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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-09

Autos were numerous last Sun
day. The day was a remarkably
fine one. The rain of the day pre-
vious laid the dust so that no an
noyance from that source detracted
from the pleasure.
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The Route Taken.

The route from the National Capital
was out Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
turning to the right after crossing the
bridge at Twining City and heading for
Good Hope via Naylor road, where the
hill climb was held by the Automobile
Club of Washington a few years ago.
On arriving at Good Hope we turned to
the right and at the first fork proceeded
down grade over the Walker road, which
Is marked by post at the junction OF
the two roads. From here the same road
is followed to Silver Hill, few miles
beyond, where we turned sharply to the
amized and always appeals to the motor
list who is in search Of good roads. The
next villages passed en- route are Camp
Springs and Clinton post office. The lat
ter town was for a number of years
known as Surrattsvlle, being the home
before coming to Washington of Mrs.
Surratt, who was executed for conspiracy
in connection with the assassination OF
President Abraham Lincoln. The house
is located on the left side Of the road in
a grove of trees within only a few feet
of the roadside. On the right side OF the
road on entering the village Is q small
frame structure bearing the words .''Clfn-
ton P. o." We continued over the came
road, which at this point Is more of the
sand and gravel variety, and after re-
freshing spin through the shaded coun-
tryside and over hill and dale we pulled
into the town Of T. B. Just before reach
ing this place the little wooden structure
across the culvert at the curve at the
end of the gravel road is badly damaged
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eight miles distant. Leaving the fine
oiled road behind We next journeyed over
dirt and gravel road, rough and. hilly
in spots. and after reaching the highest
point, found the road somewhat improved
as We neared Coxs Station. On arriving
, there We kept on turning to the right,
the road winding around like q semi
circle In the direction of Chapel Point.
Coming to a fork in the road about
half mile up the road. We turned to the
left and within a short space of time
found ourselves at the Point. The town
itself consists of few houses on the
main road. Just before making the de-
scent to the resort we passed the old
chapel and burying grounds on the brink
of the hill. The chapel was built in 1873.
the parsonage being located along the
roadside adjoining the church.
Leaving Chapel Point and on reaching
the main road where we turned in and
instead of turning to the right we this
time turned to the left in a somewhat
northerly direction and headed for Port
Tobacco We found the going very rough
and worse than any stretch of road since
leaving Washington. We decided, how
ever, to continue over the road. knowing
that it eventually led into La Plata, and
after bouncing over the rocks and plunS
ing through the shallow streams in the
lowland section, pulled into the village OF
Port Tobacco. 1t is situated On the Port
Tobacco river and derives It's mamie from
the amount of tobacco grown in that sec
ton of Charles county. The road winds
around through the town and improves
slightly between this point and La Plata.
After few slight delays due to fractions
horses. yet unbroken to the automobile
We wendell our way into La Plata. COM
ing from a westerly direction into the
town. At this point we turned to the
right and again headed our machine over
the good oiled highway with the National
Capital as our objective point. The slight
detour to Port Tobacco was more in the
nature of Il pathfindng trip. the writer
not having been over it since the BIZ
cycle days. and there being no improve
ment during that periou, motorists are
therefore advised. unless bent on a SINH
lar expedition, not to return via this
route to La Plata While the distances
are practically the same, the other ROAD,
via CoXs Station, is the much better OF
the two routes.
The towns passed EN- route and dis
tances We're as follows:
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AuTonoBILe


