Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1925, Page 64

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, OTORS and National tht on Gasolme Tax 1 Waged by Motorists' Ohio and (]hiragn Motor Clubs Leading Bodies in Movement for Flat Rate D. C, MAY 17, 1925—PART 3. / Brimied Eastern Shore Is Veritable Paradise for Motor Touris Maryland and Delaware Noted for.Ho pitality and Epicurean Living—Coun- System L:I.o California Expedient. MAN. the horizon BY WILLIAM UL There v Th one gathers he gas tax as the subject e are predictions every other reveral 1ential motor clubs. in the ¢ have taken a t it, while many s are actively en a further xation but in £ present laws that n in_ the pread so gas tax con proves that has been exer orities and the + represents the the tax, but is States that have suc lementing the tes most 1150 at this writing being increased to 3 75 per cent of the vot the California State ation have approved 1 bill in. ine tax 1 story. On ave the Ohio State the Chi- tax ‘as fought before. 1S tax, more. lawyers ever the by perts. sound and construc resented by officials ‘Automobile Club, more- suppe nd taxation e allon, respec- e said to be appreciate At 1 public is The flat rate se has supple- tax in the Golden State, penny the tax nets - who f the effect of the gas t the Califc abreast of t m mented th 0 per cent of the tax he counties and the to the State highway prefer the “pay E enemies of the tax point out that the cent increase has been offered to the motorists of that State as the only way of avoiding #n increased registration fee or a new weight tax Is Tax a Blind? ax with | Why does the Connectictt ture not favor an adoption of the California plan, particularly since Connecticut was a pioneer with the gas tax idea” Several explanations have been advanced, but the usual an swer is that if the State needs the noney for road building and if the car owner is to pay for it, why go to Legisla n | the expense of adopting new methods of getting it? | Why fool the motorist? is the blunt | way in which others have put it. | The money has to be raised some- how, and whether it is raised annu- ally or in daily dribs makes little dif ference so long as the principle re mains the same. The motorist pays. | What the Ohio State Automobile | Association is trying to impress upon | the officials of Ohio is that the gas tax is only another way of imposing a tax upon a class of people—aptomo bile owners—who are already paving more than their fair share of the ex- | cessive tax burdens of government. Ohio Club Fighting. | | The Ohio club sets off some addi- | tional fireworks by insisting that ex | isting tax levies will produce funds adequate for all actual needs of gov ernment if economically administered In this connection it is important to | note « statement by the motor vehicle | col rissioner of Connecticut with re- spect to increasing the gas tax while reducing the registration fees to a adjusted flat rate. He says that the | projected new method is not a plan to raise moye money, “but to determine whether a more equitable method can | be devised for its collection and to | save administration costs by providing a simpler and easier method for regis- tration.” hat the Connecticut Legislature does not favor a complete swing to the gas tax basis is taken by many to indicate either of two® things present method of employing a Staff in order to take care of registra- tion proceedings is desired for poiitical reasons, or the collection of fees un der a more extensive gas tax system, plus flat-rate registration, would not effect desired economies. The Ohio club further objects to the tax on the ground that it imp the small car owner a burden that is out of proportion, the club apparently appreciating the fact that no State in the Union has as vet considered the fact that the consumption of gas per car bears no direct relation to actual road use as determined by mileage. A fourth objection is raised on the theory that the tax is expensive to collect, thus increasing the horde of tax-collecting and tax-spending offi cials of the State. The Chicago Mofor Club is fighting the gas tax because it believes that it has been lopted in other States only because the people have had no say in the matter or because local conditions made it imperative to raise road build ses on | G Hove 1% Camp e /'° Hurvood 4 e ywito T Forey AUTOMOBILE ROUTES TO THE EASTERN SHORES OF MARYLAND AND DELAWARE SEEKS ELIMINATION OF ALL GRADE CROSSINGS usty Wb I 1 accordin’ build automobile own notions there | wouldn't be any clutch or foot brake. Then 1 could go breakdowns and was to an Maryland State Road Commissioner Will Ask for Funds to Carry on Work. to my Just an accelerator. on repairin’ honest not have to waste my Iife makin’ up for all the trouble owners around here inflict on their cars by using the ped als like you would a player piano. I've vet to find a car in reasonably good condi 1 that couldn’t be cent of the time on )en road with the accelerator Any half way decent engine will pick up quickly enough Iby feedin' gas gingerly, mak- ing g hiftin' a matter of savin' a few seconds at the expense of extra wear and tear on the car. Any en gine with normal compression will serve to slow down the car to a safe speed if the driver will just take his foot off the accelerator within reason- Special Dispateh to The Star BALTIMORE, May 16. mination of every grade crossing on the State in Maryland has been proposed ate Roads Commissioner Mack icient funds to carry out this program will be asked of the next Leg islature. Co-operating ckall in this with | Commissioner movement are the nia e agreed to divide -ost of this work equally bety s and the State. T elmination of an estimated cost ,000,000, one-half of which must be | nowadays But Louisiana centage of last year, when had increase 303 per cent MECHANIC SAYS: w EASTERN SHORE MILEAGES AND FERRY SCHEDULE. Huroanson N rip to the Eastern Shore | e 24, formerly made by likton, is more gener. made now by taking the at Annapolis to Claiborne. ves Maryland's m.. 1 pm. and irning from is 10 saLissLRY 2 ze for usin’ but te. When the ms Australia buys the g ber of passenger cars from the Unit- and Japan