Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

any mishap that might be counted seri-
Gus, she has had occasion to test her
knowledge of her machine, and she is rec
ognized as a careful, though fearless,
driver. An hour or two Of Instruction
served to make her independent of a chauf-
feur and she made her first drive alone to
Florence. returning home through the
downtown section of the city. mo, In
deed" was her prompt and emphatic reply
to the inquiry whether she would exchange
her gasoline car for an electric. ''Of course,
the electric cars are nice and clean and
easy to run. but for getting there or for
the sport of 1t give me the gasoline car
every time"
Miss McClannhan n Leader.
Miss Katherine McClanahan, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. H. NJ. McClanahan, is an
other Of the enthusiastic motorists and has
been driving a sixteen horsepower franklin
since last spring. She not only drives the
car. but prides herself on her ability to
take care of II, except in the heavier work
OF cleaning and oiling the heavier parts.
The general oiling she attends to entirely
and she goes over the machine carefully
and Systematically. priding herself upon its
condition. She is sufficiently familiar with
all its parts to cope with almost any emer-
gency in the category that commonly be-
falls the motorist. Miss McClanahan has
driven her car over 1900 miles without
serious mishap. having made several trips
out into the state ana over into Iowa.
Every sound means something to me
now" she said. land 1 can readily detect
any irregularity in the engine by its throb
or anything else that is wrong IL 1t makes
a noise. 1 should not undertake to run Abe
car without being at least partially familiar
with Its mechanism"
Mrs. H.. f. Fredrickson holds honors for
driving the largest car of@any woman in
Omaha. she having on several occasions
taken out Mr.. Fredrickson's seventy
horsepower Thomas. She also drives sew
eral other cars and is quite undisturbed
by a crush in the downtown district, no
matter how thick it may be.
Miss Irene Cole, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Cole. has been driving a six
teen-horsepower franklin for about a
year and can take It any place. She con-
fesses to bewilderment at the beginning. IT
thought I would have to have a set OF
rules before me all the time she said,
but after a while it all came to me and
l ran down to South Omaha for my first
trip alone. 1 just made up my mind that
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I was not timid.'
Likes the Electric Better.
Mrs. E. v. Lewis is one of the ones who
has given up the gasoline car for the cleo
trio. 81 like 1t much better" she said.
There is not the strain and the dirt and
the cranking. I am independent Of a
chauffeur and can go where I like and look
clean and dress like other people" Mrs.
Lewis has but limited experience with Mr..
Lewis gasoline car. but says she expects
to learn 10 run his new machine. Asked II
she had ever had an accident or unpleasant
experience, she laughed merrily and said:
Yes. 1 nave had an experience. but 1 have
never told any one but the person who was
with me and 1 don't intend to. II was too
ridiculous and then she laughed again.
Two hours instruction enabled her TO take
charge OF her machine and she runs II
without fear.
Mrs. Glen Wharton is counted one OF the
best women drivers in the city. She is
fearless and keeps her head. taking her
fathers. mfr. F. P. KirkendalD car any
place. She confesses, however. that the
mechanism is rather beyond her.
Girls Who Drive Care
Miss Jean Cudahy. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. A. Cudahy, has given up n gaso-
line car for an electric. The e~Iectrics are
so much more comfortable for winter and
so much easier to handle and to'run,' she
explained. FOR sport. however. 1 prefer
the gasoline car, and l expect to run one
next summer Miss Helen Cudahy also
runs an automobile with not a little skill
during her summer vacations. preferring
the gasoline car.
Miss Elizabeth Davis, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Davis. is another OF the
school girls who know how to handle a big
car.
Mrs. t. L. Davis has run her fathers
gasoline car for two years, but has driven
1t little this winter. She is not timid. but
admits that she knows little about the ma
chine She learned to drive by watching
her father. Mr.. ]. 8. Brady. and is doubt
full whether she would exchange a gasoline
car for an electric.
Mrs. Willard Hosford. who was Miss
Mary Lee Mcshane. also drives a gasoline
car and frequently comes down town and
makes other drives without a chauffeur.
Miss Lucille Hayden can drive a touring
car with a skill that many a man has en-
Wed. but the nervous strain has proven
too much for her and she has given up the
big car for an electric. Miss Mary Hayden.
who recently became Mrs. Adolph storz, Is
devoted TO her electric and has no ambition
TO exchange II for a gasoline car.
Mrs. A. ". Kinsler is among the most
skiIifuI and fearless women motorists In
Omaha. She can handle her car quite in
dependent Of assistance and Is most en-
thusiastic.
Mrs. William Hynes drives ore OF the
larger cars and manages it with skill.