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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
DR.. BART'ON'S
DATLY,LETTER
CONSERVATION
By DR.. William E. Barton


COMPETITION has forced men at
~ the head of nearly every bust
ness to take up the slack and reduce
the margin of waste. Treatises are
written showing how firms now earn
their entire dividend out of what they
formerly wasted.
There are plans for the conserva-
zion Of raw material and plans for
the conservation of the finished ar
tlcle, and for its more economical
merchandising and the better utili-
cation of ali the elements that en-
ter into production adm distribution.
But what | should like to see would
be a better utilization of the human
factor in the investment.
| am convinced that many a man
could get twice as much productive
energy out of his own personality as
he now does if he knew how.
| do not advocate the working Of
more hours, nor the forcing of the
human machine at higher gear. /
would rather reduce the hours of
labor and have the work done under
less nervous strain.
IN the first place, I believe that
work done in the early morning is
the most productive work. IF man
will rise early, face the days work
with calm assurance that he is equal
to the job, eat a light breakfast. and
take up the big Job while the mind
IS fresh, the back of the days work
may be broken before the middle of
the forenoon.
1t is mistake to begin the day
with litsle, trivial fretting matters.
The hours of high courage and full
mental and physical vigor should be
sacred to the great tasks.
Then I believe a man should be.
lieve that the day is long enough
and that his own energy is sufficient
to give him a successful day. He
SHOULD use that day fdr all it is
worth.
When the days work is done. he
should quit.
God can take care of the world un.
til morning Ii is His job.
No man is under obligation to take
The Atlas load upon his back and
DCdL u XII uiY gnu all Hl9nJ.
A little calm faith, a little quiet
trust "a little assurance that "as thy
day. 80 shall thy strength be" is a
BIG cash asset in production.
! am not the advocate of any pat
Ont OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in bust
ness psychology. But I have learn
ed at some cost q few things that
have greatly increased my own now
ors of production. and | know that
some men do not know them.
They are very simple, and can be
had for nothing except the effort
and firm desire to possess them.
Nearly any man can double the
effectiveness of his own personality
and mnltirly by two his own power
Of production. Aud what is moro
he can do it not by added expendi-
tura of nervous energy, but with ac.
tua1 conservation of that energy.
The LARGEST economic waste in in
dustry IS the waste in the human elc-
men+ It can bo conserved and is
worth conserving.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS

convention of the Friendship Baptist
Association which will be held at
Pleasant Grove church. Rev. Crum-
ley breaches the Introductory ser
mon Tuesday morning while other
well known ministers will take part
in the three days proceedings.
Judge Shelby Myrick, Of Savan-
nah, camo up LAST night and win
spend today in the city,
Miss Maggie Buchanan, who is al
DELLA for the fall season, is spend.
ing day at her home here.
The many friends of Mr.. N. G.
Prince were glad to see him out yes
terday after his long illness of two
months.
Americas will have again this win
ter a number of very superior lyceun
attractions, equal to if not surpass
ing some of those so entertainingly
presented her last season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

The less important will have to yield
to the most important, i. c., business
convenience and customs to the true
welfare of the farming industry.
Labor
1t hardly needs affirmation that
in the difficult process of adjusting
our affairs from an artificial and
highly inflated basis to true and
normal one, labor cannot be lett
unscathed. On the whole, the work.
ers, unionized or otherwise, have
come to recognize that fact
We are all beneficiaries of one an
others prosperity, and it hardly
needs arguing to prove that it rs in
the best interest of the enfp7oycr,
even from the mere selfish point Of
view, not to pay the lowest wages to
which labor can be squeezed down,
but rather the highest wages com,
patible with the successful conduct
or his business and with keeping his
product at reasonable cost. =
By the same token, At is in thu
interest of the worker to be an eff
cient producer and not to slacken on
the job.
Extract from speech before TraT'
fic Club of Pittsburgh
TOMORROW-Th H. Price,
editor of Commerce and Finance
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

