Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-17

which some Of the speediest motorists of
the country are expected to compete.
d. C. Sells Nicola, Ia; C. b. zarne OF
Randolph, To-; r. w Woodward, Anderson,
Randolph. Ia. +. w Woodward, Anderson,
bought two-cylinder 1905 Rambler touring
cars
The Automobile cIup or philadelphia re-
Gently published in the newspapers Of that
city a list OF the locations OF traps" set
for the unwary motOrist by rural authori-
ties in eastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.
To further the campaign OF the Albany
Automobile club against speedseters in
the vicinity OF the New York state capital
several members have been sworn In as
deputy sheriffs with power to make ar
rests on sight
At the end OF the annual convention of the
Federation Of Motor Cyclists at New York,
In July, the western members plan a ten
days run 70 Chicago by route that will
take in several prominent cities and cover
about l,600 miles
N. II. Van Sicklen OF Chicago has re-
signed as chairman Of the technical board
OF the American Automoole ASSOCIATION,
and as secretary OF the Chicago Automobile
club. and viii lead quiet life OF farmer
at St. Charles, III.
The Union League club of New York
clusion Of the horse. Its cabs are for the
exclusive Use OF members, except that
drivers are allowed to pick up return, fares
when making atrip.
Although a Paris court recently set aside
a sentence Of Imprisonment imposed upon
Charles II. Baird, a Philadelphia motOTist,
for killing a boy with his car last fall, il
raised his fine TO $50 and required him To
pay 5000 damages.
The single automobile on the island of
Bermuda Is stage used between St
George and Hamilton, and even that may
be legislated out Of business by the colonial
authorities because OF recent accident in
which II nearly killed an islander
What hampers the progress Of automo-
] bileS on the road more than ANYTHING else
/ are the hampers that automobilists carry
/ with them" was the recent trite statement
/ OF Secretary FOrtesque OF the Massachu-
/ sets State Automobile association.
In Russian the automobile business Is
making rapid strides. According to official
/ figures. in 1902 thirty-five cars were i'm
/ 1905, Ill. and in 1896, 242, while during the
first six months OF 1907 the total was 257
During the recent floods in the south
west a railroad was cut off without an
| engine at Pecos, Texas, whereupon an
! automobile was quickly converted into a
! railroad motor car, -hich made twenty
/ fiye miles an hour and. at times, forty
/ miles.
1903 two-cyllnder Rambler touring cars
were sold and delivered the past week 20
! the following parties: George Phillip
| George Speicher, and Ben J. SchlentE, al
I OF Diyid City, Neb., the machines making
/ up a carload and being shipped on Wednes-
/ day last, to that point
Eight suits to recover cEmages totaling
I sfoi0o recently were instituted by 4
Philadelphia dealer in automobile lubri-
cants, against persons or firms whom he
declared were perpetratng a fraud on
/ motorists By selling an inferior oil under
/ his PRODUCTS copyrighted name.
-Four cylinder Mitchell cars were sold by
I the Rambler Automobile company 20 tile
JOurnal-StOckman OF South Omaha. +.
/ Bernhard, banker at Shelton. Neb., and II.
I l.. Craven. Onawa, Ia Considering the
/ threatening weather and bad road condi-
/ tons OF the past week. the Rambler com
lany feel very well satisfied with their
weeks sales