The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
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E. NJ. Talcott. of the board of personal
tax appraisers. has recommended to the
Commissioners legislation providing for
the annual registration of all owners of
automobiles and boats. and the issuance
of new licenses and tags each year.
The recommendation is made with a
view to making it possible to properly
assess such property, it being commended
by Mr.. Talcott that under the present
system owners of automobiles are not
required to register each year. and that
confusion occurs because Of changes in
addresses of those who have registered.
The present law does not require reg
istration or the issuance of a new num-
Der each year. Mr.. Talcott suggests a
fee of 81 to cover the cost of the tag
and the Necessary clerical work.
The suggestion that the Automobile
Club hold a sociabflity run or endurance
contest this spring. though only made at
the annual meeting Tuesday night, seems
to have struck a responsive cords in the
hearts of the local motorists. Already
they are discussing the time when 1t
would be best to hold it. Some are in IA
vor of making it the latter part of May,
while others favor a date in June. 1t is
planned to make the run. if it is decided
to hold one. a four-day affair with Wash
ington the night control each day. The
contest will be run under Grade / Of the
A. A. A. rules, calling for a preliminary
and final technical examination of the
cars entered and it is agreed by all that
there are sufficient good roads around
Washington with a bad spot here and
there to test out the ability of any driver
as we'll as prove the merits of the ma
chine he is plotting.
The United Motor Washington Com
pany has sold a model A. B. Maxwell,
fully equipped, to r. D. Askew.
Raphael Semmes. representative Of the
Wilcox Trux, yesterday put one of his
ton and half trucks at the disposal of
the Standard Oil Company to demonstrate
what the car could do. In an eight and
a half hour day the machine covered
sixty-three miles, delivered 1872 tons Of
oils and grease, and used but 10 gallons
OF gasoline. Charles Bender. local repre-
sentative Of the Standard Oil Company.
said last night it would have taken two
horse-drawn vehicles two days to accom-
plish the same amount of work.
The Kinds Auto Company yesterday
opened its show room at Fourteenth and
S streets northwest. The company un-
loaded a carload of Lion cars, for which
machine they are the local represent
ative. The lot consists of roadster, a
fore-door touring and five-passenger
touring car. They expect to unload a
shipment of Schratt machines. another
car for which they have the agency. next
week.
The Wilson Company yesterday I'M
loaded a shipment of Cole '.3Os.'
W. j. Au has purchased a model .
Overland from the Overland Washing
ton Company. This concern also I'M
loaded a carload of model 4 Overlands
yesterday.
Our exhibit at the coming show will
be almost an exact duplicate of the
Buick display at the New York show
which attracted SO much attention. said
Ted Johnston. manager of the Buick
Motor Company. yesterday. From
Washington We will ship the allotment
to Baltimore for the show which is to
be held there the week after tine WASH
ington show
Rose Brothers, 1905 North Capitol
street. have taken the agency for the
Detroit motor cycles, manufactured by
the Detroit Motor Cycle Company.
Speaking of the coming automobile
show. w. c. Long, chairman of the
show committee, said yesterday:
Though the balance for show space
does not come due until after the Iirst
of February. some of the dealers are re-
uniting their balance already. Mr.. Stod-
dard. treasurer Of the association. in
formed ME to-day that he is in recsjpt
of the balance due on some Of the
spaces. This is a healthy sign, and
augurs well for the success Of the show.
1t proves that the dealers have the af
fair at heart and are doing. all in their
power to make 1t success. l predict
that the attendance this year will far ex-
coed that of a year ago. which. as will
be recalled. was greater than had been
expected
Emerson & Orme have delivered a
Regal torpedo body roadster to George
A. Bentley.