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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
AIIuring Nash Convertible Coupe

weather. A new and fully charged bat
terry supplies only go per cent of the
energy at zero that it does at 80 de-
grees. With a used or partially charged
battery, the reduction Is even greater
Testing the battery solution does not
tell the whole story, as cold weather
tends to increase the specific gravity OF
the solution-that is, battery only
partly charged would appear to be
fully charged. Anything but q fully
charged battery is a handicap in Win
ter starting.
The selection of proper lubricant
is of great Importance in getting easy
starting in Winter. The oil must be
light enough to prevent oil drag or
channeling. 1t must quickly reach the
points which need fabrication. Once
the engine is started, it must be OF
proper character to lubricate parts at
temperatures rs high as are reached in
produce an oil thin enough to make
starting easy, but to do this, and with
the same oil give adequate protection
during continuous operation, requires
great skill in manufacturing. A proper
Winter oil is made, not found.
Thermostats which maintain water
temperatures at the most efficient
points are highly desirable. They not
only get the engine warmed up quickly
thus reducing the period during which
the choke must be used, but they also
greatly reduce dilution and water and
sludge accumulations in the crankcase
BY maintaining approximately Summer
conditions in the engine during oper-
alton they increase the necessity for a
double range" Winter oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
GOOD AUTO BUSINESS
NEEDED FOR NATION
National Prosperity Dependent on
Motor Conditions, Says W.
S. Fucker.

Nothing has greater bearing upon
national prosperity than the automobile
industry, according to w. J. Fucker,
vice president and general sales manager
Of the -SteWart-Warner Corporation.
"Those in the business realize tn.
vast ramifications of the automobile
industry and know that the largest
manufacturing industry in the world
certainly reflects the tempo of the
times" declares Mr.. Fucker.
Stewart Warner grew up with the
automobile industry, and now enjoys a
position of leadership in the field of
automotive accessory manufacture. Way
back in 1908, the first motor accessory,
horn or siren-was made in a one
room factory on Wells street, near the
Chicago River.
In 1905 the speedometer was first
developed, and the firm was reorganiz: d
and moved to the present site on Diver
sey Parkway, Chicago. In 1914 a
vacuum tank was designed to remove
the gasoline tank from the danger of
the engines heat, and at the same time
guarantee a smooth continuous flow OF
gasoline to the carburetor. This had
revolutionary consequences and Stewart
Warner grew and prcspered
by constantly improving their old
products and adding new ones, this
company kept pace with the industry
and now produces a comprehensive line
of automotive ccesSories-bumpers
carburetors, horns. shock absorbers,
brakes, fuel pumps and windshield
wipers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
STARTING TROUBLE
IN COLD EXPLAINED
Faulty Spark Gaps Often
Make Winter Operation
Difficult.

There are two important phases to
starting an automobile in cold weather
and much of the difficulty experienced
in Winter operation is due to the fact
that many drivers do not understand
the Importance of both phases.
First the engine must be cranked
fast enough to draw a combustiblc
mixture into the cylinder. At low
cranking speeds this is exceedingly
difficult, especially with fuels which
do not vaporize readily. Furthermore,
the average driver is not sufficiently
skillful in his operation of the choke
to be sure of getting the right mixture
during the critical first few seconds of
starting. At low speeds the result is
usually flooded engine. Not recogniz-
ing this condition, the owner is apt to
go on using the choke and exhausting
the battery.
Right Mixture Needed.
When the right mixture is in the
cylinders it must be fired. If the
starter does not crank the engine fast
enough, due to oil drag, the abnormal
current demands of the starting motor
will deprive the ignition system of
some of the energy required to give an
adequate spark.
Another factor adds to the trouble.
In most cases the spark plug gaps arc
entirely too wide, due to the metal of
the points being gradually burned off.
The importance of the correct adjust
ment of the spark plug gaps is entire
ly ignored by many drivers and, in
fact, receives full appreciation from
few
Storage batteries are affected by cold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
MOTORISTS ERR
IN OIL SELECTION
Many Requirements for
Proper Winter Lubricant
Overlooked.

