Evening star., 1933-07-16


poses the American Automobile Asso-
citation today cited a series Of out
standing victories won by the op-
ponents of diversion.
The long fight to prevent raids by
the Legislatures on motor tax reve-
nues earmarEed for fo-A= :: :soW bear
ing fruit and there Is every reason
to believe that the practice can be
entirely stamped out through concerted
action by highway users everywhere,
Thomas P Henry of, Detroit, Mich
president of the American Automobile
Association, declared.
Mr.. Henry particularly cited three
recent developments, one in California
one in Illinois and one in New York
City, as a result of which serious raids
on motor revenues were stopped.
In a special State election on June
q the people of California voted down
by a formidable majority proposals
whereby S17,00O,0O0 of gasoline taxes
would have been diverted into the
State general fund.
In Illinois the District Court OF
Sangamon County granted an injunc-
ton forbidding State officers from pay
ing out highway funds for purposes
other than those of road construction
and maintenance, thus preventing a
possible diversion of some $4,000 00C
year.
In New York City, according to
present indications, the authorities have
all but given up the proposal to recour
the city'S finances from a Specia
municipal registration fee and bridge
tolls, which would cost the motorists
OF the metropolitan area more thar
$20,000,G00 year.
Employment Seen by A. A. A.
Providing employment for approx.
| mately 900 men. the program for
the expenditure of the S4OO 900 Fed
eral read fund authorized in the in
duStrial recovery act assures the early
construction of a great number of i'm
portant highways and related project:
in sections of the country where they
are most needed.
This statement is made BY the A
A. A. ON the basis of a study of the
rules and regulations for carrying OUT
the provisions Of the highway sec
ton of the act These regulation.
were drafted by the Secretary of Agri-
culture and approved by President
Roosevelt's special board for public
works.
WIllit lllt
large-Scale road program has been in
effect less than 80 days, there is al
ready evidence that no time is being
lost in making its provisions effective
In addition to the prompt allotment
of funds to the States and the drafting
of rules governing their eXpenditur,
several States have submitted definite
! programs for approval
"As a result it may be conservatively
estimated that around 100000 men viii
be at work on variety of project!
/ within the next six weeks Others will
be placed on the pay roll as highway
plans are completed. The importance
of all this work is emphasized by the
fact that about 80 cents of every dollar
spent for road building goes directly
or indirectly for labor Thus, approx.
mately s350000,o00 of the total o1
to wage earners''
Fewer Maryland Arrests.
Fewer motorists were arrested fol-
driving while intoxicated on Maryland
roads the first six months Of this yeal
than the corresponding period of 1882
missioner of motor vehicles
In the same period there was ar
increase in the number of arrests r
Baltimore for the same offense.
Between January / and June 80 o1
this year BAL motorists were arrested
in the counties for drunken driving, a.
against 533 in the 1882 period Thi.
year 299 we're found guilty, while SIT
were convicted in the first six months
of 1882. In the city 11O were arrested
and 80 convicted this year Last veal
the arrests totaled IS and the con.
Victions 81.