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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-15
Fl. WAYNEH|GH
TAKES HONORS IN
NEWSPAPER TEST
Prize Winning Schools Are
Announced by Press
Association.
BIZ United Press

bU tGH1CeU. 1TGSS
FRANKLIN, Ind, June 15.-Win-
ners in the annual contest of high
school papers and year books were
announced today by Dan Edkins,
executive secretary of the Indiana
High School Press Association.
The winning publications were
picl I'd by committees of judges, one
for t year Books and one for the
papers, meeting at the Office of the
superintendent of public instruction
in indianapolis.
Entrants in the newspaper con-
test were divided into two groups
Division one, weekly and semi-week-
ly publications and Division two,
monthly and seni-monthly papers.
Three Other Divisions Is
In the year book contest, there
were three divisions; books from
schools with enrollments Of 700 or
more, from schools with enrollments
( from 800 to 500, and from schools
with enrollments under 800.
TT Wayne scored heavily in the
weekly and semi-week1y newspaper
horrors. The South Side Times. pub
lished at the South Side High School,
FIT. Wayne, won first prize. The
Spotlight of Central Hight School,
FIT. Wayne, was awarded third place.
The Calumet Herald of Hammond
High School was given second
Evening star., 1926-04-18
(No. 146: Compression Condense

(No. 146: Compression Condensed.l
'Confound this battery" Smith
complained the other morning. Now
I've got to crank the car again."
| Fine" / remarked. Now you car
| learn something about compression -
For moment Smith was nonplused
but slowly II dawned upon HIM that
! he was meeting for the first time in
| his motoring career one of the basic
| features of engine power. In a few
| minutes the emaciated battery was
| proving to be blessing in disguise.
There's tight cylinder" Smith
| said. trying to spin the engine. II
suppose some pistons naturally f1t
tighter than others
THE difference probably Is in the
valves" I corrected him. UNLESS
they close tightly, a certain amount
OF gas vapor can leak out when the
| respective piston comes up on its COM
preston stroke"
II suppose conditions right them.
selves when the engine gets going"
Smith ventured.
He was all wrong in this In most
instances, compression losses due to
poorly seated valves increase as the
engine warns up and the valve stems
expand. This Is especially true of
exhaust valves. because they expand
more than the intake. Also there can
be bad leaks through the exhaust
without interference with the firing
smoothness of the engine. The big
loss is in power.
Where Saving Is Costly.
1t just happened that had watched
Smith clean out carbon about a week
before. He had done the Job himself
fA
touch the valves. Removing the head
had been comparatively simple, but in
replacing 1t he had failed to keep car
bon particles away from some of the
valves. These had got under a few
valve seats and were holding them up
just a little. Whether continued run
nine would pound them down again
was a problem. Smith had made a
common mistake In thinking he was
saving money by neglecting the
valves, but he was profiting in other
ways by the experience.
For instance. he was finding that
the valves are the doorkeepers Of com.
preston. 1t is true, as / explained to
him, that the engines normal COM
preston is REGULATED by the designer
when he figures out how far the pis,
tons are to travel upward and how
much gas is TO be compressed into a
definite space. but regardless OF
whether the engine is designed for a
compression Of so pounds to the
square inch. or so pounds. the valves
can lower 1t considerably. A certain
amount of compression is lost when
the pistons are loose and rings are
worn, but there always is the oil on
the cylinder walls and rings to pro.
vide an effective seal. The valve seats,
on the contrary, work entirely dry.
Compression No Mystery.
Smith surprised me at this point by
admitting he had never given any
study to the necessity for compress
sion in an engine, which reveals how
far motOriSt can go without appre-
ciating the vital importance of basic
principles. To Smith the matter of
compression had been a sort of neces-
sary evil. II anything. he viewed It
as a slowing down process.
Compression may slow down the
engine when you are trying to turn it
by hand" I said, but don't forget
that the situation is different when
the engine is beneflting through the
increased power which greater con-
Evening star., 1926-04-18
MOTOR BUS CUTTING
INTO FIELD OF RAIL ROADS
IN SOME SECTIONS
Continued from Sixth Page)

