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Evening star., 1937-02-21

new car fail to give normal service
don't blame the manufacturers and
make the mistake of switching to
some other brand when you replace
them. The chances are that the plug
selected at the factory assumed q more
normal type Of driving than is your
habit Of following: Factory equip
ment usually provides plugs which
lean toward the warm side. 50 that
carbon will not form on the points
and slow down starting. But If the
plugs burn out too soon those Sc
lected for replacement should be Of
the next colder number in the heat
range"
Second Pause Unexpected.
Stopping behind another driver who
has paused to obey the sign at q
boulevard or through-traffic intersec-
tion always presents the problem as to
whether you must drive up to the line,
after he moves on, and stop again.
Such double stopping is correct in
accordance with the letter of the law,
but watch your step. The driver be-
hind you probably thinks you are
going to go right on. So signal him
to pause. 1t will save a dented rear
end.
While it Is usually preferable to
have all four brakes refined at the
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Old Method Best.
THE method by which grapefruit

THE method by which grapefruit are
- harvested determines the extent to
which rotting Of the fruit develops and
the practices of 80 and 40 years ago
are found far superior to modern
methods Of harvesting the fruit. ac-
cording to the Department Of Agri-
culture
When the fruit is pulled from the
tree rather than clipped of, the dan
ger Of rot is greatly decreased.
The reason Is logical enough. The
fungus which causes rotting develops
In dead twig ends and soon spreads
to the fruit. However, when the fruit
is pulled from the tree, the dead ends
are eliminated, the twig being COM
pletely taken from the tree and from
the fruit.
As remedy for rot, the fruit is
dropped into a weak borax solution
after being harvested, but clipped fruit
20 treated develops rot faster than
pulled fruit which Is not treated.
Thirty days after harvesting, clipped
and untreated fruit show 40 per cent
rotting. Treated clipped fruit show
about Is per cent. Untreated pulled
fruit shows about 13 per cent and
pulled treated fruit about II per cent
AL this indicates that in some cases
at least, the old methods are best.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

same time, there are situations where
refining a pair of brakes is entirely
satisfactory. This matter should be
left to the discretion of the service
man. Often the Innings Of the rear
brakes will wear prematurely because
they have been adjusted to carry too
much of the stopping load. 1t is also
satisfactory in some instances to re-
place only certain shoes of the four
brakes. In some layouts, particularly
in the older three-shoe arrangement,
wear on the shoes Is not even.
Choke May Fail You.
The automatic choke is a great con-
venience, but like some of the modern
devices Of our times, 1t Is not to be
trusted too freely. 1t is bad business,
for instance, to feel that you can
start right out into heavy traffic with
q cold engine and depend on the
choke to provide an accurate. power
full mixture for peak performance.
Take back seat until the engine is
running efficiently.
Lessons in RoIl-Back.
1t isn't especially pleasant to have
the car roll back little when you
are preparing to start forward on an
upgrade. but at least it tells you that
the brakes are not dragging. There
is always good reason to suspect brake
Evening star., 1937-02-21

leryman, acting for a time as an in
structor in telephones, fire control,
gas engines and electrical engineer.
ing as applied to the military service.
He began his aviation career in April,
1918. He is rated as both an airplane
and airship pilot and as an aerial
observer.
Boiling Field at about the same
time will lose its engineering officer
as a result of the transfer TO Maxwell
Field of Maj. Aubrey Hornsby, who
is scheduled TO report to his new
post June 26.
Capt. Jack C. Hodgson, operations
officer at Boiling Field and instructor
to the local Air Corps Reserve, has
received orders transferring him to
Rome for duty as assistant military
attache and as assistant military at
tache for air to Greece. He will take
the usual course of preparatory duty
with the General Staff, War Depart
ment, before leaving for Europe.
The problems concerning the most
effective use of pursuit aviation have
been greatly increased during the past
few years by the tremendously in
creased speeds of bombardment and
attack aviation and by the greatly in
creased range of the bombers, which
requires their operation on long-range
missions as independent units capable
of self-defense as well as offensive
poVer.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Snow Survey Vital.
THIS Summer, employees of the

