New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
New Jersey Inspecting Eight-Day
Licenses Carefully.

II is evident that the State Of New Jersey
Is carrying out a plan Of inspection OF
eight-day licenses in a thorough way. Inc
state inspectors who have been WORKING on
the southern end Of the state with an eve
On Pennsylvania violators are now securing
the northern end Of the state. keeping an
eve on New York. and their dragnet on
Tuesday gathered in former high official
of the A. c. A. who had 1910 New York
license with an eight-day tag. Many other
vioators have also been arrested during
the past twenty-four hours by paid in
spectors
There Is no foundation for the report
that there has been a stop TO the Issuing
to New Workers Of eight-day licenses yet
but II is expected that next week TINS con-
di,ion will obtain If the Albany Legislature
adjourns without any reciprocity act OF an
ejght-dav nature for New Jersey, or unless
the Attorney General Of this state con-
strues the present Callan law to allow the
Secretary Of state to issue eight-day IL
censes TO New Jersey motorists who wish
to travel in New York state
In speaking of the possible federal regis
tration. A. G. Ratchelder. chairman OF the
executive committee of the A. a. A, said
Yesterday:
There seems TO he n mistake in regard
10 the official Endorsement of the national
motoring organization, the A. a. A. as
regards the proposed federal registration,
this making one license tag do for all
states This would not do away with
state license tags. as some people suppose,
The A a A. believes that fees obtained
from national registration should go to the
federal good roads aid funds and be the
nucleus Of big fund for main trunk high-
WAYS built under the supervision of the
government"
Al recent meeting Of the board o.
directors Of ;he Licensed Automobile Deal
ers Of the city Of New York. Harry NJ.
Bronner. Of the Stoddard Motor Car Com
pany. and c. ". Larson. Of the Oldsmobile
Company. Of New York. were elected to
serve on the board
The most unhappy racing driver in New
York this week is Neil Whalen. A badly
aggravated case Of inhammatory rheu-
matism prevented him from driving at Fall
River last Saturday, and now he is much
worried over the fact that he may not be
able to drive AZ the Ossinine hill climb
on July and the Brighton Beach meets
on July 2 and The car he is 10 pilot in
these events IS the i0-horsepower National,
which holds the worlds straightaway mile
stock car record. with Wilcox UP. II was
recently purchased by William e. Poertner.
| and he engaged Whalen to handle IL. Inas-
much as II is the fastest mount the Young
sfer has ever secured. he IL naturally wot
ned over the prospect Of not being n
Papers have been filed in Albany for the
incorporation of the American Marion Sales
Company--a 100000 corporation--to handle
the American and Marion cars in the
metropolitan district. The corporators
are James J. Handey, president Of the
! American Motors Company, indianapolis.
| formerly ice-president Of the United
States Motors. Charles f. Riess. distrib-
utter Of the Marion cars. and George r.
| Morris at present general manager for
Charles f. Riess & 60.
There viii be two additional American
models-onc to sell for 81 250 and the other
/ for 81 $50 The well known underslung con
struction will be used on both sizes and
continued on the 80" model. which sells
| for $3.50.