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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

these changed conditions. In ad-
dition to that, the charges for
water and light have been raised
and the city has no redress.
In the face of these conditions,
the departments were called upon
for great increase in work. This
was particularly true of the pub
lie safety department, acting I'M
der instructions from the federal
government. Notwithst nd i n q
these conditions Dayton's total de-
fiicit Including S65,000 inherited
from the old administration
amounted on Jan. |, 1919, to only
$178,895. In view of the limita-
lions of the Ohio laws, this was
considered very remarkable
showing. Ohio cities have no voice
in tax valuation of property with
in their limits, no voice in fixing
the tax rate and no voice in the
portion of the tax rate which the
municipality is to receive. But
Dayton, under city management. is
in better financial shape than any
other large city in the state.
Tremendous Gains.
During the past year, Dayton
has made tremendous gains in the
field of public welfare. Most
cities would be content to rest
upon their laurels if they could
match Dayton's record of having
the lowest death rate of infants
under one year of age of any city
in the state, (87.56 per thousand1
yet recent report calls atten-
ton to the high rate of mortality
of infants under 80 days of age
and outlines a campaign to solve
the problem. Last year the city
attained its lowest general death
rate, 11.43 per thousand. 1t also
set new low mark in its typhoid
death rate, "a per 100000 It
had no epidemics. 1t lowered the
tuberculosis death rate. it made
marked improvements in the city
milk supply. And it did all this
on the lowest cost per capita the
city has ever attained
Last year the free employment
bureau did excellent work. Dur
ing a single month it received l.
270 applications for work, 1901
applicants for men and placed $50
applicants.
The city last year plowed 1927
lots for gardens for its citizens.
A social investigator has been
employed and checks up applica-
tions for free hospital treatment
with a noticeable falling off in the
number. In one case it developed
that the request for such assistance
was made because of the money
required to repair the applicants
automobile injured in the accident!
The success of the city manager
plan in Dayton, the "Pioneer city,
in the movement is generally re
cognized and admitted. 1t was
due to the remarkable results at
tanned in Dayton that the city man
ager plan spread so rapidly, first
in Ohio, then in neighboring states,
notably Michigan and Virginia,
from 1914 to 1916. After spread
ing all over the country, the latest
and biggest city to adopt the new
form of government is Akron, o.,
the city of rubber, which has
population of more than 100000,
and which went under city man
agement Jan. 1, 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
FOR THE HONOR
AND WELFARE
OF GEORGIA
See That the Ballot You Cast No
vember End Bears The
Name OF
HARRY sTILLWELL EDWARDS
For The United States Senate:

For The United States Senate:
Because he stands for the League
of Nations with one reservation only,
the sovereignty Of the American
citizen. This is nos the do trine of
both Democratic and Republican
leaders
Because he stands for full pro-
lection of the whole American sys-
tenn of production through farm and
factory bv tariff so adjusted as to
yield also a revenue for the support
of the Government. This was part of
the Democratic platform on which
you elected Cleveland in 1884.
Because he stands for a recasting
of the laws governing the Federal
Reserve banks, so that small group
of financiers cannot substitute their
will for organized government and
place the products of farm and fac
tory at the mercy of spectators.
Within the last sixty DAYS the di-
rectors of these banks have inflicted a
loss of hundreds of millions of dollars
on the South by arbitrarily suspend
ing the economic laws of supply and
demand in favor of alien exporters,
mills and capitalists. AS organized to-
day. the constitute Georgia's great
est menace and fulfill the prophecy
of Thomas Jefferson.
Because he stands for equalization
of profits and compensation as be.
tween labor and capital as the surest
foundation of domestic peace and the
security of the American home.
Because he stands for a limitation
of the power of the Chief Executive
of the Union.
Because he stands for law prohib-
iting Agents of the United States
Treasury from purchasing any obi
CATION of our government for less
than par and interest.
Because he stands for rigid in
spection of immigrants and limited
citizenship until brought under the
spiritual power of American ideals
Because he has been a lifelong adj
vocate of perfect equality as between
the sexes, both spiritual and politi-
cal.
Because he looks forward to the
day when the worlds greatest empire
will be seated around the mouths OF
LIlt IlNSlS VII IIlS IuI1 ant
South Atlantic, and regards the Alta
maha system of waterways with it.
ports and harbors as Georgia's great
est asset
Because as author and lecturer HI
has been faithful to your tradition,
and has embalmed in song and stor,
much of the life of the Old Soutl
and the New; is a man of conviction
with definite purposes; cherishes tht
doctrine of the brotherhood of man
is swayed by the constructive emo
tions and noble ideals on which civ
iIization must depend.
Because as your representative il
the Senate he will be bound by NJ
party rule that will lessen his free
dom of action in your behalf and tina
of America
Because. if elected. he will hold il
the next Senate something like thu
balance of power. and with freedom
unrestrained become an importan
factor in bringing the South into it,
proper place in the Union.
EDWARDS CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

