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The Washington times., 1922-07-30
Called Tetra Ethyl Lead and'
.Indorsed by the Society OF
Automotive Engineers.
BY ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.
Editor of Motor.

For many years the dream of the
automobile alchemists has been the
discovery Of some agent that would
stop engines from "pinking" and in.
crease the power and economy OF
gasoline. Such an agent would not
only give greater mileage for a given
quantity of fuel, but II would dimin.
ish carbonization, do away with
crankcase dilution and other ills that
have inevitably followed the neces.
sary lowering Of the quality of motor
car fuel. Discovery of this element
would enable the production of high
compression engines, regardless OF
the quality of gasoline used.
So many years passed without anv
real progress being made that most
people considered the whole problem
impossible Of solution. To add to the
confusion many dishonest operators
entered the field, claiming TO have
discovered the secret and marketing
products for which they made ex.
traVagant claims. Government de.
partments even took the trouble 10
warn motorists not to be fooled by
fuel adulterants, as none Of those on
the market, under searching tests,
revealed the slightest value. So the
idea became certainty in the minds
OF most motoring enthusiasts that
doping fuel to get better service was
an unrealizable dream.
And now comes the announce.
ment. backed by the Endorsement of
no less an authority than the
Society of Automotive Engineers.
that this long sought substance has
been discovered, is actually in exist
ence and can be manufactured at a
cost which makes IL a commercial
possibility. When we say that the
new fuel dope was discovered in the
research department of General
Motors we place a further stamp Of
actuality upon it, and finally we
name 1t tetra ethyl lead, which being
Interpreted means alcohol lead.
When mixed with gasoline in pro.
portions Of a cubic centimeter to q
gallon Of gas, this new product elinli.
mates knocking, caused by poor fuel.
1t will not take out q bearing or
wrist pin knock, but the troublesome
pinking, which Is caused by poor
quality fuel, disappears. This new
product will even eliminate knocking
from violent overheating and glow
ing carbon. II 1t is used In sufficient
quantity.
But this is only the beginning OF
the usefulness of the new agent.
Present day engines run at sixty
The Washington times., 1922-07-30

TAr MODERN RhCik,C
MOTOR IS d AIGHLY
SENSITIVE z1e7REFINED
PIECE of MECHANISM
BUT IS UNSUITABLE For
EVERYDAY USE. The New
FUEL DOPE WILL PERMIT
SOME of THIS REFINEMENT
leI RE Or pIhARY
AUTOMOBILE Eko.ltks
The Washington times., 1922-07-30
SPARE VALVE CAP LETS
e AIR FROM INNER TUBE

I. When work js done on fpnner
tubes It is convenient 20 have some
means of holding the valve gore
down SO that the air Is let out OF
the tube. Such q deyicel 10 easily
made from a spare valve cap. a
small washer and q finishing nail.
In the collar Of the cap near the
steam a small hole Is filed or drilled
for the escapement Of the atr. A
small washer made from a piece of
wire is placed on an eight-penny
finishing nail. The nail is then
passed through the stem OF the
valve cap as shown, and is doubled
or bent back on itself until the
point OF the nail touches the stem.
When this device Is screwed on
the stem of an inner tube the head
Of the nail depresses the valve core.
The Washington times., 1922-07-30
.E|GHT TRIPS ACROSS
COUNTRY HIS RECORD
Missourian Joins REQ Speed
Wagon Clan to Get Real
Comfort in Travel.

II you want to learn something
about transcontinental touring. con.
suit F. f. Scott. OF Gardner. Mo.
Four times have Scott and his
family Travelled back and forth
from Maine to California. each time
by a different route.
His fourth trip finds him HEADED
for Pasadena. His touring has
taken him to all the big league"
scenic points in the United states,
over almost every conceivable kind
Of road. AId still he says there is
nothing like cross-Country automo'
bile touring for recreation und
building up ones health.
Incidentally Mr.. Scott IL another
who has joinedd the REQ speed
wagon clan. This time he used
his truck instead OF his touring
car, with the result. he says, OF
wondering why he hadn't though
OF trying II before. Leaving Gard.
ner with four compauio4s, and his
REQ loaded with tents, cots and
cooking utensils, Mr.. Scott started
for the coast.
Spu want u IoNSl !" Itai
comfort, use speed waFln." Mr..
Scott says. There are three fa".
tors which rule in favor OF this
type of transport: Economy. de.
pendability and comfort. Having
Travelled over $4,000 miles BY motor
car, I have fairly accurate idea
Of what II costs to operate a tour,
ing car on transcontinental tour.
The speed wagons tire equip,
ment is built to withstand hard
use, and therefore you don't have
TO worry about tire trouble and
the accidents that nro duo. directly
and indirectly. to this cause
The Washington times., 1922-07-30

