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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24
CLOTHING ASKED
FOR DYING POLES
First Methodist Commit
tee To Canvass City
In Relief Work

The Methodist board of missions
has been requested to send out
workers into the various cities for
the relief of naked, starving Poland.
Miss Davies, who represents mission
work on the board, will be in Am
CIRCUS Wednesday for the purpose
of canvassing the city in the interest
of these destitute people.
Committees from First Methodist
church will be chosen before Mon
day to solicit clothing for shipment
into Poland, where the neew is de-
perate. These committees will ask
that each household contribute some
article or articles of clothing, now
no longer in family use, of which
careful SURVEYS of trunks and pack
ing cases will reveal many in most
households.
The conditions in Poland are ap-
ualling, according to eye witnesses
who have seen the people, of that
distressed country die through lack
of food and clothing. Miss Quale
says in part: -. :.
"The suffering here this winter is
going to be unspeakable. People
are starving now, so you can I'M
agine what winter will mean. Please
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24
TRAINED NURSE
ADVISES PEOPLE

81 was a great sufferer of stomach
and liver trouble and cannot say
enough in praise of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy. 1t has done so much for
me and l am recommending it to
other sufferers. | was trained
nurse in Marine and other hospitals
years ago, therefore many come to
me for advice. l certainly received
great benefit from Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy" 1t is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarr-
hal mucus from the intestinal tract
and allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments, including APP
pendicitis. One dose will convince
or money refunded For sale by
Howells Pharmacy and druggists
everywhere. adv
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24
Atlanta, Ga, October 16, 1920.


New Orleans, La.
Dear Sir
Your letter of October 18th asks
a very natural question, and one
which demands a full and frank
reply, which L am glad to make.
While the prices of great many
things have, apparently, been re-
duced, these reductions in prices
do not amply to articles used by
the telephone company, or AFFECT
the expenditures necessary in the
construction, maintenance and OPP
Grafton of the telephone plant.
The following classes of ex-
penses constitute more than nine
ty-five per cent of the cost of fur
nishing telephone service.
Labor.
More than fiftv-five per cent. of
the total expenditures of the Com
pany in rendering service are for
wages and salaries; less than one
tenth of one per cent. of this be-
ing for executive and general sal
aries.
The wages paid to our employees
can not. and should not, be re-
duced. On the contrary they must
be increased, in many cases, to
bring our wage scale on a level
with wages paid by unregulated
businesses, so that we may retain
our skilled employees necessary to
give you efficient service.
Material and Apparatus.
Many items of material and APP
paratus are involved in the current
maintenance of the property, en-
tirely apart from the enormous
quantities involved in the construc-
ton of new property, and this rep
resents large item of expense,
There has been no reduction nor
any indication of reduction, in the
price of these essential articles, in
practically all of which the labor,
freight and hauling cost is by far
the largest proportion of the total
cost.
We know that the manufacture
ers of telephone equipment and
material have orders booked for
two wears in advance with con-
stantly increasing demand, and
which in turn makes a reduction in
price in the near future most inn
probable.
Freight and Passenger Costs.
Our annual expense for the
transportation of freight and pas
sengers is more than one million
dollars. No one expects the Rail-
roads to reduce their charges I'M
der the level of costs in rendering
their service.
Rent.
Except in the larger centers our
central offices and stocks of ma
terial are housed in rented build
ings. and even in the larger CEN
tiers we rent varying amounts of
properties.
Like every one else, our rents
have been greatly increased, with
no prospect Of any reduction. Even
in pre-war days all leases for prop
ertv occupied by US were renewed
only at higher charges than for
the previous rental period.
Hotels.
The board and lodging bill for
our men who must travel in con-
nection with the operation and
maintenance of the property, costs
many thousands of dollars every
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24

