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AUTOMATICS MAKE
FOR BETTER CARS
Machine Tools Have Improved
With Auto Builders
Needs.
METHODS VASTLY ETTER

Motorists generally are familiar with
the influence and industrial practices
largely responsible for the motor cars
present high state OF development and
for the common tendency coward n down.
ward revision Of price schedules.
The economic advantages incident
upon the adoption Of Standardization
Programmes In both manufacture and
marketing, and upon the virtually uni
versal movement toward increased pro-
duction and the elimination Of irregular
models, are fairly well kncwnsB But there
remains another direction Of Develop
ment in the industry. concerned with the
methods of manufacture, of which lay
men are commonly and which
has exercised quite as significant a force
upon the whole project as those better
Ncognized.
The motor cars structural changes
from the time of the chain drive. kero-
sene lighted. single cylinder machine to
the perfected m~uiti-cylin1er automobile
VI to-day have demanded of motor car
engineers no greater mental effort than
has the necessity OF providing means
for effecting those changes. In other
words, the design of the motor car It.
self records no greater development than
that accomplished In the machinery and
equipment which produces the result
OF such design. Mainline tools of to-day
are as far different and advanced from
those OF ten years ago as the auto
mobile Of to-day Is superior to It's prede-
cessor of that time.
This development has been brought
about not so much by the makers Of
such tools as by the autoi- 1bile engineers
themselves. AS every adv. rcing step in
the industry was a pioneering venture,
they were forced to analyze their W
needs for production. conceive the rem
edy and teach the builders Of machine
tools to supply 1t. The outcome has
been the evolution OF machinery to ac-
complish results which In another field
perhaps would ave been considered inn
possible.
In one sense. this process worked al
automatic elimination among motor raj
producers, but to the general benefit OF
the industry and the purchaser. For
although concerns Of limited
were forced to drop behind in the COM
petition Of progress. those companies
which were sufficiently fortified finan-
ciaily were encouraged 10 continue the
work and to equip their plants with the
latest types of machines ne fast as they
appeared. They were enabled to pro-
dlce Il better result. In larger quantity,
with a reduced force Of men. and the
consequently lowered cost OF manufac-
ture permitted the public to purchase
better automobiles at a much lower fig-
un.
CoiLcident with the nange In pro-
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CADILLAC ATTAINS SPEED.
COvers Mile ON Floridn De.ch n,
Rate Of 0B.2 Miles an Ho,r.

Ninety-fve and two-tenths miles ar
hour was the rate of travel attained by
a cadillac eight on the beach at Jack
sonville. Fla. recently. The test WA,
made over a measured mile in AZ Az
seconds.
The car WAS driven over the course
by several different drivers at speeds ex-
ceeding ninety miles an hour, the record
time being made by Mr.. Leonard OF the
Claude Nolan organization. Jackson
Vile Cadillac representatives.
The event was one of the closing fea-
lures OF a two days convention Of the
southeastern Cadillac dealers held In
Jacksonville. presided over by Sales
Il. C.. Howard and his assist
ant. Lynn McNaughton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
Hupp Business Increase.

According to Lee Anderson, sales and
ADVERTISING manager Of the Hupp Motor
Car Company. the Hupp company's bust.
greater thar November. 1914. "Dsspite ali
troubles during the summer and fail. we
have produced 10 far for our 1916 season
same period a year ago" said Mr.. Ander-
son. although every month since June
has been a record breaker for the Hupp
our orders are so heavy that we have had
gantzation."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26

crease Of more than 1000 per cent. In shiD.
ments Of Saxon cars during November over
the record made In the same month 9
year ago.
II has also been announced that the
month Of December opened with orders on
possible delivery. THIS business, acoordinS
to information received. V approximatsl
equally divided between the Gig cyifndsS
and four cylinder models.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-26
F~irestone EnjOIns Raincoat Co.

