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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
that. Dishonesty is increasing.

that. Dishonesty. is increasing,
Before the war the insurance
companies estimated that there
were three burglaries to one FIRE;
today there are seven. In 10
years, the ratio of automobile
thefts to the total valuation has
increased over FIVE times.
Surety companies today are
paying six times as much for en-
bezzlements and II times as
much for burglaries as was true
10 years ago.
And, think of the worthless
goods sold, the thousands Of
articles lost and found that are
never returned, the cheating in
examinations at schools and col
leges, the vast, vast number of
petty receptions that are prac-
ticed in all the walks of life and
which are not tabulatedl
Depressing? Yes. Depress-
ing enough to invite reaction
to challenge men and women
and children to revolt and battle
for right.
Back Of every offense, short
coming. crime, one or all, there
are human beings. Aftermath
of war, movies, prohibit
ton and all the other stock
explanations for evil movements
and conditions are Piffle.
They are resorts, not causes.
There is sorrow, of course, and
charity, but there is no mitiga-
ton for dishonesty, no extenu-
alton for being a cheat.
The easiest, most natural and
very finest answer to all the de-
mands and problems G. life
the answer that best meets all
moral questions of humanity
is, BE Square. =
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
2 I01l5img
X Saws

Great Britain is elevating her eye.
brows at the elevation of our guns.
The political machine which slincs
too much mud is easily stalled.
When the French got into the
Ruhr they also got into rut.
CoXey leader of Coxey's Army, is
running for Congress now instead
Of walking as he once did.
The world could be worse. Elk.
crown princes son has become a
shipping clerk lastead of a kaiser
The light Of foo..shness is to
start smoking with the hope that it
will aake YOU look like ;he ciragret
advertisements.
Los Angeles speeder was sen
fenced to read every paper in the
city every day for six monthg.
which vas cruel and inhuman pun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
SNOW IN ALBANY WAS EX-
PECTED 81 YEARS AGO TO-DAY

Snow was expected in Albany
80 years ago today. Fires blazeI
in every home. The residents
appeared on the streets wearing
winter clothes, including cloaks
and overcoats.
The Herald is indebted to Mrs.
Cena J. Whitehead for extracts
from the diary of A. ]. Swinney,
an early resident of Albany, COW
ering the years 1S4l-42: And
this is the entry for August /,
1912:
"a very rainy and wet after
noon, and continued until late
at night, when it became so cold
it could not rain. Lasted all
night, and August 2 (S2 years
ago today very cold Large
fires in all the houses, and per-
sons wearing their winter clothes
and cloaks and overcoats all day.
Such a day never before seen
this time Of year anywhere
very cold, damp, wet, windy aud
disagreeable in every way. Snow
expected as soon as the wind sub
sides and weather modefates."
1t probably did not snow, as
no mentioR Of "the fleecy' is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
HIGH CosT oF MAINTENANcE

While the Georgia solons have
been inspecting North Carolina
roads and bodybuilding system.
with a view possibly to strength
ening Georgia's highway program,
it is interesting to note just how
rapidly Great Britain has increas-
ed her road building in the past
ten years, and especially how the
costs of maintenance have jump
ed.
In 1913 the British government
spent $6,788,O00 on good-road
maintenance. In the year ending
March 81, 1924, it expended for
the same purpose the sum of $685.
$4,000 to say nothing of what
local governments spent.-Atlan-
ia Constitution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
WE SHOULD WORRY!

No one has yet quite satisfac-
toriIy explained just why we are
on earth and unit this is ex
planned l think we might as well
take it for granted that we are
at liberty to make life as sweet
and joyful for ourselves as we
can.-William Feather Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
Editorial Opinions Cleaned
Serious and Otherwise
from Press and Magazine

made in the entry of the follow
ing day, but the weather for
August IL, 1912, was in striking
contrast with that of yesterday
and today, the corresponding
dates Of 1924.-AIbanv Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
Private Opinion
Published

