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WILM UTOMOB1L_ E SECTION. BQlloon Tires·Are Proving Highly Satisfactory Says Reo Engineer Look Forward· to Indiana Roada who are compelled to Indianapolis avenue m points will rejoice the near future will see his thoroughfare widenat least on the Hoosg to information suphighway department of Motor Club. a state highway depart completed surveys and plans of Indianapolis rom the state line southeast h street in Whiting and of a venue from Indianapolis a little over a mile. the state line to Calumet avedistance is 1.4 miles and from three-quarters of a mile. way will have a drive on the street car tracks, wide, making the road feet wide, and there will concrete base, a l -inch a .J~-inch wearing course East of Calumet avenue, the road will not be quite the plans calling for two iveways and 20 feet for the tracks. avenue . from Indianapolis uth will have two 11 -foot of brick surface. ion of Indianapolis avenue e Illinois state line will re avy filling, inasmuch as the low. There has been some getting the improvement unowing to lack of agreement the street car company and commission , but it is exwork will begin soon. superior flexibility makes them yield and these tires you ean drift over roqb escape damage when high pressure tires roads with a greater averqe speed ana with maximum comfort and safety." are easily cut or bruised. "Theoretically, fuel consumption COMPRESSION TESTS should be a little greater when balloon That the thermal efficiency of gasotires are used because of their increased deflection and road contact over that of line engines could be increased by ina high pressure tire. Short tests on creasing the compression ratio is gtnsmooth pavements may also prove this erally recognized, and the Bureau ef to be true to a very slight degree. In Standards has been conducting some practice or actual use the fuel consump- tests to see how much the actual intion of cars equipped with balloon tires crease amounts to. proves to be no higher than that of cars equipped with the ordinary type of tire. Real Eatate May Be Slow . Balloon tires do not increase gasoline but Buildina Does Nicely consumption due to the fact that a more Although local real estate firms even driving pace is 'maintained; the rough spot'S that would ordinarily cause have been finding this season rather the driver to apply his brakes and slow slow because of unfavorable weather down are not noticed and the car main- conditions and the backwardness tains a more even speed, less energy be- caused by the presidential election ing wasted on the brakes and less gaso- :year, the building permits issued durmg June in the Village of Wilmette is in almost every case higher than the line used for acceleration. a tota\ of $111,615, as given out mileage obtained from high pressure "Balloon-tired cars accelerate just show by Village Manager C. C. Schutez. tires. about as rapidly and coast just as freely The largest single permit was granted "There are many features in connec- as the car equipped with the high presFred A. Rye to construct a twotion with balloon tires which make them sure tires. This type of tire is not re- to story, brick veneer dwelling at 1019 especially desirable and have led to their commended for high speed or racing Chestnut avenue at a cost of $25,000. adoption by Reo 1924 passenger car work, and while it can be driven very There were three permits issued fot models. comfortably at speeds up to 55 and 60 $12,~Q<JO homes, one fer $11,000, $10,~p "In the first place they givo greater miles per hour its greatest value lies $9,,:,w and $9,000. The balance of tne driving safety and increased comfort. within the range of the ordinary driving list was mainly for garages. Th~re There also seems to be less tendency for speeds. were 29 permits issued during the bad blowouts and tread cuts. Their "Most important is the fact that with month. "Balloon tire pioneering and development in this country is due in a great measure to Mr. J. E . Hale, Tire Engineer, and a great deal of his early work was done on a Reo car," says H . T . Thomas, vice-president and chief engineer of the Reo Motor Car company. "The low pressure or balloon tire has been tested . under every conceivable condition and after many thousands of miles of driving it has proven that the average mileage obtained from these tires t. CAR WILL MAN ORIGIN Scientists Plan Aaiatfc £xpedition established to their own satisfact that man existed 600,000 scientists will now attempt to origin back another million Roy Chapman Andrews, who rom Asia a year ago, with a dinosaur eggs ten million years expedition sailed from the May 25 for China. Thence proceed into the heart desert, in Mongolia, where five-year search will reveal secrets concerning the of man, beast and reptile. the previous expedition, the will rely on American-bttilt and trucks for transportation, roads are unknown in most of territory to be explored. Mr. recently visited Dodge Brothers Detroit, where five cars were for the expedition. Mr. expressed great satisfaction new equipment and repeated that a great share of the success memorable expedition to the endurance of Dodge Brothers made it possible to accom30-year task in three years. In this experience it was only nathe should again insist upon Brothers cars for his next expescientists representing twelve of learning, chosen from 4,000 constitute the party. differ on the subject, the discovery of the Foxhill man in Engis of the belief that Asia and that it will be rocks of M.ongolia, if traces of his first activifound. He is strongly supthis theory by such an eminent Henry Fairfield Osborn who to by William Jennings their famous debate on evolu"a tall professor who comes out of the trees to push good who believe in God off the sidewe found the ten-million-year eggs, we were examining than humanity," said Mr. "But now we are going to where human remains are more exist. It is a· gamble, but we prospects justify gambling." r quest the scientists will push west than they have ever gone working both to the north and f the Altai -Mountains. As of exploration will be miles from the nearest it will be necessary to especial care. Arrangehave been made for 200 camels to provisions ahead of the motor ·· 4 The Reo Line REO Coupe " · · $1875 Sedan" " ·· 1985 Brougham " · 2235 Special Touring $1,595:00 Balloon tirea furniahed on all ahoTe modele at no additional c:oat. AU -.tee~ - ... ...._ Reo doaltJe.,.... ....... aDd po-.cl wlda . . . . . . SOil.p.~--- Taxicab .. .. .. $2185 Speed Wason 1185 (CiuoNU) Parcel Del'v .. l.ofSS . . prbe f. o. b.~ ....... ... REO EVANSTON CO., INC. 1101 Chicago Ave. Telephone Evanston 6194 LANSING. MICHIGAN REO MOTOR CAR COMP.Ala.