Evening journal., 1922-01-28
new LENSE LAW
IS EXPLAINED
Senator Handy Holds Con-
ference With Highway
Police and Inspectors
GIVES LIST OF
APPROVED LENSES
Special to The Evening Journal.

Speclal 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Jan. 2s.-At a confer-l
ence yesterday afternoon, the state
highway police inspectors and their
assistants had explained to them by
state Senator Wallace S. Handy.
who is in charge of the automobile
license department Of the Secretary
OF States office. the new law ef-
fective February !. relative to au-
tomobile lenses. The Secretary OF
States Office is cooperating with the
Delaware Safety Council in working
out the details for the, new law.
Th department has had $4,000
cards printed, which will be placed
in the hands OF every automobile
owner, setting forth the name of the
lenses approved by the State and
other matters pertaining to the focal
adjustment. Following is a list OF
the approved lenses:-
Alfeco, Alvo. Bausch & Lomb
Benzer, Brown Reflector. Clamert,
Conaphore Clear Type B, Conaphore
NOVEL Type B, Conaphore Clear
Type f, Conaphore NOVEL Type F,
Dillon Type f. Flexo. Ford Green
Visor Headlamp Complete, Ford II.
Green Moon. Holophsne Tilt No.
s 55. Lee Knight. Lagalite MIL,
Liberty, Macbeth, Mckee Type ID,
Mckee Type l., Mckee Type NJ, Ma
tional, Onlee Headlight Controller
Patterson. Saterlite. Shaler Road
lighter. Suess Rob Model c. two-way
light dis. Universal, Violet Ray.
To comply with the law motor We
hicle owners must use one of the
above named lighting devices; keep
bulbs and lamps in adjustment; use
a bulb whose candle power shall not
exceed Is in the vacuum type or
in the gas filled type.
The following instructions are
given for making adjustments-Focal
Adjustment:
Q Stand the car on level ground
in a dark place 25 feet from a wall
(B) Remove the lenses, turn on
| the headlight and cover one lamp
/ while focusing the other.
(C) For focal adjustment. No. 1,
move the lamp bulb backward or
forward until the spot cast on the
wall is the smallest that can be OBJ
! tained Gin most cases the adjustment
! is made by turning the screw in the
back OF the lamp case. or by pushing
or pulling the bulb Itself. only a
small movement is necessary. with
/ this adjustment the center OF the
/ lamp filament is at the focus OF the
reflector.
CD To fnd focal adjustment No.
2, set lamp for adjustment No. /
and then move It forward until a
dark area appears in the center OF
the light spot. Then move it back
until the dark area just disappears
This is the proper position.
(E) Focal adjustment No. 3 1:
half way between No. and No. 2.
CD To make focal adjustment
No. 4. proceed as in making No. 2
but move the lamp bufb backward
instead OF forward.
Tilt-The list gives the downward
tilt per 100 It. This is the distance
that the light spot should be below
the level OF the centre OF the lamp
at a distance OF 100 It. At rs II
IL should be IA OF this. This ad
justment can be made at the sam
time at the focal adjustment. Th'
beam from the two head light
should be parallel. Headlight
should be adjusted with carefully
loaded and on leven ground.
Condition OF lamps-Refiector
must be clean, polished and fire.
from dents and other imperfections
The lamp bulbs must be held, rigidl!
. in place. Electrical contacts mus
be well made and the lights steady.
The Ford Green Visor" is approx
ed only where the complete head
| llamn Is installed