Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
AUTOMOBILE LAWS
National Legislative Convention
Meets This Week.
PROMINENT MEN PARTICIPATE
Hearing Held Thursday on Registrn-
ton Automobile Bin, when
Delegates from Many states
VIII BE Present.

Statesmen, Legislators and prominent au-
tomobilists from all parts Of the country
Will assemble in Washington this week
for three days session Of the national
legislative convention, which VIII be held
In the New Willard hotel on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. February 10,
is and II. This convention has been Or
ganized and will be conducted under the
auspices Of the American as
ISOLATION. and its primal objects Will be
the securing through national legislation
OF the federal automobile registration bill,
and at the same time a wider recognition
by the various state officials who have
been appointed by their respective gov
errors Of the benefits of the uniform state
Automobile law.
Coming within a month Of the big con-
vention in Washington OF the National
Civic Federation. which was devoted to
the highly important subject Of uniform
laws, this legislative convention, which
will be solely devoted to the needs for
uniform and more equable automobile leg
i~slation. will be, perhaps, the greatest
public demonstration of the sort ever seen
in this country toward securing favorable
Legislation for an industry which has sud
denly assumed gigantic proportions In the
commercial life of this country, while vi
ally affecting the comfort and conven
sence of thousands of individuals.
Invitations extended on behalf of
Charles Thaddeus Terry. chairman of the
legislative board Of the Automobile Asso-
citation of America to the governors OF
all the states in the union, have met with
the most favorable response. Official rep
resentatives have been appointed by the
governors of nearly twenty states. in
many cases these delegates including the
secretaries of state and the state highway
commissioner thereby showing the in
creasing interest In the subject OF automo-
bile legislation and the apparent willing
ness of the various states to enact har-
q&pnious laws.
Headquarters Opened.
Secretary Frederick II. Elliott of the
Automobile Association of America ar
rived in Washington on Thursday to open
headquarters in the New Willard hotel.
President Lewis r. Speare, Chairman
Charles Thaddeus Terry, A. @. Batchelder,
chairman of the executive committee, and
other officials will follow, and by tomor-
row the reception of visiting delegates
ill be aided in their arrangements and
reception of delegates by the Automobile
club of Washington. which has appointed
a committee of twenty-five to act as the
Washington reception committee.
The opening day of the convention on
Tuesday will be mainly devoted to the sub
1ect of uniform state legislation In auto
mobile matters, at which time particular
attention will be given in the various adj
dresses and discussions to the necessity of
,enactlng uniform laws by the different
stptes in the union. This is a subject that
TIE National Automobile association has
been working for during the last half dozen
years, and its efforts have been crowned
with success in several states. The salient
features Of the uniform state motor vehicle
bill as drafted by Mr.. Terry about four
years ago have already been adopted by
several states, and the benefits that have
accrued thereby not only to motorists, but
to all the users of the highway, have been
such as to a similar system
of uniformity in other states.
Depew Makes welcome.
President Speare of the American Auto
mobile association will open the convention
at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, and he will
be followed by Senator Chauncey M. Depew
of Jew York, who will make the address
of welcome. Chairman Charles Thaddeus
Terry OF the legislative board OF the Amerl-
can Automobile association, as well as OF
the national legislative convention, will
then outline the purposes of the conven-
tion, explaining in detail the merits of the
Uniform state motor vehicle bill, as well as
IL CuOAAl " b6 otIANtQ ny II hoNiOhdl
federal registration bill.
The second days session of the conven-
D ton on Wednesday win be chiefly devoted
70 tho federal registration bill, which will
be outlined in the discussion by Congress-
man Noon Of Pennsylvania, President
Charles Clifton OF the Association OF Lii
eensed Automobile Manufacturers, Hon.
Henry b.. +, Macfarland, president OF the
Board OF Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia; Hon. Neal Brown. state senator
Qf Wisconsin; Frank G. Webb Of the Long
kAand Automobile club and S. Boyer Davis
Spf the Automobile club Of Philadelphia.
To the automobilists OF the country who
have been working for and are deeply In
esrAEtsd in this vital subject Of uniformity.
the great day of the convention win be on
Thursday, the closing day, when the hear
ing will be held on the federal registration
bill. This bill is already before
congress, having been introduced by Con-
gresham Cocks OF New York a year ago,
and has been referred to the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce before
which the hearing win be held in the
capitol.
One of the most interesting letters re-
cetved from the various state officials on
the convention was the following from Gov
ernor Burke OF North Dakota, received by
N0s 1900 ANR nNNht WHICH llulGALeS the I
growing sentiment in favor Of uniform state
automobile laws. Governor Burke says:
The subject Of automobile legislation
might be made uniform in all the states, as
there are ~ condiuons in any of the states
SO far as I know that would warrant spe-
eiA legislation not applicable TO an the
states.
Il assure you that 1 am heartily Ia SYM
patty with the movement and would be
glad TO cooperate by recommendation 20
the legislature or in any other way. pro-
vided. OF course, that the proposed laws
met with my approval, as they no doubt
will. because such an organization can only
be interested in good legislation. +"
End Play ina Steering Gear.
A set screw is useless to take the end
thrust off the steering worm or the worm
gear. and II concentrates the pressure too
Ipneh. In many steering gears the slackness
Nfua TO wear "a found 10 a much oreatar