Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-26

sion between his automobile and an electric
tram.
United States Senator Chauncey NJ. De-
pew of New York, accompanied by his wife,
who recently reached Paris, shipped his au-
tomobile TO Aix-les-Baines, and has started
on a short tour.
Hexane-a hydrocarbon, having a speci-
fc gravity of 0.684-is readily Vaporized In
the ordinary running of a motor and would
form an ideal motor fuel where its cost is
not too high,
Speed is superfluity; good roads a recess
sity.' Such was the automatic expression
ing delegates to the American Automobile
association convention and Good Roads
Congress TO his city.
The gyroscope automobile. which, II is
claimed, runs as easily over rough roads
as over boulevards, and takes corners at
its highest speed, is soon TO be manufac-
tured in this country,
A driving horse ordinarily cannot travel
more than $1,000 miles during his lifetime,
even though he does not go lame. Many
automobiles cover a great part of this dis
lance in one or two seasons.
The failure Of Louis Bergdoll, the Phila-
delphia millionaire, to appear as scheduled
at the recent contests in Baltimore, may
result in his suspension the matter being
reported 70 the racing board.
A movement i~S-afoot to. construct a 49,
mile road for automobilists near Winnipsg,
Manitoba. II will be oval in form ana
the expense of the construction and main
AeLldNGt Will nt met from the lDllS COL
lected from those who use it.
According TO the traffic manager of a
motor express company which mas been
in operation In Oakland, Cal, since jan
the same number of deliveries as four
teams at one-halt the expense.
Several motorists of Prince Edwards
Island have already begun legal proceed
ings TO test the recently adopted antt-au-
tomobile law by taking a spin about Char
lottetown. for which they were fined $500,
and made application to quash.
AS a result of the refusal of the Euro
pean clubs to recognize the delegates Of
the American Automobile association at the
Dieppe confab, the Vanderbilt race will
become more intensely American, and the
Savannah contest more worldwide.
A feature Of the Grand Prix that was
mostly overlooked was the pluck displayed
by Nemery, the Frenchman. Although d
flying stone drove a piece Of glass from
has goggles into his eye. ne merely s.opp d
Two serious defects have zen found In
Ohio's new law. There Is no
authority for putting a date mark on TAGS
ana no one can tell whether the license a
tag represents is in force or has expired;
neither has a license year been established.
The rubber used in the manufacture of
any standard motor car tire rs composed
largely OF the Brazilian product Ir-hcis al
among which are those varieties known as
para rubber. II is obtained prime. paily
from the territory covered by the Amazon
and It's tributaries.
Much Of the success OF the Mount PoconO
carnival, held under the auspices OF the
Monroe County (Pa.) Automobile club. was
due to the efforts OF Jack" Hiscock, a
Philadelphia sporting expert. known
throughout the United States as a follower
OF the golf circuits.
No market for automobiles is opening
faster han that presented by the farmers
throughout the entire country. Prosperous
beyond all previous experience, they have
the money 70 spend and are spending Ii
fer automobiles. as the books of any car
manufacturer will show.
There are seven factories in Indianapolis