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placed with the railroads daily and
are sent by the companies into other
districts.
Since January the Washington
employment office has placed 145
applicants In positions with hotels
or with selling forces. Employment
has been found for ,26S unskilled
laborers. Skilled Iaborers to the
number of 235 have been given
positions. Places for 210 stenog-
raphers and office clerks have been
secured, while 1919 dcnestics have
been placed in homes.
/ II can say one thing which / be-
iieve reflects the real labor situa4
stion, Any man or woman who ID
willing to- work can be given IA
Job. This is a complete change of
conditions, as not so long ago the
service was sWamped with appli-
cants seeking employment In this
respect there is little doubt the in
dustrial situation has improved.
But the essential thing, as ] see
1T is to insure every boy and girl
being trained to some vocation
while in school. Then we viii de.
velOp an industrial class which will
result in there being fewer unen-
plOyed, while employers Will find
less difficulty in securing competent
help. am not criticising our
school systems, am merely point.
ing to the results as seen here. OF
course there are thousands OF boys
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and girls graduated by high schools
who never are forced into idleness,
but there is large percentage Of
them who, thrown on their own
resources, learn they have nothing
to sell that an employer wants to
buy This is a result difficult to
reconcile with the enormous ex-
penditures made in primary and
high school educational work Per.
sonaIIy ] believe III solution will be
found when industrial training Id
accepted as practical education and
lis given the same attention now
bestowed on academic branches.
This may sound like heresy In
academic circles, but it8ie the con-
cIusion forced through 4 study Of
conditions seen In industrial labor
fields.
1t Is understood branch Of the
Junior Division, United States EN-
ployment Service, may be opened
at the employment office when it
will be possible to make a study OF
qualifications Of applicants. their
past history, educational status and
such other facts as may be- OF
value in supplying ideas for changes
In public school systems tending to
eliminate the graduating Of the edu-
Gated incompetent.
| Applica nts seeking positions
through the local employment service
come from all sections of the cOun.
try and are, it is said, a fair basis
for such observations.
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KREA |||V|ER Ql| IS
1T TER 0|IG
SERVICE
Associates Honor Battalion
Fire Chief Retiring d End
81 Thirty three Years.

