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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

tend to it yourself, you might pick
a couple of bankers, a couple Of
merchants, a couple of lawyers and
another man or two, the best men
you could find in the town, and tell
chem to run your business for you,
paying them couple of hundred dol
lars year apiece. IF after a few
years you check up your business
there and find it several hundred
thousand dollars in debt, what would
you do? Hire some more men on
the same term? You would not, for
already you would have had good
men. You would go out and hire the
best man you could find, pay him
good salary and tell him to run that
business for you in a business way
that you held him responsible for re-
suits. That is a parallel case to the
city's condition today. We have
good men now running the city's
business, but it isn't their main busi-
ness and we find our city deeply in
debt. / would like to see us have
a business manager, and am heartily
in favor of the proposed change"
At this juncture w. NJ. Jones NOV
ed the appointment by the chairman
of committee of seven persons,
with J. T. Warren as chairman, to
draft an amendment TO the present
city charter, or a new charter if
necessary, establishing the commits
sion manager form Of government
for Americus, the same to be pre-
scented to the legislature and submit
ted to the people for adoption or re-
lection at a referendum election.
Major James l.. Fort wanted the
assurance that this committee would
report back to mass meeting with
its draft. He said he was in favor
of business government and lower
taxes, but said there were other con-
siderations, such as courteous treat
ment, etc, which he priced. He said
he didn't know much about the COM
mission-manager form, but as he saw
it the only way for the city to get
out of debt was to spend less than
it took in, which he thought might
be done with care under any form
of government.
w. w. Dykes declared he thought
the meeting was missing the mark;
that the most important problem
facing the city was to make provi-
sion for paying the debt of the city.
He stated that if the creditors of the
city tomorrow should decide to force
payment ftheir :llini they could
go into court, secure a mandamus
and compel the council to make
levy sufficient to pay the entire sum
at once. Then there would be some
sauirsling sure enough, he comment
ed. He said the state constitution
authorized the mayor and council
Of municipalities to borrow money,
and suggested that this might be
done, the city issuing long time notes
for the entire amount of the present
floating debt, thus reducing the in
terest rate from per cent, now be-
ing paid, and thus saving large sum
in interest annually, and distributing
the payment of the principal over a
term Of years. He said the auditors
report showed the money all honestly
spent and wisely. He declared the
Playground great asset to the city
and said the money spent in obtain.
ing Souther Field had paid the city
big profits ssThe more hear OF. the
exact condition Of affairs, Z said he,
"the less ground | see for criticism.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
Committee Of Three Also Authorized To Work
With Mayor and Council in Effort to Fund
y Present Floating Debt and Put City
Back On<Cash Basis

AT meeting of citizens at the city hall last night for the
discussing proposal the
with the the following took
place:
headed T. Warren, authorized
charter establishing the government
in Amerus the be submitted the voters for ra
OF rejection.
q conjunction with the
to
the present floating Indebtedness and to place the
the consu
debts forbidden.
Sheppard by invitation made interesting analysis of
auditors claimed
improvements charged current
eliminated within its the 12
Also that the $500 than the full
three mills three has been hqudang old
debts.
that the
sinking the well
the council for the last three
cited the auditors report to show
$1O227O1 instead of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

