Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 28, 1909, Page 27

e ) 1 a8 ¥ THEAOMAHA SUNDAY | Bris. OMAHA, SUNDAY, MARCH 25 1909 OW there 15 & fine chance for argu- f ment as to which Chicago team will be kened - most, the Sox.de- l, prived of Jones or the Cubs with- out Kling. It may possibly be s littie esrly to take up the sub- jeot, for there is yet hope that Kling will get in line and do the main back- atep work as usual for the team. But if not, there sught to be som> In éhates along this line. One ot help pausing to remark on the differences in the ways the (wo men quit. Jonmes announced at the close of last season that he would not be with the S0% again, giving Comiskey six months in whiech te_replace him. Kiling vires Chance 148t week, after the Cubs have got ioto their spring training, that ho must net count on him. This leaves ‘he Cubs in & hole that will be hard to gel sut of. It 18 too late to do any fine trad- ing or buying of caichers and the stock Manager Chance has on hand is none (00 strong. Moran is a good catecher, but at hitting b bad and then he couldn't till Kling's sap, anyway. While Kiing gives as hin reason fof quitting the neces- ity of looking for private interests, dope makers insist that soreness at Pres- ident Murphy's interference last year with his Cincinnati blitiard and pool pro- ject is the'real reason. No matter what the causes, the loss of both men will oe deplored by Sox and Cubs followers und neither team can expect to survive the losses without some effects this season at leust Minneapolis is going to play at Omaha ! this fall. Ames wants to play here, Mas- eall Indians want to play here, Micnigan offered to play here and, in faci, there was quite a scramble of the big teams | to sehedule dates with the University of | Nebraska at Omaha. Tllinois tried for a | xame and even Wisconsin wanted (o come. | Such iy the reputation Omaha gained in | one yexr wr a foot ball center, Such Is| the prestige given Omaha by the big game | with Ames. last year, when that col'ege carried back ‘more money than It kney whut (o do with, when the Cornhuskers made more money than they did on set eral of their large games. Omala has & large percentage of college men and th love tife great college sport of foot and will support the game whepever Braska wants to meet any of the universities in the metropolls. Creighton may wlso be relied on to give Omaha sume %008 foor Ball this fall, but the intérest AL present centers on the Gopher-Corn- nusker game October 16. Thousands will come from afar to witness this annual contest and Omaha will again be a real university town bail | new has a lineup for 1908 th, l6oks strong. The team lost thyes | vital eloments in Austin, Autrey and Regan | ané President Rourke faced a formidabl® task when he started out to rebuild the club for this season But he and Captain | ¢i¢ balieve thelr nld timers mixed with the pew’rakes an aggregation that will he figiiting for the flag up to the last and have & good chance of winning. With * Grahum back ho gume the team s | stiergihened. Ri“g ganed such speed last | aeason &% 1o wake lim a most valuablt man, and the 3luzging catcher, Cadman promises vital assisiance. Bui Omaha must | he strong. for there is no use denying the fact that the other teams are strong. (oo, Hoimes will do his best (o repeat his| achievement of last year and Denver must | he veckomed with, while Wichita and Topeka come with apparent power. Lin- celn, Pucblo and Des Moines—every one has made what seém to be valuable addi- tiors. It looks like a big year this year. ‘Young Austin from Omaba will be re tained, for he is a fine player, speedy in hase running, clever with the stick and a rattling good third man.” That is the officlal word that comes from the New Tork American management. 1t is no sur- prise to Omaha fans, but is none the less highly gratitying. It would be a wonder in- deed if Btallings overlooked Jimmy Austin. He is Gestined to be one of the greatest third basemen the game ever saw, is a re- markable base runner and a coming hitter. In adeition to that he, like Autrey, is full of ginger that is infectious to the other members of whatever team he s playing with. Uropire Billy Bvans comments favorably on the rule abolishing ihe nuleance of rub. bing the ball in the grass and says in 1908 M heiped the game materially In the big Wegues. The rule was not followed with ¥ consistency In the Western, but it ought to be enforced, for it Is & good pro- vision. Pitchers should not be allowed to manicure the Ball this way for the purpose of getting their wind sud & better leverags on (he ball. There are other interests to be considered, one of which Is time, and apother patience-patience of tne fans and the batsman. | On ahu teaily l After all. why hasa't Chicago, minus Pvers and Kiing. an equal chance with New York, minue Doniin and Bresnahan? It's bean many years since the Giants tried tt witaout Roger, you know. They are ering semewhat on ar experiment Geurge Stone has quietly tipped it oft that he preposes to xo after that top place in the batting list of the American league this season. Which means that some other well kown batters will have to hit the trail at & fast olip. The ennui which set in upon Washington on Maveh § will #0on be broken: the base ball season is only & few days off. Oh. of uree, congress 18 in extra wession, but— Hugh Jeonings sys without Jomes the Box aré out of it. Yes. but Hughey als: | declared with great emphasis last fall | that the Tigers would wkin the Cubs It's Wwcorning more difficult each day to Fel Awhy from the fect that Chick Autrey will be Moblitsel's tombatone over there at | tirat feet, { look The Flench, th ¥ say sut Fremh toes aliky to Goteh. have nd Russian large Lnes No Kitng behiud, the bat aad no Evers | At sesend make the Cubs look like mere | contenders { . —— | Did Kling drep sut just because Bresna. | hen quit Bew Tork? | of TAXICAB LINE FOR OMABA Company Being Organized Here to Operate Pay-as-You-Go Cars. MACHINES ARRIVE IN A WEEK Ten Cars Will Be Put to Work the Start and the Number Gra oally Increased Basi- ness Justifies. A company will be organized during the next ten daya to operate a taxicab line in Omaha. Six cars will be here within a week and a manager to atart the new com- pany out is expected to arrive about the same time. It {s not known whether the company will be composed of automobile Gealers or business men in other lin H. E. Fredrickson made the purchase of the taxicabs from the Thomas factory, who are looked upon as the foremost manu- tacturers of this car. The company's agent, who will overlook the physical management of the line, said that after the cars were running regularly the number would be Increased to at lsast twenty-five New York operates about 50 cars, while Detroit has a line of 100 or more. The de- slgn of the cars coming to Omaha is simi- 1ar to the closed cars of the Thomas manu- facture. They are provided with mete fastencd within the cars, enabiing pa sengers 1o tell svery mile of ground they have passed over. The charge is based on mileage Instead of by the hour. Passengers may be taken on and off, if thelr destination laya along a given route, without increasing the cost of transporta- tion. ‘The taxicabs will be stationed before the hotels and public buildings. The: charge from the heart of the city to efther of the depots will be about 2 cents CHASSIS RACE TO BE IN WEST ake County, India Draws Honor of Holding Important Event. Wester motpring will come into its own when the first stock chassis race for the Cobe tropky is held over a gourse in Lake oo y. Indiana, on June 19 he decision of Ira M. Cobe, president of the Chicago Automobile club and donor he traphy, to change the character of n THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE At N T h’ 'lt‘ il the contests from national to western, has been hailed by manufacturers, dealers and the motoring fraternity at larke throughout the west, as a decided change for the bet- ter, inasmuch as It emphasizes the growing importance of a section of increasing im- portance In automobiling. Although the first two contests will be held under the direction of the Chicago Automobile club and within fitty miles of Chicago, the trophy 8 in no sense limited in area to the terms of the new deed of gift drafted by Ira M. Cobe. The location will be determined by calling for bids from motoring organisations throughout the en- tire west, which is construed to cover the distance between Pittsburg and San Fran- claco. Territorily the area of the race has been but slightly curtailed by the change In addition to the race for the Cobe trophy, which will be limited to large cars, a certain raiser will be held on the 18th of June in the form of a small car race. Chiet attention s being given by the contssts board of the Chicago Automobile club to the problem of securing adequate police protection for the course during the rave, and 1t is believed that the next few will see an agresment upon some advantageous form of juniformed patrol the Indiana state militia being given the preference. 