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New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

Dreamy dance music and spright- ly entertainments, characteristic of Le Perrequet, popular Parsian cafe, will be heard during the An Eve , ming in Paris period at 9 o'clock to- night over stations WEAF and WT1C. Vocal selections will in clude Wake Up Chillun. Wake Up" :" "The Gypsy and the Bird" Don't Hold Everything and a popular French melody. Popular French and American dance compositions play ed by a large special orchestra will make up the balance of the pro- gram.
 Whether . woman prefers 10 be wooed by hearty admiration Of her abilities as . housekeeper, or by sweet nothings about the starlight in her eyes. will be known tonight aft CT both Gus and Louie of Schrader- town fame, who are courting the widow Riddle. try each method. The courtship will be staged against a | Oi udHNc by the Schradertown band under Arthur Pryor. This program will come through WEAF and WT1C at 9:3O.
 Four American composers. Her bert. Kern, Friml and Rogers will be honored tonight when their com- positions will be played during a concert period over WIZ and WBZ at S:30. The Quaker girl. a male quartet and mixed sextette will as- sist the orchestra in this presenta- ton. Among the numbers are Wendling's Down in Old donterey." a selection from Herbert's "Naughty y Marietta" another from Rogers The Girl Friend" kern's Jeff Alone Again Blues" Friml's March Of the Musketeers' and Dreamy Melody"
 Jessica Dragonette, Colin O'More and a concert orchestra under Har- old Sanford, will present another oi those delightful theater memorrs concerts at 9:3O over the same sta. tions. featuring excerpts from Vic tor Herbertt popular operetta Miss Dolly Dollars" Other selections in
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

The longest flight reported for a banded bird was made by d fledg- ling Arctic tern. which flew from Turnevik Bay. Labrador to Mareate, 15 miles southwest of Port Shep- stone, Natal, south Africa.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

Saltwater rains have frequently Leen reported during tropical cy- clones. This is explained by the fact that spray from waves which the storms generat. IS often car ried far inland by the winds
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

s4& tIut ti4C ODyLGl A6 ~ knL .-,.l.l nia.l uL,y oA puits vl sAi...i
 .-..ecnuS .4lat AiIiUIiCuiiS Muutu Ut 4ot cGu to Da. at uO4Ale inotrau ol Ill uI lIc t4A. nutCA nus ptcOlut ! Spc- t1dly.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

Operatic excerpts from famous operas will feature tonight's slum- Der hour program at II o'clock over WIZ and WLW. Gounod' s ballet music from Faust a selection from Nerdi's La Traviata,' Smetana'.s The Bartered Bride Wagners "Lohengrin' and Goldman's Queen Of Sheba' constitute the entire pro- gram.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
6:lO-Rig Brother Club

6:lO-Big Brother Club 7:30-The Merryma kers S:O0-Concert orchestra and Cav.
 alters
 9:00-An Evening in Paris s:3o-Schradertown Band i0:00-rhe Fur Trappers orchestra 1O:3O-Haif Hour with the Senate l1:oO-Weather and Flying forecast 11:O5-Newa Bulletins ll:l5-Jacques Renard and orch.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
1O:30-Night romances
 11:O0-NeWs bulletins; weather 11:05-Frank Dailey's orchestra

1O:30-Night romances I:O0-News bulletins: weather 11:05-Frank Dailey's orchestra 1f:30-Astor orchestra
 76O-WJZ-3S3 t:O0-"An Actor" Leighton Rollins 5:3o-Summary of programs 5:35-Reports; stock market. finan-
 cial summary. cotton prices. az
 ricultural reports. 6:O0-Whitey kaufman's orch. 6:S0-Clopin Eight, dance orch. 7:00-Correct time: Landt Trio 7:15-Squibb's health talk. "Asth-
 ma," Dr. Arthur F. Coca 7:30-DiAie Circls, Uncle Bob S:00-Oscar Steele. baritone s:l5-"Old Man Donaldson" S:30-Quakers; male quartet, sex
 tet, orchestra
 9:o0-Musical revue 9:30-Theater memories l0:00-Nhal1engers' orchestra 10:30-Time; Phil Spitalny's music 11:00-Slumber music
 S8O-WABC-3io 5:00-kuickerbocker Whist Club 5:15-Congregation Emanu-El
 services
 S:15-Market prices. 6:3o-Ware and Zimmerman, duo 6:45-Enna Jtttick melodies 7:o0-ChiEes; 30 sunshine minutes .:30-Stanley's Jewels, orchestra S;0o-,i Heroes of aviation S:30-i.t.ndback orchestra 9:o0-Littmann's Entertainers 9:30-The Drcssmaker's studio 1o:o0-NeSro achievement hour 1l:00-Paramount orchestra 11:30-Overgiades orchestra
 iOlO-WRNY-2o7 5:o0-Bon Walker. songs; pianist 5:3o-Paul Sharon, tenor 5:l5-Janet O'Conner. contralto .:00-Radio Blue Bird 6:l5-Paul Hagan Trouba dours 6:45-ProfePsional Womcn's Club 7:0o-Littmann hour of music S:O1-Modern Troubadours S:3o-Heigh Ho Mlsical Comedy
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, APRIL ,, 1922

