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Mr Gibbon Miss Rocho Mr. Taylor
Mr. Oliphant Mr. Gaston Mr. McRoynolds
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Patents Issued
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Mr. Allen Mr. Anslingor Mr. B a r t e l t Mr. Batchelder
Mr. Boll Mr. Berkshire Mr. Birgfold Mr. Broughton Mr. Bryan Miss Chauncey Mr. Davis MiS3 Diamond Miss Flanagan Mr. Graves Mr. Greenberg
Mr. Haas Mr. Hall Mr. Hanna Mr. Harlan Mr. Harper Mr. H e ffelfin ger
Mr. Holvering
Mr. Hester Mr. Julian Mr. Kilby Mr. Lochhead Miss Lonigan
Mr. Moran Mr. Murphy Mr. O'Connor Miss O'Re illy Adm. Peoples Miss Reynolds
Mr. Rose Mr. Ryan Mr. Schoeneman
Mr. Sloan Mr. Smith Mr. Spangler / Miss Switzeir Mr. Thompson Mr. Upham Comdr. Waesche
December 1 8 , 19 36
t l e t t e r to the Ameriutomobile Manufacturers Assoning documentary proof showing 1; po o l i n t h e Motor A s s o c i a t i o n , 30c i a t i o n s , a r e e x e r c i s i n g powi h l e s s than R ussian Communis^, rernment Administration, the lion of th e U.S.Supreme Court.
>n f o r what i t mgy be i groups named h e r e i n are i n Lcontinued rebellion against 1 Coordinate Branches of the t is h is duty to persistently 1 concerned, so long as those 0 not voluntarily eliminate erests involved, or u n til the th e Federal Government ch al-
to protect the Constitually expressed in the Consti-
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W . P. D E P P E
149 CHURCH STREET N E W YO RK CITY, U. S. A.
S u per h eated
Gas Engines
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Patents Issued
December 1 8 , 1936
Hon. Henry Morgenthau, J r . . Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, DC.
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Dear S ir :
Please note copy of j o i n t l e t t e r to the Amarican Petroleum I n s titu t e and the Automobile Manufacturers Asso ciatio n , of the 17th i n s t , outlining dooumaitary proof showing lead dope fu e l pool and the p a te n t pool in th e Motor A s s o c i a t i o n , w ith a l l i e d members of t h e two A s s o c i a t i o n s , a r e e x e r c i s i n g pow e r s of a super-governm ent more r u t h l e s s than Russian Communisms and l i t e r a l l y i g n o r i n g t h e U. S. Gover nmen t A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , t h e Congress and even Boasting domination of th e U.S.Supreme Court.
I t is t h e w r i t e r 's o p inion f o r what i t mgy be w orth t o y o u a t t h i s tim e , t h a t t h e groups named h e r e i n are i n la v and f a c t l i t e r a l l y i n open and co n tin u ed r e b e l l i o n ag ain st t h e U. S . C o n s t i t u t i o n and t h e t h r e e C o o rd in a te Branches o f th e Federal Government, aid believes I t is h is duty to p e r s is te n tly p r e s e n t t h e u n p le a sa n t f a c t s to a l l concerned, so lo n g as those i n r e b e l l i o n f a r p r i v a t e p r o f i t , do n o t v o l u n t a r i l y e l i m i n a t e the grave injury to the public in te re sts involved, or u n til the la w f u lly c o n s titu t e d o f f i c i a l s of th e Federal Government c h a l lenge these evils under th e ir oath to protect the Constitu tio n ard the public w elfare especially expressed in the Consti t u t i o n , as adopted by th e people.