'he Chicago Automobile club has in urated a serids of weekly runs to the scene of the course. Every Sunday a dele gation of motor cars make the ninety-mile spin from the clubhouse of that organiza tion to Crown Point, the Indiana city which is ldcated at the northern end of the course. The cars then make a circult of the twenty-four mile route which has been lald out for the cup races. The entire country-side turns out to witness the trip around_ the course. The residents in that district are all highly favorable to the races and have offered every possible form of support " GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT RACE Moter Club of Harrisbarg to 'hrough Washington. HARRISBURG, March 21.—The decision | of the Motor Club of Harrisburg to make Washington the night stopping place on the first day of their rellability contest (0 be held May 3 6, has aroused much in- terest in the national capital Arrange- ments have bheen made for a government official to review the contesting cars as they finish the day's run In other re- spects the first day's run of the club will be interesting. Race | Along Auto Row Pleasant Weather Brings Out New Cars Which Were Bought at the Mecent Omaha Automobile Show. New cars are arriving by the score and are appearing on the streets as the weal improves. The number of cars in Omaha will show & great increase over last year Senator J. H. Millard is putting his new big limousine to good use and is getting & good many miles put of the bIg car which attracted so much attention at the | Omaha automobile show | s s | The Austrian count, driving Herman ( Peter's ninety-horse power Thomas Flyer has been working out some improvements on the car which will add materlally to the pleasure of riding and also to the life | of the car. stopping place of many cross-country tourists this summer. The reputation of the splendid garages of Omaha has spread abroad over the land. | and one more machines are at the Omaha garages at all times Omaha will be th or wo blg racing events’ of the year are scheduled to pass through Omaba and Omaha will be able to take care of them. Tha Glidden tour and the New York-Seat- tle race are both scheduled over the Over land route which starts at Omaha RULES FOR OMAHA MOTORISTS mile and wait for the road to clear, They |large must proceed carefully, blowing their horhs | var in | 804 shooting roman candles heavy automobil tudes. ot quickly or rep bac | the question and Are BB case an automobile approaches in fact the use of an hour increased in the near the au service where 1 dow honorary team and to cor- will will | L an United Stntes time al the Automobile tactories in constitute an investment Employ upwards of 100, Produce annually at axcellence any kind autonmobiles, | vehicles. are Past but here the rub- | pleasure « and gives [ municipal emergencies disposed of, | great field usage. the | mercial u | mercial of note par view P hetter development has ars; present is use, as and lies Ameri i, %0 will harmonize be similar in ada and not i in summer and in winter, running rouds send up a red rocket every Go Into ect April 1 . | “m aland vepairing of rules has been prepared f the chaufféur will lay the dust In front of | proepects are members. The rules are ;m«m of tres, | PNEUMATIC TIRES ARE TO STAY amination of the following extract is Now the | Yoy | Mleted W Ihe question of rims for automobile tires | gaiated tire in thé quie cover his machine with a tarpaulin in the minds of many as to whether the | yie jnvolved the ¢ mobile, the tarpaulin to the contrary not has Involved the desig hand, whether it would be superseded by and conceal the parte in the grass - d Il 0 on the idea 14 will be $10 for every mile heed and waste n “On approaching a corner whers he car is evidently the means of fire a revolver, 1o, and send up three such as slow going trucks. that they with promise of continuance in autumn, red white b manutacturer has turned ¢ Keeping with the Time, | tarmer's house when the roads are Austy, | plucing has Wa (Wis) Chaufferus’ club, of | the house with a hand eprinkler worked | pijos for designed to become effective April 1. and of taking the tire off & Question of & Good Rim skite 'On discovering an approaching that it can be |6 today a very important ‘tem. Until & |1ne quetion of quickly respond with the scener | The' gues g neumatic tirs. substantially in jts present | quick detac withstanding, the autamobilist take | 5 qQuick detachable Fima somethi dically different. Today ths “The speed limit on coutry roads SoMeShing " be | violation | redical changes TArhe “blade. of not command a of the road ahead 4 supporting the vehicle on ot bombe at intervals