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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
LANGTRY WILL HOLD
ROAD BOND ELECTION

Langtry, Tex, Oct. 1S.-Promises by
several of the county commissioners
to build a road from this place to con-
meet with the county road near Com
stock, thus giving Langtry a good
road across the PecOs canyon and a di-
rect road to Del Rio, the county seat,
have not been fulfilled And thus the
people of this precinct have seen the
proposed San AntOniO-El PasO high
way routed from Del Rio around by
OzOna, thence to Fort Stockton, a route
many miles longer and lacking the
scenic grandeur that the route by way
the PecOs canyon and Langtry from
Del Rio void present
The commissioners court. it is re-
ported, viii call an election to vote
a 100000 bond issue to build roads.
This precinct is unanimous in it's re-
solve to fight the bond issue, unless
a sufficient sum is pladged to build a
good road across the PecOs canyon TO
COmstOck
This place feels that even though the
official San AntOniO--El PasO highway
is routed by way of OZona, that a road
by this place, being shorter and Of
feTing vastly greater scenic attrac-
lions, will get the most travel They
feel also, aside from their desire to
be on this great highway, that they
are entitled by every right to the road
they are demanding and, further, that
the county has not spent a sum on
roads in this precinct in proportion to
what road tax the precinct has paid thei
cOuntV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
FL Paso Racers Trying Out the Course
:: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::
Gasser to Drive a Stutz; Adolph Is In

I'll PASO entrants in the Phoenix
road race are fast getting in trim
for the hard grind. Nearly every
day some car leaves here for ? trial
trip over the route to be followed when
the big event is staged next month,
while now and then some Arizona
entrant arrives here. dust covered and
tired. from a spin over the road.
The latest entrant in the race for
driving honors is Lew Gasser. c. n.
Bassett and A E. Ryan have bought
the Stutz racer which Billy Rand ex-
pected to enter in the race and have
engaged Gasser to drive it. The car
arrived this week and Mr.. Ryan has
been limbering it up during the week
1t has been making a showing that has
set all the racing bugs talking. The
car is said to be equal to so hoursepow-
er, and it looks it. Friday evening. in
a test run about the city. it got off
from stop at the bottom of Epson
avenue hill at Providence hospital and
pulled the hill on high without ap-
parent effort. The car has wire wheels.
Billy AdoIph and Clarence Rand.
driving VIII Rand's Chalmers 30"
stripped and converted into a racer.
left here Saturday early for the Ari-
iona capital Adolph will drive this car
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

trip to FL PasO was made in good time
though no records were tried for
stevens as Starter.
Charles B. Stevens, president OF the
FL Paso Automobile club, has Deen
designated by the American AutomO-
bile association as its representative at
FL Paso to start the racers and chair
man Rinehart has been given author
ity to license drivers after oct. "a
Prior to that time all applications have
to be forwarded to the a. A. A in New
York City.
Seven entrants in the race have paid
the entry fee of 800 to r. H Rinehart,
chairman of the racing committee.
They are P. c. Brena, owner, Tucson,
Brena racer. Richard Clark. driver; w
J. Rand, Ell PasO, Chalmers 40 Billy"
AdOlph. driver; NJ. L. Naquin, Globe,
Ariz., Velie 90 Naquin to drive; E r.
Pirtle, Douglas, Cadillac. Charles Cor
bett. driver; Donald 3. ellis, Chihua-
hua. Mexico. Simplex, J J. Newkirk,
driver: oliver CrOOch, Phoenix, Buick
40" Creech to drive; Stockard &
Church, Buick 49, John T. Hutchins,
driver.
Five other Ell Paso entries are to be
made in the next two or three days,
says chairman Rinehart. These pros
pective entrants will become bOnafide
on the payment of the entry fee. They
inclued Nick Depeder's Mercer, Lewis
TeePs Buick 10" Arthur Schuster's
Chalmers go A. r. Ryan's and Charlie
Bassett's STUFF and c. P. Henry'S Cadil-
lac. All these cars are being prepared
for the race or are out on the road be-
tween FL Paso and Phoenix
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

