Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

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notable epoch In the development OF
aviation in America.
AUTOMOBILES.
The year 1912 in the automobile world
| in Washington was an interesting one
and full of important events. The year
opened with the annual election of officers
of the Automobile Club of Washington.
| resulting in the following being installed
, to promote the affairs of the club during
the year: President, Harrington Mills;
vice president, T. S. Johnston: secretary
treasurer, John K. Heyl; captain, Ru-
dolph Jose; lieutenant, Gardiner r Orme:
| board Of governors, w. c. Long, w. s.
Duvall. Claude e. Miller. LIE Roy Mark
w. c. Thatcher. Harrington Mills. T. s.
Johnston. Rudolph Jose, John K. Heyl
| and Gardiner P. Orme.
A test of motor trucks under the aus
pices of the United States Army was
conducted during the latter part of jan
uary for the purpose of determining the
best transmission gear under field and
| service conditions. The destination was
| Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, via At
| lanta, Ga. One of the trucks met with
| serious breakdowns early in the game
| and was shipped back, The others, after
battling with the southern roads, finally
reached their deStinati ton much the worse
| for wear.
Motor Cycle Club.
March 1 the Washington Motor Cycle
| Club was organized with the following
officers: President George Cochran; vice
| president, Ed Mangold; secretary. c. c..
Billiard; treasurer. c. F. French. and
| captain, Ed Mangold.
| During the year the Maryland authori-
| ties have waged a continuous warfare
! against the motorists of the National
| Capital, and only last week a number of
| arrests were made because the license
numbers were not fastened tight to the
| machines Of motorists.
| The question of reciprocity in connec-
| ton with using the roads of the state or
| Maryland for the same period allowed
motorists of states in the Union, which
privilege is denied to motorists Of the Dis
| trict only because it is federal territory.
! has been discussed from time to time
during the past year, and the Chamber
Of Commerce recently appointed COM
| mittee to investigate and submit report
! in the near future.
! Stealing motor cars and Joy riding
| were on the increase during the year. and
| In many cases machines have been totally
| pleasure vehicle was purpOsely stolen by
| Joy riders and abandoned in the basin
| In Potomac Park.
Wheel Tax Case.
! The wheel tax case was tested out in
! the courts and he'd to be constitutional.
! and as a result of the desire of the Com
| missioners not to work a hardship on
the motorists Of the District, in view of
the various other taxes which they pay,
| approved the recommendation of the Dis
| trict assessor that the wheel tax statute
| be repealed. this request now being be-
fore the present Congress. The test in
the courts was made only after threats
| had been made and warrants issued for
[ the arrest of several who refused to pay
the tax as levied.
| The Automobile Club Of Washington
held its first sociability run May % and
was a decided success. The event was
won by Arthur Foraker in a Marmon
| car.
The new automobile law Of Maryland,
| increasing the fees Of motor cars, went
into effect just before the touring season
| opened. The increase affected cars of
the higher horsepower, in some cases
| from 80 per cent to 100 per cent.
Fully 10000 people attended the auto
| mobile races held at the Benning race
| track Memorial day. under the auspices
of the National Capital Motor Cycle Club,
being the first event of it's kind held in
many years in the National Capital.
Won The Star Cup.
The Star cup in the free-for-all was
won by Cleveland Campbell, driving a
Cole car owned by Joseph w. Trimble of
this city.
| three-day endurance run under the
auspices Of the Automobile Club of Wash
ington was arranged and a pathfind1ng
party consisting of the automobile editors
of the local press spent three days laying
out the route. Owing to the lack of en-
| tries the affair was postponed from early
summer until fall. and for the same rea-
son it was necessary to call the event off
| for good when fall arrived. There is a
strong possibility that the run will be held
| in the spring of 1913.
Bob" Burman and coterie of race
drivers assembled at the race track at
Laurel, Md, the latter part Of June and
participated in a two-day automobile
meet. The races were not sufficiently adj
vertised and as result the attendance
was small and the meet far from being a
| success.
Ocean-to- Ocean Pathfnders.
! A good roads pathfinding car laying a
trail from ocean to ocean arrived in
| Washington during the month of July en-
route from Los Angeles to New York city
The pathfinding was being done under the
auspices of the Los Angeles Times, and
after the pathfinders had been received
at the White House by President Taft
the car was escorted by the automobile
editor of The Star and party of motor
lists to Havre de Grace, Nd, on the last
| leg Of it's journey across the continent.
| s. Gardner Coale of Upper Marlboro.
Nd, was appointed deputy automobile
commissioner Of motor vehicles for the
state of Maryland and the District of CO.
lumbia, with offices in Washington, d. c.,
under the new law passed by the Mary
land legislature The Office was formerly
held by lie Roy Mark of this city until
| the passage of the law which made it a
political appointment.
| The District Commissioners granted a
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