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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
TO WAGE RATE
FIGHT WITHOUT
AID OF EXPERT
City S Representatives
To Contend Service
Comes First

A protest will be made by the city
of Americas and the Chamber OF
Commerce, combined, against the
proposed increases in gas and elec.
tric power rates by the Americus
Lighting company, in the hearing
scheduled before the Georgia Rail
road Commission in Atlanta Thurs
day, but no expert will be employed
to ascertain the facts relative to the
plants physical condition and the
methods employed in operating it.
The protest will be voiced by City
Attorney Lane, assisted by City En-
gineer Tiedeman, representing the
municipality, and by President Carr
S. Glover and Attorney w. w. Dykes
representing the Chamber of Com
merce. This was determined at a
combined meeting this morning of
the council committee handling the
rate matter and the directors of the
chamber.
The position of the city will be
that the railroad commission should
not entertain an application for in
creased rates until adequate service
at the present rates is being given
and evidence will be offered in vari
GUS forms to show that adequate ser
vice is not being given.
1t was decided not to employ an
expert at this time because of tn
cost involved and the uncertainty
that a postponement of the hearin.
could be had. City Attorney Lane
informed the gathering that he had
been negotiating with Colonel W. A
Dodson, the lighting company's at
torney here, to reach an agreement
for postponement; that the com
pany's Representatives had known fo
two weeks that the city could no
get ready to make a real Showing
at the hearing Thursday, and that
only yesterday he had been inform
ed by Mr.. Dodson that the company
attorney in Atlanta, Prince Webster
had informed him that the company
Awould have to insist on the hearing
S0eing held without postponement
because the company faces an emer-
gency. s~x
The railroad commission will have
it impressed upon it that the people
demand service first here, and that
after service has been properly es-
tablished they are willing to go into
hearing on the question of equit
able rates.
1t will also be contended, as n
the telephone protest by the city
that inasmuch as costs are now com
ing down as rule, and the people
themselves are now sustaining seri
Gus losses, it is incumbent upon tn
company to stand its burden of loss
for the present until more norma
conditions are restored.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
20 TO 80 MILLION
VOTES To BE CAST.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-(By Asso-
clated Press.) = Men and women
voters of 48 -overeign states went to
the polls today to select new presi-
dent, and before the dawn of an
other day the country, in all likeli-
hood will know whether Senator
Harding or Governor Cox has been
elected to succeed President Wilson.
This choice, it is estimated, will be
registered by a record vote of be-
twenty and thirty million persons.
Second in interest to the presiden-
tial contest is the fight for control of
the next congress. Thirty-four sena-
tors, thirty-two to fill seats now held
by seventeen Democrats and fifteen
Republicans and two to fill unexpired
terms caused by thea deaths of DEM
ocrats are being chosen, as well as
an entire new house composed of 435
members.
Before noon scattering reports
| from the four corners fthc country
indicated that men and women alike
were defying the elements, where
1 these threatened, to cast their votes
The central figures in the contests
/ voted early with their wives. Hard.
ing went golfing after casting his
ballot at Marion, and Cox voted at
Dayton, and then went to his farm.
Coolidge went to Boston after vot-
ing at North Hampton. and Roose-
welt went home at Hyde Park, N. Y,
after voting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
8,
Idea Born At Staunton,
Va, Back In
BY FREDERICK M. KERRY,
Staff Correspondent Newspaper En-
terprise Association

