THURSDAY. AUG. :3, 1914
THE SOUTH NORWALK EVENIRG 588131331;
AUTOMOBILE
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M otoring Department, Sentinel:
l have a Locomobile car of 1905 mod»
el. with the make and break ignition.
system. I have checked up the valve
timing and: spark. i find the spark is
none the blast. on either batteries or
magneto. l have had magneto re»
chanted andgtried new dry batteries.
After trying new batteries 1 had the
motor turniovsrrabout twenty times,
and then stopped it. After this it
tailed to pick up as formerly.
cleaned and adiusted carburetor.
which is the one original part of the
motor of this make and model, which
is a 4.40. Any information you could
give me as to why [cannot get an
imp’lalse from this motor would be
greatly appreciated. While all parts
connected with the make and break
system are badly worn l tail to see
why i should not get an occasional
i impulse.
lam. w, B
There must be a short-circuit in one
or the electrodes. it so, there is no
r spark at the plug when the break
‘mechsnisni operates. You should
1 have,
Thanking you in advance“
.also note carefully the time of break-
ing of each pair of electrodes, that is
to say, the spark should occur in each
cylinder at the same respective time:
the electrodes should make a firm
contact and break away abruptly,
sometimes it is necessary to install
‘new‘ springs to eflsct this. it is also
possible that the electrodes of two
cylinders are in contact at the same
time, that is to say. the contact in one
cylinder may be made before the;
break in another cylinder. '
Motoring Department. Sentinel:
My car has a {disc clutch. \\ hen it
is released a. scraping sound comes‘
from the clutch case, and when it is
engaged it slips. I have tried to elim-
inate the trouble in several ways
without result. What Would youad-
vise? R. P. T. l
‘ The clutch should be Emormguy
‘cleaned with kerosene. Two or three
quarts should he used; at' vthe same
time letting the motor run in order
to thoroughly penetrate all the clutch
parts. Engage and diving" clutch
' clean. After this
i proportion about
every {5110 or 600 miles.
placed on the cylinder without dis-l
connecting the secondary wire lead-
whlie motor is running. The clutch I '
case should be drained and the same
operation repeated until» parts are
use a mixture of
light cylinder oil and kerosene in
three to one. it
clutch dogs ot hold use more here-
send. moo arcs. use more oil. Note
the proportion so that you can with-
out trouhfi repeat theabove about
4 m
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Motoring Department, Sentinel:
fa {lipossihle to test a spark
plug to see it it is sparking properly?
OWNER
The plug should be taken out and
ing to it.
The body of the plug onlylshould
touch the metal at the cylinder. it
everything is right the currlilw'rlll
jump the gap in the plug and produce
a tat spark when cranking thfi motor; "_.
it is well to remember that a spark
will Jump outside of the Itdylinde:
at atmospllcrlo pressure caller than:
1‘ 1.31. viiir
No Sarita“
Motor Party
Complete
Without one of our
acuum Bottles
Keeps 1.1111111110111111 80 Hours
Hot 30 Hours
Manufacturer’ s_ Guarantee with every one of them.
will make you the possessor of a' Rubber 'i’onod one.
6 Coupons and $1.13
will bring a Nickel One into your home. ,
Askyaurfnendswhoowuoae. Thay'lltsllpouwhat
snowsholdmcoasltyithasbecomi Brinngonpena
mbcforcthasnppiyuuhaumd. . «
6a€0upons and 98c
linside the cylinder since there is con
the time when the current is required
itozlump the up
, {Motoring Department, Sentinel:
L It the water is drawn from the radi-
ator at the mnrsnoe' 10! 4110- par p
' does it harm __ a supine to tart, lt'
"_ and drivaitngf ristonhogigg
.1 " “ ' as». R:
I L No harm will result it motor is not
_g run too 'long‘. The operation should
~ be quick—not more than a minute.
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l have a car Which began to miss
1.» stopped the
.. tire on the magneto.
-- engine. and in removing .ths plugs
:' {accidentally took the wines that lentil
jj truth the magneto to the plugs onr'
false. When i tried to replace them
: ‘I could not remember how they were
iplacsd. and i suppose i must hate
put them in the wrong place. for i
could not start the engine Several
friends tried to help me without suc-
19688. A call was sent to a mate
. 'tor a mechanic. and he could not
.."a t:
‘ {his the car
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.H. C.
