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

nual automobile show this
year will be held over for
two more days. Interest in the
exhibit itself and the inclement
weather, which has kept many
away, are the reasons advanced by
Rudolph Jose, director of the
show, for continuing the show to-
day and tomorrow.
The show will reopen this aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock and remain
open until 1890 tonight. Tomor-
row the Auditorium will be open
from 10 am. until the final cur
tain at 1890 pm.
The entire committee, headed
by the veteran Rudolph Jose, is to
be congratulated for the exhibit,
portrayed in true Washington
style. Every comfort for the
visitor was arranged, and all
decorations were made most
pleasing to the eye. Many who
were in attendance at the New
York show stated that the artis-
tic background of the cars, far
surpassed here what was pre-
pared in the great Metropolis.
Records Believed Broken.
Attendance figures are not vet
complete, but it is assured now
that records of previous years have
been broken, and deServedly so
because of the nature of the ex-
hibit. Unquestionably the show
this year excelled any exhibit in
the auditorium or in the days of
the old Convention Hall.
While the show is almost over
for this year, the interest in the
automobile will in no way dimin-
ish. The product of engineering is
too important in the lives of every
one. New models will continue to
be brought forth from time to time
with new improvements and new
prices. Those who can not af-
ford a new car at the present
time, will be able to do so later on.
Parking space will be more hard
to find, but they can not be much
more so than now. One automo-
bilist gives the definition of a
parking space as "a space already
occupied by car"
"a mig OAAAACuAOACSs
Speaking of parking spaces a
new idea was brought out the
other day. A motoriSt finding
the curbingS lined as usual by
parked cars, saw a vacant spot on
a lot bordering an alley. Driving
up the alley he turned into the
lot and left his car. Nothing was
blocked, no sign disregarded, so
he felt quite elated over his SEEM
ingly good fortune until he came
back to his car. There a ticket
was attached to his windshield
wiper. Wondering as to what it
could be about he glanced through
the list of possible violations on
the back. Not one was checked,
but at the bottom was written,
parked more than six inches
from the curb"
Now this was perfectly true,
but would it not be equally true
If his car had been parked in his
garage. PeruSing the pages of
traffic ordinances later, he found
that parking meant on a street,
highway or roadway. That def
milton allowed him to escape ar
rest 365 days a year for using a
garage. That in itself was a re-
lief for fines there would eventu-
ally prove costly, and might cause
all garages to be abandoned.
Last week a wish was expressed
for relief from picayune arrests
during the year 1880. Making up
a violation that does not exist
when the policeman does not find
the suitable one listed on his
ticket is not in answer to this
wish.
Many motorists while waiting
at the head of long line of traf-
fic that has been temporarily
halted by a traffic policeman,
have mistaken a signal to go.
Especially at some intersections
beckonings may be taken by
drivers at more than one angle.
The result generally is that the
motorist is yelled at and treated
as IL he were turning in a false
fire alarm.
Operation of the new lights for
traffic crossing Connecticut ave-
nue. was delayed by bad weather,
but are now scheduled to be on.