Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 311, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1927 — Page 2

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SUPERCHARGER MAYBE NEXT BIG MOTOR IMPROVEMENT

MORE PAVEMENTS INCREASE VALUE OF AUTOMOBILES Usefulness Greater While / Upkeep Decreases. By lowering operating costs, increasing safety and permitting year ’round motoring, modern pavements have increased the value of the automobile to< the public. The type of pavement has a direct effect on the cost of running an automobile, pleasure car or truck, according to the results obtained by Prof.*J. B. Davidson of the University of California, the White Company of Cleveland and the lowa State College experiment station. Professor Davidson found that the tractive resistance was approximately 44 per cent less on concrete than on the next best type of pavement. Two-tori trucks tested on different streets by the White Company received more miles per gallon of gasoline on concrete than on other types of pavemeent used iu the tests. (las Consumption The lowa State College station investigated the amount of gasoline used per ton mile, and found that only on concrete could more than thirty ton miles be secured from a gallon of gas. The station also found that the cost of operating an automobile is decreased when the driving is done over a hard-surfaced pavement. This proved true regarding automobiles and trucks. The natural result of this has been that the business man has more trucks and the average citizen owns a car. However, most of the present paved roads were not built for the heavy traffic that uses them. Road and street engineers are now faced with anew problem—the construction of wider highways. Cities MaUo Start Wayne County, Michigan, the home of Detroit, has a scheme for the construction of super-highway* 204 feet wide, and the county has already built, on Woodward Ave., a pavement of two parallel strips, each forty-four feet wide. The Cahunenga Pass road near Los Angeles is seventy-two feet wide, permitting a large volume of traffic on it without danger of congestion. Hide County, New York, has, in Sheridan Rd., a thoroughfare of two parallel highways, each thirty feet wide. Wacker Dr., the double-decked thoroughfare in Chicago, is the future highway for built-up city area. St. Douls Is planning double-deck Btreet similar to Wacker/Dr., on which trucks will use the lower drive and pleasure cars the upper one. PREDICT CHEAPER ROADS Mass production may reduce expenditures In the construction of roads, predices A. J. Grossaeu, director of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.

v|jin feySi a jy/ fftem—mieolTransparUtUm LgJ IjUdllty at Lower Prices became of mcreasinjfifo lume Production! < I. • January, 1925 “ T j ieTe , wasbv August, 1925 —Chevrolet n- January, 1926 —Anot het troducedanew ** r nounced anew J pectacular Chevrolet which scored a tremeiv measure of value based on many new j . dous success. Among its many new quality features—such as motor-driv- „ . , ~ . features were: anew and rugged rear en Klaxon horn, improved sheet offering many mechanical improveaxle, an improved unit power plant, metal construction in tne bodies, cor* meats, such as a smoother, quieter anew single-plate disc-clutch, a much rugated steering wheel with walnut motor with three-point suspension, a stronger frame, semi-elliptic chrome finish, new headlamp rim construe- silent V-belt generator drive, new oil vanadium steels prings, cowl and dash- tion and a more convenient gear- pump, more efficient cooling, an air lamps, and new Fisher bodies fin- shift lever. Yet, despite all the addi- cleaner, larger brakes, etc. NotwitbP&SSZZtii >735 Si-viS *695 %***?. & > fi 4s fat CoachwM „'— ' * “*■ - - Coach was reduced to The Mo,t Wsi*! 49 * Beautiful Coach In Chevrolet History! ***■“ l,4 ni “ w “ %i * 4 Climaxing all of Chevrolet’s previous value triumphs, the Chevrolet Coach of today Is acclaimed as the outstanding closed car value of all time. Beautiful new Fisher bodies —paneled and beaded! rakishly low and finished in new colors la addition to dww of genuine Duco .. . full-crown, one-piece fenders ... bullet-type $ tad md low nncesChevro- headlamps ... AC oil filter and AC air cleaner .. . finer performtiufadethe lowest “ nce E reater riding comfort and remarkable steering easel A car so J handling and fm.no marvelously beautiful That you must see it to appreciate it —Yet lag charge, available. the price has been reduced to • - l ' /*' Marion Chevrolet Cos. Stone Chevrolet Cos. Meridian at Eleventh 540 East Washington Street Jones-Whitaker Sales Cos. ' \ „ 345 North Capitol Avenue % ft UAL I J AI— L O W / GOST

