Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1909, Page 43

THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMB mobile or motorcycle, under ocongested !rlf'll conditions, and after an examins. tion s0 Af 1o his mechanioal knowledge UNIFORM AUTOMOBILE LAW Owners Would Like Laws the Same 'eisiature by the amsociation will be. it sald, thet any owner of an sutomobile who in Different States. {may be present in the vehicle when the law Is violated shall be equally gullty vith the driver of the same A yearly tax on automobiles #nd motorcyed »aid z to be based on thel horse-power of the ma- chine and at the rate of §1 par horse-power, is another of the purpomed reforms. REPAIRING MOVE AT NEXT CONVENTION Am Effort Will Be Made te Have Same License Permit Owner to Drive from Ome te Amother. HINTS FOR TIRE Firet 1a 1o Always Be Ready fo Bresk. Every motorist should have ready at & - g e 8 g o e times the tire repair kit furnished with @sserves threughout the coustry SSures &t the tires, or one equal as good, and in siate associations and clubs have for some | oo (O L O00 Siog Sossidiey time recoguised this necessity and bave|,, ;g y, repairs so &% 1o continue & journey been working for its sccomplishment in |- 8T I EG KL T (g oeatea SRl SUNPSEE - S ol gt the hole In the tube and marked around it board of the Ameriean Automoblie ase03k | witn an indelible penci) that there will be - which firet advockted this policy | ., gippiouity In finding It again, procsed of uniformity in automobile laws as & wub- he felloving masner: Fust-Teke sect SmErviag of the same carsful atten- piece of conrse emery cloth or sand paper tion whish for years hae boen given 0| gng ryp the surtace of the rubber many other Jegal questions widely | gy ynehes around the puncture. Then recognised &s urgently needing uniform clean this surface with benzine, though if legtsiation, {s about to bring the matter none is avallable. gasciene may be used. more prominently before the count e g Boagfpeups Jarge by the first national legislative co hoe) i ention, which will be held in Washing- prog Jesigptylly o 7o ton, D. C., February 15 16 and pae e Sy S, g The purposes of (his comvention were e G o clearly explained by Charles Thaddeus the space around the puncture Terry, chairman of the legisiative board, Uniformity in automolile laws everyt in in for wev- at Roughen the n the same one which margin, gusolene. ber cement and the will cover nd o with rough side of the rubber patch at the recent annual meeting of the Amer jcan Automobile assoclation in New York City. As & further evidence of the in- creasing interest in the importance ot equitable automobile legislation it i worihy of note that Mr. Terry has been invited by the officers of the national civic fed- erstion to speak before that body on this subject at the national conference on uni- form legislation to be held in W January 18 and 19, just one month be fore the convention under the auspices of the national automobile body of the United States. At this February convention delcgates from all the clubx in the national organi- zations have been requested to attend, and invitations have been extended to ernors of all the states in viting them to be present by one or more officially epentatives the gov- e union, in in person ccredited or rep k Govermment The purpose of onvention is two- fold: First, to secure the sage in con- &ress of the federal motor vehicle registra- tion bill, and second, to bring before the officlal delegates of the various states the necessity of enacting a uniform state motor vebicle law, Uniformity in swiomobile legisiation in the United States must be sttained in these two directions. The federal registration biil, which has been advocated persistently by the legislative board of the American Auto- Asa. this is to be done two or three times at intervals of five to fifteen minutes. the coating being applied when the preceding one is perfectly @ry. Press the patch against the tube firmly and, thoroughly to remove all air beneath it and to insure proper adherence of ‘the surfaces. Remove all uncovered solution with benzine and spread some soapstohe, talc powder French chalk, all of which are synony- mous, over the covered surface so ac prevent the tube sticking to the cover Among the precautions to be obgerved are that the surfaces be well roughened