Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

| is regarded by the bureau as a
capital investment, but is subject
to claim for depreciation when
used for business purposes. In
the case of purchase by farmer
for strictly farm use, only the ex-
penSe incident to operation is de-
ductible, as in the case of any
other business or professional use
Where an automobile is used
wholly for business the items of
depreciation, gasoline, oil, repairs,
chauffeur's salary, garage rent, as
we'll as any other legitimate ex-
penSeS, may be deducted. When
chiefly used for business, or more
than so per cent, the deductions
may be pro rated according to the
usage and the portion applicable
to business purposes.
Lights and More Lights.
Traffic Director William H. Har-
land is we'll satisfied with the OPP
Grafton of the traffic light signals
on Eighteenth street and Connec-
ticut avenue. The new signals at
Thomas Circle were scheduled to
be placed in service last Friday.
Last week saw also the co-ordina-
ton of the Sixteenth and Fiji
tenth street lights. The system,
figured on for months, is to allow
all croSStoWn traffic to proceed
east or west across the streets
with only one possible Interrupt
ton, instead of the likelihood of
two, as heretofore.
The signals at New Hampshire
and Georgia avenues, off for some
time because of too much congeS-
ton, will be turned on again this
week. Last week the order Of the
Public Utilities in making Rock
Creek Church road one way east
from Georgia avenue became eff
fective. Their order was neceSSi-
tated due to the rerouting of a
bus line. 1t is not believed that
with this change congestion will
be eliminated and traffic will be
able to proceed through the in
terSection without difficulty.
Sometimes traffic signal light
is believed to be needed because
Of a fire engine house. Such is
the case at M street and Wiscon-
sin avenue. An extra light has
been installed there to prevent
traffic blocking the entrance to
the engine house when stopped by
a red light ahead. Now the traf-
fic will be stopped when necessary
before approaching the entrance.
Other solitary lights will be
placed at similar places.
It is announced that accidents
on Rhode Island avenue, between
Iowa Circle and Connecticut ave-
nue., have been reduced one-half
in the years time following their
installation. In no greater way
can the efficacy of the lights be
measured.
Anent the New Car.
Reports of the coming Ameri-
can production of the foreign
owned bantam car, weighing I'M
der LOO pounds and listing I'M
der $3.50, are at hand again. With
production six weeks off, orders
of the car exceed already $4,000,
AZ 40 O4d4AAICA, Will dpp1lCdGIOIlS
for $4,000 more still to be acted
upon. The majority of these or
derS are said to be from various
dealers and distributors and are
in the nature of contracts. Just
how the individual American
buyer will greet the newcomer
cannot be gagged.
The car was exhibited in Chi
cago at the time of the National
Automobile Show there, the show
ing being held for dealers exclu-
sively in one of the hotels. The
general sales manager states that
the car will not greet the Ameri-
can public until production is we'll
under way, which will be in the
late Spring months. It is claimed
that the cost of the car is so small
that it will eliminate the trade-in
problem for the dealer and will
permit the family buying it to
keep the larger car. Fast take-off,
one-half the parking worries, 40
miles to a gallon, 2 quarts of oil
for every 1000 miles and 10000 to
10000 for each set Of tires are ad-
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