THIS Summer, employees of the
Bureau of Agricultural Engineer
ing will start the work of surveying
next Winters snow, rather long-range
work on the face of 1t, but easily
understood with a little investigation
Of the problems of snow survey.
The importance of snow survey
Is greatest, of course, in irrigation
regions, for it is vital that some
estimate be had Of the water prospects
for each growing season.
In the Cascade Mountain region,
for instance, snow lies 20 or more
feet in depth and billiards are not
at all uncommon.
It is vital, therefore. that those
who measure the snow in the Winter
be given well marked trails to the
various cabins and food caches in
order that they may find haven If
trapped by blizzard
During the Summer. then, when
the food is placed and the trails laid,
the trail is marked by blazing trees
high up above any recorded snow
extreme. Then, no matter how deep
the snow, the surveyors can follow
the marks until they reach the cabins
which may be completely buried In
the snow, but are reachable, never
theless through towers. which are
sufficiently high also to be above high
snow level.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
YOUAND YOUR CAR
AIDED BY RUSSELL
Keep Water Level of Radia-
tor High Enough to Help
Auto Heater.
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

The only trouble with driving cars
by ear is the possibility Of landing
on 1t.
One Of the problems for the motor
lists careful consideration in Winter
weather is keeping the water level Of
the radiator high enough to aid the
cars heater in giving suficient warmth
while avoiding the risk Of having the
level so high that cooling fluid is lost
out the overflow pipe. Realizing
that high level is likely to cause
loss of anti-freeze, the thrifty motor.
ist tends to let the level drop too low
This is no detriment to the engine
in cold weather, but 1t does hamper
the car heater.
Many hot-water heaters are mount
ed too high anyway, with the result
that even II the water level Is nor
mally high, there still is plenty Of
opportunity for air to get into the
system. A reasonable balance is nee
essary to keep everything operating
normally.
Heating Car When Parked.
For increased warmth from a hot
water heater when the car is parked
with the engine switched OF simply
run the engine a moment until some
Of the hot water around the engine
circulates to the core Of the heater.
The small amount Of water in the core
is quickly chilled as its heat is famed
into the car. To replace this cooled
water the driver, or one Of his pas
sengers, has merely to run the engine
moment or two. Usually the water
around an engine will remain warm
enough to heat the car for 20 or 80
minutes after the car parks If this sug-
gestion is followed.
Won't Leak on Level.
A leak in the flexible tubing be-
tween the fuel line and the fuel pump
isn't so serious if the driver will re-
member to park the car either on level
ground or with the front Of the car
headed uphill. In either of these po-
sitions gasoline will not usually run
forward from the rear tank.
I noted this the other day when
discovering gasoline flowing freely
from this tubing on my car. Moving
the car to a level place. the leakage
Immediately stopped. And while the
engine ran I could see that fuel did
not leak out because of the suction
within the tubing.
If the original spark plugs in your
Evening star., 1937-02-21

