TITE OMATIA DAILY DEE: PUXPAY, ATTOrPT 13, 1005.
Monday An Exceptional Bargain Day
IMPORTANT SPECIAL SALES THROUGHOUT THE STORE
LADIES'
Royal
Shirt w.i.
Newest desirns
Odd and End
Ladies
Waists
Worth up to $1.50
Ribbons
All silk ribbons
All colors
CURTAIN
SWISS
New fall line, figures,
COUCH
COVEItS
WSS AND
FISH NET
CURTAINS
40 In. wide. J yds. long,
.5 98 c
dots, etc.,
Full size.
Pretty
stylet
t
Worth
?45c
4s&srg? ugnj
worth
20c
yard,
at ...
up
10c
Ori
ental colors,
at
98c
5C
Ho C f O M 'J dfcrVRfci
50c
Extras SpeciaJ Silk Bariivs
Elegant shirt waist silk, two-tone Persians, Rob
Roy checks, hair stripes, pretty chameleon silks
in neat designs, Louisenes, messalines and chif-
SaVl:tat'..on..!p.e.'..45c-59c-69c
Our 27-Inch Guaranteed Taffeta Silk Is highly endorsed
bv the leadina dressmakers every where, and is be
yond question the best wearing colored taffeta in
the world. Over one hundrad colors, plain
and changeable, price only
Neat Shirt Waist Silks In Taffeta Louis-
ene, la patterns never before
shown. All silk, 27 inches
wide and price, only
98c
All the Wash Silks with and without cords,
In all the dainty, pretty shades lt f
will go on aale at, per J f C
yard "v
SarfJow Silk cannot be equaled for service by many silks aQn
that co?t twice as much All colors, onlv JZJ
SLIPPERS
Worth Five Dollars. . . .
Worth Four Dollars ..
Worth Three Dollars. ,
Worth Two Dollars . .
98c
ON BARGAIN SQUARE
Tomorrow we will sell all the ladies' fancy strap slippers, danc
ing slippers, fancy sandals, etc., that we have been showing in the
Mrs. Benson show window, at the ridiculously low price of 98c a
pair. There are only 3:24 pairs in tile lot, so you'd better come early.
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Still Bigger Bargains Tomorrows
IN THE SALE OF THE J. H. EVANS
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NEB.S1UIRTC0J
Still greater price reductions. Everything in this high "
class stock must go quickly. Summer goods and new fall
goods alike at BIG SPECIAL BARGAINS MONDAY.
$3 TLf 9 T A Plain White and Fancy-C
aivd$4ivlen s Vests, :s?!
50c
All the 50c Underwear.
odds and ends of
highest grade
All the Fine Imported Underwear
Neb. Shirt Co. price up to $8.50 a suit at, a
garment
All the $1 Underwear,
summer and fall
weight
All the Men's $2, $2.50 and $3 Shirts
Finest goods from the Neb. Shirt Co. special
Your choice of all the Neb. Shirt Co.'i Finest $1 Men's Shirts CA.
Majestic, Kenwood, Crown, etc UC'
All theMW. I AH the Men's 50c J I All the Mert's
2 75c Neckwear J C and 75c Hosiery 0 75c Suspenders C
25c I
m
GREAT SALE OF WASH LACES
All widths of tine torchons, finny, iniln de Paris, and fancy laces, edges, bands and in
sertions, in white, tu and two touwl efftHts; bin bargain tables, F "71
worth up to 2Th; per yard at JC' DC- 2C
FINE EMBROIDERIES, INSERTINGS. BEAD1NGS AND GALOONS
Swiss, Nainsook and Cambric, dainty and showy patterns, hundreds of styles, piled high
on bargain tables, many widths to match, worth up to 3.rc T r 141a 1 C
per yard, at. per yard JC-JC-lUC-1 ?C
Fine extra wide flounctngs and tine all over embroideries, worth up to il.00 per yard, ACkr
at, per yard
SPECIAL BASEMENT BARGAINS
High grade Madras and Ox
ford Watstlng and Shirting,
imported to sell at 50o a
yard, pretty new f 1
yaVd?..,!t.,.!).e.r.....i2C
All the summer lawns
and batistes that sold
early in the season (Ji
for 12MiC, will go Vr
-at, per yard ejjwe
Dotted Madras Grenadine,
splendid for sash curtains
and drapery purposes, sells
regularly for 2rc, mj
special Monday for,
per yard 2"
Just received new shipment
fine soft finished nainsook
long-cloth and cambric,
easily worth l!c i
yard, Monday, for WXO
per yard .
