The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-06
prejudice the public Of the city against

t'JuhlN' INC puplic OF inc city against
them"
The purpose of the resolution was ,x-
pressed yesterday by \. Il. Cordner pres
!oent or the CIuh and one of the CONF
inltte" which prepared II. we naturally
ara strongly In favor OF any movement
which Will act to make the highways safer
for all users, said Mr.. Cordner, but IL is
not our understanding that this can be
done by issuing statements to the news
papsrs containing figures Of accidents and
dilating upon the wickcdness OF automo-
bile owners and chauffeurs.
AS far as the members of this club
nave been adj. to hnd out. this IL the
sole work OF the National Highways Pro-
tectivo Society. which has done great
deal to infiame public sentiment agains,
automobiles IN general. lnasmuch a.
every happening in which an automobil.
IL concerned Is put down as an accident
ana later on Is made 10 appear either d.
rectly or by Inference as due 10 criminal
carelcSsness on the pant OF a motorst. W..
do not think that these are fair and true
statistics and therefore label them as SO
called As We understand II, II grade
crossing accident resulting in death Of
passengers In car IL n death due to
automobiling and appears later on in sta
tistics very much the same as the death
Of pedestrian run down by Wilfully
negligent driver.
1--WE note that IN figures recently is
sued by this society and another which is
new bidder FOR publicit, the statistics
of fatalities in January differed consid-
crablv In their totals Which rs reliable.
II either. We do not pretend to say. Those
who have followed the movements of the
protective society from it's earliest days
seem TO feel that II has mad. its bid for
recognition from the beginning by attack
ing the automobile. which has been pop
ular sport FOR some time.
III the protective society Is not more
accurate In some Of its statements than
II was in one recently made about the
recognition OF 1918 New York licenses In
New Jersey then we may he forgive
readily for our doubts. II was announced
that arrests would be made of all those
who travelled after January 8 on New
Jersey roads with New York 1918 licenses
II appears now that the Motor Vehicle
Commissioner in New Jersey is willing TO
accept such licenses as long as the Sec
Rotary OF State in New York finds II i'm
possible to provide Automobiles with
their new tags Also the protective So
, cicty said that drivers licenses must be
/ had for both those states That does not
apply to New Workers. under the reciproc-
ity rule Hero il another point Of mis-
/ information"
/ The marriage Of Armour Ferguson yes
/ tcIday undoubtedly means his retirement
from motor IHciug.
Frank y. Mudd Of Chicago, head of the
A. A. A. Touring Information Board. Is
making extensive plans for 1915. Among
these Ia included a trip to San Francisco
| for tho Panama Pacific exposition. The
routing may include also LOS Angeles
| and the San Diego exhibition.
The bureau Is perfccting it's transcon-
! tinental routes, so II will be prepared to
meet the demands OF all members who
may want to go 10 the coast in the ex-
position year The association now has
the Northwest Trail and the Sunset Trail,
10 which will soon he added the Overland
Trail, the Midland Trail. a log Of the
Southern Transcontinental Highway. and
other cross country material.
Space allotments for the seventh an
nual Newark Automobile Show. TO be held
February 81 to rs in the First Regiment
, Armory, were made last night at n draw
| ing held in the Offices Of the New Jersey
| Automobile Trade Association.