Retiring after thirty-three years
Of continuous service. Battalion
Chief Charles A. Kreamer, stationed
at No. 2 truck house, New Hamp-
shire avenue ana ~ street north
west. today was honored by his al
s0ciates at exercises in the board
room of the District Building.
Commissioner James II. Oyster,
on behalf of the officers and men
Of the Second battail6n presented
testimonial Of his friends in the
department.
We are losing = gO0A man. & the
gathered In the board 6o0nn 1.-THE
city Is suffering 4 loss,
Turning to Chief Ekfean1er, the
Commissioner said that the fire de.
partment was proud Is have had
him serve In the ranks OF the or.
ganization.
We cannot let yOu retire with.
out publicly acknowledging your
service to the people OF Washing.
ton, the Commissioners said. We
are proud Of you.
Chief Kreamer entered the depart,
Enent thirty-three years ago. He n
now sixty-seven years old. His re
tirement becomes effective March 20
Chief Kreamer is one of the most
popular men in the department.. He
has attended every big fire In Wash.
ington for more than q quarter Of q
sCentury.
Fire Chief George watson said to.
day that the department. was losing
one of its best fire fighters.
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been enacted. The national associa-
ton took an active and prominent
part in the demand for a unified
banking system which has been
realized through the establishment
of the Federal Reserve system.
Holds Weekly LuncheOns.
The association holds weekly
luncheons and occasional dinners
during the winter season. Through
these meetings the city's credit men
are brought into contact, permitting
exchange of the most intimate
credit information.
Officers of the association are
William G. Hansen, president; F..
w. White, vice president; Robert
C. Daniel, treasurer; Robert Pres
ton Shealy, counsel and secretary,
and John A. Reilly, assistant Sec
rotary.
Arthur J. May is national direc-
tor, and e. b. Adams the national
membership chairman. The board
of directors is made up Of w. G.
Buchanan, C. w. Clayton, Thomas
A. Flynn, J. G. Heinbuch, jr., e. B.
Adams, r. w. Buckler. James s.
Mckee, John e. Moore and A.. w.
Wright.
Chairmen of standing committees
are G.. w. Clayton, membership; Y.
A. Price. welfare; III. III. Mckee,
legislative; III. +. Offterdinger, bank
ing and currency: William G..
Buchanan, interchange. and j. III.
Hpge. fraud and bankruptcYa
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Today.
Gymnasium class City Club. to
yasnr elrls ! Business a e
Lecture-Rrs. b. e. Cook. ON Health. I
X. w. G. A.. 1899 street. 7:l5 p. m;
Rising. Y. w. G. A., 1898 r street. p; m,
Dinner meeting--Wa shington section
American Institute OF Mining and Metal
lIurgical EnEinssrs. grll i,,r room Ct the
Meeting Equality Walter Reed Post
No. 264, Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Pythian Temps. evening.
rum, benefit Of the New Hebrew Home
Address -Maude Royden. New Masonic
Neutrality-suspicious. Park Baptist Won
ems Mission Society, ut the residence OF
Mrs. Elmer Il. Reynolds, TT Dahlis
Addresses--Dr. paul Kaufman and s
g: Ashbaugh, at the Evening With
Free physical examination Of children
under three years--By the ChIldren's Blu
reau of Labor, Center No. s, 1926 Four
and half street southwest, all day.
Meeting--French class, Spanish classes
Wilson Normal Community Players, 2: 80
p. m. Choral Unit OF Federated Catholic
Alumnae. p. M: Lonesome Club,
p. m; Columbia Athletic Club. p. m.
the National Peoples Opera Company, 8
p. m, Wilson Normal Community Center,
Twelfth and L streets northwest.
Meeting-The Hurricane Gymnasium
Club, 1880 p. n.: art lecture, by Royal
cortissoz, under the auspices of the
Washington Society of Fine Arts, 8:1s
p. M. Central High Community Center,
Eleventh ana Harvard streets northwest.
Meeting-Country Dancing Club. South
east Community Center, Eleventh and @
streets southeast, p. m.
Meeting-Community Social Club $50
p. M: Community Orchestra, 1880 p. m.
AUGMENTATION class, $50 p. m; Boys
Independent Athletic Club. p. m; East
Washington Community Center. Seventh
and streets southeast.
Meettngs--Dressmak king Club, Gaelic.
washington Opera Chorus. Thomson
Community Center, Twelfth and l. streets
northwest, 1880 p. m.
Special dancing Observation-Disclosures
Powell Community Center, Hiatt place
and Lamont street northwest, 3:l6 p. m.
Meeting-Sunbeam Club, ais p. m
Girl Reserves, 3:46 p. M; Junior Needle
Guild, 3:16 p. m: dramatics. 3:46 p. m.
Achievement Boys. $3.50 p. m, Birney
Community Center, Nichols avenue and
Howard street southeast.
Meetings--French Club, Dressma king
Club. Douglas Cooperative League.
Women's Exchange, embroidery and
fancy sewing. Community Center Band,
Junior knitting Club, Peoples Improve
ment Club, Spanish class. James Il.
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M. ". HANSEN ELECTED
DICTATOR BY MOOSE

M. v. Hansen, vice dictator Of the
Greater Washington Lodge of the
Loyal Order of Moose, has been
elected dictator OF the lodge and
prelate, it was announced today.
Others chosen are Raymond F..
Crist, vice dictator; R F.. Hutchin-
son, treasurer; past dictator, e. c..
Green, trustee and dictator, o. r.
Wentz and past dictator, e. c..
Green delegate and alternate to the
annual convention.
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Concert

BY the United states Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Stanley
Hall. today at 6:50 p. m John
s. n. zimmerman, director. Pro-
gram:
March-ssrhe FREELY. Friml
Overture-"Feast Of Lanterns, =
Robinson
Entr 'Acte:
q. Cathedral Chimes Brown
b. "Mananap (chiiean Dancel,
Missud
Scenes from Comic opera-'sThe
Afcadians'.. ............ Monckton
Fox Trot-"Honey Lu" Donaldson
Waltz Suite-"Smiles. Then Kisses .
AnciIffe
Fina1e-.wang Wang Blues" Busse
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-15
KEANE COUNCIL PLANS
ST. PATRICK'S DANCE

The annual st. Patrick's dance OF
Keane Council Boosters, Knights OF
Columbus, will be held Saturday
night in the City Club. N. A. Multi.
gan announced today.
Andy Oehman's Orchestra will
furnish the music and William p.
Shanrahan will entertain with Irish
songs.
The next undertaking of Keane
Council Boosters will be a straw
ride to Gaithersburg, Md. A hail
has been hired and dancing ia
planned. The trip will be taken in
the early part of April.
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DAILY TRAFFIC
CALENDAR

Fines and Collateral FOrfeitures:
1OLal Tor year. 94Os0JO
Total for yesterday. 679
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Grand total ........ .$46,515
Yesterdays Arrests and Fines:
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Benning Delegates.