Increases Power, Saves Fuel, Tests Reveal, Say Experts. Will the supercharger be the next equipment on stock cars to build up power and save fuel? Research departments of various automobile plants are working on the problem as an improvement that will rank with balloon tires, fourwheel brakes and eiglit-in-a-line engines. Engineers are seeking some way to make the supercharger effective at lower speeds, to save and build up power at from thirty-five to forty-five or fifty miles an hour with less expenditure of fuel than at present. On Racing Cars The supercharger already has been used successfully on racing cars. Some difficulty was found last year in adapting it to the "vest pocket" engines of ninety-one displacement, but since then this difficulty has been overcome. In the recent 250mile race at Culver City, Cal., Leon Duray drove a supercharged Miller special to first place, averaging 124.7 miles an hour and experiencing no trouble. Bennie Hill Is credited with making one lap of the track at 138. G miles an hour in the trials. Performances such as those of Duray and Hill may indicate the time is not far off when all passenger cars will be equipped with superchargers. The German Mercedes and the Duesenberg eight sport roadster now come equipped with them, but in these cars the engines are high speed and the superchargers do not cut in until speeds above sixty miles an hour are reached. Explains Principle For those who do not understand just what a supercharger is, David Gregg, research worker on the subject for one of the leading spark plug companies, illustrates the theory in this way. "Ever see a fat man puffing up a hill, gasping to get a little more air? That’s just the way an engine acts trying to pull up a steep grade on high. And that extra breath of air is where the supercharger comes in. It’s just an air pump that fills the cylinders full of a fresh charge every stroke. It doesn’t wait for the cylinder to suck in the mixture, but goes right ahead and pushes it in under pressure. “About fourteen pounds of air are necessary to burn one pound of gasoline so the more air you can push into the cylinders, the more gas you can burn and the more power you can get. The ordinary engine peaks around 2,000 to 3,000 revolutions per minute. By forcing the mixture into the cylinders under pressure—by supercharging—you not only increase the power at any given speed, but by boosting the peak speed you gain more power. Two Types "Two general types of superchargers are the positive and the centrifugal. The latter is used mostly on racing cars and airplanes, whilp the positive type Is being developed for passenger cars as it gives nearly constant pressure at all speeds."

ROSE APPOINTED TIRE DISTRIBUTOR Local Dealer Handles Miller \ Accessories. Arthur E. Rose of the Rose Tire Company, 265 8. Meridian St., lias

recently been appointed distributor for Miller tires, tubes and accessories. The company lias a modern electrical vulcanizing and battery department and carries a complete line of Miller tires and tubes in stock at all times. One of the new policies inaugurated by Rose is the new time payment plan for the pur-

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chase of Miller tires. They are sold on a small down payment, with a period of fourteen weeks to pay the balance. The drive-in service is one of his greatest conveniences to motorists. “The new Miller balloon tire Is creating widespread interest,’’ says Rose, "with its new balloon tread and sidewall, the road-shaped, geared-to-tl)i‘-road tread and the unifiex cord constructions. The new tread reaches all the way around the tire from toe to toe. Every part of this husky tire flexes as a unit." DEALER IN NEW HOME \V. G. Cash Opens Oakland-Pontiac Salesroom on Northwestern. The new sales and service building. 2833 Northwestern Ave., of Walter G. Cash, dealer in the Oakland-Pontiac chain of agencies in the city, is now open. The salesroom is large enough for the display of five cars, and adjoining it are two office rooms. A modern repair shop, a parts department and a service manager’s office are in the rear. The company officers are: Cash, president; E. W. Essig, vice president; Regina Holland Cash, secretary treasurer. The sales force includes R. T. Stockdale, C. Bush Jr., Jasper Brady, O. Clark, and Edward Janicke. Floyd L. Philips is manager of the used car department and R. L. Benson is service manager.

