MONK!
nuronoat
, to...
Not: .; , ‘ . partm-‘m. The St .lilné‘L
.4 h' a baby t‘herland aututnubilti'
mod; 3'.“ l undid like to set some
of your talaalslv intuizutition printed
in you [lilzlt‘l' Ill My clutch slips. l_
" examiiati tlutch lining. and it scents
Io be 0 K. I oiled liniug. but it did-
n‘t do any good. 1 ill?" Uscd kero
st-nt' oil. and it xvf'llls worst I then
tighlcncd clutch springs, and this
fitt-li'n' so help some. t2i l rcliuedli
HULll brake, and it doesn‘t Seem to
it u: ‘ttlation of chick. aiul I can hard.
ly t‘iangc gear at all I changed ad‘
in intents of clutch so it would COIllU;
out further by pressing on clutch pod-l
at. Would this have- any ct't‘vt-t tin
Vinaking the clutch slip‘.’ (3) l rcccnt-
\ly put new rollar hearings on L‘Dlllllk‘l‘"
shaft of transmission, and tbcre seems
to be a grinding noisctlicrc when on
in hard pull. i use B. B. transmission“
grease, and it setups to be soft. t‘ould
’thls trouble be caused by
~- fabric washers on countershalt? i put
fclt washers bctwccn roller llt'lll‘lngfi
, and steel washcrs- at each end of low
' and second gear on t-ountor shaft. l
twill appreciate this information Zt‘l-l
_hopt’ to sir“ it answcrt-tl in this nil-
lumn. W. i. It.
Wash clutch lining lllul‘tluglll‘. my
. pouring gasolinc on it. lt-t dag. :t l" w
hours and try neatt‘oot oil attain
Tighten springs, 11' it still slips it may
bt- set at the wrong angle, and it ncw
one will have to be installed. Thu
'grindftng noise is probably in the
7‘ W8. Use a heavier greaSc. ’l‘hc
,‘Ielt washfirs should be suflicicnl,
Motoring Department. The Sentinel.
. waist} you kindly advise. me it there
_ penny formula for determining the
Ethane-power of a gasoline motor. us-
‘m the following facts: . Bore, strbk'e.
it number of cylinders and number or
i‘ievplutions per minute. Would this
knot‘glve a fair rating to all gasoline
_ nuginea? R. L. C.
r.“ The S. A. E. (Society of Automobile£
~itlngineers) formula is worked out as'
follows: Multiply bore times bore
‘ ‘ limes number, of t-yiindors and divide
" result by 2.5. This gives tho llOl‘St“
power the motor will develope at a
piston speed of 1.000 foot per minute.
frlston speed is figured as twice thc
stroke times the nuuibcr of revolu‘
: lions per minute. Reduce to fcct and
,fiompm with 1.000 feet per minute.
. If it is loss the horsopowcr will be
.. "‘25:. ll’ "router lltc hormpoyrcr will
Jae greater in dircct proportion.
a,
4
5
1
Motoring Department. Thc Scntincl.
-l notion! that the intake manifold
out my Ford car stays at a frct'ziuil
temperature while motor is running.
'Does that, tlcnotc a cood niixtttrc or
poor? .l. H. 'l‘.
The low lcnipvruturt- of lllt‘ ittlot
manifold is due to twaporation of the
gasoline watch has to go! the boat
somewhere. This i- into of all motors.
The air is warnicd by naming around
the exhaust manifold on tho engine.
1! mixture does not firt- properly wrap
asbestos cord around inlet manifold
, tor its whole. lt'tllglh. This will prevent
cold air from chilling thc mixture.
fotoriui: Department, le Sciitinel.
—-Wlll tell you my auto troublcs and
'any information you may give the will
“be appreciated, My Ford is feeding
.100 much oil to cylinders, as shown
by continual oil smoke from (-xhaust.
