Evening star., 1933-01-15
NHE New York automobile show
Is over, but another big event
in the motor world gets under
way tomorrow, when the High

in the motor world gets under
A way tomorrow, when the High
/ way and Building Congress
fonvenes in Detroit. 1t is the one
event of its kind during the year, and
attracts from 81 900 to 10000 people.
Participating and sponsoring this con-
'rress are about 40 different organiza-
who has anything to do with road
building, highway planning and main
tenance. Safety promulgators are in
elu6ed also.
ID. c. Delegates En- Route.
A large delegation from this city left
yesterday, including Capt. Herbert c.
Whitehurst and Maj. F. Mckenzie Da-
visor of the District Highway Depart
ment william A. Van Duzer, traffic
director; Col M. o. Eldridge, assistant
,traffic director, and scores of other
local men interested in highway con-
struction and planning. Capt. White
hurst is to be elected president of the
American Road Builders Association,
which organization is meeting in con-
junction with the congress and holding
a rocd snow Charles NJ. Upham, en-
gineer- director of the Road Builders,
who will accompany the local delega-
ton from here, will be rejected to the
came Office
The convention will end Friday.
washing on Show Coming.
Saturday, January %, the National
Capital will be the scene OF motor in
terests, when the annual automobile
show of the Washington Automotive
Trade Association will commence. If the
success of the recent New York show can
be regarded as a criterion, then resi-
dents of this city are in for a great
time. Show officials, including Fred
Faller. Joe Trew and Dick Murphy, are
guaranteeing that. SO make arrange
ments to be on hand at the Auditorium
some time between January . and
February E. inclusive.
From all reports interest in the auto
show puzzle contest is keeping up at
great rate This. in itself augurs we'll
fer the show. With today's puzzle being
No. Is, more than half the contest is
over. 1t is not too late to get started.
Peruse this months file of The Star
and get busy. All is needed is the
answers and the number of each puzzle
and send them In with the necessary
slogan.
Future Highways.
1t was authoritatively stated the
other Gay that within the next 20 years
all possible highways in the District of
Columbia will have been completed and
only maintenance and repair work
needed from then on. This unques-
tionably Is true in regard to present
highway work But, if this city is
going to keep pace with other cities in
being modern and providing safe and
quick travel, the highway work will
only be started
BY that time it will be necessary to
have super-highways - highways tun-
neling at times under blocks-and
highways at times crossing in an ele-
vated manner streets Of lower levels.
This will be needed. It will be costly, |
but such construction must come in
the near future. Such highways can
be built artistically, and besides add
ing to the needs Of the city's traffic. /
viii add to beauty.
These so-caIled uper-highways have
already gotten their start in other
cities. It might as well be thought Of
here now.
Strange Happenings.
News Of a strange state Of affairs
comes from Berlin, Germany. Accord
ing to reports from overseas certain
Germany courts are holding the own
ers Of automobiles responsible for dam
ages done by thieves. In other words,
If thief takes a mans Car, drives it
off and causes property or personal in
sjuries the owner is held fully liable
for suits. Only in the case where the
owner removes the ignition and starter
keys and. locks the doors of his car, If
IL is a closed car, Is he immune.
A report of one specific case states
that defendant was financially ruined
in happening in the Rhineland. He
had left his car standing at the curb
before his home on a side street. He