Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
Timely Tips for Automobile Drivers

The usual annual m exhibition
in Vienna will not be held this year.
A light running and noiseless car is al
ways the sign of a good driver, who takes
pride In his work.
Motor cars fully equipped for camping
tours are becoming regular features OF
sportsmen's shows throughout the country.
The Automobile club of Canada recently
made arrangements for the holding of an
automobile show in Montreal some time in
April.
The Norristown CPa.) Automobile club
has decided to motor TO Hagerstown Md,
and return on its two-day endurance run
in May.
The New York Automobile Trade assoc
citation has announced a htll-cllmbing con-
urday, April 10.
Tn new motor car used by President
TAFT is dark green In color with the coat
of arms Of the United States painted on
1 each of the doors.
In the correction of all faults
the greatest and most common error is In
not properly locating the trouble before
trying to correct II.
About 10000 has been pledged by the
Oklahoma City Automobile association for
the construction of a twenty-flve-mIle
speedway around the city.
A motor truck recently tested at Wor-
%cester, Mass, hauled $4,000 pounds of steel
wire In five days. Another hauled four tons
l6 miles in thirteen hours.
The fastest time recorded as having been
made upon a motorcycle Is that OF a mile
In l41t seconds, a speed of S4.0S miles an
hour, made by William Wray on the Flor
ida beach.
1t is estimated that $4,000 men are en-
ployed in the manufacture of automobiles
In New Jersey and that more than 1900
are employed IN garages. There are
about 5000 chauffeurs in the state.
Encouraged by the success achieved at
their second annual show, members of
the hat Rnif AHtnVNnhfla 1OooInHai aaal,Ha
ton are already planning for next years
event. 1t has been decided to make it a
two-weeks' affair.
Herbert Lytle, the well-known racing
driver, has just recovered from a four
teen-weeks' siege of typhoid fever. Al
though still rather weak, Lytle expects
70 be In shape 10 participate in the
Florida beach races.
A motor chemical wagon, costing S., 500,
has been ordered by the Pioneer Fire COM
pany of Jenkintown, Pa, a small, but
extremely wealthy suburb of Philadelphia.
The members are often referred TO as the
millionaire iremen."
Two parallel roads, quilt of the same
material, one for the use of horse-drawn
vehicles and the other for automobiles
may soon be built near Norristown. Pa,
TO test the general effect of the two
classes of vehicles on the surface.
Notwithstanding the fact that many of
the prominent French makers have been
declaring for some time that there would
nouHeed that neeember. VI" yeST -Say
see another automobile exhibition in Pa 1 5
An automobile ambulance service mas
been installed at the Flower hospital in
New York City. As the territory covered
by the hospital has been increased
thereby, the trustees Of Flower hospital
tional beds.
Small commercial vehicles will be put to
the test over the rough roads in the neigh
borhood OF Paris from April z2 10 80, The
test Is provided for the lighter type OF de-
livery automobiles, taxicabs. hotel end sta
ton omnibuses and motorcycles with a
luggage carrying capacity.
A good highway. stretching in a gem
orally direct line OF 700 miles from At
lanta TO Washington. ID. c., kept up by
the several counties in the various states
now the subject of promotion OF the part
of the Good Roads club OF Georgia.
The Automobile club OF America will
erect another addition costing 800. 900. to
its already extensive eluo house in New
York. A large part OF the space I'm the
new building will be devoted to storage
purposes. as there are more than 200
names on the waiting list OF the present
garage.
Spare asbestos washers should always be
treated before bsing placed among the
spares on the car. A six hours soaking
in olive oil. followed by a draining and
fine black lead. win give a good tight
washer that will come adrift clearly at
any time.
1t Is estimated that the rest OF the state
highway from Philadelphia TO Pittsburg,
advocated by Governor Stuart and the mo-
florists OF Pennsylvania. will cost 5000. 600.
""s for its construction are pending in