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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS
DURING DAY UNNECESSARY
Reduction of Generator Charge Au-
tomatically Takes Care of
This Situation.

1t is not advisable to turn the cars
headlights on in the daytime.
In the early days batteries and gen.
orators were not in their present state
Of high development. Batteries were
understood and would charge fully with
few hours driving In order to avoid
injuring batteries it was often sug-
gested to turn the lights on on long
drives in Summer as means to reduce
the charging rate.
Today this practice is not needed. II
mortorist is in the habit of taking I'M
usually long and steady trips he can
have the generator charging rate re-
duced which automatically takes care
of the situation.
There is only one way that a driver
can tell If the battery is being over
charged and that is If it needs to be
refllled with water more than once a
week.
Another good bit of information for
motorists to know about concerns spark
plug gaps. If the car at any time oper-
ates with jerky or uneven motion
have the spark plug gaps examined, as
the electrodes probably are worn too far
apart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
CHROMlTE SHIPMENTS
Total of $50 Tons Sent From Cali
fornia in 1929.

Commercial shipments of domestic
chromite in 1929, according to the
United States Bureau of Mines, Depart
ment OF Commerce; totaled 1870 long
$50 tons, valued at S14,807, in 1928
These shipments in 1929 were all from
California. Sample lots from Georgia
and Montana were shipped for test. but
did not prove to be of commercial value
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
UNIFORM SCALE FOR TESTING
GASOLINE WILL AID INDUSTRY
American Petroleum Institute and Society
of Automotive Engineers Soon to
Solve Pressing Needs.

new reference fuel may be tried and the
process repeated until a known fuel
is found which is exactly equal to the
unknown.
Another application of the engine IL
the measurement of the amount Of
tetrathyl lead which Is added to q
given gasoline to make it equal In anti
knock value to given reference fuel.
In this connection 1t should be
pointed out that great need Of the in
duStry at present Is a uniform scale Of
'anti-knock' value. Today almost every
oil reflner has an arbitrary scale of his
own and speaks of 'anti-knock' value In
terms of 'benzol equivalents knock
ratings or in terms Of arbitrary numer-
ical values 1t is thus difficult, even
among technical men and impossible
for the average motorist to have any
idea of the 'anti-knock' value of a given
gasoline except in terms of his own ex-
perience.
Solution Under Way.
Fortunately this difficulty is appar-
emily well on the way to solution. About
two years ago the cooperative fuel
steering committee formed by the Amer.
lean Petroleum Institute and the So.
ciety of Automotive Engineers, ap.
pointed a subcommittee on defamation,
which was to investigate the entire
problem of 'anti-knock' testing and
recommend methods of technique as
well as scale of 'anti-knock' value
which could be universally adopted.
Apparently the most satisfactory
scale is one based upon the use of two
pure chemical compounds, one of them
having a very great tendency to knock
and the other very little. BY blending
these two in different proportions it Is
possible to obtain any desired amount
of 'anti-knock' value, and fuels may
thus be rated in terms of the relative
proportions of these two compounds.
1T is probable that eventually a sin.
gle numerical scale will be adopted.
based upon the proportions of the two
reference fuels employed. These fuels
would presumably be certified by the
United States Bureau of Standards,
which is at present working actively on
the problem, and which is represented
on the subcommittee on detonation:
OF Vital Interest.
THE motorist should be vitality inter-
ested in the whole problem Of ANTI
knock testing, for 1t is only by increase
in 'anti-knock' value of fuels that the
efficiency Of the automotive engine may
be increased.
With increasing 'anti-knock' value
of gasoline will come increase in the
gines, and with increasing compression
ratio comes increased power and econ.
omy from given sized engine.
Fuels of today are available Of much
higher 'anti-knock' value than were
available only few years ago, and the
automobile engine of today is more ef1i-
Gent than its predecessor. Progress In
automotive efficiency and 'anti-knock'
quality must go hand In hand, and
there Is every reason to believe that
both will move steadily upward In the
future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
MILADY'S MOTORING
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