Ciuue OO4 GI N utA -Iy 'ouIp Lo4ii ~s .odli.AS A4olIle. ..AulcNtuA tudrIiI Ill. N.tatner, seitctlOnS from Lu- har's Count of Luxembourg" and others from HerDerts Princess Pat"
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
FRIDAY
Eastern StsAdard Time
NEW ENGLAND STATIONS

sOO-WTlC, Hartfortl-5OO s:15-Summary of programs and e:3V-Hotel Bond Trio s:OO--Serenaders Musical program t:3O-The Ann Pennington Girl s:00-Concert orchestra and Cav
 alters
 s:0O-An Evening in Paris O-Schradertown Band l0:OO-Salon Singers l0::O-A Half Hour with the Sen
 ate-Senators Thomas F. Walsh
 and Daniel F. Steck ll:Oo-News and Weather
 l33O-WDKC, New Ha.en-::5 7:00-Sy Byer's orchestra S:00-The Banjoliers S:3o-Rdio Rubes; Staff Artists s:00-Staf Artists program ):30-The Seven Gables orchestra
 ssO-WBZ, SpringiiclI-3O3 b:4o-Official Agriculture Report 6:0O-Charlie Miller's orchestra 6:30-News Bulletins o.o0-Hf1ilef 8 OrcneStfa 7:+5-:41st Coast Artillery Band 7:l5-Health Talk 7:30-Dixie Circus s:oo-The Ring Family S:30-The Quakers and orchestra 9:o0-Musical Review s:3O-Theater Memories with Jes-
 sca Dragonette 10:00-The Challengers orchestra 1o:30-Time and Sportograms 10:3s-Phil Spitainy's Music 1:00-Weather and news 11:os-Governmcnt Bulletins l1:l5-I3ert Lowe'a orchestra 1l:3o-Time and Temperature
 f:3O-WNAC. Boeton-:4l b:oo--Ted and His Gang s3o--Tea Dance
 6:no--Gypsy Melodies Il5-Specialty program S45-Enna Jettick Melodies s:o0-News Bulletins s15-Amos n Andy Editorial News Review ';So-Program by Paul ssirley S:oo-April Showers S;30-NaudeNille Presentation 9:oo-True Story Hour 1o:o0-Musical progra m 1o:3o-Night Club Romances l1:0o-News Bulletins i1:10-Lido Venice orchestra 11;30-Le Paradia orchestra lo:oo-Palais dor orchestra
 51O-WEEI, BoetOn-50S e;oo-RiE Brother Club e:3O-News Bulletins
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05
NEW YORK CITY
S1O-WNYC-S26