Tn Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
pany has obtained a perpetual inJunc-
ton against a raincOat company oper-
ating stores In Cleveland. Indianapolis
and Detroit under the name "Fi 'estonc
Raincoat Company"
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
KRAUSE ACCUSED
MURDER CAPT.
PLUNKETT

JUNEAU, Nov. 17-Edward Krause
of Petersburg, who was arrested in
Seattle yesterday charged with the
kidnapping of William Christie, is
also under suspicion of having muir
dered Captain James o. Plunkett of
Juneau. The circumstances sur
rounding the disappearance of Chris
tie tally closely with the facts of the
Plunkett murder and the typewriting
on the faxed letters explaining the
absence of the missing men has been
subjected to examination by experts
and found to be from the same ma
chine. The authorities propose to
make a rigid Investigation and if evil
dence can be secured connecting
Krause with the killing of Plunkett
he will be indicted for the crime.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
MISSING KRAUSE
ARRESTED AS
K|DNAPPER

SEATTLE, Nov. 16-Edward Krau-
Sc, of Petersburg, Alaska, was arrest
ed here last night as he was coming
down the gangplank of the Jefferson.
Krause was arrested on warrant is
sued by the district court at juneau,
Alaska. charging him with completely
in the kidnapping of William Christie.
The case has attracted a great deal of
attention in southeastern Alaska,
where the parties concerned are we'll
known. Christie has been employed
as an amalgamator at the Treadwell
mine and has not been seen since
November 1. Krause Is suspected to
have been concerned in the disap-
pearance of Christie. rs he had been
an ardent admirer Of Mrs. Celia
Gesekus whom Christie married two
months ago. and it is believed that
Krause did away with Christie out of
jealousy At the time OF the marri-
age Krause was greatly incensed over
the affair and demonstrated with Mrs.
Gesekus on the ground that she was
a German like himself and should not
be marrying Scotchman. The mar
shal's Office at Juneau has been inves-
eating the matter after being told of
Krause's enmity to Christie by the
friends of the woman, and the arrest
last night is the result
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
Cordova Postmaster Resigns

under the existing conditions Thus far there has been
change the personnel of the staff at the postofce
there ke yto be until Democrat takes hold Mr. Steel will
continue give the present satisfactory service with capable
experienced and loyal force of employees long he holds
office
Possibly is just well for the postmaster that he did
sgn there has since sprung up Washington demand that
the Democrats make house cleaning of all Republican hold
under the present administration which has been
three and has not properly taken of the
terrified The call is general one, and includes six post
from Alaska The reducing of clerk hire be
way of smoking them out, there many Democrats
throughout the territory who anxious get the federal
payroll Postmaster Steel they welcome to his position
and the he is relieved the better he will be pleased
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

all seem to accept the theory that
Krause is the man behind several
mysterious disappearance which have
occurred in that region. There are
six other people missing in this Sec
ton and it is now hoped that all Of
these mysterious droppings from view
may be linked with the movements
of Krause. In Seattle Krause was
known by many people as Moe, and
had on various occasions impersOn-
ated him, for the purpose of obtaining
Noes mail Clerks in the postoffice
now recall the man as having asked
for mail under both names.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
CHAIRMAN EDES
ON RAILROAD
SITUATION

Chairman w. C. Edes, of the Alas
ka Engineering Commission arrived
in Cordova this afternoon on the
steamer Evans He is on his way to
Washington to confer with Secretary
of Interior Lane as to the govern
ments plans for railroad construction
in Alaska next year, and he is very
optomistic in reference to securing
the needed appropriation for pushing
this work to completion.
There will be great activity all
along the line next year." said Chair
man Edes. "There is no reason to
believe that congress will not grant
the appropriation asked for by Secre-
tary Lane for the work ($12,000,000)
which will insure immediate progress
The zone of construction will extend
from Seward well up toward Broad
Pass. 1t is our intention to put the
Alaska Northern in shape for the use
of standard equipment There will
be construction work along Turnagafn
arm and north from Matanuska.
ITO insure the success Of the COM
MISSIONS efforts and also those of
Secretary Lane in behalf of Alaskan
abandonment tha up;tad cunnort or
Alaskans is desired. OF course this
project has some enemies of the out
side We knew this when we started,
but it is my opinion that efforts to
discredit it will not get very rar, pro-
vided the secretary IS given the prop
er support by those to whom the de-
velopment of Alaska means most"
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
AN ALL ALASKA ACT
BY FAIRBANKS BOYS

