in
his grave, goes on as an active
influence, representing him after
his death. His fortune carries on
the industries he founded. 1t
1t builds Libraries and museums ana
cndows schools and research lab
oratories-the finest kind Of monu-
ments.
Among families of smaller
means, the tendency still is to
spend more on a funeral than can
be afforded. This is not so much
to crafty vanity as it once was,
bat as an expression of respect
and love for the departed. Then
the years slip by-and it takes
only few of them to emphasize
the folly and futility of costly
funerals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(FrOm the Times-Recorder. Marc

16, 1880
Miss Frances Bell, who has been
the guest for several weeks of Miss
Rose Echols, departed Sunday on the
East Tennessee for Charlotte, n. c.,
where she will remain for few
weeks before returning to her home
IN Americas. Miss Bell is a lady OF
the highest culture, Of ready wit and
sparkling repartee, whose personal
ity is charming and whose beauty
and many attainments have played
sad havoc with the hearts of many
of Gadsden's most galIent beauX.
G. Il. Fields and family arrived
this morning from Albany. MIR.
Fields viii take charge of the Wind
sor hotel.
The cotton mill in the little town
Of Columbia, Ala, has just booked
an order from an Eastern hosiery
mill for 5000 pounds of yarn, with
probable contract Of twelve months.
This is pointer for some of the
Americas people who contend that
cotton mills do not pay.
Mr.. Lee Lamar ANDREWS, one of
the brightest pluckiest boys that
ever left Americas to make his way
in the world, came home day or
two since on a short visit to his
half brother, Mr.. Charles VIM La
mar and met with cordial reception
at the hands Of his friends here.
Mrs. c. j. Sherlock returned yes
terday from a very pleasant visit
of a week or two among relatives in
Macon, her former home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
HEROD

Rev. H. l. Crumbley will preach
Sunday at the morning service and
the ordinance Of the lords supper
will be observed. There viii also be
special music, a cordial welcome Is
extended to everybody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McLendon, en-
tertained at luncheon last week. Gov
ers were laid for IA. 1t was a delight
jul affair.
Several music lovers enjoyed the
pleasant affair, Friday evening at
the Bass home with piano and
violin music,
The week Of prayer was observed
by our missionary society last week
Miss Mary Anna Lee had as her
guests Sunday, Misses Ruth ana
Everlyn Sem, of Pleasant Hill and
Miss Francis McLain.
Misses Estelle and Fannie Lou
Jones visited Miss Annie Gay at the
Albany hospital this week.
Miss Ethel Turner was hostess at
"a DELIGHTFUL affair at her home Sat
urday evening, numerous games
were played, pfogFeo9iES
ton and music until late hour.
A sweet course was served and a
delightful time was nad by all those
present were: Misses Elnora, Bessie
and Ida Smith, Estelle and Fannie
Lou Jones, Edith Tatum, Lillian
Faithcloth and Ruth Turner. Messrs'
Clyde Tatum, Paul Cannon, Horace
McPhearson, Bunyan McPhearson,
Clarence Chambliss, Aubrey, jessie
and Beatrice Jones, Eugene and
Paul Smith. Boss Perry CARROT
johnny viii Gay and ]. T. Belltiow-
er.
Paul Harris and Thomas Turner
of Pelham, were visitors here last
week.
Macon have visited relatives here
Quite a number from here are at
tending the revival at the Baptist
church in Dawson, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Sem and faml-
ly Of Pleasant ELL has visited rela-
tives here,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
NO CHANGE IN
IMMIGRATION LAWS.