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Refer ring, to say l e t t e r s of Hovember 18th , zych . m d December
7tli, 1936,, on t h e ;other phases o f
s u b je c t h e re in dealt* with,. In order
t h a t th e e v il in te n t o f th e le a d dope fu e l pool ard th e motor p a te n t pooh
may he c le a rly d is c lo s e d , p le a se n o te the follow ing document o f p u b lic
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(a) On page 15 , 1920:T ransactions o f th e Society o f Automotive E ngineers, Part*'I I , '-appears re p o rt on. th e U tilis a tio n o f Fuels is. E x is t ing Engines, .wherein i t i s s ta te d in p a rt, ss follow s:
"i t i s .th e co av io tio n o f th e Qoamitt.ee and these whoso c r i t i cism- hi been o f in estim ab le aid in wording o u t'th e " r e p o r t TEAS THE 1 HiY LIFE OF T H E 'IM S C T PEPSUES UP02* 'THE 'ADOPTI OH
OF BSl'TER -HEARS of YAPORIZAMi; The method suggested in th;*: re p o rt is one of se v e ra l means whereby b e t t e r vapori sa,11on c ., he accomplished* I t has been chosen as th e su b je c t of thir. p o rt because o f i t s s im p lic ity and ease o f a p p lic a tio n "*
Oct page 29 o f th e same p u b lic a tio n aaaed*1in t h e - l i s t ' o f s i. r-;
appear th e names o f H*H* Crane, te c h n ic a l a s s i s t c a t .'to: t h e .P re s id e n t c l :
General. Ho to rs .C orporation, m d J.H* lim it,;ro f the .Board o f .D ire c to rs c l v
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" The disco v ery soienco process p a te n ts issu e d in 1920 to t h e . '....writer covered th e .methoos of producing' diy mixtures*., acta" rn d e r'; ^ u ilih rj
v a p o risa tio n co n d it i e n s vaporising, p o in ts .from ICO to 125 de.g; 02h "I JtLh-SUan wet m1-1j i..x.jLt._urJIeT . c o n d itio__n: s , th u s r e t a iJn... 'ii-n g so c a.Wlwle1 .ds 'v o lu m e tric o f.. f i c i . ..,
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i n s p i t s o f *islng su p erh e at a t lower tamp eraiur m ixtures, in thou e x istin g engines; also perm itting higher compressions
g iv in g g r e a te r power ami fu e l economy and as ..shown by t h e w rite r in M e re-Wm---ya.- -rks ^ I n t*h**ev 1921 SW.A!,.. s* i*iPvr**a*nWVWs.-WaB. vat*>iwo**nsj, P a r vt ' I*Xf* g, pn ipr Va' gti:e1 327I :and*v xp3 elim inating p re ig n itio n under high compression and preventing peak p re s
sures a f t er ig n itio n , e lim in a tin g so c a lle d d e to n a tio n , b reak in g down ox engine p a r ts , and w ithout carbon monoxide gas in exhausts.
1'ho w r ite r a lso po in ted out th a t th is d ry m ixture fu e l method would,
allow re fin e rs to u t i l i z e 80 to 90 p e r cent of crude o ils f o r ,s u ita b le r o
t o r f u e ls , w ith o u t doping motor, f u e ls , w ithout a lte r in g design o f e x is t-
lag Y/et 'm ixture en g in es, and req u irin g , nothing f u r th e r then t 0 p re p a re t h ,
fu e l charges properly., and coord in atin g th e n a tu ra l elements involved, by
o p eratin g them sim ultaneously and continuously in th e com plete cycle of
e v e n ts. Curves were shown of th e dry m ixture methods showing' in d ic a to r
cards s im ila r to steam 'engine cu rv es, .-instead-, of th e e r r a tic wot m ixture
curves fa m ilia r to a l l gas engine experts.-
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v (b) On page 296 forw ard, 'in the-S .A .E . Irs n s a o tlo n s , P a rt XI, 1921, appears an address by C.P. K e tte rin g , P re s id e n t. of. t h e G.M.C. Research S iv io io n , in which appear th e follow ing rem arks: (Soe p* 297) V""
uWo r e a liz e th a t wo are so inadequately equipped m orally and
p h y s ic a lly , to cope with a l l o f th e ram ificatio n s, o f th is prob
lem , t h a t we need to show th e progress .made-from y e a r t o y ea r
add to got a l l autom otive engineers to th in k alo n g t h i s same
l i n e . I t makes no d iffe re n c e w hether a single* th in g I have
s a i d I s r i g h t 0r wrong" .
