Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05

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Ford roadster, the Buick winning out by
one point over Miller, who had clean
score up to within few miles of the fin
ish. Glass 3 included a Regal, driven by
Frank Hosmar; an Overland, by Clayton
Graft; Moline, by r. II. Wine, and
Maxwell, driven by Harry Walls, the two
latter finishing with perfect scores In
class D two Washington cars were en-
tered, driven by Frank Carter and w. d.
Arrison, both of whom cleaned up per-
feet score. The other two contestants
were Ted Johnston, driving a Buick,
and Herbert NJ. Hall, in a Marion road
ster. The largest class was composed OF
an Oldsmobile roadster, driven by ]. J.
Moebs; Mora, by John j. Fister: Column
bia. by Bert Robertson; Gilmore, by Aus
tin A. Hardart, and an AmpleX, by Rob-
ert Reed, the winners in this class being
the Oldsmobile and the Columbia, both
of which finished with clean scores. A
Buick truck was pilOted through the 900
mile journey by Ward Angle, making an
| excellent showing. considering the road
conditions. The run brought out field
of drivers who experienced their first en-
durance run, and in near,y every instance
| finished with perfect scores. They In
Guided J. J. Moebs, Ted Johnston,
Frank Carter, E. II. Wine and Bert Rob
ertson. While they have done consider
able motoring about the city. it was the
first long stunt they ever participated
, in over roads of this character.
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| Harry Walls. who drove a Maxwell
touring car in the run last week, and A.
D. Rea, in his Baby Maxwell, left for
| their homes in Philadelphia. Wednesday.
| The former went in his car, while the
latter returned by rail.
John Burns who drove the Franklin
Track, has left for the Franklin factory,
at Syracuse, n. Y, by rail.
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Motorists are advised to secure their
Maryland license numbers before July l,
on which date the new Maryland law
goes into effect. It is stated that resi-
dents Of the District after that date will
not be permitted across the line under
any circumstances without displaying
the licenses. At the last session Of the
Maryland legislature bill was passed
providing for four constables to be mount
ed on motor cycles to see that the law
was enforced. The bill was introduced at
the instigation of residents living near
the border line of the District, who were
annoyed by local automobilistS motoring
on the Maryland side. The new law per-
mits of two periods of seven days each.
such permit being secured by writing to
vehicles, who has secured offices in the
Union Trust building, Baltimore, Nd, who
in turn issues a temporary tag giving the
dates of such admission into the state.
This tag has to be displayed on the
ma chine while touring through the state
Automobiles are pleased that 10th
street has been opened between Oak and
Kennedy streets. This provides an ideal
new automobile road, connecting it
does at BlaSden avenue with Rock
Creek Park. The road has recently been
constructed by the engineer department
of the District.
There is afoot among the automobile
clubs of Pennsylvania and lovers of good
roads in general we'll defined movement
to induce candidates of all political par
ties for the next general assembly to de-
clare themselves in favor of marked
change in the good roads law under
which the state highway department was
established. There has long been COM
plant that this law was unjust, espe-
cially to Automobiles. in that the money
which was paid as license fees to the
state went to the general fund of the
state treasury and not to the highway
department
Highway Commissioner Hunter said re-
| Gently that by July / the state highway
department would have issued total Of
60 900 automobile licenses in Pennsyl-
I.vania He estimates that the revenues
this year will amount to upward of
| $500, 900. as the fees less than $40 will be
more than counterbalanced by those
which are more than $40. With the de-
| mands for better highways, which
becoming more and more insistent all
! over the state, the department is greatly
| handicapped by lack of funds. The last
| legislature appropriated s5.OOO,OO0. but
! Gov Stuart cut the appropriation to S.
| 100000, leaving only sl.0OO.0OO each for
| last year and this. OF this amount %
| per cent goes toward maintenance, leav-
| ing only $4,000 each year for new work.
| The object of the movement to get
4; change in the law is to obtain the pas
| sage of an act whereby the automobile
| license money shall not go into the gen.
| eral fund.- but into the fund of the state
highway department At the rate auto
| mobiles are increasing in Pennsylvania
/ the license money will. by 1911. amount
| to more than the state appropriation if
! the coming legislature and governor al
| low no more than during the last two
| wears Some of the advocates of the
| change think that the license money
| ought to be made g. separate fund for the
| maintenance of state highways, while
| others think it amounts to more than is
really necessary for maintenance, and
| that part of 1t can be used for construct
| is that the license money, which within
| a very short time will amount to s1,OOO-
QUO year, shall go toward good roads,