Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-01
MOTORING.

Unfortunately the year opened with q
split among the local automobile deal
ers. due primarily to the fact that a por-
ton of them desired to hold an automo-
bile show, while others favored an auto
carnival The result was that both events
took place within a week Of each other
during the early part Of the year. The
show was held under the auspices Of
the Washington Automobile Dealers As
ISOLATION, which was organized at the
opening of the year. is still in existence
and is arranging to hold another show
next month.
With the closing of the year a new or
ganiZation. known as the Automobile
Trade Association of Washington, was
formed, composed for the greater part of
those who are not members of the Au-
tomobile Dealers Association.
The Automobile Club of Washington
disbanded after several meetings in the
from its ashes the Washington Motorists
Association. Incidental y, another new
organization was born when the Auto
mobile Writer'S Association came to the
rescue of the orphans of the National
Capital, took charge of the orphans
day. outing and made it a most success
full affair The association Is composed
of the automobile editors of the local
newspapers and magazine writers.
Arrests of Motorists.
The year opened with arrests of motor
lists Of this city by both. Maryland and
Virginia authorities for failure to dis
play Identification numbers on their ma
chimes. The Virginia authorities relented
considerably, with the result that many
visited that state during the year with
out fear Of arrest. The District Commits
sioners retaliated against the Maryland
motorists by raising the license fee to
the same amount charged in their own
state. Later, however, this was reduced
to the same amount as is charged local
motorists. The National Capital Motor
Cycle Club tested the question of two
passengers riding on motor cycle, after
one of their members had been arrested
on this charge. This was settled by the
courts permitting two persons to ride on
machine, il equipped with a second
handle bar.
The first motor truck run ever held in
this vicinity was under the auspices
Of the Washington Post, the sweepstakes
trophy being won by an eight-thousand-
pound Vulcan truck. July the National
Capital Motor Cycle Club held a success
full automobile and motor cycle meet. T.
r. Dodge. one OF the competing motor
cyclists. met with slight injuries, recov-
ering shortly afterward. A party OF trail
blazers in several machines motored from
Bristol, Tenn, to Washington. in the in
-erest of highway between the two
cities. Similar visits were made to this
city by motoring parties from San Fran
cisco in the interest Of transcontinental
highways.
The request Of Washington motorists to
advance their case on the calendar in the
United States Supreme Court testing the
validity of the Maryland tax on motor
cars was refused. 1t will be about two
years before a decision will be reached,
1t was announced.
First Woman to Get Permit.
The first permit for woman to ride a
motor cycle in the District was granted
to Miss Minnie Schuerger Of this city near
the close of the year. The annual e'ec-
ton of officers Of the Washington Auto
mobile Dealers Association was held in
October and preparations made for hold
ing a show January 1924, 1914. Joy
riders in the National Capital were busy
again during the past year. Many ma
chimes were appropriated and later found
abandoned by their owners. Ohcials high
in public life suffered, including one of
the District Commissioners. A number
of violators were caught and suffered Sc
we're penalties as q result Arrests were
also made in large numbers for speeding.
accidents and other violations Of the
traffic laws of the District.
A new set of trafhc regulations became
effective last year, resulting IN many