Show Skillful Auto Thieves Thieves Ply Ply Trade I O 41 O 4 4 1 Supposed Mechanic Steals Steal Machine Machin t. t I I I The police believe that one of the most skillful l gangs of automobile automobile auto auto- mobile thieves In In inthe the West Is at work in Salt Lak Lake Lak City The last victim was Dr Dr V. V B Callison Kelsey avenue according to the officers Dr CaUlson Callison drove to the curb curbin curbin in in front of or the A. A E. E salesroom Wednesday afternoon He lie saw a man whom he took to tobe tobe tobe be one of or the firms firm's mechanics at work on another car close by He asked the man If he would look at his machine The rhe man accepted the instructions and the physician left his car When he returned later in the afternoon the car had disappeared The Tha company had not seen the tho machine machine machine ma ma- chine and did not know the man whom the doctor had encountered The license number of ot the machine machine machine ma ma- chine was 21 Utah One hundred and four automo automo- biles bUes have b been e st stolen len since the first of ot the year Of this number all allbut allbut allbut but fifteen have been recovered The police say Y that a peculiar feature feature fea tea ture of ot these thefts hefts Is that of ot the ears cars ars all but three are Fords Tha police believe that every member of ot the gang now operating in Salt Lake knows the traffic of officers officers ot- ot by sight They base this be belIet belief belief be- be lief lIet on err the tho fact that when any number number number num num- ber are stationed In a certain part of ot the city watching for the op operations operations opera opera- ra- ra df t the thieves the thefts at once start at the furthest point from where the officers are stationed The thefts have been ben committed with startling ingenuity It Is be believed believed believed be- be that the gang Is s operating a regular factory probably in an isolated isolated isolated iso iso- b barn rn altering the cars iA in such sucha a way as to make Identity difficult The officers axe are d ruined determined to put puta a stop to the thefts and every en en- en deavor Is being made to tD recover the stolen car cars |