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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 21, 1915.
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CRACK DRIVERS WILL
RACE TOMORROW
THE VANDERBILT CUP
Contest -May Be Last as De
..Palma, Twice Winning, Is
Entered Again,
COURSE WILL BE NOVEL
Dirt and Macadam Havi Been Used
Bat This I First Tim
Over Asphalt.
Speed Carnival In a ZTatsbell. 4)
First road racr ever held on e
exposition grounds.
. First road race course entire-
iy enclosed.
Circuit 0.9053 miles.
4 Varidtrbilt cup race. 78 laps, f
' 294.1028 miles, February 22.
Oratd PrU. 10! laps, 402.2463
miles, February 27.
Kntriea In. each race, 25 cars. e
Contestants represent five
countries.
jfi.000 in prize money.
$10,000 in cups.
Main stand Keats 25.000.
Three-fourths mile of each
4 lap on banked track.
Three and a fourth miles
SKphalt pavement.
. Olivers must use braksa
twice on each lap.
Estimated speed Vanderbilt'
4 race, 80 miles per hour.
Estimated speed Grand Prix,
78 miles per hour.
. Estimated attendance, 150.000.
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With the European war positively
limiting all 1915 automobile radii to
the roads and tracks of America, un
usual attention lias attached Itself to
the sensational, speed carnival thit
will-be staged tomorrow and February
.2" on the grounds of the Fanama-Pa-.clfic
exposition in San Fianci3co.
Within the Kates Gf the world's
greatest exposition, the rrreatest road
classics of the country and the world
this year are to be raced for the Van
i derbilt cup tomorrow and the grand
prix five days later.
Almost to a man, the crack drivers
of the country are entered in both
races.
Despite fears to the contrary, both
road classics will surely brlngr out the
most spirited sort of international com
petldon. Duray, Bolllot, Thomas and
(tfoux are still on or close to the fir
ing line, acting as chauffeurs, but their
fastest cars remain in tre United
' Htates and have been entered in the
exposition events.
Americans ExceU Foreign Drivers.
In the races in which these cars
have already taken part this season,
they have had American drivers up,
hut the Americans have been able to
. eet fully as much speed out of their
respective cars, as did the foreign
pilots. In at least two cases, Ameri
cans have imparted to these cars nota
ble improvements in wind-splitting cel
erity, by their own daring driving and
by their mechanical ability and en
gineering gifts.
- A year ago such cars as these would
have been able to niake short work of
the American racing contingent; they
demonstrated this at Indianapolis, but
euoh is not the case this year.
In both the big road races held in
California this winter American cars
were able to look the foreign speed
wonders in the eye at 100 miles an
hour and better. At both Corona and
San Diego racing representatives of
such firms as Stutz. Mercer, Maxwell
and Deusenberg not only exchanged
speed for speed with the Peugeot and
Funboatn teams, but outlasted them and
wore them down.
In both these races the Americans
also showed ability to make speed for
longer bursts, using less gasoline and
oil, and stopping less frequently for
- changes of tires. At both the Call-
- fornla meetings mentioned one of the
American cars each time a Maxwell
went through the race without a stop
In the entire flight of more than 300
miles. This performance was also ap
proached by Cooper, the star driver of
the Stutz team, and by Pullen, the
Mercer's "Number 1" pilot. None of
these foreign cars in the race snowed
anything like the consistency and
economy marks of the American cars.
Se palma in Sew Car.
Tn the San Francisco races the
' 'Americans will face for the first time
an unknown element in the new Mer
cedes car which Ralph De Pal.na pur
chased abroad last fall and in which
he will endeavor to retain his pres
ent title of road champion. This car
was a money winner in the" grand prix
of France last year and has a wonder-
ful high-speed motor, small enough
. to be eligible to the Indianapolis speed
way class, which this year limited
to cars of 300 cubic inches piston dis
placement. Though the grand prix is
a free-for-all race, eligible to anything
on four wheels corresponding to the
-official definition of automobile, and
though De Palma will be racing, in
both events, against several cars of
at least twice this motor size, hii
ability to keep a car going from start
to finish at a winning clip, I:; well
known, and he will probably a'r.rt as.
a favorite in the first event.