purchases the greatest number of in test the biggest registration isn't so much the wear on the brake linings that makes this the brakes a dead extra wear on the universals, trans. misslon and pinion gzear engine does the slowin’ down the proc ess is natural and nothin' the driver brakes it’s just like the to %o both ways at once Of course, it can't really do this, 1 imagine it compromises by about and headin’ is strained. the r was tryin on turnin for my shop per motor frucks the num- Some on the he reached coj but a week end tour this section is recommended both enjoyable and of in from es on Washington the East Distances favorit Shore Miles Reho! oth City 1ds that lead to the ocean iries patriotism past through n design with the {where hos living i= that lead to the of Maryland and climb into_her | her ha ke visit Maryland's histori her mountains and descend valleys, to pay tribute swed landmarks and vet net | o ore, i not to INTERSTATE BUS RULES ow Maryland. Tartly ‘cut away ARE CONFERENCE TOPIC| w\r‘ of the Chesapeak>. it has been s accessible, v tourists and pleas- re-seekers wh have crossed the have pronounced it a veritable to | at More Than 100 Operamr& Freight and Passenger Lines In- | The Star's special motor | week leads to these jamous pluces 5 vited to Mesting May 20. |the Bastern Shore tour this f Annapolis First Stop. A formulating # Iégislative polic garding the interstate of | i of 'ulma Hope, serhaps, familiar trucks and busses has been called by | o o - the American Automobile Asso to mieet here May More 11 bus and truck associations h invited to be represented sociations represent the bus and tri ators The meeting will be held under the auspices of the commercial vehicle de partment of the A. A. A. The same question will be discussed at the an conference for the purpose of re Leaving the District regulation been [and hese indepe United States | dshipmen. Annapolis dates | @ ‘fm(. 1649, when was founded )y Puritan exiles from Virginia. In the early days. long before the Revo. lution, Annapolis was a flourist for its spic |and-s nual meeting of the Chamber of Com e of the United States May | fashionable « As a capital city 21. | zoes back t There are ran 1694 venerable being 83 mansions Besides the Jobn ¥ in A pt From route way to point among Prince George street, about 1780 as a mansion for ernor try Rich in History and Beauty. others built the o wherein are the rei ul the of the ferr Claiborne. hour oughly Wye House Inferesting Krom Claiborne imous most o to Easton one of the architecture 3 |1m,uiz 3 English 1 colonial pioneers in proclaimi hos; here the Wi 2ok ol n streto Mar the proved Easte T Th of dirt dry Salist {on the point the north | Her und in Ne finest exa he able place the show ple cqual of w Mz some shel he 1o 1 am the roads f the es of the du Por perhs d are not Tangie § appropriated by the State Legislature which meets in 19 The Western Maryland Railroad also has signified its approvakof the plan. wi limits fixed By-availability of funds tax a huge blind? Are lling into it because a few gallon seems like a lot less nnual registration fee ex afghi Ts thegmsitax the SOk the man whe ne up i @ new package Y)rv trouble appears to be that in t oW t really ut was adopt this Recently the vehicles out and ing funds somehow The club urges ts to remember that they are so much for good roads, poli ; ravagance, and_ | whether they pay it in W_g’ég’&uf‘m, a lump. Motorists who: aré paving taxes on the installment plan say that and brake pedals. and just usin’ the as usual. it is the most expensive way. accelerator for an occasional burs acurTi i M e ot Hon Done With the Head. | of speed or as 4 means of runnin’ the maintains that the tax. and particu-| -One car owner recently saved him- "en;:m:- at the wrong speed, so that he Jarly its variation, is affecting the ofl | self a lot of trouble and expense by |can run the risk of smashin’ the gears one Missouri station losing | using his head in finding the cause of [ when he tries to shift them. ent of its trade when that|a strange engine click. He found means work for me. State recently adopted the tax. At|out the number of clicks per revolu out ciuteh facings and present the gax tax in Arkansas is 4 | tion of the engine shaft, traced the ates. And there is no cents a gallon; in Indiana, 3 cents,|noise to the camshaft and thence to a to start friction doin’ its and in Utah, 3% cents, flat valve lifter roller. Cost him 35 | evil work in a clutch than by engagin’ (Copyright. 1 cents to remedy the trouble 1 and releasin’ the clu T able time a that danger seein there is average driver down on the clutch tor vou pumpin’ up e " killed nons of it. Connecticut is be hway funds and its in" need of major i WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES i ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUTLD THEM You don’t need to see big value in this Six The new Gardner Six is a husky, man-size Six with more built-in value—more beauty, more comfort, more performance, more happy miles between the front bumper and tail light—than $1395 ever before bought in an automobile. And you don’t have to take anybody's word for it, for the car is here and you can easily check up on every- thing we say. 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You can hit 58 miles an hour and you can sweep from 5 to 25 miles in 8 seconds. The engine at all speeds is practically vibrationless. But you must get the manufacturing background to comprehend how much quality is built into the new good Maxwell. We will gladly give you facts about the great o?a.mzanon and plants that make almost every detail of the car. But most of all we want an oppor- tunity to give you a ride. B e et riced e 3853 ' $ 1095, Al prices f. . b. Detroit, tax extra. We ave pleased to extend the convenience of time-payments. Aske about Maxwell's astractive plan. Maxwell dealers @nd superior Maxwell service everywhere. H. B. LEARY, JR. AND BROS. Distributors MAXWELL—CHRYSLER North 1296 Maxwell Showroom 1 3 14th St N.wW, Yhe New Good. total wheelbase length. The brute.] chassis, with its 6-inch frame and six Less might do, but Gardner doesn’t build that way. 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