New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-22
Gives Enricht Free Auto,
but Lack of Chemicals
Prevents Exhibition.
MANUFACTURER SURE
INVENTOR is SINCERE
Finder of Gasolene Substitute
Menaced by Two Shadowers
and Insistent Photographer.

Two events mark yesterday IS a red
letter day in the history Of Farming
dale, Long Island. Henry Ford visited
Louis II. Enricht, the little towns most
famous citizen. 20 investigate his re-
Gently discovered substitute for gaso-
lene, and Mr. Enricht and his son en-
gagged in a rough and tumble scramble
up and down the village main street
with newspaper photographer who
tried TO snap the chemist unawaree.
Mr.. Ford. accompanied By Theodore
Delavigne, his personal representative,
and CASTOR Plaintiff, manager Of his
Long Island City plant arrived at the
Enricht house about l o'clock They
motored from New York. but left their
cars in the village and walked 10 the
inventors home For two hours the
manufacturer remained in private con
sultation with Enrich.
Il came down TO see the man who
says he can run a car on water" Mr..
Ford said, when he came out Il be
lieve ne is absolutely sincere. and !
shall probably come 20 Farmingdale
again. | am not interested in the gaso-
lene substitute from a personal stand
point. | want TO see the thing given
to the world If it does the things
claimed for it,"
No Demonstration.
Unfortunately, Mr. Enrich; was not
able to make d demonstration Of his
discovery yesterday. Two Of The chem
icals which enter into its composition
were lacking and he had used has COM
plete supply in former tests. All day
Thursday he had enGeavored TO buy
these ingredients IN New York. but each
time he entered drug store he saw
two men who have been shadowing him
for several days waiting outside, so he
made other purchases. As a result ne
returned home Thursday night laden
with FIVE tubes of white vaseline.
The fact that Nj. Ford did not see
the operation Of an engine by Mr.. In
RIGHTS fluid did not shake his belief IN
il. Mr.. Delavicne's description OF the
test which he saw last sunday con-
WINGED him that the chemist had dis
covered something worthy Of investiga-
tion.
Il do not need 70 sec demonstra-
ton" he told Mr.. Enricht "lf you can
make an engine run for ten seconds /
know YOU are on the right track. Your
fluid NAV need some perfcctlng, but J
have been experimenting with liquid
fuels Of various sorts FOR ten years, and
if you can make your engine move You
are working in the right direction
Enricht Gets Ford Free.
Mr.. Ford invited Enricht TO accom-
many him to Detroit. and when the
chemist refused he said he would have
car sent 10 Farmngdale from his
Long Island plant 20 be used IN fur
thor experiments. and that the inven-
tor might keep the car after the tests
had been made. 1t is probable that
later demonstrations will be carried
on at the Eastern Ford factory.
As Mr.. Enricht and his son were
leaving Browns Hotel after Mr.. Ford :
visit. staff photographer from
Brooklyn paper endeavored TO take a
picture OF him. Because Of the great
amount Of publicity he has had lately
and the resulting difficulty he tlnds IN
buyine chemicals. Mr.. Enricht OBJ
iectcd. When the photographer IN
sisted. the chemist and his son started
10 knock the camera from The new
naner mans hands. He ran. pursued
by father and son. while the phOtogra-
phcr's wife and two children accom-
panied the fight with a chorus OF
walls and lamentations. Most or
Farmingdale soon gathered. but the
differences were adjusted without
bloodshed