way to any new form of city gov
eminent blocked by state laws. In
an effort 10 remove this obstacle the
board of trade dew up an act for
submission to the state Legislature
and in the provisions of this measure
included a fully developed plan for
city managershir, the plan, in fact,
now operative in the $50 cities of the
United States that have adopted the
city manager idea.
Following the general lines of pi-
oneering laid down by Staunton, the
Lockport proposal combined the cleo
tive commission plan with an appoint
i've manager scheme.
Lockport never succeeded in get
ting its measure through the New
York legislature but the plan attract
ed the attention of the entire eoun-
try, and in the summer of 1912
Sumter N. c., adopted a new charter
embodying the idea. Sumter city
of 5000 inhabitants, was, therefore,
the first municipality to operate un
der the city manager plan as it is now
known.
The Perfected Plan.
Briefly, the city manager plan as
perfected by evolution, is this;
Solution by the people at non
partisan election of single govern
mental body non-partlsan COM
mission usually consisting of five
members or seven-and unifying I'M
that commission all the powers of
the city. The commission acts al
ways as a group and only in super
visory capacity; for actual admins
tration of the city's affairs is placed
in the hands of a hired expert, a
city manager appointed by the com
mission. responsible to and removable
by the commission. The city man
ager appoints his own assistants. The
field from which the city manager
may be selected is as broad as the
country He need not be citizen
of the city he is called to serve and
as a rule isn't.
The plan, in fact, is but the am z
cation to city affairs of the princi-
pies of business corporation organi-
zation, with the corporation board
of directors elected by the stockhold-
ers and its general manager chosen
by the directors. 1t is the claim of
city manager plan advocates that i'll
makes possible the conduct of NUM-
cipal affairs on the same basis of
efficiency that characterizes business
corporations.
Whether the plan has made good
the claims of it's friends can be es
tablished only by a survey of results
in cities by which it has been adopt !
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
CITY MANAGER
PLAN A GROWTH
Not An invention but
An Evolution, Says
Kerby

Continued from page one.)
CoI1eeton was placed IN the ma
OF " sy1aIl commission, composed OF
VI q evnert in the conduct OF pusi-
me-. =, its broader aspects, anu
ness ofoga deemed qualified Tor th e
task of rehabilitation. Leg ls ,, v,r :
ond administrative powers were ,I I'M
cd in this commission, thus lacliI pSe,,
mo fixing Of responsibility IN JSTo
+he work of reconstruction deVeioP-
e5 along inefficient lines.
Gu The commission form Of munlclpal
oovernment, thus inaugurated mas
6een adopted by more than one-thlru l
- +ba cities of the United States
18th nonulations over 10000. IN
a " operation il has shown 1t mas
Sefects. notably that the various ac-
tivifies of government parceled OUT;
az is the custom, to the individual
commission shows tendency to 1eel
responsible for the affairs of his par
ticular department to the exclusion
of concern for the other departments
With discord and lack of balance as
the result -,
Chance Showed Way.
Ii soon became apparent CIldt WHiiN
the commission plan centralized au-
thority it had in large measure taii-
ed to centralize general responsible
ty.
Chance furnished the solution. In
1908. the town of Staunton, Va, be-
lieving the commission plan more
efficient that the federal, wanted to
adopt the Galveston idea, but found
legal barrier in its way. The Vir-
ginia state constitution contained &
provision that all cites of the first
class, this class including Staunton,
must have a mayor and council.
Virginia statutes, however, gave
council authority to create new city
officers.
Accordingly the Staunton councd
resolved itself into a virtual commits
sion with the mayor as it's presiding
head, created the office of general
manager" hired man qualified by
experience to fill the new position
and turned over to him actual bust
ness management of the city.
Thus originated the city manager
plan, roundabout details of which
remained to be supplied in 1910 by
the town of Lockport, N. Y
Lockport, like Staunton, found its
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

