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Evening star., 1915-09-19
MAKES 4,5OO- mile TRIP
IN QUEST OF DEALERS
William P. Barnhart Goes Through
Ohio, Northern Kentucky. West
Virginia and Virginia.

William P Rarnhart. King and Pull
man distributor for five states. mas
just returned from 4,50o-mile motcr
trip through Ohio northern Kentucky.
West Virginia and Virginia. covering
period of ten weeks. Mr.. Barnhart
left this city early in July with car
of each make, covering over $500
miles through mountainous country
and through three weeks of cloudbursts
and steady rain storms.
The King and Pullman cars traversed
many roads that were absolutely un-
Known to motorists. and many coun-
ties in West Virginia where railroad
whistle has never been heard. He IN
cidentally helped to lay out trunk
line through the mountains from
Youngstown, Ohio. to Bluefield. w. Va,
a distance of about 500 miles. This
road De sSeS through the widest part OF
West Virginia mountains and its scenic
beauty he says. is unsurpassed, even
in Switzerland.
It was on this route that the party
met with steady rains amounting al
most to cloudbursts for days at a
stretch. and owing to the red clay for
nation of the roads and mountains
this portion of the trip was especially
hard to negotiate. Mr. Barnhart was
accompanied by two drivers and his
secretary, b. H. Bennett. and was joined
by Mrs Barnhart at Roanoke, Va, for
the remainder of the trip through the
Shenandoah valley. During his trip he
added eishty-seven new dealers for
both the King and Pullman lines to
his present sales organization, VINO
signed contracts for $500 cars OF both
makes for the 1916 season.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
OLLIER GETS HIGH POSITION.
Made Vice President and Director of
Studebaker Corporation.

AT a special meeting of the Stude-
baker corpora tion, held Friday. L. J.
Ollier was elected vice president and
director of the corporation. His pres
ent promotion takes him from the po-
sition of sales manager to vice pres
idency that carries with it the duties
of director of sales.
Having shown ability as bicycle
salesman, in 1899 Mr. Ollier was as
signed the responsible post of depart
ment manager of the western division
of the American Bicycle Company. The
company had a newly developed auto
mobile division at Chicago to market
three-wheel car known as a "tri moto."
Mr. Ollier took charge of this and did
all that could be done in promoting
vehicle which he soon saw was not the
logical machine. He concluded the au-
tomobile could only develop upon four
wheels. When he had scceeded in i'm
pressing this upon men higher up in
the organization he was rewarded with
the management of the Chicago retail
branch of the same company. When the
company put on the market the Wa
verify electric and the Toledo steamer
they were sold in Chicago by Mr.. Oh
lier's department. The Chicago branch
of the American Bicycle Company thus
became one of the first three automo-
bile establishments in Chicago.
Mr. Ollier associated himself in 1902
with the agency for Peerless automo-
biles. After that Mr. Ollier became Chi
cago manager for the Cadillac Com
pany of Illinois. Recognizing the i'm
portance of the Pacific coast field. the
in charge of it's sales force west of the
Rocky mountains. He was made spe-
cial field representative for California
Nevada and Arizona. Later he opened
the Los Angeles branch for Studebaker
making it the leading branch in the
organization.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
RETURN FROM MOTOR TRIP.
Local Motorists Tour Middle West,
Covering Nearly $500 Miles.

DE- A. M Curtis and family of this
city have just returned from an enjoyable
motor trip through the middle west The
party of Ave left this city August IA,
motoring to Bedford. Pittsburgh. Youngs-
town, Cleveland. Toledo. South Bend and
Chicago. After a two-week stay they
started on the return trip, passing
through Kalamazoo. Ypsilanti. Jackson,
Ann Arbor to Detroit.
The trip from Detroit to Cleveland was
by one of the great lake steamers. From
Cleveland to Washington the run was
over the same route taken westward. The
total distance was 2,4S7 miles. The only
mishaps recorded were three punctures
and broken spring. They found the
roads of Michigan in bad shape in many
places. while occasional stretches between
Cleveland and Toledo were not up to the
eastern standard roads.
Evening star., 1915-09-19

