Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Newsy Gossip for Owners of Automobiles

Bosnia has issued postage stamp bear
ing picture of a motor vehicle.
The decorations of the Chicago show,
which opened last night, cost $4,000.
Kansas City dealers sold 314 cars in 1906.
There are now over 600 cars in that city.
Chicago motorists will hold a reliability
contest to Milwaukee and return this
month.
Don't run your car with lamps or horn
loose. Nothing breaks them up more
quickly.
To clean a spark plug nothing is handler
than an old tooth brush and few drops
Of gasoline.
With reference to population there are
more electric cars in use in Denver than
any other city.
Probability is word recently coined
by the ad writer's to cover multitude or
good features
A 3OOO-mile tour about Europe has just
been completed by Francisco B. del Calvo
of New York and Cuba
While leaving her palace at Naples a
few days ago the duchess OF Aosta ran over
and killed an artilleryman.
A constant buzzing of the coil indicates
short circuit; the coil should buzz only
when the spark Is wanted.
The movement for an interstate license
has gained the support OF the New Jersey
Motor Vehicle commissioner.
The Motor Boat club Of Buffalo n. Y,
is raising funds to purchase Frog island
and erect $4,000 clubhouse.
Thirty-nine cars have been entered for
the kaiser's cup race, which is to be run
on the Tannus circuit in Germany.
Hypermetropia is new disease of the
eye. blamed by an English oculist to the
continuous steering OF an automobile.
Exhibitors at the Great Central Palace
show, New York, received a dividend of
45. 10 per cent on the amount paid for rental
OF spaces.
Many of the big automobile manufactur-
ing firms held informal reunions Of their
sales agents and dealers during the New
York show.
t., 1one tx,a,,.y ~ Maui Iar4ava twautv-
one counties spent si71,574 for improved
roads, of which there now are l,l54O9 miles
In the state.
One of the secrets OF successful motor
starting ION the spark is to accelerate by
the throttle just prior to shutting down on
each occasion.
automobile for a falling OFF in his business,
declaring the autoist has neither time nor
money for art.
Don't move the steering wheel when
maneuvering the car until the latter is on
the move unless you want a lot OF play
in the steering gear.
out of 1902 licenses issued to motorists
in Pennsylvania in 1906, 1850 were procured
by residents Of other states. The state
reaped S42, 451.42 in fees.
DR.. Aldo Weillschott, who drove a racer
in the Vanderbilt cup race last taJl Is
spending the winter automobilinS in India
with q party OF friends
Good results have attended the coop
Grafton of the Automobile club OF Maryland
and the Baltimore police in campaign
against reckless drivers.
To secure the enactment of rational auto
mobile legislation and the betterment OF
roads the Automobiles Protective league
OF Maryland has been formed.
In Europe a Waterman is stationed In
box outside the big automobile factories.
A special pass is necessary to enter and a
pull is required to get pass.
Prof. Charles f. Leuke OF Columbia uni
Versity, celebrated as an expert on motors.
/ recently addressed the Philadelphia Auto
mobile club on "CarburetOrS.
The initial show Of the recently organised
Automobile Dealers association of Cali
| fornia will be held at San Francisco late
| in February or early in March.
Always see that spare parts, especially
valves are proper size for the engine. 50
that there may be no annoying delays II
/ they should suddenly be needed.
The projectors of the Boston Automo-
| bile and Power Boat show to be held
| March to l6, forbid the subletting OF
| any space by the original lessees.
There will be a good roads bill introduced
/ NTH South Dakota legislature this winter,
S Uniform = G highways in each County. anu
Washington state good roads associations
| are agitating for highways built OF crushed
| rock and screenings the legislature being
asked TO help deffay the expense.
Baltimore motorists will carry TO the
| courts a test case 70 determine the validity
Of the law which requires horns or sirens
| to be sounded at every street crossing.
| In urging motorists cooperation In q
general signboArd campaign Joseph r.
| Gunther or the Chicago AutomoDle cluD
asked each 70 contribute either 81 or a
| sign.
Though a private Organization will con.
| duct the show at Kansas city, March &c
| 10, much Of the management will be left
20 a committee from the dealers asso-
| citation.
| II really Is the blowing effect In from
| OF the wheels by their rapid motion which
raises the dust on the roads, not the sue
ton behind them, as generally 10 believed
Massachusetts, governor has charged thai
| automobiles do $4,000 worth OF damage &c
| roads every year. and has asked the legis-
tax.
The automobile should be recognised Al
possessing the same right a. All ethel