The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13

and they come off easy enough! And
where the crank is locked, like it used to
be some years ago, it is easier still. AT
the worst it would take but two minutes,
and two men are always on the Job in
such case. One gets in and starts the
ignition and the other let's in the clutch
and off she goes!"
"To make a long story short-what
would you advise as really safe device
for keeping cars from being stolen:"
"Have a member of the family sit in
the car while it is waiting at the curb,
or put good sized bulldog, or police dog,
or collie in the front seat while the
owner is away. A dog of that kind is
the most unsatisfactory animal to argue
whit doesn't like arguing and you
can't bluff it, or tell it any lies-the only
thing to do is to go away and try your
luck somewhere else There is nothing
the professional automobile thief hates
so much as businesslike looking bull
dog or one of those German police dogs
They are the best safety device know
Of"
There is always a great deal of talk
about flake numbers" on cars, and 1t has
always been mystery to me how those
''falIe numbers" were obtained or manu-
featured. However, let the gentlemen IN
the Vermont State Prison have the word:
"If the police are notified within a few
minutes of the theft of a car-which we
professionals usually take for granted
it is necessary to change the numbers. Ii
I was driving away with @ stolen car and
/ had a hunch that the cops were after
me I'd pull into deserted side street,
where I was safe from observation for a
few minutes; then I'd get out OF my
pocket my little emergency box Of paints
and brush Those paints were the colors
used on the plates Of the State in which
! worked and one or two Of its neighbors.
Surprising, for instance, the number read
$780, All would have to do would be to
touch up the figures just a little bit, maxi
ing the into an s and the also into an
8, which made the number read 1898.
AS the police look for a car with the
number reported, and as only few min
utes have elapsed before they see me
with car Of the same make and type as
the stolen one, but with different num-
bers Orwell, they can't claim the one
I'm, driving away
81 usually got license for the car
which / intended to steal before stole
it, and then had the license all ready in
my pocket when I jumped in and drove
off. But once in while things don't go
just right, and some one tries to block
the game. One day I was caught dead
to rights by the owner as I was just get
ting away with his cart was a Cole
Aero-S-and he must have telephoned
the motorcycle squad while he was look
ing out of the window seeing me drive
away, because it wasn't minute before
two motorcycle police were after me.
had to step on her pretty hard, but she
turned a big curve at better than fifty
five through the very center Of Chelsea,
Mass, right across the square. On the
other side of the square | shot into
side street and out upon the road, then
slid down the bank into the marsh along
side, with all lights shut off and the mo-
tor silent. jumped out and ran bit out
on the road, turned and was coming back
toward the square walking jauntily when
the cops came up. They stopped and
asked me if 1 had seen big black tour