The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, February 21, 1915, SECTION FOUR, Image 52

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Newspaper Page Text.... - .- . SUNDAY OHEGOXIAX, rOKTLAXP, FEBRUARY 21," 1915. -r-, nn rCrn T A T5 TT1 A T TlS T? A rF TIT?T VFR ft WILL ur. ---at 10 TOMORROW C- Hundred a- i - . -j- - 4j K, a. F 0 - W- - NOW YOU KNOW! Diamond Kon-Skld Tire Prlees Are Down. Size Squeegee Tread Slie Squeegee Tread 30x3 Now M 9. 4S S4x4 Now 20.35 30x3 NowAlZ.UO 3x4H Now M.70 32x3U Now14.00 J7x5 Now :i:t.90 33x4 NowSZO.OO IMxatj Now 4ti.OO tional .Exposition uars xvepicatriin.s .. . ... - ARCHER AND WIGGINS OAK STKF.UT. C01lEll SIXTH. I' 1 VEEDOL-Motor Oil and Grease MOST LUBRICATION LEAST CARBON BALLOU &WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK I ' ' " ' 5 " . t ..... . , 4 . afST " Mill- - Jv-V?V"M I vSfe it -A Ppi; Cooler- St CSTttsC., SfSse Sr y0 W v 4' " : " ' -4C nT) 57 ''oo-s,, r. - - I W$ ; TANDEBBU.T AI GRAND TRIX RACKS URE WORLD'S BEST . CARS ANP DKO'ERS. . The following named 32 cars and driver compow the entry l!t for the Yandarbllt cup race, to be run to morrow, and the Grand Prix next Saturday: . Name of Car. Name of Driver. Ptuta Gil Anderson Et-Jts Earl Cooper 6tut fHow1'" TVJIcox Peugeot Dario Rests Peugeot Jack McCarthy Mercer Eddie PuIIen Meroer. ............ .G. E. Ruckstall Merc?r Louis Nlkrent Simplex ............. Louis Dlsbrow Chevrolet Jack Le Cain Manrell Barney Oldfield Maxwell ........... William Carlson Slaxell Ed Rlckenbacker . .Duesenberg Edward O'Donnell Duesenberc ............. Tom Alley Dciase C. R. Newhouso Tahls Jack. Gable Edwards Special Lou Gandy Edwards Special.... Captain Kennedy CaJIfornian Caleb Braes Basattl J. B. Marquis Parsons Special Jim Parsons .Chevrolet R. C. Durant Meresde Ralph de Pal ma King Arthur H. Klein Erwln Special O C. Bemdoll Overland Thomas McKelvy Case Eddie Hearne Case Bob Burman Hercules arold HaU Tomaslnl ........... T. A. Tomasinl National Wilson BY CHESTER A. 5IOORES. WITH S3 fast cars entered for the Vanderbllt cup race, which Is to be held on the novel four - .mile course of the Panama-Pacific Ex position ground tomorrow beginning at .10 o'clock, a new record has been es tablished for entries in automobile con tests. Never before in the history of auto mobile racins has there been euch sn afcgresatlon of famous cars and driv ers entered as there is for tomorrow's event and for the Grand Prix race on . k. n. A.MMiiran n t t 1 11 mu v I ri I he same eourso next baiuraay. ine . .... J I . ATAtr ..na.t tniry iisk l x - . .- . driver in this country and nearly every I ... ..Iti ay In lha world, ud n h. rnnhlnitinnil .fTurtfll. judging; from ine luniuiiiiiuuiiB ruciicut i the race presages a new record in auto- I M.h nmnT non. I Some of the best-known manufac- I turers of racing cars have entered -tne largest teams in their history for both the YendeTDUt ana uranu i i la cvciiks. i o,i, .... the Stutz, Mercer, Max-l feu??.cr" ..rnnLnW, have two and three . cars each, while Ce llar of other famous cars 1 repre-1 sented by one eptry includes practically every wc-xdowh raco two a world. Among the entries received Just be fore the lists closed was that of Ralph de PaJraa. the road race champion, who will be at the .wheel of a Mercedes car, the property of E. C. Patterson. De Palma has several times been a winner of big races, guiding cars owned by this Chicago sportsman, among .them the Elgin National road race on two occasions. The Bugatti car. which made such a remarkable showing at Indianapolis in . v Rnnmi1 ram has been nom inated by J. B. Marquis, who will drive it. , Two-Case cars will be handled by Bob Burman and Eddie Hearne. A pair i Twni'aia rflr, riii i)n iiaiiuicu isj ?LKZirCZ?CllX:: Kdwds the fray by J. Paulding n.waroa. . a V-nnnH Chevrolet, with R. C. Du- rant up: a ParsonsSpeclal,'"Jim" Par sons driving, and a fourth Maxwell entry, with Hatry Grant at the wheel, have also been entered. Diaro Rests, the English rack, will pilot one of the Peugeots