A merica ,facish periodical Carter CLIFTON AN'INUI • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO TA$ Precorrimsn FACTS AND FIGURES IN AUTOMO- BILE INDUSTRY FOR 1928 Production Mortgages Land Contracts Bought Complete Financial Service on Personal Property Automobile Account. Furniture Accounts Radio Accounts Electrical Appliances Store Fixtures and Factory Equipment Garage Equipment Bring your financial problems to 11. UNION INVESTMENT CO. CENTURY INVESTMENTCO. ABRAHAM COOPER, President Associated Companies Total Paid-in Capital and Surplus $1,000,000 Ground Floor, 320 W. Fort e STABLE Most Unique Tea Shop In Detroit 1015 LIBRARY Near Monroe Try Our Hot Plate Lunch 60c Hours 11 a. m. to I a. m. Have Your Tea Loaves Read by the Famous Madam Benita Late of the DEN OF FORTY THIEVES Appointments—Ph. Cherry 6721 Cars and trucks produced in U. S. and Canada... 4,630,000 Curti 4,044,000 Trucks 586,000 Production of closed cars 3,441,600 Per cent closed cars 85'1 Wholesale value of cars $2,630,500,000 Wholesale value of trucks $415,320,000 Wholesale value of cars and trucks $3,045,820,000 Average retail price of cars $876 Average retail price of trucks $955 Tire production in U. S 78,500,000 Wholesale value of rubber tires for replacement $070,000,000 Wholesale value of parts and accessories for re- placements, also service equipment . $950,000,000 Registration Motor vehicles registered in U. S. 24,750,000 Motor cars 21,630,000 Motor trucks 3,120,000 World registration of motor vehicles 31,725,000 Per cent of world's automobiles in U. S. 710:1 Motor vehicle registration on farms 5,450,000 Miles of surfaced highway 615,000 Total miles of highways in U. S 3,013,584 1928 highway expenditures . .. $1,500,000,000 Number of persons employed in motor vehicle and allied lines .. 4,110,0011 Taxes on motor vehicles $785,386,000 Retail Financing Per cent new cars sold on time Per cent new trucks sold on time New cars average note at time of purchase Used cars average note at time of purchase New trucks average note at time of purchase. . Automobile's Relation to Other Business 58(.1 52'i $605 $295 $832 Number of carloads of automobile freight shipped over railroads in 1928 3,600,000 Rubber used by automobile industry 85(4 I'late glass used by automobile industry 60.1 Copper used by automobile industry. . . ,, 12(1 Iron and steel used by automobile industry 15',1 Gasoline consumption by motor industry 8051 Gasoline used by motor vehicles, 1928 (ga la .)_ 10,860,000,000 Motor oil consumption (gals.) 434,000,000 Cotton fabric used in tires, 1928 (lbs.) 299,500,000 Motor Truck and Motor Bus Use Motor trucks in use ,,,,,, Motor truck owners Motor buses in use Consolidated schools using motor transportation Buses used by street railways Buses used by steam railroads Street railways using motor buses Steam railroads using motor buses • Railroads using trucks ns part of shipping service 3,120,000 2,271,000 92,000 14,850 9,90(1 1,250 365 67 59 Number.of motor vehicles sold outside U. S (U, S. exports and Canadian output) Value of motor vehicles, parts and tires sold outside U. S. Per cent increase in foreign sales over 1927 Per cent sold outside U. S. Number of motor vehicles imported 810,000 Foreign Sales (ARON PAGE NINF CL GREATER HUDSON OFFERS WIDE VARIETY OF BODY CHOICES Y° ng Club Notes Judaea TRUTH In the Greater Hudson—as the body which in a few moments, larger of the two cars built by with the aid of disappearing win- the Hudson Motor Car Company is dons, may be converted into an Emanuel Judaeans. now culled—the two-chassis idea open model with top down. The last meeting of the Emanuel has been retained and elaborated A model which shows a number into an interesting variety of bad- of interesting changes is the vie- Judatans was held at the home of Lillian Weisman, Thursday, Jan. 10. The regular 'migrant was car- ried out. A reimrt was given on • Lewissiihn's "The Island Within." Characters were chosen fora short sketch to be given at the Young ./U11/1111 celebration of Chamisho Osar b'Shavt, Jan. 24. As this folk on the night of the meeting, all members ore requested to be present at the Philadelphis.By no Hall instead of the regular meet- ing. is Stronger than Fiction Much has been spoken and written about