of five minutes equippad with sotld tires pastoral ensemble artiing Maving this main problem “Automobiles country lof ready repair, and An. interesting it will 'slow down to one mile and | cause of the which organization, it 10, “all owners | gver the dashboard Having narrowed dir nove ures may be seen by thdir novel features may be seen by ex fome o -and " mnkting ¢ Rig Tople. a rim %6 the automobilist must stop offside e | tew years ago there was still uncertainty | ime and replacing and In case a horse doek not.pass an aufo forni, had tome to stay, or on the ofher his machine apart as rapldly possible ractic en of the industry give little secret this year, and the penalty o grer' . offender is caught going in excess of it o | automohiles now in use, the preumatic tirs the automobolist must stop, rng a bell road. A small percentage of “Automobiles must he seasonably Ler tire still relgns supreme thus: in spring golden and It might be said sottled at night must on the question ny of re in the case th has the question police ¢ tire, this, afts, settled down removing the tire acing It The re ome cssential be and th Rreal future of autemo tme {8 money n the replace has been ont nd puttiug a new 1 or carrying ar nd equipped witt substituted for Kest possible time removing tires o blowing them up n of indumerabl AUTOMOBILE RECORD LOOKS BIC Behind Earope in Commercial Vehiel the United States of over $108,000,000. 00 men lessl 75,000 motor heen greatest in along the lines of fire. hospital, use. The future ptation to com- A possesses fewer com- European country H. E. Fredrickson has been pilot the Pathfinder car in the New York Seattle race. It is scheduled to pass through Omaha in about ten days. He wil accompany it tfom Fort Dodge to Denver chosen to J. Corkhill returned from Kansas City Omaba automobile dealers have added three new cars to the list in this city dur- ing the last month. They are the Marion Flyer, handled by the Hartman Motor Car company garage with Brick Kuhn; the Locomobile, handled by J. J. Deright, and the Interstate, handled by W. L. Huffmah & Co. These are all cars of reputation in the east, and will no doubt prove popular in Omaha. c J. J. Deright returned Saturday from the east, where he went to arrange for imme dlate delivery of Locomobiles Ole Hibner is in western Nebraska A motor car eauipped with wheels is now used regularly for inspec- tion work on Slerra railway in California. About (wenty entries have been securd for a Denver fo the City of Mexico endur- ance, run, which is being promoted by Denvar molortsts for September. The Automobile club of France got out of its failure to run the grand prix by paying $0 to land owners from whom grandstand sites had been rented. Speclal features of the automobi'e open- ing in Indiana this week (March 23-28) weré an {lluminated night parade, a noveity race and contests for gurage employes. It s estimated that the value of auto- mobile products of Detroit for the year 1908 will be $50.000,00, making It the auto- mobile manufacturing center of the world. The Automobile club of Hartford, Conn., Is making plans for the establishment A permanent club house, discussing it at & Jargely” attended meeting of the club held recently. The present speed limit an hour in ‘he open. country in force in New Jersey, according to all prescnt indications, the ‘leglslature having voted down a thirty-mile limit In replacing the gland of a water ecir- culating pump use plenty of graphite with the packing. The spindle is seldom siff- ciently lubricated, and the grapbite will go a long way toward remedying this. George W. Vanderbilt is equipping his magnificent estate, Biltmore. near Ashe- ville, N. C.. with & number of automobiles and gasoline motors for farm use. e is installing a powerful motor plow and pro- vision on. Preparations for its annual orphans’ day outing in August are aiready being made by the Automobile club of Rochester. If a sufficlent fund can be raised the little folks will he ireated to a dinner and given a boat ride on the lake. According to the figures presented be- fore the Ways and means commities of the house at Washington relative to the new tariff bill, o motor vehicle of any kind can be made in Europe for §0 per cent of the cost thereof in America. The author of one of the popular “au- tomoblle” novels of the day has invented & new place to carry T treasure consisted of $20.000 in bank notes, and the hiding place selected was one of the tires, the bills being neatly arranged between the tube and the cover The three-day mechanjcal of twenty miles will remain