The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 61

i yi Witjiin ft hJ AHiwiiy ir JUH'L THE INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY STAN MAY 23 1915 13 Indianapolis Is Mecca for Thousands of Auto Racing ans kkhh RIVALRY BETWEEN ICKS STUTZ CAR NATIONALITIES TO WIN OVER IS KEEN OREIGNERS in This Car Wins Pride of Ownership One Owner Said be LEXINGTON HOWARD be PLANT IS ENLARGED undefeated IS ilia i ui polls Comparison I'aujdil the iiH SERVICE DEMAND HEAVY BRAD IN NEW YORK CITY ormer greatest I lia Suggest Your Own Test! Inter State Motor Co Muncie Ind Kanouse Automobile Co 332 Indianapolis that a nd Johnny a anmMnatlnri Ids rench team mate through 2 a 0 SIZE 11111111 GJ 5 7 $125 $040 50 175 210 60 0 1575 250 80 4 34 280 37 34 325 100 36 2755 400 125 2780 2920 56" 208 210 211 213 ILL ST 212 214 McCREA ST OPEN SUNDAY ROM 8 A to 12 bappt fans di 4 24 70 25 Ou 270 285'215 308 315 238 24 5 I hero more yen rs I hr re Do You Know the Inter State? Our demonstrator is for your use of any kind making your on each new 8 in ag Dramatic eatures of Battle Be tween DePalma Tetziaff and Dawson to Be Remembered You will be proud of your car if you own an Inter State SENSATIONAL PROPOSITION I Proud ol it tremendous power of its quiet ability to of its reliable starter its dependable ignition Large Tent Erected at actory in Connersville to Accommodate Testing Department for Lex ington Autos You know what hand buffed is until you have inspected Inter State leather You will never know quality you can buy for $1000 until you have seen the Inter State We can name quality after quality that will inspire a pride of ownership in the Inter State because it is the best car that was ever built for $1000 I In rronn thn right hot tec and 1 la rrmjn ram 1690 1770 1800 1880 215'7 an ndeqiinte stock of retziir runts skilled ineclianics Immediate li lp in a of trouble within a reasonable radius and reasonable clmrges for time and material Sui'ileim ntlrm this of ourso mi fnapoc 1860 1890 1975 Anything Your Mental Picture of a Car Demands the Inter State ulfills RULES SOUND DEATH KNELL BIG CUMBERSOME CARS 340 350 3 CO World Will Know Whether Ameri ca Has Completed Her Motor Emancipation Matter of Records and Countries rom Which Drivers and Cars Come Excites Interest Homer McKee Sees Victory Grasp of Either Wilcox Cooper or Anderson I 060 II 20 1220 1380 1455 1625 1655 1740 435 445 455 460 480 510 est slls 15c NATIONAL WINNER 1912 UNDEEATED THE LONGEST' the simplest car in the world to 4 3 $159 168 18d 204 Bring in the used mips when one used cosing or one tube will he accepted they must be of corresponding size St Louis Man Is Added to the Marmon Staff Have you seen it ridden it en joyed its wonderful riding comfort noticed its unlimited capacity to pull to make every hilly road a level road? Dealers Sometimes Expected to Repair Cars After Serious Accidents car will Complete List of Cars and Drivers Before the Eliminations i 1 i ir i i by far in nppearant Ilian nnv mritintfl ever produced by this most Tusj si op light pistons and double lion of thi Iasi will prove to you why the Inter State is the best value on the market at the price Compare it piece by piece not by reading ou owe it to yourself to see the car You have promised yourself a iui mis spmig If you select one which is quality from the ground up you will select an Inter State 9 1iv Nvrdyko Marmon Ho annniiimos the addition uf A El wuu1 funner muii uf the most fruitful sources of misunderstanding between motor ca dealers and buyers is the lack of a dclinllc understanding of what constitutes says Wallace Hood salesmanagor of the Briggs Detroiter Company who is You know what means until "you have ridden in an Inter State You know what means until you have tried an Inter State CUTTING New Prices Down This seemingly impossible proposition is bona fide Give us the pleasure of proving the straightfor wardness of this offer No strings attached In addition our retail prices are the lowest in the United States and our guarantee the strongest This Offer Does Not Apply to Previous Transactions and is for a Limited Time Only and Expires June 15th T3 5: ra 0 3 $190 205 215 Indiana Distributors Delaware Knell of Big Cars i i in I i 1 1 nurse was utt uit ivu (o I Irmlbitr biilklrrs to xi'liro Hie new Hehl Hiul tlx hit urnlri ilt