Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

Elmira, N. Y, now has ar automobile
club.
An automobile club has lately been
formed at Pilsen, Austria.
The motor car registration in New York
state Is now close to the 5000 mark.
There are fifteen automobile rubber
neck" wagons now running In the national
capital.
Monte Cross, the famous shortstop, has
become a motor car salesman, with head
quarters in Philadelphia.
In lieu of holding a show motor dealers
of San Francisco may keep open mousse
day and night for a week on "Automobile'
Row.
Fifty professional chauffeurs Of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, have organized a chauffeurs'
club and are arranging for permanent
headquarters.
The Scranton CPa. Automobile club
plans 20 procure suitable quarters in the
central portion of Scranton for the use of
it's members.
The American Automobile association
now has 1877 clubs and 10000 members, a
gain of fifty-five clubs and 5000 members
IN the last year.
81 important has the manufacture OF
taxicabs become in France that 1t Is now
regarded as a regular product by all maxi
ers OF Importance.
Tn Automobile Club of France has de-
cided to branch out and begin a series
of experiments, contests and demonstra-
tions OF flying machines.
Governor Crothers of Maryland expresses
the belief hat before his term as chief ex-
ecutive ends in 1912 every toll gate in the
state will have been abolished.
A leading automobile mandatory of the
east Is said to have found a way to produce
alcohol from common sawdust at a manu-
featuring cost of 4 cents q gallon.
The sixth Antwerp automobile salon has
been fixed for May 8 next. 1t will include
an international exhibition of agricultural
machinery, cycles and auto boats.
It
City Motor Club. by whist parties. will be
used in furnishing q large suite of rooms
in a new hospital in Philadelphia.
II possible, lake a water-break straight
on, at a slow enough rate of speed that
the jar is not too great. If taken at an
angle the frame Is apt to be racked.
A gasoline truck for the use of the In
~dianapolls fire department is likely to be
bought before the first of the year. There
is an appropriation of $500 available.
A company is to be organized in New
Orleans TO operate cabs. Its
capital will be 100000, and It is planned to
have 100 cars in service by January /.
In order to help local owners of its cars,
a Detroit automobile mandatory has es-
tabhshed an auto school,, which holds
weekly sessions at the company's plant.
West Virginia's new highway commits
sion. appointed by the governor, Is busily
engaged in mapping out plans for a good
roads campaign TO be opened In the spring.
Springs are still one of the defective parts
OF Amerlcan-made automobiles, according
to a foreign expert, who came over spe-
cially TO gain pointers from the Savannah
races.
Extreme heating of an exhaust pipe and
mutfler indicates that the exhaust pipes
are too small, or that the engine is running
on a retarded spark or using too much
gasoline.
The sporting committee Of the Automobile
club of France has officially decided that
the Grand Prix race shall take place in the
last week OF June instead Of the first as
heretofore.
Five automobile omnfbuses are running
In the city OF Mexico, and orders have been
| placed for ten more. The buses are built
of thirty-five horsepower, and seat thirty
passengers.
An automobile which has been installed
for collecting mail in Lynn, Mass, is doing
the work formerly performed by two men
and two teams of horses. One man runs
the machine.
Three Of the mechanicians who par
cipated in the Savannah race made up a
pool Of SlOo. the money to go to the widow
tunately none was.
with the approach OF cold weather oil
feeds should be adjusted accordingly, unless
the reservoir Is sufficiently close to the
engine TO be maintained at a practically
constant temperature.
The IVA Automobile associa-
ton has begun a vigorous road improve
ment campaign, centering its energies at
present on the highway from Richmond to
Norfolk, via Petersburg.
Indianapolis police are enforcing the
registration law with a vengeance. Numer-
Gus arrests have been made for failure to
display registration numbers and fines of
81 and costs OF 81 levied.
A computation based on automobile sta
tistics in France shows that the average
life OF an automobile Is 400 years, a period
that will undoubtedly lengthen as the art
OF car building advances.
Nonskid treads for tires. including those
having metal studs or wire points. have
been restored 10 good STANDING in ROston's
parks. The prohibition stil prevails against
the use OF ropes or chains on the tires.
II IL probable that the date for the NEXT
Briarcliffe race will be about the middle
OF June instead of April "a. as was the
case this year. The change 10 favored be-
cause OF the probability OF better weather.
The Milwaukee CWis.) Young Women's
Christian association Is considering the
advisability Of purchasing a motor car 10
assist them in running an employment
agency in connection with their orsaniza-
ton.
Much regret Is expressed in motoring
circles because Of the calling off Of the
proposed road race IN Cuba. II was found
impossible to secure sufficient number OF
fast cars and prominent drivers 10 make
Il a success.
Highway Commissioner James n. Nc
Donald Of Connecticut Is vigorously urging
the construction Of Guak Inns hl&hways in