Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-10-20 | Page 1 | Monkeys Stage Riot in L. A. Pet Store

I i Monkeys Stage Riot in L 1 A A. Pet Store LOS ANGELES Oct 20 House House Housecleaning cleaning was In ord order r t today day at the fanciers exchange a local pet store following a wild revel last night staged by five ne monkeys which led by Maggie a ringtail ringtail- baboon broke out of their cage Crowds blocked the windows and cheered as the monks cruised about the store The They opened cages and released birds pausing long enough to wring the necks of f a half halt dozen doze Japanese robins They knocked parrots off of their perches and sent them screaming to cling to the high places Then they smashed goldfish bowls and slapped the slippery victims as they floundered on the floor Finally they opened cans of mange cure and other powders and sprinkled I the dust with abandon Arrival of the proprietors sent thc the I monks into hiding The parrots screamed their relief while the gold goldI goldfish goldfish I fish which had not expired gasped I I their thanks I