Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

plans for the near future will be dis
cussed. The appointment Of chairmen Of
various standing committees will be an
nounced.
Studebaker Representative Here.
Orren Wilson, eastern sales manager
for the Studebaker Corporation was in
town for a few days during the past
week. While here he was the guest of
Col. w. G. Long of the Commercial Auto
mobile and Supply Company.
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Joins Overland Company.
F. r. French. well known in local mo-
toring circles, is now associated with the
Willys-Overland Company of Toledo
Ohio. in the capacity Of factory repre-
sentative. and will have as his territory
the state of California. He will make his
headquarters in San Francisco Mr.
French will shortly leave for the Pacific
coast.
Had Tough Run.
The contestants on the endurance run
of the Chambersburg Motor Club from
Chambersburg, Pa, to this city and re-
turn last week, had very strenuous run
on the return trip. according to reports
The route to this city was via Gettys-
burg. Westminster and Baltimore. The
return trip was via Rockville. Clarks-
burg, Hyattstown and Frederick The
deep mud in the vicinity of Gaithersburg
and Clarksburg knocked the ginger out
of the contestants, resulting I'm but three
cars out of the twenty-five pulling into
Frederick, Md, with perfect scores. The
remainder of the run. however. was over
improved roads
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Joins Motor Truck Corps
l. c. Goldthwaite, long time resident
of the National Capital, has joined the
sales staff Of the Motor Truck Corpora
ton, Inc, and will devote his time to the
selling Of Alec trucks, which this concern
represents here.
Canada Buys Cars.
After a long series of tests, in which
many American and foreign cars COM
peted the Canadian government has
bought feet of Studebaker "35' road
sters for use of Dominion officials at Re-
gina and in the service of the northwest
mounted police.
Shortens Employees Hours.
The 1900 employees of the Willys-O Over.
. land Company and the Kinsey Manufac-
turing Company, subsidiary concern OF
Toledo. Ohio, have been notified that after
August ] fifty hours will constitute 8
weeks work instead of flfty-four hours
The decrease In working time does no,
carry any cut In wages, as the official no
tice circulated by the company states
! that wages for the shorter week will re-
main the same as at the present
The plants after August i will be oper-
ated nine hours per day during five days
| OF the week and but five hours Saturday
giving the employees a half-hol1day eacE
week. Under the new order overtime vii
| be paid for at the rate of one and one.
half the regular wage, and Sunday work
will be paid for at double the regular
rate.
Bryan's Second Studebaker.
A Studebaker 49, touring car has beer
delivered to William J. Bryan. Secretary
| of State This is Mr.. Bryan's second
Studebaker car.
Purchase Detroit Electrics.
| Col. Perry Heath, assistant postmaster
general during the Mckinley administra-
| ton. has purchased from the local repre-
sentatives a model ~ Detroit electric
| clear vision brougham, with forward
| drive The car will be finished in blue
with the interior OF blue leather uphol-
stery.
A car of the same model has also been