The Washington times., 1913-04-19
De PALMA ENTERS
INDIANAPOLIS RACE.
Italian Driver Will Be- at Wheel
of Mercer in Great Race on
Memorial Day.
By HARRY WARD.

That Ralph De Palma. the young
italian automobile race driver. who. IS
the idol of American motor enthusiasts,
will participate in the third annual in
ternational sweepstakes race at In
dianapolis, Memorial Day. is now as
sured.
Formal entry of three Mercer cars.
with De Palma heading the team, has
just been received by the Indianapolis
motor speedway management. De
Palma and Caleb Bragg will pilot the
first two cars while Spencer Wishart
will handle the third. Each of the three
entries is a foIr-cylinder car.
With the arrival of the Mercer en-
tr9es, the entry list for the Decoration
Day classic now numbers nineteen. The
List will close May ], but II Is well
known that several more prominent
American cars will file entries, and from
advices received from abroad other for
eign cars. besides the English and
French cars now entered, will be in
cluded There Is no doubt that the thir-
ty cars, the full quota allowed under
the rules. VIII be lined up Tor the start
of the big race.
Unusual interest attaches to the mem
composing the Mercer team. Both,
Bragg and wishart are young million
aires who drive racing cars not because
the prize money has any particular lure
for them, but because they love thel
excitement Of the sport. They both be-
gan their careers by driving big for
and with Ralph De Palma. noted
throughout the entire racing professionI
a. one of the most sk:llful pilots who
ever held the wheel of racing car.
aegreeations ever engaged to struggled
for motor supremacy.
Company reports the sale of Stude-
baker 's5' coupe to Arthur c. Moses,
a ...s'' touring car to William Baum,
and a $50, delivery wagon to the Ma
tionai Electrical Supply Company.
J.F. Richman has been appointed fac
tory production manager of the Cole
Motor Car Company, according to ad- |
vices received today by Gordon r.. |
Cowie. the Cole agent here Mr.. Rich |
man was- formerly factory superinten-
dent Of the Hudson Motor Car Com |
pany.
..In preparation for the 5oo-mile racef
10 be run on the Indianapolis speedway.
Memorial Day, Louis Disbrow has had |
his two Case cars aquipped with Truf- |
fault-Hartferd shock absorbers," said |
r. c. Creyke. the case agent here. 1T
ii worth noting that practically every
great racing and touring contest during |
the past two years has been won by
cars with this device"
The latest addition to mtorcycIe row |
on Ninth street is the Jefferson agency,
located at SIS Ninth street Samuel Nc
Phearson. who is associated with L. WI
Sakers in the new enterprise. will man.
age the store. Mr.. Saker's other enter Z
prise, tie Mt. Pleasant Motorcycle CON-
pany. will be continued in its present
location and will be under his personal
n anazement.
Few men have ever stopped to think
that ultimately the tire business will
be the big end OF the automobile in
dustry," says George Howard. manager
Of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany's branch here. There are now
perhaps 100000 cars in use in the United
States. This year possibly 10000 new
cars will be in use. discouHting this
number by those which go out Of SER
vice.
Gradually the ratio between the num-
Der of cars in use and the number Of
cars being sold, Is increasing. Ulti-l
mately the opportunity for the sale Of
new cars will be much smaller than
the opportunity for sale of service in
connection with the cars in use. After
q while the big end OF the automobile
industry will be the sale of tires and
other parts necessary to keep the car
running.
"As the tire is the most important ac-
cessory of the car, and the accessory
which needs to be renewed most fire.
auently II follows that the tire busi-
ness In time will become the big end
Of the automobile industry
The second annual Studebaker tour
from Phoenix, Ariz.. TO Grand Canyon,
will be run early this season." said
F. b. Habersham. manager of the
branch of the Studebaker
Entries of more than
ffty Studebaker cars are already
A. NJ. welch. of the Stevens Duryea
Company. is In the city for few days
and is visiting r Lamar Jackson, the
dealer.
The Washington Auto Service CON-
pany agents for the Hupmobile. has
taken possession of its new building
al the corner of Fourteenth and w
streets. Manager Charles Kloppmeyer ,
has one of the best appointed sales
rooms in tile city and in addition the
rompaBy maintains service depart
nent and storage plant.
Miller Bros. report the sale ot Ford
cars to the following: 4 Burnstein.
George ]. Hoffman. l.. F. Hall, III. j.
Juenemann, Dr. Hugh Mcguire. Young
Z Simon. Dr.. A A. Snyder, DR.. Ma
raret r. Evans. Mrs. NJ. E. Brown, S.
P. Griffith. G. c. Long.
Newest Motor Slogan.