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DAWSON TELLS
SW OF RAGE
He Gives Graphic Description
of the World’s Greatest
Speed Battle.
Joe is a quiet, boyish young man full
of life and tun but capable of serious rea
soning and never “exceeds the speed
limit" In his life habits. He is a Y. M.
C. A. member and a constant attender.
With his enormous prise. $35,000, won in
the 500-mile race at the Indianapolis mo
tor speedway last memorial day driving
a National car, Dawson still lives at his
Indianapolis home.
Here is his own story of the world’s
greatest speed battle:
“A man to win in any race, must know
his gait.’’
“DePalma, who drove his marvelous
European car, the Mercedes, which has 20
per cent greater piston displacement and
costs fabulously more than my National
car. put up a wonderful fight for first
place. DePalma is a great driver, but
when all the cheers die down and the
smoke clears away the cold fact remains
that his car was not capable of going 500
miles at a winning speed and my Na
tional car did. I was even compelled to
do two extra laps, two and a half miles
each, after I had won the race just for
good measure to avoid any chances of
mistakes in counting.
"I can not tell what won the race, as
It was a combination of things that de
cided the victor in this, the greatest test
of man and machine ever held since ma
chines of any kind have been built. My
record of 500 miles in 381 minutes and 6
seconds stands as a record for any kind
of mechanism for that distance. No other
man alive has traveled that far as fast
as I did Ido not boast about it. but
simply call attention to the fact that of
all the big. powerful, expensive cars,
driven by drivers as experienced as I am.
only one car won first place. It was the
verdict of the white heat test.
“I was greatly assisted by Don Herr,
who relieved me at the wheel for almost
00 miles while I rested in the repair pit.
Instead of watching the race while I was
resting and instead of keeping myself in
a nervous strain, I flung my tired body
onto the grass and relaxed entirely. I
shut my eyes and tried not to hear the
noise of the cars roaring past on the
track. Then when I went back into the
fray I was much rested. Os course the
car never had a rest, but my body is not
made of vanadium and chrome nickle
steel like the car is. I am just human.
“From past experience I never give up
hope until a race is over. I knew De-
Palma was driving a wonderful race
ahead of me in his Mercedes, and just
behind me in the Fiat came my next
closest rival. There I was in a medium
priced American car, a wedge between the
foreign Mercedes and the foreign Fiat
car. But I am proud to say that I did
take orders from the manager of the Na
tional team from the repair pits. I got a
signal along toward the latter part of the
race to slow down my speed. I really
did not want to, because I was confident
that my car could stand the pace I was
going, hut I obeyed and dropped from
eighty to seventy miles an hour. It was
not long after that when I got the signal
to “let her go.” That was the time that
DePalma’s car began to go to pieces. I
then began to go at the rate of 87 miles
an hour If I had never slowed down at
all I could have broken the record easily
much greater than I did. No, I was not
so tired My arms and shoulders were
rather sore, but the ride was not tire
some. The mental strain was the hard
est part. I had to keep a close watch all
the time for fear some other car I was
passing might crash into me. My car was
not repaired any. no water was put in the
radiator, but three spark plugs were re
placed. I wish I could run the race over
again and I would certainly drive even
faster."
Do You Know
That
Republican China Is to have a com
plete kindergarten system Installed in
the national schools. Miss Mary F.
Ledyard, kindergarten supervisor of
the Los Angeles city schools. an
nounced recently that she would head
the Chinese schools.
To celebrate the marriage of his two
sons and a daughter a rich Hungarian
landed proprietor at Ferenezlek has
given a sumptuous banquet. The ban
quet was continued for three nights,
and during that time there were con
sumed 1,134 bottles of -wine. 17 of rum,
12 of eau de vie de prunes, 440 pounds
of beef, 220 pounds of pork, 150 fowls
and ducks, and 500 eggs.
In Norfolk people believe that what
ever you are doing the first time you
hear the cuckoo will be the thing you
are destined to do most frequently
throughout the ensuing year. Another
popular superstition is that an unmar
ried person will remain single as many
years as the number of times the
cuckoo, when first heard, utters Its call.