Mrs. Clement w. Sheriff and
Mrs. IT. Etts were appointed last
night by Frank ID. Carrigan, presi.
dent OF the Benntng Citizens Assoc
citation, to represent the association
at the Central school committees
meeting to be held in the Franklin
school on March 81
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Rusk Estate Is $1,000.

An estate estimated at $4,000
was left by Robert ". Rusk, who
died February 81, according to the
widow, Mrs. Emma v. Rusk, who
yesterday filed a petition for letters
testamentary in the Probate Court.
She is named sole beneficiary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
TRY TO REVIVE
|. R. STEEL CO.
Urge Investment in Trust
Fund TO Reorganize Concern

Efforts to rcorganixe the l.. II.
steel Co. Inc, and subsidiary con.
Germs. arc being revived in Seattle
with the broadoastlng OF circulars
urging present stoekhoAics 20 In.
vest in tho stockholders trust fund.
A mimcograph circular. naming
George O, Gundcrson. an cmployo OF
tho city light department. as chair.
man OF the local stockholders com.
mittec, has been received from head.
quarters OF the concern. In Buffalo.
y. Y.
Gunderson said. when shown tho
circular. that Il was the first infor.
nation he had received OF his po.
sitlon.
II would like 10 sec the company
pull itself together. and think Il Is
a good thing. but | haven't the time
TO serve" Gunderson said.
Gunderson holds $500 worth OF
stock.
George A. KAHN. attorney for the
better business bureau OF tho Seattle
- club says investments by So
He'd small fry" stockholders thru.
out this section total 100000 to
100000.
The bureau made tioro inyesti.
yation OF the concern" KAHN said.
Their methods OF selling stock were
designed to attract the uniformed
investor. They were placed under a
recciyership some time ago. and Pc.
tiers 6 Powell, Seattle attorneys, are
caring for their assets here. Quota.
tons on the stock have dropped on,
Of sight,
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
GRAND JURY
STARTS ON PAGE |

traffic department OF police was re-
sumed by the grand jury Wednesday
when Sam Taggart. proprietor OF the
Red Top Taxi Co. was recalled.
Before entering the grand jury
room Taggart declared that he had
been subjected 20 merciIeasspereeu.
tlun by the police since he made his
complaint TO the prosecuting attor.
ncys office.
My men are harassed and arrest.
I'd at the slightest provocntIon." Tag.
CART said. DRIVERS going To their
stands from our headquarters have
been arrested twice for speeding.
something tina, never happened dur
Ing ali my previous years OF opera.
ton ~ taxicahs.
Scores OF people have called me
up and told me l was committing
business suicide By ausagpnizing The
police. But nm standing with my
back TO the wall and couldn't toier.
ate the conditions we have faced
would just mss coon so broke fighting
aa - broke paying police graftera. !"
Foreman James Mccnbo OF the
grand jury Wednesday declared that
the traffic investigation VIII be OK.
tended widely. and that every taxicab
and for.hlrc car company In the city
will be- questioned before the probe
II concluded.
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Vehicles Collide;
Woman Thrown Out

Thrown from her auto when II col.
lldod with another machine ana over,
turned at Firth ave. and Jackson ".
Tuesday evening. Leila Reid. no
nth ave. was severely bruised The
driver OF the other car did not report
the accident.
Mrs. Rosie conego. 2a0o 25th ave
S. was struck AT Rainier ave. and
Walker II. by car driven by Fred
J, Porclla. aS47 Rainier nve. She
received severe bruises.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
BANDITS
STARTS ON PAGE 1

Stavc garage. City Marshal william
Jordan OF Arlington. who scared
the intruders away. could add little
10 the few details OF the series OF
crimes.
Proceeding 10 Snohomish. the rob
hers entered the l. Il. Harmon dry.
goods store and carried away the
safe found there. The strongbox
was carried about four miles out
into the country and blown open.
Discovering only a quantity OF com.
pany books and papers. the yeggs
returned them 10 the store and left
the dlsmantled safe In the country.
They were not seen during tho
Snohomlsh exploit and the attempt.
ed robbery was not discovered un.
N the store was opened for bust.
.sess Wednesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
400 PERISH IN
QUAKE TERROR
Four Towns Destroyed in
Colombia Disaster
by LAWRENCE s. HAAS