etficiency York Auto- will take In the Ci s AL bany and the Berk nd return. fae Fun s the outgrowth of the highly sue. cesaful two-day run arou 4 last September. Y e ainee A peculiar precedent has been set by a| Bcottish court in relation to Two motors collided at the erorn‘::r main and a side road the driver on laws ‘ of a The court neld the main road had JUST ARRIVED In the INTER-STATE flanged ' of | combination of and best three-speed selective type car in America the right-of-way and the drivers on the side roads musi use precaution in cross- | ing main roads. { George Miller, driver of the pathfinder transcontinental " contest from New York to Beattle, was a member of the American crew that won the New York-to-Pe durance event last vear, and the is now driving to Seattle ix the one that ptured the round-the-world prize. nitude of the automobile In- impressed itself upon soine ngs,’ who are con- factory for the manu- d hardwood specialties. They figure that a factory close at hand to the source of supply will have a marked advantage in the automobile market | The British war office is delighied with the results of its recen. sending out of a flying rellef column on motor cars. One | thousand gaen, with full war kit, including heavy guM and horser, were transported from London to Hastings in 500 cars, at a speed of twenty miles an hour over rough Further tests are to be made on larger scale. | | for the events of carni follows hill elimb; April 2, straightaway races and speed trials; April 8, souvenir day and banquet for the trade; April 2, gymkhana games; April 3, andur- ance run; May 1, afternoon carnival parade. The endurance run scheduled for Friday, April 2, is a new event. The Quaker City Motor club of Phila deiphia to hold another reliability run some day during the latter part of next month. The sy endurance contest of the club will eld May 19 to R from Philadelphia to Pittsburg and return. The annual Fairmount park chassis race will be held on October 7 and the winter endur- ance run on December 2 and 3. The outcome of the fight of Chicago motoriets against the imposition of wheel tax in the United States supreme court Is of importance to automobilists throughout the entire country, as there is a likelihood of other cities following Chicago's example in the event that the motoriats lose their appeal. The sum of $15,000 {s being raised to conduct the fight. In round numbers the American auto- mobile manufacturers pay $35,000000 an- nually In wages for work done in auto- | mcbile factories alone. This does mot In clude wages paid for labor done on ma- terial Before it is brought Into the auto- mobile factories. from some 4,000 alliod | establishments throughout the country, or the salaries paid in automobile factorie The Automobile club of California is re golving high ‘praise from other motoring organisations throughout the state for its sign board work. Already signs have been erected in Contra Costa county and part 9f Ban Joaquin, Btanisiaus and Fresno coun- tes. The westerly part of San Joaquin county and both sides of the San Joaguin river as far as Freano have been posted. ny |The crews have been working car, which is laying out the route for the ! | road race in any part of Massachusetts are in the di- rection of Sacramento and will take up the road to Lake Tahoe After this they will commence work in Lake county. All told, | club has post 1,200 miles of roa i within dius of %0 miles from San Francisco. California _has a baby record holder Although only 13 months old the liitle lady in question, appropriately named Mercedcs California_Anderson, hold all long distAnce by motoring records. having trayeled in her young life more than 20,00 miles in her father's car. Before she was 4 months old she made two strenuoue round trips irom Sar Francisco to Los Angeles. As a result of the investigation of (he recent endurance run from New York (o oston, chances for another automobile very dubious. The highway commission has stamped the contest with its disapproval and promises that any participant, whethe: owner or operator, will lose his license if he is involved in reckless operation-or other gross violation of the speed laws. Bhould the automobile line through th: subway between fhe capitol and senat office buflding at Washington prove a suc cess, & smilar service will be installed in the tube from the capitol to the house of fice building. Each machine accommo dates ten persons. Thoy are af tan color handsomely upholstered and so arranged that they may be run backwards or for wards, as the subways are 00 narrow to permit turning. The