Many motorists err in the selection
of oil for the Winter fabrication OF
their cars by keeping in mind only one
requirement of a satisfactory lubricant.
That, of course, is the requirement that
the lubricant must be one that flows
freely at zero or below. This is the one
test that the motorist himself can
apply. Certainly, If there is great diff
ficulty in cranking the engine rapidly
the motorist knows, orr should know
that the oil is not sufficiently fluid.
Unfortunately, the other very i'm
portsnt requirements for a satisfactory
Winter lubricant are not so easily deter
mined. Also the greatest difficulties
caused by the wrong oil for Winter driv-
ing are those that the motorist cannot
immc diately detect. Before he is aware
that troubles exist the wrong oil has
done its deadliest work.
Results of Poor Oil.
Poor or incorrect oil causes inSufi-
cient oil distribution with resultant
burning Of piston rings and piston and
cylinder surfaces, loss of compression
due to inefficient piston ring seal (ack
of oil distribution or incorrect body and
character), excessive dilution, high oil
consumption, excessive wear, and
knocking due to overheated piston pin,
crank pin and crankshaft bearings.
Undsr severe conditions of operation,
such as heavy loads or hard driving,
poor oil causes excessive heating of the
bearing surfaces with the resultant risk
OF pounding out, crumbling or melting
Of the bearings.
Lessening Of power from the engine Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
INCREASE IN DRUNKEN
DRIVING IS REPORTED
Annual Statement Of Maryland
Traffic Court Also Shows More
Reckless Cases.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, January 24-Drunken
and reckless driving showed q large In
crease last year compared with 1879,
according to the annual report of the
TRAFFIC Court.
There were 335 drunken driving cases
in 1890. as compared with 2s9 cases In
1929 and 349 cases in 1928. A total Of
2,445 persons were charged with infrac-
tons Of the boulevard laws, with SIS Of
this number dismissed. The total rev.
enue collected on the remaining charges
was S9,644.95.
Motorists arrested for reckless driv-
ing totaled S,444 in 1880, compared
with 1908 in 1929. There were 409 hit
and-run drivers in 1880, 10 figuring IN
fatal or serious accidents. OF this num-
Der, 81 persons received jail sentences.
81 were fined and the remainder were
dismissed. In 1929 514 hit-and-run
drivers we're reported. with 50 given jail
sentences, 1872 fined and the remainder
dismissed.
OF the so, 709 traffic cases handled in
the court, l59 were given Jail terms,
$50 were committed to Jail in default OF
fines. $500 were fined q total OF
$16l, i4S, l,649 were assessed court costs
of $1.25 and 22,159 were dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

q sign that something Is wrong. But
this warning Is not suficiently pro-
nounced and many motorists do not no
tice 1t. This is because motor vehicles
and passenger cars particularly have
such an abundance Of power available
at all normal driving speeds that lubri-
cation defects which consume power
are smothered out.
An average of 10 to is per cent Of
the maximum engine power Is used In
normal passenger car operation. Eighty
Ave to 30 per cent of the available power
is in reserve IS q surplus for hard or
heavy driving and Is available to over
come FRACTIONAL losses produced by poor
lubricants. Thus the car owner, who
should be operating with only 10 to Is
per cent throttle opening, unconSciouSly
increases his throttle opening perhaps
twice that much to obtain the desired
speed and performance when ineficient
or defective fabrication robS the engine
of useful power through unnecessary
friction.
Greater Wear Caused.
1t is easy to see what this greater
throttle opening means IN increased gas
and oil consumption, greater wear and
tear on the engine and other ills, few
Of which become Immediately noticeable
If the power requirements for the
operation of motor cars were reversed
so that 85 to 80 per cent of the total
power were necessary to propel them
at normal speeds, the penalties of in
correct fabrication would be extremely
evident. With only 10 to Is per cent OF
the engine power available as surplus,
any unnecessary frictional loss would
quickly consume this small amount OF
reserve power and the condition would
soon be noticed by the car owner.
A proper lubricant for Winter use is
one which has Sufficient fluidity at low
temperatures to permit rapid cranking,
gives prompt and ready distribution to
all working parts, and which has ade-
quate body to provide full protection to
the working surfaces when the operat-
ing conditions and temperatures are
severe and tend to thin out the oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Piston Ring Seal

