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Evening star., 1926-05-16
NEW-TYPE AUTO USES
CHARCOAL FOR FUEL
Swedish Concern Perfects Process
by Which Truck Is Run 400
Miles at Cost of $500.

Perfection Of process for the op.
GRAFTON of motor vehicles by charcoal
fuel is claimed by Swedish company,
according to a report from Stockholm
to the Department Of Commerce.
A type of generator fitted with a ro.
tative purifier for preparing the char
coal for use as motor fuel has been
placed on several tractors and trucks,
and is said to have been operated
successfully. It is reported that u
truck has been run for 400 miles with
a load of two and one.half tons at a
cost of 8.5 crowns. or approximately
$2.20. 1t is planned to adapt the gas
generators for tractors and later for
motor trucks.
The necessary appliance, placed to
the left Of the drivers seat, does not
require an excessive amount of space
and Is not expensive to fit. Reports
state that an army truck thus equip
ped has been in constant use and. ac-
cording to the operators, has given
satisfactory results.
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Drastic Cut Made I'm 1920.

A drastic cut was made in 1920,
when the maximum displacement al
lowed was 1873 cubic inches, and this
Evening star., 1926-05-16
OBSERVERS SUSPECT TENDENCY
TO SMALLER AMERICAN MOTORS
Use of Europe Type Urged on U. S. Manufacturers
But Conclusive Proof of Efficiency Is Demanded.
Various Phases Discussed.

was continued through 1921 and 1922,
the best average speed during these
three years being 94.4S miles per hour
from a motor with a displacement of
1S1 "A cubic inches.
In 1928 and 1924 the same kind of
reduction was made, and the size
of the motors was restricted tc below
122 cubic inches During these two
years the maximum average speed
was 98.23 miles an hour, achieved by
n motor with the maximum allowed
displacement.
An interesting feature of these fig
ures is that the speed of the cars In
creased materially with the decrease
in piston displacement, or. in other
words, with the increase in the me-
chanical efficiency of the power plant.
The smaller motors were of the high
speed type, such as is generally en-
ployed in European design.
A decrease of 70 per cent in piston
displacement was followed by an IN
crease of 81 per cent in speed ca
pacity.
While the decrease in piston dis
placement of the types OF motors
commonly used in our passengers cars
at the present time has not been COM
mensurate nor on the same plane
with the decrease in racing motors,
still there has been marked chanse
in motor sizes. with the smaller dl-
mensions, higher-speed power plant
gaining favor.
Still More Marked Reduction.
The adoption of the European type
motor in our light cars will show a
still more marked reduction. 1t is not
probable that we will see the four
cylinder motor which will continue to
mark the small. light car brought
down to 1872 cubic inches. but figures
not far above this may prevail.
The adoption of such motor. with
its power and speed possibilities. VIII
entail radical changes in the general
construction of the small. light car.
Among these will be the necessity
for a higher developed fabrication sys-
tenn than has been common In our
light cars. Pump circulatory cooling
system and four-wheel brakes will be
essential, for any light car powered
with a high speed motor of the Euro
pean type will be fast on the road
and snappy in pickup. two desirable
features, but two which require am
pie control facilities when 1t is desir-
able to stop the car quickly.
Viewed as Natural Deduction.
1t is only a natural deduction that
a light car with such motor will
also require that the weight be car
ried closer to the ground than is the
practice at the present time. and this
would lead TO lower bodies.
Many interesting surmises are pos
sible along the lines of what a light.
small car of the future will look like
if we adopt the European type of en-
gine construction. 1t is safe to as
sumo that it will be considerably diff
ferent from any of the light cars
which are now being built
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advantage Of enabling the driver to
control the preheating of the gas from
a suitable lever on the instrument
board. Don't confuse this arrange
ment with what is known as the
stove which is simply an arrange
ment to take air for the carburetor
from around a section of the heated
exhaust pipe. Stoves are passing out
Of the picture. Much of this change
has been made necessary by reason OF
the popularity of air-cleanerS, al
though it is true that. some arrange
ments provide for hot air to the air
cleaner. This arrangement probably
is temporary.
Gas Mileage Increases.
"The big problem in manifold design
is to distribute the gases properly in
the case of the intake, and dispel them
quickly in the exhaust. Improperly
designed manifolds are the cause of
much carbon trouble and power loss,
since it has been found that some
cylinders get nearly twice as much gas
as others. BY using two carburetors
and two intake manifolds, the gas
mileage on one make of car can be in
creased about seven miles to the gal
lon. Manifold design in straight
eights is particularly difficult.
Not so much progress has been
made with the exhaust manifold.
Perhaps you wonder why. OH so many
cars, it leads the burned gases for
ward and then leads them down under
the carburetor and to the muffler.
This is TO conduct heat from the rear
and hottest cylinder and to keep the
first or coolest cylinder warm. EX-
haust gases from one cylinder often
interfere with proper expulsion of
gases from another. but this is just
one of the finer problems that still is
to be solved"
Smith decided a manifold was no
pipe
Next week-"Testing Old Car Tests. -
Evening star., 1926-05-16
No. 15O-Nodels i'm ManifOlds.

