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The Washington times., 1913-03-01
IRON CROSS AWARD
FOR 5OO-M|LE RACE
indianapolis Motor Speedway
Plans Sentimental Trophy
for Motor Champions.

AS the years go by and the Indiauap-
oils motor speedway becomes more and
more the center of one of the greatest
present-day sports, it Is gathering tra-
ditions which are worthy of preserva-
ten.
Il has been suggested that these be
symbolized in a simple iron cross, which
will be awarded the winner of each
5o9-mile race. This token, while il will
have no intrinsic value, will be highly
priced by the racing pilots because
Of the accession to the worlds motor
racing supremacy which its capture
VIII mean.
BY vesting all that the speedway
stands for, all its ideals of courage and
devotion, in single trophy whose value
will be of sentiment and not of dollars.
the race course officials hope to create
a prize which, in the richness of its
traditions and the favor which il will
find in the public eye, will outshine
every other trophy in the world. AS IL
is handed down from winner to winner.
with each succeeding year, it is eX-
pected to glow in glorious renown.
The thrilling contests of the past, in
stead of being forgotten in the turmoil
of the present, will ever be revived and
piled upon the struggle of today. Such
a trophy, II Is believed which repre-
sents the Guintesscnce OF racing fame
distilled and added to from year to
year, free from the dToss of CONNER
cial value. should live forever in motor
racing circles,
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
FIND FIRST WOMAN
TO DRIVE MOT0RcAR
Mrs. John Howell Phillips, Of
St. Louis, Operated Own
Automobile in 1898.

1t comes to light that the originator
Of the vogue of society women driving
their own automobiles Is Mrs. John
Howell Phillips. Of st. Louis. Mrs.
Phillips. q daring society driver, for
merly of Chicago, Is acclaimed ;he
first American woman to drive a motor
car.
Illinois license No. "A was issued to
her fourteen years ago in Chicago. The
fact was divulged through the efforts Of
J. H. Phillips to repurchase. as relic.
the car Mrs. Phillips drove in 1885.
Drive your own car. It Is woman's
best tonic" advised Mrs. Phillips from
the seat Of the six-cylfnder machine she
now drives. After a woman has
learned to drive, there Is no more splen-
did exercise in the world. 1t IL the
open sesame to good temper. good d.
.gestion. sound nerves-in short. good
health"
In 1893 people stared in open-mouthed
wonderment as Mrs. Phillips sped" up
Michigan avenue at the then fast rate OF
eight to ten miles an hour In her
"horseless carriage as. all self-propell-
ed vehicles OF Sovs ~af
known q tri-motor-her first automobile
back In 1888. 1t was a queer car, con-
ceived by an Englishman who came to
America in that year with a roll of blue
prints and $4,000. He had concern.
known then as the Western Wheel
Works, build 200 such cars for him. The
car was .nameless. In about two years
the 200 tri-motors were sold. The Eng
Iishman was bankrupt. His conception
Of an automobile had three wholesome
in front and two In back. A long
handle reached from the front wheel to
steer with.
II drive at top speed over st. Louis
county speedways, where fast speed Is
allowed" said Mrs. Phillips. There u
nothing I love more than getting every
ounce out Of the machine. No matter
how / may be feeling when / start.
every nerve will be tingling with delight
when I finish. love to feel the won
derful pickup Of the machine under my
control and to know that I am direct
ing great energy. 1t Is something for
a woman to do. yet 1t is simplicity IT.
self
From the day of the little three
wheeled car to this day my husband
and 1 have followed the fortunes of
motor car construction. have always
had the latest and most advanced de-
sign Of cars"
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
MOTORS ARE MORE
POPULAR IN TOWNS
Old Stone Throwing Has Chang.
ed to Attitude of Courtesy
and HeIpfuIness.

