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Show FROST PLAYED JOKE ON A j PLUMBER Although the cold weather during I the past few davs has given plentj of work to the plumbers of the city, n 1 'lory has come to light where a plumber was treated harshly by the I cold The fo'lovOng story is on James Mar-Beth and was tobl bs Ins son On Sunday eVening Mr. MacBeth was warned bv bis wife Ihat he should make pre para i ions to prevent th freezing of the water pipes In their residence, at 2112 Monroe avenue The matter agreed that measures should be taken, but he matter slip ped hla mind until after be had gon lo bed. When he remarked to his J ife that It v.,i verj cold, she again I reminded him that the water pipes I snould have been drained but an it waa o warm and comfortable in bod. Jimmy said the pipes could go to the deuce They went to the deuce all ribt. for "hen Investigated nexi morning In fiMind the kitchen flooded where a pipe had broken and a further search failed to reveal a single pipe that wis not frozen tluhf Three plumbers were at work at the MacBeth residence yesterday and all the damage u.is not repaired by eveninc Fearing to light n fire in the range, the cooking was done on the healing stove rn |