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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
DePalma Among Eleventh
Hour Nominees-Burman
and Bragg Also In.
VANDERBILT CUP A
PERPETUAL TROPHY
Third Winning by Any One
Driver Would Not Result In
Permanent Possession.

With thirty entries on the list for
the Vanderbilt Cup race and the same
number for the International Grand
Prize, TO be decided at the Panama
Pacific international Exposition on
February % and 81, respectively, mo-
tordom Is nsnifesting keen interest in
the outcome Of these two classics.
Among the entries received Just be-
fore the lists closed last Wednesday
was that of Ralph DE Palma, the road
race champion, who will be at the
wheel Of a Mercedes car, the property
Of +. c. Patterson. De Palma has
several times been a winner Of big
races, guiding cars owned by this Chi
cago sportsman, among them the Elgin
national road race on two occasions.
The Bugstti car, which made such q
remarkable showing at Indianapolis In
the last 500-mile race, has been nomi-
mated by ]. 3. Marquis, who will drive
II. Caleb Bragg. winner Of the 1912
Grand Prize, will drive new car en-
tered by George r. Bentel, which has
been named the Californian.
Two Case cars will be handled by
Bob Burman and Eddie Hearne. A pair
Of Edwards Specials have been put
into the fray by J. Paulding Edwards,
but the drivers have not yet been an
nounced
A second Chevrolet, with r. c. Du-
rant up; a Gordon Special, to be driven
by the entrant, Huntley Gordon; a
Parsons Special, Jim Parsons driving,
and fourth Maxwell car, with Harry
Grant at the wheel, have also been en-
tered. Dario Resta, the Italian star,
will pilot one Of the Peugeots, and
Jack Mccarthy will handle the other.
1t is possible that several post entries
will be made.
Considerable discussion has been in
dulged in regarding the contingency
which might arise should De Palma
win the Vanderbilt Cup for the third
time. In 1912 and 1914 De Palma won
the cup with the Mercedes car owned
by E. J Schroeder, and the general
impression has BEEN that II the cup
were won by the same driver three
times with the same make Of car the
trophy would become his permanent
property.
This is not the case, however, and
should De Palms win the trophy again
it will not wipe the classic out Of com
petitive existence. The big silver cup
will continue to be a perpetual chsl-
lenge trophy.
II am after my third consecutive
win in the Vanderbilt, and believe I
have q good chance" De Palma said a
few days ago. "No driver has won Il
three times, and the only other driver
besides myself to score twice has been
Harry Grant.
81 want to correct the general i'm
preston that IL win this time the
Vanderbilt Cup goes out Of commits
sion. myself helped TO create this
impression, for that is what thought
the deed Of gift said. But while was
In Detroit ! talked II over with A. r.
Pardington, who refereed many Of the
early Vanderbilts, and he tells me the
cup Is q perpetual trophy and cannot
be won outright. This was most dis
appointing news TO +. J. Schroeder, for
whom have won two Vanderbilts."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Stellite, Alloy Discovered by
Elwood Haynes, Proving
of Great Value for
Cutting.

In addition to his work in develop
ing the gasoline motor car, Elwood
HAYNES. of Kokomo, Ind, has devoted
much OF his time to metsllurgieal re-
search. To Mr.. Haynes Is Que the DIS
covery Of the alloy, stellite, now used
in many machine shops as materiai ior
lathe tools. In a test recently thAae
in the Haynes works, steer tooi
turned four cast iron plugs before re-
grinding was necessary, while q steiIale
tool turned $50 at the same speed ne
same tool, pa inches long ana 0 0o
an inch in diameter, turned ie'ooo
plugs before becoming too snort i0r
use.
Kenton Harmon, Of 1890 Broadway,
has been appointed Metropolitan Dis
trict Manager for the bort Motor Gar
Company. The bort car made It's APP
nearance in the low-priced held at the
recent Palace show, where 1t attracted
much attention. 1t is made at flint'
Mich.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Motor Truck Club Of America VIII take
nlsce next Wednesday At s p. m; In tne
sssembIy room OF the Automobile Club
of America. The subject to be DIS
cussed is what effect do self-reeord.
ing instruments have on increasing
deliveries and decreasing repairs
Papers will be read on this subject oy
W. E. MeGuirk of the American TAXI,
meter Company and Gridley Adams =.
the Stewart-Wsrne Speedometer eo'
Joseph W. Moon, president OF the
Moon Motor Car Company, having nm
;sSod a rather extensive study OF the
conditions throughout the United
States, predicts that the automobile IN
Sustry. as well as the implement e ,n,.
ness and kindred lines, will see IN a asto
the biggest year in a long time. NY
belief is based principally on the iss.
that with the unprecedented prieses
farm products will bring during 'n'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
BURDEN ON LIGHT CARS
New Jersey Official Asks for
License Readjustment.

