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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-13

Thursday Morning.
0:00-Enrollment of delegates.
10:30-Endeavor conservation serv'
ice-Nell Crawford, county president
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08
BODY Of AUTO
GIVES IT CLASS
Steel Is Rapidly Taking the Place
of Wood in It's Con-
struction.

There Is an old saying that the
coat doesn't make the man" but the
coat often makes a difference In the
way the man is received In the circles
In which he moves. What the coat,
meaning general attire, is to the man
the body" is TO the automobile. The
body is the thing that lends char
acter and class TO motor car Ii is
the thing above all other features
that appeals to the eye OF the aver
age man or woman and frequently Is
the determining factor in the selec-
ton Of a car.
In the last decade styles in auto
mobile bodies have changed about as
frequently az the styles In women s
hats and dresses. Every season has
brought its new models and the
changes noted were chiefly in the
bodies, though, OF course. great adj
yances have been made in the way
OF increased efficiency. durability, etc.
The tendency nowadays is toward
greater uniformity and the establish
ment OF permanent general standards,
all OF which Is In line with the eff
forts to place the Industry on a sane,
safe. conservative and firm business
basis.
Up to two years ago automobile
bodies were constructed wholly OF
wood. except in rare instances, where
other materials were tried largely by
way OF experiment. Since then, how
ever. this branch OF the industry has
been revolutionized. Body makers
everywhere are changing from wood
TO steel. and, in isolated cases, to
aluminium. Wood ls still used BY
these makers, but merely as a shelton
I or framework for the steel shell.
Once the advantages OF the steel
body were recognized this form OF
construction came rapidly to the fore.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08
AUTOMOBILE
ELECTRIC LIGHTING

Time was, not 80 many years ago
that the swaying, rafting coach dash.
ed through the dark city streets az
the terrific rate of miles per houl
! lighted on It's way by crying linn
boys, running on ahead with smoking
/ flaming torches. Then kerosene oil
made II possible TO place a flicker
ing light on every street corner and
the link boy became a lamp lighter
The appearance Of gas made another
revolution and soon the city streets
were brilliant with gas lamps, and
oil lamps were relegated to the vii
lage and the country hamlet. Then
came electricity that set the streets
of the city, village and country ham
let ahlaze and extinguished both the
oil and the gas lamps as street H.
| luminant
1t Is a far cry from the link boy
| to the electric light, but not farther
than from the olden coach 10 the
! modern automobile that is pushing
! its way into every country OF the
earth, lighted. In most instances, not,
| IL is true, by the link boys torch,
but only a step in advance. by flick
ering, smelly, unreliable and often
dangerous oil and gas lamps. Recog-
MIXING this danger, the United States
government inspector of steamboats,
| has prohibited the transportation OF
automobiles equipped with acetylene
gas tanks on steamers carrying pas
sengers, except under well-defined re-
tstrictions.
Many a man who would not think
OF using gas, much less OIL as-nn
! illuminant in his home, or even his
barn, still uses II for his auto. When
one Is stalled on q dark night in a
pouring rain the wind blowing n
gale, matches. patience and profanity
all exhausted, what comfort IL Is
TO have a passer-by flash his electric
lights and regret that he has no
matches to offer!
The electric light is destined TO be
as universally used on the automo-
bile as Ii Is in other branches OF
lighting One reason why II has not
made more rapid strides is that many
OF the manufacturers OF automobile
/ lighting apparatus have their mon
tied up in machines and tools Tor
the manufacture OF old-time lights.
They are naturally waiting for the
public to demand new lights.
Ask them about electric lights and
, they will reply, "Oh, yes, We can
make them when the public demands
them" They forget that the electric
light is a matter or growth and de-
velopment as much as is the auto
mobile itself. Another and, perhaps,
an even greater hindrance TO its
advancement is the fact that many
equipments have been put on that
were not successful. Many things
go TO make success or failure in this
work. The lamps themselves, the
battery, the wiring, all play an i'm.
portant part. II Is folly TO expect
weak improperly battery. or
one built for ignition purposes TO be
a successful lighting battery. 1t is
worse than folly to use small I'm
properly insulated wire and loosely
made connections and then expect
success. II is folly to think that any
one can wire car. You would not
expect a blacksmith to repair your
watch and you should not expect a
general repair man to successfully
wire your car II is q small town,
indeed that has no electricity In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08

these days and where electricity is,
there is sure TO be an electrician
that can properly do such work.
In the city of Detroit there can
be found large number OF enthusi-
astic users OF electric lights, a num-
Der so large and growing so rapid
ly, as 10 prove beyond a doubt that
proper electric outfit, properly In
stalled, makes the ideal automobile
light These users are among all
classes. the man who uses his car
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08
PROGRESS MADE
IN AUTO AXLE
Far Different Article Today From the
Crude Affair Of the Autos
Earlier Days.