and. Jack McCarthy will han dle the other. It is possible that sev eral post entries will be made. " Considerable discussion has been on lately regarding the contingency which mlght,arise should De Palma win the Vanderbilt cup for the third time. In 1912 and. 1914 De Palma won the cup with the Mercedes car. owned by E. J. Schroeder, and the general Impression has been that If the cup were won by the samed river three times with the same make of car the trophy would became De Palma'e permanent prop erty. However, this is not the case, and should De-Palma win' the cup again It will not wipe the Vanderbllt cup classic out of existence, but the event will continue to be a perpetual chal lenge trophy affair. Third vfetory la Hope. - Speaking of this De Palma said the other day: "I am after my third con secutive win in the Vanderbllt and I believe I have a good chance. No driv er has won It three times and the only other driver besides myself to score twice has been Harry Grant. "I want to correct the general im pression seemingly prevails that If I win this time the Vanderbilt cup goes out of commission. I myself helped create this impression, for that is what I thought the deed of gift said. But while I was in Detroit I talked this v,iv. a 17 Tsrri1nsrton. who ref- snn nv nr inn r: n i i . . . ereed many of the early Vanderbilts, ..J 1 t.lla.m. tho fumdltS CUD iS ajiu - perpetual trophy and .cannot be won nntrlchL This is WlOSt disappointina; nwl tct 17 J. Schroeder. for Whom I news m lJ. - have won two Vanderbilts. news to E. J. Schroeder. for whom i no worm i w.ui vi The world's record of 87.89 miles an hour made by Eddie Pullen our made by Eddie Pullen in nls Mercer on tne corona "1" Pullen one of the favorites In tomor Mercer on the Corona course has made I - - . i .-(,., t-, i v a . Anotner anver wno' win uo"wan;iici i ,i.iv hv the 1S.0O0 who are expected to be present, is Caleb Bragg, winner of the 1912 Grand Prix. millionaire who j is generally rated as the king of ama teur drivers. He will pilot the Cali f ornian. Pure love of the sflort,. not money, has brought Bragg into the racing game and he is said to be one of the nerviest drivers in the world. . twiira Advantage la Lost. While such drivers as Duray. BoillotJ Thomas and Goux are still, at last re ports, on or close to the firing line, acting as chauffeurs for General Joffre and the other leaders, allies and Ger- n.nd the other leaders, allies ana urr- " - t Ua mans, their rasteet cars remain i 'j c.- w. ,or. hp.n entered U nilcU Oiaico anw . - A vsaa np-fi in the Bxpo-iUon events. year. able to make short work of the Arneri- - lVio-- can racing contingent "iteT'lhVarinduS is not me case ima IIUL Lilt? laaao j . x .v.. h.t- uri rapAR held in 111 UUlll LllO "Jifb vra- - " California this Winter American cars were able to look the foreign speed wonders In the eye at 100 miles an i i ..or At hnth Corona and UUUi aiiu . ' San Diego, racing representatives of such firms as stuiz, mercer, and Duesenberg not only exchanged speed for speed with the Peugeot and Sunbeam teams, but outclassed them and wore them down. In both these races the Americans also showed abil ity to make speed for longer bursts, using less gasoline and oil. and stop ping, less frequently for changes of The Vanderbilt race will be the tenth held since 190, when V. K. Vander bilt, Jr.. posted the famous silver trophy. The International Grand Prix race, held next Saturday, will be the sixth. Both races carry the sanction of the Automobile Club of America and will be held under the Joint auspices of the Panama-Pacific Exposition and the Automobile Dealers' Association of San Francisco. W. I Hughson, chairman of the rac ing committee for the races, has an nounced that the racers would go over the paved course for the Vanderbilt cup 77 laps, making a distance of 296.3768 miles. Grand Prix la 4O0 Miles. For the Grand Prix race the cars will make 104 laps, which will make a running distance of 400.3013 miles. That there Bhall be no possibility