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9271 volumf XXXI Asaoclaied Press Means Universal Service WACO, TEXAS. MONDAY, JULY IS, 1927 COPY 5c NUMBER 270 Boys, 9 Yrs. Old, Drown, Crossing Nation-Wide Survey Finds Southern Farmers at Top Loves Her Lindy Carol Kckert loves her which she is enibracinK here as the steamer hearing her lome from Europe with her Mr. and Mrs. R.

R. Eckert, Red Bahk, X. arrives in New Vork. Carol's Lindy, you see. is one of the' Lindbergh dolls popularized by Col, A.

Llnd- flight, and the first to reach the United States, Will Benefit More From Price Increase of 1927 First Concerted Steps Taken in Crop Regulation to Covern Conditions of Consumption Cotton 12.5 It Is Estimated Agricultural Situation in West Not as Favorable as South, Declare Credit Men NEW YORK WORLD NEWS HUREAr to The NEW YORK, July Thp agricultural outlook is bright, accorciiug to a cross section of views from various parts of the country. The increase in prices of jnajor cereal and commercial crops piobahly will bring the growers financial returns equal to, if not a little greater than their Income from last crops. Southern farmers, it is believed, will benefit more from better prices than ag- riculturlst.s in the middle west and northwest. An Equal of 1926 Barring further emergencies which will hinder the growing Flying Boat Has Successful Try Over Channel Capt. Airship Goes 110 Miles an Hour and All Repairs Are Completed SOITTHAMPTON.

F. T. flying boat, the with which he hopes to make an air trip to New York, took its second succc.s.sful flight across the English channel this evening. The flying boat was in the hands of mechaniclaps ail morning; they repaired the leak which was observed yesterday, fixed extra gas and oil tank.s and tuned up the machine generally. Captain Courtney.

Navigator Downer and Mechanic R. F. Little conferred before the and it was that this was to he a test of how the crew of three could organize an effective liaison. A speed of 110 miles an hour was obtained. G.

S. Ash lev, 94. Is Dead, at Springs n. s. Ashley, age terday morning at the Ijome of his son George P.

Ashley at China Springs. He Is survived hy his wife, two daughreis, Mrs. Dona Stokes Rusk. Miss Bill Slough of Aqullla; four sons, J. C.

A.shley of HodenvlUe. Oklahoma. G. P. A.sh- ley of China Spring.s, D.

Ashley of Rock Creek, and J. L. Ashley of Moody. Mr. Ashley has 29 grandchildren.

14 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will he hell this morning at Gholson with Rev. Dailey of China Springs officiating. Arrangements are In charge of the Wilkerson and Hatch funeral parlors. Statement To Have Effect On Jewish Sessions crops or prevent prompt planting as of the Missis-; 1 Hiriy I in the flooded areas sippl valley, J- Tregue, executive manager of the National Association of Credit Men, declared that financial returns would at Kast equal those of 1926, despite the fact that in quantity production the outlook is less encourag- 94.

died yea- than it was last year. "Busines.H men mu.st lend a hand wherever it is needed and exercise Americans Will Take Part in Meet- Soon To Be Held at among comrades 4 1 4 A 1 Zurich, Switzerland Stirring Strains Of Tompkins Retired From the Seventh Cavalry After Enviable Record of Brave Service He Pursued Villa In The Chihuahua Area At 64 He Has the Carriage and Elastic Step of a Man in Prime of Life EL PASO, July US a conspicuous career of nearly 43 years as an officer in the service of his country, Colonel Tompkins, most picturesque figure In the United States army, wan placed on the retired liet today. Surrounded by of hl.s first and only love, the Seventh U. S. cavalry, the colonel was out of the service to the stirring strains of i "Garry Owens Affectionately I In the official army dirertory, Col- I one! Tompkins Is listed as Col.

Selah R. H. Tompkins, but to the army he Is known affectionately as He Is known person.illy or by reputa- tlon in part of the world where the States maintains a mill- I tary post, HLs long, bushy moustache and soldierly bearing are bywords Conquer the Sun Next, Is Urged By U. S. Healther Medical Science, He Declares, Has Pointed Way to Get Health From Out of Its Rays CHICAGO, July The relation of sun light to health whs atrcssed here lotlay Ity Dr.