Colonel Edwin Stevens, Highway
Commissioner Of New Jersey, speaking
recently in Trenton, stated that the u
cense tax on automobiles was not ad-
ju ted properly and that it was the
heavy and high-powered cars that
should be made to bear the prineipaI
burden Of road upkeep cost.
Mr. Stevens, who was fortified with
facts in regard to the surface wear on
roads by different vehicles, declared
that Ford cars, for instance, did com
oaratiyely little or no damage to the
road. whereas q 40 or 80 horsepower
car Of probably three to four times the
weight of the Ford did the real dam
age TO the road binder.
Colonel Stevens thinks that cars such
as the Ford should be taxed very light
iv and that the fact that there are
probably three Of this make to every
other car used on the state roads places
a heavy burden on these owners. He
is sure that some sort Of revision OF
the present automobile license charge
should be made and that the heavy car
should pay in proportion to the dam
age done to the road.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Thirty Cars Named
in Exposition Races
Jersey to Hit
at Motorists

with the decisive defeat Of the reel
procity repeater there seems to be
determination on the part OF the New
Jersey Legislature TO strengthen the
motor vehicle and traffic acts OF the
state and to provide the machinery Tor
a strict enforcement OF reciprocity. The
commission appointed by Governor
Fielder to prepare n complete system
Of trsff,c regulation and the Depart
nent of Motor Vehicles have caused
to be introduced In the Legislature .
series Of measures calculated TO give
to New Jersey . uniform traffic law
which will govern all classes Of road
us<r,-motor and horse drawn vehicles
and pedestrians-and to strengthen the
present motor vehicle sct.
II would seem that the defess Of tho
reciprocity repeater In the House had
settled, for this session at least, all
question OF the regulation Of the out
of-statc tourist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
TRUCK EXPORTS GROW
Figures for December Ahead
of All of 1913.

In December last the value Of motor
trucks exported from the United States
was more than double the total value
Of all such trucks exported in the
whole year 1918. The figures for last
December, as reported by the Depart
ment Of Commerce to the National Au-
tomoble Chamber Of Commerce, are
1879 commercial automobiles, valued
al s8.3s7,729. as compared with So, val
u.d at $780, $50, exported in December,
1913, and 1909. valued at 81 $50 ,s07, ex-
ported in the twelve months OF 1913.
Passenger cars exported last De
cember numbered 1897, worth $685.
69s. bringing the total automobile ex-
ports for the month to 2,576. valued at
s4.386 .427, as compared with 2,389, worth
s2I52,l44, in 1918, and 2,o13, worth
s2,060,8l2, in 1912.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
BROOKLYN SHOW IS
| WELL SUPPORTED
Ihirty-two Makes of Cars
Named for Display
in Big Armory.

s,'.d on the response of dealers TO
laaons TO take part in the sutomo-
nov in the 23d Regiment Armory,
engagement Of the affair predicts
!, hsariy 250 complete vehicles will
"a display during the week Of March
~ Thirty-two different makes OF
asve already been named for ex-
~uen, and only few others are
eetry 70 assure . record-breaklng
IN point Of numbers.
tllke the New York show, the
Snyn people have made plans for
usplsy Of commercial vehicles, and
ons feature is likely TO make the
~ a most successful one from a
I'" point Of view. II is believed
hundreds Of business men in New
- and Brooklyn and nearby cities
axe advantage OF the opportunity
"sk over the latest types Of bust
an, They are especially inter
N this time because horses have
aeso greatly in price as q result
~ heavy demand from Europe.
,at will also be a display Of motor
'ssnes that will include every
N nst the sutomobilist can possibly
ms ear. This part of the show
oe OF interest, Of course, only to
=, wners Of old models, as the new
-. are 90 Thoroughly equipped that
no necessity for additional ex-
H.. Among the complete cars that
~ nei on view at the New York
y, VII be the two new eight-cylin-
"s-the Cole and Regal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
MOTORCYCLE USES
MANY AND VARIED
Organization of Riders
Now Has More than
$1,000 Members.