We will sell 200 bolts
white India Linons,
worth 15c, for
per yard f 2C
Etamines and plain Ox
fords, have been sold
up to lc a yard, set
go Monday, at "In
Will
per yard.
Midsummer Dress Goods Bargains
A bargain square with every desirable style and
weave lor iail wear. Values up to $l,0O per
yard, not an old piece in the lot. Black
and all colors-r-henriettas, v
amas, serges, mohairs and Ei
worsteds, at, per yard
SPECIALS IN REGULAR DEPARTMENT
Cream Mohair, yard 45c 52-in. 73c. Sicilians, all colors 40c
1 1 1 fk-r 1 r a mm . ....
liiacK iNun a- v einng Jc ISew Uroadcloths, fl. 5 grade 98c
i lot. Black fj rk
Your choice of any fine wash goods 2re per
yard In dress goods department;
any of the highest grade summer
goods, Including organdies, at ...
25c
silk MorssKi.iNH. ir,o n:u yahd-
l'retty shades of party waists
and dresses, regular ."l.ic grade
also cream and black..
15c
Special Sale Ladies' Silk Suits
Stylish silk shirt waist and jacket suits in the popular shep-fl CA
' herd checks, all the most desirable colors, worth up to $J5 1 4
each, an extra special for Monday's selling, at JiAd
Ladies' $15 silk suits, both shirt waist and jacket suit styles,
having sold at.$15, Monday extra special
LADIES' SUMMER. SKIRTS
Fashionable separate skirts for wear with shirt waists, mohairs, pana
mas, etc., all colors and black, actually $(5.00 and $7.00 Clfl
values, Monday, at J(j
7.50
VERY SPECIAL BARGAINS
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60 TURKISH WASH CLOTHS
each
10c ALL LINEN DOILIES
each
6c FRINGED LINEN NAPKINS
each ,
6e HEMMED BARBER TOWELS-
each
1c
2c
1c
2ic
6c BLEACHED TWILL TOWELING, -)t
good gualltv, yard 6C
loc HEMMED HI CK TOWELS- ' E
each uC
2'c EXTRA LARGE HI'CK TOWELS-. Ifl
each 1UC
61.C HEMSTITCHED 36-inch LUNCH ' 0r
CLOTHS-each fcOC
30c FULL BLEACHED TABLE
.DAMASK yard
15c
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SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Omaha Loses Borne Games that Should
Hare Been Won.
PLENTY 'OF TIME TO WIN THE PENNANT
Final Series of Games '.nt Startlne;
Will Allow Anjr Uno of Koor
Teams to Land In
First Place.
TVpresaion due to dog clays seems to have
truck the Rourke family; at any rate the
performance of Ihs last week was not Just
whst Its admirers had been looking- for.
And It was such a reversal of form. too.
After the gallant struggle with Des Molnos,
when that series of ten sensa-tiona: games
with the leaders ended In a tie, and the
easy way in which the Champions took the
measure of the St. Joe team. It was thought
that a winning spurt was coining. When
nill Behrlver showed up here with his Pu
eblo bunch and won three out of four, the
home hearts were all but broken, and losing
three out of five to Denver looked Just altout
as bad. Pupa Bill gathered Wu' boys to
gether on Thursday morning u6 what ho
said to them was brief, but earnest, and
the tame that afternoon looked like his
words had gone home. It is to be hoped
they did, for the young men who are wear
ing tho Omaha uniform are capable of
mueh better things than they did while
playing with Denver and Pueblo. At least
four of the games lost to these Invaders
from the mountains went that way because
the Omahaogs played oareless, dopey ball,
and not the bright, snappy article they
generally put up. Fans don't like to see
the home team lose, but they do get sore
when It looks like the loss was due to In
difference. It Is true that Omaha was
against a hnrd proposition all week, for
both Pueblo and Denver ground out liase
liall of the highest type, but even at that
the home team should have won if It hud
done what It Is capable of doing. Now that
Papa Bill has scolded them, and they have
given evidence of reform particularly by
getting out for morning practice, a differ
ent story Is likely to result.
