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is low, partial oxidation will begin
earlier in the cycle and extend
throughout a larger volume Of yet I'M
burned fuel than IL 1t is high. In the
extreme of the latter case. it would
cause a lowering in the efficiency Of
the compound. while in the former It
might cause slight preignition.
1.-The ideal anti.knock compound
should possess decomposition TEN
perature which will cause it to begin
10 function just with or just after
ignition of the charge by the spark
plug"
Five properties, according to the re.
searchers. are essential to this ideal
anti-knock. The first is volatility.
with the boiling point under 400 de
grees centigrade. The second Is that
the amount of free metal liberated
when the compound is heated in the
air should be complete. The decom-
position temperature should he be
tween 200 and 300 degrees centigrade
Temperatures developed by oxidation
OF the metal should be high com
pared to ignition temperatures OF the
fuel The particles should be o.
coliOidal size TO favor rapid oxidation
The knock in an automobile engine
It. was explained. is supposed TO b"
due to the fact that the burning o.
part Of the gas mixture so compresseS
the unburned portion. that this un
burned portion becomes hot enougl,
to ignite spontaneously.
The burning of the gas is analogous
| to the burning of q. flrecracker, which
takes a finite time to happen, while
the spontaneous ignition of the re
manning gas is analogous to the ex-
plosion Of the firecracker itself, which
happens at almost infinite velocity.
The little particles of lead distrib-
uted throughout the gas mixture; vast
| ~ increases the swiftnesS Of the flame
! travel and make it possible for the
flame to reach every part Of the gas
spontaneously
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engine races when you free It instead
Of idling. You fail to shift into second
easily because you forget the impor
tance of speeding u the engine and
clutch gear when you are double
clutching. In this case 1t Just hap.
pened that tho racing engine did the
Job for you automatically"
But this was just an isolated case "
he argued II didn't notice the throt.
tie lever was set SO high. I must
have caught my sleeve in it,
All Of which went to prove one of
the greatest risks Of driving on the
level. It is SO easy drivers forget to
be observing. Things go wrong with.
out their noticing it. Most Of the
accidents happen on straight, level
roads.
Smith wondered why the car did not
gain speed rapidly when the throttle
was set so far above the tdling DO.
sitiOn. even though he fed very little
gas with the accelerator. The answer
to this was that Smith had been run.
ming for q block or so with the emer
gency on. It's a mistake he wouldn't
make in any other kind Of driving
but the easy sort.
Next week, No. 163--Garasing the
Car.
fCopyright 1920
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No. 15e-Driving OH the Level.

