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Jimmie Fargas, s, and Dan Morando,
10, the worlds youngest yeggs, were
caught redhanded Patrolman O'Neill
captured the kindergarten cracksmen
after they had looted safe of $15 at
Oakland, Calf.
James Merwin Drake, automobile
racer of Del Monte, Calf, was killed,
and his mechanician, Claude McDOn-
aid, was injured at Hanford, Calf,
when their automobile ran into the in
side fence during a race.
Although Luther Davis, giant negro,
admitted to Oakland police of having
robbed hundreds of spooners in ''lov'
ers' lane" only two of the holdups
were reported to the police. Davis had
'em hypnotized, police say.
Frank Zolen, proprietor of garage.
was killed in an explosion which
wrecked his house in Omaha. His par
TALLY burned body was found two
hours later. Police have not deter
mined the cause of the explosion.
Ralph Erickson, manager of mo-
tion picture theater at Des Moines, Ia,
identified Sherry Scott, arrested in
Omaha, as the man who robbed him of
$500 and diamond ring. Scott and j.
H. Rogers, companion, posed as mil
liOnaire oil men.
On complaint filed by Federal Dis
trict Attorney Allen, United States
Judge I. c. Munger ordered 1876 cases
of catsup in the possession of the Swift
Packing Company at Lincoln, Neb., de-
stroyed. 1t was alleged the catsup
was adulterated.
More than $500 worth of cut flowers
assembled at the First Baptist church
at Atchison, Kan, for use in decorat-
ing graves of veterans, were stolen.
The flowers had been purchased by
public subscription. 1t is believed they
were hauled away by thieves in a mo-
tor truck.
Stepping off moving Northwestern
train as it was leaving the union sta
tion at Omaha, Charles McFadden bi
Oakland, as5aIif., aIighted directly IN
front of an Oncoming railroad motor
car and was ground to death. McFad.
den had boarded the train to say good
by to his wife and daughter, who were
en- route to Carroll, Iowa.
Two prisoners burned their way out
of the city Jail at Tacoma, Wash, and
escaped. The prisoners wrapped oil
soaked rags around the end of long
pipe and placed the flaming mass
against the wooden ceiling of their cell
A hole was burned through the ceiling
and into the city controllers office
The men crawled through this opening
and made their way to the street.
WASHINGTON.
Senate Investigation of precorven
tion financing campaigns for the rres
idential nomination will be continued
after the Republican convention ant
before the Democratic convention, un
der present plans of the committee.
Next years naval budget was fixet
at about $436,OO0,O0O under a complet.
agreement on the naval appropriation
bill reached by Senate and House con
ferees. The original House bill car
ried $425, 100000 and the Senate abou
$467 100000
The $44O,OOO,O0O sundry civil appro
priation bill, the last of the regular
annual government supply bills, wa.
passed by the Senate and sent to con
ference.
A favorable report was ordered by
the Senate territories committee OIL
the House bill creating Hawaiian
homes commission for the development
of lands in the insular possessions.
Increased salaries for postal EN-
ployes amounting to approximate,
$33 100000 for the first year, effective
July 1, were recommended in report
to Congress by joint congressional
commission.
The Senate has reconsidered its ac
tion in passing the Nolan-Johnson S:
a day minimum bill applying to gov
ernment employees and, on motion oi
Senator Thomas, Democrat of Colora
da, rescinded the passage.
The House passed the Senate bill
authorizing the state of New Mexico
to use the proceeds from the sale OF
1,0O0OOO acres of state owned land fol
reimbursing Grant, Luna, Hidalgo and
Santa Fe counties and Silver City in
the payment of interest on bonds is
sued thirty years ago to aid the build
ing of railroads.
Lower shoe prices late next winter
and spring were predicted by Edward
A. Brand, secretary Of the Tanners
Council of the United States, testify
Ing before Senate committee Of in,
quiry. Tanners and manufacturers be
lieved prices probably will fall by that
time, Mr.. Brand said, because of the
recent decline in leather prices This
decline could not sooner be reflected
in shoe costs, he said, because shoes
are made up far in advance of the sea
son in which they are offered on the