Strong protest is being made in South
Australia against the continued slaugh
ter of such rare birds as the ibis, the
egret, cranes and spoonbills to supply
the demands of milliners. The slaugh
ter renders South Australia even more
prone to plagues of grasshoppers, and
is a prime cause of tjje decline of Its
fish resources. As the wading birds
disappear the crustaceans that destroy
the fisly spawn increase in multitude.
While American street railways are
trying out. various
“pay-within” and “stepless’’ cars, Eu
ropean cities have been experimenting
with the double-deck ears. Two new
types of electric cars are to be tried in
Liverpool designed to facilitate prompt
exit and entrance of passengers. In
one of these ears the main feature is a
central platform divided into three
parts by brass rails, the two outer parts
being the entrance for all passengers, a
separate flight of stairs being used for
ascent to and descent from the upper
deck. In the other type there are two
sets of stairs leading to the upper deck
from the platform at each end of the
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HENDERSON PEOPLE
SIGN CONTRACT FOR
A MODEL FACTORY
The Henderson Motor Car Company,
manufacturers of the Henderson car,
have finally closed a contract for a long
time lease with the National Casket
Company for the factory site belonging
to the latter company located on North
West and Fourteenth streets. The Hen
dersons have been using this factory for
some time, holding an option on a lease,
but the final incidents of the deal were
not fully settled until today, when the
contract for a long-time lease of the fac
tory by the Henderson Motor Car Com
pany was consummated by Albert E. Uhl
& Co. The former occupants will dis
continue manufacturing here and will dis
tribute their product hereafter from their
branch factories at Louisville and Chi
cago.
The Hendersons have obtained one of
the most desirable factory sites in In
dianapolis. The building is four stories
high, fronting 212 feet on West street
and 108 on Fourteenth street. There is a
ground area of five acres in addition to
the factory floor space.
Charles A. Trask, the factory mana
ger, who has recently returned from Eu
rope, today put his mark of approval on
the new site as a permanent home for
the Henderson.
“The location for an automobile manu
facturing plant is very desirable from
many points of view-,” said Mr. Trask.
“The light and ventilation is excellent and
the factory building Itself has all the
necessary arrangements tending toward
modernity, convenience and comfort.
“Transportation facilities are excellent
and the convenient trackage and switch
ing spaces make the location exception
ally good. The factory is only fifteen
blocks from the center of the city. On
account of the general excellence of these
buildings for the purpose to which they
will be put, I feel that it will materially
aid in carrying out our determination to
ship each car In such a well assembled
manner and so thoroughly inspected and
tested as to eliminate the possibility of
the frequently necessary adjustments re
quired by hastily assembled product."
YOUNGSTER DRIVES
COLE TO VICTORY
AT BENNING TRACK
WASHINGTON. June 7.—Despite the
fact that the Cole Motor Car Company,
of Indianapolis, has ceased racing, Jo
seph Trimble’s privately owned Cole easily
won the 20-mlle free-for-all race held
at the Benning track.
Cleveland Campbell, whom experts say
is a "comer” as a race driver, piloted the
fast yellow Cole. Early in the race
Campbell showed his spurs, for with an
other car lapping him he caused his Cole
to leap forward and assume a comforta
ble lead. The youngster, who is in the
employ of the G. R. Cowie Company, Cole
Washington representatives, in charge of
the service department, drove his first
race, and he nearly equaled the Benning
track record for the distance. The race
was staged without the knowledge of the
Cole Motor Car Company officials. Mr.
Trimble, the owner of the fast Cole,
had confidence in the speed and durabil
ity of his car, and volunteered to loan it
to G. R. Cowie if he would permit Camp
bell to drive.
F. B. STEARNS PLANT
TO BE MADE LARGER
A large new addition to the offices of
the F B. Stearns Company, Cleveland, is
just now being completed, and plans to
give the foctory additional facilities are
also under way. This is in addition to
the Royal Tourist factory, which is being
operated by the Stearns people as their
shop No. 3.
The Stearns output is confined exclus
ively to cars using the Knight type motor.
