Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 9, Hammond, Lake County, 28 June 1920 — Page 8

L Mcmdav, .Tune 2S. 1920. Pazc Eight TUB TIMES' AUTOMOBILE SECTION

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SUBSTITUTE FOR GASOLINE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! NT3W VOKK. May 1. A suL-tiiute for gasoline which ho maintains can bo manufactured and sold prciitabdy Tor J rents a saJlon has hf on discvered by I' J! Cha-slcr. a New Trk chemist. The piiduet a fonn of alcohol oMridml from any vegetable matter containing starch, sugar and f!iulose. Cam- sugar ,.i!ks from which '.he fucar h;i:; b.-on extracted are used chit fly by Ohaj:T .n his experiments. The process, as described by Ch.u-lr. i 3 a f o!Io s : "The cane stalks are put into a grinder and chopped into sina.ll piece.?. Krop, there they an placed into a l.irge bo.ior. called a compression cooker. The mush i cockd for three hours ui.dr a pr. sMire of about 6 pounds. "After three hojrs 'he liquid is drawn .-if and put into a ferment;! ion lank, vv here my special Mft is added. The refuse from Uic mash left in the n'tnrreiVn cooker nukfy an excellent fert.!;ztr. I'rom every ton of ni :s.h ;il.uil -,"3" pour.ds of fertiliser etui he realiid"The liquid must remain :n the i.-ir.k.--f-r i-fvfr.ty-tno hours to insure thorough fermentation. From th" t.:;k it Is pumped into a distilling app.ir.cu. The next step ?. to uhj. ct it te a rr-c-or.s of diMii!.tton ide: tical : ;ilir..st

every detail with th.it employed makinK of iiriuor. This changes

a vapor, whic h is final!'.- oen ! nsed. ' "One more stp rem nts before we .l.avc the pure product. Dunn,; ' he J . 1 tilling it i. mixed with il. which is j taker, out bv passing the liqn -.,1 through I an ordmarv cream separator. The oil . can be used or and over ag.v.n in the j process." i Olhusler described a fe.it ur" ef his j rrovos.s which, he said, uas one of tivl reasons why the product cu!.l b re - . tailM far Ave cents a gallon. He i:d: I "The attachment that ..ranges th" ' iair ir.fo liquid, after tin- distillation:

NOVEL FROCK SEEN AT FRENCH RACES

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Ford mannetos. About 34.:64 miles of wiring used

In magnetos. S.me 8. 707.325 square feet of

vanlzed metal for ptasoline tanks. A total of 77.733.278 square feet of Bhfft metal for guards and fender. About 3-f.044.SD6 feet of tubular rods. Some 106. 516 freight ears to handle material and product. In addition to 7fl.." 3 4 . 4 n4 pounds of material in less than carload shipments. Approximately $15,000,000 profits shared annually with employes.

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NO CARS, NO JOBS. Motor cops and traffic policemen Fhoildn't bawl out metori.,t. If there weren't any cars there wouldn't i e traffic enough to make the p.-hee j dif neors.-ary.

TRY A "TIMES WANT AD"

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This pretty Parisian is wearing an afternoon frock of dark tricotine trinimed with filet lace made of wool. It is a rather unusual style and is the only one of many faddish cojpt- seen at the French

race track?, ine mouse is a simy.e , affair cut in kimono style, while i

the skirt looks Itkt? an apron. The two sides left open are filled in with lighter material, which is also allowed to show through the filet.

Motor Tnffle la Detroit Confeatod, Ictroit. loading automobile manufacturing city of tho world, is grappling with a serious transportation problem. Owing to the rapid development of the automotive industry, that city ha more than doubled its population in ten jtiirs. X;ooMers of the. "nun'or city" contend it has more than a million population, ami i he content ion seems well grounded, especially to one trying to motor down Woodward avenue day or nichf and miss everything, meluiiiiK thousands of other cars and many thousand of p.ilesl n.i ns. The uay out for thi. sudden confestion sctms to be a subway, which will take street cars off Woodward avenue. Tho r.ipid incroa.se of motor iraflic in Detroit has made Woodward avenue more congested than Michigan ave

nue in fhicasro. Causes for ttiis he m i the steady rtream1 of pedestrian travil en rosroifs main th.iroimhfarr and the I

presence there line in the cit;

Maybe You KnowMaybe You DorTt--THAT THIS IS ESSEX WEEK. Not only in Lake County but all over the United States. Watch the paper for records broken.