1t is not within the realm of possi-
bility that the bus or truck will ut.
terly supplant the railroad nor that
they will do anything approximating
that for so many years to come that
the subject Is placed out of consid-
GRAFTON SO far as the present or the
next generation is concerned. The
railroad and the motor vehicle can
and will continue to work in very
definite harmony.
Scope Is Widening.
AS indicated above, the bus is af-
fecting railroads of different regions
IN different ways. It's influence is
great in some parts of the country
and relatively negligible in others.
In all sections of the United States,
however, the motor vehicle Is growing
In scope and influence as a common
carrier of freight and passengers.
That is the important point.
So far as the holders of railroad
securities are concerned. they Ger.
tainly need have no fear--if fear 1t
may be termed-of an element which
wise railroads are turning to their
own advantage. Railroad freight
traffic has been maintained at record.
breaking levels and except for "a few
outstanding exceptions the rail car
riers of the country are in a better
financial position, with IL better out.
look before them than at any time In
recent years. Profits are mounting.
and If the signs do not fail, share
holders may look forward with con.
siderable confidence to the future.
Production Level High.
On tho other hand. bus and truck
manufacturers also are keeping pro-
duction schedules at q very high point
and more and more of these vehicles
are going into commission. New lines
are springing up throughout the coun-
try--though with greater rapidity in
some sections than others-and the
longtime view is for greater pros.
perity for makers of the automotive
equipment used.
In the main the motor bus and truck
transportation industry still is some
what in state of tiuX. although IL
should be. perhaps. granted further
progress than that description denotes.
The automotiye vehicle has, during
the past few years. amply demon
strated its broad advantages in the
field of commercial transportation
over longer distances and Is now in
the midst of remarkable exploitation.
The next few years will surely wit.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
HIGHWAY EXPENDITURE
IS DECLARED INADEQUATE
81 900, 100000 to Be Spent in 1926
Will Not Meet Increase in
Autos, Mackan Says.

Expenditure of over $1,000 900 900
in 1926 on new and old roads, as
planned by the Bureau Of Public
Roads in Washington will not keep
the growth of highways apace with
the increase in automobiles. accord
ing to John n. Mackall. chairman of
the Maryland State Roads Commits
sion.
1t is considered most unlikely by
Mr.. Mackall that the appropriation
of $1,000. 0.2S6. .94S will be exceeded for
years.
He said:
IF greater use of highways is nee
essary, we see ut Il glance the need
for orderly movement.
What we need is uniform speed,
not high or low.
I'VE are standardiZing motor cars
and motor laws and must standard
ize operation"
Mr.. Mackall pointed TO the Wash
ington- Annapolis boulevard as proof
that slow moving vehicles are q large
factor in accidents.
An automobile with good brakes
should be able to stop within so feet
at speed of 20 miles an hour.
Evening star., 1926-04-18

densation gives. It's exactly like
| ramming stufiing into the muzzle OF
| a gun. The tighter you make It the
greater the explosive force.
IF you design an engine so that III
pistonS will compress gas charges to
| one.fourth their original volume II
will have more power than one that
congresses to only one.third. The
loss OF power required to compress gas
is small when compared with the
energy resulting from such condensa.
ton"
Then why don't they compress to
the very limit?" Smith asked. pro.
pounding a logical question.
Fuels Blocking Progress.
"They would II 1t were not for fuel
weaknesses and carbon" explained.
1.-THE trend toward higher compression
explains why there Is so much effort
to develop antiknock fuels, or fuel
adulterants. AS matters stand, the
manufacturers have to figure that
engines will I'll up with carbon and
this increases compression auto
matically. You can see that If the
designers start with too high compress
sion, the engine will knock all the
time. even when there is little carbon
in the cylinders.
AnotneF proDlenl ID tne gas ItBeiI.
Fuels knock according to their vary.
ing components. The subject still Is
more or less of a mystery, despite
plausible explanations. Some fuels
will stand much higher compression
than others, but experience seems to
show that If this requires raising the
ignition point other problems arise,
such as warping the valves
Smith gave the engine mighty
spin and felt that he gathered some
valuable information, even though the
engine still refused to start.
Next week: Worm-gear Drive.
Copyright. 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-04-18
NUMBERS URGED
FOR GRADING OIL
Variation by Temperature
and DiIution Make Stand
ards Complicated Problem.

