Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-11
PUTNAM

10 IS 4 Wot-a. owner OF th> N-rw,cn
Moor Car corp ny and 4 res ut Of this
city tod q materially different st-ry Fri
day morning relative TO the accident n
W ich che of lis cars figured II q crash
With 4 car owned by Frank =. sisl CT
Norwich and t-iven by John Nolan OF
the 81 ne CITY on the saLt e hi Ii ~ay south
Of Jnyett City Tfursd y oNen:Ts.
Contrar,v to tne story y 3. ar.neered il
The Ei,ieti-l Friday Taorri g. M Wore
says th9t he w"s rot d-ivirg th, car IN
Wl'is:1 be Was riding BIT that The CIR was
being ri otNd nv Maurice F'r'ed II IT,, who
is in MIR. vs. fe's employ. Another yoIn,
mana son OF Norwich rab'5i-was
ne ss~~.~nr in the car wi h Messrs. Wolfe
and Erie man.
Mr. VOTE says that re Assumes 10 re-
s7onsi5iiity for the acci lent; that meas
ure-nents taken after It occurred show
that the Norwich Motor company car was
beirly driven so that the wheels on The
right side were within two feet %. tn
right hand side OF the road TT the TINA of
very sowy. while the other car came Oh
! at q ra9.d rate
Mr.. Wolfe and tire other men In lis
car were en- route to Jewett City at the
| time of the accident, after which they rro-
ceeded to that place, where Mr.. Wolfe
reported the occurrence and returned in
| company with q. Jewett City Officer to the
place where the accident happened
| Mr.. Vote said he was asked by one
of the men in the wrecked car for his name
and he unhesitatinsiy gave 1t. He also
in addition to notifying an officer at Jew
EFT City notified the state motor vehicle
department at Hartford.
Mr.. Wolfe said that the Studetbaker car
he was in was damaged to the amount of
several hundred dollars, tenders. running
board and door handles being torn of on
| the left side, wheel smashed and the
tonneah dented
| Mr. Vote had taken the necessary steps
OF. Friday to protect the interes Of his
cont2any, which has headquarters Ia this
city.
Many rutonobIIists here and here
| aibouts we're so chosed with in6ignat ton
I Friday over the proposal OF congress to
/ place additional taxes on machines an
gasoline in an effort to raise money for
"a soldiers bonus that they threatene;1
I to back-ire in pouring forth Aheir !nyec-
/ tive against the plan.
Some men went SO far as to say they
would sell their cars before submit ting &c
any further taxation Taxed by the city
town and state taxed by the federal gov
\ ernYnent at the present time at, the rate
4 w.
state on gas consumed. required to pay
registration fees that &fe materially high.
er II Conn ecticut than they were yeas
ago, autorobihsts are rising UP in arms
against being the goat for any furthe,
il revenue producing schemes and Srt
threatening raprisads at the ballot boxes
against any legislator who votes 5os
plans that will further Increase their tax
n e.
In a iand teentng with boot1egyezs vhe
ara rAsddMng oceans Of Taoonx1tine liquoa
at fabulous prices, in q land where there
ara q hundred sources oe revenue MOI
nearly run dry, as Is the casa with IA
motoring field, arto1nnbiasts In this terri
tory feel that there should. be . ise uI
Of the pyactdce ct ioedtng endless hordepi
Of new taxation upon them II tassre % q,
RESPITE or lay.oM ron this practice hun
dreds Of nnn Of small means WHO have 5,
cheap little car for he Innocent Dleasur
! Of themselves ead her families VIII b