Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01


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officers OF the army can no longer hire
motor cars for field service. unless will
Ing to stand the expense themselves. An
order has been signed in the division of
militia affairs in the War Department
providing that "the cost of hiring a
motor car in connection with the militia
held service Is not proper charge
against the funds apportioned among the
several states and territories"
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Maryland state officials are not quite
satisfied with certain sections of the new
motor vehicle law and are talking of hav-
ing amendments made to it, Chief
among these is to make the registrat on
year OF licensed machines run from May
1 to April 81. instead of from January 1
to December 81, as at present. Under
the latter plan Motor Vehicle Commits
loses thousands of dollars yearly be-
cause many owners keep their cars in
garages unused for the winter and ap-
ply in April or May for part-year Ii
each month of the elapsed time between
January 1 and the time the license is
applied for Another amendment will be
to force new registration of chauffeurs
CdSu year. Ills, IL Is Cla1lneO, would
bring in additional revenue of about $40
COO annually at s. per driver. Under the
present law driver registers the first
year, paying a fee of So This registra-
ton remains good for all time
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The federal automobile registration bill
prepared for the American Automobile
Association may be reported after the
alt -
expectation Of Chairman Charles Thad-
deus Terry of the legislative board, who
reports to the A. A. A. executive COM
mittee in a communication addressed to
President Robert P. Hooper the following
progress:
= have had recently q conference with
the members of the subcommittee which
has the bill in charge, at which time we
went over the whole measure, satisfac-
tOrily straightened out what had there
tofore appeared to be the only difficulty
Ology. satisfied. apparently. the desires
of the subcommittee. While in Washing
ton. and at the request of the subcom-
mittee, I remOdeled the bill in some re-
spects, had the same put in form for the
public printer. took it. with an order
from the chairman Of the committee and
had it reprinted and on the tables of the
members of the subcommittee by the
next morning, so that the subcommittee
might have an executive session with ref
erence to it.
''This is called the second committee
print of the bill. ' am informed that
the committee has been examining and
considering and discussing the bill in it's
recent print almost from day to day, and
that action may be expected upon it di-
rectly after the Christmas recess, to wit,
the first week In January. The subcom-
mittee members are giving the measure
ho,r inc 70 kf ynov
Grafton in order to make it letter perfect
and to put it In such form as to make
it acceptable to a considerable majority
of the members Of Congress"
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What undoubtedly will be the greatest
automobile show from every standpoint
ever held in this country or in Europe
will be inaugurated in Madison Square
Garden, New York. next Saturday. San
uary Z. at O'Clock. and will continue for
two weeks. The forthcoming affair, held
under the auspices of the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. will
really be two shows in one. Part one.
which will be held during the week of
January to IA, will be devoted exclusive
ly to passenger or pleasure vehicles. while
vehicles. electric carriages
and motor cycles will be shown In the
part two period of the show. lasting from
January 16 to 81. A comprehensive dis
play of accessories and parts will be in
Guided during both exhibitions.
There will be more than 679 different
displays during both periods. The num-
Der of exhibitors for the part one period
Is 1913. of which 81 will be exhibits of
gasoline pleasure vehicles, and 800 will be
exhibits of accessories and parts. For the
part two period there are 2S8 exhibitors.
There will be q exhibits of gasoline COM
mercial vehicles. exhibits Of electric
business and pleasure vehicles. 10 exhibits
Of motor cycles and "a exhibits of access
series.
During the part one period the standard
makes of pleasure cars will be displayed
mostly on the main floor. but there will
be car exhibits also on the elevated plat
form. the balcony and in the exhibition
hail. Accessories will be shown In the
basement, in concert hall, second tier. room
Z. elevated platform and in the balconies
During the part two period commercial
of gasoline and electric motive
power. will be displayed on the main
ioor of the garden and on the elevated
platform. Motor cycles will be shown In
the balcony, while accessories will be
shown on the elevated platform. balcony.