Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

The worlds consumption of rubber in
all branches of industry which use II Is
about 5000 tons a year.
Fifty-two cars now are expected TO com
pete in the Crane PrtN race over the
DiCppe ciruit, France, July 4"
Armed guards still are necessary In
many parts of Egypt to protect motor
tourists from savage Bedouins.
There are now eight taxicab companies
operating in London, the average days
income of a taxicab being Nl.20.
New owners of Mitchell automobiles in
Omaha are DIR. Davies and ]. Latenser'
They are both four~cylinder cars.
Five steam motor cars have been or
dered for the new stage line to be operated
between Eureka and Sherwood, Cal.
A two-cylinder 1908 Rambler touring car
was purchased by Y. Il. Mockett of Lin
coin, and same was shipped home Thurs
daT.
Farmers living near Masseys, Nd, have
built without cost to the county eXCcpt
for material, two miles OF sraNel msu-
way.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
club is arranging for new and more COM
modious quarters in the central part Oh
Newark.
II. L. Craven OF Onawa, Ia. drove his
Mitchell runabout home Saturday, which
he purchased of the Rambler Automoolle
company.
\ new million dollar automobile compa1y
/ formed at Detroit ambitiously promises 10
turn out 1850 cars between now ana
September.
Baron de Carwhez, the distinguished
Belgian sportsman, has announced MS IN.
tention to organize a great race for small
cars in the fall.
Presumably as a matter Of economy
TIE kaiser has been selling OH ms h3rsSs
and buying more AUTOMOBILES OF Wh1Vh II
now has nineteen.
Ten additional doubIa-deoked motor
buses have been ordered ior tne fHt.
avenue line, New York City; which viii
.-VazA tNa gnFVtpR
During April the United Kingdom
bought S1s7,5ls worth Of automobiles from
the United States, a gain OF SlS'-il over
April OF last year.
A Phuadelphia couple who recently were
married motored from that city TO New
York with a party Of friends TO nave the
ceremony performed.
The Rhode Island legislature has passed
a law providing a sliding scale OF license
fees for automobiles from 50 10 30 &C
cording to horsepower.
Among the newest things for fair mo.
florists wear are coats of heavy Japanes'
shantung silk. water-proofed mohair an'
rubberi8ed crepe de chine.
A series OF short, weekly excursions VIII
chicken suppers at lake resorts to give
zsst TO the sport. is planned by the Mil
waukee club.
The worcester CMass) Automobile clut
will repeat its recent dead horse hill clint
some OF the 1900 models.
In a Detroit factory one day recently
11 cars were built, tested and shipped
away in ten hours, an average OF ten al
hour or one every six minutes.
To facilitate its extensive "ork fol
better roads and better, laws. the Port
land, ore, Automobile ciuo mas oeen an
charles Z. Hastert OF Shelby, Neb., pur
chased a t~wo-cylinder 1908 Rambler touring
car OF the Ramble company last weel
and had same shipped TO his home Friday
Gasoline buggies are finding a large ant
steadily increasing sale In the middle ives
among farmers. who find their motors use
fui Cor supplying power for many purposes
N. Holderness of Rising City, .Neb.
purchased one OF the large tour-cyinde
thirty five tho power Rambler tourninI
cars and drove home with same last Thurs
eaV,
e A. Beason OF Audubon. Ia. was a
Omaha visitor Friday last ana purchase
one of the new 1905 Rambler two-cylinde
touring cars and drove same home tina
day.
motorcycle hin climbing feat wa
recently accomplished by George Chappl
OF Grand Forks, h. C., who rode up Z
Phoenix, a rise OF 5000 feet in seventee
miles.
The Automobile club Of Philadelphia Ia
issued another appeal to motorists In ger
eral to cultivate a more general regard 10
the rights OF other users OF suburban mgr
: ways,
3 A biz prohibiting the use OF automobile
on the island of Bermuda, to remain |
force Indefinitely, has been passed by IN
colonial legislature and signed by the goN
ernor.
!. The grand prize race OF the Automobil
club Of America will be run on Thank
giving day over . 00mile course nsa