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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

ITO $4,000 per annum shall have free
delivery. Americas has already pass
ed the limit. AS soon as the fiscal
year has ended Postmaster Roney'
will send in mis- report. This will be
accompanied by request for letter
boxes and carriers.
Americas lovers of the sport had
the chance Of seeing a splendid game
Of baseball between two mines of
the younger boys yesterday. The
cOntesting clubs were the Laniers
and the divers. The score stood
ten to four in favor Of the Laniers.
Arthur WilIiford was umpire and
Carr Glover was scorer. The fea-
lures of the game was the splendid
batting and running of the Laniers,
and coed work was done by both bat
teries. These boys viii make splendid
players if they keep on as they have
begun.
The same old story of an unloaded
pistol carelessly handled, a sudden
shot and a dead man came near bezI
ing reported in Americas yesterday
Frank Statham and William How
ell, who are roommates, were exam
ming an old rusty pistol which How
ell had in mis- trunk. Before any
one knew it a loud report rang out
and the ball went rushing through the
brim of Statham's hat. If it had
gone an inch the other way il would
have been instant death for Frank
Statham. As it was no one was
hurt and the young men learned 3
valuable lesson about tamper;ng with
lnloaded pistols.
Whisky dealers who have been max
ing a speciality of the JUG business, |
say that their trade has diminished |
by half, almost since they cannot |
supply the dry counties G. .. D.
A congeniaI party of yourg people !
went out to John w. Whcaticy's |
country home, where Misses Flora |
and lob France are spend
ing the week and enjoyed a most |
pleasant evening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
DR.. BARTON'S
DAILY LETTER

In the years Of his active life he
had read widely and bought many
books. He valued them highly, They
overlooked the bookcases and several
hundred Of them were piled up in
the attic
When he died the several members
Of his family selected such books as
they cared for, but the bulk of the IL
brary downstairs and all of that por
ton stored in the attic remained
A dealer in secondhand books wa
sent for, and the family awaited with
interest his offer
He offered $40 for the lot.
But the books must be more val
liable than that! Think what they
costw
"Their original cost is of no con-
quence. Ten dollars is all they are
worth"
There are some expensive medi-
cal books"
They go to the paper mill"
What about the scientific treat
ises?"
They are valuable only as showing
what men once thought. "
The theological books?"
Every one of them obsolete"
"Then whore do you see even $40
Of value in the lot?"
"There are certain of the books
that have a value for men interested
in the progress Of particular subjects.
But the really valuable things for our
purpose are the bundles Of old news
papers"
This was surprising information.
But it was correct. The only things
Of permanent value in that collection
of books gathered a generation be
fore, was that which gave. each in
its own hurried and superficial fash
ion, the history Of one day.
Life has to be lived by the day.
One of the most important things to
learn about it is the value in it Of
one day, and the Importance of MAX
ing its history creditable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
Confessions Of a Husband!
THE MANS SIDE OF MARRIED LIFE
By Stanley

"Of course we know Edith and
George very well, but we are better
friends with each other than we are
with them. and | do think we should
keep together when we can.
"Of course, | understand that you
suggested Georges going back with
you only because the poor fellow
mad a cough, and it was thoughtful
Of you to be so considerate. Still,
another time"
| stopped because l could not
fathom the expression on Dots face.
Then | began to comprehend as she
burst into an amazing fit of laugh
ter.
Goodness sake, Dorothy, what's
come over you?" the older woman
asked
But Dot could not control her
self. She laughed until for sheer re-
lief she had to sob little and then,
as thought she was about to calm
down, she went into hysterical laugh.
ter again.
"I-I-I do believe" she spoke
with difficulty, chat you're jealous
of George !"
Edith, earlier in the day, had
laughed at me when | was most seri-
Gus. And Dot e. had tried
mighty hard to make her understand.
ITO be continuedD
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03

