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Taxi Drivers Aid Detection of Crime Forty thousand employes of a j nationally known taxicab com-; pany in practically every city in I the country, are now actively as sisting Police Departments in the work of recovering stolen cars. The idea which was originated by a member of the company has been taken up with enthusiasm by every taxicab driver and very effective work has been done. The taxi operators have ar ranged with the Chief of Police of their various cities to notify the cab dispatcher whenever a car is stolen. This dispatcher . broadcasts over the phone to every driver under his direction a complete description of the car. As a result all drivers are on the alert, and because they cover most of the city .during the day and night, they sooner or later run across the car which has been stolen. During the last two years taxi drivers in the city where the plan was originated have recovered hundreds of cars and similar re sults, have been obtained in other cities. Recently in New York, when a baby was kidnapped from its car riage in front of a leading depart f-i ment store, 14,000 taxi-drivers were called upon by the Police Department to assist in the efforl to find the child. This is another instance of drivers of the company through out the country rendering valu able assistance to the citizens they serve. Because of the inti mate knowledge of the cities in which they operate, and because they are on the street the twenty four hours a day, the taxi-drivers are in a position to unearth many clues thrt eventually lead to'the solution of crimes of all kinds. DID YOU KNOW— That chewing gum is a handy thing to carry in the tool kit. A freshly chewed lump of it makes an excellent temporary stoppage of a fuel line or carburetor con nection leak. PARKING ON HILLSIDE Leaving the car in gear when parking on a hill is not sufficient protection against having it coast, away. Low compression in the cylinders will allow the weight of the car to turn over the engine. This occasional jerking of the machine may be sufficient to force the shift lever into “neutral.” Al ways use the emergency brake too and point the wheels in toward the curb. MAKES EASIER STEERING Steering is made easier—and in many instances safer—by grasp ing the wheel at the sides near the top. With the hands in this posi tion a quicker, sharper and easier turn can be made in either direc tion. A full right or left turn can be made in with one downward pull on the wheel by the hand on the respective side. For ordinary driving it may be made comfort able to keep the hands on the bot tom of the steering wheel rim, but when tackling traffic or a winding [road the top of the wheel is best far top-notch steering. j Motor to Church ■> » in Comfort SUPERIOR 5-Pass. Sedan $795 f. o. b. Flint. Mich. The Chevrolet 5-Passenger Sedan is i most popular for family as©, because ~ ! it affords comfort, wejlther protec tion and the home atmosphere all the year ’round forgave people—yet may be economically operated with only one or two passengers. Its power, rd fertility and low up keep appeal toinen. Women like its handsome lmes, fine upholstery, plate glass windows with Ternstedt regulators, and fine finish. Everybody appreciates its great £vajde at $795 T. o', b. Flint, Mich. 'fig Guskaden Brother^ 3604 Atlantic Avenue COMMON OWNER MISTAKE! There 'should be a slightly greater clearance between the stem of an exhaust valve and its push rod than between the cor responding parts of an intake valve. Most car owners make the mistake of making all the clear ances equal, whereas the exhaust valves should be allowed more room for expansion as they al ways operate at a higher tem perature. PART OF WISDOM Consideration of the other driver is not always a matter of altruism; more often it is a ques tion of one’s own interests. Thus the man who tries to leave ample space for another car when he has parked isn’t an easy mark who is too considerate of others but a wise driver who knows what a mess most drivers make of parking and how often they rip fenders off cars that are too near the battle ground. KEEP OUT OF TRACKS Keeping out of street car tracks is a reminder mentioned frequently in connection with care of tires, but it applies to the safety of the driver as well. The habit of driving in car tracks leads logically to driving in switches. Here tires are not only damaged but the front or rear wheels are quite likely to “jump the switch.” Something approximating a skid is the re sult, including all of its hazards. When the tracks are wet the driver may find himself power less to steer out of them at a switch. 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So why not a little yarn about the customer-who unthink ingly poured water into the gas tank and gas into the radiator only-to find that the water turned to steam and occasioned him to break the speed limit up Pike’s Peak? ' Y Two hundred and twenty car loads of ailtomobiles of Canadian and American manufacture were loaded on one vessel at Halifax, N. S., recently and sent to New Zealand. Columbia V :j ,-f Ji -W?*' ■■*:"•'" ■ v “ ■. O PECIALIZED OIX The ; / - • ■ ■'•. ::‘"4 rr'":' t ' . v , - . • w ' - \ Gem of the Road - * / • __» v. r ■ ■ CENTRAL GARAGE JAS. McBREARTY, Prop. 2?N. North'Carolina Ave. Phone Marine 2450 Tom Porter of the Reliable Auto Radiator Works, has opened another shop, Winchester and Albany Aves., also 2013 Arctic Ave. Marine 1733=W RADIATORS and FENDERS A FORD CAR AT YOUR OWN TERMS HENKELMAN’S FINANCE PLAN ON FORD CARS has agreed upon, FIVE PER CENT. (6%) !S CHARGED ON WHATEVER BALANCE THERE MAY BE. For *“00.00, and" *100.00 having been paid as a *420 00“3 ith?r ^OO OO balunee being subject to 5% makes the balance *3B6o0’nerbmonthdne de<ViHt0 twelve payments equalling monthly payments of 1420 00 one-Sf cent Ax1'!*1? .mor* than a dollar per diy. On the balance of hundred°dollars (*100 on. i'nttreat ®” » dollar or fifty cents (60c) on one ried on the nnt* «charged each month on whatever amount is car SSd ich thirty Hai. h the n0t? la reduced *36.00 each month, the interest Kcmsui ,a.ecome. less. so that sh„„M the paym<,nt. be made originally charged o£’th. ^°fal amoun‘ of interest charged, including the 6% which is leas than on*^e.ebAance orIK>nally carried would amount to 8 6-8%. . thereasonthat should' th- h* amoun‘ charged by all Finance Companies. For th* least down ca-ment'A***”* ca,r,b“ purchased through a Finance Company. Thes&sSS bein“ on*'th;rd or ’156 to the entire amount!"1*1 payment can b« mutually agreed upon nt from *100.00 -o-tft PU-enV..166* **" b* ‘b« S* ‘b—d ” t*o ^rTgufate.0 Cc°“ ^ financing ”is VfthinV the^'co'ntnj^of hthehpurcluusr of unfo^?JS1lifbnmLd.Lt.bei:°-ml*.ha^<ll,hll> °r cause embarrassment by reason an extension can be granted JUd**i.the ?nf.ire ferment on any given month. Payments the Following” Mon And th* ■ PrivlI**« °f making up the Delinquent before the date the no?, is due"’ Pr0vided r«iuest is made in person on «y Ro.d-.ter. •* *OW u f^ 13 81 , Coupe. .. tow a. $585. $343.97 Sedan, a. low aa $652.1 Delivery in Atlantic City Tonring. a. low as 5.25/ 2.8$ Wisdom Consists Not So Much In Seeing As In .Fore-Seeing INSURE Your Automobile and Property with ARMAND l. gilbert U , "l»turauct That Protects” _3 Humphrey* Building Pkon.—Marina 431S-J