The Washington times., 1912-02-04
Plans for Enforcement of
Regulation Arouses Wash
ington Motorists.
LEROY MARK ANXIOUS
TOLEAD THE FIGHT
Edict Will Work Unnecessary
Hardship on Automobile Own
ers Say Enthusiasts.
By HARRY WARD.

There is possibility the so-called
automobile wheel tax law win be car
ried to the United States Supreme Court.
Plans for the enforcement of the law
are being made by w. p. Richards, the
District assessor, and this has aroused
the motorists, because the levying of
this new tax will put a heavy burden
on every motor car owner.
lie Roy Mark, vice president of the
Washington branch Of the Touring
Club of America. who brought the test
case that resulted in the Court of APP
peals deciding the law was ConstItu-
tional, has been advised there is
constitutional point ~lat can be raised
in connection with the matter and that
ii proper steps were taken 1t could be
brought before the Supreme Court. Mr..
Mark is said to bC anxious to carry on
the fight against the enforcement of
the Law, which is regarded as being
an unnecessary hardship on motor car
owners, and II he can obtain the aid
and support Of the motorists II is be-
lieved ne will make another effort 10
have the seat tax law set aside.
The newest automobile firm in Wash
ingtOn is the observation-disclosures Com
pany. Fred G. Parsons and II. NJ. Mar
shall have obtained the agency for the
they will carry the full line with quar-
tcrs at 1916 II street. MIR. Parsons has
been identified with the motor car busl-
nes for several years, while Mr. Mar
shau has also had a number of years OF
experience in this branch of industry.
While the s.. 6. V. car is new to Wash
ington. 1t has achieved considera BILE
popularity in the large cities of the
East Many Of the mechanical features
embodied in IT'S construction have been
taken from welI-known machines de-
signed and built in, Europe. The max
crs build buk one chassis, with the fol-
lowing styles of bodies: Two passenger
four-passenSer close couple. flVe-passen-
gor, touring, ys-passenger landaulGt
and limousine. The f. 81 Shipment Will
lie received this week.
Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee is the
possessor of Hupp- Yeats electric
coupe. The machine was sold to him
yesterday by Earle & Alien, and he will
use it in his trips to and from the
Capitol
(. f. Erkman. of the Anderson Elec-
tric Carriage Company. makers of De-
troit eleCtrlCs. is spending few days
in the city as the guest of Emerson d
Orme.
An Overland polished chassis is on dis
play in the window Of the Overland
room on Fourteenth street The chassis
is model Go, and is so designed as tn
give prospective buyers an opportunity
to study Overland construction.
ut Is surprising the number of in
qUiries we have received about the
Overland since we placed the polished
E chassis on exhibition" said T. G. Smith.
president of the company. The chas-
sis was one Of the features of the Phil
adtlphia automobile show and, 1t will
be en- exhibition here until the Balti-
more show opens February %.
Matter Hale, who will play an en-
Eagelnent here this week WITH John
AEaHon's company, is an enthusiasts
1Yf. Ig n 1iC Sy,sTn
tions motoring through Europe. Mr.
Hale has driven i Garford car for d
number Ct years and during his stay
III Washington will use his car in MAX
ing trips to the ter1Sting places aOOu
this city.
1T is interesting to study the eftec
the automobile, particularly the electri'
car. has on the tn caters. said w. X
Emerson, of the firm of Emerson \
Orme, distributors of Detroit electrics
My attention was recently called h
continued, to some remarks on this
subject by the manager of one or tht
leaGing theates here. AT first the au
trmobile took peoPNe away from th'
hi inging them back. This is particular
Iy true of the electric car. Dc yOI
Frow.' he continued. that half the elcc
tries You soc parked out there in from
putrons, They are owned by peopl
VINO i've on the rim OF the city. som
patrons. whose faces missed fer
lorg time. are now again regular pa
1rOns oi the h"lse. When they frs
moved Away from the city to the sub
III ba tkeir visits 20 the theater bccam
less and less frequent. lie srlendi
service rendered by the electlics {.
brjrging them back again
At the meoIinc Of the executive con-
nittee of the American Automobile As
scc:aticn. held this week in Chicag,
authority was given to. the legislatiV
board 70 assist he associated auto
mobile clubs of New jersey in caTryin
the auto mobile Registration test case I
the United States supreme Court.
is expected the matter, which is of vita
. interest t. motorists in all Earts of III
country, will oe Drought I" the nttel
ton of the court before the end Of III
spring term.
Charles j. Glidden will drive his ow
car in the 1912 tour to be run by II
American Automobile Association. 4
soon as he learned the executive con
mittee of the three AS had voted
diGContinue the tours for the GliddC
trophy and to substitute an \. A.
trophy, Mr.. Glidden wired Chairman
6. BatcheIder: please accept my pc
sonai entry for the 1912 tour to compe
for the new trophy. VIII drive my oV
N car.
Commenting on the action of the thr
As in disseminating the tour for 4
trophy he donated, Mr. Glidden said:
Il have no personal feeling over L
action of The American Automobile 4
sOciation in voting to discontinue :
Glddcn tours. The Glidden trophy h
seen service for eight years. and h
done the good WORK for which 1t "
intended. ! wish the association t
utmost success in the new program, a
shall do all | can to assist"
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Export statistics lately prepared shC
that during the month of November I
United States shipped abroad 1854 N
TOR cars-virtually double the numb
shipped in the corresponding month
1910. OF this total the Studebaker c.
poration shipped just 4l3 cars-mOre tn
~ per cent In detail the exports of I
Flanders "2P' and EMF go ca
manufactured by the Studebaker plan
comprised more than Is per cent of
exports Ia ScHth America more III
~ per cent 10 Great Britain and lrelaI
and more than 81 per cent TO Austria
and New Zealand,
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with head. or no tee. No fasting. IS ps
E1ok for ar stamp. DR, Al NEI SMIl
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