IN SEPTEMBER Of that year New
Orleans Secret Service men were
surprised to learn that Miller was not
behind the bars. that he was not q
convict in the Texas State Peniten-
tiary-where they supposed him to be.
So they went out to get him again and
enforce a sentence imposed upon him
in New Orleans, a sentence to run after
his Texas confinement.
In January. 1885, Miller gave him.
self up to the Few Orleans agents.
He was turned over to the United
States marshal and taken to Atlanta.
When released Miller went to New
York City and there, on August 8,
1886, fell into the hands of Secret
Service agents who were on his trail
for passing bad $40 Federal Reserve
notes in and about Louisville, KY.
Down Kentucky way they also want
ed Miller for swindling prominent
citizen out of several thousand dollars
in one of his celebrated confidence
games.
While Secret Service men had Mil
Ter where they wanted him, they had
yet to get the plant where these spu-
rious notes were made. That turned
out to be job for the Chicago agents.
They got line on printer, William
E. Davis, and arrested him one De-
cember night while he was attempting
to deliver 5000 counterfeit S. notes
to man named Finkelstein.
When Secret Service agents sur
rounded Davis home they captured a
plant for making S., $40, $40 and 500
notes and counterfeit currency to the
sum of 100000. Davis pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to four years in At
lanta. He admitted he had printed
all his notes from plates made by
william Watts and that Count" Lus-
tig not only financed the scheme, but
made contacts for the disposition OF
the entire output.
Miller was the contact man in this
specific work. Had Secret Service men
failed to get him when they did, and
also Davis plant, the Nation would
have been deluged with counterfeit
money. All told, about half q million
dollars in queer money was rounded
up in various parts of the country
some Of 1t found in the swamplands OF
Louisiana.
Two brothers, Herbert and Arthur
Magee, were the Louisiana distrib-
utors.
kansas City" Sam, foreigner with
an unpronounceable name, was also
caught in the meshes Of the law. All
this from friendly tip handed on q
silver platter by disgruntled boot
logger. But Secret Service agents
claim these breaks come too seldom.
As rule, they have to do their own
research work.
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Evening star., 1937-02-21
Driver
Can, You q
Ans,Uer This .
AAA TRAEFIouIz

(Check right space.)
/. Which Of the following types Of
collsions cause the most motor deaths?
2 } With other vehicles.
} With fixed objects.
&C } With pedestrians.
.. How can q person becoming IA
tigued while driving find relief7
} BY driving slower,
} BY frequently changing
speed.
&C } BY changing position from
from time to time and using
hand throttle.
3. What should a driver do when n
front tire goes flat while driving?
. } Quickly apply foot brakes.
b } Steer toward roadside.
} Apply hand brakes.
d } Hold wheel firmly until car
stops under engine compress
4. What is the best way to operate
car on wet, slick pavement?
} Hand brakes partly set.
Be } Frequently apply foot brake.
c } Maintain steady speed.
d Drive slowly without sudden
changes in direction.
3. How should hand signals be
given In extreme bad weather?
a( } So they may be seen through
rear window.
b( } Allow person on right to
make them.
e( } Open door slightly to give
signals.
d( Disregard them In bad
weather.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Shark Menace Small.

CONTRARY to the general belief,
sharks seldom attack human
beings, particularly IN waters north Of
the tropics. Occasionally cases have
been reported in which human being
has met death as the result Of q
shark attack, but the incidents are
the exception rather than the rule.
In fact. the largest Of the sharks.
ths whale shark, which attains .
length OF 40 feet, never attacks hu.
man beings. It seems rather incon-
gruous, considering its size, that the
whale shark feeds mostly on little
fish around an inch long.
Far fiercer than the shark is the
barracuda. This fish attacks human
beings viciously. One case Is on rec
ord In which one of these fish actu-
ally left the water in the Gulf Of
Mexico to come on shore and seize q
small baby which was close by the
waters edge.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

or wheel drag where the car does not
coast easily, and the uphill start is the
handy cue as to this condition. In
cidentally, the trick in avoiding the
annoyance Of the roll-back is to use
the hand brake to hold the car until
you have given the engine sufficient
gas with the right foot on the accel-
orator pedal. And just in case you
may have forgotten it, remember that
you can get a better start up Slip
perry hill by allowing the car to roll
back little when engaging the clutch
ana feeding gas. This has the effect
Of curbing power to the rear wheels,
thus helping to keep them from spin
ming.
Stop Before You Turn.
A dangerous place to make a left
turn without special consideration
for all the conditions involved is at
the top of a hill At this point an
other car may be approaching and
will not be seen because the brow Of
the hill obscures it, I have seen many
close shaves at this particular danger
point.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