and cleaned before application of the cement and that the solution be given ample time 10 dry. If the cement is not ary and tacky, the pateh will not adhere as it should, and might loosen while the tire is being put nto the casing; the same results would obtain if the rurface was not properly cleaned or roughened befor: application of cement. Before the tube is put into the casing. plenty of tale powder should be prinkied into the latier. If the hole in the casing is small, it will not be necessary to repair it until the compietion of the trip. when it should be filled with for if neglected it will permit water enter the tire and rot the fabric. If the hole is of considerable size the inside of the shoe should be thoroughly cleaned around it, end rubber solution appiled, after which one or more layers of friction mobile association for more than two years, | fabric should be cemented 30 a8 to cover secks to permit interstate travel of metor | the hole, the amount of fabrie used de- chrs by & simple method of one registration | Pending upon the sise of the opening. through a national registration buresu, this | this precaution is neglected, the tube will regulation to be operative in ail states, | blow out through the case. without the meocessity of securing a spe- | COVer such m cut with some form of casing | mobile compa iy, clal Mosmse to tour in & dozen or more states, a8 is now the prevailing system. The national registration bill was intro- | It 15 well 1o Pprotector, ine market. or | |strate which machine rubber by | | vuloanization before it is extensively used, to 1f | will be much smaller. Along Auto Row Preparstions Are Being Made for the Automobile Show in February—Predic- tion Pactories Cannot Mest Demand John P. Da & manager P Auto company. said that the coming ses- son will be one of the greatest in the hie- tory of automobile people. He has ted the factories and does not see how tacturers can possibly turn ¢ number of cars demand Rosdster . . ¥ m it & suffic of all makes t en meet (he .BOWSER The CHASE Auto Herring company able to est care. By lowa he wi president sald Atlantic AIR C . £ Harry said the est ca Var { Coun the Overland is one of At he ever saw Mr. ¥ Brunt recently months in Europe and rode over there. he r--\- it clase. spent weveral n all of them The Wallsce Automobile company has received its seventy-horse power Stearns. which attriiets a great deal of atiention is being pushed vigor- J. Deright company. This f the great care the country ar of speed. of power and endur- MOTOR CAR W. L. Huffman & Bu. 2026 Farnam ltrm CU;Q lmmhh OOL COMMERCIAL AUTOMORILE OO 201 South Temth Btreet. Wallace Auto 264th — lur Farnam Street. lnd nrhn THE OMAHA BEE’S DIRECTORY OF AUTOMOBILES AND ACCESSORIES passenger passenger 60., 2209 Farnam fl "TANKS mi PUMPS J. M. PINKERTON, 582¢ Bran -Hlin.. ED AUTQ ellvory problem. u.rmnmnm.': 2044-46-48 Farnam Street. . Chalmers-Detroit J a c ks o Detrolt Eleotri n P.ONEER IMPLEMENT COi Cait Automobile Co. ™ . THE PAXTON-MITCHELL CO. Douy. 7281— MIDLAND MASON Mason IEEuIB BROS. & ASHLEY, 1102 Farsem SL Rambler, Yor Aemonsire 2209 Fernsm St AUTOMOBILES Storage and Repairs 2318 Hnrncy .tnot. —A2011 OI’M &Oylbfiv Inter-Stats, $1,750; DeTampls, 650; Hupmoblle, $7.50. A MARVEL OF WORKMARSE PEERLESS J. T Stewart sald It is claimed that the Rambier, bacause of its offset crank- shaft, can be operated most smoothly and steadily when running even as slowly af three miles an hour under load, in crowded traffic or on & hill or sandy rosd. “A prise was recently offered by H. T D. Wilson, Houston, Tex., to the car that would make & quuur of a mile In high gear At the slowest rate of speed “By the rules of the contest the drivers | were compelied to use the high gear throughout the raoce. “The object of the race was to demon- ould best be oper- throughfare on high Qanger of colliding with ated on a crowded speed without other vehicies. “Four cars entered. Two fied, being unable to travel this dietance on high gear st such a rate of speed without killing the engine “The Rambler won the event consuming minutes &nd thirty- of were disquali- 1 e seconds Colonel Deright said that February will be one of the largest in this part of the eountry. “Mr. Powell has just returned from the east and I have called s meeting for next week to make preporations for it At this meeting we will allot space, 40d determine just what part of the corn show space we shall retain” He said that at this meeting provision would be made for all the show in heid 1. 