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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1916)
TheO II tm i 1 ounraMomo i ter wit ' I " "' ' ; - '- " est fiv J .V.- .f- '" ..-; K .VI "". M U.' , 'v.., ,W ... ..... w iri I ""l. W 1W V. t7. i 1 The Auiv...,' Some of the Newest Designs of "Land-Going Yachts" with Bedrooms, Kitchens T OURINO the country tn "land- going yachtn" promises to hvcotne a popular pawtlmo. It was introduced on an elaborate scale lust Summer by Mr. Roland R. Conklin, a New York millionaire, but has since been taken up, tn a more modem way, by numbers of auto-ownera who recognized Its great potabilities, Oustave Tie Nrttevllle, of San FranciHco, for InBtanre. ha:v coh Ktrueted what he rails an auto mobile-telescope apartment, It con tains a comfortable bed, a batb, kitchen facilities and a dining room. This car Is Intended to accomodate only two persona, and everything Is o efficiently arranged that there Isn't the sllKhtest suggestion of crowding. The bed Is of regulation size and in lighted by electricity. Conking utennils atid facilities and store room for tmppllcB make It posnlblo for the travellers to provide them srtvev with ft arm meals ' Just ns regularly as If they were home Cooking operations are not com nienifd until the car iomi to a rtan.tMtill, meats being cooked tisdfilly a! nuhi mil sarno-d for ni nta durip the following tiny In fdtr wettlor, niedlii rc tntn nut of (lour, roHitpt'lhl" IhI'Ih Slut rtmir being carried tor that Winn the t'.(!i-r l Inelrinent lt. Im.i r kt-(i In.ionri, ih it iilog rmiiii teiiiii irple enoosh to llu'd tn pe.,-ir . 'd'filof !i'i! llmiki, writing timu ri!, t r. an I "ihrf (livrrM!l. ieli In lnse t ho t- lie n u i kl hen the to iMU I r (if 4U'IHIi( I'm ele' ( I titers ar lin'x e.l lv i' K.U ( Hi-ii I'g ar- t rlirtti l ). t II lit) i l. ef I ' ! )t If. I It keen t i? Ii . tif I ho hi'llw hil !i l (im 4!ii i tli' f U on f Hl!"-f tl (Ml e' I .. !. ' . i.hi III! fll (,( t'nui ! ,f , (Huutille lei m (; .r i.l ! f. ! i n m t ii t f f I r -i .in..'. ,f I I 1 1 f. .it.., tn r.. . f f n I I - 4 v I i ( .hi , , v. i ii,. ; i . ti..- . 4- I '( il ! t i .if ! r,. i lit i....s n-i ? i I i s . ' " I- i -i i.f I r j, - . ( f f ) e 1 I " ' -t i . " i h l a i a i i' i i ..I 'MAMA 0- ... 2. 1 ' ' ' , x-f ' , I .- -. I ! i . J'" '''cleacope Apartment Invented by (iuttave Ue Bretteville and Used by Him for "Land Cruising." ' Mr7 De Shown Taking Observation Through a "Port Hole." The Kitchen Extension with It Cooking Range Fed from Small Gas Tank Is Shown at the Extreme Right. and Even but It admirably serve the purpos of providing Its owner with a com fortable shelter while he Is travel ing through the country, The photograph of Mr. Beasley's "automobungalow" on this page shows that tho rear wheels have been removed from the runabout. In their place is a jack-shaft pro vided with a differential, The runabout frame la extended back to make the front wheela of the house Mrve as the middle set of wheels for the trsln. Ono of the remarkable features about this conveyance Is that the runabout Is not marred In the leant by the uie to which It Is put snd can be changed back Into Its original form Itlil i twenty minutes nv removing the anrocket shei-ls and iliscoiinertttig the extension Thiw fcHtur l very valuable to Mr. Iteaxley liee:ie II enables him to ime the runabout In connection with his fMeiiHIon work Whenever be arrives in a cointnunlty where be (temre to operate. Tli sleeping accommodations of thl (structure rornnriie one full u , an. three three quarter iie,i hedn When they are folded lin lliey are 'iut oT from th living room by a curtain on the itihl. When thejr re .t d.in thi ir lain furnn a roof id piil eiriain are ironle, t il.i,i roll bed nu l enii-iy en 1 fi) 1 he - t-'ltrn " it I,h n',,1 it th eii.i (if ti, Imii ! sill Ci.iiiU f'f a g .'iii rang i hies i . ot I 1 liet i- lli i ee' l :l f f- ( ffi.;u a l iA gi.'lr I: e h.. ! I n..,tv tit t ! p: lei (if A He I e pIN.H miii. u i 'i s ! . ; i C:e linen t i i kill rewllng i li n lef i-f U l.H te 0 .i( i n r.l'u f a--.li-. I i e i ii !' .ei:,;r U.I 'i r..i.,si er II - e i.i! K i, imni, t- el. i l 1 .n lit K i- lilH'ii.i tni-vltl riiKill, i . .il.. H. s I l.f l tl ( : wrilll UH -e'erer ur it 4in 111 I ' M U tlt I t - t i ai(Ualiiultimslii IS I i, :i t--. lt it i , .. . . I e ( t i e i hi. : i .' g a t i a if i i Uleu.li-, it wt t M t I It Hi -i, U. .1 li .. t'- l- t. !!. .y il,:i fc.. m--. VI 1..H , u' 'n S . - H t t i n e I i . i ii iii. : l W.-t l:lel ll ii 1. fii.l ft,, n I t M " f !l . t. .!: ' r - H r i ti' i.