Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-06

increase business. the South Bend dndJ
Business Mems association has appointed
q committee TO urge the betterment Of all
highways in the South Bend vicinity.
w. II. Brophy and NJ. ]. Cunningham Of
Risbee. Aris, recently came across a herd
Of antelope while out in their car. The
antelope took flight and the car pursued
them. finally coming in range. The hunt
ers bagged three.
An effort is being made by the sscra-
mento (Cal) Automobile club to have the
state fulfill a promise made ten years ago
TO furnish material to macsdam the road
ion that the county Of Sacramento DO the
work.
Charles ]. Glidden predicts that the 1909
Denver and that Of 1910 will be MADE
special sTecHf" trains from New York to Chicago
and return TO convey eastern motorists Tor
starting point in lgs.
Iowa is the third state in the union in
| extent of road mileage. The u-e cf the
public highways is so vast trat II teams
lenough could be to do in one
| day the travelling done in the state In a
year. the line would reach once and a
half around the earth.
The saving Of auton,obNe touring over
train Is shown by a trip recently taken by
a party from SAT- Lake City to Idaho
Falls. The running tire was twelve hours
and thirty-five minutes Tor 245.l miles. The
cost was 500. Railroad fares for the same
party would have been S55.
The Motor union Of Great Britain and
Ireland, has now established agencies IN
Boulogne, D!eppe, Havre. Bordeaux and
Marseilles. aud will furnish all American
! tourists with a diving license and certi-
ficate Of registration fer his car before
driving on French roads.
Important results are expected from the
| meche-, ial efficiency dust exhaust and
brake tests arrange BY the New York
Automobile association for September It.
srA IT, In conjunction with brake tests
Z In - -apnHa aftXa ftFqld q frnN ftnC hrs q
hitched to sulkeys, light read wagons and
heavier vehicles.
The first amendments automobile
bridal tour en- record Is being made by Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Newton of Ch'cag go. They
stepped into the car from a Chicago par
sonage and proceeded 10 New York. They
viii return 20 Chicago BY tram ana cross
the country TO San Francisco by m5t-r.
one Of the most encouraging sisns Of
the times is the marked increase In activity
on the part OF motor clubs throughout
most IN putting a stop 70 excessive speed
ing. recurring the punishment Of wealthy
scorchers. boosting good roads and setting
an example which Is hound to have effect
on public sentiment and lawmakers.
It's a safe rule never TO approach a
curve at greater speed than will peYyait
the car to be- stopped within its own length.
Never let your car stand on q Hill. The
at best and traffic needs al the available
ROOM, without having any part Of taken
up by a car that could Just as well stand
at the top or bottom.
Replacing plstons in their cylinders is
sometimes attended with considerable
trouble. due 10 the difficulty of starting
the rings into the cylinder, more. A turn
~ fine steel wire should be taken around
each ring. and its ends drawn together -
tightly that the ring IL compressed below
the level OF the piston surface. After tire
edge a each rms has entered the cylinder
the wire can be clipped Of.
A delicate little compliment that es-
capped the notice OF many was paid 10
when the winning crew Of The Ameri-
can car in the New York-Paris race
reached New York. Monte, you drove
the car out, said Sauster, You shall
drive u nomT.' But Roberts refused, In
sisting that shuster's wonderful run across
Siberia entitled him 20 the honor.
Governor Fred n. Warner Il Michigan.
who Is said 10 be the first governor Of that
commonwealth TO seek a third term. and
who q making a campaign in a motor car
has covered thousands Of miles and has
made addresses m hundreds Of towns and
villages which he could not possibly have
reached in the same length Of time by
railroad or In any other CONVEYANCE.
Tests conducted by Logan W. Page
director Of public roads OF the United
States. who has been named by President
Z Roosevelt chairman ~ the American dele
gstion 20 the worlds congress Of -Oac
builders, IN France, in October, have proved
TO hts satisfaction that the suction created
~ a swiftly moving car and is pneumau,
Is Ia proportion to speed