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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Wants to Keep 1t

My job is to swim the channel. -
says Gertrude Ederle, Maybe that's
why she hasn't done it. When she
swims the channel, she's out Of
job.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
Exoner5ted

The Galveston policeman who
shot and killed shark will not BE-
prosecuted. The shark was resist
ing an officer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
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MANY UNDERwEIGHT.

Surveys in many cities have lately
revealed the fact that majority of
the younger women today are danger
ously undcrweight from actual stary-
alton. The girl with the pencil fig
urc orders a bowl Of rice soup Tor
| luncheon rather than risk the gain of
an extra ounce. The black eyed peu
and the creamy pic have almost DC
come extinct except as memories Of =
past that will never come back until
Paris brings curves into style again.
But it is health rather than style
that the telephone company bears in
mind when it's food supply is ordered.
And every item on the menu is
strengthening and wholesome. Food
is sold at wholesale prices.
DON'T BUY CANDY.
The girls don't buy candy and soda
water all day, because when they
have eaten meal of wholesome food
they don't get hungry again until meal
time Mrs. L. Fisher, cafe supervisor
declared.
Mrs. Fisher said the girls consume
quantities Of sweet milk and ice
cream. From six to eight cases of
milk are served daily A night
lunch IS served from midnight to
.. m.
The cafe. enlarged and rcdecorated,.
is one Of the facilities that the tele-
phone company is adding to its old
accommodation for the girls. The
entire fourth floor has been turned
over 10 the operators for rest and
recreation. A new rest room, 200
feet square, has been converted into
delightful living room.
Each of the 400 girls in the down
exchange has a locker, includ-
ing locked hat box and wardrobe.
There is even sick room" in
the exchange but there are sef,fom
any patients for the building
food the hello girls eat keeps them
! fiji.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-28
DESPITE ADAGE
|. TEXANS GUESS
At WEATHER
Experience Best Teacher
Of Prophets, Declare
a. Old-timers.

The age-old tradition that only fools
and newcomers predict weather condi-
tions in Texas fails to hold true in
San Antonio.
Here there are old. timers who can
guess within half point Of the tenn
perature without coming within a mile
of a Thermometer.
With the same accuracy they can
tcll whether the sun will shine the
next day by CHANGING at the halo
around the moon the night before.
Several of these prophets have been
approached and all declared their tai
cnt is due to experience only.
PREDICT COLD.
w. Il. Krempkau born in San An
tonic G2 years ago. points to the past
summer.
The continued warm temperatures.
without slight breaks to lower mcr-
curry readings. is little less than an
arrow pointed to cool winter.
II San Antonio was farther to the
north, it would mean severe winter.
he asserted.
Mr.. Krcmpkau. ono of the original
old trail drivers. has spent much Of
his life on the range where every man
is his own weather prophet.
WRIGHT DODGES.
For that reason he cau today toll
the coal and wood dealer how much
business he can expect in the win
ter.
Phil Wright. fire and police cou-
missioner, tried to cyade the qucS
ton.
81 know Just about as much about
the weather as a CROW does" the com
missioner laughed.
When reminded that the crow or
any OF his ancestors was never caught
in a rain well. a ground hog then. ."
CLOUDS MEAN RAIN.
TIE ground hog having enough gray
matter to 60 back in his hole when
conditions aren't right for fair wealth
cr. Mr.. Wright said that he did know
when to get out his rain coat day
ahead of time in some instances.
When the sun sets in bank of
clouds. it means the Golfers of Jupe
Pluvius viii he thrown open Within
the next ~ hours, the commissioner
explained
George W. Saunders, old time cattle.
man. who admits having spent nearly
three-quarters of century in Texas.
says he can't tell what change will be
next.
AVERAGES RULE.
Still he always seems to have his
umbrella on hand when it does rain,
his friends declare.
Feliciano Rodriguez, who lives
twelve miles ont on the Castroville
road, says the amount of wood he sells
is his weather barometer.
When the winter is TO he snappy,
the kind Of weather that puts pep into
citizens. he manages TO market every
wagon load Of wood he cuts.
Gus 4. Duerler Jr., volunteer
weather prophet and astronomer. says
he can usually predict the conditions
by the law Of averages, which usually
lis q good hnrnmricr
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c average temperature for San An.
,io yesterday. Oct ~, was So degrees.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
URGES Resembling
DRIVERS PERMITS
Permanent Loss OF Licenses
for Second Offenders Pro-
posed in Baltimore.

