Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-14
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

interest around the city. He had
only been here two weeks. That
sort of barred him. what did
you do before coming to Washing
ton," he was asked. He was a
farmer. He was then interrogated
as to why he had left the farm at
this time of year. II got fred"
he responded. II ploughed a field
on the wrong farm"
It seems fortunate that his taxi
career ended at that point.
New York Tribulations.
Jimmie Walker has settled the
subway fare for New York, but
Whalen has not yet settled the
taxi and motor vehicle problems.
Wishing to return uptown from
a theater at night the traveller is
often compelled to drift down
Broadway six or seven blocks out
Of his way, before he can make a
turn right or left to proceed
northward. What would resi-
dents of this city say If such a
ruling were enforced here. A mass
meeting on the White House
lawns might result. Not being
able to make left turns on some
of the city's business streets seems
horrible enough to many.
The surface cars in New York
are doing all within their power
to take the Joy out of life for the
Gothamite. Each week or so new
messages appear in the forms of
posters that prove anything but
pleasing to the motorist. The
latest is Motorists are Using
the CurbS for Hitching Posts"
It would be strange, indeed, If
parking outlasted the existence
of the surface cars.
Appeals to Santa.
Christmas is a long way off, but
it looks like in Spring the resi-
dents of the District of Columbia
should begin writing their letters
to Santa Claus asking for the res
toraticn of the old left-hand
turns. 1t is probably the only way
the motorists will get it, at least
this year. And at that it does not
seem too early to write for such
things, inaSmuch as it is known
that Mr.. Harland has started al
ready on the 1881 budget. Maybe
an appendage to the letter =
queSting pedestrian control and
the establishment of a liability
insurance law as proposed by the
American Automobile Association
would be advisable.
Attention has been called to the
existing dangerous condition at
the intersection of -Thirty-fourth
street and Garfield street. North
and South Thirty-fourth street is
a main artery from Massachusetts,
avenue to the rather populous
English Village. Consequently,
machines whiZ by there both day
and night. A stop sign on Gar
field street apparently would end
all dangers.
The American Auto.
Automobile production and sale
gains continue. The industry can
hardly fail to establish another
record year. Export sales are
heavy. Australia is just heard
from. The American automobile
has outdiStanced all rivals in Aus
tralia, trade bulletin just issued
by the Commerce Departments
automotive division reveals. OF
the 418,000 passenger cars regis
tered in the Commonwealth on
January /, 1929, more than rs per
cent were of American manufac-
ture. American makes account
for about the same proportion of
the $4,000 trucks and 1000 BUSES
registered at the same time.
The Cleveland Automobile Club
has sponsored a motor school for
women The Cleveland Safety
Council, the Cleveland Automobile
Manufacturers and Dealers ASSo-
citation and the traffic division of
the Police Department are Coop
Grating. The first class held re-
Gently was attended by more than
1000 women. It is questionable
if such a school could be started
here with such an attendance. A
school for men and youngsters
might be equally desirable.
The American Road Builders
Association will hold a reception
Thursday afternoon, from 8 to 6
o'clock, in its. Offices in the Ma
tional. Press Building. A dinner
will be held at 7 o'clock the fol-
lowing evening at the New Will
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