NEW YORK, Nov. 1t begins
to look as if American cities, from
the smallest to the largest, are to
change their whole form of city gov
ernment. The MayCS and -Counci
plan, with it's politics" often cor
ruption and contract scandals, and
usually inefficiency and general fail
ure, is slowly but surely being re-
placed by newborn of government
that has made startling headway
since it was first introduced in the
little southern town of Staunton
Virginia, in January, 1908.
The new scheme is the Getty Man
ager" plan.
More than three million one hun
dred thousand American citizens are
today living in towns and cities tina
have adopted the plan. Until ST
years ago there were but a dozen
small towns in the whole country
that had ventured into the new field
by authorizing their councils to ap-
point the chief administrative officer
instead of trusting the ballot box
to produce executive efficiency.
Today there are one hundred and
eighty municipalities in the United
States operating under, or pledged
to. some type of the manager plan.
Of these, la have created the posi-
ton of manager by charter, charter
amendment or adoption of opitona
state laws by popular referendum.
Nine more have secured modified
manager plans by similar means,
while the remaining 81 have officers
called managers whose positions and
duties are established by local or
dinances only.
Not One Goes Back.
To date, no city which has adopt
ed city manager government by vote
of it's citizens has reverted to its
former plan of government.
Here is the record of growth of the
manager plan giving the number of
cities adopting the plan each year
1908, l city; 1912, 2 cities; 1918, 9
cities; 1914, 20 cities; 1915, 21 cit
les; 1915, 20 cities; 1917, 16 cities
1918, 32 cities; 1919, 80 cities; 1920,
flour months), 29 cities; a total of
180 cities adopting the plan in nine
years.
Fifteen of these cities have over
$4,000 population; 29 of them have
between 10000 and $4,000; 80 of
them between 10000 and 10000;
81 of them between 5000 and TO-
600, and So of them have under s.
900 poulation.
Akron, Ohio and Norfolk, Virginia,
are the two largest cities so far to
adopt the plan. Cleveland, Ohio
fifth in size in the plan up for con-
Iteration.
The essence of the city manager
plan is the assumption that city,
like any other big business organiza-
ton, needs a competent executive
head, who is familiar with business
affairs and competent technically to
handle them, to supervise its work.
The city manager plan does away
with the periodical election of may
Continued on page fve.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02

than even was given it before.
H. G. Wiseman, president of the
Springfield Hardware Company says
that the best asset of the city man
ager plan as in operation in Spring
field hes in having good men visit
the city, look it over and judge for
themselves.
II ask such inspections; says Mr..
Wiseman, because | know that the
city manager plan has given Spring
field real civic prosperity"
To just what extent has the plan
succeeded in Springfield?
Springfield, in common with all
other Ohio cities, has been compelled
to reduce expenditures to keep with
in the very limited income permitted
by the state law. The rate for mu
nicipal operating expenses is kept
down to between $3.50 and $4.00
per thousand. The city has no
choice in the matter of valuation
Continued on last page)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
TODAY BIRTHDAY
OF HARDING; WILL
1T BE LUCK DAY?

rs Nov. lucky or unlucky day
= for Warren Gamaliel Harding? p?
On that day, in 1865, he first
blinked at the light.
Today. Just 55 years later, he
was elected or defeated for presi-
dent of the United States.
Is there any connec i IN betwe en-
the date of his birth and his sue
cess? Astrologers place great i'm
portance on birthdays, as indicat-
ing the influence of the planets on
human affairs. They believe that
the particular and relative posi-
tions of the heavenly bodies, at the
time of birth. affects human be-
ing's whole life.
Harding's election will confirm
the prediction of 10 astrologers in
the October number of "Azoth," +"
Ga monthly devoted to this sub
iect.)
On the well known other hand,
it goes agaihst the prediction Of
five astrologers in the same maya
zine.
Help yourself.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
VOTERS IN LINE
EARLY IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Early indi-
cations were that heavy vote will
be cast in all five burroughs of
Greater New York today. When the
polls opened this morning short
lines of voters. including many wo-
men, were waiting to cast their bat
lots in all parts of the city. Indica-
ton that interest is more than
usually acute is shown in the heavy
vote in the 4Ath election district,
sector favored by actors and theatri-
cal workers. who are ordinarily late
sleepers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
PEACE ON EARTH
LAST WORDS OF
COX'S CAMPAIGN

nAYTON, O., Nov. Gov
- ernor Cox returned from To-
ledo. where he made his last speech
last night and was ready today to
cast his vote. as he said, for the
League of Nations. Mrs. Cox, who
accompanied her husband to To-
ledo. also expected to go to the
polls with him.
The last words of 'e Demo-
cratic candidates long compaign,
uttered last night at Toledo, were
''peace on earth. good will to-
ward men," These words. sung
by angels at Bethlehem, the gov
ernor said, would come true as the
result of Americas entrance into
the League.
After casting his vote, Cover
nor Cox planned to go to his farm
home until the election returns
begin coming into his downtown
newspaper office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, Nov

