The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

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to come to the United States for the 500
mile race at indianapolis. May 30. in which
a Henderson car will be driven by BILLY"
Knipper. While visiting the factory, Senior
Camara stated that he believed It would
not be long until business conditions IN
every line in Mexico would again be on a
solid footing, and that the revolutions
Of the past two years will soon give way
to long period Of peace.
Mr.. Robartes. Washington agent for the
Loccmobile. has received advices Of a
number of additions to the staff Of the
Locomobile Company Of America. J. T.
Roche. sales manager for the Locomobile
Company Of America. has Just sailed for
a short cruise through the Mediterranean
and tour of Southern Europe In the
advertising department, G. II. Bryant, for
merly advertising manager for the Frank
lin Automobile Company. has assumed the
duties of assistant advertising manager.
w II. Davis. jr., formerly advertising
manager of the Stoddard-Dayton Auto
mobile Company. has been placed in
charge of truck advertising. while NJ. E.
Brewster-Greene has resigned to go. with
the printing firm Of Edward B. Stern &
Co, in charge of automobile work
A. A. Stewart, formerly of the faculty
OF Culver Military Academy. and more
recently OF A. A. Stewart, insurance
brokers, in New York City. has Joined
the service department.
Several important appointments have
been made in the commercial car depart
ment of the various Locomobile branches
throughout the country as a result of the
rapidly increasing demand for Locomobile
commercial cars
At the Boston branch, F. P. Crockett
has been appointed sales manager Of the
truck division. Other truck sales mana
gers at branches are ]. A. CARRIER. Pitts
burg. formerly associated with the Thaw
Automatic Steam Shovel Company: P. w.
Arthur, Los Angeles, Cal, formerly con-
nected with the truck department Of the
Packard Motor Company; MoreI Sardou.
Minneapolis. formerly selling commercial
cars in California. and ]. E. Mcdonald,
Philadelphia. formerly salesman for the
Packard Motor Car Company.
D. S. Hendricks, the Washington agent
of the Abbott-Detroit line of cars, was in
stalled in his new office. at 1e4 Connecti-
cut Avenue. last Wednesd Mr.. Hen
bricks was burned out of his old stand on
H Street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth Streets. about two weeks ago, but
is now doing business in an attractive
Office in the center of the uptown auto
mobile district
The Abbott Company has made public
its intention of participating in the Chi
cago-to-Boston nonstop run. to be given
next June. under the auspices of the Chi
cago Automobile Club. One car will be
entered by the Detroit factory and one
by the Centaur Motor Company, Chicago
distributors of the Abbott-Detroit line.
These parties express strong confidence
that both cars will come through with a
perfect score.
The trip as outlined will require three
and a half days and lay over the route
as follows: First day, Chicago to Toledo.
thence to Cleveland by night. Second
day, to Erie, and arrive at Rochester the
morning. Albany will be reach
ed at the close of the third day: from
there the course will lie south to New
York City. After a glimpse at Manhattan
skyscrapers, the tourists will speed their
motors to reach Boston the afternoon of
the fourth day.
At no time will the motors be permitted
to stop without suffering heavy forfeiture
Of points, which would make impossible
a perfect score. Such a test for a motor.
as well as for the mechanism of the en-
tire car was not dreamed Of a few years
ago, and goes far to show the high stand
ard of efficiency attained by the automo-
bile of to-day. 1t is most certain that a
EAR able to meet the stringent require
ments of the Chicago-to-Boston nonstop
run is fully able to meet the severest
demands for ordinary motoring and all
wear.
deliveries of cars that have been reported
Wa hin pfo arfnnnhiIa dealers within
the last two weeks:
Overland Washington Motor Company,
,4-22s Fourteenth Street, H. Delano.
model "s9'' roadster; Adam Weschier,
model ~ touring car; H. W. Peck,
model II touring car: William H. Lein-
back. model 'ss'' delivery wagon.
Miller Brothers. the local agents for the
Ford car: ]. F. Helmet, touring car; John
Van Schaick, jr.. touring car: Jesse ].
Hass. touring car; Washington Utilities
Company, DR.. Robert s. Beale, touring
,ar: E. G. Carpenter. touring car; s. W.
Finch, touring car; DR.. A. L. Hunt, tour
ng car; F. W. McReynolds, touring car;
Mrs. N. E. Sansbury, touring car; Whit
nan Osgood, touring car: Stone & Fair
AK. touring car; DR.. c. N. Chapman. tour
ng car; John Ford. torpedo roadster:
Potomac Electric Power Company, tor
,edo roadster; William A. Boss, torpedo
,oadster.
Commercial Automobile and Supply
Company. 1913 New York Avenue North
vest: w. B. Greenwood, Studebaker ''35'
curing car: F. A. Spencer, Studebaker
So touring car; NJ. Schmitt, Studebaker
So touring car: L. p. McLachlen. Stude-
,aker 800 touring car; Robert w. Nicely,
studebaker "2o'' delivery wagon.
William P. Barnhart & Co., 1707 Four
eenth Street Northwest. local agents for
he warren-Detroit: Representative Bart
EFT Of Georgia purchased a new Warren
'40'' touring car, finished In gray and
,lack, equipped with electric lights.
George d. Wilson, Eastern sales man
Iger Of the Warren Motor Car Company,
s spending two weeks with william p.
3arnhart. Of William p. Bafnhart & Co.,
lsents Of the Warren cars r. W. Allen.