Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 14, 1909, Page 16

OMAHA SUNDAY BEE NOVEMBER 14, 1909. ACTIVITY IN AUTO CIRCLES Racing Season at an End and Plans Incubating for Next Year. ROAD RACING THE BIG CARD International Event Opening of the Year as n Strong Draw- * Planned for Season Next ing Card. NEW YORK, Nov. 13—The runni the Vanderbilt cup race marked the of the 1908 auto road-racing season. While several track and motor- decided before the end year, the curtain Already the their g of close there remain drome meets to be of the present road events port big certain is down on promoters of the the almost are turning attention to of 1910, appears at the present that the will open an auto-racing season which will surpass all records in point of number of events and increased fields of starters. Judging from the ex- pressed opinions of the auto clubs in varl- ous paris of the country, there will ba a renewal of all the events of this character during 1910, including the Lowell, Cobe, Vanderbilt, Fairmount, Riverhead and Portola contests. In addition, there are understood to be several other cities whose respective auto clubs are contemplating the staging of an auto race next year. It is predicted by both manufacturers and close students of auto racing that the sport will reach a higher plane next year than it ever before achieved in this coun- It appears to be a well established now that auto road racing is the advertising feature of the mo- and it rac grand prize race next year try axion greatest torcar business grand prize race both early in the spring, it is thought that auto racing will be started upon a boom which will exceed anything of the kind ever wit- nessed in this country, The idea of an international event as an opening feature of the season is rapidly gaining in popu- Jarity, and it appears almost certain thac the month of May will see the staging of | the biggest and most Iimportant America’s auto road races in 1910, New Rules to Govern. Pluns for the event are of course in an embryo state at this time. It will be im- possible to complete the details for the contest until the new rules to govern the international events are decided upon. This code will be considered®at a meeting of the International Association of Recognized Automobile clubs of which the Automobile Club of America Is the United States rep- resentative. As soon as the 1910 code Is an- nounced it is expected that it will be fol- lowed by the dates of the Grand Prix of Turope and the grand prize in this country America’s international road race will not be held until after the running of the Grand Prix. It is the intention of the American promoters of the sport to try and secure the entry of an American team in the forelgn race in order that this country may be in a position to solicit a full entry from the European clubs for the United States event, It has been demonstrated during the past year that auto racing is no longer a novelty in the east, and that to draw big crowds to the course it is necessary to have something more than ordinary stock car competition. Since the Vanderbilt cup race was stripped of its international char- acter, the attendance has fallen off steadily. Although there is no great dif- ference in the speed developed, the glamour of forelgn entries wheelmen has been miss- ing and showed in the depleted attendance. But next spring will see a change in the slituation. Less Interest in Europe. of The past year in European motoring circles from the manufacturer's standpoint has indeed been ill starred. The business on the continent has fallen off to an ap- palling degree. Moreover, manufacturers who made big yeputations through the rac- ing game found them melting away. The prestige of many BEuropean machines fell off during the past twelve months. This old world decline in the industry is sald o be due to but one thing—the temporary | abolition of the speed game. Realizing this fact, the foreign makers who formed a combine against racing have dissolved and lifted the ban. They have come out strong for motor contests of With the renewal of the | here and abroad | every " description practically a the eontinent cannot but the game conquests will in shores. 1f follows prize. should be a The race will A rety Prix tendency sport effect American conungent these Grand The boom the beneficial for race on i to have a on in desire speed many events that next year's grand truly great event be held for the first on Long Island. Already plans are being considered for the staging of the classic, The members of the grand rules committee of the Manufacturers’ Contest are considering suggestions for rules and classifications to govern International rac- ing in 1910. This will be considered in turn by the Automobile Club of America, which is the representative this country of the International Association of Recognized Automobile clubs. This latter body will meet this next termine next racing code. GOOD ROADS IN THE SOUTH | |Ontburst of Beneficial Activity Bucked by Millions of Pablic Money. their the Yoreign compete on time bod month or