Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1924, Page 55

WASHINGTON, D. ©C, JANUARY 13, 1924—PART 3 =~ Bans Telephones h s 1T Fa2. 5, ahetd ot vou, m secerd an | o) EAGED) WITH GREETING For Car Aduvice John Smith and His Car || wd pre et 0 GIVEN “CHRYSLER SIX™ would liave the repair bill to — TO Avoid T’lefts BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL P Uil only: farther- shmyl: | Reception Accorded New Motor cate matters.” 1 replied. “You wore Special Dispatch to The Etar. e ‘ . % mr® | Carat New York Show Gratify- AL . 13m0 .| | . John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. Ho [ |35t now suwsesiing that the wnc- | . ooy ;:'""' '.‘llfi'ih‘d:"'h" he is a motoring ‘:‘ny" a chap willing and glad to | | That wouldn't be the company's obli- ing to Corporation. ve eiploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of gation. The best plan s to send a , ¢ v in regard to the ownedship of oy written notice of the loss. together | 0W YORK. Jaruar —Officials automobiles is not glven by tele- the wther V000,008 ok mate ers of the motor clan. with a rough estimute of the cost to |0f the (" r Motor Corporatior phone at the office of the commis- - - repar the dumugs, to both your in ’ the reception sioner of motor vehicles, accord- No 28—Presenting the Claim. | carburetor showed more evidence of | Burance broker and the insuranc srded W ryslers widely % B = compuny to Investigate losses report- |ororde: ing to D. M. Schroeder, deputy Upon investigating, Smith discov-|fre on the outside than on the in- |4 by your hroker or the agent. When |1 alled the Chrys commissioner. ered that the firc damage to his car | side, but in any case it would require { the adjuster sees the loss and lea SLeS . Dulilic ‘f'»; ”;(" fl‘f" It was found, lie explained, that | WA more scrious than he thought it |a thorough cleaning. Finally 1 ud- [the details he will wuthoriz _to fo N That Badid thicves formerly made inquiries by |was. When he pressed the starter|justed it mo that the needle valve [V fhe worl done. By wo-onerat: eut t enthuskast telephone as to the ownership of |button the starter motor turned over | OPened and ghut properly. be any ‘hitch’ in the adjusty pirked automobiles. They would |, usual, but that was all. There | o, NOW try cranking again” I sug- |y, ‘108 up nuusands of pe then look up the owner's address sust, 2 gested. Terms of Poliey e ¥ 1 autom and drive the car away in the op- | Was no response from the engine. The starter motor churned. The}l . AR 4 culers from posite direction, he sald. “I know what's the matter,” Smith ::5*1\;9:!:{::{1.‘1 1{".-1::2;;-‘&& ;-uxuu':‘l 4 IT;:«H ul; right u; this cus e country. f Ty exec When this wag discovered, Com- | geclared at length. “The fire burned 1 ed. We had overlooked | Smith argued. “But what if my car |tves every motes missioner ].1 Austin Baughman is- the fact that the insulation Was|,,;peen damaged while on the street, o comsans ene s uf repre a rde; o c- 2 ;ould o leave it there of Newshapers o au Hir of Tevealing the oenership of | the vacuum tapk.” When the gurago man raw this he | WOUH LRV B0 leave E QT NG trade” ybiicaties automobiles unless the man or This Wi ly half true, as I ex-|offered to put one of his mechanics | mory, in the Bror, woman wanting the information e 2 immediately on the job of rewiring 1B B NOTEIng 306 Reld, o the ot mmodore applied in person to his office, plained to him. The backfire had set | the engine. | ¥ouln e Yoldihe yoinn - Cia AL oLl Commodoss The explanation was gilven by |fire to the gasolins in the carburetor, “u‘; A}hm;:l. Sml"l_()h sald. “I'm in- W b Fead your. pelicy | Colt on the leading Mr. Schroeder because of com- |Lut it had not spread to the vacuum | 3Ted. ¥Gi KROVE THE insurance cos especiully the part where it | I melrovolinity ! 3 B . ;) 3 spoaks al rotecting the property 8 displayed at Do Badlogitimace. reasonn for |tank. otherwise there would have|way. while you're working on the cur | SDULLS, SOUL XU RE, the property d the Chrs wanting to know the ownership of |been an explosior. see What ails this clutch. 1t scems | SRRt TUEReE BUMBEE | oo [ler roadster touring cars avoid helping thieves, information ! all the gasoline in the carburetor and | burned off the ignition wires. pany will pay the bill. And, by the | 28ain, — carburetor now,” 1 sald, pointing to ) Saiil Xse) Manty. fence of meeting an adjuster, He l‘r’:‘;:r(;}‘;lj homber, which was then| “One minute I urged. “Let me vet to learn that the fire policy | Then He Looked It Up. the fl""“} e le valve 1n| cution you against repairing things |had been written with the under. | P o : overflowing. e needle valve is|too quickly. You are fully insured in | standing that he would equip his car | . T e e That Badier told vou to|stuck and the fuel is flowing down |u rellable company, but In the ad- | with a fire extinguisher and that he | Serious Matter. ur face that you wers swollen-|sor the vacuum