T1IK OMAHA ' SUNDAY BEB: JUNK" 19l
C,
AUTO UWS WIDELY DIFFER
Notable Discrepancies ifl Regulation
of Motor.
NO TWO STATES ABE ALIKE
All lh- VmT from iMlr-H
In Alabama lu Oiie Hollar la Ver
mont b Way of Tas-
alloa. -x
Til kfi aftr 8 federal automobile
law live c-ojiainl.v nly to point to the
vide variance In tlie laws ot srarate
stale in oidr to tun n pretty Active
argument In favor of i ooi Banlsstlon of
some rort. Sonio stst.'s liave no laws r
gardii.K automobiles Arkansas. Colorado,
Arizona, Idaho. Kana. Kentucky. Missis
sippi. Montana. New Mexico, Nevada.
North Dakota, South Carolina. Utah and
Wyoming lave ro state on tgistra-
tlon. There in the 'vi.Jest range in regis
tration fees, from cents in Alabama up
to $1 a horsepower 1" Vermont.
Some Btates give exemption to motor
ist h coming from states in which there is
ie.lprc.clty, but several of them require
that any one entering the boundaries shall
provide himself with a license.
The law in this state is one of the easiest.
Tor 11 a petpftual llcensa for a car is ls
.nxl and the owner need not have a
driver s license. A perpotual license for a
..i f., Vhls rtiav nil be
t. IIV.U1 , t
PhatisKi if the Callan MM beconn-o a law,
I rhn 1 1 Htate will compare favornbly
i with several others in the matter ot chart
I In for llc-tiBes. Nonresidents are .xemnt
... on, i nit ti.ev need do is to
. Ill linn o .u -
I .linnlav license pads of their home Jurlv.lK-
' tlorie. In this respect New Yorkvrs do tut
: fare so well away from home.
T.-r,.- m-tunce. a New Yorker solS "'
', New Jersev can set a special llcersc rood
! for eight days at i. coat of $1. Tht Uw
i covers one eight-day trip or four trips of
; two days each. It a Issued, however. Just
nice In a calotidur vi-ar to an owikm. Ovru-
; nlil..lo Vew .IflSfV must 5':t '
laced a motor car for pur. either in cash
or any other slnahle consideration; com
peted fur a (gull prise: who do not nmke
his livelihood or miy part of It as a result
of rac-ina or driving-, either as a ilemon
strator. tester or chauffeur: who 1ms not
otherwise received finatulil leward for ir,
enasatng in competition: who is not a,-
lively engaaed in the autoiiiohile or acces
sory iiMltistrles; who has never been di -clmed
a professional hy miy sport-governing
bclv In connection with that sport
over which it has Jurisdiction, or who,
having heen so declared, has hen rein
stated either hv such body or In connection
with automobile contests bv the .contest
tiosid of the American Auloino die associa
tion.
crudest and boldest knew they could not admiral, whose property they should be-
buy of King a false report, but on his re-j come tinder the designation of "sea pi lies. '
turn from the field he wua offered $1 .tSdi.Ot To Impiess this decree upon the minds of
for the exc lusive use of hts Information for ' all, esneclally fishermen and those dwell
two diiys. which, of course, be rejected : lnu on the sear-oasts. Queen Bess char-
lMgtir II. Hrotisoii In the tVntury. , tei isltchlly 'enough intimated tliat neg-
- 1,.,-t M comply with the royal command
QUEER OFFICES IN BRITAIN I would mean the gallows.
j In this fashion came about lite office of
Cnrloas and I'rorilaltle Julia for I-1- the uncorker of ocean bottles, who alone
lvs Unfitting roaxil
ta- Thrnti---.