Smith was speaking about the
"Lipe" that conveys gas vapor from
carburetor to engine when j suggested
the advisability of talking in automo'
tive terms. This pipe Is known as the
intake manifold, the one conveying
burned gases from the engine to the
muffler being known as the exhaust
manifold.
What is the difference between
pipe and 'manifold'?" Smith asked
you can answer that quetSion your
self when you become a little better
acquainted with the situation" | re
piled. "a pipe is a comparatively sim
pie affair. A manifold may be quite
complex. Much of the efficiency OF
engines is bound up in the design Of
their manifolds.'
AS evidence. cited the new develop
ments in manifold design that are
leading to greater economy with in
creased power.
SmoOtlness One Aim.
Until very recently" | began, "en
gineers figured that the problem in
designing an intake manifold was &c
make the path of the ingoing gases
as smooth as possible. That is why
the manifolds on most engines are
gracefully curved. Their interiors are
smoothed and no sharp bends are
found This looked sound not so long
ago and still is considered the logical
arrangement by many engineers. But
let me tell you what the advance guard
has done.
More progressive engineers dis
covered that too much fuel reached
the cylinders in only half vaporiZed
condition. Fuel. of course. was be
coming less volatile and the smooth
type of manifold was not doing very
much to provide a better fuel vapor
1t was then that some one thought OF
making the intake manifold treat the
ingoing gas roughly. This was ac
complished by providing square ends
to the manifold instead of the gentle
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Next week-''Testing Old Car Tests" ."
Copyright by the Ullman Feature Service }
Evening star., 1926-05-16

taxicab companies. who wish to de
crease the use of privately owned We
hicles-for further regulating motor
lists.
1T is the motorist himself. however
who individually and in organizations
has been bearing the brunt of the
safety crusade: who has gone out OF
his way to make the streets and high
ways safer and to reduce the mum :
Der of accidents.
Observance Must Increase.
perhaps a small percentage of all
the motorists are irresponsible and
reckless, and it is these who COM
promise the careful driver. With the
elimination of this lawless element
must come some means of regulation
of the pedestrian.
IF the motorist must obey stop
signals, why shouldn't the man on
foot? If the motorist is forbidden
to dash along the sidewalk, why
shouldn't it be just as much of a
misdemeanor for. the pedestrian to
dash across the street?
These suggestions, I believe. de-
serve the consideration of all who
have an interest in public safety"
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Jack Tests Loose Bearings.

Loose main bearings of the engine
are discovered by lacking up the fly
wheel With the crankcase dropped,
the bearings can be watched as the
shaft, through the flywheel. is raised
and lowered. Bubbling of oil around
any main bearings during this process
is an indication of looseness.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
POINTER ABOUT POINTS.
Burned Switch Contacts Give Eff
feet of Weak Battery,

Feeble starting is not always trace
able to low battery power. One Of the
factors the car owner fails to consider
is the condition of the starter button
contact points. Burned starter switch
contacts will give the effect of battery
weakness and this condition is not un-
common
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Driving Without Mirror