Name Plates for Motorists The first thousand Indianapolis motorists who visit the new Nancy Hart Candy Shop in the Chamber of Commerce building, 322 N. Meridian St., will receive a neat nameplate for their car, bearing the word “Indianapolis.” Tho plates are given with compliments of the Nancy Hart shop.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

The Tail Light By Swede Swanson

All Fool’s Day number of the Tattler, a spicy little sheet underwooUed by Riley and issued by the Indianapolis Tuto Trade Association, was received and duly enjoyed April 1, thanks to the absencq of typographical errors by Miss Catherine Riley, and in spite of the fact that J. Orman, manager of the association, placed the lead story—written by and about himself—on the first sheet, first column. That's vanity, J. O.! The Hoy Wilmeth Company, authorized Ford dealers, broke their sales record for the month of March, reports Roy Wilmeth, president. The Tattler gives the automobile credit for one thing—it has done much to rid the country of horse flies. Charles E- Stuzt, veteran Indianapolis automobile man and for the past year assistant to V. S. Crawford, chief engineer of the Stutz Company, has joined the sales staff of the Stutz Indianapolis company. His first connection with the industry was in 1909. Prosperity comes in cycles. Hard times come on motorcycles, says Tommy Newett, International Truck salesman, who feels that a motor cop should be seen and not heard. A recent announcement states that the Jones-Whitaker Bldg., is to be crowned with a roof garden and the Stutz Indianapolis Company, not to be, outclassed, will install a swimming pool atop their new home. Here’s another suggestion, why not have all prospects phone in for appointments for demonstrations and should they wish to see the cars, have them make reservations, with a cover charge of 89 cents a family, for special night club showings. When Billy Grimes, veteran tire dealer at 222 W. Michigan St., first entered the business twenty-two years ago there were only three tire shops in the city and he knew personally practically alb of the car owners in the city. Some joh now! Otis S. Meldahl, recently associated with the auto exchange of Cincinnati, is now general manager of the Indianapolis Auto Exchange, located in the Cole Bldg., E. Washington St. The exchange here is a month old. Joseph E. Parrish, formerly of the Van Camp Sporting Goods department, is now with the International Harvester Company.

NOW! DUNLOP TIRES ON CREDIT For the convenience of those who wish it, we have arranged to sell Dunlop tires to responsible persons on payments. This arrangement will give all honest people an opportunity to own Dunlop tires and pay for them in 12 easy; weekly installments. You won’t know the real pleasure of motoring until you have equipped your car with Dunlops. “ When a Dunlop Is Done a Friend Is Won ”

203.79 Miles an Hour on Dunlops All the world's automobile speed records were shattered when Major H. O. D. Seagrave, young English pilot, drove the 4-ton, specially built Sunbeam car at 203.79 miles an hour over the sands of Daytona Beach, Florida, in special time tests having official sanction. Dunlop tires were selected for the daring assault on time made by the heavy car, which is equipped with two 12-cyl-inder engines developing 1,000 horsepower at 2,200 revolutions per minute. The car traveled nearly 3Yz miles a minute!

, Notice to the Lady Motorist For your convenience we have a very nice restroom where you can wait while tire changes are being made on your car. Vulcanizing and Road Service

