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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
HOW'LL WEUSE
URFACTORIES?
Even Normally Cannot Absorb
Capacity Output OF Ex-
banded Plants
BY ALBERT APPLE

PITTSBURG, Sept. 23.-What is
America going to do with its increas-
ed productive capacity-the excess
factories and equipment built up dur
ing the war?
This is the biggest problem facing
business men, according 10 leaders
in the steel industry.
Pessimists point out that thc steel
industry is operating at an average
of only 35 per cent of capacity.
Optimists answer: "Steel prodac'
ton, at 335 per cent capacity, is so
per cent of normal or pre-war pro-
duction."
The difference? Steel increased its
productive capacity Al per cent dur.
ing the war.
Has the steel markets ability to
consume steel increased Al per cent?
No, say the steel barons.
Common Problem
The value of all manufactured
American products in 1919, accord
ing to the last census. was $62, 500
| 100000 compared with $24, 250,000,'
| UOO IN l9l4.
A lot of the 1919 gain in value
was due to high prices.
Even making allowances for that
economists figure That volume o.
output (p-ods themselves) increased
between IS and 40 per cent.
That means. labor in 1919 pro.
duced 35 to 40 per cent more thar
in 1914.
1t also means that factory and mil
equipment is 35 to 40 per cent great.
er now than before the war
Higher Living STANDARD
The wise men Of the steel industry
say there are two ways in which the
nations increased productive capaci.
ty may be kept busy:
ONE: By increasing the tonnage
Of our exports far above normal
Such = development is improbable.
TWO: Increase the amount OF
goods consumed within the United
States The second alternative viii
be made possible by low prices, TX
| ample: The Ford Motor Co. This
would mean a tremendous raising
of the standard of living.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

tonation it cannot be clsssed as an
agricultural explosive; but as salyag.
ed war material its use in recon,
mcnded to those farmers who can oh,
tain it at cost loss than that OF
commercial explosives. Some 12,5OO,-
600 pounds or 5alvaged picric acia
Is to be distributed to landowners by
the u. s. Department Of Agriculture
for the purpose Of stimulating land
clearing activities. 1t has been pre-
pared for distribution by drying and
packing in double dipped paraffined
cartridges weighing six ounces. The
cartridges are packed in wooden box
es each containing 100 pounds of
picric acid.
1t is safe explosive. Pierre acid is
a comparatively safe high explosive
Il is more insensitive to Shock or I'M
pact and to friction than are the com
explosives, but it is slightly
more sensitive TO shock than TINT.
Pictric acid is difficult to ignite and
will burn, at least in small quantities,
without exp,o1ing. theoretically pie.
ric acid in the presence of certain
metals will form dangerous COM
pounds, but cooperative tests car
ried on by the U. S. Bureau Of Mines.
the University Of Wisconsin, and the
U. S. Department of Agriculture in
dictate that no danger will be invoiv-
ed in using picric acid in soils con
tanning lime or iron. However pic
ric acid is a high explosive ana as
such should be treated with great
respect. 1t should not be exposed to
fire Of flame and no metals should
be allowed to come in coheact with
it.
No Poisonous Elects.
Toxic effects. SO far as ordinary
handling is concerned, pierre acid has
no toxic effects. 1t can be used in any
open air blasting operations and will
not cause headaches or other i'll eff
fects.
Strength, A cartridge of Picric
acid, as it has been prepared for dis,
tribution, weighs about six ounces
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
Ii[LlllUl.j.IESa
TEN DOLLAR RAISE" STRONG
PLEA FOR THE "UNDERDOGS'

Because he knows the desires of
the nincty-milIion strong fan public,
as well as picture production, J. l..
rockingham. the newest producer to
release his product through the As
ISOLATED Producers, Inc, has filmed
a picture that will instantly make a
hit throughout the country-"The
Ten Dollar Raise" a human inter
est drama from the pen of Peter B.
Kyne and originally published in the
Saturday Evening Post.
rockingham is already a producer
Of established reputation but today
he is in a position to film pictures, as
he knows the public demands them
and wants them, himself. For years
he has been a deep student of what
the fan public wants and in "Thc Ten
Dollar Raise" to be shown at the Ry-
lander Saturday ne is offering it to
them with every assurance that it will
be gratefully accepted
In "The Ten Dollar Raise sex
problems which have so dominated
recent productions, have been thrown
to the winds. High society, which so
many producers have thought essen.
tial to master production, has been
abandoned. Suggestiveness, which has
sullied so many otherwise good pic
lures, has been abolished and all the
responsiveness OF crime eliminated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
EASTMAN VOTES IN
COMMISSION FORM

