Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

cars is the Lippard-Stewar Motor Car
Company.
NJ. H. Haywood has received his 1917
| model go X Warren touring car, and
F. H. Kramer a Warren delivery wagon.
Nineteen-tweive touring cars were de-
| Hvered during the past week to Walter
Macnichol and E p. Hazelton, and tor
! pedo cars to Nathaniel Mayes and Miss
Myrtle Schmidt.
| Retail sales of self-starting 1912 Everitt
cars for the past week were reported yes
terday as follows: DIR. II. s. Barr, thirty
sfx-horsepower five-passenger: E. f. Daw-
ley. six-cy Under four passenger: l.. L.
Loar, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES five-passen-
| ger: Thomas Williams thirty HORSEPOWER
roadster; n. c. Hall. six-cylinder five.
passenger: c. F.. Miller, six-cylinder five
passenger: Frank c. LEM. six-cylinder
fve-passenger; A. A. Holt. thirty-six-
| horsepower five-passenger: w. D. Slaven
| six-cylinder five-passenger.
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Farm prosperity is generally gagged by
good roads.
The Chalmers Motor Company has an
nouneed the resignation of c.. C. Hide
brand as assistant general manager and
sales manager. His successor as assist
ant general manager is H. w. Ford, who
has been secretary and advertising man
aSer OF the company for the past two
years.
The new sales manager is Percy Owen
who for some time has been eastern sales
manager for the Chalmers Company.
Mr.. Ford has been with the Chalmers
Company almost since its organization,
hrst as advertising manager later as sec
rotary and advertising manager and now
as assistant general manager. He re-
mains secretary of the corporation and
Will also continue to have general super
vision of the advertising department. The
general manager is Lee Counselman, q
former Washington man.
In line with the extension Of it's selling
organization the United States Motor
Company has added three new supervis-
ors. whose duties involve the supervision
of the branch houses and dealers in diff
ferent parts of the country.
W. r. Smith Is in charge of the
branches at Philadelphia. Wilmington,
Trenton. Baltimore. Washington. Pitts
in Philadelphia.
G. w. Scott, Philadelphia branch man
ager Of he Michelin Tire Company, was a
visitor in the National Capital during the
past week for a few days.
Paul c. Richards. Warrenton represent
awe ici tHe QUICK line, was guest last
week of Ted" S. Johnson, local man
ager of the Buick Motor Company
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a 1912 model ago Pullman touring
car, finished in blue with gray running
gear. was delivered last week to George
FL. Kennedy.
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The service bureau of a large tire COM
pany Is announcing spring suggestions
for tire users. Some of them are given
below:
Before you finish tuning up your car
for the coming season take your castings
Off and examine the rims
IF they are rusty don't fail to scrape
ard paint them.
Don't put the castings back until you
have made sure that the rims are abso-
lutely true and free from dents. Sprinkle
soapstone into the castings before replac-
ing the tubes.
IF the rear tires are worn get new
pair for the rear and let the old castings
spend their declining days on the front
wheels. where the service is easier. You
viii be money in pocket by so doing
TEST the alignment of your axles The
easiest way is to measure between the