Arizona republican., 1920-09-19

Chester N Weaver. Nat. Auto. Deal CTS assn, San Francisco.
 J. B. Monahan, Steam R. R., $ P, San Francisco.
 Captain Mcdowell. police deartment. Los Angeles.
 Chief Jenkins. police department. Portland
 Superintendent Garrity. police de- partment, Chicago.
 Captain Lewis. police department. Portland
 Lew R. Palmer. Casualty Council of Underwriters Laboratories. New York.
 Robert W. Martland, secy Nat. Auto Trades assn, Oakland.
 John W. O'Connor, traffic chief, New York.
 Daniel A. Sylvester was appointed chairman of this committee.
 The purpose of the International Traffic Officers association is to ob- tain an international viewpoint on traffic conditions and to crystalline this viewpoint into a uniform motor vehicle act to be presented to the various leg islatures at their next sessions. Quoting from the statement of the associations purpose is the following: "The need for uniform traffic regula- ton is great and universally known so it is hoped out of the conference of this membership, all of whom are conversant with all traffic conditions, ] It must be so broad in scope that 1t will take care of the pedestrian as well as the motorist. and in such shape that it can and will be enforced to the bene- fit of the people, making our streets and highways safe. "
 The convention opened on Monday morning. August g. with a parade, and in the afternoon at the auditorium was addressed by Mayor Rolph, Daniel l Sylvester, Governor Stephens. Theo, T. Roach, and C. NJ. Talbert, city com missioner of St. Louis.
 Over 1000 delegates were in atten- dance, and delegates to the number of about 50 brought their wives The following committees were ap- 1 pointed: Auto and Truck Transports i ton, Electric Railways. Organization, i General Laws. Rules of the Road, Ar rests and Penalties. Steam Railways, Auto Theft, Municipalities and Safety First Safety Appliances. The election of officers rested in Daniel A. Sylvester president: Capt. l John w. O'Connor, New York, Chief Geddes. Toronto, Lieut.. John Martin. Chicago, vice presidents; W. L. Wad- ham, police department San Francisco, 1 secretary. and Bush Anderson, chief of l traffic, Phoenix, treasurer. Among the speakers at the conven- ton were the following: Fred $. Will son, vice president Thermoid Rubber | company, w WllnaIn D. " Oltheir -NOItti- = western Pacific R. R. O.; Judge Henry 1 NJ. owens, San Francisco; William H. Maltbie. Baltimore; Albert H. Elliot, San Francisco: Walter B. Fawsett, i New York; Dr. Clayton H. Sharp, New York: E. w. Braun, Chicago; Chester | N. Weaver San Francisco; Lieut.. John
 Martin. Chicago; w. F. French, San Francisco and David Van Schaak. l Chicago.
 All the speakers are nationally known, and are men representing every
 walk of life. The convention was truly a gathering representing the rank and l file of the American people, meeting l to discuss the ways and means to rem der the automobile as safe to life and property as the railroads have become
 under the proper legislation. Interesting features of the conven- tion were the safety tests conducted
 under the supervision of the Safety
 First committee. comprising skidding tests. bumper efficiency. bralIing DOW CT. signal devices, and a thousand and
 one other contrivances and methods to
 reduce the number of accidents that have cropped up with the advent and l development of the automobile.