provements and investments, and the
payment of interest charges on the
previous floating Indebtedness, we
really have a surplus for the three
and half years Of $39, 9,69z.33.
"We knew about the condition of
the city at the time the expenditures
were made; we knew we hadn't the
money. But we believed the things
we did ought to have been done and
that you would have done them.
"And while we are considering the
cost Of government, have you consid-
cred what period we have just lived
through? Have any of you bought
feed for mules or hired labor? |
will read some items of cost from the
street department. For the year end
ing June 80, 1919, the street depart
ment spent $24,755.97, for the next
year S34,412.40, for the next six
months when the fiscal year was
changed, $16,35O.20, and for the
year 1921, $57357.31. And take the
fire department. For the same Pc
riods the cost increased as follows:
$11, ,336.96, $13, ,551.98, $8,218.10
and $20,3S2.55. And this department
is largely one of fixed expense, that
is, the largest item Of expense is
salaries, and you all know those men
were paid no more than living wage
during the high price period. And
say, what mans business was oper,
ated over the period of the last IL
years without an increase in cost?
"Now, | show that with these con-
siderations we have lived within orr
income and have surplus of $4,000
besides, except for the purchase of
permanent improvements which are
charged to current Indebtedness and
which would have been almost Grim
inal under the circumstances had the
council not spent the money.
Where Three Mills Went.
'Now another item. The question
has been asked, what have we done
with the three mills levied with
which to liquidate the city's floating
debt? Here is list of debts listed
in 1918 audit which have been paid.
(Here Mayor Sheppard read a num-
Der of items and gave the amountsl
Add to these the interest charge Of
$22, ,986.03, which rightly is a part
of the floating Indebtedness, and you
have total of s52,731.50. The 8
mill levy for the period it has been
in force has totaled 51,21045,
which leaves balance of more than
$1,500 which We might be said to
have overpaid. Therefore it will be
readily seen that we have applied
every cent Of the special levy to the
floating debt"
Mayor Sheppard in closing went
into an item in the auditors state
ment of SIS, 5,394,17, listed under lia-
bilities as a reserve for tax adjust
ments, it being half years income
Of the mills levy of ad valorem tax
for the year when start of the fiscal
year was shifted from June 80 to
December 81. He disagreed with the
report in listing it as a liability, and
said he thought it should be placed
to offset that much debt, but adj
mitted it should be listed somewhere
and made no serious objection on
that score. When the mayor finished
he was perspiring freely, having
talked at considerable length and
much earnestness. He was heartily
apl'auded as he took his seat.
w. NJ. Jones called for ]. E. Poole,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
RUSSIANS GIVE
APPROVAL FOR
HAGUE MEETING
Propose Notifications, However,
Which Are Taken Under
Discussion

GENOA, May II (By Associated
Press) Russia has accepted the
proposal of the powers for the meet
ing at the Hague to discuss the Rus
sian situation, it was announced this
afternoon.
In accepting the Russians proposed
certain notifications in the plan,
which will be discussed at a meet
ing during the afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

S0l, l,ZlU.4O TeVealed by Ine duult.
The chairman of the meeting,
chosen by the citizens present, was
Bradley Hogg, who also happens to
be chairman of the joint federation
committee of the three civic clubs
which has been considering the city's
problems recently. Mr. Hogg con-
ferred this morning with j. T. War
rem regarding the personnel Of the
charter revision committee and then
announced the following appoint
ments.
j. I. WARREN, Chairman.
w. NJ. JONES
w. Z. TAYLOR
G. C. WEBB
JOHN SHEFFIELD
w. P. WALLIS
C. A. AMES
he also announced the following
appointments to be members Of the
committee to work with the mayor
and council on city financing:
w. w. DYKES, Chairman.
JAMES A. FORT
FRANK SHEFFIELD
The meeting was attended by
about rs men, apparently all voters.
Jones Calls to Order.
The meeting was called to order
at s o'clock by w. M. Jones, who
explained that he had been chairman
of a citizens committee which con-
sidered the city's affairs year ago
without taking any action.
Recently a number of people have
asked for such a meeting as this, "
he said, "to consider the condition
Of the city, but it was deemed wise
to wait until the city audit was COM
pleted. This has been completed and
we are now able to know as much
about the city's affairs, l presume,
as it is possible to know. This is
a family gathering. We are not here
to criticise or use personalities. We
don't blame anybody. The city's
finances are in a bad shape, and
they have been for number of
years. The object of this meeting
is to find a way to liquidate the float
ing debt of the city and anything
that pertains to betterment of the
city's condition"
The temporary chairman called for
nominations for permanent chairman
and Alderman w. E. Taylor nomi-
mated Bradley hogg. Alderman C.
NJ Burke seconded and the vote was
unanimous. w. Z. Dupree was chos-
en- secretary.
eve are assembled not to criti-
else" said Chairman Hogg, "nor to
find fault with anyone, but to put
cur minds together to find out how
the business of the city can be OPP
Grated in more business-like man
ner. We can express our views with
out criticism, | am sure. 1t is ap-
Parent that the operation of the city
under the present form is gradually
increasing the city's floating debt.
This meeting was called to discuss
the advisability of changing the city's
form of government, and discussions
ere now in order
w. M. Jones took the floor to start
the discussion. Last year." said he,
the citizens committee which un-
dertook to look into the commission
form of government as in operation
elsewhere had worked through the
Chamber of Commerce and sent out
letters of inquiry to a large number
Of business men-bankers, merchants
and others in position to know per-
haps better than any other men how
the commission form as operated in
their communities pleased and the re-
suits it produced. We received re-
plies from all, | believe, and of them
only one spoke against the change.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
MARKETS
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, May IT, Market
opened quiet SO up. Fullys 1916.
Sales $4,000. Receipts 19,508.
Futures: June Sept Dec
Prev Close ......... 11.75 11.55 11.38
First Call .-.-.----. 11.72 11.53 11.37
Close ..-.,-...- ...... 11.72 11.53 -........
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17
WEATHER FORECAST