The utility, speed and economy OF
the modern motorcycle are daily being
demonstrated In hundreds Of ways.
There is scarcely Q field Of activity that
the two-wheeler has not entered and
proved its value.
The motorcycle enables the physi-
clan to reach his patient in less time
than ever before; II Is q part OF every
progressive police department; 1t aids
the forest ranger in protecting timber
lands from fire; carries mail and de-
livers kilograms, and rushes the i'm.
portant prescription to the bedside OF
the suffering.
A motorcycle mounted guard accom-.
panies the President of the United
States on his trips about the capital.
And the uses Of the motorcycle in
the army are almost unlimited. Motor
cycle dispatch riders and scouts have
won great fame for themselves in the
present European struggle: Machine
guns mounted on motorcycles are car
ried TO their position on the battleheld;
motorcycles with sidecars hurry sup
plies to the Red Cross workers VINO
are seeking to relieve the suffering OF
the wounded, and motorcycle amou-
lances carry the injured soldiers 20 the
hospitals.
For pleasure, too, the motorcycle
has made a definite place for itseil.
The ease with which the two-wheeler
Is operated, it's reliability and COM
fort make Il an ideal vehicle for tour
ing. Club sociability and endurance
runs are enjoyed by thousands OF
riders all over the country every year.
More and more is heard of the long
distance tourist, riding from ocean
! 10 ocean or around the United States
or circling the globe-for pleasure
/ Many of these long distance tourists
sre women, who find as much pleasure
/ IN the sport as do the men.
! Early in the history of the industry
/ the need of an organization OF motor
cycle riders became apparent. There
| for the Federation Of American Motor.
cyclists was founded by handful of
men who foresaw the future Of tho
| sport. That was twelve years ago.
Since that time the association has
grown by leaps and bounds, until to-
day il is one Of the strongest organiza-
tions in the country. Card No. 31,103
was recently issued for membership In
the +. A. Mo Q rider In South
Africa.
The objects of the Federation Of
American Motorcyclists are to encour-
age the use of motorcycles and to pro-
mote the general interests Of motor
cycling; to ascertain, protect and de-
fend the rights Of motorcyclists; to
facilitate touring and to assist In tho
good roads movement
The motorcycle, as . vehicle, has
made a place for itself in pleasure and
in the business world. It has come to
stay. But II the F. A. M. has It's way,
II will be respected and hold dignifed
as we'll as useful position in this motor
driven age.
The federation maintains for the
benefit Of its members . touring bureau
which Is gathering information con.
corning routes, road conditions, hotel
sccommod ations, etc, in various parts
of the country. And It will furnish any
rider advance information concerning
any trip he may be contemplating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
GREATEST TOURING
YEAR IS AT HAND
Henry B. Joy Says Lincoln
Highway Is Easily Best
Route to Coast.

An unusual combination. Of causes
will conspire to make 1915 Americas
greatest motor touring year, according
to H. B. Joy, president Of the Packard
Motor Car Company and one Of the
foremost authorities on touring.
Mr.. Joy gives as the causes the Euro
pesn war, which has temporarily wiped
tho best foreign trails off the motor
lists map; the great recent betterment
Of American road conditions, the re-
markable development Of the motor art
to the point where electric starting and
other long sought features have re-
moved almost the last Of the mechanl-
cal obstacles to easy touring, the at
fractions of the Panama Pacific Expo
sition, and the elimination of the See
America First" slogan.
He holds that the camping trip by
motor is the most delightful method OF
transcontinental touring for those who
like the outdoors.
"The charm of the open country in
yites delay as one crosses the wonder
full West" Mr.. Joy declares. There
are innumerable side trips off the route
of the Lincoln Highway that will take
the lover Of nature into superb camp
ing spots, where his stopover privilege
will be determined only by his sup
plies and equipment, where he Will be
ioath to resume his journey toward
the setting sun. The lure Of such spots
may cause the originally planned desti-
nation to dwindle into minor impor-
lance and perhaps to be left entirely
to later opportunity"
Mr.. Joy warns tourists that travers-
ing the Highway in its present stage
will involve inconvenience. The route
of the Lincoln Highway, while unlm,,
proved in places, he says, was selected
after all tie 'cross-country roads were
carefully compared. The Lincoln High
way is a boulevard compared with every
other route to the Coast.
He warns tourists 70 stick TO the OF
fetal route and not to be led into the
northern route around Salt Lake. From
Salt Lake City the motcrist should 60
through Ely, New, thence through Eu-
reka, Austin, Fallon and Reno. .,
Mr.. Joy is enthusiastic about the
progress made in building the Lincoln
Highway and the outlook for increased
activity in road improvement for 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
MOTOR TRUCK FAVORED
Boston Chamber Of Commerce
Reports on Congestion.

