Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1926, Page 56

RUBBER CRISIS REWARD BELIEVED ON HORIZON Many Believe It Will Lead to. Develop- ment of American Own Flag at BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. How soon will America awaken to the possibilities of raising Its own ruhber under its own flag? This question transcends all others that have been asked in connection with the present rubber situation, in the opinion of those who can see beyond the petty differences and Jealousies aroused by the crisis in the World rubber market. Already elaims are being made that the Philippines are potentlal pro- ducers of enough rubber to meet the world's demands for the next thou sand vears. Some credence iy given this assertion by the United States Department of Commerce in a report based upon an exhaustive investiga- ton of the Philippines’ capacity to alleviate conditions now creating an international furcre. Government selentists also are conducting experi- nents in Florida, Haiti, California and the Canal Zone to determine the feasi bility of trowing hevea and other tropical rubber plants in such rela- tively northern climates. Views Vary Widely. Perhaps no question has been sub- fected to so much misinterpretation as the world rubber industry market. British rubber officials do not concur in the view of Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, that 8 rubber monopoly has been set up. The National Tire Dealers’ Assoclation belleves that the recent publicity given to'the high crude rubber price was unwarranted and has publicly expressed the opinion that nothing can come of the action of the Auto- mobfle Chamber of Commerce in duplicating the efforts of the indl- vidual American rubber manufactur- ers In organizing to produce and deal in rubber. Through all these claims, contradic- tons and official opinfons, the motorist, the rubber user, the business man, the investor and the patriot are try- ing to see daylight. The latest view is that, regardless of the British re- etrictions on rubber production, the rubber market and the many compli cations and technicalities in crude rubber speculations, regarding which even officials cannot hope to have in- wide data at all times, the whole situation is a tip to Americans to raise their own rubber under their own flag. In the final step whereby American ®oil s selected for the American-owned plantations, simplicity will play a vital tole in stabilizing the rubber market This simplicity, it seems, can be had only at the cost of research and in- vestment. It will mean the elimina- ton of excessive prices, shortages, shipping difficulties and other com: plexities inv in dependence upon & forelgn-owned production. Growers Far-sighted. Motorists are warned to keep in mind that, whether or not there is any Justification for the belief that the vharges of manipulation of costs in the existing crude rubber market, there would be a world shortage of yubber today had it not been for the farsighted British and Dutch planters und business men, who staked their future on the present unprecedented demand for this basic commodity. That there was overproduction and en unwillingness of the American com- yanies to buy when crude prices were fow 1s another story Without the pres: supply of plan- Production Under Lower Price. tetion crude, which is estimated at approximately 600.000 tons for 1928, the situation today would be painful. All of which Is just another way of ing that whatever prosperity the r manufacturer and user enjoys to- day in the way of tire sunnly Is due to the foresight of those who, from 1910 on, have gone a long way toward preparing for the present demand. The question now arises whether there is sufficient recognition of the for planning for the coming de demand for rubber. Ac- cording to Secretary Hoover, the United States consumes 70 per cent of the world's rubber. While a cer- | tain proportion of this becomes a world { consumption by reason of automobile | exports, the surface of the world de- {mand ‘for rubber has been only seratched. The time is coming when, with the motorization of the civilized countries | of the world, America will be but one of the many rubber users. It Amer- ica, mow the largest buyer, cannot negotiate for rubber at prices favor- able to its own manufacturers, what would be the situation 20 years hence, when this Nation would be bidding against others for this valuable com- modity? Answer Is Logical. Raising its own rubber under fts own flag seems to be the logical Amer- fcan answer to the present problem, and some important progress Is being made toward this end. One of the largest rubber companies is raising its own rubber in increasingly large quantity, while, another important tire concern has acquired its land and is in a falr way toward building for the future. Incidentally, the passing of the rubber restrictions s releasing larger and larger tonnage of crude, and foreign rubber interests already have begun the expansion which nec- essarily follows news of shortage and high prices. other flags and In many instances sub- Ject to foreign taxation and regula- tions. The Department of Commerce esti- mates