Herman N. Runde.sen, health ronunlssioner. "Modern medical has shown over and over again that sunlight has almost magical powers In curing diseases like tuberculosis of the skin and to prevent others, like he stated, "By ajiplylng the wonderful discoveries of science everyday life man has conquered the arth; has dug trea.surcrs tn beneath the surface, and ha.s learned to fly through tho air. One thing remains to challenge him; Man has yet to conquer the 100,000 Reds Of Soviet ArmyTold Vienna Ominous Wall Street Gives Slight Odds With Sharkey Favorite Trend of Critics on Pugilistic Prowess Has Been Towards Dempsey for Past Few Days Others Declare Jack Has Forgotten How Flynn, Mana! Points to Gppon- i Record and Says It Is a Cinch By R. I LYNN Alanagor of Dempsi'y Copyright, 1927, by I Serv- Icp and Ninvs-l'rlbune SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.

July Dempsey. in the very pink of condition, will do no more iboxins until he knocks out Llack Sharkey next Thursday night at the Vtinkee stadium. There Is no senet alvout the rea.son wiry I have laid off. He is at peak now, after titree months in the inountaln.s ami more than two weeks of train- No Use, The Old Glands Can Be Made Young Chief of American Hospital at (Chicago Announces Result of Experiments Not Good PARIS, July (U.S)—Doc­ tor Max Thorek, the chief surgeon of the American hospital, Chicago, announced to Universal tonight th.at hla experi- ment.s over a period of years had demonstrated that old people cannot he made young hy glandular treatment, and he wants the world to know the truth. Ho admits that certain vital organ.s may he stimulated gr.ifting gland.s from lower ani- maLs, but this h.a.s no tendency to Increase the age limit.

S. D. Town Scene of Raid By Revenue Agents Mexia, Groesbeck Cousins Are Lost In Bosque Youngsters Had T.cft Their Party to (io Wading and Were Not Missed for Over an Hour Long Search Made To Bring Bodies to Top Belief Existed for Some Time They Had Wandered Away and ere Lost in Nearby oods Recent Riots in Capital Seen in Russia as the Spark of Revolt for the and ncnd ing My Job is to keep him right until Thur.Hday night, and by .1 fYiLnta State cutting out boxing and almply riiaiU keeping him on the r. ad and In rCCtOr SwOOpS I )OWn On July Ford's retraction of antl- Jewi.sh statements made by his AHhoogh Colonel Tomkins celebrated his sixty-fourth birthday tod.sy, has the erect carnage ami elastic step of a man In the prime of life. Colonel Tomkins, the oldest son of General C.

noted cav- leader of the Civil war. was prudence In the treatment of their expected to have a ben- reared In the atmosphere of cavalry MOSCOW. July of revolt which has flared in Vienna will spread to bXtrope in tt.s Bukharin, addressing soldiers and civilians assetn'nlcd today on Cho- dunskoe field, In a mighty demonstration to mark the closing of de- 103 Degrees, Malakoff Intense lleot Prevails In Hrnderson County; Crops Rain MALAKOFF. July has been one of the hottest days I "est is not as favorable as in the Mr. Tregoe explained "Busineas must keep a watchful eye on crop production, the proceeds above production costs will help greatly to gauge the buying powers for the remainder of the year, AcTcagp Down 12.5 "The southern farmers," according to Frazier Jclke and company, have taken tho first concerted steps in the regulation of their crops to meet conditions governing consumption.

Reduction of the cotton acreage approximating 12.5 per cent has followed last record yield. To offset the economic disadvantage of the restricted cotton crop, the farmers of the south turned to other crops, notably corn, the result being that both crops will bring higher prices "The agricultural in the eftcial effect at a conference on Jewish rlght.i to be held at Zurich, I Switzerland, beginning Aug. 17. Thirty-two Amerlran.s from all over the United States plan to attend the conference, according to an announcement made here today. The conference has been called under joint auspices of the committee on Jewish delegations, comprising Jewish communities in European countries, and of the American Jewish congress.