" has run: might since.
it'is ev at you did not roplaositho
. - wires according to their order of tir-
' ing. A tour-cylinder engine tires
énndi,‘:‘l.‘i; or 1.11.4.2. In ravine
a lag. the w irea the order 0! tiring must
‘ he ralnolhbersdmnd it- swarmed
o! arias byi'turnins' moment's: bit:
, “-lhaudwn’d note the order in which in}
“ i let valves jonen " and. close. ;; Routine
' the hard rubber plate. which covers
..the magneto. distributor. {this is a
- tension current to. the [111133.th
‘i the motor over. with the: petroccks
open, until adistinot chips is heard
No.1 pet cook. Crank motor -
slowly with your linger over this pot
:‘cockVuntil the air pressure stops.
""113 will indicate that. the piston has
111111.111. is the polnt where the app‘rk‘
{ignites the gas. Then; 1.1m thistle
{amenable pressure in the c .ptL
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{1101911115 Department. Sentinel. 1 .
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emlltl gfie mu ‘2:
a few in utes the engine started and ’V
I j in the tollowlng way: Determine order -
;: device which distributes the 111311 .
beached top centre or compression. ..
‘: magneto and? mention them in 1
g the distributor casings intuit-w
\QRK. Aug. 13—1111: Belgian 1314115111311 to—
(13)— “public the followimr cabbgram from tllc Mill-
istcr of \\ or at Brussels:
the Port of Antwerp is open, and the rsltlarits of
tlit 11111 Sheldt, are open to
Ulurlllg the day there will be Dutch pilots."
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cunniluciai .naxigatlon.
SHANGHAI. China. Aug, 13,—The Japanese steam-
er Shikoku Mam was seriously damigcd today and one Jf
her 11111.: was killed in a cannon shot fired from the
lllitisll flirt at Hung Kong 1v hilc the \csscl was entering
w ”an.
PARIS. Aug. 13. 10:17 a. 111—9111 official communica-
tioufiublishcd here today says:
“A division of Belgian cavalry supported by a bri-
gade of infantry and artillery engaged and defeated near
the fortress of Diest. 18 miles northeast of Louvain, a di-
vision of German cavalry. also supported by infantry and
by artillcrv. 1
“lbs lighting was c\tremcl\ fierce and resulted in
the Germans being thrown back toward Passelt and St.
1 rcnd.’
Ll lXDth. Aug. 13. 1:25 p. m.—~A dispatch from the
Dutch Foreign Minister issued by the French embassy
hcrc tudpy. reiterates that the French troops behind Muel-
llauscn, 'Alsa'cc, “have not retired. but have Victoriously
resistvil an entire German army Corps."
PARIS. Aug. 13. 3:50 a. n1.—lt is declared here that
the alleged purchase by Turkey of the German' cruisers
(1111-11111 and Brcslau. as announced at Constantinople,
probably will be the subject of a demand for explana—
tions 1111 the part of France and her allies. '
PARIS, Aug. 13. via London, 7:30 a. m.——An official
1‘11111111111111‘at10u states that the forts a Liege are still hold-
ing nut; that the Belgian troops to the west of the citv
Miiresuincdlihe oficnsivc, and after a li\clv struggle drove
tlici li-rmnns back and rc-capturcd ground that had been
1051.
, The lclgians have blown tip—11 number of bridges 011
3.1111 rail}vav lims in the Guinea rear of the Landon dis-
trict thus 1utting them oil from their base of supplies.
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,bL ’ll.\, via Copenhagen, “a London. Aug. 13.
Chi! train with 400 Americans left at l
7 30 :1.
o'clock in the at
«dismal-for 1
M‘ "i .. in
banks ll
ingl r!
111 plume of other Americans. The lead-
llRSSEI;. 111101111011, August. 13 7. 30 'p. m wit
is; annoJm 1111 that the; 1914. class of reservists will be call~
cd to the (UlOI'S
Titluliiinistcr of War States that there has been an
engagement in Limburg province. in which the Germans
were drgcn b’a1k.
\‘o news has been received since Aug. 4 of Baron dc
VFax crcau. the president of the Senate, who left. the chamb-
cr for ldilfhatsau in the south of Liege province, on that
date. ' l -
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(Tll’i‘lNl‘IAGl’iNy Aug. 12, vit London, Aug. 13,—-
mulch circles consider that the neutriality of Denmark
must in- maintained at all costs otherwise the economic
distrcss which already is acute. will be accentuated. Large
quantities? of goods are. being exported to the combat-
ants. Germany has removed her tariff rcstructions. but
“ , requires that the shipmentsbc' in large quartitics. The ex-
part of Danish goods to England begins tonight, the
government insuring them against war risks
NEW; YORK- Aug. 1 5.11m British steamer Fran-
clsco. which arrived today from Hull, has two guns
' . mDunted on. the deck aft: Captain Buntou explained that
fifty vessels of the .Bsitish merchant service are to carry
guns lWeutyvfwc vessels already have been equipped.