For Georgia.-Unsettled with To-
cal thunder storms tonight or
Thursday; little change in tempera-
ture,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-17

IF any Of you men living in
had a very large business
in Valdosta, say, and could not at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
TO BEGIN WORK SOON
ON WINCHESTER HOTEL

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
WINCH ESTER, VA, oct. l.-Work
is to be started In short time on
the foundation cf a l00-room fire
proof hotel. TO be known AS the
George Washington. il was an
n"unccd last night ut meeting OF
stockholders. when reports were re-
ccivcd showing that 100000 worth
of capital stock had been subscribed
here. BE nds to the amount of $40
900 have been sold out of town. il
was said. but no commission has
hosn paid on the sale of bonds here.
The preferred stock is to yield f,
per cent. Lewis r.. Cooper. prcs,-
dent of the George Washington Ho-
and appreciation of the promoters
for the hearty response given by
local people to the project.
The George Washington Hotel will
he admirably situated at the south
east corner Of Picadilly and Market
Streets. Just on the edge of the bust
ness district. and will have ample
gre unGs Clarence l.. Harding. of
Washington. is the architect. Plans
have been SO drawn that II will be
easy I" make additions. ii needed
The hotel is to he managed by
Robert T.. Lee Grant Il native OF
Winchester. who was for many wears
connected with the old r.bbitt House
in Washington: the Parker House in
Chicago. and the Fort Pitt Hotel i'm
pittsburgh. He has been actively
identified with the work of promot-
ing the George Washington
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
MARY GARDEN COMES
HERE ON OCTOBER 24
|hiraSo Opera Company Member
Heard nhrr Management of
Mrs. W iI>un-t.rrrne.

Mary Garden. one OF tho most pop
ular eiugcrs in this country. both In
opera and concert. who will d" heard
In recital AT the clty Auditorium the
night or October - was horn in
Aberdeen, Scotland. but She has been
All American since she was years
old. Her nrst Interest In music WAS
through the medium OF the violin
lut, when her vocal power became
apparent. she gave up that tnstru-
m"nt 10 become sin2"r. After
studying with the best American
teachers. she Went to Paris TO study.
and obtained a hearing at the opera
cumiqur.
After long waiting she found her
opportunity in tn. title role OF
Louise" III which she has appeared
more than 100 timcs. Following
successes in London, she was engaged
Tor the Manhattan opera Company.
New York, where she made her de-
hut In her famous role Of Trails"
aud now, as one OF the leading So
pranos in America. she is "A mem
hcr of the Chicago Opera Company
Mary Garden Will be presented to
local conccrtgocrs by Mrs wilson
Greene, who has booked her as the
opening attraction in her artists
course of five concerts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
VIRGINIA WOMAN AIDS IN
. RELIEF WORK At SMYRNA
Miss Anna Lee Dinglcdinc to
Help Rcunitc Families
of Refugees.

MISS Anna Ice Dingledine. who has
relatives in Richmond. and is a resi-
dent OF Timbcrviilc. Va. is among
the group OF Near East Relief work
"rS given the job OF rcunitiug the
scattered remnants Of refugee fam
HES in tho Smyrna region. accord
ing TO dispatches just received by
oliver J. Sands. State chairman OF
tho Near East Relief in Virginia.
Miss DinIlcdinc with five other
workers. has just sailed for Con-
Stantinoplc on an American destroyer
TO open up station in Rodosto. Sa-
ionica and Athens. and the Greek is
lands in the Aegean. Through these
offices. and one also to be opened In
smyrna. efforts will be made to coll
!cci scattered members Of refugee
families and rcunitc them once more.
Miss DinEledine has had two years
experience with the Near East Re-
lief in overseas work. and until re-
Gently was secretary to the Harpoot
Near East Unit.
Cablegrams telling of the DISTRESS
Ing conditions which make il inlpcra-
tive for more food to be shipped over
seas daily are being received by Mr..
Sands from Near East officials both
Sands is putting on an immediate
campaign for funds for the Near East
Relief and asks that all contributions
he sent to Waller Holiday. ?l2
American National Bank Building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
COMMANDS EVERY PERSON
TO LOVE HIS NE|CHBOR
Rev. o. A. Saucr Says Love
Means to Wish Them Well
and to Serve Them.

