YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1926-07-16

Columbus, O. (Speclal) - Dedl-
Gated 70 the proposition OF serving
every automobile owner in the state
Of Ohio as we'll as the police depart
ments of every community in the
state, the state automobile depart.
ment Is one of the busiest branches
Of the state government.
Under Obi0's automobile license
law the state has set up plan of
identification by which all auto
mobiles, motor trucks, motorcycles,
trailers and side-cars are licensed
for the purpose of Identification in
order that the rapidly increasing
number OF accidents and crimes
committed by persons in motor cars
might be better handled by police
authorities in identifying persons
through the automobiles in which
they are riding. Colonel Chalmers
r. Wilson, state commissioner of
motor vehicles, has, under the per-
sonal direction OF Secretary OF State
Thad Brown brought the efficiency
OF this department up to such a
standard that "a hour service is
maintained in the department and
identification can be established al
most within the twinkling Of an
eye, once one has possession of an
automobile license number.
To do this has required vast
amount of work with a limited
force OF employees. With identifica.
tion as the primary function Of the
state auto license law, everything
else has been swept aside in the de-
sire to get all motor vehicles listed
in the state department as quickly
as possible. .5..s
PROVISIONS OF NEW MOTOR
LAW
The secondary function of the
license law is to provide revenue
for the Improvement OF the high
ways both by the state and cOun-
ties. Before the new motor vehicle
code was passed by the last gen.
eral assembly all of this work was
done through the automobile de-
partment, the collection of the
money and its distribution to the
state highway department and the
local taxing districts being left up
to the secretary of state. Secre-
tary Brown, however, urged the
adoption of that section of the
motor vehicle code which further
expedites the collection and distri,
button by allowing county auditors
to collect and distribute the
money.
Before the law became effective
every effort of the state auto
mobile department was bent to
ward getting all license tags listed
in proper order in the state depart
meht and getting the revenue bach
to the taxing districts as quickly
cs possible, and marked increases
in the speed with which the money
was turned over to the counties
for roads were noted from year tt
year under Secretary Browns sys
LCh. l$iotlI3 VI lhC outU IdSS alpha
betically ard also serially required
q great amount of work and still
more work was required of book
keepers who made the distribution
OF the funds as they came in. Ye
without increasing the number o
mis- employees Secretary Brown sue
ceeded in setting record for bot
services which has never Eeen az
preached by any other secretary o
state since the license law becam
effective.
HEAVY IKcREAoE IN WORK
The work in the department ha
increa sed amazingly since it wa
taken over by Secretary Of Stat
Brown. This has been caused b
the constant and rapid growth i
the number of motor vehicles i
use, which adds to the number c
license plates which must be issue
and the collection and Distribute
of funds. Because he has handle
this increased work without Ii
creased clerical force Secretar
Brown has left a larger amount {
money free for road work through
out the state
In 1929 there were ,091, ,e62 M
tor vehicles OF all kinds operate
In Ohio This increased to 1.251 KS
in 1924, and 1,S4s,0aat in 1925. III
figures for 1926 are not yet ava
able but will show proportional
gain. The revenues coming into 81
ssraftment for these yea