Another feature which will attract
special attention to De Palma in the
Vanderbilt cup race is the fact that,
by virtue of his twice winning of the
event, he will attain permanent pos-
GASOLINE
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Ask Your Friends That Are Using Them
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Top Paul R. Braske and Billy Carlson, famous automobile driver, making tryout of portion of course
over which Vanderbilt and Grand Prix automobile races 'will be run.
Bottom Stutz, King, National, Delage, Tomasini and Edwards Special cars, all of which are entered
In Vanderbilt contest.
session of the trophy. If successful in
the 1915 renewal.
Would Be Catastrophe.
Such a victory by the German car
and the Italian driver would be es
teemed a real catastrophe by his op
ponents, as there would no longer be
a trophy to race for, and the event
itself would he removed f roros the list
of road racing classics. It is. of course, ,
possible that Mr. vanaermu .nigm, i
In such a contingency, donate another
cup. However, the , traditions of rac
ing in America center so cioseiy
around the present trophy that there
is sure to be a concertea erion
among drivers to see to it that who
ever may turn out to be winner, it
will not be De Palma.
The course Itself is unique in sev
eral respects. Instead of racing over
macadam, as the Vanderbilt contend
ers did on Long Island In the early
days, and at Elgin more recently, or
over a direct course as at Savannah
for two years, the cars will contend
for mastery at San Francisco on new-
lv laid asnhalt. This applies to the
four miles of the circuit, aside from
about three Quarters of a mile at one
end, where the course makes use of
a part of the mile track, designed
for horse racing, which has been
planked.
Asphalt Coarse Hew Element.
The .asphalt course is a new ele
ment in road or track racing, and one
presenting conditions with which driv
ers are not familiar. It seems gen
erally admitted that the asphalt wil
be fast, and easy on tires. The only
objection is from those who fear that,
as the race progresses, the turns and
curves may become slippery on ac
count of oil which some racing cars
throw in snch profusion. The exposi
tion authorities promise to remedy
such a condition by stationing men
at the two-rightangled turns and at
other curves of the course, with or
ders to scatter sand over the surface
wherever signs of danger appear.
Seattle and Tacoma
Joined by Pavement
Seattle and Tacoma are now con
nected by one of the best paved roads
in the United States, the last link in
the highway between these two popu
lous cities having been completed and
opened to traffic recently. Automo
biles and other vehicles may now
travel from Seattle to the Pierce
county capital, a distance of 42 miles,
over a thoroughfare of boulevard
smoothness. This, undoubtedly, is the
UDOst important trunk highway in the
Northwest, for it connects two cities
whose population exceeds 400,000.
The first hard surfaced road be
tween Seattle and Tacoma was laid
down in 1906, near The Meadows race
track. This type of construction was
continued to Orilla, and in 1912 there
was completed along this route the
first stretch of brick paved highway
west of the Rocky Mountains. Addi
tional miles of brick road have been
added each year, until now King coun
ty has a splendid paved thoroughfare
connecting with the concrete and asp
halt road intao Tacoma. King county's
brick paved roads are declared by ex--
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If Geared as Low, Will Equal or
Better the Performance of
Any Eight Cylinder
Car.
There has been a tendency to jump to eight-cylinder
motors on the part of a number of factories.
careful analysis, however, shows the vast majority
of those announcing eight-cylinder motors have been
small manufacturers with a small output. They have
thought the untried eight might stimulate their sales, but
the so-called superiority of the eight-cylinder lies in the
gear ratio, not the motor.
Nearly all the "eights" are geared 5 to 1 and some
even lower. A Chalmers Six, if geared as low, gives the
same or better performance.
Chalmers
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SAN FRANCISCO MONDAY
perts to be the highest type "of road
construction in the United States.