Oil dilution is about Is per cent in
Summer and 20 per cent in Winter,
according to III. c. Mougey chief
chemist Of the General Motors Cor.
poration research laboratories. writ
ing on the subject in the Journal of
the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Because of the great change OF
Viscosity from temperature variations,
and since oil in the engine IS diluted
by unburned fuel. the problem of de-
termintng the suitability of an oil for
a motor is considered complicated.
Temperature of oil in the crankcase
may vary from below zero to 2l2 de-
Srees Fahrenheit, while dilution may
vary from virtually nothing to a
high percentage.
Real Need Seen.
Engineers believe there is a real
need for a standard system OF desig-
mating oils of different properties that
Will enable the automobile engineer to
recommend oils that are suitable for
use in the engines they design and to
aid the public in buying oils OF the
grades recommended by automobile
builders.
Committees representing the Society
OF Automotive Engineers and the
American Society for Testing Ma
terials now are working on this prob
lem, but there still viii be the need
for oil companies marking their oils
by some recognized standard system,
experts believe.
Grade Numbers Urged.
II. c. Dickinson Of the Bureau Of
Standards has suggested that the
viscosity Of oils should be compared
at a given tempeature and the Wis
costly grade be indicated by numbers
instead of by the words light"
medium" heavy and so on. A sub
committee of the A. S. It. NJ. sug-
gested a test temperature of 130 de-
grees Fahrenheit for comparing the
Viscosities OF low-viscosity oils ordi.
narily used in automobiles and 2l9
degrees Fahrenheit for high-viscosity
oils ordinarily used in trucks and trac
tors. By taking numbers representing
One.tenth of the viscosity at 1870 de-
narily used in automobiles and 210
degrees, a series Of numbers, in an I'm
creasing order, would be obtained that
could be used to represent the Vis-
costly. This would not interfere with
any trade names or the names" light,
medium or heavy" that are used
now by the oil companies.
This suggested system is not In
tended TO replace the system of ''pur-
chasing agents specifications" now
III use by both the ret1ners and the
vehicle builders. but TO enable the
vehicle owner TO obtain oil Of the
proper grade or ViScoSlty.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
REPORTS GASOLINE
UNIFORM
Bureau of Mines Surveys
Fuel That Runs Americas
100000 Automobiles.

Gasoline sold today is more volatile
but only slightly so. This an.
nouncement is made by the Bureau Of
Mines, Departments Of Commerce,
which has completed It's thirteenth
semi-annual survey of the fuel that
runs Americas 10000 900 automobiles.
The survey again confirmed the tend.
ency toward uniformity in gasoline
which has been noted in the past SOW
eral years by the bureaus experts.
In computing its table, the bureau
took 10 per cent of the gasoline with
the lowest lend points" and the 10
per cent with the highest "end points"
In each survey and the average for
each group was ascertained. The de.
crease In the differences between
those figures was taken as an index
Of the trend toward uniformity.
There Is evidence that refineries are
taking the weather into consideration
in the preparation of the product. In
their tests the GoYernment experts
found distinct difference between
Winter" and Summer" gasoline
That marketed during the Winter
months showed greater volatility than
the fuel retailed when the weather
makes no great call for a quick firing
fuel.
During the past six years the
bureau has conducted semi.annuaI
surveys of the gasoline market in the
United States. The cities in which
samples have been collected have
been chosen as representative of the
more important marketing territories.
The cities in which the most recent
survey was conducted are New York,
Washington, Pittsburgh. Chicago, New
Orleans, st. Louis, San Francisco,
90 ~
ramie. Wyo.
Washington was one of two cities
to show gasoline OF lower volatility
than a year ago. The Middle West
cities showed a gain.
Evening star., 1926-04-18

ness amazing forward strides. The
bus is destined to take an increasingly
important place in the countrys
transportation plan, but that it will do
so in harmony and not In conflict with
the railroad appears certain.
America needs both the railroad and
the motor vehicle: its industrial and
business development require the
services which both factors are able
to render. Both will grow stronger,
fundamentally, during the years just
ahead. There will be Irregularities In
their progress. Of course, but that the
whole broad situation will evolve as
outlined seems indicated in present
conditions.
Copyright. 102G)
Evening star., 1926-04-18
u. S. CARS MOST POPULAR
Only in New York Are Foreign
Makes Used Extensively.

