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The Washington times., 1921-07-30
TIMED milk CASE
'S0URS; S. DROPS
BRIBERY CHARGES
Broker and Food Control OFF,
ciaI indictments are Quash
ed In Criminal Court.

The condensed milk case. in which
Edward L. wittemeyer. New York
broker. and Bernard S. weisberg. n
former employee of the Food Admins.
tration. were charged with con.
spiracy and bribery and receiving a
bride, "soured" on the Government
yesterday when Justice Bailey in
Criminal Court sustained a motion
by the defendants to quash the IN.
dictment. United States Attorney
John r. Laskey noted an appeal TO
the Court Of Appeals.
The court threw out the indict-
ment when counsel for the defend.
ants contended that there was no
statutory authority for the Food Ad.
purchase of condensed milk.
The case came to the attention of
the court after Waldemar Damien.
berg, Of the Department OF Justice,
had sworn out a warrant for the
two men. The indictment alleged
that on September Is, 1918. Weis-
berg entered into an agreement with
Wittemeyer to furnish the latter
with inside" information relativ q
to market conditions affecting con.
densed milk with view to having
the broker go into the market and
buy.
Pursuant to this alleged con.
spiracy, II was alleged, the two men
secured 100000 cases of milk from
unknown persons for $6s0,000 and
contracted with the allied govern
ments to sell IT for $3.50 ,6o0-Inakihs
a profit of $4,000, which they were
to divide. Weisberg is alleged to
have agreed to accept hts share OF
the profits for his ability to furnish
the inside" information. This
formed the basis for the charge OF
the alleged taking OF the bribe
Wittemeyer, 1t is alleged, agreed to
bride weisberg in this manner, thus
1t is alleged, forming a foundation
for the bribery charge.
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HARLAN ORDER IS
STILL EFFECTIVE
DESPITE ATTACK
Dispute Among Brothers Of Mrs.
Harding's Social Secretary
Kept in D. c. Courts.

Ignoring a plea that the District
Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over
State courts, Justice Hoehling in
Equity Court today declined to dis
solve a restraining order preventing
James 8. Harlan and his brother, Rev.
Richard d. Harlan, sons Of the late
Justice Harlan of the United States
Supreme Court and brothers of the
social secretary to Mrs. Harding. wife
Of the President. from proceeding
against John M. Harlan, another
brother. in the Chicago courts in a
suit for an accounting relative to a
trust estate.
John M. Harlan fied suit here on
July s. to prevent his brothers from
going ahead with the Chicago suit.
Justice Hoehling then permitted him
to deposit bonds valued at $14,361. 92
In the registry of the court-the bonds
to remain there until II is determined
whether the brother Richard or the
brother James s., is entitled to them.
According to John M. Harian's petit
ton, his brother Richard, the pastor
was named as executor of an estate
valued at about $4,000 and later, 1t
was alleged, made some unfortunate
investments. His brother, James
g., who was then a member of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
the pastors wife got together and
sought to help the executor. John NJ.
Harlan agreed TO buy certain bonds
for the relief Of his brother Richard.
1t was claimed and also paid some per
sonal debts Of the executor amounting
to 311.l15.s4. The other brother,
James 8. Harlan. furnished Ss8 900 and
Mrs. Richard Harlan furnished S25, 900
for the relief Of the executor.
Because Of conflicts that have
arisen over the bonds John NJ. Har-
Ian purchased, regarding deprecia.
ton. etc, the court allowed him to
deposit them here pending a final
settlement of the suit. In the mean
time, any disagreement between John
NJ. Harlan and his brothers in tho
Chicago courts over these bonds or
any other portion of the estate must
cease, according to the order signed
by Justice Hoehling.
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Commissions Order
Fixing IS Cents As
Price for s Tokens

