The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-21
AUTOISTS WILL
RESIST ARREST
San Francisco Motor Club Of
ficials to Make a Test
Case
Intend to Garry the Marin Coun=
ty Controversy to the
Higher Courts
BY r. R. L'HOMMEDIEU

The board of directors of the San
Francisco motor club held an interest
ing meeting yesterday. The principal
work was the consideration of the ar
rest of several of the members for
driving over a bridge in Marin county
faster than four miles an hour on
the club run a week ago, when the
road race was held in the City OF Roses.
H. NJ. owens. director of the club
and local attorney, SET forth the IN
Justice of the case, and II was de
cided by the board to bring IL TO an
issue and carry it to the highest courts.
1t was decided also to hold con-
ference with the officers of the san
Francisco motorcycle club oficials con-
corning the proposed consolidation OF
the two clubs II. r. eileen was ap-s
pointed assistant secretary. lie VIII
have charge of the work or lhcreas-
ing the membership. At the next quar-
terly meeting, which takes place june
5, the regular business OF the cruz
will be followed by an informal jinks.
NJ H. whipple, well known in the
automobile accessory trace Oh .tan
city, mas Wrii ~.
New Club the ioiio I'M CaII
chico ;, dated Chico, May
10: "I was in at
tendance this evening at a meeting or
the automobile owners of Chico. VINO
met for the purpose of organizing a
club or association, the oDJect pelns
the betterment of road condlllons IN
and around this section. Tnere were
about 90 of the local owners present
and they succeeded in forming an or
ganization to be known. as the Chico
automobile club. They have a hst OF
49, have
signified their intentions of becoming
members.
They adopted bylaws as used by the
Chicago automobile club, and elected
ing, president; A. S. Jones, vice presi-
dent: Jack Briscoe, secretary; Sterling
B. Nerst, financial secretary; BANK OF
Butte county. depository. Directors re- OTIS,
Hintz, DIR. Harilton and George Allen.
L. III. Bill. manager of the local house
of Thomas 3. Jeffery Co.. has
Big Climb since the intro
Of Rambler duction of the au-
s. --------.:. tomobile into Ore
been continued rivalry among dealers
and owners for the honor of first climb
ing the summit of Mcfarland butte,
Cottage Grove. Recently j. B.. Van
Wrinkle of Eugene reached the sum-
nit in a Rambler "a horsepower road
ster. The car took the steep grade
a short turn meeting with difficulty,
this being occasioned by the tires
slipping on the grass OF the mountain
side. The car carried three passengers,
encirciing the big reservoir on the
summit of the hill. then made the de-
scent without incident.
The following deliveries of Buick
automobiles have been made by the
S. Howard automobile
Many New company: White
Buick owner. Streak. Pion r
.:.-------------.: do u COMPANY pan.
ley. Modesto; three, Salbach- Middle
hauff, Stockton; three Durham, Car
cisco; two, one each to the following:
NJ. S. Michael, Maltby; Edward NJ. Nor
ton. Healdsburg; ]. Rollo Leppo. Santa
Rosa; Joseph oliver Jr, Livermore; C.
Oakland: William G. Van Zee Wood
land +. A. Chamberlain, MERGED;
stephen Mariani San Francisco; E.
Pollitz, San Francisco; c. Christensen,
Oakland; Clipp Brothers Grimes; Citi-
zens' alliance, San Francisco; ]. NJ
Goewey, San Francisco c. E. Fox,
Napa; NJ. V. Whipple, Minersvile; y. F.
Foredyce, Eureka; w. B. Lloyd. Peta-
luna; w. B. Griffiths, Monticello; DIR.
r. +. Knorp, San Francisco; Dr. Alex
Raymond. San Francisco; B. w. Acock,
Vallejo; l.. Barkhausen. San Francisco:
William Hunt. San Jose; j. P. Thiesen,
Pleasanton; W. w. Wight, Concord; NJ
J. Nightingale, Oakdale; l.. T. Crane,
San Rafael; B. W. Goldmeyer, Geyser-
vile; Bert Melvin, Arcata. Model Ii.
40 horsepower, Thomas Cook, Oakland;
Mr.. Becknell. Oakland: Crane Brothers.
Lfvermore; Waterman Brothers Fresno;
Sa1bach -MiddIekauff company, Stock
ton: II. III. Taylor, San Francisco: G.. II.
Mawer. Napa: Kellan & Gowan, Ukiah.
Model F, two cylinder, c. A. Howard
Jr., Tracy; John Innman, Livermore; E.
M. Vinegar Oakland; Santa Rosa gar
age, Santa Rosa: Hodson auto company,
Hornbrook; M. V. Donaldson, Mountain
View.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
F. A. Young, owner of the Burnt
ranch in Wheeler county, Wash, re-
Gently received his 40 horsepower White
steamer finished in white. The machine
attracted considerable attention among
the ranchers.
The Pioneer automobile company re-
ports the sale of a Thomas Flyer to c.
Dunphy and j. Salisbury.
A. NJ. Lockridge and John J. Doyle
made trip to Del Monte the early part
of the week in Stearns roadster.
Lockridge will soon bring his family to
Del Monte for the summer.