Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-28

project and are confident of being able t.
finish II.
The New Jersey State Association o.
County Engineers, which is discussing the
planning a series of important tests. The
association seeks to reduce the cost OF
construction of roads and lessen the dust
nuisance.
The Louisville club and the
Kentucky State Automobile association are
urging Chairman Hover strongly to include
that state in the Glidden tour route.
Davenport, Rock Island and Moline, ILL.,,
also are urging that they be included in
the itinerary.
To ascertain the flash point of oil heat
a sample over a gas stove, inserting a
thermometer so that it does not touch the
bottom of the vessel containing the oil.
When the oil ~vaporizes pass q lighted
taper over II. When short blue flashes
appear note the thermometer.
Because of demands made by the state
military board, which has control OF the
Second Regiment armory, the Trenton IN.
j. Dealers association was
compelled to abandon It's show.
The board insisted on 10 per cent OF the
gross receipts in addition to N,0O0 In cash.
Never before have the farmers and
motorists Of Ohio displayed such unity in
demanding good roads as during the pres
ent session of the legislature at Columbu
State Highway Commissioner Wonders has
asked for 81, 900 and the farmers and
motorists are supporting his request
strongly.
The trophy for a stock car contest, TO be
held In the west, has been given to the
American Automobile association by Ira NJ.
Cobe, president of the Chicago Automoblle
Thompson stock chassis race trophy, which.
It IL understood, has been Withdrawn from
competition by it's donor,
The Automobile Club of America has es-
tablished a new class OF membership;
known as club room members. 1t IL limited
to 100, and has been established for men
Interested In automobiles, but who do not
own cars and, therefore, Will not use the
garage facilities, touring information and
maps which the club supplies It's active
members.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway COM
pany, which has been formed to build a
mammoth automobile race course In In
dianapolis with a capital stock of s260,OOO,
has assured the Aero Club Of America
that its speedway will be completed by
June ], in which case II will serve as a
starting point for the national balloon race
now being promoted.
In view OF the enormous attendance and
the great number of exhibitors at the ninth
annual international automobile show in
Ing the first week Of the year. the man
agement has decided to make a rebate OF
81 per cent to all exhibitors-a figure that
previous event of the kind.
A parade, hill climb. endurance contests
and a number OF novelty races will be held
by the club OF Indiana. with
which the indianapolis Trade association
recently consolidated, during is annual
Opening week at Indianapolis, March %
to 20. In addition to these events each
dealer and manufactures Will hold an ex-
hibit In his own establishment.
The Bridgeport, Conn, Automobile. club
has begun preparation for the fourth an
nual Hill climbing contest TO be held on
Memorial day. The event may be held
again on Sport hill, Easton. as in former
years, but the club has decided that II
II has to pay for the use Of the hill ID
probably Will choose Snake hill In Mill
Plain as the scene of the contest.
Governor Cothers OF Maryland has prom
Used to cooperate with the National Good
Roads congress in the holding OF q big
convention in Baltimore during the first
week In April. The purpose OF the con-
vention Is TO promote the cause of good
roads throughout the country and to inter
OF making appropriations for this move
ment.
Scarlet and Furnished gold have been de-
clded upon as the colors for the decora-
tive scheme for the Buffalo IN. " auto
mobile show, which will be opened March
/. Five thousand electric lamps will be
used. Convention hall, in which the show
will be held, unfortunately contains 0nly
\ elghty-thFee exhibit spaces, while more
than 100 reservations for space have been
received.
As a result % the announcement by tho
club OF France that there
would be no 1909 Grand Prix II is impossl-
BILE for the Italian body 10 get entries for
a race over the Bologna course under
similar rules. and the inevitable course