Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-27
EDITORIAL .

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= is out Of work. He's in tight
.corner-wants to borrow some
money. Being good-hearted, you
want to help him.
But you wonder; win l get the
money back"
The same question makes you knit
your brows when are considering
making partnership, OF extending
credit to a new customer, or selling
car GA conditions that make the
transaction largely matter of per
sanal homes
You san, This fellow looks good.
BuG t9w do ! know whether or not
he's wearing mask? Is there any
scientific way can look at a mans
physical appearance or his condition
in life and know with precision
whether or not he is honest?"
THERE is no cut-and-dried rule for
detecting dishonesty. But some
interesting facts about honesty have
been collected by F. n. Whitney of
the National Surety Company of
New York.
This is an organization that
bonds treasurers, ticket sellers and
others entrusted with large SUMS of
money.
The records of defaults show that
the ideal combination for honesty is
fat, married chap who swears like
a sailor.
Whitney says that men with these
characteristics are considered the
"best risks" by the bonding com
panies. That is, they are least apt
to steal other peoples money.
pROFANE men, says Whitney, let
off steam with cuss words, and
that makes them at peace with the
world, coveting nothing.
Fat men gorge their stomachs
then sigh with satisfaction and are
contented with what they have, in
'clined not even to consider stealing.
Married men, fearing to disgrace
their families, are six times as hon
st as bachelors.
Among races, Whitney says, the
Chinese are most honest-possibly
because of the ancient Chinese Gus
tom of chopping off the head of a
convicted thief
From which you might deduce that
the best person to hire for a cashier
is a fat, married, swearing Chinese
But even that combination can be
beaten--for Whitney says that surety
statistics show that the best risk in
the world is an American woman.
Ladies, we salute you!
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WITHIN year world congress of
women leaders in commerce, fl
nance agriculture, industry, educa-
otin and government will be held in
either Washington, Geneva or The
Hague
This announcement has been made
by Mrs. Katherine Clemmons Gould,
president Of the Woman's Interna-
tional Chamber Of Commerce.
This congress promises to be one
of the milestones in the rapid prog
ress which the women of the world
have made during the past half dozen
years in realizing their ambition tc
achieve real place in the sun.
We can imagine nothing that would
be more potent in furthering the
cause Of a better understanding
among the nations, leading eventual
ly to world peace, than annual con
8erences of the worlds leadinl
women.
Whatever the immediate object o
bringing them together, this woul,
surely become the final great objec
tive.
People who rave over styles ina
be divided into two classes-men an
women.
Perhaps the man who reads moY
captions aloud isn't allowed to to
at home.
Army regulations for testing I
cr.uts' eyesight should include a tr
to the beach.
The man who said nature, wa
wonderful had uist noticed wome
have two ears and only one tongu
Over one billion seals have bee
caught this year; from which ov
nine. billion sealskins will be take
Congress has left the farmers
m a. SINK or swiEa and THEY'VE formed