Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-18
Suspension of
 Auto Licenses
THREE OPERATED MACHINES
 AFTER DRINKING
ONE WAS MOOsUP MAN
Secretary of State Says ft Is Not Necf  essary to be intoxicated te be unfft to Run a Metor Vehicle.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 17-Secretary of State Phillips today suspended tn- definitely the license of George ". Clark of West Hartford to operate a motor vehicle, in this state, ana at the same time drew distinction betWeen theN charge of intexicat1on ana the charge of operating motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. The secretary. in his finding, says that on Jl1Iv 271 Clark had between seven and nine drinks of Italian wine, and later operated a motor vehicle. This ad- Ir7.e-e:-sl' on his part" says Secretary Phillips, "is sufficient to lead me to believe that he 5~as not in a fit condi- tion to operate a f.sotor vehicle and while operating this vehicle he met with an accident.
 Drank Enough to be Unsteady.
 "Regardless of whatever might have been his testimony before the town court I find the testimony before me sufficient to substantiate the charge against him. A man may be under the influence of liquor and be able to walk and talk fairly well and reach his home without causing any trouble to others, but when one is licensed to operate a motor vehicle and if, during the time he partalxes of 8 sufficient number of drinks of intoxicating liquors to cause him to be the least bit unsteady, then in such case that man is guilty Of op- erating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor, and it is not necessary to prove that one is intoxf- cated to substantiate the charge that he is operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.-e It is sufficient if the facts are such as to prove that the amount of liquor consumed did render him unfit to operate the vehicle properly and with steady control"
 Moosup Mans License Suspended.
 The secretary also suspended several other operators licenses for being un- der the influence of intoxicants.
 The license of Hc$Ery $. King of Moosup was suspended indefinitely for driving while under the influence of liquor, as was the license of F. H. Me Murray of New Britain. In the lat ter case, McMurray ran into the gate at the railroad crossing in Meriden.
 Many of the operators in this state, '' says the secretary, when they notice the gates closing at grade crossing pat on speed to get under the gates, in order to save a few minutes time and as a result thereof accidents have taken place because of poor judgment used"
 Failed to Stop After Accident.
 The license of Vincent J. Bauser of Waterbury is suspended indefinitely because he struck Myron Vokysd near Beacon Falls on November and con- tfnued on his way without stopping to render assistance. c. Weidner of Hart ford has his suspended until January 1 because of a motorcycle accident in which he did not go back to ascertain the extent of the injuries to a woman. His license has already been under suspension for two months
 Licenses not suspended, for good reasons given, are as follows Elmer C. Long, Wethersf1eld; Edgar G. Rockwell, South Glastonbury; Dr. Louis M. Gompertz, New Haven; Welles K Rice, Bloomfield F. " Phelan, Vernon; Richard M Healey New Britain; Joseph M. Roche, Hart ford and Benjamin J. Wiggins. In all the above cases. it was shown that the accidents were unavoidable or that proper care had been exercised.