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IIKARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1015.
Billy Knipper to Drive
Henderson in Big Race
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PRAISES ATLANTA
Sweepstakes Wili Be a "Bear,”
According to Geo. M. Dickson,
Vice President of National.
BY GEORGE M. DICKSON.
General Manager National *'40" Com
pany.
When the first self-propelled ve
hicle was made to run—and then
more remarkable, was actually stop
ped at will, people laughed. That
laugh soon changed Into an ever-in
creasing cheer all over the world.
When our Indianapolis men pre-
* sumed to suggest a Speedway upon
which automobiles would be raced
[ at unheard-of speeds, the same peo
ple smiled knowingly. Thut smile
has changed Into looks of surprise
and admiration.
i Such Is the* progress In Indiana
* where the first car was built and
where the fastest time with motor
ars has been made. These four
m**n who conceived the new world -
I famous Speedway are Carl Fisher, A
J C. Newby. James Allison and Frank
Wheeler, all connected with the mo*
* tor car Industry of Indianapolis.
Mile-a-Minute Predicted.
In 190$ the first I * et w as held
'on the t wo-and-a-half-mlle Speed
way. The track was not paved then.
At that time one manufacturer
'watched his cars practice and sug
gested that the day would come when
‘he could do a mlle-a-mlnute on the
-track. Hast year, cars traveled at the
' rate of 100 and more miles an hour
on the Speedway. Such Is the rapid
growth in the motor car building.
The Speedway has done much for
the entire motor car industry; It has
done much for the particular car
builders who entered their product; it
has done much for the city of In
dianapolis and more surprising, It has
declared dividends for the owners
The next contest to he waged for
cylinder supremacy will he held Fri
day. May 30. At that time Amerl
can-made and foreign-built cars,
driven by intrepid experts, will go
after the International Championship
in the 500-mlle race. 200 times around
■the two-and-one-half mile track. The
track has been pav«u with brick.
Unusual Features in 1912.
I^aat year the largest paid admis
sion that ever attended a sporting
event in the history of the world,
paid real money to come Inside of the
speed arena and watch the National
car hang up a new world’s record.
Last year's race was marked by two
or three unusual features; the two
cars that gave the National the hard
est fight for victory were two Euro
pean cars, a Mercedes and a Fiat.
The National’s actual running time
was 81.72 miles per hour. The Mer
cedes, driven by Ralph De Palma,
made a marvelous race, going out In
s dramatic fashion that brought sighs
pf regret from every one just as the
•worthy pilot was nearing the end of
the terrific run,
Joe Dawson, an Indianapolis boy,
drove the National to victory last
year and the year before that In the
first 600-mile race, Ray Harroun, an
other Indianapolis boy. drove the
Marmon "Wasp” to victory. Har-
roun's elapsed time average was 74.61
miles per hour.
Who will win this year Is a matter
that even the most skilled ‘railblrds’’
hesitate to predict. The record as
now hung up is fast; some of the
foreign entries are puzzlers, as no
one knows just what they are capa
ble of; some of the American-made
cars may Rpring some surprises and
the Hooslers are eager that the rec
ord be kept at home.
Line-up in Two Years.
The prize money for the winner of
the 500-mile race is divided into ten
prizes, the first being $20,000.
Following are the can that finish
ed in the first 500-mile nice in 1911,
In order as they finished.
Marmon, Lozier, Fiat, Mercedes
Marmon. Simplex. National, Amplex
Knox, Jackson, Stutz and Mercer.
There were tw'enty-eight other cars
f-ntered. but only the first twelve
were counted. Last year the cars
that finished and the order In which
they crossed the tape at the conclu
sion of 500 miles of running were.
National. Fiat. Mercer. Stutz,
Fehacht. Stutz, White, Lozier. Na
tional. Knox.
Only the first ten were counted
last year.
