Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
AUTOMOBILE NEWS FROM
THE WORLDWIDE FIELD
California License Plates for 1915
VIII Garry the Bear, Such AS
Graces the State Seal.
BRAKES CAUSE ACCIDENTS
Wisconsin Dealers Who Sell Cars on
Credit Are Protected by New Law.
Manufacture OF Sleeping Bodies for
Touring Purposes on Increase.

Touring Purposes on Increase.
The 1915 California motor car license
plates. made permanent by the law
passed by the last legislature, arc to
carry tho California hear such as
graccs the State seal. The new platcs
are TO he three inches shorter and one
inch narrower than the 1915 plates. Tho
color is 10 he blue and white. The Sec
tion OF the plate bearing the date OF
registration will be in the form OF
bear
Investigations Of motor car accidents
in one OF the largest cities during the
last three months demonstrate that
many fatalities are due to brakes that
are not kept properly adjusted and also
TO signals that are not in proper
state of repair.
Wisconsin motor dealers who sell
cars on credit have obtained protec
ton under a new law now in effect
which makes the use of false state
ments TO obtain property or credit
penal ofense. This act together with
the garage lien law now in effect,
throws safeguards around the garage.
agency and repair snop business which
have been deemed necessary for years
because of the absence Of adequate
statutes covering the acts.
Illinois cities now have the rrivi-
lcge OF affXinE wheel tax to ali motor
vehicles and other vehicles if they SEQ
ut. The supreme Court has set aside
the previous law, declaring il unCousti-
tutional on n case appealed from Lin
coin Owing to the Importance OF this
tax TO Chicago and the larger cities the
I'll I1,1 a ba n tn
the objections OF the courts, The re-
visod bill became a law when Governor
Dunno signed il last week. The tax in
Chicago on automobiles is $40 to SEQ
in accordance with the horsepower.
scent package delivery has been
inaugurated at ST. Louis by jitney bus
operators.
There are now more than $4,000 auto
mobiles registered in Indiana. a gain of
$4,000 compared with the number OF
registrations issued the first six months
of last year, and l5l0S higher than the
entire year of 1914. The receipts of
the State Department for the six
months were S535.ii9
One Of the most novel and complete
road posting campaigns ever carried
out by n motor association in New
England has just been completed by
the Automobile Club of New Haven.
Conn, the pioneer motoring club OF
Connecticut and the largest city club
in New England. II Is follow the
red arrow" system, and is made the
more novel by the fact that the city
officials, upon learning what desir
able system /, was, co-operated and
erected all of the signs under direct
supervision of the city engineer.
80 of wichita
will hold an automobile show in con-
necIion with the International Wheat
Show October to Ii. Practically
every inch OF the $500 square feet of
floor space has been already sold.
New Hampshire now has law plnc-
ing the protection OF railroad grade
crossings in the hands OF the Public
Service Commission, which has order
al that each city and town shall main
tain warning signs at rcasona bio
distance on each side of crossings. The
signs must be of enameled metal, "a
Sl2 inches in size, and have white let
ters on blue ground. II any town
neGlects 10 set such signs for sixty
days IT forfcits 81 for each day
Plans for lew boulevard from
Patarsco Neck Md. to Roland Park
and Towson. Md, are hoing considered
by the Baltimore County Commissions
For the frst tiwe' in its history. Mis-
sour! is trying .shn -cx pertinent OF leas-
ing It's convicts TO counties OF tho
State for road work Thus far the
experiment has proved success.
The manufacture of sleeping bodies
for touring purposes Ia increasing
rapidly.
According to the Standard OIL Com
pany. Increase in the price of gasoline
is due to extra demand for export to
Europe Thus the American motorist
a wichita Falls. Texas. company is
hlins an order FOR 400 motor truck
for the British government TIL.
trucks are being shipped to Calves
ton
Announcement Of twelve cylinder
cars appear almost daily. That me
twelve had the advantage over Inc
eisht Is admitted by leading cnrin-
GERS, he question Of cost being rs
chief objection
Spurred ~ tho highly on,irist,c
views taken by delegates TO the -orcnt
ran american Financial Conference in
washington. number of nor,r cor,
ranies are disnatching agents 10 South
american cities. Some are even eq,oh-
lishinE schools In Spanish SO nc n
trai'! men in the language OF the con.
tincnt 10 the South
More than 100 war automobiles are
en- route 70 Nladivos,ok aboard the
'apanese Pacific liner Karoshiina Norr
which sailed recently from Scn,tIn
they VIII hc used by the Russian orml,
The Spark Club, made up Of motor
car and accessory dealers Of RaI,inoro
Mo mas appointed committee 10 look
LOT quarters Tor the orranization
Tho Automobile Club. of Kansas CO.,
WIN mem bership Of nearly 600 Is
entering upon an important p.r,od az