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Evening star., 1926-02-07
SEES HOPE OF ARRESTTNG
CARBON MONOXIDE PERIL
Elimination of Poison From Automo-
biles Possible by Achieving Perfect
Combustion, Editor Says.

came In contact with the naterls4l an.
notWithstandinE their own convictions
based on experience, they voluntaril-
discontinued Offering the material t.,
the public when doubts were raised
by some scientists as 70 the publ
hazard.
Hazards Often Mfnfmized.
Too often the enthusiasm of the
manufacturer leads him TO minimiza
hazar both TO the ernploye and the
public. and his Investigations are no
SO thorough as could be wished
Then, too. in contrast with thc
present case, often an emergency ma,
arise and pressure be brought TO bea
upon him before he discontinues manu-
facture. There are many other ha2
ards in industry to the workers er
gagged in production. as well d TO thu
consuming public, which merit equallE.
careful investigation and experiment.
Certain substitutes for ethyl alec
hol in the preparation of food products
are being offered and used without
sufficient scientific data as 10 their ir
fiuence Oh public health. The invest
cation serves TO emphasize the ne
cessity Of requiring adequate ventila
ton and cleanliness in garages and
automobile repair shops.
Hazards in no way related 10 ethy
gasoline are known to exist in the
| majority Of such places. No time
should be lost in enacting municipa
ordinances and state regulations T.
guarantee safe conditions.
The ethyl gasoline investigation,
was carried on with public healti
funds available only at considerable,
sacrifice to other Investigations. l.
the ethyl gasoline study is to be cor
tinued as it should be and If, under It's
ample authority, the Public Health
Service IS TO conduct inVestigattonN
along other lines affecting hazards IL
Industry and public health, adequat.
| provision must be made In the budget
Appeal Made to Congress
! The surgeon generals confcrenv,
recommends that Congress be asked Il
! provide money TO carry on such in
| portant work. and it is hoped there
will be no lack of support wheneve!.
| the officials of the Public Health Sery
! ica request sums with which 10 con
duct the scientific work really neces.
sary TO protect the public.
I'm the ethyl gasoline investigation
chemistry in the hands OF thosv
| trained in the methods supplied many
| of the data which will save for genera
| use compound introduced by another
| group of chemists.
Chemistry can save industries il
| called upon in tire. 1t may evel
resurrect an industry. but il is "a
! better 10 seek its aid when the indus
/ try shows the first signs OF indisposl
| ton.
| "In conference with State healt
/ officers. representatives Of the MANI
facturers. the distributors Of tetraethY.
| lead gasoline, and representatives o
! labor. reasonable regulations will be
drafted as an outcome Of the work ot
the surgeon generals committee.
"It will then remain for the individ
ual municipalities and States TO taxi
such action as seems best to them -
make again available to the gasoline !
using public this chemical mixture
which offers such great economies.
Evening star., 1926-02-07
When Drought Ends
1t 'sRains'' Autos
On Pacific Coast

Rainy weather is not generally
an incentive to the man who IS
thinking Of buying an automobile.
On the Pacific Coast, however II is.
Ranchcrs and fruit growers,
skeptical Of the years earnings
during the recent drought. were
wondering whether the old car
couldn't be made to last through
another season. Then came the
San Francisco automobile show.
and with it two days Of heavy rain.
The drought over, crop prospects
frightened. ranchers and fruit pro-
ducers flocked to the show in enor-
nous numbers, and sales indicated
that 1t makes no difference to them
II the old car doesn't last through
the Winter
Evening star., 1926-02-07
NORMAL STOP BEST.
Racing Motor Does Not Help Start
ing Next Time.

Il doesn't make starting easier to
race the engine when switching 1t off
The theory of this, moreover, is that
che pistons suck up Il quantity OF
sas vapor. which. not being ignited,
remains IN the cylinders to assist in
starting later. What happens Is that
the quantity Of gas vapor sucked into
the cylinders is expelled. unburned,
through the exhaust. As the engine
comes to a stop the suction decreases
and only the normal amount of gas
is drawn into the cylinders under
compression. The situation is iden-
tically the same if the engine is
switched off while running normally.
and less gas IS wasted.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Women. credited with many of the
improvements that have made the
modern automobile the comfortable
vehicle It is, were responsible for the
first crude equivalent Of modern
springs. Roads Of the pre.fifteenth
century period were infinitely worse
than what the 1925 notorist calls a
nightmare Research reveals that
women Of that period raised vigorous
objection to travelling over these roads
in springless vehicles.
These objections resulted in intro.
duction Of Springs" which were
leather straps strung between metal
braces. While this arrangement gave
more comfort than the direct mount.
ing, it was far short Of smooth.
Hungarian artificers produced a
four-wheel coach which had grace Of
Evening star., 1926-02-07