Although witnesses representing
many industries urged the senate
committee on immigration to let
down the bars to admit labor from
abroad, Republican leaders decid-
ed, after conferences with sena-
tors and representatives, that no
change was made by congress in
the restriction law.
Opposition to the changed basis
and exclusion Of japanese were
issues in the new bill which make
its acceptance doubtful at any
time.
Adoption of the 2 per cent
quota based on the 1890 census
would be deliberate discrimiria-
ton against the so-called newer
immigration, said many members
of congress.
IF it is not intended arbitrari-
" to discriminate against the inn
migration from Austria, Czecho-
Slovakia, Denmark, Italy, Norway,
Poland, Roumania, Sweden, and
other countries, why did the pro-
ponents of the measure take the
1890 census?" a report on the now
definitely shelved bill asks. sit
is too apparent that it is intend
ed not to reduce immigration from
Great Britain or Germany, but
completely to stop almost all i'm
migration from all other coun-
tries"
The cry for more cheap foreign
labor comes from steel mills,
mines, and contractors who want
"hunkies" to do the most Unsllill-
ed kind of manual labor. Amer
leans will not do such work, ex-
cept at a high price. But Amer
leans generally have indicated
they would rather pay an increas-
ed price in money for steel, rail-
roads, and buildings than the in
creased price of depreciation in
the value of citizenship, which il
evitably follows throwing down
the gates and letting an enormous
influx of ignorant foreigners into
this country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
Janet'S Version

TT was about four months after
had been in the service Of Mrs,
Trumperton Smith, that ] decided
to rob her. / first went to her be.
cause. day by day, felt the need of
money for those luxuries to which !
had become accustomed. After my
disastrous visit to Paris, no news
whatever had come to me from my
husband. A slack period had set in
at the dressmaking establishment
where l had been employed, and !
was informed that my services were
no longer necessary. / spent a month
at a manlcurist's and a few weeks at
q Photographic studio.
Mrs. Trumperton-Smith advertised
in the Morning Post for a companion
and lady's maid. l won the post on
account Of my manners and appear.
ance. My mistres was a lady of
ample person and ample means. She
lived in excellent style and apparent.
~ had plenty of money. She was a
widow about As years old, still good
looking in a forid sort OF way, and
well enough educated from the mid.
dle-class point of view. Men were
her one and everlasting hobby.
We were staying at the Magnif,
cent Hotel at Brighton when the
idea which I have mentioned, of rob
bing my mistress, first took definite
shape in my mind. / should have
bided ny time. think, but for two
reasons. One was that the salary
which she paid me was absurdly
small and I saw no chance of saving
anything. and the other was the
very imminent fear of being antici.
pated. Mrs. Trumperton.Smith was
not always so discreet as she should
have been In her acquaintance.
At the present time she was. on ex-
ceedingly friendly terms with a MIR.
Sidney Bloor. whom pat down,
from the moment l first saw him, as
an undoubted adventurer. He was
always dressed in the height of
fashion, and he had acquired
the shibboleth of the up-to-date
young man Of the moment. He
made langujd attempts to kiss me
whenever he found me alone.
He found me one evening, some
four months after our arrival in
Brighton, alone in the sitetngroon
at about the hour when Madam was
sometimes pleased to dispense cock.
tails. a spasmodtc attempt at gal.
lantry having been met and re.
pulsed, he fingered to watch me busy
repairing a hair-orndment which my
mistress desired to wear that eve.
ming.
Where is the old blrd?" he asked
conddantially.
Madam is out playing bridge with
some friends" / told him.
what little gewgaws are you
sending her down in tonight?''
Whatever she chooses to wear, -
I replied.
"Only last night" he remarked,
"she told me that it was generally
you who made the selection"
she usually does wear what Put
out" 1 assented., (Which do you
admire her in most, Mr.. Bloor?"
The young man scratched his chin
thougn,fuliy.
at doesn't matter to me what she
wears, be sighed. Il know little
girl, though, who would look the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
CONCORD

]. F. Allen made a business trip
to Americas Saturday
Miss Elizabeth Clark visited Mrs.
E. Allison Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. John Howell spent the day
with her mother, Mrs. E. H. Guest,
Wednesday.
Little Rufus. Morrell is the inter
esting visitor of his grandmother,
Mrs. Jennie T. Morrel in Americas.
Mrs. J. W. Holley spent the week
end with relatives at Leesburg.
Mrs. E. C. Casey is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. R. L.
Morrell
Mrs. Elder visited MMrs. Cliff Ell
der, Wednesday.
Joe Buchanan visited at the home
of J. B. Holley Sunday.
Mrs. G. j. Daniel visited Mrs. c..
NJ. Kidd, Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r, U. Morrell an
nounce the birth of a daughter
March 8, who has been given the
name of Virginia Mae.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Kidd, Baby
Davis and j. B. Holley visited rela
3tives mead Bunea Vista Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
THE FOLLY OF
COSTLY FUNERALS