THAT we want you to look at

de in the Essex car this week.

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j THAT the record made at Cincinnati of 3037 miles in 50 hours wilh a stock Essex remains still unbroken.

LOOK FOR THIS SIGN

THAT we have one car that has

f the bu.M'M strfM cai j made 27,000 milrs and is good for

j twice that many more. i THAT there is no other car built in . r- I f I

the Lssex size or class that can equal it in high grade quality of material or workmanship. It's the world's finest lrght car.

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froeess i? finished, dispense? vit! r.ec.essit for der.aturis.it ion A ceo

to the manufacturers of d:natur.-d .- hoi that process a!o-c is re-sponsiMr at last ten cents ef th cost per ga

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the product :s poison .r.d r.tnnot be- used j -fin for medicinal or similar purples, it is,, ,

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ih's hue output, unparaith. m'.v'orv of motor car

r. the Ford company last j , "' 4?1 unfilled orders on i

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non-taxable. 'Previous tests made by chrn-.i

laboratories have shown th.it in any process similar to this 5 rer cent ot alcohol :s the most that ca:i be expectedIn other words, from fn" liur.d red pounds cf raw materials five pounds of alcohol can be derived. In actual prartiC", However, tha percentage: is nrn lef s . "Even with the imperfect apparatus that we have here we can consistently grt 20 pej cent e.f olume in alcohol, or twenty pounds from every Hur.-Isvi pounds of raw material. Roughly, tl-.it miii'; abeut four gallons."

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production of only i." " ors a year, th" follow- j

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S -iine 14 "i.o.io. on-) square feet

brr clot ii materia! lor tops. j Ground 4,oi",ooi each of wheels and; i tires. i

Over een.nm lamps.

I A total of 17. Pi? 14? feet of vanadium j Ft':! shafting and axles. I Fx,i '"y ." 5 R f. . " " square feet of plate i glass for w in Ishtelds. j More than 121,fi4" 337 feet of copper ! tubing for the radiators. I Around 1 i r, .t pounds of steel for

There Are No"Ifs

About It! We hne-j) that Firestone Motorcycle Tires will deliver most rn les per dollar. If we weren't sure of it we wouldn't be selling Firestone we'd choose soma ether make. But we tnena that the eatra rubber, the extra fabric and tha extra angles against skid that ara built into every Firestone Motorcycle Tire will deliver (service that satisfies. The proofs are' on file; read the list of racing victories for this yeax: the records in every lina of ervice. They will lead yoi to cay; Firestone for mine." , Champion Auto Equipment Co.

I Sheffield and Chicago Aves.j j Hammond, Ind.

Battery Service Co. 502-4 Hohman St. Hammond

Don't Forget The great pant sale now on at our store. That suit of yours can be made almost as good as new by matching up with a new pair of pants.

THAT the more service an Essex has seen the better it runs. Attention to lubrication and a few minor adjustments and you have a car that has already proven its reliability.

THAT the above mentioned 50 hour run was made to demonstrate that unexcelled endurance alone made it possible.

160-162 State Street

U'ATCH the Essex all over the United States this weak. Vll tip you off to some of the records. South Shore Auto Co. HOHMAN AND RUSSELL ST.,

HAMMOND PHONE HAMMOND 80 22 E. FIFTH AVE., GARY PHONE GARY 2702 Franklin, Hudson, Essex nd Dort WHITE FRONT GARAGE, VALPARAISO

He Never Had Time The other day a man lost two hours because his battery suddenly went back on him. He could have saved delay by keeping that battery shipshape. Sidestep trouble by stopping in. Ask about Threaded Rubber Insulation the kind selected by 136 manufacturers of cars and trucks. Electric Service Station 717 Kohxn.a St., Hammond. Phon. 55 INDIANA HAS.BOB TIRE ft B ATTEST CO. 137th n4 Grapevine. Phone 745B. HISBY WAQNTS A CO. 4S37 ronythe Are., East Ch-caff( Phone 906. KtTBBEXT BULLOCK ' ronrtt Point, lad.

