The Detroit times., 1909-12-06
DETROITERS AGAIN
IN OFFICE ON
A. A. 4. BOARD
Metzger, George and Coffin All Mem
bers of That Body's Executive
Committee For Coming
Year.
News and Gossip of the Motoring
World. Considered From Every
Important Point of View.


own and drive their own StudebSkeI
cars. has been added President Charles
~ COniiskcy. OF the White sos. Comis-
key purchased his ear from the Chicago
Branch OF tile Studehakcrs previous GO
Ills taklng lis annual hunt on tEr Mis-
sissippi iiyer. The car was on, ot t1'
now Studebukei- JOS of thc 'G-,'
model equipped with limousine podf
\ fcw weeks ago "Hughie Jcuninss
the popular manager ~ tHD I'ii
American Baseball league. purchased
one OF Tire new Studohak nr- E-M 81 ego
cars az Detroit lmmcdia'aly thereafter
H. drove bis machine 10 scranton. Pa
his winter LpW" where he t> rrac
ticing law
m seeking to get an attractive poster
for the Tontl National Nutrw"hiie
show, TO pe held in Madison square
Garden. Jan. Sis. the show manage fs
laNa hit upon one that is proN'tinG con-
siderable comment The poster rfNta-~
q typical American girl attfru lh .'I
photo motoring costume WIN SN'l ~
ahiow as she stands with ono "a" tntF
- -f..@af.+ l-4 El.A4l-4 l. - -
W was. made 10y an artist fr"m "a tle
study The original Is not q probes
sinnai model. hut is said 10 Do Woman
vcil known in motoring circles whose
picture has appeared IN the antomooilt
news columns more than once dHflns
the past two years
Az E-Ml won nrst prize ia the
tour ing car class In big iour-d2 =.
ocross- florida ruu. II was about we
n - strenuous thing ot the kind ever
given There wDe sixteen starters
~Ti4i many owners take uule care
"a tho matter 90 tiros when storing
their ears FOR tha winter is fac'
soid ~ : Fircsoue president OF the
Firestone Tire & Rubber co, OF Akren
ohio ~ an Aowner s. bound - store h.s
cor without removing the tires. Y =
bvst 20 jack the wiCriS uP OF the 0oor
aud lVt some 90 the air out or the tlte'
as WEI as seeing 10 IL that thty arc
TSt U2V. EoWtNrr..IS to- remove the
tires from thc wheels. The tubes should
be taken out troronghlv. cleaned
PAINTED with ETaphite. folded covered
and put away I'm a dark place who're
tho tcrnperaturc Is ALWAYS about 3N de-
grccs The shoes should bet horouGhly
clean aird free from oil. II this is done,
the owner VIII have tires as good when
h puts tncm on as when he took them
or the wheels and ready FOR use ia
the spring
Recognizing tho -value 90 accurate
records Mr. Geo \. Wahlgreeu. ot Den
Yer. Colorado. donator OF the Flag -
Flag Trophy for the Denver 20 city oi
Mexico Endurance Run OF next April
has decided 20 oTer n handsome trophy
for tires. Observers VIII kcer accur-
rte tack or every pune tATe and ploW-
out and Of every exchange or tires. The
conclusion or the run VIII then show
the real results Of the trip from the
standpoint Of tires.
feels that this Is step I'm the right
direction. Accurate results can only
serve TO beneht the tire business. said
h.. hut official recognition or tires
Will do much 20 stop all sorts or claims
beng made tnat DO not bear the sign
of truth The Goodrich tire has won
event after event securing majority
Of all the great touring trophies 90 the
year with cars using Goodrich tires and
the results of these tours have shown
the splendid qualities of the tires bet
tor than could have been shown IN any
o'her way
Monday morning NOV %. a hespat-
tered automobile plowed through the
mus OF the streets Of Bangor. Maine.
and stoppcd in front OF the city hall
where MaNor John s. WoOdman and
corps of city officials greeted IT, The
car was the celebrated Jackson Mud
Hen" driven by r. T. Blake. az Boston
and Charles Pcrcival or New York. hold
ers of the "1600-mile nonstop record
and who FOR the second time We're car
ryiug an official message from the
mayor Of Jackson. To the mayor ~ Ban
Cor. Maine Last year Messrs. Blake
and pcrciVai made the same trip IN th-
rain and snow in seven DAYS and eleven
hours. and this year though they start
ed three weeks later. We're determined
To lower tne1T present tAlNlINA non
stop record Of COO miles
The all-niEht ride 20 Bangor ls5
miles over tho worst roads and unun-
tains lay before the tourists who sur
coSsfully made it the next morning A.
10 % backing Years mark bY tTo davs.
- hours AMI - minutes ana establish
ing nov mark for continuous driving
OF 12S hours Tho car carried oeu
pounds of baggage and supplies
The trip was taken az the worst pos
sibIc t.nc of the wear and Is remark
able testimonial OF the reliability and
endurance ~ tho car. as no trouble or
any kind was encountered and tho on
cinc went through without skip. max
ing ono of the longest and most ardu-
ous nonstop records possible Tho only
Incidents of the trip were the Vi'e cone
ditiuu of tho roads, the bad weather
and intense cold.
Quoting from the official press bui-
-lrtiu of the \. A. ~.
Following out 2 suggestion or the
dirct tors. Il new office was created in
tho hoard. that Of the 'chairmanshfp %
the executive committee. and 20 this
position \. - Batch"lder. one OF the
best known workers in tho 4 A. \ FOR
several years and AT one time secretary
OF the association. was elected. Mr.
Batchelder VIII also be the cditOr-iD-
chief Of the official organ OF The asso-
ciation. the American Motorist"
a now man Will head tho contest
hoard for the coming YEAR samuel VI
Butler of Scw York who while new
known to all motorists throueNout the
country FOR lie executive ability and lis
sucreS- IN promoting events ~ va 'oue
times ps well as eurrrsSfHily conduct
ING several of the largest automobile
shove"
wniiam T. Nctzgcr. of DH~oit was
chosen one % tho directors 90 repre-
sent the mauufacturi 'rdHstrv lIe
~ T. Coffin and r.. George a~e also
member ~ Tho executive committee
w W Mu,prv ~ tno Nurphy Power
60 has received his siN-tyliuADr 90
horse power Pierce Arrow car from q.
y schneider
John Gillespie has taken tho Nahl.
gan agency Tor the Thomas Flyers
and VIII handle all the Thomas prod
ucts including taNicabs n.c ct-iups.
ambulance. etc. Nj Gillespie already
has the REQ.
The Gilmour-I'ear Co had -Ts biggest
dHv TUESDAY, when n sold four four
els Messrs Gilmour and Eoar have
ret eived the 1910 Mitchell model "a five
passenger. b horse power car. selling
for $3.50
Harper and Aldrich static dIstrlbu-
TOYS foT the heWot car. auuoIlurs THAT
they haNo orders placed with them hN
DETROIT customers fur It .rgtv tuouLl
rot 'onc or these customer has had A.,
femonstrati CO., seen tho wuDnfu, l.
u Hay Nnes has been uprui ttftt DpuIls
gent iu kalrufalun rurUft p1Id tfrlI-,.
T. Nokum fnr tht Thumb sr,f ION
Modsl ~ lHlH rotIor Ef..i-f.e
we're drtlNr'rl tp tN" f1iluviuE tmiu..
the last - dHNs gmfIp. r. N1rir t--
~ Gfa ud hItH f.fvHfd bptIa aN. f.r.
ferson-sYf. Airs rhu.iae NfrfpIt Itlt.
red apa Ttrfnutr. tsrff IS Johnson -e r.
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