New-York tribune., 1918-08-06
Automobihng
Writing Letters to Magistrate
House Practical That May
Have Embarrassing
Results
By c. E. T. Scharps

Motorists light lamps to-day, 8:41 p. m.
1t is to be hoped that motorists won't
make it practice to write to Magis
trate House, in the Traffic Court, as
one did recently, that even if fined s5
or $40 instead of 81 "the price is worth
meeting you" Because such a habit of
correspondence will make things un
comfortable for the genial magistrate.
What is the etiquette Of the occasion
for second offence by letter
writer? If the magistrate lets the man
90, he will rest under the imputat tion
OF being open to soft soaping. If he
takes the man at his word and fines
him $40 for the privilege of renewing
an acquaintance. the magistrate is apt
to find his volume Of laudatory mail
somewhat reduced.
Spare the bushes of modest magis-
tyate and don't gloat if you get away
with 81 fine when you were afraid
it would be more.
Speaking of fines. have you noticed
that the driver Of horse drawn
wrong side of the street than does
motorist? On what theory of justice
is that? Any one knows n horse is
harder to control and handle than a
motor car. SO why shouldn't the fine
for being on the wrong side Of the
street be greater with an unmanagable
outfit like a horse and wagon instead
of less? For our own best interests
for we may get into Traffic Court some
day we'll leave that in the form of a
rhetorical question.
The same days news that contained
the word that r. E. Taylor had left the
Automobile Sales Corporation because
"serious differences of opinion de-
veloped within the organization" also
told that Otto Kafka, who was backing
the Automobile Sales Corporation, was
in Raymond Street Jail and recon-
say there would be opportunities for
serious differences in opinion with Mr.
Kafka, if some of his utteranccs are
correctly reported in the public prints
Ray Mcnamara, who drove the Max
we'll Military Express across the CONT
ncnt in record time, was as fresh as
the proverbial daisy when he landed
here. Gross country driving, as much
q test Of man as Of machinery, is old
stuff to "Mac" He is without question
the worlds most travelled autom mobile
tourist. His mileages, gained on all
sorts of tours, drives and contests,
must run up toward half a million
miles.
The truck got in Saturday at noon,
too late to find the @. M. D. office
open for the delivery of the war goods
load. The truck was put on exhibition
in the window of the Maxwell branch
ut Broadway and Columbus Circle
Yesterday Mcnamara turned over his
deck load of jam to the authorities and
it will be sent forward on the way to
France. The goods came from Aus
tralia and were loaded aboard the truck
which started midnight. July II, from
San Francisco. The arrival here at
noon on August 3, makes tho trip
seventeen and one-hnlf days. This
would have been grand work for a
specially tuned up touring car with
relays Of drivers, not so many years
ago
1t points to the great speed trucks
may safely attain on pneumatic tires
70 come more than 5000 miles with
one puncture. doing better than 200
miles day, with n fully loaded truck
md to have to make only one tire
change, speaks volumes for the tire
equipment. which in this case was
United States Nobby Cords.