Evening journal., 1922-04-22

law as applying to motor trucks
from other States. 1T is entirely too
liberal now" he said.
TOO many afidavits before no
taries are now required OF Della
wareans." Mr.. Handy continued.
There are afdavits for Federal in
come tax and for State income tax
and for auto titling, and for auto
registration and for this and that,
and we want TO do away with some
OF It,
He said the public now pays $751;
900 a year for affidavits for titling
and registering autos. I'VE are go
ing to ask the Legislature to abolish
all afidavts in automobile matters
except afidavits for title Mr..
Handy continued. lie had in mind
a title card to contain more detailed
information than the present card
which the auto owner could pin on
his check, forward It and obtain his
tags without making affidavits. Fur
| thermore, he advocated a station in
1 Wilmington TO issue tags to Will
mington and nearby auto owners.
He said Charles G.. Guyer, secretary
OF the Delaware Automobile Asso-
citation. who now issues hundreds OF
tags for which he receives notary
/ fees. is in favor of the proposed
plan.
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 other states to prevent
marketing Of stolen cars. Mr. Handy
asked for suggestions for changes in
the motor laws.
william c. Corey suggested a.
study OF TIE Massachusetts, law,
which fixes no speed limit and
makes certain speeds prima facie
evidence Of recklessness in event of
accident, conditions OF traffic and
surroundings governing what is
reasonable speed"
Another suggestion was that cities
and towns be given authority to es-
iablish parking zones. in which cars
could be parked at night without
lights
Highway Engineer Buck said con-
sideration was being given TO a re-
quirement for the use of a mechan-
ical device to signal when a car is
to turn or stop Several states have
made this device mandatory.
Mr.. Buck told a laughable Incl
dent Of being stopped by a Whining
ton traffic officer in a mix-up over
signals The officer asked him his
age. height. state OF his health,
where he lived, how many children
he had. etc.
"Why are you asking me all those
unnecessary questions" Mr.. Buck
asked the officer.
well, l was in your office after
a job and somebody there asked me
all those questions and I'm now ask
ing you the same questions" the
cop" retorted.
Mr.. Buck said that for the past
three months the operating cost of
the uniformed State Highway police
was s2,OO4.65. and fines from ar
rests made by them were S1,111.50.
The officers had ridden 15,4O3 miles
in that time. Mr.. Buck said the
fines all go to the counties and not
to the State, and he hoped the next
Legislature would provide for the
, fines to go to the State Highway De
part. which would enable doubling
2 Of the present force of traffic officers
Mr.. Buck said he would like TO sec
the weight limit for loaded trucks
, reduced from 13 TO IL tons to safe
guard the highways against undue
wear.
Senator Asa Bennett was intro
duced 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 hest
lated to arrest fragrant violators. anc
, he would continue TO do so, he said
lie believed there was greater dan
ger in speeding on a road on which
there was practically no traffic. thar
on roads on which there was plenty
of traffic. Senator Bennett suggest
ed that the registration cards Of au
toists fined for law violations b'
punched so that there could be
check-up on first, second and thirC
offenses
Senator Handy remarked that TIN
would require a keeping OF record
: of such offenses in the Secretary o
, States's office. as a man otherwis'
: could destroy his punched card ant
apply for a new one.
DR.. f. p. Ruhl. OF Milford, told o
a laughable incident in which h
o. tried to stop an auto with much diff
! ficulty at night on the road betwee
. Milford and Georgetown.
, II blew my police whistle an
e. drove in front OF him, but he toll
@ me 10 go to hell and then drove or
g 1 followed him TO Georgetown" ID
r Ruhl was interrupted by laughter
n He said he cautioned the autoist IN
next day, and the latter told him h
20 thought a highwayman was attempt
o ing a hold-up. Dr. Ruhl said ths
I raised a serious question about tn
citizens police attempting arrest
s AT night, and the consensus OF opir
y ion was that an Offenders tag nun
o ber should be obtained so he coul
g be warned or arrested the next da.
d Judge Herbert L. Rice caused
3 laugh when he remarked: Il ar
g barred from serving as a citizen
y highway policeman because I hay
- made an arrest"
a Judge Rice emphasized that spec
- limits are fixed by law, and so Ion
?. as those limits are the law the
a should be enforced and observe'
n If you do not think the law is righ