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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
LIGHTNING HURTS SIX

BUFFALO, ". Y, June 25.-tPl-
Six persons, all Buffalonians, were
injured tonight when lightning struck
a street car. One was taken to o
hospital but the others were remov-
ed to their homes after being treat
ed by physicians.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, June &c.
--tPl-Within the next few days, per-
haps hours. an attempt will be
made to span the Pacific ocean be-
tween the Hawaiian Islands and the
Pacific coast BY air. Three planes
r-e about ready to make the at
tempt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26
KlMES RESCUE BY GANG THREATENED
Second Rise of Rio
Gydmde Possible as
HighStageH0lds up
BULLETIN

Reports received early this
morning from Edinburs were that
the Rio Grande has broken through
the first levee north Of Hidaigo,
and is five feet deep between the
two dykes that hold the second re-
SAGA from the river. The extent OF
land flooded could not he learned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26

CERTAINLY THERE should be a
road east. Also there should be a
road north and a road west.
These are, generally speaking, the
only directions that Brownsville can
take in building roads. the southerly
directions being cut off by the Rio
Grande.
The precinct should build what
ever roads are necessary to assist
in the development of the precinct;
in the development of trade for the
city: in the development of tourist
traffic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-26

sANY PRECINCT or any COM
munity in any particular precinct
having a selfish motive. could find
4 overwhelmingly to its advantage
= ouadruple its values for a. year or
90 until this money is spent and
~ roads out Of proportion to its
(ContInue on page two,
Evening star., 1927-10-09
Traffic Film Gives Autos Frowzy Look
That Renovation Will Quickly Remove

When the lacquer.finished car takes
on that faded. frowZy appearance, too
many motorists assume that the fin
ish has gone bad and rather than pay
the price Of q retinishing job they
drive automobiles that look far from
their best. This is pointed out by Ru.
dolph Jose. president Of the Washing
ton-Cadillac Co.. who says that in
most cases of this kind the finish is as
good as ever.
The trouble lies in the fact that the
car has acquired what IS known as
traffic tlm," a misty, smudgy COM
binati0n of oil. grit and dirt. This
does not destroy the finish. although
it does hide it very effectively.
What the car needs I'm such a case
Is process known to the lacquer ex-
pert as renovation" With various
grades OF poishes and abrasive sub
stances that do no harm TO the finish.
the paint shop quickly and inexpen.
Sively removes the film. Then it pro.
ceeds 10 restore the appearance of the
original finish with a higher Iustcr
than before the car left the show
room.
Stripings, which wear off quickly,
are restored in the process of renova-
tion. The wheels are repainted and
revarnished. The chassis is given a
coat of lacquer
The result, provided the job Is we'll
done, is a car that looks as good as
new. The expense is but a fraction
OF the cost of Il refinishing.
'"The reason you see so many auto
mobiles so disreputable looking is that
Evening star., 1927-10-09
MOTOR SALESMEN'S
BODY WIDENS SCOPE
National Association Establishes
Employment Branch as Aid to
Auto Dealers.

As n move in the direction of in.
suring more satisfactory contact be-
tween the automotive industry and
the buying public, the National Auto
motive SaleSmen's Association has es.
tahliShCd an employment department.
according 10 announcement yesterday
at national headquarters here.
This department. it is stated, will
place at the disposal of automobile
dealers throughout the country list
of recommended statesmen. men who
have been not only successful in their
sales work, hut who also are thor
oushly dependable and satisfactory in
every way. When a dealer receives
an application from a man who is
seeking a place on his sales staff it
will be necessary only TO communicate
with the National Automotive Sales
mems Association TO obtain informa.
ton regarding the applicants fitness.
Should a dealer need an additional
salesman. he may have the association
make n recommendation from its list.
We have lost no time in organic.
ing our employment division" says
Eugene Ochsenreiter. president of the
salesmen's organization, because we
have felt that for many years there
has been an urgent need for such an
agency. Our purpose is to make 1t
clearing house TO which the auto.
motive dealers OF the country may
turn and feel confident in the men
who will be recommended to them.'
That interest in the National Auto.
motive Salesmen's Association is
broadening is indicated in the an.
nouncement that membership appli-
ations are being received from all
sections. Among the centers recently
added to the organizations roster are
New York, Baltimore. San Francisco,
Minneapolis, New Orleans. Dallas and
Shreveport. La.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
THIN FILM OF GREASE.
SEEN AFTER CLEANINGl
Dry Rag as Final Touch for En-
gine Held Remedy for :
Dust Menace. E