Taxing his text from Mark Mi 81.
Thou shalt love ing nciEhbor as thy
SELF" n"v. .. y. Saucr pastor Of
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran
Church. asked What Is it we oye
our n"ighhor?' and answering the
question. said: we owe It to him
- lot him mako decent living. TO
Let him have the opportunity Of Gull
tiEAt!nS his mind ana Inner life, tn.
enjoyment of his rights. We owe him
Nndncia! help TO bridge over a season
~ enforced inactivity. But this is
not all. IL is the least that is re-
puir"d OF us. The Divine require
m"nt is. Thou shalt Low" thy neigh
Dor a. thysclf" We arc To love gu.
i"!Ehbor-not suprcmoly-that would
We love ourselves"
our i"l!ow-man has the same
Father. tn" sam. nature. is affected
"HIy hy tho same iutrmItics and
has the same wonderful opportuni-
ties before him. consequently. h. is
entitled to the same esteem and con
sheraton In which I've hold our.
Selves <tJHis is one of the reasons
ny We should love him as We do
ourselves
"" have no more right to say that
~" VIII not love our uciShbors than
~" hav" to say hat We Will not love
God. !, is vain for us TO claim to
b" worshippcrs Of God while We en-
'"rtain feelings which lead US to look
down upon or hate our brethren Of
mankind. Tho Word III God tells W.
that III man say. love God. and
hatcth his brother, he is a liar"
lut wc often hear people say. Il
simply cannot love everybody; cS-
r'cially can not love such and such
It person" They argue that love does
not come At ones bidding. that it is
g sphere Of III" over which men cxcr-
els" no comHlct" control. We mean
'I this "" can love only those who
pleas" US. who's" traits or qualities
W. admire And SO far as mere
human love is concerned. this is un-
""l.btcdiy true. But here stands the
law Of God. Thou shalt love thy
rciGhhor"-all thy ncighbors. every
body. and love them as you love
Yourself. 1t is true this love, too.
docs not come Of itself. But in n
Christian sense OF lovc-wc can love
even thoS" whom we cannot like.
Tor III this sense To love means to
wish people well and be willing to
serve them. This love is God given.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
EVERY SOUL CONVERTED
ADDS TO THE KINGDOM
DR.. Garter A. Jcnk en- s
breaches Third of Series on
Thy Kingdom Come

Rev. Carter Ashton Jcnkcns. pastor
Of Calvary Baptist Church. preached
the third sermon in a series on
Thy Kingdom Come" last night. He
said in part;
Does the Kingdom OF God come in
answer to prayer? Would IL not
come II we never prayed No: for
tho Kingdom Of God means the reign
OF God. And God cannot reign in
soul that does not pray.
The kingdom has come. The spirit
ual kingdom existed in the old Testa-
ment days. Prophets and patriarchs
were mambers of 1t. Rut were mem
bcrs by anticipation. Not having re-
ccivcd the promises they saw them
afar off and salutcd them. Viewed
as an inception. the kingdom had it's
origin in Jesus.
The kinedC nj also Is yet to come
II is to come in it's development:
as the bud is yet to open into the
flower. Every soul converted adds
to the kingdom. Whenever the
church is revived-whenevcr IL gives
Itself to great reforms-practice
self-dcnial the kingdom advances.
christianity is Gods Kingdom It
is the kingdom OF truth. power.
love and grace. This is prayer that
the world may be Christianizcd. That
evil may be baniShcd from among
men. That right shall rule. II is a
prayer that avaricious wars may
cease. That crime may be done away.
That liquor may be abolished. That
righteousness shall fill the earth
That JOY may flood the soul man
That celestial music may throb in
every heart That mankind may be
good That Chris; may reign in all
hearts, king of kings and Lord Of
Lords. II is prayer for missionaries
To penetrate the carth-.for the lift
ing Of the cross among all pee pie
II shows its business is with souls
This is the only business of the
church. The moment a church adj
mits a singer who docs not sing to
save Souls-thc moment Il church
calls pastor who does not preach
70 save sou!S-thc moment a church
elects deacon who does not work
To save souls-it ceases insomuch
to be Il church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02

OIL OF EDUCATION AND RELIGION
URGED POURED ON CRIME WAVES
Dr. Wilbur J. Crafts, in Talk New Pcris of Girls
Tells of the Upper Rapids Lower Rapids
and the 'Plungc Over the Falls.