6. NORTHWALL CO. 914 Jonms S JACKSON or Impl.mont Co. lldh. lowa. TRRITE smqm DRUMMOND | 024 Farnam SL " Thomas, Hudson, Pierce, Rapid, *® Chalmers-Detroit BRUSH RUNABBUT Detroit-Electric ro-s Wood’s Elecm M. E. Fredrickson Automobile Co. STRE !T orly, Lexingte Deright Automohile Co. 53 Henry H. Van Brunt oes= Hartford SMITH, 2207 FIIIAI ST FRANKLIN cur . comrmsors For REO, FORD, PREMIER. ATLANTIC AUTOMOBILE co., R. R. KIMBAL Suvm -Duryea, Ml‘u Stanley Steamer. BABCOCK ELECTRIC 2026 Farnem ll'-i. BABcocK R. R. KIMBALL, l!i Farnam St BAKER ELECTRIC =53t DENISE BARKALOW, Propricter 2218 fl,“&_ ATLANTIC AUTOMOBILE co., *ons, ?Aitrlntlc and Council Blum, lowa 3eyinder 242 RIDER LEWIS “S%ET OMAHA AUTOMOILE CO., 216 S. PREWIER Ceunci! lllfll lowa, “MURPHYDID IT” 14TH AND JACKSON nute % AUBURN 15 dealers possible. There are many more |than last year and it is likely that space MARMON The easiest riding car in the world. C. F. LOUK, 1808 Farnam Street, State Agent. C. F. LOUK, State Agent, HALLADAY &¥ g i H. E. Wilcox, presideni Standard Auto- has returned from the | of which there are legion onm | fsctories of the Standard Six and National {Cars, and announces that he will have ali i of the urgent orders. He thinks that the duced into congress st year. but owins | READY FOR THE HOOSIER RACES coming seascn will be one of ihe largest to the tariff agite lon, it falled to obtain | » hearing before the Judiciary committee, | to which it was referred. The bill will be | reintroduced Intu congress at an early date. A bearing then will be asked for und it is the intention fo have the hewring set | for one of the days during whith the con- | vention will be In session, thus permitting all of the delegates to bring thelr argu- ments to bear for the reporting of the bill favorably to congress. Rights Are Igmored. Wé believe,” said Mr. Terry in his an- nual report before the American Automo- blle sssociation, “that there is no adequate snswer to the expediency and the legality | of the messure, except its prompt ensct- | ment into law, and any and every com- gressman who seeks to evade the question or to attempt an srgument in opposition | should be met fairly and squarely by bet- | ter arguments, and that is not difficult. | The full rights of automobilists have been too long lgnored. To & large extent, it may be said that hostile automobile legislation | on the statute booke is there largely be- cause we have ourselves been lax and in- | different about it. We want, and must has the same kind of work as has been 8one | in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, in every state in the union.” In referring to the work -mmwuh-a‘ since 187 for a uniform state motor ve-| hicle Jaw, Mr. Terry said that the progress made thus far was highly encouraging. I twenty-eight states, which he olted st con- | siderable detail, some of the more tmpor:- | ant features of this state ls © already been enacted. Those states Which now ex- empt mon-residents from paying an addi- tional pegistration fee, provided such motor users Bave complied with the law in their home States, are: New York Illinols, Indiana, Jowa. sota, Missourl, Nebraska. w Hampahire. North Caroline, Ohlo, Oregon. South Dy kots, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin In Massschusetts, Vermont and Pennsyi- vania monresidents sre exempt from re ration and loense fees for ten dars; Rhode Island for twenty days. The registration fees, however €realy. In Nebrasks and South Dakots he fee is §1; in Minnesota. $1.60: in Ten- nesses, Utah, Maine, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Fiorida. §2; in Oregon. Mich- isan and Maryland, 8; in Ohlo, North Car- oliua, Missouri and lowa, §: in New Hamp shire, §10; all these being a flat registra- on fee withoul regard to the horse-power of the machine The new Michig last session of th more Dearty upc Automobile assoc state bill than o demonstrating, says Mr. Terr tiveness of the persistent effor f our prominent members in Michigan, to-wit: particularly 8 D. W don, Roy D. Chapin, William E Meczge And others. The statute prohibits loca inances except in the matter of wposd Califoraia, Michigan, Minne- vary