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Show HE ISSUED STOCK FOR SHARES IN HEAVEN Sharon, Pa., April 2.4V'or issuing stock certificates good for n cortnin number of shares In heavon, In exchange ex-change for n meal, a Hliave nnd clothing, cloth-ing, Henry Ilenjamln, bcllovcd to bo from Youngatown, Ohio, is In custody hero ponding nn Investigation. Hen-Jnmin Hen-Jnmin first visited a restaurant. After eating a hearty meal, ho handed tho wniter a slip of paper which read: "Good for one share of stock in heaven." As It wns April 1, tho waiter wait-er accepted the Incident a nervy April Ap-ril fool Joko nnd Uenjamln wna allowed al-lowed to depnrt. A barber was noxt given somo of the celestial stock In payment for n shnvo. Ho kicked. Benjamin, however, managed o get out of tho shop and was' taken to pollco headquarters aftor.'nttemptlng to tfettlo a clothing bill of $44 In the same manner. |