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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-11-20
ONE JOHNSON CHARGE FAILS
State Unable to Prove Fighter Alb
Quoted Lucille Cameron.

Chicago. Nov. 20.-A charge OF abb
duction against Jack johnson, negro
pugiiist, was dismissed before Munic-
lpal Judge Hopkins because Of the
'~prosecuti0n's inability to prove that
Lucille Cameron the white girl whose
association with johnson led to his
atreek Aad heen abducted by him.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

It is predicted by The Automobile
that the season of 1913 will be char
acterized by the advent of the wire
wheel for ploasure-car work BY the
wire wheel is meant the type of wheel
used in bicycles, wire being employed
for the spokos. This type of wheel for
motor-cGrs has been exploited and
used to some extent in England for
five years, and has recently secured
some foothold in America. The writer
declares that several of the leading
car-makers have quietly stated that
next year they will give an option on
wheels of either wood or wire Several
companies during the past year have
had wire wheels on cars used for test
ing at factories. A few companies
dealing i'm accessories announce that
they already have wire wheels ready
for the market. Indeed, "the thin edge
of the wire-wheel invasion has been
entered" The writer adds that "its
progress from now on Will be watched
with much interest" OF the advant
ages which are expected to come from
the use of this type of wheel the writer
says:
THE wire wheel is being introduced
into America because of its twofold
merit. 1t is easier on tires than wood
wheels and it is stronger. These are
two good reasons for its introduction
The question of its being easier on
tires was demonstrated In London sew
eral years ago when an official test
was made of fifty taXicahs, twenty-five
of which were shod with wire wheels
and the other twenty-five with wood
wheels. The tire wear on these fifty
cabs was observed for a period Of seve
raj months. All of the vehicles operat
ed over practically the same streets
and in practically the same service
At the end of the test it was discover
ed that the wire wheel showed a tire
economy of nearly seventy per cent
as compared with the wood wheel. The
results were sufficiently convincing t.
attract widespread attention in Eu
rope.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
A Weeks Sales By
Won Hanm-Y Company.

Mr.. r. b. Booth purchased one Of
the pretty and reliable little Buick
runabouts, and a splendid Overland
touring car Yves delivered TO Mr.. J.
Coombs.
A very interesting story has just
been received by the Won Hamm-Young
Company how one of these Overland
cars, duplicate of the one delivered
to Mr. Coombs during the week, de-
feated a whole bunch of cars which
are selling at a much higher price, and
which are rated with more powerful
horsepowers. This little car covered
itself with glory in the recent 200 mile
road race at Fresno, Cal, covering
the course in four hours, three min
utes and sixteen seconds. When the
Overland flashed across the finish line
competing cars we're trailing behind
at various distances. The big Gilmore
finished twenty-seven minutes after
the Overland, and the Flanders had
finished but eight laps, the Buick eight
laps, Warren eleven laps, and the
E. NJ. f. nine laps. Two other cars
had been withdrawn for various rea.
sons.
OF the nine starters, seven cars were
on the course at the finish. The Over.
land was the first to reach the 100
mile mark and stopped but once during
the race.
The Fresno Republican under
whose auspices the event was held
says of the Overland THE big sur
prise YVES furnished by the sturdy little
Overland under the excellent driving
of Tom McKelvey The car respond
ed to his bidding without a bobble. The
race will go down in history as one Of
the most successful events over rough
roads, with sharp turns, in centra
California. The Overland averaged
about fifty miles an hour.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

little hard to get at. Under no circum-
stances, allow anyone to fill your rear
axle housing or transmission with
grease as this will surely cause the
ball bearings to wear much more rap
idly than they should Use only oil.
your car must have reasonable
amount of care, and considerable
amount of Judgment must be exercis-
ed in it's use, If you are to receive
the maximum service and satisfaction
from 1t. The men who do not give
their cars proper attention as to lubri-
cation and grooming, or the men who
drive recklessly and carelessly never
receive the best service from their
cars"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
HOW HORSE IS
LOSING GROUND

The Census Bureau recently issued
a preliminary report" dealing with
the carriage-and-wagon industry, from
which may be seen what inroads have
been made by the motors on horse
vehicles in the period of five years
elapsing between 1904 and 1909. The
report shows that, while the valuation
of horse-drawn vehicles did not decline
in proportion corresponding to the in
crease in motor-cars, yet the number
both of carriages and wagons fell off
approximately 100000 each.
During the same period automobiles
increased in number from 1882 to
1865 and in value from $30,033,59
for 1904, to $249, 2O2,O75, in 1909.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
srARreR coNrEsr PROPOSED.