year and we can see no prospect
of the hotels lowering their
charges. Until they do, we must
pay the present hioh charges.
Electric Power and Light; Street
Car Fare.
We spend many thousands of
dollars every year for these ser
vices, rendered to employees en-
gagged in the maintenance of the
property. In the majority of cases
the rates charged by these COM
panies have been substantially in
creased, and there is no thought of
anv reduction. The Telephone
Company, like all others, must pay
these increased rates.
Paper, Printing and Stationery.
We consume tons of paper for
bookkeeping. correspondence and
directory purposes, and pay many
thousands of dollars for printing
annually. This item of expense
has increased in percentage more
than the others, and no one has
suggested that any reduction in
these costs is probable.
Coal Bill.
The Telephone Company pur
chases coal in large quantities to
heat the buildings occupied by its
employees in rendering the service.
We of course, must pay what
ever price is necessary to secure
the coal for this purpose.
Insurance.
Even where the actual rate per
one thousand dollars has not been
increased, we are compelled to car
nv a larger amount of insurance
than in pre-war days in order to
protect ourselves in the reproduc-
ton of any of the property which
may be destroyed by fire, and this
is reflected in a very large increase
in the total insurance bill.
Taxes.
This expense, both Federal,
State, County and City, has in
creased every year we have been
in business: the increase this year
being unusually high. There is no
probability of this expense being
reduced.
We do not pay any excess prof
its tax because we have never
earned enough to be subject to
that tax.
Buildings.
It is common knowledge that the
cost of erecting any kind of build
ing now. as well as making alter
atoms and repairs, which constant
" confront the Telephone Compa-
ny and which involve material, Ia
Dor, freight and hauling, is on an
enormously higher plane than ev-
err before. Insofar as the cost of
materials may be reduced will this
total cost be reduced.
The only way we can furnish
adequate facilities for your use
from year to year is by construct
ing the buildings in which to house
the central office apparatus in the
larger centers; as well as enlarging
existing buildings to serve the in
creased needs, and this work must
be carried on from wear to year
without delay. This involves hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in
expense to the Company.
There are, of course. many
other items of expense all of
which are now at the highest level
in prices, and none of which show
any sign of reduction for funda-
mental reasons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24

Until these necessary costs OF
operation are materially reduced
we can not reduce COSTS OF
furnishing telephone service.
We have carefully studied and
analvzod the advertised reduction
In prices and find that they are
but little, if any, use. Applied to
the telephone business all known
reduction in prices would not re-
duce the cost of furnishing tele-
phone service one twentieth of one
per cent.
This is many times Offset by the
increase in wages which, in many
places, we must make during the
current year.
Our present operating revenues
are practically equalled by our OPP
Grating expenses. If the present
let down in general business con-
tinues for any appreciate time we
will lose a material part of the
gross revenue now received, which
will make a still higher rate neces-
sary if a deficit is avoided.
We are not asking higher rates
for the SAME SERVICE we fur
nished one, two or five years ago;
but for a much GREATER SER
VICE which we now furnish. con-
sisting of facilities to add many adj
ditional telephones to our system
during the past one, two and five
years.
This fact should be considered
when comparing the increase in
rates we ask with the increase in
the charges of railroad, express
and other public utilities for the
same quantity of service.
We hope, as every one does, that
in the relatively near future prices
and the costs of operation, except
labor, will be lower, but we see no
immediate prospects of this result
as far as the Telephone Company
is concerned.
The increased rates we are now
asking are based in a measure up
on this hope. If the present level
of costs of operation go higher,
through causes beyond our control,
the proposed rates will not yield a
fair profit.
It is important to remember that
no rate for a public utility is per-
manent. If conditions and prices
so change in the future as to make
the rates we are now asking yield
too high return, and if the Tele-
phone Company should not reduce
the rates voluntarily. The public
Service Commission would.
Conditions as they are must be
met, not as they may or should be.
The highest and best interest of
the public is conserved in having
the Telephone Company in posi-
ton to supply facilities adequate
to the demand for telephones and
service, and in this way be pre-
pared to render at all times an ade-
quate service. No community can
expand and grow without adequate
telephone service, which in turn
means adequate plant facilities.
With inadequate returns upon
the bare cost of the physical prop
erty already in service,-the Com
panv's credit has disappeared.
With no credit the Company
cannot secure the millions of dol
lars required to provide the addi-
tons and extensions to its plant,
which must be provided if the pub
lie demand for telephones is to be
supplied. Respectfully yours.
J. EPPS BROWN. President.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24

