Evening star., 1915-11-14

was neiQ TUESDAY at Tic clup .
headquarters, Il West Mount
Royal avenue, Baltimore, Md.
One of the features of the meeting was
the annual election of officers Tor the
ensuing year. which resulted as 1ol-
lows President. DIR. II. NJ. Rowe; vice
president, Asa B. Gardiner, jr.; secre-
tary, H. NJ. Luzius; treasurer, Thomas
G.. Young; board of governors: H. NJ.
Luzius, w. T. kuhns and c. Z. McPhail
During the year just closed, the club
elected 534 new members. making
total membership at the present time
of $500 In his annual report to the
club. Secretary H. NJ. Luzius, referring
to some of the accomplishments of the
organization during the past year.
says:
while the state roads commission
should receive credit for the compile
tion of about 110O miles of Improved
roads in the state of Maryland, we
feel the sentiment of the automobilists,
through this club, for improved roads
has been largely responsible for their
rapid completion.
This club was responsible for the
inauguration of a movement to have
Lincoln highway feeder adopted, pass
ing through Baltimore and Washing
at our expense.
I'VE have sign posted the state of
Maryland with permanent signs over
about 500 miles of state road, including
the eastern shore.
we have erected throughout the state
approximately $50 signs. reading either
Danger Slow Down or Sound Horn,
as well as a number of speed limit
signs We have also loaned the use of
our service wagon with operator to the
state iri erecting number. of state
danger signs.
Our committee on bad streets and
crossings has accomplished excellent
work in having ruts, cutters and bad
paving throughout the city repaired by
the city authorities.
I'VE have compiled and distributed,
free of cost, about twelve complete
routes from Baltimore to California and
about $500 to various other points in
the United States. We have also dis
tributed about 10000 maps of various
ella SseS.
This club was successful in making
an arrangement with the Havre de
Grace and Susquehanna Bridge Com
pany, whereby all of our members in
good standing could secure toll tickets
over the Susquehanna bridge from us
at a reduction of 25 cents each way. We
have purchased up to the present time
800 tickets and have sold S19.
We inaugurated, during the past
year. watchman service at the various
theaters throughout the city at con-
siderable expense. This service has
proved to be popular among our
members and friends that We were
compelled only recently to double the
force"
Legislation Subjects.
Under the heading of Legislation"
Secretary Luzius had this to say:
During the October. 1914. term of
the United States Supreme Court this
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nation in legislation in the District of
Columbia.
I'VE were responsible for the running
down OF several men. who had stolen an
automobils from the Consolidated Gas
Company. and assisted in their prosecu-
ton, each being sentenced to one year
in jail.
Our counsel has appeared at nu-
merous times throughout the state at
the offices of various magistrates, for
the purpose of defending automobiIists
caught in speed traps. This was only
done. however, where the number
caught was SO great that we were
justified in giving this assistance.
We have now four cases on hand,
which have not yet come to trial, to
test the validity of an ordinance now
on the statute books. restricting We
hicles from standing on the streets
longer than two hours at any one time.
We offer standing reward of $25
to any person or persons giving infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con-
vfction of any one throwing missiles
at automobiles
Upon our recommendation the police
board he's placed standards at various
points throughout the city, including
those the sidewalks in front of en-
frances to public buildings.
We drafted and assisted in the pas
sage of headlight ordinance. to be
enforced in the city of Baltimore said
ord nance recurring that one member
of the headlight board be member of
the Automobile Club of Maryland"
The club adopted resolutions thank
ing the press for it's cooperation and
assistance during the past week Simi-
lar resolutions We're also adopted with
reference to assistance rendered by
various public officials of the city of
Baltimore. In special bulletin sent
out by the club motorists are warned
against speeding through the village of
Mount Winans, on the Baltimore Wash
ington boulevard. beyond Elkridge
Nd. on that section of the boulevard
entering baltimore via Columbia ave-
nue.. The bulletin states that sixty-hve
arrests were recently made by authori-
ties in that village.
Through the efforts of the Automobile
Club of Maryland all of the offenders
were released upon payment OF costs
with the understanding that the club
would do its best to stop further speed
]HS tHfouSH tnat Village personal In
vestigation by the legal department of
the club disclosed the fact that automo-
bilists customarily go through this
town at from twenty to thirty-fve
miles per hour. Eighteen miles is the
legal speed limit.
The club has posted the road where
this limit will be enforced and is now
advertising this warning. Justice Hull
has stated that il this warning is not
obeyed he is going to impose the maxi
mum fine of $50 upon every offender
THE club is desirous. says Secretary
Luzius. "of helping the motorists II 1t
But. on the other hand, we wish
the motorists TO help us regarding the
reasonable laws which we have sue
casdea in getting upon the statute
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