of error in" timing the big races. Mr. Hughson has arranged, through the courtesy of C. B. Smith, general man ager of the Stewart-Warner Corpor ation, of Chicago, for the use of the Warner electric timer. The awards to be given for the two races will total 16,000 in money and $10,000 in cups. Fred Wagner, the vet eran automobile race sis.ri.tji-, eran automobile race tiarmr. vm elate again tnis year. wm"u s ...!, tna races, eacn oi me vats representing the five countries, must i j -. i each must have a reverse gear drtver carry two persons aaieu ema by the motor, an " """j directed toward the ground and . an JZcfcs'e JCcrZexr Sir over-all width that does not exceed 62 inches. The order of the start of w.e cars will be determined by lot. Although a large number of Port land people will be at the track side tomorrow, not a sufficient number left Portland at any one time to warrant . I . I ... a ianUl oof l.'ylnr.. A Johnstone, of the local 'branch of the rlugnson & jyietjLon. nau arrangea wiin the .Southern Pacific officials to send forward a special Portland car for the races last night, but at the instance of j iuca 10. uioui, mm. u. . XTt TlmrViann rf tho ia rA ri-m m itroa v ww.....wvw this Dlan was called off. . - j r 1 , gpjjjjjj FORECAST ; ; Becomes Better Every Day, Says Staehli. ' BT RALPH J STAEHLL OREGON BUILDING, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francis co, Feb. 20. (Special.) James Apple by. Frank E. Watkins, James Clark, Henry Wagner, T. M. Dunne and other Portland motorists who drift Into this town jn 'time for the Grand Prix and PACIFIC ROUTE OPE3VS EARLIER ' THIS SEASON, IS REPORT. - Manager of Howard Auto Company on Jnunt Holds Out Pierce Rosds as Object Lesson. The Pacific Highway from .Seattle to Portland will te opened for traffic much earlier this year than in any. pre vious season, according to Mel G. John son, manager for the Howard Automo bile Company, Pacific Coast dietributers of Buick automobiles, on his return last week from Seattle, whence, in company with his partner, A. S. Eldridge, of the Northwest Buick Company, he enjoyed a ride In the new six-cylinder Buick roadster to Tacoma. "An object lesson in road building may be obtained by most any com munity. In the United States, not ex cepting' far-famed Southern California, hv a lourner over the beautiful roads of . Pierce County. Washington," said Mr. Johnson yesterday. The splendid roadway, about evenly j .1 i.Ato,.on rn o r n H ;J m and cement. leads from Seattle to Kent, a distance of 12 miles. From Kent tor tne enure ...... qa ,n. tn Tacnma there is QJB nn: " J - an unbroken brick and cement road with the exception or aooui a mne ai rectly west of Auburn, where , a large HIGHWAY TRIP REVIEWED V- !( Vanderbult cub auto races are des tined to see some wonderful speeding. The exposition course is going better every day and the officials have helped the road races to the extent of lopping corners off some or tne n.ui- angle turns And with such men as have already signed up and have their cars at the exposition grounds, speed, daring and sensational finishes are foregone con clusions. W. L. Hughson, chairman of the exposition race committee, says there are more than 30 racers and cars signed now and that the race, without the shadow of a doubt, will be the greatest event of its kind staged In the history of the game. Earl Cooper has been Inspecting the course and says that a speed of 80 miles an hour should be the average for the exposition course. Others are a little more lavish In their forecasts of speed. Some say that the fastest man will-be nearer 90 because of the long straightaways. Billy Carlson, the "oil-burner, and his Maxwells are on the course and occasionally give the roads a little dusting. Others of the famous crews who are here are: Ralph De Palma. Caleb Bragg, Harry Grant, Louis Dls brow. Earl Cooper, Barney Oldf ield, Eddie Rlckenbacker and Eddie Fullen. The 'Vanderbult cup was donated by W K. Vanderbllt, Jr.. in January. 