Mike Cuntillon has alret'v picked out the
pennant pole on which he Is going to hang
the flag over at Des Moines next season,
and Joe Cantillon has one chosen for Mil
waukee. Severn! other teams hope to have
something to say about this, and it may
be the Cantillon celebration Is a little
ahead of the facts. Denver Is within easy
striking distance of Des Moines and It
wouldn't take a very great spurt to land
the Qiitslles on top. Then, too, both Slouz
, City and Omaha are In the race yet, and a
repetition of the spurt of last year by the
champions or of this year by the Sioux
would send one or the other of these clubs
to the front. Omaha and Des Moines each
have forty-two games scheduled, including
today, for the rest of the season, nineteen
at home and twenty-three abroad. Denver
has twenty more gumes at home end
twenty-three abroad, and Sioux City gets
twenty-four games at home and only nine
teen abroad. If there Is anything In the
home grounds Idea, this gives Sioux City
quite a bit the better of the argument.
Postponed games are sure to cut some
figure In the finish. Omaha has postponed
games with all the tennis but Denver, and
this means some double-headers during the
next few weeks. Only one of these will
be with Des Mnlnes, and the rest are with
the other three. The series with Denver
Is In favor of the Mountaineers to date,
twenty-two games having been played with
the score standing 12 to 10 In favor of Den
ver. With Des Moines twenty-three games
have been played, I ho score standing 12 to
11 In favor of Drs Moines. Omaha has eight
more games with Denver and seven more
with Des Moines to finish the season's
schedule. Vou see, there's plenty of chance
to win that penant yet.
J3he SUCCESSFUL
Effer
vescent Relief for '
It looks as though Tana Bill had un
covered another of thoRe wonders In the
pitching line for which he Is be
coming famous. Hall, who 'Joined the team
and pitched his first game for Omaha last
Sunday, looks good to the fans. Ife Is a
strapping big fellow, hlgffer than any man
on the team, and has an arm that might
pitch forty Innings If railed on. He has
a deceptive delivery, not so much speed,
snd yet more than It seems, and has all
I sorts of curves. With a bit more of ex
perience, he will quite likely develop Into
a wonder. Just as pitchers have a fashion
of doing when coached by Rourke. He
msde quite a hit with a big crowd last
Sunday.
Omaha and the Omaha Field club will
bo the scene of the middle west champion
ships In tennis beginning August 21. This
will be the fifth annual open tennis tour-
i nament held under the auspices of the
Held club and the event has become to
be recognised as one of the national llx
tures. It Is held under the auspices of
the United States National Ijiwn Tennis
association for the championship of the
middle west In both gentlemen's singles
and doubles. The winner of the singles
will be called upon to play the present
middle west champion, Ralph B. Fletcher
of Galeshurg, 111., and the winners In the
doubles will meet the present double
champions, Fred and Frank Eberhardt of
Sallna, Kan. The drawings for the cham
pionships will be held at the Field club
Saturday evening, August 21, and the com
mittee In charge of the meet requests all
prospective players to make their entries
as far In advance as possible to facilitate
In the work of the drawing, and also that
accommodations may be secured.
Indigestion
Dlatreaa tfter MoeJe.Sour Stomach
Caniaini m ktatt 4tpmnt4ngtrut .
Nearly lo generations of saiUncd osert testify le
k( great oioIkiiwI value, binpls, fkaMUK,
Reliable, lllll beeu
told oh vurit more than to years.
At Druggiitt, 60c and tl, or by mail from
TUS TARRANT CO.. 44 Hudsoa Sueet. N. V.
Some novel features have been added this
year In the matter of entertainment for
the visitors, especially during the even
ings. The Field club prldea Itself on the
manner In whlc t It handles all visitors
and an especial elTort will be made this
year, so that, even though all cannot get
the prises they can return home with the
remembrance of a week well spent. The
assortment of prizes Is large as usual and
this season over &00 has been exiiended
In securing prises beautiful and appro
oriate. 1 he committee reports that some of the
state players have been somewhat back
ward about sending to their names, orob-
ably due to the challenge cups, but this
should not Interfere In any way because
the consolation prises are better than
those usually offered at tennis tourna
ments In the west. The entry list has
been growing daily, and the members of
the committee, who have served on pre
vious committees, are astonished at this
early swelling of the entry list and say
that It augurs well for the tourney,' and
assures the success of this year's middle
west tournament.