that, under favorable condl- 70000 tons could be produced in the Philippines. In the southern portion of the islands approximately 1,600,000 acres are regarded as being favorable for rubber ralsing. America now im- ports some 340,000 tons, so the Philip- pines could be estimated, conserva- tively, to take care of about one-fifth of present American demands. This, | however, is based upon the depart- | ment’s figures and not upon those of | other observers who see in the Philip- | pines the opportunity to take care of world demand for hundreds of years. Greater yleld is possible through more intensive growing, sclentific practice and better methods of cutting the bark from which the latex flows. Also it 18 well to bear in mind that the Philippines are but a part of the trop- | ical or semi-tropical possessions of the United States, When it I3 considered what Ameri- can genfus has done for transporta- tion within 25 years, the possibility of American-grown rubber within next 10 years does not seem too re- mote a possibility. There is the un- mistakable need for this vital step, and experience always has demon- strated that where there Is the need there is an American way to meet it. (Copyright, 1926.) i-‘LEXIBLE GLASS, OF ENORMOUS NEW DISCOVERY, POTENTIAL USE May Replace Windows and Windshields on Autos, Says British Publication—Will Bend Un- der Pr By Cadis to The Star and New York World. LONDON, February 20.—Almost eadless possibilities are opened up by t1e discovery of flexible glass, the in- ention of which by the Austrian s~cientist, Dr. Fritz Polluk, and an ustrian colleague, Curt Ripper, onnounced by the publication, tk \fotor. The Motor, as Britain leading motoring journal, 1s naturally most interested In its possibilities for 1se In windscreens and windows for motor vehicles, and the publication ways: “From epecimens in our pos- =ession we should say that the ma- 1arial has very great possibilitles for eplacing glass on inclosed vehicles and for windscreens for touring cars.” But there are many other uses for the new material, such as transparent yetrol tanks, which would enable the vser to see at once how stocks of yetrol, water, and other liquors were zolng: transparent fountain pens, in which the supply could be noted im- 1ediately; unbreakable tumblers and erticles fp everyday use and other utensils, as well as innumerable arti- cies in everyday use in almost every industry or occupation that can be tmagined. An Enormous Fleld. The Motor points out that impor- tant as the Invention Is in itself, the flexible, or as the Inventor calls ‘organic, glass” represents only one member of an entirely new series of rhemical products, the possible appli- cations of which cover an enormous Beld of Industrial activity. The range includes such widely dif- ferent trades as the paint and varnish, textile and electrical industries, and in the last-named trade alone the new cubstance has great scope as an in- gulator, a dielectric and also as a materfal for accumulator casings which {s transparent, strong, flexible end non-nflammable. In the textile trade it can be used for treating or ecorating fabrics. = The ne%d for a transparent, flexible @nd virtually unbreakable matérial has long been evident, but such prod- wers as cellulold, mica, tale, ete., have only been regarded as somewhat un- satisfactory substitutes, bwing to de- gects, including lack of strength, lack of superficial hardness, rendering them easily “scratchable,” and to the fact that they are subject to the rav- mges of climatic extremes. The new “organic glass” seems to meet all re- Quirements. 'Will Bend Under Pressure. It has many of the properties of wrdinary glass, for it is an organic substance. nsparent and colorless, vetalning its waterlike clearness un- der all atmospheric conditions, 1t s, says the Motor (whose correspondent nttended exhaustive demonstrations) suficiently hard to be safe from acci- dental scratching, due to handling or cleaning, and yet is flexible enough to bend under stress to a marked de- pres without fracture. Although yirtually “unbreakable” essure. in the ordinary sense (the clumsy do- mestic will no longer be able to say, “It just broke in my hands™), it can be broken with the bare hands with- out risk because the edges of the frac- ture are not sharp or jagged. In its manner of breaking It resembles | “toffee” as much as anything, says | the Motor. It does not break off in sharp splinters like ordinary glass. Another important property is that its specific gravity is only about half that of ordinary glass, so that a sheet of the new material compared with a similar sheet of ordinary glass is only half the weight. Sheets and rods of this new glass can be bent between the bands to a sharp curve and they will fly back into straightness like highly tempered steel. “Organic glass” has a big pull over celluloid In that it s not Inflammable, and exhaustive tests as to its “scratchability”” showed that it could only be scratched when considerable pressure was applied. Forms Viscous Liquid. t one stage of its manufacture,” he new glass forms a very viscous fluid at normal temper- atures and can be poured out of a receptacle