Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-22
Elivvsr O,saer Has
Best of Tax Bargain

pss Moinss. De-. is.-Isws stands
convicted Of creating class conscious
moss and fostering . spirit Of caste
among automobile owners. All because
Of tho new auto license fec. bused upon
make and weight Of automobiles.
Secretary OF State Ramsey declares
he 10 OF the people. TO prove II, lac
cites the new auto taI law. from which
one may draw conclusions.
Arbitrarily, the state OF Iowa has
put Mr.. Runabout Ford In the $1,000
class. This 10 the amount such FOLK
Will poy for their 1920 license. DR.
Coupe Ford, who boasts Q glass front
and In neat little cubby box on
whssla 10 n ~ Sis.s0 rank, ssr thla
Is his license fee. In the Ford family
there are two more class distinctions.
Mr. sedan Ford pays q $3.50 license
fee. Mr.. Touring Ford ranks between
Runabout Ford and Coupe Ford. aud
will cost Sl2.4o to pin little state tag
on him for 1920.
ooooonnnnnnk,kkk!" shrieks II.
II. NJ. Locomobile Owner. He Is king
pin of the auto eclat. He pays the
SNbSt dSSoiuiuS w iahhy A"eho -
high as sl02.so license fee., Both
Landou and his sister Limousine Lo-
co;nobile pay a fee OF S102.:o. Torpedo
Locomobile. the baby OF the family,
pays the state $74.s0 for a license.
sport Locomobile, whose name Is not
respectable entirely, gets off with fee
OF SS7. 1t comes high to have the
name and the game.
Those with q hyphenated name pay
dearly to belong to the upper tendon
of auto society. Hon Imperial Pack
ard. who Is often plum colored and up
holstered. pays a license fec Of $s4. He's
quite q prominent member, the sec
ond on the list OF Iowa's auto %oV.
Sister Laundaulet Packard. pays $3.50
to legally perambulata about state
highways. Serves her right for hav-
Ing such a 'fawnav name" j. Tour
ing Packard disgorges s74 to the
state. and really should he ashamed TO
meet his richer auto relatives on the
highways.
Sir Imperial Cadillac, he who comes
from Michigan. pays s65.40 as license
fee in Iowa. His family connections.
weight and value bring him up as the
third ranking member In the higher
auto classes. lima Roadster Cadillac
she is kind Of country cousin to Sir
Imperial Cadillac. pays the state
s4s.s0.
Mile. Limousine Hudson pays q fee
of $50. 20 and j. Essex. close relation,
pays only s24.40 II she sold for Sl.Ss1
and weighs $500 pounds. Miss Paige,
from Detroit. pays s2s for q tag, and
Sadie Oakland only s27.4o.
These prices are for 1918 cars.
Under the new auto tax law. the
auto owner pays q fee Of 40 cents per
hundred weight OF auto. and per cent
OF list price. Therefore. cars bought
In 1915 cost less than those bought In
1918 when prices were higher. The 40
cents per hundred weight. and ! per
cent of list holds good for the first five
registrations.
After the car has been registered
five times. Q reduction 10 given. upon
application to the SECRETARY OF state
thru the county auditor. Auto taxes
this year viii be paid 70 the county
auditor In the county In which the
auto owner resides. No license tagz
are available at the secretary OF states
office.
All license tags must be affixed BY
January. to avoid discussion with
peace officers. After March. those
who do not display new license tasl
for 1920 will be arrested and a fine a..
| sessed against them by 4 magistrate.