send US warm clothing, especially
underwear.
eve must have supplies
CLOTHES, CLOTHES, CLOTHES
Put on campaign in the churches
for old clothes"
A Polish priest said:
''My people wonld rejoice to
have the piece of cloth you use to
scrub your floor, and the shoes you
cast away as worn out.
Hospitals are without gauze OF
materials for bandages or surgical
use. Little children, orphaned by
war, are herded together in insti-
tutions. Many of them are without
any clothing. Native Protestant
workers, themselves without suf-
ficient clothes, are unable to go
among the people to minister or COM
fort.
"In closets and trunks in every
community are good, warm clothes
and covering partly worn shoes,
outgrown coats and children's gar
ments, comforts and quilts and
blankets that we can do without.
"Soap for bath and laundry is des-
perately needed for cleanliness that
will prevent disease.
eve urge you to collect every ar
ticle that can cover naked, bare
foot, starved men, women, children
and babies, that it may be shipped
to Poland before the bitter cold OF
winter causes indescribable suffer
ing and death"
Each one will be urged by the
canvassing committee to give some
thing toward relieving the suffer
ing in that country.
The planting of hair on bald heads
is the latest victory Of French medi-
cal science
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24

The longest bill, soon to be pre-
sented to congress. is the codifica-
ton of the nations laws, covering
more than 100 pages.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24

In England. if woman occupies
a house with Is windows she is eli
gible for jury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-24

The planting of hair on bald heads
is the latest victory of French medi-
cal science.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

her TO testify against her husband.
leni.
Shortly after this marriage the
scene shifts 20 the husbands gold
mine IN Africa.
Thcrd the wife fails IN love with
her husbands mine superintendent.
Al three suddenly got mixed up
In a Zulu uprising In which the
husband In killed and HIS wife and
the mine superintendent find hap.
pines- together.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

. prince o. somsthing Of the fkc'
Hut when II turns out 10 b. only
commonplace cockney. veil that's
different
When Amanda rescues ne broken
down old horse from the glue fac
tory. where Il had been sold. and
sr,eanr know what to do with him. lr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
TODAy's PROGRAMS

COIfAEuM---Aaiss stewart In the
yellow ryphc"a."
GLENN rn-tfsroid Lloyd In High
and Dissy.-
t.fHtinTN William Hart In sssnA."
srttA>D-~Nary ftskscsd In "~usls."
tOLoNtAie-s sylvia nsesm~w In "1eer
Husbands Other Wife"
uEN---<.ievts swanson In ~DsSet
Change Nous husband.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

one Of the many smusing instances
In tho story
REX
Douglas Fsfvhanks opens nj she
Rex saturday In The Moilycoddle. .
hl. latest work.
Fairbanks plays the role Of Richard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06
! YTlhe
NrlrpG1I(Q