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nhe a n ti knock su b sta n c e s' (lead dopes, a -cum ulative p o iso n -
t h i s in s e rt!o n .male by w ilt or) arc n o t n e a rly on a commercial
b a sis as y e t. Ihey are more n ea rly on a commercial b a sis than
they wore a year ago because pocple understand th e s itu a tio n
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ag a in st -th e p u b lic w elfare in m isleading al:l- eoneem ed in to th e id e a thal
cum ulative poisonous lo ad dopes wars necessary in djfcy m ix tu res, by dolib-
e r a te ly ig n o rin g th e fa c t t h a t th e wot m ixture f u e l probXem -.had_besn. so 1"
by th e w r ite r as shown by th e recommendations, o f th e S.AyXU P u d Commit"--
of 1920, on which were two o f f i c i a l s o f h is C orporation, {the G.MO.), abe
dzy m ixture so lv in g t h e problem of wet f u e l ;mixtures, as o u tlin e d in tha
Poppa p a te n ts o f 1920 and i n th e nt a t snouts o f Deppe on pages 327 end 32:<
in'"th e 1921 S, A. E. Ire n s a c t ions, P a rt I I ; shewing complete combustion wn
p ra c tic a l w ith o u t oafb on monoxide and elim inating th e n e c e ssity fo r m-in;
cum ulative le a d dope p o iso n s, as now c o n tro lle d by th e le a d dope p a te n t
pool mentioned in th e Report on p a te n t P o o ls, by tfee House p aten t Commit,
too, under H.E. 4523,
w ith a ll its ghastly costs to the public
health , In ju ry and i t s p ira e f f o r the p riv ile g e o f committing slow s u i
cide and won death in highway a c c id e n ts , now g re a te r th a n w ar condition;
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I t w i l l a lso be' c le a r to any l$rman th a t th e CUsEc. s a le s and p ro d u ctio n management, in 1922 models, d e lib e ra te ly adopted th e re Common
datdons o f th e S.A.E. Fuel Committee o f 1920 concerning th e u s e ,o f dry
su p erh eated m ixtures f o r noly in g th e problems of wet m ixture .fuel meth
ods d iscu ssed in th e w r i t e r 's l e t t e r s to your A sso ciatio n s under d a te s of November 18th , 25th and December 7th , 1936.
In s p ite o f Mr* TCetteringTc expressed b d ii of th a t everyone in th e
S.AS-S. were in ad eq u a te ly equipped m entally and p h y sically * to cop -with th e ra m ific a tio n s o f th e f u e l problem, any ley man, by r e f e r r in g to t h e d a ily papers of 1922, w i l l discover t h a t th e G1/1. 0. and other members o f th e Automobile Uanufeoturoro A ssociation, in s p ite o f t h e i r mental, and
p h y sic a l handicaps, wore then running page advertisem ents each works . g lo r if y in g i t s own engineers as th e men o f genius in science and in v en t io n , who d isc o v e re d ' and p e rfe c te d th e dry m ixture fu el methods developed by th e w r i t e r , as shown in US. p a te n ts issu e d to him i n 1920, and as die* c l o s e d in S'*A23 p r o c e e d i n g s and l e t t e r s t o t h e i n d u s t r y , re fe rr e d 1 0 i n my p r e v i o u s l e t t e r s t o you, and in Court records in th e l i t i g a t i o n be* two an Q.M.C. and th e w r i t e r s i n c e 1922 in th e F ederal Courts
These ac tio n s thus In d isp u tab ly d isclo sed th e d e lib e ra te on masse in te n t o f th e G.H.C and other msnbors o f th e motor p a te n t p o o l to exor e ls e ffiob-l aw ru le in th e s o l auro of th e C o n s titu tio n a l p r o p e r t y i g h t s o f Beppe, e t a l , to sd iv a th e wot m ixture fuel problem which bad developed from 191o to 1920 as f u e l c r i s i s , to a d e c r e e t h iHtU til 0 1) itopory o f 1920 fran k ly adm itted i t involved the very l i f e o f tfre industry
This en masse se iz u re o f Doppo*s c o n s titu tio n a l property rig h ts was in exact accord w ith th e theory o f the motor p a te n t,p o o l members shown in th e Automobile of Ju ly , I 915, where i t was c le a r ly shorn th a t t|ie members of t h a t pool inten d edi. to igno;re men who h el d p a te n t r i g h t s and who w ere n ot mcabers o f th e s a id p a te n t pool
(HThe mob -la w ' r u le e x e rc ise d by th e members -o f th e motor p a t e n t pool
in 1922, in s e is in g w ith o u t Xoave or lic e n s e from Deppo, e t .a l , t h e va p a te n t r i g h t s on th e dry m ixture methods based on new discovery s c i a n c o . now Icnowa .as eo u illb riu m v a p o risa tio n end developed by Depp, As a l s o i n
}t a c c o r d w ith th e t a s tic e more ru th le s s i n some r e s p e c t s th a n t l i a th e Russian Communis ti ai shown in th e 1936 Report of the P a te n t Pool Committee in, th e House o f R e p re se n ta tiv e s, under EUR, 45*;* wh ere w e ll" known te c h n ic a l .a u th o ritie s b lu n tly s ta te d th a t those who dominated pat ent p o o ls, ex ercised met ho & a lto g e th e r contrary to th e US*0ons t i t u ti on and th e P atent Acts of Congress based thereon*
The w rite r p o in te d out ih h is l e t t e r o f Docemae rI? -935. pse 4 , th e fe e t th a t th e load dope f u e l p a te n t issu ed in name o f li& g lcy o f t h e G#M*C*, s p e c if ie s th e use o f lead in homogeneous m ix tu res, f i l c h must h e dry m ixtures to be homogeneous; also t h a t i t i s a lle g e d Midgley was n o t
0 in v en to r o f th e use o f le a d dopes, ELIego& to have been d isc lo se d GUM.C by two Denver ch em ists.
