Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-12

Lewis Doty said
Automobiles are finding new fields Of
work every day. In municipal service they
have become indispensable Toledo. O.. is
good example. To accelerate the service
Of city-owned motor cars and 20 aid In
suppressing a wave OF crime the chief OF
police accepted an offer OF several private
automobiles. When robberies terrorized
the population. the United Motor Toledo
company equipped several Maxwell cars
with special bodies and paraphernslia TO
facilitate detention and transportation OF
prisoners.
These cars stil in service, are held
ready for instant use and are making
quick trips between police headquarters
and the scene Of robberies. In doing patrol
duty, their swift movements and unex-
tDected appearance in different parts OF
the city have acted az a powerful deter
rent dpon the criminals who previously
had made life miserable.
Another 500 miles has been added to the
distance travelled by the Maxwell Model
a in daily century. sealed bonnet test,
conducted by Harvey Smith of the United
Motor Columbus company Columbus, o..
Mr.. Smith has driven the car nearly 1000
miles over the worst roads In Ohio. He
will continue the run until It becomes
necessary to break the seals.
T. G. Northwen said:
Meeting Roosevelt" is the title Of a
booklet which has taken a conspicuous
place in the library Of automobile litera-
ture. The story how Louis Alternately and
his 6-year-old brother rode their broncos
from their fathers ranch in Oklahoma to
New York to meet Colonel Roosevelt on
his return from Africa and how they re-
turned to their homes in Brush runabout
! is told in so interesting yet ingenious a
manner that the attention OF the reader
is held to the last line"
Fire Chief George McAlevy OF Tacoma
Wash, has purchased a thirty-horse power
| Stoddard- Dayton car for the use of the
fire department Several motor cars arc
used in municipal service in Tacoma.
When Mrs Carter placed her order for a
Thomas car she gave strict instructions
that not a bit of expense was to be spared
to satisfy her fancy or to make It the
most beautiful motor car in the country.
Her own ideas were followed out and are
decidedly Of the Partisan type. The color
scheme is yellow and green. and has since
been standardized as Garter" yellow.
The upper panels OF the body are yellow
and are worked over with imported white
French cane work, thus toning them down
to an exquisite ivory shade. The upper
panels of the doors have been treated in
the same manner The lower panels are in
green The back is plain yellow with Mrs
Carriers crest and coat-of-arms worked in
the center. The coat-of-arms is also
worked on the doors.
Two large oval windows are built in each
side Of the car and two smaller ones in the
back. The drivers seat is enclosed with
fOredoors, but It is not protected with a
glass front. a mammoth searchlight which
! is to be operated by the footman, taking up
the space. This searchlight Mrs Carter
deems necessary in driving to her country
home. The roof of the car is circled by a
heavy brass railing and a metal tire case
containing extra tires is built on top.
The interior decorations are the most
expensive and gorgeous obtainable over
500 worth of gold lace from the original
design made for the sultan of Turkey is
used. The permission to use this design
was obtained by Mrs Carter personally
from the sultan and It has been made only
for these two notables. The sultan's coat
of-arms is woven in the design every three
inches. The upholstering Is Of cream
colored hand buffed leather also imported
| from Paris.
| Concealed cabinets are built in each side
OF the car and open when a hidden spring
Is touched A gold speedometer and clock
are among the many lavish interior fittings
and in fact all Of the inside work is in gold,
Including manicure and toilet cases and a
| rare French mirror Costly Turkish rugs
cover the floor and the car is heated cleo
trically.