Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1930 — Page 9

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PUBLIC TAKING TO AIR TRAVEL IN LARGE WAY Reduction of Plane Rates Leads to Increase of Passengers. Tlf Seripps-Uovnrd Seicspapcr Allianct WASHINGTON, April 23. —Records of some of the country’s leadng passenger airlines, just compiled, show that the public is takng to air travel in a big way. Fol'owing the reduction c*f rates i few months ago, almost to an • qual of rail fare, the passenger planes are being crowded to capacity. Passenger traffic over the T. A. T. Maddux transcontinental air-rail line increased 50 per cent In .March, as compared with February. The latter .month, which offered the first comparison under the new low rates, showed an increase of 450 per cent. A total of 4,082 passengers were flown in March. The mileage was 213,202. The increase in net revue over February was $28,878. Second section planes are now flown daily over the Columbus-Waynoka section of the airline. The passenger lines of American Airways, which is the operating company of the Aviation Corporation, also set a record in March by carrying 6.192 passengers. This is an increase of 19.5 per cent over February. The company’s planes flew 312.439 miles in March. Routes between Boston and New York, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Dallas, and Dallas and El Paso are operated by the company. Another line showing a large increase in passenger traffic is the Southwest Air Fast Express, which flies tri-motored Fords between St- Louis and Dallas. District Legion . Meeting Bu Times Special MOROCCO. Ind.. April 23.—Tenth district convention of the American legion, to be held here Sunday, will be addressed by Paul V. McNutt., Bloomington, former national commander of the Legion.

y v sf'jr 4 . S £. # f <f/ / / ,/ .// X in the Red RocKET demonrirator learn whatjineperformance 1 . ihislowpriced six provides When you see the New Series Pontiac EASY DIDI.Y© AND DSMAIN©. j/ / Big Six demonstrator marked by a RED Exceptional riding ease is provided by / ROCKET, ask to drive it. Learn at the Lovejoy Hydraulic Shock Absorbers wheel of this finer Pontiac what fine per- (standard equipment at no extra cost) / formance it provides. and roomy, Fisher bodies upholstered A / • . in excellent quality mohair. Ease and // SPEED. PICK-YP, POWER. Pon- pleasure in dry ing are also increased by tiac’s remarkable speed, rapid getaway anew roller bearing steering system in traffic and plentiful power on the hill's and anew non-glare safety windshield. * A / A famous FAME are made possible by a sturdy 60-horse- Hail she driver of the RED ROCKET A FIXER CAR power engine of 200 cubic inches piston demonstrator, or come to our showroom _ displacement. It is the largest engine and g et a S p ec j a j demonstration in this > used in any six of Pontiac s price. finer Pontiac. You’ll find it an even vJllllllliililn better “buv” than ever before! / UNUSUAL SMOOTHNESS. Pon- | tiac’s engine is insulated from the frame k If f\ by new-type rubber mountings. Its " / 1 crankcase is more rigid than ever. And '*' T ?J‘SSZZ.Vt tiSfJSS&SXi JZZ'tL^tT ■r X. its Harmonic Balancer counteracts tor- Consider the delivere.d price as well as the list ( f.o b.) --Jr MBUS NjflL . , . . , , r TL price when comparing automobile values ... Ponttae sional Vibration in the crankshaft. 1 hese delivered prices include only authorized charges for V , . , freight and delivery and the charge for any additional Jg M H features result in unusual smoothness. accessories or financing desired. tontiac m N PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS BODY BY FISHER ROBINSON-THOMPSON, Inc. 1025 N. Meridian St. There’s a Reliable Dealer in Your Neighborhood Walton G. Cash Virginia Motor Washington New Northeast Sales, Inc. Sales, Inc. Car Sales Cos. Motor Sales Mil Northwestern At*. WO Virginia A\e. 750 East Washington >'t. 3535 Massachusetts Are. COUNTY DEALERS H. R. Humphrey Wanamaker, Indiana

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Attomry-General James M. Ogden (right) is shown accepting the message of Governor Fred Green of Michigan for Governor Leslie from I. E. Gillen (in car). At the left is Sergeant Frank West from Michigan state police headquarters; M. W. Chisholm, general sales manager of the R. V. Law Motor Company, and Lew Pitel, Detroit.