Gene Huckins and e. p. Bennett,
of Fairbanks, will appear on the
vaudeville stages throughout the
country in an Alaskan sketch. Mr..
Huckins will take full blooded NAL.
amute dog, a real beauty, with him
for use in the act.
This act will be booked over the
Glass A circuits. It is fitting that
these two men, who worked on the
first survey of the government rail
road in the interior, and who mush
ed the trails of this country before
the railroad was thought of should
introduce to the theatre going public
on the outside an Alaskan act
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
To MAKE FIGHT
FOR OPENING
Of COAL

Delegate Wickersham spent last
evening in town, on his return from
trip to the westward. He visited
Anchorage, Seward and Valdez and
was favorably impressed with the gov
eminent railroad construction from
the former place. He will make
fight at the coming session of Con-
gress for an appropriation of $S,OOO,-
900 with which to continue this work,
believing that it will ultimately prove
of great benefit to the entire territory.
"You may depend upon it that I will
exert every effort to have Secretary
of Interior Lane promulgate leasing
bill that will be workable and accept
able alike to capital and the public
generally" said Delegate Wicker
sham. 81 realize that this fuel is
badly needed to develop the resources
of Alaska and I want to see it open
ed up and mined. OF course it is
going to require considerable money
to prepare the coal for market and for
that reason every reasonable induce
ment should be offered the men or
corporations who are willing to go
ahead and do this work. That the
whole matter will be satisfactorily
arranged, I have no doubt, and when
it is there will be a new era of pros
perity felt throughout the territory"
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
PAUL MEYER ON WAY
TO ENLIST AS SOLDIER

Word has arrived that Paul Meyer,
who recently started on his return to
Germany, from this place, has arrived
safely in New York City, on the first
part of his journey. After expert
encing many difficulties in securing
a passport he finally went to Wash
ington, d. c., where one was finally
secured. He started for Copenhagen
on the steamer Oscar II on Thursday
Oct. 81, from which place he will take
passage to his home port. He wishes
to say good bye to his many friends
in this vicinity thru the columns of
this paper. After the war Is over Mr..
Meyer expects to return to Ccrdoya.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
JUNEAU EMPIRE TO
HAVE BUILDING OF OWN

JUNEAU, Nov. 1.-THE Juneau
Daily Empire is to have p new build
ing erected to house it's rapidly gro"
ing plant, and the structure will be
built for the paper by b. M. Behrends.
The constantly increasing circulation
and advertising of the Empire has
made this step necessary and the
management is determined to make
the paper equal to the demands of
the present and future prosperity of
the capital The paper is now entire
ly controlled by John w. Troy its
editor and manager.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
TO TALK ABOUT
AGITATION TO DELEGATE

1t is reported today on the streets
that the Anchorage Commercial Club
has particular reason for wishing
a visit from Delegate Wickersham to
that town this time. In speaking
about the matter it is said that the
question of certain alleged affidavits
is to be discussed. This much is said
merely to "cover" the subject from
the newspaper point Of view. Any
further notice of it would be ridicu-
lous. We may expect some agitation
in Washington, however, this winter
and We shall be lucky if the agitators,
including one from Seward, don't
queer the whole thing.-Gateway.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

Harry Steel the Republican holdover postmaster at Cor
dova rendered his resignation November the very day he
received notice the Postoce Department that the allow
for clerk hire had been reduced to such minimum that it
impossible to conduct the office that would be
satisfactory to himself or the public.
Upon the recommendation of Inspector Neil the Department
concluded to cur expenses far the local office
cened and result provision made for the pay of
of the clerks the of the ntor ordered dis
pensed with and the clerk employed the year round given
the choice of accepting 1888 per month quitting his job
The extra clerk who assists in sorting the interior mail al
lowed salary of 1925 per month from October May 81
The injustice of this order keenly felt by the postmaster
and he Immediately notified the Postmaster General
his he longer desired to remain the service
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
Shack States Collins For Governor