like other liquids. Thick as treacle, but clear and white as day- light, the liquid ‘glass’ flows slowly and sedately from side to side if the bottle is tipped up, and, belng an or- ganic compound, it mixes with almost any dyes.” Another Interesting feature about the new matprial s that it will trans mit ultra-violet rays, in which respect it comes close after quartz, whereas ordinary glass is practically opaque to the health-giving rays. The medical profession will have numerous uses for “organic glass.” It also has re- markable resillency, and a small ball made of the material has the bouncing properties of rubber. If allowed to fall on a stone an “organic glass” ball, far from breaking, will rebound al- most to the height from which it drop- ped. If flung down violently it will bounce to a height of 20 feet or more and will show no more signs of dam- age than an india rubber ball of equal size. Dr. Pollak and his colleague still are experimenting with and testing their remarkable invention, and re- gard it as still in the-laboratory stage. It would seem that it is not likely to be avallable for general commercial use for a while, and the cost of pro- duction s another point on which ade- quate detalls are not disclosed, though the inventors contend that it will possible to produce and market it at a “commercially suitable price.’ The saving in glasses and tablewear breakage should make the new ma- terial of the utmost interest to the ordinary householder, quite apart from its value to the great industries, and it would seem that the Austrian sclentists have discovered something worth while and something compara. ble with the “philosopher’'s stone” and the “elixir of life" which, through the But this activity s under |’ | tions, an annual maximum output of the | = SSSSS I TOURISTS EXPECTED TO ESTABLISH RECORD Great Number of Parks Believed Sure to Prove Lure Calling Out Far More Autoists. America’s astounding records for touring will be eclipsed in 1826, which will be the greatest out-of-doors year in the history of the Nation, according to the American Research Foundation, which observes that the American people as a whole are recelving bet- ter wages and spending their money to greater human advantage than any people that ever existed. “‘Almost every land over which the American flag flies now is within easy reach of some national vground,” it observes in a bulletin. “Maine has its Lafayette Park, on Mount Desert; Alaska Its Mount McKinley; the Hawallan Islands their three great volcanoes In national parks. “In between, we find Glacler Na- tional Park, Yellowstons National | Park, Grand Canyon and hundreds of {small parks and monuments. Many States have thelr wild game preser- vations and the movement has de- veloped until- any one interested in nature can find wild animals living in the open under Government protec- tion." s MARYLAND MAY LIFT BAN ON DEAF DRIVERS Conference Is to Be Held Soon With View to More Lib- eral Policy. Before long, deaf persons may be able to obtain automobile drivers’ licenses In Maryland if they are otherwise qualified, and a battle which has been waged In thelr behalf for years will have been won. A conference Is about to be held, it 1s said, between E. Austin Baugh- man, commissioner of motor vehlicles, and Ignatius Bjorlee, principal of the Maryland School for the Deaf at Fred- erick, and, following this conference, it is believed that the motor vehicle commissioner may lift the ban on deaf drivers. Efforts hitherto made to this end have been unavalling, but it is now understood that a more liberal pol- icy toward the deaf is contemplated by the commissioner. Hitherto, the policy of the commissioner has been that hearing is one of the senses de. manded by the driver of a motor car. BATTERY LONGEVITY. Extreme Discharging and Charg- ing Makes Plates Go to Pleces. Battery life is largely dependent upon the absence of extreme dis charging and charging. The more ex- treme these processes, the more chem- fcal action s forced upon the battery and the quicker its plates go to pleces. The life of a battery, therefore, can be lengthened by making starting easler. To do this it ls necessary to use good gas, ofl of the right con- sistency for cold weather and to have the battery fully charged. If it Is fully charged it will not have to work 80 hard for, fully charged, it will give the engine a livelier spin and increase compression. Furthermore nothing is to be gained by having the battery forced to a quick charge. STARTING EFFICIENTLY. Both Hands and Both Peet Needed’ for Proper Get-off in Winter. Both hands and both feet are re- quired for an efficlent start when cranking a cold engine. The right foot touches the starter button or pex The left foot holds out the clutch so that the starter-motor will not have to crank the transmission gears as well. The right hand alter- nates between operating the choker and the hand throttle. The left hand stands ready to switch on the ignition after the engine’ had cranked for a second or two. The ignition should not be switched on prior to the start of the cranking process except where the design is such as to require this act before the starter