Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23

Paris: My anime gave me a command
suddenly smdsdI1nalIy to stop. With one foot on the
reverse, l pulled up so short that he went
over the dash and would have fallen out
had not caught him. l passed"
BY means Of a speedy automobile. a Phila-
OF the afternoon ball games in its sporting
extras, the photographs being whirled to
the newspaper offices by motor cars.
Nearly eleven miles of the Long Island
avaiable for the Vanderbilt cup race of
October "A. Twelve hundred uniformed
and armed men will guard the course
1t is only when a novice appreciates the
taet that the motor car is the easiest
vehicle to guide that has ever been in
vented. that he gathers self-confidence
sufficient to learn TO steer properly.
More and more it is becoming evident
that Tour speeds are desirable for taxicabs
acceleration being more frequent than with
a vehicle designed for open road work.
The tremendous strides made by the
sutomobiles trade in America is illustrated
py the TACT that one leading company
recently placed a single order for 500, 600
worth Of stock parts for repair orders.
The signal corps of United States army
now mas a car for the special purpose Of
Following balloons and airships during the
government tests at Fort Meyer. Va, which
months.
The double tr-ans-continertal endurance
contest from New York to San Francisco
and return, originally planned for this
month. has been postponed TO start July a
1919 10 enable additional cars to prepare for
the trial.
Twent-eight vehicles have already been
entered in the Industrial Motor trials which
are 10 take place next September at
Elaeenza, Italy, under the direction OF the
partment.
The oklahoma Automobile association
So.ipIlslhS 20 members, has been ad-
nltted 70 membership in the America
association, making tWentv-
tional body. 20
Tasmania is q country OF exceptionalIv
sood Iosos. and now that the tariff Of
foreign cars has been materially reduced
would probably prove a good field for
american cars, according to the American
consul at Hobart.
The Louisville, Ky, Automobile cIph has
invited President Hotchkiss, OF the Amer
can Automobile association, 10 be the cinh's
guest during the holding of the proposed
race meet tins fall, at which time fbe Linz
Is TO give a banquet.
A novelty in the repair shop line is being
established in the White mountains. one
hSII me shop is TO be open to chauffeurs
VINO may make slight repairs free. The
otner VIII contain up-to-date machinery
and skilled mechanics.
Motorists Of Santa Rosa. sonoma county
Ssntornla. are pushing plans for a two
lute meet early in Sem
TENDER. The event is being aTranSi5
Jointly with the Automobile Drivers As
soclation Of San Francisco.
New Jersey officials got a taste OF their
excise commission was unable 70 keen lis
ehgagements IN various towns because thev
were constantly held up in their motor
Car by otficious constsbles.
Application blanks for operato,s' ucanse.
IN massachusetts, are now kept on fle ~
Ihe OFFICE or the Rhode Island Automobile
faa ana II rs planned in the near future
70 nave a member OF the Bay State Hizh-
way commission visit the club.
Philadelphia officials have followed the
Example SCI by indianapolis, and threaten
% arrest all motorists who have failed to
axe out a city license during the past
year. There are said to be 800 motofisfs
liable TO arrest in the Quaker City.
A youns farmer in Connecticut by an in
eenious adjustment utilities his 9 horse
power Ger Tor saving wood, baling hay,
pioughing, and many other stunts Issi
winter he baled nearly go tons OF hav All
sawed between 80 and go cords Of WOOD
Ezra Meeker, IS years Old. who has
reached his home in Seattle. Wash, after
naving covered the old Oregon tran 10
HFTom I n6v my Win an OK team says;
forts toward obtaining a national highway
over the old TRAN
To run away from the scene Of an acct
dent or I'm any way seek 10 evade the Re-
sponsibihty OF an accident in Which he
may have been involved now renders the
offender liable 10 from Fix DAYS 10 two
mouths in prison and a fine Of 81 h. so,
under the new French vehicle Isw.
The Royal Automobile club las compl.d
Figures showing how ridiculous Is a ten
mle-an-hour speed limit for motor cars
ia London. HorEe-dTaWn omnibuses are
allowed TO canter through the streets Al
IFS miles per hour and carts al from rf-
teen TO eighteen miles an hour.
Ia seventeen states now the maximum OF
! EUFFn allowed is twenty miles an ra.rrv
With hmltstions, ten miles in closeivi
! built-up sections Of a city OF village. af-