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P P HENDERSON AT WHEEL AND PAY HAMJeOU/J IN
19/4 HENDERSON TOURING IN FRONT OF NEW
PRESS STAND BO/LT FOR 600 MILE RACE AT
INDIA HA POLI3 MU TOR <3PEED WA Y
Veteran Racer Declares He Wil
Make Other Drivers Smell
Gasoline.
BASEBALL STARS POSSESS
MORE TRADES THAN ONE
Frank Owen, formerly of the Chica
go White Sox, and Ed Killian, for
years a member of the Detroit club,
are now working regularly at *h
Studebaker automobile plant in De
troit. and divide the work of pitching
for the shop’s baseball team in the
Manufacturers’ League.
OCTOBER MONTH CHOSEN
FOR FAMED PARIS SALON
PARIS. May 24.—At a meeting of
the French Chambre Syndicate de
1’Automobile last month it was voted
to hold the 1913 Paris Salon in Oc
tober instead of December, and that
its duration be 10 days instead of
1€. as formerly.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., May 24.—
The Henderson car. “made right in
Indiariapolis by the Hendersons’’
makes its debut In the automobile
speed arena *when the third annual
500-mile race is started at the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway on May
80. The - Indianapolis car will be
started in a field of the world’s best
racing automobiles and William
Knipper wfU drive the car.
Knipper is one of the veterans of
the racing game who started driving
fast cars in the days when Harney
Oldfield. Webb Jay and others were
startling the country with their feats
on the mile dirt tracks. After years
of driving In race events Knipper re
tired and became the Henderson deal
er In Rochester. N. Y. They say that
"once a race driver always a speed
fiend,’ and Billy heard the call of the
race track.
At his suggestion the Henderson
Motor Car company 1ms made an en
try of a Henderson car in the 500-
milo event and named Knipper as its
driver. Knipper is also planning to
follow up the Indianapolis event with
a whirl in the road races at Elgin and
in the premier road events of the
year, the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize
events, at Savannah next Novem
ber.
No. 10 For Henderson.
The Henderson entry will carry the
number ten in the Indianapolis race
and in the opinion of expert judges
of racing cars it will be a strong
ontender for the honors in this in
ternational event in which America,
Germany, France and Italy have cars
entered. The car Is painted Knipper’s
favorite color, an azure blue. The
body is designed to overcome wind re
sistance and tapers to an edge at the
rear. The car will be equipped with
wire wheels which will greatly facili
tate the speed of tire changes, make
the car more lively and save tires.
Having tires Is an advantage, for the
time lost at the pits always plays an
important part in winning a race.
"Prince Billy" Knipper as he is
known to the fans needs no introduc
tion. He started his speed career
In 1904 when he raced over the Har
lem dirt track in Chicago. The fol
lowing year he crossed the Atlantic
and entered the lists in the Gordon-
Bennett race conducted in France.
The next year he drove in numerous
hill climbs and track meets and spent
1907 on the Pacific coast. In 1909
he piloted the first car ever driven
through from this country to Mexico
City and broke se\ oral road records.
In the same year he drove a Benz
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
was third in the Denver road race,
won the Lowell road race, and finish
ed first in the 100-mile event at At
lanta. The latter still stands as a
class record. He also drove in the
Vanderbilt and the Munsey tour of
1909.
Knipper’s Unlucky Star.
Knipper drove a Lancia in 1910 in
the Vanderbilt. The Monday before
the race his car turned turtle but this
did not deter him from entering the
race and he was leading in the Mas-
sapequa Trophy division by nine
minutes when he met with an acci
dent. He won the international light
car race at Savannah that year with
the same Lancia setting a new record
for light cars.
During 1911 he drove a 200 H. P.
Mercedes. the famous .lanetzy’s
mount, and a 120 Benz, teaming with
"King Bob" Burman in mile track
meets all over the country. He drove
a small Benz in the first 500-mile race
at the Indianapolis Speedway, team
ing with Burman in 1911.
