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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
OLDFlELD WINS FROM
CHRISTIE AND S0ULES
Machines Met with Accidents and 1t
Became Question of Quick
Repairing

+ CINCINNATI Ohio, Sept. 12.-Bar-
ney Oldfeld won victory today over
Waffle Christie in the finals of the
sweepstakes automobile contests at the
Latonia track in which Oldfeld, Chris
tie and Soules were entered. There was
small exultation to be had over the
victory, as both the automobiles met
with nishaps, and it was only a ques-
ton which would be got into the best
shape by hurried repairs as could be
made at the track. Oldfield happened
to have the better luck in this respect,
and he won the match in the compare
lively slow time of l minute IL seconds.
They run another race tomorrow
With an announced total of twenty
two events the chief feature of the
National Automobile Circuit meet that
opened at Latonia this afternoon was
fine S2500 st-.1es, in which Barney
Oldfield, Walter Christie. big Chief"
Schippe and Charles Soules were en-
tered. Only the first heat was sched-
uled for today, the final heats being
reserved until tomorrow An added
$500 was promised in this event If the
worlds record is lowered.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
P. A. LORD MAKES
LONG RUN in EAST
LOCAL DEALER TOURS 5000
MILES IN CAR
Visits Studebaker and E. M. F. Fac
tory and Is Pleased with the
Late Models Being
Shown


P. A. Lord. head of the Lord Motor
Car company, returned last week after
visit of two months in the east. Mr..
Lord came direct from the Stu'debaker
and e. M. F. factories, and is enthu-
siastic over the prospects for the
coming season.
81 rode in the e. M. F.. car on a
hard tryout trip" said Mr.. Lord, 'and
it performed very creditably. We
made a long drive, going through deep
sand for stretch of fifteen miles.
There was mile after mile of low gear
work, and this convinced me that the
new car is little wonder.
81 understand many orders have
been taken for this car during my
absence. The first shipment should
reach here about October L."
Upon going east Mr.. Lord and his
family stopped at Chicago and with
party of friends and baggage started
on a S0OO-mile tour in thirty horse
power Studebaker. They drove from
Chicago to New York and Pennsyl-
vania and then toured extensively in
the New England states.
Mr.. Lord spent some time at the
Studebaker plants in Elyria and South
Bend, and says the factory at Elyria
is one of the finest it has been his
pleasure to see. The plant is new
and the work turned out is the very
finest.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
HARD TEST FOR
A NEW TOURIST

One of the 1909 Tourist -cylinder
cars is now being tested out. If there
are any weak points in this machine
they will certainly develop in the tests
to which the car is being put.
Last week w. M. Moreland and Wal
ter Sahland drove the car to San
Diego and return, and this week it will
be started for San Francisco.
The car is given all kinds of work
on these trips. 1t is asked to climb
the steepest of hills, pillow through
heavy sand and show speed on the
level stretches. The men in the car
are not expected to take care of it.
This is the official test which decides
the making of the new model, and the
man at the wheel is expected to put
the car through the hottest kind OF
PAGES.
"The way 1 go at this testing bust
ness" said j. S. Conwell, head of the
Auto Vehicle company, sis to send the
men out with instructions to treat a
car .as no purchaser would ever think
of treating it. In this way If there
are any weak places they will GER
tainly develop on such trips"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
GLIDDEN PUNcTURE RULES
ADOPTED BY CHICAGO

Glidden tour rules governing punc-
lures have been adopted by the contest
committee of the Chicago Motor club
for the 1000-mile reliability. run which
will be held October to 8.
This change in the racing rules will
eliminate the factor of luck to a GER
tain degree because 1t will not be nee
essary to sprint against lapsed time
following repairs. The entries already
include two Haynes cars to be driven
by Frank Mutt and Loring Wagner,
and two Pierce Arrow cars, driven by
Henry Paulman and Archie Kumpf.
Other entries are the winning Isotta
car in the recent tire contest run by
the club and little Brush one-cylin-
der runabout. The new rules provide
that the time required in repairing the
puncture shall not be added to the
running time of the car. provided the
engine is kept running while repairs
are in progress.
The contest committee has also de-
cided that 1t will not adhere arbitrar-
lily to the route schedule. II weather
proves threatening at the outset the
worst roads will be negotiated first.
reserving the better highways for the
last stages of the journey. The adop-
ton of this proviso means that the
exact route will not be known until
the morning of each days race.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
PIERCE LISTENS TO
POPULAR DEMAND