JUNEAU Nov. 19-It has just leaked out here that At
orney L. P Shackleford who resigned Republican National
Committeeman about year when the leaders of the party
Alaska protested against his holding that position and by
satgetic vested his law partner W. S. Bayess, with
that power again seeking get control Of the organization
in this territory.
It is reported good authority that Shackeford is dick
erng with the different divisions to the of the
delegates elected to the Republican territorial convention
which likely to be held at Seward early the spring. the
hope that he the delegates to the national convention
and thus make his reelection national committee
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

SEATTLE, Nov. 18-Further evil
dence is being brought to light con-
corning the activities of the man
Krause, now under arrest for the alb
duction of William Christie. Krause
is supected of not only having MUIR
dered Christie but of also having
killed, Moe, Plunkett and c. F. Smith.
An examination made by Captain
Tenant of the Seattle detective bu-
reau among the personal effects of
Krause discloses that the signature of
the accused is remarkably similar to
the hand writing of the man who killed
Smith, The Gastineau Channel cities
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
MANY I'M j RE D
BY bLEACHERS
C0LLAPS|NG

MADISON, Wis.,, Nov. 20.-A Sec
ton of the north bleachers on the
football field collapsed this afternoon
during the progress Of the game be.
ing played between the University OF
Wisconsin and Minnesota. Thirty
five hundred spectators were dumped
to the ground when the stand gave
way. and three of them were seri-
ously injured. These three were
take into the hospital, while twelve
others who were but slightly injured
received first aid on the field and
were taken to their homes.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
fairbanks WANTS RIGGS
STATIONED IN INTERIOR

FAIRBANKS, Nov. 16-The Com
mercial Club held special meeting
recently and passed resolutions ask
ing Secretary Lane of the interior
department to keep Thomas Riggs as
the representative of the railroad en-
cheering commission at this end of
the work. Some rumors had been
afioat that the transfer of Riggs to
some other part of the field was in
tended and the people have decided
to do all in their power to have him
retained here.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
N0RWAY'S LABOR
CONDITIONS
IMPROVED

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Nov. 90
Present labor conditions in Norway
are better than they have been in the
last five years. The national en-
ployment offices in the capital, which
has branches throughout the coun-
try, registers only 40 seekers for
employment for every 100 vacancies.
A year ago there was an average of
2O9 applicants for the same number
of vacancies. Wages are higher than
ever before.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
|Roadhouse Keeper Commits Suicide

John r. Mogan, ST.. well-known oldtmer, committed
suicide this afternoon by deliberately throwing himself in front
lo switch engine the Copper River Northwestern rail
road The deceased about 55 years of and until
Gently conducted the Pldriver roadhouse, the Chna
Fairbanks TRAIL which he leased to his nephew John Mogan
dr.
The unfortunate to Cordova, intending 60 to
the states and ticket for passage the steamer Evans
found his person Today he walked down the depot and
from there to the este short distance beyond There he
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
8 8 PASSENGERS
FOR C0RD0vA
ON ALAMEDA

SEATTLE, Nov. 19-The steamer
Alameda sailed from here Wednes-
day night for Southwestern Alaska
with many passengers and an un-
usually large cargo of freight. Among
those going to Cordova are Mrs.
James MacCormac and two children,
George Buchana and wife, Miss
Madeline Buchanan, John Pfeister, Jr.
and wife, Mrs. w. A. Taylor, Mrs.
L. Loring, Mrs. A. Nelson, Mrs. R.
Greenwood, Mrs. G. Moore, Miss
Annie Eagan, Peter Sherman, Ray
Emerson, Charles Kitsman, Price
Nettleton, John Hansen, B. Ohlsen,
]. McCord, w. Ahlmark, Ben Sam
son, A. Samson, r. Kvinge, Hans
Kjelle. Harry Strong, G. Carlson,
August Peterson, Harry Nelson and
John Nelson.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

remained thirty forty minutes and W. E. Terr,
Fairbanks regher and Fisher who standing at the
depot Mogan jump in front of the engine when it
within few feet of him.
Mogan crushed under he wheels and his body badly
mutlaed His skull fra ured both legs cut off at the
thigh and of his bro Coroner Medley
moned and inquest held the following jurors being
panelled: L. A. Baird, Carl Johnson c. G. Dunlap Knute
Peterson John Larson and John Murphy After examining
number Of witnesses the jury returned verdict that Mogan
had committed suicide by jumping in front of train.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
AFTER
REPUBLICAN
SUPPORT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. - Presi-
dent Wilson today sent a request for
a conference to Senator Ballinger and
Representative Mann, the Republican
leaders in the Senate and House. Will
son wishes to secure the support of
the Republicans for the administra-
TONS program of increased national
defense, and has said that he wishes
to make the question non-partisan
one when the bills are introduced
next month.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
H|L[STR0M BODY
Be BURIED BY
|.W.W.'S

