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THfi MaCON AAXLf TELEdftAPH: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1908
The Automobile
221 Second Street. Macon
This week we will receive a ‘new shipment of the celebrated Oldsmobiies. This shipment includes
Models X 3, X Special, and the celebrated “ D. R ” Roadster. We extend cordial invitation to those
interested in Automobiles to call and examine these elegant and serviceable machines and acquaint them
selves with the many points of merit which this celebrated make has over other makes. We will take
pleasure in pointing out and discussing the many excellent points of these machines to those interested.
OLDSMOBILE
MODEL 20
We have been allotted a limited number of these machines, which will arrive about January 15.
This car is put on the market to meet the demand for the low-priced four cylinder car. It has behind it the
usual OLDSMOBILEL guarantee of quality, and the general lines are characteristic of our larger models, the
reputation of which is so well established as to need no mention here. A careful examination will convince
that this car is worthy of its place in the OLDSMOBILEL tamily and a demonstration wiii prove its' wonderful
roadability and the great ease with which it can be handled,
Our Atlanta House
On the 15th of January we will open our branch store in Atlanta at No. 34 Auburn avenue. This
step has been rendered necessary by reason of our rapidly expanding business and the universal popularity
of the machines manufactured by the Olds Motor Works.
A Special Bargain
We offer to a quick buyer one brand new four-cylinder, 1908 Model “K” Maxwell, equipped with
Mop, gas lights and generator, $1,400. List price of this machine is $1,900.
The Automobile & Machinery Co.
221 Second Street, Macon
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MARIE CORPS
NOWJANISHED
Much Talk of President’s
Action In Taking Men
Off Ships.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—What li
to become of that splendid organiza
tion of fighting men officially desig
nated as the United States Marine
C0 TTe ? question Is being As’ced not
only In the rank and file of the corps
Itself, but throughout every branch of
the army and naval establishments,
the country at large and in the halls
of congress. And there is another
question which is equally puzzling and
concerning which an Inquiry has al
ready been launched In the United
States senate—namely:
Why did President Roosevelt order
the marines off the battle ships and
relegate them to duty on shore?
There Is no question about the
president's authority In the premises.
In fact, the statutes of the United
.states give him specifically, as com-
mander-ln-chlef of the army and navy,
full executive power to do anything
ha see* fit with the marine oorpa un
der section 1619. which reads: "The
marine corps shall be liable to do duty
In the forts and garrisons of the
United Slate*, on tho seacoast. or any
other duty on shore, as the president,
at his discretion, may direct."
But un explanation for the presi
dent's reasons for the radical step la
anxiously awaited. .
The marine corps of the United
States dates back 133 years and It
has added much glory to the history
of American arms at home and
abroad.
It was November 10, 1775, that the
first force of marine* was provided
for. On that date the Continental
congress authorised tho raising cf
two battalions of marines. These
men fought with distinguished gallan
try by the side of the American sail
ors throughout the revolutionary war,
and It was doubtless due to their ef
ficiency and the value of their ser
vices that the fifth congress, in ses
sion at Philadelphia, passed an act
establishing and organising a marine
corps, the number of privates being
limited to 720. The closing section
of that act, giving the presi
dent absolute authority with re
gard to the nature of the duties
of the marine corps. Is preserved In
tact In tho present federal statutes
as quoted above, although the original
act has been revised In many other
particulars during the century and & JM_
quarter that has passed since tho ment
original enactment June 11, 17IS. v 1 ** 1.
An Ancfcnt Institution.
The sea soldiery Is an ancient In
stitution. Among the Greeks these
marine warriors were known as epl-
batae. described by historians as tight-
ng men who served exclusively on
thli ‘ " “
ships of war. In the ancient Roman
navy they were styled "classlarll mill-
tea," the Scandinavians called them
"haat-karlar" and the Spanish fight- ^
Ing ahlpe carried complements of ms- wiun.uA 1
fines. In the thirteenth century U»e After ihe r
Genoese crossboa men were regarded
as tho typical marine, and they were tho war nga»nst Tripod. .In one battle
employed In the English navy. .Jn !ff B 2
13S7 Sir Henry Perry, who bore the iBLlmSluan k . wliii onj of the ene*
sobriquet of "Gunpowder Perry," wasjmy^ seamen rushed forward with up-
made "captain of all the men at armVjiiricd cutlass :<» split Decatur’s skull. A
and archers of the British fleet.*’ i murine threw up his arm and caught tho
In 1653 the British admiral, Blake, | blow, thereby savin* Decatur's life, hut
embarked foot soldiers upon his ships; L e ,- rnHr n "* Brm *** "• vered fn>m hl *
W " ct ““ * n . th °.... I In th« war of 181* tho marine, again
fights against the Dutch. In 1661 distinguished themselves and were con-
regulars were detailed from the line spictious In the battles on tho great lakes,
for service afloat and became known They were among tho gallant defenders
as “marina soldlrra” and nfterward «f lto»lm„re against thelirlllsh. and tliay
“marines.- a name lhat has stuck to Bg-J-J? .&SKBB.SL.' hB ' y "°
this class of service ever since.
In those old time* recruits for the
navy were usually "Impressed’ nnd
the sailors as a rule were rough, In
temperate and difficult to handle, «o‘
that the marines became useful In
times of peace as ship policemen t*
well as fighters in time of war.
against hundreds of <
an set
equaled.
Some of the Deeds.
During the war wllh Mexico the ms-
first the marines were "regarded' with i r,ne * «*ld effective work In co-operating
contempt by the sailors and were oh- with Gen. Scott's forces. In the civil
nrcnlon ^'teH °?t to "th7£. b rUS» 'w.t'wSld in uScZmS?KcVv'toS
presslon tell It to the marines, on repeated commendations from tin? army
♦*.- leaders. At Fort Sumter h marine was
killed by one of the
Implication that the latter were cred
ulous.
