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MANAGER NETS
CITY BIG SAVING
Kalamazoo Makes Real
Progress Under New
Plan
Previous daily articles have told
of results accomplished in Dayton
r.nd Springfield, Ohio, under city
manager government. Today's ar
ticle the third of a series deals
with the experience of a Michigan
city of about 50,000 population.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 3.—
“The greatest benefit of Commission
Manager government in this city, ha
has been in substituting efficiency
service for a policy of strict econ
omy and neglect,” said City Man
ager Freeman.
Kalamazoo'* population of 48,859,
physician, sanitary inspectors, etc. A
motor sweeper was put at work upon
the streets which was a great im
provement over the hand method of
cleaning. Six pieces of motor ap
paratus has been purchased and in
stalled in the fire department against
two pieces which had been put in
during the five, years previous to the
commission - manager plan. The
city's financial and accounting rec
ords have been completely revised
and simplified.
SCORESAHANTA
CRIME HARVEST
Judge Urges Probe Of
So-Called “Chicken
Houses"
ATLANTA, Nov. 3.—Vigorous
In November, 1910, this city pass-1 vestigation should be made of alleg
ed its second election under the city
manager plan with proportional rep
resentation. The city charter con
forms closely to the model charter
of the National Municipal League,
and is the most advanced in the coun
try, barring Ashtabula, Ohio, and
Boulder, Colo., which have similar
charters. Kalamazoo has enjoyed
a good administration by a commis
sion oi' v-even of very mixed but nev
ertheless harmonious and m-ogres
sive members. In securing Trarry H
Freeman, the commission got a com
petent manager, who put the city
vith
The present city manager is a young finances on a sound1 basis .
man of 28, Harry H. Freeman, a budget and up-to-date accounting
graduate of Miami University, who system.
receives a salary of $7,000 per an-j The c.tv now u «es one form o
num — j bank checks instead of fourteen, on-
“I can safely say'that this plan of form of voucher instead of twenty
government has eliminated partisan
politics and has the support of prac
tiCally every element and group in
the city, (with the possible exception
of a little dissatisfaction relative to
the election system) and further, that
seven, has four hank account
stead of twenty-one, and daily col
lection statements instead of mortlh-
ly one. Eighty-two thousand five
hundred dollars worth of property
which had escaped taxation
the plan has resulted in very material i found and nut on the roll. The tn
savings to the city,” continued Free-> rate is the lowest of any cit> in t
man. “At the close of 1918 the .state.
balance sheets showc da saving of ov-, The death rate for the y ear
er $15,000, and the saving in 1919] injr March 31, 1919. was only 12 ><
has been approximately $30,000.” i thousand of population, same as th
The form of government here i: 1 old normal for Kalamazoo, not
quite similar to that of Dayton, ex. | standing the serious epidemie if
cept that the commission numbers: ^flnenza which came in that pern .
, • tr..i —i i Wkili. fhp death rate for the Wnoit
seven in Kalamazoo instead of five, i While the death rate for th
and are elected by the Hoare sys-! country from influenza was 4 per
tem of Proportional Representation. | 000: therate in Kalamazoo wasi hu
There are also six administrative de- . 2 1-2. The public health nur.
partments instead of five, as in Day-! service wa sreoraginzed to dim na
J 0n j duplication by public und private
Kalamazoo has been progressing! agencies; municipal distribution of
under city management. Additions! milk is under serious considerate,,
have been made to the police deport-, with an estimates! saving t® «i® com-
ment during the past two year*-- j *«mnty °f over $125,000 . year, and
eight patrolmen and two policemen. « saving of 2 to 3 cents per quart
The fire department has added ten
men. The health department ha*
been increased by the addition of
a number of nurses, a full time city
the cost of milk.
The commission submitted to the
people a referendum on the enlarge
ment of the municipal lighting plant
! for the purpose of underbidding the
“ M ". K 'kt™ , .t H S°n: p ” he G °‘ *°|home*!' stores', 0 etc.
