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i RACE IS ON
ATMILWIKEE
I American Grand Prix Starts
Amid Thundering Applause
in Wisconsin Metropolis.
I r , saz.e of the motoring world, tem-
I pw.ariiy shunted to Elgin, has fallen
I hack on Milwaukee today, when the
I \ in ,ri«’an Grand Prix, the first of the
B f.-.ur international road racing classics.
■ )6 vailed off. It has been the aim of
I ihe promoters of this de luxe edition
■ ~f .|.,. .1 to keep that gaze centerd fast
■ , n ,> hard on this big Western city
B n hail heretofore has been known prln-
B ( iiall.' for its breweries.
Tin line-up of entries shows that
B shout 35 ears are entered, with money
I down.
| Ti r, <■ score entries were made last
B neck for the great meet. These are a i
B trio of Mason ears named for the Wis- i
B cori-m trophy event, which takes place
B three days after the Grand Prix event.
I This is a 174 -mile event for cars of
I fr»m 161-230 cubic inches. As yet the
B pjiots for the little cars have not been
B pii'lwil. hut Harry Endicott may head
I the team. Another Mason car has been I
B nominated for the 218-inile Pabst tro- i
■ |,i)y event anil will strive to capture |
B the beautiful prize offered by < 'olonel |
B Gustave Pabst.
Built For Safety.
B •■Wild Hob" Burman’s manager has
■ enti-rcil the "Speed King" in the Van-
B i:pibilt and Grand Prix on fast cars
B from bis racing stable, and Louis Dis-
■ brow’s entry is in. It will be recalled
■ : ■.!i Dishrow’s was the only American.
B in.oie car to finish the last Grand Prize
■ race at Savannah.
B other star pilots who are named for
■ mounts in the races are Leu Zengle,
■ winner of the 1910 Fairmount Park race
■ nnil 1911 Elgin trophy event: Mortimer
B Roberts. Dave Lewis, Joe Horan.
■ Charles Merz. George Pullen, Eddie
■ Hearne, .toe Mason and Johnny ,len-
B kins.
B The Haring drivers may Hing their
■ Ilves at fate if their thirst for speed
■ and exhilarating danger so prompts
■ them, but no patron of the races will
■he injured. The management is t’a-
■ miliar with the possibilities of danger
■ and wi’d eliminate all those circum-
■ atanecs. Splitting the air at 100 miles
■ mi hom necessarily is accompanied by
■ possibilities of injury to the driver.
I bang' : s are greatly increased by the
H possibility of tires blowing and the
■ fact that the curves must be made at
■ lightning speed.
B Tin' course is built for safety as well
H 'nr speed. The straightaways are
■ built to a minimum width of 30 feet
B Bitiiout a flaw, and the flat curves so
■ mnstrui ted that they max bo taken tit
■ ? speed of 70 miles an hour with safety.
I TWO WOMEN AND TWO
CHILDREN JOURNEY
ALONE IN A HUDSON
■ Tv. I, women and two children, unac-
■ cmi.mmied by any man. have just iin-
■ ished an automobile trip of approxi-
B nmtfiy 3.mm miles from Rockford, HI..
K : )'■ famous Estes Park in t'oloiaiio
B ! "eturn —equivalent to Hie distance
B .I'l.o the American continent —in a
B Hu.i'ur. .-ar, the trip being probably the
B ’U'ct t.-markable in motoring annals.
B I W. Goldsmith. Jr., the Hudson deal-
B ••■a: n»-«; of the extraordinary journey
B today.
B Mrs. B, rtiia A. Cooper. 501 Indian
B ’erao, Rockford. 111., drove the car
Bl ’tie entire distance. This trip was re-
B r.ets with hardships. The children of
B ■' p ale aged twelve ami fifteen
■ years.
B Tin remarkable part of the journey
B the speed which Mis. <'ooper made
B hum Rockford. 111., to Fort < 'oilins,
B which trip occupied but five days.
B : ' | ' | 1 Hobably constitutes a motoring
■ re. ord betwen the two cities.