Speeding through the dawn on a nonstop run from Lansing, Mich., a Hudson eight sedan carrying a message from Governor Fred W. Green of Michigan to Governor Harry G. Leslie of Indiana, arrived here early this morning, covering the distance of 288.8 miles in five hours nine minutes.

GAR RIDES ARE FREE Pontiac to Give Unusual Demonstration Here. The new series Pontiac Big Sixes, identified as ‘’informal demonstrators” by large red rockets painted on their sides, were stationed with waiting drivers today in front of the Robinson-Thompson showroom, 1025 North Meridian street. The local demonstration, part of a national campaign in which more than 4,000 Oakland-Pontiac dealers are participating, will continue through April 30. Each day of the campaign the Red Rocket demon-

A Hudson escort from the R. V. Law Motor Company met the Michigan messengers at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and escorted them to the statehouse where AttorneyGeneral Ogden accepted the message in the obsence of the Governor. The drive between the two capitals was sponsored by the Aaron

strators will be available until 10 p. m. According to Mr. Robinson, president of Robinson-Thomp-son, the watchword of the campaign is ‘‘Ask for a ride.” No other formalities are necessary, ‘‘The Pontiac Big Six has introduced new elements of speed, performance and comfort into the field of low-priced sixes,” said Mr. Robinson. “So that all Indianapolis residents may learn at first hand the reasons behind that reputation, we have placed these Red Rocket Pontiacs—all strictly stock models--at their disposal. “The drivers are ready and willing to make these informal demonstrations. They will drive a few blocks or several miles, whatever suits the convenience of the passenger. And the latter need not hesi-

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De Roy Motor Car Company of Detroit, as a demonstration of the ability of the new Hudson eight to travel long distances at sustained high speed. The average speed was slightly below sixty miles an hour. On the return trip, the Hudson crew took a message from Mayor Reginald H, Sullivan to the mayor of Lansing.

tate to ask the privilege of taking the wheel himself.” STATE FIRMS MERGED Phone Companies, Owned by Goodrich Interests, Are Incorporated. Ten telephone companies, owned by the former Governor James P. Goodrich interests, have been incorporated into the Inter-Communi-cation Corporation, Indianapolis, with 10,000 shares of no-par-value stock, according to papers filed with the secretary of state. The companies are located in northern Indiana. Incorporators are: Pierre F. Goodrich, son of the former Governor; R. W. Frost and John Rabb Emison.

7 LINKED WITH INDIANA CRIMES DIEINFLAMES Relatives of Anderson Man Fear His Death in Ohio Tragedy. Seven and possibly eight convicts vhose homes were in Indiana or who were linked with Indiana crimes, died in the Ohio state prison fire Monday night, tallies today indicated. Relatives of Melvin Halterman, 22, of Anderson who was sentenced to the Ohio prison for a twenty-five-year term for bank robbery, fear his death, although his name has not appeared in lists of dead. Joseph Kowalski of Muncie, a companion of Halterman in robbery of the Hicksville (O.) National bank, Feb. 29, 1929, is listed among the dead. Edaie Meadows and Edward Axe, linked with the Linn Grove (Ind.) State bank robbery, March 24, 1927, were among the fire victims. Meadows also was identified as one of the bandits who killed Captain Charles Armin of the Lafayette police department during a holdup of a Lafayette bank In November, 1927, but was turned over to Ohio authorities when arrested at Hammond, Ind. Harry Igilari Neri, Mexican, of Hobart, Ind., who has an Indiana crime record and who was serving a term in the Ohio prison for burglary, perished in the flames. Floyd Hosier, 31, of Richmond, Ind., also died in the flames. Indiana records show' he admitted cashing a fraudulent check at Connersville in August, 1925. He was serving a two-to-seven-year term in Ohio on larceny charges. Benjamin Scanlon, 26, formerly of

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MARMON GIVES EXTRASERVICE Best of Attention Ordered for Customers. During the four years which Marmon has concentrated on the straighteight and expanded its line of automobiles to cover four important price fields, the number of Marmon distribikors and dealers has incrased constantly, thus insuring a Marmon owner or purchaser authorized service throughout the entire United States and Canada. A nation-wide network of service stations .operated by Marmon distributors and dealers, has been established as a result of a dealer organization that has more than trebled In size in the last two years. Figures recently compiled by the Marmon factory service department show that today there are more Marmon service stations than ever before in the history' of the company. Marmon officials always have recognized service as one of the most

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