Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08
AntomohIie snnrk.


Inhs-Can,t you always tell a beginner
in automobiling? Spinks-Well as a rule,
you can't tell him much
Clinton Briggs started from the POWELL
Bacon garage Thursday morning on his
long tour through Missouri
Poor Lo' is getting a move on. Rep
resented by a ful-blooded Shinnecock In
dian, he is travelling about Long Island on
motor cycle.
At the last two meets held I'm the east
the closest finishes and most exciting races
were furnished by stock cars. In one race
some of the judges were inclined to call II
a dead heat. This is causing some rehec-
ton by the promoters of the sport, as Il
should do.
mother-in-law Joke, but fact sans veneer,
that wealthy Jersegman tradsd i'm his
touring car and bought a runabout, giving
ways thought there was room enough for
her so long as he had the touring car.
The perfect control of the automobile was
Ben streets. In fact they showed up to
considerable advantage over the rearing,
plungng teams The powerful cars glided
through the crowds without the suggestion
OF an accident.
quite 4 number Of automobiles from out
in Nebraska and western Iowa rode into
Omaha for the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities.
Among the number who put up at the
Powell Bacon, garage were Mr. II. Osten-
berg of Mead and c. Christensen of Ere
mont, Stems Bros. of Hastings and Mr.
woodward and party of friends from At
lantic, Ia.
An inventor who devised folding bicycle,
but never could make a commercial success
of II while the bicycle craze was at it's
height, Is now selling quite a few of them
ried on back OF top of the car and provide
for the emergency OF being stalled on a
lonely country road. With the bicycle the
chauHeur can go quickly for supplies, or
help, whichever is needed.
Il went into an asylum for the insane
last summer said Harry BulgeT OF
of the remarkable hold the automobile has
ON the public the powers that be In the
asylum had IL. a particular portion Of the
! My gracious guide told mo that there were
sixty deVotees of the motor game i'm the
place, but when | came to examine it there
were only two of the beds occupied Where
are the other hfty-eight enthusiastsY |
naturally queried. oh, they are under the
machines. >"
Such an excellent background is affored
by the magnificent building of the state
mobile makers of that place habitually use
II In taking photographs OF their cars. A
with sense OF humor and a keen apprecia-
ton of his concerns great reputation, was
showing to dealer picture of a Colum-
bia Royal Victoria, taken in, front of the
But that's a fine ONCE building you havel"
That's not our office building" rejoined
house. You just ought to see our offices' =
Local organizations of the American Au-
tom9bile association are now formed In
nearly all the principal states of the union
and although II is the national governing
body In racing matters, the organization is
becoming steadily better known through
its work for good roads, sensible legislation
and its touring aid to individual members
us work is benefting automobiles at
large yet there are many motorists who
are accepting all the benefits and neglect
ing to support the national body to the sim
pie extent of " year, which is all II costs
for membership. Efforts are now being
made 10 reach the great host of ''un-
dubbed motorists who are neglecting TO
support their own interests. Full informa-
ton for all such will be sent upon request
TO Secretary A. G., Batchelder, at 81 West
Forty-second street, New York.