Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1933, Page 5

DEALERS SELL GAR AN HOUR AT SHOW Percentage of Cash Deals Is Declared High—Crowds Increasing. The Thirteenth Annual Automobile Bhow, now entering its fourth day ltl the Auditorium, is in no way living up | to the hoodoo of an unlucky number, according to officials of the Washington Automotive Trade Association, which is| sponsoring the District of Columbia’s greatest motor event, Crowds are increasing daily, but more to the point—the dealers are selling cars. Retail sales of new models have averaged better than a car per hour for every hour the show has been open, Richard J. Murphy., manager of the show, states. Dealers report an un- usually active interest in the purchase of new models, saying the startling de- velopments of 1933 are so radically in advance of anything hitherto shown that all cars made in 1932 are practi- | cally two years old right now, and as & result a large percentage of car owners whose autos are only 1 year old are negotiating trade-ins. Another feature, it is reported, is the remarkably high percentage of cash deals. Prospect List Built Up. Onlookers are not loath to give their names and addresses this year. one salesman declared. Formally a visitor would inspect a new model. but refuse to identify himself. saving he would b2 around later. Thus this year. it is claimed, a great list of prospects is: being built up. Following the opening. attendance | lagged somewhat until last night, when a count-up revealed a total considerably in excess of last year, which was the greatest vear in respect to attendance. Last night's crowd was held to be the largest at any night of any show in | preceding years. $25,000 Working Model Shown. A feature of the exhibit yesterday was the showing of a working model, elec- trically controlled. of the De Soto plant. “The model, costing $25.000, is probably the most expensive toy in the world. It is a complete miniature of the factory and shows every detail of the manufac- ture of the modern automobile, from the unleading of raw materials to the loading of the finished car ready for | shipment. -Youngsters thronged about the model, almost to the exclusion of their elders. The model is being exhibited by Fred L. Haller and describ:d by Tony Gulotta, noted racing driver. i B e, SEEKS RENO BUSINESS Delaware State Senator’s Bill Would Liberalize Divorce. DOVER, Del., January 31 (#).—Lib- eralization of divorce laws to put Dela- ware in competition with Reno, Vev. will be provided in a bill which Repre- sentative William T. Bennett said yes- terday he will introduce in the State Legisiature. Eennett, whose home is at Laurel, £aid his plan was to have the Delaware residence limit lower than that of Nevada in the hope it would attract to this State many who otherwise would £0_to Reno. Thus the State’s revenue would be increesed by fees and business condi- tions would be improved by divorce seekers who move into the State, he explained. Bennett said he also will introduce a bill to legalize horse racing pools. “Here’s How I . Reduced My { COAL BILL” “l was burning coal at $14.50 per ton. One day William, that's my husband, read an A. P. Woodson Co. advertisement about dust- less coal. It offered a guar- antee of money back if not satisfied. We decided to try it. Let me say that this is not only dustless coal, but it gives far greater results than the old coal, and I'm saving $4.00 on every ton. My walls and -drapes are clean — free from soot and coal dust, and my home is a healthy place to live. Take my ad- vice and try a ton, as I did.” (Signed) Convinced. DUSTLESS POCAHONTAS EGG COAL THE EVEN INEARBY BEER PLANS WEIGHED AS HOUSE STUDIES D. C. BILL Maryland Legislators ‘While a House subcommittee considers | recent testimony for and against the | Black bill to regulate the sale of be:r‘ in the District of Columbia. if and when legalized, legislators of the neigh- boring States of Maryland and Virginia | also find themselves face to face wlthi the perplexing problem of local control. Maryland's Legislature, but recently | convened at Annapolis, aiready has one regulatory proposal before it, with | Pprospects of more and sundry to come. Virginia's Legislature does not meet for a year, but the prohibition question looms large right now in the Old Dominion, with a new Governor and a new House of Delegates due for election and the preliminary reveiberations of an expected bitter political battle al- ready being heard. Just as it has developed into a major bone of contention in the Distiict, the | saloon problem threatens to be the vor- tex of legislative whirlpools in the nearly State capitals. | Beer Bill Introduced. | ‘The first of an anticipated series of Maryland beer bills was introduced last week at Annapolis by Senator