0. IL. KAHN in the deplora5le
discrepancy between professed aims
and actual performance.
Governmental incapacity, neglect
and laundering
Excessive expansion, overtrading
and lack of foresight on TIE part of
a considerable portion Of the business
community.
Exhorbitant boosting Of the cost of
labor and stubborn insistence, in
some instances, upon conditions not
normally tolerable.
Governmental and private extrava-
gance.
Tax System of 1917
But there is one element which
more than any other single cause,
has stood and still stands in the way
Of our economic recovery. That is
the improvident, disgenuous and
mischievous system of taxation
adopted in 1917.
Leaving aside its appalling COM
pleXity, its irritating and obnoxious
cumbersomeness, the unfairness OF
its incidence, and its manifold actual
and moral impediments to effort and
enterprise, it has produced two eff
fects of fundamental destructive
ness:
1t has prevented the accumulation
Of new capital and it has violently
interfercd with the normal flow of
existing capital.
Capital has been driven from the
highways of trade because the gov.
eminent lies in what and exacts a
huge toll going up to thrce-quarters
of the wayfarer'a income, bEthely
unmindful, too, of the fact that there
is another way called 'tax-exempt
securities which is not only safer,
smoother and less Iaborious to travel,
but is entirely free from toll.
For this throttling of the supply
Of capital fer construction uses
we have chosen the very time when
we were most in need of an ample
supply of funds, because European
capital on which we had largely
drawn before the war, is no longer
available to us owing to the effects
Of the war-indeed, Europe, instead
Of being a provider of capital, has
become an eager borrower here-and
because CT the process Of readjusting
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

which makes cheap cultivation, com
pared to cotton.
There are only few communities
in the state where this crop would
not bring $4,000 per ton, and in most
places, or on the average from $50
to $50 per acre. The average cost will
be appreciably less than an average
acre of cotton considering the life
CT alfalfa.
While this is a new crop to many
sections, it is not difficult to handle
1t requires some study and possibly
little experimenting to find its
proper place in the system of farm
ing, but this can be done without
going to great deal of expense.
Any one interested can secure n
free bulletin No. cit, "Alfalfa for
Georgia" Georgia State College of
Agriculture, Athens, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

From the Times-Recorder. Sept
20, 1870.
Mrs. Chas. B. Wilburn, so happily
remembered as Miss lib Prince, one
of societys most charming favorites,
is in Americas, arriving last night on
visit to relatives on College hill.
Prof, Bi1ien informs us that the
public schools opened last Monday
with an enrolment of / Alp pupils,
against about 1,225 last year, and he
feels confident of total enrolment
Of 1000 before the end of the ses.
sion. Americus is excelled in no 9th
er city in Georgia in educational adj
vantages. Prof. Bizien is ably assist
ed by a competent corps of teachers
and student when graduated in the
full course prescribed at this school
has then acquired more than the av-
erage business education.
TIE most interesting entertain
ment which the ladies Of the Bap-
Ntist church have given in Cordele was
the debate at the opera house last
nigh The subject for discussion
was: (which has the most influence
over woman or money!" The
speakers on the affirmative side were
Messrs. ]. w. Bivins, T. J. Brooks
and c. j. Shipp, and ON the negative
Messrs. Guyton Fisher, James E.
/ Bivins and w. V. Wardell, three
young married men against three
bachelors.
The dramatic treat of the scason
will be "a Barrel of Money" Wed.
nesday evening, and the advance seat
sale in Americas promises a large
and appreciative audience for the
players.
Mr.. Thos. F. Kenney, the represen-
tatiye of the Boston owner of the
street railway plant, leaves today
for his home, and it rests with tho
people whetheb or not he carries
back with him the assurance that
Amcricus is both able and willing
to cooperate with the owner in run.
ming the street cars.
Judge J. O.. Mathews has returned
from Indian Springs where he has
been spending some time recuperat.
ing His physical condition. is i'm
proved.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

credit, diminished
enterprise and en-
ployment and gen
eraE discontinue?
There a r e Il
number } >Cf rea~
sons.
A war of unprec-
edented scope and
costlincss, accom-
companied by cor
responding infla-
ton of currency
and production.
A peace equally
unprecedented in
its i'll effects and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
THE citizens of Columbus have

taken courageous step for a
greater Columbus. They have I'M
shackled their city by voting to in
stall the modern commission-manager
form of city government which has
worked wonders elsewhere, and from
which not one of the cities adopting
it has ever turned back In other
words, the citizens of Columbus have
voted to apply business methods to
their municipal government. Which
is simply a matter of good business
judgment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

