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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 30, 1924 °/lxplotives (grried without Accident One of the nation’s most serious transportation problems studied from all angles and is being solved. Safeguarding the Public Great progress has been achieved by the Railroads and explosives manufactur ers, under tildes of the In terstate Coijßnerce Commis sion, in the interests of pub lic safety, in the transporta tion of explosives. The Bureau of Explosives, organized to work for safe transportation carries on an intensive co-operative effort to secure results. ' '■ 336,000,000 pounds of ex plosives have been trans ported in one year without a fatality. B Y con. B. W. DUNN, Bureau of Explosives A New York City FWS HE average citizen knows that explosives are danger oua and that fatal accidents have occurred even when these substances ..were handled or used by experts; When accidents occur In the manufacture or use of ex plosives he notes the results with regret but doss not feel that per sonal interest which he would have If an explosion occurred during transportation by rail. He real ises that all of us use the rail roads and must assume the risk of being one of the victims of such an accident. t In 1907, the first year in our Statistical record, seventy-nine ac cidents occurred in the transpor tation of explosives over the rail roads of the United States and Can ada. Fifty-two people were killed, eighty were injured and the prop erty loss was about half a million dollars. For the six year period (IPI7 -1922) the corresponding av erages have been ten accidents, one Jellied, seven injured and $60,000 property loss. In 1922 no one was killed, only one was injured and the property loss was only $75. » Under normal conditions about t.OOO cars bearing the explosive placards are moving or standing on the railroads’ tracks in the United Stales and Canada all the time. During war conditions in 1918 this total was about 55,000. Assuming the total railroad mileage as 300,- ©OO this means one explosive car ;for each 60 miles in peace and for HUNT'S® WASHINGTON BY HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON, May 30.—The Ku Klux Klan issue threatens to make confusion more confused at the Democratic National Conven tion. Backers of Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, the only presidential candidate who has taken a flat-footed stand in opposi tion to the klan, announce their intention of making a determined fight to write into the Democratic platform a specific and definite anti klan plank. *■ The very threat of such procedure is enough to cause chills and fever in the delegations from states where the klan is intrenched, and to pros trate with acute ague all candidates who have “pussy-footed,” on the klan issue. If the klan plank is actively agi tated, it may give the Fiery Gross in this pear’s conventioon a position even surpassing that of Bryan’s famous “Cross of Gold” in ’96. As one outsider puts it, after looking over the Underwood-Al Smith delegations, it may become a contest of the Fiery Cross versus the Holy Cross. * * ♦ The threat of a klan and anti klan lineup at the convention also opens interesting speculation as to a possible coalition between the Underwood-Smith forces. Smith will have at the start some 400 votes, Underwood about 100. •Opposed to these will be McAdoo with some 440. The remaining 150- odd will be scattering “favorite son” votes for the dark-horse dele gation. Not until disintegration of some one of the three major blocks be> gins can any candidate be within gun-shot of nomination. And this |ime is various set asi from Mon day, Juhe 30, to Friday, 4. • * « In addition to the probable battle over an anti-klan, another fight that will have to be settled before tha balloting on candidates begins will be precipitated over the traditional two-thirds rule. This rule, under which a Demo cratic nominee must receive two thirds of the total votes in the con vention, instead of the bare majority necessary for a Republican selection, was adopted originally on the advice of Andrew Jackson. As a Jacksonian policy, le -is , wor shiped and revered as among the most sacred of Lemocratis institu- Jttions. But when a two-third rule blocks iLfl real care is taken in ? packing explosives for » WHMA, shipment. The photo R company H life »wPwßHhb. graph to the left shows ' A • wB - mBAI >ypt nciirvc - . .BBt Oifci JbAriwolißo • ■ slipping HANDLE CAREFULLY J && IEEP FIKE AWAY carrying explos- K® ® ives. kales for _—is... ■ . j j handling are <UNt»usc tus ca« - v- - s t j complete. ? ‘ h ’*■S V i J r —i ' ’S* '<■ ' ’■ " ‘. || ♦>• Avoid »tl to 0m» «w- X • ' p I : I ' ■ >< ' < '? *’ OfACirg i> tx-At m .