S7O-WNYC-S26 5;oo-Nictory Quartet 5:2o-Market reports Floyd Bennett Field and Ja-
 maica Bay" Arax Jabvolian 5:45-Misses Blunck. Elliott, duets 6:00-Sports review 6:15-French lessons 7:00-Randall Hargreaves. songs 7:e0-Herman Neuman. pianist 7:30-Police alarms; time 7:35-Air College; W. Orton lew
 son
 57O-WMCA-52e s;o0-Sport review 7:45-Spiritual and Ethical society
 address S:00-Red Devil Entertainers s:S0-Greenstein's Get Together 9:30-Time 9:30-Dr. Fenwick L. lSolmes, ad-
 dress l0:0o-Rainbow orchestra 10:30-Ohrbach's Miracle hour 11:oO-Time; McAlpin dance orch. l1:30-News: dance orchestra l2:o0 mid.-Ward-N Nesbit program
 66O-WEAF-t54 5:00-' 'inrida on the Air 5:30-Jolly Bill and Jane 5:55-Summary of programs 6:00--Waidorf-As Astoria dinner mu-
 sic
 6:3o-Raybcstos Twins 7:H0-Ha1 kemp's orchestra s:o0-Cities Service orchestra and
 Cavaliers 9:00-An Evening in Paris -SchradertoWn Band 10:30-Half hour with Thomas F,
 Walsh and Daniel F. Steck 11:o0-St Regis orchestra 7iO-WOR-42c 5: h:15-Aeolian Mixed Quartet 5:4o-"Our Schools Supt. John
 II. Logan 5:50-Sports talk 6:o0-ko Honoluluans s: S:c5-NeWs; Uncle Don, songs 7;0O-Time; Levitow's orchestra 1:3o-National Grocery orchestra 1;59-Chimes: April Showers s:50-Needol hour 9:n0-True story hour 10:00-Music
New Britain herald., 1929-04-05

medley. Ruby's Animal Crackers. Waltz from Vienna" Rubinstein's "Romance,' a Foster medley and Graingers Country Garden
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20
NOTES OF SOCIETY

The Minister Of the Dominican
Republic, Senior Morales, will
he a speaker at the breakfast
of the Political Study Club to
be held in the large ballroom
of the Mayfiower on Saturday.
at noon.
Other honor guests will be
Mrs. Porter Dale and Mrs. Pat
rick Hurley.
Among those making reserva.
tons are Mrs. Frederick Adams
Young, who will entertain Mrs.
Percy Quin, Mrs. Ford Adams,
Mrs John D. Witt. Mrs. Shep-
herd Pike, Mrs. John Munce,
jr.: Mrs. William A. Kirman
and Mrs. Frederick X. Dale, OF
New York.
Mrs. Ernest Daniel. whose
guests will be Mrs. d. William
Parker Jones, Mrs. Williams Mad
ison Mason. Mrs. Edward Kon--
drop, Mrs. Clinton K. Wingling,
Miss Marguerite Burbridge, Mrs.
Theodore Uh1er, and Mrs. L.
Percy Daniel.
Mrs. M. Y. Madden, who will
entertain Mrs. Granfield H. Parks,
Mrs. Lewis B. Tomson, Mrs. A.
s. Maddox, Mrs. Edward Pugh.
Mrs. William H. Leslie, of New
York; Mrs. William c. McSpar.
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NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
CUBAN EN- V0Y
CELEBRATES
FETE DAY
Reception This Afternoon
At Embassy; Dinner
for Mrs. Behn

The Cuban Ambassador and
Nine. Ferrara will entertain at
reception this afternoon from 5
to Z o'clock in celebration Of the
twenty-seventh anniversary of the
Independence of Cuba.
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Francis White were the
ranking guests at dinner last
evening of the Ambassador and
Nine. Ferrara, who entertained in
compliment to Mrs. Hernand
Behn, of New York. who passed
the weekend as the guest of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Luke
McNamee.
Mrs. Behn is a sister-in-law of
DR.. Behn, who was attached to
the Norwegian Legation here
several years ago. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Behn have spent much time
in Cuba, and are old friends of
the Ambassador and Nine. Fer.
rara. Mr.. Behn Is now in Havana
attending the second Inauguration
of President Machado. Their
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Behn,
was among the American group
of girls presented recently at the
Court of st. James.
Other guests at the dinner last
evening included Admiral and
Mrs. McNamee, Gen. William e.
Horton, General and Mrs. Andre
w. Brewster, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Denegre, Mile. Refine Claudell,
Princess Elizabeth de Ligne and
Princess Antoinette de Ligne,
Mobile Pho Macchi di Cellere and
Leonardo Vitetti, of the italian
Embassy. and Aware Padilla.
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At Grasslands

