The Washington times., 1916-01-15
6l 61i;l|h
By MONTE w. SOHN.

-Four hundred thousand people visited
Grand Central Palace during the New
York Automobile Show. according to Ed
die korbel. its youthful director; an
average for the seven and a half days
OF more than $1,000 a day.
A comparison of the largest PAID at
tendance when the shows were held
at Madison Square Garden with Satur-
days figures is interesting. In the old
days a paid attendance OF i5,OJ was
considered unusually good, and wnen
the annual event was first held at the
Palace the Garden had known one great
day when 22,Tp people paid their way
into the show. Saturday night. after
the last ticket was sold the box office
records showed that nearly 1900 motor
lists and near-motorists had passed VIA
the paid route through the Palace
portals.
In conside ra ton Of the fact that gem
eral attendance to the big show has in
creased prOportionate 300 per cent,
the growth of the automobile in popu-
lar interest need have no further arSu-
ment here.
They are engaged. SO he took her TO
the New York show. He wanted her to
see the various cars because he fondly
believes that after theyre married nell
be- able to buy a car. He knows all
aoout cars, and he was explaining
everything.
one was ttlllllI NE wv new nay
with its sleek finish and wire wheels.
"What kind OF a car is that. George
she ulcricd
He looked over the car uncertainty y
for moment. and then his eyes drop
ped TO the huDs.
oh" he said. casually. 'rhats d
IionCk-an English car
The Satevepost is guilty OF the fol-
lowing blurb in a recent issue:
Is
city stleet-Car service. There never
has been and probably there never vii
be. Perhaps the nearest approach tC
it is In Washington; but in Washia 6 Tor
there are really no rush hours
The author OF this earful is hereby
, invited to spend a week OF hours il
Washington on our car tickets. COnAn
ing his travels to the Fourteenth stree
or Georgia avenue line. and doing his
riding between s and Q q. IN. and I:2I
and $50 p. IN. All that remains fol
the kindly pre- eiudiCed gentleman TO dis
cuSs anent Washington IL our Traffic
Regula tions. PYroba bly, he would fine
them food for idealistic thought.
About Traffic Regulations
Some OF these fine days-nOw tina
! Pennsylvania avenue has become a pal
| Of alleys thanks to the new ordinanc,
which permits parking on each side o
! the car tracks-there is going to be
serious accident near the Municipa
| building All through the day ther.
are half dozen cars whose owner
| do not find It agreeable to park il
the center of the avenue. so they ar
| parked against the curb. This permit
ample passage for the avera Sr vehicle
| but the fire department trucks. will
particular regard for the hook and la d
der which tears around that corner q
| times, are not average vehicles. It i
| sincerely TO be hoped that the accident
| when 1t does come. will not be seriou
| one to some Of our very efficient fir
| fighters. AT best there will be a strip
| ping OF mudSuards tenders. lamps an,
windshields. The worst that can hap
pen IL that the rear wheels of the true
| VIII skid on a wet or lev pavement
| smash few cars. and kill or MAIN
! dozen fremen.
| The Indianapolis Motor Speedway
sixth annual motor sweepstakes will b
held Decoration Day at | so y. M Th
blue ribbon speed scrap limits entrant
to 300 cubic inches piston d'snla cement
maximum weight $500 pounds. and onl
thirtN-three may partcinate. Cas-
prizes Will he as follows: First s12 OU
second. 5000 third. 50. 90: fourth. 81, on
hfth. N.'h; sixth. 81 400: seventh 81 2N
eighth, 5000: NINTH 5000: tenth $500
The provision made hv the official
thar every car must show p minimum
speed OF eight miles an hour indicate
| that new worlds track record will h
fsta tablished. and it will he interesting I
learn whether indianapolis or Sheeps
mead Bay Will stage the record-wrecl
ing event.
accessory firm in Sacramento. Cal, =.
tabIish"d what may be "A worlds recoI
for rapid tire changing
The contest grew out OF the assertio