For some years past it has
been part of the writer's daily
labor to at least scan four or
five dozens of the country s
newspapers and it can be truth
fully said that no event since
the breaking out of the World
War has received half the at
tention of readers that the Leo
pold-Loeb case at Chicago is
now receiving.
Most of the papers are re-
ceiving cards" of individual
opinion by the bushel and the
variety of opinion is very inter-
esting.
Herewith, some Of the more
more striking opinions are Civ
en-, that this paper s readers may
see how they fit with theirs:
Cieveland-"Leopold and Loeb
are mere boys, without mental,
physical or moral maturity, and
theiryouth should save them from
the moose. They should be incar-
cerated until their maturity
shows what they really are and
their degree of guilt. Tests and
alienists merely discover the pro-
crossing, not the mature and full
responsibility"
Los Angeles-"Tm against
capital punishment. Give them
life sentences, and hang the Judge
who releases them later on"
Baltimore - present day So
ciety wilfully promotes thrills in
the young. Youthful thrill
like fire, is a good servant but a
bad master, and when the thrill
ing gets away from Society, she's
hypocrite and brute to start a
backfire of legal murder"
Memphis-"The Constitution
should be amended to permit a
punishment exactly as the murder
was committed-the blows with
the chisel, the strangling and all
the other brutality. Give would
be murderers to understand that
they'll get exactly what they
give, and you'll have more mer-
cy in murders"
Seattle-"Guilty beyond doubt,
it would be a national calamity
not to hang these slay9rs. What
this country needs, to restore fast
dying confidence in American
justice and keep people from
lynchings and Ku Klux, is a
strong demonstration that the rich
cannot get off by buying alien
lists, lawyers and legal red tape.
Millions of people are now saying
to themselves Look at Thawr
'Alienists make out
these boys to be crazy geniuses,'
intellectually remarkable. Don't
hang them. The great in music,
invention, medicine, literature
and war have often been crazy
geniuses.' No telling what these
'geniuses' might finally contrib
ute to human progress, even in
prison"
CINCINNATI NO Christian ma
ton believing in Jesus Christ
can take a human life, on any
grounds. The 'Eye-for-an-Eye'
law belongs in the world of
brutes. Wen get Leopolds and
Loebs just 50 long as our laws
permit unlimited fortunes to
raise children as millionaires see
fit"
That premeditated murder
was the only thrill left to these
Chicago boys and was a natural
legitimate consequence, and life
imprisonment is enough for the
victims of it. "
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
PROGRESS

Admiration of the past is one
way of expressing disapproval of
progress. Since most people fant.c-
fully love the romantic long ago, it
appears that progress is not as pop
ular as it might be.
The reason is that what we call
progress is mainly mechanical EN-
slavament by machinery. The real
goal should be increased happiness
and knowledge rather than gains in
pounds, speed and tin cans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
A THOUGHT

Let every one of us please his
neighbor for his good to edification.
Rom. 1872.
Paradise is open to all kind hearts,
-Beranger,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
FOOLISH

A quaint old factory is visited by
tourists at Chequers Court, England,
near the country home of the Brit
ish premier. In this factory men
manufacture furniture with the
most ancient of equipment, includ-
ing lathes made of tree branches
and wire, the wheels turned by ropes
attached to supple sapling swayed
by human hands.
Admittedly, this primitive work
is quaint and romantic. But it's
equally foolish. The bold, gallant
armored knight Of long ago would
have thrown away his lance and
used a pistol if he could have got
ten it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
DOPE

At the international conference to
curb the use of opium and other mar
cotics, American delegates will pro
pose reduction in the acreage de-
voted to growth of peoples and other
plants that supply the drug addict.
Dope is an international problem,
So is liquor. AS time goes on,
you'll find the dry squad concentrat-
ing more on world prohibition, less
on individual nations. AS long as
She stuff is made in one country,
others will find a way 10 get it if
they have the price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09

Americas oil resources will give
out in generation and its coal
supply within 1000 years, claims Sir
Richard Redmayne, the British min
ing expert. He adds that the Brit
ish Empires coal viii be exhausted
in few centuries. Seems a long
way of expressing disaP2roval of
steadily being consumed and not TO-
placed What then? Making a l.v-
ing will become increasingly diff
cult as time goes by.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

IFrom The Times Recorder. Angus
9, 19O4.)
Gov. Terrell has signed the bill
recently passed by the Legislature
making the county commissioners Of
Sumter elective by the people, and
the new law is now operative.
Lieut.. Jas. w. Furlow, of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
OLD

Oldest American college graduate
is believed to be Lewis B. Reed,
100, of San Francisco. He was &C.
tive in business up until Is years
ago. He graduated from New York
University in the class of 1913.
Reed has lived to see most of the
things he was taught in college dis
proved. A lot of our present ''knowl-
edge and convictions and "scien-
tific' ideas will go by the board
later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
COB HUMOR

No matter how healthy a bow
legged girl may be, she will al
ways be in bad shape.-Base
Force Bulletin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09
Cure for the Grip on Us

