Evening journal., 1910-07-27
HUDSON CAR WINS
CRITIC'SAPPROvAL
owner Of French Auto Gould
Not Tell His $4,000 Machine
from a Hudson
LOSES BET; THEN
STARTS THINKING

Detroit entertained $4,000 Elks re-
Gently during one of the biggest con-
ventions ever held The city OF the
straits now known as the automobile
center of the United States, handled
the vast hordes of Elks in motor cars
II heins estimated that the various
car manufacturers spent over quar-
ter Of million dollars in giving JOY
rides to the city's guests, that sum
also taking into consideration the de-
nrecistion on one thousand new cars
in the big automobile parade
OF chief discussion was the Hudson
touring car which had been offered as
a prize to the lodge whose feminine
contingent made the handsomest
showing in the Elks' parade. II mas
been estimated that $4,000 was spent
by various lodges to win that Sl,lho
car Cincinnati was declared the
winner BY a committee consisting or
Governor Warner. Mayor Breitmeyer
and Judge Donovan, Rochester, New
Orleans, Denver and Los Angeles put
ting forth brilliant efforts for the
prize.
When the winner was announced a
disgruntled member Of one OF the con
testing lodges, showing a grapes
EnfTIT. H8lO. WNiis WF tA1h t"e~
much. A fne car can't be sold at
that price" -,,
ars that so7" put in a Detroit Elk
who drives Hudson and always
stands ready to endorse the car OF his
choice Now what do You think a
good car is WORTH"
II paid $4,000 for my French car
and she suits me pretty WE'LL replied
the disgruntled one.
VERY we'll" said the one with the
Hudson habit. you ought TO get quite
car for that piece Of change, but l
will make you this proposition; II we
ran fnd in Detroit a French car Ike
YOURS. the six of us will tour out 70
fhe Country Club and back and VIII
bet Won the dinner for the party that
Won cant tell. n blindfolded, whether
YOU we're in my Hudson car or the
$4,000 model"
You're on said the champion of
the foreign machine, rand remember
] am pretty hungry"
"Oh, that will be all right have
rome appetite myself, was the conf
Dent rejoinder Of the one with the
Hudson habit.
After q little search ponderous
French car was brought forth and the
UNIQUE bet was on. The hoodwinked
upholder of the French banner sat
beside the driver of one Of the cars.
Arriving at the Country Club, the
hoodwinked man was asked to tell
which car he had made the trip in.
''Nnsing 10 it, he said, "the jour
neJ out was as comfortable as could
be. but that is not the reason 7 know
] am in a French car. l know from
the comfortable lines on which this
Is built That is always the case in a
classy car. Now lead me TO the din
ing room"
-. The gang roare6, when the bandage
Was s-reruv~ed,,sfrom the eyes of the
man who had'pu his bet on the high
priced car. The Hudson pennanes
we're seen flying over the radiator.
The fiabergasted autoist with tho
high-priced tendencies took his defeai
with q smile and paid for hnt
spread. When It came time 10 return
to the city, the loser Of the wager was
given his choice Of cars.
There Is no use In me picking and
choosing. Apparently there is nc
differences in the riding qualities 70 a
man with his eyes shut! / think a
lot Of folks better open their eyes be-
fore buying. Geel I'm sorry Garry
Hermann's bunch won that prize"