The automobile has become such 4
| familiar object that small boys n1
| longer throw stones at II as it passes
them on the road a motorist can
stop to adjust his carbureter or repair
a punctured tire without being advised
to get a horse. Entire communities
were formerly banded against the mo-
tor car, but now they solicit motorists.
A pioneer motorist Of this city who
drove .'one-lunger" in the early days,
but who now drives a siX-cylinder ma
chine, discussing the changes of con-
ditions with a man who but recently
purchased a car, said:
There was a time when the automO-
bile was first coming into general use,
when a very pronounced and sometimes
militant antagonism was shown against
il. This was INDUCED in not only by
individuals on foot, on horseback. and
in other vehicles, but sometimes by
entire communities.
Drastic ordinances, it will be re-
called, were adopted by municipalities
and suburban towns rather We'd with
eacn other in devisins means whereby
motorists might be restricted. All this
is changing. In these days there are
evidences of courtesy presented at in
tervals along popular automobile
routes.
".Please travel at moderate speed
through this village says sign on
one of the New England roads, and as
the automobile emerses from the VIII
lage, the eyes of its occupants fal up-
on another sign reading, Thank You,
Driving Slowly Here-There Are Schools
On This Street. says another sign.
Take the first road on the left, not
the second, as formerly, reads another.
We hope to have better road Tor
YOU next year." says still another. and
at almost every street intersection the
information is given by ngns.
..The automobile associations have
done much toward directing signs; they
have done more, however. by teaching
automobilists to respect not merely the
rights, but the prejudices ana senti-
ments of the people through whose ter
ritory they travel. This 10 an agree
able consideration, but It is increased
by the return made in response to 1t.
There is now to be found widespread
recognition OF mutual interest in the
new mode Of travel and all commini-
ties are learning that the AUTOMOBILES
is important enough to be recognized in
civic management.
Thus New York is about to install
10 new arm street signs for the use
of motorists on Broadway and Amster-
dam avenues. These Will cost So, 600.
and they are to be so placed on the
shepherds crook lamppost of recent
installation that they may be read
plainly by occupants Of rapidly moving
cars.
Signs carefully planned and adjusted
like these. make for real public con-
venience; they speak far more eloquent
ly than words for civic efficiency: they
leave a lasting and favorable impress
sion upon visitors and aSl to the COM
fort of the citizen and give impetus to
the growth of good fellowship in the
mass. The automobile is doing its part
toward further cementing all parts of
the Union and all parts Of the continent.
and 1t Is doing 1t largely through the
OF the small but price,
less amenities of existence"
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
COMPANY MANAGER
IS POPULAR HERE
Fred H. Prendergast, Of Foss.
Hughes Branch, Is Well.
Known in Industry.

Although he is newcomer in Wash
ington Fred N. Prendergast, manager
Of the Foss-Hughes Company's branch,
Is one of the best known men in the
automobile industry. He entered the
employ Of the Foss- Hughes Company
who handle the Pierce-Arrow line OF
pleasure cars and trucks in Washington.
Baltimore. Wilmington, Philadelphia,
Providence, and Newport, in 1907. being
assigned to the Philadelphia branch
In 1910 he was promoted to the man.
agership Of the Newport branch, where
he was signally successful in promoting
the sale Of Pierce-Arrow cars. In Sep
tember, last, he was sent to Washing
ton to open a branch at 1220 Connecticut
avenue, and during the short time he
has been here has become a big factor
In the automobile trade.
Mr.. Prendergast Is a young man Of
pleasing personality and has made many
friends in the various cities he has
covered for the Foss-Hughes Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
many TRUCK BODIES
may FIT ONE BASE
Efficiency and Economy Gained
By Changing Tops and Re-
taining Glasses.

