Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1922, Page 53

The Sunday E/_Iotorist An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. Edited by WILLIAM ULLMAN { Probably the greatest difficulty in, conmection with motor car ownership keeping appearances up and ex- penses down. Insurance Inquiries. Question—What is a “proof of loss™? ‘When should it be flled Wlthl the insurance company? Answer—Many car owners techni- cally void their claim against the insurance company through failure lt; file proof‘of loss within sixty days . = after time of | Instances are rare that between 90 and 95 per cent of all |y ere"the nsurers stand pat on this the accldents that occur result from |techulcality. but even. & technical the neglect of the individual pedes- {voidance of a policy-contract is never trian and less than 5 per cent are 3 help to the car owner in claiming caused by the direct fauit of the mo- indemnity. torist or the reckless use of the motor fquently car. Lying between these figures somwhere are from 3 to 5 per cent of the accidents where both parties are responsible. * % * Motorists vs. Pedestrians. Tt is a matter of undisputed record “Notice of loss" is fre- «ssumed by claimants as be- ing the “proof of loss” referred to in the policy. In forwarding the ad- justed loss data to the company an | kdjuster always Inserts details of the . Stmple s it may seem. @ set of [loss, awnership of the car, amount) tramertotes and regulations that witl [clatined, udjusted for, ete, in @& work out in practt e wot easy to|stundard form of proot of loss, which prepare. Firet of all they must bo)tho ussured signs. In the event that | based upon the surprisingly lthe loss s not adjusted within sixty | ¥s. the insured should procure -; loss form from his attorney | insurance agent and should fill in ails. together with the amount { wind any repair bills, bills of | ur other ducuments to support {t. then flle same with the home | of the Insurance company or | authoriaed agent. This °s uny possibility of techni- L wnce of this provision of the policy-con { parties canno the san princlple tha treedom with eac of traffic re ple of » str fon with endeavor ator- Wy impossible to | t insurance without buying | coverage with it? H 3 Is best explained by the tact that the value of automobiles | y s ft Ques buy 1o conv ists of the ¢ observance. IpOrtanc The ones hardest to 1 are the lstolen during 1921 was $300,000,000, foolish men, wom Iren who | just $3.000.000 less than the total fire wander about indis, whose Hoss of the nation. It Is obvious that intended moveme re unknown to | much of the indemnity for theft possible | losses must be paid out of the re- Wi they |serve for automobile fire losses. Theft | fnsuiance rates are apparently not in currect proportion of the loss ratio. spite_of the fact that they are Fire rates appear to be more in proportion and will un- enable the insurers to ac- | reserves on this themselves and crippled ! carelessness. | * % % | high. | neari King Motor Serves. | dout | doubtedly Sonic idea of what the ;\umnmbne;:fl:g:;‘ h“‘ "::_‘ Saadeil ts rendering the American people In|hile price cutting i< about over and the way of service can be had from [the elimination of the valued form figures compiled ceeks'|of contract helps solve the moral traffic census rec by | hazard the state highwa con- IR ecticu Traffic a . Thompsonville and Awich, the | Traffic Tricks. | two extremes of the New York-Bos- | whan cars have stopped at a cross- | ton highway through that state. BY i, ynead coast along and take it figuring the value of the passenger ¥ %S00 ¢ e rate of 3.6 cents mervice at the railway on per mile the Thomps: 3 a value of $3 of two weeks. of time $355.4 value of passe by motor cars at e to start off with rour Just ti |them. thus saving your brakes, 10¢ (gewrs and your gas. Incldentally you, £ l\l»'.‘;r:::?v';efl"fi:‘ !save your temper for more important er service rendered Greenwich. For & ying ¢ appears that the car can- | Irought to @ stop in time to vear the passenger service in and out Bile the Tach of the ear) of Cornecticut wouid be £l le Lo thy t6 tumi off to, the This figure is raised to $22.000.000 |, the left it there is other when approximately $5.000.000 e Charound sou. By runntme] added to cover the railroad equivalent | {0y re vehicle anead the of freight wervice handled by motor ] the vehicle & : s it an_opportunity to pro- nto any wonder the railroads have been’ complaining of various difficulties? Did You Know— i That smearing the posts of thel storage battery with vaseline wiil keep | fi i d severt! he ! emectiopas Crroding and severing the, | SUCTION-CUP NON-SKID That the dullness on the enameled | parts of the car (usually the radlator, lLowest Prices Yet \00d and fenders) can always be re- | One Tire moved by the sort of polish that cleans $12.00 off the oxidation? Painted parts re- $14.00 quire different sort of polish than $15.00 those which are enameled: one cannot $16.00 $17.00 Size 22x31 . 