The documentary data herew ith c ite d supports th e w r ite r *3 contea~ t h a t th e le a d dope p a te n t pool and th e motor p aten t pool involved
, a r c operated by men who d isc lo se d in te n t to p r o s t i t u te th e dry
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m ixture methods by -adding .lead dopes, end who a re l i t e r a l l y aril in p r a c t i c e , :no'thing more o r lo s s than what is. g e n e ra lly loiown in th e w orld as Communists, although th ese Communists (designated by p re sid e n t doosov elT l n ;h is P h ila d e lp h ia Convention speech as economic r o y a lis ts ) s a re p o s in g /in publ is hod a r t i c l e s , as p u b lic b e n e fa c to rs, w hile d e lib e r a te ly co n c ealin g th e g h astly evils- they are `.i n f l i c t l a g ' upon th e p u b lic as o u t. lin e d h e re in and in ray p r i o r l e t t e r s to your A sso ciatio n s.
fhe w r ite r , in h is. .next a ssa y , on th is s u b je c t to your A sso c ia tio n s, w ill- support h is grave charges by c itin g d e fin ite d ata in fe d e ra l Court Records showing th e G.M.O. v io la tio n o f th T J.S .C onstitution, th e l o t s
of Congress, r ru th , ad S cience, w ith th e d e lib e r a te in te n t d is c lo s m islead th e Judges in to b e lie v in g th a t th e G.M.C. fa ls e statem ents and fraud in Court pro ceed in g s, should .be th e bseeis f o r d e c is io n s 5 b u t w. ;
a re u ltJ ^ y ire s under th e-u n iv ersal ru le th a t frau d v i t l atea Everything: into which I t E nters.
h c o lo ssa l a tte m p ts, by p irac y and fra u d , to com pletely d estro y
Deppe* e t a l , by th e G.H.C., wore to prevent h is f u r th e r re sis ta n c e Lo
th e e v il methods of th e lead dope m otor fu e l conspiracy and the piracy
o f v a lid p a te a t r ig h ts b y -th e motor p a te n t pool members.
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4jy hia' unsavory reco rd by th e G.M.C. , to w h i c h t h e members of yeur -
eo.ciations are s ile n t p artn ers and s t i l l benefit.t i n g fro m t h e i r sile n c e
concerning orimoo a g a in s t th e p u b lic w e lfa re , also f o r g e t t i n g t h e i r du
t i e s as c itiz e n s o f th e U.S. to su p p o rt th e C o n s t i t u t i o n , th e A cts o f
Congress based th e re o n , and. to defend th e c o u rts a g a i n s t f r a u d by l i v i - '
g a n ts , r e s u l t i n g i n j u d i c i a l fra u d j which I s - t h e s i t u a t i o n now exletln:---
as a roailt o f th e -rs e a te d frau d o f th e G.M.C., even i n t h e supremo Coto.-
0 f th e U.S* - demands prompt and fe a r le s s v o lu n tary a c tio n by .your Asso
c ia tio n s and mcabers t uni e s s `I t Is your In t c a t i o n t o fo rce Congress t :.
deal h a rsh ly .w ith th e g re a te s t group o f Communists now i n o u r n a tio n .
