Evening star., 1926-03-22
1000 TAKING PART
IN SAFETY PARLEY
Secretary Hoover to Open
Second National Confer.
ence Tomorrow.

One thousand official delegates to
the Second National Conference on
Street and Highway Safety. appoint
States. at the request of President
Coolidge. began arriving In the city
today for what promises 10 he the
most significant safety gathering ever
neld. The conference will convene
tomorrow morning at the United
States Chamber OF Commerce Build
ing to continue throughout Wednes-
day and Thursday. Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover. sponsor for the
conference. will call the delegates to
order tomorrow morning and maxi
the keynote speech.
A preliminary session was held a.
the chamber building today by the
conferences committee on uniformity,
of laws and regulations with Natha'.
William MacChesney. chairman. pr
siding. The committee heard sugge,;-
tions and protests concerning tento
live recommendation Of the conf.
ence
Two Protests Registered.
Emphatic protest was registered at
todays meeting by representatives Of
the American Drivurself Association
against the classification of he
"drivurself" car as a common carrier.
taxicah or omnibus. II. c. Grossnan
of Chicago and Joseph Saunders of
Kansas City, two "drivurself" pio-
neers, declared that there are now
5000. 900" drivurself' patrons In the
country and unless their business is
hindered by the undesirable classified.
tions that this business will be multi
rlied four times in the next couple OF
years.
Protest also was registered by NJ.
G.. McConkey, vice president or the
Rendix Brake Co. on behalf Of the
four.wheel brake interests. He said
that II a certain section contained in
the conference report was carried
out the cost Of installation of the
brakes would be excessive. Represent
atiyes of the General Motors Co. also
protested along the same line. declar-
ing that adoption of the section would
retard development of safer brakes
now under consideration.
REPRESENTATIVES of the National AS
sociation of Farm Equipment Manu-
facturers made suggestions to the
committee regarding the modification
of requirements concerning steel tire
vehicles.
Protection for Liens.
Clarification of the proposed GER
tificate of title act. go that 1t will more
fully protect the interests OF holders
of liens on automobiles. was urged by
Joseph D. Meyerson of New York, rep.
iott ,f
Finance Co.
Representatives of fire and theft in.
sura nee companies will be heard this
afternoon.
It was pointed out today that the
first safety conference called by Sec
retary Hoover last Fall laid down gen.
eral remedies for uniformity of traffic
laws and motor conduct with a view
Of cutting down the motor fatality
rate while the present conference will
taper these general recomme endations
down to specific and concrete resolu'
tions. The reforms adopted by the con-
ference will be broadcast throughout
the country as basicly essential with
the assura nee that on account OF their
weight as emanating from the Hoover
conference that they will be universal
ly adopted.
Secretaries to Meet.
Beginning Thursday, or on the final
dav of the Hoover conference, more
than 800 American Automobile Asso-
citation club secretaries will convene at
the New Willard Hotel for a motor
congress. One of the outstanding
questions on the agenda of the con-
ference pertains to the working out
Of a uniform policy which all motor
clubs will follow in dealing with JUS
tice Of the peace courts and sneak
cops, and resolution will be adopted
requesting officials and civic bodies
everywhere to cooperate in the elimi-
nation of kangaroo justice and the
fee system Of arrests" as a result Of
which thousands Of motorists come to
grief every touring season.
Following the address Of Secretary
Hoover at the opening of the confer
ence tomorrow reports will be re-
ceived as follows: Uniformity Of laws
and regulations. Gen. Nathan William
MacChesney, chairman; enforcement,
Judge William McAdoo. chairman;
causes Of accidents, DIR. Walter ".
Bingham. chairman: metropolitan traf-
fic facilities, r. A. Delano; statistics.
w. NJ Steusrt. and public relations,
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