The order OF the commissioners re-
gardins the street car fares was as
follows:
THAT the initial rate of fare to
be charged and collected by the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, the City and Suburban
Railway of Washington. the George
town and Tennallytown Railway
Company, the Washington-Interur
Railroad Company, the Capital Trac-
ton Company, the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company
and the Virginia Rail-
way Company, per passenger. per
trip, is hereby fixed at cents cash,
or five tokens or tickets for s5 cents.
2-That the charge OF 1 cent for
inter-company transfers now In effect
on the lines of the several street rail
way companies mentioned herein be.
and the same Is hereby continued,
which transfers shall be issued and
received by the several street rail.
way companies under the conditions
and limitations now prescribed by
the orders Of the commission.
3-That nothing in this order shall
be construed to abolish or abridge
thu .xistinG frs~ transfer urtvllAgsa
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now granted by the several street
railway companies mentioned herein.
az That the receipts by the Wash
tnRton Railway and Electric Company
and its subsidiary railway. companies
and by the Capital Traction Company
from the sale of inter-company trans
fers issued and received between these
companies shall be distributed be-
tween them IN equal proportions. con-
forming to the present practice.
(6) That the several street railway
companies mentioned herein shall file
with the commission. within ten days
from the date Of this order. revised
tariffs In accordance with the rates
herein provided.
(S) That this order take effect al
1901 o'clock. q. mr. September /, 1921
and continue In force until 1901
O'Clock q. m. March /. 1922. On
March 1, 1929. the initial rate Of fare
shall be restored automatically to
that In effect on October Is, 1919. un.
less on or before March /. 1929. the
Commission shall have ordered other.
wise.
&C. w. KUTz.
',CUNO II. RUDOLPH,
Public Utilities Commission Of the
District OF Columbia"
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10 a Rocky Ford.
SOUTHWEST.

activities OF the company, rather than
from tho railway department: and in
this connection, II IL well again to
call attention to the fact that the
consumers OF electricity. Of those
served by the electric utility, are not
I equired, and should not be required
AS a matter of law, to pay excessive
rates In order to make up any lack
OF return, II any lack of return 80
exists, In the railway department.
This question has been placed beyond
dispute by the Supreme Court OF
the United States in Smyth VS.. Ames,
16s U. s. ass, AZ l.. ed. $40, IS Sup.
CT. Rep. AS; Northern p. r. 90. va.
North Dakota. 2S6 u. s. 5sb. 50 i.
ed. 1875, l.. r. A. 1917F, 1148. p. u.
Ann. Cas-. 1916A, 1; Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company vs.. Con-
ley, 236 u. s. sos. 50 l.. ed. 745.
L. u. r. 1880, 293, 35 Sup. CT. Rep.
437. In passing upon the Milwaukee
fare case In the circuit court Of
Dane county, the court said: The
city presented testimony to show
that when plaintiffs earnings in tho
lighting and heating departments
were combined with those of it's
street railway department, its in
come was such as to warrant the re-
duction of fares made by the order in
the fare case; but counsel for plain
tiff does not present this position In
his brief. 1t does not appeal to the
court that II can ask consumers Of
electric current to help pay the ex.
penses OF supplying service TO those
who ride upon plaintiffs street car I"
The citations In this decision are
the leading court cases and others
bearing with equal force upon this
particular point have since beon
handed down both by courts and com.
missions and IL Ia unnecessary to
quote at length from, them.
In the case of the Valnaraia~ LA.ht-
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THREE MORE GET
BIKES EASILY IN
TIMES CONTEST
Ono Youth on Way to Obtain
Second $50 Ranger-Head-
quarters Are Moved.

