THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, PORTLAND, " MAY 13. 1912.
FORTY-HORSEPOWER MACHINES THAT ARE BEING HANDLED BY NEW CONCERNS IN PORTLAND
PILOTS ARE NAMED
FOH GREAT RACE
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American Englner Will Watch
Clly Work ot French Ma
chine In Grand Pri Orer
Lorraine Course.
BT r. K. MOSKOVICS.
Rumors are floating In America to
day that th. racing of automobiles la
oa the decline, but an OTtmpH of tha
fact that It will continue to exist and
not br com ' a memory la ahown by
tha present status of the me in
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France, tha nation that nursed tna
port In Its Infantile- days, wit! asraln
encag. In ped contests with Italy and
Oermany In li:. The Grand I'rlx over
tha LlrP course -will see this trio
of speed motor producing countries
fta-Mlna for supremacy and will mar
the re-entry of the famous French Iar
raro and Lorraine-Dietrich In tha
spoed arena. w
World s records probably will with
stand the assault on them In this race
owlns; to the distance belna; 1100 miles,
but these two French cars are e;oln
t make, tha fsnsed Italian and Oermsn
teams exert evrry eneray to win the
greatest of the Old World classics.
The Dieppe course will hardly admit
of the setln of a new world s road
race record, as It la full of short hills,
abounds In wlndlns; turns and la not
as fast as tho tfanta Monica, where
Harvey Merrick averaaed T4.41 miles
an hour when he made the world a
new road record last October, or tha
Boessla circuit, where Nasarro In a
Flat made the record that stood for
so ion. This will work together to
cut out blher speed than the present
""However It will be the first severe
test of the new Ions; stroke motor,
and wire wheels, new designs in brakes
and clutches will be put through tha
icruelllnr ordeal of 1200 miles over the
road and engineers on both sides 01
the Atlantic will await the results of
thla race mora from a technical than
from a sporting standpoint. .
Great Trio Nanlaate4.
The famous Lorralne-Deltrleh will re
enter the racing game after an absence
of several years. Tha drivers have not
vet been announced, but I have It from
Pavtd Bruce-Brown, who has recently
returned from Europe, that the great
Hemery. of Bens fame, will drive one
of the mounts. I have also heard that
the Baron Turkhelm will make a great
effort to have drivers the equal of the
great Duray and the ever-sensational
Uabrlel. . . .
The Flat r-k?rs have planned to win
the race at any coet. and the makeup
f their team bespeaks victory. The
great Frenchman. Louis G. Wagner the
Ameiican-born Italian. Ralph pePalma.
and our own David Bruce-Brown com
prise the trio. These three drivers are
probably as good a team, taken a
whole, as It Is possible to form in the
world today, and make a formidable
combination of mechanical knowledge
and driving skill. Considered aa a team
it would be difficult to find a trio of
drivers to compete with them in a long
distance race.
The famous Wagner, with his marvel
ous all-around knowledge of motors and
speed driving, has but one drawback.
That Is his violent temper, which It
seems is almost impossible for him to
curb when the race is at a crisis. Ralph
DePalma. with his deep mechanical
knowledge, is probably one of the most
sensational drivers that ever aat be
hind the steering wheel of a speeding
motor Juggernaut. He has been pecu
liarly unfortunate In never having won
a road race of major league Importance,
hut his record on tracks and speedways
speaks for Itself. In these events he
stands in a class by himself.
ew Speed Treaties Ealered.
DePalma's performances at the wheel
t the Mercedes entry, the same maka
of car that he will pilot In the Jiext
r.oo-mlle race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. May JO. is still fresh in the
minds of the race followers, for he drove
remarkably well In the last Orand
Trtse and Vanderbilt at Savannah with
this car, and showed marked ability In
keeping his car going.
In David Bruce-Brown the Flat has
to my mind the most natural driver in
the racing game. With his dssh and
fire coupled with his knowledge of mo
tors, he Is the equal of the famoua
Szalxer. His ability to drive road races
will stand him in good stead and hla
wonderful physique will make him a
contender from beginning to end. The
racing fans know what Bruce-Brown,
born the heir to millions, haa done. He
haa finished In every race he haa en
tered during his career except the last
Vanderbilt. He haa won the American
Orand Prise twice. In 110 at the wheel
of a Benx. and In lill driving a monster
Flat. He haa defeated In these races
such pilots as the French driver. Wag
ner. Victor Hemery. PePslma and the
Americans. Burman. Mulford. Hearne.
Bragg Dlsbrow. Aitken. Single and
Dawson. He finished third In the first
loo-mile race at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. It might be noted that this
Is the first time that tha Old World has
ever placed American drlvera at the
wheels of European cara In the big
cia'sirs of the Continent.