Development Of the motor truck,
which Is coming moro rapidly into gem
ersl use, will, in our opinion, tend to
relieve congestion by moving sll kinds
Of merchandise In larger units and
more rapidly" says q committee Of
tn. Boston Chamber Of Commerce in Q
detailed report on street traffic in that
city as the result Of q year and half
Of study Of conditions.
1.-THE ease with which motor vehicles
can be handled and the fact that they
occupy less space than horse-drawn
vehicles are also distinct advantages.
A careful study Of the use Of motor
vehicles made at the railroad terminals
plainly showed the superiority OF the
former. The average speed OF the mo-
tor vehicles was found to be from two
to three times as great as that OF
horse drawn vehicles. Yet the motor
truck is in its infancy and II is i'm
possible to forecast the extent OF this
development.
1.-THE number of motor trucks IL
censed In 1912 lin Boston, between
January 1 and May Is was $500. Dur
ing the same period of 1918 the mum
Der of such cars licensed was 400"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
titney" Bus Making
Great Hit in West
To Sell Cars
Under Hammer

How much am I offered, gentle
men9" will he the cry af Madison
square Garden during March ~. 20
and 20. and tho object for sale VIII
not be horses, but motor cars. Auction
sales of automobiles have been tried
before. but this appears to be the most
ambitious effort OF Its kind. An option
on the same dates for the next three
years has been taken, 40 Il 10 evident
that the promoters expect FAR
measure Of success. They will invite
only individual owners TO present their
vehicles for sale, and will discourage
the participation of dealers In second
hand cars. 4 track and an incline will
be built in the Garden, so that would
be purchasers may witness demonstrs-
lions on the spot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Barney Dreyfuss Sends
Three to the Minors

Pittsburgh, Feb. 1a.-Barney Drey-
fuss, president Of the Pittsburgh Ma
tional League baseball club, to-day an
Joe Kelly, outAelder, had
been released to the Indianapolis club
Of the American Association; that Clar-
ence E. Berger, outfielder, had been re-
leased to the Richmond club Of the
League, and that Thomas
Quigley, q pitcher, had received his I'M
release.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
| happenings Of Interest
Along Automobile Row

the tee, and that he has succeeded in
making an on one of the short holes.
After q suitable period OF mourning
for the S. G. V, Frank Bowen has
Joined the local Locomobile company
as sales manager. He succeeds II. T..
Porter, who has gone to the Cadillac
company in = similar capacity.
Riding IN a taxicab a few nights ago
one of the veterans of Auto Row made
a wager that the car was equipped with
a four-cylinder motor. "You only need
20 listen to be certain that It isn't q
six" he asseverated. The chauffeur
was appealed to. "It's an old two"
he said
The Maxwell Motor Sales Corpora
ton has Just added TO its already large
list Of prominent owners Miss Mary
Pickford, the motion picture star. Miss
Pickford is an ardent follower OF mo-
toring and is thoroughly conversant
with motor cars. She is an expert
driver, having owned automobiles for
the last five or six years. Miss Pick
ford's car Ia Of the csbriolet type. IL
can be driven In winter as g coupe
and opened up for the spring and
summer months as q runsbout
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Columbus Circle Turn Into
Broadway Awkward
for Drivers.
CROSSING ON FOOT
A PERILOUS TRIP
MacShane Has Taken Up Golf
on His Vacation in Florida
Bowen Joins LocomObile.

