The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
Hard Hit on
Grating Drivers


:. Gated in New York
- Kst. ., state. may have
Grating Drivers veTy T u unpleasant
legal consequences
are possible. as is evident from a recent
case where an -anti-tipping law mas
been brought into reauisition. When
the law was enacted year or so ago
il was hailed as method for reaching
the chauffeur welo demanded axe
offs" but while resort has been maue
10 il in many other lines OF business,
pspecfallv in instances involving the
bribing Of purchasing agents, the auto
mobile trade has hitherto had compare
lively little experience with its work
ings. The case IN question makes II
: sDDareut however. that those IN the
Empire state who pay commissions TO
chauffeurs do so at business FISK
which may prove disproportionate 10
the benefits derived from any sueh
Drsctice Natura lly it VIII have the
effect of checking the evil OF gratt-
Ing" which includes, in many cases
I'M usage Of tires and other accessories
tire repair company OF New York sued
Theodore II. Price: also OF New hork'
and obtained a judgment The de-
fendant. however. having originally re
fused TO pay the bill because OF his
discovery that the plaintiffs charges IN
the past had been padded with chaut-
feur's commissions. through ms atior
uev. carried the matter 10 the appellate
Fay Beal. secretary treasurer and
general ger Of the Pacihc taxi
meter cab COM
Manager BeaI pany' tens ns%il OF an
Gets Tip ence q, : he had the
other afternoon A
friend Of his telephoned for taxicab
in a hurry. There was but one at the
station and this had just come of the
wash rack. the driver being of duty
Reals friend was most anxious for the
car as he wished to make a train. and
BeaI 10 accommodate him. told him
that he would take him down to the
ferry himself. which he did. After the
friend had departed Beal checked up
the toll and raised the For Hire nag
on the meter. Just at this moment
tourist seeing that the car was Tor
hire approached Besl and told him 10
drive to an address in the Western
q addition. Beal was game, and made
thing through. but il was swift jour
ney to the destination, as Beal was
afraid some Of his friends would see
him doing the chauffeur act and ap-
preciate the joke. When the customer
slighted he was more than pleased
with the rapid service Of the company,
and to show his appreciation offered
Beal tip. which Besl refused. saying
any further. The man said. Il know.
know" and showed 20 cents into
BeaTs hand. Beal now keeps the two
10 cent pieces as mementos Of the trip.
The Phoenix rubber company reports
the month OF May as the best month
IL has had In the
aenvhIgr Tires number of sales
Are Popular for gard dePqesif tread Sfas- sires
-i---------- 1T.bis .ira rs erad-
uaIIy worked its way into favor. says
Manager Kauzee OF the company, ae
the best combination of wet and dry
weather tire on the market. For sandy
roads the Staggard tread has it's at
fractions. as II takes hold Immediately.
.,e company has just equipped Edward
Hulmes White steamer with NADIA III
demountable rims and Republic Stag
gard tread tires all round. Frank ".
Osmun paid the company a short visit
this week having come direct from
swn. o. Osmun has been identified
with the tire industry since it's in
fancy and is considered one OF the best
= authorities in the United States on tire
construction. The Republic tire as ii
IS made today Is his design, and from
the excellent results and service the
company is getting from these tires on
the Pacific coast there is no doubt but
that they come as near as possible to
being perfect Osmun was very much
impressed with the city and predicts
great future for the tire industry in
this section.
The Locomobile company Of CaIifor-
MIA has let the contract for its new
4 home. which is to
Loco, TO Have be o cat e at
Ner Heme the northeast cor
N" ner of Van Ness
avenue and Hayes
street Work viii begin this week on
a three story concrete structure, which
viii cover so feet in Van Ness avenue
and LOS feet in Hayes street. The
LOcomobile company viii occupy the
entire building
Among the 13 entries that nave been
made to date for the New York 10
=. .:. Seattle transconti-
/ New Yorlx-se- mental run, which
attic Entries viii VIII sta start oI,a June J:
Acme, Stearns. Thomas, RenauIt.
Thomas entered by e r. Schmidt,
Stearns entered by Charles Watson and
a Garford.
The motorists of Sonoma. county are
making loud complaint at the actions
=. OF the marshal OF
pass 10 u'siah N D.ats,I,I.g klR :, g. himself
nOxi Gus by ar
resting automobilists. Ben Noonan of
Santa Rosa road race fame was re-
Gently taken IN for speeding, and was
held whole day, and then fined s25.
As result the motor tourists are pass
ing up Ukiah, and are going by way of