The sun., 1909-12-02
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
8. M. BUTLER HEAD or A. A. A.
CONTEST BOARD.

WV 1Oa AFO6As
New board sS Directors Eleets Secretary
sS Automobile Club of America as
Chairman Oh Chlef Board-Bstch-
cider Heads Executive Committee.
:. The most important action taken yester-
day at the first meeting OF the new board
Of directors OF the American Automoohe
Association was the election OF 8. NJ. Butler
the present secretary OF the Automobue .
Club OF America, as chairman OF the A. A. A.
CONTEXT board for next year and the election
Of A. @. Batchelder to hll the newly created
Office Of chairman of the executive CON-
mittee OF the A. A. A.
II has been rumored for some time that
the Manufacturers Contest Association
which is made up OF practically all OF the
manufacturers and importing Arms that go
In for motor vehicle competitions Of various
kinds, was In favor Of having Mr. Butler
elected as successor to Frank b. Hover
OF Buffalo. who Is just finishing his third
term as an oficial of the American Auto
mobile Association. two years as head OF
the touring board and head OF the contest
board this year.
Mr., Butler has been secretary OF the
Automobile Club OF America for many
years, having been elected assistant secre-
tary OF the organization In October. 1899.
and being elected secretary later on. He
was member Of the vandcrbflt cup COM
missions and A.. A. A. racing boards In 1901.
1905 and 1903, and has handled the detail
work for practically every automobile con-
test organized by the Automobile Club
of the New York Timers Club and is very very
man that could be secured Tor the trying
and strenuous position OF head OF the A.
a. RstcheIder. who will act as chair
man Of the executive committee. eaitor
sstcssiaeT as astcS a. a. s sn otieIsi q tSs s..e
%crs 81 a9S e.
has been a member OF the Automobile CLUB
o. A@eres sinss May: 1900 and !; s,,L also .,s
. sditor fo in Chief Of the montSiy publication
The directors also elected Lewis r.
! president OF the oreanizatlon. He wa.
B"Gsio resigned as head OF the .orssnlza-
Gssn Sv Of Pno@sa @s~ yorR
the uneRpirsd term q judge Hotchkiss.
Years saSns S@f SossR, bis fss wDson caT
trom Harry fosdick Of this city, who then
asSs of the SSs'Sa Bsy STATE ' RStomoSs xs!ocs
''pq 7. q z, ] son1ei! Of East Orange. n, J.. Who
ca6s Z % 0'.S of New " Jersey r and was formerly
/. secretary Of the New Jersey Automobile
Sq Ha the 0.Gn Hm.risan @ xasomosiie ' H.soeission
Robert p. Hooper Of the AutopcSile Club
o. GsEmsntewn Pr wss Sv elected N1anaSs n1ss y,ss
! second yice-president. and r. G.: Donald.
chicaso, third viseIPresident: press The n,s DIRE,
a a
SS.iis ISsadsS: S ys.ry :f s,,,'ss Ne. s9ss
elected chairman OF the. A. A; A.. iegisla-
tiye board. Powell Evans Of the Autorno;
Chairman Cha o Of p ,se i toapIns Information board
J George c. Diehl Of the .Automobile Club OF
Buffalo was reelectsd chairman OF ths
good roads board. The executive COM
Z mntee for 1910 is as follows:
a. e. Batehelder, New yoTs Chairman; : Gortcr
John / is Bancroft. % Whining ston. Del: J. P Coghin
H= SsS Sop R fSssP: S;'.ftS is%ss ssI Z c RI'ssi
Gillette, Hsrtferd' Edwin Gscrse DeSro., vn,t
Mass; S. a. Miles, New York William z MeizEsr
Rs,ss sss s.mSi. hIss fieSs' sss S poi Pau
: G. woln. Pit,sbyrg.
The following directors were also elected
Yori n FRANK ' {. % sasssy, seSsSnss @ "a X a. S Bach
elder New York; George c: Diehl, Buffalo. Phlhy
William s MSiie. siouI city, iows:J ". TstssE
| Davenport. Iowa.
More than thirty sdt o. the members Drn, Of ts,
Ssy Ssfoye %ss seYd az The Hosei & he Belmont sS
hoIaSs eSs membership In sse ,se slate assoeiS s
tions Of New York; NeC Jersey: Pennpsyl-
M.an..oia OSlahoma and Vest Vir1inia'
The bureau OF tours Of the Automobile
Club Of America & has no %po%tined %% msmSs,s = OF Of
dale, Il, Y. The bureau also reminds mem-
is nfteen miles an hour and says that the
speed regulations are being strictly en-
% Al Of hs S rSsds Ss css fsod
an The % bureau OF tours. endeavors at all
, rect and up 20 date. and all members should
consult with the bureau before taking any
p hef foP S' up Tne to dste as 10
road conditions. hotel facilities, &C.
yThe matter OF procuring its special
work done by the bureau OF tours commit
tee and Official assistance, but chiefly by
, ports @s from members, Many members have
turned in very excellent reports ss to road
conditions. making reports on roads where
thanks OF the committee have been extended
: TO numerous members for cooperation and
| assistance IN new TOululkh. hOtt OA bhCu
cooperation Is solicited
A number Of the local officials of Orange
and South Orange recently made a tour OF
Inspection over the route of the proposed
new boulevard between the two New DER
sey cities and decided TO report favorably
on the project. The proposed route would
connect Orange Park with South Orange
avenue, forming a connecting link between
Central avenue and the South Mountain
. reservation.
7 An engine will sometimes develop blowing
or Nhistling noises which may be due to
various causes These may be caused by
a compression relief cock having jolted
, open. in which case the noise II accompa MED
BY ioas OF power. lf the sound is a sharp
crack like the report OF gun there may be
some Leakage IN the exhaust system or tle
In some cases the whlstling Is due "a, the
air passing into the carbureter. A broken
exhaust manifold or leaky head packing
will also cause whistling.