to de- year's | | Plans contemplating between $20,000,000 and permanent improvement the south. and southwest have launched during the last twelve Some of them have taken form tracts awarded and work already some have eresulted in Increased direct taxation in the issue of state, county or township bonds, and others, involving | the question of bond issues, are still to be | determinea by voters. | The plans are a demonstration of |@eep and widespread practical interest |a movement that will advantage the south | beyond the outcome of any other action that has been taken for its benefit within recent years, - says the Manufacturers’ Record. So momentous is this movement, 50 full of definite promise and sé bound 1o expand as details of it become known that the Manufacturers’ Record has un- dertaken a census of southern good roads sentiment as embodled In reports from county officlals and others in the fourteen southern states and in Oklahoma and Mis- sourl, closely allied to them, interested in the question of highway improvement. Such records of county public opinion on this vital subject have never before been made, and an analysis of them is full of interesting and valuable sugges- tion for good roads advocates, not only in the south, but in the whole country, They tell of facts accomplished, of pro- jects well under way, of varying senti- ments, of alds to the movement, and of its impediments. As to definite accom- plishments, allusion is made of the use of a portion of the funds available under the $,000000 state bond issue authorized in Maryland and under the Shoemaker law for the reinforcement of county funds; of the co-operation of the state and the counties in Virginia; of the au- thorigation of the use of convicts in Georgla, and of like employment of them in Louisiana; of the great progress made under taxation In parts of North Carolina, and of the hearty and liberal support of bond issues in Tennessee, Texas, Alabama and other state: ——— Keep the Brakes Well Shod. In course of time wear came to grocer's wagon, the leather wore away ot the in been the expenditure $25,000,000 for of highways In con- or the | bite on the tire. | the nill .was at all steep there was danger of an accident. one more expert in interpreting every degree the brake shoes had worn out. the trouble was in discover how to apply brakes needed new shoes. From his own supply of shoes that had tie remedy, feet he selected & pair fof the barefoot brakes. With a hammer and a few nalls he was able to do the cobbling for himselt. With brakes properly shod once more the wagon was put in shape for the delivery | of wares both uphill and down. wore shoes to begin with; nalled to the brakes they certainly became brake shoes. A fine touch of accuracy was added,in the precigion with which the right foot shoe brakeéd the right, wheel and the left shoe the left wheel, This' assoutation | months. | done; | in | the from the brakes and the wood took no firm | Much squeaking followed | In consequence on down grades and where Either by the exercise of his own powers of reasoning or on the prompting of some | the | 5ome reverses, until I understood my ma- troubles which come in time to vehicles of | the grocer discovered that To tdentify the same process to the outlasted thelr usefulness upon the grocer's The shoes HOW ABOUT ALTOS FOR HRM | Are They Practical for Man Who Tills the Soil? |DEPENDS ON HIS CIRCUMSTANCES |11 He Lives Where There Are Roads Then Auto’s Utility Become Vital i00d May Proposi- tion to Him. Having over experie it | to | purchased 000 miles, I can say at least to whether is a practical proposit for a farmer own an automobile depends much on circumstances that it is a hard in an offhand way an auto and run it 1 have had some Now ces, as n ques- tion to answer One might answer whether it | Is practical for to put $2,000 into a house to Jive in when he could get along with one that cost $1,000 and put the other $1.000 away, or is it practical for a farmer to own a nice horse and carriage to drive when he could get along with the draft horses and wagon. The $2,000 house many advantages and convenlences over the $1,00 house that make life worth liv- ing, so has the driving horse and carriage over the lumber wagon and work team. And while 1 do not wish to deterlorate against the usefulness of the horse, for | they have always been my best crop on ‘ll\e farn I must say the automobile has a great many advantages over the horse, in & country that fs suitable for an auto mobile to run. I should say to the farmer that llves where most of his driving would be in a hilly, sandy country, he had better leave them alone, at least until the road system been perfected or the auto im- proved more. To be sure, automobiles will g0 through some very bad roads and climb hills that will surprise one, but it is a hard strain | on them, ana it yosts much more to run them. Besides, there is no pleasure in | riding when must be using all your power to get through. They would wear out too fast, and they cost a lot of money, 80 I don't think it would be practical for an ordinary