Construction on the last link in the
chain of brick pavement was begun in
June, 1914, and completed on Januarj
29, at a cost to King county of morb
than 1121,000, r an average of $25,
000 a mile, including grading. It is
20 feet wide and has a concrete base
of five Inches.
Sixes Are Quality Cars!
L. KEATS AUTO CO.
BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE
Portland, Oregon. Seattle, Washington.
FAIR LIST PRICE PLAN
GAINS
INDORSEMENT
OF MANY TIRE MEN
Consumers Also See Fair
ness of Method of Putting
Buying on One-Price Basis
:
MANUFACTURERS STAND
ITo Price Cutting Involved, hut Idea Is
to Oaard Consumer, It
Xa Declared.
Thousands of tire dealers have In
dorsed the "fair list" price plan to
sell tires on a price list which Is net,
instead of selling by discounts.
Consumers everywhere are recogniz
ing the value of the "fair price list"
which puts tire buying on a one price
basis every man knowing he is get
ting Just as low a price as his neigh
bor. This condition Is Impossible un
der the discount plan In which the
padded price list has played such a
part In the past. .
Tht "fair list" plan carries with it a
substantial price reduction, and the
move which has affeoed the whole tire
industry and which means so much to
the tire user, still Is the chief topic of
discussion among automobile and tire
men and motorists.
Tis Is no price cutting war Involving
tire manufacturers. It is an effort on
the part -:of the manufacturers to pro
tect the consumer from concerns which
slash prices on a list "marked up" for
that very purpose, so that the user is
puzzled to know whether he is getting
the best or the worst of it.
The deliberate reduction of prices
and establishment of a "fair price list"
that is standard for that specific make
of tires, it Is believed, will conserve
the Interests of the motorist and pro
mote better feeling between tire maker
and car owner.
In discussing this bold move, W. T.
Albright local manager of the B. F.
Goodrich company, says:
"We are fighting for the rights of
the legitimate tire dealer as well as for
the interests of the tire user. The
padded price list must go and with it
will go price cutting, 'haggling,' unfair
profits due to lists "marked up' to catch
the unwary motorist and last but not
least, the tire user's fear that he is be
ing 'stung that there is always some
lower price Just around the corner,
that,he ought to seek.
"We are 'fair listing our tires
everywhere. We have reduced the
price somewhat and we have put our
price lists on a basis where maker and
dealer are satisfied with fair and rea
sonable profits that leave enough in
the price to consumers to insure quali
ties that will translate themselves into
long and satisf u;tory mileage.
"This bold move is admittedly an at
tack on unsatisfactory methods of tire
retailing that have pertained in some
quarters. Methods unsatisfactory to
the dealer, because price cutting off of
a padded' price list, took up expensivo
time for extra selling effort and left
him an average of profit generally
I lower than obtained from a fair list.
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" yj c? motor car
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Methods unsatisfactory to the motor
ist because he had to 'haggle' for his
tires, shop around and never feel cer
tain that he had actually paid the rock
bottom fair tire price.
"With Goodrich 'Fair-listed' tires he
now can .fee sure of Just that he knows
he Is paying the fair price that he is
buying a standard, high grade article
that has one price the country over,
whether he buys in Maine or Cali
fornia, whether he buys in the city
store or the road side shop, in a hurry
or, not, he always pays one price a
fair one that protects motorist and
dealer alike."
Tacoma Receives
Sanction for Races
City of Destiny to B la os Bpeedwsy
Events of Coming- Season; Course Is
Widened to SO Pee.
Tacoma will be on the racing map
again in 1915. The sanction for the
speedway races has been received
from the American Automobile asso
ciation and the dates July 4 and S
have been decided upon. The course
has been widened to a full 50 feet on
the straightaways and 60 feet on the
curves, and is now ready for surfacing.
Secretary George Dunn Is now In
Fan Francisco for the two big races,
one of which starts tomorrow, and ex
pects to sign up a number of the driv
ers who appear in the Vanderbilt and
Grand Prix to take part in the classic
northwest meet at Tacotna. Entry
blanks are now in the hands of the
printers. The only change from the
1914 cars is the 450 cubic Inch dis
placement limit.
