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HOW YOUR AUTOMOBILE MAY BE STOLEN' 35
If the Thief Doesn't Want Your Whole Car. He Is Apt to Jack Up
the Wheels and Steal Your Tires
out of its recess in the lock and fell on
the floor board.
"Shucks, 1 didn't need any bolt cutters
for that sort of a padlock," sniffed Charley.
"Any padlock that hasn't got a
notch in the end of the hasp that is free,
won't stand two good raps with a hammer."
"Is that all that kept some crook from
stealing my car?" demanded the amateur
car owner. "That's all," said Charley.
fe
A perfectly new auto lock
whizzed up the alley.
"Xot two nights ago," yelped
the peeved auto beginner.
"some crook jacked up the rear
end of a car outside the house
I was visiting, stole both tires
off the rear wheels, stole the
spare tire, stole all the tools in
the car and some wraps tucked
under the cushions—and didn't
appear to have hurried at that.
An' I've been kidding myself
that my car was locked, when
it takes a horny-handed mechanic
less time to cut off the
lock than it took those crooks to unscrew
one bolt in the rim!"
He returned to the office of his friend
Bill, where he was welcomed with roars
of derision.
"Now listen," said. Bill, "I'll tell you
about this stealing car business. You'll
be running around leaving your car unlocked
altogether or else log-chaining it
to a fire-plug if I don't give you a lookin
at the losric of the automobile lock.
CHANGING RADIATORS IS ONE OF THE EASIEST METHODS OF DISGUISING A CAR:
AUTOMOBILE THIEVES USE IT CONSTANTLY