Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-21
Timely Tips for Automobile Owners and Drivers

was begun again, has reached the court
of common pleas.
In it's contract for the Grand Prize
race at savannah in November the Au-
1900 trophy and the participation Of
twenty foreign cars.
Mr.. Anderson of Audubon, a wealthy
farmer and cattle raiser, came to Omaha
last week with Mr.. Beason, the banker
there, and drove home a new two-cylinder
Rambler touring car.
The Chicago Automobile club is daily en-
PERTAINING a number of New York mo-
florists, having affirmed the reciprocal
membership privileges proposed by the Au-
tomobile Club of America.
By placing the carbureter between the
front pair and rear pair Of cylinders in
their latest model cars, the makers claim
to secure greater stability and a more
dependable gasoline feed.
The 1,9OO-mile reliability run of the Chi
cago Motor club will be both a sealed
bonnet and endurance contest and only
cars in perfect condition at the finish
will be awarded clear scores.
Conditions in the European automobile
business world are so unsatisfactory that
manufacturers, particularly In France and
Germany, are said to be planning an in
vasion of the American market.
A novel race recently was run from But
Ter, Pa, twelve miles, to the home of a
farmer. Three dealers handling rival
makes of cars were the contestants and the
prize was the sale of the winning car.
V w auNOlliOblltb wall DC use III "a
novel tour in northern New Jersey mex
Wednesday, when an organization of New
York City real estate dealers will make
their annual inspection of suburban prop
erty.
After a chase of fifty miles in sixty-five
minutes, in Guiding a round of the Wander
btlt cup course! two Brooklyn motorcycle
policemen finally overhaulcd and arrested
three New York motorists in a big touring
car.
Asked by a visitor to an eastern automo-
bile factory how long it took to assemble
a mach Inc, the superintendent ordered one
timed, and the car was built from the flooI
up and the motor started in fourteen min
utes.
such as is used for securing pots and ket-
ties, into the cylinder and afterward run.
ming the engine for two or three minutes
is a very effective method Of removing
carbon.
1t is contended by the National Grange
an organization of nearly 100000 farmers
in twenty-seven states, that tho improve
ment of the highways is as equally deserv.
ing of federal appropriations as that of the
waterways.
The adoption If motor trains on tho
munes which do not now possess railroad
facilities approximately the same trans
portation advantages as the more pOpur
lous centers.
A new automobile firm has entered Tn,
field in Omaha to sell machines to tn,
public. w. L. Huffman Automobile com
I pdug mas OIcueu up quarters at Zb Euuti
Nineteenth street, back OF Bergers. TIL,
new firm will handle the Auburn machines
That the fad for excessive power in au
tomobiles has about run its course wal
the recent comment of a well know
builder. who continued by expressing tn
opinion that but few more road racini
monsters would be seen.
A good fuel should enable the engine I,
start easily from cold. 1t should not smell
too bad before or after combustion, /
should run a car as many miles as possible
and should not lead to deposits in IN
cylinder or In the valves.
The march of the has wire,
out the only athletic field in the heart o
New York City. the grounds Of the ives
Side Young Mems Christian association
hicles OF a taXicab company.
AS a result OF the work OF the Automo
bile CluD OF Canada to suppress breache-
OF the motor vehicle law, there have beef
few serious accidents In the Dominion q
recent months, not one that could be at
tributed to reckless driving.
In a suit brought by the city the highes
court Of the state has ruled that New
Nork's motor stages cannot carry any ad
) vertising signs or be used for other thal
/ the regular business for which the com
pany owning them Is incorporated.
In opposition TO the Glidden tour, run b
. the American Automobile association
which organization II Is fighting, the Auto
mobile Club OF America OF New Yori
/ started a tour through the New Bingham
states on Friday. to last until June Is.
5 To the growth OF the indus
a try Is due a tremendous development OF IN
y manufacture OF ball bearings. In 1892 nc