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of&MAUTOMOBILES^#gK WORKING OUT BIG AUTO SHOW PLANS Fifty Distinct Exhibits, Including Foreign and Domestic Cars and Accessories Spectacular, picturesque and enter taining will be tho flrst of the sea eon's big: automobile show which opens at the Shrine auditorium December 12 and continues for one week. The an nual show Is being given under the auspices of the Los Angeles Motor Car Dealers' association and the show committee and Manager Walter Hem pel, who have been arranging: for this magnificent exhibition of 1911 motor care, promise one of the most elaborate spectacles of the kind ever offered In the west. The .show will not only be one of the greatest interest to the motor lov ers but when the present plans are earri-d out it will be an amusement spectacle which will attract the thou sands not numbered among the stead ily growing automobile public. The management is putting forth every ef fort to make this show of interest to the man not in the field and with this objc in view has engaged one of the best Known bands in the west and will spare no expense in transfering the immense .jiirine auditorium lnio a typical California garden. There will be all models in this show from the smallest roadster to the larg est of th" foreign torpedo, a. In fact, the exhibit will be complete In every detail. Not only will there be all styles ami •" ■••(■is of American made ma chim < but also those of foreign manu facture. There will nlso be a show (if electric vehicles and a most Inter- estlng exhibit of commercial cars. There will bo at least a half d asen well known trucks with a carrying capacity of from one to three tons. The business men will naturally be very much interested in this exhibit as the motor truck has become a popu lar as well as a "cry Important in stitution In the business world. These trucks will be exhibited on the main floor. , The many dealers who show their cars will offer the best and most beau tiful of models and these will be en throned amid bowers of the most beau tiful of natural flowers and greenery with a celling of srnllax, from which 10,000 electric lights will twinkle. The contract for decorating the building- has been let to the firm of Roth-Raymond and Muller. This com pany decorated the Shrine for the an nual Shrine, ball and the Taft banquet. The show decorating will surpass eith er of these events. . The music will be furnished In both the afternoon and night by Ohlemeyer's well known band of forty pieces. An extensive program will be rendered dally, the band being placed on the stage. : ... ■ For the balcony the music will be furnished by Madame Stanton's Ladles Viennese orchestra. This will fill the hall with strains of melody at all hours of the day and evening. Thursday will be society night and for this occasion there will be a spec ial musical program with a number of well known soloists; ' Forty thousand feet of green and red carpet has been ordered. The car peting will be red on tho main floor anrl green In the balcony. The alslrs will lie white. Kveiy inch of the wall will be cov ered with greenery and the staere will be transformed into a picturesque roadside inn with an immense curtain of greenery down the front. At tho entrance to the hall will be a pergola while on the outside an im mense canopy of canvas will protect the visitors from the sidewalk to the show hull. ' The Rrtison company has placed four giant transformers in the build ing to supply the additional current which will be required for the many thousand more lights. Another feature will be n number of lady ushers who will be on duty to supply the visitors with information regarding; exhibits and other features. Many of the exhibitors are planning uniquo features, such as working parts and stripped chassis with sectional views. A partial list of exhibits is as follows: California Automobile company, ten 'cars. This will be one of the largest exhibit? of .the show. There will be two Co unions electric coupes and one stanhope.- In addition to \ the elec tric cars there will be an exhibit of a charging plant in I working order. Three Firestone Columbus models will be exhibited, a greyhound torpedo roadster, a 32-horse power foredoor touring car and a 40-horse power fore door touring car. Four Warren Detroit cars, a 30-horse power roadster, a fore door > toy tonneau, a 30-horse power five-passenger touring car and a 30 --horse power delivery .wagon. The Hawley King - company will show five models. There will bo a Grabowsky truck and a power plant, a i Beyster-Detroit delivery wagon, a 30-horse power Oakland roadster, a 30 --horse power Oakland touring car and a 40-horse power touring, car. . W. :J. Burt ' will show an Auburn torpedo, a chassis, a short-coupled car and a touring car. The torpedo Is one of the handsomest cars ever seen on the coast. M H. Carson Gilbert will show, a 1911 Stanley steamer finished in nickel. He will also = show ■an engine, boiler and burner. . ._•"'. ~? US' The Kissel Kar company will have as. their star, attraction the winner of the Phoenix race. Harvey Herrlck will be on the job to tell how his car went through on the great race.