Old-timers can recall when ones
social standing in the community
never was definitely settled I'M
til death.
Then the deceased was classified
according to the number of hacks
in his funeral
For instance, back in the home
town, we recall old Socrates Skag-
away. he never cut much of a
sfignre socially. But when he died,
his family gave him a "3O-hack-
funeral" thereby assuring his So
cial standing, also the family's for,
years to come.
For a time, village events were
even referred to as SO many years
before or after Socrates Skag-
away's Setback funeral"
Most people like big funerals
When airs said and done, that's
probably why King Tut has caught
the popular fancy. 1t wasn't so
much that Tut lived a long time
Z ago, or that the unearthing Of his
tomb had important scientific
value but that Tut had the swell
est funeral in distinguishing at
least Is million dollars.
That beat even Atilla, the Hun,
dead in the year 453. According
to tradition, this Chinese conquer
: or was buried in an unknown river,
in a gold coffin, packed in jew
els.
As people get more civilized,
funerals become more simple and
less expensive. The other day
it was revealed that William K.
Vanderbilt, who died in Paris in
1920, left an estate Of more than
81 million dollars, but $8O40.54
covered his funeral expenses, in
Guiding bringing his remain back
to America.
Henry Clay Frick, who died in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

IN ARKANSAW.
NcGEHEE, ARK.
At present you'll notice that we-hee
Have stopped at the town Of Niece
nee.
McGehee, you see-hee,
Is right where We 6e-hee,
McGehee in ArkansaW.
Our welcome vas joyous and free
nee,
They're waral-hearted folks in Nc
Gehee:
So you will agree-hee
We shouldn't tee-hee-hee
Or poke any fun al Che town Of Nc
Gehee,
McGehee in Arkansaw.
Yet somehow It fills Us with glee-hee,
A town with 2 name Ike McGehee;
If you were TO fee-hee
From where you may be-hee,
Avoiding collectors or some courts
degree-hee,
I think you'd be safe if you picked
out McGehee,
McGehee in Arkansaw.
For when people heard you had gone
to McGehee
They'd say Jaw 60 on, quit your
kiddin' with me-hee,
There amt no such village nor 10
calitee-hee,
There amt any town by the name
of McGehee"
Well, look in your atlas or geogra-
phee-hee
And there you will see-hee
This place where we be-hee
This nice little town that Is christ
ened McGehee,
McGehee in Arkansaw.
-BERT0N BRALE4,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
WHERE WILL HARDWICK
RANK IN NEW JOB?

News dispatches from Atlanta
tell US that after Governor Hard
wick's term is up in Georgia he
VIII receive at the hands of the
Republican administration a new
job, that Of Special assistant, to
harry NJ. Daughtrsy, head of
Uncle Sans legal department.
Now the question naturally aris-
es, IS this a purely lame duck Of
fer or does it call for actual work.
and why was Hardwick picked for
such a position anyhow? The gov
ernor denies he has any tenden-
cIes toward the Republican PARTY.
that his contemplated visit to She
president while he is on his vaca-
ton is purely social" But time
will tell.
Regarding these special assist
ant" places, the Savannah Press
tells us that
In all there are about 250 at
torneys with the RANK of Especial
assistant" attorney general of the
United States now in the work as
signed to the investigation and
prosecution of war frauds"
VIII the governor stand at No.
PSI down the line or win he head
all this herd of lawyers who are
just now so busy prosecuting al
legged war fraud cases before The
courts? Has anyone yet been
convicted? How far have any
of these cases progressed on the
calendar Of the courts? Maybe
Observation-Disclosures win stirthings
up a bit. Let us hope.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
NO END OF LAWS
is CONGRESS RECORD

