Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1928 — Page 11

MAY 16, 1928.

AUTO FIRM TO ERECT BUILDING FORRESEARCH Motors Corporation Plans 11 -Story Structure in Detroit. DETROIT, May 16.—The Argonaut Realty Corporation, p, subsidiary cf General Motors, announces that bids have been asked for relative to the construction of an eleven-story building to be occupied, nrlncipally, by the General Motors Research Division. The building will be located on Second Blvd., Milwaukee and Baltimore, and will contain approximately onehalf million square feet of floor space, including the basement It will occupy the entire block, extending 210 feet on Milwaukee and 180 feet on Baltimore. It will be connected with the General Motors Bldg, by a subway under Milwaukee. The material to be used will be brick with lime-stone and polished granite base. On the Second Blvd. side will be a show room two stories high; the balance of the first and second stories to be occupied by United Motors Service. The present research building, at the rear of the General Motors Bldg., will be absorbed for office purposes by General Motors Corporation, its divisions and subsidiaries. This building has not met adequately the needs of the research organization since that division moved to Detroit from Dayton, Ohio, three years ago. For the last two years the research activities have been spread over three different buildings. Officials of General Motors Corporation are intensely interested in the work of the research department, considering it one of the most important activities of the corporation. The desire to bring all of the work under one roof, in proximity to the main office of the corporation, and the unsuitableness of the present research building for many of the research experiments, prompted the decision to erect a separate structure.

WORK FOR SILENT CAR TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS Auto Manufacturers Find Operation Noises Cause Crashes. Quiet operation of an automobile Is a vital factor in accident prevention according #o safety experts. Investigation of thousands of accidents has proven that many mishaps are due to the failure of a driver to hear warning signals because of the noise and rumble of his own car. This important safety feature is now engaging the attention of automotive engineers, and one of the most striking and lecent results of their study of this phase of design is in the new Oldsmobile Six recently introduced. The Oldsmobile engineers report that they gave particular attention to noise and as a result have developed a “silenced chassis” and a “silenced body interior” on the new Oldsmobile. Nine different potential noise producers were given consideration when the engineers took up this problem, according to John G. Wood, Oldsmobile’s chief engineer. They were the engine, engine mounting, clutch, contact of sheet metal parts, contact between wires and pipes with sheet metal, spring shackles, the propeller shaft, bumpers and the sheet metal dash separating the engine from the front seat compartment.

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Marmon Roadster to Pace 500-Mile

jAi The New Marmon 78 roadster which has been selected to pace the start of the >JjP \ international 500-mile race on the InulSt??' 9 ' ry-yy jrjf ra .• ana P olis Motor Speedway May 30. It will yJSfe. % | be drvien by Joe Dawson. Speedway racer ‘wWH* if Al A <T* nos other days, who is shown above with ...Mll y$ AIK the Marmon Wasp, which won the first |Mr sfc*. 'a. five-century grind in Indianapolis in 1911. ; IP In this year's race Marmon has entered I % J v three special race cars developed at the r ■ """'iii ii W Marmon factory by Earl Cooper, veteran ■ • driver, and Col. Howard Marmon, head XS>\ 0t thC Marmon cn s inc3rin S staff. v, ~ >ut that more than 60 per cent of, " <*'******' lie 2,000 motor accidents in that .__i_

