The Washington herald., 1916-07-12
Motor Gossip
By "sI', GROGAN.

The following auto licenses were issued yester-
4os7s-w. C. Harding. 1872 Twenty-hrst street
pos7s-J r Fowler. Dz W street southeast,
Chevrolet, 1915.
4m74-Psttit & Bains. Union Garage Overland.
1915
4Cgs-B. o. Aut, % Eleventh street northwest,
Overland 1916
4os77-Rudolph Berger. Seventh and streets
northwest. Ford, 1916.
4os7s-John NJ Jerries. 100 New Hampshire ave
4e7s-Boyd R. Read I23 Rhode Island avenue
northeast Ford. 1916.
4o9so-Alfred G Lieblsr. the Cecilia, Chevrolet,
aOesl-Phinp Cohen. sl Twenty-stIth street north
west Overland, 1916.
lo9s2-Anthony Letin., 81 D street northwest.
Ford 1916.
4O9ss-P. ]. Hurley. University Club studebaker.
1916
lcs4-G. H. Shaw. I4s street northeast. Hup-
mobile
lOes5-Julius Gebicke, 60 Rhode Island avenue
northeast studebakcr, 1912
4O9s6-George T. S. Boyd, Ss street southwest.
Cole 1913
lc9S7-Basn L. Harlow. Congress Heights. D. q.
Studebaker, 1915.
4o9sS-Frederick Keppler. rs street southwest.
Overland 1916.
4O9Se-Richard l. Conner, Star Building. Over
land. 1916
4ceso-E. E Reese, rs Eighteenth street north
west, Crow, 1876
aesl-John wiesner. 1854 Potomac avenue south
4csao-Carol K. Morrison. so7 Twelfth street
northeast, Ford 1872
40s9a-Jobn F. Msuy. 7l3 Fourteenth street north
west Overland, 1876
4O9a4-Mrs. E E Brown 4l5 street southeast
Ford 1916
4Oees-Nrs ]. c. Lombard. l56 Newton street
northwest, Pullman, 1876
Stanley Simpson, District manager for
the Oakland Motor Car Company, whose
headquarters are in Philadelphia. was in
the city yesterday. having stopped off for
chat with Smith Trew Company. Last
night he left for Bristol, Tenn.
The Princeton Auto Supply Company
has opened an accessory store at Sher-
man avenue and Park road. A store Of
this kind which handles all the neces-
stiles for the mtor car is something that
should meet with success in this neigh
borhood. Most car owners In this part
Of town have their own private garages
and naturally will go to the nearest loca-
tion to purchase their oil, gasoline and
other necessaries for the machine.
Coincident with the return of the Stan
ley. Horner, branch manager of the Buick
Motor Company, a load of the new four
cylinder models that this company is
building were unloaded 1t is a char
acteristic Buick, with Buick body lines
and under the black hood there is the
valve in the head motor with four block
cast cylinders, 33-s by Ala, gearset built
as a unit with the motor, and the whole
three point suspended. The motor is
credited with developing thirty-ive horse
power on the brake. The wheelbase is
lo6 inches. The car carries the usual
standard equipment.
The United States Postofrice Depart-
ment, during the past two years, has
extended its government-owned motor
mail service until 1t now operates All
mail automobiles, which are all the direct
property Of the United States govern
ment. The purchase value of these We
hicles Is given as more than $500. Ooe
which would figure as an average price
of N,250 for each car. The operating ex-
penses Of these All cars, including wages
OF drivers, garage maintenance, supplies
and repairs, totaled $4,000 per year. The
postoffice authorities state that this
amount is less than had been paid in
former years for the service rendered
under contracts with private concerns
The apparent economy of the govern
rnent-owned cars will probably have an
Important bearing on future purchases Of
cara