138,250 Cars Used '
. To Ship Autos in 13
From Two to Six and Sometimes Even
more Contained In Each; increase
About 14 Per Cent.
At the last meeting of the directors
of the National Automobile Chember
of Commerce it was reported that the
shipment of automobiles from fac
tories of this country In the year
1914 reached the tremendous volume
of 138,250 carloads, each car usually
containing from two to six complete
automobiles and In some cases more
when the machines were taken apart
to a greater extent than Is ordinarily
the case. This is about 14 per
cent greater than the cars re
quired for the shipping of automobiles
In the year 1913 and is asily one of
the most Important Items of traffic In
high grade manufactured articles han
dled by the railroads, whose earnings
on these shipments are now estimated
at upwards of $15,000,000 per year.
The Fortified
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Let It Tell Its Story
Let the Goodyear tire tell you what it
means to travel on Fortified Tires.
Fortified is more than a name. It means
a tire with five protections offered by no
one else. They have cost us years of
effort and millions of dollars.
They have won for this tire the top
place in Tiredom the highest prestige and
the largest sales.
In the best way known they combat
Rim-Cut Loose Treads Punctures
Blowouts Insecurity Skidding
Let them prove this to you.
Not Trouble-Proof
We don't claim the impossible a trouble
proof tire. - But Goodyears average best
They could never hold
the lead and hold it
for years unless that
were true, as you know.
These are super
quality tires. Not in
materials alone, but in
features. We protect
you in five exclusive
Goodyear
Oreeron Motor Car Cc 19th
Western Hardware & Auto Supply Co., 56 Broadway Belmont Garage.
Nob Hill Garage. 704 Kearney
Oregon Sales Co.. 434 Alder St.
Oregon Vulcanizing Co.. 550 Washington. St
R. E. Blodgett 29 N. 14th St. I
Motorcycle & Supply Co- 209 4th St
Winton Motor Car Co.. 23d and Washington Sts.
Redman Auto Co., 1130 Albina Ave. -
MOTOR TRUCK WILL
KEEP. WORLD FROM
ST
Horses Eat Up Crops 'arid
Require Acreage to Pro
duce Them.
MACHINE IS ECONOMICAL
Traction Car Vow Ssstg-ned Which
Will Go Fraotloally Anywhere Draft
Animals Can.
By Prank O. RJggs.
The motor truck will save the world
from famine If the great European
war lasts as Ions as Ixr5 Kitchener
thinks It will.
The reason is not far to seek. In
spite of the record harvests In the
United States last year, high prices
have been the rule on. account of the
enormous demand from Europe.
Wheat, which in times of peace would
have sold at around 60 cants a bushel
on account of the enormous supply,
has been sold all the way from $1.10
to $1.45 a bushel and prices are "till
mounting. Corn is going up In price,
and with it will be dragged the cost of
beef steaks and other meat foods that
are considered necessary to the Ameri
can diet.
But what has this to do with the
motor truck? Only this, that the work
of the 29,000,000 horses and mules at
present in this country can be better
and more economically performed by
motor trucks. These animals eat a
lot of food that could far better be
employed In the fattening of sheep
and cattle. 1
It Is an economic shame that 80,
000,000 acres of the best farm land
of the United States should bo de
voted exclusively to the raising of
feed for horses and mules when the
number of farm cattle and sheep is
diminishing at the rate It is and this
fact Is sJiarply reflected In the high
cost of living. During the period from
1900 to 1910, the number of food and
dairy cattle in the country decreased
by no loss than 6,653,184 animals, or
nearly 10 per cent. of the total In 1910.
During the same period, the population
Increased from 75.994,575 to 97,028,497
people. If the number of food and
dairy cattle had kept pace with the
population, there should have been an
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Fortified Tires
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tlt. , I Blowoote by our "On-Air" cure.
rerunee J I, w, TrmmAt by many rubber rhrets.