On returning 10 New York from
1ortn, Robert Clifford. detective, OF
tho New York police. strikes IN an
ocQuaintAncc with Mary Regain. who
oitho posing as . society belle. is In
puAlity q crook. or a. shc II com
un0nly called by her associates. the
~Oon" woman.
bradley, the chief OF detectives.
olno kncw~ Mary Regain and be-
uevee she N the cieverest thick N
the business, Bradley Is In reality
crook working on nf'yHus
oasla with the ring OF crooks
sTurtners Of the Night whom Mar,
RsuAn Il associated with.
CLIFFORD n assigned 10 run down
Niun Regain. He spoiis one OF her con
rnmes ana gets fircd from the force
haoouse he tuncoed Rradley's game.
Then clifford makes efforts TO re-
deem Ma,y's soul and the two are
hADpily married.
LIBERTY
sxarvted IiSe.- sAid To beat all Of
i. 14onk 0ennett's comedies ever before
shown on the screen. comes TO the
ltberty Saturday for. . weeks stay.
The play includes all the senneu
lAvorites, Ben Turpin, Ford sterling
Louise FasendA. Phyllis baver and
mnny osherA
The story starts with Rem. the
hero Of . football game. getting hurt
q ehe start OF the game. and having
49, D. -
Charlie. who h engaged to- Phyllis.
nnd. - Charlie went against hts c~n
)enm. she broke her engagement and
nAer married Jimmie.
M story goes on. with Jimmie
/. - phyIlis happy until she begins
vQoe1ms storiaM to which JAmaa has
0D5ec&ionA.
0ho writes one play. In which she
- - kiss the leading man Ben,.
obout . thousand times James gets
und and then amusing Incidents too
ln6Icxous 20 r~iats. follow.
nm Hart plays for the last timss
onnight in sand
Harold MacGrath's ahnur6ang seosy
- adventure. "A splendid Hazard"
opmes to the Coliseum for week. BE-
SHINING SATURDAY.
The plot h Of Kari Brcisman. Who
= fired with . great ambition
He learna that . chart y IN exist
once which has the key 70 where
weasure Ii hid This treasure. n he
IA II. would enable him 70 finance
NJ scheme. He ftnds the chart In
- possession OF q prfma donna, very
nnautifui and charming.
He wins her love and shen rifles
lser jewel box of tho map and deserts
He goes - America. and thUe
0oEIcws . run Of happenings which
rally ends In = thrilling fight for
l6ve and treasure In tho Corsica
1rnnnAA
Anita Stewart ssavss ne Coliseum
1nniUhs In The Yellow Typhoon--
May Pickfnr1 Who b een a bsr
- At the Strand this week In
) eoudn.- the story Of . hcart hungry
drudge OF = cheap Preach hand
nundry in the slums Of f.on6ion. will
- seen for : few days longer %
aecpmmodats - many peopJs who
have been turned away from The
DopuIar Second ave. theatre
Americas Sweetheart 10 IN the
~ Of Amanda. Who weaves a 70
1Dnntfc love story about . shirt that
~ I'm In the laundry. Who knows
uAseh1r Il might Be . millionaire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Marshall. descendant % Revolution.
AIRY. civil and Indian war hero. lie
liz unfortunately transpianted 10 Ems.
lang In his early age. where he re-
eeives a hot house cultivation. Ills
early manhood found him gentle In
manner. quiet Of voice. fastidiour In
dress and addicted 10 such affecta-
tiona AN monoeie. perfume and cigaret
holders. AN exact opposite Of his
fighting ancestors.
Hut when an American giri. tour.
ing with a party In Enkiand. crosses
his path. obstacles pile up In front
OF him. which. IN the course of time.
bring 20 the surface Tho blood OF his
ancestors.
Ruth Reniek. former leading lady
al. tho Wilkes theytre In this city. ID
seen In the lead opposite Fairba INKS.
with Wallace Becry In this rola Of
the william
Don't Change Tour Wife closes
az the Rex tonight
COLONIAL
"a Woman Of pieasure~ with
petite and charming Blanche Sweet.
comes to the Colonial Saturday for
a four days stay.
In this play Miss Sweet has the
rois Of a woman who marsys a
man, not because she lives him
hut because H. csn give har pleas
ures. and her husband married her
b~cause abe was witness to- n
crime he committed and II he msr.
ried her the law would not permit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Pima Nesbt the role Of Mary Regain. crook. IN
this thrilling play. Partners Of the Night which iu be
seen at the C!enmsr for q reek beginning Saturday
pagn against the crafty members of the underworld has
romance plsasingly in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-06