32x4 33x4 32x4%3 33x4'> Two Tires $1 ed in place of the other success- Buy your polish of a rellable suppiy iouse where they won't be like- $18.00 iy to try to sell you something they $19.00 $21.00 $22.00 are overstocked with. and be sure to SALE THREE DAYS ONLY Open Evenings During Sale REEBILT TIRE CO., INC. enamel or paint. i That a rim squeak which cannot 1623 14th St. N.W. All Tires Sold st List GUARANTEED 34x4Y be cured by tightening lugs can be entirely removed by reversing the rim, being sure to reverse the tire on the rim so that it still runs in the same direction? Mark the tire and the rim before the change so that they will be replaced in the desired order. We Give Standard Willard Service on All Batteries With our experience and equipment we have a notion that we could work out a pretty fair sort of battery service without much help. But we also have an idea that it wouldn’t measure up to the brand of service devel- oped for our use by the Willard Storage Battery Company. As Battery Headquarters we have the benefit of their years of experience, and of ' the definite national standards of service i they have been able to develop as a result. | Come in! No matter what make of bat- i tery you happen to have it needs the sort of attention provided by the Willard Standard of Service. tations Bradburn Battery & Electrical Service 616 Pa. Ave. S.E. 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Now that the automobile has be- come a vital part of the American life, with registrationa running more than 11.000,000, there is some point in remembering the year in which we boasted of the first automoblle— i 'or many a motorist. * ¥ % ¥ Repair Shop Blues. The car runs like molasses, The engine skips and chokes: ‘When the wheels are running fastest You can almost count the spokes. Repair men say the trouble Ie just a valve that sticks. I should have thought to ofl it And saved “four thirty-six.” Cars vs. Music. A great story could be written around the almost unbellevable fact that there are 23,000 places in the BUICK engineers built a marvelous car—with power—speed—endurance and riding | comfort—a car that could always be depended upon to deliver under any and all road and weather conditions— AND then Buick engineers kept right on experimenting and improving the minor details here and there each year until it is a proven and nationally known fact that the Buick is the best car in the world for themoney. It performs to the satisfaction of the most critical driver. It stands up phenomenally under the abuse of the most thoughtless and careless driver and it commands respect and admiration : everywhere, because IT MAKES GOOD. (The DECISION of BUICK OWNERS.) Emerson and Orme Service SUNDAY STAR, SRR Unitéd States to buy cars as inst 10,000 where sheet music can be Nad. % Observations. Some day It is going to dawn upon motor ecycllsts that an automobile cannot be butted off the road by the two-wheuler. Before this knowledge becomes universal, however, the usual number of funerals and ambulance solrees with motor cyclists in the star parts will take place. * x % x Can you beat it? After years and years of hard and confining work man finally reach fn bhe can afford the automobile he h: longed fo! hing it his health has been so d that his doctor insists that he must walk. * k x * Undoing the work that Satan finds for idle hands to do !n tinkering with a car furnishes employment for an awful lot of mechanics who might otherwise have to return to their old Jobs of truck driving. * k¥ % It is sald that the man who once learns to swim never forgets It, no | matter how long he may refrain from getting beyond his depth. Something of the same kind comes to the man who has once mastered the driving of a car. He may go months or even years without exercising his knowl- edge, but once he feels the wheel within his grasp the old skill makes itself apparent without any effort on Leeedmemege, YER AW R C, JUNE 25, -1922— PART s his part. You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, and by the same token you can't make the Many a young ceives a wage 80 small that he has to struggle to keep car and gasoline to- gether. (Copyright, 1922, by the Zliman Feature ‘Bervice.) man of today re- ROYAL LAUNDRY CLOSES. British Xing Doing His Best to Cut Expenses. LONDON, June 5--Like many other well-to-do people. the king is doing his best to cut down expenses in these days, and he is not too proud to let his faithful and loyal subjects know it. He considers that thereby he is setting them a good example. In order to effect economies he has decided to close the royal laundry at | TiRes $ Ofi 28x3 Inches 30x3 Inches CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. 818 14tk 8t. ¢ Doors North of H 8t. 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SIS S EEESSEEEEREEREREERES ‘«ll";];ih ; il i Reached the Highest Peak Of Motor Car Value Years Ago And Has Never Been Displaced Is at the Top Point of Efficiency If it’s a question of accessories for your Buick—we have the very best proven additional equipment at moderate prices. If it’s a breakdown out on the road—our 24-hour-a-day garage is ready and waiting to come with immediate help. If it’s repairs—you will find one of the largest and best equipped shops in the East, with expert mechanics to do the work right and speedily—at a minimum of cost and discomfort to i you. We are on the job to see that the complete satisfaction of every Buick owner is assured. The onome EMERSON t'f ORME Whenle‘Service' 1020 M ST. N.W. The Buick Phone Franklin 3860 for any Buick Need Paramount