No. 15?-Driving OH the Level.
Lets find a steep HILL" Smith sug.
gested while we were out for a recent
spin in the interest Of greater fa-
miliarlty with our cars. I'D like to
show YOU some new tricks I've dis
covered in hill climbing"
Lets pick out a level stretch and
see how good you are where driving Is
easiest" I countered.
That was a new one on Smith.
Are you on the level?" he asked.
"T never was more serious" l ex-
planned. There Is quite little art to
driving car on the straightaway,
and a good deal of the trouble with
cars can be traced TO ones failure
to master this art"
Just then a knocking noise in the
rear Of the car became very notice
able.
1.-THE universal joints are worn a
little" he apologized.
Explaining the Knock.
But why inflict more wear ON
them?" l asked. Cant YOU see that
you are balancing the engines power
against the cars momentum in such a
way that the propeller shaft is floating
virtually free at times? The universals
do not know whether they are being
pulled by the engine or just carried
along by the rolling speed Of the car.
That keeps them knocking. Even If
they We're tight, this sort OF thing
would start them on the road to wear.
''I note that you are always very
careful not to let in the clutch with a
bang or slam on the brakes. Aside
from many other points you do this
because you have regard for the uni
versals. And yet here you are in the
easiest part of your driving inflicting
even more serious wear on the uni
versals. II you are going to save the
universals. try to keep the engine pull
ing steadily, instead Of in jerks. no
matter how gentle those shocks may
be. I don't know whether you have
ever noticed it or not. but when ] am
picking my way gingerly, either in
high gear or second, i often press on
the service brake pedal little in order
to keep the strain on the universals
one way With the car dragging a
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little, it stands to reason that the uni
versals cannot start to rattle or buck.
'On the other hand, II the engine Is
supplying more power than is needed
to keep the car in motion the thing
to do is to coast, except when creeping
over q rough detour where power Is
needed Internationally. Under such
circumstances it is we'll to dab the
brake pedal O little in order to hold
back the car at those points where
power is not needed. In coasting.
lem Of remembering either to have
the clutch in or out. No halfway
point should be tolerated.
let the Ammeter Tell.
Smith thought the idea was all
right, but expressed the popular no
ton that 1t is not always easy to tell
when the clutch is out.
'tAIl you have to do is watch the
ammeter," ! said. when the clutch
is out. and the engine Is running free.
the indicator Of the ammeter will drop
back to zero or discharge, depending
upon the idling speed Of the engine" "
Desiring to try the idea in order to
fix it in his memory. he presses out the
clutch pedal and looked at the am
meter.
You're all wrong he exclaimed.
"Just look at the ammeter. It's regis
tering a higher rate OF charging than
before"
He was right, but the ammeter test
was unaffected. Smith had the hand
throttle so wide open the engine raced
when he set it free. This was handy
basis for another point, 50 switched
the subject quickly.
"If YOU think driving on tho level is
so easy" j said, "try to shift into
second gear while we are just jogging
along"
That's something I've never been
able to do with any great success" !"
he started to say. But while explain
ing the situation he had pressed out
the clutch. shifted through to neutral.
let In the clutch, pressed it out, shifted
to second and let in the clutch again.
1t was q perfect shift.
That's one on me- he admitted.
How do you account for it?"
1.-The throttle is set rather wide on
the steering post" told him. your
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mystery Of why 1t suppresses knock.
According to their theory, III the ex.
plosion which takes place in the gas
engine tetraethyl lead decomposes sud.
denly into infinitestimal particles Of
metallic lead, which act as centers
for partial burning.
These little particles themselves
burn as the flame front approaches
them and thus they make the flame
travel faster than if they were not
present. This condition is described
as somewhat like that of millions Of
unimaginably small spark plugs that
ignite the gas just ahead of the flame
front.
Even Explosion Possible.
Thus. by virtue of the multiple cen.
ters of high temperature created by
the burning Of these little particles of
lead" says the report, there Is initi-
ated evenly ahead of the main flame
front a. partial oxidation or an auxili-
ary burn tending to maintain a com
bustion in a region of fuel which
otherwise would be subject to detona-
ton.
1.-THE decomposition temperature of
anti-knock materials, taken In con.
junction with the temperature of the
cylinder gases, thus determines at
what stage I'm the cycle they shall
begin to function.
"If the decomposition temperature
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Greatest Security

Association cars carry with them the same dealer
responsibility that is behind every new car SALE.
w. A. T. A. members represent the responsible
automobile merchants of the District. Every used
buyer is treated prospect for future business.
A modern automotive establishment stands back of
everv sale.
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WOMEN LIKE TENDERS.