Tory truly yours,
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I -> 1 C H U R C Mi si t ?; f ' v .SGW YO??K CITY, 1,1. i, A
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December 3, 1936.
' Mr. WY P. Deppe,-'.' > ` : 1/4.9 Church S t . ,
New York, N.Y.
I Dear Mr. Deppe:
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; T h is 'w i l l 'acknowledge r ec eip t of your l e t t e r " enclosing a copy of- a l e t t e r to the Automobile Manufacturers
; Association''and the American Petroleum I n s t i t u t e .
- ' ' ' Vie have noted the information in your' l e t t e r , and i t w ill be f i l e d for fu r th er reference.
Sincerely yours, " ; .
R. R. S a y e rs' Medical.Officer in Charge.
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lion. Henry Morgenthau, J r . , Secretary of the Treasury,
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P l e a s e n o t e co py o f my j o i n t l e t t e r of t h e 25t h i n s t . t o th e American Petroleum I n s t i t u t e and the Automobile Manufacturers A s s o c i a t i o n , on t h e s u b j e c t of "The Shambles on American Highways are re s u lt of allow ing predatory rugged individualism and se lfish self-g o v e rn m en t by economic r o y a l i s t s to run r i o t . "
The o f f i c i a l s of t h e works c o n t r o l l i n g t h e l e a d dope fu e l monopoly under what th e w rite r b eliev es to be unlawful p a te n t c la im s, as shown by c o u rt re c o rd s , have boasted th a t th e Congress and even t h e U.5 .Supreme Court do n o t dare to d e a l d e f i n i t e l y w ith t h e i r p i r a c y i n b u s i n e s s o p e ra tio n s and f r a u d in c o u r t -proceedings, r e s u l t i n g i n j u d i c i a l f r a u d , as w i l l b e d e m o n s t r a t e d i n s u b s e q u e n t l e t t e r s to t h e o rg a n is a tio n s named, by p u b lic re c o rd s.
How c a n t h e C o n g r e s s and t h e Supreme C o u r t i g n o r e su ch facts as re fe rre d to h e re in , in th e face of the recen t e le c tio n s, c l e a r l y showing t h a t a m a jo rity o f th e American p e o p le do n o t approve m is re p re s e n ta tio n s by anyone, in order to fu rth e r allow c le a r v i o l a t i o n of t h e U. S. C o n s t i t u t i o n and A c t s o f C o n g r e s s b a s e d t h e r e o n , i n s t i t u t e d f o r t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e common d e f e n s e a n d t h e p u b l i c w e l f a r e in th e exact manner s p e c i f i c a ll y s ta te d in the C o n s titu tio n its e lf " '
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R efe rrin g t o my io i n t l a t t e r to. you o f November .28, 1936*
listin g t o th e noaeosity f o r oliminabion of poisonous eshrnoi gas os. in
motor v e h ic le s -on;Aacrlean' highway* boeause of th e to x ie o f f s e t on tea;--:
b e in g s, r e s u ltin g I n m oid e a ls , with death end in ju ry g re a te r th p n in
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In order t o a d ' ^ ^ t r s t e th e p i r a t i c a l a ttitu d e - o f te o h a ie a l ::< employed by th e members o f your Ass eolations* towards inCepm&ent invoa
who' so lv e problems in v o lv in g th e v e ry .life " o f th e i n t o t r i e s 'affected * r l
not le tte r* - quoted below* from Hr. 3cni* 1 A nibalr Chief i.Bfcginoer of vn-
P e e rle s s Motor Car Company, t o the w riter* vhleh p la in s ita elf Hr.* v-
ih e l i s now Chief isngiaeor of th e Ponti&o. B iv isio a of th e General Hot-ox
C o lo ra tio n , which Corporation boasts th at w en th e ti.S, Supreme Court doc:
not d a re c h a lle n g e i t s fra u d in C ourt proe eodings and r e s u l t i n g in l u l i e f c i
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is some roas en fb r your malling us theea p a te a ts, which
shchdd be ealled to our a ttm to n a t time of aalin g m u,
ther -i no aeeeoolty of seadlng th e p eerl cas Cemssny meY.
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out o f-a jy eonei&orat'ioii as & aember o f tfc S#A*JS;# da th o a lle g a tio n
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poisonous lo ad dopo fu e l th e o rie s bssed on dry m ixtures covered by writ::,;
p a t onte o f I 920.