The Pierce Arrow cars will hereafter
be constructed with the change speed
lever located on the side of the car in
stead of on the post. while four speeds
instead of three will be used, the Sc
lective type of gears being employed.
All OF the 1909 cars will be SO equipped.
In explaining this change Col. Chas.
Clifton, hear of the Pierce company,
says: I'VE are firmly convinced that
our old style was all that could be
asked for in the way of gear shift,
but it was a question of our company
against the world. The public has been
educated to the idea of the three or
four speed selective type, and has had
this stlye so firmly impressed upon
them that it was much easier for us to
make our cars conform to their way of
thinking than for us to attempt to twink
the balance OF opinion our way. We
are using the four-speed type because
the public has been taught to look for
this in cars of our power"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
PARKWAY Is
ALMOST READY
EIGHT MILES OF CEMENT ROAD
ON LONG ISLAND
PREPARING FOR VANDERBILT
CUP RACE, OCTOBER "a
Speed of One Hundred Miles an hour
May Be Made on crandstand
Stretch of the New
Course

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Work on the
new Long Island motor parkway,
where the Vanderbilt cup race is to be
run October "a, is rapidly nearing
completion About eight miles Of the
cement highway is laid and nearly all
of the bridges at intersecting county
roads and railroads are ready for the
cement workers to take hold of.
These bridges are formed of a solid
cement abutment high enough to per-
NIT a steam train or q load of loose
hay to pass under the new cement
parkway. The tops of the abutments
are connected by heavy steel Orders,
such as are used to support the Roof
of the Manhattan subway, and around
these Orders a wooden mold is built
and the cement and crushed stone Is
pourned in until the desired level is
reached, thus making the bridges at
all intersecting roads practically solid
cement, steel and stone. The longest
bridge is ninety feet. This is the
bridge at Central park, where the
highway begins to rise about 900 feet
before 1t reaches the Long Island rail-
= road track The abutments are about
thirty-flve feet high at this point, and
the racing cars will -.ss over railway
trains and vehicles which travel along
the public highway. so that 1t will be
possible while the race is in progress
to run trains on, this branch on regu-
lar schedule. and none of the country
traffic will be interrupted in the least
This feature of the 1908 Vanderbilt
cup race lis going to be the most novel
and exciting. Never before has 1T been
possible on any great road racing
course to see a steam engine and q
train of cars racing along for a great
distance parallel with the course and
- IA Ut. AorN Itn
course as the racing machines pass
overhead.
Ti1s approaches TO all of these
bridges are very gradual. and ii win be
unnecessary for the racing drivers to
slacken speed when reaching one of
Practically the only hills which the
racing cars will have to climb this year
win be the cement hills which are
formed by the new parkway at such
intersections.
All Of the material for the grand
stand Is on hand and men are busy
laying the foundations for the stand,
which win be much larger than any
previous one. 1t will seat about 5000
people and the boxes will be much
larger and more pretentious than here
tofore
The Long Island railroad has made
preparations to lay sidetracks from
the Hampstead branch into the back
of the grand stand, and the motor
parkway engineers are planning to ar
range a tire control in front of the
stand, so this will be the very best
sight at which to view all of the action
and life of the great race.
There is big demand for the boxes
and seats. and Mr.. Jefferson De Mont
Thompson, chairman of the Wander
bilt cup commission. believes that be-
fore October l boxes will be selling at
a premium
The grand stand ctretch is about
three miles in length and the sur
rounding country is so level that spec
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
ETWENTY-SIX CARS
IFS FOR GRAND PRIX
FOURTEEN FOREIGN MACHINES
EXPECTED TO START
Savannah to Be Scene of the Road
Race Next Thanksgiving Day.
Cars in Little
Race

At the present count it is reasonably
entered for the grand prize race of the
Automobile Club of America, which is
to be held on the Savannah course
Thanksgiving day, November 26. The
A. G. A. is in receipt of a cablegram
this week from w. G. Hogan, the clubs
foreign representative, stating tb~ in
addition to the three Italian at cars
already nominated, fourteen foreign
cars have been named for this race.
The probable foreign contingent is
classed as follows: Seven Italian
three Flats, two Isottas, two Italas,
Three Gernan-two Mercedes, one
Benz. Seven French--two Panhards,
two Renaults, two De Dietrichs, one
Clement.
Announcement is also made that nine
American cars are assured for the
grand prize race. as follows: Three
Garfords, one Stearns. one Thomas, one
Lozier, one Chadwick, one Acme and
one Pennsylvania.
These, with the fourteen French, Ger
man and Italian cars, gives probable
field of twenty-six.
Following it's decision to hold what is
known as the international light car
road race of the Automobile Club of
America on November 25, the day pre-
ceding the grand prize race, Robert
Lee Morrell, chairman of the contest
committee of the A. c. A., has an
nounced three De Dion-Boutons, three
Maxwells, two horoscopes and Buick
car as already being entered.
The makers of the air-cooled Cam
eron car have informed Chairman Nor
rell that they, will enter either two or
three specially built cars for this event.
Italas been decided that only six miles
of the grand prize ten-mile circuit will
be used for the light car race, the re-
naming four miles being made up of
crossroads.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
/. A. A. c. GOSSIP
TIROM present indications the club
will he Deserted for. SEVERAL hours |