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 20. - The
body of Joseph Hillstrom, who was
executed at the state penitentiary
yesterday is to be sent to w. D..
Haywood at Chicago for puriai. Hay
wood is the head of the Industrial
Workers of the World, of which or
ganization Hillstrom was a member.
and 1t is likely that the burial Of
Hillstrom will be made the occasion
of a demonstration by the organiza,
ton which he heads.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
NEW ENGINES FOR RAILROAD
BEEN SHIPPED FROM NEW YORK

Superintendent Corser has received
word that the two new engines for
use on the Copper River & Northwest
ern railway were shipped by rail from
New York on November 10. They
should reach Seattle the latter part OF
the month and be here early in Dec
the new schedule of two trains a day
ember Shortly after their arrival
will go into effect between Cordova
and Chitina. Hj
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

In order to bring about this result promises of
ward necessary and of the best pms be pucked in
the of the election of Republican president next year
the Governorshp of Alaska It asserted that Shackeord
has selected Ernest Collins speaker of the House of Repre-
senaves for this honor Collins is placer operator Fox
creek the Fairbanks district and it him that Shacke
ford will look for the delivery of the votes from the nana val
lev at the territorial convention Although claiming be
Republican he has been partisan Alaska politics. but if
the proxies of his division and Shackeord
ceeds in quitting over at the convention Collins be
our next Governor.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

Krause the Petersburg kidnapper was
the party who murdered Captain J.
o. Plunkett of Juneau. The circum-
stances surrounding the disappear
ance of Plunkett are SO exactly s1mi-
lar to those in the Christie case that
Tenant says no other conclusion can
be drawn. That Krause has killed
others besides Plunkett and Christie
is also the belief of Tenant, and he
says that circumstances point to at
least four murders that may be laid
mentioned the killing of c. P. Smith
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
Several Murders Traced to Krause

SEATTLE, Nov. 18-Krause, the
man arrested here charged with the
abduction of William Christie of
Douglas, and suspected of the murder
of Dr. Plunkett was given a prelim-
mary hearing before U. s. Commits
sioner Mcclellan in this city yester-
day and bound over by the judge to
the federal grand jury. Krause was
taken north on the Alameda sailing
last night.
SEATTLE, Nov. 18-Charles Tenn
ant, the chief of dectives in this city
said today that he was positive that
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23

The steamer Admiral Watson, of
the Alaska Pacific Navigation com
pany's Alaskan feet, which was ram
med and sunk last summer. has
been successfully raised to the sur
face and is now being pumped out and
prepared to be taken to drydock.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
JUDGE BUNNE:LL
COMING COAST
ON VISIT

FAIRBANKS. Nov. 17-Judge Bun
nell has adjourned the present term
of court until February 8. He will
leave next Sunday by auto for Chitina
and go from there to Cordova ana
Valdez for a short visit, before pro-
ceeding to California to attend the
Panama Exposition.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
Hanna Native in Trouble.

Michael Pete, native, who was
bound over to the grand jury by u.
8. Commissioner at Hanna, on the
charge larceny, is now in Valdez jail
where he will have to await the next
term Of court.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
Seward Postoffice viii Be Moved.

The railroad building at Seward is
to fitted up as postotfice, our former
townsman, Ed. Whittemore, having
served notice on the department that
he wanted it to vacate the present
location, as he desired the building
for other purposes.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-11-23
WhlttIesey Transferred to Valdez.

United States Assistant District At
torney Whittlesey has been transfer
red from Seward to Valdez, and the
residents of the former place are up
in arms against the change, which
caves them without a prosecuting