1904. The deed of gift was given to the American Automobile Association and subsequently to the Motor Cups Hold ing Cornpany ; ' construction crew Is now at. work lay ing . new road along the hillside. From Tacoma southward nearly to Roy, the cement road of the Pacific High way has been completed. "Extensive improvements Sh the road to the north of Kelso have been made, and are now in progress, a heavy gravel coating having been placed on the road way, greatly improving the lower stretches of the road, as well as the going on short, grades. "From Kelso to Kalama rough going is encountered and from Kalama to Woodland the road at this writing is impassable, although considerable work has been .done for several miles north of Woodland. "Work on the Pacific .Highway be tween Woodland and La Center is pro gressing rapidly, although the road is not yet open, owing to the extensive grading operations on the hills between these two towns.'" Mr. Johnson says there is something new in store for the "speedbugs" in the classy new six-cylinder Buick road ster. He believes it to be the hand somest roadste"r put on this market this year and asserts that it can be turned up to 70 miles an hour as a stock car. Tire-Saving Predicted. James H. Clark, a round-house fore man from St. Maries, Idaho, was in Portland last week exhibiting a new wheel that he has patented for use on motor-driven vehicles, which he pre rfiota will effect a tsrreat saving in the cost of inner, tubes alone. The wheel is made of steel and Is constructed as a "wheel within a wheel." With this BOWSER DIAMOND TIRES Yilcaiizi-g&RetreaiHg R. L BLODCEIT, i01 PN;.t a rXf , Day and Night Service Gasoline PER GALLON Special Prices on Eastern Lubricating Oils. ATTENTION! All Auto Supplies. Get our prices on repairing, storage, painting and battery work. H. L. Keats Auto Co. Broadway at Burnside Phones: Main 3368, A 1170 wheel the pneumatic tire is not used, yet the same cushion is obtained and a machine equipped with these tires rides Just as "easy as ono with the in flated tire." said Mr. Clurk. "I believe tire trouble is one of the greateat stumbling blocks in the way of expan sion of the automobile industry. Hut my wheel will eliminate a large share of expense and trou'e raureu mo tomobile owner by tne innmeu urc. TACOMA ACTO SHOW CI.OSV.S Exhibit of Many Model I'raws Folk to Attractive Hall. Under the auspices of the Tacoma Automobile Club, the Automooiie now opened in the Glide Rink, on K street, last Monday night and continued . . k. the attractive ex- inrousnuui - , hihiHon coming to a successful close last night. . . . More than 60 cars. Including models of the Overland. Buick. Pilot. Cole, Chalmers, Saxon. Dodge. King, Hudson, r.j4ii,K siudebaker. Keo, r,H. Maxwell. Oakland. Hupmoblle. White and Baby Grand, were planed on . .. ... ,-i.tVif trrm wera nrnent exniDiuon aim -. - w- - from San Francisco. Portland. .Seattle and Tacoma. Among the Portland visitors were Joseph M. Relg. who managed the r- son Fred W. Vogler and H. L. Ki.ats. The huge hull was decorated beacl fully In green and white-striped bunt ing and with a profusion of flo-era and bay trees. Streamers of evergreen covered the ceiling. . There is now some talk of an Auto mobile Show at Seattle the first week of March, and Joseph M. Relg. manager of the recent show, in this city. 1 now In the Sound city looking over the field and canvassing the situation as to the advisability of holding a show thThU will be the first time that Se attle has had a show In the center of the city, as Mr. Relg proposes to hold the 1915 show In the Dreamland ravll lon, on Fourth avenue. FAIK TRIP DATA TO HE GIVE Supplement Is Announced for Xew Buick Bulletin. Due to the efforts of C. S. Howard, uiH.t nf the Howard Auto Com pany, the now Buick Bulletin, with circulation of over 200.000 copies, has i . anecial suntueinent T, . .,.1 road information-! glVIMK -- relative to tne two Interest to the thousands of. Buick own ers throughout the country. With this immense circulation spread all over the United