Next to downy and slinky uphol.
stery. woman motor buyers seem in.
trigued by SO practical a thing az a
fender. The beautiful, rounded and
shining pieces of guarding metal
seem to have a particular charm for
the sex. And. as far as that goes, there
seems ample reason for their delight.
Manufacturers have developed fend.
ers to what seems to be the last de.
gree, and the latest models seen are
equipped with affairs so handsome
that they appear to belle their prac.
tical purpose.
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number of records.
NJ. r. a. championship last year. 1t
! has a piston displacement of 226
cubic inches.
No. 3 is another r. & j. Special
Of entirely different design, with a
piston displacement of 1873 inches.
Peugeot Is Giant Engine.
One gets into larger displacement
when one reaches the machine that
wears No. on its hood. 1t is a
Peugeot, with a volume Of 800 inches
and rated as one of the fastest ma
chimes that "rides" the n M. r. A.
tracks.
The Mercedes entries are machines
of relatively dwarfish engines. having
displacements OF but 81 inches.
The Hispano- Suiza, Italy's repre-
sentative in the contest. is the giant
in National circles. 1t is capable of
terrific speed with it's enormous en-
gine volume of $50 inches.
The big blue Bugatti is one Of the
racing cars that are making their bows
to America this year. 1t is expected
to make an excellent record. Armand
Peugh, a Frenchman, will pilot 1t In
It's board track debut at Laurel. It is
rated as che greatest car Europe has
turned out in the game of speed,
and was to have made its first Ameri-
can appearance in the race at At
lantic City early this month.
Supercharger Was Delayed.
This plan was changed. however,
when the foreign supercharger that
was needed to supply gasoline to the
motor at it's tremendous top speed
failed to arrive i'll this country in
time.
Now this vital bit of equipment has
been added. and the machine is being
tuned to compete against the best
products of \. NJ. r. A. drivers.
This giant of the oval already has
the Italian Grand Prix and the Tago
Florio speed classics in Europe to its
credit. In each of these events 1t
esta blished records that it's European
followers are confident will resist the
assaults of others for years.
All told, there are II foreign cars
racing under the colors of the Ma
tional Motor Racing Association.
There is a still greater number of
American makes, and, although all
OF either class may not qualify,
Laurel Speedway still is assured Of a
greater variety of machines than
ever before have roared around it.
The tiny 91-inch Mercedes will
have a chance to show it's superior
ity over the 350-inch Hispano. and
the latter to prove that "a good lit
tie man never is quite good enough
to lick a big one"
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RAPID COOLING HARMFUL
Pouring Cold Water Into Overhead
ed Radiator May Hurt Metal.

Nothing is gained by trying to cool
an overheated radiator quickly by the
addition of cold water. 1t is better
to let the radiator cool off naturally
adding the water when its metal has
reached a point where the sudden
chilling will not have further dam
aging effect
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When Doc" Gerner drops the
hiles made in this country and Eur
way on June 49, racing fans are goi
not been given III years to see va
In the last few years the pro
largely the province of two men,
Most OF the races OF recent years
two machines. They have been a
board track contests and both hold
Several years ago the automobile
manufacturers became convinced thai
little was to be gained by entering g
special machine in the speedway
clashes. AS result. instead of having
n field made up of perhaps 10 differ
ent makes of cars. automobile racing
became a duel between the products
OF Miller and Duesenberg.
Variety Will Add Interest.
Ii will be different at Laurel on
June 10. In a sense the thrills of the
old free for all'' will be reproduced
with a decidedly modern flavor, in that
nothing in the way Of speed will be
sacrificed. 1t will be contest of cars
as well as a contest of drivers, for
each driver believes in his particular
machine above all others. Variety thus
becomes the spice of competition.
An idea of this variety is to be OBJ
tanned from the list of cars entered in
the race. which includes, in addition to
The latest creations Of Miller and
Duesenberg. such famous race car
names as Peugeot. Mercedes. Fronte-
nae, Bugatti and Hispano SuiZa, the
products of the best engineering of
France. Germany and Italy.
There has been no contest in Amer
lea in years to determine the relative
speed merits of these machines. The
race at Laurel will achieve this end,
one that has caused endless argument
among the close followers of this
thrilling sport.
The backer of the Italian engineers
genius can take the man who sWears
b. Duesenberg to Laurel with him
and have settled to the satisfaction
of both an argument that was begin
ming to look perpetual. The same
goes for the man who recalls the vic
tory of Dario Resta in a Peugeot and
who thinks that this machine is the
fastest thing that rolls on rubber tires.
Speed Is Only Limit.
The y. NJ. r. A. officials are con
WINGED that the thrill of racing lies in
giving the public a chance to see
every type of racing ear and to this
end they have made lack of speed
virtually the only bar to participation
IN the associations races. Thus, if
q man owns a. car capable of, say, 130
miles an hour, he can enter it in the
race almost regardless of it's piston
displacement. A limit has been
placed. it is true. 1t stands, however,
at 400 cubic inchess which permits
virtually every type of fast machine
20 compete.
This also has brought into the n.
M. r. A. racing ranks a. large num-
ber of special jobs--the work of en-
gineers who have turned out products
of soaring speed which ride" only
on national tracks.
No. l car under the y. NJ r. A. ban
ner is a Miller Straight s. in which
the worlds fastest mile was made.
1t has been Slightly modified by the
automobile engineering firm, Fischer
& Jacobs, and will race under the
designation i. & j. Special 1t has
a piston displacement OF 1873 cubic
inches. 1t will be driven by Jimmy
Gleason.
No. is Miller 8. which was
driven at l41 miles an hour at
Muroc. Calf. This machine, driven
by Russell Snowberger, won the n.
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100 Conn. Ave.-lS22 L st.
H. b. LEARY. JR.. & BROS.
1862 You St.-1321 14th st.
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Rhode Island Ave. and l4th st.
MARMON WASHINGTON CO.,
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Don't Drive Close

