The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-02
WANTS LICENSE FOR
ALL AUTO DRIVERS
Bill in Assembly Calls for Reg
istratiOn Of Owners
Of Cars.
TWO MEASURES CONFLICT
One Puts Chauffeur's Age at 10
Years Minimum; the
Other at 21 Years.


lature IL no exception 10 the rule in that
n large number OF automobile bills have
been introduced by Assemblymen or Sena-
tors whose objects In proposing this leshe-
lation are not always clear. Among tho
bills recently introduced 10 one by Assem-
blyman Hopkins on the favorite subject
OF licensing all operators of automobiles.
Assembiyman Hopkins has employed In
his measure the language Of tho law a. Il
applies right now to chauifeurs. HIS meas
ure provides that every person driving an
automobile shall pass an examination as
to his fitness and shall be registered by
photograph as In the case OF tho profes-
sional operator.
Furthermore every man who drives an
automobile .s to wear a badge afiixed 20
his clothing in a conspicuous place at all
times while he Ia operating or driving a
vehicle on the public highway. Just as is
the case with the professional chauffeur
right now. Assemolynan Hopkins appar-
entity does not think any man who drives
a motor car can possibly object to this
badge. The fee for the license to drive
IL TO be Sc. 30 this measure In not like
some others OF the sort which were de-
signed to cut down the fee for the profess
sional chauffeur at the same time as pro-
vision was made for licensing the owner.
II is provided that IA chnuffeur's license
In force when this section takes effect
shall be deemed An operators license.
Assembiyman Hopkins apparently has
not consulted with his colleague. Assem-
blyman Conklin. who recently introduced
measure that no person should be
licensed a chauffeur who Is less than
u years Of age and that nobody should
drive q car II he Is not u chauffeur and is
less than Is years OF age. unless he Is nc
companied BY "a chauffeur who Is 81 years
or older. The other measure permits any
one upward OF IL years OF age to drive
a car.
Assemblyman Conkiin Is also the author
OF "A b.,l which would permit the enact.ns
OF ordinances in cities OF the frst class
to regulate tho size and weight OF motor
trucks and the weight OF loads TO be car
ried thereon. He also introduced a bill
providing that the registration fee from
automobiles should be split, nfty-hfty, be-
tween the state and the county. the money
In both cases to be used for the mainte-
nance and repair OF the important roads
OF the State.
There Is a measure introduced by As
semblyman Gillett which provides for
lights to be displayed on all vehicles. a
measure which has been a long time
lacking from the State code. Oddly
TO be applied to any vehicle when Il Is
upon any lighted street or highway II the
street lights are not more than 500 feet
apart or III the vehicle Is designed princi-
pally for the transportation OF hay or
straw while loaded with such comrnodi-
ties The idea about the hay or straw
Ia probably not that II would he soft 10
run into II no lights were displayed, but
that such a cargo is too infammabie TO
force the carrying Of q lighted lamp or
lamps underneath II.
Official announcement comes from
Walter ". Bieling. advertising manager
Q DE %.
pany. that the firm of Partridge. Clark n
kcrr!gan. at 23s-241 West Fifty-s,xth
street, will handle Premier cars In this
district.
That manufacturers OF trucks and &C.
cessories are uniting in their efforts to
give truck buyers wanted facts about
motor transportation II brought out by
the publication OF Vol. H.. Motor Trucks
OF America. by the Il. !. Goodrich Com
peny. Akron, Ohio This book contains a
buying guide which s!mpl!nes the task of
purchasing ard ought to be Of value to
every truck buyer.
The aim OF the book In to supply pros
pectIve buyers with needed data about
motor transportation that Will enable
them to select exactly the right truck for
their particular service. The book also
contains illustrations and specifications Of
truck manufacturers whose combined out
trucks made In this country
The publication OF such guide for
truck buyers IS bound to be OF much value
10 the buyer and will react favorRbly for
the good Of the truck industry. Prospec-
tive truck buyers may write to the Il. F.
Goodrich Company Akron. Ohio who will
be glad to send copy upon receipt OF a
request on business letterhead.
East is East" &c. isn't borne out by
the example of Pullen. Here's Il Califor-
MIA lad drives n New Jersey car to the
front in the Grand Prize race. And fur.
Their by way Of contrast here's a Brooklyn
lad OF italian parentage, Ralph De Palma,
drives q German Mercedes car into first
place in the Vanderbilt Cup race which
originated on Long Island and has since
been run in Georgia, Wisconsin and Cal
ifornin.
New York State motorists will md
Massachusetts much more hospitable dur
ing the coming summer IL the leKisla tive
report favoring unlimited reciprocal tour
ing privileges In In corporated into the
law" says Secretary of State Mitchell
May.
Secretary May explained that the pro-
posed amendment will bring about COM
plste reciprocity in the matter Of nom
resident touring privileges. although ut
present only ten days are granted to nom
resident motorists In Massachusetts
Under this BILL" continued Mr. May,
"a nonresident 10 classified as u person
| having no regular residence in the State
| for moro than thirty days In any one
calendar year. nevertheless II the visi-
| tor comes from State that gives unre-
stricted privileges TO Massachusetts resi-
dents. such a. New York and q few other
States, he can tour there a. long A. he
wishes without taking out . registration
certificate. although he will be subject to
the Same regulations that govern resident
motoristA"
BOWIERS RALLY no TOURNEY.