farmer to own those circumstances, On the other hand, the farmer that lives where there are reasonably good roads, even though it be moderately hilly, pro- viding the hills are hard, then there is a great deal of enjoyment and satisfaction in baving an automobile,-if hot economy. In regard to the cost of running and upkeep of an auto it depends largely upon the roads and the man that runs it. Some men wear out a grain binder in five year others make it last ten. In a hilly country three horses are used on a binder, but in a level country two horses often do the same work. It is the same with an auto. One man will run it for all there is in it and an- other will be careful and make it last twice as long. On the level, hard road it will fly along at a great speed with one-half the gasoline that is required on a heavy, hilly road. My experience was this: Living in Huron county, on a main traveled road that goes up through the center of the thumb to Port Austin and Port Aux Barques, summer resorts where one can see autos of all descriptions going by most any hour of the day, I easily caught the auto fever and purchased a two- cylinder, ten-horsepower runabout, after a careful study of the different kinds, and began operations. Never having had any experfence with gasoline engines, I had it all to learn, and, llke all beginners, had as easily a farmer has you one under chine, but had less trouble than I ex- | pected, and I can say this much for the rellability of my auto, that I have always went where I started for and came back again on my own power. I got into a mud hole once and was about half an hour get- ting out, but would have gone through if I had had chains on my whee There | have been times after a heavy rain that T use a horse to drive with Instead of tak- | ing the auto. It is possible, but not always practical, to run when the roads are slip- | pery, especially on clay roads. I have never yet known anything about tire trouble, never had a puncture, although I have mado trips as far as 30 miles and | went through four counties, and in one| place had to run over about ten rods of | crushed stone that had been drawn into | the road and had not been rolled down. It was very sharp, cut the tires some, but |up a brass chain that releases our brindle not let any air out. My experience in cost of running a small car {s: On a hard, level road, one gallon of gaso- | ine will run me about twenty miles; If the | wind is behind, pushing me along, 1 ca zo farther. It all depends upon the labor | your engine has to do, and one gallon of | lubrfeating oll will last about 260 miles A larger car, of course, costs more to run. | My car weights 1,100 pounds, and is not so hard on tires as a heavier car. Other men that own autos may make different statements in regard to costs, but T am simply speaking for myself and my car. T am not doing any advertising stunt, for 1 shall not mention the name of the makers As to its advantages over the horse it simply cuts distances inte halves and quar- ters. The man who lives five to ten miles from town is within a few minutes' reach of it In fact,’he can be there by the time he would have his horse and buggy ready to go. This ;might mean a great deal in case of sickness or some other emergency On a hot, dusty day one ride along perfectly cool and the dust all behind, with the pleasurable sensation of having a power carrying along that responds to the lightest touch, with the ease and comfort that is not found -in a carriage, and 1 might add the auto don't tire, don't sweat, and doesn’t need a fly net And now as to the question of economy, compared ‘with the horse. I think, mile for mile, they will not cost as much, con- sidering first cost and maintenance, but the other hand, Brother Farmer, you can figure on going at least five tim much. You may even hunt up exet g0, and you may get as absurd as to think your wife 1s a dear old girl when she tells you she is all out of tea and wants you to ake her to town. She will catch the auto fever as well as yourself. She may kick on your using tobacco or spending money otherwige, but she won't say anything about your gasoline bills. So there is the economy side of it. But, summing up the whole thing, they are a great convenience, the same as the rural telephone, the rural mall delivery, the dally newsaper, etc., that the farmer now has. They all help to bring the farmer out of his lsolation and make his vocation one to be desired, and his life worth living.