Problems confronting international Jewry, the of Jewish minorities In some eotintries for f.alr treatment, will be considered at the Zurich conference. Representing the Jews In America will be a committee of 2 5. headed by Judge Julian W. Mack, of New York, chairman. life and in 1SR4 he entered the army wegk.

as A eecond lieutenant of Infantry, Goes to tlie Seventh Ttvo years later he was transferred to the Seventh cavalry and found there tite environment that TURN TO PAGE 3, COLUMN 3 Publicity Puppet Is Said of Cal up to this time, the mercury standing at from 103 to io.5. Some of the crops are said to be badly in need of rain. Runaway Injures Two Man ami Wife Living South of Malakoff Sent to ft MALAKOFF, July 17. Leonard Ward and his wife, who live about five miles south of Malakoff. were seriously hurt late yesterday afternoon whin the mules Mr.

Ward was driving ran away with the wagon, throwing them out and badly injurying them. Poth have been sent to a Jacksonvlhe hospital for treatment. Hill Negro Is Jailed Black Is Peculiar Auto Accident Near Ivlrhy HILLSBORO, July negro giving his name as H.ovard Bonnctr, was arre.st?d this morning and broug'nt to I' Hill county jail following an accident near Kirby when a while woman and her small child were injured. Tho negro's auto struck a wagon hy the of the road and the wouian and child were aided from tvatcr from the car rad- tor. The woman and child were ken to their home near Aquilla.

Weather south, however. The alternative to rc.stiicted corn acreage h.ns been increased acreage in wheat. Rut this has only had the effect of further depressing both the corn licit and the wheat belt with an inadequate crop at high prices in one instance and lower prices through a prospective heavy yield In the A Quake Near Gario of Eartli Tremor I.s Uetntrtk'd There bniKiuy LONDON. July Enchange telegraph dispatch from Cairo tonight states that a slight earth tremor was registered by the Helouah observatory seismograph at 10:08 a. at a point 375 miles from Cairo.

It is believed to be a minor recurrence of the Palestine shocks. Croup Risks Increase 1,700,000 Kmployes Are Now Protected Throughout the I WASHI.VGTON. July increase cf 1,500,000 in the number persons In bu.slness establishments protected by group insurance dur- in.g the last, two years, was announced by the n.itional Industrial conference ho.ird of New York, In a statement issued here today. Industrial group life Insurance, which began In 1012, now has 4,700,000 employe.s under protection. Gunmen Pul Bomb In Hotel CHirAGO, July 17 bomb exploding in the, lobby of the Acmo hotel today shattered the windows of the hotel ami adjolnUig buildings.

The bomb was placed by armed gunmen who drove up to the hotel and after keeping wtinesses covered with guns, placed the lighted bomb and drove away. Authorities attrlb- uled the, bombfng to labor troubles. WASHINGTON, July Pre.sident Coolidga has become puppet of charges the legislative service, founded by the late tight.H. Senator Robert O. I.aFollette, In the current l.ssue of the People's Business, referring to recent pictures of the I In sombrero and The magistrate of the i greatest nation on eaxth clownishly i garbed In caricature cowboy costunse, I parade.s before the moving picture cameras.

It stated. "Anotbtfr European war, iuviflv- Injr the will let loc.ce’ the workers, and there will ho revolu- tlon.s until half the old world is ruled by proletarian dictators. "The Vienna incident is a sign of the intense unrest boiling 'neath the surface In Europe and Asia M. Vorshiloff reviewed the red army of and the defen.se organization where, the thousands of tinion men and women carrying rifles and wearing gas mask.s, the most inipre.Hsive were the girls, dres.scd in white jersteys and atlorned with red bandanas. (Jirl athletes wore Body Is Recovered July body of Adarn Brcnshoy, 3 5, was recovered today from the Calumtiii river here.

He was drowned last Thursday when he fell in while a.sleep, from a dock where he had been fishing. Investigate Floggings Tlirco Men. InrludinK Cemvlrt I'uinp Warden, Held For ProlKt BIRMINGHAM, July three men, Including the warden of a Jefferson county convict camp, already in custody in connection with masked floggings, the first of three official Vor-shiloff shouted; "You unconquerable red army!" the soldiers yelled their approval. A spectacular sham battle was stiiged aft-fwards, with liciuld fire, smoke screen.s. 20 and many airplanes.