darkness whenever the drivers door was
closed. Opening the door permitted all
the lights to function as usual.
Puzzling as the trouble seemed, 1t
was just matter of one of the screws
in the door frame cutting into the wire
for the tonneau lights. Closing the
door formed O short circuit and
grounded the wrong side of the current.
An effective sports costume suitable
for knockabout use in the car is q
creation of beige silk crepe with cardi-
gan of Angora wool trimmed with
matching silk. Chic cars demand chic
clothes.
An ideal place to learn TO drive car
is on street with dead end. This
prevents traffic complications and fur
nishes handy place to practice turning
around, backing and parking.
Copyright by the Russell Service)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
CHILD ACCIDENTS DECLINE
Low Figures in Baltimore Due to
Safety Education.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, July 19-Traff1c ac-
cidents in Baltimore involving children
up to Is years old are steadily on the
decline, according TO report just is
sued by the Baltimore Safety Council.
The report covers 1927, 1923, 1929 and
the first half Of this year
In 1927, according to the report, so
children were killed as the result of
traffic accidents. In 1928, the number
was reduced to 40, with 81 deaths in
1929. For the first six months of this
year IA children were killed.
The heaviest child accident mortality
is IN the age group from to 10 years,
the report showed. A total of 81 chill
dren between these ages were killed in
the three years and seven in the first
half of 1880.
The records further disclosed that
such fatalities are greater in number in
the second half of each year, which in
cludes the vacation months.
Credit for the decline in child fatal
ties Is given by the council to the school
authorities for their program in safety
education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
Using Buttermilk
In Place of Oil
Man Finishes Trip

Running out of oil in 1912 was a
far different adventure than it is
now when so many service stations
abound.
Thomas Tomlin, automobile sales
man, of Birmingham, Ala, had that
experience, and, according to him,
solved the matter in a unique way.
Confronted with the above sit
uation at Lake Purdy, 80 miles from
Birmingham, he obtained six quarts
of buttermilk at a farmhouse and
was able to complete his trip sue
cessfully.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
AutOist Must Stop
When Car Injuries
Dog in California

II a California motorist Injuries q
dog along the highway. the driver is
required by law to stop. Recently q
driver failed to stop, and a convic-
ton for his offense was upheld on an
appeal. according to reports reach
ing the Automobile Club of Southern
California.
The California statute requires a
driver to stop after causing damage
10 persons or property, and this held
applicable in case where mo-
torlSt struck and injured a dog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
Program of A. A. A.

AS the first step in the formula
ton of a national program of
highway Identification, the legis-
lative committee of the American
Autom obile Association will
shortly launch a survey of road
conditions throughout the coun-
try.
An announcement to this effect
was made by Thomas P. Henry of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

The cynical observer says women and
automobiles differ by reason of the fact
that one of them you can throttle down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

Smart appearance is a sound reason for
liking a motor car. Good value is another
and perhaps an even more important
one. Convenience, utility and comfort
the selection of a certain body type for n
certain purpOse--are others
And Oldsmobile supplies them all. For
this fine, dependable motor car is avail
able in seven distinct body types-twenty-
eight different models, offering wide vari-
etyin style, equipment, and appointments.
There are models for sport, business,
and family use-designed to satisfy every
taste and offering the advantages of
style, comfort, safety, and durability that
go with ''Body by Fisher.''
Every model provides the assurance of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

said, will force many separations with
in the next year, unless the law is modi-
fed. The commission, being
satisfied from It's experience with the
administration of the civil service act
and the retirement act that manda-
tory retirement would in some cases
be detrimental to the service, sug-
gested an amendment of the act to
Senator Porter H. Dale, chairman Of
the Senate committee on civil service. !"
A few months ago the commission
sent a QUESTIONABLE to the As heads
of departments and independent estab-
lishments asking their attitude toward
such an amendment.
Eight departments and IA other es-
adjustments replied. The Interior,
Navy, Post once, Agriculture, Com
merce and Treasury Departments are
adverse to the amendment; Justice and
Labor favor it, and the Department Of
State and War did not reply. The
General Accounting once and once of
the Director of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, are adverse; but the
architect of the Capitol Federal Power
Commission, Interstate Commerce Com
mission, librarian Of congress, librarian
District of Columbia Public Library.
Panama Canal, recorder of deeds. Ship
ping Board and Tariff Commission favor
the amendment. The Smithsonian In
Stitution has already recommended to
Congress the exemption of research
workers from the <-Year limitation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
EDITORS CALLED
IN LANGDON TRIAL
Benton and O'Connell Will Be
Asked to Testify as to
Rum Delivery.

