Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-06
HOOSIER AUTO
ASSN SEEKING
MORE MEMBERS
Warns Against Purely Com
merciaP Organizations
Operating in State.

Announcing a Statewide drive to aug
ment the personnel of the Hoosier State
Automobile Association, and, locally, the
Hoosier Motor Club, A G. LuptOn OF
Hartford City and Guy Jeffries of this
city have Jointly issued a statement to
automobile owners of Indiana warning
them Of the activities Of agents for purely
commercial organizations pretending TO
be motor clubs.
''The Hoosier State Automobile Asso-
citation and its various local branches
throughout the State have nothing of the
commercial in their makeup" says the
statement "The HOosier organizations
have been here for twenty years working
for the interests of every owner of an
automobile all the time and all owners
Of motor cars have received benefits,
whether they were members Of these as
sOciatiOns or not. Therefore, as purely
civic proposition, We feel it is our duty
to advise motorists Of Indiana that mem
bership in associations not affiliated with
the American Automobile Association Is
simply a membership in a commercial
organization operated for the benefit OF
the officers solely. Our organization is
mutual and cooperative and our sole rea-
son for urging more motorists TO join US
is that we may do more and better work
continually for every owner Of motor
car in the way of continuing our splen-
did legislative work and our fight far
better roads, road marking and better
protection for automobile owners"
LAWS OBTAINED BY
HOOsIER ASSOCIATION.
The statement cites legislation pro-
cured at the last session through the
work Of the HOOsier State Automobile
Association, notably the law requiring
registration Of title Of ownership OF all
motor vehicles. known as an abstract
title law. which Will destroy the market
for stolen cars.
Eve killed legislation which would
have added nearly $4,000 coo in additional
taxes on Indiana motorists; we procured
a minimum penalty of three years for
auto theft; We were able to strengthen
the highway commission law; We pre-
vented the emasculatiOn Of the county
INIT road laws: We secured legislation re
curing contractors and road officials
who block a road to put up a barrier ana
red light at night and mark the detour
all the way round; We eliminated the so
called constable graft in cities of the
first. second and third class, and the new
county road patrol law procured by our
efforts. II is estimated. VIII save al
least 500 a year in wear and tear on
every automobile that used the highways.
This is only a part of the work our as
ISOLATION is constantly doing. Ihree OF
our pole-marking outfits are now at work
I'm the State and our Touring Information
Bureau is constantly in touch with road
conditions on all main travelled high
wavs. We feel that if Indiana automo-
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Hoosier state Automobile Association is
doing for their benefit they would insist
on coming In and helping with this pro
gressive work The more selfish an au-
fomobfIe owner is. the stronger the rea-
son why he should assist US because we
are working for him all the time
CALIFORNIA CLUB
PURELY COMMERCIAL.
It is pointed out that recently some eI-
fort has been made TO sell memberships
in q so-calIed automobile club having
HEADQUARTERS in Los Angeles. The state
ment asserts that Information concerning
this organization is to the effect that It
f. purely commercial
I'VE are advised that the founder OF
this organization is now in the peniten-
tiurv for obtaining money under false
pretenses and that several additional
charges are peuuluE d-Lll-Ht t--S man.
saws the statement. The organization Is
conducted by the officers as their own
personal property, for personal gain sole
Iy. and alleged benefits offered are mostly
mythical, as is quickly discovered. For
tunateIy, we find that Indiana people are
disposed to be loyal 70 their own civic
ORGANIZATIONS and these false gods are
not succeeding IN their plans for person
al gain"
The Hoosier State Automobile Associa-
ton, it is stated, is assisting Secretary Of
State Ed Jackson in setting up the neces-
sary organization throughout the State
so that all motor vehicles may be re-
registered early IN June when the new
laws 90 into effect. The clubs member
ship campaign is 20 be carried on during
the ninety-day period in which auto
mobile owners are required to register
their vehicles as 10 title Of ownership