Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18

olded to appropriate $4,000 for the Florio
Cup race next year and $4,000 as q prize
Prix.
In replacing spark plugs. never adjust
one too tiShtly IN a hot cylinder, as Il is
Be careful not to break the insulation, If
OF porcelain, through contact with a
wrench.
If the gear box and rear axle have plain
bearings, the. oil, must be considerably
thinner than IL ball bearings are employed.
II cold weather IL may be necessary 10
thin the oil with kerosene to induce II to
flow at all.
Automobiles figured largely I'm Philadel-
phia's Founders Week jubilee. In addition
to the motor road races in Paramount park,
trucks and cars figured largely in the
paFades and the Oldest motor in the United
States was on display.
Motor owners In the vicinity of Lewis
town, Pa, have formed 1.-THE Good Roads
Association OF the Juniata Valley and
smonH other thing Will boost Governor
S.usrts plan Of q state highway from
A systematic and frequent emptying and
slulcing out OF gear boxes, differentials
and cranks pits is a practice much to he
commended and Il should be done before
fresh lubricant il added, so as not to
waste more than lie necessary.
Prince Henry OF Prussia, who has been
granted a patent for a device designed to
keep clean the glass wind or dust shields
SaIIleu On HlOlOf NenlCles, mas invented g.
number OF devices used in the German
navy, OF which he is admiral,
Using an old touring car, a farmer Of
Manchester, Conn, hauled his crop OF
potatoes 10 market at Hartford in about
the same time II required his less progress
sive n~eighbors 10 store theirs in the cell
lars In the old-fashioned way.
Residents OF Racine, Wis, are still laugh
Ing over the plight OF their mayor, A. j.
lHorlick. who not only lost a wager that
he couldn't drive his car at
twenty miles an hour, but was arrested by
one OF his own policemen in the bargain.
Detroit's numerous automobile manufac-
turers declare that not only are their
plants running close 10 their capacity. but
orders are coming ia for next seasons
cars before the present years output has
been produced in a most gratifying manner.
A sign OF the times is the ENROLMENT Of
farmers boys as pupils in automobile
schools. II is said that these boys are
looking ahead to the time In the immedia e
future when the motor vehicle will begin TO
Dust The equine, even on the country roads.
According to George T.. Davis. the we'll
known racing driver. professional drivers
ana mechanics are almost invariably ner-
vous during the night previous to a big
race, and though sleep Is an almost abso-
lutte necessity for success they often get
little OF Il.
The new headquarters OF the Motor
league Of Rhode island al the Crown hoteI
at Providence are not only most comfor.
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information bureau containing statistics
road maps and other features of interest
TO motorists.
IL is the liked purpose OF the Maryland
Good Roads commission not to buy any
tmnpikes. The turnpike owners will have
10 turn them over to the state free IL they
wish the state TO build and maintain roads
over the routes. Otherwise different routes
will be followed.
Detroits fire department has a novelty
in the line Of motor-driven fire apparatus
II consists OF a touring car chassis con.
verted into a fire wagon. with a specia
body and equipment, making Il sultabl,
for carrying a squad OF firemen abou.
town with the speed OF the fastest touring
car
Permission has been granted by the pre-
feet Of police OF Paris for the running o
gas engines for commercial machines il
the Grand Palais during the second autOmo
bile salon, in December Heretofore fea
OF fire has compelled the use OF temporsr,
building for the display OF commercial We
hicles.
The secretary OF state OF New York Ia
announced that S.2s cars were registers
I By him durinR the first ak months OF tn