In o ld er t h a t you may c l e a r l y u n d o rstm d th e n e c e s s ity f o r my gr;.;\ charge again a t tho members o f your A sso ciatio n s, p l e a s e note t h a t in i t , proceedings o f th e S.AS* f o r 19X6 ar a number ' o f -ddreaeos ' o f w ell Ata-cv.;-. .taehnlesL spo.rto d ealin g with, th e fuaL, c r i s i s which was beginning to (le vel op in America a t th a t tim e,, in th e form, o f high end r i s i n g p ric e s fc ; to r ih e ls which, caused a c o i^id crab l a percentage" of th e mot or- v ehi odes ira us to bo l a i d up 'by in d iv id u a l owners.
Ale 0, piofiso n o te th e appeal. o f ,,w&l-haojra member o f 'th e S.A"' appearing i n th e 1916 proceedings of th a t S o ciety ,' f o r a s o lu tio n o f th e economic. problem caused by th e " in a b ility o f 'wet m ixture fuel'methods: lv. in th e engines produced a t that- p e rio d , tp 'p ro p e rly u t i l i s e fuel?; av ail ;.
P le a se not p a rtlo u la fL y th a t the Chainaan. o f th e Hatt.oaal Aavisc Commit too f o r Aeronaut ic e , fo r X916, s ta'tod in an aldroes (a s shorn in th:. 1916 Proccodings o f th e 3.A#lM* t h a t more than 4,000 p a te n ts issu ed a t t h a t . tim.o r d a t i n g to fu e l osrburefei on, 'could n o t so lv e th e te c h n ic a l rv: ec Gnomic' problems involved ' in th o fuel c r i s i s , develop! by th o war 1: ope c a u sin g '.Araar.lcan oil. re fin e rs to a t r i p th e mere v o l a t i l e c u ts of /
1 cum-for m ilita ry a irp la n e purposes .broad az& s e llin g le s s .v o l a t i l e f to American buyers.
f u i a n o ted te c h n ic a l sport f a lla c ie in ly a lle g e d th a t th e proli *.; th e sim ple one of tak in g item A from one p'$,<3ttt, ..pit' item B in cucthe a t, pit i t m 0 in some.other p aten t, e tc ., in order t o produce capable of s lying th e fu e l problem fo r $ o a engines a t 't h a t tins*
Your a tte n tio n 'i s now c e lle d t o th e 'f a c t th a t no such simulo &<:> m s .po ss ib i 0 because, m shorn in p u b lic reco rd s, i t r o o u ir c l th e c'-/v of th e scien ce o f e ^ u ilib iiu a v a p o risa tio n and methods and a p p a ra t;*v .vol.Oped by th o w rite r {causing th e low ering o f .th e b o ilin g , yaperio-. ? O uparhaatiag p o in ta o f l i q u i d fuels in a i r m ixtures frees 100 to 129 J w ith comp e tc v a p o risa tio n of f u e l s ) , tiic h did, n o t cxiot i n th wot engines and methods w ith incom plete v a p o risa tio n and producing ta rr y ... s o l i d r esid u es, w ith carbon monoxide in exhaust0.
Your a t t a i t i on io called to t h o 'f a c t th a t th io . 0cionco and tho
ods based th ereo n in ' engine, o p eratin g cesi d i t i one., ?$js s a id to bo oo^or,
..to th e aocq>tsd sc ie n c e , by lo ad in g scion tie-ts;'! eagiae&rs and p r i o r lz l a 1916, who based t h e i r f a lla c io u s views on fra c tio n a l d i s t i l i a lie n \
s e t i on p ro c e sse s used in la b o ra to rie s and in ny /^
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f i l i n g , o f abdications for patente In 1917, whioh t?ra icansSl in Abort u 2026* -`Siftsao lotter war ridiculed ''by motor torce engineers*
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ceri ag,C hem istry, i n July I 925# e n title d ,^ K q id lib fc lu m V ap o risatio n o f en;
oline*, l)y Kosto n S t ovens on and H erbert j , S ta rk ; also a m o l appearing ; ;
th e am o p u lii c a tio n , In-Deco nibor, 1927* e n ti .tied "Detennin&t-ion* o f V o l til
i t y 0f'G a so lin e , by Heston S t even.on a id Joseph a. Babor
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Your a ttr i t io n la also, c e lia i to the a rtic le by an o ffic ia l o f the oau. of-Standards i n -Washington, Mr. Oso&r 0* Bridgom&a,- ote'-sapo&rlv'? in in d u s tr ia l & s ^ in o e iln g r Oftemletiy , 'A ugust, 1 9 2 8 ,, a n il t i e d , Pa? p o in ta 0./ Air-Gas o lin o Mixtures from D is tilla tio n Curves", and th e other, in th e s . * Jo u rn a l o f November, 1928, e n tit id, ifBew p o in t B ats on a s s o l i n e .