•£s®Sr 'A'-‘ ■.***?/ 3. on pcrxM • ' "• " << ‘ ,c «"’ • : »-• ' ‘ oyp»<’-t» or BOAC |gß -mi WJ ■ » each 6 miles in war. Each passen ger on a railroad is carried fre quently within ten feet of the cen ter of a freight car containing 40,- 000 or more pounds of explosives. He is vitally interested to learn what has been done to secure his safety. During the year 1907 the manu facturers of explosives and the Bureau of Explosives, organized by the American Railway Association, started an intensive co-operative effort to secure safety in the trans portation of explosives over the railroads of the United States and Canada. Regulations governing manufacture, packing, loading into cars and handling while in transit, were prepared. The two countries were divided into districts and in each a trained inspector was lo cated to promote enforcement of the rules which were adopted and promulgated by the railroad com panies. Experience soon indicated that a legal basis was necessary to uni form enforcement of the rules. A car loaded with explosives is lia ble to pass over many roads and be handled by many train crews. An explosion can be caused by any one of many possible defects that may remain concealed. In seeking this legal basis in 1908 the explosive and transpor tation industries blazed a new trail. Our legislative production plants are overloaded and their equipment for legislation on tech nical subjects .is defective. As a rule they must create and rouan- the selection of a candidate who might be able to muster a safe ma jority, the rule immediately loses its sanctity to the backers of that particular candidate. * * « In this case it is the followers of McAdoo who propose to force the fight to set aside the two-thirds re quirment and substitute a bare ma jority as sufficient for nomination. McAdoo himself is said to oppose the move, feeling that it is unwise to advance his position at the ex pense of scrapping a historic party tradition. Also, being among the most optimistic of men, he is confident he will be able eventually, though not now, to roll up even the neces sary two-thirds. ■ * * * More and more, interest in Wash ington is centering in the coming struggle at New York. The Cleve land convention, by contrast, ad mittedly will be a tame and deadly dull affair. At New Yoik, it will be an affray, not an affair, and not even one-to-four money can be found on the result. Hiram Johnson, who at one time was expected to furnish fireworks for the Cleveland show, has fizzled. His notification that he releases delegates instructed for him indi cates that his name will not even be placed in nomination. IneweraT Miss Carrie Towns, of Cuthbert was the guest of Miss Bertha Lee Brewton lat week. Miss Mag Ella Bagwell, of Plains spent part of last week here with her sister, Mrs. A. W. Castleberry. Miss Bonnie Parkman held her meeting with the girls Wednesday morning and Wednesday afternoon with the ladies during which light bread and rolls were made. There was eight members present and three new members received. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Murphy, Mrs. S. J. Bradley, Mrs. W. E. Carter a id Mr. Beard attended the Sunday school convention at Ellaville Thus day. , , Miss Florrie Bailey and Eva Hill visited relatives in Americus last week. Miss Della Parker, spent Friday with Miss Leila Giles. Misse Mildred, Vertna, Thelma and Myrtle Murphy spent Thurs day with Mrs. Bernard Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Y. A. Bray and children were Sunday visitors at the home of Mi', and Mrs. R. P. Parxer. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Badley spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs M. C. Veal. B. J. McNeal, was a Sunday vi- ' tor at the home of M-*» and Mrs. W. E. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Harden spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Parker. ; t ;■ <•- 1 ' * |S||| -<■ t.v T T T'T.'