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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
Tours World Annually.

NEW YORK, October 8 (P).-Julius
Brittlebank Of Charleston, S. O., 70,
retired cotton broker, plans to start
his twelfth tour of the world next
June. He has Just returned from his
eleventh. He began to get out Of BUSH
ness which so with the intention of
going around the world annually as long
as he lives, starting when his dividends
come In He figures up the number Of
days he VII be away, multiplies by 20.
and gets letter Of credit for that
many dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
WATER SUPPLY FOUND
FOR USE OF SCHOOLS
By the Associated Press.

HAGERSTOWN. Md, October g.
One OF the two public schools that
were forced to close yesterday as their
water supply failed, its source dried
up by the long drought, reopened today,
with drinking water hauled from wells
and springs. The other is to reopen
today. Nearly 100 families also were
forced to depend upon emergency
sources by the failure of supply. a re-
serve reservoir for this city. Hagers-
town was not affected. as 1t obtains
water from the Potomac River.
Other Maryland towns have been on
restricted-consumption basis for weeks,
including Annapolis, the State capital:
Cumberland, Frederick and Brunswick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08

william Mccormick, colored, 80 years
old, of 025 New Jersey avenue, was
seriously injured today when part of
a concrete mixer on which he was work.
ing at Seventeenth and jackson streets
struck him.
He was treated at Casualty Hospital
for injuries to his legs and body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
|DOYLE'S SUCCESSOR
SOON TO Be NAMED
D. C. Heads to Fill Police
Vacancy Friday-0ther
Changes Scheduled.

The vacancy in the rank Of COM
manding officers In the Metropolitan
Police Department caused by the death
Of Capt. Robert K. Doyle of the eighth
precinct win be filled Friday by the
Board Of District Commissioners. At
the same time the Commissioners will
make several other changes in the po-
lice personnel as a result Of the pro-
motion Of . lieutenant to take Capt.
Doyle's place.
Program Not Completed.
Maj. Henry q. Pratt, superintendent
Of police. said today that he had not
yet definitely decided on the promo
tons and changes he win recommend
to the Commissioners. He declared,
however, that his Recommendations
would be submitted In time for ap-
prova1 by the Commissioners at the
semi-weekly board meeting Friday.
Acting Capt. Walter Emerson. who
Is attached to the Headquarters Detec-
tive Bureau, stands first on the list OF
those eligible for the promotion. Maj.
Pratt, in all likelihood, will recommend
his advancement. Lieut.. Warren o.
Embrey, who Is In command Of the
Detective Bureau at night. is expected
to replace Emerson.
Pratt Silent on Assignment.
Mai. Pratt has not indicated whether
the new captain will be assigned to the
eighth precinct, or whether he proposes
to make any shifts in the commands
Of the precinct captains. There have
been rumors IN police circles that Capt.
Fred Cornwell Of the fourth precinct
might be transferred TO the eighth pre-
cinct. In that event the new captain
would be assigned to the fourth pre-
ctnct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08
GETS YEAR IN JAIL
Man, Charged With Fraud, Voices
Desire to Cut sleuth's Throat.

CHICAGO, October R.-Jack lie
Monte has been sent to jail for q year
just for wanting to cut fellows throat
The charge against LIE Monte was at
tempt to defraud q hotel out of $21.40
AS he stood before Judge Lyle, lie Monte
turned and addressed himself to Henry
Brassfield, house detective at the Sher-
man Hotel
I'D like to cut yoef throat" he said
A year In jail for Contempt Of court.
said Judge Lyle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-08

Employs 100000 Persons.
Directly and indirectly, the radio in
dustry, he said, gives employment to
500 900 persons, while upward Of $500
manufacturers, distributors and jobbers
attend TO the making and selling of the
product.
RUFUS 8. Lusk, director Of the master
community survey being made Of Wash.
ington by the Board Of Trade. opened
the speaking program with an outline
OF the survey, now rapidly being COM
pleted.
This survey, he said, would dinel
radically from surveys made IN many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
One Oil Well, So Feet Deep, in 1859;
$4,000 Operating Now, One 1886 Feet

