The Washington herald., 1910-07-17

Mr.. lie Roy Mark, who has had charge
of the issuance of Maryland licenses to
District owners or automobiles, stated
yesterday that over 5000 had thus far
been paid In by District automobilists for
licenses to operate in Maryland. and that
this amount would DO very considerably
increased before the work OF issuing
licenses had concluded.
"I do not believe" said Mr.. Mark,
that the District Commissioners or any
body else can remedy the situation as
regards nonresident privileges for Dis
triet people, either In Maryland or Vir-
ginia. The Maryland law allows certain
reciprocal privileges to residents of other
States than Maryland. but in one Of the
sections Of The new law 1t is expressly
provided that this concession shall not
apply to any federal district / am told
that this was put in so as to especially
prevent District people from operating
In Maryland under a nonresident priv
ilege. 1t is apparent. therefore. that the
new law must be changed before the sit
uation can be remedied.
As for Virginia. the Law allows nom
resident privileges to citizens Of States
and Territories, and it is held by the Rich
mond authorities that the District of
Columbia. being neither a State nor a
Territory, does not come within the
meaning or spirit of the law"
It was a hard blow to Miss Helen
Beardsley at first when q member Of
the family household fell i'll and the
long-dreamed-of trip TO Europe was
called off. Miss Beardsiey was promised
the "trip as a graduation present.
She was about to graduate from the
Muskegon High School.
But Miss Beardsley's mother for a long
time had known how much her daughter
had desired motor car; so she gave
the girl her choice, and when she found
that her daughter could crank and OPP
crate a car she purchased Hudson for
her. and now Miss Beardsley has forgot
ten Venice, Paris. London, and the
Alps. and has packed away her Baed-
ekers. She now much prefers, as she
says, Ito do Muskegon and its environs -
Leaving Washington last Sunday. Mr..
A. D. Carpenter. president OF the Car
penter Automobile Company, took a
party Of experienced motorists for a
three-days' trip over the hardest roads
TO be found in Southern Maryland. His
purpose was to learn from one of the
most severe tests possible the maximum
power and ground-covering capabilities
Of the -Keeton Suburban" which
has attracted so much attention since its
arrival
The car is built after the true French
type. and is almost an exact duplicate
of the famous Renault It had already
shown remarkably strong work in every
phase Of driving. but the results
achieved in this final test were far be-
yond the best that could be expected.
After three days at high speed, with
miles OF sand. mud. rocks. and hills, the
car was returned to the garage and
simply washed down Then the experts
were invited to inspect its condition. MOI
a nut had started; no adjustment of any
description was necessary: the engine
ran as smoothly as a watch-the car
was ready 10 duplicate the trip at q
moments notice.
In speaking Of the showing made, Mr..
Carpenter remarked that II would have
been worth a small fortune to him to
have had all the prospective purchasers
along with him on the trip, AS he put ii,
he believed that any man who wants
machine would have been convinced that
this is the best car ever put on the mar
ket at anything near the CToxton-Keeton
price"
It viii hardly be possible to give all
who are interested a three-days' test,
but the cars are here for demonstration,
and this viii be eheerfuliy given to those
who make a request for such.