Tech: Stonie Patterson, Business
COLLEGE; Fraser Law. Tech; Nelson
Coffin, Georgia (spring term).
Girls-Florrie Pearl Coffin, Con-
verse: Sarah Dixon, Shorter; Lydia
Dixon, Grad. Shorter; Gladys Horn,
Bessie Tiff; Katie JONES, Bessie Tiff;
Mary Aston. Bessie Tiff; Ida Parks,
Wesleyan; Ruth Chappell, G. N. |. c.;
Lora Carter. Winston-Salem; Nellie
Pickett, State Normal; Bessie Pickett
State Normal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
How Dayton Found
New System Worked

Continued from page one.)
ton center in 1916. Because Of
this and other war activities, the
population more than doubled,
bringing on a great housing prob
lem. The cost Of materials and
labor Increased enormously. Due
to the "Smith one per cent in law
the city was unable to collect the
amount of taxes necessary to meet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
KANSAS EXPECTS HEAVIER
VOTE THAN IN 1916.

TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 1.-The chair
man of the state committees predict
ed today that the vote tomorrow in
Kansas will be given heavier than
four years ago when the women of
the state cast their first ballots for
president. In addition to the Repuo
lican and Democratic tickets, the So
cialists have a complete state tich
ct and candidates for congress in six
districts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

ston Cargill, Cheek-Neal Coffee Co..
Howell's Pharmacy.
Officials of the fair state that two
or three additional merchants dis
plays can be accommodated in the
college building and first applications
received will be given preference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
HARDING AND WIFE
TO VOTE TOGETHER.

MARION. O., Nov 1.-Campaign-
ing over, Senator Harding took rest
today The senator and his wife plan
going to the polls early tomorrow af-
ternoon and spend the remainder of
the day quietly at home, where they
will receive election returns compiled
by the Associated Press, which
throughout the campaign has been
the only news organization maintain
ing a leased wire to the Harding
headquarters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
REFUSE RESIGNATION.

DR.. J. ]. Chisholm, pastor of Big
Bethel colored Baptist church, pre-
sented his resignation to the church
at Sunday afternoons meeting, but
the congregation refused to accept it,
and he agreed to remain, continuing
a service of 10 years Under.his d.
rection the church has grown steadi-
ly and is in flourishing condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
COX FICHTSUP
TOLAST minute
Speaks Tonight At To.
ledo, While Harding
Rests

DAYTON, o., Nov. latter a
day of rest at his home here, Cover
nor Cox goes to Toledo for the last
speech of his campaign this evening.
He will return to Dayton as soon as
the speech is over.
Preparations were made today at
the governors newspaper office for
the receipt of election returns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

campaign in this state, conceded by
both sides to be the bitterest since
1898, practically closed Saturday
night. Republicans are competin
with Democrats for every office
be filled. Party leaders expect a
unusually heavy vote.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
Women's Vote To Be
Puzzle Of Election

{ Continued from page one.)
Tor, his Republican opponent,
scheduled for three speeches in cas-
Tennessee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

LOST-Sunday afternoon on street,
child's dark brown fur neckpiece.
Phone 400 at 131 Brannen avenue.
1-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
MARKETS

MOULTRIE LIVE STOCK.
MOULTRIE, Nov. Hog mar
ket, 10 1-2@11c, 9 1-2@10c, Tip
@8c, 1906.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01
COTTON.