It is estitnrtted that 000 rifles were di.stributed among the labor organizations during defense week. and In 1 will keep him him into the ring a certainty to knock tho punch-tender Hharkey out. Not Worried Over Miarkcy Sharkey has never r.invini'ed me that he has the i.s neees.sary for a great fighter, ami which Detnpsey has In such abun- ilant meastire. as battling Skee, old Tom Maxteii whaled him wlfhln an inch of Romt ked him dead In Boston. Jim Maloney dropped him or seven times, and Bud Gorin.an knocked him out with a body pun.

h. though Sharkey was given the verdict on a foul. 1 watfhed Sharkey in fight after fight. I have seen him it often that 1 ilon't think he turn I'XGE 1 fOLU.M.N* 4 I to Welcome Byrd When Helnrs From F.iirope Lane Wolf to tireet Them NEW July Charles Lindbergh, (dherwi.s© known as Lindy, will be the first to welcome home the five trans-Atlantic filers for whom he blazed a trail. I When the official boat, sfeattis down the harbor ornitig to meet the than at quarinfim vnd take off Cotn- ii Ri' 17.

Byrd, cotn- panions of the America, and flareni Chamberlain, who preceded them through air to Europe, Lindy will be aboard. Late HUM MI.LF.—( A. Jnekson, H2, six years from county, apcfi late Saturday from the Win- nle farm, It was reported Sun- day. i rhlrty.flve governors of states have assured Governor Fred airings of whippings in three other tlial will attend the annual conference at Island, July 24. Public wolf tre problems will La I widely sparated Alabama counties I was to open at oneonta tomorrow hen a grand jury will I Investigate the flogging of Jeff I Calloway two weeks ago.

"I guess we have no business with mattlio.s, but that old shed wasn't much good way didn't even ask me who done By Dr. Isldor Klork, Optonielrlst and 421 Austin Forecast for today: Partly cloudy. A'csterdaVs weather; Temperatures; Maximum, at 12 noon; 54.5 at 6 p. ni. barometer, 30 :07 hu- inldltv.

45 per cent; total wind for the day. 85 10 fastest at 7:30 m. total wind for the month, 2100 miles; total rain for the month, .71 'ch. and NIonday fair. A.NO VKINnV Tuesday, generally fair.

TO TFX.VS Monday and ganarell fair. Italians Fight Mexicans Three Women Wounded In Chicago Fight During Sunday CHICAGO, July Three Mexicans, one a woman, were wounded in a battle with Italians on west side today. The Mexicans protested when an Italian merchant demanded what they considered a high price for some oranges. The merchant undertook to drlve Ahe Mex- ican.s from the store, and shoot- Ing began. A strong police detail guarded the district tonight to prevent a renewal warfare.

Pardon Asked of Moody Limestone County Petition Favors Reiea.sc of Negro Murderer MEXIA, July have been circulated and widely signed in Limestone county asking Governor Dan Moody to pardon Dan Patterson, negro, convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 yeans in prison. prominent citizens signed the petition on the grounds the family of the negro needed his support. He was convicted of slaying another negro whom he accused of taking his wife. Millicent Rogers, Dropping Title Of Countess, Goes Back to Paris, But No Word of Next Romance Siiffsested: i distance tor Credit as a Wizard U. Scienti.st Held In Awe hy Natives of Haiti, Is WASHINGTON, July (US) of Haiti, mystified by the way Dr.

Alexander AYetmore, assistant secretary of the Smithsonian institution, handled birds, reptiles and other animals there, accepted him in awe as a wizard, the institution reported today. This reputation for occult powers bestowed upon him, proved a great aid to zoological collecting in the mountains. Dr. Wetmorc said. Superstitious natives eagerly did his bidding and he was able to leave his camp without fear of depredations.

Know I Never Is Answer of Divorcee After She Books Passage on Majestic A Witness Is Missing Helen Steve Songht to Testify In Mur. (ler Case Over Clemtnte Death CHICAiiO. July today redoubled their for Helen Steve, former wife of Louis Clemente, on trial fur the slaying of the young first hu.sband. She is as the principal witness against Clemente. Failure to produce her for the trial tiniormw may delay legal procedure, authorities admitted.

Following hl.H arrtst, Clemente accused his former wife of the slaying of lier first husband to permit her to marry him. NEW YORK. July (US) Back to Paris and her littie son Peter, jifter a short visit to this country, went Mrs. Millicent Rogers on the liner today. Hince her divorce she has dropped the title of countess which became hens two years ago upon her marriage to Count Ludwig Salni von Hoogstraeten.

