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t I 6 IIKARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, OA., SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1015. Billy Knipper to Drive Henderson in Big Race 1 i II 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. F 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 1 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. ( ■ a. 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. 53* See the Triangle on the Radiator FULTON AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS 46 E. NORTH AVENUE d W. GOLDSMITH, J R P RES1DtNT Ilii*