Recently a motorist took pains to
make his engine spick and span. 1T
was an all mornings job and one
that had TO he followed by bath and
q manicure. lie did not mind this
trouble, and would have been thor
oughly plea sed with results had it
not been for the fact that a week
later the engine seemed TO be dustier
than ever before.
Apparently his method was wrong.
He had cleaned off the engine. bat
in removing some of the particularly
greasy spots he had smeared q very
light Aim of grease and oil over many
parts which previously had been dry.
Then came the dust
This could have been avoided by
going over the engine with a clean,
dry rag after having completed the
more difficult part Of the task. 1t
would have removed that final thin
film of oil and grease-the dust
catcher.
Evening star., 1927-10-09

Continued from Sixth Page)
in anti-knock value to enable the
automobile manufacturers to carry
their compression ratios to their de-
sired limits, probably in the neigh.
borhood Of 6.1, but which will per.
NIT the badly knocking straight,run
gasoline which will also be produced
TO be blended with it and still give
this desired result.
This problem at present probably
is the most important for the i'm
provement Of the quality of motor
fuel. While progress has been made,
we must look to much greater prog
ress in the future in this direction.
As a result Of the scientific in
HestigatiOn of quality, gasoline today
is judged by totally different stand
ards than formerly. Instead Of judg-
ing gasoline by color, gravity and
doctor test, as formerly. the criteria
of quality rapidly are becoming vo-
atility and anti-knock value
The most discussed property Of
gasoline today is its tendency to de-
tomato. or knock. and it is in this
held that chemistry has made it's
most important contribution to mo-
tor fuel. This property has become
or tremendous Importance on account
OF the trend in engine design toward
higher compression ratios.
"Detonation has been shown to in
crease with compression, and, where
as the old type of gasoline was salts.
factory in the low-compression ratio
engines, it has become unsatisfactory
in the modern engine. This condi-
tion has been even more emphasized
IN the airplane engine, in which even
higher compression ratios are used"
Evening star., 1927-10-09

n hObling action. Every time the
front wheels 20 into chuck hole or
ride over an elevation in the road the
recollnE of the front springs throws
the engine up into the air and stats
the car Seesawing. This can he stop
ped almost entirely by excessive pre-
loading of the springs with any of
these shock absorbing devices. Put
then you get hard riding over smooth
roads, which certainly is one of the
most Objectionable features of motor.
ing"
At this point Smith interrupted to
say that he noticed that when he was
travelling in the car alone it did not
ride nearly as well as when he had
passengers on the rear seat. Also
he noticed that it made slight diff.
terence il there was only one pas.
sen2er on the rear seat. and which
side of the seat he occupied
This point is important. Many car
owners will drive into a service sta.
tlon and have an adjustment made
which suits them when alone In the
car. Then when they drive off on
TRIP with the family and the car is
wei loaded down, the machines good
RIDING qualities vanish. Hence. ad.
Justmonts should be made on a basis
or average load conditions. If a de.
wee Is or the hydraulic type 1t is i'm.
poflaht that the amount of fluid he
kept constant. 1t no longer Is neces-
safE III these devices to change the
fluid for seasonal conditions because
theS use solution which is uniform
~ efiCient for all temperatures. In
the air type of shock absOrbers nres.
sure must be kept at the proper point
and the devices should be inspected oc.
casionaiiy TO see that they do not leak.
Safety Phase Important.
Frictional devices have their special
requirements, too. The instrument
that is directly over the exhaust pipe
at the Gear axle may have some of it's
grease work out OF the frictional part,
with the result that the device will
slip and otherwise he inoperatiye. If
any inspection work is to be done
this is the particular instrument to
look at first. Some devices have
habit Of breaking straps, and if this
happens to one of the instruments 10.
Gated at the rear axle the motorist is
likely to he driving around without
that he Is not getting full
service from the comfort equipment
on his car.
"A point which perhaps you never
have considered. Smith," I added. "is
the safety feature of keeping what
ever shock absorbers you have on the
car in perfect condition at all times.
1t the car is properly controlled it
will steer better and will be more
stable over the roads at all speeds.
There will be less swaying of the BODY
on curves and. in general, stability
that makes for control. After all.
safety is the biggest feature of com.
fort in motoring
(CODVrcht 1907
Evening star., 1927-10-09
RUBBERPOSSESSES
USEFUL QUALITIES
W. A. Gibbons Discusses
Many Practical Purposes
Served by Product.