Engine carbonizcs quickly and spark
plugs givc trouble on account of 97(-
pass oil. Have been keeping oil level
. low and tried heavier grade of oil
without benefit. llave run our less
than 500 miles since new oversize pis-
hmtt were fitted. Car was all right
Vurevious to this. Would yott advise
”leak-proof or non-leak rinz. Also no-
‘fioe a. miss in climbing hard hills on
' {thighhnd- cannot throttle down to lc‘ss
.‘Ihan tea or twelve miles an hour on
high without car running ierkily. Am
not sure if this is .irom a miss in fir
ing or some other cause. Car runs
fine eighteen or twenty miles or mor?
Wper hour. Had this trouble before
mcrhaullng. G. A...\i.
It would appear as if the rings'
jars not properly fitted—too much
we at ends of rings. or they may be
inhale. Leak-proof rings would pro-
bably help. Also inspect mixture. an
arbitrator may be feeding too much
gasoline. The miss will disappear
then the other matter is corrected.
. Motoring Department. The Sentinel
J-MY motor spotters and misfires
yhen I start it up and latter runs all
right. What is the cause of this?
’ R. C. D.
'The trouble is undoubtedly due to
«cold motor. The gasoline and air
an chilled and do not this properly.
wsr the engine is heated the gaso-
e vaporizer. more readily. effecting
limiter mix-turn. consequently the on-
“days not miss explmiions.
not using ,
donut
LE NOTES
Motoring llrpartiueut. The Sentinl'l.
I hav- a small ruulbout with Booth
mama-to set spark; Holley carburetor.
When I start my car in the morning
it starts easily. but after it has run
for an hour or so. it becomes necessary
to shut off t-ltc gas at tho tank and
drain or! the carburetor and then
t't‘auk about tbtee minutes lit—for.» it
will start again. (‘. .\'. ll.
Thu 11th that you have to drain the
carburetor in ordcr to start tvv'iz-iuv
suggests water in the gasolinu. tut
that docs not explain why tht- tilgliit‘
starts readily at one tinic and not
Hullllli‘l'. The next lllllp you litttl it
difficult to start draw off a lllllt can
hire on the hand and sce it' titt re im-
drops of water in it, .. .ltlzo look at
who lifters while rnainv is hot in sec
if thPy are holding any rains
thereby l'clt*tt.~iitg t'otnprt‘ssion. Also
look for leaks in inlet manifold or
around carbon-tor that may upon up
wlit‘n l- :itctl. Inspcct carburetor, anti
at
(lltt‘H.
ignition >‘»)’Slt'lll wry carciully. 2t:= ill"
lltllll-li‘ may lv- stunuulitvrv :iinont:
them
\ltiltll'l”: ’lt-partnicnt. 'l‘lic 5"”llllt‘l.
l l:.-i-.'t- .: 5...; Ford and find lllt‘ rt-ter
axlc to lidw.‘ l‘t)l!tl(ll‘l‘iil)l"[) lay \l'licn
jatlit’xl up, \‘l’hcn tlit- wltt-cl is oil 1
tan niovt- lllt' protruding part of the
axle. to haw considcrablc play when
:‘n k’ltllllll tll an inch. Should not the
axle fit sung in the roller hearing at
this point? Docs it indicate that the
roller bearings are worn and need rc-
placcincut? The roller bearings rttl~
‘lle considerably when taken out, and
shaken. 'l‘. R. L.
It is evident that thc roller bearinés
are badly worn and- ncod replacing.
They should be a snug fit around the.
axle. since you have already taken
them out for inspection you will need
no instructions for substituting new
0095.
Motoring Department. The Schllnt‘l.
4Pleasc let me know what 1 can do
to keen carbon from forming in my
engine. The plugs only run a few (lays
after cleaning before they hooln to
miss again. l have tt'it-d new rings.
and trlcd changing ill“ ”:1 incl.