Bruce-Brown also told me that while
e was In Europe he saw the new racing
creations of the Uorraine-Deltrlch and
that to his mind they are wonderful
productions of the speed Inclined auto
mobile ena-lneer. He also said that the
French firm had obtained one of the en
gineers from the Bens factory at Man
helm. Germany, that had produced the
famous speed monsters that hold the
tralghtaway records and that had they
had the time to build another car. they
would have made entry to the 600-race
t Indianapolis and probably sent the
famous Hemery to defend their colors
3n the brick oval.
With the Iirralne-Deltrlch and the
rarraro again back In the game the
Krench manufacturers are going to be
tble to compete with the German and
Italian builders In marketing their
srodurts. It is safe to say that the
Darraco will have a team of skilled
lrlvers. although they cannot hope to
xcel the driver standards of former
rears.
I.lttle Car Wins Hill Climb.
After tucking away to It credit at
dontgomery. Ala, tho first sanctioned
3-ack rare of the season, the Flanders
"JO" most appropriately romped off
1th the year's opening hill climb,
rhis took place) at Lafayette. Ind..
tver the famous Robinson-street hill
nina-tenths of a mile long, and with
i steep grade and two sharp turns. A
arge field of cara took part In the
iccond renewal of Lafayette s annual
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NEW BODY IS POPULAR
CONVERTIBLE DESIGN FILLED
WITII GOOD FEATURES.
Llmnuftlne, Open and Closed Car, All
Included In Latest Product of
Body Builders.
" The two-purpose" or "convertible"
car Is one of the promising innovations
of the automobile year. The first thor
oughly successful car of this typo waa
shown In the Steve-ns-Duryea exhibit
at the automobile shows this Spring,
and tho demand already indicates a
high degree of popularity.
Although the gtevens-Duryea people
speak of their convertible phaeton as
a "two-purpose" car. it really can be
used in three forms. It can be used
as a closed car, quite as weatherproof
as a berllne-llmouslne, or as a touring
car with a top: or aa an entirely opn
touring car. And the mechanical in
genuity with which tho top part of
the body la designed makes any ona
of the three forms of tha convertible a
complete car In Itself.
When used as a closed car. the con
vertible phaeton Is particularly com
fortable. The seats- are specially de
algned for case, and there is ample
rpacex. The non-shrlnkable cloth top
tits In a graceful curve so snugly that
it does not look removable at all. yet
one person can change It from closed
to touring form on the road In three
or four minutes.
The wlndowa in the doors fold down
on hinges that hold them close against
the bottom panU where they are pro
tected by leather flaps which match
the Interior finish so exactly and are
ao closely fitted tnat they are not even
apparent. The other wlndowa are re
moved from the framework and stored
In an inconspicuous caae attached to
the back of the front seat. The atan
dards that compose the window frames
and keep the top in position fold down
so closely into the body that they do
not make a break In the smooth, grace
ful llnea. characteristic of the Btevens
Duryea models.
Automobile enthusiasts predict great
things for the convertible phaeton. It
Is described aa an ideal car for tour
ing at all seasons, and meets the often
expressed need of the man who feels
that he cannot afford more than one
automobile, but has never before been
able to get one that could be made
equally suitable for all kinds of service.
HEAT HELPS SALE OF TRCCKS
Heavy Demand for Power Wngons
Noted in Texas.
Excessive heat In the South Is the
biggest factor in the rapid adoption of
motor trucks there, according to
George L. Sullivan, traveling repre
sentative of the Alco, who has just
completed a trip of 11.000 miles
through the West and Southwest.
"Business men In the warmer cli
mates realize," says Mr. Sullivan, "that
horses there work at a disadvantage
on account of excessive heat. It Is not
surprising, therefore, that Southern
business men are In a receptive atti
tude toward the motor truck."
Mr. Sullivan reports business condi
tions flourishing in the sections of the
country he covered.
"One of the most significant things
In the motor truck Industry." he con
tinued. "Is the development of the de
mand for trucks In Texas.
"As an Instance, there is the Peden
Iron Steel Company, of Houston and
San Antonio, an old established com
pany, with large capital and an un
usual organization. They have taken
an agency for motor trucks. They have
24 traveling representatives. The larg
est owners of the company are men
who have done a great deal toward
the upbuilding of Houston.
"There is also the Levy-Kramer Auto
Company, of Dallas, who. within two
months, has sold close to 100 motor
cars. They have Just contracted for
a motor truck agency."
TENT COVERS BIG PLANT
CANVAS HOUSES MITCHELL AS
SEMBLING ADDITION.
Increase In Heayy Demand for Cars
Necessitate More Room
for Production.
The tremendous growth of the auto
mobile industry, even to those con
stantly in touch with the manufacture
of cars, is a marvel. With more than
250 makers already In the field It
would seem that the growth in the
demand for any particular make would
be comparatively small. Yet each year
the leading builders And extensions
necesarv. Buildings are erected with
a view to caring for expected normal
Increases and sometimes to provide for
these increases over several years. But.
notwithstanding these precautions, the
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company nai
been forced to a most unusual proced
ure in order to provide space for the
final aasemblylng of the cars made nec
essary by the tremendous influx of or
ders from both domestic and foreign
agencies. .