clerk told him. Counterfeit bills. A
bootlegger with countrfeit money was
on the spot.
Then Deitz decided to learn the
truth. He took the bills over to bank.
In front Of the cashiers cage he had
qualms.
If the bills we're truly counterfeit
the banker would call the Secret Serv-
ice-and Deitz, not on friendly terms
with the New Workers, would be in a
pretty fix. With his record as a recog-
nized New Orleans bootlegger, they
might turn on the heat" Deitz
thought it over Louis Genaro had
played him a dirty trick. So when
Deitz's turn came at the cashiers win
dow, instead of throwing over a 500
bill for inspection, he showed a good
$40 bill-his last-across the counter.
"Give me change for that" Deitz
said.
With the money he got in change,
Deitz walked out of the bank and
bought bus ticket to New Orleans,
determined to 60 where he felt his
story would be believed by Secret
Service men.
It mean that Deitz would not have
anything to eat all along the route.
The fare was $20-and the trip would
take all Of five days and nights. That
made no difference. Deitz had VEN
geance in his heart.
The more he thought of it the more
vengeful DeitE became. Here was this
fellow Genaro, who tried to play him
for a sucker.
Almost exhausted from lack of food,
Deitz walked into Secret Service head
quarters at New Orleans. Julian T.
Baber, now attached to the Washing
ton Office, happened to be in New Or
leans on another case. But Deitz
wanted to see r. L. Crosby. Baber's
assistant In the old days. You don't
remember me, do you?" Baber said.
NO" Deitz admitted, having no
knowledge of the camera-eyes pos
sessed by Secret Service men.
II remember you WELL" Baber told
him. II was here when we saved you
$500 you were about to give to q con
man."
Deitz remembered "Now," he said,
I'm gonna tip you people OF to a
counterfeit racket" He tossed 5000
In counterfeit bills on the desk.
Look at these" he said.
Beauties" Baber exclaimed. Where
did you get emp"
Deitz told his story: THAT double
crossing -" he said, played me for
o sucker"
Crosby Of the New Orleans ofIice
came in and he and Baber worked out
. scheme to run down Genaro and his
counterfeiters.
SECREr SERVICE men went out to
Dett1s home and got him to eall
Evening star., 1937-02-21
Temperament Indicated
Through Adjustments
Oil Changes, Tire Pressure and Character of
It's Vibration Are Factors in Meeting Per-
sonal Requirements, Say Engineers.

making the car much more enjoyable.
Many motorists have complained Of
having the cars nose down too sharply
when applying the brakes. This is
preferred by engineers and most ex-
perienced drivers, but If an owner Is
troubled by such action he need not
put up with it. Nosing down is due
not only to more braking force on
the front wheels, but also to softer
front springs. Changing braking force
is easily adjustable with mechanical
brakes, while in the case Of hydraulic
brakes it is necessary merely to use
smaller wheel brake cylinders at the
front. The still simpler and safe.
plan Is to Use sitter front springs,
whether of the leaf or coil type.
Variation in performance Is easily
obtainable with changes in the high
speed jet Of the carburetor. If gas
mileage Is disappointing, and this fea-
ture is considered important, the owner
should go to the service station and
have smaller Jet installed. He
should, however, refrain from cutting
down the gas too radically. The
leaner the mixture, the more the
tendency is for the valves to burn.
A Lso it is important to bear in mind
- that there Is some sacrifice In
performance when the mixture Is
leaned out beyond normal. Where
such extra performance is not required
the changes are justified. Before using
a larger Jet in an effort to increase
power be sure to check the rear axle
ratio to make certain 1t is correct for
the particular part of the country In
which the car Is regularly used. Igni-
ton timing should also be carefully
checked over before the carburetor is
tampered with.
Everything about an automobile Is
in the nature Of compromise. That
is the problem which engineers face
when they design any car. This COM
promising must be predicated upon an
anticipation Of average driving con-
ditions. Where the latter vary from
normal then the compromising has
to extend beyond the period of design
ing. It is compromising after the car
goes into the hands of the owners,
which so often makes it q success in
his own estimation.
Your car can be made to please you
Don't take it as it comes to you, If
it doesn't quite measure up to expec-
tations. You have part to play in
remaking your car.
Evening star., 1937-02-21

