Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-14
Heard
At the Omaha
Automobile Club

The club At the Wednesday meeting OF
the board OF directors, ordered five s.
rewards paid to police officers for arrest
and conviction OF persons throwing glass
on the city streets. Officers Q. A. Jen-
sen. o. v. Thistrup. II. s. Askwith. p. T.
Hagerman and Ollie Ferand. and Ser
geant Madsen and DR.. Tamisea will share
in the reward money.
North and south Highway.
Secretary Clarke Powell left last even
ing for New Orleans 10 attend the road
congress. called by the Chamber Of Com
merce, which will determine upon the
route Of the overland North-and-south
highway. To be on the route is so much
desired by other cities in the middle west
that large delegations will attend. and
the contest for a place on the highway
win be keen. With Omaha on both the
Lincoln highway and the jefferson high
way (the new orth-and-south highway
automobile traffic through the city and
the state would become veritabIe stream
OF tourist parties. Mr.. Powell. as dele
gate from the Omaha Automobile club,
will work with the Commercial club dep
resentatives. Randall X. Brown and Rob
ert Manley, in a supreme effort to have
Omaha placed on this route.
Road siGna Placed.
The clubs sign car recently placed iS5
direction and danger signs on highways
around Omaha in two days. The sign
car will stay on the Job for a couple of
weeks and locate about 400 more signs.
The clubs sign work has Seen warmly
commended by the members and we feel
that this part OF the benefits Is one OF
the most important we can confer.
A Deceptive Corner.
Eighteenth and Harney. at night, 10 Z
rather deceptive corner 70 the automobile
driver coming north up the Eighteenth
street hill. As motorists are aware, the
center parking on Eighteenth. between
Farnam and Harnsy. was changed TO the
curb parking on account OF coal wagons
being backed up there most OF the day.
Now when motorist comes up Eight
eenth street at night. and seeing the
lights OF the autos parked at the curb
on his right. he is deceived into thinlxins
the machines are center parked. with the
result that quite a few drivers have mar
rowiy escaped running into the curb un.
DER the impression that they are drivins
on the riEht-hand side Of the street.
CIub's Annual Meeting.
| The annual meeting IL very Close M
hand and We hope for live turnout OF
club members. with our nearly 100
members we win have to look around
FOR hall big enough.
Near-side STOP Echo.
X. z. Fredrickson. one Of the beat
known Omaha motorists. dropped into the
club room last week for "a look around
and was highly appreciative Of the good
work done by the club this year. IT can.
not understand why any motorist m
Omaha hesitates in joining the Omaha
Automobile club" remarked Mr.. Fred
riekson. "A live organization. such a,
me Omaha club has proved itself. Is wor.
Thy OF liberal support" Mr.. Fredricksop
said the automobiles In Central America
where he spent last year hunting. ar,
very few and awful far between. ana TN.
roads absolutely rotten. Omaha ha,
placed itself In the old fogy class" saId
hr Fredriokson. by revertinE back ~
the far side stop for street care. ry,
Travelled good deal and every city tha,
e city has the near side stop