because rubber has become such
common product. seen virtually every
Where, many persons fail to realize the
fundamental reasons why the COM
modify is used in the manufacture of
so many articles. Rubber is water
proof, it is a good insllator, is resist
ant to the weather and TO many chem
icals and can be nodded and readily
fabricated into goods.
These properties constantly are be-
ing used by manufacturers, but, ac-
cordIng to w. A. Gibbons, head of the
research department of the United
mates Rubber Company, who writes
IN the September issue of the journal
or the Society of Automotiye Engi-
neers. If rubber did not possess certain
unique mechanical properties, such as
those which permit hose and insulated
wires to he bent. tires to be f1exed and
inner tubes to be inflated. it's Use
would he far more restricted than at
present.
one or the most remarkable charar.
teriStics OF rubber, lie saws. is its
ability to permit an enormous change
Of shape when load is applied and to
resume its original shape when the
stress is removed. A piece Of welI.vrl-
canned nigh grade rubber compound
can he stretched to 10 or II times its
length without rupture or appreciabIe
permanent reformation. Another prop.
erty. In some respects fully as remark
able, is its high tensile strength.
piece of rubber like that lust referred
to may have a tensile strength of ) 600
pounds per square inch. The actual
strength of such sample at its break.
ing point is, however. 10000 pounds
per square inch and, therefore, it's
tensile strength approaches that of
steel.
Further discussing the subject Nr
Gibbons asserts: mo other material
approaches rubber in the ability to alb.
sorb energy. Consider a piece of ruh.
DER having cross section of SQUARE
inch and working length of II
inches. il the load at this eloncation
Is say 1000 pounds, the rubber will
nave absorbed 1900 foot pounds of
energy. Such piece OF rubber weighs
about 1/25th OF a pound; therefore
one pound OF rubber similarly treated
VIII absorb 10000 foot pounds of en-.
ergy. il such an elongation occurs in
one minute, this one.pound piece of
fubpef, which occupies about % cubic
inches OF space, is absorbing energy
equivalent to the output of a IL,
horsepower electric motor"
Evening star., 1927-10-09
EQUAL QUANTITIES OF GAS
NEEDED TO START ENGINE
Cracked and Distilled Liquids Show
Little Difference in Volume
Required in Beginning.

Although gasoline obtained from
cracking processes frequently is supe-
ror to that obtained from straight
distillaton in eliminating engine
knock. there is no appreciable differ.
ence in the volume of the two varie-
ties required in starting the engine.
This has been discovered as a result
OF n series of tests conducted by the
Bureau of Standards
The important factor in engine
starting is the time required to build
up an explosive mixture in the engine
cylinders. Going on this principle. a
known quantity OF air and super
heated fuel vapor was allowed to flow
into a glass bomb. BY varying the
proportion Of air to fuel until a flame
would just propagate throughout the
entire bomb when spark was ap.
piled, the leanest explosive mixture
was determined.
1t was found that both in straight.
run gasoline and that produced by
cracking processes the mixtures were
the same-25 parts of air to / part Of
fuel. Virtually the same results
were obtained from benzol.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
Motorist Can Rectify Oil.