carried the band of ten musicians for
a while caused conSidera able uneaSi-
ness as it carried the heaviest load,
but ere long it came speeding down
the mountain side into Bluemont.
Every body in the caravan was anxious
to wait for the band and this spirit
prevailed right up to the finish.
From Bluemont the route was through
rolling country and when about five
miles out from Leesburg a fine ma
cadamized road greeted the tourists,
which naturally made everybody feel
contented on arrival at Leesburg. For
several miles out from LeeSburg an
other splendid road led in the direction
of Washington, giving way to a rough
and rocky road which left a bad i'm
preston with the motorists. At Tyson's
cross roads a left turn was made over
a road now under construction and it
was not until Langley. Va, was reach
ed that more macadam roadway was
encountered, which continued the re-
rsainder of the distance into the Ma
tional Capital. \ Chain bridge the
Evening star., 1915-09-19

tributers for the Pierce Arrow, has moved
into it's new home at 1141 Connecticut
avenue, being more spacious than the
headquarters formerly located at 1920
Connecticut avenue. The exterior of the
building is finished in white stone and
the upper stories in buff brick. The in
| terror of the salesroom is finished i'll a
fawn color, illuminated with artistic CO.
lonial electric lights of new design on
! the walls. A special arrangement OF
lighting effect in tie front of the sales
room has also, been arranged, being con-
cealed during the daytime.
The building has a frontage of twenty
two feet by 100 feet deep. with large
alley on the side of the structure. The
floors are nlaid and covered with large
rugs The front window glass is all one
piece. being eighteen feet in length. The
offices, including that of F. N. Prender-
gast, local manager, are located in a
mezzanine floor in the rear.
Evening star., 1915-09-19

tor cycle With the exception Of bend
ing a pedal on the machine, when it
slipped on a car track in Baltimore,
no mechanical or tire trouble developed
on the entire trip of nearly 500 miles.
Leaving Washington last Saturday
evening at 1880 o'clock, the two riders
pulled into Baltimore at $50 o'clock.
At 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning they
resumed their journey toward the sea-
shore. Wilmington. Del, was reached
at o'clock, the riders having been
delayed by losing the road at Kings
vile and going about twenty miles out
of their way. Taking the 10 o'clock
ferry at Wilmington, they hit the trail
on the Jersey side and arrived at At
lantic City. at 2:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
Spending the day and night at the
seashore, they started for home at 8
fo'clock Monday morning, via the same
route. stopping for luncheon at Belair,
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Fraud Order Issued.

A fraud order was issued few days
ago by the Post Office Department
against the Carnegie Engineering
Corporation of New York city.
The order is also directed against
| "Chauncey Holt. sales manager" In
| circular letters to automobile agen-
cies Holt gave the impression the Car
negie Steel Company had entered the
! automobile field and was about to put
! on the market popular-priced car
| named after Andrew Carnegie, which
would meet every requirement of de-
/ sign, appearance, speed, strength and
economy of operation" Dealers thus
solicited last spring and summer were
/ asked to advance deposit of $50
/ upon each car ordered for September
/ delivery.
! Numerous agencies, anxious to handle
| The Classiest' Car in America, 1896,
+. O. b.. Pittsburgh" placed orders
: Among other evidence says mem
| orandum by the solicitor for the Post
! once Department upon which the fraud
| order is based. there have been sub
! nitted complaints of eight dealers who,
desiring to become agents for the sale
| OF these cars. made reInittances to
these parties of sums Of money ranging
| in amount from $3.50 to sT,250. involv-
| ing an aggregate of $5,400, for which
/, they received nothing. In reply to an
| inquiry addressed to these dealers by
| the inspector who Investigated this
| scheme each of said dealers asserted
| that he deceived by the aforesaid
| representations into believing that he
! was dealing either with the great steel
| corporation with which the name Car
| negie has become identified, or with
| subsidiary owned by the corporation.
THE Carnegie Engineering Corpora
| ton is incorporated for s1,000.00O. Not
! a single share of the capital stock has
| been subscribed for and not single
| dollar has been paid in.s 1t has no
money with which to purchase the ma
{ teral or facilities for the construction
| of automobiles and is and always has
| been. without means to operate the
! business.
J The respondents admit that they are
/ neither the great Carnegie company nor
! a subsidiary thereof and that they are
! in no way connected herewith The
| extensive organization of which they
4 speak does not exist They have only
| two engineers in their employ, whose
! qualifications such are extremely
/ doubtful. Their guarantee is worthless
| because they never furnish car. Their
| more extensive factory facilities and
! 'vaster resources than can be found in
| any one automobile plant In the world
| the evidence shows does not in fact
! exist
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Purchasers of Dodge Cars.