Just having the proper kind Of rings
in the engine, properly installed, Is no
guarantee that there will be an effective
seal against loss Of compression. The
oil must be right.
The speed of the engine is also an
important factor, and this bears a d.
rect relation to the lubricant. In q
high-speed engine, for instance, there
is less time for the gases to break down
the oil film. This does not necessarily
mean that low-Speed engine is harder
on oil, because it is usually true that
the higher-speed type operates at a
higher temperature.
Another point to be considered is the
pressure inside the cylinders. Equally
important is the engines tendency to-
ward thinning out the oil film through
the presence of an excess Of unvapor-
lied fuel, as in starting. Rings alone
cannot solve all these conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Game Protection
Urged on Drivers
By Humane Society

Vacation season always means the
killing of an enormous number OF
wild creatures. Some of the slaughter
is unavoidable, but much OF 1t can
be avoided by exercising ordinary
care. Reports are reaching the
American Game Protective Asso-
citation to the effect that many OF
the greatly travelled highways are
strewn with the bodies of wild birds
and animals, killed by automobiles.
A particularly large number of rab-
bits and song birds are killed, the
greater number at night. The head
lights blind them.
avoid, If one can without en-
dangering human life, striking these
helpless creatures, and thus help to
conserve wild life for the enjoyment
of yourself and Others" Carlos
Avery, president Of the association,
urges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Plug Cap Selection

Because higher compression results in
hotter running engine, many an
owner assumes that it is not so neces-
sary to check over spark-point clear
ances the assumption being that less
spark is needed to fire the more highly
compressed mixture
This is just the reverse Of the facts. A
smaller spark gap is required for higher
compression, usually from .015-inch to
.018-inch. This compares with clear
gines of lower compression
AS the engine grows old and loses
compression it is highly important to
increase spark gap accordingly. well
worn high compression engine may be
virtually the equal Of one that is
strictly Of the low-compression type.
One Of the cures for plug-missing in
some Of the engines Of few years ago
was to increase the spark gap beyond
the normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Auto Employment 10 Per Cent.

That / out Of 10 persons gainfully
employed in the United States works d.
rectly or indirectly in automobile pro-
duction or operation, and that every
State in the Union contributes raw ma
terials for this industry, are among the
facts revealed by recent statistical re-
search, according to e G. Henry, man
ager of the Indianapolis Automobile
Trade Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Amt Dat Somethingf

A radio in a car is a wonderful thing
We were followed for several minutes
by a motor cop the other evening and
found out later he only wanted to hear
Amos N Andy.-Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
California Gas Taxes.

California collected ss,755.1Ie.42 from
her gasoline taxes for the first quarter
Of 1880. The annual total is estimated
at more than $4,000 600, nearly half
OF the total Of all public utilities taxes
collected by the State Board of Equali-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Signers Number 10000.

The signers of the National Code of
Practices for Marketing Refined Petro-
leum Products now number about 49,
600, according to the American Petro-
leum Institute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
$4,000 Service Stations.

The American Petroleum Institute
estimates that there are more than $780,
600 automobiles service stations in the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Woof-Woof.

And, of course, there is the unedu-
Gated auto manufacturer who thcught
that Little Red Riding Hood was an
accessory. COLGATE Banter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
Not to Blame.

It Is easy to pick out the careful
driver: all the dents are in his rear
tenders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
STOP BAD BREATH

Thousands of people afflicted with
bad breath find quick relief through
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets. The
pleasant, sugar-coated tablets are taken
for bad breath by all who know.
DR.. Ewdards Olive Tablets act
gently but firmly on the bowels and
liver, stimulating them to natural ac-
tion, clearing the blood and gently
purifying the entire system. They do
that which DANGEROUS calomel does
without any of the BAD after effects.
Olive Tablets bring no gripping pain
or any disagreeable effects.
DR.. F. NJ. Edwards discovered the
formula after 20 years of practice
among patients afflicted with bowel
and liver complaint, with the atten-
dant bad breath.
Olive Tablets are purely a vegetable
compound; you will know them by
their olive color. Take nightly for a
week and note the effect. l5c, Soc, 60c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
IDLE RICH GET BLAME
IN PART FOR UNREST
Presbyterian Minister Also Assails
Militarism and Other Factors
for World Crisis.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 9-Dr. Joseph
A. Vance. Detroit, Mich, president of
the Presbyterian Board of National
Missions, said the idle rich, financial
slavery, militarism, and war" were to
blame ''for the worlds unrest and
revolution" in q speech prepared for
delivery before the Presbyterian Con-
ference on Spiritual Emphasis today.
What is the matter with our
twentieth century world?" he asked.
Race prejudice, unequal distribution
Of wealth, refusal of nations to find
peaceful methods to settle international
disputes, rebellion of poverty-sticken
nations to accept financial slavery that
another nation may live in luxury, the
suspicion and distrust of militarism.
Back of all, adding aggravation and ir-
ritation, are the sensual, pleasure-seek-
ing, idling victims of inherited wealth ]"
DR. Vance declared man will never
succeed nor contribute good to the
world until he learns to regard God
as personal influence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
WINDSOR MAN TAKES LIFE
Former Mayor, Worried Over His
Mental Condition, Kills Self.