LEFT. ME New fuEL Will PERSiT
AldHER ConPREes'oh ENGINES
WHICH ere MORE POWERFUL
ael9 ECOhohICAL..
The Washington times., 1922-07-30
NJ REYNOLDS GETS
CARLOAD Of AUTOS
Willys-Knight and Overland
Dealer to Fill Present
Orders.

r. McReynolds & Sons, Washing
ton distributors for Willys-Knight
and Overland automobiles, have just
received practically a tranload OF
open models of both makes. Some
OF these cars will be used to fill ex-
listing orders, but many of them will
be allotted to future orders in the
order in which they are received.
The sale of Willys-Knight and
Overland cars in this territory has
exceeded all expectations. and the
factory has fuond it difficult to keep
abreast OF the demand here. Will
liam E. McReynoIds, vice president
and active head of r. McReynolds
& Sons, considers himself fortunate
in receiving such a large consign-
ment of cars at this time, in view of
the demand for these two makes
throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1922-07-30

Havana is called the city OF taxi
cabs" as Is shown by the fact that
there are $3.50 taxicabs and 3.77S
private passenger automobiles there
The Washington times., 1922-07-30


Halifax to Vancouver.
Havana Is called the city OF taxi
cabs" as is shown by the fact that
there are $3.50 taxicabs and 3.775
private passenger automobiles there
Farm hands. going toward the
Kansas harvest area, are found "a
bum" rides by automobile. instead
OF stealing rides on the railroads.
The State OF New York will re
ceive in the next three years approx
mately s2.4S4,299 from the Fedora
Government as an aid in the con
struction OF State and county high
ways.
Automobile accidents caused tn,
death OF l2.500 persons in the United
States last year--one death every
forty.two minutes, day and night
and more than 3o0. 900 persons were
injured.
In New Jersey, q motorist wal
fined S26 for violation Of the Stats
law which prohibits one-arm div
ing. According to the magistrate
It takes two arms to drive a cal
properly, and two arms to hold q
girl properly.
The total production OF new car,
In this country last year was approx
mately 1851, 900, as contrasted with
2,306 900 in 1920 and 1.S76. 900 in 1919
The estimated production for thi.
year Is 1,so0, 900 cars.
Manufacturer OF clothes are oi
the opinion that the motorist needi
moro suits than the average pedes
trian. The reason for this Is that
tho hack OF the coat and the trou
sers seat are constantly rubbing
against the upholstery.
The Washington times., 1922-07-30

The District Of Columbia. with 40
s25 motor vehicles, has 6e7 cars for
each square mile OF territory.
The Washington times., 1922-07-30
Covering a Bad Scratch.

A deep gouge In the body Of sn
automobile may be filled and COW
cred with beeswax and resin, melted
together. smoothing off the surface,
and repainting to complete the re-
pair.
The Washington times., 1922-07-30
Automotive Activities Through
out the World.

Upward of 100000 motor vehicles
are in operation every day in New
York city.
The Washington times., 1922-07-30

More than 100, 900 persons are now
employed in the forty-four automo-
bile and allied factories in DetroiI,
Mich
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
TRY SCHNEIDER
| FORPERJURY IN
MURDER PROBE
New Brunswick Youth, Who
Accused Clifford Hayes,
on Trial Today
| MADE FALSE Statement
Intense Feeling Against
Young Man Who Went
Against His Friend
MADE FALSE STATEMENT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. T.
Raymond Schneider, the New
Brunswick youth who accused Cliff
ford Hayes. a chum of his. with
numbering the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Reinhardt Mills, but later admitted
that the charges were false. was
this morning placed on trial be-
fore Judge Daily charged with
perjury. Walter Suydam represents
Schneider.
Following Schneider's confession"
that he had accompanied Hayes to
the Phillips farm where he shot DR..
Hall and Mrs. Mills, believing them
to be Pearl BANNER, a girl friend of
Schneider and Hayes, and her faith
er, Nick, the authorities held Hayes
on a murder charge and Schneider
was arrested as a material witness.
Public sentiment in favor of Hayes
innocense was such that Schneider
soon retracted his confession" and
admitted that his story of Hayes
part in the murder had been faxed.
Assistant Prosecutor John E. Too
Ian is prosecuting the case for the
state, there being considerable inter-
est in the case by New Brunswick
residents and intense feeling against
Schneider for his attempt to lay the
blame on the shoulders of his friend.
Schneider is reported to have made
the so-called confession" in order
that he might collect the reward Of
fered for information leading to the
arrest of the guilty party.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
DAVID CLAIMS
COUNTY BANKER
EYE WITNESS
Plans to Question New BrunS-
wick Man in HaII-MiIIs
Murder
VERY IMPORTANT CLUE
Refuses to Confirm or Deny
Report He Was at
Phillips Farm