States and going into the hands of automobile or pros pective automobile owners, the Buick Bulletin should prove an effective ad vertising medium for California at tractions this year. The material for the Exposition sup plement will be gathered from the en tire Pacific Coast, and of particular interest to visiting motorists will he the set of comprehensive automobile tour maps which will appear In the Bulletin each month. These maps will be accompanied by descriptive stories. Army to Try Out Armored Cars.' The evident success of the armored automobile in the European war has impressed the United States Wsr De partment to such a degree as to cause a strong demand for similar equipment for the American Army. A bill Is to be Introduced in Congress to this ef fect, and the American automobile manufacturers are to be asked for demonstrations of their product GASOLINE and OIL TANKS STORAGH SYSTEM" FOH PI'RI.IO An Ml. VtVU ; AH AUKS. S. D. Maddara. District Mt kales, 414 Csrsatt Ulus. Main 147. VENICE RACE PUN (JEW i:vi:nv nay fiih k:trasttoi.kt hoi ni.K hi:ki n ok i-'i:k. Oldflrltl and ttarl Tsoaer First Tut 1 Slua I n and ( kalmrn Knlry Causes Sensation. VKNK'K. Cal.. Feb. CO. One of th most unique automobile races ever run in the United States a 111 be the llr.l Annual Venice Grand Prix for 300 mllr over the Vetilcs. Parkway, March 17. H still be a profit-sharing race rondu'-te.l by the Venice Koad Usee ANSoclsllon. undrr the nianacetnent of the ra.,lnn committee of the Western Automobile Association. A purse of ISnOO l gusranl- ed hr I'1 Western Automobile Association with provision that Is altogether u-ivrl In rsi-lng history. It la tire agreement that from tlie net rroHts of the meet, there sliall bo paid each driver, who atarls his car In good faith. tw.-e Ilia amount of his entry fee. or $nn. There v. Ill be no entrance fees wolvd. n-i paying of expenses of drivers or frelgM for machines, hut the drivers will knnn tliey have not made their effort fr not lilng. The SAonfl purse Is to be divided four ways. First place will he worth IJ.'.nii, ' second $-000; third tlSoo and fourtii 11000. F.ntry blanks havs Just been Is sued and already three nomination have been made. Flri to tta h his signature was Harney Oldfleld. who ac quired the title master driver of Inn world by winning the I-os AnKelea-' Phoenix road race, Oldfield's rontra' t with the Maxwell Company expires af ter the Vanderbllt and Grand Prix at San Franclaco and he does hot name the car he will drive. The second en try was made by K.arl Cooper, road ra.-s champion In 1913. Cooper will pilot his famous Slutx. The third entry Ik surrounded with an air of mystery, which, in the solu tion may prove one of the most start ling announcements of the year tn rsc- nar rirclea. It. ta a cnaimera car, imh the name of the entrant in withheM. Because of statements attributed t" him, the report Is being given credence In the West that this car may mark the return of the Chalmers Motor Com pany to the racing gama. The I.os Angeles representatives of the rommnv refuse to affirm or deny the report and are permitting Ha circulation. The t ity or venue is out two mucf from the famous Santa Monica courae whereon were made so many racing records. Santa Monica announced It would no longer permit the uso of lt streets for rare purposes and In order to hold the Coast prestige, the neish boring city has tnken up the enter prise. Nearly all the faetest raring- cars In the country are now on the Pa cific Coast. They are here for the Ex position races at San rranei- ani will he avaiiaoie lor v enire. i ne ji. Patrick's day date will serve lo fill In for the drivers before It becomes ne cessary for them to return Kast to pre. pare for the Indianapolis i-'peedwav trials. India nnys American Car. land. nir. India bought 437 American raener ears last year; China. 144; Japan. : Turkey, seven; Keren, two: Australia and Tasmania. JOnn; Africa. ISM. val ued at M.G90.000: Morocco. !J; Fry pi, 22: Bulgaria. 43; Gibraltar, (i. and Ire- J J 1