1am". and 11. an.
trill- at at tho. no it $011010!
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mmtmmyhilclon Into!
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11010111031115 NOTES
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Motoring Department The Sentinel.
.lvise the use. of tvehty five-
*l’fiu
{tent bottle of hy dtogen peroxide
‘lhrougi‘i air valve 01‘ carburetor to re-
move carbon. Would it not he just as
well to add the dry powdered hydrogen
peroxide to a gallon or two of gaso-
line in ht tank and use the car How
about 1111.112 med alcohol put in cylin-
ders. 111 order to cut out the tight
'lamp and send all the current to the
left lamp of a Ford car. as requested
by J. C. 1.. proceed as. folio1vs:—~Ruu
wire from lighting sfiitgb to rieht
lamp. Run another to‘left lamp which
is grounded. Run a wire from each
side of right lamp to a hivitch on steer-
ing column. When this swiich is op-
ened current Ithvough hoth
lamps. When switch is closed curl‘eut
pus-«s into lt'll lamp. 33111111
111111114 and be careful not to burn out
left lamp .15 engine speeds 1111.
ll ' A. it.
is 1111111111
passes;
'We all in. doubt as 10.11.1131
by dry pnwtietmi 11111111111111 pt'ro’vhlt‘
as we do not livtd it in l . S. l‘. l’l11'1'w
givc 11- i'tli‘t‘wr 1.2:""I<11!:~1' -. Alt-5:111:11 s
2001‘. lot“ '111‘11111'3112 mt'hnu if 11:»;1‘1111
ll't‘ouc‘1 :zir \'::l1:111Y'ilt1111tpi1111 [1 21111. 1
nine. .\'l!‘-‘ltt".' wuy'is 1:1 111.11 ‘1 111' :1
trot 11,1111) 111'l1111'11<11t111i11t1 11.1.1l1 '1“11
tlvr while 1111131111 is hot:- ‘l'u 1 1 111?
1:11." - 12‘111‘: 1i111'14l11 1110”": 11.1 .11
111:1'1'11‘3 Then 1111 «1:111‘rl 111.1 r 11'11‘1'
and 11111. 01110111 :11. 11 101114111 ti 'i‘i':
k6‘l'(1$(‘ll4* is 14111111112! 01‘ ('1111‘111'1 1111b
1‘1111 £1111 111371111~ 1‘1'1111l1i11: 11111 1511-
eneine riontmtwscs 111M311; and foret1<
it into 1h.» cut'hnn \vlti‘olT‘it soften: so
that it will burn readily. \‘1'1111‘Lci11'lllc
£11 v'it'iu': would throw double duty ol‘.
1‘11» 11-1" temp and would require extra
vigilance on the part of tile tlriv:~1‘.
M'1‘fii‘lllfl l‘ 1partmt1ut, The Sentinel.
-——l have innit-1'11 your situgt’s'ious 1111'i
helpful tall:~1 to motorists in tho 10111‘
paper with increasing interest. :111d
feel that you should certainly have
the llt:lllks of :1 areal - 111111111 rczulor<
for the valuable s11 *gt’sti'onn {lllllt‘lt‘eillg
each 11:11: t 1111111' 11.111111 from time to
dime that you vet-ont‘nietul the use of
‘lllt‘ ll)'lll‘(|3.t"l peroxide for eliulin'ttin”,r
carbon in the 1111113110, and l 1911 that
I would lilac to’ltuow more'abom it. l
can see 1'1111' pl: Hut. 1 that when the
peroxide; 111s drawn 111111 the .1i1 inlet
and l11ouLl1 into the c.1li111iel‘,thut the
heat oi? the cylinder will tdecompOszc the
pt11oxitlt1 111111 1o-1dtlv :111'd the nascent
to he of (‘till‘il'lt‘tilltlt‘
rain: in oxidizing and removing: car-
bon; but the qtlostlon that comes to
me immediately is, 1vluit becomes 01‘
the. water which remains-behind When
the peroxide is tit'1t-ompoocd. l have al-
ways been of the. idea that the lt‘ast
trace of wrttcr in vnut' gasoline would
be 11 source of considerable trouble,
and since the average commercial per!
oxide contains ('tlllsitlt’l'tlhlt' water he-
m'tlcs that that is combined with the
ext-11 atom of oxygen for oxidizing
purposes l1‘lt1ared that this Witter
would be a source of difficulty. 1
'woultl 11» into-1151.911 if you could refer
me to any article in the 1Motor Jour-
nals, or the like, that. have been writ-
ten on this subject, showing the scien-
tific and experimental side of
pump 011.11“!