fellow city-managers in the bulletin
Of their association, significantly
wrote of Tim under the caption;
AN Obituary Of Achievement"
What was it these city managers
were so proud to say Of their col
league?
lie had faced an empty treasury
and unpaid accounts Of nearly $36,-
GEO. City-owned utilities were in bad
shape and equipment impaired Under
Mr.. Nagle's administration, the wages
Of all city employees were raised, yet
with a saving Through combination
Of Offices Of $4,000. The city was
provided with a complete new motor
fire apparatus. The red-Iight district
was wiped out and gambling stop
ped r.
New gas and electric contracts
were entered into, saving the city
$4,000 yearly. The local traction
company was persuaded to pay one
half the cost of two new bridges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
THE CITY MANAGER
He Writes His Own Obit-- Achievement
BY H. S. GILBERTSON.

The garbage problem was settled
by the establishment of ''piggery',
saving $4,000 (the cost Of an incin-
erator) and several thousand dollars
Of yearly expense.
From the county $125,00O which
had been held against court decision
was recovered.
Action was taken which secured
from the telephone company $28, 500
cash, SO free phones and use Of the
company's pOles-net gain of about
$4,000.
Thousands of dollars in car-fares
were saved to the residents of Wheel
ing and surrounding towns by prov
ing to the Public Service commits
sion that the traction companies had
overvalued their properties.
A thorough investigation was made
of the water supply, which resulted
in plans for a mechanical filtration
system.
Finally, the manager saved the
government itself to the city by
fighting q political slipper bill' to
combine the office Of mayor and city
manager and make the chief Of police
elective.
Mr. Nagle was more or less typi-
cal of his adopted profession.
lis record in Wheeling would soon
have made him a marked man and
ether cities would have been bidding
for his services. Or else such cities
might have advertised in engineering
journals (as many of them have been
doing) for a man of his qualifications
and he would have had something
very substantial to point to as evil
dence of his fitness for the advance
ment to the membership of a bigger
city.
The rapid spread of the city mana
ger plan will make new opp0rtuni-
ties for hundreds CT men Of Mr.. Ma
ele's type in the next few years.
(NEXT ARTICLE: Organized La
boris Attitude.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03

little streams and they go rushing in
to the big streams and then there's a
flood. Pm going to telephone to Mr.,
Sun to go away for when he's shining
Old Man Flood can get the shoppers
out as easy as pie Now Jack, you
jump down to the earth and follow
Old Man Flood and whenever he pulls
out stopper, you freeze it in again.
Besides. if the ice on the top of Rip
pie Creek is breaking freeze up the
cracks. When you are through, let
me know"
Copyright, 1921, by Newspaper En-
terprise.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
20. | Try to Give Dot a Hint.


| got home that evening just as
Dot and her parents were sitting
down to supper.
My wife greeted me with surprise.
How did you manage to get back so
quickly?'
Edith was able to start the car
soon after you and George left"
How lucky!"
1t would have been luckier if she
had been able to get going a few
minutes soon and we could all have
come home together"
81 agree with you" my mother-in-
law put III quickly. II told Dorothy
that | thought it was queer ar
rangemcnt. Now, when | was your
age"
Eyes, mother, you and l have dis
cussed Just that point" Dot hasten
ed to say, and her manner was gent
lei than her words
'But ! must say that | can't I'M
derstand you young people at all,
her mother continued, refusing to
be turned aside.
When | was your age we didn't
nave dulOHiODllb5, Oh course. ana we
were lucky if we could go buggy
riding once in a while, though good
ness knows there was no place to
ride except cut to the springs or the
asylum, and who wanted to see a lot
of crazy people?
what was l saying? Oh, about
your carrying-ons. When | was
your age man o"d his wife went
together, and if s.a came home he
came back with her-he didn't stay
behind with another woman and let
a strange man bring his wife home. :"
But George isn't a strange man."
insisted Dot.
Well, he's strange to me-" And
from my mother-in-law's manner
knew she regarded that as the last
word on the subject.
felt this was good time to give
Dot at least suggestion of what
was in my mind.
II think there's a great deal in
what your mother says" I told her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03

the several books
that has come out
dealing with the
new municipal or
der the men who
are making this
thing go in a pro
Y fessional spirit,
m e a S u I e their
achievement b y
the services they
have rendered
the city.
When after two
years service
Charles Maggie, eli
ty manager of
Wheeling, w. Va,
died in office, his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03

(This is the twelfth of IA articles
on the City-Manager plan, by H. S,
Of the National Municipal
League.(
"The City Manager - a new
Profession" is the title Of one Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
THIRTY YEARS 40 TO-DAY.

THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Tines Recorder, Juna
3, 1917
Americas is entitled to a free de
livery system. And unless the
strong box of the nation has been
looted by the Republicans that the
provisions of a recognized law can
net be carried out, she will have that
soon. The law provides that all cities
where the post office receipts amount
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-03
SCOTT c. BONE HoNoRED.

WASHINGTON, June 2.-Scott c.
Bone, a former Seattle publisher, and
who was publicity manager for the
Republican national committee in
1920 compaign, has been nominated
by President Harding to be governor
of Alaska.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
NAVAL ENSIGN COMES TO GRIEF
WHEN MOTOR OF PLANE GOES BAD
Accident Near Muscogee Wharf Coored
Women and Two Children, Also COOred-Another
Expected to Die
NAVAL BOARD OF INQUIRY TO HOLD
AIN INVESTIGATION OF The ACCIDENT
Statements of Eye Witnesses Say That Ensign
ing Trouble With Plane and That Catastrophe
Was Unavoidable

Ensign John Walter Alcorn IT, S. N CT), being
at the naval air station pending investigation naval board
inquiry of eapane accident Muscoge yesterday
afternoon in which killed children
received injuries from which they died shortly after fifth
expected to die The police seeking
said to have flown with Ensign Acorn before
dent.
According to statements made Judge Will Johnson and
Police Commissioner r. Pou Ensign Acorn
ot beach just east of Muscogee wharf about
picked and her seapane of about 20
minutes duration He then landed her the then
went This time he stunted for upon
coming down to the water apparently slipped
ward speed carried him along the altitude for
distance and the three children
were knocked down Two of the killed instantly
died route to the hospital the shortly after
wards The fifth expected white people were hurt
contrary reports being false
AT the yard last night Commander Robert w Caban
captain OF the yard said that Acorn did not take
woman on hop and that he alone the plane all the
time from the station crashed Records from
the flying beach show that Ensign Acorn beach alone in
No seaplane No. 1854. ~ ~ "
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
Wilson to Attend Inauguration
of Vice e-President COOLidqe

Representative Cannon of Illinois
acting for the house, will ride in the
first. The second automobile will
carry Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Harding.
with other members of the congress
sional committee: the third automo-
bile will bear Vice President Marshall
and Mr. Coolidge, and the fourth the
wives of the vice president and vice
president-e elect with other members of
the congressional committee. There
will be the usual staff of secret SER
vice men in another machine and also
cars for newspaper correspondents.
The party will-be escorted by troops
of cavalry from Fort Meyer. After ar
rival at the capitol, President Wilson
and Mr. Harding will go to the presi-
dents private room, off the senate
chamber. where Mr. Harding will re-
ceive visitors while President Wilson
acts on the final legislation of con-
gress. Just before the adjournment of
congress. the president and president
elect win enter the senate chamber
and from adjacent chairs view the
swearing in Of Mr.. Coolidge and listen
to his address.
At the. conclusion of the senate
ceremonies, Mr.. Harding will go
through the capitol to the East Por-
tico, after all senators and guests
have taken their places about the
speaking stand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
(sy The Associated Press). {.