EASTMAN, Sept. 23.-In the cleo
ton held here Wednesday to deter
mine whether Eastman should ne
main under the old aldermanic form
of government or under the council
city manager form, the latter won out
bf a majority of 46 votes. A bill
was passed at the last general as
scmbIy with a referendum clause,
granting new charter for Eastman,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
The Rylander- Saturday
J. L. FROTHINCHAM'S
The Ten Dollar Raise
From the Saturday Evening Post Story by B Kyne,
From the Saturday Evening Post Story by Peter Kyne

Every employer in this city
should see J. L. Frothingham's mi
tial production for Associated Pro-
ducers. The Ten Dollar Raise"
If you have a wilkins" on your
payroll you will learn to appreciate
him and give him what he has slav-
ed for, longed for and deserves
the ten dollar raise" which means
so little to you and so much to him.
If you are a wilkins" present
your boss with a ticket to "The
Ten Dollar Raise" and if he Is
real human being you will find the
ten dollar raise" in your next pay
envelope.
Have YOU been holding down
your Job for years without raise
in salary? If so you are to blame
or your employer is. Get a couple
of tickets to The Ten Dollar
Raise" take the boss along for an
evening at the movies and try to
figure together Just why your sal
airy hasn't been advanced, Maybe
it's your fault and then again
maybe it's his.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
GETS BRAVERY MEDAL.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-Thc Society
for the Protection of Life from Fire
has awarded silver medal to Don
old A. Brown. He removed q case
of exploding rockets during a blaze
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
CITY HOMES
and
FARMS FOR SALE
We will advertise at our OK
pense and push The sale of any
property listed with US.
EXCLUSIVE SALE.
SUMTER COUNTY FARMS.

50gl ACRES. John T. Methyin farm.
Four modern dwelling houses, 15
tenant houses, store house.
.. H. SUMMERS farm-405 acres,
all equipment including present
crops.
4 IT, GhhRUThERS farm aad home
Sd Acres, one mile to city, on paw
cd road; modern home and well
equipped.
We are Offering for sale several SUI.
burban homes with four to eight
ssres. The prices asked would net
replace the houses. These are fms
PLACES for small dairies, truck farms,
cfc., and have the conyenierces of the
city.
CITY HOMES FOR SALE.
South Lee ST.. five rooms $3.50
South Lee St.. nine rooms,
two Easements $3.50
No. Lee st, seven rooms ST. 600
Jackson Ave, five rooms $4,000
Jackson Ave, five rooms S3,675
Baisden ST., six rooms
three acres .---.---..-----.-.-----S3 900
McGarpah ST.. five rooms $4,000
McGarrah st, four rooms $4,000
McGarrah st. four rooms $500
Large Lot, 100x200 Fit
Reese and Church ,,-..-.-$ CTS
MeGarrah St, ten rooms
four acres ...--....--..-----...--$S,00 goo
Fielder ST., eight rooms
and eight acres SO 500
MeGaTah ST., eight rooms
and eight acres ..--.--...S Sc 900
Elm ST., rooms, large
lot and barns -..- 50, 900
Jackson St, seven rooms
large lst .---..-...--.--- $4,000
= One good store house, SUI
burban good location -S2,256
Give Us the Chance to Advertise
- YOUR PROPERTY FOR SALE.
y HARE 81 PARKER
ices Wheatley Bldg, Windsor
Avenue
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
SEIZE 500. Ono OPIUM

SHANGHAI. Sent. 23.-TW0 tons
of opium. valued at 100000, were
seized in a raid or a suspiciou'
place here. The cpiH"2 was packed
in soap boxes. %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

666 Quickly relieves Constipation,
Biliousncss, Loss OF Appetite and
Headaches, due 10 Torpid Liver. (sl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
We Ask The Attention
of Every Reader of
This Paper