Man
lf 1 1 1 - 1'ICC1- Old ciowii olilccs of
The acceptance of traveling or other e-;'i'eat lliitnln liae Wen aholialied, but
perisos is regarded by the contest board as , some of them remain to this day. evldenc
comitm within ..the meaning of "valuable ) tin; conservatism of old John Rull,
Of tlitsc may be mentioned the pleasant
post in Scotland of Alnrshal of lientle
Archers, h turesque office thut has coma
down from the middle ages. The present
holder is commander of the micient Itod..-
Any driver who accepts traveling, hotel Kiiard of Archers, and .still appear from
or otner r xpenses m cotinecuon with a con
test of any nature will be considered to
ha'e violated the clause In the definition
of an 'amateur." which reads: "Kitlier In
cash or anv oilier valtmble consideration."
consideration." The board accordingly di
rected the secretary to notify all registered
ainatiii.il drivers that the board has Inter
preted the definition of an "amateur" as
follows:
had the tight to open any uouie casi
the coasts of the kingdom. Thomas Tun
field was the first Knglishman to fill this
post, and the records now show that during
one year he opened . fil"i-Uo bottles,
flasks, flagons, and oilier ocean messen
gers, containing all aorts of news touching
on matters of the sea. This office en
flured till the time of George III, by whom
It was abolished.
At one lime there existed at the Kng-
i llsh court one ot the queerest ontces
I imaginable 1. e.. that of whipping boy. It
time to lime In Lincoln green, and. aimed, lis extremely probable that this post wad
liko his men, with the old-time bow and i not. like many of the others, much aought
arrow
NAME OF THE GREAT WAR
Official DeslgnaHoa Jlade hr
resa aad sone comment
Thercoa.
cenae.
i year, but may
license to drive, it they do the oinint, r
else the chauffeurs must be llccmed. The
Hew Jersey turiff for driving is bnsea on
horsepower. From one to twenty-horsepower,-$2;
from thirty-horsepower up. i.
All registrations and licenses, when taken
wtthlii the state, expire January 31.
In New Jersey the tariff for registration
1h $3 for cars of from otic to ten horse-power,
5 from eleven to twenty-nine horse-power,
llO.from thirty horse-power up.
When a New Yorker goes Into Pennsyl
vania he should be, according to the state
law. exempt for ten days. The Pennsyl
vania law exempts all those from states
. which act reciprocally. However", should
the New Y'orker run to Philadelphia lie
would have to take out a city license If
he happened to stay there more than forty
eight hours. Pennsylvania gets an annual
$2 operating fee from all residents. Cura
under twenty horse-power pay .", those
from twenty to forty-nine horse-power
pay $10 and those from fifty liorse-power
and over pay 15. Chauffeurs have to have
1 operating licenses.
1 In Masnachuetts non-residents ere ex-
empt for ten successive days and owners
may. drive their cars. It. however, a man
' Is touring with u chauffeur, the latter
must get a license, and this he can obtain
only after an examination, lie must dem
j onstrate that he can actually drive a car
and doesn't get his papers on Ills mere
I aajBO. as is the case in sonio other states.
I There is a flat rate of D for licensing
I cars and of fc! for a prlvute operating 11-
Chauffeurs get a license lor one
renew for 50 cents, me
owner' licence Is perpetual.
If the state you come from has a law
like that of Ohio, you ore exempt in that
state. Otherwise, jou pay a fee of $ for
either a gasoline or steam cur and S3 for
an electric. Chauffeurs pay K tor men
licenses. All these permits expire on Jan
uary 1.
Ithode Island is a state in which automo-
blllsts must pay for their cars at a pretty
hlKh rate. Cars of twenty horse-power
and under pay Ji, over twenty horse-power
but not over thirty horse-power la 10, over
thfrtv horne-power but not over 49 horse
tiower. II.'. and over forty horse-power. 125.
Manufacturers or dealers v pay 30, but that
anplles to a great many cars, or course.
Motorcycles and automobile trucks pay
only 50 cents for registration in Khode- Isl
and. .
The operating license, however, Is small.
Onlv tl Is asked. Khode Island's non-resi
dent luw requires only that the home state
laws fhall be complied with. If they are
then the vlaltor to Ithode Island Is exempt
for ten days.