Although in the minds Of great
many people the automobile industry
Is new one, yet, as matter ol
fact, IL has been in the process OF
Development for the past Is or 20
years, but il is only in the last eight
or 10 years that the expansion has
been rapid and of size 10 warrant
the fixing of public attention on il.
Early in its history the tendency
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08

in his profession, in business and
purely for pleasure; the man who.
drives a runabout, a touring car. =
coupe, a limousine or truck. In not
few instances. improperly designed
equipments have been installed with
the inevitable result OF failure
These have been replaced with right
outfits, rightly installed. and disgust
has been turned TO praise.
The success of electric lights has
(ContInued on page 20.D
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
CREW RESCUED.
Belfast Schooner NJ. H.
Read a Total Wreck.
Piled Up on l0yeIl'S Island,
Boston HaTbOT, in yale.
Crew of Five Rescued by Stony
Beach Life sayIng Grew.

Boston. Oct. 2-Driven ashore on the
northeast point of LovelIs island by
last nights heavy gale, the two-mast-
ed schooner NJ, II. Read. heavily load
ed with lumber, is feared today 10 lie
total wreck. The crew of five men
We're rescued from the rigging of the
vessel hy the stony Beach life saving
crow They are being cared for at the
stony Beach station.
The Read lett Bangor. Me-, last
week for Lynn Caught Is the storm.
Capt Grant was attempting to lind Il
safe anchorage When his craft went
ashore late LAST night on Lovelfs is
land. She pounded badly on the rocks
and Was soon leaking. When the crew
was Ia6en of by the life savers. tho
vessels seams had been opened and
the crew Was Of the opinion that the
schooner would be total loss
The NJ. II. Read halls frem Belfast.
Me. Her dimensions are; Length l04
feet. breadth IS feet and depth S feet
Her gross tonnage is 1850
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
Aviator Dixon Killed, Mon
day, al Spokane, Wash.
Falls $50 Feet al the Inter-
state Fair Grounds.
Aviator Rogers Also Injured by Fall
At Huntington, Ind.

Spokane, Wash, Oct. 2.-Cromwell
Dixon, who AWAITED across the Rocky
mountains last Saturday. fell 100 feet
at the Interstate Fair grounds here
today and received injuries which
caused his death.
Caught by an adverse air current
Dixon's machine turned on its side
and plunged into rocky railroad cut
While falling Dixon pluckily attempt
ed to right his aeroplane and shouted
10 the spectators:
Here | goi Here I go!''
He was picked up unconscious and
taken to hospital where 1t was found
that his skull was fractured, his right
! leg broken. and his collar bono s. at
tered He died within an hour
Dixon was only boy--19 years ID
but had been interested in flying
since the age of IL. when at the st.
Louis Exposition he met Capt. fhom-
as Baldwin, who gave him his hrst
tight in dirigible, the California Ar
A NV. az
Dixon flew successfully in the sprins
of 1907, when he was but Is YEAR, OF
age. a dirigible of his own MAXIM.
was the first to cross the MfssessPps
river in dirigible.
+ Under the tutelage Of Count Lee
seps at Montreal Dixon maze nss
CONTINUED on Page TweNe.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03

son said that for campaign purposes he
gave sums of money to men who after
wards became candidates for the Legis-
lature. Some of these We're elected, but
he was not aware Of their candidacy
when he gave them money
The record shows that You paid out to
Your managers ore day $4,000 and snort
time afterwards gave them SIS. coo more. 80
said Senator w b. Hepburn. chairman.
Didn't YOU ever ask them what they
were doing with all that money!"
No, only in general way
Did YOU pay three Democratic men,
bers or any one for absenting them
selves from the Legislature on March 4,
1902 SO that YOU could have majorityo'
IKE. l never knew of any member hav-
ins absented himself except as I read il
in the newspapers"
p A. Edmonds. one Of Senator stephen
sons managers. testified he knew of nc
money having been Illegally used in Mr.,
Stephenson's election. The bill for adver.
tising he said, amounted to $4,000 a
check for s2500 was paid 70 the state
game warden, J. W. Stone, on Mr.
Stephensons instructions, bat he did moi
/ In previous legislative Investigations Il
was brought out that Stone distributed
money to deputy wardens.
The committee will resume its hearings
tomorrow, when more of Senator Steph
Continued on Page Twelve,)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
|BRIeEN CHARGED
In Eviction Of Sen. Ste
pplsOn Of Wisconsin.
Niter Taken Up by United
States Senate Committee.
Inquiry Opened, Monday, by sena.
Tor Hepburn Of Idah,.

