About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1924)
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Shephei-i is now in to Chicago f>-i.m Albuqu ■>- SBew Mexico, wh--r . e ami Mrs. |B id went tn res* after young death, he is expected •Continued on Page Two) (little joe • ■r • rekrsZSZW's/XZS-cxzxz-srs azs^S-C->-vz- KPEED laws wake’it a KOOD IDEA FOR You TO ■KNOW WHAT YOU'RE • ■ DRIVING 1 ■ /,// Z// If 0 0 - k Zi ' / •- —. <Z I'd i PERU SEEKS PUBLIC EXONERATION |Y AND SCHNEIDER ; HONORED BY LOCAL MASONS $5 a Day Lowest Pay For Deck Hands on Henry Ford's Ships SHIPPING FEW FPOM DETROIT TO TFXf S BT WATER First Vessels of Ford Fleet Now Operating--To Carry Scrap Iron, Sugar On Return Trip By NEA Service NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27 Henry Ford has made good again. He has Fordized the shipping in dustry. Into it he has injected the Ford ideas of high efficiency, good wages and absolute cleanliness, all of which have combined to make his other ventures so successful. And he has found it pays. New Orleans has just been given her first glimpse of his latest proj ect—his ship-operating idea—in the docking here of the freight sr, Oneida, 'one of the first two vessels in the Ford fleet. Astounds All Seamen From Detroit, she had come by way of Montreal, Norfolk, Va., and Jacksonville, Fla. Here she unload ed parts for 1640 automobiles. From New Orleans she was going To Houston, Tex., to take aboard a cargo of sugar, sulphur and scrap iron. The Oneida was a sight to glad den the eyes of the housewife* and the efficiency expert; a sight to stun and astound old-time salt water sailors. Old seamen just stood on the levee, looked and gasped, then re turned to Seamen’s Bethel with a tale that sounded like the fantasies of a seasoned yarn-spinner letting himself out beneath the flare of the fore-castle lantern. A 4668-ton gross weight steel freighter, 261 feet long over all, with 43-foot beam, she >ay there glistening in a shiny coat of auto mobile enamel. Her decks were clean enough to eat from. Though she is an oil burner, not c speck of grease showed anywhere. Down in her engine room brass and nickel-plated trimmings shimmered in the light. Neither Captain A. N. Leland, her skipper, nor any of his officers will a speck of oirt. And it’s the same with the crew. $5 for Deck Hands Those Ford sailor-men? What a collectio nthey were! Clean-shaven, with fi esh hair ‘cuts and shoes shined, they wfcra dressed in 1924 model clothes. They went uptown in taxicabs and came back the same way—and sober, too. ‘Wonder if they get manicured before they come ashore?” asked one old-timer. The men are a happy, contented lot. All are weil paid Five dollars a day is the lowest pay ever, the newest deck hand draws. And the pay goes up "according to the rat ings. Not One Has Quit And grub is thrown in. tod. That makes the pay all clear profit. The United States Shipping board pay-roll provides $47.50 a month for ordinary seamen. That, until Henry Ford entered the ship ping business, was thought ruinous ly high. Not a man has left ship since tjie Oneida and her sister ship, Onondaga, first shoved off. The flivver may be a popular joke. But the flivver isn’t. At least not to seafaring men, SOLVES “MULE MEAT” MYSTER IN WARE WAYCROSS, Dec. t.!7.—Th'e mys , ter yof a butchered mule, portions 1 of whose carcass was found beside i a road irear here, was solved recent i ly when John Wildes, city meat in i spector, visited the farm of F. Balcom, two miles south cf the cit’X Several hundred pounds es the muj meat were found undergoing a ing process, which, .M . plained, was to prepare it as fertilizer. THEjMESBRECORDER SZIjPUBUSHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 27, 1924 j- z THE FREIGHTER ONEIDA, ONE OF THE FIRST TWO SHIPS IN THE FORD FLEET. ‘SKIP- PER’ HENRY FORD IS SEEN I N. INSET. y, s, would yw.D PHILIPPIC ON lm of mis That’s The Comment Heard From Men High Up In Ad ministration Councils Rv HARRY B. HUNT WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. The Fliipinos’ hint, through the Depart ment of Labor and communications at Manila, that htey would like to join the League of Nations if they could, is taken in rather unexpect ed fashion in Washington, consid ering the genarl policy of hte domi ninat political party of today. ‘‘Oh, if the islands only could be unloaded onto the league!” That’s the tone of a great deal of the comment heard from men high enough in administration councils to know how the govern ment really feels. The truth fs, the Philippines are embarrassing President Coolidge seriously. American business interests in the archipelago are considerable, but they are in the hands of