- In addition to the racer there will be a 60 and a 30-horse power touring car. Four Lexingtons are to be shown. These will be a 40-horse power red roadster, a five-passenger golden brown touring car, a 40-horse power gray torpedo and a dark blue seven passenger touring car with a 80-horse power motoc. The Pioneer Commercial Auto com pany will have three trucks, two Ran dolphs and one Reliance. Gilhousen Bros, will have the 1911 Owen and the new Marmon. The Siegmund Motorcar company will show a roadster and a touring car. The Abbott Detroit exhibit will be complete with three cars and a stripped chassis. The Haynes company will show tnreo Los Angeles Sunday Herald Type of the 1911 Self-Cranking and Valveless "Amplex" Two-Cycle Cars ' ■«■•« '^ff V* tffttßJl'i' i'HiIP Hal B^^/— ■ |1 ' "'- ■ < -'v^ ; - . ' ' ■■ . " cars, a hiker, a runabout, a suburban and a seven-passenger touring car. The National Motorcar Company will have a torpedo, a touring car and a roadster. The Halladay exhibit will be made especially attractive with a stripped chassis being worked by electricity so the operation of the car can be seen. A full line of Halladays will also be exhibited. One of the fentures of the coming show will be the exhibition of the Phoenix race winner, which will occupy the place of honor in the Kis- Ml Kar exhibit. Manager Leppo is justly proud of the great victory of his car and this month's Shrine display will give the many lovers of motor racing -and friends of the Kissel Kar an opportunity to Inspect this now fa mous car. SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN PREMIER SEX MOTORIST Drives Stage, Manages Shows and Does Fancy Stunts in a Maxwell The fascination of motoring- has ap pealed to many well known women, but no combination of motoring pleasure and business has given quite as much prominence to a woman as the pioneer efforts of Mr 3. Lulu Linz of San Fran cisco, the wife of F. J. Llnz, manager of the United Motor San Francisco company. From the time the first au tomobile made its appearance In Golden Gate ctiy, Mrs. Llnz has been recog nized as the premier woman motorist of the Pacific coast. When the romantic old stage coach got its first warning of relegation Mrs. Linz was the driver who showed what the automobile stage could accomplish. She was the first woman to pass the se vere park examination in Frisco in 1904. Six weeks after receiving her per mit she started the motor stage line be tween Carson City and Shaw Hot Springs, Nevada, the only automobile stage in the state at that time. The same year found her driving a Maxwell touring car up the court house steps at Bakersfleld, Cal. Two years later she appeared on the Vanderbilt cup course with a 50-hoursepower touring car and made one lap -which almost equaled the practice record for the course. Love of sport, however, did not keep her away from the business end of au tomobiling, and two years' later she was managing the second San Fran cisco automobile show in the capacity of president and general manager. At thr same time she was president of the American Motor Club of Women, and was later made an honorary member of the Ladies' Automobile club of Great Britain and Ireland, of which the duch ess of Southerland was president. She founded in that year the automobile department of an Oakland newspaper and edited its automobile news for a year. Though retired from active newspaper work, she is still a frequent contributor to various automobile peri odicals. She was associate editor of the only motor magazine on the Pacific coast at that time. Mrs. Linz has won every first prize offered In San Francisco and Oakland for the finest decorated car, securing five silver cups, the famous Pertola silver cup, gold medals and various cash prizes. NEW AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC HEADLIGHT OF 5000 C. P. An automobile headlight stronger than used on the largest locomotives has been introduced. It Is an electric lamp of 5000 candle power, styled the "Electrobola," and can be run from either magneto or storage batteries. It is ono of the specialties