Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
Timely Tips for Automobile Owners and Drivers

Portugal. Spain. Italy, Belgium, Switzer-
land, Austria, Hungary and Egypt.
Motoring is growing in popularity in Cal
euIta, India, Word recsiyed from the
ael. shows that 667 drivers tickets were
issued UP to March 81, 1905. as compared
with S94 on the same date last year.
A western agent has adopted a novel
scheme for demonstrating at night the
working OF the motor in his car. He has
placed under the hood several electric lights
and the motor can be seen in full operation
through the heavy glass panels of the hood.
The route as mapped out for the annual
New Years day endurance run Of the
Quaker City Motor club of Philadelphia
win prove a stickler this time. Wilkes
Barre 10 the objective point and overnight
stops and the checking stations are long
and difficult.
Much progress in road Improvement in
Georgia is being made as a result OF the
change in the system of utilizing convict
labor. due to the efforts OF an Atlanta
newspaper. Convicts time Is now employed
exclusive on roads instead q being
farmed out to mine and mill contractors.
When passing little breaks in the road
caused by water running off and carrying
the road material with II, holes in pave
ment, etc. the shock 20 tires may be
lessened by releasing the clutch for the
moment and allowing the car to coast
straight on. so as not to strain the ma
him unnecessarily.
Governor Hoke Smith Of Georgia, who
will attend the Savannah race, has shown
himself an enthusiast In automobile racing.
He was at the stock car race held at
Savannah last March and after the contest
delivered an address in front OF the grand
stand. In which he told of the interest he
had felt in the race.
1t has taken the Board Of United States
General Appraisers two years to decide that
drop forgings are forgings and should be
admitted as such when imported from
as manufactures OF metal and assessed
y per cent instead of % per cent, which is
the duty on 'forgings."
There will be 3d. 900 square feet OF floor
space at Philadelphia's next automobile
show, a gain OF 12.0o0 squar feet, The
dates OF the show have been changed from
January $50 TO January n to February g.
This Is done TO rive ample time for ex-
hibits to be transferred from the New York
Madison Square Garden show.
The good roads movement in North
Carolina had it's inception in a peculiar
way. A number OF enthusiasts living near
Charlotte Induced the county to build sew
eral miles Of macadam. Immediately farm
values In the vicinity rose SO PEI acre.
other farmers heard OF It and the demand
for better roads was instantaneous.
When springs v rusted up. the only
cure Us to take them down and remove the
rust. This will necessitate lacking up the
frame and supporting Il while the spring
shackles are released and the running gear
detached. h springs then will have "a
be ~dismounted, each Individual leaf cleaned
with emery cloth, well fabricated with
grease and remounted.
A cylinder that is becoming overheated,
either from stoppage OF the oil supply OF
any other cause. makes its trouble knows
by a scraping. grating noise AZ each stroke
OF the piston. The engine should be stopped
at once. as forcing II 10 run may mean q
badly scored cylinder, as well as a seized
piston, and many difficulties resulting
therefrom.
According to the actual figures. the mum.
/ Der OF exhibitors at the show in Madisou
Square Garden, New York, increased 10
per cant since 1851. In the same period
the amount OF floor space utilized for thil