These when behooves everyone yoru to learn
yourself the general The other YOU
may post yourself upon the advertising news.
he day when afford to overlook this
ond feature is the road home road
that everyone should travel There
be saved when better goods
the simply by following carefully the
ing that is pusbhcd in this paper.
The reason for this very simplc advertising the cheap
quickest and best method Of saesnanshIp that
found.
Therefore the progressive merchants advertise.
And naturally when you the best article Of any kind
Tor the price asked is fair that the progress
sivc will have it for sale.
Shewd merchants advertise this paper because
appears
They know that looking whatever good merchan
disc they have offer. And if merchant far dis
value him advertise the paper
read equally we'll afford discount his value you
any merchant careless overlook the great com,
bnd purchasing value of thousands day.
the chances be overlooking many good merchandise
value when it his into the markets and buy
So learn only read the advertising in this pa.
day but learn also rely for everything
need. 80. ~ hi WgR sSN
There isn't family that reduce of living
these days simply by carefully reading buying entirely
through the advertising pages of this paper day by day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

putting thc affairs Of the cit,.
der five aldermen and a naic u
manager instead of NAV, cl'l
council as formerly. VI aia
A matchmaker at Cap,b,,3
Mass, has bored hole Iene not 'u5
through a pin. 9'""iS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

An indirect lightning fixture of
Milwaukee theater weighs 5000
pounds,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

666 Cures Malaria, Chills and Fe-
YER, Bilious Fever, Colds and La
Grippe, or money refunded. (s)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23
CHURCHES
slR9As, -.
EVENING PRAYER AT CALVARY
CHURCH.

Evening prayer will be said in Cal
vary church tonight at 1880 o'clock
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

The following bulletin by the U. s.
Department Of Agriculture tells
about picric acid its properties, uses,
etc:
What picric acid is. Picric acid is
high explosive which was used in
large quantities by this and other
countries during the war. Because OF
its high COST Of manufacture, it's in
constituencies, and it's rapidity of de-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-23

TODAY
FRIDAY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04

POUNDS
OF BLOOD
Every Healthy Adult Should
Have Definite Quantity Of
Rich,Red Blood Coursing >
Through Their Veins
PEPTO-MANGAN
MAKES RED BLOOD
Builds Up Men and Women Who
Lack Energy

A healthy, full-grown person has IL
the neighborhood of fourteen pounds
of blood in his or her body. The
weight OF the blood varies with diff
felent people. bu, it should not vary
with the individual.
For instance, if the normal weight
of your body is twelve pounds, an1l
falls off pound in weight, It is one
of the most precious pounds in the
world and should be Immediately re,
gained.
To turn weak, .w4tery blood into
live, red, health-building blood, take
GUIDES Pc0to-Mangan.
GUIDES Pepto-Mangan is an abso-
lutely deDendable red-blood builder in
all conditions Oh lowered vitality not
due to serious disease of the vital or
cans. 1t improves the appetite, inn
parts color to the checks an creates
new hope and ambition in those who
have become pale, weak and listless
Physicians recommend GUIDES Pepto-
Mangan. When you order, be sure
the word Guides" is on the package
without Guides It is not Pcpto-
Mangan. Furnished in both liquid
and table form. For sale by all
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04