Agaiast J liwiMillj by 128 braided piano wtrca.
f Poactvrw and Slriddiav by our double-
thick All Weather tread.
Service Stations Tires in Stock
and Alder Sts. General Autos Co.. 523 Alder St.
St
Benj. E. Boone
incrN wi moouT ab,vvv,uuu- oi ins
animals., That la to say, tho country -has
about 23,600.000 less cattle than
are necessary to maintain the showing;
of 1900.
XSotor Truck Host dependable. .
The war is Europe. Is causing the
United States to be drained of ' food
supplies. But at the same time it has 1
proven beyond the shadow of a doubt
that the motor truck Is the most de-
pendable and economical form of trans-.
portation there is. It has given an
impetus to the manufacture of motor
trucks that is unparalleled even In
the most spectacular periods of. the ''
brilliant history of the automobile in-
dustry. At one fell swoop it has v.
killed the prejudice of horsemen
against machine transportation And , v
besides furnishing this valuable and . ;
impressive object lesson, the war is
fast providing the economic situation v
which will accomplish mors- toward
the banishment of the horse than 69
years of peace and. peace propaganda..
If the United States has to feed the1
nations of Europe next year while the
farmers of that unhappy continent arV
that it. will be much too expensive a
luxury to feed a horse. It will be' far ;
cheaper to keep a motor truck or an
automobile, which at least doesn't eat.
when it Isn't working, and which Is
far more economical to operate If ad-, :
vantage can be taken of the distance-',
covering possibilities of the machine in .
a day's work.
Can Go Anywhere, ,
There are many who will deny that .
the horse can be replaced entirely or,
even largely by motor trucks. This nn- :
uouoieaiy was irue up to a coupie 1, .
years ago, but the efforts of Uncle
Sam's efficient army officers have
swept away this last objection to ma
chine transportation. For, at the In
stance of - the quartermaster corps -of -the
United States army, there has
been designed and perfected a motor
truck that drives, brakes and steers
on all four wheels; and by virtue of
these qualities can go practically any-- ,."1
where a four-mule army escort wagon
can go. Uncle Sam's-army has al-.
ready a fleet of these trucks and, rear- Y ,
ly every steamer sailing- from New i
York carries a consignment to the
European fighting armies. .
It is Inevitable that one effect of
the European war will be the breeding
of fewer horses and more cattle, and '
the manufacture and adoption of more .
an4 mntA m ntnr trn1ra rtiaa ,
date, are the. great lessons of the Eu-'
ropcan war.
$54,000 Purses Hung Up. ".f
The Chicago Speedway management
has announoed a $50,000 purse for the
first 10 placed In the BOO mile raoe
which Is to be run on June II. In'
addition $1000 will be given to the
leaders at 100, 200, 300 and 400 miles,
making the total of the purse $S4,000.
First prize is $20,000.
Tire
Trust? It Once
ways. And one of them alone adds to our
cost $450,000 per year.
Tests which can't be disputed prove that
these features save tire users millions yearly.
Yet Prices Come Down
Despite these improvements Goodyear
prices have constantly come down, We
have made three big reductions in ' two
years. Our last made February 1st -makes
the two-year total 45 per cent.
Our mammoth production the largest in
the world lets us give you in Goodyears tho
most for your money. And we always shall.
One for Every Car
Last year we sold 1,479,883 abo'ut
one for every car in use. Think what a
tire this must" be to dominate like that 1
Fortified Tires mean less tax and less
trouble. They mean
more safety, more en
joyment Those things
are waiting for you at
any Goodyear Service
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Any dealer can supply
you Goodyear tires. If the
wanted size is not in stock,
be will telephone our local
branch.
754 E. Morrison St.
& Co.. 514 Alder St
Northwest Auto Co.. Broadway and Couch St
John A. Walters Co.. 335 Ankeny St , :-"..
Oxman-Faull Auto' Co., 1100 Union Ave. N.
Fred H. Brown. 500 Williams Ave.
Rose City Park Garage. 52d and Sandy Blvd.
Multnomah Garage & Auto Co., 254 6th St.
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