"Have always feared rats ; ’ “K'y! Tame^orn'mWon” was re-elected, an
The referendum
I a tel” wn! " defeated, but substantially the
,— _ . , '■ .V | same commission was re-elected, so
noticed many on my farm A neigh-j ; n ,, !rnt | on of thc confidence and sat
her said ho just pot rid of droves with , isfac(ion of p( . op]( , herc in then
RAT^SNAP. Thi? started me think-. ne ^y plan of government.
in'er. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. It J —
Wiled 17 and scared the rest away.” SHERIFF'S OFFICE ROBBED
RAT-SNAP comes In three sizes. 35c. I ANNISTON, Ala., Nov. 2*—Bur
65e, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed bv J glars Sunday entered the sheriff ■
<1 vice conditions in Fulton county,
exposure should be made of pro
prietors cf the so-called “chicken
house” and heavy penalties put
upon people who have so little re
gard for the public morality that
they make the public highways of
thecounty a reproach to the state, ac
cording to the charge of the Novem
ber grand jury by Judge John I).
Humphries in the criminal division of
the Superior court.
“In calling your attention to the j
killings by autoisk* and truck driv
ers, let me say thttt such killings ar<
largely the work of the? crimina.
classes, and they art* in most case.*
by the very people who frequent im
moral resorts in the wooded district
just off the public highways, and
commonly called “chicken houses,”
said Judge Humphries.
“The better class of people, those
who do not belong to the criminal
classes, are not going around in au
tomobiles recklessly running down
pedestrians and killing them,
the abandoned criminal class which
cares nothing for society or its laws”
said he.
Judge Humphries told the gjind
jury that merciless exposures should
bemade of the people who patron
ize roadside resorts and nightly
“burn up” the streets in automobiles,
disregarding traffic laws.
Judge Humphries said drunkenness
among negro women was alarming.
He said there were more cases of
killings and assaults by drunken ne
gro women now than before pro
hibition.
“They get liquor somewhere.” he
said. “When you get the evidence
of where the whisky comes from,
you should return true bills against
the violators.”
GE0RG1AVALUES
UP 200 MILLIONS
Five Mill Levy To Brins
$1,000,000 Added
Taxes
ATLANTA, Nov. 2.—Georgia's
increase in property values, subject,
to taxation, shown by the total tax
digests of the state, is in round fig-
urges $200,000,000. The tax levy
of five mills, which is the constitu
tional limit, will raise money enough
on the increased tax digests to just
about pay the state out of the hole
on present appropriations. Next year
there will be an increase, already
provided for, of half a million in the
public school fund and about half a
million more in the pension fund, or
a total of a million dollars more al
ready appropriated for 1921 than
for 1920.
A great deal has been said about
the slow payment of taxes this year,
on account of depressed conditions,
j and the possibility that the state
will fyid itself handicapped for mon
ey at the end of the year, but with
Only 6,978 Killed By
U. S. Railroads In 1919
WASHINGTON, Nov.- 2.—Fewer
persons were killed on railroads dur
ing 1919 than any year since 1898.
and fewer were injured than any
vear since 1910, said a statement is
sued today by the Interstate Com
merce commission. Durine the last
year a total of 6,978 were killed, and
149,053 injured.
Juniner Dam Breaks;
Loss Above $10,000
Nathan Murray, druggist. Sheffield | office here and stole about $75
Hardware Co., and Sparks Grocery I cash, money orders and f checks They
Co., Americus.
! pried open the door of the safe to
I get the valuable.
IS
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□
1811
A SYSTEM-BUILDER
People who have been sick, need a tonic to help them regain their
strength. After severe illness, you know the tired, weak, no-accotmt
feeling that hangs on, after you get up and begin to go about The sooner
you get your strength back the better, and you should derive valuable
assistance, In enriching your blood, renewing your appetite, helping
you to digest your food, and to build up your system, by taking
The Scientific Iron Tonic
Mr. Ervin Horton, a prominent citizen of Horton, Ala., writes: “I
have been taking Zlron, and it Is a wonderful medicine. It helped me
more than, anything else, after I had the Influenza. It Is a great system-
builder. I appreciate what Zlron hgs done lor me.” The merit ol Zlron
has been proved by the good results obtained by thousands ol men and
women who have taken tt. You should try Ziron. Your money will be
refunded it the lint bottle ol Zlron tails to help you.