American Marines Heroes.
But the American marine has carved
out a glorious name for himself. Though
, first shots fired In tha
war, and In the tattle between the Mon
itor and the Merrlmac nlnu marines ware
killed by the first shot from the Con
^Between* 1 ®# Hose of the Civil war nnd
.ve taken part in every great achieve- the beginning of tha war with Spain they
of American arms. They have shed. were not Idle. They patrolr-d Portland,
blood In every war under th.| i Me., after the great fire, and raided II-
American flag, and their deeds of heroism, licit whisky distilleries In Pennsylvania.
• i and Individual, fill volumes. During the labor riots In 1377 they main-
were with John Paul Jones onjtslned onlcr against lawless mobs
ooilecth
They ........ ... ...
tha Bon Homme Hichard when he fought 1 many cities,
tha Beraphls. aud out of 137 of their num- “ -—**
bir on the American ship In that fight
forty-nine were killed or wounded. In
1600 In the haid-fought battle between
the Constitution and the French ship 1st
Vengeance, which during five hours or tha
fight were within pistol shot, the Ameri
can marine* lost one-fourth of their num.
her. fourteen being killed and twenty-five
, served with distinc
tion In the Panama expedition In 1*33.
and In IM». when the great hurricane
destroyed lives and property at Apia. Sa
moa, they were there and were com
mended fur their bravery.
During tin* Boxer uprising In China
they bore the brunt of protecting the
legations. When tho battleship Maine
blew up In Havens harbor It was Marine
"Bill" Anthony who went to Copt. Hiss-
bee’s cabin and without a tremor In fits
vole# announced: "I have to report that
the ship has boon Mown up nnd Is sink
ing."
In the Spanish-American wnr tho ma
rines were first to set foot on Cuban soil,
nnd at Guantanamo they held the lunch
.gainst a heavy fire from n larger force
of the enemy, losing five killed nnd four
teen severely wounded. At the battle of
Santiago the batteries of the marine*
helped to sink Cervera’s licet. There nr«
countless Instances of their bravery, ef
ficiency, nnd fidelity. The pi cm nt com
mander of the corps Is Gen. George k>
Elliott.
And now they have been relegated to
patrolling navy yards and garrisoning tne
Isthmian Canal Zone.
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HIE 11 BON! HIT
• BY PUBLIC COUNSEL
BOTH MEN FLAYED IN COURT.
COUNT BITE8 LIPS AND TURNS
CRIMSON.
PA RIB, Dec. 26.—M. Matter, tho public
prosecutor, was heard In the suit brought
by Count Ron| do Castellano against Ills
former wife, who wan Miss Anna Gould
of New York. In which he asks that ihf.
custody of his three chl'drcn he awarded
to his mother. In presenting Ills conclu
sion to the court tho public prosecutor
recommended that the children ho left In
the custody of\their mother.
M. Matter scored both the Count de Cnx-
tcllnne nnd the Prince de Hagan. Tho
count stood well to the front of tho court
room. balancing hla silk hat on the end
of his cunc, and was the cynosure of ull
eyes. Several times when the condetn-
^ lona were particularly severe, ho bit
lips and flushed crimson.'
Seeks Chlldem’s W«lfsrs.HBB|
utter based his argutn
— .velfsre of the children.
hi telling colors the unhsppli
first marriage of Miss Gould, which com-
polled h«*r to seek a divorce. Ho then
described how, In her subsequent Isola
tion. she msrrleg Prim e Hello de Ragan
against the opposition of her brother.
George J. Gould, who was fully informed
concerning the past life of the prince,
and who had hoped especially In tne In
ter* at of the children, that Ills slater
would marry an American. The lawyer
ilien spoke feelingly of the sollrltodw for
the three children displayed by Mias
Helen Gould. Regarding the future of
the children ho said the primary conclu
sion was that they should bn retrod In
1 * Tin "advisability of placing them in an
cate health of the oldest hoy, a condition
which, in the opinion of tho nubile prose
cutor, rendered Irnpuratlvo that the chil
dren he kept together. He said it was
Impossible to confide them to the care of
their father or to his mother, thd Mar
quise do (’astclluoe, which would amount
to the samn thing. As for tho Princess
do Ragan, it was true that regrottable
things had occurred, but the court must
remember that previously she had been nn
admirable mother, and whal had hap
pened had not made her unworthy. ■
'Endorses Mother's Pisa.
In view of theso facts M. Matter said
Ids conclusion was that tho children
should remain In the custody of their
mother, provided the Prince and tho Prln-
ooss do Ragan live drcMfn«?«rtly. The
two older boy* should be placed in a
school near Paris selected by the father
and the mother, and In case of their dis
agreement, by the president of the court.
All three should pass their vacations at
the residence of the Marquise do Castd-
lane, the court fixing tho duration of the
visit* of both tho father and mother.
Thu* tho mother will retain the custody
of her children, who have the need of a
mother’s care,
- - ■■ ... Jf
course would bo to return tho chlldri
to their tender parents and glv
yff
entljr 12 Impossible.'
The court will n
comber 30.
but this appar-
render Its decision De-
Extsrminstlon of Rats at Port of
don.
Consul General Wynno states’ tl
report Issued In London shows Ui
order of tha British port s inltnry
thorltjr, in accordance with » M.-h-u
the ex termination of the mt p
134,379 rats have been killed up u
gust t *n the wwrchoueee nnd \ •*«»
the docks of London, nearly «.:**)
n Li,,, u t ,i cn* luulitii.
ague,
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dit to
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