handled by Welnstock-Nichols company, who are manufacturers' representatives for more automobile accessory specialties than any firm in the west. A look around their new store on South Olive street is a good lesson in what is the newest in appliances that make for the motorist's comfort and uae- It is a hobby of the firm to be the first to introduce anything that is gobd, and with their chain of stores they are in a position to quickly cover the coast. Manager Jack Dielmann leaves noth ing undone for his patrons' conveni ence, and several factory experts are constantly in attendance to adjust any auto parts which I hey sell. The now store is one of the most complete in conveniences for custom ers' use and both free air and water are at the service of the general public who drive up to the sidewalk. The firm is arranging a novel and attrac tive display to be seen at the Shrine auditorium. It's as easy to secure a bargain in a uned automobile, through want advertising, aa It used to be— and •till la—to aecura a horse and carrlac*. AUTOMOBILES AUTO CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AGGRESSIVE Members Have Been Big Factor in Securing Good Roads for Motorists How many motorists touring the roads of beautiful Bunny California realize and appreciate the splendid work the Automobile club of Southern California is doing? And how many know that the club is the second larg est in the United Spates and fourth In the world? So quietly and unostentatiously has all the work of the club been carried on that not one motorist in ten knows to whom he 1»-Jndebted for the pleas ure and safety of his journeying up and down the highways of California. The logging of routes and posting of signs upon which the club has spent something over $35,000 has been the means of averting many accidents and has Insured the safety of tourists who were Btrangers to California and trips in the vast, sparsely settled portions, where the natural grandeur lured mo toring parties, woulc 1 have been prohib itive, lacking these signs. The Automobile club of Southern California, working as it does in the interest of good roads, has done more for the civic and economic prosperity of California than any other body in the state. It has done more boosting for California in the inducements it ha 3 offered the motor traveling public to trek westward than any other organi zation and by means of its sign sys tem has done more in opening up new country and putting the smaller towns on the map, advertising and exploiting them in such a way as to materially increase their prosperity. No automobile owner who is a mem ber of this club can help feeling a pride in the fact that no matter where he travels abroad —no matter where au*.omobiling is a topic of conversation —the Automobile club of Southern Cal ifornia Is always prominent and is known the world over for what it Is doing and has done. It was the club that within twelve hours after the Whittier bridge was broken was on the spot with warning signs for the traveling public—that built the bridges over the dangerous San Margarita and San Mateo washes in San Diego county last winter, for the benefit of motorists. The club is now located in Its new quarters at 754 South Hill street and is preparing winter plans for the strengthening and broadening of its field of endeavor. AIR COOLED CAR MAKES REMARKABLY QUICK TIME Sidelight on Great Los Angeles- Phoenix Race A Franklin thirty-eight horse power six-cylinder car recently made the 480 --mile run from Los Angeles to Phoenix. Ariz., in 16 hours 16 1,-: minutes, break ing by nearly three hours the previous • record. The car started thirteenth and finished second in a field of fourteen contestants. The elapsed time of the run was about thirty-six hours. The contest was the famous desert race, the big automobile event of the year in the southwest. The greater part of the way is across a desolate, sandy desert and over mountains; in many places it is necessary for a car to force its way through thick sage brush. The cars stai'ted from Los Angeles late in the evening, the Franklin pilot ed by Ralph C. Hamlin and Guy K. Irwin, being sent away at five minutes before midnight. The road was westerly to Mecca and Dos Palms and thence across the des ert. The car which finished ahead of the Franklin gained its slight lead by ltav lng the road at Mecca and running from that town to Dos Palms over the railroad ties. The Franklin and all the other cars kept to the sandy road and a number of the water-cooled cars were forced to turn back. From Dos Palms the cars went to the Colorado river pnd were ferried across at Ehrenberg