New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1927, Page 10

H = 1. | TATE UTLINES " NE HOTOR LAWS ‘Revisions Elletive Today Ex- plane by Dept. Offils | . Hartford, July 1.—Many of the .Bmportant changes in the Connec- ‘flcut motor vehicle laws which (will become effective July 1 are; “discussed and explained in the eurrent bulletin of the motor vehicle department. The bulletin points out that under & new act it is unlawful, beginning July 1, 1927, for a minor between 16 and 18 vears of age to operate a motor vehicle on the highways, or ‘the owner of the vehicle to permit such operation, unless the minor or the owner shall have furnished proof of financial responsibility to the estent mentioned below. Financial Responsibility Proof of financial responsibility may be required of persons ‘mnot enly for causing the death or of in- Bury to any person, reckless driving iand speeding, operating while under i the influence of liquor and evading | Yesponsibility, but also for operating !m public service vehicle without iholding a public service operator's ! license, falling to obey an officer, { eperating without owner's permis- {gion, racing on the highways, leav- ‘Ing a motor vehicle with engine ! yunning and brakes not set, passing i Wtreet cars contrary to statute, hav- }ing faulty brake equipment, perjury, !and for improper use of vehicle { yegistration, certificates or number {plates. The proof required to satisfy any ‘plaims fs, briefly, $5,000 to $1,000 ! pegards public liability and $1.000 !ms regards property damage. It imay be required after an accident iwhere damage to property amounts ko $50. Formerly the amount was 1g100. : No Speed Limit ! The provisions relative to prima {Bfcie evidence of reckless driving imnd speeding have been repealed :and the determination in such cases 118 now based upon the evidence i mubmitted in support of the ch llhat an alleged violator was opera- i#ing recklessly under existing high- {pray and weather conditions, or so | B8 to endanger the life or limb of {pny person, or at a rate of speed ,Breater than was reasonable, as the 3 e may be. Such’ determination 'rnlso affected by further pro- i#sions as tollows: i Operating a motor vehicle at such Eeed as to endanger the life of any | Person, other than the occupant of 1puch vehicle, shall be construed as ;Mklm driving and subect to the pame penalty, under the new law, If Buch operation endangers the life {pt any occupant of such car, and j@ot of any other person, it shall be iponstrued as speeding, and subject i to the penalty provided for that of- ! fense. . “Guests” Cannot Sue Regarding guest “privileges” in a motor vehicle the bulletin s that, under the new law, “a person who is being given a free ride in a motor vehicle and while being so carried suffers injury or loss in an accident has no cause of action for damages against the car owner or operator, :unless the accident shall have been \ intentional upon the part of such , owner or operator or caused by his | Beedlessness or disregard of the J ¥ight of others.” This provision does Mot apply to public carriers or ve- i Picles being demonstrated to pros- ective purchasers. Age Limit For Drivers i_ A point made clear by the bulle- *fin in regard to the new age limit Ygor drivers, which has been in ef- | t since May 1, is that persons un- er 16 years of age cannot lawfully | ‘pperate motor vehicles upon the +Bighways under any conditions. | fThey cannot operate even for pur- | vposes of instruction when accom- | :panied by a licensed operator. Un- i Heensed persons over 16 years old +Imay so operate while under instruc- ‘Bon, for a period not exceeding i Bhirty days. * Prospective drivers between 16 'Rnd 18 years of age must have the eonsent of either or both parents or i3egal guardian In the form of a! i eertificate, which is made a part of | ‘& special form of application. 1 Windshield Cleaner Required | | After July 1, every motor vehicle, | i except & motorcycle and motorcycle | A penalty is now provided for wil- fully abandoning a motor vehicle for more than 24 hours. It is unlawful to operate or use a motor vehicle or cause one to be operated or used without the con- sent of the owner, or to obtain such consent of an owner by false or fraudulent means or statement. A heavy penalty is provided. Registration Status Changes Registration requirements and foes are unchanged, says the “bulle- tin except as they are affected by the following new or sions: ght weight” is defined as be-| ing the weight of an unloaded vehi cle as ordinarily equipped and ready for use, but exclusive of the weight of the operator of such motor ve- hicle. The sum of the light welght and carrying capacity of a vehicle, or vehicles operated in combination, shall not exceed 26,000 pounds (for- merly 00) except by special per- mit issued by the highway comuls | sioner. Tractors and electrically operated platform trucks need not necessar- ily be equipped with approved hea light devices.. Appropriate fees are provided for registering pneumatic-tired commer- cial vehicles of more than four tons capacity—this to encourage the use of pneumatic instead of solid tires on heavy duty est of high WOMAN AUTOIST GIVEN GENSURE But Not Held Liable in Death of Man Bridgeport, Conn., July 1 (P—Al- though he exonerates her of crim- inal responsibility, Corones John J. Phelan in a finding returned toda censures Mrs. Marie J. Mahoney, of Stamford, for the man lich sh operated an automobile when it truck and fa ly injured James ugene Kent, 64, of Sound Beach, on upk " |June 24 last. at the Grecnwich hos- 6 from odema of the Kent died pital on June lungs caused by a puctus: ot his left | lung sustained when he was struck by the car. Testimony at th einquest held by the coroner developed the facts that Mrs. Mahoney swerved her car to the right to let another car pass and that she did not discover the pres- ence of te hdeceased upon the path until the right front mudguard of the car struck him. MISS TAYLOR SHOWERED Mss Clara Taylor of 16 Hayes street was tendered a miscellaneous shower by several of her friends at her home last evening. She receiv- ed many gifts. She will become the bride of Harry Aselby in October. amended provi- | vehicles, in the Inter- | TREASURY SHOWS ENORMOUS SURPLUS Debt Also