■*'" I ■’t'V'Mt* I Jml j j . ta 1 ■ j ' • ■ BI r® WA: ’ I , mm 4... j ■“ yjJ 1 —» mBF Wr > Car with two of these ' placards in. place is shown above • machine raw material >.aen they should be required only to inspect and give final touches to a finished product. Instead of a variety of machines for different operations, they have practically only one type—the mind of a conscientious legislator without technical know ledge or experience. Appreciating these facts our committee, representing the two industries, brought a finished prod uct to the federal legislature which resulted in the Act of May, 1908, now coded as Section 232 to 236 of the Act of March 4, 1921. This act gives the Interstate Commerce Commission power to prescribe rules for the safe trans portation of explosives and other dang. .ro’is articles and r>i >:u.;:ib.cs Rev. E. T. Moore, of Anderson ville, was a dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McNeal Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Murphy, vzere visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parker Sunday. Thelma Murphy spent Sunday with Martha Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bradley and son, Wade, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Grant Sunday afternoon. Henry Brown is a visitor at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McNeal this week. Miss Louise Purvis, of Americus wa a visitor at the home of Miss Ruth Parker at her home here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Freeman and children and Mrs. J. P. Gholson of Americus were visitors at t'.e home of Mrs. Mary Giles, Sunday afternoon. , 2000 GATHERED AT SHRINE FESTIVAL WAYCROSS, May 30.-—Two thousand people are expected to participate in the Shrine ceremonial to be held in Waycross today, it is learned from members of. the Way cross Shrine Club. Plans for the celebration are practically complet ed, the detailed arrangements hav ing been entrusted to special com mittees. The decoration of business houses and the generous display of bunting and flags throughout the city street is an evidence of the elaborate plans made by the local Shrine Club. The decorating was begun Tuesday afternoon, and the artists in charge of this work promise that the en tire city will be covered when the. visiting Shriners reach Waycross. BOBBED HAIR WAVE HITS GOORGIA STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, Map 30.—A bobbed hair “wave” is sweeping over the staid and sedate old State Capitol building and it bids fair to beeone a permanent wave, judging from the manner in which the girl employes in the ancient structure are throw ing themselves upon the mercies of the beauty parlors. More than half a dozen heads were “bobbed” in one day the current week and the short hair crowd is now largely in the majority. As conservatism is the slogan among the office holders after they once win a State House job, th s conservatism is handed down to the employes, hence “bobbed” hair has had rather a hard time breaking into popularity at the Capitol. Bui a concerted movement appears to be under way as the girls are going in flocks and groups to have their curls clipped, THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER penalties for violations of such rules. So far the only effect was to transfer the work of drafting rules from one overloaded plant to another. The Interstate Commerce Commission adopted the wise pol icy of transferring most of the work to the explosive and trans portation industries, to the men best qualified by training and ex perience to frame technical rules of this kind and representing the industries most interested in uni form enforcement. As a rule the regulations, ns Sub mitted by tlie Bureau of Explos ives, after conferences wijh ship p?rs, are promulgat'd without change. This' iinnsunl but ! :ir .■uilc method of securing teehni al l :lmn , o-ris .mt . ' ;.;d CUT-OFF Several from here heard the commencement sermon at the High school auditorium at Oglethorpe Sunday. Rich English, of Oglethorpe, Jess Joiner, and Fred Edwards, vt Greens Mill spent Sunday afternoon with Will Rasberry. Rev. Chas. A. Philips, of Plains, filled his regular appointment at the Lutheran church Sunday after noon, and delivered an able mes sage. , Miss. Laura Stubbs returned home from Girard Sunday, where she has been a teacher in the high school at that place. Misses Sue Julia and Charli’ Stubbs attended the party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith at Englishville, Friday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forehand and daughter, Miss Sara and Mrs Sallie Wicker, or near Montezuma attended services at the Lutheran church Sunday afternoon. Roger Clapp, of Columbus spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. CHEAP MONEY TO LEND We always have money to lend on farm lands at lowest rates and best terms, and you will always save money by seeing us. We give the borrower the privilege of making payments on the principal at any interest period, stopping interest on such payment. We also make loans on choice city property. Write or see R. C. Ellis, President, or G. C. Webb, Vice-Presi dent, in charge of the Home Office, Americus, Georgia.