it it Is I'oasible yen ailvii iitmi'uus put siiinll And there is a world of meaning conveyed therein Simple because it is built for the on a business basis at a reasonable profit because every fea ture of the construction proven idea backed by com mon sense efficiency to be cause its disposition is not com plex or fanciful it works will ingly and constantly The most prominent and serviceable tires jroliimrl In the United States No better mileage can he obtained than from these Possible defects In their construction arc guarded agalnsi and all possible effleienev insured bv the manutact guarantee This guaranteed finality will appeal to anv purchaser ourselves adjust all claims Bring in your old casings and tubes and get libera allowance mentioned about twice as much as the jiiJiis man will pay you Ran an Extra Lap spectacular to see the National extra Jap two miles and a half had won the race letting his 35 86 i I (he cars have 1 1 wi mi spl i luz dufnn 1 i i s(ufh 2G0 2 68 320 370 378 385 Staying in tlio race game Secs Victory for America lagm of the St Louis branch innldle Company of America ntly sales manager of branch of that concern to ganiza Ion of the Nordyke Marmun Co HUlontohil business 1 I Elwood is well known in I hpf automoi bile trade having begun his career soml ten years ago as manager of he autmTioS Iile flupart mem of the Tunicr Bi as4 Works or the past live years he has been USKvfiTI ted with the I nenniil i Company rttl will he a valuable addition to the growing and wide awake Maimuij sales organization standard of of Owners through Constant Daily which is after all a Worth SCIENTIIC METHOD Judge Crawford There seem lo be open warfare between Henpeck and his lot oC strategy In order to get along with Harry Stolz will allow the following prices on used casings ami tubes Iiicmri nun u)U VI llijW Ijait purchase only one bought and 2350 2385 2485 2625 IliflpntAn BiKL'tKE MAKMONCO Ofce cJ actor CI lrB VOl crtyke Morris St Blh RIijuj Marmon Mcarlan Six 1 i rhhh Indijis nrHich 42G 28 Cnpltol vavMfmtiap Stiih Tires a llebl of all stars find rhe one nlgl sti'iol lass wh he gels through Jv I woial' ifnl ililver but no more ho (him 11m nveiBiiH ililver (Ini' anti wo shall rum know wliotlmr Im is Imtler than (ho liesi Il ho Is nil power to liiiri BY HOMER McKEE This year's 500 mili' rum will tell some very important things When the winning ear Ims taken the elieekermi flag the world will whether America has coin lier motor ear emnneipatfon winning ear is "nmiie in plotod IT the A meriea it will mean tliat America 1ms conquered the last hard lessen that she had to learn from I'lnrope namely tlm dinieult combination of Tiigli speed lightness and limited piston isplneemen I 1912 Race Dramatic There may never be another race run with such dramatic features as the one in which Lawson won 3 was a battle royal between the foreign car Mer mdps driven by lalpli anci the foreign iat car driven by Teddy Tctzhiff third in which the American dt fender was hemmed in between terrific competition Many thought that De Palma had won the race easily but Hiere were actually several engineers in Hie repair pits who all along claimed that the car Italpli was giving such se vere speed punishment could not stand Iho par No one would detract an iota trom the glory of what BcT'alina did his brave eflort but his ricrfornianee is not a part (ji the ullicial records as tlie race is lor 500 miles nn less and no matter how well a rar may go for a part of it the uflicials recognize nothing but those who finish it It is also interesting to learn from the National factory that it xay tlie i'ar made almost entirely of stock parts that won the first place for the National builders and upheld the glory of when Jules Cap HERE ARE OUR NET CASH SELLING PRICES and ALLOWANCES Deduct allowances horn s11 pcic and pa the cash dilnc Used casts nr lubes must be toned in at time of sale The Nirtional mpp who managed the race were critielsed by some because or their conservative tactics in not making 1 uiavsoii beat it" more during the racelint they are crerlitcd with having figured out pretty well tliat the speed to win would be just about that which Dawson maintained and held fast to their con viction iciin nliHorbers Then lie look' chat go of the ITuge'd ilt and brouglii Gonx to Hug firm Slime I lien