Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15

est show of it's kind ever held south
of New York \ feature Of the week
will be society night. the committee
selecting Thursday night of the week
for this big event. on which occasion
double admission will be charged. An
orchestra, under the direction of Prof.
Will A. Haley. will be in attendance
at the afternoon and evening sessions.
Of the exhibition. The decorative
features will be distinctive. and in this
connection the work of the artist will
be ideas entirely new in this city. 1t
will be known as the National automo-
bile show, and will be given under the
auspices of the local dealers. The Off
GERS of the show are w. c. Long. chair
man: John r. Thomas, secretary; Joseph
NJ. StOddard. treasurer, board of d.
rectors, A. Gary Carter, William Jose.
Sam Luttrell. Claude l.. Miller, Ted S.
Johnson and +. B. Spence. At the con-
clusion of the exhibition, Thursday
evening. the officials and exhibitors will
hold banquet. which promises to be
q feature Of the week.
!: ;:
Three hundred and fifty dollars repre-
sented the total sum collected last Sun
day from motorists of Washington who
were caught mapping by the sheriff OF
Montgomery county and his deputies
crossing over into Maryland without dis
PLAYING 1911 license tags on their ma
chimes. The big catch was made on
Connecticut avenue extended. in the VI
cinity of the Chevy Chase Club, the
ma jority of those held up being members
of the club who were enjoying the hos
pitalitv of the state for a few squares
beyond the District line without reim-
bursting Maryland for it. 1t is said that
while nearly every machine displayed
1910 tags. some were even without any
at all. The cases were tried In court
during the week at Rockville AS the
result of the wholesale raid" the loca
distributor for Maryland licenses. lie
Roy Mark. was overWOrked during the
past week issuing tags for permission
to use the roads of that state. Several
members of the MARYLAND legls'ature
called and paid visit during the week
and watched the crowds which gathered
and the proceedings which followed
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles George
! of Maryland was also an interested visi
! tor. also taking a trip out Chevy Chase
way to acquaint himself of conditions
| on the border line
Senator Walter +. Edge of Atlantic
City, " J.. has introduced in the senate
series of bills designed to remedy the
| complaints of automobile owners, botf
in and out of New Jersey.
The most important of Senator Edges
bills is the one establishing reciprocity
with other states. whereby foreign auto
mobilists may use New Jersey roads Iol
fifteen days without the payment OF
license fee provided the same privilege
is granted by the state from which they
come.
The bills introduced by MI. Cuse ioi'
] low: ;,
ITO require wagons and all vehicles
1 InV. q
furnished with lanterns in foggy weather
| that can be seen at distance OF 2Jt
| feet in both directions, with penalty OF
not less than s. or more than $40.
Automobile reciprocity act. to permit
automobilists Of other states to use their
vehicles fifteen days year in this state
| IL they display licenses obtained In states
!, that grant the same privilege TO auto
mobilists of this state.
ITO provide for ascertaining horse
power Of motor vehicles by multiplying
the square of the diameter of the bore
lof a cylinder by the number of cylinders
and dividing the result by two and a
hall.
| on highways, cost to be derived from
| automobile license moneys"
| The above bills were referred to the re-
vision of laws committee, of which Sen
!, ator Frelinghuysen. the author or the
present automobile law, is chairman.
X *
With the Mardi Gras Speed Carnival
looming up on the horizon for February
~. rs and -. Lewis Strang bursts into
the limeight as the first bona fide en-
trant His entry was received last week
together with that Of viii Jones. also
| a noted driver.
F., Lewis Strang is one of the greatest
| American drivers. He leaped into fame
twhen he lowered the worlds mile cir.