Three more enterprising boys re-
ceived free bicycles from The Wash.
ington Times today in return for
thirty-five new yearly subscriptions
each.
Today's recipients Of $50 Rangers
were:
Ernest H. Ashenbach. twelve years
old. OF 1907 l. street northwest; John
@. Capers, thirteen years old. of 1886
r. street northwest, and Eugene w.
Blackwood. thirteen years old, OF 729
Otis street northwest.
Each OF the boys said the task of
getting the subscriptions was easy
and pleasant. Ernest Ashenbach
asked for and received a second sub.
scription book and said he expected to
get another wheel before the end of
August.
Although The Washington Times
300, 900 Bicycle Contest will continue
until September I, the headquarters
which have been maintained ut 1922 Y
street northwest for two months. will
be transferred to the second floor OF
the Munsey building Monday morning
All subscriptions and the first
months collection which contestants
are required to make, must be turned
In at the Circulation Department OF
The Washington Times the same day
they are obtained.
II you want a classy $50 Ranger bi.
cycle free, you still have a month in
which to get one. Sign the coupon in
today's paper; get a subscription book
and make canvass among your
friends and neighbors. It will take
only a few days to get the required
thirty-five subscriptions.
Remember to turn in your subscrip
tons at the Circulation Department
after TODAY.
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THE BIG ONE.

Electric Power Company are two
separate and distinct corporations.
furnishing different classes OF service
to different groups OF customers.
Even though the companies were com.
bined there is no justification either
in law or in equity that one class of
consumers be required to pay a higher
rate than the company's service Ia
worth in order that consumers Of an
entirely distinct class may enjoy a
lower rate than they would otherwise
have to pay.
The testimony In this case shows
that X the rates, instead of being re-
duced per cent as outlined above, be
increased to a maximum of 10 cents
per kilowatt hour, the rate Of return
would be increased to 1886 per cent.
Further. were account to be taken of
the amount by which the Washington
Railway and Electric Company fails
to bear its proper proportion of the
costs Of the power jointly produced by
II and the Potomac Electric Power
Company Ito which reference has been
made in previous orders pf the commits
sion) the rate of return of the latter
company would be further increased
to 1915 per cent.
Other Authorities Quoted.
There are many authorities to sup
port the commission In its opinion
that II Is unjust and unreasonable
to increase the charge to consum-
ers OF one commodity In order that
the consumers of another commodity
may enjoy an otherwise unremunera-
tive rate.
Quoting from the decision OF the
Wiz ,onsin Rsi'~oad Commission Ia
the case of the Milwaukee Electric
Railway and Light Company, ct al,
decided June 1, 1918 P. U. r.. 1918 L.,
~ the commission said:
IF any excessive earnings have
been made by the company, as a
whole, during the period since 1910,
they have arisen through the other
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
GETS SIS
IN 'ST|CK-UP' AT
ON 18TH Street
Youthful Highwayman WayIays
Manuel Melton, Robs Him,
and Sends Him Along.

A daring bandit early today held
up ut the point of a revolver Manuel
Melton, Of 1909 / street northwest.
and robbed him of SIS in cash and a
stick pin valued at $40.
Melton was on his way home. and
when reaching Twelfth and II streets,
q white man approached him and,
leveling q revolver at his head, de-
manded that he hand over his cash
and valuables.
that he hurry away, which Melton
did. He described the bandit as be-
ing about twenty-four years old, five
feet three inches tall. Weighing about
lis pounds, and wearing a brown
suit. straw hat. soft collar and brown
shoes.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
THE SLAUGHTER'S AWFUL!

Our statistical expert advises
that he has totaled the Greek
and Turkish losses in the present
war from official bulletins fur
nished to the world by Athens
and Constantinople.
1t is revealed that the Greeks
in four battles have killed $685..
842 Turks. wounded 1915. 463
and captured 1858, 900. In the
same battles the Turks killed
6,999,888 Greeks. wounded mil
lions more and captured at least
13,625, 900.
This leads us to fear that there
will be no more Greeks left to
come to this country and open
shoe-shine pariors, and that our
Turkish rugs will continue to
come from Gloucester. Mass,
where they make them as well rs
catch all the mackerel we use.
The Greek king is personally
leading his armies and on ten
distinct occasions engaged single
handed against 987 Turks, break
ing the necks of every Turk Just
as il they had been Christmas
turkeys.
Whether the price Of shoe
shines will increase we're not
advised. The Greeks have been
using the millions of dollars Un-
Gle Sam loaned out among his al
lied friends, but as they are now
running short of funds it may be
necessary for the Greek govern
ment to call on its citizens here
for loans. To obtain these loans,
without lessening their savings, it
will be perfectly proper for the
shoe shine kings to raise the price
of shines.
wife-we'll name our car Cante-
loupe.
Husband-Why?
Wife-Because it 10 a Rocky Ford.
SOUTHWEST.
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CARFARE, GASAND
ELECTRIC RATES
ARE ORDERED CUT
Public Utilities Commission
Makes Sweeping Reductions
in Favor Of Patrons.
CONTINUED from First Pass.)