1 Milwautte Wis. Oct. 2.-While on
the witness stand today before the
senatorial investigation committee to
answer charges that bribery and cor
rupt use of money contributed to his
election United States Senator Isaac
stephenson teshiied that, although he
spent slegsas sn his campaign he
had little snoxledge just how it was
spent except tllat It was not used in
violation oil the law The details, he
said, he had left j. his campaign man
ayers.
Il gave sums or money to my man.
ayers and told them to carry on 1t
vigorous campaign and do everything
keep within the law | cautioned them
not 70 violate the law in any particu
lar. SO far as 1 know they obeyed
me-
Citing large expenses for postage,
general advertising. buttons, litho-
graphs, newspaper advertising and
travelling expenses, the witness testi-
fed that he frequently asked where
so much money was going, but on be-
state had to be Systematically can
vassed to elect him, questioned the
matter no further.
Two points mentioned as being the
position of the Defence in the in
quiry which is being conducted by a
sub committee of the Senate commit
ltee ON privileges and elections were
made known by Charles L. Littlefield
counsel for Mr.. Stephenson. One was
that the committee had no authority
to investigate the primary campaign
of 1905 at which MIR. stephenson was
nominated. but must contine itself &c
Questioning whether the senator aetu-
ALLY spent money for his election by
the state Legislature in 1902 He as
serted that all the money was spent
lin the nomination and not dollar
went to the election. Another declar'
latton was that Mr.. Stephenson was
elected by the Legislature, when boil
houses voted separately on Jan. 26
1909, and that the subsequent election
by the Legislature Jointly on Marci
A 1909. when three Democratic mem
beers absented themselves and so gave
Mr.. Stephenson a majority, was no
necessary. The committee announced
that at present it would not coniin
itself to any of the limitations thu
set forth.
Continuing his testimony, Mr.. stephen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
A CALL ISSU[D
For Meeting Of RspubIi-
I can Nail. Committee
IeGe Held Tuesday, Dec. Il,
Yin Washington, 0. c.,
To DGde Upon Place for The Next
National Convention.

New Mrk. Oct. AFTER a meeting
here toes betwees ex-Gov. John r.
Hill of augusta. &c. acting chair
man, afiaviiliam hayward Of New
York Gig secretary Of the Rapub1i-
can Matilda commit, e. a eall was
issued for meeting Of the commit
tee in WdNngton o; Dec z at the
New wHlah hotel
At this rating tn claims OF the
various citi& for the convention viii
be heard andlhe place and time VIII
he decided upe. Among others. Buf-
falo, st. Louisand Chicago wifi DE an
plicants.
1t is nacessar <sr this call to be is
sued in ttae nosify the meinbers
in Hawaii. tn Philippine islands.
Alaska and PortQlaica ne call reads:
New York. Oc :.
Tire members AG Il Republican
National committee are nerebv called
to meet at the New tT'ncrd hotel In
the city of Washirgto } G.. at II
O'Clock a NJ, Tuesday e 10 1a11
This meeting is call '5r the mr.
pose of liking the tim. piece of
holding the next Repu lcan eonvan-
ton. and TO transaeugary other bust
ness which may proferiy b present
ed ana Che session viii continue until
such business is completed.
'Signed1
JOHN r. HILL. Acting Chair nan.
WILLIAM HAYWARB& secretar y.t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
At Serious Illness Of Gen.
J. |. Chamberlain.
Has Acute Indigestion and His.
Condition Is Critical.
The Civil War Hero Nearing Ito End
Al Age Of 80 FEARS.

brunswick, Me-. Oct 2.-Generai
Joshua L. Chamberlain. surveyor Of
the port of Portland, formerGovernor
and one of the prominent MON offi-
GERS in the Civil war. is } serious
condition at his summe home at
Simpsons Point as the asult Of an
attack of acute indigtion which
came upon him Saturds night.
His two children, Held w. Cnan,-
berlain of Portland a. Mrs Horace
Allen Of Boston. are his bedside.
The mily physiciarDr. Alfred Nit
chef, 'sued the Il. wing bulletin to-
night:
General chemt lain suffered an
attack OF acute dfSsstion. satufdsy
night aud 49, QuitA II ~onirst
he Is nuGh lnferssa -
.cenar GA IN 81 - .e.s>. -, II
age. "a Nas sp~te ttFhy stsiss,, f
awdoiuNoIleL. $500 "a We ~
Portlan9 .taJinsf sastasr. "a
usual q craeA a., -esN,ct ON IN
evsn tram ZIG .ss r;a. ha -
tnou We caught $ - ana IA.
y " was attacked y ~ ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
'URVIVORS or AUSTIn\
DISASTER CARED FOR.
Plenty Of Assistance General Public
Barred from Flood District Heart
reading Stories and Pathetic
Scenes on Every Hand.

