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lid this decision to the GreekBIRTH OF THE AUTOconveyed, the | jfokom©, the Cradle of ihe Gasolinea the form of a iDriven Machine, Preparing for Big Centennial Pageant.THE INVENTORS ARE TO BE HONORED[ritish ard Rus-he Greek gov-ilans of the er.-ned. The note ted out that the terpretation of icri9 to Serbia conformity tonment. i year that should attract national attenIan Hamil- JKokomo, Ind., October 1'.'. —Kokomo will have a distinctive celebration nextSirthe Dardanelles Eng land with ; on the heels of ithdrawal from 1 the best in-, the appoint chief of Major-nro is interpret-t the campaign renewed energy t confidence inagain been ales northeast of rmired aesaults night were rc ctfice reports. :ivity o? a pre-ie rest of thei submarine of Nike, carrying lettin, Germany ien. The prize sian port of Rc-going well with i sent to the Gal the way to (ion dicated not only but by intima-in London. A ritish parliament jsted the witb-m Gallipoli and jther theater ofdowne said it member of the y word that the led in the t»ar withdrawn fromniton, who has British troops first landing in the war office, ivy losses to his 'ely small gains, i been to arouse ;r tbeoperations ; progressing in continuation, iro’s arrival at J William Rid-nporarily com-he Foudroyant, rmans in 1892, ubscription, and tckpool in 1897; id metal ealvad into hundreds oftion. While the remainder of Indiana is eelc bratirg the centennial of statehood in various ways from the rebirth of Indiana at Corydon, to the return of Mad Anthony Wayr.e to his fort, Kc-kouo will celebrate man's emancipation from the p’odding horse.Kokomo i9 the cradle of the American gqsoline driven autorrotile. There is in the Smithsonian institution at Washington an odd looking relic lableri “the first gasoline automobile. It is the machine which Elwood Haynes and Elmer Apperson —the first having the idea, and the latter the mechanical ability—built here in Kokomo in the winter of 1898; the machine they had t iwed out into the country near Kokomo by two horses; and that they there, on July 8, 189-1, put into operation. That was the beginning of the disappearance of the horse, the beginning of the disappearance of bad roads, the beginning of a complete economic and social change in American lif*. These things Kokomo, “Ihe craoie,” willcel-ebrate next year in a great carnival or pageant that will probably he called “ The Birth of the American Autom -bile.”The idea of having such a celebration, aDd of making it really a national affair, seems generally conceded to V. J. Obtnauer, who succeeded the Hendersons a year and a half ago as pub lisber and editor of the Kokomo Dispatch. He has had the co-operation of J. A. Kautz, editor of the Kokomo Tribune, and they, and a few other active spirits, have aroused the entire city. The final decision for such a celebration was made last night at a meeting at the Y. M. C. A., at which practically all the men who “make Kokomo’’ were present. The vote was unanimous. A committee, composed of Richard Ruddell, George W. Landon, George W. Charles, Stephen Tudor, Henry C. Davie, T. C. McReynoids, V. J. Obenauer, J. A. Kautz and A. B. (Jonradt, wsb appointed to make the plans for organization and to report next Monday night.The cek bration will center around two living men, as well as the actual machine, which will probably be obtained from the Smithsonian institute for the event. Both Elwood Haynes and Elmer Apperson are among the live wires that give Kokomo vitality today.Another interesting fact developed at last night’s meeting, and it emphasizes how new a thing is a gasoline automo-id dainty nick- Me- The stockholders of the original t automobile company are all alive andmost of them were present ,ast nigh;. The speakers last night were inclined to thick that Indiana's contribution of the automobile to the world- at least to the United States -is its one greatest achievements of the century, f Statistics last night brought out the j impressive fact that nuton, ibile mar.u-j facturing, and the allied industries, in j less than a quarter of a century has blt;. -| come one of the greatest industries of I ‘.he country. The great and wide effect of the invention was aho emphasized, and when all things were considered, it was thought that Indiana could do no greater ere lit to herself than to impress on the country at large that it (Kokomo) is the “home of the automobile. “It is the intention to get a! the corn mittee appointed and at woik within the next two or three weeks. The celebration will probably be se* for next fall and great tlforts will be put fo--ward to interest the eDtire country in the event. - F. I. Lewis, Indianapolis News.BAPTIST-WABASH GAMEFranklin Coach Expects Better Results After Making Shifts In BackfieldFranklin, Ind., October “. -Coach Thurber is now pointing nis Baptist squad toward the Wabash game to be played next Saturday at Crawfordsville Upon the outcome of this contest hinges Franklin's chance to win for the first time secondary football fu nors Notwithstanding the gruelling battle with Butler last week the local equad is in good shape and the hospital enrollment has not been increased. Lowery, the gisnt tackier, is 9till unable to participate in the practice scrimmages beCaufe of a broken hand, which he sustained in the opening contest with DoPauw, while Bowen had a bad leg hun again in the Butler struggle. These two heavyweights are expected to te infir.e condition for the utile Giant fray, however.The Butler game shows up many defects in the local team, especially their inability to formulate an effective defense against the forward pass. Fraok-lin’a offensive work showed a marked improvement over that which t displayed in the Methodist game.In bis effort to strengthen the back field, Thurber has at laet solved the problem in the opinion of the local supporters. Nelp, who has been holding down the quarterback job for the last two years, has been shifted to halfback and Klyver, who has been running the second team for the last three seasons, ban been placed at NelpT old position.Overstreet, Franklin's remarkable punter, has been removed irorn f ullback to a guard position and Sundvail one of Thurber’s big experienced linemen who has showed some real line plunging ability has been placed at fullback. The back field will be completed by Short and Shaffer who will alternate at the other halfback position un*i] one of them shows superiority.
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Jeffersonville Daily Reflector
Jeffersonville, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 21, 1915
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