Driving closely behind another car
when crossing q railroad track is bad
policy. He may not have looked
where he was going, or may have
planned to get over Just in time. The
next driver is the sufferer.
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FaireSt Terms

Association cars can be bought on the lowest
w. A. r. A. dealers are financially sound and thor
oughy versed in the latest and best financing meth
tive and protective insurance.
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BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL

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exploited interesting his experiences for the benefit Of
the other 20,000,000 members of
Evening star., 1926-12-13
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The initiated buckle of new master plate, and
the betogram to match, Cowhide leather strap
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buckle and beltogram of sterling silver. A lovely
gift set in an attractive box.
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Has an initiated buckle of plated silver, with
genuine cowhide strap. Ali initials Enclosed
in beautiful gift box.
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Handkerchiefs

Il variety for selection that assures your
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especially the Hickok More and more they are
becoming the correct finishing note to a mans
attire. Here you can select from complete as
sortnents of new Hickok Sets, of belt, buckle
beltogram and chain for watch or knife.
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Evening star., 1926-12-16
New College Loop Likely.

In the fact that the Oklahoma Ag-
giles won the championship of the Mis-
eouri Valley conference on the basis
of games won and lost lies a situation
which may result in realignment Of
this organization. Or it may be that
q new circuit will be formed. made up
of the stronger elevens of the valley.
The Oklahoma Aggies played only
four conference games and 1t is as
serted that but one of these contests
was against a strong eleven. Okla
homa University, which played the
Aggies to a 14-14 tie.
In the other games outside the con-
ference the team Jared SO badly as to
affect the prestige of the organization:
at least this was the opinion at Ne
braska, Kansas State and Missouri.
The Aggies lost to such colleges as
Tulsa, Arkansas and Texas Christian
by large scores and Michigan swamped
them in an early season game.
But the fact remained that in four
conference games the Aggies was not
defeated and their championship
claims have seemed to be indestruct-
able.
Herbert Gish, director of athletics
at Nebraska, has stated that he will
work for a conference comprising Ne.
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to Desert Professional Foot Ball s.
RED AND PYLE LOST COIN
ON CAMPAIGN, 1T is SAID
Paid Game Generally Had Bad Year-Former
College Star to Devote Time to Movies, to
Which He Is Declared Well Adapted.