Anita Stewart ssavss the Coliseum
1nnkUhe In The Yellow Typhoon-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-26
Nova Hardinga Zada-
waIa Republkan6w.
Cox Wobec Mowy Hardinga.
Prezydent 0 Stgku Weglowym.
Hoover, a Sprawl Ulepszenia Komu.
nikacyi Wodnej Ladowej.
Rad PrzvoOtowuie Nova Exnedvcve Radvka}0w
Rad Przygotowuje Nova Expedycye Radyka}ow.
Oszustwa zydow przy Doreczaniu Listow.
lNNE TELEGRAMY KRAJOWE,
PREZYDENT WOBEC SEE.
RZACEGo s1E sTRAJKU
WEGLOWEGO.

Washington, 26 lipca. Prawie
wszystkie wiekszc kopalnie W
Stanie Illinois zaprAcstaly wy
dobywac wegiel, a jezeli niekt6-
re Jeszcze sa w ruchu, to tylko
nieznacznq ilost wegla mogq do.
starczyt, poniewaz g0rnicy rzu.
GAIA masowo prace. domagajqc sic
urcgulowania pfacy. DO zimy ME
tax bardzo daleko, zapotrzebowa
mic wegla po fabrykach jest wiel-
kic, micszkancy wiekszych miast
ric zaspokoili swoich potrzcb ma
zime, przeto Ig}osy tax wlaSci-
ci"li kopaln, jak g0rnik6w zwra
GAIA sic znow do Nilsona, ably
zaradzil temu nienormaInemu sta
nowi L Waszyngtonu podaja. re
Wilson ma zamiar wysiac dcpc.
sze do przew0dc0w strajkujq.
cych g6rnik6w. Mkt ME vie. ia.
ka bedzie treSt telegramu, jed
make przypuszczaja, zc prezy--
dent odwoia sic do lojaInoSci
gornik6w, aby pozostali W piracy
cicrpliwie, az spor zoStanie roz-
strzygniety przez rade piracy.
Gdyby sic stosunki ME poprawi.
ly, gdyby sic strajki powtarzaly,
w takim razie Rad prawdopodo-
brle ustanowi pewnego dyktatora
kt6ryby mia} wiadze podobna,
jaka mia} kontroler wegla w CA
sic wojny. Wzmiankujq r6wniez
@ ograniczeniu wywozu wegla ze
Stanow Zjednoczonych. Prezes
miedzynarodowego zjednoczenia
gornikow Lewis oSwiadczyl, ze
nierownoSc wielka, W piacach ja-
ka istnieje pomiedzy g6rnikami
innymi robotnikami wysoko
platnymi przyczynia sic do ME
zadowolenia, jak rowniez i dro-
zyzna pozbawia kopalnie tysiace
robotnikow, przeto takiemu sta
nowi rzeczy koniecznia potrzcba
zaradzic.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-26
FAHERTY o ZREDUKOWA-
NIU KOSZT0W ULEPSZEN
MIEISKICH.

Prezes wydzia}u miejskich u
.iepszen, NJ. J. Faherty, usi}uje
przeprowadzic plany, ma ktorych
podstawie moznaby zmniejszyc
znacznie koszta wydatkow ulep-
szen miejskich. Powiada on, IL
miasto obecnie niema pieniedzy,
ably "a prace mad ulepszeniami
publicznemi mogio piacit gotow-
ka, wobec tego PLACID musi "a
wszystko wygorowane ceny, CO
musi bye uskuteczniane przez
tanki chicagoskie, ktore znow ma
TEN zyskuja. Gdyby miasto 20
staio, prawem upowaznione do
emisyi bond6w, sprzedawanych
bezpoSrednio publicznoSci - O.
swiadezyi Faherty - zmniejszy-
ioby to znacznie nadmierne kosz
ia wydatk6w, poniewaz miasto
mogloby piacic "a wszystkie ro-
boty - gotowka; bon dy takie
powinny niest piec procent, z
iatwoscia moglyby bye, rozsprze-
dane pomiedzy ogoiem obywa-
teJstwa, Projekt reformy wydzia-
III ulepszen miejskich ma bye
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-26
Z Biura MeteOrOlOg::cznegO.

