Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-18
MOTORISTS FIGHT
BILLS IN TRENTON
Progress in Opposing Adverse
Legislation Shown at Auto
Exposition This Evening.

I State Motor Vehicle Commissioners
Job H. Lippincott viii address New
Jersey motorists at the Newark Au-
tomobile Show in the First Regiment
Armory tonight. Commissioner Lip
pineott will discuss legislative mat
tiers affecting New Jersey motorists
and will explain the many small bills
that are now pending in the Leai
| ture some Of which are giving the
motorists much concern.
Tonight has been styled .Legisla-
tive Night on the show program
and many members of the Assembly
as we'll as several senators. are eX-
pected 10 attend. The lawmakers
are DESTROYS Of hearing the ideas of
the motorists relative to the pending
auto laws, and many will no doubt
take advantage of the invitation sent
out by the show committee for to-
nights legislative discussion by the
new commissioner of motor vehicles.
Fighting Auto Laws.
Commissioner Lippincott viii be
heard by the legislative committee OF
the automobile trade body and as
sociatsd clubs of the State, which
committee has already become active
in an effort to defeat a few OF the
most drastic measures that threaten
;o disturb the peace and happiness
If the New Jersey motorists at this
time.
Motorists from all parts Of the
State thronged the armory last night,
when the clubs affiliated with the
Associated Automobile Clubs Of New
Jersey were tire guests OF the show.
The club members were addressed by
President Joseph H. Wood, Of the
state Federated Clubs, and A. G.
Hatchelder, chairman of the execu-
tive board Of the American Automo-
bile Association. President Wood
told of the danger that threatened
the motorists at Trenton this spring
and urged united action Of the mo-
.orists in an effort TO defeat some Of
the amendments proposed.
Cheer for Motorists.
Mr.. Wood cheered the motorists
win the news that the legislative
situation was being whipped into
shape at Trenton and that the legis-
lative committee selected by the mo-
torists would have matters we'll in
hand within a short time. Mr.. Wood
explained the opposition of the mo-
torists to certain bills now before
the Legislature and said that he ex-
pected little trouble in having the
most Objectionable features obliter-
ated.
Chairman Batchelder, of the exec
utive board of the American Auto
mobile Association, discussed the
Federal aid bill now pending In Con-
gress. He opposed the piecemeal
distribution OF national funds in road
maintenance, and urged the motor
lists of this State to lend their aid to
this end.
Delegates Gathering.
Delegates from the North Jersey
Automobile Club, OF Paterson; the
Automobile Club of Hudson County,
of Jersey City; Middlesex Automobile
Club, of New Brunswick; Plainfield
Automobile Club, Passaic Automobile
Club. Hackensack Automobile Club
and the Newark Motor Club were
among last nights attendants at the
local show. The motorists were the
guests of the Newark Motor Club,
which has established headquarters
at the armory for the week. The
visiting autoists were escorted over
the exhibition hall by local motorists,
headed by Dewitt c. Reynolds, presi-
dent of the Newark Motor Club.
The musical program for tonight
will be exceptional. In addition to
the musical program of the Empire
woman's Orchestra, of which Miss
Rita Mario is the director, there will
be singing by the Phoenix Singing
Society, of this city
More Sales Reported.
The auto exhibits continued to at
tract the crowds yesterday afternoon
and last night, and many sales
of cars were reported. Among these
were two sales by the Paddock-Zusi
Motor Car Co, which concern dis
posed of two Chalmers siX-cylinder
cars; a Michigan touring car, by the
Michigan Motor Sales Co, Of New
Jersey; a Croce delivery car, by APP
pleby s. Krymer. Of $40 Central ave-
nue.; Velie pleasure car. by J. w
Mason; a Cadillac car. by the De-
troit- Cadillac Motor Car Co. and sew
eral other concerns
The accessories, which are exhibit
ing in the balcony, report many in
quiries for automobile supplies These
include oils, tires, tops, slip covers
and many other contrivances for
motorists, some Of which are entirely
new.