In fiaa lsited ism GUMIUI lUCltijy JtH'l edge gained whilo abroad tlic Slutz cham es Jfhm relief driver for the Sim said bill Jt dollars to donglmulR UhiI not one the thren Sluiz drivers will JinTv 'r1' 'TT' Anderson and ilcox are riot thni kind Game Trio of Drivers Ho fur as the Stutz ilrivms go thoi'e Is not a gamer harder or moi skillful ami CX Ml mimed trio in tlm biisitmss Any one of them Is tlm i quiil of any romlgii driver that ever turned a wheel on the liu jia jhiI Is onurse Among the Arnorh irn con I i ngrni SIuIz'h Toughest picking will Ha mile Tt was make an after he mount out to almost the limit just to how the crowds that it is The National roinpany although not Laving entered any races since has been instrumental in all the succeeding eventsJohn Aitken managed the repair pits and signal instructions to Jules oux who won in 1913 and also the Peugeot pil last year when the Peugeot ear' driven by was putting up such a desperate lad for first place only to be deterred by mi unfortunate accident Tn addition to Aitken's work at the track the National factory has always been generous in ex tending assistance to all contenders who were in need of factory help Last year about nine cars were at one time or an other worked upon at the National fac tories Most of these were foreigners who were far from their of sup Tliis year among those who are availing themselves of the equipment and racing experience of the National factory nre Porporato xyith his English Sunbeam' Barney Oldfield with the (lerman DePalma with the rench Delage and Tlesta with the rench Peugeot nly Iwu Juhnny Aitken as pit dij Iini ing automobile editors of the country had Hie fallowing to my in the Now York Evening Mail: "11 Bradfield formerly of Indianapolis nw of Iddroit breezed in this morning permeated with generating 'ginger' and scintillating sun shine in style all his own Everybody in motordom who lias ever visited the Ifnosier metropolis knows Mokl of them owe him debts of gratitude fur the genuine glad band he has extended and the hospitality he has dispensed This hustler of hustlers and boomer of boomers has recently shifted Ids domi cile to Del roll so as to devote )ji boost ing energies to Hie exploitation of King cars and lhe expansion the King Mo tor Car Company" as at hntne that the headiest pit captain in the business no le a prophecy is always d( ngm UiJ and while t)m easiest thing spilt in lhe world 1H race dopn on a conserva 1 1 eslimalc 1 think should ph one of ih thi and better business" is the slogan ol tlie Lc xingt on rd Company Con nersville Ind the makers of the Lexing ton Uno of motor cars according to Barrows treasurer of ih company A large tent lias been erected to care for the added forces of testers that the increased demand for Lexington cars has necessi tated Diis tent will lie replaced with a perina nent building as soon as this can be done without interfering with Hie steadilv in creasing production Last season it was found necessary to construct a frame test shed on the west side nf tln north building besides utiliz ing the awtoi'th concrete building cm tlie south side of Eighteenth street which had previously beeii givr over largely to the service department storage of stock and such oilier things incidental to the actual manufacture of Lexington cars Tn order toLneei the (Jemand for its 1915 cars however the company has been forced to convert the south building into a primary assembling plant i the chassis department Large Tent Erected In order to furnish more adequate facil ities for the testers the large tent has recently been pitched in addition jo the frame building already mentioned Tlie lower floor of tlm north factory is given over entirely to the offices machine shop and final assembly department with the blacksmith shop and stock rooms in the rear The second floor of the north building is gi'pn over entirely to the trim and paint shops The final testing department is housed now during the rush season under a huge lent which stretches clear across Colum bia avenue and extends twice as far in a direction parallel to the north build ing Ilari Slutz 1ms brought cars inside the money than any alive Johnny Aitken pit bossed)awson (o victory in National No the 1 1 i ai la il i classic ihroo vciiof lu the Maxwells of fhtt first 5o( Iihs built a likely