The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-20
AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION
WINS VICTORY
Cleveland Court Issues Per.
manent Injunction Against
Ohio Company

Washington. y. G., Oct. pa far
reaching victory in the fight against
misrepresentation in the sale Of auto
mobile club memberships to thou
SANDS of motorists was disclosed here
today in the announcement of the
American Automobile association that
permanent injunction had been is
sued by Cleveland, Ohio, court
against the National Automobile
Service Corporation of Ohio.
The injunction was granted on the
plea Of the A. A. A. to protect the
names Of it's affiliated clubs in Ohio
and its own name. It restraints the
"Nasco" company, its agents and en-
: ployes, from copying the touring in
formation Of the A. a. A. or the Cleve-
land Automobile club, in addition to
restraining its officers, agents and
"Nasco" is in any way affiliated, as
ISOLATED or amalgamated with the
A. A. a. or the Cleveland club.
It was charged and proved that
high-pressure statesmen Of the Mas
20" organization left in the minds OF
the customer the firm conviction that
he had bought membership in the
A. A. A. Affidavits introduced in
court revealed that victims had been
told that "Nasco" was "thc same as
the Cleveland Automobile club
which is the A. A. A. unit in Cleve.
''''' No Comparison
In revealing to the court how near
"the same" the A. A. A. and 'Nasco'
really were, counsel for the A. A. a
disclosed that "Nasco'' has nationa
representation of u most indetermin
ate sort in only four or five states
,Nas compared with S42 clubs which
, function under the emblem Of thu
American Automobile association il
every state in the Union.
Lawyers for the A. A. A. commended
that the practices of ''Nasco" sales
men were of subtle danger to tn,
motorists, calculated to deprive then
of thousands of dollars, since thes,
men, unlike the "gyp" promoters, wcr'
far too clever to digress openly bu
remained "tectering or the rim of ~,
law, the only weak point in thei
operation Lclne their propensity u
claim for 'Nasco' the one connection
which would instantly suggest nation
wide motor club utilization"
It also was brought out that Will
'"'Nasco" did offer some services il
IeluTI3 loI q III membership iSeS !
fails totally to provide anything lik
the amount and diversity of servic
rendered BY the A. A. A., although tn
statesmen Of the former claimed tina
these A. A. A. services would be avail
able to tho .Nasco' member. Thcs
services include reciprocal service 70
the touring member in every s"ctio
Of America, which -"Nascov obviousl
could not give since it's clubs ar
confined to four or five widely scpa
rated states.
Easily Misled
''I'hc injunction should save man
thousands of dollars for the motor
lists OF Ohio, and, in its incvitabl
influence elsewhere, should be far
reaching" the A. A. A. announcement
asserted. "The method Of operation o
"Nasco' statesmen is SO very caution!
and their presentations so very plaus
iblc and so cunningly threaded wit
enough truth to make them 'sticl
THAT it is an easy matter to mislca
motorists.
.hunarcds of complaints agains
Ihese practices have been piling u
IN Cleveland, one Of 'NascO's' strong
holds, for some time, but it was nc
until recently that the pcrpetrator
could be tracked to earth. Their fins
unmasking in court undoubtedly wi
provide a new protection to tn
motorist who otherwise might SUE
cumb to high pressure salesmanshi
and plausible indefinite and ccrtainl