Seventy years ago, in 1889, the petro-
leum industry in the United States con-
sisted of one well, SO feet deep, capable
of producing a maximum Of is barrels
Of oil day and representing a total
investment. Of a few thousand dollars.
100000 Wells Completed Since.
Since that time 700,OOo oil wells have
been completed in this country. Today
there are about $50 1000 active wells in
10 States. producing 100000 barrels
per day. This represents an investment
in oil lands and producing properties
alone of $500, 100000. From SO feet
the depth of wells has increased to
thousands, one West Virginia well
reaching a depth of 1886 feet.
But even more startling has been the
development Of the refining industry.
practically non-existent in 1859. OH
In the early days was q rather useless
curiosity. But gradually 1t became un-
derStood that good oils are made, not
found, and the refining industry was
born. Today $40 ref1nerieS, making iu-
bricants and gasoline, represent a good
share of the $4,000, 000, 900 invested in
oil in this country. Modern scientists
are placing more and more stress on
the refining phase Of the oil industry,
while the source of the crude oil as
sumes secondary Importance, according
to q recent series of surveys conducted
by the New York University Bureau of
Business Research.
Oil Is transported by more than 1OO,-
900 miles of pipe line, las, 900 tank cars.
484 ocean-going tank ships, O multitude
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Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

be sure you check over the oil level
more frequently. An oil that pene-
trates more effectively also burns on
quicker. It Is customary to add about
one quart of special oil to every three
of the ordinary kind. Long before the
three quarts of the latter variety have
diminished the other kind will have
vanished.
The subject Of condensation may
seem to be something for the engineer
to consider, and 1t probably is. But it
also Is topic for milady to worry
about, especially at this season Of year.
When you drive out of the warm
garage into the cold outdoors the gaSo-
line tank becomes chilled. Drops Of
water form on the inside and get into
the fuel. While 1t Is true that the
modern automobile is equipped with a
water content, there Is no reason to
assume that the device Is infallible.
Particularly If the filter bowl is not
emptied out more frequently at this
time of the year, excess water Ia apt
to get through to the carburetor and
cause trouble. Where cars are equipped
wit a vacuum tank there Is also fur
Their opportunity for condensation.
Some of the older models have the
filter inserted between the rear tank
fuel line and the top Of the vacuum
tank so that any water that develops
from there on to the motor Is certain
to cause trouble.
There is condensation in other parts
Of the car as well as in the fuel sys-
tenn. That is just another reason why
20 should have the ell drained of the
engine crankcase more frequently in
cold weather. There is q good deal Of
condensation In the Woodworking
clutch. Unless the drain plug is left
open so water can drip out, there is
possibility Of rust causing trouble here.
If you have the chap at the garage
empty out the bowl of the gasoline filter,
see that he cleans in out with q clean
cloth, since there win be sediment at
the bottom. This important detail Of
Winter motoring Is not complete If only
the water content is emptied out.
Incidentally, II you ever are caught
on the open road with O sputtering
engine that seems to be troubled with
water or dirt in the carburetor, race
the engine few times. That often
viii pull through the obstruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16

The wholesale value Of cars and trucks
produced annually is only $50 per per-
son.
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LOCAL MOTORISTS
FUEL IS AVERAGED
Gasoline Consumption for
District Estimated at 475
Gallons by A. M. A.

Each motorist in the District of Co
lLmbia last year used an average of
ATS gallons of gasoline and paid an
average gasoline tax Of $3.50, according
to estimates of the American Motorists
Association.
The average gasoline consumption
throughout the United States last year
was 544 gallons, the average gasoline
tax being $17.52. The average gasoline
consumption per motor vehicle through
out the United States in 1928 was ST.
gallons. The average gasoline consump-
ton in the District for 1928 was $50
gallons.
The total gasoline consumption last
year, excluding Illinois, was 13,549, $685.
900 gallons. The highest per capita
consumption was by the motorists Of
Arizona, each using last year an aver
age of 668 gallons. The lowest was Iowa,
with q per capita consumption Of 428
gallons. The average gasoline tax last
year was 322 cents per gallon, COM
pared with the District of Columbia tax
of 2 cents per gallon.
Following are the A. NJ. AS compar-
alive figures, showing the gasoline con-
sumption in each State, excepting uli-
nois, which had no gasoline tax in 1929
on which gasoline consumption could
be computed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16

