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Show ' in the Act of Passing & I Out Food to His I I Starving Wife H Lawrenceburg, Ind., Aug. 30. S ' Louis A Weiss, 28 years old, a pris- J5M oner in tho county jail on a charge of i$Mr Petty larceny, was caught yesterday iIjj passing a bundle containing food to Ir. his wife. ill' Weiss has been in jail several II weeks and his wife has been a daily I visitor. The Jailer noticed they I jf seemed devoted, and began to take ijt note of the visits. When he caught Weiss passing her H I tlie bundle, he examined It and found . It contained the food allowed Weisa jB &! Y the countv- Weiss acknowledged 3 H with reluctance that he had been giv-I giv-I ff lng his allowance to his wife every 'h day to keep her from starving. K Weiss was charged with stealing a pair of loaded dice from a saloon- keeper. He was being held aB a wit- 1 nesff against the saloonkeeper. Pros- ecutor Russo, when he heard of the If jail incident, ordered Weiss released ( and procured work for him. wm oo- ,A -LAST AUTO RACE III ON DIRT TRACK IS Kansas City, Aug. 30. An automo. IjH bile race met here next Saturday B and Monday,, probably will be the last motorcar contest on a mile dirt track. In America. The American Automobile Automo-bile association has announced Its opposition op-position to mile dirt track meets for several years but never until this year has taken a positive stand. Among the professional entries who have already been booked for the meet are Joseph Matson, Edward Hearne, Andrew Burt, Jameo Heath and John Rainey. |