You w i l l n o te th e re fo re th a t th e Bureau of S tandards a t TTashington, : a r e s u lt of s i x years* co o p eratio n w ith your A ssociations a id th e 3 . a") , ,
firm ed th o v a lid ity o f th e equilibrium v ap o riz atio n method necessary to p ducofdry hoaogonoous m ixture of liq u id fu e ls in a i r e ith e r in th e labors?; c
or in engine operating co n d itio n s; and a l l of these clearly demonstrated th a t th e problem was n o t th e sim ple one fo r s o lu tio n o f th e wet m*J ,~uri g ino t r cablea, as a lle g e d by people who addressed th e S, l*B. in th e y
Also p le a s e n o te th e address of th o w rite r, shorn in tho S.A.B. Joim u of December, 1917, under th o t i t l e of "Solving th e peso lin e Problem", whor in a g a in , in sim ple English,- tho advantages were p o in ted out of dry homogor eoos f u e l m laturos based on th e roed t e s t data r e f e r r e d to i n th a t addrcaa, which p erm itted th e p r a c tic a l e lim in a tio n o f 0 0 i n engine-oxlm usta in ;iJ' : erly designed apparatus attached to tho gas engines in motor v eh ic le s
In o rder t 0dem o n strate tho growing in te n s ity of th o fu e l c r i s i s to h e ro in , pin aso noto th e le p o ri'o f th o Chicago Confer once do&ling w ith \,i Actual s ta g e o f th e f u e l i o ,CTI* 4liJhJ w hich appears in th o 3.A .E . Jo u rn al JW< h e r, 1919 p o in tin g out in considerable d e ta il th e e v ils of wot m ixture methods which sroro th re a te n in g tho very e x is te n c e o f the m otor in d u s try .
Ploaso n o to th e Koport o f tho & A. Puoi Committee, shown In theProoeodings of 1920, wheroin t h a t Fuel Committoo reocmsiendod th e adoption 0 dry m ixture fu e l methods and warnod a i l ooncomod to c o n s u lt p a te n t counse because o f p a te n ta issu ed and pending on such dry m ixture methods.
P icas 0 not that tho. S*A#F. Fuel Commit ta o f 1920
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who ax' 0 now o f f io ia ls and s e v e r s o f th o Board o f D irecto rs of th o Q.M.O. 0
t r o l l i n g tho p a te n ts, jointly w i t h tho Standard Oil Co o f . J . , f o r le a d
dopes in homogonocus a ix tu in s o f liq u id hjft^ocerboaw in e i r and on which is
based tho load dope fu e l monopoly, w ith th o e v i l p ra c tic e s pointed out in t l
2936 Report on P a ten t P o o ls, by th House Committee on -71 vo-
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P Iqqbo n o te th a t t h i s S.A .E. Fuel CommittbiT of 1920, o l e a i a ^ t a t o d b - ;i.
th o 11 fa of th e m otor in d u stry was involved in th o problem o f p ro p e r vapor
t i e s of fu e ls a v a ila b le at p ric e s th o p u b lic could a ffo rd to psy
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5?h w rite r in & subsequent communication to your organisations 3 w ill oivO doewnentaiy p ro o f o f th e p i r a t i c a l th e o rie s o f th e members o f .the lia~ tionajk Automat)IX0 Chamber of Commerce concerning p at o a ts, 'sfoen h e ld by in ventors and groups n o t members o f th e potent pool proposed and adopted in 1916 and where no conoid or at Ion whatsoever was to ho given to oven revo lu tio n a ry pro cess p a te n ts based on new sc lo n e s, #ien hold by an indspcadent In v e n to r, n o t employed by th e mernbera o f th e p aten t pool involved.
