Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
The Automobile Shows.


The automobile show season has
again approached. Next Saturda,
the first one of the new year. tn,
National Automobile Show OF New
York. opens for week at the Crane
Central Palace. This coming exhibit
is arousing more interest than usual
1t marks the quarter century OF suci
expositions. which have become a
fairly standardized industrial insti'
tuition.
This season. however, the pubic
is more aroused. due to the sensa'
tional things which have been hap
reniny in tho industry the past few
months. New manufacturing poll
cics, new designs. new merchandise
inc methods. all on broad scale
point toward the most interesting
national show yet held.
Open Here January Is
Philadelphia will hold its annual
show January l4-2l. Baltimore will
hold its exposition January 2l-2S
and last. but not least. the Washing
ton Automobile Show will he seen
January 1S-Fehruary j. The 18th
annual convention and road show oi
the American Road Builders .A>so-
citation will be held in Cleveland
January OILS Nearly $4,000 delegates
from the entire North and South
American countries aud Cuba arc
expected. While the local .Automo-
tive Trade Association is holding ITS
show. the motor bodies at Chicago
will be holding national show
there.
In the December issue Of the
American Mo;orist. District OF Co.
Iumha edition. OF the American .Au-
;or,ohile Association. there appears
IN article opposing the plan OF COM
pulsorv insurance for Washington
and proposing that action be with
held. II is OF curiosity 10 many
persons to understand just how tho
organization obtained It's stand on
the matter. No referendum has
been taken among the members and
vet the association is said to be an
organization Of and for the good OF
It's ioiners. 1t is known. however.
that manv OF its members arc
heartily i'll favor of compulsory la
bilifv insurance.
May Cut Dealers Tags.
The use Of dealers tags may be
greatly restricted if the regulation
row being considered by the Dis
trict Commissioners is approved.
This measure would allow dealers
tags TO be used only on demonstrat-
o-s' cars. Each dealer then would
be required to use the regular tags
for his own private car and tor his
family. Traffic Director Harland
believes this regulation necessary
for proper identification at all times.
Mr.. Harland has received recently
two complaints on traffic congestion.
One is due to parking i'll Seventeenth
street. between Massachusetts and
Florida avenues. where it is narrow.
The director has been informed that
the street is badly lighted there and
that busses passing between the
parked machines has made night
driving very dangerous. HIS atten-
ton was called also 10 the fact that
there is FIRE run on that street
and that FIRE apparatus and bus
could hardly pass. The other COM
plant is against taxi drivers parking
abreast at Dupont Circle during the
early morning rush Both these
matters will be investigated at once.
Mr.. Harland said.
The utter disregard OF some
motorists in driving over safety
zones has been apparent for some
time. The regulation. which is very
specific. follows: Article ). section ).
paragraph b. No person shall drive
a vehicle in or through any part OF
any safety zone. whether such zone
is occupied or not The practice IS
exceedingly dangerous as the pedes-
trisn has every right TO believe that
territory of the street as sale.