The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
About People You Know
Along Automobile Row
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Announcement was made yesterday
that II. B. Leary, jr., has been appointed
distributor for jeffrey cars In Washing
ton. Baltimore. and q large section Of
maryland. Virginia, and West Virginia
p. L. Taylor, newly appointed agent for
tne krit car, announced yesterday that
the first shipment of 1914 models would
reach Washington about January 10.
The Overland washington Motor Com
pany report the sale of q two-ton Gar
ford truck to Michael r. Ready and q
one and one-half-ton wiIlys utility
wagon to the Sanitary Water Still Com
pany.
Miller Brothers. local agents for the
Ford car, announce the following deliv-
cries during the past week: Touring
cars to II. v. Alexander. ]. +. Kelchner:
Remschel Austo Sales Company: War
renton Carriage Works; Fredericksburg
Motor Company; Samuel Shapiro: town
car to Pan-American Union, and delivery
wagon to w. b. Moses & Sons.
James o'Donneil has purchased a Mar
mon six-cylinder. seven-pa ssenger tour
ing car and a Woods electric brougham
from the Potomac Motor Car Company,
which has also delivered Marmon
-four" touring car to Matthew Trim
Bile. Jr.
The Foss-Hughes Company has recent
ly delivered a ''3s-6'' Pierce-Arrow. with
a special brougham body, to Colvilie l..
Barclay, counsellor of the British EN-
bassy. A Pierce-Arrow ''4s-6'' suburban
car was also delivered this week to Hen
nen Jennings.
Driving a six-cylinder Marmon tour
ing car. Arthur Foraker. or the Potomac
Motor Car Company. left on Thursday
for New York, where he Will attend the
automobile show, which opens this aft
| ernoon. He was accompanied by j. L.
Henderson.
Henry Xander Is the proud owner OF
the latest production Of the Detroit elec-
tric makers. The machine. which has
just been delivered to him by Emerson
& Orme, is finished In blue and lined
with imported gray whipcord. II has
rear-seat drive and carries four people
without interfering with the clear vision
OF the driver. One of these models Is to
be exhibited at the New York automobile
show and is sure to create a sensation.
Emerson AZ Orme nave also delivered
Detroit electric brougham to Harry
Orme.
e. l. Grace, travelling representative
OF the Standard Electric Car Company
| is in the city visiting w. =. Barnhart
Co., agents here Tor the standard eiec'
trio. He has Just returned from an ex.
tensive trip through the South, where ht
| found conditions good.
Fourteen pennies are as big in senti
mental value as the most munifican'
gifts of millionaires to the Lincoln High
way Association, OF Detroit The coins
are from Alaska and were the hoardet
treasure of a small group OF Eskimo
school children in the settlement called
Anvik. Fired with the idea of helpinl
the project 10 procure nation wid'
memorial to Lincoln. these children SEM
their whole savings TO the general fund
Trading is still a matter OF barter ir
Alaska. and money is of unusual value
and is priced more dearly than the sill
yer buttons OF the Dutch women Of New
Amsterdam. Those pennies were gath
cred one by one and treasured. The
| teacher, an American woman, told them
about Lincoln and the highway to beaI
his name and the children were afiamt
with genuine patriotism. Mrs. Evans
the teacher. sent these pennies from the
mission school to Ewing Galloway, In
care Of a religious publication. marking
| the envelope fourteen pennies from
Anvik Eskimo children Tor IAncoIn HIgn
way" The gift has been framed.
Jacob Xander and c. r. O'Hara arr
the latest purchasers OF Studebaker -
touring cars. The sales were made 10y
the Commercial Automobile and Suppl!
Company.