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Show POUCH ARE OX TRAIL OF SPOOK BURGLARS "Spook burglars' sent Lieutenant Shan non of the police department, and t.w.o, policemen on a dash early Saturday morning to the residence of M'chiii li. Sowles. 1S0 First avenue. But though Lieutenant Shannon and his aides searched the house, from cellar to garret, gar-ret, not a sign of a prowler, earthly or spiritual, was found. Neighbors who knew that the Sowles family was away from home noticed no-ticed that the house was suddenly lighted light-ed up about midnight. They telephoned the police that .something must be wrong. As soon, as the lieutenant was informed, he look tho chief's buggy and two men and made a record drive-to drive-to the place. ' The house was ablaze with lights. With infinite caution the policemen alighted, entered, and made their search But not a trace of a burglar wns found. It is supposed that some freak of the electric light switches must have caused the lighting up of the house. |