truth in advertising. How about truth in salesmanship? Some of the work that we do here in behalf of Advertisers, Agencies and Printers may seem almost impossible to the man who is not familiar with "MICHIGAN" men and methods. Hadar Zion. The Hadar Zion Club met at the helm. of Sadie Chackkiss, 1030 Delmar avenue. The club has reg- 7-Passenger Greater Hudson Sedan istered with the national iirganiza- Non for the year 5689. Plans were ies, mounted on a standard chassis toria. The former sloping hack completisl for celebration of the and a long chassis, the former be- with folding lid has given way to club's fifth anniversary which will ing 122 inches and the latter 139 straighter lines, permitting the take place Saturday evening at the inches. Although the two chassis placing of a trunk of original and home of Tillie Lepsetz, 11)268 Del- carry different bodies, their sali- ' harmonious outlines. Changes ap- mar avenue. ent mechanical features are the pear also in the seating arrange- same. nient of the new victoria. The Ezra Yehuda Club. She wider variety of body seats are no longer staggered, but I:zra Yehuda Club met Monday, choices is given to the standard extend straight across the body in chassis which comes with nine. the rear, while the front seats are J811. 14, at the home of Beatrice bodies, namely: Roadster, phae side by side. Shapiro, Encouraging reports ton, coupe, convertible coupe,' Available on the 139-inch chas- were given on the raffle, the pro- coach, victoria, standard sedan, sis are five bodies: A four-passen- ceeds of which ore to go for the town sedan and landau-sedan. The ger sport phaeton, a seven-passen- Palestine Boy Scout fund. 122-inch convertible coupe is an' ger phaeton, a five-passenger sport Practice was held for the play, interesting addition to the line, sedan, a seven-passenger sedan "Ilatikvah," to be staged at the offering the seclusion of a coupe. and a limousine. Chamisho Osor b'Shavt entertain- ment at the Philadelphia-Byron MRS. SMILANSKY DIES trait when she was 25 years old. Talmud Torah Thursday evening. AFTER WEEK'S ILLNESS She was a prominent member of Mrs. S. Heyman accompanied the the Shanrey Zedek congregation, girls on the piano (luring practice. Brush street and Willis avenue, Mrs. Bertha Smilansky, 65 years and was the mother of Maurice and Jolson at Adams. old, for many years identified with llarold Smiley, Detroit attor- the city's leading charitable organ- neys, and of Louis Smilansky. Her Al Jolson is now in his eighth late husband, Max Smilansky, izations, died Saturday at the home passed away three years ago. Fu- week at the Adams Theater in of her son, Louis Smilansky, 873 neral services were conducted at "The Singing Fool," which a con- census of competent critics the Boston boulevard west, after a 2 p. nt. Monday with Rabbi Hersh- country over shows, is the most week's illness. Mrs. Smilansky man in charge, Burial was in sensational success yet made in was born in Russia and came to De- ('lover Hill Park Cemetery • talking and singing pictures. But bear these facts in mind: We believe in and practice the truth in salesmanship. Our salesmen may make strong statements—but back of them is a modern plant, with men who know how to do the things that "can't be done"—and a spirit of co-operation that enables us to keep the prom- ises of salesmen and meet the , expectations of customers. ii Cadillac 5272 MICHIGAN ELECTROTYPE & STEREOTYPE COMPANY FORT AT FIRST - DETROIT ELECTROTYPERS - LEAD MOLDS STEREOTYPEh NEWSPAPER MATS AND WAX ENGRAVINGS $680,600,000 26% 17.5q 520 Motor Vehicle Retail Business in U. S. Ir One of the Finest Restaurants in Detroit The Total car and truck dealers Public garages Service stations and repair shops Supply stores Gasoline filling stations Gasoline pumps in use 53,700 51,600 95,400 79,100 317,000 604,000 Essex The Challenger Throws The Gauntlet Chinese Princess 2-Door Sedms t7U I body by NAIL Cafe 4124 Fenkell at Livernois announcing The New NOW OPEN Chinese and American Dishes Dancing to the Tune. of Detroit's Best Music You'll be amazed at the beautiful decorative scheme of the new cafe. Friend of the Housewife AIR-WAY SANITARY SYSTEM For Free Demonstration PHONE M. BARKAN HEMLOCK 7531.W "SEE CRUZET FOR DANCE MUSIC" Bob