The Washington times., 1912-11-16
SANE MOTOR LAW
URGED BY MEMBERS
CLUB IN MARYLAND
Reciprocal Relations With
District of Columbia
Are Advocated.
BY HARRY WARD.

Washington automobile owners are in
tensely interested In the news that the
Automobile Club of Maryland intends to
ask the next Maryland legislature to
give reciprocal relations with the mo-
torists OF the District Of Columbia.
The Maryland organization has started
n vigorous campaign for more sane
and Just motor vehicle law. With this
object In view 1t has communicated TO
each of the 1000 members. asking them
to lend their individual help to take be-
fore the Legislature OF 1913 fair auto
mobile law.
There are many apparent defects In
the present law. and they work hard
ship to those who drive their cars In
Maryland. To the automobile owners
OF this city the greatest hardship OF all
Is that provision of the law which COM
pels them to take out yearly automo-
bile license In Maryland. the cost of
which ranges from s. to SO. according
to the horsepower OF the car, while the
motorists OF every state In the union
can use Maryland roads for certain Pc
RODS without license, providing they
carry license plate Issued by the state
In which they reside.
In urging the granting OF reciprocal
rights to Washington motorists. 1t Will
be pointed out that the several thousand
automobile owners OF TINS city spend
thousands Of dollars each year In Mary
land, This fact Is likely to have some
weight in securing reciprocity with
Maryland.
Joseph M. Stoddard, of the Cook &
Stoddnrd Company, represents the auto
mobile industry on the publicity com
mittee of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation.
David S. Hendrick, who was recently
appointed agent for the Abbott-Detroit,
reports the sale of a seVen-passehger
touring car OF this make to X. n. koble'
gard. He has sold a model G. Franklin
to l.. S. Fristoe.
Motorists arc finding much to interest
them at the offices of the Airease Tire
Filler Company. in the Southern build
ing. Among the various exhibits is a
tire casing that has covered 10000 miles
with Airease. and mas been sent In In
order that the inner tube. filled with
the material. might be cnanged 10
that would be hard to duplicate. IL is
wheel with a forty penny spike that
was run clear through the tire, inner
tube. and its filling Of airease. The car
was run 800 miles after this spike was
discovered in the wheel.
Washington friends of l.. Z. Hoffman
travelling representative of the Frank.
lin Automobile Company, were shocked
today to learn of his tragic death Thurs
day in an automobile accident near
Lynchburg. His companion. NJ. g.
Price, a motor car dealer of Lynchburs
was badly injured about the legs. Th" =.
were in a new Franklin car and had
started for Roanoke. A few miles Ou,
OF the city. in endeavoring to get around
u wagon, the car went over twenty
foot cmbankment. turning turtle and
breaking Hoffmans neck.
Mr.. Hoffman had been connected with
the automobile industry for more thar
dozen wears and had many frined'
throu ghout the country. He was ir
Washington last week visiting David
Hendrick. the Franklin agent.
The Motor Truck Corporation reports
the sale OF Little Giant delivery
wagon TO the Franklin Laundry. Nearly
everv promient laundry In Washington
is using Little Giant trucks in its de-
livery service.