Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-28
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ni0neer auto trip was mace IN
i9O1-8: extended through 80 coun-
tries. and covered 46,528 miles.)
Captain Glidden announced yes
terday at Atlantic City, that he
proposes to cover in one or two
Years all of the points visited by
him during his eight-year automo-
bile tour of the world.
The Captain is fond of pioneer
ing. and this announcement will
come as no surprise to the wide
circle of friends he made while
stationed at Souther Field last
winter and spring.
Apparently, we have not heard
the last of the daylight saving plan,
despite the action of congress in
repeating the law, at the insist
ence of the nations rural popula-
ton. The cities say they are go
ing to observe daylight saving,
whether the farmers want it or
not.
The National Daylight Saving
Association expects to establish
daylight saving in greater part of
the country through local action.
New York City and Pittsburg have
already informed Mr.. M4rks, the
president of the association, that
they intend to continue daylight
saving. Mr.. Marks said as a re-
suit of a meeting of the association
just held:
Ninety per cent. of the peo-
pie of this country are for day
light saving. They are not going
to let the majority of congress de-
prive them OF attaining their de-
sire. | was wrong when said a
majority of congress was for it,
because it was not really a ma
jority that put this thing over. One
hundred Of them were not in their
seats when the vote was taken. |
am not blaming them, but had they
been doing their duty, we would
have won. We can win now by To-
cal action, and we are going to
win"
Mr.. Marks is wrong; ninety per
cent. of the people of the coun-
try are NOT FOR the plan, but
possibly ninety per cent. of the ur-
ban population of the country are
for it.
But Sumter county will not wor-
ry. Being placed by the Barnes
law in normal Eastern time, we
shall be very favorably situated,
with perpetual daylight saving, as
compared with our old-time status,
while observing the same time as
the remainder of the state. And
there'll be no more changing of
clocks either, they tell us.
Maybe the country is not going
to the bow-wows, after all. At any
rate, there is hope, if no error has
been made in reporting this which
comes in the form of a dispatch
from Atlantic City:
Announcement was made of the
adoption of resolutions by repre-
sentatives of the workmen of the
various plants of the Midvale Steel
and Ordnance Company, operating
under a collective bargaining plan.
declaring that the persistent and
unceasing demand of workmen en-
ployed in all classes and kinds of
industries for shorter days work
and an increased wage in order to
meet the present high cost of liv-
ing is uneconomic and unwise, and
should not be encouraged
"The resolutions were adopted
after two days meeting."
Has Caruso raised his price, or
is Mexico especially flush Just
now? The highest salary offer ever
made to singer on this continent,
$4,000 night for ten nights,
for a series of concerts in Mexico
City, awaits the Italian tenor upon
his arrival from Naples this week.
If Caruso will risk entering Mex
leo at this time of unsettled mill
tarv and political conditions, the
sum of 100000 is his for the tax
ing. He has been apprised of the
offer by wireless and his decision
may be made known even before
his arrival. If he refuses, his sea-
enteenth season in America may
open somewhat earlier than usual.
Caruso probably won't ACCEPT
the offer, fattering as it sounds.
Bandits little appreciate art, but
they might not overlook the swag,
and. "onseuuentlv, Mr.. Caruso
might find himself embarrassed, to
say the least of it, getting out of
the country with it.
s.
Here's a bit of news that may
sound like common sense when
considered with the announcement
this week that the Government had