into the river. He welcomed the dry
time.
Near Castle Dome. 80 miles bevnrd
Dome, @trociOus stretches of rocks; AMI
gravel are to be found. The Light Six
Lozler went through the gravel beds
handlIy but found three cars svamped
in the deep stuff with striDDai gears
The road across the deser1 from Castle
Dome and Palomas, 60 miles is a series
OF bumps, ruts and washes. It will re-
qulre cool temper to keep from punish
ing car numerically in this stretch
This long ride Ietween Castle Dome
and Palomas is absolutely without
water. True, the drivers will go by
Wen derricks twice, but not a drop of
water may they get. Deep Wells and
Middle Well are wells now in name
only. The hardest part of the trip is
over at Aqua Caliente, 115 miles from
Yuma There is plenty of tough going
ahead, but there are the Arlington and
Salt river valleys to come in with their
cooler temperature and better roads.
Races Mt Fair.
One of the features of the finish of
the Phoenix race will be the card of
track races which will be staged No
Nember at Phoenix The races will
be held and managed by the Maricopa
Automobile club and a sanction has al
ready been granted by the \. 4. A
A purse of $1,000 will be offered to
the place winners in the three races.
The first race will be for a distance of
Is miles open only to cars competing
in the Los Angeles to Phoenix and the
FL Paso to Phoenix races. having pis-
ton displacement of 3O1 inches or over.
The purses will be divided 65 percent
to the winner, 25 percent to second
place winner and 10 percent to the
third place winner, The purse for the
race will amount to at least $500.
The second event viii be the feature,
for it Will be a free for all for a dis
tanee of 80 miles The purse will be
$4,000, and it will be divided Just the
same as teh purse in the first event
An entrance fee of 500 will be
charged, but this amount will be re-
turned If the entrant starts and con-
tinues in good faith. Two additional
cars must be entered besides those
which competed in either one of the
road races to Phoenix
The third and last event will be for
cars with a piston displacement of 800
inches or under The purse will be $500.
Two or more cars must start in each
race.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
REGULATE PARKING OF CARS
SAYS POLICE CHIEF DAVIS

Among other provisions there is to be
a time limit on automobiles parked on
the down town streets. especially IN the
shopping district If the talked of traf-
fic ordinance materializes- The neces-
sity for an ordinance regulating the
parking of cars on the business streets
has been brought up by police chief I.
n Davis The necessity, he says, is
based on numerous complaints made
by the merchants of the downtown
stores about autOists parking their
cars near their stores and leaving
them there for an indefinite length OF
time. It is said that standing autOmo-
biTes have prevented merchants own
delivery wagons gaining a place where
the packages might be loaded in It
as well as blocking the arrival of pros
pective customers in cars
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
GOOD ROADS MEN
TO HAVE MEETING
California. Arizona and New Mexico
Delegates to Meet-May Endorse
the BOrderIand Route.

George W. Wilder president of the
Ocean-to-Ocean Highway association
has issued a call for a convention 10
be held in Los Angeles, October "A ana
25 It is said in Los Angeles that New
Mexico. Arizona and California each
will send % delegates to the meeting,
which is expected to bring important
results in the road movement IN the
This association is boosting the near
road across the northern part of New
Mexico and Arizona, through Needles
and Barstow, Calf, but may switch TO
the Borderland route, as witness the
following from the Los Angeles Exam
iner:
It may be that A. L. Westgard, vice
president of the National Highway as
ISOLATION and director of the Trans
continental Highways, may arrive IN
Los Angeles in time for the convention
He is on the way from Denver. having
Travelled by the way of Colorado
Springs, Trinidad, Albuquerque, Las
Vegas and Santa Fe. After arriving
in Los Angeles the veteran pathfinder
will study the Southern California good
roads system and then start east Dy
way of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas,
Arkansas, Mississippi. Tennessee, North
Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Virginia Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Travels 1000 Miles.
Since parting company with the 1ndl-
indiana to the Coast tour, Westgard
has travelled more than 5000 miles in
the Northwestern states. He reached
Denver by way of Boise, Idaho; ogden
and salt Lake City, Utah; Meeker, Rifle,
GleenwOod Springs, Leadville, Tennes-
see Pass and Colorado Springs, Colo
RADIO.
Meantime. a brother, w. o. L West
gard. pathfinding for the American
Automobile association, is laying out
his fifth transcOntinental route. West
Sard departed from Los Angeles short
" after the finish of the HoOsier tour
there and recently passed through FL
PasO- He finished his tour into New
York the past week.
Great Importance is lent to this par
ticular trip-the longest of all and the
only one that can be Travelled through
out the year-because the largest share
of road Improvement throughout that
territory is likely to be along the line
carefully selected by this routing and
mapping expedition.
From Ell PaSo on the Rio Grande the
route finally chosen passes through Al
amOgordO, Roswell. Sweetwater, Abb
lene, Mineral Wells, Fort Worth. Dali
las and Paris to TeXarkana on the Ar
kansas river. the TeXas-Arkansas Dor
der Surprisingly good natural roads
were found for hundreds of miles
while other long stretches were seen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