| INROM present indications the club
| II will be deserted for several hours
Il next Tuesday night while almost
all of the members attend the Aud
itorium theater to participate In the In
formal exercises that will accompany
the presentation of the prizes to the
winners of the Marathon race. During
that evening the runners will be the
guests of Ernest Crawford, manager or
the Auditorium. Many of the boys al
ready have purchased their tickets, and
others who intend to go are requested
to procure theirs as soon as possible,
as they are selling like hot cakes. AS
was previously announced, Judge AL
bert Lee Stephens will be the orator OF
the evening, while Lou Guernsey Will
be chairman. After the theater the
runners will be the guests of the Of
ficials of the Los Angeles Athletic CLUB
at a banquet, which will be served in
the banquet room of the club. At the
banquet plans will be discussed for the
next race, and a committee will be APP
pointed from among those who particle
pated in the late run to assume respon-
sibilities.
The next big feature on the athletic
program of the. club will be the rowing
regatta, which will be held October "a
at Naples. Coach AL Treloar has ar
ranged to get the boys out, probably,
Wednesday for their preliminary prac-
tice The regatta will be the biggest
rowing event that the club crew ever
has figured in, and they cannot count
on the unlimited enthusiasm of every
member of the club to pull for them.
although it will be the easiest part or
the work.
Capt. George Isaacs of the crew re-
turned yesterday from Goldfield and
will start training Wednesday with the
others of the crew.
Among others who heaped their con-
gratulations Into the lap of Ed Diet
rich for his superb performance IN the
recent Marathon: run was Miss May
Sutton, who telegraphed him Thursday
from Del Monte, where she is partici-
pating in the Pacific states tennis tour
Ilament.
While no formal vote of thanks was
extended to the many officials VINO SO
generously aided in the race, 1t was
mutually conceded that each enjoyed
the splendid exhibition of sport and
that all hands had a good time.
Assistant Secretary Billy Henderson
is building up a cuisine service that is
beginning to rival the best eatlng
houses in the city. This fact Is proved
by the members themselves, many Oh
whom are eating regularly at the CLUB
Since the boxing match last Satur-
day night at Venice. when John Hugo
former 125-pound amateur champion
boxer of Southern California, lost MS
title to Charles Boscha, the latter mas
been receiving the hearty congratula-
lions of many friends and members
Boscha won decisively and at few
stages of the game did Hugo have
look in. Hugo is supposed to be
matched with Fischer, professional
NOR, it is putting it light to say that
il he puts up no better showing than ne
did against Boscha he had better crawi
under a barrel Boscha whipped him
twice and could do 1t again. Yet, ae-
a red flag which he elects to call the
anteur 125-pound championship title of
Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13

ducing an excellent and very exciting
thing for the spectators.
1.-THE beauty about the parkway end
of the Vanderbilt race this year is that
the spectators will find the monotony
of an old-fashioned road race relieved
and they can obtain longer view of
the cars as they approach and as they
disappear.
III think If : were going to look at
the race instead of driving should
either get in the grand stand where l
could see the long sweep of high speed
or else locate near one of the large
bridges where I could see the cars as
they flew up over the cement and dis
appeared in the distance around
curve. The curves of the parkway are
banked about right for fast touring
cars. but 1 do not think that 1t would
be possible for the racing cars to take
these curves at a greater rate of speed
than a mile minute
The Knox Vanderbilt cup cars have
been tested out probably better than
any of the other racing machines en-
tered for the big event over the Long
Island, motor parkway October a.
They have appeared not only at track
events during the past summer, but
also in several road contests. Their
running has been very consistent, reel
ing off mile after mile in less than
fifty seconds. There are two models
d 4o~U 1OISc pOWCI anu Oo-fo. @ti~
smaller one is to be driven by william
Bourque and the $3.50 by Charles
Charles Basic. They are both expert
enced men and 1t will not surprise
those who have seen their perform
ance II they average close to seventy
miles an hour in the Vanderbilt cup
race. ..,
The 1910 Knox racer has a wheel
base of 102 inches, and is fitted with
Fisk demountable rims. 1t weighs 2100
pounds and has four cylinders, with a
1-8-inch bore and a 4 %-inch seroke.
The cylinder heads are removable, and
are of the valve-in-the-head type. The
ignition is jump spark, with high ten
sion magnetic and vibrating coil. The
carburetor is automatic and the trans
mission is three speeds forward and
reverse. The small car is shaft driven
and the large one has double chain
drive. The wheel base of the large
one is 106 inches and the car weighs
$500 pounds. The engine is Of the same
type. with 5%-inch Sore and 51s-inch
stroke.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
sHANks COMING TO
THE PACIFIC COAST