The turn from Columbus Circle south
into Broadway still remains one of the
most awkward in the city for motor
car drivers, due to the projection OF
the sidewalk that represents the effort
of the city to make an actual circle.
As it lies, II is great improvement
over the condition that existed year
before the city cut eight feet on the
point. but there is still room for bet
terment.
Automobile dealers in buildings ad-
jacent to the Circle who see thousands
of cars make this turn daily are Of
the opinion that pedestrians would run
less risk were another ten feet taken
off the projecting point. They point
out that the unskilled driver is COM
PEELED to make q wide sweep which
takes the car almost to the middle Of
the street, while the more skilful are
using the part nearer the sidewalk. As
a result the pedestrian does not know
what to expect.
The suggested cutting would still
leave the sidewalk az the turn con-
siderably wider than on the sides OF
the building and afford ample room
for foot traffic,
This is from "The Motor Truck
Clubs Bulletin" foe February: MOST
extraordinary! A. Ludlow Clayden, the
only living Englissn man who calls
lorry truck, states that 81 ,0OO one
ton truck, 10 carry one and one-haI.
tons, will find a ready market in Eng
land. Why mention England in par
ticular?" Why, indeed, Also, The
Bulletin" says that John Eustis IS
member of the club, and follows up the
assertion by printing q list OF mem
bers, in which the name OF the svelte
John does not appear. When is mem
Der not member?
an many cases these machines are,
with the exception of outward appear
snces in paint or smartness, not really
the worse for the mileage they have
run since they first left the factory"
says the Secretary of State, in COM
menting on second hand cars, IN an ar
ticle on the present state Of the auto
mobile industry. This statement was
shown to a local automobile man, thor
oughly familiar with the new and used
car business. ain my opinion only
small percentage of used cars can be
considered a good investment" he said,
land the actual bargains are in cars
so large that the buyer can hardly
afford to pay the upkeep."
f. C. J. MscShane, Of the Whiting
Motor Company, is spending his vsea.
ton at Rockledge, Fla, playing golf
and fishing. At the latter he is an
adept, having served his apprenticeship
on the Forbes outing at Freeport last
'ummer. Golf, however, is something
Of q mystery to Mac. He writes that
he is no longer using his putter of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Notes of Auto Trade in
and Out of Mem York

next twelve months, even should peace
in Europe be declared" Mr.. Moon says,
there Is no question hat, IL the
farmer gets even one-half crop, he
will be taken care OF as he never was
before"
The Cadillac Motor Car Company. OF
Detroit, equips the rear wheels OF every
Cadillac with anti-skid tires. This Is
done to give its owners protection
against skidding and for economical
tire service. The company has been
famous in the automobile industry as
A concern that tests every piece OF
equipment placed upon its car before
adopting il. The fact that the chain
tread tire has been adopted is strong
testimony to the merits OF chain tresds.
C. T. Silver, president Of the Over
land and Peerless distributing com
pany, has installed an internal tele-
phone system in the big building
which bears his name. His business
has grown to such proportions that it
takes fourteen departments to care
for II, and the problem which con-
fronts him is to eliminate waste, both
in energy and time, Of his big organi-
zation, The system makes for more
rapid and satisfactory service to his
as they can get in touch
instantly with the department they
desire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
sw Athletic Club
for Staten Island

), ~ East Shore Athletic Association
!, ..saniled at Stspleton last Thurs
~ snlng. A baseball team, com
! s,d ell Staten Island players, will
4 se'sd. The grounds will be IN
n. signborhood Of the Nunicipai
s;s.nT stspleton. Football and bas-
W leans will be organized later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Mo+orcvcles in Great Britain.

Reports show that every nfteen'n
;rhsbitsnt of Great Britain uses q
,nntorcvcle or bicycle. The postal
service alone utilities about ll'oVo
machines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Planning Motorcycle Parade.

The Arrow Motorcycle Club, Of West
Hoboken, ". j., is preparing for Q
feature motorcycle parade, to be held
the latter part of March.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-12
CONGRATULATIONS -

IILATlONS" "
So said Alexander the Great NJ old
10 the Alexander the Great Of now.
They both were great, and one ~
great Each are equally deserving of
their impressive cognomcns Kid Alex.
ander Of MaCedon beat EN- all In his
day, and now Grover Alexander Of
Philadelphia is walloping 'em in our
day
The majority of experts are " an
opinion that the present day Alcxan-
der Is about the best pitcher hurlng
the baseball This does not exclude
Walter Johnson, either He is called
the second Matty by many as his style
OF work somewhat resembles gthat Of
the great Giant.