Among those who purchased Dodge
cars during the past week are the
following: j. Wischhusen, A. S. Allen,
B. H. Parker. l. Di Zerego, Jesse c.
Adkins, j. A. Perry, H. S. Hill. NJ. L.
Bra shears, c. e. Leighty, DR.. c. NJ
Smith. A. Boswell. J. w. Brashears,
Col. F. l.. Winn and J. E. Myers, tour
ing cars, and DR.. NJ. H. Prospect, a
roadster of the same make.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
CAR STARTED BY WIRELESS.
Overland Model SO Used in Experi
ment Covering Five Miles.

For the first time in the history of
the automobile it has been demon
strated that car can he started from
a distance by means of the wReless
telegraph.
This was proved at the Indiana state
fair, where the motor of a model So
Overland was started every five nm
utes by wireless spark from the over
land headquarters in Indianapolis. five
miles away
A complete wireless outfit, consisting
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Trucks Sent Ahead.

The pilots arranged to send the
trucks ahead of the pleasure cars on
leaving Berryville. following directly in
The rear OF the pilot car. with the
pleasure cars bringing up in the rear
This arrangement enabled the motor
trucks win their heayy loads to ne
gotiatc the mountainous roads in ad-
vance Of the faster moving vehicles.
AS a result every car came through
in good shape and before departing
from Bluemont, Va, every machine,
with one exception, was checked in
with u perfect score. The truck which
Evening star., 1915-09-19

last halt on the trip was made for
the trucks and smaller cars to catch
up.
After being lined up. the cars, headed
by the pilot car and band. entered
Washington through Georgetown, pa
rading through the principal streets
and. disbanding at The Star building
shortly after 10 O'Clock Tuesday even
ing. With the one exception referred
to. the caravan was intact, and the ma
chimes in the same position as when
they left The Star building Monday
morning at $50 O'Clock. There was
less tire trouble on the second day of
the trip and consequently less delay
in the running schedule. No mechani-
cal !. troubles developed to amount to
anything on the entire trip of 200
miles. The performance Of the cars,
and especially the trucks, was favor
ably commented upon at the conclusion
of the run. which, naturally, made the
owners of the trucks, merchants of the
National Capital, proud of their per-
formance and the advertisement which
had resulted from participating in the
trip The total amount of toll paid for
the seventy-six miles through Virginia
and Vest Virginia, where toll gates are
in operation; was So.
Evening star., 1915-09-19

of motor generator transformers ~
lays and other parapheNaIia, wTc
stalled in the show windows of II
salesrooms. This was connectec.sN.
an aerial on the roof of the bu eSSAi
and by stepping the alternating
up from 10 volts to 600 vOlJ tn
apparatus made it possible to ser4's 4'ssles
sag ges GOO miles
Evening star., 1915-09-19
CAPITAL YOUTHS MAKE
LONG MOTOR CYCLE TRIP
Leo Sugrue and Andrew May Enjoy
Journey to Atlantic City
and Back.

Two Washington youngsters enjoyed
their initial long distance motor cycle
trip last week. when they motored to
Atlantic City and return, feeling none
the worse for their experience They
were Leo Sugrue and Andrew May.
seventeen and sixteen years, respec-
lively. The trip, was made on the
formers Excelsior single cylinder mo-
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Three Chalmers Deliveries.