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Black.
of New York, who are visiting the
latter's father, Col. Henry May, in
tain at dinner this evening at
Grasslands. They will return to
New York Wednesday.
Representative and Mrs. James
A. Frear entertained at dinner last
evening at the Willard Hotel.
y
Mrs. Robert Lansing Is passing
several days at the Cavalier Hotel
at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Stephen Elkins, who has
made her home at the Mayflower
for the past six months, has gone
to her summer home in Ventnor,
N. J. Mrs. Elkins will return to
Washington on June 3 for a few
days before leaving for the sum-
mer.
Col. Wade H. Cooper has gone
to Springfield, ILL.,, where he is
attending the convention of the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Emory Land, wife of Cap.
tain Land, U. S. N, and her
mother. Mrs. Dwight Chester, are
spending some time at the Carl.
ton Hotel.
Major Gen. Benjamin A. Poore
has gone by motor to Fort Leav.
enworth, Kan, to visit his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Donald A. Robinson, wife
of Major Robinson, for six weeks.
He will return to his apartment at
Tilden Gardens at the end of
June.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. G. A.
Neyman, who have motored from
San Diego, Calf, are at the Grace.
Dodge Hotel for an indefinite stay.
Commander Neyman has been
transferred for duty from San
Diego to Washington.
~ r
Circus
Miss Loranda Prochnik, daugh.
ter of the Austrian Minister. will
entertain a company of young
people at dinner this evening and
will later take her guests to the
circus.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Calhoun
passed the weekend as the guests
OF Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stewart
at their country estate, Cape
Centaur. on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
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Senator and Mrs. MetcGIf MODe From
Hotel Quarters to Yacht In Potomac
Rhode Island Scion and
Wife Will Make Home
on the Felicia for Some
Weeks

Senator and Mrs. Jesse II.
Metcalf, of Rhode Island,
have made their annual ex-
odus from hotel quarters to
their yacht, the Felicia,
which has been brought
down from Providence, R. l.,
and anchored off the Capt.
tai Yacht Club.
On board this beautiful
craft they will make their
home until Congress re-
cesses, or they decide to go
away with Congress still in
action.
The vessel is well-equipped
for living purposes and for
the kind of entertaining
characteristic Of its owners,
who like to gather about
them small groups chosen
with discrimination.
Rooms Enough
There are six bedrooms, four
small and two large, with a
connecting bathroom between
the latter. The smaller bed
rooms are arranged in suites of
two and bath.
The dining-room and library
are perhaps the most attrac-
tive rooms on the boat. They
are charmingly furnished with
much attention paid to making
them livable. The library has
. fine collection of books and
is regularly supplied with cur
rent magazines and newspapers.
Both Senator and Mrs.
Metcalf spend much time read
ing in these delightful quarters.
Undoubtedly Mrs. Metcalf has
on her calendar. some entertaining
soon on board the Felicia in com.
piinent to Mrs. Alfred Mitchell.
mother of Mrs. Hiram Bingham,
who has come up from Florida
to be with her son-in-law and
daughter until early in June.
Then she will go to New Lon.
don, Conn. for the summer.
Last year about this time Mrs.
Metcalf entertained at luncheon
on the yacht for Mrs. Mitchell
and also took her guests for
cruise down the Potomac.
All in White
Mrs. Mitchell is a charming lit.
tie 1ady-alert and interested in
everything that is going on in
the world. In the summer she
is a picturesque figure clad en-.
tirely in white. And for her
the summer lasts long-so that
she has only a few weeks to
wear all black. She never mixes
in her costumes-always remain
ing loyal to the black and white.
She claims that she keeps her
health and figure by never eat
ing too much and by choosing
that carefully.
Mrs. Henry Parsons Edwin and
Miss Dolores r. Crawford are at
the st. Regis In New York.
Mrs. Edward Hamlin Everett is
also at the st. Regis.
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White House Dinner
List Includes Many
Men of Many Minds