The tournament Is In charge of a com
mittee composed of Will M. Wood, chair
man; Austin Collett, Herbert C. Kohn,
Dr. Schneider, John Hughes, Frederick Du
frene and Dr. Lee Van Camp. Visitors
will be looked after from the moment that
they reach the city. They will be met at
the depots, their luggage cared for, hustled
to quarters, taken to lunch and then es
corted to the club. Each outsider will be
the especial charge of two assigned mem
bers of the club appointed to look after
their welfare. The changes made on the
Field club oourts will at once strike the
visitor as a great Improvement and
Groundsman Flaverty has rounded Into
shape six of the fastest courts 'In the
country.
The trophy known as the Field club.
challenge cup In singles has been won as
follows 19ol. N. A. Webster; 1902, F. R.
Sanderson; 1!H33, F. L. Eberhanh, and 1904,
R. B. Fletcher. This becomes the per
sonal property of anyone who may . win It
three times, not necessarily in succession.
The trophies known as tho Field club
challenge cups In doubles will become the
property of the team winning two con
secutive years. For the evening enter
tainments It Is planned to take the visitors
to the den to the Initiation of the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben Monday night, to give an
athletic carnival Tuesday night, to have
a dance at the club Wednesday night, an
autoinolillo ride Thursday night, a smoker
Friday night and to end the week with a
dance at the club Saturday night. Prises
will be given to the winner In singles, run
ner up In singles, winner in consolation
singles, runner up In consolation singles,
winner In doubles, runner up in doubles,
winner In consolation doubles and the
runners up In the consolatlcM doubles.
Next Monday the Trl-State tournament
will commence at Sioux City and a num
ber of Omaha men are expecting to go
up for the event If nothing happens to
prevent. The following will enter:, Fred
Dufrene, John Hughes, Arthur Scribner,
Conrad Young and Sam Caldwell. W. 8.
Oilman of Sioux City is managing the Trl
Btate tourney. The meet always attracts
some very good players from the three
states Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
A New York writer says: "Here In
the east it Is believed that when the pres
ent base ball season is ended there will
be some, changes In the makeup or man
agement of the National league. Indefinite
and diversified as the various rumors are,
and, although they have been magnified
beyond recognition, even by their orig
inators, the reason of their origin has un
doubtedly foundations on the numerous
little discords which Imagination has
stretched Into league feuds. Particularly
has the trouble which has arisen between
Dreyfuss and Pulliam over the McGraw
Hey Barney' Incident been fruitful of
rumors of coming dissension. Chief
rumor, child of this parent. Is the report
that Pittsburg Intends to Jump to the
American league. This is undoubtedly a
perennial idea that blossoms forth every
time there Is a paucity of base ball news,
and. taken In connection wlla the agree
ment between the two major organisa
tions, is almost absolutely unbelievable.
"But from all the smoke of these rumors
still remains the bit of fire that Dreyfuss
and Pulliam are decidedly at outs and that
any attempt to re-elect Pulliam head of
the league at the coming meeting In Ie
cember will meet with the determined
opposition of Pittsburg and other western
clubs which are dissatisfied with his
leadership. The eastern magnates, on the
other hand, as a rule, are satisfied with
Pulllam's leadership and will support him
against any candidate who has yet been
mentioned for the position. Pulllam's
work throughout the season, except per
haps his rather hasty reply to the rumor
of Pittsburg's defection, has been generally
satisfactory to the owners of the eastern
teams, and any attempt to unseat him
Is likely to lead to a very warm argument.
"Another source, fully as prolific of
rumors which nre more believable, Is that
fact that the league Is so poorly balanced.
There Is such a difference In class between
the first and second divisions that the
poorer teams are playing to crowds that
surely are not large enough to make the
ventures any but losing ones. Rumors have
therefore sprung up that some of the fran
chises will be transferred to other cities,
Baltimore being mentioned as the possible
recipient of a National league team. This
does not seem to be the entire solution of
the difficulty. Brooklyn, for Instance, Is as
good a ball town as there Is on the circuit.