WE believe the time is not far dis
- tant when every city will adopt
the commission-manager form of gov
ernment and be done for all time
with the uncertain, wasteful and inef-
ticicnt form that has been known for
generations. Americas is just as
surely to come to it soon as it GER
tainly made up of level-headed citi-
zens. and good business mon.
Just now we don't have a pressing
or particular need for it, Next year
we may need it badly. In effect,
Americas now has the more modern
form of government, for the reason
that the present mayor has taken up
OF his shoulders as a PERSONAL
task the bringing of the city from UNI
der its burden of debt. He is de-
voting his personal attention con
stantly to the job, assisted by the
city clerk and treasurer, who like
wise is making it HIS personal task,
and the members of the city council,
whose undivided support the mayor
has.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
BY OTTO II. KAHN

OF Kahn, Loeb & Co., New York.
ESTHY is it that after many months
w or war liquidation and read
Ju5tmcnt, we are still in the throes
Of poor trade, tight money, restricted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

Catarrh is local diaease greatly influ.
enced by constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE ia a
Tonic and Blood Purifier BY cleansing
the blood and building up the System,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE restores
normal conditions and allows Nature to
do it's work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

"Peach crop is small this year
news item. Probably nipped by the
frost because of clothes shortage in
spring.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
1BN BertOn BraleyS Ddily,POeT
~ You Know II

EHERED be mighty little leading forward TO Improvement
Thered be mighty little progress would make.
If we always stood in terror of committing
If we wouldn't take the chances Of mistake;
the committed
And they don't persist very long,
And will
And will cheerfuly admit it when they're wrong!
WHEN learned weakness, in humbene and
~
You the fault that led to your Distress
Then useful learning you'll find
Toward the pathway that leads onward o
You'd be of natures wonders made foolish bunders,
You'd be much too good for human throng;
When you're right be duly gratefulfor boast of hateful
But be quickest to admit it when you're
4
MANY friendships have been broken through hasy phrases
'A When the speaker stubborn o retract;
Many hearts asunder through unadmted bunde
When confession of an error would be ac
Since to err they is human, and
VIII find life smoother road to
And existence somewhat farer if, in all this world error
They will honestly admit it when they're wrong!
(Copy1jgh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 70, 1921.

The Associated Press exclusively entitled for pubI
cation of all dispatches credited credited in
this paper and also the local published herein rights Of M
publication of special dispatches are reservd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

(From the Times Recorder, Sept
20. 19O1
The railroad depots show a rush
Of travel Just now. Both the Central
and tho Seaboard trains Yesterday
brought crowds into the city.
Jack, the plucky dog belonging to
Deputy Court Clerk Gatewood. dis
tinguished himself yesterday by leap
ing from q high window in the Plant
ers Bank building. The dog had fol
lowed Mr.. Gatewood there, and get
ting lost on one of the upper floors
he leaped through the first open win
dow to the hard pavement The dog
was badly hurt. but will recover.
Hardly had the man arrayed in
hncRsl5in suit and wearing charm
Of snake rattles for a hatband began
to eXtol the virtues of his medicines
on the street corner ere the marshal
sprung his own rattle and demanded
a license. This not forthcoming, he
was lodged in the city pharmacy for
an interview with Mavor Fielder
Representatives Of 40 or so Bap-
fist churches throughout southwest
ern Georgia will attend the annual
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

Harding's numerous trips ara a
matter of habit; as a newspaper pub
Usher he believes in . wide circula-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