ated at the re. 15 copied f the American uniform automebile other state the effec. s of son the state WANTS AUTOMOBILE COMMISSION Alse Law te Make Owmer Equally Guilty with Driver. If the Nutic 1ighway Protective s clation has its way New York's automobile law will undergo comsiderable change 1 winter. The secreiary of the association says that & highway commission appuinted by the governor of the state is the solution of sume of the present difficulties. The commission sbould hiave sole power to issue loenses 1o drivers of automobiles and me- toreycles, such licenses to be issued only afler the applicant has paseed an esami- TAtion &s to'his ability to drive An auto- | Chicayc Tribune ‘ record-breaking | been accomplisbed it is pin American Association Samett, anapolis Meet NEW YORK, Dec. 1L.—Announcement has been made by the contest board of the American Automobile association that an official sanction has been granted the in- @lunapolis motordrome for the record trials that will be held there on December 17 and 18 While there was no doubt in the minds of the promoters that the stamp of the American Automobile association approval would be placed on the meetin, the granting of it through the chaunels makes every detail complete for the speed flights of the big racers Judging from reports that have eman- | automobile people have ever g3 | pany, t | ated from the Hoosier capital, the so-caiied | meeting should Gevelop | some of the best racing of the year. It is & known fact that the ulterior motive of the speed carnival is to show that the In- dianapolis motordrome’s new track i as |8afe as any in the country and to prove » | to the motor world that better time is pos- | sible at Indianapolis than was made at the opening of the Atlanta track last month As @ matter of fact the Hoosier manage- ment forecasts that the cars will surpass {the tirke made at Atlanta by three seconds |10 the mile. It is poinied out that the en- tire roadbed has been reconstructed. A layer of brick has been placed on top of & concrete bed. The brick will be covered with & surfacing material. After this has aned to send & chassis around cir- cuit. These cars will reel off hundreds of miles, pounding down adbed and as- suring everything being In perfect trim for e best efforts of the racers on Decemb and & Western drivers who have seen the constructed track State thet unusually hi speed should be sttained. Whi have been a few unfavorable me about the brick lavers, It is believed that the substance can stand the strain as we 85 any other material At any rate. will be put to & most thorough test Very pretentious doings will at final preparing of the track. With clous eeremony and appointment brick of the costly spesdway plated. reguler sized block, wi some day Dext week. The brick wi what has cost mere then $00.000 to plete. "The program for the is be ranged. and will include events for class 1451 to M cuble inches: clase 2, 301 to 48 cuble inches: class 3. 231 to 30 cubic inches; class 4. 161 to 2W cubic class 5 18 cubic and under Each one of these classes will b AN the records In the separate classes be kept. The list of events w quarter mile, the half mile, 1} number the P nd auspl- the . & be a isia seal & ar- cars of t nclud the lometre ten-mile the 100 nning Signboards for (hicage. The Chicago Motor club is spendis sum of 5200 in the erection of perm sign boards on 39 miles of roads vicipity of the “Windy City His Feiieltations. Maudie,” said Algy. “1 told Bivies of our engagement the other day ‘What @id be say” Well, you Just & the anent n the ought 10 bave hewrd “Did he congratulate you? “IN@ he congratuiate me? Well, I should simper! “What 4id he say” “0, you gughu't to ask me that” “Yea but I want to know.” “We . he—er—said, ‘yop lucky dog” = | Matson that they | the 1w known, W. L Huffman is riding arcund in a | Hupmobile, provided with Landonlet body. | It is attracting a great deal of mx-n'lvn‘ and is destined to be popular L Doty, manager riscoe Omaha company eral days with his father | City the Maxwell is spending sev s family in David Manager Gould of the Ford Motor com- | has recelved a handsome buach of | Ford cars. Mr. Gould is preparing to get into the game in earnest and proposes 0 | make the Ford one of the populer cars in this part of the country. Joe Matson, real estate agent This is the way