Show I. I Chemist Wins Renown For Foy Oil Researches ONE itE of the most far reaching far of recent scientific discoveries cries tho the alloying of oil to extend the life of automobile en engines engines is lles is credited in large part by engineers to L. L L L. Davis unassuming young oung chemist in the laboratories of the Continental Oil Company at Ponca Pouca City Oklahoma With Bert H H. Lincoln the company's company's com com- pany's chief chemist Davis patiently patiently pa pa- tested a thousand oh obscure cure chemical compounds to fin find one that mixed with oil at the refinery would woul establish an independent ent and permanent protective film on motor metal and thus permit th HIP ho oil to do o its its' work satisfactorily even cen under t the c higher stress of modern lubricating eating cating conditions No such ucb chemical sub substance tance cx- cx x so Lincoln and Davis synthesized synthesized synthesized synthe synthe- sized a l quasi quasi magnetic chlorinated j ester which they called tc X ray d diffraction i tests conducted by Professor G. G L. L Clark Clarl of the tho of of- Illinois showed its behavior Lincoln and Davis put to together ether this compound with a bow how to Sir William Bragg an English physicist physicist cist Gist who ten years year earlier while blowing soap bubbles made observations observations r- r Indicating that the pre presence of or an ester might bring about a desirable regimentation of or oil par par- First revealed to the scientific world Worl at tho the last meeting me of the tho American Petroleum Institute the Lincoln Davis process was a 3 feat fea- fea t II II I I I I GYM 5 f. f wt ll rT 1 1 li ti tiM I I M LIL LILL L L. L L L. L Davis Continental Oil Company Company Company Com Com- pany chemist whose recent discoveries discoveries discoveries eries in the field of friction and lubrication have attracted nationwide nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide attention trued lured or of discussion before the American Chemical Society membership membership mem memo hip in H Its annual meeting at Kansas Cit City last week Ca c |