Would tut arranxcntcut by which
sicam from tho radiator ildlllllil‘il into
tho cylindfit's be t'fil’t‘llYt‘ in l‘t’lllt’lvt‘
carbon. and would this watcr \‘apol‘
not causc tlitt t‘yllntle‘l‘a and pistons to
rust? Will art-ail} ttpprcci:tt-- infor-
ltutttion that will :tlIt-tiatt- tl::~ carbon
ll‘t'llllllf‘_ 'I‘. II-
It would ~-l‘l'lll bust it) try anothcl‘
gi'utlt‘ of oil or :illnllil‘l‘ malt», as some
oils will t-arbonizc in :t ccrtain engine,
witcretts other: will not. {sweeper
once or twice it truck is excellent, or
you might try dcnaturcd alcohol the
.‘fUZ‘l‘ way. i. t‘.. unobalf lottmlpful to
cat-it cylinder with originals hot. Sonic
motor to rttn water or alcohol throuttli
air iillt'l or air rah-u \rltilc citginc is
spt‘i‘dt‘tl tip. This strikes carbon in
cylintlcrs and earring it out with tho
exhaust. lloltl a piece of paper at
cud of cxliaust pipc and note ltow ef~
l-‘t'lll't this is. eroscne may bc used
tho sumo way. but makes a lot ol'
1:tuoltc, which it: not tltc carbon. but
simply thc ltcroscnc burning. 31mm
from llll‘ radiator would not lic prac-
tical. an thcrc would not be pressuro
enough. and it would be necessary to
orcrhcat your tnugiuo to make steam.
The steam would how to bc admitted
to tho inlet manifold. Where it would
bc condourctl by the cold water. The.
same rcsult is obtained in a bottcr
manner by pouring small quantities of
water into tlic air valve of carburetor.
It will not rust cnginc as tho oil pro-
tocts tho r‘ylindcr walls, Better still.
pour pcroxidc of hydrogen on air vttlvc
whilc cuginc is running. The surplus
oxygen burns up tlic carbon in a Vcrl’
satisfactory manner.
\iotoriitg charimcut. The Sentinel.
~-\‘.'ltat care must i div? my 510mg?
battery? 0- N' P-
You do not still” whether the bat-
tcry is usctl tor ignition alone or in
conjunction with a starting and light
ing'systcm. Remort- vunt. plugs a.
least once a week and watch the level
of the electrolyte carcfully. Keep it
twcll over the plates, one-lottrtlt inch
,or so. if it gets bt’low the top. the
piatcs will no injure-d. Retanl‘xH' that
Inotbinn but pure distilled water
lsbould go into a storage battery un‘
llcss some of the acid has. bet-n spilled.
in case of battery bring upset and
much of tho electrolyc lost. pour in
distilled water immediately, and take
to a service station to have electrolyte
properly adjust-2d. lf lights burn low
or engine misses explosions look to
the battery first. The hydromcter is
much more satisfactory for testing
than the voltmeter. The acid strength
should be around 1,275 at all times, it
you have a generator on the car. if
it. runsniuoh lower you may be using
*“ firm
low a m the "to-W
In”. .
Mu tho an.
a. {mum adj-std It a mud"
; Malian
“worm; in pgnmz. The summed. i
. .- thaw boon iota-mid that tho launch t
In utitture In: proved wry ancient '
in the rcuwyal of carbon Honoured ‘
alcohol. :iu lial‘lr. eulDlilll'lr tutu-r. lti3
:prtrts; aqua ammonia. 3 pcr rent. .32
parts. Omaha]! once» to he put in,
:cnch cylindrr of hot motor at uiklit.‘
iand allowt'd to stand till morning. '
:Will you kindly tell me it. in your"
*opinion. this ntixtm'e would d9t‘ifl'huh' ‘
i/.v and \l’lll'lltt‘l‘ or not it would b" !
likcly to injure the columns of either
cylinders or crank cask. T. V. P.
A
.
W.M
The Store will be closed Memorial Day
'l‘hc writt-r doubts it the mixture
would act any bcttcr than alt-UhOl or
k‘t'lLlhi‘HP llr‘t‘t‘l alone, using a stir-ll .
