The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-19
MOTORISTS FAVOR
NEW LIGHT BILLS
Measures in Senate and
House Have Hearty Sup
port of Automobiles.
By HARRY WARD.

If Senator GaliinEer and Representa-
tive Smith Of Michigan, chafrmen, re-
spectively. Of the Senate and House
Committees on the District OF Columbia.
can bring about the paS-age Of their
identical bills to provide for lighting
Of all vehicles in the District. the
motorists of this city win rise I'D an
call them blessed
Under the terms Of the bill these
statesmen have introduced in Congress.
the Commissioners are authorized and
directed TO promulgate from time to
time. and amend the same, police regu-
Iations requiring all automobiles, horse
less or motor vehicles, bicycles, or
horse-draWn vehicles TO carry such light
OF lights on the front, sides, or rear
thereof. between darkness and daylight,
as they may deem exPedient, and TO
provide penalties for the violation Of
such regulations.
The object Of these measures is 70
compel horsedrawn vehicles of whatever
character 10 carry lights, the same as
automobiles are now by law compelled
10 do There Is an insistent demand all
Over. the country for legislation Of this
character and in many places universal
light laws have been enacted. The mo-
florists point out that many accidents
have been caused by the lack Of lights
on farmers wagons coming into town
after dark In this city public vehicles
are compelled to carry lights, but pri-
vare bOfSe-3ravu vehicles can be driV-
en- over rhe park roads and other places
after niEhtfau without lights, thereby
proving a menace 10 these who drive
automobiles There is an insisteDt de-
mand for the enactment OF the CALM
ger-Smith bills
8 n. Butler, chairman OF the con
test board Of the American Automobile
Association. previous TO us departure
from the Los Angeles motordrC me, an
nouDcod plans for the establishment o.
a Pacific coast racing circuit that VII
be z big figure in national automobile
affairs Chairman Butter was muCh
pleased with what he accomplished in
los Angeles He haTmOnized the auto
mobile dealers makers, racers, and me
uorOrdrOme promoters and tneE VIII
now work in concert with the contest
board This Pacific coast circuit
means a great CeeI. not only for the
West, but for me East also. said
Chairman Butler. We VIII send racers
from the East 10 compete during the
winter months. when there are no con
tests on the tracks IN the East ana IN
time we viii have tle country so COW
cred that there VIII De meets InrOIsH-
ont the year The Los Angeles motor
drorne is a world beating track, and u
must have opened the yes OF the East
ern automobile enthusiasts ne con-
tiuued-
Afs7zzpr S{bb7ld, Of che Eel Motor
Car Compauy, has received teleSr6pnlC
at5vices that the Chalmers 81 has com
rIetpd us tEir-ieth and last "Trip Of
thirty consecutive round trips between
Denver and Colorado Springs and re
turn a total Mileage OF 400 miles was
made In thirty DAYS The total cost Of
parts replaced during this period OF time
was 3 s.. AMI the engine never missed
an explosion Al the conclusion OF the
trIT, the Chalmers owners Of Denver es-
c0Tred the car into the city Of Denver,
the parade being two blocks long
John : LarC0mbe. IT.. Of the Motor
Sales Company, has been advised that
an addition TO the Moon factory In ST
Louis f. now being built for the accom-
mediation Of the increased number 81
cars IN the testing stage. The test cars
while undergoing their road test pre-
paratorv TO the 2lo-nile perfect score
run which each must take before Il is
sent to the paint shop. VII be housed
in the new department, vnICl VIII be
known as the test car garage This IS
another step IN the progress Of the larg-
! est automobile manufacturing plant
west Of the Mississippi river.