Cars in Big Parade
Along Bull Street
Savannah Preparing for Gala Event
Tuesday Night, When Gov.
Folk Awards Prizes.
SAVANNAH. GA , May 24. A large
number of gayly decorated automo
biles will be entered in the auto
mobile parade Tuesday night under
the auspices of the Savannah Auto
mobile Club. The officials of the
club jye furnishing entry blanks to
all persons in the city owning ma
chines.
The cars will assemble at the De-
Koto Hotel. After parading the prin
cipal streets they will end up at the
Judge’s stand at the Chautauqua tents
in the Park Extension. The cups pre
sented by the club will be awarded
as first prizes, and two presented by
the Young Women’s Christian Asso
ciation will go as second prizes.
Governor Folk of Missouri will
award the prizes.
DANGER SIGNS ERECTED
BY GERMAN AUTO CLUB
BERLIN, May 24.—During 1912 the
Imperial Automobile club of Germany
erected 176 warning signs at danger
ous crossings on the roads of that
country. 369 signs to indicate level
crossings and 172 boards at danger
ous turns.
Well-Known Automobile Dealer
Happy in New Home of Loco
mobile on Peachtree.
BY EVELYN WREN.
"Atlanta* great,” said Frank W.
Robartes, of the Locomobile Agency
on Peachtree. I let my eyes wan
der from his jovial face to the Shrine
button on his lapel and realized that
here without question, was a man af
ter Atlanta’s own heart. The new
manager of the Atlanta branch of the
Locomobile Company of America Is
the type of man Atlanta Is proud to
welcome.
Mr. Robartes toyed fondly with a
fac simile of the Vanderbilt cup. lift
ed by th«- Ixxomoblle In 1908. and sat
back in his chair as if it were a
delight to be interested. Therein
he displayed either great dramatic
ability or tremendous kindness. Few’
men busy from 8 o'clock in the morn
ing until late at night can face an
interviewer with serenity. Mr. Ro
bartes did, however, and gave an ex
treme demonstration of geniality.
"Atlanta’s great” sounds well iff
any tones, but this sentiment voiced
by the hearty, well-poised man be
fore* me created a sensation. Mr
Robartes Is In the first prime of
youth,—thirty-five years old, (so he
says.) It may be that his Intense
love of the* outdoors and its pursuits—
motoring, gunning, fishing and boat
ing—lias kept for him the youthful
appearance and the boyish enthusi
asm which wins friendships.
Environment of Conc®rn.
The Locomobile Company has
many men of this tye. It has young,
ene rgetic men ns managers, all under
forty years and all endowed with
abundant enthusiasm. The factory
at Bridgeport, a factory of sunshine,
sanitation and ventilation, is the
scene of happy, contented workers.
It might sound peculiar to call an
automobile a. labor of love but that
is what the Locomobile has grown to
be because of its incomparable fac
tory and office conditions.
• Because more than mechanical per
sistence Is put into each machine
an unusual record is shown. There
are sixty thousand Locomobile own
ers and every car sent out by the
factory is in running order to-day
save those irreparably injured by fire
This is a sixteen-year record.
The new building for the local
branch at 469 Peachtree Street is
fit home for the product. The large
showroom in front is a revelation
in light and decoration. A wains
cotlng of brown leather effect meets
a light brown wall. A hand-painted,
peacock frieze, interrupted at inter
vals by a chaste design bearing the
characteristic Locomobile “L,” breaks
the wall space before it blends into
the ivory white ceiling.
To the rear of this showroom is
the general office and manager’s of
fice, both splendidly equipped. The
manager's office is artistic without
the sacrifice of dignity.
A large showroom for guaranteed
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ATTENTION!
We Received Saturday a Large Shipment of
STANDARD MAKES
In Factory Seconds
30x3, $7.43 30x31, $10.92
OTHER SIZES IN PROPORTION
Send us your size and kind of rim, and we will
quote prices, makes, etc.
