Show TIGHTEN CLAMP CLAMPI I ON MEX BORDER BORDERI I I Will Cooperate to Thwart Sale of Stolen Auto Auto- Automobiles Automobiles mobiles LOS ANGELES Nov NOT The 37 27 Mexican border has hu been closed tight as a a a drum to autom automobile thieves who try to transport stol stol- stolen etolen stolen en cars across tho the line from from Southern California a according to reports following a recent confer conter- conference conference ence of ot officials of the thi th United States department of Justice the tho Los Angeles police pollee department and the Automobile Club of at Southern California theft bureau with Governor Abelardo L L Rod Rod of Baja Elja California Mexico Auto thieves and the tha agents of thieving rings will hereafter find It practically Impossible to die dis- dispose dis dispose pose of care car lit stolen 01 en In la states of the union to citizens of the foreign state It Is believed of the more rigid pre pre- precautions pre precautions cautions that have been adopted lit In the checking of ot cars across the tho border OFFER Ol-FER OPERATION CO Governor Rodriguez offered the friendliest operation co-operation to the tho American officials and call aided the auto theft war by Isau- Isau Issuing ing log a to toi the real resi- residents resi resident dents dent of ot Baja California warning them against buying used motor motorcars motorCars motorcars cars before reporting all details to the state license burell bureau u This order was transmitted d to tho Mexican people to ctr practice of thieves wherein her res- res resIdent res residents Ident a In the O mountains oun f or remote districts ot of Baja California were sold I disguised machines that had been stolen In the States stats With the tho orderly government main main- maintained maintained tamed throughout the Mexican territory it Is agreed It that at the action will prevent further difficulties difficulties difficulties on this score IMMENSE LOS LOSS The International meeting this month followed the initial l auto theft conference with the tha Lower California governor approxImately a year ear ago Arranged by Waller Valler E Wood head of of of the theft bu- bu bureau bureau reau ot of the Automobile Club of Southern California this meeting of officials of two nations resulted result result- resulted resulted ed In a year of operation co-operation that practically eliminated the smug smug- smuggling smuggling gling lIng of ot stolen Into th the Mexican state stille l Previously this nefarious business ian ran Into tens of o thousands of dollars an- an annual annual an annual nual loss before the complete co- co cooperation cooperation co cooperation operation of ot the Mexican Mexican- state was secured 00 |