will operate. —_— ‘Washington State will spend more than $17,000,000 on a road-bullding program during the next twe years, John Smith is a character whom is not selfish; rather he is a motorin the other 70,000,000 or more me! No. 138—“No-Knock” Fuels. Stopping the engine from knocking, even when it {s choked with carbon, is one of those hopes that even an advanced motorist like &mith cannot refrain from cherishing. Nowadays, as a matter of fact, he would be foolish to do otherwise, for no-knock fuels are a reality and not a myth. For years carbon amd knock re movers have been offered and car own- ers have given them a trial. Many of these concoctlons were off color, and as a consequence the ones that really did the work suffered. Nowa- days, however, in addition to carbon removers there are new fuels and fuel dopes that enable one to get along without knocks and without bother- Ing to do away with the carbon. This is the result of Intensive experimenta- tion with fuels and refining processes, as well as the discovery of new things in connection with the behavior of internal combustion engines. Many Causes of Knocks. The knock heard in the cumbustion chambers of an engine can occur In several ways. If the compression ratio is too high detonation will occur on sudden acceleration as well as in hill climbing. If the engine is operated with the spark too far advanced, there will be what s known as spark knock. If the engine is filled with carbon the harder particles soon will become in- candescent as the engine heats and will act as miniature spark plugs set- ting off the gas too soon, causing an- other variety of knock. Somewhat the same thing will happen if the head of the engine is faulty and if it has “hot spots” in the form of rough points. Also where the engine 1s packed with carbon there i» less space in the cylinders for gas vapor, and since the normal compression of the engine remains undiminished the car- bon actually ralses the compression to _the knocking, or detonation, point. Finally, there is the fuel itself. And here is where Smith was to learn some- thing new. He had a vague notion that the no-knock fuel being offered was high-test gas, and knowing through experience that he could not use the latter in his engine, which was designed for gas of a lower test, he had been passing up the pumps with the no-knock sign attached. This was unfortunate, because he could have been enjoying new thrills from his engine. Three Types of Fuels. Fuel itself, regardless of test or spe- cific gravity, varies in detonation cl stics. At present thers are three kinds of automoblle fuels in com- m;mr;tm gasoline, which is the -run light portion of crude ofl taken out e gasoline, the product of gusoline, the a complicated process of the hydro-car- bons In crude, designed to obtain a minimum of the detonation qualities :xnd a maximum of the no-knock quali- es. Doped gasoline is st t run or cracked gasoline mixed with chemicals or hydro-carbons to increase the non- detonating qualities. Smith reviewed the list and was ready to give up the idea that no-knock uels were imagination. Immediately he wanted to know which was best for use In an engine troubled with knocking, or* loss of power through the necessity of retarding the spark | when the knocks begin. “That is the simplest parts of all” I told him. “With straight-run gas it Is a question of where the crude comes from. In the cracking process, however, not so much depends upon the crude itself, because the no-knock properties are the result of selection. Paraffins, naphthenes and benzenes all are found in crudes, refiners to make their final product as as ble in benzenes, which are best NASH {R. McReynolds & Son Sales-—Service 1423-25-27 L St. N.W. Main 7228 oot Read NW, 14k and Park Leon 3. Hurley, Mgr, h lojted. in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of he other mbers of the moter clan. John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL every motorist should welcome. He martyr, a chap willing and glad te for no-knock purposes. Parafiins are | the worst offenders, while y\dphthnP!l rank somewhere between the two. i Use of “Doped” Gas. “‘Doped gasoline is all right provided you obtain the right dope in the proper | proportions. One of the most popular dopes on the market i{s nitro-benzene. Since it is heavier than gasoline, it should be poured into the tank before the gas 18 added =o it will be well mixed. Alcohol, just the plain de- natured kind, has anti-knock qualities. After an engine has warmed up it will run on straight alcohol provided the carburetor is aitered to provide for a much richer mixture. The same is true of benzol. Just how far you can go without having trouble by complicating the combustion values in the engine is a matter of experi- ment. “How thess no-knock fuels enable you to drive up hills faster, with the spark advanced and no detonation, is simple. They delay the ignition point of the gas vapor £o that it tak the spark from & plug to start things going. Hot particles of carbon cannot set off the gas. The process differs with the fuel used, of course. N knock gas Is usually a preventive, while doped gas is more of a remedy, though some of the remedies also pre- vent carbon Increases.” Next weelk, No. 139: Making Service Berve. (Covyright. 