This extension Is in the form of one
of the largest tents ever built and
which has been erected on their prop
erty. This huge canvas adds to their
already enormous floor space more than
46 000 square feet. The present capacity
of the plant Is 1000 cars a month and
Indications would seem to show the ne
cessity for immediate extensions to
provide for double that number.
Manufacturers from various other
parts of the country report an unusual
ly large business and 1912 bids fair to
be the banner year in the automoblla
business.
Factory Force Increased.
With the Spring rush In full swing.
wears buildup
tkcToughWliitsTrea
Long- before there were any rubber-lired vehicles, we were learning
H about rabbet bow to add durability, yet retain the elasticity of the
pure gum. When the automobile arrived, this experience made
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THE SAME THOROUGHNESS THAT GOES INTO the
construction of every E-M-F "30" and Flanders "20" is put
into our Service Department. We don't believe m halt-way
measures especially yvhen it comes to automobiles.
IN ORDER TO GIVE YOU GOOD SERVICE, the kind of
sen-ice that is your due the present equipment and facilities
of this direct factory branch are absolutely necessary.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE 22,500 square feet of floor space
housing a good-sized factory where every modern facility
is found where $60,000 is invested in parts sufficient to
. build several E-M-F "30" and Flanders "20" cars without
going outside the building.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO BACK UP OUR service
claims. Now, how do we carry them out? You know every
automobile maker should have skilled knowledge m making
adjustments. It pays in the life you want in a car. A horse
doctor is no good for scarlet fever
SO WE HAVE SPECIALISTS AND EXPERTS from the
factory men who know every part of a car whose knowl
edge enables them instantly to find and remedy any trouble.
This knowledge you buy with every E-M-F "30" and Flan
ders "20." You are always sure of getting the right atten
tion. No guesswork for you to pay for later on.
IT'S QUITE AN IDEA, THIS TAKING CARE OF YOU
- SO THOROUGHLY after taking your money, isn't it? 60,000
owners are finding it the kind of service that makes real
motoring a certainty. That's what you want A Certamty.
Studebaker Corporation of America
Seattle Branch
2201-3 Second Ave.
L. H. ROSE, Northwest Manager
Portland Branch
Chapman and Alder Sts.
Tacoma Branch
1129 Tacoma Ave.
.,.'tmntiii. factories are beginning to
Increase tholr force. According to ad
vices received by Frank C. Kigg: Ore
gon Packard distributer, there are now
employed in the Packard factory ap
proximately SOOOinenjandnewem-
ployes are being added at the rate of
100 per day.
Alleged Slayer of Five In Tolls.
SEATTLK. May 11. Charles Mar-
yzek. the cigar-maker accused of mur
dering the five members of the family
of Will Showman, at Ellsworth, Kan.,
October 16, 1911. departed for Kansas
today In the custody of Sheriff R. W.
Bradshaw, of Ellsworth.
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OritdLnal American Clinchers,
the ttand&rd of ralae, became they were "made of real
rubber" and made right.
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Ezparicsaea. also, lad mm to adopt, frees
tha firat- the rivbt natkod of usiUnlisil
ta liUsrn rr-nrlnriai ton. inttgraJlf moldtd '
Wearing as a Unit
Lm at alL aw thb-tv Tears ef
spoesible for tha first really tooga tread; the f
White Tough Tread
the raoat durable form of robber ksowa, node iaseoor-
abio witb tiro, so that it cannot Peal, part or cess I
Like the Sole of a good Shoe .
tbe Wbite Toagh Tread stays oa, wears lowly, and protects
tba "upper" or flexible part from injory and contact witb tbe
rend. . . .Geedrtcb oaera mover "SroPrf e tbrtr uppTr
Goodrich Service Is a -Coed Witt Set.
Vic." One hundred branches aod sopply
stations famish all styles, to fit all riins
and take care of tbe Bser afttr sal
Which WO! yea hove this year: VUd9
arable Mileage, from tirea that
started right and are right, together
with generous service, or ust tires"?
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Cut Out the Vacation
THIS SUMMER AND PUT THE MONEY INTO A CAR
You Will Get More Enjoyment Out of It and It Will Last Longer
In Choosing Your New Car Don't Overlook the
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Come in and See Them
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SIXTEENTH AND ALDER STREETS
DISTRIBUTORS MARION. KRIT. RAMBLER AND STUTZ CARS
Glidden Tour Winner
Wins
Santa Monica Road Race
101 Miles in 1:37:57
beating the world's record for this distance
Sold in Portland by the
United Auto Co.
522 Alder St. Phones Main 4337, A 7171