Despite warnings by safety and po.
lice officials, many motorists continue
to drive without rear-vision mirrors
This practice obviously is very dan
gerous, necessitating turning around
while moving forward. Quite a num-
Der of accidents result from just this
cause, It is stated in authoritative
circles.
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Is there a trend toward smaller
motors in American automobiles:
Recent discussion by Sir William Let's
of England and William /. Irvine
former trade commissioner of the De
partment of Commerce, regarding the
use of the high-speed motor in sinai!
cars seems to confirm the contention
that there is such tendency. The
small motor. as built in Europe, was
urged upon American manufacturers
by the British expert as a protection
to our automobile export business.
Observers, however, point out that
if the small type of automobile power
plant is to find general use in the In
dustry in the near future, it will have
to come from definite proof of the
higher efficiency of this type.
The most interesting set of figures
available on the subject is that re
lating to racing cars. Using the reGu'
lations of the indianapolis speedway
as a basis. these noteworthy facts are
brought out:
indianapolis Race of 1911.
In 1911 the Indianapolis race was
omen to all cars with piston displace'
ment under 600 cubic inches: Inc
largest motor entered had a dispace-
ment of 597.2 cubic inches and
achieved a speed average of 71.l3 miles
per hour for the 500mile trip. the
winner In this race was a ear with
447.l cubic inch displacement with an
average OF 74.59 miles an hour.
In 1912, with the same regulations,
the largest motor had displacement
Of 597.l6 cubic inches and averaged
So miles an hour; While the winner
had a displacement of 490.S cubic
inches and averaged ISL miles an
hour.
In 1918, the regulations reduced the
maximum displacement to $50 cubic
inches. the largest car entered hay
ing 449 cubic inch displacement and
averaging 63.0S miles an hour, while
the winner, with 44S.13 cubic inch di-
mensions averaged 1892 miles an
hour.
The same regulations prevailed in
1914, and the winner was car with
a displacement of $500 cubic inches,
which averaged S2i7 miles an hour.
In 1915, 1916 and 1919 the displace
ment figures were cut to 800 cubic
inches, the winner in 1915 averaging
1884 miles an hour with a motor OF
274 cubic inch piston displacement;
in 1916 averaging 1926 miles an hour
with a motor of the same dimensions
as the winner the year previous, and
in 1919 the average was 8S.06 with a
motor of o74.6 cubic inch displace
ment.
Drastic Cut Made I'm 1920.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL

whom motori SHOULD welcome he
chap willing and glad
her mem of the
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Cheap Upkeep Dangerous.

Don't attempt to save money by
being niggardly in your expenditures
for legitimate upkeep. Better spent
there than for undertakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
LATZO KNOCKS OUT
HARMON IN FIFTH

NEW YORK. June 3o.--Pete Iatzo
Of Scranto Pa, fighting weller
weight champion, blasted one cham.
pion challenger's hopes when he
knocked Willie Harmon cold in the
fifth round OF a scheduled 12.round
bout in Dreamland Park. Newark,
last night. Harmon was flattened on
his hack. as snug an a rubber door.
mat, a left and a right. "one-two.'
leveling him.
AS he lay dead to the. world on the
canvas. Henry Lewis, the referee.
bawled the count loud and clear right
In his ear.
Harmon didn't move a muscle. He
lay like n stone image, unconscious.
and was still there when Lewis roared
TEN" in his ears. Lewis plucked
Harmon from the floor and Willie was
carried to his corner. where 1t was
some time before he could he revived.
Harmon had made all the fight up
to the time he was crumpled. He cap
tured the first two, made 1t even in
the third, and Latzo took the fourth.
He was holding his own in the fifth
when LatZo suddenly hooked him cold
with lightninglike 'one-two" to the
jaw. Harmon went down on the fiat
of his back and didn't move after
stretching his full length on the floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
JONES WILL RECEIVE
"A ROYAL" WELCOME

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 30.--A young
man named Jones. emperor Of golf, on
Friday will enter the gateway Of
America in triumph. He will receive
a welcome such as Broadway has &C
corded in the past to princes OF var-
GUS realms, princes Of the church and
heroes of the abr and water.
Bobby Jones in the past has gone
back to his Atlanta rs to receive due
honors but this time the Atlantans
are coming to him. for he is bring
ing back from England his first for
eign trophy, the British open title.
The welcome to the COnqueror by
Mayor Walker at City Hall will bring
a tremendous outpouring of friends.
A mayors committee of 100 will greet
him, and in all probability he Will
have for q part Of the time by his side
the American youngster who only
a short time ago returned with the
other great British title, the anna teur,
but was too Ill to receive the honors
due him, Jess Sweetser Of New York.
Ticker tape such as has poured
from windows in the canyons of the
Wall Street district for many visit
ing parsonage will fall on Bobby.
When he comes marching home, the
| first part Of his route will be up
Broadway toCity Hall.
Bobby's wife and mother came to
New York Monday. Yesterday at
their hotel they admitted that they
had not expected him to win the
British championship. but had hoped
always hoped.
We're wonderfully happy. OF
course" they said THE whole thing
In wonderful-what- more can we say?''
And they said no more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
KANSAS HAS TOUGH >
RIVAL IN MANDELL