Continued from First PaseJ
1921.
After carefully reviewing the record
In this case and weighing the argu-
ments presented ON the first question.
the commission il firmly Of the opin-
ion that 1t has acted within the law
In establishing a single rate OF fare
on the several street railway lines
within the District of Columbia and
that its action in so doing was fully
justified In the circumstances.
In connection with the second
question, the testimony Of tho Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany was to the effect that under
the present rates of fare 1t had
earned a return Of $50 per cent on
its fair value for the year ended
ted by the Capital Traction Company
shows that for the year ended April
30. 1921. the rate of return was
1859 per cent. According to calcu-
lations made by the commission, the
result for the Capital Traction Com
pany for the year ending May 81.
1921, gives a rate Of return Of 10.47
percent.
IL the two principal street rail-
way companies be considered as one,
and their operations during the period
under consideration combined, 1t
will be found that they have earned
on the average q return of 1888 per
cent on their combined fair values,
or. II deduction from fair value be
made for depreciation accrued since
the date Of the commission's valua-
ton Of the properties July 1, 1919,
the return becmoes $40 per cent.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
THAT PLEA FOR PRUNES!

Blu Dear: That pathetic plea
for plenty of precious prunss for
the sweet patooties IN the Govern
ment boarding houses along the
Union Station plaza has our un-
dying affection. We can't see how
bob" WATSON can resist your
urgent demand for at least one
more prune at breakfast time.
They've prelnsd the daily menu
in the dormitories until there isn't
much left, not even prunes.
Prudentially,
PRUNELLA.
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GIRL, Is, PUNISHED,
RUNS FROM HOME;
FAILS TO return
Dorothy Smith, Who Cursed
Younger Brother, Resented
Mothers Punishment.

Dorothy Elizabeth Smith, fifteen
year-old daughter Of Martha e. Smith,
employed in the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. ran out of her home AT
$40 Eleventh street southeast Monday
evening and has not returned.
Her mother had been Furnishing her
for misbehavior. She requested The
Times today to help her IN the search
for the child through its bureau OF
missing persons. Police are seeking
the girl.
Dorothy had been staying out with
her friends all hours OF the night"
Mrs. Smith. who 10 a widow and
works at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, said today. II had de.
cided to stop II and told her 90. She
cried while washing the dishes, and
her eight-year-old bi orner teased her
She cursed him. ana I was whipping
her for 1t when she suddenly ran out
Of the house. thought she would
come back, but have heard nothing
from her since. Sne wore q blue
Bingham dress"
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
TOUGH ON THE AUTO.
Headline In Washington paper
DISLOCATES COL
LARBONE." UNO WHO.
tricycle. JAKE'S" PROBLEM.

II. B. ROSSELL and T. e. T.
answer the cyclometer problem Of
BICYCLE JAKE" The former
saws that q friend informs him that
to obtain the correct distance just
take 13-14th Of the distance indi-
Gated by the cyclometer. II the
meter reads fourteen miles. the
actual distance would be thirteen
miles.
T. E. T. says that the real dis
lance travelled will be s1-98 OF the
distance indicated on the cyclone
ter, and a twenty-eight-lnch wheel
travels 6.2832 inches farther
to the revolution than q twenty-si
inch wheel. ROSSELL also says
the same thing. .
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POSTPONED CONCERT WILL
BE HELD THIS EVENING

Postponed because Of rain, the pro-
gram of vaudeville acts, band music
and community singing, to have beef
given last night In the Central High
School Stadium, will be given there
tonight.
In place of last nights program. .
community sing was held in the audi
torium, about 1000 persons taking
part. The singing was led by Robert
Lawrence. organizing director Of mu'
sic week.
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5n1EARl, z5EEna
BY BILL PRICE.

