Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-05-25
WANT UNIFORM AUTO
LAW N ALL States
American Automobile AS
ISOLATION Would Federal.
izs Highways
HAfHAZARD SYSTEM
IS BREAKING DOWN

ATLANTIC CITY, May 25.-Because Of
the enormous increase Of motor
truck transportation and passenger
car travel on account Of war condi-
tons, directors Of the American Auto
mobile Association at the Trsymore
Eotel yesterday voted to urge Congress
10 pass as a war measure a Federal uni
form traffic law 10 harmonic regula-
tions Of the states with reference to
weight Of loads. registration OF vehicles
and operators and speed limitations. A
measure covering an these points is
now being drafted for Introduction
soon.
George c. Diehl. OF Buffalo. predicted
that virtually universal demand for tho
liberalization Of the highway system OF
the nation I'm much the same way that
the railroads have been brought under
governmental control and regulation is
inevitable because the present haphaz-
ard system is breaking down under
wartime pressure.
David Jameson. Of New Castle. Pa.
was elected president ~ the national
automobile organization, which has
more than 10000 members and clubs I'm
sll States. The other officers are :.
Vice presidents. Ralph W Smith. Den
YER; P. J. Walker. san Francisco: n
j. Clark, Minneapolis: Preston Kelvin.
Richmond Or. John II. Quayle. Glove
land: Or. r r. Elmore. Louisville. and
Clifford Ireland, Peoria, H.: secretary.
John y. Brooke, Torrington. Conn
and treasurer. II. A. B0nnell. Newark.
y. j.
New members of the national execu-
tive committee include Paul c. Wolf.
Stedman Bent. F c. Richardson. Frank
B. Bosch and Benjamin c. Atlee for
Pennsylvania; w. L. Hammond Della
ware; C. F. McPhail, Maryland, and
Or. J. n. Faulkner. w F. Turton and |
W. NJ. sweet, New Jersey
United States Senator John Walter /
Smith. OF Maryland, was charged with /
holding up the bin now before Con
gress for universal automobile reci- /
procity, because n his home States
desire 20 annex all the motor revenue /
possible, in a report by Clifford Ireland, /
or Illinois. chairman Of the A. a. 4.
legislative committee.
THE matter Of Licensing necessarily
remains a state prerogative.' Mr. Ire
land said, but 7 believe we should
make the matter Of procuring equal
rights with full protection in all States
for regularly licensed car owners a
part OF The win-the-war program. be
cause conflict Iof authority beyond state
lines is hampering truck transportation
and retsrding business
Proposals that Msryland's anti-reci-
DrOcity attitude should be combatted by
drastic restrictions upon Maryland mo-
.Drlsts and truck owners i'm the District
n Columbia were opposed because a
l9ffer license fee there would reac,
lpon resident motorists, and further
mare, because, with the Maryland Sen
tor chairman Of the District Of Co
umbia committe" 70 was questionable
yhather restrictive legislation could be
obtained.
are stolen every year in i25 (
itie5. according % ". s. Gilbreath, Of
Detroit who urged q nationwide cam .
align for more severe punishment FOR /
rotor thieves
Two hundred thousand motorists are /
0 be enlisted in a campaign for high-q
gay improvement work as a step in r
romotlng autotruck lines throughout n
he country 10 tap farming sections,
aving millions Of dollars worth OF 9
erlshable food products. serving as
seder for the railroads and also re-
ewing them If the duty Of moving a
lrke part Of the freight which former
2 had TO be moved either by rail or
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