Reduced More Than Billion July 1 (A—The fis- cal year 19 ended yesterday, showing a treasury budget surplus of about $630,000,000 and an indi- | cated reduction in the public debt of more than $1,000,000,000. The latest figures available last ht were for June 28, and the ex- surplus as of that date was ‘Washington, e then accomplished $1,065,754,223. The final tabulation will be ready | to ,000,000, estab- a new record. The former rec- ,366,986, in the fiscal Im | lish ord was $5¢ year 1924, Debt reduction has passed the bil- It amounted to $1,185,- 184,693 in 1420; $1,014,068,844 in 1922, and $1,008.894,376 in 1924, | The reduction in 1920 was accom- plished largely by the use of a large balance gvhich had heen held in the treasury general fund whereas other reductions have been principally from items set aside by law for debt reduction and the budget sur- plus. 2 occasions record bud surplus for the cur- | rent year cannot be taken as indi- | cating a similar accomplishment in | several sources of revenue in 1927 | which are not recurrent, and the |in the last corgress made it neces- sary to delay until next year heavy payment of tax refunds and other penditures which would other- fiscal year. | Customs receipts for the current | fiscal year exceeded $600,000,000, about ,000,000 greater than in 1926. Income tax payments of about §2,225,000,000 are more than | $200,000, in execess of 1926. | Miscellaneous taxes at about $640,- {der 1926 collections. CIVIL SUITS RECORDED. Suit for $400 damages has been | brought by Frank J. Paul, through | William F. Mangan, against C. E. Nolan of Hartford. The writ is re- Monday of Ju'y. | The Oldsmobile New Britain Co. through M. A. Sexton, has brough: suit for $400 damages against An toni Forlini of Kensington. The writ {is returnable in the city court the first Monday of July ani Constable |George Kanupka of | served the papers. brought by Roy Tombarri of this | the fiscal year 1928, as there were | wise have been made in the current | | | 000,000 are about $210,000,000 un- | | turnable in the city court the second | Kensington | Suit for $100 damages has been | $636,217,957 and the debt reduction | failure of the second deficiency bill | | the New England council, it was an- . which is now esti- | | work on the council's committee on lion dollar mark on three previous ! | Duchess of Aosta and Minister of The treasury position is that the city, through Willlam F. Mangan, against the Alphonse Custodis Chim- ney Construction Co., of New York, claiming money due for materials rendered and service perfarmed. The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday of July. John Jacob, through Greenberg & LeWitt, has brought suit for $50 damage agalinst Jacob Sargis. The writ is returnable in tha city court the third Monday of July and Con- stable John 8. Recor served the pa- pers. Judd of Waterbury Gets Hotel Men’s Appointment Boston, July 1 (A—Almon C. Judd, of Waterbury, well known hotel man there has been named by the New England Hotel association to represent Connecticut on a com- mittee appointed to co-operate with nounced from the latter body's ex- ! ecutive offices today. The hotel men's committes will recreational resources of which | Hiram W. Ricker of Poland Springs, Maine, is chairman. PRODUCER SENTENCED York, July 1 (A —Sidney A. Marks, the “theatrical promoter” of shows that had no existence, was yesterday sentenced by General Ses- sions Judge Allen to serve 10 years | in state's prison upon conviction of grand larceny in the first degree. FAKE New METERIES (UP)—The VISIT WAR C Monfalcone, July 1 Education Pietro Fedele today visit- ed the war cemeteries here, placing wreaths on the graves and kneeling reverently before the memorial. Later the Duchess visited the battle- fields of Gorizia and Gradisca. BRITAIN DAILY. HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1827, GIRL LEAVES GITY AT JUDGE' BIDDIN Agrees to Ghange. Residence o Escape Law’s Penalty ‘Whatever Margaret Miglin's standing in Ansonia may be, she is not wanted in New Britain. Ar- rested last night by Sergeant Feeney on charge of street walking, the young woman, who sald she will reach her 21st birthday on Monday, pleaded not gullty in police court today and had her case continued until tomorrow morning in order to undergo a physical examination, but after adjournment of court, the ses- sion reconvened and Assistant Pro- secuting Attorney W. M. Greenstein informed Judge Hungerford that Dr. John [Purney had examined the young woman and reported no rea- on from a medical standpoint for confining her in an institution. Mr. Greenstein said he and Attorney ! Harry M. Ginsburg, who represent- ed the young woman, had agreed that if she would leave New Britain at once the case would be dropped. Judge Hungerford suggested a con- tinuance until tomorrow with the understanding that she leave town today and this disposition.was made, the young woman having meanwhile changed her to plea to guilty. She gave her address as Ansonia and is said to have been in this city only a short time. Agrees to Support Children. Otis Frink, aged 33, of Hartford, charged with violation of probation, sald he had an operation which Remember the Old Song— “Where Did You Get That Hat?” Before people start singing about your headgear, bring it in for our renewing and blocking. 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Neglects Two Children Reginald Pleckhardt, -aged 26, of 11 Capitol avenue, Hartford, pl ed not gullty to the charge of non- support. His wife testified that she has received only $9 from him since June 7. There are two children aged two and one-half and one and one- half years. THE OLD RELIABLE STORE Plockhardt said Be earns $38 a week. He is willing to support his wife and children if they will live with him in Hartford but his wife wants to work and have the children cared for away from home, Probation Officer Connolly testi- fled that Pleckhardt does not work steadily and his wife finds it neces-. sary to work because she cannot de- pend on him. Judge Hungerford ordered Pieck- hardt to post a bond of $250 to pay $10 a week towards the support of his wife and children or go td jail for 30 days. Driver's Case Continued The case of Robert C. 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