If it is represented by a first class team,
but the purale appears to be where to get
enough fast players to make up the six
teen first class teams necessary for tho
two major leagues.
"Ned Hanlon'a present group of players
would not draw a crowd In any city of the
circuit. There Is a chance of the transfer
of the teams of Boston and 8t. Iouls to
some other city, and the report that Cin
cinnati money backed up Murphy's pur
chase of stock in Chicago makes Cincinnati
also a storm center for rumors of transfer.
Something surely will be done In an attempt
to strengthen the lower half of the league,
and no one would be surprised to see names
of new National cities en next year's roster.
"As a result of the scsrclty of players, the
rumor of the formation of a twelve-club
league, which has lived to a ripe old age. Is
still extant. This la undoubtedly favored
by managers of teams who have been un
successful In getting good players, and
there Is a report of a combination of mag
nates to force a twelve-club league. This Is
among the remotest of the possibilities
which rumor has brought forth, however,
for strong clubs like the local American
and National teams would oppose It fiercely
and, probably, successfully. There Is little
doubt, neverthless, that In spite of the un
reliability of most of these rumors, changes
of some sort in the league are extremely
likely."
For the first time In the history of the
classic Mississippi Valley Coursing Futurity
a woman will be represented among the
entries when the event Is decided next Oc
tober. Mrs. Newton Bennington of New
York is the fair member who will make a
bid for the rich prise, which Is considered
the most valuable for coming stars. The
Mississippi Valley Futurity Is worth H.drt,
so It will pay Mrs. Bennington If her en
tries capture the rich prise. It Is generally
conceded that the western dogs have the
advantage over the eastern entries owing
to the fact that the hounds of this section
of the country work with rabbits, while In
the- eastern part of the country It Is al
most Impossible for them to secure much
practice of that description. Even with
this handicap Mrs. Bennington believes
that she baa a quartet of hounds that, will
be hard to beat, and as a result -of the
good work shown by her dogs down at
Bath Beach, where she has them In train
ing, she is brimful of confidence.
The cycling world is promised a big treat
In the near future. Negotiations ;are now
being made to bring about a series of
match races between Frank Kramer, the
sprinting champion of America, and Iver
Ijiwson, who Just returned to this country j
after defeating all of the greatest short
distance men In Europe and Australia.
Floyd McFarland la looking after Iawson's
Interests, the latter having been out west.
McFarland wants to arrange a series of
races to determine the short distance
championship. Should Iawson and Kramer
be brought together the event would prove
one of the most interesting bicycle events
of recent years.
In connection with the annual conven
tion of the American Road Makers and the
Good Roads celebration at Port Huron,
Mich., on August 29. 30'and SI, there will
be an automobile contest In the form of a
run from various cities to Port Huron.
The plans proposed are as follows: Each
competitor will procure from the mayor
of his city or tho president of his village
or from a Justice of the peace a written
and attested certificate stating the hour
of his departure for the convention and
will then proceed to get there so as to
arrive either August 29 or 80, and the
time of his arrival will be the hour when
he enters the Hotel Harrington at Port
Huron and hands his certificate te the
Judges of the race. The Judges In deciding
who are the winners will take into consid
eration a variety of points and figure the
result from them on a percentage basis.
For Instanced
The contestants muet have come all of
the way under his own power.
He must not have violated any speed
ordinance or law.
He must not have caused any horse to
run away en route.
He must not have collided with or run
over any man or beast upon the way.
In short, he must have traveled In an
unobjectionable manner through the coun
try. The Judges In making out the list of
winners will take Into consideration:
The make and type of the automobile
used. i
The age and experience of the contestant.
The size of the machine.
The horse power of the engine.
The type of engine as, If gasoline, the
number of cylinders, etc.
The nature of the route traversed.
The distance covered.
The time consumed.
The condition of the machine upon ar-rl'-el.
The number of people brought in the ma
chine. And. finally, all of the clrcumstancea
encountered, so that the contest reallv
j resolves Itself Into a great object lesson
! for the farmer delegates to show them
that many automobiles can spin through
the country In a manner that will make
! them welcome wherever Ihey go.