Urging that the oil Of education
ana religion should 10 poured un
crime and Vice waves" ANA that
ih"r" should be built against them
Tackwatcrs Of Law. especially Fed
"rhI laws for Investigation and rcgu-
'"h"n OF motion pictures. which IA.
called upper rapids" In IN. wreck
!nS OF girls, with close dances as the
lover rapids" and automobile
'pctting" aS tn" plung" over the
ihlls. Dr Wilbur j. Crafts. ot Wash
iHSipn. spoke AT a mems meeting at
Ia" I -. g. y. yesterday at O'Clock
His subject was Sew P"rils Of
Girls. and he quoted as conclusive
proof that more girls ar" going
wrong recently than in former y"nr-
TN" statement of Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett. president - the Florenc.
'rsttcndeu Mission. that the average
*" of entrance 10 those homes for
fallen women had fallen in ten gears
from Is TO ls.
pr. Crafts also quoted from the
tnitod states Department Of Labor
aud Justice report, which said:
More than one hundred boys and
girls under twenty are waiting trial
on charges Of burglary. handitrY. au-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
SHORT.STORY CLASSES
OF w. & M. BEGIN TODAY
VIII Open In Auditorium of John
Marshall High school This
EVENING

The short-story classes offered by
the College OF william and Mary will
start this evening at 1890 o'clock in
room 30i Of John Marshall High
School. The practical and unique
character of these courses in story
writing is indicated by the fact that
considerable amount of work of
the students actually has been sold
10 magazines. Every effort is made
hy the instructor. q. @. Clark. not
only to teach the student the correct
method of narratinS the story in the
natural order as to plot. viewpoint,
character dclincation and setting. but
he also criticiscs the students own
work.
William and Mary is the only coll
lcGc In the South Offering such ed
ucational courses To students. either
in extension work Or otherwise. The
college also will offer in Richmond
courses in literature. education. ac-
Tountancy and business administra':
zion, according to the local director
Dr. II. H. liibbs, Jr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
Mrs. IL. ". CnffrcII-

Mrs. III. w. Cottrcil died at the
HyEeia Hospital AT Sis o'clock yes
terday morning. She was 81 years
old. BESIDES her husband. she is
survived by two daughters. Mrs. 4.
ID. saunders and Miss Elizabeth Null
Sottrell: two sens. Wellington w.
ana Henry w. Cottrcll. Jr: her
mother and hthcr. MIR. and Mrs c.
NJ Selph. and one brother. Arthur
l.. Null Funeral services viii he
conducted from Leigh Street baptist
Church tomorrow morning q, II
o'clock. lntcrmcnt will be i'm Oak
wood.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02
MISS AILEEN JACK
SELECTED AS QUEEN
Especial 10 Tho Times-Dispat,

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
BEDFOKp. VA. Oct. 1.-The coro-
nation Of tho queen of the fair
closed tn" eleventh annual exhibit of
tn" Bedford County Fair Association
There were several nominations for
this contest. and the affair proved an
interesting one Miss Ailccn Jack,
younger daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Jack. was selected for this
honor and was presented with n
handsome silver vase. r. X Arthur
making the presentation speech Miss
Jack chose as her maids her sister
Miss nellie Jack. and Miss Prggi.
ballard The queen and her maids
were presented with arm bouquets
There was a coupon attached to
each vote cast for the queen, and
eight prizes were given those holding
lucky numbers. the queen selecting
these numbers.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-02

t"mobile thcfts and other crimes In
Washington. Baltimore. New York
and other big cities. according to
data In POSSES sion Of officials Nearly
a score Of youths are waiting court
action ON charges Of murder and
mans!aughtcr
"Juv"nil" courts in all Zig cities
are crowded with offenders In sew
"ral ci,ies additional Judges have
h""n assigned to Juvenile courts to
clean Gp the dOckcts.
R"formatori"S. detention homes
and houses OF refuge. 70 which police
send boys and girls Of tender age TO
await court action. are crowded in
all sections Of the country"
Di. Crafts spoke on Loyalty aud
Liberty" 10 IN" adult classes Of
Fai'mount Baptist Church at the
sunday school hour, and later
preached on Moral Victories Of Il
Quarter Century" A. 3 O'Clock he
apok" TO Il boys meeting At Tho y.
9. ~. on "Sportsmauship ana
citizenship" and his address TO tin.
mon followed
Last night DR.. Crafts preached on
THAT Boy and Girl Of Yours" at
TIA" Third Christian Church