1t (golf7 may also prove to
be the safety valve for the high
nervous tension that is gripping
SO many Of us, observes the
Dallas Dispatch man.
Oh yes, possibly there are
some wild, woolIy Texans who
get the safety valve effects, but
it seems like only yesterday
when a dear neighbor persuad-
ed us to take our nervous ten
sion out to the city links.
Even the family doctor said
that golf was smooth, soothing
recreation, conducive to mental
poise and nerve restfulness, and,
heaven knows, some sort Of
safety valve was needed, after
publishing the details of two big
national political conventions.
First thing, neighbor paid a
fat caddie boy to put his hand
over his mouth and snort at our
lavender golf stockings, and
raise our nervous tension to l20
degrees centigrade.
Then, neighbor palmed up a
neat hill Of sand, put a clean
homeopathic pill on it's top and
advised: Let your stance be
thus, swing with the body, OBJ
serve the winds direction, and
hit itT'
We thought he meant the wind
and a., it five times running,
VIII eupon our fat personal cad
die boy went to one side and
laid down.
oh. HenryI" exclaimed
neighbours, wife, who had just
arrived to see us do the safety
valve, do show him a bit, He
should swing lower" This sent
nervous tension up to 100 deg.
Fahrenheit. But Henry be
hanged
We took firm grip on the
bat, swung as low as we could
reach, and Mrs. Neighbor went
down under a bushel of dande-
lions, sand, thistle roots, sand,
ordinary sod grass and sand.
IF the lady was a golfess with
safety valve, it wasn't work
ing, and under the urge Of what
she said our nervous tension
scared way above any degrees
marked on the thermometer.
And our dear little caddie boy
yelled, Don't give upl It's only
nine-hole counsel"
Fourteen miles or more far
Their on, we heard two very
worthy, reputable expert golfers
and citizens beyond reproach
repeatedly yell ForeI' and
Let through" or something,
and had the pleasure of witness
ing their release of nervous ten
sion through the safety valve by
a most earnest fist fight.
Albeit, this is no brief against
the soothingness and nerve re-
taxation of golf. Very probab-
ly, as in other noble sports, such
as draw poker, bridge whist,
horseshoes, button-button-who's-
got-the-button? etc, it is the ex-
cess that ism t good for high ner-
vous tension.
Certain it is that many office
ridden citizens find, in the open
spaces of the links and the club
house lockers, safety valves that
they couldn't get elsewhere.
So, yell "ForeT if there's a
lady within two miles, hit the
pill in the nose, and may your
every drive be at parl Claim
par, anyhow for your nervous
tensions sake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09

1t (golf7 may also prove to
be the safety valve for the high
nervous tension that is gripping
so many of us, observes the
Dallas Dispatch man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-09

Great Britain is elevating her eye
brows at the elevation Of our guns.
Evening star., 1924-07-16

tho overhead about fifteen minutes
after the casualty occurred. The
gases were so thick that he was able
to remain in the turret only a few
minutes with a gas mask on. He as
certained, however. that all men then
in the turret were dead.
The casualty in question occurred
during the firing Of the eighth salvo.
Prior to that time, namely. upon the
completion Of the load for the third
salvo, the left gun OF No. turret
fred prematurely, while the firing cir
cult was open and while the gun was
in loading position. As the plug was
closed no damage was DONE.
LAS described by eye-wttnesses,
the main casualty occurred as fol-
lows: The seventh 'salvo had been
fired, guns returned to loading posi-
tion and plug opened There ap-
peared to be some trouble with air
pressure, although not cry clear just
what except that the gun captain was
heard to make some remarks about
the air pressure. The turret captain
picked up a wrench and stated he
would dx it
Gas Caused CaSualties.
"The shell was rammed home. four
bags Of powder placed on tho span
Evening star., 1924-07-16
BATTLESHIP BLAST IS BLAMED
ON LACK OF USUAL PRECAUTION
lir Pressure in Guns on u. S. S. Mississippi Failed
to Clear Bore of Con,bustible Cases and Ma.
teriaI, Says Report to Wilbur.