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, Nov.
Never before in all its history, has
Sprinfgeld had so clean and efficient
city government and got so much for
it's money, as it has since the install
lation of city manager government.
General conditions have greatly inn
proved, both in the way of moral
conditions and law enforcement and
notably in the way of financial man
agement After five years trial of
the plan, that is the concensus of
opinion of Springfield's leading Cit
zens, including some who were op-
posed to the plan before it went into
operation.
when the city manager form
of government was first introduced
to the voters of Springfield, | was
against it, but after several years
trial | am a booster for it. This
is the statement of George S. Shaw,
Springfield superintendent of the
Indianapolis Switch and Frog Com
pany. 1t is just one of hundreds of
similar statements that come from
the lips of Springfield citizens in
answer to the question: What Of
JuS City HldudSSI pldll = HAS OpIillS
field benefited by it?'
eve are now getting 100 cents
worth for every dollar spent" con-
tinues Mr.. Shaw. "And have had
more street Improvements, more gas,
electric light, water and street car
extensions during the last five years
than we could have expected during
the next ten years under the old
form of government. This is be-
cause graft has been eliminated, be-
cause the various departments are
100 per cent efficient, because the
entire city is being run like an up
to-date business house.
81 am heartily in favor of the city
manager plan and believe it to be
the only successful form of govern
ment for any city, regardless of
size"
Awakened Civic Pride.
Says H. S. Kissell, real estate
man: "The city manager plan has
awakened in Springfield civic pride
such as we never knew before. The
humblest citizen feels he can get a
square deal with our city officials
and he knows that his smallest com
plant is given as careful attention
as larger matters of interest to big
property owners"
X. W. Mckinney, principal of the
Wittenberg Academy, is another
citizen who opposed the city mana
ger plan at the time of its adoption.
He is now convert and says that
the city manager plan has given
Springfield more for the taxes paid
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
JOHNSON AND HOOVER
IN OPPOSITE STATEMENTS,

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2.-Zest
was added to the election issues in
California with the publication here
today of statements made by Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson and Herbert Hoo
yer. against and for the League of
Nations, respectively The state
ments presented the directly opposing
views of Johnson and Hoover as to
the attitude of Senator Harding, Re-
yrblican presidential candidate and
Samuel NJ. Shortridge, Republican
candidate for the senate from Cali
fornia, toward the League of Nations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
DOUBTFUL

Based on this stack-up Harding
would need 80 votes to win and Cox
would need 90 New Yorks As
would give Harding half of what he
needs. By carrying New York and
Ohio and any two of Indiana, New
Jersey and California, he could lose
all the other II doubtful states and
still win with from to 3 votes to
spare. Or he could lose both Ohio
and Indiana and win with New York,
Missouri, New jersey and Califor-
MIA.
Cox can win without New York by
carrying these nine states: Colo
RADIO, Indiana. Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South
Dakota and West Virginia-all of
which the Democrats claim. and
which have a total of 90 votes. or
two more than Cox would n eed with
out New York.
Considering other states claimed
by Democrats: Cox's gain of Con-
necticut and New Hampshire III
votes) or Connecticut and Idaho (11)
would COMPENSATE for the possible
loss of both Dakotas (10) or one Da-
kota and Colorado I'D or Oregon
and Colorado (1D.
Or Cox could lose Ohio, Indiana
and one Dakota (44) and win by car
rying New York and seven out of
the nine states claimed to be Demo-
cratic. with the possible changes just
mentioned; and he would have three
or four votes TO spare.
The winning by Cox of New Jer-
-
shire (25) with New York, would
enable him to lose all the nine states
mentioned except Ohio (24) and still
win with two votes to spare; or in
such case he could lose Ohio and
still win with vote to spare by car
rying Indiana and West Virginia
(23) or Missouri and either Dakota
or Orpoon (23).
Here is one stackup giving Cox vic
tory through his own state:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
Cox Showing Strong
In G. O. P. Kansas as
Ballot Count Opens

