The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-12
THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
FOREIGN DRIVERS Return HOME
ON LA LORRAINE.
wagner Guest Of Honor At Dinner TO Cup
q Commission and Contestants -Inquisi-
tlveness or virginia Toll cate Keepers
Auto Corps for Russian Army.

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tlveness or virginia Toll cate Keepers
Auto Corps for Russian Army.
Arthur Duray. Albert Clement and Camille
Jenatzy. who finished third. fourth ana
fifth In the Vanderbilt cup race last saturday
sailed for Havre yesterday on La Lorraine
OF the French Line. DR.. Aldo Weillschott,
who was one Of the Italian team In the race.
was also a passenger on the same boat IA
was Mrs. Elliott F.. Shepard Mr.. Shepard
had intended sailing yesterday, but renamed
here to attend TO some business anairs'
George Heath OF the French team and Lahcla
and Nazzaro OF the Italian team are scheduled
to sail for Europe on the sixteenth OF TINS
month. Lsncia, Nazzaro. two of the flat
drivers and CagnO. one OF the italia pllots'
all three Members OF the Italian team. nave
gone to Chicago on a flying visit.
Louis Wagner, winner OF the Vanderbilt
race last Saturday, was the guest OF honor
at a dinner at the Cafe Martin last night
given by Edgar Gibbs Murphy to the Wander
bilt cup commission and the contestants.
On the elaborate hand painted silk menu
slips the entree was a la Wagner, with Pommes
Vivet. the latter ha wing been WaGners
mechanic in the race. There was also
Sorbet Darracu and the ice cream was
Coupe Vanderbilt. Among those present we're
]. ID. Thompson, :. NJ. Butler. X. l., Morrell,
A. G.. Batchelder. FoXhall keene. q, NJ.
Mac William and =. B. Stevens.
Automobiles who wish to drive over the
toll roads OF the turnpike companies IN \lr-
yrnis are compelled TO stop at every toll gate
and tell the keeper all about themselves, ac-
CordinE to Instructions sent recently 10 every
automObilist ~ Virginia by one oi the Toll
road companies. The instructions consist OF
some of the provisions OF the virginia state
automobile law and are as follows. IT shaIl
be the duty of the owner or the driver OF any
machine run upon any turnpike, upon passing
"A toll gate. 10 exhibit his certificate to the
toll gate keeper, who shall enter the name
and address OF the owner ana me nninbet
OF the machine. together with the hour and
day of the passage through the gate OF the
machine. In q book kept Tor such, purposes,
which book shall be furnished all toll gate
keepers by the several boards Of supervisors,
and il shall be the duty Of the owner or driver
OF any machine TO exhibit his Certi1cate ior
inspection when 40 requested by the SherlH
or any constable, policeman or peace officer.
Under the provisions OF thus section " becomes
the duty OF these companies 70 REQUIRE al
to a full stop at each tollgate, IN order that
The certificate may be exhibited and entry
made az required. Section II OF the statute
Imposes a very severe penalty upon the
toll Cntherer for not enforcing its provisions,
and upon the driver or owner oil automobiles
for not obeyiDg them. u Is earnestly de
sired that users of automobiles travcrsing
the roads OF these companies VIII obey tn"
law implicitly and invariably. aud thus pre-
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closing the gates.
volunteer automobile corps is 10 be formed
in connection with the RusEian army. 10 be
recruited from the ranks Of private owners of
automobiles The army rules stipulate that
the lower officers of the reserve ana the one
wear volunteers must take part IN Two annual
practices of siX weeks duration. The auto
nrecfices Nth their cars will be required to
serve during three periods Of four weeks each
in the district of their residences AZ the time
OF the general army manpuVres. Those offer
inG their services as volunteer a~utomobilists
must appear with erYiCeable vehicles Of NJ
least 1918 horse-poTsr. eapiPped WITH inc
bilists may employ a chauffeur or not as they
wish.
Now regulations governing motor omni-
buses have been issued by the London Chief
COMMISSIONS Of Police az a result OF the
and smell of the many vehicles which have
been running there. Hereafter, when maxi
ing application for a car to be inspected the
which he intends to ply. and these may
not be departed from except after due notice
has been given 10 the Commissioner OF Police.
As 10 the checking Of speed. all omnibuses
must bp fitted with two Independent brakes,
and additional brakes are likely to be required
on vehicles plying upon billy routes. The
machinery is to be so C~oastructed that no
undue noise or vibration g caused, and suita-
guisbfne FIRE Oil is not 10 be allowed to
drop on the roadway. The car Is TO be suita-
bly lighted on the inside and outside. hut
headlights of great hrillianCy Will not he
permitted. There IL to he. no aperture At
The tor Of the staircase through which. a
PASSENGER might nadvertentiy s,ep; hhSS
10 the front and rear, and Illuminated by
night as a guide 70 intending passengers.
missiOner's PROPOSAL, "a IL appear In the
regulations, ia a. follows: No writing or
lettering in the form. OF an advertisement
will he allowed on the front or rear of the car,
which must be reserved exclusively to clearly
Nhibit the destination and route on which
,9s 20 GsT bs ffspisly pi printed on ON The II inside aud
provision must he made for proper ventilation
made 10 place automobiling under the SUI
pervisiOn OF the general Government, says
the Hqrs'ics" hsc' r The PrInGlPal object
from one end Of the country to the other
without the trouble OF taking OUT licenses IN
all Of the States through which he would
have to travel. Such q law would primarily
he for the tourist, and IL Il barely possible
that all automobilists no matter whether
OF any one state or not, may he stIe 10 Crj'y
the benefit Of Federal leGislatlan: hut, first
Of all, the travelling governed by Congress
sional enactment would have 10 be 'laSssd
as interstate commerce. Would II he within
the mower OF Congress TO declare automO-
bling generally tn be Interstate commerce?
An analogous question came up some little
time a 20 In reference to insurance and IL has
been contended that Congress has the power
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m and To ~lPgislatN accordingly
AutOmO billing ONES very much nearer being
mmpr carried on betwe cen the States
than inSer'tRte insurance business tran-ac-
tons. as there Is an emo rmous traflc of auto
mobiles across state boundaries.
ConCcding that Congress has the power
10 l~egislatc on automobile IrafiC. a practicable
p,an for the exercise Of it, control would be
10 form n number Of automobile districts.
say nine. for tho whole country, with praErr
officers for each jurisdiction. re- uiring all
mote ri4ts within q particular disiriCt 10
register and obtain a license from the duly
appCinie officials The same laws could @
made 80 andy 10 all districts. and reciprocity
would exist between the various districts in
reference TO registration. llcensipC and the
carrying Of numbers These districts could
be incorporated in a similar way that FIRE
districts are made bodies polite IN many OF
the States. Special officers could be provided
TO see that the laws are enforced and obeyed
and IL would be within the power OF Congress
to enact statutory rovisions governing all
matters pertaining 10 interstate motoring
But the questions are naturally ask ed, How
would this legislation affect the States in the
exercise Of their police powers? Would the
states be hampered IN prescribing speed