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Seattle householders were plagued and puzzled by a thief who opened their milk bottles early in the morning, stole the cream, left skimmed milk. Garageman Kenneth Short set out to catch the culprit in a camera trap. Having read in LIFE, Jan. 18, of a similar device, Sleuth Short one day last week connected his camera's shutter with the bottle's cap by a wire through a milk-proof tube. Next day he had a fine picture of the thief-a sleek, fat, impudent blue jay. Subsequent spying revealed that a flock of less gifted jays followed...
...these maximums, he is fined $500. Last week a parallel regulation for truck drivers was underscored as Magistrate's Court in Flushing, L. I. brought in the first conviction under a new State law forbidding truck drivers to drive more than ten hours in any consecutive 14. The culprit was one Joseph Simon. Inspector Samuel Sussman of the Department of Markets trailed Driver Simon on a 16-hr. trip with only three brief stops from Long Island City to Pottsville, Pa. and back. Declaring that the law's prime purpose was to stop the practice, not punish...
After investigation by Yard Police, Colonel Apted was able to announce last night that the culprit was known and he did not believe that such an incident would happen again...
...University hierarchy is combing the woods for the snatch artist who broke into the door before it was fixed. Microscopic work on the picture reveal that both the coat and sweater that are visible were purchased in a Southern city, probably Atlanta, Georgia, and it is claimed that the culprit is already known and can save himself several years if he will give himself up quietly...
...were arrested by State Police and later released for sending a fake bomb to Governor Curley. The two taken into custody were Coorge M. Davis '39, Weld 28, who lives in Buffalo, New York, and Leonard Farmer, Weld 37, who lives in Amherst, Farmer was found to be the culprit, but no action was taken after he signed a statement admitting guilt in the matter. The fake bomb was sent Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock from Harvard square. Davis' name was signed to the package...