There is much the motorist can do
toward rectifying the oil in the crank.
case, If his car is not equipped with
"A device for this specific purpose.
Driving slowly up steep grade will
serve to burn off much, if not all, of
the diluent in the crankcase. This,
however. will not remove the abrasive
i'll the lubricant and should not be
used as n substitute for Il change of
oil in case one suspects the crankcase
of containing sludge.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
JAY WALKERS BLAMED
FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION

Jay walkers are blamed by Capt.
Hamilton r. Atkinson of the Balt-
more traffic division for causing jams
at intersections governed by auto
matte semaphore lights. Women are
the chief offenders. the captain said.
IF the pedestrian public only could
be educated to observe the traffic
signals the same as motor vehicle
drivers. there would be less conges-
ton of automobiles and fewer acci-
dents" said Capt Atkinson.
THE person who crosses an inter
section against the red light of the
semaphore is as much a jay walker as
one who crosses from one side of
street to the other in the middle Of
block. Women appear to pay less
observance to the signals than men,"
Evening star., 1927-10-09
HEADLIGHT GLARE
DANGER INCREASES
Motorists Are Warned to Fix
Lamps as Fall Season
- Advances.

MOtOrdom now Is entering The sea.
son of more headlight use. when glare
ma kes it's damaging effects r9ost seri-
Ously felt and the motor car owner
VINO is interested in making his own
iath and that OF his fellow driver
easier and safer will give thought
no the condition of the lights on his
jcar. points out the American Auto
mobile Association in a recent hulle-
tin. Fall brings into service lights
that may have seen relatively little
use during the Summer, when days
were long. according to the bulletin.
and the result is The creation Of a
traffic hazard that long has been re-
garded as one of the most serious.
while some motorists will regard
it a.; wholly unnecessary to question
the condition of the headlights on
their cars. it is safe to say that in
the case of nine out ten cars that
have not had their lights adjusted
during the recent months there is
serious need for action" the a. A a.
statement reads. 1T is not to bs
questioned that head lamp equipment
is better. much better. than ever be-
fore. but the best of it. subjected to
driving over rough roads, will get out
of focus and proper aim.
1T is high time that every car
owner realizes that he must look 10
the condition of his own lamps in.
stead OF consta ntly berating the other
fellow for driving with GIaring lights.
The American Automobile Associat ton
has found that the reverse of this at
titude is one of the largest contrib
uting causes to the never-ending head
light problem.
1T is a problem that can he solved,
but not until each car owner takes
it upon himself to have his own lights
adjusted, not once, but at regular in
teryals, just as he has the crankcase
Of his car drained and the gasoline
tank filled"
Evening star., 1927-10-09
Keep Key Number
To Replace Lost
With Ease Later

One of the first things one should
do after receiving the new car is TO
make n record of the number
stamped on the keys.
In the case of many cars. keys
still run in series, but these are
being changed more frequently,
and replacing the lost key is be-
coming increasingly difficult If the
mOtorist does not know the num-
Der. The number may be Gupli-
Gated on the lock. but after the
car mas been in service this usual.
" IS difficult to read. A record,
kept in n safe and convenient
place is the best way 10 keep track
of the key number.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
SPRING CONTROL TOPIC.
Different Devices Available with
Opportunity for Tests.

Just as in the case OF automobile
brakes, so in the matter OF spring con.
troll devices there at present is con-
siderable difference of opinion as to
which is the better type--the mechan-
lcally operated spring control or the
automatically operated one. In the
nase of brakes, a compromise fre-
nuently is effected by having one set
NJ brakes Of one type and one OF an
other. 1t just has occurred to cne
manufacturer that possibly a compro-
mise can be effected TO good adyan-
taee in the line of spring control de-
rices. Just TO demonstrate that he
is i'm earnest about it, he is sending
through one of his models equipped
with a mechanical device in the rear
and a hydraulic device in the front.
This ought TO offer some suggestion to
those motorists who find certain adj
rantages and disadvantages in each
NS0Ve - sAsAe-> --~-s -
Evening star., 1927-10-09
Repairing Leaks
Is Urged to Curb
Auto Top Expense

Leaks in the top of the open or
closed car deserve immediate re-
pair. II the car owner procrasti.
mates long in such a case the open.
ing may get beyond repair, thus
necessitating very considerable ex.
pense.
In the closed car instance the
fabric and top superstructure rot
quickly under such circumstances.
1t is we'll to keep the top occasion+
ally dressed with one of the fine
substances prepared for this pur-
pose. They should be selected with
real care, however, for one may
use worthless product with more
harm than good.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
BEARINGS NEED CARE.
Motorists Should Allow Slight Play
When Tightening.

