The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
About People You Know
Along Auto Row.

Edmund X. Fox. President OF the
Matheson Motor Company. local agents
for the new Henderson car. has returned
from an extended European trip. While
abroad MI. Fox made quite a thorough
inspection OF the automobile industry
and reports that he found wire wheels
used quite generally among motorists
and universally in Ireland. He was so
pleased with the service rendered by
them that he has ordered a new Hen
derson TO be so equipped. II goes w.
out saying that Mr.. Fox had the usual
glowing account TO tell OF the wonder
full roads throughout the Continent.
VI. T. Pollach. agent for the Oldsmo-
bile. has received word from Mr.. Thomas
Lockwood. jr., of this city. who LETT
early in June for an automobile tour of
the other side. Mr.. Lockwood writes
that he has covered the entire United
Kingdom. France. Germany. Belgium.
Spain. Italy. and Switzerland. a total
distance of 200 miles A remarkable
thing is that Mr.. Lockwood reports
Washington air in two tires. which are
Diamonds.
The Motor Truck Corporation, which
handles the Little Giant" and the Alec
trucks. reports the sale of four stock
cars Two were delivered in Washing
ton, while one went to Richmond and
the other to Winchester. They were all
Little Giants
During the week just past Miller
Brothers Automobile and Supply House
delivered Ford touring cars to the
following Washingtonisns: Mr.. George
r. Repetti. DR.. J. r. Hunt. DIR. Harry
ha
Washington Fertilizer Company, and
Mr.. II. G. Machen.
Frank G. Fickling. the weIl-known
motor-supply man. has been made mana
ger of a new accessory store. opened at
1880 Fourteenth Street by the National
Auto Supply Company. The shop is large
and well equipped.
W. P. Burkart and o. p. n. Brown
have purchased Warren 80 and 40.
respectively. The sale was made by the
Warren Motor Sales Company.
En- route from their hcme in Knoxville,
Tenn. to the New England States in an
Everitt Six" David C. Chapman. presi-
dent Of the Knoxville Chamber of Com
merce, and family stopped for a few
days in Washington.
A. d. Loefier, OF the A D. Loefier
Company, agents for the Speedwell.
Lipard-Stewart, and Penn cars, returned
this week from a trip to the Penn fac
tory at Newcastle. Pa. The company
has Just added the Penn to their line.
and Mr.. Loeier made the trip in order
to hurry along their allotted shipment.
~ ,saI h,y irh.
ard Barber. left yesterday in his Buick
car for a trip to Philadelphia. Atlantic
City, and the New England States.
n. A. Brandriff has assumed his duties
as the manager of the Washington
branch of the Akron Tire Company, Of
Philadelphia
The A. D Locfier Company has sold
to John L. Newbold.T president OF the
Merchants Transfer Company, a seven
passenger Speedwell touring car. together
with an additional landaulet body.
The Overland Washington Motor Com
pany reports the sale of Model 50 Over
land touring cars-to the following: G.
l. Robertson, w. G. Ruddy, Mr.. SAINT
meyer, A. p. Crenshaw. w. C. Chatland.
Warren Edwards, Lieut.. Withers. U. s.
n, A. z. Bethel, J. T. Goldsmith, and
A B. Cochrane. Overland delivery cars
have been sold to j. w. Hurley and
James Henning.
"All records for rapid-fre pathfinding
were broken by Dal. II. Lewis, in laying
cut the route for the endurance run Of
the Automobile Club of Buffalo," said
w. c. Long. of the Commercial Auto
mobile and Supply Company. Riding
with George Crist In a Studebaker 80
Lewis covered and charted more than
800 miles in four days. The exact aver
age was 213 miles a day. This breaks
the Glicden tour pathfinding record held