Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-09
Automobile News Items.

A. P. Guiou has Just placed his order with
the Powell Automobile company for a new
machine.
]. f. Donnelly Of st. Joseph. NO. pur-
chased a four-passenger machine of Fred
rickson last week.
The popularity of the new cape cart was
attested the last week in Omaha by the
equipping of three machines with them.
To change from the top speed to lower
one In some types OF cars II something's
| in the clutch at the same time that tho
| change-speed lever is worked.
John d. Rockefeller can travel seventy
| five miles in his automobile over his estate
in Westchester without running twice on
| the same road. He has not yet offered the
use OF his grounds for an international race
The Powell Automobile company has
| opened its new garage at 20A-46-4S Far
nam street. This Is the first specially
built automobile establishment In omah0
and emphasizes the permanent and prac-
The "doings'' at the Country club fol
Fourth, made things lively in the rental
| department at Fredricksons Amongst
those who made use Of the machines during
| that time are Hugo Brandeis, Hal Nc
| Cord, Fred Hamilton, ]. E. Van Dorm, T.
! W. Austin and others.
William Hayward of Nebraska City made
q trip from there TO Lake Okoboji the last
week In his auto, Mr. hayward at
tracted some attention last year py chal-
st. Louis, he to make the trip In his yacht
| His conversion to the ranks of the autoists
| is especially welcome TO them.
H. Van Brunt and a party Of enterprising
| business promoters spent Thursday riding
| over Pottawattamie county In the interest
of their business. A machine from Fred
over there were made TO look like ants
| houses, the way the machine climbed them
and left them in the distance.
All previous track records were eclipsed
| by Webb Jay on the Harlem track on the
Fourth Of July when he went mile on
the circular track there In . ~ seconds seconds
jay Is well known in Omaha, as he has
been out here frequently in his capacity as
superintendent of agencies for the White
company.
A paradoxical claim is made that the new
course selected for the Vanderbilt cup race
is safer because the turns are more dan
serous, The argument is that the sharp,
enough dangerous to compel caution on the
part of the drivers who Will slow down
before taking the turns, whereas on the old
course they made the turns at full speed
and took chances
Love laughs at locksmiths, but Yale
lock attached to each door OF side en-
terrent to the chauffeur who wants 70 take
out a party OF friends. To be sure, some
lady friends" may climb over the doors
but when they ride in borrowed cars they
are not seeking nOtoriety, ana that method
| OF entrance and exit 10 not always convent
ent in a public place.
DR.. ]. c. Scott of Malvern, Ia, purchased
touring car OF Fredrickson and drove II
home last Saturday. Some heavy roads
were encountered, owing to the recent
rains, but the machine pulled through and
ran up the hills in splendid style. Mrs
! Scott, who is an enthusiastic automobllist
| expects TO accompany the doctor On most
| OF his professional trips. Already she car
handle the machine as well as the doctor.
It is of immense importance 10 devices In
automObiling TO remember that unless tho
| best oil is used II carbonizes and deposits
| on the piston head, the valves and the
] sparkling plug. II allowed to accumulate
| in any quantity II will hold the heat OF the
| explosion and prematuTely ignite the next
| charge and cause knocking. II also clogs
up the grooves in which the piston rings
| work filling up the clearing space between
( the rings and the piston block IL good of
| is used II will not clog, even II a supera-
| bundance is given.
Under the new regime in the American
| Automobile association the relation OF II tC
4 the American Motor league has changed
and there Is now more definite rivalry
| between them. Originally the American
| Automobile association was the Organiza'
/ ton OF clubs and the American Motor
| league the organization Of individuals. Now
\ the American Automobile association has
/ begun an active campaign TO obtain indl
vidual members and Is distributing touring
| information among It's members, as the
/ league has planned 10 do.