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50 WILMETTE dull bronze. Solid gold miniatures of the Persian Royal Crown will be mounted on the headlamps and door handles. The interior of the passenger compartment will be finished in champagne white. The upholstery of heavy silk taffeta will have the Persian coat-of-arms embroidered in gold on both seat and back cushions. A hassock of the same material also embroidered in gold will be provided as a foot rest. A cigarette· case and lighter of solid gold, embellished with the Pierce-Arrow emblem set v.~th chip diamonds will be furnished as part of the interior equipment. LIFE November 29, 1Y2CJ Shah of Persia to Ride in Luxurious Pierce-Arrow Car Gasoline Chain Employs · Men Over Sixty Years Old A chain of gasoline stations in the West is reported by the National Industrial Conference Board to be operated almost exclusively by men over 60 years of age, according to a bulletin issued by the Automobile Club of Illinois. The \Vages of employees who range in age from 45 to 85 are said to begin at $75.00 a month with future advancement. The owner is reported to claim that the employment of older men is good business and not philanthropy, as he finds them more courteous to customers, more reliable, more careful in the care of the stations, and with more pride in their ·work than younger men. Consumption of gasoline in 1929 is expected to exceed 15,000,000,000 gallons. ~oad Tips :\ge-old traditions will be swept aside cart~· next year when the Shah of Persia will replace his great wh:te state carria~e, gold trimmed and drawn by v·hite Arabian steeds with a ne\\. Pierce-Arrow Straight Eight All \Veather ,Town Car. In appointment :;, the new Pierce-Arrow will be eQualh· as la,·is h as the former eQuipage of th.c Rulers of the Peacock Throne. The car. when completed, will be perhaps . the most elaborate and co~tliest motor The passenger compartment will be car e\·er produced by an American of special construction, as His Majesty manufacturer. the Shah is well over six feet in height; The color fini sh of the coronation and on State occasions he wears the car will be white, striped with gold. Royal Crown which adds several inch. The radiator, hcadlamps, door handles es to his stature. Provision will he and bumpers will be gold-plated. The made for only one passenger as the fenders and wheels will be finished in Shah always rides alone. Silent shilt on these ~~~rs DflfY .f l' ,.__. ______________________ t , I I I I I : I I I . ·---~--------------------· · · I · · · · : L-----------------·-----J ~.----------------------~ ' · : I I r---- ----------------------,' I I . . · . This modernized transmission is an exclusive Cadillac » La Salle · Fleetwood advantage Wherever cars arc discussed, you hear talk of Silent Shift Transmission. The owners of Cadillacs, La Salles and Flcctwoods constitute en ardent end aggressive army of rropagandists For this fundamcnta improve· ment1thconly importanttransmission development in many years. Silent Shift took the frind and clash out of gear shifting. he novice can shift gcan like a veteran. And the most ~lcillful drivers change speed more quickly .and with less erfort. This naturally means getting ahead faster in dense traffic- and it also assures you greater safety and con· venience under all driving conditions -on hill or level. Let us demonstrate. L-------····---------------1 SILENT SHIFT TRANSMISSION WIDER DEEPER SEATS LOWER RACIER LINES LARGER ENG IN'ES GREATER VALUES Cadillac Motor Car Company banston Branch Hltlaland Park Branch 1810 Rid·· Avenue 101 No. Flr:t Street NEWCADI LLAC NfWLASALLE NfWFLIETWOOD Listen to WMAQ 8!9to 9~ P.M. Thursdays, for the UDILLAC -LASALLE Road conditions in Cook county, as reported by the Chicago Motor club follow .: · Dempster street is closed at the Sanitary District canal. Traffic is directed south on McCormick boulevard to Main street, east on Main streeet, and then north over a village street to Dempster. Church street is open~d to. traffic. Lawrence avenue is closed betw~en River road and Mannheim road. Traffic is directed north over village streets. Harlem avenue is in poor condition between Diversey Park boulevard and North avenue. Traffic is advised to turn · east on Diversey Park boulevard to Sayre street, south on Sayre street tu North avenue, then west on North avenue to Harlem avenue. \Vashington street 1s closed to traffic hcwtecn Thatcher avenue and Forest avenue. Traffic is directed north c·ver village streets. Madison street is closed to traffic he tween 1st avenue, Maywood, and Thatch er avenue. Traffic is directed north on First avenue to Washington boulevard. cast on \Vashington boulevard to 'fhfltch cr avenue, then south on Thatcher ave nue to ~Iadison street. Crawford avenue is closed bc!wecn Lincoln highway and Sauk Trail. Tra f fie is directed cast on Lincoln highway to Main stre~t, south on Main street to Sauk Trail, then west on Sauk Trail t1 ) Crawford avenue. Dixie highway is closed betwe~n Southwest highway and 79th street. Traffic is directed southwest over South wesf highway to 79th street, then cast on 79th street to Dixie highway. Burnham avenue is closed bet ween Sibley boulevard and 130th street. Traf fic is directed west on Sibley boulevard to Torrence (!venue, north on Torrence avenue to 130th street, then cast to Burn ham avenue. Harlem avenue is closed between Grand avenue and North a venue. (.., Tra ffie is directed cast on Medill avenue to North Neva avenue, south on North Neva avenue to North avenue, west on North avenue to Harlem. Touhy avenue is closed to traffic hetween Western avenue and McCormick boulevard. Traffic is directed north on vVestern avenue to Oakton street, west on Oakton str~t to McCormick houle vanl, then southl. on McCormick boulevard to Touhy avenue. Illinois-51, 96th avenue, is closed be tween Frankfort and the county line. Traffic is directed west over a gravel detour. Halsted street is closed between ll9th and 135th streets. Traffic is directed west on 119th street to Dixie highway, south on Dixie highway to 135th street. then east on 135th street to Halsted street. Dixie highway is now open to traffic between 159th street and Lincoln highway. This section of road. has been widened to 40 feet between these limits, with the exception of two short distances. Lawndale avenue is closed to traffic between Archer avenue and Joliet road. Traffic is directed southwest on J olict road to Willow Springs road, south on Willow Springs road to Archer avenue, then northeast on Archer avenue to Summit. North avenue is closed to traffic between 25th avenue and Thatcher avenue. Wolf road is closed between Butterfield road and 31st street. Traffic is directed east on Butterfield road to Mannheim road, south on Mannheim road to 31st street, then west on 31st street to Wolf road. There are a total of 31,778,203 motor vehicles in the world, according to the Chicago Motor club. At the outbreak of the World war there were less than four million motor vehicles in the world. DRA~ATIC RADIO PROGRAMS