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. T
Ferd A. David, Middlesex county
detective, announced today that he
plans to question d New Brunswick
banker, whom he believes may have
been an eye witness to the murder
of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor r. Mills, on Septem-
ber IA.
According to David the banker,
whose name he declines to divulge.
has been mentioned in the case and
has been questioned at least twice,
but has refused to confirm or deny
the story that he was on the Phil
lips farm on the night of the crime.
David would not say why ne
wanted to question him further.
According to detectives The myster-
ious green car which Mrs. Jane Glib
son, Middleburg pig raiser, said she
saw on de Russy's lane the night of
the murder, has been discovered.
They asserted that while the banker
mentioned today is not the owner of
the machine, he declared he had an
arrangement with the owner by
which he could use it whenever he
desired.
The investigators asserted that
they did not believe the banker ac-
tually had part in the murder, but
were of the belief that he had wit
messed the actual shooting. They
declared his story would corrobor-
ate Mrs. Gibson's statement.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
CHARITY CHEST
FUND TOLD Of
MadSen Says Big General
Fund and Proper Division
Is Necessary

Speaking before the Lions Club
at the weekly luncheon of this or
ganization in the New Packer House
today, I. T. Madsen, a Rotarian and
chairman of the Home for the Aged
drive for funds, gave an interesting
talk on the subject of community
chest.
The speaker told of the benefits
of such a chest, but emphasized the
difficulty in securing from contribu-
tors funds sufficiently large to meet
all requirements. Under the COM
rnunity chest system. Mr.. Madsen
said, contributions are requested,
and from the total amount of the
chest certain appropriations are
allotted for the various charitable
causes. The trouble with such a
system, the speaker pointed out, is
that persons willing to contribute
freely to one cause are not over
anxious to give so generously for an
other cause. Realizing that the
division of funds in the chest will
stitutions a certain share, this per-
son is likely to give less to COM
munity chest than he would other
wise. Mr.. Madsen intimated.
The matter of proper division or
the chest funds is the principal rea-
son for failure of many to contrib
ute as much to charity under this
system as under the present prac-
tice of every charitable institution
conducting it's own campaign, Mr..
Madsen said. Under the present
system, he said, those favorable to
certain charities will give freely to
these and in this manner the instf-
tutions are better off in the end
than if they had depended upon the
community chest for financial as
sistance.
A nominating committee was nam
ed, during the regular business ses-
sion to select the names of those
who are to be elected at the annual
election which will be held in Janu-
ary. Arrangements were also made
for the joint meeting with the Ro-
tarians which will be held next
Thursday noon at the New Packer
House. State Commissioner of Mo-
tor Vehicles Dill will be the speaker.
Assemblyman-elect Thomas L. Han
son, president of the club, presided
at todays meeting
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
8 FORDS MEN
BADLY HURT
Are Taken to Hospital Here
Following Accident at Fords
This Afternoon

