The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-11
l0MMISSION TO
RECOVER CARS
IS PERMANENT
..-..~t National Clearance System
which VIII Aid I'm Checking
Transfer Of Autos.

cs,cazo. Feb 11.-That the In
.-S~+,te Motor Theft commission is
: ~ maintained as a permanent
..rtzation with national head
~.,tsrs in Chicago, is of a great
-, Of interest to motordom.
m. commission was formed la
.ati "a carry on a nationwide in
ll.s,,eation of commercialized
"asor car theft and fraud and to
ss-mulate plans for the destruc-
w ~ the market for stolen cars
"a thereby provide relief from the
- -rcving menace of this profitable
sorn Of lawlessness.
The commission, chartered under
,hs laws Of Illinois, is governed by
! hoard of seven commissioners,
assisted by national advisory
Yards composed OF leading police
and business executives.
Among the personnel OF these
sosrds. which total about one hun
Ard. are to be found such men as
Joseph A. Faurot, deputy police
commissioner, New York; DaE
BEARD. national Boy Scout commits
sinner: ]. A. Hall, educational di-
rector. associated advertising CLUBS
a the world; Gutzon Borglum
sculptor and president of the IN
ternational Sporting club; E. M
Allen. member of the insurance
committee Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, and others
Of equal prominence.
Perfect Clearance System.
The persistent efforts of thi.
body. aided by experts in. crime
prevention and other authorities
have resulted in the perfection o
national clearance system tina
will bring a powerful and destruc
tive influence to bear on the struc
ture and ramifications of CONNER
cialized motor car theft and fraud
and provide means for standardiZ
ing methods of transfer of owner
ship of motor vericles.
A national clearance test to b
applied to all cars registered, Il
the United States, has been care
fully worked out that not only will
result in the detection and recov
cry of great majority of the I'm
recovered cars stolen in the pas
that are still in operation, but vii
/ prevent to very large degree, tn
future sale, use or registration C
stolen cars in any state regardless
Of changes in numbers and appear
ances.
The plans of the commission ar
considered the most constructive
and >businesslike that have bee
n advanced since the advent of tn
y automobile itself, to adequatei
protect Americas $3.50, 100000 {
motor car wealth against CON
mercialized theft and fraud.
Agencies Cooperate.
Since its inception, this body hs
enjoyed almost unqualified morl
support and cooperation from man
sources among them police, detet
tive, state, insurance and bushes
authorities, civic organization
motor car associations, club
manufacturers, distributors, dea
l erB anu OWneTs.
The commission occupies ii
unique position of being the fir
national workshop" built to de-
with every phase and angle of Il
theft problem and provide a poll
Of contract for, and cooperate wit
all parties concerned in its soil
ton.
| That motor car owners may d
rive greater direct benefit fro
the commissions work, arrang
ments have been made to perm
them to become members. 1t
thought that this will help to brir
about unity in action that will {
long way toward freeing Il
motor car world from the burden
Il this laWleSSnesS