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
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it affords comfort, wejlther protec
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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.
We Want You, To •
Try Our Battery
and tell us if the results are not better
' than from any other make you have used
in your car. We want you to watch the
-lasting qualities of-this battery, the way
it behaves under all conditions
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3-B North Arkansas Avenue
> ^ Atlantic City, N. J.
Marine 3981-J
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YARN FOR PRESS AGENTS
Motor car press agents have
been working overtime reporting
the remarkable feats performed
by their product. But none have
rung the bell with a real eye
opener. 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.
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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 $652.1
Delivery in Atlantic City
Tonring. a. low as
5.25/
2.8$
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