Too much unemployment" awheel
and absence Of the "hand-out" in traffic
help to explain the ever-increasing
number of automobile accidents.
When I passed a woman motorist
who, though stranded, had raised the
hood to see what she could flnd wrong
with the engine, a friend remarked that
her behavior had all the earmarks of a
bluff.
She's stranded, and won't move AL
inch farther until some one comes to
her rescue" he declared
That's good way for q woman
driver to get attention" I retorted.
She's advertising her dilemma. Most
women would simply sit in the car and
fret or look longingly at passing drivers
and get smile in return"
Maybe the instructor told you, but on
the theory that you may have forgotten
it, may / suggest that you leave the
clutch engaged (pedal up) until the
car is nearly at a Standstill If you are
trying to make quick stop? The en-
gine's compression will help the brakes
slow down the car This Is the most
important rule to remember when try
ing to avoid to skid II the streets are
slippery.
An effort to drive in the grand
manner" helps you to click with your
work at the wheel. A new pair of
shoes may be q source Of danger If the
pedals are not fitted with rubber pads.
I have just been watching woman
making q second attempt at learning to
drive. She went through all the pre-
liminaries two years ago, but gave up
when she backed the car over q trash
burner at the side Of the driveway.
She has just discovered that her
husband can't back at ALL
A schoolgirl was arrested for park
ing her car near a curve at night with
the lights out
But, your honor" she protested,
'this is the first time I have ever had
any difficulty, and I've had 1900 miles
Of driving experience.
The Judge looked her over critically.
Tell me, young lady" he asked,
how many miles have you parked"
If the garageman suggests using one
Of the new kinds of oil that gives an
engine increased pep and lessons wear,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
AUTO OWNERS MAKE STEALING
EASY BY THEIR CARELESSNESS
Value of Stolen Machines Runs Into Big
Money Each Year Due to Faulty Pre-
cautions by Owners.

all his own in the stolen car business.
He dealt with Fords, not bothersns with
other makes. And the Fords had 10
b. brand new. He had an active corps
of agents in the field picking up new
ones here and there. Perhaps II you
lost new Ford this is what happened
to 1t. His idea was not q bad one, for
one does not have to 60 far to see
Ford standing on the street.
A constant score OF new FordS salnf
into his shop. He obliterated the num-
bers, and when he had finished with
them few owners would have recognized
their property. The automobiles were
knocked down, packed in boxes and
shipped to Florida, where this man had
an agent in league with him who had
a Ford agency, 1t seems. At any rate,
he sold new Fords at standard prices.
But the operations Of this man came
to light accidentally one day down N
Florida when a policeman careleSsE
his friend had bought. It was no1
there. He started careful investigse
ton, being suspicious Of the dealeA
He called in q Justice special gent
who examined other cars and found
that none had numbers. They had ell
been mutilated. The shipments were
traced back to the man In New Jersey
For q time again, then, Fords were
safe In New Jersey.
More Elaborate System.
A still more elaborate system was
that operated by a man who dealt only
in high-priced cars. His agents woulo
pick them up in all parts OF the coun-
try and drive them to the factory" in
Connecticut, where they were dis
mantled and packed in boxes, and IN
accordance with the best recognized
rules Of commerce shipped across the
Atlantic for sale In European countries
at extremely reasonable prices.
The whole profitable business was
bungled one afternoon in Detroit be-
cause Q business man came down from
his ONCE at 3 o'clock instead OF B. Tne
thief had only i've minutes to work
instead of two hours. The man got the
Federal agent on the trail, let the thict
who had the car sail along until ne
came to Albany, where he received or
ders from New York. The telephone
cali was intercepted. The thief was
followed to his destination and arrested.
The Federal agents knew enough Of the
plan of operation to appear TO know
more. The thief-agent broke down ano
revealed the whole scheme OF operation.
The thief racket Is one which prob
ably will never cease, but owners coulG
do much toward reducing the numhss
of stolen cars If they would Thoroughly
lock them at all times, even when they
leave them for q short while.
Statistics tell us that the numner on
stolen cars recovered has increased con-
siderably within the last 10 years. Po-
lice departments are strengthening their
vigilence. But automobiles win co.,
tinue to be stolen regardless. Don't let
It happen to yours.
Mr.. Brokaw will be glad to write on
any subject pertaining to the automo-
bile which q reader may desire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
LEARNING OF ALL TRAFFIC
REGULATIONS NECESSARY
Rudolph Jose Urges Every One tc
Keep Abreast of Changes
An law