( i.tt i 1 1 -fi'j 1 1 n ftil Hl' - ' ll-ll1! I .i till fit f, I S :. i ..til, I fi I- n t Sunday Bee Magazine ; U1' -'1 X Bath Tubs Pathlng,, cooking and dining fa cilities are hers provided. The sleeping-chamber is located on the, roof of the limousine, canvas being used for the sides and tops. fly fsr the most elaborate pro duction In the way of a "land going yacht," however, is that of Mr. R. R. Conklin, before referred to. It was built at a font of 125,000 for the primary purpose of conveying Mr. Conklin and part of hi family from their home at Huntington, U I., ail the way to the San Francisco Kxpo sltlon. Tho party consisted of Mr. Conklin, his wife, two children, two nephews and a young woman guest, a conk, a governeas and two chauffeurs - eleven In all Owing to the wrelched condition of the roads which the "Inml yat lit" encountered, the "(iipHy Van," the conveyance was called, wan abandoned In Chtrugo, the rest ot the trip helne niiidu by rail. "tleaplt the fin t (hut we did not follow our ordinal pl-in of rrons In t the continent In the '(iip Van,'" declared Mr, Conklin upon Ms return to S" Ynrs. "wt ail contililcreil tin iigi- a illatitni e in i e H x tune h.el the !n brought. bacH in Ni Vorti. r.i we ahull u It a I'll n i)iih .-ii'hruer fur hi! trip ' ' fli i'.l he a li'Hi tiuira eiref il III unr i liolee n( fuuii-a hnweter tn ri.i.li whnh em ti it I f a v terepi i. ir lonveif n . J evei j ,..( m i ii i -ni an-1 ! ii ni n'r ,ie l 1 1,, it i r t u li t' In tfiia W4 la, !t n. any r i.M, aa itr1 . 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I, 1 1 ' V i tit It t 1 -I I I t rt ' 1 p I I litr C "111 in' minus Itt upper deck, an operation which was made tiooessary when a viaduct which was too low to It to pass under was encountered on a road four miles east of Michigan City, Ind. The "Gipsy Van" may beat be de scribed, perhaps, by imagining that we approach It from buhlnd and then enter on a tour of inspection. The door In the back la opened by turning a handle which auto matically lets down a couple of steps. Having ascended these steps and shut the door after us, we see on our left hand a large Icebox Ui two sections, one higher than the other, On the lower section of the icehox resiv a folding wash basin with mirror and other toilet article, Attached to the main Ice hot, which holds 100 pounds of ice, Is a (liter which Is connected by liipen to the Ice chamber, providing a How of cold water at all timea. Over the icebox and extending to the roof of the car are nhnhes for preserve, groceries, etc, which do not require h ing. Iilrectly overhead ss one enters 1 a shower hiith, with curtain at taehtnent The overflow uf water in taken care of ,y a very In g' tiious riMilrlvutii e concealed In the flour of the caravan. A niltn to r of iitiull trap (lours are mined, an.) when secured In phu they fi t in the Mit of s h-i'h and pre eni lea sire ef w.iicr , plug re muied (nun thu inure of (be huth ftmir lilt mil the water while the aHoti-r la feci i t rtl tci the hiig I, .., en fie I. fi ti,il ( aih- i f the nr l i n.'tik with .r.iMng tin! and nil I wjlcr for tt.t j ni'. it el iltnln a. an I i eii In il.ia h in ',-. 1 r i - ravue wlih br.ill-r ndl !! X U' i a' t f. r aup ('!: a '; i'l'fjr C.e t-4 n-'tipli l a he ! fl h il. t a .!. t,t lti '!it inn ..i-l -iieitl .. fi i t t"i I ft ' I "1 'i fif'.t it I I- i,-i Hi t ri.. i a linii.. . tn. a a l . -nfinmrj n i it It ji t-l it t I l4'- l . a . 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Its Beds, That Fold Against the Side, Are Shown "Let Down" chins with the very latest records occupies one comer of this salon At night the talon Is converted into a bedroom for A people. Three aleeping berths let down ft inn the telling of the room, al though Ihey are designed In such a wajr that ilurliiK the daytime Mi uiie wuuld ever a i.pi t their ex IMenre, mi l th Ihne ailtei.ii, tr r.' ulily i uiivi-rte tnij cmufurtahls he, MitHri Met alt Itirhea thick uf m.. . hil inn .1 raei hoi ara pia v I-I..J t.i ma ire I ..lii'url t i. fv tertH I t.r,n!.led wtth l nn e'ei inr rea-!'.n( la ii.i. una at a h en I ftti l haa ape. lal arriig.i t.re'a ..f lt.at.ft- .! t l.-i-Se V t).i mi.-. I., me tf.oit (irt ni-i.t, er ijfi.Mri it. tle.g la i" V? il I f-.- n the at . n t.. a litfa .I'.'.ia .in state -fi.'- ra lit . f t ii. a ti I II 1 tl4 unlit .1 ', - .. l i.n. Ihe I I ti' Iht . .' ,ri It- 'I : l I '! t- i t. l it,. i . ri.i t w I ' ' ' ( ! I lit i ft i I 1 1, . nlll.1 :-t a : ei ! 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