a comparatively small group, which the president knows the vast ma jority of people in the United States have small inclination to give money and blood t oprotect. ♦ * # So long as there seemed to be no prospect that such expenditures were going to be required, it was all very well for the Washington government to indorse the group’s contention that Americas is moral ly bound to keep the flag flying over the islands. Now, however, with the whole American people at home clamor ing for economy, comes the Jap anese threat, meaning huge naval expenditures for the islands’ safety and for nothing else. The Philippines are America’s weak spot. They’re aliability rather than an asset ,but the ’’United States couldn’t afford to have them tak en away from her forcibly, even if it wuold be a relief. By grabbing them, Japan, at any time, could compel this country to go to war with her. 'I : ilxant i _-'4a i Alibi b .!: MreBMH 1.1 •;> i. . !<•• ’ hi:., .: water,. Tla-i. a 1 ..: i i ..al,: ‘.a' * I re l l l 9 1 ■ ''i ' fl I'.nt if 5 >■ z l■ ’ ■ v LADY STEPS ON HIS I TOE; 2 MEN JOSTLE HIM -$137 DISAPPEARS ATLANTA, Tec. 24. lf a iady steps on your feet and two bald-headed n.en are standing dangerously near, the advice of I. W. James, of College Park, is to call the jiolice. James lost a wallet containing $137 in cash because he failed to follow his own advice. A lady stepped on hes toe in an elevator. At almost the same instant two bald-headed men bumped against him. When he left the elevator ho discovered his loss and reported it to locai police authorities. ssi®r HEARINGS ON TODAY Congressional Committee Speed ing Investigation On Admin istration’s Bill (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The joint congressional committee pro ceeded today with its schedule of hearing on the administration’s postal rate increase bill, with a view to concluding their inquiry in time to permit a final study of the report on the measure to be made the senate early next week. Publishers, trades papers, and others are opposing the measure. FAVORS INCREASE IN PARCEL POST RATES WASHINGTON, Dec. 27—A flat increase of five cents per package on parcel post rates was advocated by George C. Lucas, director of transportation of the National Pub lishers’ association, at the hearing conducted by the joint congression al postoffice committee on the pro posal to increase postal rates. Second class mail cannot stand the increase proposed by the new postal bill, Lucas declared. Lucas charged parcel post rates were unfair to competing express companies. He pointed out express companies were forced to chaujj 35 WFT fNO DRY FORCES PLAN FOB CONTEST Opening Skirmish Due Monday When Rum Runner Bill * Comes Up WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—Wets and drys in the house are preparing for their first skirmish cf the ses sion, due next Monday, when con gress reassemble sto consider tier.s ury appropriation bill carrying funds for the coast guard to check the activities of ru mrunners. Basing their action and at ga monts on the testimony cf Admiral Billard, commandant of the coast guard, that 'activities of liquor smugglers have not decreased de spite the augmented fleet, weti will attempt to effect a drastic slash in the guard’s appropriation for next year. Funds recommended for the coast guard, for next year aggre gate $20,597,835, an increase of ap proximately $10,000,000 over the current year. With Billard declaring that “there has been little if any re duction in the amount cf liquor .smuggled in by sea,” wets believe they are justified in attempting to cut down the proposed appropria tion. The charge i eexpected to be made that the coast guard has virtually abandoned its oiiginal duty of answering calls of distress ed vessels and is now concentrating o nrum running. Billard told the appropriations committee that of the 430 vessels i-n the fleet, only 7.1 would t>e assigned to “regular work.” In combatting the efforts of liquor smuggler stu land then products in this couni ry, BiUard intends to employ 4,?48 men while 4,740 will be assigned to regular duty. The latter figure includes the personnel of the coast life sav ings stations. MNEjPETWILI ■UCIinED 'QjSfep ec-’ K today MRS. FERGUSON ASKS PFIWL OF LEGAL DimiFIIMIIS Imposed On Married Women By Texas Law Before She Assumes Office (By Assoc atcj Press.) TEMPLE. Dec. 27. Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, gov<rnor elect cf Texas, has petitioned the District Court of Bell coun ty for the removal of all legal disqualifications in making con tract that might arise from her status as a married woman. Friends say the step was tak en by Mrs- Ferguson so that no contract or document she might make while governor could be atacked as invalid because of le gal disqualifications imposed on married women by the existing Texas laws. THREECHILDREN tFLCTROCUTED High-Power Electric Transmis sion Wire on Ground is Fatal to 2 Boys and 1 Girl HAMLET, N. C., Dec. 27.