District automobile licenses have
been issued since The Stars last re-
port as follows:
14s3s-Mary c. Wall, Buck Lodge
Md. Stoddard Dayton.
1882 ottenburg, 124S eth street
northwest, Jackson.
14S40-Louise Ross. 1909 Calvert
street northwest, Ford.
14S41-Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company, 722 18th street
northwest. Ford.
/ 14S42-H. A Farrall, 49, 18th street
southeast. Hupmobile.
14S43-M. s. Fealy, 1924 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast. Buick.
l4S44-Department OF the interior
Baker.
14sF5-Denton Morford. Rixey, Alex.
andria county, Va, American.
14S46-R. T. Abercrombie. Baltimore.
Md, King.
l4S47-R. +. Downey. 100 9th street
southeast. standardization.
l4S4S-E. J. Wallace, SIS Cole build
ing. Welch.
I4S49-William J. Mcclure, 1880 25th
street northwest, Everitt.
lfS50-Hinaldi Bros, 2111 eth street
northwest, Little Giant Truck.
1851. a. Burns, l420 a street
southeast. Burns. <
1881. j. NJ. Reinhart. Baltimore,
Md. EMF
14s53-H. w Kearney, 1929 o street
northwest, Ford.
l4S54-J r.. Martin. 233S Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, Columbia.
14S55-J Hall * Co, 932 g street
northwest Studebaker.
1851. W. Taylor, 515 III street north
west. Auburn
14s57-T. Sonneman & Son, Chevy Chase,
Md. Wilcox-TruX.
1iSJ9-Wiliam NJ. Bullitt, Department
of Justice OldSmOble
I4S60-M c. Beachley. Hagerstown, Nd
Ford.
14s6I-w. +. McCauley, Baltimore. Nd,
Overland.
l4s62-E. p Simpson. Congress IIeights,
d. c., Stanley steamer.
14Se3-L. l.. Hammer, 10Th and III streets
northwest, Buick.
14s6i-H b. Spencer. 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. White.
1iS65-L. H. Raglan. il5 18th street
southwest, Brush.
l4s66-Schacht Motor Company. Cincin-
natl. Ohio, Schacht.
14S61-I4 V. Spencer. 2012 Massachusetts
avenue northwest. White.
l4s0s-Mrs. J. Roche Baltimore. Md.
Locomobie
I4s69-F. S. Appleman, the Portsmouth.
independence.
14s7o-F 7. Dudley, Southern building,
Chalmers.
14s71-Mrs. Il. A. Lambert. 22o9 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest. Cadillac.
l4Si.-H. =. Newell, .~5to lolH street
northwest. Cadillac.
14S73-The Mathy Company, 1918 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, Little Giant
truck.
l4s74-R. L. Parker Bowling Greer.
Va, Ford.
14s75-P. III. Sheehy Company, 7O5 Flo-
rida avenue northwest Federal truck.
l4S76-J. J. Sheehy. 1926 list street
northwest. EMF.
14s77-G. Hamilton, 405 Ouray building.
K-R-I-T.
I4s1S-Boston Baking Company. 119 LIST
street southwest Chase.
I4S19-Boston Baking Company, 119 LIST
street southwest, Chase.
14SsO-Georgia Robertson. "a, the Kene-
saw. Studebaker.
IiSsl-M J. Lawrence 2l31 Wyoming
avenue northwest, Detroit electric
14Ss2-C w. Richardson, li13 III street
northwest, Ford.
14SS3-G Leventhal, 621 9th street
northeast. Michigan.
l4sS4J w Harvey, Baltimore. Nd.
Pullman.
14ss5rM w Conrad. oO12 G street
northwest, Wayne.
14SS6-E. L. Hall. 1919 G. street north
west. Ford.
14Ss7-George Z. Roulette, Hagerstown.
Nd. Packard.
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Prices in 1912.
ndover Townsman.

From the Andoyer Townsman.
We think living is very high now. but
an old paper turns up which shows far
higher prices a hundred years ago. The
paper is a bill of goods furnished for
Nine Phebe Phillips, widow of Judge
Samuel Phillips. founder Of Phillips Acad-
envy, who then lived at the home OF
Ssuire Farrar Mark Newman. lately
principal of the academy. furnished the
goods. perhaps from the old hill store"
which he had built about 1870 Molasses
cost 50 cents a gallon, white sugar, f5i.
cents a pound; ginger. 40 cents a pound:
oil.-doubtless whale oil for lght-S167 a
gallon; ''2 dozen bread" "a cents. fNhat
kind of bread was sold by the dozen D
one pound of III. S. tea was bought Sep
tember II, 1872 Ia hundred years ago), for
81 The cheapest article seems to be ''two
dozen eggs, II cents'-evidently a home
production, not from ''cold storage, OF
course, the war of 1872" would affect
prices of imported goods.
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Wilcox=Trux Sales.