New significance is attached TO the
firth national safety campaign essay
contest now being conducted by the
Highway Education Board OF Wash
inStoB. in which millions of school
children from every State in the
Union will compete.
Safety experts see in the develop
nent OF the essay contest idea the
opportunity to prevent Carelessness
rather than remedy II through max.
ing AN impression on young minds by
putting II down in black and white.
According to the announcement from
fhe Highway Education Boards head
quarters. this years contest Is divided
into two parts. There Will be one
contest for elementary school pupils
and another for elementary school
teachers The psychology Of the plan
is generally regarded as being the
basis of another definite step in the
direction Of safer and saner motoring
through greater cooperation OF all
street and highway users.
Manufacturers Give Prizes.
II should interest the motorist to
know that the awards in both con-
tests are the gifts of the American
automobile manufacturers through
their National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. While the prizes are suf-
fiCtently generous and numerous - en-
courage competition among the school
children, the manufacturers call upon
car owners and parents 70 see that
their children do not overlook the op-
portunity to hand 500-word essays to
their school principal or designated
teacher before February %. 1926.
Some idea Of the far-reaching ef.
feet of this national contest among
the little ones and the teachers who
have a very powerful influence over
their lives and their well-being may
be judged by the subjects of the two
contests. Children will write on My
schools Share in Highway Safety
Elementary school teachers will use
tor their theme Lessons for Children
on Highway Safety"
In the case of the pupils theme il
is apparent that, in addition to i'm
pressing children with the need for
extra caution when using the public
JhoroughfareS, the essays will serve to
impress upon educators the utter ne
ceSsity of making safety education a
part of the modern school curriculum
Evening star., 1926-02-07
KNOW TAG NUMBERS.
Prevents Trouble When Calling for
Repair Work.

Some motorists experience consider.
able delay in receiving emergency
service and cause a great deal Of an
noyance to repair men by failing to
remember their tag numbers. Service
stations report that they are prevented
frequently from responding immedi-
ately 10 distress calls because car own
ers are unable to give the numbers
when they summon the repair man.
Repair men say they often go to the
scene of the trouble, but are unable
to identify the car they have been
called TO rescue because they have
been given the wrong number or the
owner does not know the number at
all. knowing the tax numbers also
= a protection against theft.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Eventual elimination of carbon
monoxide. the greatest poison involved
in automobiles, by achievement of
perfect combustion is seen by DR..
Harrison f. Howe, editor Of the Off.
cial journal Of the American Chemical
Society. Research, which has brought
ethyl gasoline again into use, will con-
Quer the fumes now regarded as SO
| hazardous. DIR. Howe asserts.
DR.. Howe, whose findings as 70
ethyl fluid Of moro than a year ago
have been borne out by the report Of
| the conference of the United States
Public Health Service, sees a triumph
| for both industry and public safety
in the work of the Investigating com
| mittee named by Surg. Gen. Hugh
S. Cumming.
"The report OF this committee, con-
frming conclusions reached by DR..
r. r. Sayre Of the United States
Bureau of Mines, and DR.. Il. A. kehoe
of the University of Cincinnati. evil
| dences valuable service to the public, s"
DR.. Howe says.
Further Research Urged.
1T is hoped that means will be
provided whereby other groups of
scientists may undertake other in
vestigations of possible hazards well
in advance Of any emergency. 1t was
fortunate that 50 distinguished a
group Of men as those composing the
committee, under the craftsmanship Of
! William II. Howell, professor of physi-
ology at the Johns Hopkins School of
Hygiene and Public Health. could
supervise the investigation and could
serve without remuneration
The net result of the efforts of these
scientists. DIR. Howe predicts. Will be
not only the ultimate conquest of car
bon monoxide, but also an advance IN
automobile design, d closer union of
chemistry and industry, better con-
dttions in garages and shops, and a
| field of greater usefulness for the
| Federal Government in safeguarding
! public health.
! Chemistry can save industry if
called upon in time. says DR.. Howe,
warning that States and cities should
act 70 eliminate hazards known 10
exist wholly apart from ethyl gasoline
! In the Nations garages and autono-
| bile shops. Congressional action is
asked.
New Developments Expected.
| with the resumption of the distri.
button OF ethyl gasoline many new de-
| velopments may be anticipated" he
continues. The redesign of automo.
| Dlle IllOlOIS may pe cAI)etleu. ne Use
| Of new materials will be encoura ged
and many economies effected.
! 1t should be stressed, however, that
no responsible person identified with
any phase OF the automotive industry
! desires to see any economic progress
made at the expense of public health.
The president of the Ethyl Case.
| line Corporation. IN announcing plans
to resume operations, expressed his
| intention Of continuing in cooperation
with the surgeon general and of CIV
ing full effect to the committees rec
! conlme endations.
THE evidence shows that those re-
| sponsible for the manufacture and dis
tribution of tetraethyl lead took elab-
crate precautions to protect all who
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Auto Speed Kings
Earn Big Rewards
In Racing Careers