—-Ihreo children of Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Mar tin of Hamlet, were electrocuted at Roberdell, near here late yesterday when they came into contact with a high power electric Lransmisoion wire which fell to the ground after being severed by a bullet from a rifle fired by the older of the three children. > The dead are: Arthur Martin, 16; Ethel Martin, 11; ami Willie Mar tin, 9. The three children left their home here early to visit their grandpar ents at Roberdell. According to report sfro mthere, Arthur was firing a rifle at a target when a bullet struck the electric wire und it fell to the grond, coming in con tact with the lad. S.-eing his plight, the younger brother and sis ter trie dto rescue him and they also were electrocute I. All three were dead when other persons reach ed them. Upon brief inquiry, the coroner decided that a formal inquest was unnecessary. hiohwY Himin BBS !H MCHWB’ $200,000 Worth of Additional Construction Equipment Pur chased for 1925 Work ATLANTA, Dec.-26 - As the re sult of several contracts which were let at a meeting of the high way commission at East Pojnt this week, $200,000 worth <>f new ma chinery and equipment I‘or the year 1925 will be placed in operation by the State Hihgway Department, ac cording to announcemt :it made Chaiihnan John N. Holder Wednes day. The contracts and to whom award ed, as given out by Chairman Hold er ,are as follows: Contract for furnishing twenty Holt five-ton tractors, .et to Yun-1 cey Brothers, Atlanta, or a bid of 1 $63,680.40, Contract for thirty one Helt two ton tractors, let to Yancey Brotivl ers, Atlanta, on a bid of $54,2]9. Contract for sixteen Best five-i let to W A. Neal and' of $55,480. re 1 I NEW YORK FUTURES Open 10:45 Close 5 January . 23.85124.05|24.82 { March 21.20;24.41124.72 f May 24.63)24.7<5[25;06 i PRICE FIVE CENTS OFFICERSrOR]92S ICTLLED FW.Y BY Ltt LODGES Joint Ceremony Performed In New Masonic Club Rooms Given Masons by Mitchell C. M. Bradley will head Lodge No. 13, F. and A. M., and FL D. Schneider M. B. Council Lodge during the com ing year. Both these local Ma sons were installed Friday night along with the other new offi cials of the two lodges, in the W. E. Mitchell Masonie club rooms. At the regular communication of Americus Lodge, No. I 3, and a called communication of the M. B. Council Lodge, No. 95, Friday night, the following offi cials were.installed: Lodge No. 13 Officials. C. M. Bradley, Worshipful Mast- er. J. C. Pouncey, Senior Warden. W. 0. Poole, Junior Warden. S. L. McDaniel, Secretary. S. R. Heys, Treasurer. I J. L. Wood, Senior Deacon. S. R. Shepperd, Junior Deacon. W. Clark, Senior Steward. Roy Tye, Junior .Steward. S. S’. Kent, Chaplain. J. 11. Shui/ake, Tyler. Pass Master E. E. S bncidor was the installing officer. M. B. Council Lo«lr»«! Officers, H. D. Schneider, Worshipful Master. J. G. Holst, Senior Warden. L. G. Yerby, Junior V arden. J. E. Hightower, Treasurer. R. L. Crawford, Secretary. E. W. Horne, Senior Deacon. Charles W. Wheatley, . r. Deacon. W. W, Hughes, Sr. Steward. I. L. Eisenson, Jr. Steward. Wible Marshall, Chaplain. J. H. Shumake, Tyler DB.MCfED CLEMSON PRESIDENT Head cf Coker College for Women Chosen By Board of Trustees (By The Asrociafted Pre»») COLUMBIA, S, C„ Dec. 27.-- Dr. E. W. Sikes has been elected president of Clemson College. The official announcement of his election was made today by form er governor Richard Manning and Alan Johnston, of Newbury, the lat ter being president of the board of trustees. Dr. Sikes was presidotd of 'Coker College, for Women ai Hartsville. It is not known when he will as sume his now duties rt Clemson. SEISMOGRAPH INSTALLED AT NEW ORLEANS (By The Associated Press) MOBILE, Dec. 27.-Rev. Father . Cyrill Ruhlman, prof- ss-r of ph;t'C> for many year sat Springhill Ccl . lege, located here, left today for New Orleans to install a simt in - \ graphfor th yscie,nce department, of Loyola University in that city? I.oyolrf will bi- the -eccnd ’institu tion in the south to have such a:: instrument. ATLANTA SPENDS MILLION AND HALF FOR PAVING ! ATLANTA, Dec, 27. Stree ! im | provement work done in this city [ during the past more t'lian I doubled that of any previous to William A. Haiiseli, ie sos ciU' construe: ion ,W9rk. I X rtrig work diii'ing tL- ycilt <mri i irtg December iT/fotßlbd :>3/35'm ; ‘e.t I at a cost of $1,566,031.79, hrs II port stated. . . _. .