motor cars fitted with rapid fire guns, constructed by the German govern ment to repel an attack by dirigible war balloons or aeroplanes, are armored with nicke! steel an eighth of an inch thick. One of the cars is completely covered by a steel dome, which can be revolved by the gun r within, enabling him to aim at almost ny angle. This car, gun and ammunition weighs three tons, vet has a speed of forty miles an hour, It is gasolene driven W. L. Page. director of public roads of the United States, has reached the con clusion, as the result of his extensive tesis e to roads by automobiles in in proportion to speed. Up to fif miles an hour, little or no effect produced on the road, and even at twanty miles an hour It was judged by those present that no serious damage was done. From twenty miles an Hour, however the effect was markedly noticeable with each increase in speed. Alloy steels were almost unknown fn me- chanical construction in the nineties, though nickel stesl had been tested to some ax- tent, chiefly by firms supplying armor plate sieel to the government However, it was of doubdtful utility until introduced into the sutomobile. Firat, it proved a great boon in the construction of live rear axles which when made of ordinary steel had | been bending or breaking o an alarming teen degree. Next, It was tried in crankshafts which had also given much trouble. Tater, | it was used for the construction of sliding | gear wheels employed in (he transmission | of the car THE INTER-STATE Complete double A5 H. P. 112 imported Eisemann equipment. ignition sys Magneto and 1 the cluich, transmission and A car that will satisf, to service, style, speed and reliability under all conditions W. L. Butfman & Co., The REGAL, 4yl 30 h. p, $1 power and reliability in the most test ever attempted under conditions which other manufactur- ers termed {mpossible Book your order now If You want early delivery opened to them on these three cars 1824 Farnam St., Omaha, 250 again demonstrates its The HU remarkable endurance con- about, 4 ey magneto. Dealers and agents Write or see us. PMOBILE 8750, 2 $1,750 wheel base, 34x4 Tires uil rear axie, every we have the simplest y requirement of the owner Telephone Doug. 1289 —~Distributers- passenger run 1. 20 h. p.. 86 inch wheel base, se lective type transmission, Esch high tension will appreciate the opportunity e i e e Model Forty-Four, 34 H. P. $2250. Spare Wheel, with inflated tie, brackets and tools, $74. Magneto $150. What Rambler Economy Means Here is what Mr. C. F. Showalter, 1626 Wirt Street, Omaha, Nebraska, writes: believe I have them all beat for mileage and small expense. [Rambler March 9th, 1908, and drove it until November 13th. During that timel had covered 24,600 miles. A great deal of this was over country roads, and quite often with six or scven passengers. The expense of my car during this time would not amount to over $25.00 a¢ the most; this does not include tires and fuel, The four-cylinder Rambler has thewm all beat for simplicity, duradility, and econemy. 1 bought my "The Car with the Offset Crank Shaft The great economy and efficiency of this car is due to such exclusive Rambler features as the offset crank shaft, straightline-drive, safety spark retarder, Rambler Sp: Wheel, etc. Let us prove this to you. Call and we will explain these Rambl are er features in detail, and by actual demonstration; no obligation on your part whatever. Seven Passenger Model, forty-five horse power with ofiset crank shaft, $2500. Other models, $1150 to $2500. The Car of Steady Service Coit Automobile Co. 2025 Farnam Street OMAHA, NEB. cINTYRE @ WALLACE DEALERS IN AUTOMOBILES New and Slightly Used 24th—Near Farnam Street, - - Omaha, Telephone Red 3039-Ind. A-1514 Special Agents gé¢ for the............ Everything on the Oakland is up-to-date The product of Ameriea’s foremost automobil steep hills Right Now! Automobile Engineer and Designer, Mr. A. P. Brush Scientific simplification characterizes Oakland consiruction OAKLAND *20" are both masterly examples of what unit construction means to the automobile Tasteful, elegance of appearance, splendid halance and handling aualities on vord smoothness of operation, a ward, “roadability” never approached below the $3.000 mark 600 40-horsepower Oakland the aristocrat of mod erate priced five-passenger cars throughout The OAKLAND the quiet A0 world power Neb. OAKILAND” Been in the business since the beginning and understands building automobiles to stand up on rough roads and and the speed, makes the Good Slightly Used Automobiles Overhauled and Sold on Commission.