Hotfllu i an iict lie pas put Hie stuff In them anl If he mip in tijo pji JH1 a vem bunch drivers Hu Stutz chauc's thin anything Kay Inrrmin Unusual interest is being evidenced in 1 the matter' of records and the nationali ties the contestants fur the coming 50n mile race More than ever before the nationality of the drivers and the cars is being discussed This is un doubtedly because the foreign countries are now the limelight as fore That an American cur will ing fervently prayed for by thusiasts The one car tliat has stood the longest in the International Speed way 5i0 inile races is tlie National No 8 that won the 1912 event breaking tlie 1911 record It held its international record against the attacks of lhe foreign i 1 1 1 1 111 I 1 1 7 1 Cvux iu his rench car lined first place And No still holds the record for made in United Slates of fl isher uf the In Spt ed way announced i i 1 i a 1 1 i uiiin i Hus year rare would be 30ti cubic im did the A midor car Imhislry fa or Applying as a Credit on New irst Quality Cas ings and Tubes irst Casings and Tubes ully Guaranteed Seconds Tubes Unguaranteed CUTTING Old Tires Up Or ottener and many Good dealers make no charges for adjustments and minor rc pair real had little be might make Tier As it is biillfis (ilways haa a ehmici Next to(ilil ot tlie Nu lii a 1 aint Harry Stutz Is Anterh'a greatest rucr uiiifirrr I lie say Del'itltni has hia regu lar call fur a lol ot a khiUoii In "bls AlerccileH An Italian name lioolicd up rvitli a German i nlry might to nroilnco some sprtil eRlielnlly whin tliat name Is DePalma Unlph ilesetves Io win a fU'i tnlle classic tn ilia no i oils pro) Io will recall )iB iwarl bre tiling finish In th second D0nmc I race liow be almost won and tlian came I down the strHch Hsit bllsterlnx hot aft ernoon pushing bls mount be and bls "mrc" noting as pallbeurrs tu tlm dead i (ri files Barm Oldfield is the real comeback champion lie is quietly waiting for one more swat hi inc main crumcc andnever was a driver who looks any fit than ihix one Haiimy lie Is us as nails and his dear eye fies tlm he lias sat under a whur Alu av is Horm thing Inspire tionil about' Horney IH Vl) 11 in (tl if his car proved as god as Hie man who will drive it May 29 Rcsta will thr difference between TV AnslPiul is president of the com pany Huston is vice president and I Harrows is secrelary and treasurer All of these gentlemen are prominently identified with other local industries and institutions After a careful and conservative an alysis of the market none of the officials of the Lexington Howard Company can see why the Lexington should not con tinue to grow in popular favor provided that fairly normal conditions obtain nt pr Stat Thousand Dollar and more ihc Chleagf i Hal ia no pi ills Motor Spec noiistruied what a small i garc a dramatic exhibition aud act like the greatest Htfhi Kpal dets tliat ever carriod a Slutz nameplate i1 il'Hihf the cars will be fast strong and eoniMic one of i heir number aorns?) a wlnntr Must Consider Drivers But pit managujimnl and drivers must be eonsldprod Lot us see how Hie Slutz otm nl a cks up (in lapse two puiuts It Hoosier Given Glad Hand Upon His Arrival in Gotham II Bradfield Is in New York for the King Motor Car Company of Dcirnji There is im mistaking this fact for his friends on the New Ai'oik newspapers have boon handing the fm 'nur Hoosier some pretty good boosts It is ovideut from the clippings tliat the New York news any No but tie admits It requires her WI IV fiUL rtioilH WHO I Kit' I I I 'slung touches In Hi heavy rar's death km 11 and gave the car ils final and most effective boost 'Che sei'iuus eousi lera I iem of Amorleaii makers ol the small luglt motor began when the Baby Boiigpot gave its ican shops ami must oi (ho drivers arc eithor native nr mi ura I Izod A tm rlca ns this is essmi Ha lly an American nio in jtinL woys rim and engineered momrient to adopt a uniform service guarantee among dealers in autuumbilos "The prospective motor car buyer who has shopped amnml a little has heard as many dissertations on service as the num ber of salesmen ho lias talked to and as a result he is firmly convinced that about all be will have to pay for after he has bought his car is gasoline oil and tires "Just how far this nii sconception can be curried is illustrated by one owner