Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-16
AUTO PARKING PLACES
FURNISH FREE SHOW
Cars Of All Kinds and Grades to Be
Found in Exhibit on
Streets.
Passersby, Pausing Before Display,
Are Enabled to Select Style
They Prefer.

Are you contemplating the purchase
OF a six-cylinder Beezim? Does your
esthetic subconsciousness plead with
you for four-cylinder gasoline Boob?
Are you getting ready to buy your
spring automobile?
II any OF these fiutterings have come
over you there is only one thing to do
and that Is to visit the free automo
bile exhibit which Is being provided
these days by a benign municipal ad-
ministration.
On F street between l4th and 18th
and on that stretch of Vermont avenue
which is ornamented by a large hole
in the ground. where certain ambitious
capitalists once planned to erect
hotel. there is a daily entertainment
for the prospective automobile pur-
chaser.
OF course. 1t was unintentionaL Most
free exhibitions are. The authorities of
the District discovered one bright
morning that If they allowed automo-
biles to anchor along the curbs of the
business and financial districts 1t would
be necessary for the street cars to use
wings In the ordinary pursuit of their
duties. This being inadvisable they
picked out the two stretches of street
mentioned and let the automobiles es
ia blish themselves there.
with can of paint and a measuring
rod. and he drew long rectangular
space on the street
All Kinds Of Cars There.
Now the passerby, pausing before the
exhibit, beholds magnificent touring cars
about the size of locomotive. rubbing
shoulders with small conveyances that
appear to be related to the baby car
riage family He Furthermore behods cit
liens without automobiles wandering
back and forth and critically examining
the cars on exhibition. An elderly man
with side whiskers will lead his wife be-
fore an electric.
Il think" he will say, that this will be
Just the thing for you. Mary. 1t is COM
Portable and easy to drive
Mary, a middle-aged woman Of matron-
ly figure. Immediately utters protest.
John says she, don't you see that
lovely blue car-third one from the white
limousine? That is exactly the kind OF
And then they argued for all the world
like couple of individuals who had paid
real money to visit an international
exhibit.
greatly appreciated by certain men whose
greatest talent Is ability to get into
debt and never get out again
Looks Liks He Has Money.
Such a man was etrolling among the
machines parked on Vermont avenue
the other day. A friend approached
him.
Thinking of buying- asked the
friend The man who was making the
tour shook his head.
What's tho idea?" next asked the
friend.
The gentleman of debt became con-
| fidential.
ut makes people think that I have
money" he said. And as long as my
creditors think I have money they'll
| let me alone
There is only one question which 10
worrying the District authorities.
When the entrants in the free automo-
bile show reach such a number that
the rectangular space will not hold
them tho problem confronts the Dis
trict of providing for the late comers.
Whether they'll start another show is
not known, but 1t is probable that
some other street will be selected for
a continuation of the good work.
Meanwhile the automobilists OF the
city are furnishing a lot of entertain
ment for those individuals who have
not yet bought their machines.