Failure to comply with the rigid
safety precautions laid down by the
Navy for strict application during
target practice is the apparent cause
of the blast in No. turret of the
battleship Mississippi. June IL, last.
which wiped out almost the entire
crew of the turret. Specifically, the
air pressure which is supposed to
clear the guns of the combustible
gases and bits of the burned powder
bags after each charge was weak and
not sufficient to clear the bores with
the guns firing into the wind, and
the safety doors dividing the vari-
Gus compartments were. not closed,
which permitted the blast to spread
The report Of the court of inquiry
which was appointed to determine
the facts is before Secretary Wilbur
but does not attempt to fix the blame
Although the board does not say so,
it is known by those familiar with
naval practices that had the man de-
tale tailed at, at the bore s to eSamne , it
foul" the she'll and powder bags
would never have been rammed
home" until after the bore had been
cleared by wet sponge. Just little
safety precaution. which the firing
regulations provide for, would have
catastrophes in its history.
Exits Found Crowded.
The board does point out, however
that the casualties were increased by
the presence Of unofficial observers
who crowded the passageways, max
Evening star., 1924-07-16
WIDOWS UPHELD
ON CROKER'S WILL
Florida Court Admits Docu-
ment Cutting Off Three
Children.
APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN
One Daughter Gets $4,000 for
Gratitude" Shown to Tam
many Chief.
APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, July is
Three children of Richard Croker, for
mer Tammany chieftain, lost another
step in their contest of his will when
probate here yesterday the will Croker
made on October 12, 1919, at Glencairn
his estate in Dublin, Ireland, be-
Queathing to his widow, Mrs. Bula
E. Croker, his entire estate valued a,
s10,ooo,O0o
Accepted as the last will and tesla
ment of the late political boss, it re-
vokes all other such documents The
three children, Richard, jr.: Howard and
Ethel. who have prosecuted a long court
fight to overturn the will on grounds
that Mrs. Croker, his second wife, exert
ed undue influence over her husband in
his later years. and other charges, an
nounced through their attorney that
they would appeal the decision.
Attached to the will was a codicil
written by Croker on November Is OF
the same year, to his wife, requesting
that she give his daughter Florence
100000 because "she is the only one OF
my surviving children that has ever
shown any gratitude to me-
Taxes Hold Up Settlement.
Mrs. Croker cannot take posses
sion OF any part Of the estate save
Crokers personal property here
vauled at $4,000. until settlement OF
the case involving $4,000 in mu-
nicipal bonds which were seized from
a local bank vault last October as
security for federal tax payments.
Her attorneys said. however, that
the way now is clear for her to apply
for ancillary papers of administra-
tions to supersede the New York Trust
Company as administrators of the
estate.
The court action yesterday follow
ed the sustaining ten days ago of
Mrs. Croker's dmurrer to objec-
tions filed by the three children to
her original petition for probate of
July s, 1922. During the litigation
here the will was sent to Dublin and
admitted to probate there June Is.
1928.
Mrs. Croker expects to qualify as
sole executrix of the estate with the
filing of temporary bond of $4,000
today. She plans to leave for New
York city tonight and sail for Ire
land July 19 with her mother.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
ing exits more dimcult-"
The boards findings follow:

ing eX1tS more dfmcult
The boards findings follow:
"F'acts-At about 11:45 am. June
IL. 1924, the u. S S. Mississippi. while
firing advanced practice b together
with the Tennessee and Idaho, suf-
fered a casualty in the right gun Of
No. Q turret. which resulted in the
death of three officers and forty-four
Cor forty-five) men and the injury of
nine other men. About four hours
later the left gun Of No. turret WAS
accidentally discharged and ten addi-
tionaI men were injured. The extent
Of the injuries are not given
THE ten additional men appear to
have been injured while standing out
side the turret and by the blast OF the
gun The entire turret's crew were
killed with the exception of two men
from the right gun, five men from the
center gun and two mem from the left
gun by the original casualty. There
were a number of observers. both
official and unofficial, in the turret,
some of whom escaped. All who escaped
did so by means Of the exits into the
lower handling room. The entrance
doors underneath the overhead OF the
turret opened upward, and apparently
could not be opened tn time to permit
escape.
Ensign Smith entered the turret
by prying open one Of the doors under
Evening star., 1924-07-16
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Evening star., 1924-07-16

Same cause resulted in the main
casualty. The gun being fired into
the wind probably made the expul-
sion of gas more difficult; that the
number of casualties was increased
by the presence of unofficial observers
who crowded the passageways max
ing exits more difiicult; that the
damage and casualties on the left
and center guns probably resulted
from the failure to keep the safety
doors over the shell table closed; that
the hre In the upper handling room
was caused by the safety doors not
being entirely closed
Evening star., 1924-07-16
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Evening star., 1924-07-16

ner-tray and rammed into the gun,
rammer withdrawn, whereupon there
small grayish bail OF smoke and
flame followed by large fash OF
flame. Flames and gases immedi-
ately filled the gun compartment.
passed through the safety doors above
the she'll table to the other two gun
compartments and through the peep
Evening star., 1924-07-16

doors to the turret onlcers' booth.
Deaths occurred as the result Of
asphyxiation.
"The court was Of the opinion that
the premature firing Of the left gun
on the third salvo was due to foul
BORE" consequent to insufficient air
pressure and guns not being proper
ly cleared Of gas before loading. The
court was Of tho opinion that the
Evening star., 1924-07-16
Convent Fire Loss. 100000.

QUEBEC, July 16.-Fire Of unde-
termined origin destroyed last night
the Convent OF the Congregation,
Bafe St Paul The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
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| will freely return the purchase
money to any dissatisfied user.-
! Advertisement.
Evening star., 1924-07-16
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