The Washington herald., 1911-02-18

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known TO every automobile man in the
city. were grieved to learn of the death
of his father William Duckstien, yester-
| day afternoon.
| H. +. Fields, president Of the Rambler
Automobile Company, OF New York, who
| IS here as the guest of J. f. Sheldon,
| local representative of the car, is Opti-
mistic about the coming season. Speak
ing of the show he said, 1t certainly is
a credit to Washington and one of the
best l have ever attended.
Joseph Faulkner. former captain of the
Automobile Club. dropped into the show
yesterday afternoon.
]. D. Darnau is the latest purchaser
| of a Washington car.
King Cronkhite is trying TO rent Con-
vention Hall for next week, so that he
may have plenty OF room for the indoor
games ne is planning to pull of.
Bill EbersoIe, who spends the greater
portion of his time selling Marion cars,
! has a diversion which he claims is
pleasant one. He gives away Marion
| fobs and 10 every hundredth one there
is attached a timepiece.
rTBu Harvey anu benneT,
who sell Century Tires. are looking for
voice restOrer. They have talked
themselves out pointing out the merits
of their goods.
Louis Weaver, who sells Oakland cars,
has taken up the brokerage business as
a side line. He bulled the market on
Joe Stoddard yesterday.
The aeroplane models continue to prove
| the center Of attraction for the younger
generation Many have filed their en-
tries for the contests at the aero expo
sitiOn next month.
w. A. Ward. who demonstrates the
| Maxwell line. says that he has but one
complaint to make against his job, and
that is X. A. kloCk, who handles the CO.
Iumbia for the United Motor Company,
will insist on him driving one of his cars
now and then.
H. L. Hayes has purchased a Cutting
roadster from George Wells, local repre-
sentative Of the Cutting line.
The Buick Motor Company has sold
Buick Bugs to Richard Griffith, W. J.
Keller. H. D. Dillard. DIR. Hardesty, c. ].
Malcolm, F.. B. and Charles WhitIaw;
model 50 Bucks to c. l.. Hardesty. DR..
.. A.
". Phillips; model q Bucks to NJ. B.
Corse. of Lexington, Va. and George A.
and John NJ. Jones, and a Marquette
Buick racing car to Harry Lehman.
William F. Hill has purchased a Wash
ington toy tonneau car from the Carter
Motor Car Corporation.
]. T Rose and F. B. Morris, of the
Frank J. FicklinG Company. have proved
themselves adopts at not only selling Key
stone oil and grease, but in disposing of
other accessories as we'll
Charley Brown, of the National Electric
and Supply Company, has a new one
Take a Prest-O-Lite rule and measure
the amount of talk handed out about the
different cars" Is his advice.
John Larcombe, jr.. looked so hard at
the glass in the G. ]. G. engine on dis
play yesterday that he broke it.
R. C. Smith, who sells overiands, wore
frown all day. He had to take his
stripped chassis out of his exhibit to
make room for a new touring car.
Claude and Charles Miller, the Velie
agents, were among the early arrivals
at the show yesterday. They spent the
ing over the Velie roadster which has
Just arrived.
Waivers are asked on Gardiner Orme by
Dad Emerson, manager of the Emerson
& Orme team. Gardiner has had
slump this week in his sale of Royals,
Appersons, and Detroit electrics. Dad
feel that it will take at least another
year in the Glass C league to round
him into FORM
Al Muelheisen is thinking of becoming
racing driver. He spends some time
each evening practicing on the speedway
turns with his Packard
Royce Hough and John HaIlman, who
sell 2. NJ. F.'s. Flanders, and Studebakers,
are busy from the time the shows opens
in the morning until 1t closes.
The Pope Auto Company yesterday put
on exhibition the Matheson car which |
finished second In the Brighton Beach |
races and which established a new
worlds record Cor cars selling under |
5000
Ted Johnston, manager Of the Buick |
Motor Company. yesterday presented
Bob Martin with gold watch in rec-
ognition of his ability as a salesman. |
The watch was hung UP as prize among /
the Buick statesmen for the one closing |
the largest number of contracts within /
a specified time
Seymour de Keim, manager Of the Phil
adelphia branch of the Locomobile Com
pany, returned to Philadelphia yesterday /
afternoon.
G, II. Van Dervoort sales manager of
the Moline Automobile Company, arrived
He Is guest Of Wine & Ben