The Washington herald., 1911-08-06

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No doubt Sheriff Viett, Of Montgomery
County, who has been particularly active
in enforcing the law against motorists,
will be on duty with his trusty assist
ants to-day. 1t behooves all motorists
whose journey leads them through Mont
gomery County to observe the speed
limit Of twenty-five miles an hour while
within his domains.
w B. McBurney has delivered a two
ton Mack truck to Hugh Reilly.
Clarence Barnard leaves this morning
in his Stoddard- Dayton for a trip to
Lutherville, Nd In company with DIR.
Luckett. he will make a trip to Noun
tain Lake Park. Md. Tuesday.
The Frank G. Tickling Company. ac-
cessory dealers. has secured the premises
teenth street. They plan tearing out the
wall and converting the two buildings
into one, to be used as q salesroom.
The Buick Motor Company has deliv-
cred a Buick truck to Young's Provision
Company.
At the meeting Of the Manufacturers
Contest Association. to be held in De-
troit next week, among the questions
that will be submitted to the different
representatives in attendance Will be
regarding their views on endurance runs,
kiIl climbs, and track races. The answers
submitted promise to be OF much inter-
est, inasmuch as number nave come
out in favor of endurance contests, while
have declined so far to commit them
selves and these promise TO bring to
light some very strong views, either
pro or con.
Wine & Benson have delivered six
cylinder, seven-passenger Premier to
William Murphy.
w A. Ward, of the United Motor
Washington Company, returned yester-
day from a weeks visit to the Columbia
factory at Hartford, Conn. where he
has been looking over the new Knight
motor, which that firm Is bringing out
for next season.
Miller Bros have sold model T Ford
touring cars to the National Training
School for Boys and ]. B. Jaques. and
a roadster of the same make to Jonn
Cppleby.
The Wilson Company. representatives
OF the Cole 80 and K-r-i-t. will move
from their present quarters in Four
teenth street September !. Mr. Wilson
declined yesterday to say where his new
location would be. though he intimated
that he had one or two places with more
commodious quarIers in view.
A. Smoot has purchased a Regal I'M
derslung from Emerson & Orme, focal
representatives of the car.
A motion to quash the test case of
Leroy Mark. charged with violating the
wheel tax law, imposing a tax on every
seat OF an automobile over two. was
made at the hearing of the case before
Judge Pugh. of the Police Court of the
District, yesterday by w. S. Duval
who represented the defendant. The
matter was taken under advisement, and
q decision will be rendered next week
The grounds upon which the motion
was made are that under the act of
Congress of 1873 the personal tax rate
was fixed at sl.50 per 800 of the actual
cash value of the property in question
1t was contended that a new standard
was set by the wheel tax law. which
was in contravention of the act of 1873.
Another reason given for the quashing
Of the case was that tax cannot un-
der the laws be collected by fine or
Imprisonment, as Is sought to be done
in this case, but the action must be
taken against the property in question.
San Francisco. Aug 4-Ten Premier
automobiles, which left Atlantic City
June 25 bearing a number of prominent
JaIn
ern men, with their families, arrived in
San Francisco late this afternoon after
a very successful run. This is the great
est transcontinental run ever attempt
ed by so large a number Of motor cars
and has created wide interest through
out the West. The party maintained Its
schedule throughout the trip, until its
arrival in California, when the tempta-
ton to spend an extra day at Lake Tahoe
was too great They, therefore, arrived
here just twenty-four hours later than
schedule Several days will be spent
here, when the party will motor on to
Los Angeles, returning East py the
Southern route.
c. L. Harding and family left yester-
day in a model q Buick for trip as
far north as New Hampshire.
January 8 to ~ are tne udtes SGT iof
the automobile show in Madison Square
Garden next year. AS was the case
year ago one week will be devoted to
gasoline pleasure cars and one to elec-
tries and commercial vehicles. The COM
mittee in charge which is the same as
wear ago. consisting of Col. George A.
Pope. chairman; Charles Clifton, Alfred
Deeyes. and Merle L. Downs, is now
at work making the preliminary arrange
ments for next years exhibition, which
promises to eclipse that of year ago
The Bosch Magnetic Company has offered
a prize of $500 to the winner, SlOO to the
second man, and $50 to the third man to
finish in the Elgin national road race, to
be run August % and 26. They have Of
fered the same prize money to the three
firsts in the Illinois Trophy, Kane County
Trophy. and Fox River Trophy races, to
be run nj the same time. The only con-
dition imposed Is that the cars must be
equipped with Bosch magnetos.
Canada is to be the objective point of
n number Of. motorists who viii tour
through the Eastern States this season.
especially during the late summer and
eoriy fall. II is no longer necessary
70 paw the fee OF S, as was formerly the
case in crossing the border. All that Is
necessary TO do now In to register your
name and address, in going and on re-
turning.
.sThough I'VE have already turned out