The injuries to Oak Kova had de-
layed the march so greatly that it was
decided to, give up the expedition,
which was raid upon Il small Thark
community in retaliation for the de-
struction of the incubator, until after
the great games, and the entire body
of warriors, ten thousand in number,
turned back toward Warhoon.
We reached the city Of Warhoon
after some three days march and l
was Immediately cast into a dungeon
and heavily chained to the floor and
walls. Food was brought me at inter-
walls but owing TO the utter darkness
of the place l do not know whether l
lay there days, or weeks, or months.
No sound reached me from the world
above and no word would my jailer
vouchsafe when my food was brought
TO me, although l at first bombarded
him with questions.
Finally all the hatred and maniacal
loathing for these awful creatures who
had placed me in this horrible place
was centered by my tottering reason
upon this single emissary who repre-
sented to me the entire horde of War
hoOns.
l had noticed that he always ad-
vanced with his dim torch to where he
could place the food within my reach
and as he stopped to place it upon the
floor his head was about on a level
with my breast. So, with the cunning
of mailman, I backed into the far
corner of my cell when next l heard
him approaching and gathering a lit
tie slack Of the great chain which held
me in my hand I waited his coming,
crouching like some beast of prey. AS
he stopped to place my food upon the
ground l swung the chain above my
head and crashed the links with all
my strength upon his skull. Without
a sound he slipped to the floor, stone
dead.
Laughing and chattering like the
idiot was fast becoming | fell upon
his PROSTATE form, my fingers feeling
for his dead throat. Presently they
came in contact with a small chain at
the end of which dangled a number of
keys. The touch of my fingers on these
keys brought back my reason with the
suddenness OF thought No longer was
l jibbering idiot, but a sane, reason
ing man with the means Of escape
within my very hands.
AS l was cropping to remove the
chain from about my victims neck I
glanced up into the darkness to see
six pairs Of cleaning eyes fixed, I'M
winking, upon me. Slowly they APP
preached and slowly / shrank back
from the awful horror Of them. Back
into my corner crouched holding my
hands, palms out, before me, and
stealthily on came the awful eyes I'M
til they reached the dead body at my
feet. Then slowly they retreated but
this time with a strange grating sound
and finally they disappeared in soma
black and distant recess Of my dun.
ge0n.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04
CORDELE ROMPS
OVER AMERICAS
Deciding Game Lost By
Locals By 45-2l
Score

The Cordele National Guard bas-
ketban five completely swamped the
Americas Athletic association five in
the third and deciding game between
the two teams in Cordele Thursday
night, by a score of As to 81. The
Americas lads were outplayed from
the start in this game and after the
first quarter the game was placed
on ice by Cordele.
The work of the Americas players
was particularly bad, they seeming
dazed by the fast playing of their
opponents. Paul Wooten, of the AM
CIRCUS five was the only Americas
player who did any specially good
work, though Bennett Williams did
fairly well. L. A. Smith and Mar
kett, of the Cordeleans were the stars
of the game, they being responsible
for Al CT the 45 points secured by
their team. Paul Wooten. of the
Americas five, secured II of the u
points made by Americas.
The lineup for the game:
Americus-J. Wooten and Lane.
forwards; P. Wooten, center; Redd
and Williams, guards.
Cordele-Hunt and Market, for,
wards; L. A. Smith, center; Atkia>
and {. Smith, guards
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04
LIBRARYCALLS
FOR MOREFUND
In Danger of Shutdown
AS Result Of Decreas-
ed Fund

That there IS danger of the Car.
negic Library being forced to close
down shortly for lack of funds for
maintenance, as result Of the city
cutting the monthly appronriaa ion
from 500 to $50 undo! the budgc
at the beginning of this year. unless
the appropriation is increased, wa
the statement made Thursday night
to the city council by q committee
from the library, which appealed tc
that body TO restore the old figure.
The committee consisted of Thomas
Harold, Can't. John A. Cobb and +
4. Nisbet.
Mayor Sheppard, after thanking
the committee for coming before the
council with their frank statement
Informed them that under the law the
council was prohibited from appro-
prating more money than the antici-
pated revenue as shown by the bud
get. However, the matter was Ie.
ferred to the finance committee OF
council for later report.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04

princess and seemed quite positive
that she and Sofa could easily have
reached point of safety from where
they left me. 'Dejah Th0ris and Sofa
entered the hills not five miles from
great waterway and are now prob
ably quite safe" he assured me.
My fellow prisoner was Kantos Kan,
a padwar 0ieutenanD in the navy of
Helium. He had been member of
the Inflated expedition which had
fallen into the hands of the Thanks
at the time of Deiah Thoris' capture.
During the period Of our incarcera-
ton kantos Kan and / became well
acquainted, and formed a warm per-
sOnal friendship. A few days only
elapsed, however before we were
dragged forth from our dungeon for
the great games. We were conducted
early one morning to an enormous
amphitheater, which instead Of having
been built upon the surface of the
ground was eXcavated below the sur
face. 1t had partially filed with debris
so that how large it had originally
been was difficult to say. In its pres
ent condition it held the entire
twenty thousand Warhoons of the as,
!embled hc-des.
The arena was immense but ex-
tremely uneven and unkempt. Around
it the Warhoons had piled building
stone from some Of the ruined edifices
Of the ancient city to prevent the ami
mails and the captiveS from escaping
into the audience, and at each end
had been constructed cages to hold
them until their turns came TO meet
some horrible death upon the arena,
kantos Kan and I were confined to-
gether in one Of the cages. In the
others were wild calots, rhoats, mad
zitidars, green warriors and women of
other hordes, and many strange and
ferocous wild beasts Of Barsoom,
which l had never before seen.
Shortly after we had been Gagged
the amphitheater began to ill and
within an hour every available part Of
the seating space was occupied Oak
k0ya. with lis jeds and chieftains, sat
at the center of one side of the arena
upon large raised platform.
ITO be continued.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04