tank.” justment of this 1088 you must deal [had technically volded his policy by | From the Lons L headed and stuck up and you let him | 7 2 with ' the company's representative, | not doing xo. 1t in sometimes weil to [ First Acto i he matt get away with L. Paving the Way. the loss adjuster. " And you must eo | unticipate trouble Hes the cer been worrving “Yas, ound him! He said I ws I spent about fifteen minutes re- | operate with him. en &n adjuster 5 = e " you sicass O e T N moving the cover from the float cham- | 18 sent to inspect & loss he assumes| .Next week: Meeting the Adjuster. | gicona A He has aske I thought he meant something flat-|ber and adjusting the needle valve |that there is a loss. Likewise he ax- | (copyright, 1023, Ly the Ullmay Feature |Me o Dut more life into my death tering.” and float in their proper places. The ! sumes that the claimant is honest. If | Rervice.) | seen used the flooring as firewood and quartered their horses in the building, About 1900 Mrs. Phoebe Hearst came interested in the old urch, and made contributions with which some repairs were maude. nce then various phil- anthropic persons and patriotic socleties have brought about the restoration of the church. MISALIGNED TIRES BASIS OF WARNING Source of Great Trouble, Is View of One Who Has Had Experience. | Wheel misalignment produces a tire |abuse that hus grown more rapidly, probably, than any other. Under {wheel misalignment ure classified | many conditions which are caused by wheels failing to run true and in ac- cordance with a course naturally to I be as: d on a motor car. One fea- {ture of this abuse which many mo- iwm:s do not understand is that any wheel on the car can be put out of line. Tie front wheels are cambered to provide case in steering and are toed- in to take care of the spread as the car is driven forward. However, should the camber or pitch be de- Autoists’ Scrapbook. creased or increased it will affect the toc to a great extent and cause pre- | mature wear, owing to the fact that THE UNIVERSAL CAR When George Washington, a boy, N § g came from his mother's home on Tieo T"““"“; “:1. Star Wil : et L print “Trips for Motorists to » Rappahaunock river opposite Nearby Hintorte Potnta~ tor the | |the tire runs one-sided and does mot dericksburg to live at Mount benefit of those desiring to | |Meet the roadway ax it should. Vernon with his half-brother, Law- i bt A Rims occasionally are responsible rence, the Washingtons and other M e T ahe | (for a wobble which can be miscon- Episcopal families in that region Maps and descriptive mat- | ytrued us misalignment. The wheel ol ; ter concerning objective points {tself can be in perfect alignment tende 'ohick Church. and th significance will ha and vet the rim may not fit snugly Pohick is an Indian word, and Traseut ]l for the conveniena cheel and the tire, thercfore, the name of & smail creek near th ety ¥ tames Ibgcome’ Lient imnd ohurch. The history of the church | | °fJM0igring reader ung, so that the axles do not run Fors s Dl pelut them out, p purallel and_this brings about mis- church was built. It onE ¢ This springing or bend- oh o ie halle n your ear for quick refer ¢ not_even be noticea disappointed in not being able to obtain SR e T | | OB e e ar G, Lt deliveries of Ford Cars and Trucks, as orders site w the con e I S | e Ias front beurings may become | ailon” G Wianigton S | Jon Barry, doin Guwwelt vt foned” i A e Vel ; were placed faster than cars could be produced. s, about | tution Poluek Church o wear on a tire it miles no site. | came to be poor and shabby bu- |18 very advisa to check up on all 3 onstruction of el p decline in the num- | of these of the car to pre- Hah BENQbiE Sas 1 n 1768, f Episeopallans in the neigh vent any recurrence of this abuse, Th d d f F d C (l T i final payme 3 borhood and becwuse some took | Which disposes of the tread very € deman or I'or ars an l'lleS S Daniel Fren 1 pews in ist Church aut Alex- |quickly. Any changes which are he congregation ¢ andria. Inte i reh w de In the chassi: ovide e . . ;s 3 : : BE e e e seml | Sone i o animas ey L ohteis brore s | Spring will, according to all indications, be far | : Looking Ahea LAST Spring a total of 350,000 people were certain cars, “There's plenty of gasoline in the | t¢ be slipping lately o he Sluin Shd Dy e nowrss: |veougna year were George W ¥ tended and kept in decen i tressing condition Mason, Daniel Mo A until the civil war. A motorist never makes a mistake " Y = Henderson, Thoma Union and Confede troops | by checking all these things over greater St pring. Withers Goffer, Peter Wuggener, were successively in possession of |himself at frequent intervals, or by Martin Cockham it. thougl it was most used us a | asking any reputable tire dealer to Willium ¥ L ir., Union picket Soldiers had examine them for him. Winter buying has been increasing at a greater rate than ever before. 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