We Also Received Advance (Guaranteed)Tires
IN THE FOLLOWING SIZES
30x31, $13.68 33x4, $18.80
32x35, $14.87 35x4, $20.00
We carry a big stock of A No. 1, guaranteed for
3,500 miles Firsts, at big discount.
We carry the largest stock of tires in the South
and can furnish you with almost anything you
wish.
Good Tires Cheap
Automobile Tire Co.
The World’s Greatest Tire Jobbers
234 Peachtree Phone Ivy 4580. Atlanta, Ga.
ALGO TRUCKS
Pennsylvania Highway Depart
ment Purchases Two Vehicles
for Highway Development,
frank \V. 'Robartes, .Manager
Local Locomobile Branch.
rebuilt cars is back of the offices.
The mezzanine floor contains the
bookkeeping department, in close
ommunication with the other de
partments by an Interior telephone
system.
Second Floor Features.
An immense stock room anil repair
shop are on the. second floor. The
stock carries every screw, bolt, nut,
tire, wheel, carburetor, 'etc. that is
used in Locomobile cars. These
can be supplied at a moment’s notice.
The repair shop is manned by train
ed mechanics from the factory who
are under the supervision of Fore
man Kingree. A service wagon is
kept in ri adines* so that owners have
at command an immediate relief for
all motor troubles. !
HARRISBURG, PA., May 24—As
an evidence of the increasing popular
ity of motor trucks with power dump
ing bodies for contracting work, the
Pennsylvania State Highway Depart
ment has purchased from the Ameri
can Locomotive Company two Alco
trucks to be employed in road build
ing activities in the state.
Both vehicles are of live tons rat
ing and are fitted with a type uf
body for hauling heavy* materials such
as rock, gravel, crushed stone and
sand. The bodv raises or lowers by
the power of the motor, has a maxi*
of 45'degrees, and depos
its a full load of material in .thirty
i inulttss is also pro
vided in the event t a slower spe-?d
Another feature of the trucks §
the type of tail board which opens
automatically with the lifting of the
body and Is so constructed that the
material carried may be spread ov“i
the road
ward.
The entire operation of the hoist
ing mechanism is controlled from the
driver’s seat, a lever being conven
iently located for the purpose. The
dumping mechanism does not bear
any weight of the load and there is
no wear and tear upon it while the
truck is on the road.
"Contractors, coal dealers and oth
ers who demand speed in unloading
and loading have come to realize thu
the more of its time a motor truck
is actually on the road the move
money it saves.” says C. A. Benjamin,
the Alco general sales -manager. “The
business radius is correspondingly
wider and greater mileage is possible
for the truck. That is what has led
engineers to devise a method of elim
inating idle minutes.”
The Sunday American goes every
where all over the South. If you have
anything to sell The Sunday Amer
ican is "The Market Place of the
South." The Sunday American is the
best advertising medium.
MICHIGAN "40’
Come See This
Winning “40”
Electric Lights
4 Forward Speeds
Tires 35x4y 2
14-inch Turkish Cushions
Complete Equipment
All for $1,586
Called the Best of 72
\Ve have now on show the new Michigan “40,” which hun-
ireds of experts have pronounced the greatest of all 40-horse
power cars.
This is Cameron’s cart—designed by W. H. Cameron, the man
who has built 100,000 very successful cars.
The body is designed by John A. Campbell, who calls it his
masterpiece.
Four years have been spent in perfecting this car, by scores of
the ablest men in this business. And men who know say that
88 the truck travels for- no fhing like it has ever been offered at near this price.
For the War of 1913
This car is intended to win this war of Forties.
There are 72 makers now building ears of about this size and
power. For the demand has gone to Forties in an overwhelming
way.
The result is a rivalry such as never was known. Each maker
is trying to outdo all others. And prices on Forties have been cut
in two.