So much has been written about
the efficiency and economy of the
motor truck that one of its most use
fu1 attributes is likely to be over
looked. This is the feature in design
that enables 1t to be adapted to al
most any line of business merely by
mounting on the chassis special bod
les and equipment suited to different
trades.
Every manufacturer of either gaso.
lene or electric trucks and light wag-
ons had adopted the plan OF building
the entire running gear and driving
mechanism as a complete operative
unit. independent Of the body.
There is usually no connection be-
tween chassis and body except the
bolts necessary to hold the body in
place on the frame. Any desired style
of body can be mounted on any chas-
sis. within certain limitations Of size
and weight.
Several Bases.
A comparatively recent development
with truck manufacturers is the max
ing Of each model in several lengths
of wheel-base and frame length to
take short, medium. long and extra
long bodies. Differences in construc--
the side frames. the idrive shaft, and
brake rods.
A truck of any given load capacity
can be fitted with q short. strong
body for heavy material; medium
length body. for ordinary service. like
the express business, general hauling,
or department store work, or with
very long body for boxes and barrels,
beds and mattresses, cornices, or the
ater scenery.
One maker alone. who manufac-
lures only 3.000-pound capacity We
Of bodies to indicate the great d.
versity Of application. Statesmen In
attendance at the different show
stands are provided with albums Of
photographs showing scores Of applica-
tions and body styles. from fire depart
Suited To Needs.
Aside from merely building special
bodies to mount on standard chassis.
the truckmaker often goes to great
lengths to give q customer a work We
hicle particularly suited to his needs.
BY designing and fitting to the chassis
special mechanism he gives the con-
tractor and coal dealer trucks with
dumping bodies operated by the truck
motor; or he constructs a short, strong
tractor that can be coupled to a pair
of steei-tired rear wheels to act as a
trailer for hauling extra long timbers.
rails. or structural steel beams. Such
trailers can be connected to hook and
ladder. trucks. standpipes, or even steam
fire engines to take the place of horses.
A new type OF gasolene truck with
front wheel drive now exhibited for the
first time has no machinery whatever
back of the drivers seat. 1t Is pos
sible to attach a pair OF rear wheels
and the low dray body commonly used
around docks. Emergency wagons for
street railway use are built with turn
tables that can be elevated by a crank
or by power from the engines.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Automobile Tire Makers Strike Pease Motorists Dealers Ak
I903-Ford-I9I3

Here's what the Ford has done in
ten years:
Original capitalization, $4,000.
Annual business then, $sOO.OOO.
Today, largest automobile factory
i'm the world.
Has capital of S3O.OOO,O00.
Sells annually ssOO,OOO,OOO worth
of motor cars.
Ford profits equivalent to maxi.
mum Industrial earnings on
capitalization of 100000 900
and on this basis could prob.
ably, before its twentieth ami.
yersary, return the equivalent
Of this amount to its sharehOld.
ers. January sales of Ford cars
were S9,0OO,O 900, or nearly twice
the gross receipts of the Grand
Trunk railway system.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
TIRE DEALERS ARE
BREATHING EASIER
Rubber Workers Strike in Akron
Reported Broken, to Relief
of Branch Managers.
BY HARRY WARD.

Branch managers and others who
handle automobile tires are pleased with
the news received today from Akron,
o., the tire center of the world, that
the backbone of the rubber workers
strike has been broken.
Nearly 2.0o0 of the workers returned
to work yesterday and as a result of
the stampede on the part of the men to
get back TO work all of the factories
will be in full running order in two or
three days. The rush of men at the
Goodrich, Diamond, Firestone and
Goodyear plants was so great yesterday Y
at it was impossible to place them.
Every automobile owner will welcome
the news that the tire makers strike is
over. The serious aspect that the situ-
alton assumed a week ago has prac-
tically passed. Suspension of produc-
tion in many of the tire plants would
prolonged inactivity would practically
provoke a crisis.
Every car requires tires and with-the
opening of the warmer season already
at hand, there is certain to be an un-
Usually heavy demand for them.
The ending of the strike has quieted
the fears of tire dealers as well as con-
sumers that there would eb a shortage
of tires in the near future.
IarZ Anderson, am mbaSSador to jap
an, has placed an order with the Du-
pont Garage Company for a Hudson
siX-cylinder Limousine with an extra
touring car body.
The Commercial Automobile and
Supply Company reports the sale of
Studebaker touring car TO Mrs.
James Alexander and a StudebaEer
$50" delivery wagon to the Royal
Manufacturing and Importing Com
pany.
George Howard. manager of the
Washington branch of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company. received
word today that the Goodyear COM
pany will start work at once on the
largest building in the country for
rubber manufacturing purposes. 1t
will be over Loco feet long and five
stories high. 1t will be built on the
site Of the present group of Goodyear
buildings in Akron. Ohio. and will en-
ploy 1000 additional men.
Miller Brothers have sold Ford tour
ing cars during the past week 20 ].
y. Paine. W. c. Thacher. J. B. Norman
& Co. W r. Wilson, DR.. Lewis j. Bat
tie, B. Castle, F. B. McGivern. and
Russell D. Shaver.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Winner Of Munsey Tour
Back in Racing Game

Washington motorists today learned
with interest that Billy Knipper, who
drove car in the first Munsey reliabili-
ty tour. and who won fame as racing
driver, Is about to get back into the
racing game. The Henderson Motor Car
Company Of indianapolis. has nominate
ed Knipper to drive its entry in the
6O0-mile International sweepstakes race
to be run Memorial Day on the m
dianapolis motor speedway.
Knipper ID one Of the most dariug
drivers who ever sat at the wheel Of q
racing car and II sure to give . rood
account Of himself in the speedway
classic.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Trolley Accidents More
Frequent Than by Motor