Sales Manager Charles B. Shanks
of the Frank B. Stearns company will
leave Cleveland for the Pecific coast
about September IA and will make Los
Angeles his first stop. Mr.. Shanks
will take with him light touring car,
a modification of the toy tonneau, seat
ing five people. He will take Frank
Leland, the well known racer. as driver.
II is, the intention of Mr.. Shanks to
cover the entire Pacific coast from Los
Angeles northward to Seattle and Van
couyer in British Columbia. The de-
mand for the Stearns on the Pacific
coast will ultimately bring about the
organization of a branch In California,
to be placed in charge of prominent
man well known to the trade.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
SEALED VERDICT PLACES
BLAME FOR TRAIN WRECK

MISSOULA, Mont, Sept. 12.-This
morning the sealed verdict brought in
last night by the coroner's jury sitting
at Plains on the Northern Pacific
wreck of Saturday morning. Septem-
Der 5, resulting in the death of nine
persons, was opened by Coroner Sew
ard. N
The verdict holds Operator G.. A.
Mitchell and Dispatcher Fl. j. Kelley
to be criminally responsible for the
death of nine men, and finds Chief Dis
patcher r. M. Ringer criminally Gull
pable. The railroad is also held liable
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
We want Il Ait

Thirty days considered cash. We want
all the plano business for the rest of
the month We are generally willing
to divide, but 800 pianos must be sold.
No money required, but 50 for 81 for
cash in 80 days, as advertised Bart
lett Music CO.. 231 Broadway, opp.
Citv Hall 9-Ia-x
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
r,o nlr Excn,sive plano House

Omen every night this. week so
nianos. Special room. Is different
makes. Your choice for $195. Not one
worth less than $3.50 and many worth
sss0 No cash required. but for every
dollar paid up to $50 inside Of 80 days
we viii give q receipt for twice the
amount. Bartlett Music CO., 231
broadway. ODD. City Hall. 9-1S-x
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
Reslans Pastolrate

SAN JOSE, Sept. 12.-Rev G. A. Cru
Fan. pastor of the First Unitarian
church of San Jose, resigned the pas
torate to assume the Pacific field
agency of the Unitarian church.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
60 Cor 81

For every dollar paid up to $50 as
first payment we will give receipt
for twice the amount on any piano
n,,rchased this week. The big exclu-
sive niano house. Open nights. Bart
lett Music Co., 2s1 Broadway. opp.
City Hall. S-1S-x
The sun., 1908-05-14