Genaro and ask him to come over.
Secret Service agents hid them
selves in the dining room of Deitzs
home while he confronted Genaro in
the parlor.
This money is bad" Deitz said.
What do you care?" Genaro asked.
cts the best counterfeit money you
ever got your hands on, isn't it?"
II don't want any part Of it." Deitz
declared.
Then give it to me-" Genaro said,
and reached for the bundle of bills
just as he got them in his hands the
Secret Service men stepped from be-
hind the dining room curtains and
made the arrest.
That arrest led to others. 1t devel.
oped that Genaro got the money from
Que r. Miller. a confidant of Victor
Lustig, alias "the Count"
All through the night Genaro was
questioned. He told so many crazy
quilt stories the Secret Service men
were about to give up. Finally he said
a man named Bob had been introduced
to him by Harry E. White, an ex-con-
vict, who had served time in Atlanta
for passing $50 and $100 gold notes.
Genaro's description of Bob was Sc
vivid that Secret Service men who
were in New Orleans from Dallas, Tex.
identified Bob as Que r. Miller, a for
mer Texas sheriff who had turned
confidence man.
While in Office as sheriff of Foard
County, Tex, Miller fell for one of the
confidence schemes Of Count" Lustig
lost $4,000 Of his own and some
county funds on the transaction. For
this offense, embezzling $41, 900, he
was sent to the Texas State Peniten-
tiary.
In order to make good his losses
Miller started peddling the bogus
500 notes that had been made for
"Count" Lustig by the expert photo
engraver William Watts.
Genaro, in Chicago, planned to use
these same notes in the purchase OF
narcotics and liquor in Central Amer
lea.
That's how Deitz got in the picture,
innocently enough, and how the Secret
Service got the tip that led to the cap
ture of counterfeit currency in Louis
lana and Texas.
Counterfeit notes started popping
up over these two States, once Miller
got into action.
Secret Service agents first caught
up with the former sheriff in Hender-
son, Tex, on February 4, 1884, for
passing split 81 notes and having In
his possession impressions Of 81 notes,
which he used in promoting q conf
dence game. He had q money-makins
machine, phony like the bills. For
this offense the authorities gave Miller
one year and . day in the peniten-
ttAy.
Evening star., 1937-02-21
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.
ENG disappointed in the "

~ ENG disappointed in the way
X your new car performs Is no
longer reason for regret.
- There is a way out, according
30 Frederick c. Russell.
Such is the good news offered mo-
florists by the engineers who concoct
the annual presentation Of new auto
motive merchandise. They tell us
that the new cars are so designed as
10 be easily readjusted to fit the most
exacting or specialized requirements.
It is not necessary to accept what most
people want in a car If you happen
to want something different.
With such latitude it should be
possible for buyers to derive even more
satisfaction from their cars than they
originally bargained for. II they do
not seem to be getting what they want
when the car goes through its opening
PAGES, they have no reason to be dis
couraged. Modern cars can be made
to express more of the individuality Of
their; owners.
The degree to which this versatility
has extended may be judged from the
fact that steering can be adjusted for
q wide variety Of effects. ranging from
a marked tendency toward clinging
TO the road to more feathery feel
ing for those who prefer a more re-
sponsive touch. Such effects are OBJ
tanned through changes in the cam
Der, toe-in and caster. Certain other
effects are obtained through chang
ing the consistency Of the steering
gear oil. Front tire pressures are also
q part of the picture Of varied steering
effects.
MOST Of the cars are factory ad-
justed for easy steering on level
roads. Where the car Is to be used
regularly on a highly crowned type
of road it would be well to make cer-
tain changes. One Of the simplest
would be to carry the right front tire
under a little higher pressure.
So far have the engineers gone
toward making cars capable of ex-
pressing their owners preference that
it is now possible to change the vibra-
ton characteristics of engines. 1t is
recommended in some cases that
owners have the vibration dampener
readjusted so that the engine will be
smoother in the speed range at which
the owner usually drives. Such ad-
lustment is easily made by turning the
nuts which surround the flange of the
dampener. At the factory the damp
ener is adjusted for what is believed
to be the normal driving range, but If
an owner deviates from this regularly
there Is apt to be tendency toward
vibration.
Many Of the annoyances with which
motorists put up with are not at all
necessary. In most cases changes can
be made that will have the effect of