Cruzet's COTTON PICKERS High:Class Colored Organization Office, 930 Erskine Cadillac 7129 We specialize in Jazz, Sing- ing and Dancing. Large and small orchestras available at all times. FREE BRAKE TEST On Our New Testing Machias Brake Relining and Ad- justing. Hi-Pressure Alemiting. ,NORTHWEST Super Service Inc. SHELL GAS AND OIL li 8601 Linwood, Car. Pinar.. Garfield 10483 The Hudson Motor Car Company, master builders of Super Six cyl. icier automobiles, ha. produced for 1929 a car which contains seventy- six improvements. Gasoline consumption is reduced; there is better carburetion with 24 per cent more power and increaaed speed. So confident are the makers of again dominating their price class they have styled t he 1929 Essex line the Challenger. Quality consistent with the beat taste in color and furnishings, has been particularly stressed. "ESSEX THE CHALLENGER" TAGGED WITH LIST OF 76 IMPROVEMENTS While the new Essex, the lower- priced of the two cars built by Hudson Motor Car Company, is tagged with a list of 76 different mechanical and body improve- ments, the makers lay so much stress on the car's outstanding per- formance, that the new issue has been given the official name of "Essex the Challenger." There is speed-70 miles and more—and abundant power, be- cause the output of the motor has been increased 24 per cent, to an actual 55 horsepower. Among the changes to which the greater speed and power are due are a larger bore, higher compression, increased valve lift, new cylinder head, improved valve timing, new location of spark plugs, new lubri- cation system, larger radiator, new type cooling fan, new muffler, higher gear ratio of the final drive, and other features. Seven body types are furnished, namely: Roadster, phaeton, coupe, convertible coupe, coach, standard sedan, and town sedan. The con- vertible coupe and the town sedan are newcomers to the Essex line. Y. W. H. A. NOTES 1928 Report of Eye, Ear, Membership Dance: Meet your friends at the big membership dance at Webster Hall Saturday evening, Jan. 19, at 9 o'clock. A newly organized orches- tra wit. play. Also, through the adoption of a new Marvel carburetor with two heat controls, adjustments for temperature and climatic changes, etc., the gasoline consumption is said to be still lower than before. Essex the Challenger now comes with a new steering gear, adjust- able for the driver's height and operating on roller bearings throughout the entire mechanism. A new four-wheel brake system has been provided. It is of the two-shoe type, completely covered. Molded composition blocks are used instead of textile linings, and brake adjustment can be made without tools. Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital. The annual report of the Detroit Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospi- tal (Shurley Hospital) has just been compiled. During the year 1928, 4243 patients were admitted, Book Tea: making a total hospitalization of "Power" by Lion Feuchtwanger 27,531 patients since the hospital is the title of the book to be re- opened in 1915. viewed by Sidney Sarasohn on Sun- The Dispensary for the diagnosis day afternoon, Jan. 20, at 3:30 and treatment of diseases of the o'clock at the clubhouse. head and chest had an attendance of 111,904, with 2,751 new patients Child Study Group: admitted. There were 3,399 eye The next meting of the Child examinations and treatments; 578 Study Group will be held on Thurs- ear examinations and treatments; day afternoon, Jan. 31, at 2:30 1,928 nose and throat examinations o'clock. and treatments; 161 chest exami- nations; 948 heart examinations; At Home: 710 refractions; 167 skin examina- An unusually attractive program tions; 378 teeth examinations and treatments and 1,803 post operative has been arranged for the At Home this Sunday evening. Scenes from examinations. 