New-York tribune., 1919-09-22
Motors and Motorists

The Annual meeting of the New
York State Automobile Association, to
be held in Albany October and 7, is
attracting the attention of automobile
lsts all over the United States and
canada. The Ontario Motor League,
the Canadian Automobile Association
and the Woman's National Automobile
Club of America will send representa-
tives.
Secretary of State Hugo, Highway
Com missioner Greene, Major Chandler
ana Police Commissioner Enright of
New York City will speak to the con-
vention. Moving pictures will empha-
size Careless America" One of the
principal topics will be automobile
thefts. President Henry w. Robbins
announced that legislation will be in
troduced intended to curb thefts. A
corrective measure being considered by
the Law and Legislative Committee
under Chairman Albert ". Seaman, is
a law requiring that the factory num-
Der Of the car be indented in the
steering post of each automobile.
Placed in that position the number
could not be tampered with and the
car could be easily identified, no mat
ter how many other alterations had
been made. Several other drastic meas
ures have been suggested.
Among those men who have already
accepted invitations to speak at the
banquet in connection with the con-
ventlon are Governor Smith, Comp
troiler Travis, Speaker Sweet and Mag
lstrate w. Bruce Cobb, OF the New
York City Traffic Court; Senator j.
Henry Walters and others. Mrs.
Smith will entertain the ladies at the
executive mansion on October 6 in the
afternoon, after which they will be
taken for a ride through the Helder-
nergs and returned to the hotel in time
for the banquet at 1880 p. m. Ex-Gov-
ernor Martin II. Glynn will be toast
master.
The first shipment by express of the
new Velie Six is due to arrive to-day
at the Garland Automobile Com pany.
The new model is in every sense new
car, and is claimed to be the first 1920
car to be equipped with the new Model
7-R siX-cylinder Continental motor.
Edgar Stevens drove one of the cars
over the road from Moline, about 1900
miles, and got an average Of nineteen
miles to the gallon Of fuel Bad
weather was encountered and scne Of
the roads were deep in mud. Stevens'a
actual running time from Troy to New
iOlh was hours ana w minutes, the
distance covered being 1913 miles.
Immediately after the car arrived in
New York it was taken ont on Long
Island by G. w. Garland. jr., for test.
1t showed sixty miles an hour easily
on the Speedway. Starting up Man
hasset Hill at fifteen miles an hour,
on the steepest part Of the hill it trav-
elied at thlrty-tve miles an hour.
The Standard Steel Car Company Of
pittsburgh, manufacturers OF the
Standard 49, have purchased the in
terest Of the Taylor Motors Corpora
tlon, 1920 Broadway, this city, which
VIII from now on be direct factory
branch.
t. G. Johnson. vice president of the
old company, who since his return from
overseas service has had the manage
ment Of this business, has been ap-
pointed general manager of the new
branch. He is one of the charter mem
bers of the Philadelphia Automobile
Trade Association, has been member
Of It's annual show committee for five
years, with the exception of last year
when he was in the service, and for
'nrec years acted as general manager
Of these exhibitions, which have stood
among the foremost Of the local au-
tomcbile shows. c.. +. I. s