The Washington herald., 1916-08-05
E1otor Gossip
By Isl" GROGAN.

The following auto licenses were issued yesterday
4l6G-Herbert w Elmore. United States Geo
graphical Survey; Ford 1916.
AeoS-Clyde c. DALEY. lG3 jefferson; Ford 1916.
4leOi-lsaac Il. Sayman. 27 Pa. ave. NV; Cadillac
1913
Isl5-Maud s. Mitchell. Bl3 18th st. Dodge 1916
4l6O6-James V. Gates, Ell st. NV; Metz 1915.
1910. W. Fellers. 1853 Sth ST. nw: Buick 1873.
4f6os-Dard S. Thomson, SiS9 l4th ST. NV; Ford
1916.
ll6Os-Percy H. Russell, 9Th & n. Y ave; Ford
1916
4BiO-Nathan Sickle lOll Pa, ave-; Ford 1916
Aoli-Geo. J. ZOhnay, 1880 E st. NV; Packard
1914
4l6l2-Leouard A. White The Victoria Ford 1916
4l6l3-C. A. Parker. 4o6 n st. sw; Saxon 1916
4i6.+-R. H. kranZ. lO02 R l. ave. NV. Ford 1916.
E6l5-Wm. p. Flood. All sh St &C.; Ford 1876
4lel6-Harry NJ. O'Brien. 1885 9th st. NV. Oakland
1916
G6l7-Mrs, NJ. Mcwhirt. III sth st. NV; Maxwell
1872
A6ls-F. NJ. McKenna, Giesboro PIT; Ford 1876
I6l9-R. A. LillyerDp. 1850 b st. Sc Ford 1916
4l63J--B. Jeweer. 1856 Ga. ave. Ford 1916
Ee2l-Heury H. Mckee. II 4th St Sc; Ford 1916.
4l622-F. L. Edwards 2SO2 Wis. ave; bort 1916.
I623-Harry J. Lee. 1874 St nw.; Briscoe 1917.
4lC2-Mrs. l.. 5. Phillips, Brookand, d. O.;
Mitchell 1917
4l625-wm $. Gaeng. ia Spring I'd. Maxwell 1911
f68-J. +. Page. 1884 9th st. NV; Ford 1874
h62-Chapin-Sacks Co.. lst & NJ sts. ne.; Witt
viii.
-odcks 70, Isl q NJ SIS. ne. W llc01.
il62e-J NJ. Joust. 1914 Park I'd; Overland 1916.
4l6SO-JOseph J. Gates. 64S L st. ne Hers g2
4l6Sl-A. A. Bruehl. 1909 7th st.; Ford 1916.
H6c2-Frank H. Jackson. jr.. SIS lith st. NV
Maxwell 1876.
nS3S-J. F. NJ. Carter. sl2 18th st. NV Ford 1914
A63i-LOuis Perna. TennallytOwn. D. c.; CheTro-
let 1916.
AS5-H. L. Hellman, 2oi Cathedral ave- Paig.
1916.
ness-CharIes H. Weaver. 7s5 18th St NV; Ford
1916
4l62-J. H. Frantham, ss 18th St NV; Ford 1876
4l63s-Lewis H. Hsney. Federal Trade Commis-
sion; Studebaker 1916.
H63eI2-District Baking Co. l2ii Fla. ave. ne
Fords 1916.
II automobile securities are classed as
speculative issues, rather than invest
ments, by those who charge themselves
with the pleasant duty of giving advice
to those who have money to spare, to
whom is the world indebted for that
sentiment? Unquestionably the automobile
industry is productive, progressive, sub
stantial and enduring. So much of
speculation as has entered its financia.
side of recent months has been bred OF
the intrusion of irresponsible financial
factors, greedy merely for their rake
off on the game" If, actually. offer
ings of motor stocks are made without
proper basis of security, the error must
lie at the door of the money changers
who know their own business better than
is wholesome for the outsider
That Chevrolet cars are remarkable
hill climbers was again demonstrated al
the annual hill climbing contest of the
Automobile Club of Utica, on the notee
College Hill in the village of Orinskanv
Falls, New York.
With over a score of different makes
of cars participating, the third fastest
time, ascending this difficult grade
seven-eights of a mile In length. in one
minupte and three seconds and one minute
and five seconds, respectively. The
fastest time made was one minute and
two seconds, and is credited to a six-
cylinder car selling for little over twice
the price of the Chevrolet
Among the cars defeated by the utt,.
Chevrolets were one costing approxi-
mately $1,000, two costing over 81 Oo0 ana
five listing in the neighborhood of 81 5Oo
The Chevrolet entries, of course. carried
off primary honors in their class ana
their performance is all the more remark-
able because of their driver. Harry
Byron, had had no previous experience in
contest work.