method. Appreciating any replv, eith-
er tltroutl. the $231.; ' or otherwise, i
am. . W. R
Watt-1‘ in the gumlino does harm be
cause it shuts off the supply of £050
line at the may nozzle and so stops
the engine.
ed with the admission of mum to the
cylinders through the air valve. of the
carburetor. The water acts mechani-
cally, loosening the carbon and cdrrit
ing it away very much like the. action
of a stream of water on a gravel bank.
llold a piece of paper back of the ex-
haust pipe 1111:! see thr- laxic quantities
thrown out. by the use. of water. The
peroxide as the nascent oxygen com-
bines with the exhaust. The water
. helps bv softening the caibon as dry
carbon is naked on too hard to be
readily affected by the oxygen. We
have seen no discussion of this mat-
ter in the technical press, but the most
conclusive proof is to try it on your
own engine. The results will be found
very satisfactory;
Motoring Department, The Sentinel.
—-What is the maximum speed of a
two-seated Mercer? Could it hold a
fairly good "Gntl at this speed? H. D.
l? is almost impossible to give an
autumn figure i011 maximum speed.
The mechanical condition of car and
dflvnr’n ubllltv greatly determine the
guilt obtained.
m0
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Mg
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thisv
This is not, to be confusu
, ' some is set 1nus"
action is more thorough with hydrogen 5
41pm of cylinder ‘00:
the mm W cm to pin. and mo 0411mm um 11 plnce in us."
jld’kt'l, due to whorl-x. This would on-‘
;ly open up when motor was heated. til
may also be due to retarded aunt: and:
throttle: would. open. Compression
my be taking into water jackets, as
stated above. Spark plug of cylinder
MOIOTinE Department. The Sentinel. 3No 2 may have a cracked core. This!
~—Kindly help me solve the following often allows the spark to jump the1 gap
questions: I hat'de ' 1911, Buick and in the open air, but short circuits thr‘
find it very hard to start Some times plug when in the cylinder.“ is just:
1 crank [at half an hour or .more be- possible that. the cylinders are sttnredi
fore it will start After it gets going or the piston tings summed 119 “it“,
it is all 0, K. lf 1 would put on one. carbon. P1obably nothing out a illol
or two more diy cells would it do any ough oveihauling of the 1110101 will io-E
damage or would it help to start it?,cate the trouble.
I ha1e but i‘oui ordinary cells now
Also after it has run about .710 lllllé‘sl
and i stop it, i have a hard time start-
ing again. A. l.. ll.
our ignition system is supposed to
work on five dry cells so it would not
be advisable to use any more, You
state nothing about priming so we do
not know whether 51011 are equipped or
not. A prinnu; an '
would help.
Mttm‘in" “partment The Sentinel.5
*1, have :t 1e1v questions l 1101‘, {fiei
to ask you on motor troubles I havte
a lttl‘l five—passenger car equip
pcrl with :1 -~ oiler. and want to
know how 1 cu!) tell when the tiller is
l have both experienc-
(1'11'b11r111or.
the
111-0111131111; right,
inc trouble adjusting: 1111'
or choke '."1l\'11 ““1211 l 111lj1151 it to run motor
gt] 1i].;1t\.l:ll{Infill-'1lirt‘ll‘illld‘hlf‘ :é"‘l
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1 . 1 mil ,1 111i l‘l ; . .5, , ,1. 71'7, (11,: 111111511 oil
11 11l1 -l' ‘l 1’ 1.1.! 11- ,l‘ii. “.1151 ”it, ‘1»; gtlmtl' il.:“‘
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The 1111 1I';1I it li1li1~l «o butt: 1” 1. , 1111 put-ti 111.3111 ‘ltlu'tlt‘t.
1111111 1111‘ 2;:1s1121111' worn-.11: 1'l111'141‘ti 'l‘t» l1" ,1...,.,,1.. room-1,. mm“ 5.11551
t'ucl $111111, i1111t51' llllt“ 111'1111'1'uld. or z-rliilr’ 111"‘1‘~‘ ”1,1,1“ 1111‘Tl 1»v1111111- 11111111
li‘mtl'lttl: (4:311:11. liliirs‘t‘ltgml:till? Knit: 1“ ~1 In“ 11 11111111 up WWI tlHW‘l" ”‘1“!
' “ ‘ ‘ lltlJllbl :1i1' \‘5ll\'t".
