Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-03

better time than a train could have made
A Boston architect building a church in
Kentucky town, recently found himself
without a holsting engine. He backed up
his ten horsepower runabout and success
fully raised 1.S00-pound loads to a height
of sixty-hve feet without injuring his
motor
An experienced motorist has formulated
the following rules for beginners: Keep
one foot on the clutch pedal and one on
the brake; keep one hand on the steering
wheel and one on the horn. and above ali
things, keep both eyes on the road all the
time.
Perhaps one reason for the popularity
of the new high-powered runabout, with
its open rakish body, is its kinship to the
one-man speed wagon. When a man de-
cides on going out in such rig there IL
no clamor from mother-in-laws or maiden
aunts to go along.
Thirty automobile coaches, costing s., 900
each. will be placed in service in Philadel-
Broad street, from which trolley cars are
excluded Three types are to be used. an
open summer car, closed car for winter
and a double-decker.
Of1cials of transatlantic steamship lines
have enlphatically refused to accept cars
for transportation without being Grated,
lures OF the various automobile organiza-
tons on account OF the way in which their
ships are constructed.
Tho executive committee Of the American
Automobile association has suggested to The
touring board that the 1907 tour for the
Glidden and other trophies begin at Chi
cago or some point west Of that city and
run through Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Maryland TO Washington.
The youngest chauffeur in the world is
His father had built for him a patrol
motor OF one and quarter horse power
hour. The child operates this himself whilo
his father accompanies him on a bicycle
70 remove from constables and other
peace officials the temptation TO arrest
autoists for the sake OF the fines, in which
the man making the arrest shares, a bill
has been introduced in the Massachusetts
legislature providing that all fines collected
from autoists be paid TO the state treasury
for road improvement.
accumulators while touring consists OF a
small dynamo mounted on a bracket at
taehea 20 the dash or any other exposed
sion OF its armature shaft small wind
wheel designed to drive IL by the pressure
car.
An English inventor has patented a spark
plug with Y-shaped insulator and two in
sulated spark terminals and gaps, forming
practically a double plug. II Is intended
for use in connection with double current
supply system, magnetic and battery as the
magneto usually furnishes a better spark
and requires different length OF spark
gap
In New York. Massachusetts. Illinois,
New Jersey and Ohio state associations
OF automobile clubs have been formed in
Sceofaance WITH the recommendation OF
mobile association that such association be
formed not divisions OF the national body,
but AFFILIATED with II to secure unity OF ac-
ton and contributing only enough to cover
their share OF the expenses Of printing,
postage, etc.
The United States circuit court OF an
pesls for the Second circuit has decided In
the case OF man who objected to paying
duty on returning 10 the United States with
his car after an absence Of more than a
year, that much OF the machine as was
new manufacture. new parts upholstery
etc, was dutiable. but that the rest includ-
ing the cost OF overhauling oiling cleaning.
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