Chesapeake Beach, Nd.
DEAR BILL:
FOR TWO weeks I've
BEEN DOWN In this A
ATLANTIC CITY place
OF WASHINGTON
AND HAVE been paying
SIX CENTS just to read
HEARD AND SEEN
AND TUESDAY when I was
READING ABOUT Harry Nash's
"CREEDOOLUS" there was some
EXCITEMENT on the boardwalk
AND WHEN looked there was an
HONEST-TO-GOODNESSs shark
SWIMMING there In the water
AND SOME VIM. 8. Hart tried to
SHOOT 1T, but he didn't
HIT 1T at all. thank you.
LEFTY.
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10000 EXPECTED TO VIEW
TIDAL BASIN BEAUTIES

The annual beauty and costume
show of the Tidal Bathing Beach
will be held this afternoon. Ter
thousand people are expected to view
the selection Of the prettiest girl ant
the most striking costume shown.
Two silver cups will be award
the winners this afternoon. Judg
will be Miss Mary O'Toole, M
Howard L. Hodsieins, VIII Chandl,
Cliff Bergman and Frank Neipo
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FEDR|VENFRON
HOME IN N|GHT|1
SHE Tells COUl
Now Plumber Hubby Must sh|
Cause Why He Shouldn't
Surrender Apartment.

nncIo ~tu- - ia 49, -
'N ''e" u" us'
or her apartment In her night clot
In the early morning hours Of I
oie
out MIS- Heien L. scnwisert.
Of John A. Schwigert, a plumb
souebt tho aid NJ the D,str,c,
preme Court Yesterday 10 oust !
husband ao that she ana her dap
Ter Inv a former marr,see might
sumo possession.
In a petition FOR a l,rnited 6tvo,
filed NV Attornevs Wsmn,er
WOOD Mrs Scbwieert claim.
or,ojnal ,tsh, ~ ncc,,,,.n ~ -,
a na rtment which r. located M n
Third street nortbwa.t she ya.
tanant ,hara .ha Clair. ~,,,n
dan~htsr when shs n,arr,a6 Sch,
gert ON san,an,bar ie.t
Tha y,Sa sI.n Az. cIasro. 20 a
f,rntsh,ngs ~ The anartnant ~
Inc that che aireadv ownad ms,
~ the things hefora she nsrr,I
and has hourht more since
49, -. -. III
schwi~art siiaras her bu.hand Of.
.tavinp ont ali ~ the nirht az I'M
IL became neeyed when she nue.
toned him as to the meaning Of n
alI-night absence and, she declare
he kicked her while she lay abe,
and then put her and her daughts
out in the hall in their night clothe
The two women, 1t is claimed, WEI
forced to seek shelter in a neighbo
ing apartment until the police couI
be summoned.
After the police came, Mrs. Schw
CERT states. she managed to get bac
to her own apartment long enoug
to get on her clothes and leave wit
her daughter.
Soon after this occurrence, Mr.
Schwigert claims, her husband too
silverware, Jewelry ana other thins
valued az VITO from the apartmer
and tried 10 break up her iurnitur.
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IT OF U. s. HERO-DEAD
TO BE BURIED MONDAY

One officer and seventy-six enlisted
men will be buried at Arlington Gem
etery with full military honors Mon
day afternoon at 2:90 o'clock. The
bodies of eight officers and 10 en-
listed men who died overseas were
Inferred at Arlington Thursday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30

The "Coil-Necked Schoonerus."
which PHIL MANSFIELD pre-
scented to the H and S zoo, has ex-
cited all the old-timers. w. ID.
PAYNE envies the bird on account
of it's long neck. which resembles q
pretzel, and which will permit much
enjoyment of that cool glass OF beer
II is about to put away.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
Art Exhibit To Close.

The two weeks exhibition of the
Glenn Cooper Henshaw pastels at
tho Corcoran Gallery of Art will close
Tuesday.
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NOTICE TO HUBBIES.