Declaring drastic action must be
taken to combat the increasing mum
Der of fatalities in the city due 70
motor vehicle accidents. Charles d.
Gather. police commissioner of Balti-
more, is advocating the permanent
resembling of operators Licensees in all
cases Of second offenders.
BY second offenders. the coInmis
Sioner said, he means automobile
drivers who have been adjudged at
fault for more than one accident.
First offenders. those found rcSponsi
BILE for the first time in manning or
killing Of persons, should have their
licenses suspended for one year. he
said.
THE courts can aid materially Ill
decreasing automobile fatalities, : said
Commissioner Gather. If severe pen
altieS are rnetcd out TO motorists found
guilty of manslaughter. it will act as
an object lesson to other reckless
drivers. IF they know they will get
penitentiary sentence for Il fatal
accident 1t will make them stop and
think before taking chances.
I'm many instances the police hav"
found that the pedestrian is as much
at fault as the motUriSt Many pedes-
trianS cross streets without any at
empt 10 be on the alert for approach
ing vehicles. while many drivers ap-
parently are unaware that they arc
not the only ones on the street or road.
The average motoriSt in the city
oteyS the traffic signals have
learned this after n CheCk-up along q.
street where the electrically controlled
lights are in operation. There is an
average Of from $1,000 TO 10000 We
hicles using this section Of the street
daily. In q one-week period ] found
that but 80 drivers failed 10 observe
these signals"
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Now You Have It.
tAnsMers to Inst Weeks Questions

]. There is nothing TO be gained by
trying To get rid of a piston slap by
trying one new piston. The new pis-
ton may not balance properly with the
others. and YOU will have new knock
even If you stop the piston slap.
:. Where exhaust valves are no
larger than intake valves it will
usually be found the engine has been
designed for a higher lift of the ex-
haust valves or earlier opening. The
idea Is to get the burned gases out
quickly.
3. 1t is not necessary 70 get out of
the car TO tell whether compression Is
high and the bea rings are tight
Switch off the motor. The sooner il
comes to a dead stop the better cop
dition il is in.
]. The camshaft travels just twice
IS fast as the crankshaft.
:. The ammeter will show excessive
charging if the third brush on the
generator is adjusted Incorrectly. or
worn. Usually if II is worn. however,
the other brushes will also show wear.
and the charging rate viii seem to he
normal until conditions become acute.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
NAVY GAS EXPERT
DISCUSSES FUELS
Comdr. Wilson Says Ideal
Solution Is One That Bars
Doping or Blending.

Development of n motor fuel to
overcome limitations involving com
preston ratios is n chief autolnOtive
problem of the United States Navy.
according to Lieut.. Comdr. Il. T.. VIII
son. head of the engine section. Blu
reau Of Aeronautics.
Ethyl fluid has been used success
fully" says Comdr. Wilson in a re
port To the Oil and Gas Power Sym
postum of 1929, for which he was
awarded prize of 500 by the Amer
lean Society of Mechanical Engineers.
'BenZol can be used unless the tenn
peratureS encountered are so low as
to cause ii to CryStallize. A blend of
henzol, alcohol and gasoline Is fairly
satisfactory. but the ideal solution
from Il service viewpoint is one that
eliminates doping or blending.
so far we have not obtained this
fuel and are confining ourselves in
service to domestic aviation gasoline"
The specific fuel consumption de-
pends to a degree upon the engine
design and TO II still greater degree on
the compression ratios used, according
to Comdr. Wilson.
AT the higher compression ratios
detonatiun is encountered. and this
occurs III some engines more readily
than in others" he explains. AT
present the compression ratios are
limited by the character of the fuel
available to a normal of about J.3.
= Even at this ratio there is some
detonation. and in settling on the
compression ratio to be realized a
number of items must be balanced.
Thus. in an engine having a com
paratively high compression ratio
there will be obtained in dynamometer
tests higher power and higher fuel
economy than can be obtained with "A
slightly lower ratio.
"At the same time. however. the
detonatiOn resulting from this higher
ratio may so affect the engine as to
result in its developing lower powers
ana lower economies after a period of
time. For service operation. there
fore, somewhat lower ratio. with u
Correspondingly lower economy and
power. must be accepted in order that
the average economy and power over
the lille of the engine may be iu-
Crea Sed. -
The engines described are gasoline
driven aud have used highest gaso-
line. The problem OF using the
heavier oils is called most difficult and
has not been entirely solved.
y new development, known as the
Attendu engine. manufactured i'll Can
ada. has just been brought about by
the Navy. Comdr. Wilson says. The
engine is flexible from idling speed TO
full throttle and starts quite AS readily
as an aircraft engine. running with a
clear exhaust and burning a very
heavy oil.
The engine is now on test at the
aeronautical engine laboratory at the
naval aircraft factory, Philadelphia
and has produced surprising results,
Comdr. Wilson declared
Evening star., 1925-12-13
THE SUNDAY MOTORIST
An Abridged Magazine for Car Ouners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