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 3o.-Rocky Kansas.
veteran puncher. will defend his
lightweight boxing crown here Sat
urday afternoon against an opponent
who was only years old when the
champion embarked upon his ring
career. In addition to meeting youth.
Kansas faces odds in reach and
height
In his effort to wrest the title from
the Buffalo veteran At White Sox.
Park, Young Sammy Nandell. with
his 5 feet Z, will top Kansas by q
inches, and the challenser's reach Of
81 inches will give him a 4-inch ad
vantage over the champion.
The tape line has disclosed that,
contrary to a general opinion that
Kansas was the more rugged of the
two. virtually his only statistical ad-,
vantages over Mandell are In age and
experience. Mandell Is % and Kan
sas 81.
Kansas and his manager appeared
before the boxing commission yester-
DAY, qualified for an Illinois fighters
license and posted a $4,000 forfeit
for Saturdays fight, for which Kan
sas receives $4,000. win, lose or
draw.
AKRON. Ohio, June 80 P).-In-
iuries will keen Willie Ames. local
Junior lightweight. out Of the ring for
three weeks. his physician declared
today. Chick Maglione of Akron
will substitute for him on the Rocky
Kansas Sammy Mandell card in Chi
cago SATURDAY.
Ames injured ligament in his
shoulder during his bout with Charley
Goodman Of New York. at Canton
Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
BRITONS FIND GAME
IS ROUGH IN SPAIN

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 30.-Spanish foot
ball players were too rough for the
West Ham British foot ball team
which recently played six games.
four of which it won. in Spain.
Capt. George Kay Of the West Ham
team was left at Vigo. in Spain, with
a broken nose and is expected to he
in a hospital for some time. Nearly
every member of the British team re-
turned with either black eye or
bruised shins.
II never will play Spanish team
again without suit Of armor, says
him Rarratt, left half of the British
team, They don't kick. They just
land. We got a shock when we
started the first match at Madrid. |
thought we had been sent into a bull
ring by mistake. We had rough
time TIL we retaliated with shoulder
charges. The Spanish referee. how
ever, said this was foul play, and our
center forward was ordered off the
field when he charged a man who
kicked his shin.
I'VE managed to lay out one or two
of the Spaniards, but the game was
stopped till they were replaced. The
crowd cheered the Spaniards and
Kissed us, and once. when one Of our
men nearly broke a players leg by
accident, we had to be escorted off
the field by Gordon of police"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
STURTEvANT TAKES
CHEVY CHASE TITLE

Charlie Sturtevant. Andover Acad-
envy netman, carried off Junior honors
in the Chevy Chase Club tennis
tournament yesterday.
To take the junior championship
formerly held by Bill Hitz Sturtevant
defeated Eddie Devereux in straight
sets in the final round Of the tourna-
ment, in which 90 racketers competed.
The scores of the deciding match
were 81, e., 60.
Mems doubles and womeh's singles
titles will he decided today. Bill Hftz
and Arthur HELEN face Capt. G. r..
Train and c. r. Train, jr., in the team
match, while Mrs. G. r. Train meets
Laura Bryn for the women's cham
pionship.
HELEN and Hitz won two matches
Yesterday. Clarence Norment and
Bishop Hill were defeated. 81, 60,
in the first tilt. In the seml-fnals
HELEN and Hitz won from L. A.
Baker and Fl. c. Rowan, 6-3, "a.
Laura Bryn defeated Frances
Bethel, 6-3. IS while Mrs. Train
eliminated Harriet Whitford. 6-1,
GO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
FLAG CHANCE RATINGS
IN MAJORS TO DATE
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

