Show AUTO THEFTS ARE MOUNTING Canvass Canvass Shows Stealing Keeps Pace With the Manufacturing ST LOUIS Mo llo- llo March 27 the tho th automobile business broke broko all records s cor for tor manufacture and sale alo aal In 1925 If 25 automobile thieves ves kept apace apac with their lr mass mesa abduction abduction abduction tion methods also aloo according to the tho National Automobile madeI which has ha just lust made I public theft statistics In 28 key cities on which It has ha kept rec- rec records rec records for tile the past eight years yean In 1925 In these thc t 28 it cities there were ere motor motor vehicles stolen lIB as against t in 1224 1924 and 2741 In 19 1918 1 18 1 While 1 more mor cars curs are arc stilt still stolen each year In In- In theao cities than re- re recovered recovered re recovered covered there has bao ha b been en a steady stead Improvement In of or the police pollee departments department In those cities as the th number of or r recoveries has baa st steadily risen since 1921 In 1125 1925 there ther was recovered 6 56 per cent or of o the number ot of cars I stolen In the these cities as III against clit 8 53 1 per Ir cent In 1924 1124 an and nd 7 79 per cent In 1918 The Th recapitulation of ot the figures for tor the th 28 21 cities for tor the last eight h years yeara Is as follows follow No Xo Car Cars Carfi No Ko re- re not reel re- re el covered ered covered pct 1918 2915 27 tS 2673 79 s 1919 H 74 1920 71 1921 21 71 1922 0 4 77 S 82 1924 I 1147 83 1925 86 Cities covered In this report are yew New Xe York Chicago Detroit Cleve e Cleveland Cleveland land Los Angeles Kansas City Portland Denver San Francisco 51 St Louis Seattle Indianapolis Boston Salt Lake City Oakland Omaha Columbus Cincinnati Ok- Ok Oklahoma Ok Oklahoma lahoma City Albany Buffalo New port R I York Pa Richmond Va Dayton Ohio Lowell Mass Massand and E Ind The recovery record Is le as indication of or Improved police pollee ct- ct according to C A A- AVane Vane general central manager ot or the deal deal- dealers dealers ers era association and to the th valuable help given riven by certificate ot of title laws Nearly all the th larger cities or of the country now have ban automobile t theft tb rt squads composed of ot men who specialize In the detection Iet and nur- nur suit nur-suit suit of or automobile thieves They f have e developed a II very comprehensive b n- n nelve sive elve system ot of Identification of or the professional automobile thieves who ho generally work worle along certain recognized lines and have bave thus been able abl to effect recoveries of chrs months after arter they have disappeared eared and orte ofte of ot miles from the th point from which they were stolen The e certificate of ot title laws have been blen n or of o great Ireat help bell to the police de- de department de departments because such euch laws en- en enabled cn abl d the th interchange of ot Information Information tion Hon in In regard to motor and and serial numbers when car Is offered for tor li- li 11 after arter It has been stolen Stolen car records are ar wl x- x x by y state orr- orr officials and when such car f for record or when a car ear appears with defaced derO Identification marks arks 1 police o ce are are- are promptly IY notified |