A law and a half a day for
GA days was the record of the
sixty-seventh congress, Frank w.
NondelF retiring Republican
leader, said in. a statement insert
in the Congressional Record.
In addition to 913 measures en-
acted, Mr.. Mondell said 144 bills
passed the house to discuss rules
or lack Of rules in the senate un-
der which minority, and fire.
quently small minority of the
senate can prevent action on high
ly important legislation which the
house has considered.
Declaring there was not suffi-
cient tine which might nave been
utilizedT for consideration of the
Ford offer for Muscle Shoals, the
retiring leader said if the PROPOSE
zion had been made by "any 9TH
q IMAM ora, II would nave been
smothered in ridicule."
All of which means that the last
congress were simply fooling away
a lot valuable time in the consid.
Grafton Of useless measures which
never would have helped the coun-
try even had they became laws
The Ford offer was by far the
most important legislation before
congress, and even that was side.
tracked by the help of those in
congress representing the big IN
terests, or at least in sympathy
with votes, if not actually being
paid to fight the Shoals offer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times Recorder. March
1619U3.l

(trOm the Times Recorder March
$4,000
Without blowing about it, the pop
ulation of Americas las. greatly in
creased in the past two years. Many
thrifty citizens have removed here.
There were. no sales Of cotton in
the Americas market yesterday,
probably due to the fact that there is
little here to offer and the further
fact that the "bulF' and the bear
fight now going on among the boss
es absorbs all attention. Good cot
ton will readily bring 8 5-8 cents
here still, though there is little of
the good" left.
When the water was pumped out
of the. artesian well basin yesterday
the men employed to scrub it out
made sundry valuable finds in the
depth of mud at the bottom. Mar
bles, small toys, cups, pitchers that
went to the well once too often
these and a hundred other articles
Of hardware and merchandise were
ished out One Of the divers found
a watch.
Some time ago Delivery Clerk
Thomas Cargill at the postoffice here
was relieved of that position by
Postmaster Frank Mitchell and
Clerk Elmore put in his place, it be-
ing asserted at the time that the SER
vices Of Clerk Cargil were not en-
tirely satisfactory.
Another rain yesterday put the
mules in the lot again and the plow-
man in the house again yesterday.
Farmers are greatly behind with
work on account Of incessant rains.
Some corn has been planted, but on
many plantations but little work has
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

JEWELS. ALL THE TIME MIR.
BLOOR WAS WATCHING WITH
A CLEAN IN HIS EYE.
my own master and all that. Of
course-take a week or two just
when l want it--but one has TO pick
up a bit of the rhino now and then d"
"If it is really your last night" !
said, tel me what jewelry You
would like the mistress to wear this
evening, and l viii put it out f,r
her"
What about the diamond neck
lace, them" he suggested.
My mistress came bustling ia a
moment or two later and busted her
self in making the cocktails. went
through into her 6s@roora~to lay out
her gown. 1t was perfectly clear TO
me now that If l We're going to rob
Mrs. Trumpertou.Smith at ali, IL
had better be done quickly.
The dainkipg of cocktails wtls con.
Guided a little more quickly than
usual, and Mrs Trumpertoa Smith
Joined me in the bedroom, full of
what passed with her as geniality.
1t was a quality. however, which
was entirely superficial, and in a
general way l found her disagree
able, selfish and Jealous to a degree.
She withdrew key CT her Jewel
case from bracelet and passed it to
me.
l selected the diamond necklace,
earrings and bracelet, locked up the
case and returned the key. My mis-
tress' expression softened as she
looked at herself in the glass.
She picked up her gold bag, looked
inside to see that l had placed her
handkerchief there, and turned
away.
See that the fire IS kept up in the
sitting room, Janet" she ordered.
Mr.. BIoor and will take our coffee
there
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
Tom Sims
Says:

Not being able to break out IN
any othcr wa, Sing Sing prisoners
have broken out with the humps.
Germany is making gasoline
from coal Some day bright
scientist viii make gold out of
platinum,
It's charged sugar gamblers
have been cheating the public and
this wasn't very sweet of them.
Boston woman admits to the
cops that she may have shot her
husband. 1t does sound plausible.
One prophet without honor in
his home town is weather prop
het during the month Of March.
Girls keeping their eyelashes
thin find it takes a lot of pluck.
Things never are as bad as they
could be- Flivvers cannot be made
fast enough to supply the demand.
Oscar Egg is a six-day bike rae
er who is considered hard boiled.
Seattle man was sentenced to
stay at home three weeks, but
why punish his wife that way?
One tax that never will get a
kick out of most of US is this in
heritance tax.
When the worm turns he meets
either a chicken or a fisherman.
In starting a spring garden al
ways make it small enough for
your wife to finish.
Half of the man who can whistle
a tune learned to do it on payday.
The trouble with the modern
dances is they are out of date be-
fore you can learn them.
Entirely too many people think
equality consists Of swapping
places with those above them.
Pennsylvania game commission
wants to protect groundhogs. No
doubt a great many people have
tried to shoot them lately,
The only reason one can't marry
and live happily ever after is be-
cause it takes two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
Vendeita beqtns betlpeen MlCHAEL SAYERS, noLed

Vendetta begins befiDeen MICHAEL SAVERS, noted
criminal, and SIR NORMAN GREYES, once Of Scotland
Yard, after Savers beautiful housemdid JANET SGDeS
sent 10 arrest HIM. Janet becomes Sdyers Dife and
conpiice In many erploiS Michael escapes arrest by
taking desperate chances Janet is able assistant,
bHt because he greatly admreS the many good qualities
he recognizes in ner Sir Norman deals Nth her as eni
emily possible.
In The Leeds bank robbery Michael tknoVn 10 Greyes
Staeld) barely escapes and has 10 flee The coun-
try.
A plot of Michael and another criminal Pau Cont, to
ruin the political leader, Philippe Lutarde. is frustrated
by Sir Norman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

been done so far. There win be no
increase in the cotton acreage this
year it is believed, as farmers well
know that the present prices of cot
ton cannot be maintained until an
other crop is gathered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
~ PLTOEA
TX JOKE
NlRGrl~a'>---..
BY ]. N. TINCHER

Any years ago a
Kansas couple
bought a farm on
which they paid
down all their saw
ings, giving a mort
gage for the rest of
he purchase price.
The land agents.
commission amour
ted to a considera-
bic sum and the
farmers vile OBJ,
jected strenuous
ly to paying it,
~, i +bo uorv,1o Loot
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

Crops were bad and the couple lost
the place by foreclosure.
Years passed. Luck changed. The
pair prospered Finally they bought
another farm. This time the wife
specified in advance that no commits
sion should go to anybody. She
considered it bad luck.
The lawyer who drew up the deed
and mortgage acceded to her re-
quest, and the wife seemed satisfied,
but when she and her husband re-
turned home. she found under the
notarial seal these words:
My commission expires Sept. 16,
188-."
And it took the lawyer and her
husband months to convince her that
something hadn't been put over on
her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

real thing decked out in those dia-
.monds, ek?"
II expect you have a large ac.
quaintance amongst my SEX" / re-
piled demurely.
you're cold young woman. ia
net" he complained. my last eve.
ming, too"
Are you going away?"
Back to the City tomorrow. I'm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Monday morning, no paper pub
ished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

This country of ours has too
many people who are making
money without making anything
else.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

Daily reports indicate Germany
and France are on speaking terms.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

The only reason one can't marry
and live happily ever after is be-
cause it takes two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

Pennsylvania game commission
wants to protect groundhogs. No
doubt a great many people have
tried to shoot them lately.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

Entirely too many people think
equality consists Of swapping
places with those above them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

The trouble with the modern
dances is they are out of date be-
fore you can learn them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-17

In starting a spring garden al
ways make it small enough for
your wife to finish.