Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-05

was among the visitors yesterday after
noon.
Clark Griffith. manager of the Ma
tionals looked last night as if he had the
automobile fever DIR. J. II. Earle was
prescribing a siX-cylinder Oakland, to be
used continually before ard after the
base ball season.
from Philadelphia was visitor at the
show and in his full dress, too
Charlie Tickling has joined the sales
staff of Irwin T. Donohoe. This looks like
more business in the future for lrve.
Another firm has changed its name.
This time it is Medley. the Tire Man. In
stead of that title the hrm VIII IN ttie
| future be known as the Medley Rubber
Company.
| A. Irving Peters of the Batavia Tire
| Company was seen strollins ABOUT the
| hall last evening, looking the cars over
| i'm an unofficial sort Of a way
There were no more interested spec
| tators in the hall last evening than
Chief Frank Wagner. chief of the Dis
trict fire department, and Supt OF Ma
chnery Robinson.
Charles P. Stone. one of Washington's
leading motorists. was there. too, but not
I'm his Stevens roadster.
G. s. Bennett had an anxious look on
his face as he veered around among the
cars last evening. He had one of those
"TlI-pay-your-claim' smiles.
A. J. Burton of the Funk Demount-
able Rim Company arrived yesterday and
is assisting Irwin 7. DonOhue in explain
ing this instantaneous tire remover.
Every exhibitor had broad smile with
him last night. The crowds were pay
ing their respects at the box office
window. and that's what tickles every
one.
G. b. Gorton, eastern representative
| for the Apperson Jack Rabbit came
| through the tube from Boston yesterday.
| His countenance will grace the Emerson
| & Orme exhibit the remainder of the
| week.
| Mr. and Mrs. Wade Powers came over
| from Philadelphia yesterday. Mr.. Pow
ers was host at a luncheon at the New
Willard today. in honor of the local auto
writers.
Frank Entriken and Frank G. Dwight.
representing the Pathfinder car. came on
from Indianapolis yesterday. The Path
finder is the car in which A. l.. West
gard made cross-country runs from New
| York to San Francisco.
| Charles T. Callahan of Baltimore and
! J. Pierce Guyer of Philadelphia are wing
| with one another i'm telling the excellent
qualities of the five-ton Loco truck on
exhibition at the Locomobile exhibit.
| They say that the chassis will hold
Monsieur f. w. Robartes without the
| tires blowing out the side walls.
| Charles IT, CHASER of the Norwalk Mo-
tor Company beat his exhibit of NorwaIk
cars here from Martinsburg. Yet the
| freight car containing them was at
| tached to the rear OF the train which he
| came down on. What happened to them
| while he was alighting from the train is
| bevond his imagination. He finally To-
Gated them in the freight yards yester-
| day.
4. w Felka has purchased the under
| slung Regal roadster which has been
| uuietly resting in the northwest corner
| under the shadows of the Marine Band
! The purchaser. however. declines to drive
! il down the incline on the outside of the
! hall.
| Harry S E.lkins isn't losing any time
! taking orders for the Berdon lighting and
| starting system which is being exhibited
| AT the StutZ booth. All Stutz cars this
year are equipped With this system of
| lighting and starting.
Members of the fair sex are gracing
| the handsome cOupeS. limousnes and
| touring cars. They are helping to sell
cars, too.
Martin Wiegand has at last become 4
full-fedged motorist and has purchased
the big, creamy looking SpeedweN tour
! ing car which has been admired by so