The Michigan “40,” in the judgment of experts, this year
leads them all. You never saw a car which gave so much for the
money. Over 6.000 were sold before the first 1913 model was
shipped.
Come here and see the car.
Michigan-Georgia
219 Peachtree Street
Motor Co.
Atlanta
The Solution of Pneumatic Tire Troubles
Have your tires treated with Vulcorine and ride on air. Vulcorine has been analyzed by the
South’s leading chemists. When you have your car treated with Vulcorine, you take no chance of ruin
ing your tires. Don’t let your dealer put off an inferior solution on you. Insist on having your tires
treated with Vulcorine. It is guaranteed not to injure your tires in any way. We have a tire that we
have driven over 300 nails iu, ranging from six to twenty pennies, and Vulcorine stood the test 0. K.
< all or write for booklet.
vulcorine: company
Office, Laboratorv and Service Station. 30D Peachtree Street. Atlanta. (
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The World’t Largest Builders of Six-Cylinder Automobiles
"54” Phaeton
Electrically Self-Cranking and
Electrically Lighted
Wherein a Six Excels
You will not consider the purchase of any other automobile if you will
study the engineering achievements that have been embodied in the latest
HUDSON car—a “Six." Note when you ride in the car the things that are
distinctly in advance of other 6-cylinder cars of its day.
Note how it throttles down with traffic on every side to 3 miles an hour on high speed, how
smoothly, sweetly it picks up to 58 miles an hour from a standing start in 30 seconds without a
jerk. Note that, instead of the jerky motion that some 6 and 4-cylindcr cars have, it gives the
sense of flying rather than being propelled by machinery.
Any **54” HUDSON you select is capable of 65 miles an hour.
48 Expert Engineers Built this Car
You can have confidence with such
an automobile as this for the mason
that it is built by 48 expert engineers
working together. They worked
under the direction of Howard E.
Coffin, acknowledged America’s fore
most designer, who, himself, had built
six famous ears and never yet created
a failure. These engineers have had
a combined experience that will ex
press itself to you when we tell you
that they had a hand in building
over 200,000 cars of 97 well-known
makes and they were gathered from
every automobile building nation—
England, France, America, Austria,
Belgium. Germany and Hungary.
They Have Created a
Beautiful Car
In addition to an unusual car from
• mechanical standpoint, these en
gineers have built a beautiful car of
handsome artistic lines. The delight
ful sweep of the rear of the car and
the artistic manner with which it
blends with the flush-sided body and
at the front combtneswith the sloping
cowl running from the-wimfehield to
the hood, evidences the touch of the
master body designer. The tonneau
is roomier than in most cars. Its
12-inch upholstery gives it the easy
riding qualities that are expressed
in the fact that touring 300 miles a
day without fatigue, is possible.
Electric Light
Electric Self-Cranking
You merely press a button to start
the mo of the “54” HUDSON.
Three burtons operate all electric
lights.
A Warning Against Possible
Disappointment
We have endeavored to secure for
this territory as many cars as the
factory would give us. yet we feel
that our allotment can supply but a
percentage of the orders we already
nave and those we will get.
Hums, may we tag, upon you the necee-
«lty o# fixing a delivery date for year rsr at
the earliest possible moment? To disappoint
prospective purchaser, on delivery it bad
business practice and we do not like to do it,
so H you wilt come, tee thu handsome new
6-cyltader car—or write or phone for the
catalog, it wilt avert tbwdktappointment-that
you WW-esperience 5 you wait.
Folly equipped with speedometer, clock,
top. curt mo demountable rims. etc.
Five-passenger Phaeton body $2450.
The New HUDSON “37"—our 4-cylinder
modeh—is $1875 f. o. b. Detroit.
Come, tee these cart or write or phone to-day.
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FULTON AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY
DISTRIBUTORS
46 E. NORTH AVENUE d W. GOLDSMITH, J R P RES1DtNT
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