Advertise in ce't.so asratn. constant effort.

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Steam Carburetor Injcenlon DeTlee Otie of the ingenious devices to aid

rhurtt ion is the automatic steam

jhyretor. It is really an auxiliary rburetor. for Its used in conjuncn with ga5 carburetors. Two Ohidj5 automobile editors recently t'ft;i this accessory on a Marram S4. a Veil, and a Chevrolet. Carburetors on these machines were,, respectively, the Stromberg. Hay field and Henilh. A quart cn was used in one t-n. On another car the vacuum fefd was disconnected, drained and then fi le,! -.vitn exactly a cjuart of gasoline. The cars a f re then run on the as carbure tor until the Quart was hurr.ed up. They uftf then run using the combined s.is and rteam carburetors. The f.illnuin,' per cent increase in gasoline mileage resulted: M.irmon. 31 1-1; Velie CT and

Save Shoe

Che vro'.f t.

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under puil was noted as follows mi n. a1? miles; Velie. 5 3-4 m.l

Chevrclet. miles. The water for the steam carbureter Is taken from the coolinp: system, is heated and vaporised by the exhaust J manifold. The resultant steam i shot Into the pas carbureter to be mingled ith vaporised air and pasoline. Motorists have noticed that their cars rn mere sniiotliiy on damp days. The principle has been made use of in bringing the steam carburetor to practical perfection. It is manufactured by a Chicago firm and has been so successful that the lif.hts of sale in pr'ictieaily every state have been disposed

of.

Million an a Quarter Ford for in: Ueports from Tetroit indicate that the production of the Ford Motor Company for the current fiscal year will . be about 1.25f,.'rt passenger cars, if the average for the first s"vtn month? is maintained.

Authorities claim that bicycle riders save ) 2 cent a mile on shoe leather! This being the case why not ride a "bike" and let us fit you out wi th Firestona Bicycle Tires! Come in and let us convince you cf the saving in more ways than shoe leather.

A. J. Walz 229 State St. Hammond, Ind.

AUTO

! If you have an old automobile j i even though it is not in running i i condition I will pay you cash for j

it. j Also I buy old tires, tubes and ;

auto parts from any make car.

! Tel. Hammond 2728 and our ! truck will call for anything in the I auto line you may have. j ! Maurice E. Ein

GENERAL AUTOMOBILE j SALVAGE , Office and Yards Calumet andj Conkey Ave., Hammond. j Tel. 2728. j

I sell auto parts that are as good as new, and may have what you want. See me today.

Your Summer Vacation

THERE are many arrangements that should be given attention before you go away for your vacation. This Bank has provided for the safekeeping of important papers and valuables while you are away on your vacation. Our Travelers Checks will enable you to carry your funds conveniently and S3feiy. Please call and arrange for these conven

iences.

Modern Banking and Sayings Business

The Hammond Trust and Savings

Bank

In the Hammond Building V. G. PAXTON. Pres. FRED R. MOTT. Vice Pres. FRANK HAMMOND. Sec.-Treas. H. J. GESCHEIDLER. Asst. Sec.-Treas.

Win Mmmin

At Uniontown, Pa., Saturday, Oldfield Tires won for Tommy Milton in his Deusenberg. , . r-- sr' First Place At an average speed of ninety-five miles an hour for two hundred and twenty-five miles! . . nr , Just as Oldfields won for Gaston CheTolet in the 500-mile classic at Indianapolis, where for the first time In the history of the speedway the winner went through without a single tire change! . -rr-rp For years tire manufacturers have offered the verdict of the speedway as the best reason why you should use their tires. ' , ' ww Oldfield Tires at Indianapolis and again at Uniontown have established a record that settles all argument. T . . " " t-

tubes tires designed and perfected Ky Barthe World." They are the most trustworthy

Buy these speed tested tires and ney Oldfield, "Master Driver of tires built.

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