Cotton ginnings to October Is,
last year, were 13, 487 bales, instead
of 19,487, as enormously printed
Sunday morning. The ginnings to
October Is, this year, were 1896.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling % lie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-01

AMERICUS COCTTON SEED.
Unchanged, $50 ton.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
For Bedltty's Sake
Ruth Gordon Has
Both Legs Broken
Actress, Afer Seeing MariLyn
MilLer'S Limbs, Decides to
Haze Hers Strengthened.

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Legs should not
be allowed to interfere with ones
career according to Miss Ruth Gordon,
actress. Bowlegs were the bane of Miss
Gordon's existence so she had EN-
Strengthened. She is in Il hospital today
with both legs in plaster casts, not
through accident, but because she wanted
them broken.
Three years ago. Miss Gordon said,
81 was walking down an aisle In Il
Chicago department store and | saw a
pair of legs walking toward me that
made me laugh because they were funny.
Then 1 discovered that the legs were
mine
~ wanted to have something done
right then, but didn't have time Then
saw Marily Millers legs in show at
Atlantic City and that decided me. She's 5
got the straightest legs"
So for beauty's sake Miss Gordon had
Chicago surgeon break both her legs.
She viii not be able 70 walk for at
least three months. bIt she thinks it
will be worth 1t.
In private life Miss Gordon is Mrs.
Gregory Kelly. She was the baby talk
lady" In Booth TarkIngton's Seventeen" I"
and recently starred in Clarence" Her
husband is Gregory Kelly, who was the
boy in Seventeen"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
SWIMMING POOL
PLAN APPROVED
Park Board Says Average
Cost Will Be 81. 80.

a model plan for the play ground
swimming pools with which the board Of
park commissioners propose to dot the
city, was approved by the board at the
regular meeting yesterday. The plan
has been prepared by Superintendent OF
Park James Il. Lowry and members or
the city engineering department II in
cludes several original improvements and
Is expected to be copied by other cities.
The plan eontemplates the construe-
tlon OF two pools. both thirty by sixty
feet. One will be deeper than the other.
but neither win have any depth lower
than FIVE feet. Each will be equipped
with devices so that the water level may
be hxed at any desired depth. This is to
be done to make the pools serve young
and older boys and girls. and even adults
on various occasions The pools, when
established, are expected to become the
simmer center of community life.
In addition to the two pools there VIII
be inexpensive, but complete bath houses,
equipped with regulation showers and
locker rooms. The estimated average cost
Of each plant will he $4,000, Mr.. Lowry
said The board said II would like to
have ten of these installed in the near
future. but no definite decision has been
reached. except as to the establishment
Of one at Willard Park, possibly next
summer
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
GOTHAM POLICE
ARREST CROOKS
Fifty-One Caught in Drive
Against Crime in Metropolis
During Night.

NEW YORK, Dec 24-Continuing the
drastic methods adopted several days
ago in an effort to wipe out the wave
Of crime engulfng the city, police dur
ing the night arrested fifty-one persons
on charges of carrying burglars tools.
burglary, larceny and lesser crimes.
Police Commissioner Enright's flying
squads visited all-night restaurants and
pool halls were youths congregate and
rounded up the patrons OF several places.
Several carrying weapons were taken into
custody.
BY an order that will 80 into effect
Jan. 1, approximately COO policemen will
be added to the city's force. The order
abolishes all special assignments by
which policemen have been withdrawn
from patrolling duty
A burglar invaded the fashionable
Murray Hill Hotel early today. He toted
a gun and bent over the bed of Robert
T. Ireland and his wife
Ireland, aroused from sleep, flung up
his hands, one them landing a good up
percut on the gunmans jaw. That
started & battle which ragged to and fro
on the fourth floor room, other guesss
being aroused by the disturbance.
Help was sent up from the hotel Of
fee. but the baBdit had fed into another
part OF the hotel Policemen surrounded
the building. believing the bandit was
still hiding in the hotel.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24