According to a noted authority, there
Is enc accident for every 12.003 miles
Travelled by a trolley car and one for
u.s. e6S miles covered by an automobile
For a fatal accident the figures are
higher. the trolley going 10000 miles
before killing any one and the automo'
bile ., 10000 miles. These figures apply
to employees and occupants only.
The statistics further show that the
automobile has to travel three times as
far as the trolley before taking the life
of an outsider. and at least seven times
as far before injuring one.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Ignition Not Only
Cause of Missing

Missing on one cylinder, says a vet
eran motorist. usually is attributed to
fault in the ignition. but there are
times whel this is not the case. For
example, leak in the gasket of the
intake manifold adjoining the faulty
cylinder, san6hole in the manifold. or
even sticking valve may be the cause.
III new spark plug, tested on the
cylinder head to prove IL IS working,
fails TO remove the difficulty, il is wise
to make an inspection Of the intake and
exhaust valves on the affected cylinder
and following that, of the manifold"
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Handles of Bonnets
Should Be Watched

The handles of bonnets are likely to
get loose as the car is sued. especially
if screws are employed to fasten them
on. The noise they make seems to he
made by the hood itself, and is most
annoying to any who are susceptible to
such influences. The screws should be
tightened occasionally.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Ford Runabout Goes
10000 Miles a Year

In q period of considerably less than
five years. through the dust and hest
Of summer, the rain and mud Of fall
and spring and the ice and snow of win
ter. the Ford runabout Of veterinary
surgeon of Sidney, N. Y. has taken fte
owner more than 5000 miles. or IN
average of more than 100o0 miles .
year. II is believed this ID a record sur
passed by that OF but few cars
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
New Feature of Car,

One of the novelties that appeared in
this years automobile shows is the
method<of locking the top of an open
car securely to the windshield supports.
which Is among the several new fea-
lures brought out by the Stevens Dur
yea makers
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Drain Oil Frequently
From Motor Crankcase

Frequent drainage OF oil from the
motor crankcase is advisable Fresh
lubricant must be added to the supply
at intervals to make up for the wear
which Is just as evident I'm oIls as i'm
other materials. and cars must be eX-
ercised to not. have "A surplus of the
fluid on such occasions
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Complain of Exchanges.

"The more cars we sell the more we
have to get rid off, is the complaint of
dealers taking used cars in exchange
for 1s1a models.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
We Deserve It
We deserve this test.

We deserve this test. +
For IA years our experts have
worked, in the ablest way, to
cut tire upkeep.
Year by year they have made
these tires better-embodied in
them a dozen strong features
found in no other tire.
They have saved motor car
owners many millions of dol
lars. They have won over an
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Mark What the
Meter Says

YOU learn what won them1 Make
your own comparisons. No-Rim-
Cut tires will certainly not cost you
more per mile than others. s,.-.
If they do for you what they
have done for legions, it means
an enormous economy.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Reason Says This

A tire that can't rim-cut must
save all that rim-cutting wastes.
And statistics show that rim
cutting ruins % per cent of all
old-type tires.
An oversize tire, of equal
quality, must outwear skimpy
tires.
Our 10 per cent oversize, un-
der average conditions. adds Is
per cent to the tire mileage.
Reason also says that tire
which has come to outsell all
rivals must in some way excel
them.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Motorcycles in Panama.

The motorcycle ID one Of the mou1
popular means Of travel for Govern
ment employees In Panama.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01
Get the Facts

Now isn't it wise to get the
actual facts?
Here is a tire which, through
The Washington times., 1913-03-01

SnSel 1DeIlt, mas
become the sem
satiou of Tire
dom.
Men have used
two million of
them on per-
h aps 800, 900
cars. So many
men could not
wellbedeceived.
VIII y don't
The Washington times., 1913-03-01

the rest. Now
we surely de-
serve your ver-
dict on them.
Write for the
Goodyear Tire
Book-l4th. B
year edition. 1t
tells all known
ways to econo.
mize on tires.
The Washington times., 1913-03-01