insurance. So To 80 per cent are COW
cred by fire and theft. The custom
is to postpone purchase Of liability
insurance until the second year. The
situation is said to demonstrate anew
that the greatest hazards are those
that are given the least consideration.
While there are close to Il half
million miles of surfaced roads in the
United States, many motorists are
particularly interested in the news
given out by the United States Bureau
of Public Roads to the effect that
there are approximately another quar-
ter million miles OF roads that have
been graded. drained and generally
improved, according to engineering
standards. With improved cars and
balloon tires, such roads are so far
results go. the equal OF the average
surfaced road.
Transcontineutal motoring will soon
be possible in Canada. The noun
tains up the Fraser River Canyon are
being blasted to make way for the
new highway which will connect East
eru and Western Canada.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
When the Roa0s Fork.

Strength of character is the result
Of struggling against odds, learning
how to meet obstacles and. particu-
larly, refusing to look for the easy
way" out.
How does this apply to driving Il
car?
The other day u woman was OBJ
served In process Of starting off with
the car. 1t was on a quiet street
where turning around would have
been easy enough, but she chose the
easier way. She preferred to drive
straight ahead to the end of the street
turn to the left and come up a parallel
street. That was her way of turning
around
The easy way would he all right
Ii 1t were always The answer to ones
problem, but too often one is faced
with the necessity of needing skill
and experience III order to handle the
situation. Here is where the driver
who has never done bit of strug-
CLING finds himself, or herself III
quandary.
Some day we are going to discover
that many accidents happen because
drivers do not know how to stop
quickly. We are going to find that
oui .N ''oiiI Plo'leli - hotIlliS Iloit
nor less than the passion for doing
things the easy way. We cannot have
strong drivers So long as we have too
easy driving.
The driver who starts out with the
idea of avoiding every. need for clear
thinking. intelligent action and good
advice is simply denying himself the
opportunity to develop strength. lie
is simply gambling against fate. be
cause sooner. or later the test will
come and he may be found wanting
After all, this is the hardest way.
1t S the d@tour. Why take it?
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Did You Know That

There was q device for use on
l2-cylinder engine designed to cut ont
six of the cylinders without requiring
the operating six to work against the
compression of the idle six?
Gasoline goes stale? II car has
not been operated for several months
II may he necessary to pour some
fresh gasoline into the cdrburetor and
vacuum tank. Printing however. will
usually overcome the difficulty Of stale
gas.
The solution in one cell of a bat
terry should never be transferred TO or
mixed with the solution in that of
another? When using a hydrometer
TO test the battery always see that it
Is empty before inserting in into
another cell. unless fresh distilled
water iS TO be added
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Blowing Out Radiator.

There is an attachment for the con
ventional air hose whereby the car
owner can use free air at filling
station for the purpose of blowing dirt
out OF the core of the raditor After
Il seasons use the core is likely TO
become clogGed with unfortunate bugs,
bits of dried leaves and accumulations
OF dirt. These all can be blown out
within few minutes time. y precau-
tion Is necessary. however The hose
attachment should he directed against
the radiator core from the inside
rather than from the outside. The
idea is 10 blow the dirt out, not into
the radialor Most Of the dirt Calches
Evening star., 1925-12-13
FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES
POPULAR IN BRITAIN
Cars Exhibited at Automobile
Show Are Equipped With
Many New Devices.