at the invitation of Chairman Mash
burn, Of the councils water and light
committee. extended at last nights
council meeting. Chairman Mash
burn informed the council that the
city is now furnishing its own lights
for the CITY hall, clock tower and fire
department alarm system, and that
She rebuilt plant is now operating eff
ficicntly and Independently Of the
Americas Lighting company.
The city plant cut loose finally and
completely from the lighting COM
pany March /, the connecting wires
being removed within half an hour
after notification Of discontinuance
Of service. The city is now prepared
to handle its own emergency fire ser
vice, with new steam turbine which
has been installed and can be placed
in operation at short notice at any
hour, according to Engineer, Tiede,
man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04
CHAPTER XII,
Battling in the Arena.

Slowly l regained my composure
and finaHy essayed again to attempt
TO remove the keys from the dead
body of my former tailer. But as
reached out into the darkness to To-
cate it / found to my horror that. it
was gone. Then the truth flashed on
me; the owners OF those cleaning
eyes had dragged my prize away from
me TO be devoured in their neighborng
lair; as they had been waiting for
days, for weeks, for months, through
all this awful eternity of my imprison-
ment to drag my dead carcass to their
feast.
For two days no food was brought
me, but then q new messenger ap-
peared and my incarceration went on
as before, but not again did I allow
my reason to be submerged by the
horror of my position.
Shortly after this episode another
prisoner was brought in and chained
near me. BY the dim torch light l saw
that he was a red Marian and / could
9N"iN'iT await tHC uepdllu vi ms
guards to address him. As their re-
treating footsteps died away in the
distance, I called out softly the Mar
tian word of greeting, kaOr.
who are you who speaks out of
the darknesS?" he. answered.
John Carter, a friend Of the red
men of Helium."
81 am Of Helium," he said, "but 1
do not recall your name"
And then told my story as l have
written it here, emitting any reference
to my love for Dejah Theirs. He was
much excited by the news of Helium's
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04
Society
DELIGHTFUL. OCCASION
FOR CLASS MEMBERS.

The members of the Susannah Yves
ley Bible class of the First Methodist
church enjoyed a most delightful aft.
rrnoon at the home of Mrs. L. G.
Council Thursday, when Mrs. Coun-
Gil, Mrs. John Sheffield, Mrs. S. r.
Heys and Mrs. George Turpin enter.
tanned for their pleasure.
Peach blossoms and plum flowers
were used from the woodlands in
combination with spring garden flow.
ers in the decorative motif, making
the atmosphere altogether like {
breath of freshness Of the glorious
season.
Bible contests were among the fea
lures of instruction, while a cate
chism bee was formed like an old
fashioned spelling bee, with sides ar
'rayed against each other. the cues.
tions being put by a leader and re.
quifed to be answered by the con
ending factions. AS a question was
missed the person was forced to re,
tire from the ranks and at the con.
clusion Of the lesson, only a meagre
few were left.
Following this musical program
was rendered, this feature being
greatly enjoyed
About forty members Of the class
were present with a few invited
friends of the members.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04

here. Upon her return to Macon,
pneumonia developed which resulted
in her death
She was born and reared in Sumter
county near Americas, spending her
childhood and young womanhood III
the home of her parents at their
home at Magnolia Springs. She was
q member OF one Of the most promi-
nent families of Sumter county, and
has many friends throughout this
section who will learn Of her death
vita deep regret.
Mrs. Reid was a member of the
Baptist church The funeral was
held this afternoon from the home
Of her daughter in Macon, with Rev.
W. Fl. Sledge. pas.or of Cherokee
Heights Baptist church, officiating,
and intoTment was in Riverside cenlo-
terry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-04

The Burmese have no wedding
ceremonies.