David G. | Mclntosh, ir., of Baltimore County. It is the fifth prohibition measure pre. sented to the Assembly, the others in { cluding & proposed appeal to Congress i to authorize constitutional conventions to vote on repeal and bills calling for such a convention in Maryland, reduc- ing the beer and wine dealers’ license fee in Baltimore and liberalizing “Iree lunch” restrictions. ‘While bills such as that presented by Senator McIntosh are conceded to be | essential, Delegate F. Murray Ben- son of Baltimore City, a leading “dry,” declared off the floor that an increase ’ln the muitiplicity of liquor and beer bills may be expected to appear “as a smoke screen” during the current ses- sion whenever the legislators “get too close to the paramount issue of the times—the cost of government.” The McIntosh bill would revise the licensing laws of Baltimore County so that old-time bars, such as existed prior to prohibition, would be unlawful. The measure was referred to the Temperance Committee. It is intended to supplem°nt a statute which applied prior to the pas- sage of the prohibition amendment. and which Mr. McIntosh feared might not cover 3 or 4 per cent beer. It reduces the license fees in places where beer only is sold from $400 to $200 ani cuts the brewers’ license fees from $1,500 to $1,000. Senator McIntosh said the bill will take care of legitimate restaurants, hotels, clubs and cafes by prohioiiing | the sale of beer, wine or liquor except | in_establishments where food also is | sold. It will force saloons to tear down | their bars, but permit them to operate New CHRYSLERS that elimax IT’S HARD to find anything to compare with the magnificent new Chryslers . . . because it is impossible to find anything to compare with the outstanding results of Chrysler engineering. The originality of Chrysler engineering was apparent in the very first Chryslers. Ever since, for nine straight years, Chrysler has widened its lead in all the factors safer, smoother motor cars. There’s a nine year lead behind the flashing action of the new Chryslers that makes all other performance seem pale. There’s a nine year lead back of their All- Silent transmissions . . . silent in all speeds in- Also Facing Control| Problem Along With Virginians, Who Are Preparing for Election. if they put in tables and sell food along with beer, the Senator explained. Baltimore County, together with Bal- | timore City, Ellicott City, Annapolis and ! Allegany County were the only juris- dictions to go “wet” uncer a referen- dum held in accordance with an amend- ment to the State-wide local option law of 1916. Senator McIntosh’s bill is expected to be followed by many others prescrib- ing how the sale of beer or liquor shall be regulated in the various counties and reflecting the universally recognized need for some form of regulation. In accorcance with the traditional Free State principle of settling such legislation locally, it is said there will be a minimum of State-wide legislation on the subject. the regulation being left to the individual counties and Balti- more City as far as possible. Delegate Kent R. Mullikin, chairman of the Prince Georges County delega- | tion, has declared that group will hold hearings to determine what, if any- thing, shall be done to modify the county liquor law or provide a substi- tute regulatory measure, while Dr. Seorge L. Edmonds, Montgomery County delegation spokesman, holds that the local option law now effective in that county is one of the best in the State and needs no revision. In his message at the opening of the Assembly Gov. Ritchie said: The Maryland Court of Appeals has several times held that the licensing and prohibition laws of the State were not abrogated by the eight- Drastic Reduction in Prices on This Week Modern Methods in Eye Examination THIS IS NOT A JEWELRY STORE Invisible Bifocal Toric Kryptok Bifocal Lenses (one pair to see Best lenses made. near and far). NG STAR They a in effect. “The license laws of Baltimore City apply to beer over 2 per cent alcoholic content, so if Congress liberalized the Volstead act by authorizing beer of more than 2 per cent alcoholic con- tent, as the Calller bill does, then there seems to be no doubt that the old licensing system would be revived and effective in Baltimore, and that such beer could not be sold there with the license prescribed. . Applies to Others. “The same would appear to be the case in ‘those counties of the State which have license laws, although the provisions of these laws differ. “It has always seemed to me that the Maryland plan of local option was the best that could be devised to deal with this entire subject, and in view of the possibility of the early passage by Con- gress of some measure liberalizing the Volstead act with regard to beer I would