In subsequent communications to your 0rgani sat io n s, th e w rite r w ill a lso c i t e docamoatary proof o f the fa c t t h a t th e members of th e 3c ad dopemonopoly p r o s t i t u te d th e in v en tio n o f dry homogeneous m ixtures f o r th e elim in a tio n of C 0 aril b e tto r operating efficiency in th e gas engines in motor v e h ic le s , by adding load (lope to t h e d ry m ixtures and thereby developed, th e g re a te s t on masse cum ulative p o isoning o f.p e o p le , c o n trib u tin g to th e g h ast ly lin t of deaths, In ju ries and looses to th e public purse of m erles, not approached by anything in h isto ry of a sim ilar nature.
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THE SECRETARY- OF THE T R E A S U R Y WASHINGTON
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Dear Mr. Deppe:
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This w i l l acknowledge r e c e i p t of your communi cation enclosing copies of your l e t t e r s to the American Medical Society and Dr. Louis J./Dublin.
Your l e t t e r i s beingreferred to the United States Public Health Service for their attention.
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P l e a s e n o t e e n c l o s e d c o p i e s o f my l e t t e r s o f e v en d a t e h e r e w i t h t o t h e American M e d i c a l So c i e t y , and H r . L o u is J . L u b l i n , o f t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n L if e I n s u r a n c e Company.
I have pointed out to you in the p a st th at the Public H e a lth B ureau, i n your H epartm ent, d u r i n g Mr. M e llo n 's regim e, approved th e use of lead dopes in motor fu e ls , in s p ite o f the g h a s tly d a t a in th e reco rd s of th e P u b lic H ealth Bureau show ing t h e grave e f f e c t on human beings through cum ulative le a d poisoning.
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ray l e t t e r of oven date h e re w ith , to Dr. lo u is J . Dublin o f th e Mc.tr
p o ilta n ,lif e Insurance Co., re la tin g to the seemingly steady d e c r e e
in th e f e r t i l i t y , of American women, which i s causing a l l e g e d deorea:
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I believe th is is clea rly against th e public w elfare as ex
p re sse d :n th e p. S. C o n stitu tio n ; and th e House P a te n t Committoo Hop cr
on Patent, P ools*'under H.R* 45^3i'iof 1936 co n tain s doe-umontaxy Vid th a t th is s itu a tio n iounnecoosary and-imposes save rid hundred m i l l !
of d o lla r s in excess charges on th e American p eo p le, fo r committing
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Dear S i r :
I have n o te d w ith deep i n t e r e s t your, remarks a b o u t the-
s te a d y d e c r e a s e i n t h e f e r t i l i t y o f American women, which, i f t h e
t r e n d c o n t in u e s i n t h e f u t u r e , may have d r e a d f u l consequences to
this nation.
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May I r e s p e c t f u l l y submit t h a t i n a l l o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n s
I have seen in recen t years about the loss o f sesual f e r t i l i t y in
human beings i n t h i 3 n a t i o n , none o f them has p u b l i c l y mentioned t h e
fact that th e people o f th is Nation are liv in g in an atmosphere of
cum ulative poisonous gases on our highways, p a r t i c u l a r l y le a d f u e l
dope vapors and carbon monoxide.
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I f I corrootly understand the present views o f the,m edical f r a t e r n i t y in th e w orld, i t is not questioned by anyone capable of exp r e s s i n g a v a l i d o p in io n on t h i s complex s u b j e c t , t h a t l e a d p o i s o n i n g
d e c r e a s e s , and i n many c a se s u l t i m a t e l y d e s t r o y s , s e x u a l f e r t i l i t y .
Further , th e constant in h a la tio n of'carbon monoxide has a
t o x i c e f f e c t on human beings s i m i l a r to e x c e s s i v e use o f a l c o h o l i c beve
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One o f t h e m y s t e r i e s o f our tim es i s t h e r e f u s a l o f t h e m e d i c a l profession and insurance companies in th is'N atio n to -tak e hold I n these ghastly problems a g a in st the public weLfare and bring about the proper
l e g i s l a t i o n to s t o p th e i n j u r y and slaugh.1i er o f human, b r i n g s i n t h i s n a
tio n which makes th e Borgias o f I ta ly p ik e rs in t h e s p o r t o f poisoning liheir opponents, and equalled only by thejw ars between n atio n s in racer.