Automobile racing rewards are
great If one happens to be a win
ner. Peter de Paola, national cham
pion race driver last year. earned
$50. 900 OF the s4i1.4s1 prize money
distributed by the American Auto
mobile Association OF this sum,
however, s292 900 went to speed
way drivers and $146,i8I 10 dirt.
track contestants.
Runners-up to De Paola, Tommy
Milton, Harry Hartz, Bob McDon-
ough and Earl Cooper. also earned
handsomely for their efforts.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

thing wouldn't operate at all. Will
ne was busy ruinin' this part he owe!
| looked the oiler on the distribute!
shaft.
I wrote down the details on my tim,
slip when the job came TO the shop.
II the owner had been a little moro
businesslike he would have seen thai
he was skimmin' over some of the
vital spots and bein' too free with the
lubricant where little oil would
have been a-plenty.
Owners ought u keep Il record g
when they have valves ground anG
carbon cleaned. This should be base
not on mileage only, but on the use,
to which the car is put and the
weather. Short runs in cold weatheI
call for more frequent carbon lie
moval. Long runs in hot weathe,
often double the mileage between car
bon jobs.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Destruction of the principle under
lying the building of q highway sys-
tenn sufficiently broad to meet not
only transportation needs, but to as
sure social and economic cohesion by
scrapping the Federal aid policy.
would be nothing short of a national
disaster, in the opinion of Senator
Simeon D. Fess Of Ohio.
Undertaking to show the hollow
ness of the logic and arguments used
by critics OF Federal aid, Senator Fess
points out that the people as u whole
are getting more in return from Gov.
ernment cooperation in road build.
ing than from any other Federal
function.
The manifesto OF the Ohio Senator
is issued In the form of an article in
the February issue Of American Mo-
torist, the official publication OF the
American Automobile Association. and
is regarded as the opening shot in
the 1925 campaign to continue Federal
aid on an undiminished scale.
Points Stressed BY Senator.
Among the points stressed by Sena.
tor Fess are the following:
l. From the constitutional stand.
point Federal aid IS clearly n Gov
ernment obligation, as II ia vitally
linked up with national defense. trans
mission Of the mails, the furthcrance
Of commerce between the States and
the promotion of the national vel
fare.
2. II is in no wise a discrimination
against wealthy States, but q fitting
appropriation to q public necessity,
indisputably national In character.
5. The benefits from Government
co operation are national and not sec.
tional. and every State takes advan.
tage Of every cent available under
the law. the Eastern States benefit
ing even to q greater degree because
Of their dense population.
4. Federal aid has not led to e&-
travagance nor has It tended to under.
mine State and local initiative, the
hat of tho Federal aid system hither-
to completed the States have built
Independently more miles Of highway
than they built with the help or FUNDS
from the Treasury.
5. The policy assures that the build.
ing OF interstate roads will continue
on a high plan Of Standardization
which would be impossible II every
State and local road building unit
built merely for their own needs and
without a view to the national stream
Of highway travel.
Quotes the Opponents.
Opponents OF Federal aid said
Senator Fess, "often put forward the
argument that 1t is unfair that East.
ern States should be paying taxes that
are used to aid other sections Of the
country. This argument is highly spe.
cious. 1t overlooks the basic fact that t
the States are political, and not eco
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Comfort Derived From Auto Springs
Due to Demand of Women of Early Days

line. a rooted body. broad seats and
a side entrance. II was swung on
straps. This vehicle is described by
one historian thus:
THE cushions Of gold-embroidered
stuff were perfumed with amber and
musk that infused the soul Of all who
entered the coach with life. Joy and
supreme plea sure"
Evening star., 1926-02-07
RUNNING BOARD CLEANSER
Kerosene Best If Followed by Wash
With Water.