— Empire Loan and Trust Company Americus, Georgia J-U-N-E B-R-l-D-E-S We have the most popular patterns in Sterling Silver Flat Ware. Select your pattern early, so that our stock can be filled in with all the proper pieces to match. We will gladly assist you in any way that we can Americus Jewelry Co. | Wallis Mott, Mgr. Phone 229 I AM DOING ALL KINDS OF 1 ELECTRICAL WORK NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE. Ido your work by the hour and save you money. Ask my customers. They KNOW my ability. ONE 3-4 H. P. MOTOR FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN J. C. BASS, Electrician TELEPHONE 533. to legislative office, whose work is effectively and authoritatively checked and supervised, represents a new development even in a dem ocratic country. Safety is expensive. A new rule always means new restrictions and additional expenditures of I>abor and capital. An increase in the thickness of lumber in the dyna mite box has cost the manufactur ers hundreds of thousands of dol lars annually for the past 14 years, amounting to millions of dollars in the aggregate. The annual cost of the Bureau of Explosives main tained Iry the railroads to promote uniform enforcement of federal rules prescribed under a f- b "a! b.v, costs about $250,09(1 annually. Tile manufacturers of c nploUvca George Wicker. Mrs. R. H. tubbs, Miss Laura and George Stubbs, are spending a few days this week in Albany, the guest of their daughter and sister, Miss Mary Alice Stubbs. Our communitp was well repre sented at the commencement exer cises of the Andesonville High school last week, also the babecue dinner Fiday. Messrs McDonald and Young blood, of Spaulding, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Holloway. Mr. and Mrs. George Wicker and crildren, J. W. Clapp, and Roger clapp, motored to Macon Sunday and spent the day with Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Clapp. Prof. D. E. Pennington and Miss Myrtle Jolly, spent Fondap night with Mr. Pennington’s mother, Mrs. A. J. Pennington, en route to At lanta, and Greenville. S C.. Mrs. Pennington and children, will join Mr. Pennington after spending sime time with relatives here and at Do than, Ala. J. G. Feagin and daughter, Miss Mary Annie, of Americus, visited relatives here Monday. ’ are associate members of this ’ bureau and contribute about $6,500 ) annually to its maintenance. Instead of the usual war be tween shippers and carriers when ■ I money is involved, here is a re- I ■ markable caso of a self-imposed •; tax to perform, in the interest of ■ the traveling public, a function ■ that is in reality governmental. Space limitation prevents men tion in this article of the many de tails of safely precautions and changes in oi l shipping methods enforced by the rul s. Our lllus ■i trations sfiow the outoldo appear- • ance of a car carrying explosives II and inside view of the carefully I packed and loaded contents. The 12::11 r.••etangular placard on each • ' side and end advertises Cue hazard Mr. and Mrs. Olin Holloway spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Scab Kitchens. Misses Minnie Jewel and Lillisu Greene spent last week at Monte zuma with Mr. and Mrs. Will TOILET SETS Jn D’jer Kiss, Mary Garden and Many Other Line s NATHAN MURRAY Druggist 120 W. Forsyth St. Phone 79 LEGAL AD No. 700 GEORGIA, Sumter County. To All Whom It May Concern—• Mrs. Nora Ellis having, in proper form, applied to me for permanent letters of Administration on the estate of George R. Ellis, late of said County, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of George R. Ellis to be and ap pear at my office within the time allowed by law, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent ad ministration should not be granted to Mrs. Nora Ellis on George R, El lis’ estate. Witness my hand and official sig nature, this sth day of May, 1924. JOHN A. COBB Ordinary. LEGAL AD No. 701 GEORGIA, Sumter County. D. B. Howell having applied for permanent letters of administration upon the estate of Mrs. Annie L. Howell, late of said county, deceas ed; this is to cite all and singular the next of kin and creditors of said Mrs. Annie L. Howell to be and appear at the Court of Ordinary of said county, at the June term, 1924, and show cause, if any they have or can, why permanent letters of