A. «~... ..
quantity in tho sulllP- inmt-‘ler in l'ai'll
Illindv‘r. it would do no harm to ‘11- :
1a l‘l‘llt‘lll. :ts thi- inixtut‘t‘ t‘Uliltl not in-
jtlz‘t‘ any part with which it would
I'Sttlt E‘
that
tt: ~‘ -.;-t .
in; ll((llt(.. ,q'y‘!
V.’!‘l’l”“'"'
Helpful Hints "
'l‘m'l tht~ inixturt- occasionally by
tho i‘lanic at the ”diff
ralV-‘s. Opt-u onc at a llllli‘ \thilc :lt'
tii.;:t~r\ Eng
eiiyint- isrtmniug and mm: color of
“auto. i'tirrtrtt lliiiuill't‘ is shot?“ by
a l.ltii.~'lt l'lll'gtli‘. ‘l’t-lltitu show: rich ' -
i~ii.‘;:t:rt\, A light blur, :tiiiirtst intiSi- Garbal‘dlnes
l-lc. illiHll‘. tot.- much ab. You run
r: adiiy :tlltl_.' Illi‘hl“ colors .at a gut. Waist band 24') to 36
stoic. (“it titwu tlic gas and up. n tltn »
.....t .. li.l. blut mini 1 shown. .tti ~ $3.50 and $3.95
.3 nun lllt‘ air and turn on ”1“. gasp a
urging; on yellow, sonic-
tinit‘s with blilUlit—l. shows rich nilx-
turt- \l'hcro wrong mixture occurs ’in
the carburetor UP sum you ttndcr-.
stand the adjustments before making
any changtts. lt‘t'oqucntly a man titarls
to adjust a carburetor when it does
not need it. Other signs of loan mix-
ture are popping back at carbutvtor
and weak power. Other indications oi
White Shoes For
rich mixture are pungent odor. black ;, .
smoke, and it jerky action of tlic ' (‘ll-y . 5 Women
gine due to missing cxplrmions. _. Pumps for street wear
__,_-... - 3'. on
A car out of up for any lcnt'tb ul, @1911: “'00 10 “5'00
time—say all wintor. or oven for u . “(15ij and Calfskin $6.00
month~ahould bc jacked up. This is "'Udhtllnev Buckskin $8 00
‘- I u; . i . ’ I
more to prevent injury to tho that in
case it goes flat than to take all the 80008 for dross “'(‘fll'
l'l'tl t-tilttl'.
' Corded Reps
$3.95 to $6.95
AnA‘
new special
L
rchvsupport
Shoe for. Women
Made on an entirely
proved by expert medi-
cal advice. It will pro~
thc support and comfort
before Decoration Day
Fancy Striped
Gabardines '
Waist band 25 to 36
$5.95 and
$6.50
Bl
Blouses of Voila. Lawn-
and Tub Silks in a pit-using
assortment ol‘ slylt-s. Sizes
lo 50,
$1.95
last, up-
strttin. The in era of fabric in the .' . ft ‘ .' ' - '
shoc arc iu'oifcrly nrm'm‘tioncd l0 Reignskm 010"” “'00 lrhllsttlthfg dlltl athmtz font (6801118th and l"tillt.‘\' Nov—
stand the weight ot‘ the car. Tit-3 Canvas, $6.00 , P" \V . ‘ . .‘ I . '
tirou arc sttbicctctl to much greater Nile Cloth, $7.00 $9.“) a P3" ' y a” ‘q ”1 distincttte
strain whitc in motion than whilc1 Gamma Buckskin, $9.00 style,
strutting. _.._,_._ E French Kid, “0'00 Sports 811083 $4 95
livincmber that light and hunt are “HOME. a Calll‘flS, rubber 50195,- .
dangerous enemies of tires and avoid N710- Cloth, tithtll‘tld heels, . lllg’h (filth $5.“) ‘
thcnt all you can. On a hot day. when-
ever you come across any water in
the road. drive through it slowly so
as to cool the tires and always stand
your car in a shady place if possiblc.l
_‘ "$5.00
Canvas, leather heels. $4.50. r.