If the motorist feels that the bear.
ings in the rear wheels need tighten.
ing, there is a point in connection with
this repair that he should remember.
That is that these bearings will run
no matter how tight they are made.
This obviously may lead TO disastrous
results. The bearings should be al.
lowed slight play. Tighten the lock
nut as far as 1t will go. then turn it
backward a third or half turn.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
OPERATING COSTS
STUDIED CLOSELY
Mileage Rates, Tonnage Ca
pacity and Service Interest
Auto Operators.

Coincidental with the advancing i'm
portance to the public of motor truck
and bus transportation is the problem
of operating costs. and in the latter
more and more interest naturally Is
being displayed. not only by the indi-
vdual companies but by the ever
broadening group benefited through
these means OF highway movement.
Mileage rates, tonnage capacity and
proper service are the principal func.
ti0HS the vehicles in that business
have to present. according to II writer
in the New York Times. who goes on
to 1Nnt out that while there is tend
ency Ia believe there is II difference
between freight and passenger serv-
ice, this is erroneous
80 far as the laws of transpoIta-
ton are concerned he asserts. there
is no differences. Probably this con-
ception comes from the difference in
loading and disCharGing the traffic.
Passenger service has an automatic
pickup and delivery by reason of its
human loads. Freight service. due to
its intlcXibie loads. must be helped in
the process of transfer from point of
origin to destination.
Evening star., 1927-10-09
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

a mOtOris should
to
ofo membe OF
Evening star., 1927-10-09

their owners don't know how we'll the
modern lacquer finish can be renovat-
ed" Mr.. Jose says. This feature of
the lacquer seems to have escaped the
attention il deserVeS."
Evening star., 1927-10-09
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
NO. lis COMPLETED
Fort Kent, Me-, and Miami
~ Linked by Excellent
= Tourist Roadway.

Motorists touring southwark nov
have available United States Highway
No. ], an old historic Atlantic Coast
roadway. which. according to an
nouncement yesterday by the Bureau
ef Public Roads, is in good condition
over by far the larger portion of the
entire route.
This highway, given the initial
number in the United states system,
stretches from Fort Kent, Me. to
Miami, Fla. According to the bureau.
II is surfaced for 81 per cent Of the
entire distance. graded but unsuriaced
for is per cent. and unlmproNed Tor
less than I per cent Of its full extent.
Work is proceeding on the less i'm
proved sections.
A notable fact about this route is
that it now carries on the 94-mile sec.
tion between New York and Philadel-
phia a heavier average traffic than
any other road OF equal length in the
world. Ii connects New York, Prince
ton and Philadelphia. the three cities
ut which the National Capital was first
established, with Washington. the
final choice for the Nations seat of
government.
1863 Miles Not Surfaced.
According to the Federal bureaus
report, the road is now in good condi-
tion throughout its entire length, al.
though nearly 1863 of its 2,32l miles are
btill unsurfaced. Between the Canadian
line and Ellsworth, Me, a distance of
c3& miles, there are ~ miles of earth
road, the remainder being improved
with surfaces of gravel or higher type.
From Ellsworth through the large
Eastern cities 10 Richmond. Va. there
Is 4 dustless, all-year pavement for
practically the entire distance of SS4
miles. South of Richmond. with the
exception of a J5-mile unimproved sec
tion, there is continuous Improvement
with sand-clay surfacinc or better rs
far as Augusta, beyond which there
Rre rs miles of earth road in Georgia,
much of which is now being surfaced
and will be open for traffic by the end
Of the year.
On the designated route in Florida
there are H. miles of earth road. 1t
should be explained. however, that the
road in this State follows a new lOca-
ton which eliminates number of rail
road grade crossings and which will
be rapidly improved. Until this i'm
rrovement is completed. travellers are
nsing an alternate parallel route which
Is surfaced throughout.
The present condition of the road,
classified according To types of inn
erovement. is indicated by the follow
Ing tabulation.
sI-uMApy or ruppovENTST OF JrNITFD