BRUSSELS, via. Paris,- Aug 13, 2. 33 a.
day at 'l‘idietnont; the Belgian Lancers lost 25 killed, in-
cluding Captain Knappen and Light. Count V an (fer
Burch. whilef fighting against 2.000 German Uhians. The
latter lost 251) killed. The Lancers were chacked by ma-
' chine guns, but the Belgian infantry stopped the Ger-
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_ LONDON; Aug. 13, 1:30 a. m.:-A' dispatch to the.
Eachangé Telegraph Company from Basel,Switzs1-iand,
. says: « '“
.. \ pital facilities proved absolutely inadequate to care for
the alini imagedxblo number of wounded. Not only are
Ludwlgand other towns. "_ ~
ruopn for Holland. Prepartions hive been -
rum—Yester- ‘
‘ alter 9.91.1 trains to convey the wounded l .
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[if BHll ll WORKERS
Census Figures Show That final
Strides Have Been Matte in ;
Last 10 Years I
1 Thai (hiid labor is decreasing in the
{l uited States is proved by the 'Re«
lport on ()ccupations' retently publish.
ed by the Bureau of Census. This
report shows that between 1900 and
$3311) then was a deircase of 129.235
in the 1111111191 (if 131 drtn 1" to 15
1931s of age ellga‘wi in non agriculv
hits ()1 1515 number 7.7666;
{figs and 51.379 g1ls. The Na-
.tionll Child Labor "Committee con.
siders the census figure: very gratify-
{ing as showing the results of their,
work, i
; Lscksd Official Figures
{ “We have been sure for some time"
says Owen R Ipiejoy general secto-
'tsry or the National Child Labor Cour.
;1.~1ittee. ‘in commenting on the censpa
~”1311151“Poms
a c. , ,
'pmmrm»
1.1
{decrease in the number of children as
{wrrk, but until now we have nevpr
.had cmclsl figures to prove such a dos,
lcrease. Since our orgaznation in
11914 we have obtained improved child
‘labor or compulsory education laws in
every State of the Union. There am
1still eight States, however, in which
Eth-x generally accepted 14-year age
!limit for work in manufacturing or
{tablishments is not recognized, 10
‘tates that allow children under 16‘t0
;work at night and a great numberiof
lStatca that do not properly regulate
‘the employment of children in dam
gerous trades, street trades, and "a
rious occupations outside of factorloq
V and stores So we still have plenty all
work to do. Vie regard the cans
E“ bath "0‘ heard nor eye 0‘ figures as important not only becsup‘:
they shr w the results of our work;
but because they suggest what can‘ hq
{done it the American people once soil
their minds to keeping their children
“THE EVIDENCE OF
THINGS NOT SEEN.”
The wonder of the unutterable
world
Uplift: me from the long and
dull routine;
man seen
i 7.1111 its bewildering glorie=
unfurled, cation and health." I
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{93’ Skinnyflf “ .mymd ”lcwacétns DEFEAT WITH 11 51411.3.
hurled ’ Regardless of the tact that Walter
Johnson has lost many games by 1‘6"
1~Against em}... battiernents of liv- son of decidedly bard luck and battlnl
1 weakness behind him he does not seen
A;
" -. mg “ream... ' {to be in the least affected thereby and
icomes up smiling after each detest.
Johnson realizes that luck is against
him and he does not promise to worry
1““ _ {about it. it is his teammates whom
. ~ -.-. ~ ' ‘ ‘ gmost aflected by . his ill luck. fl‘hay
'1 ‘ V - feel that they are not doing what they
Immortal I“hts‘t}.1r°ugh 311mm" vought to'help along such great pitch-
1 mg. 1
Above whose 51111;:- vigils ever
ing darkness whirled.
i _.. ...._..
Yet ear of man has heard the} SALE.
skylark rise,
The tireless wind amid the pine
trees old,
And great sea-song of the tide
that calls and thrills.
Yea. eye of man has seen the
The Union Clothing and Sites M
splendid Ih'os.
POBTOFFICB BLOCK
The in: dam-clouds
»
shot
through and through with
com
The shining heads of the 'undis-
turbed hilll.
I
, LOVER‘S : *
‘ THE mos
in the
Outlook. 'ro nmsu out THE season.
OUR LINE OF
at am my Jui'r near v-
' ammonium.
While Canvas
Patent; Colt
Gun. Metal
1sreportI “that there must have been} '
:out at industry and giving them soul.
{ATTEND THE GREAT CUT RAT.
Louis Avrick‘
court-t noswaut‘ "
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Norwalk Chronicler