■ Mrs Cooper whirled across the
B "‘stein plains in going to Fort Collins
B ’’ <rn average rate of over 200 miles a
B . w'deh is considered a good, hard
■ run for a man.
B ■ return was made via Colorado
■ s t I'ueblo and LaJuanta and was
B .n-'einp.isiied in slower time, owing to
■ l - visit friends residing In those
■ Mas H.ui the car given trouble, they
B 'T'Ui, IV e been in severe straits, for
B;■ " ases they were shores of miles
■ r "i» Citation. But the trip was en-
■ 'ireii f r ,-e from any trouble whatever.
I big motor parade
WILL BE FEATURE OF
SALES CONVENTION
B i v I’I A NAPOLIS. Sept. 21. An auto-
■ b parade with no less than 2,bod
B rm-.- in line, a balloon ascension
B passengers riding in an auto-
B 'b; . - instituted for a basket, tlem-
B ti 'tis in skillful driving, a dinner
■ i'esses by advertising men of
B ' putateon. will be among the
E- "t the National Salesmanship
■ Ai.v rtising convention, to be heltt
B ''mimip'dis Tuesday and Wednes-
B ' tol.ier 8 and 9.
■ motive program was outlined at
B .tig at the Columbia club of a
■ " composed of Homer McKee,
B ■sing manager of the Cole Motor
B 'I any; Paul Richie, represent-
■ ’ Marmon; D. R. Williams, adver-
■ manager of the American Motor
■ 'mpany. and Guy Simon, vice
■ 'f the Pathfinder Company
■ ntatives from each of the au-
■ rrr.<". t j,' factories in Indianapolis are
'’very night at-the Columbia
8.--. -t'point permanent committees
I:. , , "feel arrangements for tht
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[BARNEY OLDFIELD COMES BACK,
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Oldfield in Oiiio defeating Heineinan in Benz at Calgary, Canada.
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PLAN I HIGHWAY '
MSEIITOSEA
Scheme Would Give Road From
New York to San
Francisco.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND., Sept. 21.- A
stone national highway from New York
to San Francisco, to bo completed by
January 1, 1915, in time for the Pana
ma exposition, is the dream of the au
tomobile fraternity.
The plan provides for the setting
aside of 1 per cent of its gross re
ceipts for one year by every automo
bile and sundry manufacturing con
cern whi<h participates.
Already practically every Indianapo
lis manufacturer lias signified his in
tention of acceding to the arrangement,
and ai a recent dinner in Indianapolis
bet’er than $300,000 was assured in 27
minutes.
Otting to her larger output, Detroit
promises to outdo Indianapolis The
city by tile lake has begun activities,
and large .additions to the purse are
sure to be forthcoming.
An appropriation of *en million dol
lars will provide $5,000 for each mile
of the roadway.’ to be spent for mate
rials. which will be delivered on the
ground, out of the general fund.
THE GOODYEAR CO.
MAKES SPECIAL
FIRE TRUCK TIRES
A recent article by F. H. Sawyer,
head of the fire truck department of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
Akron. Ohio, on pneumatic tires for
motor-driven fire appartus. received
wide publicity. Mr. Sawyer in the fol
lowing treats on solid tires and their
relation to motor-driven fire appara
tus.
"Tile importance of marketing a suit
able solid tire for motor-driven fire ap
paratus is apparent when the fact is
pointed out," says Mr. Sawyer, "that
the effect of vibration caused by in
creased weight and speed of fire appa
ratus over the ordinary truck causes a
big increase of wear and tear of tires—
three times the speed produces approx
imately nine times the wear and tear.
"Tlie Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company’s experiiriental department,
realizing a type different from the or
dinary solid tire was needed, developed
what is known as the Goody ear cushion
truck tire, which has been used with
eminent success for a number of years
by a large number of trucks throughout
the country. Its cushion properties arc
based on a sound and logical solution of
the mechanical problems involved, and,
briefly described, the tire possesses a
dual tread, thereby providing a pliable
construction that is readily distorted.
