New-York tribune., 1910-07-27
SUPERBAS BOW To DOVES AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
New Jersey Trying to Adjust
License Situation.
DOES MUCH FOR MOTORIST
Local Dealers Regret Legal
Action Regarding Award of
the Glidden Trophy.

T. E. Smith, Commissioner of Motor We
hicles for New Jersey. recently made a
visit to Boston, where he called on Francis
Hurtubis jr secretary of the National
Automobile Association. in regard to the
movement of the Massachusetts authorities
regarding New Jersey automobile registra
tions.
With New York and PENNSYLVANIA, Mas
sachusetts is inclined to refuse to recognize
the New Jersey license. Mr.. Smith hopes
to adjust the matter without resortIng to
retaliatory measures. This action, if taken,
would probably consist in refusing the eight
day touring licenses to car owners, which
are at present much desired and which
allow q nonresident owner privileges that
are valuable to him. Mr.. Smith says:
There are more nonresident than resi-
dent cars in New Jersey, and the proper
ton is about two to three. There are avail
able TO these nonresident cars about thir-
ty-four hundred miles of improved New
Jersey roads, built at cost of more than
SIS OOO,0G0 and costing last year more than
s1.0oo,00o to repair. This year the state will
spend more than 81 $4,000 for repairs alone
and the gross revenue received from auto
mobiles will amount to only about s34O,0oO.
Persons touring New Jersey are not only
not disseminated against, but are treated
better than they are in other states. New
Jersey motor laws are the most liberal of
any state laws because OF their uniform
speed and traffic regulations. NO munich
pality is able to pass laws at variance with
the state law, and there is an extensive
system OF licensing agencies, Of which there
are about fifty.
Because of the central authority vested
in the motor department the police regula-
tions are uniform. Speed traps have been
abolished. and a great deal is done for the
man who drives car in the state"
The action of the Premier company by
II. o. Smith, its president, in asking for an
Injunction to restrain the contest board of
the American Automobile Association from
awarding the Glidden trophy to the Chal-
mers Motor Company was much discussed
on rAutomohile Row yesterday. A H
Whiting, the referee Of the Glidden tour.
awarded the trophy to the Premier COM
pany, and his action was reversed by the
contest board. Nearly all the opinions Of
fered on the action were Of regret that
the Glidden tour of 1910 had gained a bit
more unpleasant notoriety. It is doubtful
if there ever Will be another Glidden tour.
The fixture this year degenerated into q
quarrel which began long before the tour
was finished and which originally involved
several of the other entrants.
Fire Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo
and his first deputy in Brooklyn have just
taken delivery OF two 45-horsepower Briar-
cliff model Lozier cars for use in depart
ment work. The majority of the various
departments in New York City are now
using Lozier cars. Among those depart
ments in which the chiefs employ a. Lozier
in their routine work arc the Police De-
partment, Department of Health, Depart
ment of Street Cleaning. Department of
Water, Gas and Electricity and the sani-
tary inspection service