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BY SWEDE SWANSON Wisconsin's traffic engineer points out that more than 60 per cent of the 2,000 motor accidents in that State last year occurred on straight stretches of highway. The number of accidents on curves and turns continued to increase with increased traffic, but it was on the straight runs that the greater increase in accidents was felt. The cause for this peculiar circumstance may be attributed ro greatly increased traffic, or to reckless speeding on congested roads. But the fact that accidents happened less often on curves than on straightaways would tend to prove that drivers are more careful. What this condition resolves itself to. therefore, is the problem of providing sufficient room for the increasing number of automobiles on the highways. It is the narrow road that makes for congestion, just as much as the overabundance of vehicles on tliat road. The slow progress Ou such roads, causing irritated temperaments among motorists, is bound to produce accidents. In such event, the curve is safer than the straight stretch, where the impatient driver takes a chance to relieve his feelings. The solution lies in widening the j roads, especially those that diverge; immediately out of a city. Congestion is merely a matter of relativity. So is habiiity to accident Widen the high-ways, decrease congestion and lower the accident rate, Keeping dirt out of -the vacuum tank is part of the process of keeping on the move. Dirt in the j vacuum tank flapper valve can cause more trouble for the inexperienced than a little dirt in the carburetor. The flapper valve controls the! flow of gasoline from the upper to j the lower chamber of the vacuum j tank. When sufficient gasoline has j been sucked into the upper tank a i float arises and, in doing so, controls j two valves. One stops the suction while the j other admits air. The gasoline then flows through a flapper valve to the chamber below from where it feeds by gravity to the carburetor. If dirt lodges in this flapper valve it is obvious that when the time comes for the upper chamber to be refilled air is sucked through this valve instead of gasoline being drawn from the rear tank. An Englishman is reported to have invented a motor vehicle that is a combined road sweeper, watering and washing machine, street flusher, fire engine, ambulance, dust cart and traveling soup kitchen. More automobile accidents occurred during October and November in 1925 and 1926 than in any other month. November led in 1925,

HESSEN flKr, Outselling All ‘•Sixes'* Wirld's greatest value Ay the verdict the world • ... . The most important thing ever said of Essex is said by buyers in the largest 6-cylinder sales, and the most overwhelming competitive preference of automobile history ' In many territories .Essex sales exceed tnose of any other Six” by more than 2 to 1. And, with slight variations, this preference is the nation’s and the world’s. Coach - $735 * Sedan (4-door) - $795 * Coupe - $745 (.Rumble seat S3O extra All prices' f. o. b. Detroit, plus war excise tax Buyers can pay for cars out of income at lowest available charge • . for interest, handling and insurance ~ / R. V. Law Motor Cos. Distributors 1219-1225 N. Meridian St. Main 4082 —ASSOCIATE DEALERS— P. B. SMITH AUTO CO. G. WININGS CO. O. W. SCHAUB MOTOR CO. 450 N. Cap. Ulvd. Lincoln 3603 3616 E. Musli. St. IRvington 3508 3134 West Washington Bt. BElmont 4400 OAKLEY MOTOR SALES CO. NORTH SIDE HUDSON-ESSEX CO. 4065 S. Meridian St. DRcxel 4743 2441 Central Ate. HEmlock 3534

with 2,400 fatalities, and October was first in 1926. with 2,730 fatalities in that year. England is going back to the Middle ages in an endeavor to reduce automobile accidents. The ‘‘Order of the Roaods,” a recent motoring organization, was formed with an idea of appealing to chivalry in an effort to make motoring safe. ATTENDANCE NEAR 600 Indiana Disciples of Christ Churches in Session at Bedford. I! a Timm special BEDFORD. Ind., May 16.—Attendance of between 500 and 600 is registered here as the State convention of the Disciples of Christ Churches enters its third day. Delegates were taken on a tour of the Bedford stone district Tuesday. Two banquets were held Tuesday night. There was an attendance of 250 at a young people's banquet and 150 at a business men’s banquet. Three in Family Kill Selves Bp Timm Special HARTFORD CITY, Ind., May 16. —Wren Pierce, 68. whose brother and mother committed suicide, is dead at his home three miles northwest here as the result of taking poison. Just before death came, Pierce remarked: “It was good enough for my brother, so it’s good enough for me.” Acres for Parking Several acres of ground at the Oldsmobile factories are allotted to employes for parking space. By far the greater majority of employes are motorists and use their cars for transportation to and from work. The Original Payments as Low as $1 a Week THE UNION TXEE CO. Geo. Medlam, Pres. MA In 8273 Cor. S. 111. and Georgia St. Open Till 8:00 p. m.

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The New' Marmon 78 roadster w'hich has been selected to pace the start of the international 500-mile race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 30. It will be drvien by Joe Dawson. Speedway racer of other days, who is show'n above with the Marmon Wasp, which won the first five-century grind in Indianapolis in 1911. In this year’s race Marmon has entered three special race cars developed at the Marmon factory by Earl Cooper, veteran driver, and Col. Howard Marmon, head of the Marmon engineering staff.