Connecticut exempts non-residents ior
teu successive days. Cars of less than
twenty horse-power pay i: those between
twenty and thirty horse-power ure licensed
at $,". and those over thirty horse-power
must pay $10.
Alabama has the simplest code of laws
regarding automobiles of those which may
be said to have laws. The probate Judge
ot the resident's county licenses cars at
25 cents. No law regarding numbers or
lights have been made. There has been no
decision of the courts as to the statute
that governs the conduct of nonresidents
antomobUing in the state.
Georgia lias a law applying to Catoosa
county only and there Is no fee for regis
tration with the clerk of that county.
There is no rule"" leEardlng lights. Non
residents are exempt from any condition, j
apparently. Illinois is very lenient, ask
ing J'J for an annual license of the car and
t for the chauffeur. A fee of DO cents
must be pa-id for sales. Iowa lumps, all
fees fur $6. In Michigan the tee amounts
to ti. while Minnesota drops them to ?1.5i)
and nonresidents are exempt from that
while passing through, Nebraska charges
ail only $1 for all fees. South Dakota
charges 1, too.
Texas has almost as small a fee as
Alabama, only 50 cents, but the numbeis
given out for this fee are the largest re
quired by any state. They have to be six
inches high and put in seme conspicuous
place. The Do-cent license is perpetual. .
The state of Vermont provides the etift'efit
of all tariffs on automobiles. The rate Is j
It a horsepower for the first registration, i
The second annual registration comes to j
7u cents a horsepower, and subsequent I
registrations are at 50 cents a hoi.sepowtr. j
All drivers pay a license of 2 and a pro- j
fesslotial chaufleur must pay a special
license of I-. Nonresidents are exempt
from registration entirely for ten days If
they are leglstered in a home state grant
ing exemption. From teu . to sixty days
they must pay on a car up to twenty
horsepower; $ for forty horsepower, and
lo tor more than forty horsepower. After
sixty days they must register a resi
dents 1j.
Although Utah has no state registration
law, the larger cities have their own and
require sejtaraie registrations and license.
Edmund S. Meany of the University of
Washington is distributing broadcast a
pamphlet bearing upon the rightful title by
which the war between the atatea in 1S61
G5 should be known. In an address at
Seattle some months ago. In referring to
pension legislation. Senator Tillman as
serted that an amendment to a bill was
adopted by which the war should be known
to history as the "War Between the
.States." Personally he approved the desig
nation and it was approved in the southern
states. It had also been accepted by the
Confederate Veteran, a magazine- of Nash
ville, published lu the interests of the sol
diers of (lie south. The name had also been
favorably commented upon during a meet
ing of the American Historical association
In liecember last. It originated with Alex
ander II. Stephens, vice president of the
confederacy, and by this title he designated
his history of the stt ugnle.
Senator Tillman's claim that the title had
been officially fixed as the "War Between
the States" was challenged, and In reply
to Mr. Meany the senator forwarded a
copy of the proceedings In the senate In
1WIT. Tlie question came up In I lie consid
eration of a pension bill, nnd many sen
ators, botli north and south, participated
in the debate. Senator Carmack of Ten
nessee, as shown by the record, moved
that the war be luiown as, the "Civil War,"
whllo Senator Money of Mississippi con
tended that the war was a struggle be
tween states and in no sense a civil war,
as each state was u sovereign. Senator
MoCumber of North Dakota argued that It
was not a war between states, but a civil
war, as many men from states both north
and south were engaged on both sides
states like Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland,
Missouri and Tennessee. It was agreed
that tho phrase. "War of the Rebellion,"
should not be used, although both Senator
Teller und Senator Money contended thut
It was not a "degrading term," while Sen
ator Patterson asserted thut it was really
a "war of secession." inasmuch as thirteen
states claimed the right to withdraw and
establish a separate and Independent gov
ernment. The debate ended with the ac
ceptance of the phrase "Civil War" as the
official designation of the war of 18G1-U5.