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HUPP-YEATS
ELECTRIC COACH
SI,BOO F. O. B. Atlanta
\JO dainty, well-groomed woman ever felt
thoroughly “at home’’ in the old-fashioned, high-body
electric. Its awkward lines made a sharp contrast to the grace of the oc
cupant.
But the beautiful, graceful, low-hung Hupp-Yeats harmonizes perfectly
with the most artistic costume: and women of fashion, in their wide en
dorsement of the Hupp-Yeats, have shown their appreciation of this fact.
We await your permission to demonstrate the car to you.
Regular equipment includes Hycap Exlde battery and Goodyear long-distance, no-rim-cut
tires; Motz cushion tires at additional cost.
R-C-H CORPORATION, Detroit, Mich.
Atlanta Branch, Phone Ivy 477, 548 Peachtree St.
J. D. PALMERLEE, O. C. DREW, JR.,
District Sales Manager Retail Sales Manager
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1912.
FLORIDA MAN
DNLONGTRIP
Merchant of Jacksonville Is
Now Driving Over Entire
Continent.
At the Touring club in New York city it
was announced the other day that scores
of requests have been received for trans
continental itineraries and it is predicted
during the year hundreds of the club
members will have covered the routes
which have been laid out by its official
path finders from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
One of the longest individual trips which
has been planned by a club member this
season is that of Max Hirschman, a re
tired merchant of Jacksonville, Fla., who
has started on au automobile trip to
Portland. Oreg . going byway of Atlanta,
Chattanooga. Nashville, Louisville, Cin
cinnati, St. Louis. Kansas City, Denver
and San Francisco, from where a side trip
will be made to Los Angeles. Upon re
turning to San Francisco, Mr. Hirschman
will go to Portland, Oreg., returning East
by the way of Yellowstone Park, then
over the Touring club's northern route via
Ogden, Cheyenne, Omaha and Des Moines
to Chicago.
From Chicago East. Mr. Hirschman will
follow the popular route via Cleveland,
Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Albany and
Pougskeepsie to New York, where he will
report at the headquarters of the Touring
club of America at Broadway and Seven
ty-sixth street, therebj’ completing one of
Why waste good dollars in
big-car travel when the Ford
will get you there as quickly,
as comfortably, as safely—-
and at a fraction of the cost?
Thousands of owners of more
expensive cars are buying
Fords this year-—because of
their maximum economy
and time-tested efficiency.
Seventy-five thousand new Fords go into
service this season—proof of their une- l|l|
qualed merit. The price is $590 for the I
roadster, $690 for the five-passenger car,
and S7OO for the delivery car—complete hi|
with all equipment, f. o. b. Detroit. Latest I
catalogue from Ford Motor Company, 311 HdJ
Peachtree St., Atlanta, or direct from De
troit factory. |
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30,000 AUTOMOBILES
WILL BE PRODUCED
BY R-C H NEXT YEAR
That 30,000 R-C-H cars will be built
next season is the announcement made
by the R-C-H corporation.
Tljis production is greater by many
thousands than that of any other motor
car company In the second year of its
operation; but that there is a demand for
such an output is proven by the volume
of business done by the R-C-H since It
was placed upon the market. It is but a
little over six months ago that the flrst
car was shipped from the factory, but
this has been followed by thousands
more to all parts of the United States,
Canada and foreign lands, until at the
present time the R-C-H is represented in
thirty-five d!ffc~ent countries, selling con
tracts for other territory being closed
continually.
A recent advertisement for 1,000 dealers
to handle the line during 1913 has brought
in a flood of replies from men through
out the country.
But this production does not mean that
the policy of the R-C-H corporation will
be changed, or that any less of the car
will be built in its own plant than at
the present time. Every working part
of the R-C-H, motor, transmission and
axle, is made and assembled in its own
foundry, machine, forge and assembly
plants. Although the R-C-H factory now
covers more than eight acres, many ad
ditions are planned to take care of the
hundred-car-a-day average that will be
maintained next year, among these be
ing a new assembly building and a foun
dry addition that will nearly triple the
present capacity of the department. The
machine shop and forge department have
recently been greatly enlarged.
the longest entire round trip tours of the
United States ever made by an individual
motorist. Mr. Hirschman will drive a
1912 Cadillac throughout the trip.
GOODYEAR COMPANY
NOW HAS BRANCHES
IN SIXTY-SIX CITIES
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany, of Akron, Ohio, has n w 68 direct
rectory branches in the United States
and Canada.