administration should not be grant ed to said B. D. Howell on said estate. Witness my official signature this May sth, 1924. JOHN A, COBB Ordinary. LEGAL AD No. 702 GEORGIA, Sumter County. Under and by virtue of the au thority of an order granted by Honorable C. M. Wiley, Ordinary of Bibb County, Georgia, on May 5, 1924, the undersigned will sell at public outcry before the Court House door of Sumter County, at Americus, Georgia, between the usual hours of Sheriff’s sales, on the first Tuesday in June 1924, the following described property, to-wit; A’timber lease on all timber lo cated on what is known as the Anna West place in Sumter County, Geor gia, about four miles from Smith ville, Georgia, the amount of said timber being one million feet, more or less. Terms of sale Cash. All bids subject to approval of C. M. Wiley, Ordinary of Bibb County, Georgia. This the 6th day of. May, 1924, . and prescribes the careful handling necessary. It states as follows: 1 This car must not be placed in a passenger train, nor in a mixed train if avoidable. 2 Cars containing explosives must be near ce'bter of train and may be together if desired; must be at least 15 cars /rom engine and 10 cars from caboose when length of train will permit. 3 This car must not be placed next to cars bearing ‘‘lnflammable’’ or "Acid” placard; nor cars con taining lighted heaters, stoves or lanterns; nor next to tank cars, or i wco.’.en-frame flat or gondola cars; nor next to carloads of pipe, lum ber, poles, iron, steel or similar articles liable to break through end of placarded car from rough handling. 4 The air and hand brakes on this car must be in service. 5 In shifting have a car between this car and engine whenever pos sible, and do not cut this car while in motion. ■k- i * 6 Avoid all shocks to this ear and couple carefully. 7 Avoid placing it near a po» sitjle source of Are. 8 Engines on parallel track must not be allowed to stand opposite or near this dar when it can be avoided. 9 This placard must be removed, from car when the explosives are unloaded. The car certificate attached t» each side door states over the signature of representatives of the originating carrier and the .shipper, that the specially selected and pre pared car meets all of the require ments and that the explosives in lb wore properly packed and The personal responsibility irn-i posed by these signatures is an portant fiSature of the rules. Property tosses of the carrier* have been decreased materially, but! the cost, exceeds the'♦ economy.' Safety of life is the primary oliject. As a sentinel on guard pro’act» hW comritdes, the explosive an 1 trins portatiorj industries 'rre»prvsWtU’< the traveling public. Greene. Rev A. G. Brewton, will fill his regular appointment at the Method ist church Sunday morning at 11- o’clock, the public is especially in vited. . : - t J. H. MILLER, Administrator of the Estate of Bernard Scheck, deceased. LEGAL AD No. 703. GEORGIA, Sumter County. Notice to Debtors and Creditors. Notice is hereby given to all per sons having claims against L. D. Ra new, late of said County, deceased, to present them to me properly made out under oath, showing their character and anjount, and all per sons indebted to said deceased are hereby required to make immediate payment to me. H. E. ALLEN Administrator of L. D. Ranew. LEGAL AD No. 705. Administrator’s Sale GEORGIA, Sumter County. By virtue of an order of the , Court of Ordinary of Sumter coun ty granted at May term, 1924, will be sold before the courthouse door at public outcry to the highest bid- . ders, in City of Americus, between the legal hours of sale, On first j Tuesday in June, 1924, as the property of Mrs. Lucy V. Mathews, deceased, the following property: One house and lot in City of Americus, Sutnter County, Georgia, fronting ninety feet, more or less, east on Lee street and running .back west 365 feet, more or less, to lot of Mrs. Mattie M. Eldridge which bounds it on the west for a distance of 36 1-2 feet, more or less. Bounded on north by Fort Apartment lot on south by lots of Hugh Mize, Olin Dixon and T. B. Hooks. Terms of sale cash or 1-5 cash, balance in two equal payments of one and two years, with interest at B<7<. This May Bth, 1924. J. E. D. SHIPP, Administrator, Lucy V. Mathews, Deceased. LEGAL AD NO. 707. GEORGIA, Sumter County. - This is to certify that I have this day, May 14, 1924, sold my stock »f merchandise and fixtures to Frank Stein. Anyone holding bills against Mrs. J. M. Macy will please present same at once, . J, M. MACY. 7 PAGE SEVEN