To guard against errors being imposed upon The
Tmes-Recorder cannot cp for publication articles
or items not signed by the sender 1t is not neces-
sary that the name be for utilization, but it be
attached as an evidence of God faith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

81 TNDER our present system it is
almost entirely optional with
the administration whether the city
goes forward or backward. A mayor
and council may let the city's BUSH
ness go from bad to worse, and it will
take one and probably two years at
the shortest to correct the trouble by
getting new bunch of men in the
clty hall and then there is no as,
surancc of correcting it. But the
commission can discharge the mana
ger at any moment he fails to de-
hver the goods and get new one,
gust as any business house or banks
board of directors is able to act quick
" when things are not going right.
That is the way feel about it. |
was once against the new form, but
am for it now. ! have thought it
over as | have observed from the in
SIDE. am convinced"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
III is just this element of persona

III is just this element Of personal
interest and responsibility that is
the essence of the commissioning
ger form of government. In the case
of Americas, the mayor and clerk are
filling the place of the manager, be-
cause they are making the city's in
terests their personal interests. They
have program which they are rigid
~ adhcring to and which in the end,
if they are permitted by the voters to
pursue it, will, from indications, solve
the city's present problems.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
sfT HAVE just about sweat blood at

81 HAVE just about sweat blood at
times" said one of these city of
ficials recently, lin devising ways and
means to meet the city's obligations,
! have put my whole heart into the
work, and | hope | may be permitted
to stay here until we get this situation
cleared up and the city out of debt
Then | will be ready to step out with
pleasure.
q have been against the commits
sion-manager form of government
heretofore, but ] have come to the
conclusion that it is the only safe
plan. What we have been through
convinces me. Here we are putting
everything we have in the way Of
time, attention and ability to the
city's business. But it isn't always
done under our present form of gov
crnment, and there is no way to com.
pei it to be done. Soon the person.
mel Of our city government may
change, and with it the program and
interest in the city's affairs, and the
city might soon be back in serious
hole. If we had the commission form
we would be certain that there all
ways would be man at the head of
the city as manager who would be de.
voting all his time and attention to
its business, conscious always that he
is responsible for results to the COM
missioner elected by the people who
contantly keep him checked up. 1t is
his sole business to see that the city
is making progress, just as we are
now making it our personal business,
and the commissioners keep behind
him to sec that he does it, without the
necessity of going into the details of
management themselves.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY

(From the Times-Recorder, Sept.
20, 1911).
MIR. c. B. YEATS, master painter
ava al the Americas shops OF the
Scaboard Railway, received very
painful and serious injuries ycstcr-
day while at his work. Mr.. Yeats
was painting a car when, it is said,
another car bumped into it. Kc was
thrown down, his right arm broken
in two places, and several fingers so
severely mashed that amputation
may be necessary.
Mrs. Clark Dawson Blanton, of
Louisville, very artistic trimmer of
WIDE experience is in charge of the
trimming department CT Mrs. Cal
mes for this season.
The Americas Y. M. C. A. gym"
has recently been the scene of sew.
eral spirited games of basketball, and
interest in the sport is at high pitch
among The members. Four teams, the
high school, the Aggies and Light In,
tantry and Y. Nj. G. A. contingent
have Wfcsted each other fer honors
there, with varying results,
a terrible automobile accident on
Wednesday resulting ii, the death
Of Mr.. William Allen, Of Buena Wis.
ia, and the serious injury of Mrs.
Allen and Mrs. Wadsworth, who, with
Mr.. Allen were in the Mitchell car
which was overturned near Ameri-
Gus, is the first fatality in this city in
some time
Jackson street, Lamar to Forsyth,
is almost ready for the paving block
brigade, although Lee street, to the
courthouse, will be paved first.
Mrs. Sam r. Heys has gone to
Fort Valley upon a visit of few
days to her sister, Mrs. Albert Evans,
at her home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Clarke, of
Preston, spent yesterday in the city
as the guests of Mrs. J. T. McLen-
| don at her home on Hancock avenue
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-07
TAGGING AL THE BASES