_ Ask your druggist lor Ziron. Accept no substitutes. Z].2
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121 W. FORSYTH STREET
COLUMBUS, Nov. 2.—Tho wash-
in* away of a flam at Juniper pond
some 25 miles east of Columbus, on
Sunday, resulted in a loss estimated
at between $10,000 and $15,000 to
J. Bradley, Posey Brothers and
Mehaffey Brothers.
The dam was about 15 feet Huh
and was located in a big pond cov
ering several hundred fcc-es. The
rainfall,at Juniper thr^c days last
weefc had added to the weight sup
ported by the dam.
The property damaged included
the erist mill and gin of Mehaffey
Brothers, the coffin factory, belong
ing to the Posey. Brothers, and prop
erty of E. J. Bradley. The dam was
washed away one year ago.
The .Tuniner pond.is about one
mile south of the stetlbn on tho Cen
tral of Georgia railway, bearing tV?
same name and due to its peculiar
natural advantages has furnished
water power to several concerns.
The skeleton of the British air
ship R-34, the first dirigible to cross
the Atlantic, was made of an alum
inum and magnesium alloy.
Read What U. S. Daot, of Agriculture
Says About What Two Rats Can Do.
According to government figures,
two rats breeding! continually for
three years produce 359,709,482 in
dividual rats. Act when you s6e the
first rat, don’t wait. RAT-SNAP is
the surest, cleanest, most convenient
exterminator. No mixing with other
foods. Drys up after killing—leaves
no smell. Cats or dogs won't touch
it. Sold and guaranteed by Nathan
Murray, dr iggist, Sheffield Hard
ware Co., Sparks Grocery Co., Am
ericus.
a considerable book of unpaid taxes.
MASONS HONOR
GEO. IT HELDS
NEGRO WOMEN
SEES TO VOTE
Fifteen Colored and One
White Women Re
fused Ballots
Pulverized street rubbish and coal
tar have been found to make good
fuel briquettes in Amsterdam.
The London ztio has a cockatoo
that is more than 80 years old.
BETTER THAN *'
WHISKEY FOR
COLDS AND FLU
Former Americus Citi
zen. Now Of Bain-
bridge, Recognized
BAINBRIDE, Nov. 2.—One of the
five out of 60,000 Masons in Geor
gia to be distinctly honored when the
medal for distinguished service was
awarded by the Grand Lodge of
Georgia in session in Macon last
week was George H. Fields, a promi
nent citizen of Bainbridge, and for
merly of Americus, 1
A committee, consisting of the
present grand officers and the past
were assigned the
Rain falling in a drizzle all after
noon tended to reduce the late vote
In Sumter county today, but a com
paratively heavy , vote during the
forenoon brought the total well up.
At 2:30 o’clock 505 votes had been
cast at the court house, the voting | <3oir>ntiflr> ■Romoriioa TToo,
place for the 27th district At this »cienxinc ,iiemeaies l _usei
place fifteen negro women and one
white woman had presented them-1
selves to vote, but were refused that ■
privilege by the election officials be- 1
cause they had not complied with the
registration restrictions.
New Elixir, Called Asp
al, Medicated With.
That may be attributable to the fact pranc j masters
that the interest on unpaid taxes duty of choosing from all the sixty
starting December 15, is only 7 per 0 dd thousand Masons in Georgia five
cent, whereas the general rate of in-, who were most prominent in serv-
terest on borrowed money now is 8 j ce f or purpose of awarding them
E er cent and up. which means it will medals of service
e cheaper for tax payers to owe] M r. Field’s career in Masonry is
taxes until about March, when they one G f interest as well as continued
would have executions enforced; act j vity# A t the ago of 21, while still
against them, than to pay promptly. j n jjfc home town of Abingdon, Va.,
_ “—TT i ’ , . i in 1884, he became a Master Mason,
Two English electricians have in-; an( j was shortly afterwards elected
vented an automatic switch to cut Worshipful Master, serving in that
off the current from electric motors hf^h capacity at the age of 22 years,
used in mines if the deadly fire- Mr. Fields then moved to Americus,
damp be present. ! Ga., where he served as Worshipful
' Master of the M. B. Council Lodge
Atlanta To Observe j No. 95 for 3 years. He also senred
1 for a time as High Pnest of the ^m-
Oimpiy ericus Chapter R. A. Masons and
... was twice Illustrious Master of Cutts
ATLANTA. Nov. 3. — Simplicity! Council No. 34, R. & S. N. He was
A blind and armless soldier of the j
English army has become an expert I
typist with a speed record.