The Preside and Mrs.
Hoover entertained at dinner last
evening when their guests were
Senator and Mrs. William j.
Harris of Georgia, Senator Arthur
r. Gould of Maine. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Scott Leavitt of
Montana, Judge William Ray
mond Greene, of the Court of
Claims; Gov. Roy A. Young, OF
the Federal Reserve Board, and
Mrs. Young; Rufus jones, of
Haverford College; Robert S.
Allen, of the Christian Science
Monitor staff, and Mrs. Allen.
and DIR. and Mrs. Augustus T.
Murray. DIR. Murray Is pastor
of the Friends Church, which
the President and Mrs. Hoover
attend.
Mrs. Hoover received at 12:45
o'clock today the delegates to the
conference of the Florence Crit
tenden Homes.
The Chief Justice and Mrs.
Taft were honor guests at lunch
con yesterday OF Associate Justice
and Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone.
=
Honor Guests
The Japanese Ambassador and
Nine. Debuchi will be the honor
guests at dinner this evening of
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William D.
Conner. who will entertain at the
Army War College.
=
The Chilean Ambassador and
Nine. Davila entertained a COM
pany of Is at luncheon yester-
day.
The retiring minister of Ecua.
dor. Mr.. Zaldumbide, who has re.
Gently been appointed minister of
foreign affairs, will leave for New
York on Wednesday and will sail
on the Leviathan on Saturday for
Paris. where he will join Nine. Zal-
dumbide. Later they will return
to Ecuador, where the Minister
will assume his new duties.
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rem. Mrs. Frank M. Ramey and
Mrs. Eva M. Billiard; Mrs. Harry
l.. Underwood will entertain Mrs
Harry o. Hine, Mrs. Harry E.
Woolever, and Mrs. Fred Harris.
Other reservations are: Mrs. A.
H. Bevins. Mrs. Sidney Talia.
ferro, Mrs. George Love. Mrs. Ca
bot Stevens, Mrs. Paula Chase.
Mrs. r. Y. Whiting, Mrs. Fred
Smith, Mrs. HOracio Nelson Dor
man, Mrs. Herbert B. Nevins,
Mrs. A. L. Howard and Mrs.
Lewis j. Battle, Mrs. W. H. Hes
sick, and Mrs. Leonard Mackall.
and Mrs. Ida w. Wilmington.
Diplomatic Aid
Lady Isabella Howard, wife Of
the British Ambassador, heads the
list of diplomatic ladies' sponsoring
the annual garden party to be
held on Monday and Tuesday at
the Convent of Perpetual Adora.
ton, 1419 v st. Lady Isabella
will preside at the tea table each
afternoon.
The proceeds from the fete
will be used to carry on the work
of poor churches throughout the
Continued on Page 81
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Circus

Miss Loranda Prochnik, daugh.
ter of the Austrian Minister. viii
entertain a company of young
people at dinner this evening and
will later take her guests to the
circus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Calhoun
passed the weekend as the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Stewart
at their country estate, Cape
Centaur. on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
ROAD BUILDER WINS
MEDAL FOR ARTISTRY
President Of Bronx River Parkway
Association Is Honored
by Society.

NEW YORK R.-Painters and
scuiptors have received the coveted
medals Of the Society of Arts and
Sciences, but Madison Grant Of New
York was the first road builder to be
% honored.
Mr.. Grant, president Of the Bronx
River Parkway Association, had COM
memorated his share In the building Of
the Parkway, a 15-nile boulevard
stretching into Westchester County
from New York This drive is consid-
cred one of the most beautiful in
America and is being widely used as
model for other parkways.
The Bronx project was completed in
1925 at a cost of 10000 for each
mile 1t differs widely from the ordi-
nary highway in that vast stretches Of
property were acquired on each side of
the roadway and SO beautif1ed as to
make the parkway almost rural re-
treat. Severe building restrictions have
prevented unsightly structures from en-
cEoaching on the parkway and elaborate
handspring has been employed when
ever feasible. ..
The parkway, started by public
spirited group Of citizens, represents the
concrete was poured, the association
battled politicians and strenuous oppo-
sition until the State Assembly APP
pointed the association as a commission
TO handle the project. The cost was
borne by the City Of New York, West
chester County and the State. --
Mr.. Grant and Is associates Of the
association received a fr.edal from the
society January "a in New York.
Speakers at the testimonial dinner
when the presentation was made were
lavish in praise of the parkway and Of
the men responsible for combining
beauty and utility. Z 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
MAINE SHOWS 1000
MILES NEW ROADS
Thoroughfares Once Hazard
Gus Listed With Highways
Safe for Travel.