From all Indications the much-discussed
question at to the actual origin of base
tUl will be definitely settled before the
close of the year. The members of the
commission nominated by Mr. A. C. Spald
ing for the purpose of passing final Judg
, ment on the matter have filed their ac
ceptance with Secretary James E. Bull!
; van of New York and have sent him much
valuable data. From all parts of the coun
try communications have poured Into the
j secretary's office relating to the subject
j and there is no doubt that the commls
j sion will be able to settle the nub.'ect for
' all time. The members of the commission
! follow: Ex-Governor ft.formn CI RulknUv
now United States senator from Connecti
cut, and the first president of the National
league; Hon. Arthur P.' Gorman, United
States senator from Maryland, an old ball
player and ex-prcsldent of the famous old
National Base Ball club of Washington,
D. C.; Mr. A. G. Mills of New York, an
enthusiastic ball player before and during
the civil war, and the third president of
the National league; Mr. N. E. Young of
Washington, D. C, a veteran ball player
and first secretary and afterward fourth
president of the National league; Mr. Al
bert J. Reach of Philadelphia snd Mr.
George Wright of Boston, both well known
as two of the most famous ball players In
their day, and Mr. James E. Sullivan, sec
retary of the Amateur Athletic union. The
distinction attaching to the various mem
bers of the commission Is such that It Is
not likely that their final verdict will be
questioned.
Mr.. Spalding, It is well known, favors
the theory that the national game hsd Its
origin In the old colonial game of one-old-cat.
He says: "One-old-cat was played
by three boys a thrower, a catcher and
a batsman. The latter, after striking the
ball, ran to a goal about thirty feet dis
tant, and by returning to the batsman's
position without being put out counted
one run, or tally. Two-old-cat was played
by four or more bpys with two batsmen
about forty feet apart. Three-old-cat whs
playfd by six or more boys with three
batlmen. the ground being laid out In the
shape of a triangle. Four-old-cn t was
played by eight or more boys, with grounds
laid out In the shape of a square. Four-old-cat
required four throwers, alternating
as catchers, and four batsmen, the hsll
being passed from one corner to the next
around the square field. Individual scores
or tallies were credited to the batsman
making the hit and running from one cor
ner to the next Borne Ingenious American
lad naturally suggested that one thrower
be placed In the center of the square,
which brought nine players Into the gsme.
and which also made It possible to change
the game Into teams or sides, one side
fielding, the other side batting. This was
for many years known as the gnrne of
town ball, from which the present game of
base ball may have had Its origin.
The report of the recent performance of
two Nebraska horses In Europe Is a re
minder that Nebraska has turned out many
fast harness horses. Alta Axworthy bent
Contralto, both Nebraska horses, at Baden,
Austria. August d. Both were formerly
owned tn Omaha, being foaled on Billy
Pnxton's Keystone stock farm near Omah.i.
Among the good ones that have gone forth
from Nebraska are Online, owned by Gould
and Miller, and Ontonlan, reared by thi
same Arm. Hurly Burly and Thornllne.
both owned by Clinton Brlggs, and the
Merchant, owned by Billy Paxtnn. ami
winner of many of the large stakes.
Automobile sparks.
Dr. Bchlndel of South Omaha purchased
a two-passenger machine from Freilrlc kson
last week.
R. B. Held of Ieigh. Neb., bought a tour
ing car from Frank W. Bacon last Wednes
day and drove the car home overland on
Thursday.
John L. Webster Is seen In an automobile
almost nightly. Mr. C. A Hliowalt.r of tli
Powell-Bacon company generally pilots him
on his trips
John G Jacobs of the Maul undertaking
establishment placed his order with Mr.
Fiedrh kie.n for a mining cur and delivery
was made tn him last week.
K. C. Urahle hss Just tuken out a local
license for his touring car. His family, liv
ing at I-undon Court, keep It in almost con
stant requisition the,- August la.
Clarke J Powell spent Wednesday of last
week In Lincoln looking over the situation
there. The Capitol City Is very enthusias
tic on autoniohiling the absence of hilU
and the long, well-kept drlvewuys making
driving a pleasure.