to need considerable improvement to
fit them for the large amount of travel
certain to come in 1915.
Along the entire line the people of
the Lone Star state were enthusiastic
over the new through route, ana
pledged their support toward its build
ing and maintenance.
1t is significant of the statewide in
terest aroused that before Westgard
and the Pathfinder had entered west
ern Texas the people along the lower
route from FL PasO through Sierra
Blanca, Alpine. Fort Stockton, San
Angelo, Waco and Fort Worth to Dali
las had started vigorous movement to
popularize their route, and asked the
American Automobile association to
log that also.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

~ PASO racers who believe they
have rough road between Ell Paso
IL and Phoenix for the coming FL
PasO to Phoenix race, can console them
selves by Tading waaJ the Los Angeles
to Phoenix races will have to face.
The 81 Paso Phoenix section of ths
Borderland was never as bad in its
worst shape as the las Angeles-Phoe-
nix section & when at its best. Many
of the Phoenix drivers have been ma x
ing the tour this year over the Los
AngeIes-PhOenix course and none of
them have taken home reports that
were rOseate-
Among them are Charles Soules,
driver of Cadillac No 1; Omar loft,
who will pilot Mrs. LeOtia K. North
ans entry; Barney Oldfield, who IS a
prime favOrite in George F. Settles
Simplex go" Billy Carlson, who is to
drive with Jack Rice in the latter
speedy Simplex, and Olin Davis, who
will be at the wheel of A D Danielss
LOcomObile-
The entrance of OIdfield in the race
has added much interest, for the speed
dean will have an opportunity to show
that he can drive the rough course as
well as the track
Among the cars now entered are three
Cadillacs, two Simplex, Locomobie,
Buick and Ford. Mrs. NOrtham has
not named the make OF car that she
will enter as NO s. but preparations
on her Simplex indicate that that
sturdy car will be the choice.
In the entry list Los Angeles IS rep
resented by four cars, San Diego Two,
Santa Ana one. Phoenix one and Sau-
gus another. The Buick is the Phoenix
car. San Diego is pinnlng much Ialth
on Rice and his Simplex The wealthy
automobiles who is racing in the Cruel
ling contest for the sport alone, is go
in al n a
spires confidence.
Charlie Soules too. is living on the
course, familiarzing himself with ev-
cry bump. crook. twist and grade.
years Phoenix AID must be conceded
a very strong place in the odds The
trip of the Examiner pathfinder over
the course. which measured 1864 miles
for the round trip, was made in five
days running time
Driver La Ca~-e found the roads in
general better thGn for any previous
Phoenix race. but the conditions are
such that this should be the hardest
contest of all, he says. This is large
" due to the remarkable speed that
viii be made.
To Break Records.
To start the race, it is expected that
the present record Of three hours and
seven minutes to San Diego viii be
shattered Some predictions are for
two hours and As minutes for this first
leg of the race The present record IS
held by Louis Nikrent in a Buick
After leaving San Diego the real
work of the race will begin The race
from San Diego to FL Centre will be
filled with thrills and the hardest of
driving. For the most part there viii
be mountain work. In fact, until the
summit at Mountain Springs is reached,
1t viii be a race over roads that are
shelves on mountain sides
Up through Dulzura and POtrerO the
racers will twist and climb. The going
will be almost Observation-Disclosures they
have built a wonderful mountain road
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
PHOENIX TO HAVE
BIG AUTO PARADE

Phoenix, Ariz.. Oct 1S.-At a meeting
of the MaricOpa Auto club plans were
formed for a big motor parade on the
streets of Phoenix Wednesday even
ing. November 5. It is expected that
1000 autos and 250 motorcycles will be
in line. Racing cars from California
and Texas will be given places of hon
or. Prizes will be Offered for the best
decorated cars. Two bands will be In
line
After the parade, the visiting motor
lists viii be the guests of the local auto
club at the Arizona club, where there
will be a vaudeville program, smokes
and eats"
q committee from the auto club is
going about the city, reserving rooms
for the visitors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

