Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-08

centering more and more In contests de-
signed to show the capabilities of touring
cars as a whole, rather than the highest
amount of speed they may attain.
The club of Maryland is
busily engaged in placing 800 sign boards
throughout Baltimore county the boards
were provided by the county commissioners
for the club TO inscribe and set up.
A new motor car manufacturing plant at
Muncie, Ind, is being rushed 70 compile
ton and expects to begin turning out cars
by January 1. The company has arranged
for an output of 1000 cars during 1903.
As a result of complaints of reckless
driving, drivers of taxicabs in Boston have
been notified that they viii be required TO
obey the traffic regulation OF the city the
same as drivers Of horse-drawn vehicles.
the Cleveland (O) Automobile club, on
which the feature again will be the deliver
ing Of addresses on good ROADS, etc, py
we'll known men TO farmers along the
route.
The car that Nazzaro is to drive at Sa-
vannah Is the ne with which he won the
Florida cup race in Italy last month at an
average rate of seventy-four and ~one-quar-
ter miles an hour for 1926 miles, a new
worlds record.
In view OF the great success OF the
Founders week 2OO-mile race In Paramount
Park on October 10, there is every 1ndica-
ton hat the event will be made an annual
affair under the auspices of the Quaker
City Motor club.
A movement Is on 1901 IN run Qu LAdCi
Wis, for an ordinance to prevent the cree
ton or maintenance OF garages In the busi-
ness district of any but firsproof construc-
ton, because OF a recent x2oO,OO fire which
started in a garage there.
DIR. Josiah p. Thornley,, who acted as
\ surgeon ION the spot at the Vanderbilt
cup race, was chosen because he is an ex-
pert motor cyclist, enabling him to reach
a patient in a hurry when necessary, nc
matter at what part of the course.
A big combination motor-driyen fire hose
by the New Bedford fire department is one
OF the fastest in service in the country
having made a run of twenty-five miles n
thirty-fiVe minutes on ordinary roads.
Much regret is expressed that the ma
chine driven 10 victory by George Robert
son in the Vanderbilt cup race, cannot, be
entered against the PICK OF the worlds
account of the large bore OF Its cylinders
In handing out the advice, that ''scety'
lene lights are a nuisance TO everybody pu
yourself" printed on small cards., thu
Rhode Island Automobile club appended Z
table OF speeds and lighting up table, max
ing the card both admonitory and handy
The Metropolitan Park commission O
Boston has rescinded the rule which 1
passed last March prohibiting the use o
all metal anti-skid devices on the tires o
automobiles driven in the ~parkWays, am
has adopted a new rule which prohlplu
only chains and ropes.
The danger of leaving an automobile un
guarded was recently Illustrated In Phla
delpnla Wnen a cnauIIeuf leIl StdhulnB al
night a car that had suffered from a break
down, only TO discover the following morn'
ing that thieves had stripped II OF bras
work, lamps and furnishings.
What is probably one of the larges
tire contracts ever given, has been entere'
into by a leading tire company and auto
Emoble manufacturing firm for 5000 tire
to be delivered before July l. The con
tract clearly indicates the confidence wit
which makers view the future.
The Quaker City Motor club has charters
a steamship for the purpose of affordini
Philadelphians desiring to witness IN
Grand Prix automobile race al Savannah
Ga, on Thanksgiving day, an opportuntt
to make the trip at small cost and unde
the most pleasant circumstances.
The corporation counsel of the Distrie
OF Columbia having decided that auto
owned by Uncle Sam cannot be taxed b
test the c~Onstituuonaiity of the law re
curing a fee OF 81 for every license issue
to a motorist has been dropped.
Ira NJ. Cobe heads the ticket submifte
by the nominating committee 70 be vote
on at the annual meeting ana election. o
November y, OF the officers Of the Chicag
AUTOMOBILES club. This Is the third Tim
MT. Cobe has been named for the officl
The club now has over 700 members.
Acids can be prevented from leaking OF
OF the vents of aecumulators by vaf1ol
forms of valve vents and by care !
properly liking the accumulation in the ca
The acid can also be made unspillabie b
making Il into a jelly with silicate OF sod
but this reduces the capacity Ia time.
An observing motorist asserts that mot
cars have reduced runaway horse acc
dents. He declares that this reduction
not brough about by the surplanting or a
} i horse but a. q reduction Of equine ner'