weekend parties in all sections Of Eng
land. Those at home shuttered their Of
fee and shop windows and planned cele-
bratiOns in London
But good cheer did not reign alone
A halfmlllion unemployed faced a three
day period In which they viii be cut of
even from casual contact with those who
might help. The cold weather added no
cheer to those who with caps pulled low
and coat collars turned up, shuffled
down side streets to some forlorn shelter
Newspapers and charitable institu-
tions have done what they could to re-
lieve distress, and they will dispel some
of the gloom with their presents Of
food and fuel.
London's streets were busy with shop
pers and travellers hustling on their last
errands Brass bands attracted buyers
TO some stores and hawkers lined the
curbs with their animal toys and their
appeals for contributions.
While England planned a holiday, 1t
was found necessary to restrict Ireland
in her celebrations. The curfew laws
were to be enforced as a result OF coz
tinued attacks by Sim Fciners on crown
forces. 4
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
STILL FOUND AT
HOME OF MRS. NEW
Case Against Negro Butler
Dismissed by Judge.

That a complete whisky still was
found ia the garage OF the home OF
Mrs. John G. New, SIS North Pcpnsyl-
vania street, stepmother OF Harry :.
New. United States senator. became
known today when evidence against
heury Lester. negro, charged with oper-
ating a blind tiger, was heard in city
Court.
Lester. who has been employed rs a
butler by Mrs New for eighteen years,
was arrested by Federal agents. The
charges against him, however. were dis
missed by Special Judge Russell VIII
son.
The Federal agent told Of Mrs. New
being out 81 the city from June until
September. and had an employe Of the
gas company testify as to the amount
Of gas used during those months. He
said he visited the New garage in the
rear OF the big residence, at the request
OF Mrs New, and that he forced q lock
on door leading to Testers sleeping
quarters. and found the coils aud cap
Of n still Outside ne found the tank
Of tho STILL be testified, and In a shed
he found two large barrels which
"smelled of NASH No whisky was
found
Lester testified he bought the barrels
20 use for dog kennels
Where is Mrs. New?" asked the
couri.
"she wouldn't come explained the
prosecutor.
"She couldn't come. She is indis-
posed explained the Federal agent
Dismissed said the court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
NO EVIDENCE OF
SALE OF WHISKY
Man Who Brought Booze From
New York Discharged.

when came home from church.
Judge, / found three big policemen walt
ing In my room" said Anthony Atkins
who was on trial today in City Court
on the charge OF operating a blind tiger
''You see the whisky was given 20 ME
when ! was in New York and brought
It here for my own use. I had notified
my landlady that 1 was going to move
that day and she called the police and
showed them the whisky Atkins testi-
fed.
The police said they had been called
by Mrs. j. s. Maholm. l37 East Thir-
tieth street. who showed them the room
where they found one quart Of Bond
and Lillard, three quarts Of Marble
Spring and one and half quarts OF ola
Crow whisky. All were bottled IN 1929,
according TO the bottled in bond stamp.
IAN good brands Of whisky, your
honor" said Martin Hugg, attorney for
the defense
The court doesn't know how good the
whisky is" explained Special Judge Rus
sell, but there was no evidence Of sails
and no evidence of receiving from a COM
mon carrier and the charges are dis
missed"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-24
Peel Clothes for Health,
Doctors Advice to Girls
Woman Physician Answers Local Instruc-
tors Remarks on Dancing and Dress.

and other ultra new dances as 'immod-
est was taken upon discovery of dress
ing rooms filled with stays.
They said if they did not peel" the
boys called them "old ironsides and
would not dance with them.
The boys were right" continued DR..
Halton.
"Dancing is really a grown-up peo-
pies play. That school principal Is
guilty of putting false information into
the heads of the young persons entrusted
to him for education and broadening
training.
Every sensible doctor will tell them
to dance with their corsets of If they
wish health"
DR.. Halton was no less emphatic in
Declaring against the Partisan critic or
legs clad in frail chiffon and winter
winds. She pointed out that excess OF
clothing. is no proof against cold in
lection. She explained:
CHILL CAUSES
DEEPER BREATHING.
Chill upon any part of the body
causes deeper breathing and produces
the healthful reflex Remember how
you gasp for breath when you Hp into
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