Ralph Benton, managing editor, and
Daniel O'Connell, city editor of the
Washington Times, will be called TO-
morrow to testify as defense witnesses
IN the trial OF Robert F. Langdon, SLs-
pended fifth precinct detective, accused
OF violation of the liquor laws, Harry T
Whelan: defense attorney, announced
last night.
According to testimony of prohibition
agents, when trial opened Thursday
OIConnen and Benton went to the
once of Warren A. Heddons, special
prohibition agent for this district, and
told of an alleged telephone converse
ton in which, they said, it was indi-
Gated that Langdon would deliver 10
gallons of whisky to house in the 280O
block of Thirteenth street on the night
OF october IS. Agents stationed at the
mousse arrested Langdon and seized the
alleged whisky when he drove up in an
automobile.
The case was postponed Thursday
when Whalan objected to the use Of
the confiscated whisky as evidence
against Langdon on the theory that
the arrest was illegal because the
prohibition agents making the arrest
did not have reasonable grounds to be-
lieve that felony was to be committed.
1t Is believed he will attempt to show
tomorrow, through the testimony of
O'Connen and Benton, that their COM
plant was based on hearsay evidence.
which the prohibition authorities did
not attempt to verify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
COYOTE IN GAS STATION PUZZLE
FOR PROPRIETOR AND CUSTOMERS
Vrginian Appeals in Vain to Capital Police When Office
Is Under Escaped Animals Dominance.

locked the cage. Somehow, he said, the
animal broke the catch last night and
got loose within the office.
Crumbaugh said that when he went
to open for business he saw the coyote
with his two paws on the sill cycling
him hungrily, and that he postponed
opening the office for awhile.
Crumbaugh and Mackey, as they ex-
planned to newspaper men last week,
caught the coyote In the basement of
Mackey's home. where the beast had
ventured in quest of fresh chicken
meat. At first it was thought to be the
famous panther, although trifie short
of stature to fill such heroic role.
Neither of the owners wanted to
shoot the coyote, because Mackey ex-
planned he had cash in hand" offer
for it.
The two men decided to call WASH
| ington police and ask them to send a
professional dog catcher to Virginia,
but the police showed a disposition to
| let Virginia authorities attend to the
| matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
AMERICAN U. DEBATERS
WIN OVER SWARTHMORE
Girls Team Scores Unanimous De-
cision Victory, Making Sec
ond for Season.

American University girls debating
team defeated Swarthmore College girls
team by unanimous decision of three
judges in contest last night at Hurst
Hail. This brings the American Uni
versity string Of victories in debate up
to four for this year. with no defeats.
the boys team having won two and
the girls team two decisions.
The local team, Jane Lyle, Ethelwyn
Hine and Pauline Frederick, supported
the Affirmative of the question, RE
solved, That the policy of providing a
liberal arts education for all high school
graduates who seek it is sound" The
SWarthmore team consisted of Amelia
Emhardt, Helen West and Mary Belts.
The judges were Miss Ruth Kentzler,
George E. Strong and Paul E. Shorb.
DR.. Jessie M. Ferguson of American
University presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
WAR MOTHER AID
ASKED|N CONGRESS
Bloom Recalls Death of Son
Just Before Pension Be-
came Effective.