sbe In the shape Of legislation for the protec-
tion OF our fuel resources should be done by the
individual States which you represent,
JOHN MITCHELL OPENS DISCUSSION.
1t was then announced that general
discussion would follow and John Mitchell
formerly president Of the United Mine
Workers OF America, was introduced TO
open the discussion. Mr.. Mitchell said that
measures should be taken while conserving
the nations coal supply TO render coal min
ing lees hazardous for workmen. He
also compared the price paid for bituminous
coal at the mines in this country with the
prices paid IN foreign countries. and sug-
gested that the price here might he con-
sdered lower than was necessary in order
to enable manufaCturersto compete sue
oesstully In the markets Of the world. He
argued that low price for fuel encouraged
prOdigal Use of fuel
William j. Bryan was called for, but rose
10 say that he preferred to reserve his part
In the conference until a later time when
public lands, forestry and water rights
shall he under discuss There were
then loud calls for Gov. johnson and lac made
ten minutes address on the great iron
RESOURCES Of Minnesota. The demOnstra-
ton accorded TO Gov. johnson when he
rose 10 speak and "a he proceeded with hs
remarks was notable one. The Governor
spoke with great rspidity. He feared that
tue sun OF prosperity had reached its zenith
and he believed II high time to think about
the conservation Of our natural resources.
He thought, however. there was quite az
much in intelligent development Of our
resources as In the conservation so called,
Of those resources.
The bell rang loudly after Mr.. johnson
had spoken his allotted time, and with a
smile and Thank you, sir, he concluded.
Dr.. Van Heise, now a member. of the
faculty Of the University Of Minnesota
and formerly member Of the United States
Geological Survey. was then called, on and
he made an address on waste Of metallic
resources, especially coal, iron and copper,
which companded close attention.
There were calls all over the room for
Gov. Hughes. but il was announced that
he had been obliged TO return 10 Albany
Then There we're calls for John HAYS
Hammond. and Mr.. Hammond responded
with q three minute talk, saying that the
exhaustion Of certain Of our metallic re-
sources was at the present rate not matter
OF centuries but Of decades or generations.
SECRETARY ROOT SPEAKS.
Somebody cried for Secretary Root and
the delegates were cheering in a minute.
MIR Root proceeded TO make a most sig
nihoant address. speaking Of the rights Of
the States and the rights OF the Federal
Government.
There are here he said. "the repre-
sentatives Of forty-four sovereign States.
all sovereign All are here al the invitation
OF the sovereign nation-the United States.
No one can overestimate the importance
Of maintaining the individual sovereigntes
Of the several States. and no one can question
the importance OF maintaining the soveT-
eighty Of the nation.
II feel deeply impressed, however. with |
Lhe idea that the fortv-six sovereign States,
in the performance Of the duties Of govern |
ment. are tagging behind the state Of de- |
The sun., 1908-05-14
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DIED.

ARASfRONG.-At New Haven. Conn. May "a
pR Catherine Boughton Bradley. widow Of
PhilAndo Armstrong.
Funeral services will be held at her late reSidsnos
q Howe st., New Haven, Saturday afternoon
Al half past O'Clock, Friends are Invited "
attend.
5AuER-ChArles H., on Tuesday May r.
Funeral FiidAy, May Is, bt2P. ", from late res.
denee. 1s East lSth st. BronI.
Enthusiastically, on May IL. at his residence. ni
West Sed 81, Walter Gilman Berg, 400 Of the
h'e Prof Albert W. BerN In the SiSt year Il
his age.
Funeral services at st. Pauls Chapel. vessy At.
and Broadway, on Thursday, Nay H. AtIP. N.
Relatives and flendS ere respectfully Invited v
attend, lnterment At Jennings Ordinary. We.
BERRY. Maria kcKsel Berry. 70 Lynch a., Brosg
Bn, At6 A. ~, May 10. I00.
Funeral nom residence Thursday, gPM. Ihtsf-
mental Bridgeport, Conn.
DONALDSON. Wednesday, Nay 18th, Al Al.
anti City. ~ j., Fanny Tallafsrro wiz, of
Ie' re William donaldson, OF DlnEmIn' q Fern,
Pa, "a the b.d year Of her are.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
HOWARD, 49, suddenly, Nay u. 1908 Josepb p.,,
Howard, Jr., only child Of hon,sEve and Hdltn
Macarthur hoEard. In the Sd year ofhIssE.
Funeral notice heresftsr
SIlCKNEN. -EItract from the mpute, sta,.o
meeting OF the Executive Committee OF tNs
Articulation OF the Bar Of the City OF New YorA
held on the Sth Say OF May, isN
Ite Executive Committee Of the Association of tn.
btg OF the City Of New York records with deel
sorrow the death on May T. ies. of. AIb.r
st'cstey' The unique intimacy Of hs oonnsr
lion with the Association seems ~ iustf,
speclil minute Of his loss. Active In the found
lnT O. ths Association self SScrhcinr and IN
donlmhle In lie great natal struggle AsAinN
judicial corruption, resoIrcsful In later coun
CHS o. Importance, fearless AMI ur,leS Alvay,
lor the hight he was gallant nd happy VA-.
nor In ever contest In behalf Of those D ro'ss.
sonhl AMI judicial Ideals upon yalcs the "A,
splraton and best achievement Of IN, As,ne
uou DEPEND.
rDvlED ", sHnDoS, oAurnsD
The sun., 1908-05-14

sible In the shape Of legislation for the protec
tion Of our fuel resources should be done by the
individual States which you represent.