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Show Will Fine Chauffeurs. Believing that a great many of the automobile accidents result from careless care-less and reckless driving on the part of hired 'chauffeurs, the governors of the Automobile Club of America have recommended rec-ommended to owners of cars that they deduct fines for speeding from the wages of the man. Some of these operators, ope-rators, who have charge of fine cars, get from $25 to 560 a week. Following Is the resolutions that were adopted: "Resolved, That In view of the numerous nu-merous accidents which have occurred recently by careless and reckless driving driv-ing of automobiles In this city on the part of chauffeurs, that the governors of this club recommend to the owners of cars that they hold their chauffeurs to a. strict accountability, and In case of their arrest and fine, the fines be deducted from the wages of the chauffeur. chauf-feur. Resolved, also, That the owners of garages in this city be requested to keep an accurate account of each car under their charge, and that they make a weekly report to the owner of each car, stating in each case the day and hour the car was taken from the garage and the hour on which it was returned to same." That the club will also punish Its own members for violating speed ordinances Is proven by their recent suspension of a prominent member for trying to establish es-tablish speed records on the public highways In violation of the law. |