“A service systjm covering a large area
with service points at treqi.ent Intervals,
hat been necessary owing to the increase
in business in the last two years," says
G. M. Stadelman, secretary < f the com
pany.
The Goodyear Company occupies up-to
date and elaborate quarters in most of
the large cities, where its branch houses
have been established, and a uniform plan
of construction has been adopted both in
the exterior and the Interior.
The Philadelphia branch house is looked
upon as one of the most mode-nly equip
ped tire branch houses in the country.
The new building is being erected in
Detroit. Mich , on Jefferson avenue. New
Goodyear quarters are being prepared in
New York, Boston, Chicago and other
principal cities.
The Detroit building is a 5-story struc
ture, 198x47 feet, and contains 280 win
dows The building is of white stone and
red pressed brick.
H 702 Maxwell cars sold in n
H N. Y. State in 1905 are J
■ giving active service today ■
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This record of durability is unequaled by any other
make of car, regardless of price. Statistics prove
that Maxwell cars last longer, give more dependable
service at a lower cost of maintenance, than any '
other make of car in the world.
I Maxwell Special S I4BO H
Fully equipped, including self-starter
This 5-passenger, 36 horsepower touring car continues as the
undisputed leader of 1912. No other car within S2OO above
its price compares with its wonderful value. Only by riding
I in it can you know its exceptional qualities. We want you
to test and examine it. May we arrange a demonstration ?
If you cannot call, send for the Catalog de Luxe, illustrating
and describing it. Just say on postal, “Mail Books.”
Other Models nl iAii i!■
power, sllsO.
Maxwell “Mascotte”
All prica f.o.b. Factory. Maxwell "Special” 36 hp, SI4BO. Fully equipped, including Self-starter
United Motor Atlanta Co., H
Mtejpr ' 380-82 Peachree S., Alana, Ga.
Americus Auto Co., Americus, Ga. Kay & Power, Jacksonville, Fla.
Walter H. Bishop, Athens. Ga. p r->- ‘
C. W. DuPre, Marietta. Ga. ?5 9 ' Nap,er ’ Macon > Qa -
Dothan Foundry and Machine Co., Do- Valdosta Garage Co., Valdosta, Ga. ». fft
than, Ala. West Coast Auto Co., Tampa, Fla. ’
M. H. Haym, Savannah, Ga. R. S. Withers, Jackson, Miss.
There it a Maxwell Dealer tn year vicinity
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IF you have studied automobiles you know there are three things ,
owners most want —strength, power, good appearance; the three strong points 1
of the Mitchell.
Strength in every piece of material; carefully selected and tested; nothing but
the best will do.
; ’ Power in the motor; fitted and adjusted for smooth, steady, quiet running, with
full force in every stroke.
Designed on gracefid, smart lines; a thing of beauty; that you’ll be proud of.
The Mitchell 5-passenger, 6-cylinder, 48 horse-power car; with 125-inch wheel base;
36-inch wheels; is a fine example of strength, power and good design; $1750.
Mitchell cars are built for the man who can't afford to make a mistake.
1 The Mitchell 60 H.-P., 6 cyl., 7 passengers, $2250 i The Mitchell 35 H.-P., 4 cyl., 5 passengers, $1350 1
The Mitchell 48 H.-P., 6 cyl., 5 passengers. $1 750 The Mitehell 30 H.-P., 4 cyl., 4 passengers, sllsO
The Mitchell 30 H.-P., 4 cylinder, 2 passenger Runabout, without top, $950
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company
Racine, Wisconsin
2 Atlanta Branch, 216 Peachtree St. 2
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FULTON AUTO SUPPLY CO.
249 Peachtree Street
Automobile supplies of every kind. Mail order given
prompt attention. Lowest prices obtainable. Write for cata
log. Make your car complete.
CADILLAC
STEINHAUER & WIGHT
228-230 Peachtree St. Ivy 2233