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RECOVER MOST STOLEN AUTOS Only 11 Per Cent Not Returned to Owners in 1926. From 21 per cent in 1918 to 11 per cent in 192 G has been the welcome decline in percentage of stolen cars not recovered, according to the National Automobile Dealers’ Association, which means that automobile thieves are only half as successful in getting away with stolen cars now as in 1918. The study covered twenty-eight cities over a nine-year period. In 1918 27,443 automobiles were stolen in these cities and 21,673 recovered, which leaves 5,772, or 21 per cent, unrecovered. There were 95,225 cars stolen in 1926 and 85,115 reepvered, leaving but 10,111, or 11 per cent, unrecovered. For many years New Tork topped the lists with the most cars stolen, but lit 1926 Detroit was in the lead, with Chicago second and New York third. Certificate of title laws, new methods in numbering cars and general exchange of information between State commissioners of motor vehicles are thought to be the chief reasons for the drop in the percentage of cars unrecovered. OIL DILUTION ~ PROBLEM SOLVED Thermo-vapor engine temperature control is the latest engineering development in solving the problem of engine lubrication and ; oil dilution. A condensing system to dissipate excess heat is combined with a thermosiphon system in which boiling water only is circulated rapidly through the engine block. Engineers report that this combination insures increased engine efficiency and operating economy—pep and long life, in other words. It is a known fact that engine durability, reliability, performance and upkeep costs depend on proper lubrication and that cold starting and frequent use of the choke force raw gasoline into the engine. This raw gasoline instantly destroys the protecting film of oil, and as the pistons continue to reciprocate, this surplus gasoline is carried past the pistons into the crankcase, diluting the oil supply and lessening the lubricating property of the oil.

GAS TAX RECEIPTS HIGH Revenue Used On Highway System Totaled $8,971,741 in 1926 Net gasoline tax receipts from Indiana for 1926 were $8,971,741. The total net revenue from the states yielded the Government for the past ye:y, according to data collected by the Bureau of Public Roads of the United Stated Department of Agriculture, was $187,603,231. A gasoline tax was imposed in all but four States at rates ranging from 1 to 5 cents a gallon. The rate for Indiana is 3 cents a gallon. Nearly eight billion gallons were consumed in the States imposing the tax, and It is estimated that nearly two million gallons were used in the other four States. Revenue from the tax was allo-

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The New International “Special Delivery” When you are in the market for the best value in a light truck—a speedy, good-looking truck that will cost you little to buy and little to run—a sturdy truck to carry your loads — See the new International-—the “Special Delivery”— for loads up to 24-ton. The “Special Delivery” is a 100 % truck, built from the ground up for a long life of light/ fast hauling. No com- g promise with passenger car design here. Engine, clutch, " transmission, propeller shaft, rear axle, springs, frame, Powerful 4<yimdcT all are built to truck specifications. These are the esengine. Roomy cab sentials of £t good sturdy truck, and that is what you S ssuTv will find this truck to be. Easy riding, easy handling, speedy transportation at i S^dng low cost—ready for your inspection on our sales floor. loads, au types of Come in >'ind let us give you a demonstration of the new bodies available. “Special Delivery” from every point of view. T The International line also includes 4 and 6-cyUnder Speed ft Trucks for VA-ton and 1 3*-ton loads; Heavy-Duty Trucks ranging from 1 -ton to 5-ton maximum capacities; and Motor Coaches. Also the McCormick-Deering Industrial Tractor. % International Harvester Cos. OF AMERICA, Inc. FACTORY BRANCH 421-23-25-27-29 Kentucky Ave. LI n 7391-2-3-4

caved as follows: $129,441,520 for State highways, $43,609,479 for county and local roads, $5,238,869 for payments on road bonds and $9,313,363 for miscellaneous purposes. Dodge Cars Lead in South Africa More Dodge Brothers motor cars are registered in Johannesburg, South Africa, than any other make, according to the last report of the Office of Census and Statistics of the Union of South Africa, received

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by I'. L. Sanford, local Dodge dealer. In the whole of South Africa, 51,694 gear shift cars are registered, and of these 8,101 or nearly onesixth are Dodge Brothers vehicle Registrations of Dodge cars exceed by 22 per cent the nearest competitor in the gear shift class. Indiana section of the Society of Automotive Engineers will hold its first "production" meeting on the roof garden of the Severin, April 14. Latest engineering problems Will be discussed.