The Commercial Automobile and
Supply Company reports the sale of
a Studebaker touring car TO Mrs.
James Alexander and a Studebal-er
so delivery wagon to the Royal
Manufacturing and Importing Com
pany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-24
BY THE SCISSORS
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION

One of the most interesting contri-
buttons to the January Woman's Home
Companion is an article by Ralph
Waldo Trine entitled "Actualizing
Ones IDEALS in which the author
makes many helpful suggestions wnIcn
the individual reader can apply in the
conduct of his own life. He shows,
and shows admirably, how any hu-
man being can acquire happiness
through work. 1t is all right to have
ideals, but true success and content
ment are not achieved unless action
accompanies ideals
Other notable articles in the Jan
uary Companion are: Finding Hap
piness in Winters Garden" by Frank
a Waugh; "The Coming of the Kew
pies" by Rose O'Neill; THE Woriu's
Greatest Paintings" by Laura Porter:
and THE Importance of Good
Health" by DR.. S. Josephine Baker.
DR.. Bakers article appears in the
Department for Better Babies
Fiction Is contributed by Margaret
Deland, Mary Heaton Worse, Mary
Hastings Bradley. Molly Elliot Sea-
we'll, Juliet Wilbor Tompkins and 70
ma Gale.
Unusual provision is made for the
enjoyment Of children by means of
the following contributions Flying
Kewpies for the Christmas Tree"aano
The Kewpies and Santa Claus by
Rose O'Neill. creator of the Kewpies;
THE Adventures of Jack and Betty"
by Clara Andrews Williams and
George Alfred Williams; christmas
Day with the Little Jenkses,' ny
Fanny Y. Cory and Claire Wallace
Flynn.
The regular Cooking, Housekeeping
and Fashion Departments are crowd
ed with interesting, practical ideas
and entertaining reading.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-24

The electric company Is no; disinter- !
ested. II the Thorn Hollow project is |
completed. the electric company will |
cease to draw $4,000 year which it !
now gets for pumping water. Further
more, and more significant still. the
people OF Pendleton will be placed in
position TO secure a municipal electric
plant If they desire one. Therefore
the electric people have interests at
stake that are contrary to the inter
ests of the people. Plainly the coun-
cilmen will do we'll to be skeptical OF
suggestions from the camp Of the Pa
cific Power & Light Co.
Why should any of the "antis" seek
by lobby methods to influence the
members of the council? Why should
they want to call a prominent lawyer
90 give the members the benefit OF
thunderous oratory. Are not the
members Of the council entitled TO
form their own opinions on the sub
ject? They have visited the work.
have had the benefit of ensineerins
advice and have had experts check up
the books OF the commission. They
know whether or not there is any
shortage in the accounts of the board
and they know as to how well the
work is being conducted at Thorn Hol.
low.
Let the councilmen conduct their
own investigation and let them give
their own report Let them view the
subject from the standpoint Of the
people OF Pendleton, not from the
standpoint of the Pacific Power &
Light Co. The people are paying the
bills. The electric company is not
i >>>~s>>>>
l No finer work could be done than
is being conducted by the Pendleton
relief association. Most Pendleton
} people are prosperous ana need no
aid. Yet there are destitute families
here that need encouragement and as
sistance. often they are the victims
of misfortune over which they have
no control. To send good cheer to
these people on Christmas day and to
extend them substantial help that will
save them from extreme want and
tide them over until they can care for
themselves more effectively is the pur-
pose of the relief society and in that
work the organization is entitled to
the cheerful help of everyone.
~~O>~>>
When President Wilson signed the
currency bin last evening he gave this
country the best Christmas present it
has had in so years.
Christmas, is particularly the chill
dren's day. Let none be overlooked.
s~~~o>~>>
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-24
"Quick Lunch Reading Habit"

There is too much slovenly read
ing matter" remarks DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler of New York, who
thinks modern literary taste and ap-
probation atrophied. The president
of Columbia points to the famous old
lawyers of the colonial period as ex-
amples of fine minds nourished and
developed on a few good books.
These scholarly Americans, the doc
tor says, had only a limited number
of volumes at their command, but
each volume was a masterpiece in its
class and left a deep influence upon
the reader.
DR.. Butler is quite right, but he
overlooks the fact that these famous
old colonial lawyers lived in an epoch
when leisure and the opportunity to
ruminate lovingly over a classic line
or poetic simile were more in evil