Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-10

gloves and goggles. Some even have
adopted pocket stoves.
A plan for a long touring contest on a
basis deemed equitable 20 al sorts OF cars
has been worked out by the contest COM
mittee OF the National Association OF Auto
mobile Manufacturers.
The Associated Automobile Clubs Of New
Jersey will endeavor 70 have the legisla-
ture pass a law requiring all vehicles.
motor or horse driven. TO carry head and
tail lights after dark.
A package OF large sized paper torpedOes
can be used effectively by motorists in
keeping dogs and small boys from dodg-
ing under the wheels. The idea is cheap,
harmless and convenient
Although Secretary Sidney s. GOrham OF
the American Automobile association de-
clined reelection, he viii continue mis- law
for the cause OF motorists.
The third annual power-boat race of the
New Rochelle Yacht club viii be from
New Rochelle, N Y. TO Marbiehead. Mass.
go miles. More than twenty boats are
being built specially 10 compete.
fashionable British court furrier re-
motoring coat from a man who owned one
which had cost him 81, 500 and which he
considered too good for autOing.
Belgtums Parliament has been petitioned
TO burn every automobile in the country
in a great bonfire before 1873 the resultant
scrap metal 70 be sold for the benefit OF
persons manned by motor cars
A widow living near Dresden has sued
the king OF SaxOny for her own support
and thai OF her six minor children because
her eldest son was killed by horse fright
snsd at his ma1estys automobile.
The number OF women who drive their
own automobiles has been growing rapidly
and the Indications are that more VIII join
the ranks during 1871 than ever before
and they are using larger cars. too.
During 1881 II. 753 automobile owners pro-
cured license from the New York secre-
tary OF state. as compared with a63 in
1875 Certificates were issued % l,O6s
ehauffeurs as AGAINST Az the previous
year
Despite the almost prohibitory duty and
the fact tnat American machines are
better than foreign motorcycles are being
imported IN large numbers, the American
manufacturers being unable 70 meet the
demand
Tenders. or mud guards. as they are more
cOlloquially called. are perhaps the least
pretenti0us part OF a motor cars equip
ment. yet no other feature has more 20 do
with the comfort and conveniece OF pas
sengers.
Automobile inventions for the most part
are "aggregatiOns and combinations in
patent ONCE, rather than really new in
ventiOns IN the sense OF original products
OF the brain
when Louis Wagner. winner Of the Van
derbllt cup race. was arrested al New YORK
for having no license number. revolver
ana a big knife we're found upon him and
and additional charge OF carrying concealed
weapons was preferred
The new executive board OF the American
Automobile association will hold monthly
meetings. this being possible By Lhe board
being composed OF fewer members than
heretofore, all OF whom live within easy
distance or one another.
Preliminary steps have been taken by the
Pennsylvania iegisiafure looking toward
the construction OF a thirty-tWO foot ma
cadam highway across the. state from
Easton 10 Hitfshurg. with a branch from
Scranton % Philadelphia
IL Is believed that proper handling by
the FLORIDA East Coast association and
some changes IN the American Automobile
association rules viii bring the Ormond-
DaylonR beach tournament back 10 its
former Importance next year.
The Total attendance al the Madison
square Garden show. New York. was, IN
round uumbera lZ300. more than y per
cent more than last year. over Gl.000 90
worth OF domestic and nearly 100000
worth OF foreign cars were sold.
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