AUGUSTA, Me-, April e.-Nearly
1000 miles Of Maine roads. once haz-
ardous in Winter with drifts, deep ruts
and pitch holes" have been added
this year TO the total Of highways In
the Pine Tree State which have been
kept clear under Names Winter open
roads" policy. These roads have en-
abled motorists to travel this season
over 4,276 miles Of highway kept clear
under State and local supervision. This
is in addition to several thousand miles
of road which, thanks to mild Winters,
are in use by motorists practically II
months in the year.
Two hundred and seventy commune
ties have co-operatedi with the state
Highway Department this season In
Open-roads work, g. gain OF nearly 20
towns over last year. A combined feet
OF $50 tractors and so trucks. equipped
with SnowplOWs, form the road-breaking
equipment, manned by 400 men.
Highways also are protected by some
90 miles of drift fences-metal palings
which are set up alongside the roads
at points where drifts might form
These fences break the force OF winds
and draw drifting snow into heaps
about the fence itself instead Of peg
hitting it to blow into the roads,
Returns from the State gas tax In
dictate the increase in motor tramc
brought about by the winter open
roads" policy. Under 3-cent tax the
receipts for the four Winter months
Of 1926-27-Deeember January, Fehru-
ary and March-were $242 ,686, indicat-
ing q consumption of 8,0S9, 55S gallons.
Receipts for the same four months OF
1929, when the open-roads policy
went into effect, were $496.557. or a
consumption Of 12.4l3,938 gallons.
Contributing Factors Cited.
Several factors enter into this in
creased consumption of 1874 $50 gal
Ions, as compared with the previous
Winter. The tax was raised 10
cents, and the weather was mild. On
the basis. however of this Winters fg-
ureS to date, with allowance LOT the
average increase in the number OF car
owners. State highway OfncialS DelleVe
that the open-roadS policy has resulted
in a 80 per cent increase In WINTER
motor traffic, although the open-roads
program to date is effective on only
one-sixth of the total highway area.
Highway officials report, moreover
that the cost of snow removal, IN
which the State shares equally with the
towns the cost of road-breaking up 10
$50 per mile, is Offset by the receipts IN
taxes from new car owners alone, VINO
are increasing at the rate OF ABOUT
per cent year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
AUTOS PAYING MORE
OF HIGHWAY TAXES
Analysis of Figures Shows No
Dodging of Large Expense of
Public Work.

Motor vehicles are paying an in
creasing proportion of the Nation s
highway tax BILL accoring to analysis
of highway income figures just COM
pleted by the statistical department
of the American Motorists Association.
A glance at the figures is all that is
necessary to dispel the superstition
that motor vehicles are lodging the
expense of the road construction and
maintenance and Saddling the expense
upon the general public.
In 1921 the total highway income
was 81 lag, 430.896, which was derived
from the following sources: Bonds,
$438, 109,273 Federal aid, SIS, 1888, 226;
motor vehicle fees, $118,942, 706; gaso-
line taxes, 1888, 400; general property
taxes, $415, 681 ,010; and miscellaneous,
e93, 681 ,221.
Six years later, in 1927, total high
way income had increased to 81, 1885,
O76, 204, and the revenue derived from
the same sources was as follows: Bonds,
$272 $50, 1870; Federal aid. $50, 459, GIL;
motor vehicle fees, 1929, 513.810: gaso-
line taxes, $216,678,98l; general prop
erty taxes, $527 1872, $50, and miScella-
neous, $69, 040,192
From these figures it will be readily
motor vehicles, in the form of fee and
gasoline taxes, contributed 1915 per
cent of the total sum. Motor vehicle
fees more than doubled and gasoline
taxes increased some 70 times over
when 1927 figures are compared with
those for 1921 and from these two
sources 35.2 per cent of the total 1927
highway income was derived. It should
be noted that road building funds
derived from bond issue were nearly
two times as great in 1921 as in 1927
and there was a substantial reduction
in the amount of general property taxes
which went into road construction and
maintenance
Bonds issued, which supplied 1871 per
cent of the total highway revenue in
1921, contributed only 1871 per cent of
the 1927 income. General property and
miscellaneous taxes made up 44.4 per
cent of the 1921 income as compared
with only 40.7 per cent of the greater
total income in 1927.
These figures are interesting, "
declared Thomas j. Keefe, general
manager of the American Motorists
Association, because they offer the
best possible proof of the fallacy of the
supposition that motorists are lodging
their share of highway construction and
maintenance costs. Motorists paid more
than one-third of the total rural high
way bill in 1927 in the, form of fees
and gas taxes and as large part of
the general public contributed much
more in the form of general propertS
taxes"