One man is in the local hospital
with a fractured skull and is not ex-
pected to live and two other men are
in the local hospital with minor in
juries as a result of an accident at
Mary street on King Georges road in
Fords early this afternoon.
Albert Austin. thirty years old of
Phoenix, near Fords, is the man net
expected to live, and Matthew j..
Lund, thirty-eight years old, Keas.
bey, and John Malocik, thirty-six
years old of Fords, were the other
occupants of the car which is owned
and was driven by Lund. Lund has
abrasions of the face and minor
bruises about the body and Malocih
received decorations of one eye.
According to information obtained
from the Woodbridge police one Of
the front wheels of the car collaps-
ed and went in under the car caus-
ing it to collapse. The three were
removed to the local hospital in an
other car and they are being attend
ed by DR.. Frank c. Henry.
Motorcycle Officer Fred Larson
made the report of the accident az
Woodbridge headquarters.
Three minor accidents were in
NCSl&SdLCu bN L44E AONG4 hOAANt yes
terday and this morning. Traffic
Officer Albert Mcdonald investigat-
ed a collision yesterday afternoon
which resulted fro | Maurice Bruck
of 122 High street backing into 4
car driven by Maurice Roth of Pas
sale. damaging the radiator and
mudguard of the latter machine.
Officer Archibald Mason reports
that the traffic sign west of the Cen
trail railroad tracks on New Bruins
wick avenue was run into and brok-
en- by car driven by Max Shapiro
of 145 New Brunswick avenue.
Shapiro promised to take care of
the damage
Emil Jodatchek Of Metuchen re-
ported to Lieutenant William Calvin
this morning that while going east
on New Brunswic,; avenue at Con-
very place he ran into a car bearing
license N. ]. 1894. bending the
running board on the. latter ma
chine.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
ROAD CONTRACT
IS APPROVED
State Highway Commission
Today Approves Contract
For Amboy Ave. Work

TRENTON, Dec. 1.-THE State
Highway Commission today approved
of the action of the Perth Amboy
Board of Aldermen in awarding to
Graham G. McKeon the contract for
the paving of Amboy avenue, as re-
located, between Myrtle street and
the city line. The contract price
was $158,216.62, the road to be of
a concrete base with asphalt (ndtive
lake) surface. The contractors iave
been at work eXcavating and filling
in for the new road for several weeks
having been assured that the state
board would affirm the awarding of
the contract to them, the lowest bid
ders.
The w. J. Donnell Lumber Com
pany, of Perth Amboy, from whom
the state purchased certain water
front lands to be used by the con-
tractors erecting the new state bridge
over the Raritan river from Perth
Amboy to South Amboy, had COM
munication before the highway COM
mission today requesting the prefer
ence in buying back their property
from the state after the bridge had
been built. The commission adopted
a resolution in which it was stated
that the Donnell company be "given
consideration" but that the property
should be sold to the highest bidder
when the state had no further use
for it.
Plans were discussed for a con-
ference with Engineer C. w. Hud-
son, the expert engaged to prepare
the plans for the new state bridge
connecting the Amboys, but no date
was set for the meeting. The state
awaits government approval of the
tentative plans of Engineer Hudson.
The highway commission contin-
ues it's meeting this afternoon and
tomorrow, it being likely that some
action will be taken concerning the
completion of the road between
Highland Park and Metuchen. The
state board, it is reported, will in
struct the contractors to go on with
the work in an effort to complete
the road this winter.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
HOME FOR AGED
PLEA IS MADE
More Donations Needed to
Put Campaign Across for
Institution Here

An urgent plea is sent out today
by the board of directors or the
Home for the Aged for additional
funds to enable this institution 10
continue its charitable work for an
other year. Although many contri-
buttons have been received during
the past week the quota has not been
reached and every effort must be put
forth to furnish the balance of the
$4,000 needed, if the institution is
to continue its work.
People of the city are urged to clip
the coupon from the Evening News
and send it with their donations to
the Evening News office where II
will be turned over to the directors
for the general fund being raised
for the home. Many donations have
been received today. but not enough
to make up the balance needed to
assure the required quota.
Donations to date follow:
CONTINUED on page G
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
BUDGET QUANDARY FOR CITY ALDERMEN
new EYE WITNESS In HALL CAST
OAK STREET HOUSE
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Fire which for time threatened
the destruction of number OF
frame buildings situated close to-
gether occupied the attention OF
the local fire department at 365 Oak
street about $3.50 o'clock last night
The fire was in a two-story frame
building owned and occupied by A.
Brandwein.
The blaze, it is said, started on an
enclosed porch partition recently
added to the building and which
had not as yet been painted. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
flare from the blaze was visible for
a considerable distance and attract
ed a big crowd to the scene.
The firefghters under Chief An
drew Anderson and his assistants
did remarkable work in extinguish-
ing the blaze without damage to
adjoining dwellings. The damage
as estimated by Chief Anderson was
$1,000 to the building, $500 to the
household goods on the second fioog
and 500 by water to articles on the
first floor. Insurance covering the
above losses is carried.
Officer John Kurpiel while pass
ing the corner of Oak and Fayette
streets discovered the fire and ran
to box 63 at the corner of New
Brunswick avenue and Elm street
Officer Archibald Mason made the
report of the fire and Sergeant John
Larson, Officers Kurpiel, Joseph
Gaydos, Henry Zanzalari and Will
liam Kilmurray assisted him at the
scene,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
S|LzER To HAVE
CONFERENCE At
TRENTON SOON
Democratic Members of the
Coming Legislature to Meet
Next Tuesday
SILZER BEING FRANK
Road Bond Issue May be Up
set Some Observers at
Trenton Declare

