Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
Timely Tips for Automobile Owners and Drivers

The new grandstand for the Savannah
race will seat $4,000.
Chicago has another taxicab company
operating twenty-five cabs.
The second annual Buffalo Power Boat
ana sportsmsn's show win be held March I
to 10.
An automobile hose wagon and fire en-
CINE combined is now being used at Fred
erick, Md.
Fire Chief Croker Of New York City has
ordered a new car with a speed OF sixty
miles an hour.
overheating of an engine when not traced
to poor circulation is almost always caused
by TOO much gasoline.
A new company has been formed st kala-
mazoo, Mich, TO manfacture carburetters,
motors and automobile parts.
It IL probable that the next automobile
exhibition held in Germany will take place
at frankfort instead OF Berlin.
Electric runabouts are 10 be manutsc-
tured by a new concern recently organized
at Toledo. o., with $4,000 capital.
Every foreign car represented in this
Central Palace show In New York.
The Automobile club of Buffalo has cree
ted road signs on the route between Ma
CARA Falls and Lockport, via Pekin.
A western firm identified with the auto
mobile trade is contemplating the construc-
ton OF a plant for the construction Of air
ships.
The Delaware Automobile association has
uSC4uCO 10 publish h1OntniN DUiiellES OF
interest TO motorists and TO issue road
maps.
Two automobile am~bulances are being in
stalled in Baltimore TO convey injured tire
men TO hospitals and for disabled horses
Of the fire department.
The French governments standing offer
or 10000 10 the discoverer OF a fuel that
vii replace g~asolene in the existing types
OF motors is still open.
During the recent French m~sneuvers,
two army corps, comprising 10000 men, de-
pended daily upon seventy automobiles for
their daily supply of bread.
The active membership of the Chicago
Automobile club is rapidly approaching the
present limit OF 600, but this can be eX-
tended by the managers to leo.
Madison, Wis, now has q motor club. Il
motor privileges o. the beautiful drives
around and among the -Four Lakes.
Ten minutes, judieious use OF an oil-ean
every aay VIII save an automobile owner
placements al the end OF the season.
IN automobile manufacturing company
az lansing Mich has presented its en-
cent dividend on their wages for the past
year.
Preparations are under way for the
Giants despair hill climb, held BY the
wikes-Barre. Pa, Automobile club and q
event.
Governor Masoon Is assisting the Cuban
kAaA - - ~ lace
meet at Havana in February. The meet Is
expected TO attract many motorists from
Florida.
An English motor car recently ran from
Bologne to Paris az a rate OF sixty-five
miles an hour all the way. and the triI
cost the owner between 500 and $3.50 fol
burst tires.
When springs have become rusted up IN,
only cure Is TO take them down and re
move the rust. Do one spring at a time 80
that the leaves bolts, etc. may not be
come mixed.
IL Is an excellent plan in many places Il
apply a paste OF grease and graphite to IN.
bolt threads before screWing on the nut
This makes the end Easy to turn and give
protection against rust.
As a result OF the crusade begun by In,
mayor Of Bridgeport, Conn. more than 50
motorists have been held up and mostl,
fined $ for falling TO carry state license.
or 10 display license numbers.
Rapid progress on the conditions 10 gov
ern. the International road races next yea
IS being made by the committee OF tn
American Motor Car Manufacturers asso
citation In charge OF the affair.
The automobile club Of Bologna has de