Something new in the form Of con-
test which will involve self-starters is
tho latest, a challenge having been
issued by self-starteT manufacturing
company for & match from Chicago to
Boston and return for $4,000 a side, the
loser to be the one whose self,starter
fails to keep the machine going. It is
insisted that the batteries and wires
be removed, the cranks taken off and
the crank hole sealed. The cars carry
ing the rival self-starters in the con-
test must be of the same make and
model If a siX-cylinder it must have
an engine of at least fve-inch bore,
and if a four one of five and three
fourth inch bore.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
WIRE WHEELS FOR AUTOS WILL
SOON DISPLACE PRESENT TYPE

France saw the merits of the wire
wheel and last seas on lifted the ban on
it for the big European roadracos. The
wire wheel was received with open
arms and won out. On one Of the
hottest days last year it demonstrated
its economy on tires in a grueling road
race by showing many additional miles
of service. The FrenchmGn was con
vinced
THE big tire-economy merit of the
wire wheel lies in the fact that the
heat generated in the tire is immedi
ately conducted out through the metal
spokes, whereas, with the wood wheel
wood being a non-conductor of heat
the heat is all kept in the tire and rim
by the heavy wood felloe, and as a
result the tire temperature it kept high
and the Decentralization process is car.
ried out, the tire weakens, and blow.
out follows.
Repeated tests have shown the
great strength of the wire wheel. This
was demonstrated at an English fac
tory during the recent visit of several
members of the Society of Automobile
Engineers in England. The strength
Of the wire wheel has been demonstrat.
ed in several American cities where
cars have skidded against the curb on
slippery streets. In a recent expert
ence of this nature the axle was dam
aged but the wheel withstood the
shock, only one of the wire spokes be
ing broken and no perceptible malfor
nation worked.
"In addition to duced wear or
tires and great strength, those who
have had months of experience in driv
ing cars with wire wheels claim ;
greater motor fexibility than with The
wood wheel They argue that the ligh
rim weight of the wire wheel makes
quicker acceleration possible and tina
the braking strain is also less. In
word their experiences point to CREATE
ease of operation on the motto, accom-
plished by reduction of weight at tn,
rim of the wheels"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
ASSOCIATED MAN
ON CARE OF CAR

do not imagine for moment that
because someone else climbs hill on
high gear that you cannot make with
your car without overworking the mo-
tor, that he has better car than you"
said Frank E. Howes, of the Associat-
ed Garage in talking about cars in
general. Perhaps he is pulling it down
to the last gasp or maybe the car is
geared lower or has smaller wheels
or tires. It is possible, of course, to
gear a car so low that it will take any
hill on high, but the car so geared is
never as satisfactory on level ground
or average driving; the higher geared
cars always proving the most satisfac.
tory when properly handled by an
experienced driver.
DO not allow anyone to tell you that
the carburetor needs adjustment sim
ply because it "splts" back and has
little power when first started up. If
the carburetor Is properly adjusted, the
motor must always be allowed to warm
up thoroughly before it can produce
anything like it's maximum power.
Never make an adjustment or allow
anyone to make one on your carbure.
tor when the motor is cold.
Now just a word about taking care
of a car-Special attention should be
paid to lubricating all parts regular
ly. DO not neglect the grease ours
simply because some or them are a
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