Mr. Meany says that many people ot the
south prefer that the war should be known
as the "War Between the States," und to
that end, as ho says, he is endeavoring to
collaborate the views of the general public
in order to obtain a greater uniformity ot
name, an well "as a better feeling between
the children and the grandchildren of those
who participated in the war." Mr. Aleany
is likely to have his labor for his pains.
Congress having once settled the contro
versy to the batisfaction of both the north
ern and southern representatives is not
likely to reconsider its action. Indiunap
olls News.
A couple of Interesting posts were abol
ished when Edward II suceeded to the
throne. One of these, that of royal rat
catcher, had been in existence without
intermission since the days of Charles II.
The rojul rat catcher had a nice, easy
time, and his Job was much envied, seeing i
that he drew the comfortable stipend of j KING OF INDOOR SPORTS
$1,250 a year, together with an allowance
of $50 for terriers and $200 for ferrets. Story Telling as a Pastime Ranks
This office furnished occasion for many Utah In the Ksteeni of
after, inasmuch as the duty ot the jouin
who held It embraced some unpleasant
features. He was. In fact, a sort of under
study to a prince In the matter of whip
pings, receiving the chastisement that of
right should have gone to the king's son.
Harper's Weekly.
witty sallies in Parliament up to the time j
of the accession of Albert Edward.
The other office that the late kinjf
abolished was that of the king's ale
taster. This post carried with It a nice
salary and the pleasant duty of sampling
the ales thut were supplied to the royal
table.
Among the old unices yet retained may
be mentioned tho stewardship of tho Ciiil
tern hundreds. The original duty of this
officer was to uiive out brigands from
the Ci'.lllern hills, but it Is now a puiely
nominal office that every member of
Parliament must accept before he Is per
mitted to resign his post. It docs not
carry much of a fcelary, however only $j
per milium and the member of Parliament,
havlmr stepped out of his position by
accepting tljls, forthwith resigns it.
Men.
The shorter a story ts the belter It is.
Put that right down In your notebook,
where you keep your stories. The other
night 1 spent, an hour with a man who
had sneh a notebook and this Is the first
fact 1 told him. And I added:
"To tell a story welt, hit it on both
ends until it is so small that you can
put it in your watch. If you have a
thin watch, so much the better."
Perhaps you have never thought of it
In this way. but story telling, as a mat
ter of cold fact. Is -one of ti.e most pop't
lar of our Indoor pastimes. I won't say
that It is the king of sports, but It ran!;s
I ili In the esti em of men.
You doubt this? t.et me iilustrat":
I.udwlg Is through wltii a hard day's
wci k aY the offiee. lie strolls clow it to
HAVE YOU GOT THE HABIT?
One nf the American l-'aila that
Make stolid Forrlaners
- Rllnk.
Oue of the modern tendenc ies of Ameii
ran life that amaze visiting foreigners
almost as much as do our skyscrapers and
our magnificent distance Is the universal
American vacation habit. Abroad It I
quite the thing, of course, for the upper
classes to run over to Swltserland or down
to Italy occasionally, or to take a brief
holiday Jaunt In one's own country; but
the middle strata of society over there
has not yet begun to practice the vacation
Idea In the svsteinatic and scientific wav
that our iwoplo over here do. While cross
ing the Clyde, a few yexis aao. on one
of the prnny-a-trlp sleameis maintained
by the city of Glasgow, ihe writer fell
Into conversation with, a begrimed Iron
worker returning home after his strenuous
day's work. In one of the big Clydebank
ship yards. When he learned that I wan an
American he lost no time In relieving
his mind of something that evidently had
been weighing heavily upon It.
"There's one thing I don't quite under
stand about your country," he said, "yulte
often our younjc Scotsmen leave here and
go to America to work at their trade. Thp j
are away a year or two. and first thin
wo know they are back again, dressed nu
like a member of the House of Ird and
witn more moiiej In their pocket than
o-eie filnds here ever knew them t.i
possess In their lives, returning for what
they call a 'vacation., Now, men like my
self don't know Just what that mean.
We can't afford such things over her.
and I don't rightly understand how these
young chaps can, after such a aliort ab
sence from home." John, Sands In Les
lie's Weekly.