WINDSOR, Ontario, February 9 Up.
The body of Herbert W. Wilson,
former mayor of Windsor, was found in a
vacant house Saturday, a victim Of
self-inflicted strangulation.
The discovery was made by Sidney A.
Wilson, brother, and police who had
been searching for him for several
hours. A note addressed to Mrs. Wilson
and their son Herbert, IL, indicated he
was worried over his mental condition.
A figure in public life for Is years,
Mr.. Wilson was defeated as a candidate
for alderman in the last municipal
election. He was mayor in 1921, 1922
and 1923.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
MEETING DATES SET
Association of Virginia Colleges to
Gather at Richmond February IS.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
UNIVERSITY, Va, February g.
Dean John L. Manahan of the Uni
versity of Virginia, secretary treasurer
of the Association of Virginia Colleges,
in an announcement yesterday said the
annual meeting of the association will
be held in Richmond February 10 and
IA.
Many phases Of college life and espe-
cially the problems of the freshmen will
be discussed at the meeting. All ses-
sions will be presided over by William
T. Hodges, dean of men at the College
of William and Mary. The convention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
Breaks Up
a Cold
In a Jiffy
Feel Like a New Person
Almost Before You Know It

II you want quick relief from cold, go
back to first principles and use some
thing you E7oiD does the business
don't start trying lot of fancy ideas
or remedies. Even little" cold is too
dangerous to take chances on.
Get Hills Cascara Quinine. scien-
tific formula made to do ONE THING
WELL: to knock a cold in a 5ify, not
70 cure a hundred different things.
Take two tablets now. Then follow d.
rections on box. Drink lots of water. too
that's all. Soon those mean, aching
pains in head and body begin to GO;
the cold breaks up poisons leave your
system. Almost before you know it, you
feel like new person.
If it doesn't do that, your money
back. Get box now. You'll be sur
prised at the speed with which 1t
works. Costs only a few cents.
UTTT'C cascara ouinine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09

The Netherlands government is ex-
perimenting In developing q system for
transformation Of speech TO insure pri-
yacY in radio telephony
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-09
iEAST OUT TO WIN
AIR TRAFFIC RACE
Newark May Replace Tulsa
as Chief Center-Boom
On in Industry.
AERoNAUTICAL FACTS.

AERONAUTICAL FACTS.
Number of air passengers car
ried in 100000. 900.
Number of airports in Nation
1855.
Number of air terminals-750.
1881 budget for terminals
$20,000,000.
New airports planned for 1881
1853.
The Washington times., 1931-05-28