ior Mans Nov 2Frst election
m morning from three them in the
second ward gave Harding 54 Incomplete return from
our precincts out OF SO Topeka Harding 1O9 o
49, Under the double election the began at 10 o'clock this
morning ~ ''"
DooloN NOV The town of New Ashford countv
was the hrst in Massachusetts
abuatlon of the vote there this morning rn
epuocan @ Democrat Four Hughes Re-
publican, 16, and Wilson, Democ -
BOSTON Nov 2The in Plymouth county waited
Tor president as follows: Cox 49, Harding of Masbp
voted Cox d. Harding
Fi 50 precincts IN Oklahoma City Harding 81
HUTCHINSON Kans, from
Out of 10 in Hutchinson Harding 400 Cox 1853
KANSAS CITY kans Nov 2lncompee scatter
ed precincts in Kansas at 80
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
FIGURES SHOW
POSSIBILITIES IN
ELECTION TODAY
Statistics Sharks Dope
Out How Cox Can
Win
BY EDWARD M. THIERRY
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent.

CHICAGO, Nov 2.-Pencils are
being worn to mere stubs today by
statistical sharks, transformed by
politicophobia into human adding ma
chimes.
It's a hopelessly obscure politician
or expert" who hasn't doped out a
set of figures that add up correctly
and porve the election of Senator
Harding or Governor Cox, as the case
may be.
Dazzling tables of electoral votes
have been issued by both Republican
and Democratic western Headquarters
in Chicago. The Republicans have
added up 364 votes for Harding, al
lotted LAG to Cox and called 21 votes
doubtful. And Democrats have de-
clared 256 electoral votes are "as
good as counted" for Cox, 164 have
been cinched by Harding and that
the Democrats will have majority
of the remaining Ill doubtful votes.
Both estimates are out of propor-
tion in the eyes of experts" having
no campaign jobs. There is one
thing everybody agrees. on-that the
winnino candidate must have 266, a
majority of the 531 electoral votes, to
win.
These are inclined at the outset to
place no more than 176 votes in the
REASONABLY sure" Republican col
umn, TIA votes in the reasonably
sure" Democratic column, and 181
votes in the doubtful list. Such
stackup works out like this
REPUBLICAN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
EARLY FEMALE VOTE
IN N. CAROLINA HEAVY.

RALEIGH, Nov "a feature .0f
the early voting in this state was the
large number of women in line att
the opening Of the polls. Besides
the presidential ticket. and entire set
of state and county officers are to be
elected
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
HARDING COILS.

MARION. o., Nov. 2.-Whlle
the nation was recording its decis-
ion TODAY on his candidacy, Sena-
tor Harding put politics aside and
gave over the greater part of his
time to a game of golf.
Arranging his visit to the polls
to vote early in the afternoon, he
chose to spend the remainder of
the day away from Marion. He
selected the Scioto club. near Col
umbus. for his game.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Harding ap-
peared confident of the outcome
f the VOTING.
Senator and Mrs. Harding went
to the polling place shortly after
10 a. m. and were cheered as they
entered the building. The sena-
tor refused the offer of several
voters to give up their places to
him and took his place thirteenth
in line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
GEORGIA WOMEN
DID NOT VOTE

ATLANTA, Nov. 2--Reports here
indicate the women generally did
not attempt to vote in Georgia to-
day. In the sixth ward, Atlanta.
about 75 negro women are reported
to have voted before being stopped
by the county officials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
WOMEN OUTVOTE MEN
EARLY AT MONTGOMERY.

MONTGOMERY Nov. Rain in
south Alabama tended to keep many
voters from the polls today. Women
outvoted the men in the early ballot
ing. The clerical forces were aue-
mented at many polling places as
result of the women voting in such
large numbers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
TWO MILLIONS TO BE
OHIO'S TOTAL VOTE.

COLUMBUS. o., Nov. 2.-HeaVy
rain threatened to dampen the ardor
of the early voters in Ohio. Wo-
ment voters. plus the normal increase
in mael voters, are expected to swell
Ohio's total to more than TWO mil
lions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
TWO TEXAS DISTRICTS.