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Another old offiee yet in existence is tho 'his club, lie sits down with other men.
king's vcrderer for the Forest of Dean.
This is filled by election at a court pre
sided over by the high sheriff of Glou-
They havo been seated about two cock
tails, when some one tolls Iudwig: "I've
got a new one." And that reminds Lud-
cestershii e, und is one of the most ancient ! wig of a new one he l as lust heard, and
of all official posts in the United Kingdom. ! so on it goes, around the endless circle
A curious pest, now abolished, was thut i of tales,
of the uncorker of ocean bottles, created Isn't it so? Haven't you done it yotir
durlng the reign of Klizabeth. It owed self? Then you must rellzj that story
Its existence to a-n odd incident, In that. ! telling 1ms its part as the avocation of
extraordinary as it may seem, the first L'y men of many minds. It relieves
news to reach Knglund ot tho Dutch tHk- the strain of ihe dH.v. It brings the suf
lng of Nova Zembla came by "bottle post." faw to lips that have been a very busi-
The story runs that one day n. fisher- ness-llke straight line through the toll
ing hours. And sometimes to introduce
man, on the sands near Deal, picked up
a bottle, which in due time was laid
before the lord high admiral of Kucland.
When opeucd, a parchment, setting forth
the
the Inevitable contrast it brings pain. I
Yes. pain, for how many of tht-se men
who teil stories really know ar.ythlnp: nt
news jurt mentioned was found. Whenir11 of ,,,e 't? aw my own I
this was shown to the queen, Klizabeth
was so struck by the circumstance, that
she at once decreed that for the future
all sealed bottles east up by the sea
were to be dispatched to the lord high
questions today, so I will tell yon. Very.
very few. And the blpyest mistake- made !
by them all U that of lengthening o:it I
theh- stories instead of compressing j
them to the smallest possible compass of!
time and space. San Francisco Chronicle.
Long Overland Journey
WYOMING'S DIAMOND PLANT
Timely ' Hxuosure of the "flailing"
Operation Naveil California's
Herniation.
ip
At a large dinner at the Paolfio-Utilpn
club In an Francisco as late as 1SH, at
tended by a score of the leading business
men of the city, I well remember a remark
able scene in which all Joined in acclaiming
and toasting Clarence King as the savior
of the reputation of California.
"But fur King," said one bank president,
"The free flow of capital for developing
our mineral resources would have been set
back twenty years." '
The Incident referred to was the famous
diamond swindle ot 1872. A large tract near
Fort Brldger. Wyo., had been "salted" with
crude diamonds. Two prominent California
mining engineers had examined the "dia
mond field" and reported on It favorably.
The coast blaxed with excitement, and none
the less because the precise location re
mained a carefully guarded secret.
From investigations made by James T.
Gardiner, King learned that It lay within
an area already carefully gone over by ills
corps of engineers. Surprised, but yet un
suspicious, he Immediately arranged to visit
and study the field as a new source of na
tional wealth of Incalculable value.
I'pon examination, however, he found
nothing but raw African stones scattered
loose upon the surface, and none in a
characteristic diamond-bearing formation.
He promptly bared the swindle to the world
and stopped a sale, then nearly closed, that
rati high up into the millions.
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MISS SCOTT AND HER OVBHLAND.
One of the most interesting local events H. Van Brunt, agent of the Overland car.
in the automobile world was the passing
this way of Miss Blanche Stuart , Scott,
who is making a trip in an Overland car
from New York to 'Frisco. While lu
Omaha and Council Bluffs this enterprising
Even thelou"e "omaii was entertained by Henry
Miss Scott declares she Is having u most
enjoyable Journey, and with the smooth
running Overland she Is encountering no
difficulty at all, even on the roughest of
roadway. The trip thus far has been with
out accident of any kind.
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which the forming of the Amateur Automo
bile Contest association made the question
a much mooted one and required official at
tentlon. The executive board at a meeting
tfefined the Question as follows:
Amateur A man who has never driven er
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