Wsch6d slohca godzinie 5:37.
Zach6d slofca o gCdzinie S:15.
-
Pogoda W Chicago okolicy: Po-
CODA i W dalSzym ciagu chlodno W
poniedzialek-,, prawdOpcdobnie we
wtOrek; umiGrkowany PG3nocnO-
wschOdni wiatr.
Temperature Dolby miniOnej: -
Najwyzsza wczoraj godzinie 4tej
po poludniu 64 stopni. najnizsza
wczoraj 0 godziDie 0tej rano 81
stopni.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-07-26
KrOnika ChicaSOska.
MORDERCY ENRIGHT'A 20
STANA UWOLNIENI.

GluSna kiIka miesiecy tcmu
sprawa zamordowania przewod-
cy robotnikoW politykicra Mos
sy" Enright'a wzie|a obr6t taxi,
jakiego sic MONA byio CORY
spodziewac; jest to przcclc ME
pierwszv i napcwno ME Ostatni
wypadck, re profcsyonalni zbrod
niarzc bywaja puszczeni ma VOL
nose. Oto i tym razem dla bra
ku dowod0w' i ,,SWiadk0w" 70
stanq wypuszczeni ma wolnoSc
ludzie, przcciwko kt6rym wszcl-
kic okoliczno5ci SwiadczyIy, &c
brali czy to poSrcdnio, czy bez-
poSrcdnio - udziai w zamordo-
waniu wSpomnianego przew6dcy
robotniczegO, tez ME Wielc vie
cej Cd Mich samych wartajqcego.
(Polityka wiele znaczy)
Big Tim" Murphy, ,,Dago
Mike" Carrozzo i Vincenzo Cos
mano, przeciwko kt6rym proku-
ratorya wytoczyla process "a
mardowanie Enright'a, zostana w
najblizszy piqtek wypuszczeni ma
wolnoSc pytanie jest, czy tez
kiedykolwiek ponownie zostanq
powolani pred sad wtej spra--
vie. Stanowy prokurator Hoyne
oSwiadczy} onegdaj, IL Tony Ci-
faldo Tommy the Wop" Fus-
co, gfowni Swiadkowie, ma kto-
rych w postepowaniu sqdowem
polega}a Gala nadzieja wys}ania
wspomnianych trzcch ptaszkow
ma szubienice - znikli bez Sla-
du i wskutek tego W dalszym ciq
gu sprawy kt6ra ma sic odbyt W
przysziy piatek, niema innej al
ternatywy, jak tylko zazqdac wy
rZucenia sadu sprawy, z zastrze
zeniem Wznowienia jej kiedyS W
przyszloSci. Prokurator Hoyne
zapewni}, re chociaz spraVa z sa
du zostanie wyrzucona, to jed
max w dalszym ciagu prowadzic
bedzie Sledztwo tajne, celem przy
iapania Swiadkow; wdowa po "a
mordowanym, pani Enright o.
Swiadczy}a, IL poswieci caly swoj
majatek, ably tylko morderc6m
meza wysiac ma szubienice. Ci-
faldo, kiedy zostai aresztowany,
kr6tko po zamordowaniu En-
rieht'a, t. ]. w lutym b. r., zezna},
IL Murphy i Carrozzo chcieli 60
wynajac do wziecia udzialu W
zbrodni, ,czego by} rowniez Swiad
klein Fusco. Prokurator Hoyne
twierdzi, il jego detektywi, oraz
prywatne agencye przetrzesli "a
mimi Gale Stany Zjednoczone,
lecz ME znaleziono po mich zad-
nego4$ladu''
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