TRENTON, Dec. IA conference
of the Democratic members OF tint
incoming legislature has been called
for the State House here next Tues
day, 1t is understood the plan i:
to have Governor-elect Silzer, who
will be here that day, take up the
party's program in the coming ses-
sion with the lawmakers of his own
political faith. They number sixteen
in the House of Assembly and foul
in the state senate.
The frank way in which he
handled the activities of the Good
Roads Association in the recent
campaign to put across the $40,-
addressed that body on Tuesday
evening of this week at Newark
has indicated to observers here that
Mr.. Silzer is not going to be fooled
by any one or body OF citizens in his
administration of state affairs. Ii
had been suspected in some quar-
ters that the propaganda for the
bond issue was not all foStered py
disinterested citizens who want tu
see New Jersey crossed with fine
highways, There has been feel
ing that certain interests, which
could profit by good roads, have
baen furthering the campaign ana
the way in which the governor-elect
called upon the organization furth-
ering this project to make known
its financial hackers left no doubt
here that he is on to the game.
1t is expected that this situation
will be one he will Likely discuss with
the Democratic senators and assem-
hlymen-elect, when they confer next
week. 1t is believed that Mr.. Sill
ger could make a splendid stroke
with the average taxpayer were ne
TO disregard the $40,000,O0O bond
issue and urge some other method,
such as a gasoline tax on motorists,
TO meet the highway construction
program. Governor Edge, in 1871
after the Egan bond act had been
adopted by an oVerWhelmlns ma
iority, had tn Legislature cast 1t
aside and enacted his direct tax law
which is still in operation.
There is no such popular man
date from the people to the 1ncom-
ing administration to carry out the
$40, 100000 bond project, as there
was to the Edge administration In
1917 to observe the vote on the
Hgan act. That measure was ap-
proved by a majority OF S9,2oo'
whereas the referendum had on
November for the $40, 100000 was
considerably under 10000 majority
1t has been shown. too, in the iatter
connection that thousands OF voters
did not register an opinion one way
or the other on the proposed issue !
submitted to them recently, so that
the incoming governor would be
we'll within his rights in arguing
that 1t had in fact received no en-
dorsement from anywhere near the
majority of the eectorate of the
state.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-07
HEAVY DEMANDS
ONF|NANCES0F
C|TYFOR 1928.
Park Board at Meeting Last
Night Set $4,000 as
Amount Needed
IS $4,000 INCREASE
Several Meetings to be Held
by Aldermen to Work on
Budget
is $4,000 INCREASE

Members of the Board OF Alder
men are in a quandary over solution
of their 1928 budget problem. there
being in addition to extraordinary
expenditures for grade crossing elm
nation work, new school and in-
creased pay for the police depart
ment members, demands by the var
ious municipaI boards for larger ap-
propriations in order to better carry
on their work next year.
In order TO study this budget prob
lem several additional meetings are
being planned by the aldermen. They
viii meet next Monday night in al,
adjourned meeting at which time j.
seems likely the budget question will
be taken up in committee session.
On Wednesday night of next week
a meeting will be held expressly for
the purpose of considering the bud
get problem and at this meeting rep
resentatives OF the various munici-
pal boards are expected to be present
with requests for additions to their
present appropriations when the
| 1928 amounts are decided upon.
A committee meeting will be held
on Friday night of next week. max
ing three aldermanic sessions for
the week. On the following Monday
night regular meeting will be held
and it is not unlikely that that meet
ing will adjourn to meet again be-
fore the end of the year.
The Board of Park Commission
ers at meeting last night talked
over the 1928 program, the concen-
sus of opinion being that SO, 900
appropriated this year will be in
sufficient for the board to do the
work needed on the parks in this
| city. Informal discussion was held
upon the subject Of beautifying the
present parks, improveing the new
park property adjoining Bay View
Park on both sides, recently pur-
chased by the city and the holding
| OF band concerts and the holding
was finally decided that Commits
sioner Eugene M. Clark appear be-
| fore the aldermen next Wednesday
night and request an additional ap-
preparation of about $4,000 next
year. This win boost the park
boards appropriation to $4,000.