The sides of tlie tire are so molded as
to produce numerous pockets in both
sides and these pot ki ts are separated
by inclined pat titions or bridges, the
latter act as hinges permitting of a nat
ural displacement of the rubber, and
the pockets provide the necessary space
for the hinged action of the bridges ami
for the displaced rubber."
LET MAGNETO ALONE.
"Don’t tamper with your magneto,
says Emil Grossman, one of tlie largest
manufacturers of spark plugs in the
I’nited States "it leaves the hands of
the manufacturers in perfect condition
and adjustment ami barring accidents
should not need any a I tention beyond a
few drops of oil once a month for at least
10.000 miles That magnetos go back to
the manufacturer for adjustment is due
to the fai t that some one has been fool
ing with them As all parts of the mag
neto are covered and dustproof, there is
no need to disturb the covers."
TOURS TO NEW YORK.
Hundreds of automobilists from all
parts of the country are expected to tour
to New York city early in October, ac
cording to advices received at the Tour
ing Club of America so as to witness the
greatest mobilization of fighting craft
ever assembled in the history of the
i’nited States
The Atlanta Georgian
Automobile Department
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Homer George Returns to At
lanta and Tells of Summer
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Racing Season.
One of tlte racing sensations of the
■ automobile season was the return to
: the game of Barney Oldfield, who made j
a trans-continental tour of America un- I
der the management of Homer C
George, of Atlanta. Mr George has
returned and tells many stories regard- ,
ing the receptions accorded Oldfield and I
the fine racing done by the old star and
his racing companions. Lew Heine
mann. former Marmon driver, and
"Wild Bill” Fritsch, a Cino pilot from
< 'incinnatl
The George-Oldfield combination
consisted of a party of five. Including
Mrs. Oldfield. Three racing cars were
carried on the tour—the 300-horsepow
er Christie, the Prince Henry Benz and
the little Cino. They were shipped in a
special baggage car, leased for the sea
son, the party leaving Chicago on its
first jump June 29 and racing first in
Butte. Mont.. July 4, where the biggest
crowd ever at a mile track saw the cars
contest.
Aside from the one-mile time trial,
driving in the Christie, the feature of
all the racing done by the aggregation
was that of the Cino car. This littie
car was secured for the sole purpose of
beating al] makes of 300-inch cars and
it succeeded in every instance, and even
beat many larger cars. At Portland,
Oreg., it was especially a big sensation.
There Oldfield and P’ritsch made a
clean-up with it, defeating the famous
Whistling Bill White steamer and Ted
dy Tetzlaff in his 120-horsepower Fiat
in a series of match and open events.
Ihe little ear made a mile in 55 sec
onds on the dirt circular course.
At Vancouver, B. C.; at Calgary, Al
berta: at Edmonton, Alt: at Regina,
Saskatchewan; at Lethbridge ami at
Winnipeg the Cino continued to clean
up in race aft r race and became the
absolute sensation of that part of the
country . It proved to be the best run
ning and least troublesome ear ever on
a racing tour, according to both Old
field and George. At Calgary on a mile
straightaway course the little car went
the full distance in 46 seconds, which
set a new world’s record for cars of its
class.
"The little Cino was tlie best car 1
ever had on a tour,” said Homer George
when talking of It. “It was always
ready for its best. All one had to do
was turn her over and she could be
counted upon to beat anything in its
class and many larger cars. I have
never seen any little 300-inch ear run
so fast, so perfectly and with such little
trouble. And that is saying much, for 1
have been with many racing teams and
know something about cars."
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AUIDSARENDW
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Overland President Says Motor
Car Prices Will Never Be
Lowered.
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“Never will the automobile be better
made than it is today," says President
John N. Willys, of.the Willys-Overland
Company. “Motor cars are as near
perfect as mechanical genius, human
brains and automatic machinery can
make them. They will never be made
any better because new wood will not '
be grown, because the earth will never
yield up better ores, because cattle will
not produce better hides for upholster
ing and because human brains and en
ergy will never be at a higher develop
ment than now.
