The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
AMONG THE AUTOMOBHETS.
GIRL MOTORTSr COMPLIES LIST
OF AUTO "DON'TS."

Constables without an Occupa ton
Globe Glrdler Glidden Aband0ns Tour.
II all the other Automobiles who use the
many fine roads OF Massachusetts, to drive
their motor cars over would give strict heed
to the list Of -don'ts" complied by Miss Eva
Brunnell, q fourteen-year-old motorist OF
Worcester. the auto trap constables Of the
Bay State would be forced TO follow their
regular and less remunerative occupations.
She has had a list Of -don'ts" posted in her
fathers garage. from which the following
are taken:
Don't drive too fast.
Don't be dirty. Dom lose the coil plug.
Don't forget to get q license.
Don't take your friends out riding whe n
you are testing an automobile.
Don't forget to put enough g~ssolene into
the tank.
Don't think every girl thinks you ara n
because you run an automobile
Don't think every one with an auto cap
and goggles OWE an auto.
Don't try to race every auto you see.
Don't think because you are driving an
automobile for some one else that g~asolens
doesn't cost anything.
Don't forgetito shine the brass occasionally.
Don't laugh at the fellow who is stuck ON
ehe road: you may be the next one.
Don't. don't forget Quinn in Leicester.
DOn Y stAIL Oh y tOuE WttnOub pIcp6I htiUn
for all emergencies.
Don't drive too fast over rough roads.
Dom be inconsidorate Of highway laws.
Don't fail to stop II everything Is not work.
ing all right.
Don't forget to get . guide book.
The muddy roads Of New York State have
proved too much for Charles j. Glidden. the
globe girdling Boston motorist. and he de-
cided on Friday at Syracuse to give up his
tour to Chicago by automobile. He aooord-
ingly arranged to have his car shipped TO
Chicago and started for that city by train.
He said that he drove through eight inches
Of mud on the nfty~one mile trip between
Utica and Syracuse, He will trsv Ell from
Chicag to Mexico CITY over the tracks Of
several railroad systems. after fitting his car
with the special Hanged wheels he used dur
ing his automobile trip By rail TO the Pacific
Coast last year.
with about $1,000 automobiles registered
at Albany and thousands OF cars being con-
stantly driven all the time. IL does not seem
possible that there still remained any citizens
OF the Empire State who had never seen a
modern power driven vehicle, but job VIII
kinson Of Syracuse found this to be the case.
With a party Of Ave friends he recently started
out or q bird shooting trip In a six cylinder
Franklin, and they travelled a total OF about
seven nunuEeu miles IN Two weeks. lney
drove up into the northern part of the State,
and while they met many natives who mar
yelled at automobilists when they expected
~snowshoers, greater wonder was expressed
by those who had never before seen an auto
mobile. as none had invaded their section.
Automobile manufacturers In Great Britain
built 1880 vehicles during the first nine
months of this year. according to Motoring
Illustrated. and IL is estmate ed that the pro-
duction for the entire year will be 0 1000.
Taking e300 as the average price. a total of
SO. OOO.0 900 is arrived at. which is considered
an enormous sum to have been spent upon
a comparatively new industry.
Announcement has been made that the
Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation of New
bership in the Association of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers The entire stock of
the corporation is owned by the American
81. 500, 900 and is composed of the p. 4 f..
Corbln Company. the Russell 4 Erwin Manu-
Company and the Corbin screw Corporation
The. Corbin car Is driven by an, air cooled
engine and will be exhibited at the Madison
Square Garden show. January IL to 10.
Automobiles who ind IL necessary to
ship a machine by freight should take great
provide against the possibility of its getting
adrift during transit. One OF the greatest
dangers to be encountered il that which
arises when the front end becomes freed
from its fastenings, the Almost inevitable
result being bent or strained steering CON
should be checked with particular care, not
simply to prevent them from running back
and forth. but also to keep them from turn
ing. II Ia well also to shore the ends of the
hubs by pieces of scantling braced against
the sides Of the box. It l. also necessary to
see that the wheels are lifted sufficiently to
take the weight of the tires.
After years OF turmoil and struggle II will
be found that the only. solution of the prob
lem OF the regulation OF the motor car will lie
ia the assumption of jurisdiction by the
Federal Government. says Motor, age. Such
an act on the part Of the United States will
be looked upon as treading upon State rights,
much as some Of the states now tread on the
alleged rights OF municipalities within those
both from the standpoint Of pleasure and
business, the needs of some particular regu-
lation win assert itself. Such a variety of
as much reason for state jurisdiction in
matters pertaining to the regulation Of the
regulation of divorces; there is az much need
for a national motor car regulation act as
n need Of II t this a Is sa mot onS Htv Sdmit aaI, f b%t fhns
been demanded, and the demand will be
needed at no distant date. In the course of
must run the gamut of municipal and State
regulation. and finally the matter, will be
solved by the Federal Governm ent finding a
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the regulating. Just as 1t did in the matter
OF the, railroads when it passed the Inter-
state Commerce act.
There IL little use to suggest that efforts
be made to have the Federal Government
take hold immediately-the matter must go
through the process Of evolution which gives
all authorities q whack at the innocent ball
until the fun Of being at bat has ceased to
be a novelty. Some day municipal, county
and State authorities will have tired OF their
burden and will be glad to pass control to
the Government. Still better than this, there
will some day be such sane consideration
Of the motor car that there will be no more
desire TO regulate and tax motorists than
there Ia a desire to regulate and tax drivers
OF horses. In the meantime, however, any
sort Of State act Is preferred to any sort Of
municipal act. and any effort being made
to take the control of the motor car out of
the hands of municipal authorities and place
IL In the hands Of State authorities should
by no means be abandoned-a half loaf Is
better than no loaf.
One OF the secrets Of successful motor
starting on the spark" IL to accelerate by
the throttle just prior TO shutting down on
each occasion. This insures filing the an
spanked cylinders and inlet piping with a
plentiful supply Of good running mixture.
which. even. though the compression may
not hold for long, should remain undisturbed
for a considerable length Of time and be of
SUFFICIENT strength 20 turn the CT ank shaft
through two or three revolutions. or enough
TO draw a fresh charge from the carbu rotor,
without other incentive than the spark.