Today Lee Fohls st. Louis Brown
les open their second series of the
year at Georgia avenue.
Urban Shocker. always a hard nut
for the Griffs to crack, is expected to
climb the hill for today's game.
President Griffith chirps confident.
ly that his team will now enter upon
another winning streak, bringing them
up to the leaders. Let's go.
The Red Sox stopped the White
Sox, to 4, yesterday, banging Will
kinson and Davenport for fourteen
bingles.
Babe Ruth got his thirty ninth
home run, but his error in the ninth
let Detroit win the game.
Connie Macks Athletics broke even
In doubleheader with the Browns
yesterday.
The Cardinals swamped the Braves.
IL to 2, hammering four twirlers for
fifteen bingles.
A home run by o'Farrell won for
the Cubs over the Giants yesterday.
Virgil .Cheeves, the Cubs rookie,
pitched fine ball.
The Dodgers trimmed the Pirates,
TO 2, In pretty clash featured by
light hitting and excellent flinging.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-07
HANK GllLO WILL PLAY
WITH HAMMOND ELEVEN

According to reports from Chicago,
Hank Clio, former Colgate star, has
signed with the Hammond, Ind, pro-
fesstonal team. Way, Hicks and Da.
vies. former Pittsburg u stars,
have also been signed by the Ham
mond team. Other leading players
are being lined up by DR.. A. A. Young,
manager.
The Hammond team will play its
games in a Chicago park and will hook
up with such teams as the Buffalo,
Akron, Detroit Herald, Rock Island,
Cleveland, Decatur, Staley. Chicago
Cardinal, Rochester, Dayton, Canton.
and Toledo elevens.
Jim Thorpe will lead the Toledo
squad this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-07

reached up both hards and made
perfect catch over his left shoulder
while going at full tilt.
Gardner Hustled.
Larry Gardner, surprised at the
great catch, turned and hustled back
to first base. Milan recovered as
fast as possible and shot the ball to
Harris. However, the latter had too
little time and his relay peg was wide,
permitting Gardner to arrive safely
at first base. But that catch was a
beauty from all angles.
Much Of the success OF the Wash
ington club during it's winning streak
of eleven victories is due to the re-
markable leadership shown by Ze<
Milan. He was on his toes himself
and he kept all his mates on their
toes. He fielded magnificently, show
ing by example just how to do it. His
hitting has been the best of the team.
ID nothing has he failed.
In the infield, Judge, Harris. and
ORourke have Wed with one another
in pulling off brilliant plays. For
instance, consider that play Harris
made yesterday when he gobbled up
Uhle's grounder, ran over and tagged
O'Neill, and then threw out Burns
numbering toward the platter. That's
the sort OF stuff Bucky Harris has
been turning loose whenever the op.
portunity presented itself.
The Indians, by winning the last
game of their series here, to 1,
broke the winning streak of the Griffs
which started two weeks ago today
in Detroit. Eleven victories fell to
their lot before Zachary took a pound
ing in one inning and the home boys
failed to do much with the slants of
George Uhle, iris Speakers kid
twirler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-07
CHANCE IS WILLING
TO RETURN TO CUB
RANKS AS LEADER
Former Manager Boosted by
Fans and Friends as Possible
Choice This Year and Next.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Frank
Chance. one-time manager Of the
Cubs. but now living on ranch
at Glendors, near here, has been
advanced by his Chicago friends and
certain baseball fan organizations as
a possible manager of the Chicago
National team for the balance of
this year and next, 1t became known
here today.
Chance said he had not received
any word from club directors or
President Veeck, but that il the
managership were offered to him
he would be glad to get back in
harness in Chicago"
- MY heart has always been with
that ball club" he added, land moth
ing would give me greater pleasure
than to be at the head of II again.
I won't apply for the job nor do
l seek it, but If my friends want
me back l owe II to them and TO
baseball to go back"
Chance headed the Chicago Nation.
al record-winning teams of 1906.
1907 and 1908. Messages to Chance
here came following the removal of
John Evers as manager of the club
and the appointment Of William Kill
lefer as successor.