Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

there they will motor through the Now
England states and thence home arriv-
Ing here early next week.
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w. H. soules in a 6tudebaker '.2O' has
finished the Wisconsin state reliability
tour for the Sentinel trophy with a per-
feet score.
N. NJ X. Gilmour. local representative
for the Herreshon car. returned last
week from Detroit. where he spent Sow
eral days at the Herreshof factory.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Erlebacher, A. Gold
stone of Baltimore and T. O'Donnell left
yesterday afternoon for Atlantic City
return tomorrow.
Morris ID Hoagland Of Paterson. N. J..
arrived yesterday and will spend tho week
as tho guest Of his brother. Fred b. Hoag
land Of the sales force Of w. p. Barnhart
& Co.
and put into service a three-ton Alec
truck The truck Is fitted with q special
furniture body.
Devere Rafter and family Of Holton.
Kan, arrived In this city Sunday In their
MarInOn touring car, aIter an extensive
tour through the New England states
On their way home they expect to visit
the large Indianapolis factory where their
car was built.
Thirty years ago H. E Vessels arrived
at the vicinity of Spokane, after long
trip by OK train. He Is now covering the
reverse way OF the route in his Stude-
baker go
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Roots and Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Byers. in Stude-
baker ''3O' touring car. who are touring
through the north. have covered over
1000 miles with only one puncture. They
write that they are enjoying the trip and
expect to be home within the next rev
days. Since leaving Washington they
have visited Philadelphia, Atlantic City.
all the resorts along the Jersey coast,
concluding at New York city. from which
point they are returning homo.
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Frank c. Milburn, who Is motoring
through the New England states in his
new Apperson car with party OF
to Thursday last he had covered more
than 1000 miles without making a stop
on the road for repairs Of any kind.
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r. C. Smith. president Of the Overland
Washington Company. returned Thurs
visited the Overland and Garford plants.
Mr. Smith was the first agent to place
orders for his 1918 cars. He has In
creased his order for the new models to
600. as against 300 cars which he sold
and delivered during the 1912 season
The OverlandWillys Company has also
given him extra territory. so that from
now on 1t will include Virginia and parts
Of West Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee.
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Lieut. Gardner p. Orme Of the Auto
mobile Club Of Washington returned to
WASHINGTON Wednesday to remain a few
days. He viii rejoin his family at New
port r. l.. this week and probably spend
the entire winter In the north.
Two big touring cars pulled into Wash
ington Thursday at noon in the face OF
a heavy rainstorm, after having run 4.OOo
miles over the road from the north In
a 1918 Chalmers six" car were Ray and
Harry Reynolds and their mother, Mrs.
L A. Reynolds Of Denver. Col. The
other car which was a Winton Six
touring car. contained Mr.. and Mrs. j. 8.
Murphy and their son. Franklin Murphy
The two cars left Denver June 9. motor
lets continued their journey to NIAGARA
Falls, crossing into Canada. Motoring
eastward, they came down through the
New England states to New YORK. PM,
the worst roads in Nebraska. and the
best roads In New Jersey. In the former
state they were compelled to motor 400
miles through g,rmbo. They left the Ma
tional Capital yesterday. returning via
Columbus. Ohio. Indianapolis and thence
to Denver. No accidents marred the
pleasure Of the trip. and no punctures had
occurred up to this point
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H c. Smith. president OF the Overland
Washington Company. left Friday IN an
Overland roadster for the Berkshire hills
in Massachusetts,, to join his wife, who Is
surnmering there. He expects to be gone
about two weeks. and on his return Will
motor over his territory and line up all OF
his agents for 1913.
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Mr.. and Mrs Ernest w. Porter and
family, who left Washington a few weeks
ago in their Ford car on an extended
motor trip through the north, have ar
rived at Kingston, Nova Scotia. where
they will make their headquarters until
early fall. They carried camping out
fit along and have been spending the
nights along the roadside. stopping at