The popularity OF the Wilcox-Trux in
Washington is shown by the large
number Of orders placed within the
past ten days for this particular make
Of commercial vehicle. In addition to
it's present large fleet Of Wilcox-Trux.
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, for the
Blue Line Transfer Company, has given
a repeat order for four more trucks of
three tons capacity in connection with
the express delivery service. Other
purchasers included tho George W. Cis-
CELL Company. Incorporated. 3-ton
truck: B. b. Earnshaw & Bro. 1k-2-ton
truck; James F. Oyster. light delivery
wagon: Stumpht 6 L-ford. 1E-2-ton
truck: George NJ Saegmuller. 1h-2-ton
truck: p. *. Ciiaeonas, u 1-ton truck: s.
NJ. Frazier. 1h-2-ton truck. and Theo-
dore Sonnenan &c Son. light delivery
wagon Orders wero also received from
Richmond from w. II. jerks and w.
b. .Catlctt for light delivery wagons,
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By HOWARD 8. FISK.

<< a NYBODY who Is looking Tor
~ ~ IN enjoyable way of spend
IA !ns Sunday should take the
Il ~ steamer to Chapel Point,
Md This wae a familiar
expression fifteen years ago, and in one
sense of the word might be applicable to-
day. provided the word automobile be
substituted for steamer" The distance
by road is about forty miles. while the
nautical distance, via the Potomac river,
is about fifty-fve miles.
During the past summer many motor
lists found It e. pleasant pastime to run
down to Chapel Point in their machines,
taking luncheon along and enjoying a
spread beneath the large oak trees on
the point.
Notwithstanding the arrival Of cool
weather. motorists continue to take a
spin down to this resort
X * X \
Dinner at La Plata.
The inviting weather last Sunday
brought out a large field of motorists,
many Of whom drove down Ielsure,y in
the morning. stopping for dinner at La
Plata, and in the afternoon journeyed
down to the point. and returning home
in the evening. The town of Chapel
Point is situated on a high knob, over
looking the river. The old wharf ware
house. hotel and the former excursion
grounds lie on broad plateau con-
siderable distance below the town prop
er. along the river front. A steep hill
winds it's way down into the grounds.
from the top of which an enchanting
view is to be had. Looking across the
lowlands on the other side of Port To-
bdcco river can be seen farmlands for
miles and miles. After visiting Chapel
Point little pathfinding was done on the
side, including visit to Port Tobacco,
returning over this route to La Plata.
The run was made in Thomas w. Bram-
halls Buick touring car. the other MEM
bers in the party being Mrs Bramhall
and daughter and Mrs. Howard S. Fisk
and daughter, and the writer. The re-
turn trip was made at SHUTDOWN
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whore they witnessed the opening game
of the worlds series between the hos'on
and New York base ball teams Ihes
were the guests of Manager LARK u,,
fifth during their brief stay lncioehlans
Mr.. Barnhart, who is the local repreae"l
alive for the Flanders Motor Car COM
many. received an order from waiter
Johnson, the star pitcher of the "ashiiis.
ton hall tear:. for 1913 Flanders SIX
touring car. to be shipped direct from tue
factory in Detroit to his home, In Cohes-
vile Kan He at present owns tou'
ing car and roadster of that make.
x X
"Cross Country" Delivered.
A 1919 Rambler "cross-country nNe-
passenger touring car finished in Brew
ster green was delivered Thursday to L.
A. Wickersham of this city.
X X X
Purchases a Brighton Six"
Harry V Bouic. a pioneer motorist or
Washington, has purchased 1913 Palm
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Detroit Electric Deliveries.

A 1,OO0-pound Detroit electric delivery
wagon was delivered Friday to the Walk.
er-GordOn laboratory, being a repeat or
der. The wagon is finished in Brewster
green. a 1913 Detroit electric victoria
was delivered to Jules Demonet. finished
in blue, with leather upholstery to match
and a four-passengec brougham OF the
same make, finished in maroon with the
upholstery of the same color. was also
delivered to Richard Wl5htman
Mrs Cecil French has placed an order
for 1913 three passenger coupe. to be
finished in blue with blue leather uphol-
stery and equipped with Edison batteries.
Delivery Will be made this week
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White Truck Delivered.

A two-ton White delivery truck was de-
livered Thursday To the firm of c. c.
Cornwell & Son. The truck is finished in
Brewster green, rated at thirty horse
power. and is equipped with springs on
the radiator, which adds to the resiliency
of the machine. 1t is equipped with ex-
press body with wire sides and is the
second truck OF this make and design to
be put into service within the past year
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Get on the Band Wagon

Those who contemplate placing their or
ders for 1913 models should not put ii of
too long as the factories are in nearly
every instance being pushed to the limit
to fill present orders. and delay in Or
dering your car will mean a similar delay
in making delivery.
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En- Route to Minneapolis.