There Is nothing more necessary TO
to safe motoring than precise know
ledge Of the traf1c regulations. Ru-
dolph Jose, local automobile dealer
and veteran motorist, makes this point
after many years of driving experience
and urges every one who drives motor
car to keep abreast Of changes in the
law.
ITO drive safely in trafic today"
declares Mr.. Jose, zone needs to have
an exact knowledge Of the traf1c reg
ulations. This does not mean guessing
at what they are, on the basis OF pro-
visions which have been changed, but
IL supposes precise information as to
the law as 1t Is today.
There are important provisions In
the trafiic code which every motorist
must know If he Is to use his car for
his own safety, and that Of every one
else, motorist and pedestrian.
In a sense, the traffic regulations con-
stitute q sign language and unless
every one is familiar with it there viii
be the same misunderstanding that
would exist In differences between the
languages we speak"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
BY II. CLIFFORD BRO .Aw,
Automobile Technical Writer.

The value of stolen automobiles runs
into big money each year, hundreds Of
millions Of dollars. In spite of this
fact, people who own motor cars con-
ttnue to be less than perfect in their
protection of automobiles against theft.
There Is always the tendency to think
no crook win make away with q car left
unlocked for just few minutes. Yet it
takes but a very brief time for q thief
TO drive car out Of sight. And It
often takes q long time for the owner
to recover 1t. II he gets it back, he Is
lucky. If he RECEIVERS 1t in as good
condition as when it left him, he is
twice fortunate.
The stealing of automobiles has as
sumed the proportions Of an efaciently
organized business 1t runs smoothly
for q while. Sometimes, however, men
employed In this risky business are
caught, but for a time they ply their
trade, planning 1t well, allowing for all
kinds Of emergencies, earning their live
nhood by 1t.
Certain Technique Used.
There Is Q certain technique which
the thieves use. Automobiles are not
usually taken with a gun. There are
easier, safer ways. 1t might work out
like this: A thief has probably spotted
car for q long time and studied the
habits of its owner. He knows whether
the car Is parked regularly and for how
long, what sort of locks 1t has and
whether they are used, when the po-
liceman on the beat passes, what are
the chances of quick getaway. The
thief may have a car Of his own and
decide to pick out another like 1t. He
parks his own near the car he wants
and goes into q building. Coming out
again, he walks to the car he plans to
steal. II the owner of this car happens
to come along before he can get away.
q dispute may follow, after which the
thief discovers" his own, apologies,
and his failure closes without an
arrest.
The "car watcher racket" is another
method. The thief, usually well dressed,
approaches q driver as he parks his
car to attend the theater or q aIlce
and says that he is instructed to watch
| the parked cars in the street. The
driver, unsuspecting, may even turn his
keys over to such person, with sad
results.
Most people when they find they have
lost a car are able to tell the police
the color Of 1t and the license number
Only rarely can they give the motor
number.
There Is q sort or natural mating De-
tween bootlegging and car stealing
The Department of Justice special
agents and the Department OF Treasury
prohibition enforcement agents have
well working understanding. When
ever a bootlegger Is taken with a car
the car is turned over to the Justice
| Department, because the chances are
that it Is a stolen car. Many cars have
been delivered back to their original
owners this way.
A man in New Jersey had specially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
DOWNWARD TREND
BELIEVED CHECKED
Auto Output to Take Turn
for Better Is Grams
Belief.