Kerosene makes the best cleanser
tor muddy and greasy running boards,
but the cleaning process should be
followed Immediately with a clean
water wash. Kerosene, II allowed to
remain on the boards. is likely to af-
feet their rubber or composition COW
sring and render them unfit for the
work Of standing up under scraping
fee.
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Blow the Water Of.

AT this time of year, when filing
lhe radiator is more likely to be done
in the garage and with the hood up
han at the filling station, water is
likely to be spilled on the wiring or
the distributor. Should this happen,
blow the water of IN. electric parts
IlE iii, ali lose.
Evening star., 1926-02-07
Seek Parents Cooperation.

II Is believed that the awards are
sufficiently numerous and attractive
to urge parental cooperation In this
safety campaign, a factor considered
to he of especial Importance in such
a national movement.
While there are no local awards for
the elementary school teachers par
ticipating in their end Of the contest,
the Highway Education Board has
prepared the campaign In such a way
as to insure interest and cooperation
on the part of school faculties. Ma
tional awards for teachers. however,
are attractive. Teachers who present
the best three essays Of from 1000 to
5000 words on the subject Of Les
sons for Children on Highway Safety"
Will receive awards of $500 and 4 trip
to Washington, all expenses paid
$500 and 5000, respectively.
Tho arrangement which insures
teacher cooperation IS the board 8
plan Of issuing certificates Of merit to
those schools attaining 800 out Of q
of the degree Of interest displayed in
the essay contest. For example, IL 20
per cent Of the pupils in a school write
essays the particular school receives
20 points toward winning a certificate
Of merit. There is a complete scale
to cover all possibilities. In addition,
points may be earned By the school
for the percentage of teachers writing
essays. This has the effect OF making
1t a duty toward his or her school for
the teacher to get behind the safety
movement.
Merit Certificates.
Computed in the same manner as
outlined in connection with the writ
ing OF the essays. points toward win.
ming a certificate of merit also can be
earned through the percentage Of
pupils signing the pledge Of careful
ness" Schools may Win an additional
SO points for the organization OF an
active safety patrol and 100 points If
no traffic accident occurs among
pupils or teachers from December !,
1925, to February %. 1926, inclusive.
Particular classes may seek the
award OF a special certificate Of merit
II tho entire school does not try for
it. Here again psychology plays an
important role, for in this event an
individual class virtually shows up
its school and stimulates competition
among classes.
The plan seems to tie up the Nation
in what should be the most effective
safety campaign ever attempted.
Safety advocates praise It and back It,
because 1t starts at tho root of the
trouble and attempts to prevent care
lessness rather than remedy It. Chill
dren are being taught to be careful
before they can learn to be careless.
In this latest campaign they are doing
the prevention work themselves.
Many believe 1t will prove the pen
to be mightier than the spoken word
of caution.
tCopyrisht le26j
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Nearly 1000 900 American autorno.
biles went to Canada last Summer and
Fall for q period OF "a hours or longer.
Evening star., 1926-02-07

Education OF Detroit motorists to
observance of the traffic regulations
there is costing the city 100000 a..
year,
Evening star., 1926-02-07
ESSAY CONTEST SEEKS
TO CURB CARELESSNESS
National Campaign for School Children
Expected to Get at Problem at Source
and Emphasize Importance.