WASHINGTON, Mar president
Wilson expects TO attend the inaugu-
cation of Vice President Coolidge In
the senate chamber Friday, but wheth-
or he will witness the inauguration OF
President Harding may not be decided
until inauguration day.
Final arrangements for President
Wilson to accompany Mr.. Harding to
the capitol Friday morning were made
TODAY at a conference between Sena-
tor Knox of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the Joint congressional inaugural COM
mittee and Joseph z. Tumulty, secre-
tary to Mr. Wilson.
AS the program was worked out,
the congressional committee will call
on Mr.. Harding and Mr.. Coolidge at
the New Willard Hotel Friday morn
ing at 1O:30 o'clock. From the hotel
the party will go to the white house
and take President Wilson into the
automobile of the president -elect. The
start then will be made for the cap
itol with a view to arriving there at
II o'clock so President Wilson will
have time TO act on the bill passed IN
the closing hours of this session of
congress.
There will be at least four automo-
biles for the inaugural party, Presi-
dent Wilson, Mr. Harding. Senator
Knox, representing the senate and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
Continued on Page Two.)
(sy The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Mar. Improve
ment of both rail and water CONNER
cial facilities was discussed by speak
ers here today at the opening of the
twelfth annual convention of the
Southern Commercial Congress.
During the afternoon session a com
mittee was appointed to draw up the
platform of activities which the con-
gress will work for during the coming
year.
Senator Fletcher, of Florida, Willis
of Ohio, Edge of New Jersey. and
Ransdeu of Louisiana and Thomas r.
Preston. president of the congress
were the principal speakers. Sena-
tor Fletcher laid stress on the need
of an adequate merchant marine, and
the possible lowering Of railroad rates
as a means to stimulate commerce.
Senator Willis discussed foreign loans
by the United States and urged the
purchase of the West Indies for both
commercial and national defense
needs. He suggested this as, a way
for Great Britain TO reduce her debt
to this country.
Senator RansdelI argued that net
work Of canals and properly dredged
rivers would be OF immense value 10
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
WILSON DEFENDS
'BARUCH RYAN
Charges as irresponsible Cos
sip" Statements That They
Had Fixed Copper Price
SERVED THE GOVERNMENT
Says They Devoted Their Time
Unselfishly to the Nation
During the War.
tsy The Associated Pressl. I.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Presi-
dent Wilson fatty denied today
charges made in the house by Repre-
sentative Mason, republican, Illinois,
and others that B. NJ. Baruch and
John D. Ryan had profited out of the
government as a result of the fixing
of the price of copper during the world
war.
Writing the Representative Garrett.
democrat, Tennessee, the president
characterized the charges as 'irre-
sponsible gossip" and declared that he
could not allow this occasion to pass
without again expressing his great
confidence" in Mr.. Baruch and Mr..
Ryan.
"There was not a suggestion of
scandal connected with either of these
gentlemen in any of the war activi-
tiles in. which they played so important
part" the president wrote, "and I
wish, before the closing days of this
administration, again to say how ad-
mirably they served the needs of the
nation and how unselfshly they de-
voted their fine talents to the govern
ment in every crisis which faced US
during the critical days of the war"
The president said that neither Mr..
Baruch nor Mr.. Ryan had anything to
do with the fixing of prices and added:
'"To state that either Mr.. Baruch or
Mr.. Ryan had influenced the action of
the federal trade commission in ascer-
tanning the cost of production or at
tempting to dictate the recommends
ton either of the war Industries board
or any of the price fixing committees,
is utterly foolish and without founda-
tion in fact.
''The price of copper was fixed solely
by me upon the recommendations of
the war industries board and the fed
eral trade commission, after full ex-
animation into the costs of production
and without any attempt upon the
part of the copper producers or Mr..
Baruch or Mr.. Ryan to exert any pres
sure upon this government or upon
anybody connected with either of the
boards having to do with these vital
matters"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
Commercial Congress
In Session at WashinqtOn