A 1915 $40 five-passenger Chalmers
touring car was delivered a few days
ago to A. NJ. Chichester, jr.. and seven
passenger touring cars of the same
make to ]. w. Yerkes ana Helen Evans
Altemus.
Evening star., 1915-09-19

Nd. The National Capital was reached
at o'clock Monday evening. When
they left The Star office many doubted
negotiate the long trip, owing to their
being novices with the motor cycle
They are enthusiastic over the trip.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
1916 studebaker Purchasers.

The Department of Labor has pur-
chased a 1916 Studebaker delivery
wagon with express body and NJ. Con-
fer. DR.. r. A. Mazzei and ?. r. Cha
conas touring cars of the same make.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Hump Service Man Here.

Thomas Hanlon of the service stafY
of the Hupp Motor Car Company is
spending several days here in The In
terest of Bupmobile owners. He is
making his headquarters with the Bur-
ger Motor Company.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Recent Dodge Deliveries.

Among the recent purchasers of 1915
Dodge ears are the following: DR.. NJ. VI.
Prospect, roadster. and J. Wischhu-
sen, \. $. Allen. Il. II. Parker. I. d..
Ieres". eJsse c. Adkins. J. A. Perry and
II. :. Hill, touring cars
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Joins Smith Motor Sales Company

c. H. Macdonald has Joined the sales
staff of the Smith Motor Sales Com
pany of this city, having assumed his
new position during the past week.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Purchases Argo Speedster.

The Washington Vul!lo-Fiber Com
pany has purchased an Argo speedster
finished in white. Delivery was. made
last week.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
ROAD NOTES.

A detour is reported necessary
between Marcus Hook and Will
lnington. Del. Motorists are ad-
vised to take the road to Brooks
Corners. thence to Wilmington on
Blue Ball pike. which is good all
the way.
No. detour is necessary at Ed
dystone. Del. as the bridge is now
reported finished
Evening star., 1915-09-19
Over Virginia Roads.

: Bright and early Tuesday morning
. the start was made for Winchester, Va,
. g bout forty-three miles distant, passing
through a stretch of West Virginia en-
: route. After leaving Hagerstown, the
hrst hold-up was made against the
machines in the long caravan for toll,
: from which it might be mentioned at
. this point the state of Maryland was
: entirely free. on the first days run.
1t was about three miles out from
Hagerstown and charge of Is cents
was made for each car on the run. The
heavy penalty o.tme, however when the
writer, in the pilot car, stopped to pay
toll at the bridge across the Potomac
river, at the rate of 35 cents car
And SO the halts were made every few
miles at the gates. where charges
ranging from 10 to 25. cents car were
collected. The last toHgate into Win
chester, Va, however, was the heaviest
. of the road tolls. the rate being 45
j cents car. One mile on each side of
Martinsburg, W. Va, toilgates were in
full swing, collections being at the rate
OF 10 and IS cents car
. And in return for the payment of Toll
IN both Virginia and West Virginia the
roads could not begin to compare with
those in the state of Maryland Not
even the famous Shenandoah Valley
PIKE could compare with the Maryland
: 1oios- IHt PIKE In many places is
worn out and badly in need of repair.
The surface is far from being level and
: to collect toll for roads that are not
In the best of repair. caused consid-
cradle comment by participants on the
run.
: The road from Winchester to Castle
mans Ferry was found in much bet
. .ter condition. Notwithstanding the fact
that slight repairs are being made and
|: the road being patched up and filled in
where. holes have found their way into
the outer surface. The highest toll of
the day was collected just as the cara
van reached Castfemans Ferry. Here
there is a. combination wooden and teel
bridge over the Shenandoah river and
the toll keeper demanded 80 cents for
each of the machines before permitting
tbezn to. cross.
II was after crossing the bridge that
the worst stretch of road for the tour
was encountered. The road when at it's
best is a very rough and rocky one, but
last Tuesday when the machines cross
ed over the mountains through Snick-
ers gap men We're engaged in working
the road and II was found in a horrible
condition The large stones and bowId-
ers had been raked in the center of the
road and made il almost Impossible to
lind the original road at all in many
places. II WAS over this bad stretch
OF road, covering, it did, several
miles. thai the machines were given a
severe test.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
IN NEW HEADQUARTERS.

