Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19

street uOTLIlWGSI, Will UG
thrown open to the public and the
1880 products of the automobile
Industry will be on view in all
their glory. This happening will
mark the commencing of the
tenth annual show in the Nation
al Capital under auspices of the
Washington Automotive Trade
Association.
The exhibit of the various
makes and models, shop. equip
ment and accessories and auto
mobile club displays will remain
open until 1920 o'clock. Sunday
the Auditorium will be closed, but
the following day and thereafter
the show will be open from 10
o'clock in the morning until 1890
in the evening until the final cur
tain is rung down Saturday eve
ming, February /.
Same Show Committee.
The show committee is the
same as in former years, with the
addition of the w. A. T. A. preSi-
dent, Whitney Leary. The others
comprise Rudolph Jose, chairman
and director; Raphael Semmes,
John NJ. Dugan and Frank G.
Stewart. All arrangements were
completed at the meeting of the
trade association held last Mon
day.
Indications point to one of the
finest shows ever held in Wash
ington Should the interest man
ifeSt in New York be criterion,
the reception awaiting the mon
arch of transportation will sur
pass anything heretofore. Resi-
dents in the District and in the
counties of the neighboring States
will do we'll to take advantage of
the opportunity to see the show.
No one is not interested in the
automobile today.
More Lights Proposed.
A few more traffic lights are
scheduled. These new ones will |
be erected at Fourteenth and K
streets, Madison avenue and II |
street, Fifteenth and H streets |
and at East and West Executive |
avenues and Pennsylvania avenue. |
What is hoped for is that the |
erection of traffic light between
the White House and the State,
War and Navy Building will, at
last, cause the gate posts to be
taken down. AS traffic menace
they are bad enough now, but
with the lights cars will dash
through on the green and woe to
the pedestrian in the path.
Ono rnocnr1 f6nf fhnrn haUn mt
been any serious accidents at this
place is that both motorists and
pedestrians are cognizant of the
danger. But with the green light |
the motoriSt will increase his
speed believing all to be clear.
The lights on Eighteenth street,
X street and Connecticut avenue,
where they cross, should be in
operation now. Work has been
started at Thomas Circle, and as
soon as completed the lights will
be put into operation there. Lit
tie difficulty is anticipated at this
circle, because the street car lines /
run according to regular traffic |
lanes, and not as on the west side |
of Dupont Circle.
Reviews Traffic Fatalities.
In reviewing the traffic fatali-
ties of the year, William H. Har-
land has found that in the ma
jority of cases the cars in fatal
collisions were driven by youths
around 20 years of age. While
only a few were held responsible
by the coroner's jury, it is his be-
lief that a certain amount of
.carelessness and reckleSsneSS eX-
iScsd at the time Checking over
other records, he finds that youths
of this age have the worse records. |
1t is his belief that revocation
of permits of those in this class
may greatly affect the fatality
record of the year 1890
A short time ago the trend
against speed laws was noted.
This idea appears to be extending
abroad, according to an ASso-
ciated Press dispatch from Lon
don. It is as follows:
British Traffic Change.
Sweeping changes in England's
traffic laws are provided for in the
new road traffic bill introduced in
the House of Lords by Earl Rus
sell on behalf of the government.
A voluminous document of 85
pages, all aimed at safeguarding
human life on the highways, the
bill includes among it's 100 clauses
such innovations as:
Abolition of the speed limit
for private cars.
Compulsory liability insur-
ance for motorists.
Drastic penalties for drunk
enneSS.
Stringent physical fitness"
requirements. i
Strict supervision of motor
cycle Joy rides.
While it does away altogether
with speed limits for light auto
mobiles and motor cycles, the
government bill increases signifi-
cantly the penalties for careless"
and dangerous" driving.
AS to drunken driving. no acct
dent is necessary to bring down
penalty on the inebriate'S head.
If he is found drunk at the wheel
of an automobile he is liable to
four months imprisonment and
$3.50 fine. If he has any friends
with him they, too. are liable to
Imprisonment as accessories.
Good eyesight and normal con-