whose car was hadly mussed up in a collision with a heavy tru and who be came vastiy indignant when presented wit!) a bill for Libor and replacement bought this car because your salesman told me you gave bette service than any I other dealer in town: what do you mean by "Strictly speaking good service means tain ijVH) greater speed than was niict possible In the big lumberseme gasnliiic dreadnought type By changing Un pls I'umii home Ibis jear Avith Im And ml matter who wins Anmr boast liecillisp tile execu tion of a very few cars like 11m Xnn benin the pnlr'iiits re all ejl)tr Amm iean bulH or rented In Amor 760' 815 1 1 I "I uf sprouts uri tlie Jnrlln tspuiulwuv bufuiu Uh: rmm i i tlium th turns' ture ff (heir rbliimlmm ii ii sboi li Used Casings and Tubes Taken in Exchange for New Ones INDIANAPOLIS DSRECTORY AU I UMOUiLt MotorOarsAc Accessories 1 GROM oiomGbiIeTopsL KUlojops 4SI (iillnl Avrittie ft fl 4 I I a A 1 onxibi I Co nt Vi Uli IqU ifidintiw 'too Cp Ave ftnla SioTqk car foT actory 7 12 750 VVhMi st lej al In Bctroiier Eisemasm Magnetos snMitn hankiis ito'i ou ru 7 ii a it ft me 730 rt'zr nw 4 mjk 905 TtJTi' 1065 1160 1315 1390 I I fl fl I fl 1 5 I 1 HSlSSSSSSSSSar J' 1 w'TttLW 1 fl innj 'a lttuwl will nut hurt as IIIIMIIBIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB I '9H I i I Slumlant unu Plviniun X' 1 A I a i nnl ('npfiol At ih it ii Tlr tt Kidibr' I the Toco IB 5 5lH By The Men Who Will Handle 500 Mile Race 1 he best known auto racing officials in the country are in Indianapolis to conduct next Saturday's contest Heading from left to right Charles Sedwick of tlie Speedway A Porter assistant tinier Chester Kicker official tinier A Pardington referee J' A Croselmire A A representative Joint DeLong assistant starter David Beecroft A A A representative Thomas Hay starter The insert pic ture is of Jtdwards chairman of technical committee (Photo by 11 IL Culbiu 4W WTlft uKh: B' HHMflfl c' aL Wf the Lasting Respect of Hundreds the True Test of A No Car X'atlon Weight Cyl Tl Dh Driver Nfiiion 1 Maxwell Amerira 4 29( Chi riaon America 2 Maxwell A umrira 2 1 00 4 HbxiiX 2980 HickOTibaehor Auierlca 3 ax well A merica 21 00 4 38 xi 2i8o er cedes Germany 4 Di Palmu a merfrn 5 Sun beam Bnglnnil 2 i 0 4 3 7x63 2709 Grahn Bn gland 6 Sunbeam Englund 2240 4 37 63 2709 Propolo 1 1 ra iien 7 DuCliesiieaii A meric a 18i'" 4 3 3x5 7 1 S3 Bi un 11 Inirrlcn 8 Duesenberg A in erica 193 0 4 4 0x60 2490 a I by America 9 I unsen berg A erica 1950 4 I Ox (i 2990 'on noli A merlcu 1 0 A merlon J000 4 2 9 x4(i 1 r3 0 1 Jjevro lot A nierira 11 lei age rance 234 0 4 Lux 60 299U I Do I I ma A uvrien I 2 Slutz A erica 22 MJ 4 3 8x65 2960 17 Corn er A erica 13 Stutz America 2290 4 38x6 3 2960 Gil 'A mh i'boi America 1 4 St ut merlca 2250 4 38x6 0 0 1 1 un Wile ix A nmri ua 15 Peugeot 2 J'OO 4 37x6? 27 fiesta England 16 Peugeot ra nee 1 "O'l 4 31 x61 1 S3 0 1 i'Cai lernia ny 1 7 Pen geo I'Ta nee 1 9u 0 4 3 1 x6 1 0 0 1 la ben 'k America 1 8 Bergdoll A meriea 2260 I I Ox 3 9 2 i9U Bergi lol I lTi i riea 1 9 Uergdol I America 2250 I 40x59 Bergdul I A mor lea 20 Mercer A inerica 2 1 00 38x6 8 2980 Pullen A tin rtcu 21 Mercer A merica 2 1 00 4 3 A 6 29 0 Rucks tel I A erica 22 Mercer A merb a 2 00 4 3 SxGS 29R 0 ikrent A nn rb a 23 Buga 1 1 i Germany 1800 1 3 9xr! 3 on ruj tid A merica 24 Bergdoll A merica 22 50 4 40x5 9 299 0 a 11 pl A mot ica 2 5 Em den A merica 2 20 0 I 4 3 x5 3 2 9 8 0 Im nn 1 ho A rl ra 2 6 America 190U I 3 S6 1 2700 11 ghes A im rii a 27 A nieriea 1900 4 3 8x6 1 2700 I ec tip A im riea 28 America 1900 1 3Sx 61 2700 Whalen Vnerlra 2 9 Sebring A merica 2 00 4 40x( 29901 nt America 30 Sunbeam En gl a ml 2250 6 32 x5t) 27 5 rant A nmrira 31 mil eam Enp ia I 2250 6 32x5 9 278 11 in berg merica 2 2 Cino Purcell A merica 2 350 1 44 x50 2990 Cox A merica 3 Tbirman A me)' i i'Q 2 270 I 3 6x7 1 2 9 8 0 Bit i A 1 1 en 34 1 arrmm A writ a 2200 4 38x6 8 2980' rr Viijrirtt 35 ul ford nn rlca 2 2p0 4 3 7x70 2990 11 1 for Am ca 36 'i no A merica 2 1 50 4 4 0 299 0 A im ri ra 37 lelnart rm riea I 5 "x6 0 299 5 Klein nwrli iL 3 8 Mais A merica I ti Is rica 3 Du esc nher America 195 0 4 4 Ox 60 2990 A im rl cn 4 0 amba up A me) icH 1 Sh ti rubfl ugh A 41 Bals Special A merica 4 ex 2s 3 1 1 1 1 1 mica Bore and stroke is approximate piston displacement exact IP 3' ft i ti'.