Charles w Semmes. the enterprising
Wilcox-Trux representatives in tie Ma
tional Capital left yesterday morning for
Minneapolis to visit the factory where
this truck is built. He expects to return
the latter part of this week.
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Motored to Chapel Point.

Among those who motored to Chapel
Point, Nd, and return last Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. A W. Felka in
their Speedwell duckboat roadster.
Andrew Lotfier and party in his Speed
we'll touring car. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Cunningham, Miss Crawford and j.
Castle Ridgway in q Marion. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Glenn and. daughter In
their -Duryea roadster. John
Allen and party, in Stoddard- Dayton
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Territory Enlarged.

As result Of the visit of Claude E.
Miller of the firm of Miller Bros Auto
mobile Supply Company to Detroit, last
week. the territory for the Ford car was
enlarged as to cover the Shenandoah
valley and southern Virginia Mr. Miller
returned yesterday after a ten-day stay
at the Ford factory. The Ford output
for 1913 will be about 225 900 cars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
New Supply House.

The Motorists Service and Supply Com
pany has opened headquarters at 1905
18th street northwest, with Walter S
Carter as manager. Mr. Carter is not a
newcomer in the local automobile trade
having for number of years been sec
rotary of the Carter Motor Car Corpora
ton
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ROUGH STRETCH On PORE TOBACCO Road.

leisure moments may be seen on the
courts out at the country club.
90
Leaves for Panama.
c. NJ. Storm of the Storm Motor Car
Company has closed his salesroom at 1912
18th street northwest and left last week
for Panama. where he has accepted a
position with the Panama railroad. He
was formerly representative for the Ma
tional, Regal and Hudson lines in this
city.
\
Witnessed Worlds Series.
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Barnhart re-
! turned Wednesday night from New York,
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Pleased With Outlook.

r. C. Smith. president of the Overland
Washington Motor Company, is pleased
with the 1913 outlook for the Overland
car Already he has delivered over
hundred cars in his territory, and his only
worry these days is that the shipments do
not come in fast enough for him
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Appointed Superintendent.

Roy c. Mcdowell, for many years con-
nected with the firm of Miller Bros auto
mobile supply house, has been appointed
superintendent of the Overland Washing
ton service department. at pa and 226
14th street northwest. Mr.. Mcdowell is
we'll known among the motorists of
Washington and is thoroughly expert
enced in the new position to which he
has been appointed.
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Adds to Coal Fleet.

The j. Maury Dove Coal Company Inc,
increased its present fleet of coal trucks
to eight last week. when it put into sery-
ice another three-ton truck, with dump
body.
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ALONG The
WATER FRONT

er-Singer Brighton six" five-passenger
! touring car finished in royal blue, with
natural wood wheels. The car will be
finished in brass, with full equipment
including electric lights and compressed
air self-starter. Delivery will be made
| this week.
Going to Cleveland.
! George A. Weaver of the Cook & Stod
dard Company leaves Tuesday morning
for Cleveland, where he will visit the fac
tory of the Baker Electric Vehicle Com
pany, returning the latter part of the
week.
| Purchases Maxwell go"
| The Potomac Electric Power Company
, is the latest purchaser of a 1913 Maxwell
| 40 touring car, fully equipped. The car
which was delivered last week, is the sixth
machine of this make now in the service
of the company by its officials.
| y r
Build Good Roads.
| Ancient wisdom built roads for war:
modern thought built roads for CONNER
/ cial and industrial reasons. but the twen-
tieth century will build roads for their
combined educational, industrial and So
cial value.
Increases Capital Stock.
! At meeting last week of the Chalmers
Motor Car Company in Detroit 1t was
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Automobile Receipts.

The total revenue Of the various states
from automobile fees, ETC., for the past
half year was 81, 769, $500. New York's
revenue from this source totaled $941,-
347.25. Pennsylvania was second, with
$525, 619.43; Massachusetts third, with
S513. POI 67. and New Jersey fourth, with
1869 Oti2 O4.
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Buys Wilcox-Trux.

