Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

New Bedford. Mass. has ordered a motor
combination chemica extinsuisher.
The annual banquet Of the Chicago Au-
tomcbile club will take place early next
month,
Motor clubs have been organized at Big
Rapids. Mich; Lucerne, Mimi, and at
Great Bend, Kan.
or the s,15l, $40 miles OF public road in the
United States only ia per cent, or 15S,662
miles, are improved.
1t is well to keep the terminals OF spark
ing batteries coated with v~aseline or thick
grease and so prevent corrosion.
Torque is the product of piston area
times mean effective pressure; horsepower
Is the product OF torque and speed.
The police OF Philadelphia have renewed
their. crusade against motorists who have
been delinquent i'm securing city licenses.
The newly organized motor club AT
Kokomo. Ind, is arranging to open head
quarters. 1t already boasts OF over 100
members.
bile club with thlrty-two charter mem
bers. lis headquarters are at Monroe, the
county seat.
Experiments with Stag roads are being
made by the Department of Agriculture on
stretches OF road near Chicago and Birming-
ham, Ala.
Shipments OF 1893 models are now being
made regularly by many factories. vlrtu-
ally all OF which report trade prospects eX-
tremely bright.
Perhaps the least leaky packing yet de-
vlsed for a water pump consists OF as
bestoS string literally smeared With ordi-
nary blacklead.
A motor hose cart with a capacity of
leo feet OF three-inch hose beside Its crew
is being built for the Waterbury Conn.
fire department.
School inspection by automobile is being
arranged by the school directors OF Nil
waukes, Wis, who have more than sixty
buildings 10 visit.
Automobile races on an ice-bound Lake
are to be conducted in conjunction Will
the northern games at Stockholm, Swe-
den. in February.
The importance OF the motorcycle has in
creased until there are at present more
than twenty manufacturers OF two-wheel'
ers in this country,
Twenty-six Italian automobiles were re-
ceived recently I'm New YORK. the largest
single consignment ever received on one
steamer al the port.
The sixth annual Handbook OF Gasolen'
4 Automobiles published by the Association
of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
will he issued shortly.
The Automobile Club OF Camden, y. J,
is signboarding roads i'm Camden county
which will greatly assist motor tourists
bound for Atlantic City,
Plans are being formulated by the Auto
mobile club Of Hartford for a twenty-four
hour meet TO be held at the famous Char
ter Oak park, November T.
The Massachusetts State Automobile as
ISOLATION is planning a vigorous campaigI
against bills I'm the state legislature which
are Objectionable to motorists.
Licenses have been issued TO $3.50 owners
ll.5i9 CAauffeuTs and TO l46 manufacturer
and dealers in Ohio during the last three
months. Fees amounted 10 &l,410.
4 has been appointed ~ IA,
Wilkes Barre (Pa.) club 10 sc
/, cure the implements Of the road between
that city and the Delaware water gap.
A new record Of 1I2s seconds for a flynn
half mile has been established on tn
] Br01kland's track, England. This Is equiv
alent 10 a speed Of l0sls miles an hour.
The sixth aunua run FOR the Brazie
cup will be held by the Automobile club o
be Approximately sixty miles in length.
Nolasses as a road binder is being teste,
near Newton. Mass. The molassss used &
almost a useless by-prOduct OF the grCa
sugar refincries in the south and west.
As the Austrian emperor has lust give
ais sanction, the Austrian motor habilit
Law will come into force November J. Tn
measure viii have a grave bearing on III
home industry
one sure way of beating a suspecte
speed tran is 10 come 10 a full stop ate
passing The FIRST mar suspected Of bein
a timer and Waiting a minute before pass
iug the other one
Between N.eapv and S,Sa,e9 worth q