1626.) —mm el CLEAR HOOD OF SNOW. Paflure to Do So Is Ruinous to Paint. Before starting the engine after the car has been standing out in falling snow it is tmportant to brush the snow off the hood. Failure to do so is responsible for a large percentage of dull hoods In Springtime. Cold hoods with warm motors are a bad enough combination for any paint job without keeping the hood covered with snow until the metal has been heated. More Heat From Heater. On a cold day passengers in the tonneau may think they are bene- fitting themselves by carefully wrap- ping the robe around thelr feet In such & way as to steer the hot air from the floor heater directly toward the body, but in truth, this makes the car colder. The heater should never be covered. Exposed, it will radiate more heat. IT'S HERE THE Model 60 Sedan $1,650 Delivered 1605 14th St. N.W. Unscrupulous dealers offer axle greases, and cheap reduction plant which endanger the life of your car. DEMAND EBONITE. It’s “Shredded Oil.” At dealers ve-pound _cans, in A wervi tathe rom Ehtcxtrboucd pum only. SCORE COMPULSORY LIABILITY INSURANCE Baltimore Officials Say Law Would Increase Reckless Auto Driving. Compulsory automobile Habiuty fn- surance would increase reckless driv- {Ing among automobilists and greatly add to the present number of annual fatal cases, instead of decreasing them, John N. Mackall, chairman of the Maryland State Roads Commis-| sion, declared in commenting on a law recently applied in Connecticut. The Connecticut law makes insur- ance compulsory after conviction of injury to any person or damage to property in the amount of $100 where the driver {s at fault. Mr. Mackall said it is his opinfon that the only way to curb reckless driving is to make the vehicle and the driver himself responsible for the ac- cident when it has been determined that he is at fault. “If every motorist knew that his automoblile was to be seized and used to defray expenses incurred by an ac- cident he naturally would be more careful,” said Mr. Meckall. Commissioner of Motor Vehicle: Austin Baughman said he was op- posed to compulsory automobile in- surance, saying that persons having such insurance would take more chances, feeling that the insurance company would be responsible for in- juries or damage resulting from ac- cidents. Police Commissioner Charles D. Gaither of Baltimore said he has not given the matter of compulsory au- tomobdile insurance much thought. “I have been busy trying to educate people not to be reckless, and am gl ing more thought to this than think- ing of compulsory automobile insur- ance as a curb on reckless driving,” said the commissioner. DEPENDABILITY IN ANY WEATHER Is the most convincing demonstration of— HTNING MOTOR FUEL G Severe Weather Makes 7 7, 7, TRAFFIC HAD TROUBLES WHEN GRANDPA WAS LAD Speeding, Hit-and-Run Drivers, Reck- lessness and Immu nity, Even Parking Problems, Existed Back in Horse Days. Traffic problems, traffic accidents and trafiic deaths do not belong en- tirely to the post-horse era. They existed in the pre-automobile period as well—if not better in some respects, particularly In the terminology used in_recounting them. Mrs. M. O. Eldridge, whose interest n her husband’s work as trafic_di- rector has carrled her back via The Star to traffic conditions in 1864, has learned that there were ‘“furious” speeders, “bit-and-run” drivers, reck- lessness and _diplomatic _immunity even in those d To make the pic- ture natural as well as complete, fair defendants were not above smiling their way out of trouble In_spite of the often heard remark of grand- mothers that “girls didn't do that in my day.” Files of The Star for that perfod ares gold mines of information on traffic conditions, Mrs. Eldridge found. In the issue of July 80, 1864, for instance, a coachman with diplomatic immunity overawed a policeman and got away with the theft of another man’s right of way. The Star recounts: Talks Down Policeman. "“Yesterday about 4 p.m., as a Gov- ernment wagon, laden with wagon poles, was passing H street M., a coach containing a lady and two chil dren was driving along Fifth street. At the intersection of the street the coachman, though near the wagon, un- dertook to pass ahead of it. The con- sequence was that the pole of the wagon came In contact with the top of the coach and tore it from the body. The lady and children were alarmed, {but not Injured. A policeman was about to arrest the coachman, but be |ing told he was the servant of the British Minister, he declined to make the arres Eleven days later in the same year, a butcher with a speed complex cre- eted no end of havoc at Center Mar- | ket by his “furfous” driving. The Star of that date, thus describes the event: | “CARELESS DRIVING. — SERIOUS | RESULT.