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| feb. A -- he described himself as "a minor mem--|UrC' in the International Traffic COB-- .uy. London, Vice--Presi |ber--beemn in those days I was in the !tmnce. called by Préesident Hoover mgfiyf, tenTc:m. proposed :;:Ietndfiet:tn?' enjoyed developing problems for the "l safety clause, under all conditions,' . nsore'd by the railways." Mr. Kelly Government then in power." He pointed,'was preferable to working on an arbi-- bg?i ved that the propoy':d legislatlon out the desire for "uniform traffic legis--| trary speed limitation." ?d be "a decided hardship and an 'lation on the entire continent"; that|, Further features of the business ses-- rnerecee rvy inconvenience for thou-- they had waited anxiously for the re--| sions, included a report ifi H. K. Car-- unngcessfa ymotorist,s and tourists It sults of a committee in the United| ruthers, manager of the O.M.L. 1931 13 01 my view, merely remove so States at work along similar lines, "and| Good--Will Tour, which will start onl rhuch res Asibility' from the railways have been waiting ever since." In the| June 18 and end on June 30. The party much respo s | foref who are the proper people to carry it, \ forefront of his address the Premier| will include twenty--seven touring BUY-- roubtless the railways have the in-- + killed any hopes of "a spectacular state--| eau Managers and assistants, represent--| i ce m £f th tor driver and the ment'" by saying: | ing motor clubs located in States or t,erestf *4 te "mob:bm' being a bi \ "I notice that my press Agents Are| Provinces contiguous to Ontario. The cssn c uce also have thelt own | in the habit, aimost yearly, of seeking| tour will be by bus. and a scenic route crrdrnals interests neater L . ;to forecast what I am apt to say At| chosen to cover Ontario's tourist at_'corpora )P evs & Robm'son gave these Motor League banquets. NOW,| tractions. Sccretar)'l'i i dsta, showing that some of you know that I am pretty Highways Completed iome statistica § s{ s lfonts pntrsl-- 'hard--boiled,' and that I don't disclose At l * there were 81 fatal acct ncheon yesterday the delegates way crossings in Ontario during the my hand before I have it, and that I Y ' RaY | were briefly addressed by R. M. Smith, year 1928, 74 fatal accidents in 1929, e not been in the habit of making) peputy Minister, Department of Public o st y 1928 there were ' drastic changes at these Motor ban-- , UeP and 52 last year. In 19 ere | Highways for Ontario, who outlined the | g4 torists involved, 67 in 1929, and quets, and that for the very good rea-- mo 3 lson that I don't know what I have in activities of the department, pointing 3g jast year. So that we have a de-- | store for you." '0'" tga&. guring 193?»;:10 f'l'::fShOf;"Sh' creasing accident record at level crcfia- * way had been comple W ard sur-- tario. The comparative fig-- " Largest in Empire. face, and that it was expected "to com-- i'?riss i:n 2;&1 accidents atplevel cross= | In President George King's ad-- plete the hard surface roads to the ings in Quebec indicate that there dress, covering the affairs of the league Quebec border during the current §e@-- | were 39 in 1928, 7 in 1929, and 20 last during 1930, he drew attention that son." The signing of highways was fe"}year. If we in Ontario had had the "the league today, in membership, IS ferred to, and an American authority | same ratio last year, We would have not only the largest association of m0-- | quoted to the effect that "Ontario was | nad 63 fauval accidents last YeAT. we torists in Canada, but the largest in | next to Ohio in this progressive direc-- |\had fewer fatalities in proportion to | . the Empire, excluding the United King-- \ tion--the latter State being regarded AS | cars, to say nothing of our greater | dom. In only six of the United States | having the best signed highways in the \ mileage of highways, yet they have had | can there be found automobile clubs |\ United States." 'a 'Stop at Crossing' law in operation in | with an equal or greater membershlp.' "The Trans--Canada Highway" wWas | Quebec for the past two years." | This statement is made in order to af-- |the subject of an interesting talk by | Not Observed I ford & clear understanding of the re-- Dr. P. E. Doolittle, President of the | Quebec Law servet | lative membership strength of the Canadian Automobile Assoctation. The | Mr. Robertson added that, neither1 G.M.L." speaker gave an encouraging report of 'a,s far as he coulgl lea.rn nor from"his\ President King said that "several the various sections, and urged all the | personal observation in Quebec, the' hundred service stations under con-- authorities concerned to "get busy and !law is noi, observed there. Persona.lly, | tract in Ontario now hold nearly 1,000 | complete the few remaining 'gaps'| I cannot recollect having seen any