OURS AT LESS THAN BUTTER Cost Per Pound Low, Dodge Figures Show. New spring automobiles, fresh from the factory, cost less per pound than butter, coffee and tea of the average American family, according to statistics w'orked out by the mathematically minded employes of Dodge Brothers, Inc. Idie new Standard Six sedan of the company costs 33 cents a pounn, the Victory Six sedan costs 40 cents a pound and the Senior Six sedan costs approximately 45 cents a pound. Average food prices of Jan. 15, as compiled by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, show coffee selling at 48.5 cents per pound, butter at 57.8 cents per pound and tea at 77.4 cents per pound. The Standard Six sedan, selling at $895, weighs 2,721 pounds, the Victory Six sedan, selling at $1,095, weighs 2.767 pounds and the Senior Six, selling at $1,595, weighs 3,406 pounds. “Vinegar River” <Rio Vinagx-e) in South America is so named because its waters are charged with acetic acid. Is a Half Hour of Hard Work Changing a r Tire Worth 2c • Save time and energyj|i| Bowes' Seal-Fast" jjjpffry J'jO&t Tirc_ Patch.' PaysHH I ~ \because In Point of Service It Costs the Least Particular Dealer* Handle "SfflNFait’ Bowes "Seal-Fast Corporation Indianapolis, 17. S. A.

AUBURN SALES TOP RECORD More Cars Sold in March Than During 1924. AUBURN, Ind., May 16.—Unfilled orders on hand indicate that April sales of Auburn cars will be the greatest for that month in the history of the company, N. E. McDarby, sales manager, reports. March shipments totaled 2,368 cars, or nearly as many as during the entire year of 1924. An average of more than 100 cars a day has been produced the first fifteen days of April and factory schedules call for an equal amount for the remainder of the month. Full production is under way on the 76 models, which have been held back by the unusual demand for the 115 and 88 types, both straight-eights.t The 76 models are sixes and are being produced in four body types. Production on the 88 phaetonredan and the 83 speedster has been increased, but the company reports a large number of unfilled orders on hand for these models. Export shipments are approximately 25 per cent in excess of those for the same period last year, with many unfilled orders on hand. Os the March shinments 71 per cent were straight-eights, but it is believed that with the 76 now under full production, this percentage will be reduced somewhat. GET 9 COATS OF PAINT Oldsmobile Fisher-Built Bodies Carefully Finished. Nine coats of paint are applied to Fisher-built Oldsmobile bodies. The first is a coat of primer which is followed by two coats of spray putty. After the bodies are wetrubbed and sanded a coat of ground color and four coats of lacquer are applied. Another wet-rubbing and sanding follows and a coat of thinner applied. The last process consists cf rubbing and polishing which results in the rich, glossy finish. Docks Hold 1,200 Cars The loading docks in the new Oldsmobile shipping warehouse have a maximum capacity for loading 1,200 automobiles into freight cars each twenty-four hours. Drunks Injure Many More than 9,000 traffic accidents in California last year were caused by drunken and reckless drivers.

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SEDANS £1195 to £1995 / COUPES £1195 to £IBSO SPORT MODELS #1195 to jH525 4lt prices f. o. b. Flint, Mich., gavemmestt tax to be added. The G.M.A.C. finance plan, the most desirable, is available BUICK MOTOR COMPANY FLINT, MICHIGAN—DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION BUICK MOTOR COMPANY Division of General Motors Corporation—lndianapolis Branch Meridian at Thirteenth Street CENTRAL BUICK CO. JNO. A. BOYD MOTOR CO. 2917-2919 Central Avenue 833-837 North Meridian Street ' THORN BURG-LEWIS MOTOR CO. 1302-14 East Washington Street WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT.. .BU IC K WILL BUILD THEM 1

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•No feeling of superiority prompted adoption of the slogan, “Get Off the Earth.” It’s just a few words of good advice carried on the backs of pilots and mechanics at the Hoosier Airport, Kessler Blvd. and Lafayette pike, to help make Indianapolis airminded. The picture is a rear view of Harold Brooks, secretarytreasurer of the Airport, wearing one of the new flying suits just received at the field. Many Take to Woods Nearly 19,000,000 tourists visited the 160 National Forests of the United States last year.

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