A smile came over her face as she stood In the doorway of her cabin, a low', soft voice, she said; In Oiscu.sscd. SAN A was for the 1927 state ciJiivention of 'i'exah Chiropractor.H a met'tlng of the comniltlee held here monuiig. The convention will begin tH'toher 14. NiraraKtia. United Maririf.s and NioaragUHU coii- stabtilaiy General Sandino, aicitrant liberal, who attacked Dcofal Saturday afternoon and again ne opera tonight that the the negroes of the town ended last night and that they h.vd returned to their homes.

LOS AXiFI rdiHnge Max reported today HI the condition of Mrs. Clara Drumtnond, Fresno now in her lOfith day of pcnded animation resulting from gas poi.stTulns. Her condition is regarded as "sati.siactory. nOSTO.V©—The deuth toll of the heal wave ihat has swept southern New England for several days rose to fourteen Frank Bellatuacini, a barber, was found dead in his roimi today from heart failure caused by the high temperature. not )V.

T. Wentherhee, unto race driver from San Antonio, tvas fatally injured almut 6 p. Sun- when the car he was driving Death Toll Is Up One Nine Persons Killed In Which Strnelt In KAN. sas city July IT. fAP) Nine persons were and many more Injured by two tornadoes that down upon enstent Kansas late yesterday aftersoon.

Thon.samLs of d-dlars daniige property and prowiitg tvas left in its wake by the twisters. OifNIan Shot Rapid (nty in Big Gathering of Bootleggers RAPID CITY, S. July (US)- A flying sfpiadron of revenue agents un-ler the direction of E. L. Senn.

state prohibition director, swoopeil down on this suntmer rapital of the late last night and in the early hours of this morning, and when rested from ihelr labors. Rapid City nnd its environs were aritl. Eleven alleged purveyors of corn were out heavy bond In Rapid City toility a half dozen more awaited trial at Ch miles away. Ho far as could be Henn and his men made a clean sweep of the "temporarv capital" for a drink of any description was unpurchasable today In the vicln- ity of Preshlent t'oolldge's summer home. Up to Hatunlay, green rye and colored eorn Ihjiior had been quite available, gio.000 Paid For Training PARATOGA HPRINGH.

17. training camp operations here have cost him more ntonev than any other non-champion in his- torv. I Figures show that Dempsey will pay out fdh.hqo or so merely to have a lot of folks help him get ready for the punehtng gxcur- slon against Jack Kharkey next other Thursday night. Lockhart Mill Burns IJn( Rofini nnd Considerably Daniagcxi I.OCKHART, July Fire of undetermined origin partially de.stroyed the Lockhart nil mill here today. The lint room and the separating room were cun- sitlerhhly tlamaged.

Underwood When HurprBfs llurgiar He ANTONIO. July Rox Underwood, wcaitby oil man, was shot through the left shoulder late tonight ivhen he surprised a burglar in bis home. The e.sc.aptd. I lomage to Countess DUBLIN. July (US) hundred men and 500 women marched in the curtcge this after- the woods.

Ilut at noon when the of the Countess M.nrkievlcz wn.s borne to the at crossing claimefl its first victims of the season r'Uiiday afternoon about 3 when Albert and J. 1). Norton, both aKed 9 years, and were drowned when they Waded into water over Iheir heads and were uni hie to swnn nut. The boys were with the E. Nort family from Groeaheck, who had over for lunch a dip on the Bosque on theip home.

Albert wa.s the of NIrs. G. E. Norton of Groesbeck, while J. I), was the son ot O.

It, Nortan of Mexia. VIsltexi at Me.tia Iiml gone to yesterday and were returning to hy way of Waco, with J. who was to vioit Albeit. when the tragedy took place. On arrival the Bos'iue, the boys at once went Into the water and the family did not notico them, thinking that the w.ater was not deep enough to worry.

Mrs. G. E. mother of Albert, said that she noticed the boy.s once or playing down In the water, hut not know when they down. "We were not more than iO') feet from them, and we never heard a Mrs.

