Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

during the coming fall. Delegates will be
appointed to this assembly from thirty
seven states.
John Wanamaker, tr., grandson of the
caught the motor racing fever and is en-
tering his cars In eastern contests, running
them himself.
The Board of Public Works of Oakland,
Cal, has ordered speed signs erected in
forming autoists where the city limits be-
gin and end and what the legal rates of
speed are.
Among the important questions to be
discussed at the International road con-
ference, October Ills, in Paris, is the con-
struction Of the ideal road for heavy mo-
tor traffic.
The anti-speeding crusade begun by the
Automobile club of Maryland and the
grand jury of Baltimore county is bring
ing results, a number of arrests having
been made.
1T is better to slow down or stop than
to depend on your skill at lodging" de-
clares President Ira NJ. Cobe OF the Chi
cago Automobile club in a bulletin which
that organization has issued.
Farms in Texas which formerly, in spite
of their fertility, were practically worth
less on account of their distance from a
market, are now being profitably cultivated
by the help Of an automobile
While driving along a mountain road
near Shamokin. Pa, two motorists noticed
that the machine suddenly slowed down.
Alighting, they discovered q rattle snake
INlsteu lightly about the axle.
Fire Chief Horton OF Baltimore has asked
the Board of Fire Commissioner TO fur
nish himself, his deputy chief and the dis
trict chiefs with steam automobiles to re-
place the present horse-drawn carriages.
The next Grand PriX in France will be
held in the Anjou district, on the border
land of the famous chateau country, pro-
vlded the Angieans can raise $4,000. and
they are already hard at work on the
fund.
different metals are used for the brake
hand. or shoe. from that of the drum on
which II acts, because when two pieces
of metal OF the same kind are rubbed to-
gether their co-efficient friction is not as
high.
Too much care cannot be taken in seeing
that no dirt or waste Is put into the oil
reservoir OF a car, as one or more OF the
leads from the same may be clogged up,
and before It is noticed a bearing may be
ruined.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
club of Newark now has more than 1900
members and is striving to regain second
place among clubs of the country by beat
ing the Buffalo club, which has about 400
members
a new system OF warning signs for auto
mobiles entering the parks At night. Red
gas globes are being placed at different
intersections, and will indicate keep to
the right"
Because Of a conflict with the Chicago
contest dates, the Cleveland, O.. reliability
run has been postponed from October -
to October 1915. with a possibility that 1t
may not be held until the very early part
OF November.
The Automobile club OF San Francisco
proposes 70 continue signbOarding roads
Leading out of the city until they meet with
the signs erected by the Automobile club Of
southern California, affording tourists a
continuous series Of guide posts.
The American Motor league which now
has divisions in. thirty-four states. will
cause bills 10 be introduced i'm several
state legislatures next winter making It a
penal offence TO hold speed contests on the
public roads i'm populous localities.
In fitting a s-peedometNr or mileage
indicator TO q car Il Is absolutely ncces-
sary 10 have the driving gears. which are
mounted on one OF tho road wheels. exactly
c~entercd on the latter, otherwise the gears
viii wear quickly and will also be noisy.
An excellent solder for aluminium can he
made with the following ingredients: Tin.
ten parts; cadmium ton parts: zinc, ton
parts; lead, one part. Tmmerse the parfs
In he scldered IN a solution ~ hvdrosul-
mile o. soda for about an hour before
soldering.
Besides a cash deposit Of S2.5o0 TO cover
repsl.s % roads, the Quaker City Motor