Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
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| Canada.
Washington's claim as an automobile
center, local motorists say. mas at last
been recognized by the sponsors Of the
great tour and the manufacturing inter-
ests.
This years Glidden tour will be the
first big national motor event, except
for races in Florida and Georgia, to
lap over the Mason and Dixon line. or
additional importance is the fact that
the number Of entries in this years tour
and the variety Of cars participating are
likely to break all previous records.
That Washington automobiles appre-
ciate the honor conferred on the city IS
apparent. This appreciation Is destined
| to take concrete form in the feasting
and toasting of the visiting autoists and
tour officials by the local automobile club
and the cfty's civic bodies. If plans all
ready tentatively formed mean anything
the Capital city will Guido itself in hos
pita1ity for several days before the
| eventful June Is. The Chamber of Com
merce and Board Of Trade are to head
the list of city hosts.
This years tour is to be known as the
reciprocity tour from the Capital city
of the United States to the Capital city
of the Dominion of Canada. Two features
will be division contests for two cups
designated as 1.-The Presidents cup and
| the premiers cup These cups are
offered in addition to the famous Gid
| den sweepstakes trophy.
| The Cleveland tour" arranged by the
Washington Automobile Club to start
June 13 will in all probability be held in
ion yAf vat 1ays
postponement until the fall would not
| be preferable The advocates for holding
the run in May are numerous, and
decision to this effect is expected. The
Easter automobile carnival Will be held
| in June so as to form part Of the cele-
bration previous to the actual start OF
the Glidden tourists. according to the
present plans. These and other details
will be definitely decided at a meeting OF
the local club to be held Wednesday.
| The Baltimore Automobile Club has be-
gun a campaign for the completion OF
the boulevard from Contee to that city.
At the clubs last meeting several days
ago every member pledged himself to
write q personal letter to Gov. Crothers
asking that the work be completed this
spring. In addition to the written re-
quests to the governor the Baltimore
club will also bring pressure to bear upon
i Commissioner George and the states road
commission.
It is not generally known that a bill
providing for federal automobile licenses
has been introduced in Congress and
favorably reported by the House COM
merce committee February q last. The
bill was introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Wagner Of Philadelphia. 1t
provides for a ten-dollar license the first
year and s. for every year thereafter.
The bill is designed to enable an auto
| list to travel in other states than his
own without requiring him to purchase
local licenses. 1t does not exempt HIM
from his state license. The applicant for
a federal license is required to file a
complete and detailed description Of his
machine with the bureau of public roads,
Department OF Agriculture.
/ The annual automobile show under the
auspices of the Automobile Club of Mary
land, in the 9Th Regiment Armory in
Baltimore, from February q to %. was
a greater success than was anticipated
by the promoters, for from the time that
/ the doors were opened on the initial
evening until late last Saturday night
j the building was continually filled with
merely one of the sightseeing variety is
vouched for by the dealers who displayed
| their wares.
The 225 cars displayed represented
about sixty different makes. both Of the
commercial and pleasure vehicle type
The well laid plans Of the club In the
matter Of decoration proved a hit with
the visitors to the building. Brilliancy
was the keynote in the decorative
scheme. thousands Of vari-colored cleo
trio bulbs being strung across the interior
Of the armory. The spaces of the exhib-
itors were separated by white columns
while palms were scattered plentifully
about.
"As bankers, you will probably be in
| tn hill limo vxyGf
provides for the planning and construc-
ton of a statewide road SYSTEM said
Gov. John X. Tener of Pennsylvania at
the annual banquet Of the Bankers AS
Harrisburg. 1T is proposed in this bill
that the state create a bonded Indebted
ness Of S5OOO0,OOO. the proceeds Of which
are to be used exclusively for road build
Ing.
states in road Improvement The oppor-
tunity to secure state highways running
| into every county in the state is now be-
fore us. and it is given to you bankers
who come in contact so much with the
| public to lend your influence and bring
| about as soon as possible a consumma-
ton Of the long-cherished project"
The remarks Of Gov. Tener have been
| given wide publicity.
The following is an account of the ri
A.A4 license tags in California:
1.-THE keen, not to say frenzied, COM
petition of more than 200 automobile
| owners for possession of the coveted auto
license number, 44.444, just issued, male
it matter Of political patronage, raised
il into the realm Of important things
and came near breaking up several
long-standing friendships
| Norman L. Doane was the man who
pulled the string that dropped the
prize. His was the strongest political
| drag He was showing the tag yes
terday with as much pride and citation
old warrior Doane put in his applica-
ton for license No. 1914 last fall. while
Curry was still secretary of state.
~ thought / had the ways all
creased said Doane. until Jordan took
Curry's place. I knew it would take
lot of rope-pulling to get that much-de
sired number. and 1 began to pull EN-.
so did others-about 200 of them.
Secretary Of State Jordan suddenly saw
possibilities in the issuance of license
tag No. 44,444. 1t could be made pawn
in the game of politics. He took personal
charge of that particular number and
the most good. Doane will carry the
number on his new touring car"
David I. Bruce-Brown, who won the
grand prize race at Savannah last fall,
May 80, when he will be seen in the
five-hundred-m mile race at the Indianapolis
speedway. Bruce Brown this week en-
tered his ninety-horsepower car for the
contest Bruce-Browns advent in
track racing circles is apt to prove a