1,404 tonsil and adenoid operations and 173 other the play "Madame Butterfly" by- David Belasco will be ararnged and ofepariotns were performed in this , impersonated by Mrs. Edith Ko- department and there were 223 pelson in appropriate costume, as- medical cases. sisted by Alan Kopelson, who fur- nishes the incidental music, This is a rare treat and members and Telephone Co. Approves their friends are urged to come Plans for Extension of early to be sure of seats. Plant. Drama: Members of the association are eagerly looking forward to the per- formance of the three one-act plays to be presented by the dramatic groups on Sunday evening, Jan. 27. at 8:30 o'clock. The program includes "Mothballs" by Sally Kemper, "Rebecca Gratz" by Bea- trice T. Mantil and "The Two Goyim" is being repeated because of the many requests from mein- At the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company held in Detroit on Tuesday, Jan. 15, estimates were approved for exteneion to the plant in the amount of $1,300,000. This amount is divided approximately $714,000 for Detroit and $586,000 for the' balance of the state. PONTIAC RIG SIX I ntroducing Big Car Standards of Luxury, Style and Performance at '7'45 T ODAY a new type of low cost motoring tribute to the big car beauty and big ear style presented by the car as a whole. luxury is available. It embraces big car style. It provides big car riding comfort. It ent- bodies big car quality in unseen parts. It in- cludes big car performance even to the point of developing big car power and traveling at big car speed. It is offered by a brand new automobile--the New Pontiac Big Six. Progressive people arc seeking greater luxury. The Pontiac Big Six offers them the luxury, the deep, richly upholstered cushions and the charming appointments for which bodies by Fisher are famous the world over. It provides the smooth-riding qualities of a ear 167 inches in overall length, with accu- rately balanced rotating mechanical parts and such advance comfort features as adjust- aide drivers' seats. Frankly, the New Pontiac Big Six was designed to appeal to a certain group. True, every motor car owner in America will find in it many things to admire. Two-car families will find it an ideal second car. But the group for which it is primarily intended is made up of people who are beginning to move up in the world. Many of them will soon make the first important step up in the quality of their It is a six, but more than just a six. It is a mix with ther 'added power of a larger L-head engine and the added smoothness imparted by a dynamically balanced, counter-weighted crankshaft and the famous Harmonic Bal- ancer. It is a nix with the added efficiency ears. All are progr-ssive. The New Pontiac Big Six was designed for them. prevent from operating efficiently. As for its performance, you can drive it at express train speed. You can watch it accelerate alongside the finest cars on the road. You can test its power under any con- ditions, confident of its ability to pull through. Meanwhile it continues to provide that unmatched dependability for which every Pontiac has been famed. Only a few highlights in its construction have been mentioned. Just enough to prove that the Pontiac Big Six is entirely new and and capable of meeting progressive Americans' demand. But the amazing thing about it is weather advantages provided by the cross- radiator, thermostatically controlled. that it gives so much big car luxury, style and performance at prices which come within practically everyone's reach! silence achieved by means of the C-NI-R cylinder head. It 18 a six with the added cold- It comes to them entirely new in appear- ance. Stunning new bodies by Fisher con- Front fan to rear axle, its "line of drive" is in accurate dynamic balance. Its new brakes are of the internal four-wheel type which neither mud nor rain nor ice can flow Prices, $715 and up, f. o. b, factory, plus delivery charges. Bumpers and rear fender guards regular equipment at slight extra cost. Check Bak. land-Pontiac delivered prices—they include lowest handling charges, General Motors Time Payment Plan available at minimum SUBURBAN DEALERS VAN WORMER & HEININGER Belleville GROSS & SCHIMMEL Van Dyke and Cad,iiac , Centerline ROYWOOD MOTOR SALES 115 Michigan Ave, Dearborn MEASEL AUTO SALES Richards-Oakland Co. JOSEPH G. MARVIN CO. 8780 Linwood Ave. ALTER-MACK AUTO SALES Associate Dealers: DAQUILA k CULTON 16231 Woodward Ave. .1. N. GARBARINO 7740 Grand River Ave. 22626 Woodward Ave., Ferndale 14936 Mach Ave. E. W. LEIMBACK BAKER-BOYLE MOTOR SALES GARFIELD AUTO SALES W. W. EMIG 214 Broadway, Marino City COATES-BAKER, INC. MARKEY & M