—Gegrge Kent, Huron County, in the Michigan Farmer. DUTCH COLONIAL RATHSKELLER Auto Show at Madison Square Garden to Have a Novelty. A revelation in the rathskeller line is promised for visitors to the Tenth National Automobile show which is to be held in Madison Square Garden during the week of January 8 to 15. Every nook and cranny of the historic bullding has been con- sidered in the plan of decoration and those who have been privileged to see the decora- tive scheme adopted for the forthcoming show by the committee in charge say the big ampitheater will present a scene of unsurpassed grandeur that will make it unrecognizable to its regular patrons. The basement, where the commercial vehicles and motorcycles are to be on view, will be decorated miore attractively than ever before and here, burled among dangling tollage, the rathskeller will be found. The rathskeller i3 of the Dutch-Colonial type and is painted in cream white, The entrance, with its two Doric columns, is unique, and it 1s said that there is nothing along New York's “great white way” to compare with it. Crimson and green ramblers, clinging to latticework effects adorn the edges of the inn and autumnal follage tralls to the top of it on each side of the entrance. There s a passageway on elther side of the inn and a glimpse of what {s within its clapboarded walls can be had by peeping through the old-fash- loned windows which front on the passage- ways. Bay trees in boxes adorn the base of each column in front of the inn and one side of the entrance is flanked with a rustic seat. Teld What it W If he hadn't been a dreadful bore and the hour wasn't so late, it is quite possi- ble the lovely girl would have refrained from the exercise of & strategic scheme. “Hark!"" she whispered as he paused in the midst of a long-winded description of his camping outfit, “What s 1t?’ he whispered in return. “It'e only papa. He must be olling the eleaser.” “And what is the releaser?” “It's one of papa's ingenious schemes. Every night, at exactly 11 o'clock, he pulls can you from his unnex kitchen. That's all." And she laughed merrily. glanced at the clock on the dicated 10:57. “1 find 1 must go, hurried manner. Plain Dealen buli pup adjoining the The mantel. caller It in- he sald in a slightly 300d night,"'—Cleveland | Lincoln and [ berry, | the clasp and made use of it in the same RA|LROADS T0 CAHRY EXIBITS FREE TO OMAHA sland Will Run | to Piek Up Material. Burlington and Rock Two Trains Each Corn Show Railroads of the west will bring exhibits the Natlonal Corn exposition free of charge. The Rock Tsland will run two | cars over its lines to pick up exhibits, One car starts at Peoria, 1ll, and the other trom Dallas, Tex. The Burlington has also arranged for two cars, the first to run from Denver and the second from St Louis, making all intermediate stops. The schedules are: b Burlington Schedule—First Denver, No. 10, 10:00 a. m., November 23 to Car: Leave DIREGTORY { 0f Automobiles and Accessories Arrive at McCook, 4:50 p. m., picking up at Fort Morgan, Akron and Wray; leave McCook, No. 16 a. m., November | 2. Arrive Omaha, 6:10 p. m., November | 24, picking up at Indianola, Bartley, Cam bridge, Holbrook, Arapahoe, Edison, Ox- | ford, M Atlanta, Holdrege, Funk, Axtell, M Heartwell, Kenesaw, Jun- | lata, Hastings, Inland, Harvard, ville, Sutton, Grafton, Falrmont, I'riend, Dorehester, Crete, Berks, Ashland Burlington—Second Car No. 43, Tuesday, Hannibal, 11:58 a. 3, 12:08 p. Arrive at p. m. Leave Burlington a. m., November 24, picking up Clarksville, Louisiana, Hannibal, Fort Madison, Mount Pleasant, Fairfield, Batavia, Ottumwa, Albia} Sheri- day, Osceola, Creston, Villisca, Red Oak, Hastings, Malvern and Pacific Junction. Arrive at Pacific Junction, 9:0 p. m. Leave Pacific Junction, No. 23, 6:50 a. m., | November Arrive at Omaha 645 a m. November 2. Rock Island—First Car: 1., No. 323, 2: p. m., rive at Rock Island, 5:3% p. m. Leave Rock Island, No. 17, 6:3 a. m., November 2. Arrive at Omaha, 4:30 p. m. picking up at regular stops enroute. Rock Island—Second Car: Leave Tex., No. 2, 7:00 a. m., November Ar- rive at Fort Worth, Tex., 8:20 a. m. Leave Fort Worth, 8:3 a. m. Arrive at El Reno, OKl., 4:15 p. m. Shipments from Oklahoma Cily and other nearby points should be| sent to El Reno to be loaded while car is set out. Leave El Reno, Okl, No. 3 a. m., November 24. Arrive at McFarland, | Kan., 6:10 p. m. Leave McFarland, No. 5, 3:35 a. m., November 2. Arrived at Belle- ville, ‘Kan.,, 7:17 a. m. Leave Bglleville, No. 18, 7:42 a. m., November 2%. Arrive at Omaha, Neb, 1:0 p. m, picking up at all important stops enroute. IN THE BOOTBLACK'S CHAIR Bicyele Clasps Provided for Use in the Case of Women Cuns. tomers. When the woman came into the boot- blacking place she looked about appre- hensively at the men customers. She did take a seat, though, and the youthful boot- Llack put an end to the obvious source of her fears by producing one of those clasps that men use when riding a bicycle and slipping it on just above the woman's ankle €0 that it held her skirt firmly in place and left only the neat looking low shoe in sight. She settled back with an air of relief and the boot black polished the shoe. When he was through with that one he took off ush, 1 scot, nden Soron- | Exeter, Denton, | t. Louls, Arrive at No, 3:45 Leave November 23, Leave Hannibal, Burlington, No. 17, 1075 at Ells- m. m Keokuk, Leave Peoria, vember 24. Ar- Dallas, way for the other. It was a wrinkle that was new to some of the observers. ! trade it in| If you have anything to sell or and want qulck action advertise The Bee Want Ad columns. BRUSH RUNABOUT Detroit-Elec MOTOR CAR W. L. 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