The Washington times., 1913-05-31
MOTORISTS PLAN TO
FIGHT TRAFFIC LAW
Believe Authority Given in Bill
to Commissioners Is Far in
Excess of Need.
By HARRY WARD.

By HARRY WARD.
A special Meeting Of the Washing
ton Motorists Association will be held
Tuesday night at the Grafton Hotel
TO take action on the proposed auto
mobile law which the District Com
missioners have asked Congress to
enact. As the proposed legislation will
affect the interests of every automo-
bile owner in the District, the associa-
tion has issued an invitation to every
motorist in the city to attend.
The proposed bill has been referred
TO w. s. Duvall, the associations Q
counsel. who will address the meet
ing on the various aspects OF the
measure. Discussing the matter Mr..
Duvall said:
The proposed law. by it's terms,
includes all vehicles propelled by
power other than muscular. except
traction engines. railways, fire engines
wagons, and ombulances, steam rail-
road cars. street railway cars, and
Ouoh other vehicles as run only upon
rails and tracks. Therefore. there will
be included in this proposed law all
automobiles, motor trucks, and motor
posed law. all vehicle registrations
heretofore granted by the District Of
Columbia shall expire December 81.
.As set forth in The Times. under
the terms Of the proposed law, no re-
etr1cttons whatever are placed upon
the Commissioners authority and IL
the bill becomes a law the speed OF
extsnt thought proper by the Com
mtoOtoners.
such arbitrary power placed in the
hands Of the Commissioners has never
the powers heretofore delegated to
the Commissioners they have been re-
stricted to usual and reasonable ex-
erciee Of such powers.
possible injuries that may be inflicted
upon them and the industry in general
by this unbridled power now sought
by the Commissioners?
Motorists Urged To Activity.
1T IL proposed that this matter be
thoroughly discussed at the meeting
Of the association Tuesday night and
that some steps be taken to defeat
TIE bill when IL Is introduced in Con-
gross. Every owner and driver OF an
automobile. motor truck, or motor
cycle IL deeply interested in this ques-
ton and all are urged to be present
at the meeting In order that some
the matter comes up in Congress
1T win be much easier now TO De.
feat the bill than to seek to amend IT
sftsr 4 once gets on the statute
The Commercial Automobile q Supply
Company reports the sale Of a Stude-
s'tss se.d'sss to touring uss esr
Thomas L Fulke
A more careful race was never driven
on the Indianapolis speedway than the
sooLmiie International sweepstakes wen
Yesterday by jules Goux, driving a
Peugeot car. When a few laps In the
lead Of his opponents, Goux showed
great generalship in simply playing
safe" when his closest rival was max, :,
trying to Increase his lead the French
man simply held his own and at no
time did he try to bum up the track
Goux's average speed for the 500 miles
W,:b.as wa: se in mlss Mercer sa fDished 1 seeond
Six American cars finished In the
such q race as that won by Goux
brings out the real stun that Is In
true sportsman's makeup While
France gets the lions share of glory,
there was true blue running through
the veins Of the American pilots and
the race demonstrated the greatest kind
msi,v instances. The prize awarded to
00ux by the speedway management
vas valued at sz1.ooo and in addition he
received about $4,000 in prizes from
various accessory manufacturers. Fire
stone tires were used on the first and
second machines
sAmong the most notable and prac-
ticsl changes in the Pierce-Arrow mod
~ - - n.
lamps on the front mudguards instead
OF a. heretofore on brackets either side
Of the radiator" said F. n. Prender-
CAST. manager OF the Foss-Hughes
branch. Pierce-Arrow agents In Wash
ineton THE new position increases
amount Of vibration. makes the wiring
more secure and does away with weight
at the front OF the car as the new lamps
ada but slightly to the weight of the
mudguards. According to exhaustive
position for the front lights"
The Cadillac car added the climax
to fts long series of successes in relia-
bility trials" said Rudolph Jose: Of the
Cook 4 Stoddard Company. In this
years trial from Christchurch 10 Kai-
kour and return. F. Hubbard. in 1911
Cadillac. was successful In winning the
Gilcnfist 100 guinea cup. also gold medal
for the private owner making the high |
est 4Sgr0Hate or marks IN the thai. j.
Boag, IN a 1872 Cadillac, was awarded |
the third prize in the private owners |
class and missed securing a gold medal |
for nonstop run by five marks only. II. |
Piper. In a 1910 Cadillac. was awarded I
fourth place, and secured the prize for |
the petrol consumption test
The three CadiIlacs went through |
the trial without any special covering TO
protect the engines or without gripping |
chains for crossing the rivers. This is
the eighth year in succession that Cadii- (
lscs have secured gold medals for non
stop runs In New Zealand motor trials
The 1000 employees of the WHY'S
Overland Company and ifs subsidiary
company. have been notified that after
August fft yhours win constitute a
weeks work. instead Of fifty-four
hours" said R. C. Smith. president Of
Washington Motor COMPANY. |
The decrease IN working time does not
carry any cut IN wages. as the Official ,
notice circulated by the company states
that WAGES for the shorter week VIII
remain the same as present
The man who sighed In the song ,o-
every day 10 be paw day should have
been employed in the Ford Motor Co.
plant at Detroit, because every day Is
pay day there with the exception of
saturday and Sunday" said Charles
Miller. who has handled Ford cars here
for many years.
ssIt would be utterly impossible for