Milford chronicle., 1922-04-28

In fixing up where they reside"
Smith, Brown and Jones now all agree,
Good roads have brought prosperity,
They glide along with team or truck,
Where once they pulled through slush
and muck.
Good roads save tires and gas and oil,
And hours removing clay and soil;
AS well as ''cus" words, you might say,
While anchored in foot of clay.
Have you been there and seen 'em spin.
Digging deep and deeper in?
While you murmured soft and low,
The place you thought mud roads should
go?
Oh Boy! 1 know you want to win,
smooth going' through this world of sin.
50 shout and sing and preach and pray,
FOR roads that are built the cement way
Harry J. Harkins, manager of the Ho-
tel uuPont, brought to the attention of
the gathering the movement of the Ma
uonal Hotel Mems Association, in co-op-
GRAFTON with the National AutonobiIe AS
g; soGlatlon ana the various States and Can
a9lah ~ an authorities, for a uniform system
OF marking and NUMBERING, road ro1fas
MI. Harklns said a committee would soon
confer with the Delaware Highway Cam
MISSION 70 urge this States Cooperation
Engineer Buck said the Commission
Sladly would meet the committee. In he
nan OF Mr.. Harkins' interest in good
roaGs ana the splendid dinner he proVid-
way policeman. mo
James l. Boyce was called upon to ex-
pam why he didn't want to be a high
W. way y, policeman, but he said he had come
10 the conclusion, after seeing the hadeas
ana the representative gathering, that he
did want to be citizens policeman.
Inc Rev. R. 9. Helfenstein, of the Peo-
good roads in helping the temper of the
people who use them and of promotine.
religious sentiment. DR.. Helfenstein said
the road hog was a greater menace
and annoyance as the careful driver who
might speed 35 or 40 miles an hour
Henry M. Candy suggested a campaign
OF education of pedestrians to have them
walk on the left side of the road facing
Josiah Marvel was introduced as the
father of the citizens highway police"
He told how, with no funds to maintain
large paid force of traffic officers. it
was deemed best to establish a VoIln-
teer citizens police, and he commended
those who were serving. in that capacity
Tor their judgment in curbing reckless
drivers. Mr.. Marvel, who was a member
OF the State Highway Commission until
he resigned recently said it required
more courage for a private citizen to stop
and warn or arrest the speeding or reck-
less driver than it did for a uniformed
policeman to do so. He seconded the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Candy for a campaign of
education for pedestrians to walk facing
gested a change i'm the law to abolish the
speed limit and make reckless driving the
basis for prosecution.
Senator Handy as head of the title and
registration bureau in the secretary of
States office, gave an interesting talk
based on his official experience He be-
heVed the present registration fee for
auto trucks is too low.
Senator Handy told of the operation of
the headlight" law. He remarked that
the State had imposed too many duties
upon the Secretary OF State as member
of numerous commissions, in addition to
his supervision of auto licenses and the
issuance of charters. Mr.. Handy thought
some change should be made in the re-
ciprocity phase of the law as applying to
motor trucks from other States. 1T is en-
tirely too liberal now" he said.
Too many affidavits before notaries
are now required of Delawareans," Mr..
for Federal income tax and for State in
come tax and for auto titling, and for
auto registration and for that ard that,
and we want to do away with some of
He said the public now pays $4,000 a
year for affidavits for titling and regis
tering autos. I'VE are going to ask the
Legislature to abolish all affidavits for
title" Mr.. Handy continued. He had in
mind title card to contain more detail
ed information than the present card
which the auto owner could pin on his
check, forward it and obtain his tags
without making affidavits. Surthernore,
he advocated a station in Wilmington to
issue tags to Wilmington and nearby au-
to owners.
Mr.. Handy thought some change should
be made in the license fee for dealers
tags, and some changes are necessary in
the titling laws of Delaware and ether
States to prevent marketing of stolen
cars. Mr.. Handy asked for suggestions
Tor changes in the motor laws.
Wllllam Z. Corey suggested a study of
the Massachusetts law, which fixes no
and naanNr sk..s~.
prima facie evidence of recklessness in
event of accident conditions OF traffic
ana and surr31undIngs 11 ,, governing what is
Another suggestion was that cities and
towns be given authority to establish
parking zones, in which cars could be
parked at night without lights.
Highway Engineer Buck said consider
alton was being given to a requirement
for the use of a mechanical device to sig
nal when car is to turn Or stop. Several
States have made this device nanda-
tory.
MIR. Buck said that for the past three
months the operating cost of the uni
formed State Highway police was $2,-
them were $1,111.50. The officers had
ridden 15,403 miles in that time. Mr..
Buck said the fines all go to the counties
and not to the State, and he hoped the
fines to go to the State Highway De-.
partment, which would enable doubling
of the present force of traffic officers. Mr.
Buck said he would like to see the weight
limit for loaded trucks reduced from 1S to
IL tons to safeguard the highways
against undue wear
Senator Asa Bennett was introduced as
citizens policeman who held the record
for arrests. Mr.. Bennett, who halls from
Sussex and is an ardent good roads"
man, said he believed the speed laws
should be respected, since they are on
the books, and he for one had not hesi-
lated to arrest hagrant violators, and he
would continue to do SO, he said. He be-
ieVed there was greater danger in
speeding on a road on which there was
practically no traffic, than on roads on
which there was plenty of traffic. Senator
Bennett suggested that the registration
ards of outoists fined for uaw violations
De punched so that there could be a
,heck-up on first, second and third Of
enses.
Senator Handy remarked that this
would require a keeping of records Of
such offenses in the Secretary of States
'ffice, as a man otherwise could destroy
lis punched card and apply for a new
me.
Dr. F. p Ruhl of Milford, told of a
aughable incident in which he tried to {
top an auto with much difficulty at /
light on the road between Milford and
II blew my police whistle and drove in
ront of him, but he told me to go to hell :
md then drove on. followed him to
DR.. Ruhl was interrupt
d by laughter. He said he cautioned the |
utoist the next day, and the latter told {
lim he thought highwayman was at :
empting a hold-up. DR.. Ruhl said that l
aised a serious question about the citi-
ems police attempting arrests at night,
nd the consensus of opinion was that an
TENDERS tag number should be obtain 4
n 1N.al 10 Gf fnh