Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

should not be allowed to congre-
gate on either rim of the circle.
But, he explained, the judges in
Police Court regard these sellers
in other lights than they do buck
sterS, and, consequently, the police
cannot make out cases against
them. He admitted he did not see
the difference. Who does? Bet
ter cooperation between the
courts and the Police Department
would not be undesirable.
A similar case is related by the
inspector. AS the motoring pub
lie knows, there are two kinds Of
for-hire tags. One, the regular
taxi insignia bearing the letter
H" The other the hotel cars
that bear the letter e." Perhaps
the motoring public in general
does not know that the cost of
cars bearing the letter 81" paws
a little cheaper tax. Naturally the
for-hire people know this.
The IL" cars are supposed to be
just for hotel patrons. This is not
always the case. They do other
business. Therefore the regular
taxi people are proposing to park
IN hotel stands. Why not, accord
ing to them? Why not, according
to us? What is fair for one is
fair for the other. After a test
case in court will the judges see
the difference between IL" cars
and H" cars?
After all is said and done, to use
the question once more, why not
cooperate with the police?" It
won't hurt a bit.
A New Drive On.
A new drive is being contem-
plated. Lately there are several
commercial vehicles bearing in
front of them at night various
kinds OF electric light signs ad-
'vertiSing their sales. A few pleas
ure vehicles are out bearing Hoov-
er and Smith signs. According to
Inspector Brown this is contrary
to regulations. Only a certain
number of lights, and those white
ones, are supposed to be displayed
UnqueStionably these signs take
the on coming motorists eyes and
mind off his attention to trafic
Even more so than the billboard
signs along the country highways.
Enough said.
SophomoreS are wont to call
their younger college mates of the
freshman class rather unintelli-
gent, at least. Whether this IS
true always is for college debate,
not this column.
Anyway, the other day at the
University of Maryland, the fol-
lowing conversation seriously and
actually occurred between two
students of the freshman class
parked in the stands of the Byrd
Stadium:
Look at that long line Of cars.
I never saw such a long funeral.
And the hearse hasn't passed vet"
The line of cars were the daily
line on their way back to Wash
ington from the Laurel race track.
Strange to say, the informer of
CIlIS rare pIt Oh news was puDllClCy
agent for the university.
Reports from Mexico.
Reports from Mexico City, where
the American delegates to the
Mexican Highway Congress meet
ing is being held, bring good cheer.
Goodwill offerings are being
made and the subject Of good
road building likewise is the order
of the day.
The American delegates COM
prise within their band of about
rs Col. r. Keith Compton, preSi-
dent of the American Road Build
erS' Association; James H. Mac
Donald, consulting engineer; w.
A. Van Duzer, assistant chief
engineer of the Pennsylvania de-
uartment of highways; F. A.
Reimer. consulting engineer; G. N.
Babcock, commissioner of high
wavs of Minnesota: Charles M.
Uoham, Secretary-director Of the
American Road Builders AsSocia-
ton, and H. S. Fairbank, repre-
sentative Of the United States
Bureau of Public Roads.