'fNN'N fN'"a tNHAA '''iN"FNNNhhNf
BoooTA, Colombia, Dee. H.
prosidcnt Nclospina today resumed
personal charge OF measures 90 re.
lievc the stricken population OF the
earthquake zone along tho Ecuador.
can border.
The president authorized immedi-
ate expenditure OF $4,000 for the
most urgent cases and instructed the
army to aid in caring for hundreds
OF homeless and injured.
Latest reports here placed the
total dead from the disaster. IN which
four towns were completely de-
stroyed. at 400. with hundreds more
dangerously Injured.
Among the injured is a provincial
soyernor, senor Vulcan. who was
hurt while fleeing from the earth.
quake zone.
Tho devastated region includes
one OF tho richest agricultural zones
OF Colombia, Property damage IA
described in the latest reports us
very great
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Law Is Now After
Boy and His Widow

NEWARK, n. j.. Dec. i9.--Six.
,eenyear.old Burton $. Tucker OF
South Essex. Mass. can evada legal
punishment II he has his marriage
with Mra, Susan o, slmpaon.Tucker.
his s0.yearold bride. annulled. &C.
cording 10 Assistant Prosecutor Me.
Mahon. This despite the fact that
five Indictments changing fraud have
been returned by the Hudson county
court against them and persons aid,
Ink In the marriage.
The indictments are based on the
fact that the boy pretended to be Fl
and that the license MAS issued i'm.
medIatcly after the application was
made. whereas the law requires IS
hours 20 ciapsc.
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ttfU mum, fpflo Wtt EU ~
dripe an automobile blind
folded thru Seattle traffic
Thursday.
chlyalroua. and promised me he'd
aeo II thru--so. tomorrow. folks. In
front OF pantagca theater. at IL
noon. sharp. Mr.. Axlom. Chief
saveryna his chauffeur and yours
truly. win enter tho chiefs private
car and be driven by ALA Axiom,
with sealed. tested handnge over
his eyes north on Third to Union;
down Union 10 Second; south on
Second to Seneca. and back up
Seneca TO tho theaicr again.
sevcryna thinks Ala won't be
able TO put II over. but he's willing
20 chance Il and n ALA makes
good, I'll bet wo hear lot about
Seattle traffic not being 10 bad
after all.
And say. I'm going 20 see about
,honc bandaKcs myself They'll b.
real. promise you.
Remember the time. Thursday.
December 20 az is o'clock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
LIQUOR BILLS
IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-TWO
bills 20 revise the volstead act we're
introduced In the senate today by
Senator Edge, New Jersey, republl.
can.
The first would raise the permits.
sible alcoholic content ~ beverages
from y Of ] per cent TO 2 per cent.
The second would relieve restrlc.
tons against the issuance or liquor
prescriptions by physicians.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
COP
STARTS ON PAGE l

In turned and launched n savage
attack ON him. Wlnans told the
chief.
In n hand.to.hand encounter
that followed. Wlnans was sc.
vcrcly beaten about the face. his
glasses were broken and no was
knocked down. In the scuffle
Winans struck the officer over
the head with his umbrella.
Weedln then placed the man under
arrest. on the way 20 tho station.
Winans charges. Wecdln kept bump.
Ing his prisoners head against wallis
and traffic signs that they passed.
and at one time choked him 30 vi.
clously that a uniformed officer who
happened by said:
Don't treat him so Nugh here
where so many people are Watching. g
wINANS WAS TAKEN
TO EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
wlnans was taken TO the emer.
gcncy hospital after being booked az
the station. and when no told his
story to the chief he was released.
Weedln Is said 10 have told the
chief that he had been drinking and
could not remember anything that
happened.
Mr.. Wlnans. who suffered severe
injuries as result OF his gallant Of
fort TO aid lady. said;
AZ about 1880 Monday evening !
WAS walking along Second ave. While
passing the First National bank. |
saw n man In civilian clothes np-
proach lady who was standing in
front OF the bank. at Columbia 81,
and Second ave. lie placed HIS arm
around her waist and she resisted
him. lie persisted In hts attentions
and she struck him across the face
with a newspaper aho carried In her
and. and cried: Leave me alone, ]
am going to meet my husband
"She then attempted TO run from
the man. who seized her By tho col
lar OF her coat. interfered and or
dercd the man 10 keep his hands of
the lady. lilo then turned on mo
called me several vile names. and
struck the. knocking my glasses into
tho street, whore they broke on the
pavement.
Il rctallated by smashing an UNI
hrella over his head. and We engaged
ia n fist fight. While the fight was
Ia progress, street car. which wa,
passing. stopped. and several MGR
came over and sfopped us
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Prisoner Escapes
on Way to Asylum