The Eastman Motor Truck Company
of Philadelphia, of which Charles w.
Semmes of this city is vice president,
reports the sale OF two 1k-2-ton Will
cox-Trux to the firm of Strawbridge
CONTINUED on Third Page)
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DOWN IN The
TOBACCO REGION

and in a dangerous condition, and care
Saould be exercised by not attempting TO
speed over that portion of the road. This
sumo warning holds good in connection
with several broken boards over culverts
south OF Z. B., in the direction Of La
Plata, before reaching the oiled road.
Turning to the right at Il. b.. the road
is followed in a southerly direction, and
while more of an ordinary country road,
II is generally in good condition for mo.
toring although somewhat dusty at times.
Three miles from r. B.. however. the
new macadamZed oiled highway appears
above the horizon and all goes we'll after
IL is once reached This splendid road ex-
tends the remainder of the distance into
La Plata and is a credit to Charles coun-
ty There are times when the road is
as straight as an arrow for miles and
miles, En- route are passed the towns OF
Waldorf and Mattawoman, which are on
the Pope's Creek branch Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. All along the roadway
will be found residents of the neighbor-
hood who come out to wave and cheer
at the speeding motorists and extend well
come The numerous culverts, all OF
which have been constructed of concrete,
are generally the meeting places, and the
Youngsters and their parents will be
found there every Sunday afternoon
watching and waiting for the motorists
from Washington.
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touring car and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Hartig, ST.. Mr. and Mrs George Estler
and Mr. and Mrs. william Ourand In
Mr.. Hartfg's Virginian touring ear.
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Fire Department Notes.

The Minneapolis fire department COM
mittee has recommended the purchase of
u motor pumping engine.
Akron, Ohio has awarded the contract
for piece Of mote driven fire apparatus
to cost $500.
Camden, n. j., has bought three road
sters equipped with chem.ca, apparatus
for its fire department.
Davenport, Iowa, has decided to dis
pense with the old-style horse-drawn ap-
paratus and will purchase an eighty
horsepower motor tractor to be used in
propell:ng the aerial trucks; an eighty
horsepower combination hook, ladder and
hose car and special city service motor
hose wagon.
The question of spending 100000 on
motor fire apparatus will be submitted to
the voters of Pittsburgh at the municpa
election next November. AS no opposi-
ton to the issue has developed, it Is prac-
ucally certain that the money will be
available for the fire department,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13

voted to increase its capital stock from
S3OOOOOO to S5OO0,0O0.
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Some Tennis Player.

George A. Weaver of Baker electric
fame is said to be one Of our leading
experts with the ball and racquet. He is
an old hand at the game. and during his
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and NJ. w. Christian one-ton truck.
Delivery will be made within the next
ten days filling these orders.
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Build Good Roads.
Increases Capital Stock.

At a meeting last week of the Chalmers
Motor Car Company in Detroit 1t was
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Over in New York.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Francis Jenkins, who
motored from ocean to ocean last year in
their Premier car, returned to New York
Thursday after spending few days here.
They will open their home on PARK road
on their return next week.
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a $500 Spark Plug.

& 5000 Spark Plug.
1t is not often that such a small acces-
sorry as a spark plug Is worth $500 to II
race meet driver. That rum 1. what
Ralph De Palma received In addition to
his other money for winning the Wander
bilt race at Milwaukee last week, Pre-
vious to the Vanderbilt and grand prize
races a spark plug manufacturer offered
81 200 in cash prizes. provided the WIN
ners of the Milwaukee races had their
winning cars equipped with his plugs. As
a result, Ralph De Palma IN the winning
Mercedes pulled down $500 extra. and
had he won the grand prize race his
emolument would have been an even
81 600. Mortimer Roberts and Endicott,
in the two Masons that won the Pabst
and Wisconsin special events, each an
nexed a check OF 500 for having the
same ignition on their cars.
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Passing Through La Plata.

On arriving at La Plata turn to the
right in front of the hotel and court
house and Immediately to the left again.
This road leads to Chapel Point. about
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New Form of Aluminium,
4, Aluminium in a new form, known as
navaltum, has been introduced in Eng
land.
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No Idle Dream.

That good wagon roads will bring pros
perity is no idle dream.
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Ford Deliveries.

Those who received new Ford models
during the past week We're DR.. Luther l..
Reichelderfer. William @. Smith and G..
A. kerchner, all being of the torpedo
type.
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Tho tire problem at
hist is solved. The death kneli
Of punctures, blowouts. leaky tires and
the like Is sounded The exit Of al the
faults that have menaced, marred or
made motoring expensive II II hand.
For Essenkay is here. And