the famous pilot l-fl the Chalmers-Detroit Biuebirds, now slgns | his name. The popular Joe is mow the owner of real property. He picked it out for him- self—he likes it—and be says be is going to herg on to it Joe's new wealth consists of Jots 484 and 4%, in block 1l on a certain map entitled | Map of Property of the Queens Land & Title Company, Massapequa, Long Is- land, Section ‘1’ surveyed 1905, and duly | fiied in the office of the vierk of Nassau | county In the vear 187, and which said lots on being taken together according 1o sald map, are bounded and described as follows Then follows a minute de- scription of Mr. Matson's own properiy, which goes on to show that they are real, for-sure. lots in & real, for-sure and promising townsite Matson, driving & Chalmere-Detroit a0, won the Massapegua trophy in the Vander- bilt rece thir year, incidentally setting a new world's record for speed for light cars. After the race the Queens Land and Title company, which is selling out the townsite of Massapequa, L. 1., informed would present him with lots recognition of bis victory in the Massapequa trophy race. After Matson snd Billy Knipper got through with their clean-up down st Atlanta, Matson went to New York and was taken out to Massa. pequa. looked it ell over and picked out lots that looked best 10 him. The company gave him a deed duly signed by Allen T. Haight, the president, and the Gther officers. two in 1 haven't yet decided what | am going 10 do with these two lots™ sald M Mr. Halght todd me that each lot was worth $1.000, so 1 am feeling rather rich all at once. It feels pretty good to be the cwner of a piece of dirt and feel thet #t belongs to you and nobody else. What 1 want to do 10 go there and bulld & fenoe around these lots. and then go over in the middie of it and say to everybody who comes 4long. ‘you can't get in here, because this belongs to Joe Matson and nobady elee’ Maybe when 1 have m & few more races, 1 will build & suburban home opn obe of these Jots and retire 1 @an sell the other one, 1 can bulld a house on it and rent it Anyway, it feels pretty good to be a land proprietor When Guy L. Smith, the local Frankile agent. @rew No. 1 under which to compete for the World-Herald trophy in the Re- liabllity run of the Omahs Automobile club, his friends wurged him to protest against the use of the number if he would avoid all kinds of dQisasters, but Smith was abduraie, clalming Wal thirteen, twen- | tson. INTER-STATE use of large tires on these light o AMERICAN $4,000 ..'SII“ PAII' .-$1285 1 Mattheson | J J BERIGHT CO. Farsam S1, CHAS. MERZ Garage and Repairs Standard Six & Nitiona! Apperson s WHITE Steamer Sk VE|_|E VELIE MATOMBRE 08 1293 Fasam . Kemner ‘Hemphill & Buckingham John Deere Plow Co.,. Distribwters. 814 “ausn 1% @1 Voisphone Do 78 huts Lamgps, i Tempornry Location !Illl'm 'SWEET-EDWARDS AUTO CO. Mo 2052 FARNAM STREET Locomobil M. E. WILCOX. OMAHA, K Standard Automobile Co. $1750 Fully Equipped —8 Cyl, 40 . P, | W. L HUFFMAN & CO., 2025 Farmm St. . Buick and Olds- mobile Cars. B E SIDLES, Ges'l Nasager Liscels Branch, C B SHORE, Nasager TIMES SQUARE AUTBIOB!LE-' COMPANY 1332-1334 Michigan Ave, Chioago, Ml GEST AUTOMOBILE THE WORLD. Nehmska ‘Buick Auto Company Omabe Branch, LEE HUFF, Masager 1 ty-three or any other number could mnot| | keep the Franklin from winning. And sure | enough the Franklin won against & large | field, carrying away not only the grand | prize, but the club trophy as well There were three reliability contests held in Nebraska this year and the Frank- | lin won each of them, besides winning the | ing & four days run from Kansas City 10| ineluging small and Iarss runabouts, Toad: nd return sters, touring cars. and some Hght de- P e R _ |livery wagons. All machines in good work- During the 1006 season thirteen seems 10 |ing order Write and tell us What you Want have been associated with the Fraukiin|Get our Bulletin and list sent free on re- as a lucky, instead of an unlucky, number ‘“‘BNN(“ and many have been won by & | Kausas Cit Franklin entered at No. 13 The three rwn‘ places were won on the thirteenth day of | Axuy one of these courses may be oompieved in three wanibe the month in the Worchester, Mass. en- !l ’ The most compiete and pracii- durance run, out of which the Frumlm‘ was the only car to come in unpenalised. | cul courwes affered by suy schoul 1s the country. ¥l | wupply of sutomebiics and eagines for practice. Sru- The Oklahoma endurance run, in Which | geuiw taught met emly o bandle sutomobiles snd first place In Class A was &warded « | ehgioes buito make all repaire. Sand for setaiogue E¥ing complese information. T0u can emier any Fraokiin, efter it had travelied over 28 | fime® Your quarier is twelve wesks, or three menths miles of road thick with mud, and the foom the day Jou enier.’ Adéress Highland Coliege. Des Moines, La. Denver-Pueblo reliabtlity n, in which s the Franklin had less than one point pen- alization and attained first place its class, in & run of 1M miles, were each started on Friday Among events during the which the Frankiin carried the No. 13, were the Bretten Woods rellability run and, the Glidden tour, in both of which & perfect score was made and the Hurris- burg reliability and endurance contest and the Philadelphia-Pittsburg contest, which | were each & Frankhn The of Motor No car at double the price can do more work or better work than the LA DEALERS IN HOUSE Bt Louir —New York City, Philadelpnia. contests s, Bas and Tractior . expense is and with is lessened to the same ex as road re reduced. A few American makers have always advocated this type of car, but the buying public sppears not to have been fully alive to the advantages sained or more the manufacturers would have found it to their sdvantage to have fallen ito line with light bigh-grade machines. Sl the unguestioned success { of these practical and economical types are bringing to their makers & quantity of busi- pess which in time will affect trade. reduced it every a mininmum expense . seasor p Don’t be satisfied to accept this statement without proof —come in and let us show you. You will marvel at its speed and power and room—its silent running and easy con- trol. You will find this car doing its work better than the larger ones, and wonder that it can be seld for such a low price. Bring a mechanic with you and subject the car to any test you will. H. E. FREDRICKSON AUTOMOBILE CO. 2044-46-48 Farnam Street. Also agents for the Thomas Flyer, Pierce-Arrow and Chalmers-Detroit. Fritchle Electric. of won by first the Franklin oars vear's output was thirteen the entire One of the tendencies toward Lange eutomobidle construction that was most for- cibly in evidence at the London Olympic show, just ciosed. was the many hi lass lght cars which were brought out Ly many of the well established bullders. In fact nearly all of the new models produced for 190 were with small moters and every effort had been made to bring down the weight These - with exceptions, are not cheap cars, but lig of the best materials obtainable With the price of crude rubbér constantly advancing, with no relief in sight; w.ith & knowledge that extends 1o all classes of bupers that large moiors are decided Tac- tors in shortening the life of the entire car manutacturers have been forced to bring out mew models, high n guality, yet econamical in up keep and long of Nee. | It has been ascertalned that by an ntel- | Ugent reduction of both welght and horse- Drummond is piacing the White Sieamer 5 (he forefront as & great car in Nebraska and Jowa. It is more popular mow tham ever. The White people have put & gaso- line car on the market and Drummond is pushing it also. It & clean, graceful cur and will become popular thinks that the Parry, brought out by the SBweet-Edwards Auto- moblle company. 18 oue of the most grace- ful lttle cars that he ever saw. It is at- tracting & great deal of attention. H. E Fredrickson will establish & branch agency in Lincoln and handle the Thomas. and Plerce Arrow. ———— Bachelor's Reflections is t few o ones bullt a Mg, vz make & fuss about their meals their wives | wind came up might love them. The wi se trouble with college i iU's such & time before the boy geis out and_ bk ance to learn something—New York The Author Bug. William i 7 years old, and has alresdy his fond father calis “the overnoss read several y, which impressed i-g hand | which the HLUS ldlw re- | others, this startling incident | . | Snow wae Seme “—Xew York Trivu Quoced fully @ per cent without materially \tct foar effecting the efficiency of the car. By the |, GiTle tire | “honns man If you Bave suything to sell or trade advertise in 'he Want A4 columns of The Bee