The sun., 1919-09-21
STATE AUTO ASSN
PLANS Big MEETING
October Gathering in Albany
Will Discuss Important
Amendments to Laws.

ALBANY, Sept. 20-The annual meet
Association at the Ten Eyck Hotel in
this city Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 6
and Z, Is attracting the attention OF
automobilists all over the United States
and Canada. Automobile organizations
from several other States have already
sent notices to headquarters at Albany
that they will have representatives at
the meeting and from Canada will come
representatives of the Ontario Motor
League and the Canadian Automobile
Association. The Woman's National
Automobile Club of America will also
send representatives. The widespread
interest in the meeting is because of
tho prominence of the speakers and
constructive legislative programme
which will prove of immense benefit to
every man and woman who operates an
automobile.
Secretary of State Hugo, Highway
Commissioner Greene, Major Chandler
and Chief Traffic Commissioner Enright
Of New York city will speak to the con-
vention, while moving pictures will EN-
phasize Careless America" One of the
principal topics will be automobile
thefts, the extent of which has long
dent Henry W. Robbins has announced
that drastic legislation will be intro
duced to curb increasing thefts. A
corrective measure being considered by
the law and legislative committee
under Chairman Albert w. Seaman Is
n law requiring that the factory number
Of the car be indented in the steering
post of each automobile. Placed in that
position, the number could not be tam
pered with and the car could be easily
identified, no matter how many other
alterations had been made. Several
other drastic measures have been sug-
gested
The new law increasing registration
fees on pleasure cars. which goes into
effect Feb. 1 next, Will also receive the
attention of the convention. The Secre-
tary of States Office is finding that the
putting of this law into effect will re-
suit in a great deal of confusion and
complication and has sent out an APP
peal to automobile clubs and dealers to
aid motorists in determining the amount
of their fees. In computing the fee the
age of the car, list price and horse
power of the engine are considered, and
the Secretary of States office is expe-
rfencing considerable dificulty in work.
ing out a reliable basis upon which to
impose the tax. The New York State
Automobile Association opposed this
measure, which will add about $4,000
600 to the cost of operating pleasure
ground of its inequality. The associa-
ton held then and holds now that the
only fair basis of registration fee for
the purpose of maintenance of the high
ways is by weight and. probably.
speed (estimated); also much simpler
and easier of application. Amendments
TO this law will be discussed and acted
upon at this meeting.
Among prominent men who have al
ready announced their acceptance of the
invitation to speak at the banquet are
Gov Smith, Comptroller Travis, Speaker
Sweet and Magistrate Bruce Cobb of the
New York City Traffic Court, Senator j.
Henry Walters and others.
Mrs. Smith will entertain the ladies
Mt the Executive Mansion Monday
afternoon, after which they will be
taken for a ride through the Helder-
bergs and returned to the hotel in time
for the banquet at 80 p. NJ. Ex-Gov.
Martin H. Glynn will be the toast
master