braska, Missouri Kansas. Kansas
State, Iowa State and possibly Drake.
If stories OF Minnesota's dissatisfac-
ton with the Big Ten are true, the
Gophers might also be invited to join
in this projected association.
Opinion in the Missouri Valley as
1t comes to the writer Is that confer
ences of s or 10 colleges are too
large to permit the winning of cham
pionships, and at the recent Valley
Conference meeting at Des Moines
more than one coach and director
grumbled over the Oklahoma Aggies'
stand in the championship situation.
There was talk then offreorganization,
but nothing was done at the time.
In the meantime Valley teams are
reaching out for games with the Big
Ten. The feeling is that the stronger
teams here compare very favorably
in strength and general methods with
the Western Conference leaders and
there Is general inclination toward
the arrangement of as many tests
between teams of the two associations
as possible.
The interconference schedules for
next Fall is regarded as highly salts
factory. In all, seven contests will
be played, as follows:
nesota, Wisconsin Kansas, Grinnell-
Wisconsin, Oklahoma Chicago, Iowa
State-Illinois and Oklahoma Aggies-
Minnesota.
Nebraska and Kansas State do not
appear on this list. Both would like
to tackle Big Ten elevens, but they
insist upon home and home arrange
mentS.
Prefer Eastern Teams.
The Cornhuskers far prefer Eastern
foes to any Western Conference games
they would be able to get without
reciprocity Of visits.
Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and
Wisconsin would play Nebraska on
their own fields, but not at Lincoln.
But at the same time the Big Ten
athletic directors must appreciate and
respect the attitude of the Cornhusk-
ers and Kansas State since many Of
them hold this attitude with respect
to Eastern games.
Most coaches will stick with Mis-.
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AMERICAN u. WILL OPEN
NEW GYMNASIUM TONIGHT
Home Tossers to Entertain Maryland in Contest That
Should Be Fine Battle Washington and Lee
Ouint Invades ID. C. Tomorrow.

most formidable charges include
John Dunn and Harold Meenam,
forwards; Dutton, center, Metzmer
and Mccarthy. forwards, and Wells
Harmon. Gillian. Hickman and Fer.
guson.
Besides the American yearling en-.
gagement, these games have been
booked for the Georgetown cubs:
January--15. Eastern homo, II. Emer.
son itentative) 19; G. q. Preps. home: 81
Beyitt. home: 22: strayers. home: 20. Navy
plfSss fssruary4i annagois Sonzara. home: O. Am.ri
can %nrrlU uniEyeIFsity EsI,sty Freshmen home L. 81
sway: IL; St. Jyohsn's ltentative, q
Preferring a lawyers career to
that of a soldier, Harry Babe) Con.
naughton, Georgetown University's
big but agile guard, who was picked
generally on all-America teams, has
turned down overtures looking to his
admission to United States Military
Academy. Conaughton plans to fin
ish his law course and take the bar
examination, with a view to hanging
out his shingle next year in Philadel
phia, his home town.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
Season Disastrous for Promoters
GRIDDERS TO LISTEN
IN DRILLS FOR GAME

Mohawk and Waverly grid war
riors. who chucked outdoor practice
last night on account of the snowfall,
will hold blackboard drills tonight In
preparation for their clash Sunday at
Clark Griffin Stadium.
The game will start at 2:30 o'clock
and is billed for the sandlot grtdiron
championship.
waverly players will meet tonight
at 7:30 to listen to the admonitions
Of Manager Frank Kersey and Coach
Paul Smith.
Waverly has been advised OF the
Mohawk formations. particularly
those having to do with the ground
gaining activities of Bolic de Gassis
and Tony Abbatichio.
A twin foot ball bill will be offered
local gridiron fans at Union League
Park Sunday afternoon. with the Mer-
curry Juniors melting the Friendship
"A. G.. and the Wintons, 150-pound
District champions. clashing with the
Clarendon Lyons. claimants of the
150-pound title of northern Virginia.
Wintons and Lyons played a score
less tie game last Sunday on the
Clarendon field.
Evening star., 1926-12-16
NETMEN REWARDED
FOR GAINING TITLE

Prizes were presented to members
Of the Treasury tennis team, Depart
mental League champions, at a din.
ner last night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Willard e. Buell., 1439 New
ton street.
Silver cups and gold watch fobs
were presented to members Of the
team by w. A. Maidens. secretary
treasurer Of the Washington Tennis
Association.
The following received prizes: G.. M.
Charest, J. A. Purinton. G. r. Stam,
L. Fl. Baylies, George b. Clark. Ed
win Dowd, John Seward, M. p. Coe,
L. B. Henry. ana II. C. Armstrong.
A cup was presented by members
Of the team to Willard e. Buell., presi-
dent Of the Treasury Tennis Assocta-
tfon.