Public Utility bonds
Amer Tel & Tel 4las........ l2S .....
Am Tel & Tel Ctl Tr SIS. ll07 l.....
Anacostia & Pot K r IS. ....I Is 900.
Ana e. Pot Guar 5s........- 80 "a i.....
G & p Tel of Va So ....... l103 49,.
Cap Traction r r 5s.... S212 50 "a
CITY K Suburban as. ......l "a ......
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s...... lO4 ....,
Potomac Elec Cons 5s...... IlO4 .....
Potomac EIec Is o3. .... lOS .....
Wash Alex 4 Mt V Ctf....2 .....
Washington Gas 4L2s. 100 IlO2
Washington Gas IS l06 y I.....
Wash Gas Gs series A......' lO2$ $500.
Wash Gas 6s series B B..... lO6lz .....
Wash Ky 4 EleG 4s........ SOl4 SO14
MisceIIaneOus Bonds -
Barber 4 Ross Inc SIS 49, 80 .....
Chew Chase Club 5hs... lOl I.....
Col Country club 5hs...... 100 IlO2
u c Paper Mfg 6s......... 80 90
The Washington times., 1931-05-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, May % G.N.sD.
Hogs-26,OOO; 1O@15c lower. Top
$6.15; bulk, $5OO@6.1O: heavy,
$5.2O@6.1O; medium, $5.9O06.lo:
light, $5.85@6.15; light lights.
$606.15; packing sows, $4.5O0
500; pigs, $5.5O@6.0O; holdoverS,
5000.
Cattle-3 5000; steady. Calves
1000; steady. Beef steers-Good
and choice, $7@8; common and
medium, $5@6.5O; yearlings.
$5@8. Butcher cattle-heifers
$4.5O07.50; cows, S3.5O@5.50;
bulls, $3.5005.5O; calves, $6.5O@
9; feeder steers, $50750;
stocker steers, $5@7.50; stockar
COWS and heifers. $4O6.
Sheep-l2,O0O; steady. Lambs.
$8O8.60: common $6m750;
spring. $750@1O.5O: clipped, SO
$3.50; ewes, $l02.75.
The Washington times., 1931-05-28
Big Ad Drive Planned
By Life Insurance
Managers

At a meeting Of the Life
Managers Association of Greater
New York at the Yale Club,
Ralph G. Engelsman, chairman
of the advertising committee
of the Life Underwriters Asso-
citation Of the City of New
York, Inc, presented an adver-
tiSing program.
Advertising by the Life
Underwriters Association. whose
members represent all the lead
ing life insurance companies
licensed to do business in New
York State, was inaugurated
last year in New York city
newspapers and proved very
successful.
The Washington times., 1931-05-28
HEARST STOCKS
PAY DIVIDENDS

SAN FRANCISCO, May % u.
SO.-The board of directors OF
Hearst Consolidated Publications.
Inc, has declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of 134 per
cent per share on the Glass "A"
7 per cent preferred stock, pay
able June Is to stockholders of
record June l.
The board also declared a divi-
dend of $.4334 per share on the
common. stock, payable June Is
to stockholders of record June l.
The Glass "a" 7 per cent pre-
ferred shares of Hearst Consoli-
dated Publications, Inc, are now
being offered to the public at
$25 per share or on a monthly
thrift PLANS per share down
and $210 per share monthly.
The Washington times., 1931-05-28
RALLY OFFSETS
MANY EARLY
LOSSES
Gas and Electric Issues Pick
Way Back to Higher Ground,
But Oils Have Faint Spell
BY w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, May 28 U.N.SD.
The active stocks on the. big
board See-Sawed their way through
q narrow range of prices in a
quiet and featureleSs market to-
day.
An early dip in big steel and
other faVorites was followed by
. short rally in which a COM
paratively small number partici-
pated, and the rising trends of
the leaders was more than offset
by the weakness in the oils, cop
perS and rails.
Utility Stocks Gain
The gas and electric light stocks
made a better showing, picking
their way back over the ground
lost in the first three days of the
week. On the other side, the oils
had a new fainting spell, with
Standard of New York under 16
for the first time since the split
up Of 1922, and Standard of New
Jersey at the years lowest price
Of 33A.
Except for professional short
covering and speculative swapping
and juggling of the active issues,
there was little incentive to buy
stocks on the eve of the dulleSt
season of the year. Passing of
the dividend by Baldwin Locomo-
tive, a market favorite of many
q former bull campaign, was SIM
ply a reminder of the continued
poor business in the railroad
equipment line.
N. Y. Central JOIted
New York Central received
Jolt from the April income state
ment, which showed less than So
100000 net earnings for last
month, against $5,5OO,0OO last
April. The stock fell off to new
low at 8O34. but rallied with the
industrials in the early afternoon.
A 7-point jump in the conVerti-
BILE bonds of Warner Brothers was
taken as the cue to improving H.
nancia1 conditions within the
company and the stock moved up
about 2 points to IA. Radio Keith
rallied from IL to IA, accom-
panied by rumors of possible
merger with Warner. Paramount,
Fox and Loews sold higher.