and Endorsed by Euro*
S ean and American Army
urzeons to Cut Short a
Cold and Prevent Compli
cations.
A e new kind of concrete permits
nails to be hammered into it.
served two terms as Grand Steward
of the Grand Lodge of Georgia.
Mr. Fields is probably one of the j pajj.
Every ErugrjLt in U. S. In
structed to Kef und Price
While You Wait at Count
er If Relief Does Not Come
. Within T’,70 Minute*.
best known men in Masonic circle:
In Georgia today. His reputation of
conducting a lodge with decorum
so well known that other recognized
leaders in Masonry have traveled for
miles to witness his work. Mr. Fields
is responsible for the keen interest
in, and the love of Masonry in De
catur county today.
mxisssrausswi aareniro
Armistice
will mark Atlanta s celebration ofi a T s o Eminent Commander of DeMo-
Armrstice Day, November 11, in | lay Commandery No. 5, Americus for
commemoration of the end of the; 4 years. He was also Grand Stand-
war two years ago and to honor
those who gave their lives. A short
address, community singing and a
flag raising in the presence of va
rious civic and military organizations
at Five Ponts wll comprse the pro
gram that will start at noon and be
conducted within a half hour.
WIRE FENCE
31 x 6-10 line wires Standard 52 l-2c
31x12-10 line wires Standard 42 l-2c
38x 6-11 line wires Standard 60c
38x12-11 line wires Standard 47 l-2c
46x 6-12 line wires Standard 67 l-2c
16x12-12 line wires Standard 55c
38x 6-11 line wires Medium 52 l-2c
46x 6-12 line wires Medium 65c
Army Barbed wire* 115-lb rolls $4.60
Heayy 4-pt. galvanized barbed
wire. RO-lb . $5.85
, All Delivered.
Prices Will Advance Nov. 1st,
GEO. D. MASHBURN.
HAWKINSV1LLE, GA.
“It Must Have Been Dead at Least 6
Months But Didn't Smell."
“Saw a big rnt in our cellar last
Fall,” writes Mrs. Joanny, “and
bought a 35c cake of RAT-SNAP,
broke it up into small pieces. Last
week while moving we came across
the dead ratj Must have been dead
six months, didn't smell. RAT-SNAP
is wonderful.” Three sizes, 36c, 65c,
$1.26. Sold and guaranteed by Na
than Murray, druggist, Sheffield
Hardware Co., and Sparks Grocery
Co., Americas. ^
ard Bearer of the Grand Command
ery of Georgia in 1901-02.
Moving to Bainbridge in 1904,
Mr. Fields did not let his love for
Masonry wane one trifle, but on the
other hand, his enthusiasm served as
an impetus to one of the oldest lod
ges in the state, resulting in great
progress and interest in Orion Lodge
No. 8, of Bainbridge.
Mr. Fields has served ten consecu
tive years as Master of Orion Lodge
here and still retains that office. He
is a Past High Priest in Bainbridge
Chapter No. 94, R. A. M., Past Illus
trious Master in the George H. Fields
Council No. 38, R. & S. M., Past
Eminent Commander, Crusader Com-
mdndery No. 17, Bainbridge and has
“I Spent $1 on Rat-Snap and Saved
_ the Price of a Hog.”
James McGuire, famous hog raiser
of New Jersey, says, “I advise every
farmer troubled with rats to use
RAT-SNAP. Tried everything to get
rid of rats. Spent $1.25 on RAT-
SNAP. Figured the rats it killed sav
ed the price of a hog.” RAT-SNAP
comes in cake form. No mixing with
other food. Cats or dogs won't touch
it. Three sizes, 35c, 65c. $1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by Nathan Murray,;
druggist. Sheffield Hardware (Tv,
Sparks Grocery Co., .Americus.