Foreign cars are popular in America
TO any extent in only one city, and
that is New York. Principal conti-
mental manufacturers have show
rooms and service stations there. but
50 far as the rest Of the United States
goes machines of overseas manufac-
Lure are few and far between. There
are a number OF European cars in this
city, but most of them belong TO EN-
hassy officials. and the public at large
confines itself to automobiles bearing
the tag Made in L. S. A
Evening star., 1926-04-18
SHIFTING SHOWS WEAR.

Difficulty in shifting into second
gear from low may be indication or
transmission wear II the clutch Is not
dragging or If it does not spin freely
enough to allow what is known as
double clutching.'' The trouble
usually is due to "a worn hub of the
second speed sliding gear.
When 1t is pushed backward into
contact with it's mate on the counter.
shaft Of the transmission it tips
slightly, thus refusing TO mesh until
the car is nearly at standstill. II is
an easy matter to determine this
Remove the cover of the transmission
and inspect the gear.
Evening star., 1926-04-18

Taxicabs carried $4,000. 900 passen.
gers last year. There were 60, 900 cabs
IN service
Evening star., 1926-04-18
CHAFING MAY RUIN TIRE.
Walls Of Balloons Are So Thin
That Extra Care Is Needed.

Owing to the thin walls of the bal
loon tire it is important to use care
in carrying them as spares, particu
larly If more than one is thus used.
II the side walls are rubbing against
any sharp point of the tireholder or
the device used for carrying the sec
ond spare a hole will appear in the
tires most vital part. The efficiency
Of n balloon tire depends upon the
upkeep of it's side walls. which neces-
sarily are thin TO provide for greater
flexibility.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
BEARING VARIETY CUT.
Reduction in Number of Sizes Seen
as Conference Result.

Reduction of the number of sizes of
ball bearings of various types is likely
as the result of recent report by q
committee appointed at n conference
of bearing manufacturers and users
called by the division of simpIiiied
practice Of the Department Of Com
merce. The next step the division
will take is to call Il general confer
ence to approve the publication and
distribution of the reduced list to in.
sure general industrial acceptance.
Evening star., 1926-04-18

Comfort Without Weight Is Aim
of Manufacturers.

Tendency in the manufacture of
cars is toward lightness and greater
efficiency and greater economy. The
is in the direction of elm.
lnation OF unnecessary weight, yet the
retention of riding ease and comfort
The engineering problem involved is
not simple one, but marked progress
has been made and there is reason
to expect still further advancement
in the near future.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Water and Brakes.

II driving through water interferes
seriously with the operation of the
brakes It indicates that the bands
need to be adjusted for less clearance.
The temporary remedy is TO hold the
brakes partly on when running
through the water puddles. This
takes UP the clearance and prevents
water from logging the brakes.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Frees Tight Terminal.

II it is desired to remove one Of
the battery terminals, and difficulty is
being experienced in doing the fob,
place the screwdriver in between the
Jaws of the terminal and then wedge
them apart. If the nuts have been
loosened properly. the terminal will
slip Off the post with little difficulty.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
Damage to Wiring Avoided.

The driver is often cautioned
against driving his car with the gen
orator disconnected. but seldom told
Why. Without an outlet for the cur.
rent it charges the stored-up energy
damages the wiring. Ground the the
generator when using the car with
it disconnected from the battery.
Evening star., 1926-04-18
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

John Smith character whom He
sel6h rather he motoring willing and glad
the 100000 r Of motor clan.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-08
In Honor of
Shenandoah Heroes

A beautiful bronze talet six feet
IN height by three feet six inches in
width will be dedicated to the memo
ry of the Ia victims of the wreck OF
the shenandoah at Avon, Ohio, Sept
10, 1926.
The tablet will be placed in the
hanger at the naval air station at
Lakehurst. the Shenandoahs home
port, on June 10, with national and
state dignitaries in attendance.
The memorial is dedicated by the
New Jersey department Veterans of
Foreign Wars to the victims. and
Lewis Liberman of Camden, depart.
ment commander is expected to
make the presentation address. The
acceptance speech will be made
either by the secretary of the navy or
Capt. George Steel, commandant at
the grounds There will be military
fornalities attendant upon the dedi-
cation.
On the tablet is engraved a picture
Of the Shenandoah and the names of
the IA victims of the wreck. 1t was
designed by the Forman company, New
York City.
General Summerall, commander OF
this army area; Admiral Plunkett.
commander at the Brooklyn navy
yard; the secretaries of the navy and
war; Governor A. Harry Moore and
staff and other dignitaries will be
invited to attend. The national COM
mander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, and Adjutant General Robert
B. Handy, jr, also are expected to be
present.
The cost of the tablet was de-
frayed by contributions from the
various posts thruout the state. The
memorial committee is compose dof
E. A. Cruickshank, chairman, Or n
ford; Louis Shopper, secretary, AS
bury Park; Lewis Liberman, h. j.
Scott, Bellville; Charles Wilmour, I'm
ion City; Albert Walker, Newark; Ste
phen J. Stavish, Norton Plainfield;
Edward A. Stark, Camden; Fred r.
Dunn, jr., Vineland; William e. Mey-
ers, Hammonton.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-08
D. A. R. Entertained