Four wheel brakes predominant ed the
British automobile show held recent!y
at Olympia. Seveuty-0n" per cent OF
the British ears now use them OF
The cars shown - pcr cent had me
chanical brakes.
According to general belief. the open
car is the most popular in Greai
Britain. but there was a slight pre-
dominance of closed models At the el..
hibitiOn. BRIGHT cOlors many Of the
tWo-ton" variety. We're universal.
\ feature Of tn" show was the ao.
parent trend toward the valve head
type of engine construction. s'cventg
per cent Of All british engines shown
We're of this type. Many famous
manufacturers introduced new models
with TalveiD head engines push roI
operated
Evening star., 1925-12-13
EMERGENCY TRACTION.
Chains Laid in Street OFTEN W.
Serve Purpose.

Occasionally in Winter the center
Of the streets will he clean enough to
make tn" usc of chains unncc ccssary,
but the cutters viii hold enough snow
ana ice 10 cause 4 driver considerable
trouble in starting. \ handy way to
get traction in such cases is 70 place
thr chains aS near as possible under
the rear tires - that the wheels. IL
spinning around. VIII take hold and
enable the driver tr reach the clear
surface Of the street II isn't neces
sal'y 10 jack up tie wheels and attaci!
tn" chains il an emergency OF this
Evening star., 1925-12-13
New and Interesting.

\ device is being marketed whereby
the crankcase of any car can be
drained from the dash. key op-
crates the release so that no one can
meddle with the device
Windshield wiperS working in tand-
EN- make wet weather driving more
comfortable for the front seat pa ssen-
ger. With a little patience and in
genuity the handy chap Cdn rig up
such a device himself. using light
Crossbar to connect the second wiper
with the driving one
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Views on the News.

Property is more important than
human life and il is more important
to be insured against loss of It car
through fire or theft. than loss Of a
fortune through a personal injury
suit. This is the conclusion one draws
from the statement of 4 prominent
insurance man of Ohio who announces
that while only 80 per cent or auto
mobile owners are carrying liability
Evening star., 1925-12-13

If it is desired to remove the petcock
at the radiator or pump drain. and IL
one does not care to have the water
drained out in the Inea ntime. it is nee
essary to plug up the end of the
radiator overflow pipe. a cork is
handy for this. OF course. the cap
should be screwed on tightly. The
theory OF +, is that if no air can enter
the system to displace the water drain
ing off, the water cannot run out. A
little water will drip out, due to the
fact that the system is not hermet-
ically sealed against air even when the
overflow is plugged up, but there will
be no steady stream Of water to make
a mess Of things.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
AUTO ENGINEERS
STUDY STANDARDS
committees Drafting Speci-
tIcatlOns, With Over 100
Subjects Considered.

Standards committees and subCom-
nllttees of the Society of Automotive
Engineers now are studying more
than 100 subjects with Il view to pre-
paflnE standard specifications. il was
announced from the Society'S head
quarters
AZ recent meeting of the lighting
oiFlSlon a committee was appointed
tC prepare specifications for a stand
ara head-lamp illumination when the
Hehl beam is Tilted downward The
committee also will consider spotlight
Illumination with q view to drafting
definite specification
y series of cooperative tests of up
hosiery leather substitutes was de
tlded upon at a meeting OF Il sub
division committee Of artificial leather
manufacturers. The purpose is to de
'ernine the value of different met hodS
ol testing the substitutes. and samples
are to he submitted t0 the committee
ami subjected to various tests by diff
iefent methods To determine their
strength and durability. Results Of
tht tests are then to be comnared.
Standardize Bumpers.
y survey of the current practice
With regard to bumpers on motor
coaches and motor trucks has indi-
ca(eC the feasibility of Staudardizing
the height of such bumpers above
ground and the width of the face Of
the bumpers. \ joint subdivision
WAS therefore. appointed I" report a
recommendation for Standardization.
The present :. A. r.. standard for
passenger ear bumpers specifies q
from bumper height Of - inches and
a rear bumper height of = inches. the
ohJccf being to insure that when one
ear runs into another the hrnDerS of
Evening star., 1925-12-13
PRECAUTIONS USED
AGAINST FREEZING
Ford Service Department
BroadCasts Cold Weather
Rules for Drivers.