and of teaching safety before care
lessness is acquired.
It Is expected. too, that children
| will confer with their parents in the
preparation of their essays. situa-
| ton which should lead to family dis
| cussion of this important topic.
| One OF the conditions OF the contest
| for children may have a far-reaching
| effect. 1t requires that with every
| essay shall go an illustration to de-
velop some point Of the context. This
may be an original drawing. appro-
| pirate photograph or merely clip
! ping from i magazine or newspaper.
| The psychology Of this Is viewed rs
| being unusually sound. Not only Will
| IL require family research and scan
| ming of the magazines and newspa-
pers. but will encourage those organ
iBations and puhlic.spirited individuals
who are at present investing their
money in sofety literature of all kinds.
The prizes are sufficiently numer
ous and generous to attract all children
and to insure success OF the plan
which is to impress safety upon chill
dren'S minds by making them put
their safety points down in black and
white. Stata awards provide for 43S
medals and 438 cash prizes, while there
are three tempting national awards.
including q gold watch and trip to
Washington, all expenses paid. for
the best essay, and gold watches for
the second and third best essays.
There Is one first prize. consisting
of a gold medal and SIS. for each
State and the District of Columbia,
Alaska. Canal Zone. Hawaii. the Phil
ippines and Porto Rico. There Is, in
addition. one second prize for each
State This takes the form of silver
medal and an award Of SO. Third
prizes, consisting of bronze medals and
S5. are arranged according to popula-
ton, there being as many as 25 awards
for New York State pupils. for In
stance and % for Pennsylvania.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
new FACES LOOM
FOR ST. PAT
PLAY

The st. Patrick Players will
open their new season on Monday
night. November %. with the pre-.
sentatIon of a three.act musical
couedy. What, No Prince by
Don O'Dea. The production will
be offered for one week at Carroll
Hair and later will be presented in
Norfolk. Richmond and Baltimore
at invitation performances for
local charities in these cities.
Walter Beck, of the Beck
ORA matte Studio. will be the direc.
tor of the comedy and Clara
Roehrle will supervise the original
dances which will be a feature Of
the production. Local composers
have provided some catchy num-
bers for What, No Princew
Among them are Gertrude Power,
the ukeIe artist of the Players,
Cliff Cox. who twangs~ a mean
banjo; Arthur Mccreight and
Harry Wheaton Howard. both
well known in Washington musical.
circles; Stephen Gegan. best known
dS q [OllAOhAuII Ou$ a AyI4S "IIlCL
as well; Lenore Jones of New
York. and the Rev. Joseph O'Con.
nor of New York. who is nation
ally known as the author Of Love
Sends a Little Gift of Roses"
There will be RAINY new faces
when the curtain rolls up for the
premiere of What, No Prince"
Ruth Mo'yneaux has an import.
ant comedy 1ole and Arthur
O'NeilI. a talented vocalist who
has marked ability as a comedian.
has d part Of featured prominence.
Ther there are Agatha Bowen and
Babette Everett, singers and dane.
ers; Alice Shelley. the cameo:
Daphne Pollard Billy Kelley and
Cliff Cox Among the old favor
ties who will lend their efforts in
featured moments are Stephan and
Luke Fegan. little Mary Deery the
1925 overnight star: Elizabeth Cor.
man and Or1ne Libbey. Gertrude
Poor. E'eanor Goivanetti and Helen
KeHrney. Ruth He'll. Mary st.
Jot n. Antoinette Crowley. Clara
Roehrle and Barrett McDermott.
A pony ballet will offer some Of
the latest Broadway dances.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-13
THE TOWN BANDS
GONE; MORE'S
THE PITY

"a man will forget many de-
tails Of his youth, but he never
forgets that he once played In
the silver cornet band" says
Lieut.. Comdr. John Philip Sousa.
who, this season makes a 10000
mile tour of America at the,
head Of his famous organization.
"a generation ago the town
band occupied a position in the
average community comparable
to that now occupied by the Ro.
tary Club, the Chamber Of Com
merce and the Country Club,
says Sousa. TN the smaller
American towns. man belonged
to the brass band for recreation
and for business reasons. He
placed advertisements in the
papers offering to hire plumbers,
carpenters or blacksmiths upon
condition that they were good
trombonists, clarinetists and bass
drummers, and he let, these work
men off for brass band duty be-
cause the town band was the
great means of advertising a city,
and the average small town. espe-
cially in the Middle West was
known by the quality of its band.
$50 the, man who has played in
a small.town brass band never
forgets his day as a bandsman.
After every concert several men
confide to me that they once
were bandsmen. and not a few
also admit that they have pre-"
served at home their band uni
forms. The brass band was an
integral factor in our American
life until a few years ago. AS a
matter of fact the great majority
of men came from the small
town brass bands until a few
years ago. Nowadays the ma
jority of them come from col
leges and universities where the
student bands occupy much the
same position of esteem held by
the town bands a quarter OF
century ago.