San BERNARDINo,, Cal, Dec.
49, sherlff'n possoa were today
searching the country for miles
around Cotton. near here, seoidns
William II. Bprklns. who declared
recently In New Orleans he had OBJ
tainer 100000 thru forgeries.
Harkins escaped from an intend
ant returning him 10 the state In
nane asylum nt Agncw us the train
entered Cotton last night.
Hnrkins fed from the Agncw In
stitution some time ago and was re
captured in New Orleans. Attic
carefully guarded on the return trir
lac managed 20 escape again last
night and IN niill al liberty.
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me 20 leave and not so 10 tho station.
when l insisted upon doing 40. no
treated me so roughly. choking me.
that another officer approached and
demonstrated with him
when we came into tho station
and entered tho booking office. sew,
orRl officers on duty saw my piigh,
and rescued me from my eaptor. who
declared that he wanted 10 take one
more crack at that guy.
II was then taken TO the city hos
pltai. bleeding from cuts and loos,
ened teeth. and had my wounds
dressed. BY this time the lady whom
/ had tried to befriend arrived with
her husband and explained matters,
Tho chief Of police and other Of.
ficcrs then offered mo every cour.
teSy and Expressed their deep rcgrc,
al the Occurrences, Chief severyha
took me homo In his own car.
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HERE'S MORE ABOUT
AXIOM
STARTS ON PAGE 1

at pantagoa the other night, and
he stated he could move around
Just az well with hin eyes closed
as | could with my eyes open.
Said Il We've got SOME trnf.
nc on our streets nowadays; bet
you couldn't drive nn auto thru
it bllndfolded;" "not 7 can" said
he WELL" said /. III | can get
Chief scycryns 10 come along and
pinch anyone who kills uA all. III
take chance with you'll"
And the chiefs nothing n moi
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Problems
Tho pub.
ultimate
proper
J, room
], as to
q these
)iglt OF
eussion.
ncc. be-
ncrship
4 know
nployes
matter.
We that
Is tho
lest eff
secure
ng the
>ration.
fed.
8 after
tive of
my be
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"Good Samaritan"
Sorry for Action

Daniel Tass. 2sli j.. Union 81,
stopped his auto al 18th ave. and
Jackson IT. 20 give a ride 10 a tired
stranger. The man climbed into the
car. pulled ont gun and forced Tate
10 drive two blocks south. where two
other bandits waited. The three men
robbed Tata OF 50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
MRS. COOLIDGE ENDS
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

WASHINGTON. Dec. I9.--Alra.
w Coolidge finished her Christ.
mas shopping yesterday.
Unrecognized BY the hurrying
crowds. she visited a number Of
shops. walking from tho white
House and back again.
President Coolidge hasn't been
out yet to do his shopping per.
sonaliy. II Is runorcd in well.
informed White House circles
that nc left Il all to Mrs. Cool.
idge.
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Arrest Minister
as Home Deserter

BAN DIEGO. Cal. Dec. TO- Neal
Dow Henry, prominent minister OF
Syracuse, NJ ", held in tho city jall
here ON charges OF cmbczzlomcni
and dosertlng his infant son. win be
turned over 60 the authorities OF tho
eastern city for prosecution. II was
announced today, following the fail
ure OF department Of Justice Of
flolala to take action in regard 10
tho fling OF Mann act charges
ngnInHt the young minister
IIo IL - years old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
DRAGGED TO JAZZ. AND Is
BEATEN On THE WAY

~ this 1uncture uniformed pa.
,roiman came NJ, and my antagonist
immediately revealed himself as an
officer. and declared that ho had me
under arrest. Tho uniformed man
questioned his authority further and
the man located badge In one Of
his pockets TO offer as evidence TO
his claim OF being an officer.
Then. In spite OF tho fact that tho
lady and other witnesses con,radicted
tho plain clothes man and told the
uniformed officer the true facis. the
uniformed man said:
well. he's your prisoner: take
him on down 10 the station
II was handled roughly on the way
20 the station. aud forced 20 cover
myself from blows as best i could.
aitho offered no objections 20 going
to the station. and. in fact, Insisted
upon doing so.
After we had proceeded soms dis
,ancs toward tho station the man
seemed 20 realize that he had made
n grave error, and tried 10 persuade
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Two Cigar Stands
Looted by Thief

A busy thief late Tuesday robbed
two cigar stands near The Bus Ter.
minal station. 1910 Third ave. and
was looting the baggage In the sta.
ton when Al Jenkins, newsboy APP
pcarod and gave the alarm. The
burglar fled.