Reignskin Cloth, leather
trimmed, white leather
heels, $6.00
For Sports Wear.
Oxfords of Canvas. full
rubber solo,
Genuine Buckskin, l‘ull
rubber sole, $7.00
Genuine Buckskin, leather
high cut, .
. cut,
00 ovcr tlic leather on. the. car no 1 (x 11 l] i he
caslonally with special leather dress-
ing and thc difference lit the appear-
ance of thc upholstery will K‘puy you
a thousand times. it also keeps the
lcathyr soft and plinblc, helps it to
rcsist rain. and prevents it from wear-
ing out so rapidly.
colors, ., J,
.v'wv-
Oxfords, -
1.65
In case of a blowout. cxainine the 5010 $800
l ' ~v -
Iuhtl you are going to nor very 133““ Genuine Buckskin, heather Pumps, $2.00 bllllllllt‘l, ’55
fully. it may burn lain in the car for trimmed, $7.00 Second tloor. f. . :31.
several months ttntl got. oil or'groust‘.
on it, making a wcttk spot. which will
rcatlily blow out whcn pumped up.
Look cspccialiy for worn spots where
thc tube has been chilled. They'
should bc tovcrcd with a gasolinc‘
patch or some tire putty. When n.
spurc tubc is placed in the car it‘
should to in a bag or have a cloth
wrappcd around it and be blockcd iii
such a way that it cannot clinic.
Some massive Library Tables of
solid mahogany are remarkably
t beautiful specimens of the Italian
Renaissance period. One of those is
most elaborately carved with 008th
MNBUR‘V Mil-V ‘-*~Af““‘ Pit-“ml- ‘th'us lcarcs, scroll and shell effects,
up in a mu“ 20 My" ai’m a“ “mum” interlaced scroll and borders. The.
table top is supported by caryatides,
BORROWED UMBRELLA 26
YEARS AGO, OWNER GETS $5
0
a
belonging to’Charlcs ll. I‘cix. a mys—
terious and anonymous person now
living in Waterbury, conscience striok-t I
on at the act. yesterday mailed to Mr ; ‘
l’clx a bill in paymcnt for the umbrcl-
’Another handsome specimen has
‘curvcd legs and claw feet. This also
i
l
l
l
la. Accompanying the so was thc fol- .- . q; _.' 1,
low letter ttldressod to Mr. Peix: bears acanthus crat lllg‘ and OOIIVBH‘ ' 3“».
"De“ Si“ 50” “3W YER” “80 “1‘ flonal floral designs. These tables ’ ‘;
umbrella that had been left in a ‘ ' . .. ' . .'
Danbury- and“ Norwalk train was are V61 7 lggel £01 hbl d1 y and 1“ lug i:
picked up by a person who had no 1130111 usc,w111 carry numbers of books,
idea of stealing it. On the handle One 01‘ tWO reading lamps, a large
was your name but no address and; ‘ f 4' b k f ‘ (1
your habitation was unknown. 81183, 01' 16 cream 00 S 0 an) e- ‘
acription. They are also large enough
and very appropriate for church use.-
i
Quite a long timc afterward your"
name was seen in some Falrfleld
county newspaper as being a resident
of Danbury. Then it was the lnteu‘
ticn of its finder to return your
umbrella. But the matter was da-
laycd and when an attempt was made
to find the handle and have it i'c-cov- '
cred it was unsuccessful. Apparent
ly someone had taken it or it had dis-
appeared.
. 5 l
Canvas,“ kid .tlrinmicd,
icnuine 'Buckskin,$8.00
Genuine Buckskin, high
leather trimmed,threc
" ... ‘ . . ..
M00 Sneakers limo
Shoes, high cut, ‘
' my
$4.50
$9.00
Buckskin, 5'?
L- .
I
$8.00
. -~ .. 1"-.-~-A¢
line, from
t
'31’.