Congress was asked yesterday to ap-
propriate $4,000 for Washington war
mother facing a penniless old age be-
cause one of the two sons she lost In
the World War was killed five days
before the war risk insurance act went
into effect.
Strictly speaking, the younger of her
two sons was not World War cas-
ualty because he lost his life when his
ship struck a mine or was torpedoed
five days before this country formally
declared war on the central powers.
However. he was serving at the time
as a member of an armed guard of
the United States Navy aboard the
merchantmen S. S. Aztec, and Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom of New York, who
introduced the bill yesterday, feels that
the mother should receive at least a
part of the compensation she would
have been entitled to had her son lost
his life in the same manner after the
declaration Of war.
Was BOatswain's Mate.
The mother is Mrs. Annie M. Eopo-
lucci. 649 I street southeast. John,
her elder son and main support since
the death of her husband, Is years
Navy as boatswains mate, first class,
of the crew of the U. S. S. Dolphin
when the war broke out
AS war clouds cast their shadows,
John Eopolucci, then 81 years old, was
transferred with II others to form an
armed guard on the Aztec, under
Comdr. Gresham. Six days before the
formal declaration of war the Aztec.
steaming toward Brest, was either tor
pedoed or struck a mine and sank
rapidly. On April /, 1917, John Eopo-
lucci was last seen. His comrades,
whom he assisted into the lifeboats.
were rescued, but John is believed to
have gone down with the ship.
Brother Listed Dead.
Months later from the Argonne came
the message that the name of William
Eopolucci Johns 29-year-old brother.
had been added to the list of dead
For the great sacrifice that she made
the mother receives $3.50 a month
from Williams insurance, but that will
cease before the lapse of many years.
Mrs. Eopolucci will be then left with
out income unless Representative Bloom
succeeds in having his bill for her
relief adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16

A coyote prowling about his cash
register yesterday was one reason Greed
Crumbaugh had some difficulty making
change for his customers.
Wait" Crumbaugh would tell motor
lists at his filling station on the Viz
GINA end of Chain Bridge, while I
go next door and get this bill broken"
Then Crumbaugh would go to j. D.
Mackeys store while his customers sat
and wondered at strange noises that
issued from time to time from the Of
fee Of the Crumbaugh establishment.
Crumbaugh would get the change all
right because he and Mackey were
partners in the coyote.
Neither Of the proud proprietors
however, seemed inclined to assert their
ownership.
1.-The coyotes half yours" Crumbaugh
would say, $50 why don't you take him
down to your store for awhile?"
"Oh, that's all right" Mackey woulc
reply, land besides, why didn't you loci
| his cage last night?"
Crumbsugh, though, was certain hi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
MEDAL FOR CITIZEN PLANNED.
Most Outstanding Public Service RecOg-
milton Aim of Merchants.


A system of awards under which a
medal would be presented annually by
the Merchants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION to the resident of Washington
who is found to have performed the
most outstanding public service has
been authorized by the board Of COVER
norS of the organization, it was an
nounced last night by Mark Lansburgh
president.
A committee has been named to ar
range details of the awards and to sug-
gest the field OF public activities here
for which the recognition would be
given. Members of the committee are
Maj Gen. Anton Stephan, Richard
Lamb and Arthur J. Sundlun.
A Joint committee representing the
Merchants and Manufacturers AsSoci-
alton and the Washington Real Estate
Board has started formulation of pro-
gram seeking to encourage establish
ment here of new light industries OF a
character that would not blight the
beauty of the National Capital
At meetings held thus far the need
for expanding industrial activities here
as a means of affording greater oppor-
tunities for employment has been dis
cussed. The committee also points out
that plans for the National Capital
have taken cogniZance of the possibility
OF comparatively large industrial ue-
velopment in the southeast section near
Buzzards Point and along the railroad
tracks north of Union Station.
AS a first step in the program the
committee urges the extension of New
York avenue from its present terminus
to Bladensburg road northeast, which
would open up large industrial area.
Merchant members of the joint COM
mittee are Gen. Stephan, Joseph A
Burkart and John H. Hanna. The Rea
Estate Board is represented by Carl G
RosinSki r. Marbury Stamp and kar
| FARRELL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
WILL DISCUSS SCHOOL,

Grade school and junior high school
work Of Takoma Park. D. c., will be
discussed at meeting of the Takoma,
D. c., Citizens Association tomorrow
night. l.. j. Cantrell, principal of the
new Paul Junior High School, Miss
Elizabeth O'Hara, principal of the Ia
koma Park, D. c., School and Miss
Katherine r. Macqueen, former prin-
cipal of the latter school, will be guests
of honor at the meeting, which will be
held in the new auditorium of the Ia
koma School,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
WIFE WINS DIVORCE
FROM D. C. LAWYER
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, February 15.-Mrs. Mad
elyn Folsom-JoneS was granted a di-
vorce here today from Otto r. Folsom
Jones, attorney of Washington, D. C..
They married at Montgomery, Ala,
January 10, 1918, and have a young
son. custody of which was given to the
mother. The complaint charged deser-
ton dating from 1925.
Mrs. Madelyn FolSom-Jone is listed
in the telephone directory as living at
1907 Fifteenth street, but her telephone,
according to the company, has been
Folsom Jones we're unsuccessful. His
law office Is at 815 Fifteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
CLUB WILL AWARD
MEDAL THURSDAY
Cosmopolitan Group Will Re-
ward District Resident for
Outstanding Service.