one | service trucks at the command of mem-- | which separate us from an occan to | coming to a stop in that Province prior bers of the league, night and day, ready \ ocean highway." Dr. Doolittie showed | to making the crossing. The Ontario to patrol any part of 50,000 miles 0f | the enterprise of the British Columbian 1\Mot0r League is as much c&ncemeg road." \ Government in a highway program into | 55 any other organization in things an Premier Henry was presented with @an | Alaska, and quoted the Governor of | regulations that make for safety. Some x1lluminated address on behalf of the | that State as having said at Hazelton, | Vears Ago We went on record as Op-- league by Dr. P. E. Doolittle, pioneer | B.C., last year: "If you Canadians wili | posing the suggested stop-at-crossin8: Canadian motorist, who expressed pleas-- | build a road of a character that will |\ amendment, for the reason that we ure at Mr. Henry's elevation to the | permit trucking, I will guarantee you | did not believe it would tend to teweri Premiership in view of his long mem--| seores of thousands of tons of freight | acridents " , bership in the league. from Contral Alaska down into the Abolition Recommended. United States." "That this conference of the Ontario | Irresponsibles Eliminated. Motor League recommend to the Gov--| J. P. Bickell, Registrar of Motor ernment of Ontario that the section | Vehicles for Ontario, spoke on "The ' covering maximum speed limits outside | Safety Responsibility Law in Relation | cities, towns and villages be super--| to Accidents." Reference was made !seded by a clause calling for safety of | to the fact that in the five months' griving under all conditions, such regu-- | operation of the Ontario Financial Re-- lation as has been adopted in Great}sponsibmty Motor Act there had been Britain, the State of Michigan and | some 1,500 cases nandled, in a large -- | other States," is the meat of a resolu-- | proportion of which license holders | tion which was adopted at yesterday's | were unable to provide the bond. Ap-- ; | twenty--fourth annual conference of the | plause greeted Mr. Bitkell's statement | | O.ML in session at the Royal York | that, under the provisions of th> act, | | Hotel. | many irresponsible drivers liad been | | _ The resolution followed a lengthy dis-- ; definitely ruled off the rcead. | | cussion on the question, "Should Speedl The Automobile Insurance Act was | Limits Be Abolished?" which was led by defined by T. N. Phelan, K.C. He ex-- \ Captain W. H. Corrie, President of _the | plained the rate rulings of the Hodgins ' st. Thomas and Elgin Motor Club. Cap--| Commission: "Out of every dollar col-- | tain Corrie expressed the view that "we| lected by the companies by way of |\ Canadians pride ourselves on the fact| premium, a certain amount is allocated ithat we observe our laws and statutes." | for losses, and the talance for the |\ He stated that the foregoing I'BSOIUNOI\\ operation of the companies. For ex-- had been unanimously passed at the St-' ample, if the loss ratio is 48 per cent., $ Thomas Club last week, in a decision | there would be a 2 per cent. rebate to . \ to "recommend to this central body the| the customers. On the other hand, if | abolition of the speed limit, as set Out| experience indicates the loss in a given | | in the resolution." The speaker caused| year to have been 52 per cent., then : laughter by the inquiry: "How many| an additional 2 per cent. is permitted\ in this assembly are not violating the| to be added to the premium rates in ; speed statutes of our country? HoW| tne folwwing year." l many of you will go out on the open| 'The consensus of opinion among the | highway on, say, a 300----mile trip, and,| gelegates at the twenty--fourth axmuali with a clear road head and no SPEC4| poneral meeting and conference of the | cop in sight, hold your car down to th¢| Ontario Motor League, held at the statutory 35 miles per hour?" No repuesl Royal York Hotel yesterday, was over-- , being forthcoming, when the laughter' whelmingly opposed to the proposed 'subsided. Captain Corrie proceeded to to the Hi 4 t. climaxing his re-- | amendment to the Highway Traffic Act develop llut.; m::lfiuon aforesaid | providing that "no motor vehicle shall mrks W * | be driven over any highway crossing of Safety Safeguarded. ! a railway, at rail level, without first T. N. Phelan, K.C., interjected ornly% coming to a full stop, immediately be-- to say, "We ought to make it q""'°| fore proceeding to drive over such clear that we are not calling for @bOll~| crossing--provided that this will not a tion of the clause for 'safe driving. l apply to highway crossings of an elec-- v;r'. %m&a'fi Wm'i'i' tric railway which is & street railway." . e NML.24+p :'neasure was adopted as a 'safety meas-- | Railways are Claimed as Sponsors. The discussion was led by W. E.