The Washington times., 1917-12-01

Il - 1seN go kASAAA4N4 ~ aQuUAe
the best previous year Oakland ever
knew In Warrington
We note that our distinguished con
temporary. the Herald, Is swipinE our
atuf about Ben Fsvorits's tcnsorial
delindusneieG.
Lock here, Brownie. you lay on
Bsn's whigkefs. II there's any
peiilah stun pulled on him, We bat
hrsL
with TIE rsmevaI Of the Record Auto
Company from Seventh and Massaehu-
sstts avenue % ~ Fourteenth street
former home Of the Harper Overland
company-DAn Abbott returns to the
same building a. the Bayles-HaIo or
gantsation, slthough running Q repair
busluass Of his own.
Dan Win have part Of the building.
dsvedng his eforts TO his rapid groWtnE
FORD repair work. He has SpseialiSsd
on this service for i've years, and Il Il
dovetful vhether there u another more
expert IN Washington. Abbott had
charge OF the repair business when the
Record Auto Company nrst iHunchsd its
Ford service department. and his reputa-
don vas one for an extraordinary high
ciAss Of work
Harry Hundy. head Of the local Chew
rolst organization. iS enjoying . unique
position among small car dealers. The
demand for Four-Ninety touring cars
has grown TO huge proportions. and be-
cause Mundy can get them from Tarry-
town, ". z, he has been able 70 cope
with the call without difficulty.
We don't know which to congratulate
him on-his calls for Chevrolet cars, Or
his ability to meet the demaisd-
George H. Phelps, advertising man
agsr for Dodge Brothers Motor Car
Company, arrived In Washington yes
tsrdsy. He L. the creator Of the IA
NOUS simplicity plan which has been
prevalent In Dodge Advertising for
the last four years-author OF that
conservative style OF copy which has
done 30 much toward popuiarizinR
the Dodge line. It is this idea OF
Phelps more than any one other fac.
tor that brought about the change In
automobile Advertising from extrav-
aganee and superlatives to modest
but sincere expression OF . cars
merits.
Lester Hummer left for Detroit at
HAS this morning. Just what Jass
Rutherford will do with his spend.
Ing money during Hummer's absence
10 sennsthing beyond US.
Speaking Of money, which we were.
EDDIE Barton 10 pIcklinE q lot OF II.
II 10 rumored that Eddie owns two
or threS apartment houses up on the
hill and q generous bundle Of hrst-
mortgage bonds.
Morris Eckhart, president, and j.
". Farley, sales manager, Of the Au-
burn factory, are In Washington this
week
Marvin Wesley IL all upset He
struck out at the plate ThanksEiv-
ing Day. trying to bring home = cou.
pie Of soldiers. He tried hard. but
couldn't connect.
This 10 the nrst time in the present
year that Wesley has failed to come
through with Q clean hit In the Pa
tYiotic League.
when his OFFER to the District au-
thorities to take care Of two Of our
hghting men at Thursday dinner was
submitted. the lists had already gone
out, and IL was too late.
Willard Eldredge. special representa-
tive for the DENLY Motor Truck Com
paRy, out Of New York, Is In Washing
ton on Government business. Eldredgs
said TO the writer that the best the fac.
tory could DO In 1918 would fall short OF
demand by users OF trucks who want
one or more OF the several DENLY mod
els. Production planned by this factory
for next year calls for almost double
the present equipment. he stated.
According TO Eldredge motor trucks
will do their part in such fashion that q
| freight car. born and brought I'D in
Washington Will shed bitter tears when
It leaves the local yards. promising to
drop postal from Chicago. the frst
stop. No more weekend runs to Balti-
more for Eondolas. he says
r c. RauSchsr, to whom WaShInRton
10 indebted for Common Sense. the
Super-polish for the bodies Of mot
cars In all stages OF life, has eeslKnea
| from his connection with tha polIsh
builders in this territory,
Rauscher knows Washington and sur
rounding territory In Maryland and VIr-
Elnia as q book. He knows salesWork
with all the mature understanding OF
one who has given his life to Il. and
when Joe Wells mentioned q propoIition,
Rauscher listened.
The business OF the Federal Auto
Supply has 30 grown that It requires ali
OF Wells' dme In the place. RauScbar
will handle outside sales In Washington
and cover the territory with which he h
90 well acquainted in Virginia and Mary-
land for the W lis organization.