DETROIT, Mich, November 49,
Although passenger car production for
the two weeks ended this date has
reached abnormally low levels, 1t is quite
apparent that the downward trend has
been checked, and that before the end
of another week output will take turn
for the better and register gain for
the first time In nearly 10 weeks, ac-
cording to B. H. Cram, president Of
Grams Automotive Reports, Inc.
Upward Trend Gradual.
The upward trend will be Of gradual
nature at least temporarily. Three vol
ume producers viii be in production
during the month. Others win follow
shortly, and the combined requirements
for dealer saTnpling should add not less
than $4,000 units to the total for No
verfber and December. Increased sched-
ules on the part of these three pro-
ducers may be offset to some extent by
curtaiIment on the part of others, but
any such cuts must necessarily be COM
paratively small.
What will come after dealer sampling
is hard to say at this time. Whether
the new cars will move or not depends
solely on the consumer market and It's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16

willingness to buy new merchandise.
II the same Alphabetical attitude con-
tinues on the part of the retail buyer 1t
may be that after the first squirt Of pro-
duction to stock show rooms schedules
will have to be tapered of until the
Spring selling season opens UP. Such
an event, however, can be regarded
largely as q seasonal tendency, and
should not cause overanxiety as to the
status of the automobile business.
October Production 165,OOO Units.
Estimates place October production of
passengers cars and trucks in both the
United States and Canada at 165, 900
units, which, with three exceptions, es-
tablishes October, 1880, as the lowest
production month in seven years. It viii
undoubtedly be the lowest month this
year.
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of small boats and barges and a huge
feet of motor trucks.
100000 Employed in Industry.
Nearly 100000 Americans make
their living from the oil industry, and
an estimated 1880, 900 more get returns
on investments In oil lands, company
stocks and other securities.
In single lifetime oil, beginning at
nothing, has become one Of the greatest
and most necessary of all our giant
industries. It's history Is one Of the
most dramatic chapters in the story Of
American economic development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
Worst Motoring Sin.

The New York Automobile Club
recently asked some 81, 900 metropolitan
motorists what they considered the
worst motoring sin that drivers are
guilty Of. Thirty-eight per cent voted
as most Objectionable the driver who
insists on keeping to the middle Of
the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
PREPARE FOR FALL

Coolican Says Now Is Time for
Maintenance Work.
Motorists would do well now to plan
the maintenance work they are to have
done on their cars in preparation for
Autumn, it Is pointed out by Oscar
Coolican, local automobile distributor.
According to Mr.. Coolican, this Is an
excellent time for the owner to take his
car into the service department for such
attention as it may need after the
exigencies Of an active Summer and to
have it thoroughly gone over so that
the beautiful days of Fall may be one Of
trouble-free motoring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
New sidelight.

A new sidelight into the traff1c
Fatality lists is the claim that the
so-called fatal hazard in motoring
Is actually less for the individual
per 100000 cars registered than 1t
was in 1917. This encouraging
slant is pointed out for the first
time by Alvan Macauley, presi-
dent of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Macauley admits frankly,
however, that, with the millions
Of cars on the roads Of the coun-
try today, every attention should
be directed toward any safety
measure which viii tend to pro-
tect the motorist against the dam
gers of congested traffic.
At the same time, he believes
that In spite Of the generally in
creased speed Of niotoring-more
powerful motors, faster cars, and
so on-the public awakening and
response to the necessity Of better
roads, improved grade crossing
protection, vastly superior light
Ing facilities for night driving,
etc, have to q large degree elm
mated the hazard which would be
ordinarily attached to q trans
portation vehicle Of such over
Whelming popularity as the auto
mobile.
Mr.. Macauley is Of the Arm
conviction that irrespective Of the
humber Of motor cars on the
highways today it Is actually
safer to be driving one Of them
now than It was Is years ago
when they numbered In the hum
tiredS instead Of the millions AL
because Of advanced trafile regu-
1atiOng and safety measures IN
construction which have kept
pace With the growth Of demand
kox the vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
HARD STARTING REMEDY
Advisable to Reset Spark Plug
GAP.

Hard starting Is frequently due 10
the spark plug gap being too wide.
It Is advisable, especially at this time,
TO reset the gap according to recon-
men6ations in the car owners instruc-
ton manual. With the plugs in proper
shape starting is made easier and bat
terry strength is conserved