Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03

ing a system of parks aggregat-
ing thousands of acres, well
paved boulevards, lovely homes,
the Kentucky State Fair GROUNDS
and the shipping activities OF the
Ohio River, with paddle-wheel
packet boats and barges hauling
freight. Within days drive OF
Louisville are Mammoth cave:
Hodgenville, the birthplace OF
Abraham Lincoln, and the grave
of Zachary Taylor and the lovely
Blue Grass region.
In the interval between the
Derby and the Speedway auto
mobile races the motoriSt will
have touring range Of hundreds
of miles in all directions In which
to do sightseeing.
When Speedway day arrives the
motoriSt will find Indianapolis
city of numerous attractions,
among which are its parks and
Fairgrounds, the national head
quarters of the American Legion,
the World War Memorial Plaza,
the home of James Whltcomb
Riley and other shrines. interest
ing one-day side trips from In
dianapolis include a visit TO
Evansville, scene of a newly
awakened waterways trade on
the Ohio River; Vincennes, first
capital of the State; the battle
fields of Tippecanoe and Fallen
Timbers, famous in early Indian
warfare, and the noted spas OF
West Baden and French Lick
Springs.
Industry Improvement Seen.
Improvement continues to be
seen in the automobile industry.
| March factory sales Of automo-
biles in the United States, as re-
ported to the Bureau of Census,
consisted of 276,341 vehicles, or
which 23O,835 were passenger
cars, 45,096 trucks and 410 taxi
cabs, as compared with 219,939
vehicles in February, 1881.
Gasoline, automobiles and parts
accounted for 90 per cent of the
carloads of freight classified as
manufactures and miScellane-
Gus" during the first nine months
of 1880, according to statement
made by ]. S. Marvin of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, based on freight COM
modify statistics just issued by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Petroleum oils, refined, and all
other gasolines" produced 1871
QER n "a r1nolc ~. fE K yNop pnYa+ Of fhn
8,206,833 carloads credited to the
manufacturers group. This Is by
far the largest item in the COM
MISSIONS classification of manu-
featured products. Shipments of
crude, lubricating, fuel, road and
petroleum residual oils are not
included in this item.
Automobiles, parts and tires
carload shipments during the
first three quarters numbered
528,216, or 61a per cent of the
total manufactures Gasoline
carloads" added Mr.. Marvin,
show an increase of 4 per cent
over the same period of 1929"
Warns Against Giving Lifts.
n GENERAL WcEHlIlS 10 DlOCUI ISGS
against giving hitch-hikerS and
pedestrians Gifts" has been
voiced by the legal department
of the American Motorists Asso-
citation.
"The primary argument against
such practice" it Is pointed out
by the A. M. A., lis that the mo-
torist, In the District Of Columbia
and in most States, assumes a
financial responsibility for the
safety of the passenger. The fact
that the passenger is being trans
ported without compensation
does not change the motorists
legal liability.
Another argument is that Oft
times the motorist becomes a vic
tim of his guest by assault and
robbery. The kind-hearted motor
list has much to lose and nothing
to gain from such practice" the
A. M. A. warning declares.