Evening star., 1912-06-30


necessary, as excessive smoke means too
much oil, and this in turn means foul
engine.
Don't race the motor as you are liable
TO put the car out of commission.
Don't lei the clutch in fast especially
when starting from a stancstill.
Don't mix kerosene with water when
washing tires. as kerosene eats rubber.
only a fortnight remains for the few
automobile drivers in New York city
who like to give the impression that
they driving racing machines, or at
tract attention by the cutting out of
the rnuffier, to foreso such practice, as
the new muller Sut-out ordinance takes
effect shortly. and is sure to bring
about a reform in the use and opera ton
of motor-driven vehicles in Greater New
York which has been long and urgently
needed.
1t is expected that Police Commits
sicner Waldo will issue orders at an
early date in regard TO the enforce
meGt of the muffler cut-Gut ordinance.
drafted By the technical COMMITTEES of
the Touring Club OF America. and passed
~ the board OF aldermen. which takes
effect July i6 Arrests will surely fol-
low Immediately for any violation of the
oIdinance. which reads as follows:
Section I. Every motor vehicle pro-
PEELED by an internal combustion engine.
when such vehicle is any street. road,
avenue. alley. park, parkway o. public
place within the city limits shall, when
such engine is running. be equipped with
a muffler or slencer. through which all
of the exhaust gases from the engine
Will escape into the atmosphere.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
the OPERATOR or driver of any motor
vehicle to use any cut-out. fitting or
other apparatus. or device which Will
allow the exhaust gases to escape into
the atmosphere without passing through
suitable muffier or silencer, de-
scribed in section l.
Section 3. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this ordinance may. upon the
conviction thereof BY any city magis-
trate, be fined a sum not exceeding SO
and in default of payment of such fine
may be committed to prison by such city
magistrate until the same be paid, but
such imprisonment snal. not exceed ten
days.
The crusade inaugurated and which was
successfully conducted by the Touring
Club of America against the discriminate
use of the muller cut-out has spread to
other sections of the country and eglsIa-
tion has been enacted in several states
more recently in New Jersey. prohibiting
the use of the muffler cut-out. which ac-
ton, it is believed will sooner or later
bring the fact home TO the automobile
manufacturers with a view to adopting
only such muff1ers fer equipment upon the
cars which will absolutely silence the
explosion from the motor. In fact. several
of the leading manufacturers now refuse
to accept orders which specify that the
cars must be equipped with the cut-out
Several other municipalities are plan
ming to follow the action taken by the
New York city authorities in prohibiting
the use of the muff1er cut-out, among
them being Philadelphia. where it is ex-
pected similar ordinance will be adopt
ed upon the recommendation of Director
Of Public Safety Porter. and transmitted
m oitx ,oI h1y ID
burg.
The highway commission of Massachu-
setts have taken steps to eliminate the
use of muffler cut-out which is contrary
to the provision of the automobile law.
So many complaints have been received
by the Massachusetts authorities that
they found 1t necessary to station an in
spector at points where the law was be-
ing constantly violated, taking the num-
bers of the cars and notifying the oper-
ators. who were given sufficient warning
to stop the unnecessary practice.
In New Haven. Conn. Chief of Police
Cowles has instructed all traffic police to
arrest automobilists who violate the city
muff1er cut-out, and automobile tourists
passing through New Haven should COM
ply with this ordinance, otherwise they
will be liable to arrest
The ordinance passed by the common
council OF Albany prohibiting the use Of
the muffier cut-out took effect recently
and the director of public safety has is
sued a notice to the effect that arrests
will be made for any infractions of the
ordinance.
The first transcontinental delivery in
history by motor truck is now en- route
to the Pacific coast with a three-ton
cargo of goods being sent from PhiladeI-
phia to Petalurna, Cal. An Alco truck of
three-and d-one-half tens left last week ON
the i.436-mi journey. and is the first
ocean -to-ocean trip IN actual commerc cial
service. and the longest distance delivery
on record by motor truck
The route was from Philadelphia tor
Trenton ard New York. thence leading
Via ferry to Newburg. Kingston, Pough-
keepsie and Albany. From Albany the
route taken will be to Chicago by way
of Syracuse. Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo
and South Bend. From here the route
Will include Davenport. Des Moines,
| Omaha and Denver The Cheyenne route
| to Salt Lake will then be followed. By
what is known as the southern route via
IWo,cott, Grand Junction and Green river
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