Pierce-Arrow Cars on Display in
Salesroom on Connecticut Avenue.
Evening star., 1915-09-19
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

- ~OT only was the recent two-day
n automobile boosting trip of
nj the Retail Merchants Associ-
1. alton through Maryland, Nir-
,5,ia and West Virginia a test
Evening star., 1915-09-19


mi the Retail Merchants Associ-
alton through Maryland, Nr-
sinia and West Virginia test
of the boosting qualities of those who
participated in the tour, but was also a
test of the pleasure cars and motor 'iueNs
which carried the passengers and the large
quantities of advertising matter ana
souvenirs as we'll Ii reminded the writer
of the days when automobile endurance
runs were all the rage throughout the
country Incidentally, this was the hrst
automobile trade -hoosting'' trip in this
section of the country and was a success
from every standpoint.
Many of those who participated in the
event last Monday and Tuesday were
given a fair idea for the first time of
what an endur. r..nce run consists of, and
what is expected of the present-day motor
car. The performance of the twenty-five
cars and trucks in the run was remark
able, especially in view of the fact that
every car in the run was filled to its
capacity with passengers, and the trucks
equally so with publicity matter boost
ing the National Capital. So under
these conditions the cars and trucks We're
practically travelling under endurance run
rules. In many instances the cars and
burden than is ordinarily expected of
them.
OF the 200 miles covered by the cars.
more than $50 miles We're over good
roads the remainder being over dirt
roads, mountain roads and some not
even roads at all. 1t was the latter
that almost caused the drivers to lose
their grit and nerve. especially when
crossing over Smokers gap. in the Old
dominion The first days run from
washington TO Magerstown. Md, was
over good, smooth macadamized oiled
roads and concrete roads. without a
break for nearly eighty miles Every
body felt happy and in good humor
incidentally at every town en- route
every pleasure car and truck was
: checked in, before the signal to start
: for the next town on the itinerary was
. given. On arriving at Hagerstown the
: night stop, not a single car was late
: and with the exception of about three
. tire changes no mechanical trouble of
any description was reported.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-06-04
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest master criminologist Of
the world. finds that In bringing to Justice
Macdougal. the murderer OF Lord ASH
leigh's daughter. be has but Just begun
a life-and-death struggle with a mystsrl-
Gus master criminal In a hidden hut in
Professor Ashleigh's garden he has seen
an ape skeleton and living creature.
half monkey. half man. DESTROYED By fire
In his rooms have appeared black boxes
containing notes. signed by "a pair Of arm-
less hands Laura and Lenora. hts assist
ants. suspect Crdig the professors scrv-
ant. of double murder. The black boxes
continue 90 appear in uncanuy fashion
Craig Is trapped. but escapes 20 England
where Quest. Ienora ard the professor
follow him. Lord Ashleigh Is murdered
hy the Hands Craig captured. escapes
20 Port said. Quest and hts party follow
and heyond into ne tesert- They are
captured hv Monrars. escape with Craig
as their captive and turn him over 20 In.
spcctor French in san Francisco. He ts-
Capes from French in n train wreck and b.
chased by the party across the Mexican
line
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-06-04
CHAPTER xxx.

The girl drew a low stool over to
Craig's side. He was sitting in a
rough chair tilted back against the
adobe wall Of the saloon.
"As tired as ever?" she asked, lay
ing her hand upon his for a moment.
He turned his head and looked at
her.
Always tired" he answered. list
lessly.
She made little grimace.
But you are so strange" she pro-
tested. "Oyer the hills there are the
steam cars. They would take you to
some Of our beautiful cities. where all