“Go! H out of
tho Blood”
HARRIS’12-1
Blood Remedy
Purifies and Cleanses
\ the Blood
from Impurities
50c and $1.00
at Drag Stores
Manufactured by
Harris Blood Remedy Co.
Dawson, Georgia
miiTOmrorTOgsca
ightful Taste, Immediate
slief, 1
Belief, Quick Warm-Up.
The sensation of the ve&r in the
drug trade is Aspironal, the two-
minute cold and cough reliever, au
thoritatively guaranteed by the labora
tories; tested, approved and most
enthusiastically endorsed by the high
est authorities, and proclaimed by
the coupon people as ten times as
quick and effective its whiskey, rock
r.nd rye, or u::y other cold and cough
'"remedy they 1. c ever tried.
All drug slo.es are now supplied
vith the wonderful new elixir, so all
you have to do to get rid of that cold
is.to step Into tho nearost drug store,
hand the clerk half a dollar for a bottle
of Aspironal and tell him to serve yon
two teaspoonfuls with four teaspoon
fuls of water in a glass. With your
watch in your hand, take tho drink
at one swallow and call for yollr money
back in two minutes if you cannot
feel xrour cold fading away like a dream
within the time limit. Don't be bash
ful, for all druggists invite you and
expect you to try it, ~~ *
doing it. A
it. Everybody^
When your cold or cough is re*
Moved, take the remainder of the bottle!
home to your wife and babies, for
Aspironal is by far the safest and most
effective, the easiest to take and the
most agreeable cold and cough remedy
lar Infants and children.—A dr.)
‘THEY SAID
HAD T. B. AND
WOULD NOT LIVE THREE MONTHS”
Mr. Harold W. Sahmidt, Box 08,
jBrcese, Clinton Co., III., believes
he has reason to praise Dr. Hart-,
man's Remedy for Catarrhal con
ditions. •
“1 osctl Pe-ru-n* i
luntb* for Chronic
eight tm
Bronchial Catarrh. Ido not get tired, feal like
a giant, am tlx pound* orer normal weight and
able to work trtry day. In March, 1918.1 con*
tractedaacrerecoldwUhapltUng and took to
my bed. They Mid I had T. B. and would not
live three month*. After taking a couple bot*
“ Tablet*.
"FEEL
LIKE .
A
GIANT
SINCE
USING
PE-RU-NA’
d walk around and It
acren months went back to work., My
trouble waa due to Chronic Catarrh of the noee and throat, which
I bad ten year*, extending down Into the bronchial tube*.
TABLETS OR LIQUID
and throat,
into me nrnn<< - ----
“Pe-ni-na waa my life *aver.”
A HALF CENTURY IN USE
SOLO EVERYWHERE
“I was weak and rnn-down,”
relatea Mrs. Eula Burnett, of
Dalton, Ga. ’’I was thin and
juat felt tired, nil the tlmo.
X didn’t reel well. I wasn’t
orer hungry. 1 knew, by
this, I. needed n tonic, and
i there la none bettor than—
1CARDIIII
The Woman’s Tonic
... I began using Cardul,”
continues Sira Burnett
"After my first bottle, I slept
hotter and ate better. I took
four bottles. Now I'm well,
feel Just fins, eat and sleep,
my skin Is clear and I hays
gained and sure feel that
Cardul la the best tonic ever
made.”
Thousands of other women
hsye found Cardul lust as
Mrs. Burnett did. It should
help you.
At all druggists
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THE LOAFER BV THE
WAV SIDE WONDERS
WHVTHEWALKER-
CrETS A RIDE
THE WORLD HELPS HIM
WHO HELPS HIMSELF
if you ever need any help
in this life, you need it
now W e will help you
yy giving 10 Per Cent Off
on Jack-oleather Boys
Clothes. They are guar
anteed all wool and will
giv* satisfaction.