the country. He foresaw a genera
trend of business toward waterway
commerce in the next few years.
The Louisiana senator charged thai
the railroads, especially of the south
have deliberately, in the past lowered
rates along river points, and canal
stations to secure the business carried
by water.
He added that when competition
with boats had disappeared the car
riers raised their rates Senator Edge
told the delegates that he was strong
ly in favor of the foreign export cor
poratiOns which were authorized bv
congress 10 finance foreign trade OF
the country. He explained the laws
governing the operations of these
corporations and praised the south for
the organization of a $1,000 900 cor
poration to do a business of s7o.-
900, 600.
The committee appointed to draw
up the platform for next year fol-
lows: Albert E. Tate, of High Point
y. c., chairman; J. c. Mckinley, West
Virginia, w. L. Coats, Florida, d A.
Spivey, South Carolina; ]. E. Walk
er, Virginia; w. D. Upshaw, Georgia
John E. Rankin. Mississippi; Rudolph
rause, Louisiana; VIM. H. Saunders,
Washington, D. G.; r. A. McRae, Ten
nessee: Crawford Johnson, Alabama:
c. F. Breckenridge. Arkansas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
WOOD May Go
TO PHILIPPINES
Selection of Labor Secretary
Not Finally Decided
Upon.
.la. The Associated Pressl

MARION. Ohio, Mar. Three more
appointments to the cabinet were
definitely confirmed by President
Elect Harding tonight, leaving only
one selection in his official family OF
ten secretaries still to be given TO the
nublic. The vacancy is in the port
folio of labor. and an announcement
assigning that is expected tomorrow.
The three whose selections were made
known tonight are Andrew w. Mellon,
a Pittsburg banker, to be secretary or
the treasury; Will H. Hays of In
diana. republican national chairman,
to be postmaster general and Albert
B. Fall. now United States senator
from New Mexico. to be secretary OF
the interior. No formal statment was
issued in connection with the three
appointments. but Mr.. Harding in
dicated that he might have some more
detailed observations to make when
he announces tomorrow the name of
his secretary OF labor. 1t is known
that from the start, conflicting advice
has been urged upon him in regard to
the place. and that although he reached
a virtual selection last week, the sup
still are bringing pressure TO bear.
The man whose name has been
written opposite the labor portfolio in
the tentative cabinet list is James ].
Davis, of Pittsburg. Pa, former steel
worker, who is now supreme dictator
of the Loyal Order of Moose. There
hase been no evidence that the desig-
nation has been changed; but the ac
tivities of those who would rather see
James Duncan, of Massachusetts,, or
T. p. O'Connor of New York, chosen,
puts last minute turnover well with
in the range of possibilities.
Late in the day Mr.. Harding con-
ferred with Major General Leonard
Wood, who has been selected for gov
ernor general of the Philippines, and
during the evening he accepted in
itiation into the knights Templar or
der at a ceremony which brought to
Marion many of the leading Masons
of the country.
The meeting with General Wood
left the question of his accepting the
Island governorship more or less in
doubt, although the confidence that
he would do so was apparent among
those close to Mr.. Harding. An ac-
ceptance would involve resignation
from the army an6, if the general
gives up his military commission he
can have his choice of several other
attractive offers from business and
educational concerns, it is said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-02
LABOR'S RIGHTS
MUST CONTINUE
If Railroad Agreements Are
Broken Industrial Work
ers Will Suffer.
(Ry The Associates Press)

CHICAGO, March IA return of what
was tantamOunt to civil war among in
dustrial workers would be prevented bv
the perpetuation of national agreements
between railroads and their employees,
the railroad labor board was told today
when it resumed hearings on the rules
controversy after two weeks recess.
Representatives of the clerks presented a
lengthy statement TO the board in reply
to the carriers objection to the exist
ing national agreements.
r. p. Dee, vice-president of the Broth
erhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks,
Freight Handlers. Express and Station
Employees. declared that to abrogate the
national agreements would be cquiva-
lent to establishing old conditions of
armored trains, private detective agen-
cies and. all the evils for which they
stand"
Through the national agreements" ne
said. - new spirit has been born in the
breasts OF the workers and we will not
peacefully bow down to conditions when
prevailed prior to January /, 1918 The
worker has slipped the true meaning of
liberty and will not submit to the shac-
kles of Industrial slavery being fasten-
ed upon him
Mr.. Dee declared the national agree
(Continued on Pace Two.l