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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 r J 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. This Is Worth Reading. Deo F. SSeltnakl, ot U Glbsoh street, Buffalo, N. Y.. says: "I cured tho most annoying cold sore I ever hud. with Ifucklcn’M Arnica Halve. I ap plied this salvo once n day for two days, when every trace of the sore was gone." Heals all sores. Hold un der guarantee at oil drug stores. 25c. BLOOD POISON RPRCIAMBTfl. If you have m«h, r copper-colored spots, falling hair, sor** rqdutli and throat, aching bones, ulcers. One course of Beriino. 70 pills taken In M days will heal all ulcers no matter where locat'd, or how many. Your pains will all van ish the Ittli day. This roiinre mail ed in plain lioxe* upon receipt of 110.00 hv registered letter, or postal order. We guaranies three courses taken at proper Intervals under our direction will permanently cure worst cases or money back. One course will eon vinca you. I.et us save you from blindness, paralysis, locomotor- ataxia. m:ai.iN remedy ro.. Ilcgul Bids., 37th and Broadway, New York City. 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, . Au dit to Iruv-