Austin, Pa, Oct. 2.-TWenty-four
AoHn dead. and Sc missing and be-
lived to be buried beneath the debris
isthe official census tonight of Aus
IFS loss of life in the food Of Satur
a.. 1t is conceded, however, that sex
crL il not man., visitors and strang-
er We're I'm town that day and they
undoubtedly persisted. Including them
an allowing FOR inevitable errors IN
eofpnatior, the total Of dead VIII
broadly reach 80 Twenty of TIE
a bodies recovered from the ruins
have been identified and OF the miss
ing hope is entertained that some Of
then maE yet be accounted for.
Tha problem ef the hour is how 70
recover the dead from the debris chok-
ing the narrow valley. To do so before
i becomes necessary to burn the
ruins and save the living fromsan epi-
demio. an army Of laborers muF
reoca the town within no .sxs
hours, officials say. OthstE N.
torch may transform II Wv
into the pyre Of most Of ~
have persisted. The siee'e
between Austin and the
earriel an urgen plea
10 the maveas 81 Bnna fg
md Philadsip sssapit.s~ "a te
comm issian ef 1Iepft1i IN
.ormaud Il Asafin yeis F appeal. |
70 eaca Of thetfnafafs ~:
We are in need dass Es = as
49,, t..s.si4 FfeaAa advise
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03

win, who lost father, mother, sister
and other relatives. Only the body Of
hts father, John E Baldwin, had been
/ recovered tonight The others are IL
the ruins
+ speak for the people of Austin
Ae said. The state of Pennsylvania
owes us the bodies Of our loved ones.
For Is hours they have been in the
ruins now much longer will the com
faeawtalth leave them there The
state should have 1000 men working
hereAl7ew.
spouldering fire in the debris burst
form IN fame anew in the lower end
OF elle wreckage TINS afternoon, bat it
yfnot believed that the timbers they
fed on covered any of the dead.
4 Austin STANDS 10 Il man against the
that it may be necessary
70 apply the torch 20 her ruins. Feel
ing runs high and should health au-
tsorities he forced to no choice, there
y FREDERICKSBURG the result The Penn
'Hsyakia Saatn GonstaBulary holds the
SrWn i'll its fEfm grasp tonight, how
ever. anls the troopers will remain
here until Commissioner Dixon gives
y word to 20. The Hood-swept valley
saers no shelter for the regiment of
ahorers expected here tomorrow and
Unless they come in bunk cars they
-annot be cared for Eight homeless
Een slept last night on the aoor Of
} small room Of a small house, spared
- ne waters; two women aud five
'hildren, al refugees, slept in the
'oom above them, while the household
IF five huddied into the two remain
ng rooms. This IS but typical of con
iiuons; everywhere in the food zone.
hey are the same
Food ana clothing reached Austin
n carload lots today and there was
tS"rtiuu-a ca Page Twnivel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Hamburg American steamship
Koenig Friedrich Auguse. which
broke her moorings and w4t aground
in the harbor at BoulogTl Sunday,
vas towed in Monday moAsng. an
parently none the worse for ker a. D.
rience. She Immediately anehr IN
the roadstead while an examination
was made as to whether thekround-.
ing had left any i'll effects on IL hull.
The passengers, bound fer hSouth
American ports. remained on be@d all
night. The Holland Americai&liner
Rotterdam which has been Ntine
easier, weather to embark 400 paAen-
gers for New York, came into Naort
Monday, the gale having subsided.Fhe
steamer sailed at 5 A. NJ. Mondaytor
Buenos Ayres
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Oct. 2.-The disturbance
OF Saturday and sunday has passea
into the Atlantic by way OF the south
New England coast and another one
OF more marked character. hut of diff
ferent form, has moved eastward from
the EASTERN slope of the Sierras. Cen
cral rains hate occurred over all the
Northern st@tes, followed by clearing
weather from the Lake region east
ward with rapidly rising pressure. 1t
is somewhat cooler IN the Atlantic
states. The Western disturbance viii
continue eastward. extending Wednes-
day probably into the Middle Atlantic
states and southern and western New
England. Temperatures will not change
materially Tie winds along the New
England coast siil be moderate north
,c northeast Middle Atlantic coast,
moderate northeast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
DMIRAL SCHLEt.
Deth on Monday Of 10
Zero Of Santiago.
End Comes on a Street IN
New York City.
Mas One of The Best Known Off.
GERS In The Navy.

