The sun., 1915-06-27
SWITCH OFF YOUR
GLARING LIGHTS
Make Tt Easier for the Man
Who Is Coming Toward
You at Night.
TWELVES ARE INCREASING

They have been making arrests OF mo-
tors's recently for having headlights
which are too giaring to be used prop
erly within the limits " the city. II is
the cause OF a erea, deal of discomfort
10 driving at night that there Is so much
use Of unnecessarily bright lights on
the roads. To drive against a success
sion Of such lights Is to finish the trp
with severe headache. There always
are chances too Of being so dazzled rs
to run the risk OF gong OH the road into
the ditch
Some automobitsts have hit uron a
plan Of switching or their lights when
they meet another car. That IL, they
switch Off the big lights and use the
DINNERS or the side lights. Those who
do this find that the motorists they en-
counter act with like courtesy. or almost
eli DO 80. There are OF course cars with
out electric headlights which cannot ac-
compllsh this feat. but most all the cars
tina. have electric lighting go on the
$3.50 basis In the non-blinding act.
One automobile company says "a
little Child Can Sell It," but has all
grown folks on its salesroom floor.
When John y. willys said last winter
that he expected to see Ave twelve cylin-
dered cars In the next automobile show
It didn't look as II he were a true
prophet Recent events show that he
was WRONG only IN Understanding the
number Tho Packard lead has been
followed by many others. National has
twelve so has the Pathfinder. There
10 Davis twelve too. The Continental
motor manufacturers are turning out
twelve cylinder motors, 80 that II is rea-
sonable to expect there will be many
makers who will incorporate such a mo-
tor into their product.
There is talk of the Stearns company
Bringing out an eight or twelve cylinder
Knight motored car. That ought TO be
slnooth and quiet.
Tho contest board OF the American
Automobile Association has ruled that all
racing cars must he registered annually
and that no racing car shall be men
toned either in programmes or In ed-
vsrttsins save as special"
Il will be remembered that in the au-
tonob,le year OF 1914. which ran from
February I. 1914. TO January al, 1915.
there were about $4,000 automobiles
registered in New York State Thus far.
from February l to June rs. or about
four and a half months. there have been
lss,9S3 cars registered in the state, so
that a colossally record breaking year is
fully tn be expected. The State has re-
ceived in fees total OF better than
1850. 900 from cars and chauheurs. II
a worth while noting that IN the like
period OF 1914 there were nearly 10000
less cars registered and about 10, 600 less
chauneurs. 1t seems 10 show that the
percentage of owner driven cars Is con-
tinually increasing because the propor-
tionate gain IN chaufreurs is not in keep
ing with the growing number Of auto
mobiles.
New York city Is a very important
contributor 10 this total because tho
New York bureau. which covers the
greater city, and besides II Nassau, Suf-
folk. Westchester and Rocklsnd coun-
ties as well as part Of Orange. shows
nearly half the total OF fees paid in TO
the State. There are $4,000 cars regis
tered from the New York Office.