111 :1 icon mixture. ’i‘itr hoot-lt'is
l1l'-’1l1:131: tittlm 1.. piston >‘1;1p due to :1
worn piston. This can only be 111111111
tl‘etl by having the t')l‘.lltlt"l‘.i rcul‘ounri
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Helpful Hints
.\ broken siil‘ltltiz 111:1l11 s 1211 t'Xt't‘ll.’~llt
11111 101,1) for :1 clincher tire. lt‘ it
'-ltl 11111311: the thin cut!
will have worn 1.11 .11 :-ll:Il‘p 1111i11t,11-i1i1-11
must in» ground oil. 11' 1'01”:
'.y it 11111111111 he ltllltltt‘ll 1111 with em-
but can't 2111 :1 speed or more than m“. ,.].,,1,_ unm- “mph it should be
miles per hour. Al ‘35 miles or more Rel” 1.. 11111 tool box 11111111 for use. ‘
there is considerable vibration. There , 1
i1. :1l.o :1 ”111111111115;1 or jumping when l
('l11«:1'1 titt‘ throttle, 11 hich llltillt‘n it 1111-
to hitheropmitlic throttle or
throw 11111 the clutch (”1111 l‘on sort-111st
1.1111111 pistons. 1'5
, 111111 of .1 11'1"51'
lithium; l'. porno-111. The Suntiut‘l
...1 ‘11-.1'11 11 111th Maxwell, with Sime
Magneto. and liiucston 1.:11'bur1tor,
1'111'1' r111~=«
11-
.al
l‘urry :111 11.111“ oil 1:111 on 111111 trill
1111:] have it 11111111131111th to be filled
with 11'l1mt1vt11' is ttt1tr(*ssa1‘51~i. .moliue;
p'imiug the cylinders or cleaning.
t‘t‘SFHl')’
111-5
:1 111111111111 for 19:12:11 faults. .1111 using quirk plugs, neatsi'not 05., f0,- tl‘p'
.1 . ' . ‘.~.. 1 .‘
"1"" ”uh ”" "‘ “' "1 1" clutch, kerosene to clean ....1 out. of,
AS 3'0" make no llli‘lliltlll ”l ”U" corners. oil int-use the other can l8:
liauliutr. 11101111~ in any our “‘0 are in-
clinetl to suspect the presence of car
bon in head of engine. ilcmove spark» l.
plum,»~ and sod if they ttro‘ curbt‘inized‘. An pvt-ellent 11111111111 is :1 small ltl'lfii
Pie-111 1111-111 11nd 11'11'11 carbon removi’tl.
int: cup fastened to the inlet manifold. 1
either by oxygen proces's or scraping. It may he used for priming in case 911-,
131111 fill‘tll‘l‘ “Million of carbon else» pine is cold and hard to start. But
“'1‘51‘9'9 ill ”“1“ department. Iii greatest value is in removing car-
’bon. as the liquid may be poured in so.
Motoring 211111111111111. The scutiiiel.'1~padny5 0f mime, this will not be
'7 l 1‘11"“ .“1‘1'1‘Yl‘ll' converted my Ford needed where the air valve of the car-
car into :1 much to do light hauling. buretor can be used for this purposei
but l find i am having too many puuc-, 2...... «1
tures in the rear tires. Would it, bcl if the side curtains obstruct. your vi-t
:1dvisttblc To change to solid tires for siou they are against the law. Apart
the rear wheels only? t). l. 11‘ from the the queuion of safety is an‘
It wattld be an excellent more 10 lmpililfml one. Many accidents have.
lost, You will he more titan repaid by.
t
‘1 2... ..
