Evening star., 1935-09-22

uOSlIy, 90 not 90 the expected CLlnS.
Motorists must try to anticipate them.
To do this, one must drive slowly and
carefully wherever they are present
A suggestion has been made along
this line to have signs indicating
school zones a block away from the
actual intersection where the schools
are located. This change, it is
pointed out, would give the motorist
more time to be on the lookout before
he actually entered the school zone.
This might be accomplished by
police standards or the marking OF
the street itself with paint. The plan
is worthy of consideration.
A constant education for school
children at home and at school is
needed as a further safety step.
Parents and teachers cannot spend
little time more valuably than teach
ing the youngsters what and what
not to do on the citys thoroughfares.
Protect the school children!
X X
Things are happening in automotive
circles. The industry is well on its
way to annual changes. These are
coming earlier this year. According
to Consolidated News Features the
ng-heralded stock car with Diesel
engine probably will be on the market
before 1886 under the Auburn trade
mark.
Reports from the headquarters OF
the Cord and Auburn interests at Au-
burn, Ind, indicate the new auto
mobile is about ready for production.
No indication has been given, however,
about the probable price.
The Diesel motors will be supplied
bv the Cummins Engine Co, with
factories at Columbus, Ind. Diesel
power units for commercial trucks,
railway locomotives. motor buSses and
power units for rural homes already
are being manufactured there
Engineers for many years have been
predicting the advent of Diesel unit
for passenger cars. Such an engine,
using unrefined oil for fuel, offers ad-
vantages in economy.
In the gasoline engine vaporized
gasoline is forced into the cylinder
chamber. where it is exploded by a
spark obtained from the ignition
system. The explosion forces piston
down, supplying the motive force.
The Diesel engine needs no ignition
system. Heat is, generated first. Air
is forced into the cylinder chamber
and the piston congresses the air to
approximately 500 pounds per square
inch. This raises the temperature of
the air to about 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
At this point the fuel oil is in
jected. The oil burns, expanding the
gas and forcing the piston down, sup
plying the motive power.
The Auburn interests pioneered
with the front drive in putting the
Cord automobile on the market. The
venture was none too successful, how
ever. as the car could not be brought
into a price class that would appeal
to a large number of buyers. Price
may also be an important factor in
the success or failure of a Diesel
powered car.
While Auburn is making plans for
q car with new power effects, another
company is planning a comeback with
another unconventional motor unit.
This involves the return to the manu-
featuring field of Franklin motors,
with its air-cooled engine.
Dallas E. Winslow, Detroit re-
frigeration magnate, has obtained an
interest in the Franklin factory. BY
deal with the Doman-Marks Engine
Co. of AmeSbury, Mass, rights have
been obtained to an eight-cylinder.
air-cooled passenger car motor, about
which engineers are enthusiastic.
This new motor has been under de-
velopment since the formation of the
DomanMarks Engine Co. two years
ago. According to John E. Williams,
Franklin executive, the motor this
Summer completed over $4,000 miles
of rigorous road performance, in ad-
dition to extensive laboratory testing"
Franklin was previously identified
with the air-cooled engine. The
company, with headquarters al Syra-
cuse, N. Y, was unable to weather
the depression, however. The injec-
ton Of new capital and new blood
will be watched in Detroit with con-
siderable interest. 1t is expected here,
in view of Winslow's connection. that
some effort will be made to tie in
with an air-cooled refrigeration prof.
ect to supplement the automobile ac-
tivities of the company.
At the same time that new plans
are in the making for passenger cars,
the White Motor Co comes along
with an announcement of series of
streamlined trucks. The company ex-
poets to put between $4,000 and 10000
of the new line on the road during
the next II months. The streamline
design for the trucks was made by
Count Alexis de Sakhnofsky famous
industrial stylist, whose assistance is
frequently sought by the automobile
engineers.
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The North American Newspaper
Alliance furnishes other comment of
interest in the industry.
Looking toward 1886, both Detroit
and Cleveland have been centers of
automotive interest last week. In the
Detroit area previews of new Dodge
and Buick lines of cars were given be-
fore dealer assemblies.
With the assembly lines of 10 fac
tories closed for change-over, the pre-
views are to continue preparatory to
the opening of the automobile show
season in New York November 2.
In Cleveland, the national machine
tool show continued and with it there
was conducted a production session
of the Society of Automotive Engi-
neers Before the S. A. E. assembly,
william B. Stout, president of the
organization and an active proponent
of rear -engine cars. talked about the
effect that the introduction of cars
with motors in the rear may have on
automotive manufacturing.
In the light of Edsel Ford's recent
statement that rear-engine designs
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