“When 1 say cars will never be bet
ter, 1 naturally am referring to those
standard makes which have been thor
oughly tested by the public and which
have stood the acid test. Os course,
there are many makes on the market
that could be greatly improved, but the
honest cars at honest prices are as nea
perfect as is possible to produce them.
"Future buyers of motor cars who are
wafting for standard makes to be
cheaper in price will never be motor
ists, as there is much more likelihood
of prices going upward rather than
down.
“In the 1913 30-horsepower fully
equipped Overland touring car for $985
1 honestly believe that even witli our
huge plant, high standard of efficiency
and distributing system we have
reached the limit in motor car value.”
TIP ON STARTING ENGINE.
With a great many carburetors when
adjusted for most efficient work on tlie
road, It. is impossible to start the engine
by cranking without opening the throttle I
very considerably. When this is done
and the engine does start it roars and
races until the driver can rush back to
tlie throttle control anil reduce the open
ing. This racing and noise is very dis
concerting to all who hear it, tlie driver
included. A simple way to obviate it is
to turn the engine over briskly a few
titnes with the throttle open sufficiently
wide to ordinarily start tlie engine, but
with the ignition "off " After doing this,
tlie engine will always start on the spark
if the ignition system permits It. In any
case, the throttle can then be closed suf
ficiently for quiet idle running, the ig
nition thrown into operation, and the en
gine then pulled over briskly. This will
result in a quiet start and is always ef
fective since the wide throttle opening is
required only to give an initial starting I
mixture.
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Keeping the delivery promi, e ‘ he
Motor Trucks
5 P. M., or 11 P. M.-Which ?
Atlanta folks appreciate hav- truck covers an area of territory five
ing their goods delivered to their times that of the horse vehicle; goes
homes on time. over ground in one-third the time
Some of them gel their day s pur- and finally because motor delivery is
I chases anywhere from 9 p.m. to 11 xcirnlific delivery.
P.M.—the result of tired horses; over- Alco motor trucks hold three non-
worked men; too much territory to stop records, which classify the Alco
cover. It goes back for the most as America's greatest endurance motor
part to horse delivery. vehicle. They deliver the goods safely;
Others get their purchases before on time.
dinner. The goods usually arrive by The business man who believes in
motor truck, driven by an alert enthu- service to his customers must he wise
siastic young man—a good living testi- enough to look into the facts in the
inonial to the progressiveness of a case of the Alco truck.
business house. \ letter or a 'phone call (Walnut
The reasonjthese families get their 2375), will bring an Alco expert to
goods on time is because the motor your place of business.
Alco Trucks are built by the American Locomotive Company
COLE MOTOR COMPANY OF GEORGIA
Distributors also of Alco 6-cylinder and 4-cylinder Motor Cars.
239 Peachtree Street. Phone Ivy 799.
Georgian Want Ads Bring Big Results
Oa.kja.nd
“The Car With MB' a Conscience"
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Model “30” Five-Passenger Touring Car, $1,250
A Truly Finished Product
This is the machine that created a new standard in motor car values. Never before
has a car of this wheel base, power, finish and appointments been offered at the price
which this car lists--$1,250.
The bod\ is beautifully designed of graceful lines that give the car a certain exclu
siveness lhal must be seen to be appreciated. It is finished with the utmost care and at
tention. The upholstering is luxurious and comfortable—the riding qualities are all that
could be desired.
The motor gives all the power necessary. The gears used in the motor, transmission
and other important places are of chrome nickel steel. Nickel trimmings throughout.
This is the ideal five-passenger ear. There is nothing left to be desired, and it is
meant for the exacting purchaser—the buyer who goes over a car from ’‘head to foot.”
and looks for every little detail.
You will admire the car the moment you see it. It will appeal to you at once, aud
you will appreciate the thoughtfulness and care in its design and construction.
Oakland Motor Co.
Direct Factory Branch, 141 Peachtree Street
ATLANTA, GA.
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