change to solid tires for the rcts‘ been caused by 1110.111“; of mono cur"
wheels. The clincher rims would have tains, li’ yon obstruct your vision YOU
to be removed. 1111“"t‘1’t‘r. lnfih‘t‘ 0f are simply inviting disaster. ‘
your nearest. tire dealer who will give» ~ -- 1
you prices and tell you the best pltlce‘ it new. side. ctutains ale to he put-1’
to have the work done. Echused, by nil menus get those which
’ open with the doom. They £70.; I“
\lotoring Department, '1111 Sentinel. much to tlt:1 contenieuce of enteiln‘};l
—-1 hate :1 Ford 1913 model. There is 9,111 1.1311111: the car that it is :1 won
a very noticeable izrowl, seemingly 001‘ they were not thought of sonnet
coming from the tr’ansmission when
the cat is tiateling 15 miles per hout THREE BANKRUPTCY
oi fastot. Below the above speed the:
growl is not noticed. The unlversall """' 1
joint has plenty of lubricant; likewise« John \1. Anton and Thomas N. Chat-1
the drive shaft bearing am. the dif— ms copartners conducting:r the Presto
ferential. New brass bushings have Lunch at No 12 .Fairfield avenue,t
been placed in the triple goats in the Bridkcport, filed a petition in hank-i
'tiansmission, and the car runs quietly ruptcv in the United States court yes—
”1 10W gem, and has veiy good power terday and they made oath they did"
in high. Can you tell where I will not have th> money to pay the filing
be likely to locate the. growl and if 109 They have liabilities of $0,185,912, ~
.‘11 R and $3, 265.94 of the amount. is tinge-l
The growl can only come from the cured Assets consist of stock in
gears :0 i1 ;5 pagsibln that 1119‘ clutch» trade valued at $100,11nd fixtures val-1,
is slipping Tn tightening the high tied at $535-
speed adjustment. 1 Luigi Bitondi, a builder in _
tiled a petition yesterday. and lie,
Motoring Department, '1 1M Sentinel. made oath he did nothing the' 111011837;
-——I hope I am not asking too much of 1.5, pay the filing fee. He 11,1111 littbilities‘t
you to enlighten me on the followmg of $27,386.72, and the summary dis-
questions throngh you: columns. My closes $4,822.26 of the amount is im-"
car is :1 Chalmers 30 model M (1913 secured Assets consist of real en .
The cylinders have been rebored. New tale on which is a value of $83, 5110,
pistons and rings installed. also ISplit-- and although the schedules do not
(tort Dixie high tension magneto and show the claims as secure: there are
carburetor. Garage men say 111211 mortgagei on this real estate. in ex-
talves, carburetor, tithing, etc are in cans of $77,000. He has stock in trade
perfect condition. \Vnter system is al- valued at :51, tools valued at 'SS‘und
11010. K. A medium grhde of standard “9th due on open account 0.4.907.
oil in used. Still the. motor heats with-f David Leaner 0! Bridgeport filed a.
in a mile 11" two: enough to make thPZpetltinn yesterday. and he mane oath
nit siznle Apparently 1 are: 121 not any 111- lllil 110: have the monev to pal!
compression in the. fir-it and second the filing fees, at. "abilities 111-9 list~
v...—
1
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l
l
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cylinders. It sounds 1111 it' air wait at at 35,875.11nd 35;... .. or the
clamping. yet cvllmhw. piston. rings amount ll unsmumd. He him no 110-
and mm my aid in be 0. K The ”in. t
never ignite:
mtmhwmmmm with an."
sl'iw 11 will not run 1l.c our :11111 411111511
having 11 1111111 vou 1'
PETITIONS FILED 1
‘—
Hartford. l
11'“ Colonial designs and
"mmmeamayvttit 1111‘
Corsets and
Dining Room Sets 5
Mahogany Dining Room Set, William and Mary
period, antique brass handles. Dining table 54 inches.
Ten 11191793, .tormct' price $200.00. Sale price $216.00
‘ octagon posts and
A very tin: specimen. 'l‘c11picces,iormcr
Colonial Dining Room Set,
scroll 1991.
price $5011.00. 8:119 price. $245.00
Jacobean Oak Dining Room Set, ten pieces. For-"
met 11111911151100 811191111111 $199.00
Golden Oak Dining Room Set, Colonial period,
umc ptcccs. Formcr price $152.00. Sale price.
$127.00
Walnut Dining Room Set, William and Mary
period. very attractive. Ten pieces, former price
$231.00. 81119 price $192.00
Jacobean Oak Dining Room Set, ten pieces, for-
mer price $202.50. Sale price $i69.00
Walnut Dining Room Set, Queen Anne period
very attractive. Tcn pieces, former price $209.00.
Sale price , $250.00
Colonial Dining Room Set, solid Mahoga 'mv, scroll
pilasters and scroll lLCl, ten pieces, former price
$425.00. Sale price $349.00
Dining Room Set, Louis XVI period, solid Mahog-
any, ten pieces fainter price 5371508011: price
$285.00
Living Room Furniture
The collection of Living Room Furniture is ex-
tremely interestinm There ire many exclusive designs
which are the productions of famous shops. The low
prices will he maintained for a few days longer.
