New-York tribune., 1912-01-17
PALACE SHOW NEAR END
Exhibitors Pleased with Results,
Having Sold Many Cars.
BARNEY 0LDFIELD VISITOR
Well Known Speed King
Hopes for Reinstatement by
Contest Board of ! A. A.

Manufacturers AT the Grand CenlIdi I di0oe
will end tonight at 1890 o'clock. The at
tendance has been satisfactory both to the
exhibitors and 10 the management The
former are especially pleased over the show
because the business done has been excel
lent both in retail sales and in securing new
agents
one Of the most interesting things about
the development Of the motor truck as
shown by the vehicles exhibited in the Pal
ace is the care taken to safeguard the
trucks from the reckless ignorance Of driv-
ers In some instances provision has been
made to seal up parts Of the trucks in an
effort TO make certain that the trucks will
be run only at a conservative rate Of speed.
A fixed ignition is being adopted for motor
truck use and many makers Of business
motor vehicles are putting governors on the
engines in order TO prevent the vehicles be-
ing run at a rate that would soon send them
10 the junk heap or the repair shop.
The Lippard- Stewart company states that
its delivery wagon has been so designed that
even a youngster Of sixteen cannot easily
harm its mechanism.
Another tendency Of motor truck design
is to so construct the chassis that II is pos
sible 10 remove the transmission or the
clutch or the engine in few minutes and
substitute another. II is felt by the motor
truck designers that provision Of this kind
Is an absolute necessity, because II does
away with the possibilities Of trucks being
out OF service for extended periods under
going repairs to some part Of the mechan-
ism that ought to be easily and quickly
removed
one of the announcements made at the
show yesterday was to the effect that A. 6.
Spalding & Bros. had taken the agency
for the King car. Frank Eveland. manager
for the Spalding company said the Spald-
ings would sell the King in Newark and
Philadelphia as well as New York.
Among the visitors yesterday was Dr.
Charles G. Percival, who has been driving
the famous Abbott-Detroit Bulldog on
its 100, O,OOO-mile trip. He was expected to
arrive In the city early this week, but was
delayed by the deep snow between here
and Buffalo. DR. Percival left the car at
Buffalo TO continue along down the state
under another crew while he visited the
show. lie will rejoin the Abbott to-day,
and with his companion George d. Brown.
expects to bring the Bulldog into Broad
way on Thursday or Friday and complete
nent in midwinter.
1t is against the rules for exhibitors to
put cards on their cars announcing that
the vehicles have been sold, as a number
Of them discovered when they had TO re-
move sold" cards YESTERDAY The Ram
bier company, however, discovered a way
10 circumvent this restriction. The Sedan
was sold and the new owners monogram
was painted on the side Of the car at once.
Then little tags were placed under the
monogram bearing these words: Please
do not touch monogram to-day"
The business man who visits the Palace
show for the first time Is amazed at the
varieties Of motor business wagons shown.
\ striking one is a great big canary col
Ored moving van. Alongside Of IL is
panel bodied carpet dealers wagon, done
up in green with a top on IL and rolling
side curtains. A biz beer brewery truck
comes next; alongside Of it is a monster
stake truck. painted red and there are
some little wagons for laundrymen, grocers,
butchers and bakers that sell at as low
a. S525. including a top. Even the United
Cigar Stores Company has a top wagon
there which is used for delivering its
wares. The Pilsner Brewing Company
truck, which is one Of the biggest in the
show. is of the CONNER type
There is a black-bodie undertaker's 9
wagon also, which shows another way the
automobile can be utilized. Among the
little fellows there is three-wheeler. OF
course, il is called a tricar. The Edison
Company Of Brooklyn shows an electric
wagon with an internal rear wheel drive.
II is safe to say that every trade, busi-
ness or profession can find Just what mo-
tor wagons it wants at the show.
Barney Oldfeld visited the Palace press
room Yesterday and had a heart-to-heart
talk with Alex Schwalbach regarding the
story the latter sent out last week about
barney's suspension and his application
10 have it lifted and it's rejection by the
contest board OF the American Automobile
Association. Barney and Alex are old
friends their friendship dating back 10 the
old bicycle days.
The talk, or rather the monologue. for
Barney did all the talking, ran thusly: 1T
is not exactly true that my application 20
hit the American Automobile Association
suspension Oh INC was rejected. it was
merely laid on the table, owing TO the
pressure OF other business before the board
and lack OF time, and my authority for this
statement is Howard Marmon, who says
that Howard Coffin. who is a member OF
tho manufacturers board, told him so
Il made my application for reinstatement
70 tho contest board in the Joyous Christ
mas season, time when good will abounds
toward all men, and at the season OF the
year when the Governors Of all our states
and pardoning boards are considering the
pardon applications OF criminals Now, I
oont want TO plead the baby act and lay
my troubles on some one else's shoulders,
for / did do some things and say some
things about and in violation OF the rules
o. the contest board Of the American Au-
tofnoohe Association which | should not
nave zone II l have sinned, I have suf-
ieo ana have done penance for it, and I
certainty would not have made application
reinstatement II had not been ad-
WSeo oy some prominent men in the sport
ana INDUSTRY that It would be favorabiy
CONSIDERED. You arc familiar with all the
1aots' Mr Schwalbach. and want you. as
Hlehu OF mine, TO 20 before the ncxt
meeting OF the contest board and plead
my cause for me, and then I will feei
certain Of reinstatement"
Asked 70 go further into the matter Mr.
oldheld said: 81 have some vital interest
IN automobile racing owing TO my business
connection with the Frestone Tire Com
pany' as their representative. and II is un-
ialr 70 me in business way 10 further
oeDA me from pursuing my business in the
srdhosiands' racing camps and paddocks
Oh the racing tracks controlled by tho
american Automobile Association