The Washington herald., 1906-10-24
AUTOISTS SHOW FIGHT
Call Mass Indignation Meet
inc for Saturday.
MARSHAL COLLINS IS CAUSE
Glen Echo OmciaI. Who Has Ar
rested Motor Car Drivers and Col
Iected Money. VIII Have to Answer
nj Trial to he Held Next Tuesday
Night-Get Legal Advice.

A mass meeting Of indignant AUTOMOBILE
lists to protest against what they cali 'the
outrageous way I'm which autoists have
been treated by the town Of Glen Echo.
Nd. has been called for Saturday even
ing. October p. i'm the Auto and CONNER
cial Supply rooms at 1913 New York ave
nue..
Such was the decision reached by the
members Of the Automobile Club at their
meeting held last night. Further, it was
decided that the president of the club. W.
S. Duvall, be empowered 10 appoint
committee Of three to act as advisers and
assist i'm raising a fund with which to
carry the matter of alleged Illegal arrests
by Marshal Collins Of Glen Echo. 10 the
highest tribunal in the country, if neces-
sary.
The action is the result Of arrests made
by Collins on the Conduit road, at the
/ point Of a gun.
Get Legal Advice,
/ Greed NJ Fulton. representing Col. NJ. A.
! Winters. one Of the men who was arrested
recently by Collins, appeared before the
club and stated that so far as he has been
Z
/ been going beyond Ills power in making
/ arrests and demanding collateral along
/ the Conduit road He further stated that
/ even were the road under the jurisdiction
of the town Collins had. under the laws
/ Of Maryland, exceeded his authority in
making arrests without q warrant
Nj. Fulton also declared. citing Col.
/ Winters arrest, that by the law Of 1904
I au automobiles was compelled to shoE
only one tag. or license. from the State
of Maryland. BY the law Of 1906, be
must display two. one in front and one
/ in the rear of his vehicle; but by the pro-
/ VISIONS of Juc later tatute this does not
apply 90 those who operate under the
/ previous law of 1874.
Yet it was because he had but one
tag. issued 90 him under the act Of 1904
thar Col Winters was arrested by Col
Inns last Sunday, az the point OF a re-
/ voIvcr when me was riding at "A speed
Of not more than four miles an hour, on
his way to See the mayor In relation &,
this very matter
Says Law Il Unjust.
7 Reverting to the law Of 1896. Mr. Full
ton said:
1T seems to me that that act is so an.
reasonable that no court would enfore.
it,"
This was i0 relation go the provision
which comp,ls an automobiles, when in
( Maryland. t. remove all other licensD
y tags procured in other States. He aIss
showed other inconsistencies in the law
including inaccuracies in its legal phrase
oicgy.
+, Automobiles are very wrothy over th'
arrests that have been MADE. and tn,
mass meeting viii Doe largely attended bl
enthusiastic aut0ists. VINO viii contribute
both time and money 60 the cause.
Delay Glen Echo Auto Meeting.
The special meeting of.the town council
II OF Glen Echo. hid. which was % hay
been held last night to consider tn
charges preferred by the automobiIists O
Washington. through Attorney Greed N
Fulton. against Deputy Sheriff c. Collins
was postponed until next Tuesday night
owing 10 the absence OF Mayor John Gar
rett. who has been called to PitJsbuTg be-
cause of the illness of his mother. Col
ilins is charged with having exceeded hi
. authority in making arrests on the Con
: duit road. il being C0urcuded by the auto
{ mObilists that the highway IN question
owned by the national government, ans
Z therefore. without the jurisdiction Of "a
b authorities OF Glen Echo.