Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-02
FEW AUTOMOBILES
OR MOTORDOATS
IN Use YESTERDAY
Local Fuel Administrators Com
plirnents The Garage And
- Motorboat Owners
GASOLINE SAVING
IS MANIFEST
License Number Of 236 Cars
Were Taken. Loyal Citi-
zens Assist

Usual Sunday riding in automobiles
yesterday was marked by the decrease
in number of cars on the streets and
highways.
About Is per cent of private ma
chimes kept at the local garages were
not called for, according to reports
from these garages.
All cars entering and leaving the
city were carefully counted
That the local people really are pa
triotic and loyal was evidenced yes
terday in a very convincing manner.
by the general compliance of auso-
mobile owners with the request made
by the Fuel Administration to abstain
from pleasure riding.
The local Fuel Administrator. (Mr
Walter H. Hart,) says that all cars
were counted between the hours of
a. m. and p. m. and that the result
shows that about S5 per cent of the
people observed the request of the
Administration and showed their abb
solute loyalty. This is regarded as a
very good showing, as it will be readi-
ly understood that numerous owners,
who live In the country, knew little or
nothing about the new gasoline saw
ing order.
Mr.. Hart said this morning that the
total count Of all cars entering the
| city from the West street entrance
was 124, and that 127 cars went out
Of the city by the same road; and
further, that 3S cars passed into the
city over Eastport bridge. The IL
cense numbers of 236 cars were taken
by.loyal citizens who assisted in keep
ing tab upon the traffic. A report of
the days work will be made out and
sent to Washington today.
Mr.. Hart also said that he was
deeply grateful to the owners of the
local garages, Messrs. Myers, Winter
son, CLANCY and Stehle These men
were most loyal throughout the day
and kept their garages closed. Their
loss in profits was very considerable,
as Sunday susually their busiest day.
One garage owner told customer
over the Phone that he would not
send a taxicab if the customer would
pay $1,000 extra.
Quite a number of pleasure cars
and trucks were in use for the pur-
pose of conveying service men to and
from private homes, where the men
were taken out and entertained dur
! ing the day OF the other uses of
pleasure cars were seen upon the
streets, it will be very interesting to
know just how far they have been
loyal in the past by subscribing to
the several issues of liberty bonds.
1.-THE public does not realize what a
stupendous task our Government has
upon its shoulders" said Mr.. Hart
"Office holders in every department
| are working like real Roman war
riors. and never were men tried as
they are being tried right now. To
win this war and freedom for the
| world. it is necessary that great con-
seryation be observed in foodstuffs
coal, fuel oil and gasoline. OF the
latter our absolute dependence is well
! known and understood, although the
/ actual permancy of the supply is en-.
tirely problematical."
officer Samuel Jones, of Eastport
turned in a list Of twenty-five cars
one from Pennsylvania. and one from
Delaware. He also turned in the num-
ber of a motor cycle and six motor
boats. The motorboats listed In mos
cases were those whose owners had
not procured local licenses for run
ming motor boats