—This morning while Center Market space was much crowded, and passing at the crossings of the streets, a butcher, drove furiously with his horse and wagon toward the crowd. and In his route knocked a lady down, and the wagon passed over her. She | was severely injured and was tagen |away Insensible. |of the Seventh street barracks, O. R arrested by Officer J. O. Johnson, third ward, who carried him before Justic Giberson. Witmayer was fined $5.53 for fast driving, and was held to bail in $1,000 to appear In court to answer {the charge of recklessly knocking down and driving over the lady. The | name of the lady has not been ascer- tained.” Street Cars In Trouble. Even street cars figured in the traf- | damage, however, seems to have been | considerably less than In t day when a street car collides with an- other vehicle. On August 18, 1864, ‘The Star says: |~ “This morning a Government wagon {came in collislon with a_ street car of the wagon. The pole of the street car penetrated the wago: | “The aav |this story of August 20, 1864, seems to have borne fruit: “SHOULD BE CORRECTED.— Some of the street car conductors and drivers have a bad practice of compell- | ing passengers to mount upon the car while it is In full motion and many of the accidents happening can be traced to this cause. Yesterday a lady was thrown down in the mud by the negli- gence of the driver or conductor to having her dress ruined.” This doesn’t sound plausible, but if The Evening Star printed it, it was true—they had a parking problam. too. Mr. De Meyer seems to have been excessively infuriated by the dearth of parking space. Here is how he acted, according to issue of Septerber 5, 1864: named Edward Quick Starting During the Most ladies were constantly passing and re- | a man named Christopher Witmayer, | Capt. J. R. Stone, | {C., followed Witmayer and had him | | flc accident picture of that perfod. The | | through the carelessness of the driver e given in the head over |! stop the car and was bruised, besides | De Meyer drove up to the door of Perry's store, corner of Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue. and a colorsd boy driving for Mr. Stubbs of Mary land had the curb. De Meyer drove violently against the vehicle of Mr Stubbs, but the driver being in wait ing for his employer would not give after abusing the many pedestrians refer to ax theory” that they have the righ ross walks existed in those That the use of the word theory” {s not lacking in precision is manifest in the following article ober, 1864: afternoon Mrs. Anna Long, th street east, near L street south, was, as she was crossing the street, knocked down by a horse end buggy carclessly driven by @ young man and badly bruised.” To prove that the “hit-and-run driver isn’t entirely & product of “— miles to the galion” era, one has merely to pick up The Evening Star of july 15, 18G4, and rea A DEATH RESULTING CARELESSNE! 5 pm. a son of Mr. Kelper was sit ting in the side of the road near Richards’ brick yard, N street south playing. veral colored boys driving carts approached at full &peed and the wheel of one struck the child knocking him from his seat and passed over. his head, crushing the skull. The driver has not been ar rested, but the police are in searct of him." FROM Yesterday abou Safety Instructions. Safety instruction for chiliren was not ignored, as The St 2, 1964, shows in the fi ¢ DTHER WAR DREN.—On vesterday the hour of re cess, whilst the children of Secondary School No. 2, first district, were play ing bandy, one of them, Wi Wise, who lives on Eleventh street between F and G, was run over by a street car, crushing leg and foo! !in a manner that may make amputa | tion necessary. The teachers of this | building have repeatedly cautloned | the children upon the danger of pluy |ing In the streets.” Just to clinch the statement made {in the opening paragraph, one can | 1ook over these extracts from the ! police records and find that they do | not_sound unfamil | “John F. Hazell—fast riding.~ “John H. Snyder—wagon censed—dismissed. Bartholemew _Foley — violatin hack law—fined $1.58. Driving hack thout a number, dismissed—arty {in ur ing hack without hadge, $2 “Mary Jane Taylor and Mollle Wil liams—fast driving, dismissed.” All In all. J. Roxbury McQuack | straight 8 Blat special super-spor | doesn’t violate the 1926 traflic regula { tions relatively any more than o { Dobbin, owned by J. Roxbury’'s | grandfather kicked up the code o 1864. INCREASE CHARGING RATE | Precaution Must Be Taken Wher Drain on Battery Is Heavy. If the engine stands out in the col 50 often and o long as to drain heav the batter: current at every start {and if the battery seems to requ too much recharging, the Indications |aro that the generator charging rate | should be increased. This is usually a simple process fo: the service station. With many gen erators it is merely a matter of re adjusting the third brush so that less current {s wasted when the generator is running at normal speed. Cold Weather Squeaks. Squeaks that grow worse on a cold day are an indication of insufficient lubrication between surfaces that are supposed to be in tight contact. Parts that rub and =queak, but which dn not usually require lubrication, wil contract on a very cold day, thereb: drawing a v from each other an 1 72 % 7777 Z M, More Motorists Join the Ranks of Lightning Motor Fuel Boosters There Is a Lightning Station Near Your Home or Office . PENN OIL COMPANY Phone Franklin 391 "Rosslyn, Va.