Evening journal., 1922-04-22


of motor-car laws. Mr.. Handy told
OF some proposed changes in the
present regulations, and said he was
working on a plan 20 abolish notary
fees now required Of auto owners,
after tkey had titled their cars. and
for the opening Of a state auto reg
istration Office in Wilmington, Mr..
Handy said the department realized
Delawareans were required to pay
for too many ahidavits for many
purposes.
There was a sentiment FOR aboli-
ton of speed limits for motor cars,
and for imposing heavy penalties for
reckless driving. the recklessness to
be determined by conditions.
In connection with the need Of
more money to complete the road
building program. a tax on gasoline
was proposed by Senator Asa Ben
nett, Of Frankford. and also was
favored by Senator Handy.
Henry NJ. Candy and Josiah Mar
vel suggested a campaign of educa-
ton to have pedestrians on country
roads walk facing approaching
traffic as a safety first" precaution.
Thus summarized are few of the
high lights Of a mighty interesting
gathering of good-roads advocates.
Out of tie reunion and exchange
Of ideas there is. no doubt. much
good Will be realized
Seated at the head Of the table
were Secretary of State A. r. Ben
son, of Dover, Joseph h. Holland, OF
Milford. Newton l. Grubb OF Brandy
wine hundred. and Francis V. du-
Pont. of Wilmington. members OF
the State Highway Commission; c.
Douglass Buck State Highway En-
gineer; Senator T. Coleman dupont
former member Of the State High
way Commission, and John ]. Ras-
kob. member Of the Citizens High
way Police.
Others gathered about the tables
were j. Paul Jones. secretary of the
state Highway Commission: War
rem W. Mock. Samuel Knoff, c. c
Reynolds OF the state Highway de-
partment: Colonel Edmund Mitchell
Elmer Mitchell, Alexander +
Crichton. Willard a. Speakman
william c. Corey, DR.. Harold l.
Springer James 1. Boyce Henry M
Candy, Josiah Marvel, Albert Bird
william b. Foster, Judge Herbert l.
Rice, Charles c. Guyer, S. A. Refs
j. Bayard Hearn. c. b. Hallam
Harry ]. Harkins, e. A. Camp
bell. Arthur johnson and Wal
er Hastings, J. c. Woodward. OF
this city and vicinity; Herman Il
Schick Of ST. Georges, Senator Asa
Bennett Of Frankford, Senator Wal
lace s. Handy, J. w. Wise, the Rev
r. c. Helfenstein, William Ball OF
Dover. James p. Richardson OF Lit
tie Creek; DR.. +. Z. Ruhl. Ray Pet
tyjohn, Henry A. Ryder, r. J. Glen.
daniel OF Milford, Jacob Reynolds
w. NJ. Davis. John w. King oi
Laurel and Lieutenant Joseph Nc
Vey and Traffic Omcers Earl Cole
and Joseph Bonafacino.
Highway Engineer Buck wa
toast .raster. and interspersed his In
PRODUCTION OF the various speaker
/ with timely little speeches.
Senator du Pont was the firs
speaker called on. He told OF h
first experience as roadbuild'
when as a young engineer he Wa
called upon TO get heavily-lade
coal trucks out of the mud nei
mines.
Two years hence" he said,
expect Delaware to have the bel
road system in the Union per squaI
lmne, per acre and per population,
Senator DUPONT divulged a hithei
to unannounced incident demor
strating the high value placed upo
Delaware's modern highways b
1.-THE Federal Government. He sal
after the war the governments q
France and England realized thei
roads had not stood up unde
the strain of trafic and they sen
experts TO this country 10 stud
American road construction meth
DDS.
when those foreign representa-
tives called at the Good Roads Blu
reau of the Federal Government a
Washington" said Senator du Pom
they were referred to the new Del
aware roads as the most advance
type Of permanent road construc
ton"
Pointing out the value Of goo'
roads as facilitating transit Of farm
products. Senator du Pont said tn
railroads are now devoting mucl
study to the problem Of good road
as affecting freight rates.
III the Legislature IS liberal
not extravagant-we soon will hav'
a system of Delaware roads tina
will be Of immeasurable benefit @
agriculture as well as other indus
tries" Senator du Pont concluded
He returned to Washington at
O'Clock
Senator dupont said he favore,
abolition OF speed limits. and advo
Gated law allowing REASONABLE
speed" and penalizng careless o
reckless driving
John J. Raskob was next called o
and presented an array OF statistic
showing the progress OF motor ca
contraction and use OF good road
II Mr.. Raskob said.
Il until that time arrives in IN
10 progress OF civilization when ma
admits that he can do no NOR
there win be use for every mechan
= cal appliance which annihilates tim
space and distarce.
, There have never been enoul
Pullmans so that every travell
could have a lower There ha
I never been sufficient freight cars
! carry the crops TO market. nor {
raw materials from our mines r
| the finished products from our fl
tories.
when airplanes blacken the s
carving freight and Dassenn