The hospital records showed that
Boggs suffered an abrasion OF the
cuticle Of the lower lip as result
of kissing his wife on the spur OF
the moment" H. SMITH.
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WHY THEY bob" 1T.

Dear Bill: Last week i had my
hair bobbed. 1t was getting thin. i
thought that by doing 1t now 1t
would grow thicker. But people stare
and stare at me, So
For those who'd like to know
I did not cut my hair for show,
/ merely cut II to make 1t grow.
G. II.
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MORE SAYINGS.

NOHE oH1HNUS.
Famous remarks of famous mem.
bers Of the IN. c. and N. Y. A.
bunch:
WILL e. (eD sULLIvAN-"Let's
go down South"
JOE Hippy) FERsINGER-"I'm
a bull"
HONEY Jock SULLIvAN-"Go-
ing to the post?"
FUNNY DAVIS-"I'm hooked"
GEORGE (Sap) ALEXANDER
Did you see me7" etc.
; LEE (Virginia) SULLIVAN -
Down the beach"
Tryu- pTn NNru,
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
STILL THEY COME.

In the swamps beyond the Long
Bridge a wonderful discovery was
made by 40" of the III and s zoo
staff of animal hunters. Here 1t is:
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
WESTERN UNION SAYINGS.


What rooters Of the Western
Union baseball team say:
KITTY-"Isn't Jos Cutc?" INC
Coy, of course).
McCLOSKY-"Ain't Wa got luck7"
CROCKETT-"Wot a bunch Of
hams" :
RlNG-"Don't mind that Joe"
Joe Mccoy.
LAURA-"Risht back at EN-.
joe"
MONAHAN - Dat umpire is
crooked"
JONES-"Smile anyhow, joe"
VAN DYKE-"You amt no race
horse"
GOLDSTEIN-"Atta baby, No.
g."
AYERS-"S'awful boy, s'awful."
REYNOLDS II know you're
ashamed" ONE OF EN-.
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This here animal, it's sad to relate.
Was born In Africa in 1888.
He crossed the ocean alone,
Reaching the swamps on a hunk of bone.
His mother was . fair maid from
BoozAgazap.
While his father was a wop from Sheni-
boolnap.
And now that he In OF voting age,
We call him the African Shenilwop sage.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30
LET'S ALL TRY THIS.

IL you would smile little more
And 1 would kinder be;
II you would stop to think before
You speak Of faults you see;
II would show more patience, too,
With all with whom I'm hurled,
Then I would help-and so would
you
To make q better world.
WIN. l.. HUFFMAN.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30

The reason you never SEQ the
old-fashiOnod motto, what 10
Home without . Mother?" any
more ID because 30 many fam
lies consist of . husband,
wife, and . poodle. OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30

bowels or appendix as seen with your
own eyes Our expert operator Is q
physician and surgeon. Will show you
exactly what IL wrong. Phone Main
b2<1. DIR. WRIGHT's NRAY PLANT.
al 7th ut. n. W. Consultation free.
The Washington times., 1921-07-30

X-RAY : :: ;:;:' 81 s: :
kidneys bladder
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POLICE ZATkLA SPOLEC-
MOST KO-
kAINU.

V kdlne poblize vych. 80.
nj. a Euclid Ave. polapeno
bylo vcera odpoledne policii
osm muz6, domn6lych doda-
vatelI kokainu a automobile
vgch zlod6jd. ia prohlidky
nalezenv byly vstfikovaci je-
hly. stfibrne nadobi, cekove
knlzky, dvojit6 licentni tabul-
ky ma auta a u jednoho muze
revolver. Zattena ~spolecnost
lest podezreni, re ma ieii
vrub spadaji cetne loupezne j
"lodeiske vypravy, pachane
hlavne ma mrtv6jSich ulicich.
Kokain dodavala iista zena,
~ sc ale nahodou pred Eat
cenim vytrousila, byly naleze-
ny jen CAST damskeho 1horu.