Evening star., 1933-12-17
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

TRAFFIC lights, one-way streets
and last, but not least, auto
mobile license tags are occupy
l. ing the thoughts of William A.
Van DuZer, director OF the De-
partment of Motor Vehicles and Traffic,
these days.
Strangely enough the most important
Is the procuring of the 1884 identiflca-
ton markers for cars and that is some
thing Mr.. Van Duzer can do the least
about. All he can do is to tell the
motorist that they are ready for dis
tribution, but he cannot make them
come in to obtain them.
Delinquent Applicants.
He estimates there are $4,000 apph-
cations returned to his department be-
cause of wrong addresses. On top of
that he finds that the daily totals for
securing licenses are running about
1000 behind last year. Inasmuch as he
declares that no extension will be given
motorists who have failed to get their
tags after midnight December 81. it
would appear that the streets of the
city will be somewhat deserted New
Year day
New traffic light signals were sched-
uled to go into operation around the
White House last Wednesday. They are
timed FOR traffic flow of % miles an
hour and it is TO be hoped that the
movement will be expedited greatly.
Other lights on Pennsylvania avenue
between John Marshall place and the
Treasury are timed at Is miles an hour.
1t is believed by the Traffic Department
that this limit cannot be increased due
to the many left-hand turns that are
being constantly made.
An innovation at the intersection of
PENNSYLVANIA and East Executive ave-
r,;es is to be founo. Motorists travelling
est and wanting TO make a right-hacd d
turn. will DO so Cnly upon the red signal.
This plan is believed to be advantageous
TO pedestrian. Straight through traffic
end traffic making lc t-hand turns will
make the movement cn she usual green
IElt.
Thirteenth street from Kansas to
Massachusetts, avenues will be One-Way
IN about a week. The Traffic Advisory
Board has approved of the plan as an
will be given up. Some time ago this
column pointed out that more one-way
streets in Washington should be tried
out. Plans at that time were turned
down. but this column declared that
the idea would be brought up again.
This now turns out to be the fact.
New York Show Nears.
With two dozen leading makes OF
passenger cars, five makes of COM
mercial vehicles and rs accessories and
parts makers on the exhibitors list, and
others tentatively on the waiting list,
the thirty-fourth national automobile
show, to be held in Grand Central
Palace January to 13, promises a
most encouraging display. The Western
section of the show, to be held at Chi
cago in the Coliseum January 81 to
February 3, the same time as the show
here. has almost as many, there being
no commercial models listed.
Exhibitors are being urged to display
their products in a novel and attractive
manner. a number having their exhibits
in motion and certain novel devices to
catch the spectators eye and to Illus
trate special features of design.
The rules regarding what exhibitors
may show have been made somewhat
more elastic this season For example,
the height Of exhibits in the car Sec
tions may be raised to feet; accessory
exhibits have maximum of feet in
height. Motion pictures may be oper-
ated in an exhibit without lecturer or
noise, and radio broadcasting from
booths is subject to the approval of the
management. Lecturers discourSing on
products displayed will be under the
control OF lecture supervisor, in order