Award of the Cosmopolitan medal to
the citizen of Washington who has
performed the most outstanding civic
service to the Capital in the past year
will be made Thursday night at the
Midwinter ladies' night of the Cosmo-
politan Club at the Carlton Hotel.
The name of the person selected for
this honor will not be disclosed till the
award is made. Judges on the commit
tee of selection are E. j. Murphy, presi-
dent of the Board of Trade: Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan, president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
and Russell Kent, immediate past presi-
dent of the National Press Club.
Fred Rade, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of arrangements, is as
sisted by w. Stokes Sammons, Harry
Hoffman and Frank E. GhiSelli, assisted
by Mrs. William Callahan, Mrs. James
E. Collifower, Mrs. Fred j. Rice. Mrs.
Michael Doyle, Mrs. Lewis A. Payne and
Mrs. Paul BrandStedt.
An entertainment will follow the din
n hour, with dancing from 10 to
o'clock.
MEDAL FOR CITIZEN PLANNED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
PLAN CHARITY FETE.

PARIS. February is LP-The largest
Franco American charity fete since the
war will be held under auspices of
American women in Paris on March IL.
Under patronage of President Dou-
mergue, it will be for the benefit of
the poor children of the city.
A leading feature will be Sacha
Guitry in the role of Washington, re-
producing with great fidelity and detail
the reception given by Washington at
Mount Vernon In 1882 to La Fayette
and other Frenchmen for the aid given
the American Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Program for Dutch.

NEW YORK, February Is (P).-A
program for the Netherlands, featuring
an address by DR.. Bernard c. j. Loder,
international jurist and first chief
Justice of the World Court, will be
broadcast Sunday over the National
Broadcasting Co. chain.
The program starts at pm, Eastern
time Stations WIZ. WEAF and WOR
will be included In the network.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
Fight Is Expected
On Lehlbach Bill
AT Tuesday Hearing

Arrangements are being made
for a large attendance at the
hearing scheduled for Tuesday on
the new Lehlbach bill to revamp
the civil service retirement law.
The large caucus room in the
House once Building will be
used. A bitter fight is forecast
because many of the organized
employees feel there has been a
persistent effort to delay final
action on legislation to correct
inequalities under the present
retirement law.
Some of the largest organiza-
tions of the Federal workers are
insistent that the Dale bill,
which has already passed the
Senate, should be enacted as a
Stop-gap measure before a gen.
eral revision of the law to make
it a model retirement system is
undertaken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
INJURIES ARE FATAL.
Workman Who Fell 40 Feet From
Ladder, Dies.

Injuries sustained Friday morning
Electric Railroad while repairing a
trolley wire, near Fairview, va, caused
the death in Emergency Hospital late
yesterday Of Caney FISHERMAN, So, of
Park Lane, Va.
The man was said TO have sustained
fractures of the spine and ribs and
severe Commissions. He was working in
company of several other linemen when
the ladder on which he was standing Is
said to have collapsed beneath his
weight and hurled him nearly 90 feet
to the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16
EXPECT DEMONSTRATION.
Swearing in of Granfeld Awaited
by "Wets" and "Drys."

A demonstration is expected in the
House tomorrow afternoon when Will
liam j. Granfield of East Longmeadow,
Mass, recently elected by a landslide
vote in special election to succeed the
late Representative William Kirk Kay
nor, killed in an airplane crash at Boil
ing Field, is sworn in.
Mr.. Granfleld will be escorted down
the aisle in the House by Representative
Connery, senior Democratic member
from Massachusetts,, and Representative
Treadway, dean of the Massachusetts
delegation.
Mr.. Granfield won by very decisive
vote in the district which was held for
80 years by Senator and former Speaker
Gillett. Mr.. Gillett's successor In the
House was Representative Henry /.
Bowles of Springfield, who was a men,
Der of the House District committee.