on rafts by Indians. The night was spent there, and the following day the run finished at the Phoenixj Territorial exposition grounds. The Franklin's air-cooled motor proved one of its most valuable assets In the contest. The heat of the desert failed to overheat it, although in many places it was necessary to run at low speed through sand a foot deep. Its large tire equipment enabled It to go steadily forward, while others were disabled and were forced to drop out of the race. The average speed of the Franklin was thirty miles an hour. NOTED EASTERN DRIVERS COMING FOR 24-HOUR RACE Large Cash Prizes Attract Fast est Cars for Big Event at Motordrome Xmas The next big rare of national im portance is the 24-hour race at the Motordrome on Christmas day. The race has been thoroughly advertised in eastern racing centers and as all of the big events are over for the season east, the contest board of the A. A. A. will do all that is possible and con sistent to have this Los Angeles meet a biff success. Manager Hempel of the Motordrome states that to date six fa mous eastern drivers and their cars have entered. This showing, together with the classy cars and drivers we have locally, will probably result in at least twenty starters. Entries close December 17. The race is for #he Speedway cham pionship and open to any motor car under plst-.i displacement limitations of otess C. The first prize Is the Los Angeles Motordrome 24-hour challenge trophy and $1000; second prize is $300 and third prize $200. Also trophies emblematic of the 24-hour champion ships in piston displacement divisions will be given the winners of the fol lowing divisions: 161 to 230; 231 to 300; 301 to 450; 451 to 600 and 601 to 750 cubic inches. The entrance fee will be but $1, as the management Is willing to put up the prize morleys without making it burdensome on the manufacturers, who are always, at great expense in pre paring a car for a race. All world's records for distance should be broken, as the great board pie pan has proved Its fastness and safety. A carload of the 1911 Schacht Forty's arrived Saturday at the salesrooms of tho Siagmund Motorcar company, coast distributor. They are large and as handsome as many cars selling for twice the price and have a well estab lished reputation for durability and speed. One of the handsomest polished chassis ever seen In Los Angeles Is the Inter-State Forty. In Morrow, I^oamla & Co.'s show window. It has been dressed up for use In the automo bile show at the Shrine auditorium, where It will doubtloss attract a great deal of attention. The Car With A GUARANTEE Worth While The Steady Grind Car 250 miles in 251 minutes at the free-for-all race, Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 7 last. Let that soak in—as far as to San Diego and back at a mile a minute without a stop. That's "Old Reliability" for you. WANT ONE? $1150 to $2700 Sixteen Models HALLADAY MOTOR CAR CO. 1226-28 So. Olive St. A 2031 HARROUN QUITS GAME OF RACING Known in Los Angeles as Fear less Driver of Speed Monsters TO TAKE UP AVIATION STUNT Has Won Enough Records as an Auto Driver but with No Accidents Ray Harroun, the Marmon racing driver who has been carried to BO many important victories the past fifteen months by the Indianapolis made car, has retired from the speedway, track and road, His appearance in the Grand Prize marked the end of his racing career. He will leave the Mar mon plant at once, returning to his home in Chicago. From fast motorcar riding he will turn to the building of D l am on d TIRES WIN! Over All Competitors at the Oakland Auto Show Again Demonstrating Their Natural Big Lead in the Tire Field On 133 Gasoline Automobiles using pneumatic tires, as exhibited opening night, November 19, there were shown 47i sets of DIA MOND TIRES, OR 36 Per Cent of the Total! Twelve Other Makes Divided the Remainder, as Follows: A—2o Sets E—3 Sets I— l Set B—l3 Sets F—lo| Sets J— Sets C—l 3 Sets ' G—2 Sets X—l Set D—lo Sets H—3 Sets L—l Set Thus, DIAMOND Tires Led Their Next Nearest Competitor by 137 PER CENT, Supplying the Equipment on More Cars Than the Three Largest Competitive Makes Combined 7 he superior Mileage-Giving qualities of Diamond Tires does it Specify them on your new Car. Ask for them at all times for re newals. It will mean Maximum Tire Service at Minimum Expense The Diamond Rubber Co. F. O. NELSON, Manager. / 1207-9 SOUTH MAIN STREET LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO , PORTLAND SEATTLE THE TRAVELER Underslung Frame; 40-inch Wheels; 4 Cylinders; 50 H. P $4250 A car of special class which superbly realizes the scientific principles underlying complete security with amazing speed. < The AMERICAN'S underslung frame motorist knows are "all in the day's make for easier running-, greater tiro does away with those three menaces to work." no mystery a.out this .ecu, economy and increased comfort rr^Ul^" ln "" in^t.a At ofhla gn h 2^^*72%?