The San Francisco call., 1908-12-04

commissioner now q put red ngntS
McAdoo then told of holdup Il
on him, and used it as astext to show
how policemen seek to get record and
square themselves for not being on
their jobs, by filling up a record of ar
rests made.
OPPOSES POLICE TRAPS
efficiency in a cop" he continued.
docs not consist in making arrests. but
in showing good Judgment. My idea
is to let automobiles hit it up on clear
road and hold them down under the
limit when children are coming out of
school. / don't believe in police traps
or making arrests; l want the police
man who makes no arrests, but is on
his job all the time.
II have been studying traffic control
in London this summer from the New
York point of view. The London rate
of speed Is higher than our own, despite
the more crowded traffic. One-fifth of
our accidents come from violating the
law of turning street corners In Lon
don they make them turn the corners
wide. Our own corner curbs are ground
down by illegal corner turning. Peo-
pie who have visited in London, upon
coming home, tell of the power of
the appraised finger of the London cop.
The reason for this is that in that city
every driver of any kind of vehicle is
licensed.
NEED ABSOLUTE CONTROL
ITO regulate traffic in New York
properly the police will have to get
absolute control of the streets. We
need to get civilization out of barbar-
ism. The automobile Is part of our
civilization of today. 1t is here to
stay, and you yourselves must be the
ones to curb the reckless. The drivers
of all vehicles should be licensed in all
large cities, then the traffic control
would be as absolute as it is in London.
when the finger of the bobby can
stop even the progress of the king.
IF every driver of any kind had to
have license, which was revocable
temporarily or permanently. there
would be more consideration and
quick decrease in recklessness of those
entrusted with the guidance of the
horse drawn and motor driven vehicles
The automobilists should put them
selves on record as being in favor Of
licensing of all drivers and the revoca-
tion of such licenses for such conduct
as might seem to endanger the life
and property of those who are COM
PEELED to use the walks and streets of
the cities, either on foot or in vehicle
of any sort
OvERLANDS SOLD
Don McCord reports that he has only
the demonstrator of the first shipment
of Overland cars left. The latest pur-
chasers are J. Hudson of Fresno and
Hugo Muller of Oakland
w. E. STOKES REACHES THE CITY
w. E. Stokes. sales manager of the
Olds motor works, arrived in this city
yesterday on tour of the coast. The
eastern motor maker is enthusiastic
over the prospects for the coming auto
mobile season. In discussing the situa-
ton, Stokes said:
Everything looks bright for the
motor business next year. I have re-
ceived the best reports during my pres
ent tour from our agents. The demand
for lower priced cars is nothing more
than was expected by the manufac-
turers."
After a brief visit to E. P. Brinegar
of the Pioneer automobile company,
Stokes will leave for a tour OF the
northwest.
SHOW DECORATIONS
An automobile enthusiast from New
York writes: Since the big automO-
bile shows began to be held in Madison
Square Garden each successive year
has witnessed a marked improvement
in the decorative scheme used for the
occasion, until during the last four
years the interior OF the famous old
exposition has been made notably more
magnificent for the exhibition of the
| motor cars than for any other event
in the place. A praiseworthy fact In
connection with this dressing of the
place is that the progress has been
from the merely elaborate and ornate
toward the chaste and elegant"
BUICK CARS SOLD
The Howard automobile company reports the
sale and delivery of a two cylinder - horse
power 1909 Buick touring car to ]. A Bennett
| of Santa Rosa. Bennett drove his overland
! In spite OF the rain. He was accompanied by
! Shirley Burris. A touring OF the same
| power and type also sold to Lachmann
| brothers of this city. c. s. Howard manager
and head of the company. who is at present at
| the factory Of the Buick motor company, wired
Yesterday that he would remain there few days
longer. leaving for California about the nrst OF
next week
PUT ON MICHELIN TIRES
Robert Thompson. manager OF the local brancn
| of the MichelIn tire company. reported yester-
day that E. P Bow1es had just had his Packard
| equipped with Michelin tires. and that the
Matheson recently purchased by A. W. Foster
had had AIichelin tires placed II.
HAMMOND GETS HIS RENAULT
Rene J. Marx, manager Of the local house
| of the Renault Freres selling branch, said yes
| terday that Fl. Hammond had brought his