Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07

I evolved in Paris. 1t has a patent leather
belt around the band, with a small tuft
OF wheat on one side. The automobile veil
is attached to the hat and fitted closely
around the neck, without any flying ends.
Should any driver in the contest this
year for the Prince Henry trophy, to be
run in Germany, from June 10 to Is, cause
an injury to any member of the public.
his vehicle will be instantly disqualified
without regard as to who was at fault.
The recommendation OF State Highway
Commissioner j. c.. Wonders of Ohio, ask
ing for 10000 for state road aid for every
county in Ohio, will be cut in two and only
half of that amount will be appropriated
during the present session of the Ohio
Legislature.
Application of tar to the surface of roads
has been successfully carried out on the
Revere Beach parkway in Boston. The
original cost of the application was about
6 cents a square yard and the renewals are
estimated in the neighborhood OF 3 cents
a yard, annually.
Under the auspices of the automobile
club of Chattanooga, a carnival will be
held in that city on March Is, II and Is.
A hill climb will take place on Lookout
mountain and speed contests on 9 mile
track at Olympia park. Three cups for the
latter have been offered.
Efforts are being made to improve the
English Brooklands track by the construc-
ton OF a test hill, up which members may
be able to dive their cars in order TO
doing. The hill makes an ascent OF sixty
feet in a length OF 275 feet.
The Long Island Automobile club has
leased a large foui-story house fronting on
Prospect park, Brooklyn. as a club house.
1t has a spacious basement to store 100
cars, and contains an elevator large enough
to accommodate the Largest car. The top
floor contains a fully equipped mschine
shop.
According to a customs return recently
issued, $3.50 motor vehicles were imported
import value of these vehicles was $3.50
l6, and the duty paid on them amounted
TO 500 lO6. OF the total number of auto
mobiles imported during the years stated,
S8 were from the Unite& States.
The voiturettes cup race. which has been
organized by L'Auto OF Paris for June %,
on the circuit OF Boulogne-sur-Mer, prom
Uses TO have more foreign than French en-
trsnts. one Austrian, six German, six
Belgian, sixteen English, one Swiss, two
Italian and one American car already
French vehicles that have up TO the pres
ent been entered,
The announcement Of a transeohtinental
race from New York TO Seattle has aroused
the time that the winner will take. Sew
eral forecasters are OF the opinion that the
winning car will reach Seattle in less than
twenty Gays. The distance by the shortest
practical route is $500 miles, 50 a twenty
day schedule would involve driving prac-
tically 30 miles a day.
AS the years go on ana the number or
automobiles In use increase the revenue
derived from their taxation will be 50
great that It will be applied to the building
as well as the up-keep OF the roads. And
at the same time horse-drawn vehicles
will either be crowded out altogether or
made to hear their share OF the burden of
taxation as well as have the registration
law applied to IL also.
Retribution swift and sure is overtaking
New Jersey justices OF the peace who have
made a business OF filming motto lists on the
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I they could collect. One justice is serving
a term In jail for failing TO turn in fines
TO the state; another is awaiting trial for a
similar otfense and impeachment proceed
inss have been begun in the legislature
against a third by the Automobile Club Of
America.
A large aulck-actlon oil gun may be
easily made from an old bicycle pump by
plugging up the outlet and drilling and
tapping the bottom place for a nozzle.
The bottom plate can be cut down TO the
iameter OF the pump barrel in case IL has
an extension to be held by the foot when
pumping Automobiles will find such an
OF! gun handy for quick filling OF lubrica-
tors and scattered OIL cups and for sucking
out the oil from the gear-case when a fresh
supply is 20 be put In.
An English motorist has evolved the
dresses and suits have been ruined in
motoring because the long coats would slip
! apart in front. Accordingly he supplied
fts coats with an apron made OF the same
roa,erial and lining as the coats them
serves. II is simply made. being a square
peee OF material with a Eusset inserted
from the bottom to the waist line. II is
the neck and one across the waist line.
They are worn by mer as well as women.
The proposed motor liability law in Ger
many Is exciting an immense amount of
attention there and a powerful agitation
has been stirred up against fine measure.
as Il II feared that II such a law came
into force, motoring would be made al
most impossible owing 10 the enormous
liabilities which the motorist would incur.
even from accidents In which he was no.
wise TO blame. The proposed bill IL de-
clared 10 have produced a serious effect
already on the German industry, az people
are afraid 70 buy cars when they are faced
with such frightful liabilities