their admirers said class was bound
TO tell. But It looks now as though
Connie Mack Ia in for another disap.
pointment. l noticed something lack
ing in this club when l saw 1t in the
early Spring. That's one reason why
/ picked the Yankees instead Of the
Athletics. the general favorits.
The Philadelphia club has shown
brief stretches of class and has been
quite effective against New York. But
the Athletics won only two out Of
eight from Cleveland. and Washing
ton. with its weakened club, has
beaten the Mackmen in nine games
out Of I6.
Griffmen Are Rebuilding.
Washington has turned loose two
Of it's veteran pitchers. Joe Bush and
Aleck Ferguson, and as this IL writ
ten other changes on the club are
imminent. Finding that his vetera ms
no longer are holding up. Griffith and
Harris are starting now to rebuild
their team. 1t may cost them first
division berth this season. but the
work OF reconstruction will have pro
crossed that far for 1927. Washing
ton can find no fault with its fading
veterans; they served the Capital
City well in 1924 and 1925.
Cleveland was putting up q good
fight for second place when the rush
ing White SoX beat them in three
straight games. 1t looks now as
though the Indians intend to remain
In the first division despite all predic
tons that they would find their level
just as the Cubs are doing in the
National.
Detroit again Ia doing much bet
ter, and the Tigers are only a few
Jumps in back OF the other Western
clubs, Chicago and Cleveland. The
Browns struck quite a snag in their
efforts to make up that ground lost
in the Spring. Their position is much
like that of the 1925 Yankees. They
started so badly that their big batch
Of Spring defeats hung around their
necks like milestone. Baby Doll
Jacobson has added some punch to
the Red Sox. Heimach. the former
Athletic left -hander, lost a tough
Ito game for Boston against Cleve
land, but the Yankees gave him q
severe pounding.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
CARDINALS RATED AHEAD
OF REDS In OLD CIRCUIT
Big Lead Acquired by Yankees Proving Boon to
Them-White Sox Displace AS as Second
Choice i'm American League.

halfway Fourth of July post the dope OF the early
M Spring holding pretty we'll 1t still is long arduous
of October. but when the world series con-
the week october
Yanks and Meadows for the
Pirates.
The National League settling grind and the
fortnight hand tohand fighting between the
Louis and
of which the cula OF the Pennsylvania buc-
its
should prefer have money on Pittsburgh g. .
which Pittsburgh pulled
the club that
itself which heretofore lacked 1t has the courage born
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
14-YEAR-0LD NETMAN
Is TOURNEY FAVORITE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 30.-A 14-year-old
Kansas City youngster, whose agile
wrist serves him like a veterans, to-
day found his matches the center Of
interest in the Illinois State tennis
championships at Skokie Country
Club.
Junior Coen. third In the national
boys rating. became a favorite among
the nationally and internationally
known stars competing by stepping
above his class and downing one Of
the ranking Junior players Of the
United States in a thrilling match
BY defeating Howard Bancroft Of San
Diego, Calf, IS, 60, the youth
won the right to fight his way to the
finals in the junior class.
The Kansas City boy won the gal.
lery by his cool and driving play,
which was unaffected by continued
applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
BASE BALL. SECRETS
-By Sol Metzser---
DO THIS
To Hit Clearly.

The batter who hits clearly invari-
ably uses a level swing. The reason
Ia that II the bat Is held level II IA AL
most bound to carry into the plane or
the ball and connect with 1t Clearly.
The batter who swings up into the
chance of connecting with 1t, AZ the
plane Of his swing must cross the
plane of the ball at the exact moment
the bat and ball are passing each
other, The batter who has a level
swing rarely strikes out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
COAST LINKSMAN PLAYS
144 HOLES IN ONE DAY

LOS ANGELES. June 80 UP.-
Adolph Frankel of Los Angeles today
claims a place in the national mara.
thon golfing records with a total Of
IA holes played between dawn and
dusk yesterday. His best mark last
year was 1875 holes.
Fra nkel toured the 1s-hole course Of
the Hill Crest Country Club eight
times. turning in an aggregate score
of 702. His best card was SO. and his
highest. %. PAR is ~. He was in a
state of collapse at the end OF the
contest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 30
R).-Little Dan Gore Of Springfield.
Mass, the boy who Learned his mar.
bles from Dutch" Robbins. the ma.
tional "Immie' champion Of 1925, ana
little 13-year-old Carmelo Augeri OF
Lawrence. Mass, stand at the top
of the heap in the current tourna.
ment. With 10 victories and two de.
feats to their credit the two young
aters from the Bay State are battling
for a place in the semi-finals Of the
Northeastern championship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-30
YALE GOLFERS LEAD.

PHILADELPHIA, June 80 R.-
Yale, defending its team title in the
golf championships
at the Merton Cricket Club, held
a lead Of three strokes at the
end Of the first Is holes. The four
best scores by members OF the
Yale team totaled 323 strokes. Dart
mouth, with a total 32s. was second,
while Princeton and Harvard were
tied for third, with 32e.