Norton said. When the iys were first ruissed It was thought that they probably wandered off around in tha woods, which are very lllick around Hole." Mis. Norton hec.ome anxious when, calling for them they failed to and the thought th.it they might have struck her. Heart Beginh After summoning -vf seven! parties who lunching and swlntming in that a clo.se search of surrounding territory was made and then search was begun of the water. Officers were summoned and hooks and lines u.sed to drag the deeper holes, Hearch of the water began about 4 no been found of the bodies at 6:40 and several of the searchers expressed belief that the boys were still lost 6:45 one of the searchers, Howniai Chumley of cemetery, where it was pla'ed in vault to await interment tomor- Leojiold of Ilinigarv, Now In U.

Glainis Aniliassador Offers Insult and Demands Duel Redress in the 50-mile free-for-all at the Bellaire speedway collided with "You know, 1 never talk. Thanks! aiwither and overturned. nil llubfrt 2H, ne for your courtesy in calling on me, but, really, I cannot say anything." Society in New York, Southampton. Philadelphia and Paris is wondering with whom the young daughter of II. H.

Rogers, Standard oil millionaire, will next have a romance. In Paris the name of a young -Argentinian nilllionalre, has been coupled with that of Mil- llccnt. Mrs. RogeFs and her father when they arrived here two weeks ago, denied that any romance existed. On this side pt the Atlantic the name James D.

Altemua, society of Philadelphia, le prominently mentioned. But the firm position taken by young Mrs. Rogers forestalled any effort to obtain from her the secret, if there is one. gro. believed by authorities to be the huge boufloir bandit who has terrorized fashionable districts of the city, was taken into today.

He was capture'l as he wa.s about to enter the second-floor apartment of two young women. FOHT erowd esllmafed at more than 20,000 on field Sunday afteimajn to witne.s.s the closing demonstrations of flying by civilian and army aviators in fornittlty opening Fort Worths new airport. jammed the field and hundred.s were forced to park on adjacent KA.V A A U. S. Sen- Josei'ii Weldon Bailey, of Texas, here on ais way to attciiil the meeting of the Texas and (Joat Raisers' whkh opens at Kerr- vllle Tuesdav, said tonight he expects to vote aganist all fotir of the pro- po.sert amendments to the Texas Constitution to be voted on August T.cggers’ Bradstrcet Ncxv Book iiDln'j; CrixlU RatinK Of Bivozc Ruiincrs Is WASHINGTON.

July Bradstreet" made how today as the very last word in prohibition enforcement paraphernalia. The gentlemen of the breezy manner and bulging pockets are being given financial rating.H like so many steel barons or big butter and egg men. of Between Royalty and Diplomat in America Brings on Temper (US) 9 Years Ninth Infantry and F. Will OlrscTve Monday A. ANTONIO, July participation in the Soissons offen.sive as the outstanding feat in their history, the Ninth infantry and the Fifteenth field artillery will observe Monday, the ninth anniversary of the battle, as organization day.

A full holiday will be observed by both regiments. LOS ANGELES, July 17. "Lakai!" These words, contained In an exchange of telegraphic communications between an ambas.sador and an today precipitated an Internationa! affair of honor. One challenge to a duel has been pa.sMed- and It has been accepted. The challen.ge was hurled hy Archduke Leopold of Au.stria, now a vi.sltor in Los Angeles.

It was directed at, and received by Am- ba.ssador Lasclo Szechenyi. Diike law-t Fund.s To understand thi.s proposed settlement of an Archduke Leopold today Insisted was hurled in hi.s must return to a period of two months ago. Archduke Leopold, grand-nephew of Franz Joseph arrived I Waco, who was farther up I In shallow water, that ha touched one of tti? bodies. Hev- i eral other searchers came to where he was standing and after a few attempts one cf the bodies was irought to the surface. Effort off ail searchers, about I 50 in number, were then concentrated around the place the first body was found and in about five minutes the second body was brought up by J.

II. Curbo. AVhen brought to shore both of the bodies were stiff and hopes of rc- suaitatlon were given up; but some attempts were made totally without any avail. The Wilkerson and Hatch ambulance carried the bodies to the undertaking parlors of that company. Funeral services of the two 111 held this afternoon at where their bodies will be carried by the Wllkirson and Hatch motor hearse.

TURN TO PAGE 3, COLUM.N 1 Found Unconscious UHICAGO, July 17 tor Franklin, a broker, and his wife were made unconscious while asleep by burglars who their apartment today and escaped with $2000 in loot..