The Monmouth Court House Chap
ter. Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton, held their regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. E. M Vanderyeer
of Court street, Friday afternoon with
Regent Mrs. William Stokes, presid-
ing.
Miss Florence Beach was appointed
as delegate to the Spring convention
of the D. A. II at Washington, d. G
in April.
The program, in charge of the host
ess consisted of reading from Theo-
dore Roosevelt's American Inmigra-
tion," by Miss Florence Beach. The
reading; which not only contained
pathos but was spicy with humor por-
|trayed characteristics of the author.
Mrs. William Statesir read America
mus" BY Edward A. Steiner, and
Mrs. Annie Warrington, guest, read
two original poems which were fully
appreciated by the 10 members pres
lent. Mrs. Vanderveer served the
ladies with ice cream, cake and coffee.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-08
Monmouth County Courts

Hyman Margolius Of West Long
Branch, who last week pleaded guilty
Of Illegal p ossession OF LIQUOR and then
started to tell Judge Lawrence how ne
was not guilty, again had double
change made in the case and trial fixed
for April 12. Judge Lawrence announced
that he had decided to accept the plea
OF guilty of illegal possession and called
Margolius to the bar for sentence. Mar
golius told the court that he had not
sold liquor as charged and that the lio-
uor the officers seized at his store early
IN the year was his private stock. judge
Lawrence said he would be given an
opportunity to prove his innocence and
fixed April 10 for trial. When first ar
raigned on the charge early in the
) ear Margolius pleaded guilty and Judge
Lawrence imposed a fine Of $500 and
costs, recalling that he had been con-
victed under the VanNess act and es-
capped punishment for that offense thru
the law being declared unavoidable by
the supreme court After the fine was
imposed early this year Margolius said
he was not really guilty of the offence
and Judge Lawrence permitted him to
change his plea and fixed a date for
trial. u hus he has pleaded both WAYS
three times.
Edward Johnson, colored, Of High
lands was found guilty by a jury be-
fore Judge Lawrence Thursday Of
atrocious assault and battery 1pon
Stanley Betters, colored, of Metuchen
on September last, and johnson was
sentenced by Judge Lawrence to six
months in the county jail.
Thomas Higgins, sent up three
weeks ago on charge of issuing two
worthless checks, and who was released
ON probation after pleading guilty to
like charge in March, 1925, was restored
to probation and one year added to the
term. Higgins said the checks be issued
were not supposed to be put in the bank
for few days and that he would have
made good on them if given an OPP
portunity to do so.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-08


Judge Steinbach is member OF the
sew Jersey Bar association and the
Monmouth County Bar association. He
is a director Of the Citizens National
bank Of Long Branch and is direc-
tor and vice president of the Long
Branch Building and Loan association.
In politics he is a DeInocrat He was
appointed to position on the board o
education of Long Branch in Februaryf
1919, for term Of five years
Judge Steinbach married Inez r..
Newbold of Long Branch.
Judge Steinbach has served the city.
OF Long Branch as solicitor since his
appointment in May, 1924.
Chief Justice Gummere, Of the SUI
preme court will administer thekoath Of
Office at Newark Tuesday to three
Judges who were named to various
positions on the bench by the legislature
last week Ruff v. Lawrence and
Newton II. Porter, who were pro-
NOTED to theIcircuit court from the COM
mon plens judgeships respectively Of
Monmouth county and Essex county,
will be sworn IN together with Jacob
Steinbach. jr., OF Long Branch, who
assumesthe vacancy created on the Mon
mouth bench by the elevation Of Judge
Lawrence.