think it advisable for the representa- tives of Baltimore City and the various countles to give consideration to the character of local laws their people want in the event that Congress does pass such legislation.” Virginia has a prchibition law of its own, which was passed two years prior to national prohibition and carrying Penalties that have been adopted or amended from time to time to parallel in most vided under Federal prohibition. In this way the State has retained for its own use most of the revenues derived from prohibition enforcement. Even before Virginia went dry, how- | ever, both Arlington and Pairfax Coun- various | Registered Optometrist Genuine Toric KRYPTOK many years since anything of an alco- | holic nature has been legally sold in | the section adjoining Washington. The | local option ordinances of the two counties, adopted upon the vote of the people, have been repealed by the State | law, it was said by State Senator John | W. Rust of Faixfax County and Dele- gate Hugh Reld of Arlington County, so | the first consideration in case of a change in national prohibition will be by the State. Since Virginia this year elects a new ' Governor and members of the House GLASSES Complete For reading or distance in fine Zylo-Shell frame. Pair— $03 .50 Lenses Regularly $15. Shah Optical Co., 812 F St. N.W. that make for faster, (‘ompnr e with Chrysler safety because there are no bodies to compare with Chry- sler’s all-steel bodies, insulated against heat and cold . . . no brakes to compare with Chrysler’s matchless hydraulics. There are years of pioneering behind Chry- sler’s Oilite squeak-proof springs that never need lubrication . . . behind Chrysler’s new alloy steel valve seats that greatly reduce valve grinding . . . increasing performance by scien- tifically sealing compression. It’s hard to take the lead if you’re busy catching Tespects the penalties pro- | ties had local option, hence it has been | .| of Delegates, it now seems inevitable that the liquor question will become one of the major issues. already has been raised by State Sen- ator W, Worth Smith of Louiss, one of the early candidates for Governor. Senator Smith is running upon & plat- form carrying wet and farm rellef Extra Session Unlikely. planks, None of the legislators consulted belleves that there is any possibility of Gov. Pollard calling an extra session of the General Assembly to profide the necessary legislation for the ratification of the proposed repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Little could be gained by such action, they believe, since it is not expected that the amendment resolution will be finally acted upon by Congress until the adjournment of the 43 State Legislatures now in ses- sion and the Virginia Assembly will meet in regular session next January. While there are many foes of pro- hibition in the General Assembly and throughout the State, there has as yet been no apparent effort to adopt & definite program as to the coming campaign, and until such a program is adopted the situation is viewed as en- | tirely speculative. Senator Rust, an ardent dry, has 2aid he will not oppose any modific tion of the present laws that will serve to do away with the bootlegger, but saloon or to dispense with the present USED WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1933 enforcement without pmmr saf guards. With respect to ratification of the proposed repeal amendment, he agrees with Gov. Pollard that action should be bgga referendum. Del ite id believes there will be General Assembly to legalize beer and that relaxation of the more drastic pro- visions of the State law, such as car seizure and l:cl.ll rules of evidence, probably will be accomplished, Delegate Wilbur C. Hall of Loudoun County, one of the veteran members of the Virginia House, said he was not as yet ready to announce his stand. He called attention to the fact, how- ever, that he has never voted for any prohibition measure in his more than 20 years in the General Assembly, WOMAN JURORS OPPOSED PHOENIX, Ariz, January 31 (®).— Arizona’s Senate turned thumbs down on women jurors yesterday. Action on a bill sponsored by Mrs. | J. E. Bevan, representative from Cochise | County—one of the five women in Ari- zona’s Legislature—which would strike from the statute books the word “male” | a5 a qualification for jury duty in this | State, was indefinitely postponed by the | Senate. | Under normal procedure, had been adopted by the House. CARS Chevrolets, Fords, Buicks, Dodges, Essex, Nash, Hupmobile, Pontiac, Oldsmobile Our policy of reconditioning used cars properly, then pricing honestly, enabl car stock prior to January enabled us to sell most of cepted in trade on the ed us to sell our entire used 1st. 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