in that section-but the racers will
: have only inches TO spare as they lily
around those constant curves.
When the drivers reach POtrerO they
will have covered 40 miles and TO most
of them it will seem like 50 But
there is equally hard work ahead II
/ is nine miles from Potrero 70 CaI u y 10
and then comes the final climb-to 1880
feet altitude. When the racers reach
this height they are at the top OF the
Mountain Springs grade-the most dan
geroUs part of the entire course OF DO
miles
Road in Big Drop.
The road drops from this height to
six feet below the level of the sea
There are sheer drops of 1900 feet
awaiting the driver whose brakes go
wrong or who fails to make a turn by
precious inches
And then when the racer has finished
these dizzy cOntOrtiOnS in letting him
self down to the Imperial valley edge
he will find himself close to the gates
of Hades. The road is merely a trail
through the sand-hOt, eye binding,
throat parching sand 1t is II miles
across this inferno to Coyote Wells
And when the. sand is passed the road
becomes a deep grove through the rut-
ted silt The dust, six inches deep,
hides the treacherous ruts into which
the wheels drop like tons of brick
When the irrigation boundary is
reached there will be many signs of re-
lief, for then comes welcome rest for
the weary drivers. There are the high
CluVerts of the Imperial Valley irri-
gators, but even they will seem well
come after that through which the cars
have just passed
After leaving Brawley the drivers
will have a few miles respite on good
bear oil them all-the Mammoth Wash
Rough to CLAIMS.
There may be rejoicing when the
wash is completed, but the joy will be
oh NJ no
gravating roads ever built to break up
cars lie ahead. Between Mammoth
and Glamis it is one curse after an
other, if the autoiStS are so inclined.
The resort is made an immense cor
durOy by miniature washes. The cars
will drop into these and jump out
again, giving all the spine breaking
motions possible
At CLAIMS road conditions improve
The racers viii find a five mile stretch
of sand between CLAIMS and Ogilby.
This sand is deeper than in the Nam
moth Wash But the detOur from Gla-
mis- to Oglihy is worse.
Soon after passing Ogliby the hard
mesa IS reached and then il is fine sail
ing to within a short distance Of yuma
Here heavy sand, rutS and deep dust
are encountered
The r.ce is far from done when The
70 GERS reach the overnight control at
Yuma. There are 20S miles thea1 that
will test the steel of the drivers hearts.
However, the 10 miles to Dome which
last year proved so rutty have hecn
improved After crossing the ella
river bed on the brushed roadway
there will he little to bother bet xeen
there and Dome.
ella River Dry.
If there are no heavy rains il that
section the usual ella trouble will be
eliminated. The last time thai driver
La Case went that way was IN the 1871
Phoenix race. There were slN feet of
water in the ella thea. He was being
ferried across when the bottom of the
old boat dropped out and DTecio.tated
La Case, mechanician, machine and al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

L PASO automobile agents are de-
pIorfng their inability to secure
- cars. For several weeks local
dealers have been "Out of stock and
only in the last three of four days
have shipments of new machines be-
gun to arrive
Last week a carload of 1914 HupmO-
biles reached here and two were sold
shortly after their arrival There were
five machines in the lot three tour
ing cars and two rOadsters- New
features have been added to the late
model car. chief of which is an electric
starter and electric lights The new
Hups are equipped with Westinghouse
sedfstarters, the first to appear in FL
PasO.
Six new Studebakers. four "25" road
sters and two skies" were being IN
loaded Saturday in local freight wards
T. NJ Richardson, distributor for the
cars at FL PasO. has been in Houston
10 days on business, but is expected TO
return here by Sunday
Three Cadillac touring cars are ex-
pected to arrive here Monday for de-
livery to the local agency.
Twenty 1914 model FOrds, touring
cars and roadsters. are being unlOaded
by the Tri-State Motor company. This
concern has been out of cars for three
weeks 1t has also received three
Chandler Tight skies" This machine
is new in FL Paso this being its first
are tOurning models and each seats
five passengers
Three new Buick "37s'' arrived here
last week and were delivered to the FL
Paso agency.
A shipment of Chalmers touring cars
arrived here Friday. There were three
machines in the shipment, all Skies
They were 1914 models.
The LOngwen Transfer company has
purchased seven passenger Cole So
week.
H C. Sands. of Carlsbad. n. NJ,
bought two 1914 Chalmers skies" Fri
day from O. H Baum. distributor at
FL Paso- The cars were shipped to
Sands Saturday.
H. A. AIvord, of HiIIsboro, N NJ,
came to FL PasO last week and pur-
chased a Buick "25." He drove the
machine home.
c. W. Tucker. of Carlsbad, n. NJ, left
here last week driving a new Hap
touring car. which he bought in FL
Paso-
John N. Webster. mining man from
Clifton, Ariz-. is en- route to his home
in Buick "37," which he bought here
R. E Hines, of the Hines Lumber
company, is at the wheel of a brand
new Buick "37.''
Nick Depeder is riding around town
in 1914 HupmObile touring car, pur-
chased last Thursday from the local
agent.
James Scarborough, travelling sales
manager in Texas for the Packard
Motor company, is in FL PasO on busi-
ness.
Herbert McGrath. sheriff of Grant
county, New Mexico. leaves here sun
day in a Buick "37" touring car, pur-
chased here through Carter and Burn
side. agents at Silver City for the
Buick. The agents brought Mr.. Nc
Grath to FL PasO last week to show
him the car. r. Jackson, merchant of
Silver City, accompanied them and pur-
chased one Of the ''3Ts" for himself.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
PARAFFIN IS WARM
WEATHER FUEL AID
BenzOI, Too, Adds to Efficiency Of
Gasoline and Cuts Down
Cost 1t is Declared.