The past week has been asother
busy one with tho Won Hamm-Young
Conn any in the automobile sales and
repair departments.
The S S. Honolulan brought a Pack
ard truck which had been especially
ordered by the Kilauea Volcano House
Company, and this car was shipped on
the Claudine to Hilo this week. 1t
will be equipped with a special body
which has been built on the Islands
for carrying passengers and freight.
The klauea Volcano House Com
pany is enc of the first concerns in
these Islands to use the Packard
truck in this freight and passenger
service. 1t is their intention to use
same to transfer passengers from the
Hilo Railway Companys terminus at
Glenwood to the Volcano House and to
the Volcano crater.
A duplicate of this truck is now on
the way from the factory for the same
people, and should be here within the
next two or three weeks. This other
car will be used together with the one
which was shipped up there this week.
The much talked of Cadillacs found
several more enthusiastic purchasers
this week. A fine little Runabout was
delivered to the Waialua Agricultural
Company, and another splendid five
passenger touring car was delivered to
Mr.. w. o. Aiken, of Maui.
The wonderful self-starting device
on the Cadillac cars is still creating
a great deal of enthusiasm among au-
tomobilists, and it may be of interest
to know that in a recent test as to
the pulling powers of the Cadillac
electric starting device by a prominent
automobile dealer in the State of Ohio,
two important facts were made clear:
First that is has sufficient power or
pulling torque for every possible con.
dition, such as stiffness of motor and
lubricating oil when weather condi.
tons are below zero. Second, sufi
Gent source of energy for extreme
conditions
The test was made on one of the
steepest hills in Ohio, and in climbing
the hill the spark plugs were removed
from the cylinder heads so that al
who saw the self-starter perform th(
feat might know that no power otheI
than that of the self-starter was used
The wonderful Cadillac electric starter
furnished the power to take the cal
up the hill and run the machine fol
. forty-One and half minutes. Such {
strain on the source of energy would
never be found necessary for starting
purposes.
The Cadillac Electric Starting De
vice gives in addition to its starting
facilities an electric lighting equipment
as convenient and reliable as the cleo
trio lights in your home. Rechargint
is done automatically while you ar,
driving the car. All Cadillac models
for 1912 are equipped with this wonder
full starting and lighting plant.
The first Greater Hupmobile touring
car which the Won Hamm-Young Com
pany received last week, and whicl
was so greatly admired, was sold t,
Mrs. A. L. Hutchinson. This car ha
created no end of enthusiasm, and
number of sales have been booked 70
this wonderful little car
Among other cars which We're deliv
cred during the past week by the vol
Hamm-Young Co. was included on
of the sturdy little Everitt $50" tour
ing cars, which was sold to Mr.. 7
Takane.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
SIZES eAININe FAVOR.

Originally the six cylinder motor
was built to satisfy the demand for
greater power and speed and was built
in high power sizes only. 1t no sooner
came into use, however, than it was
seen that the extra cylinders lessened
the vibration and noise and gave the
mechanism greater smoothness and
flexibllity. So that type of engine was
speedily demanded for smaller horse
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
@ O @ @ @ G G G @ G @ Q @ 90 c C

powers. Numerous makers have rec
ognized this demand and are building
skies in several sizes. One company,
the Peerless, makes them in three
chassis sizes and provides twenty-five
different combinations of bodies, and
the Lozier Company announces that
hereafter it will build six-cylinder cars
exclusively. This is Detroits first
motor company to devote its entire
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

For touring some sort of dust coat
or slip-on is essential to comfort. A
number of coats designed for this serv-
ice are to be found in the supply stores
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
AUTOMOBILE AND GARAGE NEWS
AUTO AGENCIES REPORT GOOD
WEEK AND BRIGHT PROSPECTS

Business has been good i'm the auto
mobile line during the week according
TO reports from an of the agencies.
The Schumau CawIaa. Company sent
one of the late model Fords to Maui
by last nights C'auduc; and ON Tues
day sent The same model of this popu-
lar light car to Lihuc, Kauai. for the
Garden Island This progressive pa
per is Offering the car as a contest
prize, and much interest has been
aroused by the announcement of the
splendid trophy. The Schuman people
also sold q forty h. p. Celie touring
car this week to a prominent trust
company man. The machine was sup
posed to have arrived by the Honolu-
Ian, but missed connections, and will
probably arrive next week. Two of
the popular r. NJ. f. cars did come
to the Schuman Garage by the Homo
lulan, for stock
The Royal Hawaiian Garage is max.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

Old oil should be allowed to drain
from the crankcase about once
month, or every 700 to 1000 miles. Be
fore putting the new oil in, the crank
case should be pushed out with kerO-
sene. Pour the kerosene into the
crankcase and run the engine for
about fifteen seconds. Drain the
crankcase and refill with new oil.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

A new car to be known as the Hen
derson and which will sell for $1,000
is being built by the Cole interests in
Indianapolis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25
DEVICE TO CURE
SPEEDING HABIT
o o o o O @ o0 @ . o @ o o o c

