The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-30
THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST UNNECES-
S4RT EVILS.
winthrop r. carritt VIII Prepare q Plan
for A. q. A.. to stop Many Abuses
Prevalent Among Drivers Club VIII
Move into New House on Jan. Gossip

The new officers Of the Automobile Club Of
America intend to start a campaign having
for it's purpose the elimination Of the I'M
necessary evils that beset automobiling in
this city. AT the first meeting of the new
board Of governors. held in the clubTooms
on Wednesday night. Winthrop E.. S%carritt. a
former president of the organization, was
instructed to prepare a tentative plan Of action
for submission at the next meeting of the
governors in December. The clubs officers
hope to put a stop to the practice of emitting
clouds Of smoke from the exhaust pipes of
gasolene cars and to prevent. If possible.
the use of powerful acetylene searChlights
while cars are being driven in the city 81 reefs.
Excessive footing of horns and careless
rounding of corners at speed will also receive
the attention OF the clubs officers. IL was
decided to move into the partly completed
clubhouse on West Fifty-fourth street, be-
tween Broadway and Eighth avenue, on
January I, as the lease of the present quarters
expires on that date. II Is not likely that the
club will be prepared to store cars for it's
members until the end Of January. IL was
decided TO place the management of the new
clubhouse in the hands of an executive COM
mittee, which will take over the duties of the
house committee. President Colgate Hoyt
presided over the meeting. Among those
present were Winthrop Z. Scarritt. Melville
ID. Chapman, Dave Hennen Morris, Gen.
George Moore Smith and John +. Borne.
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New En1la nd motorist who halls from N
section where trans are n~IentifrI tolls a good
story on himself One SUNDAY recentIv no
was smoothly bowling along a good stretch
OF road not far from his home town with
everything working to perfection. lie was
at peace with all the world. drinking in the
fresh ozone as IL swept by him at a good
twenty-five miles per hour rate. more or less,
the soft, rhythmic purr Of the motor making
verita bic mn sic when all Of A sudden n youth-
al cyclis, dortsd. ont 81 a sida road ToS;n,
luI tSVhs. - a Hue roau waving
a piece OF red bunting tackled on the end OF
down and was Informed tbot there was >
police tran inst ahead, He w~ass lowo h;dira
citizen. but. nevertheless. he did not wish
any question to arise over a fra ction of a
mile in speed SO he slowed down 70 n voIk
"a oron, aIorg ,or ain,os, 80 o,u,s haIS
u a. ahv"s !" ailos' " ml'S' nhH
lncllned TO let MS car out again every Few
yards. as he more than suspected a hoax
when n bend in the road brought the tran
4. s;cb, Tho oons,ohIa Ia 49, 80, -
~ etsh. - hs.d netu IN 'e'ns anu
his best glri was beside him
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When the joint between the two halves
OF the crank case of the motor * found 70
" US - 80 500 Dv "veNeu ny
setting up the Dolts whlch mold them to-
gether. II this fails the parts should be
dismounted and inspected. A few particles
- rr;, r,av ba fourd 20 bavo hoooma ,.ad.eS
oI y HH 70 lounu " W. or'"me "euSeu
into the JOINT, causing the separation. or pos
sibly in previous repair work the faces have
" heoSIina Thon. en- niosn care
leSs - u a more remote
possibility OF warplnH que 10 unusual strains
the leak. After having removed the cause,
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