Preparations should be made now
for the cold weather. 50 that the car
Will be protected against sudden
drops in temperature. This IS the
warming broadcast by the Ford Motor
Company to Ford owners.
\ three-fold preCaution against
freezing is urged in order to eliminate
the annoyances Of winter driN ing.
The service department Of the com
pany advocates the addition of anti
freeze solution TO the radiator. dis
erection in the use Of the choke, and
conservation Of battery current
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Beware of Patent Solutions.

solutions for radiators OF unknown
formulas. The safest. To use is de
natlred or wood alcohol. The amount
of alcohol necessary To prevent frecZ-
ing Is also given in the following ia
hle, which includes all Winter tenn
ppI.af
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Choker Often Needs Adjusting.

The choker needs adjusting, the
Same a anything else on the car, and
If never attended t0 il may not pull
the choke valve all the way shut. thus
rende ring it more difficult to start the
car.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
AutOist Can Take
Car to Any Floor
In New Building

Motorists In Newark. y. j.. will he
able to give this direction while they
remain in their cars and ascend 10
any floor they choose III a $1,000 900
office building to be erected in that
city.
The building is to have ramps lead
ing up through the street. Tenants
can drive into the building and ascend
to any floor. An elaborate garage is
one Of the chief features of the struc-
ture.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Brass Bolts Superior to Iron.

Brass bolts and nuts have an ad-
vantage over iron ones for attaching
license plates. They do not rust like
iron ones and for this reason are
easily unScrewed.
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Another Trouble Saver.

about n half inch from the front or
outside surface of the core.
Evening star., 1925-12-13

Inasmuch as winter driving exerts
n greater drain upon the battery than
summer driving. ii is frequently the
part Of wisdom To have the charging
rate Of the generator set up to meet
the added demand. especially If fire.
qUent stops and starts are made.
During 1924. u. .OOO. 900 persons are
said to have used motor camping
equipment and slept in their own tents
or cars at night.
Evening star., 1925-12-13

Evaporation Of the alcohol after the
engine is warmed up may be consider
ably retarded by the addition of II
small amount Of gIyrerine, equal to
about 1870 of the total capacity Of the
radiator.
Since present day gasoline does not
vaporize readily in cold weather, start
ing necessitates Use Of the choke. Dis
cretion should be used, however. be
cause of the fact that the raw fuel
sucked into the combustion chamber
condenses and passes the piston rings
into the crankca~e. making for oil
di!utIOn. Protect radiator with blau-
ket or cover to minimize delay III the
''Warming up
Evening star., 1925-12-13
Care of Battery.

care must he exercised to sc. that
the battery is not discharged by long
periods of crankinG the engine. If
the battery is allowed TO stand idle in
a discharged condition it VIII freeze.
\ t2ble showing the freezing points
follows.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-05
THE DRIVE AGAINST THE
LEFT WING IN TRADE UNIONS

cannot serve as a substitute for the
powerful organization and militant
program imperatively demanded by
the workers in their struggles against
the employers. For a time however,
in spite of the mastering of our forces
and denials of membership, it will
hinder us by resulting in the compare
tive isolation of many good comrades.
But ii these expelled members follow
the Comintern policy, by refusing to
start rival unions and by waging
militant fight for reinstatement, iden-
tifying this fight with the burning
needs and struggles of the unions,
and cooperating with the organized
left elements in the unions they can
eventually break this isolation and
force their way back into their organ
izations.
To defeat the left wing by a policy
of expulsion is impossible. The
masses must build their unions and
give them fighting policies. This can
be done only under left wing leader
ship, and the organized masses are
bound to accept such leadership de-
spite all the efforts of the reactiona-
ries to divorce them from it. Never
was this more effectively demonstrate
ed than in the needle trades. Sigman
and Kaufman tried the expulsion
policy and the reign of terror method
against the left wing, with results
that are now matter of history And
as the expulsion policy failed in the
needle industry so it will fail, sooner
or later, in all the industries. The
left wing cannot be destroyed by ex-
puision. nor can lbs progress be
stopped by IL The left wing has the
program which corresponds to the
needs Of the trade union masses. That
IL the deciding factor in the situation.