% "T '"1 car of ordinary^construction m-111 fuU force above the line of axle cen- A moment', r^' 01? •*>£££ inevitably overturn if tilted 43 decrees, ters, giving the body of the car a pow- the unden _ un* «■ ">• *»™ 55 degrees RICAN may Bafely be tllted Under similar conditions the AMER- 2^^-^JITL^-. 6°Thif doesn't presuppose reckless driv- ICAN'S center of gravity, telng be- There are nine AME«£ AN ™<£ ing. It's a plain statement of the lm- neath the axle centers, makes the for 1811. You can feel satisned until AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE AGENCY 1210-12 South Olive Street, Los Angeles. F4268 THE WISE DON'T TURN away if he or she can't find the article wanted In the window. John's window is not large and It would take a couple of dozen such windows to show hair of John's pipes. Everybody who Is Interested should come in and see the largest and finest display of smokers' articles ever seen In town. John feels li niseit honored if you come In and look around. Nobody tries to sell you anything If you don't ask. It Is not a catchpenny joint, but Johtt'i P'l>a shop—hi» pride. See John and save money. No fuss, fake and fire sales. No ctttar store. Johns l'll-K MIDI. l:tO W. FlftU St., Opposite Clime • Theater. K-asollne aeroplane engines and aero planes. Harroun began driving for the Har mon people last year In August, when the Indianapolis speedway was opened. He won several events at that time and then moved east, winning the Win ritli-v Hills trophy very easily. Ho won ■ number of important races In Atlanta at the fall meet, later sweep ing the card at New Orleans the same month. His next appearance was at Loi Angelei, where he proved a verit able cyclone! sweeping the big prizes nt the motordrome meet into his maw. 11 in 100 mile* In 76 minutes still stands •is the American record for that dls tnnce. In Atlanta In May he won the big 200-mile race without a stop, annexing other trophies and purses with equal ease. He showed a special cylinder car at this meeting and with it won Several free-for-alls from big foreign racing cars. Next came his victory in the richest trophy event of the year— the 200-mile $10,000 Wheeler & Schebler race, in which he ran away from all the big drivers of the country to win In record time. His performances since have won him many honors, while he has been of invaluable assistance in directing the work of the Marmon crew. He has been of especially great aid to Joe Dawson in his development into the greatest young driver of the age. Ray Harroun is a college man, a mechanical engineer of great ability and a man of Impressive studiousness. He has earned his plaudits by the use of his brain, and in his new endeavors he is sure to continue winning honors and fame. His departure from the Marmon team leaves Joe Dawson chief of the driving force which will handle the yellow Jackets. FLANDERS "20" STARTS ON A NON-STOP RUN Under Auspices of Southern Cali fornia Auto Club Car Is Out to Beat World's Record To demonstrate just how much strain of continuous running the motor of a Flanders Twenty will stand the Lord .Motorcar company, local representa tives for the little car, on Friday started one of them on a non-atop run, and it is intended that the car shall be on the go night and day until the car falls to pieces if the motor does not stop. The run is under the auspices of the Southern California Automobile club, and President Roy P. Hillman started the car on its journey and furnished the three observers who will work in eight-hour shifts and authenticate the car's performances. Four drivers are also supplied, working in six hour shifts, so that the car will have care ful management, and an effort be made to break all world's records for this kind of stunt, which it Is understood is 9862 miles and took over thirty days to make. The Flanders Twenty made 383 miles in the rtrst twenty-four hours, and had registered nearly 700 miles late last night. So If nothing happens, anfl the car stands up, a wonderful mileage will be marked on the boards in thirty days. MKxtrlutlvo fmtnre* *f th« «JT lln. tank | «0f r»uto« XT* •taad) Bnuer «i«lne, two olUu« ij«"M| either V or (tot belt* I quick d*<aafaabU r.«r curd I »<JJu»tiU>l<> pnlW*( r»u«r bMHtnc «n>tn*i Cm »a«l»» ciutohi (»<M line .trmln«r. 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