New York. Oct. Rear Admiral
winfield Scott schley dropped dead
Today near the corner of Attn street
nd Fifth avenue, while on his way
downtown The admiral died before
4ledical aid could reach hmm
Admiral schley had been out Of
own over Sunday and on his return
here had gone to the New York Yacht
'lnh on West 44th street. After 4
hort stay at the club Admiral Schley
tarted TO walk along 44th street to-
Yards Firth avenue when he was
aiken suddenly i'll \ hurry call was
ent for physicians and an ambulance
ut before aid could reach hia the
avail officer was dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
Boston Forecast.

Boston. oct Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicirity: Fair Tuesday, proba-
bly, followed by rain during the night
or Wednesday. moderate northerly to
easteriy winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
THE WEATHER.
FAIR.

washington, Oct. Forecast 70
New England: Fair Tuesday; Wednes
day increasing eloudiness, rain b!
night in south and west portion: mod
crate north TO northeast winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
Gernany's Influence MAY Quickly End Turko-Itaian
Foo'IS1ness- .Austria SUSPICIOUS Of ItaIys Course
Toward Albania. Arabs said to Be Massing
Near 1Tipo|i-The Outcome a Puzzle.
AUSTRIA TO TURKEY

London, Oct. 2.--A,~AspatchN N
Vienna received he1fby >fiews aga
says that Count Nm Aehernthai.
Austro- Hungariad foreign minis
has informed ~ italian ambassad
that any furtheE action by the Italian
on the Albanian coast Will make
necessary for Austria to dispatch warl
ships thither. Count Won Aehrentha
asked the ambassador how he recon.
ciled Italy's naval movement In the
vicinity of Albania with her deeIara-
tons that she was keeping her hands
off the Balkan peninsula.
British Seize Small Turkish Craft.
southampton. Eng, Oct. 1.-The
British customs authorities have seiz-
ed four naval launches each of % tons
armed with quick firers built for Tur-
key. Six smaller craft were delivered
before the outbreak of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-03
SdoRT AND 5LooDLEss.

[ don, Oct From present APP
| aearances the Turco-Itallan war prom
.aes be the shortest and most
! aloodi IS var IN history Thus far its
! 1istingu ag. CHARACTERISTIC has been
The ahsea OF lighting, and with Ger
many acting as peaeen1aker il may be
! ended before lighting occurs
It Is concluded that no meditation
viii be aec5 pted by Italy until she has
accomplished the military occupation
Of the Tripoltan coast. After that ne
gotiations will be much easier and
are not unlikely to be successful, II
Turkey will accept MONEY indemnity
Tor allowing Italy TO establish herself
in TripoIi, as Great Britain did in
Egypt
The news hltering in from various
points continues to he Of a negative
kind. Evidently Tripeli has not been
bomtarded, and is not likely to he, II
the Turks do not oppose the Italian
landing
The warlike operations are confined
| to a blockade and the capture on
either side of a few small vessels.
Italyss announcement that she had
mo Intentions OF carrying the war into
European Turkey will do much to al
iay apprehension over Balkan or other
complications.
Turkeys ministerial difficulties have
not boon solved. but generally the sit
nation locks more hopeful
London Oct. 1.-The strict Italian
censorship is keeping the world In the
1ark in regard to the progress Of
events the Mediterranean. From
italy itself, rripon. Turkey and the
seas where the Italian navy is )perat-
aIG, conflicting reports continue to
come in. One cablegram announced
definitely that Tripoli had been bonn
tarded and occupied. Another said
that no attack on the city had been
made. Only one thing is certain anG
that is that the Italians had not at
tackled the town up to midnighJ Sat
surday, for had they done so, the guns
would have been heard on tie steamer
Eastlearth which left Tripoli shortly
vefore that hour and arrived at Malta
AIS morning.
Erhe reports as to the situation at Pre-
Ia are equally conflicting Turkish Of
his here confirm news dispatch say
that the forts had been destroyed
N 1900 troops landed. while Italy gives
antnnhatie denial of the report. saying
tht4ha Itn't . government has no in
teHh to to acts against the ter
risoS sta Of Turkey in Europe.
Nbe!'evad that what actually hap
p b. mat the Turkish vessels in
ttf hlty were scattered and the forts
dee b to prevent raids upon the Ital-
ian e shipping. Probably this was
isufiicie4for the Formulation, as one cable
says ti the telegraph operators desert
! ID the be as soon as the bombardment
was eon1 need.