O0SI. II Is Declared.
In hot weather both paraffin and
benzol can be used with ease in con-
junction with gasoline. BenzOl, in
particular, makes an excellent mixture
in the proportion of about half and
half It can be obtained at numerous
motor spirit depots at the present
time TaXibus spirit is also more com
fortably used when the atmosphere is
dry and hot than in cold damp
weather.
If motorists in general would only
give up insisting on the use of the most
refined kinds of motor spirit their
pockets would gain in more ways than
one There is much larger pro-
pOrtionate supply of motor spirit OF
specific GRANTEES between $50 and 800
than would ordinarily be supposed. But
a prejudice still exists against the
heavier form of spirit. shared alike by
master and man. More air must be
used with the heavier grades and the
engine run at a warmer temperature,
but otherwise an ordinary carburetOr
will vapOrize spirit between $50 and
500 as satisfactorily as it will vapOrize
the lighter kinds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
Los Angeles to Phoenix Road Very Rough For Racing
Many New Cars Arriving In Ell Paso
After Weeks Arrive;
Many OF Follow Immediately

He left here yesterday for his home.
driving the new machine
< K
d. H. Tuck, of Silver City, is in FL
PasO, having come overland in his
AbbOt-DetrOit touring car He intends
to return home Monday
James O'DonneI, Los Angeles motor
enthusiast drove into FL PasO this
week in his five passenger Fiat He
had been here only a short time when
he traded his car to r. 3. Hutchinson
for the latter's Simplex. ODOnnen in
tends to enter the Simplex in the Los
AnSeles-PhOeniX road race next month.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
DEATHS FROM AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS SHOW INCRE sc

Chicago. Ill. Oct 1S-Deaths in this
city from automobile accidents in
creased Is percent from 1907 to 1912,
according to statistics supplied to the
Chicago Safety committee In 1907
there were IS deaths from such acci-
dents. Last year there were 81
Other large cities showed the fol-
lowing increases:
New York SO percent: Philadelphia,
$50; Boston. 227; Cleveland. $40. san
Francisco. 90: Los Angeles, $50: Seattle,
$50; Denver, 81; and Memphis 400.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
FIRST PRIZE IN LOS
ANGELES RACE, $500

Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 1S.-George Purdy
Billiard has announced that the prizes
in the Los Angeles-PhOenix auto race
will be as follows:
$500; fourth, $1,000; fifth, $3.50. This
totals $500 and leaves $500 for ex-
penses. $500 having been contributed
and paid in entrance fees. It is not
expected that the expenses will run
over $500, so there will be another SS0e
to divide among the winners.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

the AngesPhOenx
entries and II starters
l. Cadillac; No Simplex No Cadac
Cadillac; No Simplex; No g. Ford
Nc. No NatinOal; No A. Fiat No
Midget; No 0veland No. 49,
Buick Mitchell; No Simplex No a.
Pope No IS
forwarded to Leon T. Shelter chairman CT
Angeles end the $4,000 guaranteed
the purse
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19
California DriUers Haze Much
Worse Stretch Than Ell Pasoans

Desert and Mountains to Be Crossed With No Water for
Long Stretches and Rivers to Ford Twenty-Four
Entries Made for desert Classic" From the
California City to the Capital of Arizona.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-19

James Scarborough. travelling sales
manager in Texas for the Packard
Motor company, is in FL PasO on busi-
ness.