Living Room Set, three pieces; sofa, armchair
and one large wing chair, tapestry covering of unique.
pattern. Former price $225.00. Sale price $188.00
Living- Room Set, three pieces;- sofa, armchair?
and large rocker, covered in fine tapestry. Former.
price $187. 00. Sale price ' $162.00
OVentuffed Set; sofa and two large armchairs,
‘covered in fine tapestry. Former price $197. 00. Sale
price $165. 00
OventuffedSet, very luxurious; sofa, armchair
and rocker, coverings of blue velour. Former price
$205. 00. Sale price $158.00
Living Room Set, three pieces; divan, armchair
and rocker, coverings of mulberry velour. Former
price $55.00. Sale price $46.00
Ovmtuffed Set, three pieces; divan, large arm-
chair and rocker. Former price $100. 00. Sale price . -
$63 50 1
Set covered in English. tapestry, spring cushion:
seats, three pieces; sofa, armchair and rocket. Former
price $175.00. Sale price $145.00
«-
Household Linens,
Women’s Suits,
Millinery and Shoes,
Furniture, the odd Chairs needed lit! ‘e‘ver‘y
home. Diningroom and Bedroom Sets, nice
Tables for the livingroom.
Silver, China, Glass, and Kitchen necessities. 1
Rugs, lLamps,
Refrigerators
Vacuum? Cleaners
Trunks and Bags-
Children’s Clothes, Curtains ’
Oriental Rugs
The two groups 01' Orientals here offered at 10‘
ductions are of the most Substantial character. They I
are heavy and will wear fur years. > 5
Kudos, 111112 535.00 for $49.50 t
5805. 00 $58.50 .7
$011.00 $54.00 .
5110.00 $36.00 =3
Moosuls,, were Stool) for $36.00 "
$35.00 $31.50 '1
3.00 $22.50
Cool Summit Rugs.
Ratania weave, pl 1i11 color with l0rdcr oi .ltrker l
511309. l
9 x 1211'019 81100 01' $13.50 l
7.6 x 11.10 511.1111 $10.75 '1 1
4.6 x 7.0 s 5.50 $ 5.00 ', ' -
36x72 $21.75 $2.40 5-, 1
Porch Ru gs, oval shape, l f
0.91117 was . 7.00 now $5.00 ,- ‘.
6x 9 $10.00 $8.00 1 ?
Third floor. ,‘
Linens
Luncheon Sets, Towels, Crashes , ‘
and small Linens. ~
This mixed assortment 0i useful Linens offers to l
the economical buver splendid cltancesio stock upthe
linen closet. Remembeiiug that nowadays linens .110
linens, these ptices will seem very tempting. 1;}
Hematitched Luncheon Set, Cloth 36 inches 0
square, six napkins to match, regular price “:24. 7S, _
for $4.25
Hematitched Seanes, were 20 cts. for 22 cts.
_ Hematitched Huck Towels, half linen, with dam-
ask borders, extra large size, regular price 59 cts., ,
,. for 40013.
Huck Towels, Uniou' weave, extra heavy, all-
1 white, regular price 35 cts., for 27 cts.
,' Pure Linen Bleached Towels, 17 inches wide,
regular price 23 cts., for 20 :15.
Cotton Huck Towels, extra large size, 20 x "2
5 inches, with red borders, were 22 cts., for 121/2 cts.
Bleached Russian Crash, all linen, 18 inches wide:
'regular price 18 cts., for 15 cts.‘
Bleached Toweling of good weight, 18 inches"
.wide, regular price 15 cis., f0r 121/2 cts.
g Bleached Turkish Towels, regular price 16 cts.,
12% etc.
El." Heavier weights, wetc
"1f" 16 cts. .1
Fancy. Turkish Towels, pink and blue stripes, also-1.
plain centers with pink and blue borders, regular 29 t
cts., , for 22 cts.‘
20 cts., 70..
the thirteenth.
Furs
The August Sale of Fun ts
announced to open Manley,
y , _ . Unusualsuttnetions 111 Fur
\ Com 01101111111110-
mks
t
Telephone Stands
Stand has undershelf.
Chair or stool included
in the outfit.
00:.
were 3 6.50 now 8 5.50
Mahogany Tip
Tables
very attractive patterns.
:Useful for card playing,
tea serving or sewing. 5
Were S 7. 00 now 8 5.50
S 9. 50 3 9400
' $10.50 0 0.00
0 9-78
to.”
8 9.30
Find Oak,
8100
$11.50 3
$12.00
$115.00 '
Cettage Curtains
Scrim Curtain, heath,
stitched, all white, regu-
lar price St. 25 ‘1.
sale price . $1200.; .
The Knitting Schoo‘ I
Will close on Satur-
day, Augustxelcv-
enth, and re-open
Monday, the twen-
ty-seveutlt. This
gives the teacher a
vacation.
MWIWIIW.
Norwalk Chronicler