DALLAS. Tex, Nov. 2.-Demo-
Gratis predicted the usual success for
their entire ticket in today's cleo
ton. but the Republicans claimed
victory in the Ninth and Fourteenth
Continued on page five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02

The only Objectionable thing about
these tabular products of the adding
machine is that they invariably carry
this foo-note:
"All f~ures on this list subject to
change without notice"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
BALLOT BOX STOLEN
IN w. VIRGINIA TODAY.

CHARLESTON. ". Va, Nov. q
In spite of a drizzling rain, West
Virginia went early to the polls. The
only disturbance was at Stone Hill.
when it was alleged the ballot box
had been stolen. A party of govern
ment agents was sent to the town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02

this morning of several negro wo-.
men. They demanded the right to
vote, but the managers of the polling
places refused to permit them to
cast their ballots. because the Geor-
gla law REQUIRES the registration of
all voters six months before the cleo
ton at which they may vote. No
white women presented themselves
at the polls here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
WOMEN MANAGERS
I'm S. CAROLINA.

GREENVILLE, S. c., Nov. q
While women were voting for the
first time. the election today also in
trodnced women as box managers in
several counties in this state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
NEGRO WOMEN TRY TO
VOTE IN SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH. Nov. An unex-
pected feature of the election here
today was the appearance at the polls
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
Weather

Forecast For Georgia Showers
this afternoon and tonight; cooler to-
night; Wednesday, fair and cooler.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
COMMISSION -MANAGERP RPLANFORCTTY
GOVERNMENT PRODUCT OF SOUTH
Clean And Efficient Rule Is
Springfield, O., Experience

(Here is the second of the Times
Recorders articles on the city man
ager form of municipal government.
Yesterdays article told results o5-
tanned under the plan in Dayton,
Ohio, a city of 10000. Today
articles deals with the working out
of the plan in Springfield, Ohio, a
CITY of 100000 -4.--.--.----, s..---.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-02
AMERIcUs TEMPERATURES

FURNISHED By Rexall Pharmacy.
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
Mauritius.

NIauritius the home of the dOdo, is
In the political limelight, or so 1t
would appear from the announcement
that the Bordeaux chamber Of COM
merce has requested the French gov
ernment to enter into parleyings with
Britain with a view to restoring for
mer French supremacy. Since the
dodo is extinct. it will be more accu-
rate to speak of Mauritius as once
the home of that now almost fabulous
creature. Mauritius was once known
as Cerne. a name which it is said to
have derived from cienas-the dodo'
mr.. more unrOmantically, the ground
pigeon. Portuguese. French, Dutch,
and British have all been connected
with the history of Mauritius. 1t was
discovered by the Portuguese. 1t was
French for 100 years and then British.
II became British in 1914 but during
the French Revolution it had served
as n rer or many emigres to wnom
tbe Enc | isle of the Indian ocean
was known as the scene of Bernadln
de ST. Pierre's paul ct Virginie." In
size If EQUALS about the eighteenth part
of tbe area of England and Wales.
Smyrna times., 1920-01-14
ORGAN WAS ONCE UNDER BAN
Scottish Presbytery, Less Than a Gen.
tury Ago, Declared Its Playing
Contrary to Law.

The organ, as an addition to tba
musical service in the Preshv+e,i.r
church, was under a ban less than y
hundred years ago, according to n
writer in the Manchester Guardian re-
calling the first organ made bv lanes
wait. 1t was a small chamber organ
IN form like a harmonium. which no
Dullt for his own use. When he moved
70 Birmingham the organ was left he
hlhd and came into the possession of
the minister and session of ST An
dreWs church, Glasgow, of which
wait had been member. The instIu-
neht was used for weekly choir prac-
uces' bHt was shrOuded under a green
Dalze cover on Sundays, as though in
disgrace. In 1906 permission 10 use if
was refused by the city council. Then
one Sunday afternoon, by pre-arrange,
hleht, the church attempted to use the
organ without the councils consent
An Orgamst from neighbOring EMS
cOpal church was called in. He phved
the organ while the last psalm was
sung. There was so much excitement
over the affair that bitter contro
versy followed. The presbytery de
clared it was contrary to law and the
constitution of the established church
and 1t was prohibited in all churche.
and chapels within their bounds. Sixt,
years later st. Andrews church got it.
first organ peaceably.