Walter Jardlne made a ISO-mile trip out
In the state In Mr. Brandels" machine last
Wednesday. The automobile Is makln
quite a favorable Impression on those who
wish to get out anv (llsytnce on short
notice. Mr. Jar.llne was dellchted with hid
trip, the convenience, easy riding and speed
of the machine.
Charles A. Marten, manager of the Auto
mobile Repairing and Machine company,
ht. Louis, spent a few- davs In Omaha th
last wk, the guest of the Powell-Bacon
rompany. He wns very enthusiastic In hi
praise of the local garage and stated their
facilities were fully e.jual to any in St.
Louis.
A slight alteration In the course for the
Vandeibilt race has been made since the
detHils of It were first announced, whereby
several turns are eliminated and the dis
tance made Just about twenty-nine miles.
The supervisors of Nassau county, Iomr
Islsnd, in which the course Jn located, have
ridden over all of it with Chairman Mor
fell of the American AutomohliH associa
tion racing board and arranged for manv
changes and Improvements looking toward
Mifct;
Too slowly to create the commotion of a,
revolutionary movement, yet very steadily,
the automobile Is being Introduced for de
partmental service hi various municipali
ties. An Interesting new move In this
dlroctlon ias been made hy the Introduc
tion of an electric street Hprlnkler This
type fif vehicle made Ms first appearanca
nt Hartford. Conn., and Just yet II Is made
only to order, but the manufacturers of it
have been showered with lniilties about It
from all parts of the country.
This summer witnessed the last "climb
to the clouds'' that wl'l be held ur Mount
Washington. The nutomohlliHts have re
belled irrevocably against the exorbitant
tolls demanded by the owners of the
WHgon road. Besides, It Is believed thst
the best time possible within reason whs
made to tills famous summit when W. H.
Milliard niHde the climb In 20 minutes,
(" seconds, and that any attempt to
further lower the record would be to In
vite disaster. The possibilities of the
White mountains as a field for the winning
of fame through hill climbing are not ex
hausted, however. Mount Willard. not fur
from Mount Washington, never has been
climbed by an automobile. An Investiga
tion is SfMtn to be made to see If this road
Is at all practicable for a cintest next yer.
Although, through hard luck. Eddie Bald
fnlled to make a record trip up Mount
Washlnrton. he w ent f a r enough to gather
some Interesting ohservat Ions. Maid had
cllmlied seven of thi eiKht miles on a
trial trip In Ms touring car, and was going
at a record-breaking pace, w hen he was
put out of business by the breaking of a
bearing In a connecting rod. which, through
some mischance, had run out of oil. Con
cerning the climb Bald wild: "It Is a great
experience. If .oil drive your car fast
you are off tin' seat half the time, hanging
onto the steering wheel. You never know
what is coming next. The turns are often
hidden bv the tliik mists of clouds and a
general sense of uncertainty prevails as to
everything. With sharp turns and a 1.IW'
foot precipice on the i-idc, one finds a field
for action which I think it .dllllcult to
duplicate on any oilier traveled road In
the wo: Id "
It Is well known In manufacturing cir
cles, a matter of statistics. In fact, that
very few of the producing concerns 111 ide
anv very substantial profit last year. Tha
industry Is not the gold mine that It is
popularly supposed to be. tine reason is
that the siylea lit cars have Iteen changing
too rapidly. Settled patterns and large
otitpiita are necessary to big profits In ail
manufactures. The talk of a touring ear
for ttuo next vear. which was started for a
purpose. Is not. therefore, taken seriously
by the manufacturer" at large. The an
nouncement, as made, refered to a con
cern whose Identity is well known, though
was not named and was nuullfled bv
if order for a certain large numbers
of cars of the same tve couM b..
cured they could le produced for II'm each.
Last yiar there was a resport circulated
that the same maker was to offer a twentv
hors.' laiwer ear for tl o this year, hut
when it appeared the pre e wa 2.mi. Au
tomolilfs will yet lie ihraper. but the sta
tistic ui the archives of the manufacturers'
organization Indicate th:cr there w:ll be
r.o material reduction In pi ice very soon.
Omaha District I. oar Hollers.
Modern W oodmen Tenth Annual Mrnlc at
I'tattMiiouth. Thursday, August 21. Fine
grounds within snort walking distance..
8 SO and S a. m.; South Omaha U. I;
depot t.ii a. m. A good time teg ait,