$1.35
and tichavc
and striped c
34%
. it-
and $2.00 g
~
New Furniture
Recent. arrivals of distinctive merit
E A pair of Chairs. Sidechair and
l Rocker are designed on Empire lincs
with curved banister backs and flag
seats. They are painted in black en-
'amel and have decorations in Chinese
style in gilt, pagodas, and landscapes
yvith flowering trees.
A Tithn Work Table is a near rel-
ative to the 'l‘iffin table sold last
season. This Work table has a large
round basket slung between two
wooden legs or supports and the bes-
ket has a cover. There is also an
under tray. Any kind of work, knit-
ting, mending or art embroidery can
‘ be kept in the basket, and when tea is
' Served the tray may be used for the.
l convenient holding of kettle, cups and
i plates.
.Ult‘d t .
v-i—yt—I-mint-gt'lrt '1'
Fourth floor.
Men's Summer Wear
Correct Styles ‘ .
Men’s Shirts, “Metric" make, with
soft. double cufi's,
Men's Silk Neckwear, an cxt-lusive
Men’s Wash Ties,
radii»
nu '
a.
cad’o
, - Printzess Wash Skirts/(Extra fine assortment
Bedford Cords
,Waist band 25 to 36
$3.95 to $4.50
Nurse's. Skirt
. 4;, White rcp
$2.50
\
OUSCS
Mutiuc .Blouscs w
large collars of contrtisti
. colors. also with self-o
orcd striped lawn. Silos
50’ .
$l.00 .i
i
Striped Crbpc dcfiChln
Lingc’ric and Dimitias
tailored models. -
$2.95 and $3.00 1
i W
t
I
l
5
"$2.00
50 cts to $2.50
plain colored crepe
cloths, cmbt‘oidercd
ffccts. Correct for :
50 6138 ‘
Main floor. kg
, .... .
1, W, “s...
:V‘lvz'km ‘3
United States Flag:
Wool Bunting, standardf
quality '9‘
4x6 and 5x8 .3}
Allies' Flags "*“l
Great Britain and France
Printed Silks 4 x 6
’iv '9‘;
t
“ ti
‘ 12 x 13 on staffs i 5
Great Britain and France '
3 x 5 ft. '
' Third-noon. l
Candy
Maplenut Putts ,‘l
Creamy. delicious,
35 and 65 cts. ban
An assortment including l
Chocolate Nut Mallow.
‘Mttplcnut. Putts
Caramels 60 on
In tin boxes convenient
send away. Will keep .
long journey. -'
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l run-mar" W. -1”...
STATE TAX JUNE 1
at. " Lt. ,
“Enclosed please find $5 with which
you may be able to purchase a fair
umbrella, even if not quite as good
as yours.
"chrettlng the inconvenience that
your loss may have caused you. _
"Sincerely yours.
“One Who Wants to Do the Right
. . . .Thlng.” ”
public to the fact that this State tax of
four .mllls on all taxable securities,
and on bank balances in all but. say-
ing. institutions. is duo on Juno lst.
yesterday.
t
c
The tax is an optical one. and this.
tact is known to few'people- Under
_ its provision, persona owning securi-
land must be paid on or before that lieu which are taxable, or having bal-_ tact that the latter affords a saving of the state;
posted and published at the direction pay the state [our mitts on every (1%
Notices calling the attention of the of State Treasurer F. S. Chamberlain. lar, and so avoid paying the city tax
of 20 mills on the same property.
either city or state tax despite
1
W 'k'r'l
1mm”. ,. . 1
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. .- _ . .. A... .,_-.. . c"-.- ._.._ .. _.. , . w. “.1.
date to “Old 3 heavier rate, We” ances in any but savings banks, may 16 mills, and so lay their estates liable
to it heav'y penalty, slut-c under the
new law it is provided that the estate
of one who has tailed to declare his
cu..—
Many people, however. (all to pay pl‘Opcrt)‘ as above dt'scribod for taxa-
the tion, shall [lo taxed tcn pc'r cent. by
$4.:
Norwalk Chronicler