. G
9 CHICAGO, May 15.-The city G
g council is investigating a device c
9 patented by three Chicago in c
. ventors who assert that it will C
g practically do away with auto
. mobile speeding Their prop 6
g osition is for the council to G
Q pass an ordinance requiring the G
@ use Of their speed alarms on au- 6
9 tomobiles. G
Q The devices are under lock. G
9 and are set by the city officials G
@ for any speed limit When that G
g limit is exceeded a bell rings, @
@ and If the speed is continued G
6 it will be necessary to drive to @
9 the nearest police station and 9
g have the speed alarm" unlock G
9 ed G
9 AS a means of Identification, G
9 metal tags bearing the number @
Q of the offending automobile are C
9 dropped every 100 feet. @
9 The cost is established at 500 G
G for each automobile C
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

among which may be mentioned the
English slip-on, the gaberdine and the
rubberized raincoat White polo coats
are very popular for spring wear.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-25

factory to the building of six-cylinder
cars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-29
Pleads With Murphy.

On the fourth ballot Underwood cap
tured two new votes. Champ Clark lost
two votes in Mas sachusetts. which was in
structed tor him. Senate Reed who made
the nominating speech for Clark, went
to tn" Now York delegation and pleaded
with Murphy To shift from Harmon
to Clark. There were indications that the
New Nor'i delegation had taken vote
without leaving their seats and on the
next ballot the ninety votes of New York
wOul h' thrown to Clark This news
was whispered among the delegates.
Harmon each gained vote and Clark
Nebraska and Harmon lost three.
lis Nebraska going to Wilson," dele
gate asked,
la New Hampshire, Clark lost one vot
and Wilson gained one. One of Bryan
votes in Ohio deserted him and went to
Kern Wilson gained a vote in Wisconsin
and Clark lost one. In Porto Rico vote
went from Harmon to Clark. The result
Of tn" fourth ballot was announced as
follows
Clark, 4,3; Wilson. 3ioi >; Harmon. 1891 .:
Underwood, ll?, Marshall, ~ baldwin
II: Kern, =. This was tn" first allot
that no vote was cast for Bryan Clark
gained votes, Wilson, ~: Harmon
lost I votes, Underwood lost . votes
Marshall and Baldwin held the own
On the fifth ballot thcre was IA rafting
surprise, Connecticut dropped the hope
less Baldwin candidacy and split lp.
Underwood got o. the lions share; Clark,
I. and Wilson /
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-29

' York; name was called Charles +. Murphy
+, for the eighth time stood Up and snapped
New York casts % votes for Harmon.
Applause for Murphy.
The crowd laughed and there was
applause not alone from the Harmon
ilcn but also from delegates and galleries.
Murphy's voice and manner never varies
in making the announcement.
Wilson lost a vote to Ollie James and
the chairman Of the convention had 70
suppress the demonstration when the
crowd applauded.
Mayor Gaynor got his first vote Of the
Tennessee There is no harmony on
candidate in this delegation. Clark lost
? votes, Wilson held his own. Underwood
lost half a vote and Harmon gained
vote and a half.
The result Of tha eighth ballot follows:
Underwood, 1923; Marshall. 81; Gaynor. I;
Bryan, !; kern.i; James. |. This was a
gain Of vote for Clark. a loss Of a vote
for Wilson: "A gain Of u vote for Harmon
and half vote gone for Underwood.
II was HES +. NJ. when the roll call
was ordered for the ninth time and the
monotonous grind recommended The
Wilson men were not so confidently
claiming victory as they had been In the
afternoon. but they were saying that
they would never let Clark put 1t
over"
There was a fuss in the Connecticut
delegation. William kennedy of Nau-
catuck, one of the four delegates at
large. was absent, and his alternate. a
Wilson man. cast "A vote for Wilson, al
though Kennedy had quit the Governor
of New Jersey long before. Chairman
James ruled tina, Kennedy had to- come
forward and vot. or the alternate could
vote as he pleased Interest was WIS.,
ihly dying out In the galleries ho"a use
the only changes shown in the halloting
were the shifts made from candidate to
candidate by "A handful of delegates.
rh" big men were making no move of
Importance.
senator Nardaman If Mississippi paid
"A visit T." Murphy at tn" Ncw York
standard and they talked for several
minutes. heads close together.
TN this ballot Harmon gained two
Votes from Clarh and Underwood in tn"
Michigan delegation For the ninth time
Leader Murphy hohbcd ny To- cast New
Norks vote. lie was busy talking when
the call was made. 80 there was - short
pause" lie said New York casts 30 votes
b ca paus") for Harmon.
II was clear that 4. J.. enjoyed the
sensation of pumping that 90 votes and
that he was amusing himself by keeping
the crowd guessing "n every ballot.
, In ohio Wilson gained one and Clark
one. They were gained from Harmon
| and James. Ollic's one live lamb was
! guhblcd up.
! Tho Clark people made pig hurrah
when the vote of the keyston" State
was announced as 13 for Wilson and 3
for Clark. a gain of 3 for the Speaker
at the expense of Harmon.
There was "A kick In Tn" Pennsylvania
crowd and the state was passed Gay
nor held his vote in Tennessee. In tho
same delegation Underwood gained III
! Harmon lost | and Clark lost liz.
The result nf tn" ninth hallu, was:
clark, i52. a gain of 3i2 Wilson. 35a.
a gain of l2. Underwood. l22ic, "A loss
Of :, Harmon. l2,. a gain of !. The
others were unchanged James had
dropped out.
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BULLETIN STORY Of
LONG BALLOT FIGHT
Paragraphs Tell of Important
Stages in SLOW Journey
Toward Nomination..

