Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

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ture adjourned its winter session Il
passed q measure Creating tbs of1ce
OF state highway commissioner. which
Will carry q salary OF $4,000 q year.
The bill provided that the department
depend for its support upon motorists,
nxing q tax Of dollar on each auto
mobile owned by, q resident Of Okla
h no This tax will bring an income
OF about $4,000 year to the state.
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The roster Of tho Automobile Club
OF Cincinnati. O., has passed the 1000
mark. The club Is actively engaged In
good road and legislative crusade
and expects to increase its membership
| the law committee. Harry L. Cor
don. has prepared a bill requiring all
vehicles to display lights when travel
ing over the highways at night. and
deavoring to defeat q bill raising the
| state license fec.
Four counties in southwestern vir-
glnia, realizing the value of good
roads, started campaign few
months ago to raise the funds neces-
sary to put their highways in q con-
d1tion that would tend to help their
residents: After less than two months
work $1.S3s,o0o was raised in Russell,
wise. Lee and Tazewell counties and
men are now engaged In improving
the highways in that section Of the
Old Dominion.
Carpeting tho streets with flowers
mas long been one Of the means Of wei
coming GO heroes. but the Parisians. ever
on the lookout for something new. now
shower their guests with blooms. ap.
parently from the skies. During q re-
cent festival in the French capital the
paraders vcre covered with vioiets
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Wishing to place a bet on q horse
race az Nice. France. NJ. LAgagsneaux,
French aviator. dropped q fiye-franc
piece from his aeroplane with the
writ Written request that II be placed on
to rule the field. however. and n. La
gagneauxs francs did not bring the
returns they were expected to. It was
a case OF tho aviator dropping money.
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illumination races to decide upon the
avlators who will represent tho United
States in the contest for the interna-
II nal aviation championship in Eng
1and ns Mt, June will be held Ct Belmont
places In the vicinity Of New York
city where horse racing has been held
few days ago the Jockey Club de-
New York this year, and the Aero
Club OF America at once leased the
park to use as an aerodrome. Aviation
meets will be held there at frequent
intervals during tho summer.
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The odcials Of the Chicago Motor
Club have not had entirely clear sail
ing In making arrangements for the
annual stock chassis road races which
are to be held August Is and 20. r. It
erty skirted the Elgin course had an
idea that the clubs profit on the races
would be too large compared to theirs,
and they attempted to raise the ante
before they would agree to have the
| race take place in their neighborhood
The farmers around Aurora then made
a bid to have the event held close to
their section, and the Eigin farmers
agreed to provide the course.
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The Manufacturers Contest Associa-
ton. which works with the American
Automobile Association in the control
Of automobile racing. has just estab-
lished final court Of appeals at the
The OF sns 81 hs
board Is rather unusual in q sport-gov-
erning body. Judge Alton B. Parker
Judge George T. Cam Of Savannah.
e Ws ssxn Of pr SsW xor * s tRs
Amateur Athletic Union Of Chicago, are
members. One or two appointments of
men OF similar caliber will be made.
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Approximately 100000 will be
spent on the roads Of Massachusetts
this season under the directtOn of the
Massachusetts, highway commission. or
this amount about one-half will go into
the construction of new state roads.
and the other $4,000 will be devoted
| n Or h
ways and to the maintenance Of the
roads which already have been built
by the commission. There are In Mas
sachusetts about 637 miles OF state
Which is just opening it is intended to
| have constructed approximately forty-
five miles additional. Besides this the
commission proposes to Improve many
miles OF existing town ROADS
Ralph De Palma has finally arranged
to drive a car in the 5OO-mile interna-
tional sweepstakes at the Indianapolis
speedway May 30. He recently under
went an operation to relieve the enects
hand while he was racing at Los Angeles
The Chicago Motor Club has abandoned
for at least a year its plan for q motor
truck run between Chicago ana New
York. In place Of the long run the club
Will nOlQ a 0enOn8tTduOu AOI AAOeO1 We
hicle manufacturers In September.
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An odd fact in connection with the reg
istration Of motor vehicles IN Massachu-
sets is that the number OF motor cycles
has declined as compared it'll lat year.
About the same number Of new operators
licenses have been taken out, but not as
many have been renewed.
AuRust % has been fixed as the date
for the Illinois, Kane county and Fox
River trophy events to be followed the
next day by the Eigin national trophy
| contest Permits for using the roads IN
Kane county have been obtained. and
the Elgin Automobile Road Racing Asso-
citation has already started the work OF
| dragging and scraping the course.
The much talked-of Motor Racing Driv-
ers' Association has been finally organ
tied, with George Eobertson acting presi-
dent. The election Of permanent Officers
will be held just before the 5OO-mile race
at Indianapolis May 80.
The Penhsylvania state highway de-
partment has issued more than $4,000 IL
censes for 1911. This is the largest num-
Der ever issued up to this period OF the
year, and Is 1900 ahead Of last year.
Over 1900 chauffeurs have been licensed.