BALTIMORE. June IS The story Of to-
nights session in bulletin form follows
*;i0-Chairman James takes chair and
announces. privately, the convention
hopes To nominate Tonight and finish
other business at to-morrow's session.
@:il-lt is learned the leaders failed
10 agree on candidate early this eve
ming They will Try to get together on
tar floor tonight.
":l3-Chairman Jam,s calls couven-
tion tn order
Runors are that BRYAN will
nominate Kern. then will withdraw and
try To stampede convention for EryAn.
s:is-SiXth ballot is called for. James
warns convention to behave
1920 The result uf the sixth ballot
is: Clark. 4i5, Wilson. 3j|; Underwood
l2l: Harmon. l35; Marshall. 81, Kern.
!, and Rryan, !.
lo:eH Seventh ballot begun.
10 Result Of seventh ballot. clark,
ii9i2; Wilson, 3j2ig; Harmon. lo9ig
Underwood. l23ia; Marshall, 81, Bryan
u: Kern, l.
1r:5o- Eighth ballot begun.
ll:13-ln the eighth ballot MAYOR
Gaynor receives his first vote from Ten
II. ssoe
ll:1S-In the cishtn ballot Harmon
''F''' WV .hNillEsiil Nolt to l nttp! WD, ,I
clark gains one vote from Nebraska
wilson gains on" Vote from Underwou,!
In North Carolina. Wilson loses ono
Not" Ia James in ohio and in Tennessee,
Clark loses 2. Underwood loses L. Uar-
mon gains l.,
II ;2S- Eighth ballot: Clark. i4S,,, I;
Wilson, 35lie; Harmon, 1870: Under
wood. l23; Marshall. 81: Gaynor. |
Eryan. |; Kern. |; James. /.
ll.2G-Ninth ballot begins.
1905 y. NJ Result of the ninth bal
lot; Clark, i52; Wilson, 352i. Under
wood. l22'2: Harmon, 127 Marshall,
81 Kern. l.; Bryan, |: Gaynor, |.
Il New York gives 81 votes for
Clark in tenth ballot.
l2;30--Stampede II for Clark. which be-
gan when New York switched. is still on.
l2;i0 \. M,-chccrnG for Wilson is
begun.
100 a. M.-Wilson cheering grows
louder az the crowd catch sight Of Bryan
AT the end Of the middle aisle tor:crrinC
on the floor among leaders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-29
A BELLHOP INTERPRETER.
rcN WOOdsOM Can Tell " hen 'ir's
Wanted \O Matter what Ilc's Called

BALTIMORE. June cS Trey Wood>"r.
secretary Of the National Commits.
was talking small talk in the lobby Of the
Relvcdcre to-day or al least talk as snail
as statesmen will descend to even in duh
moments, when IA bellhop came through
the lobby expressing the general ld"a at
intervals and in loud treble that he rh"
lellhop, would like To get in touch with
Mr.. Bla- -Ba.
Secretary Woodson swung around,
caught the boy and received "A message
from him.
81 never can understand thos" hc'i.
hops. said n delegate standing hv.
wonder how Urey knew that boy wantc'
him"
The delegates companion sNCmod 10
be mp on Lewis Carroll's sun, tor no
quoted wickedly:
lie would answer to m
Or to any luui cry.
such a. "fry me-" or "Frittcr NJ, "lg
or wha you may call 'cm or rhlngurhrr
But especially Ih'ngumaiig