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w?jjrpi eiMsenf'jr' i CHICAGO DOINGS BRIEFLY TOLD John Berquist, 50, of 710 Madi son street, Evanston, was found asphyxiated by gas today in his home. He had been ill but death is Relieved to be accidental. Bert Zelensky, 22, was sentenc ed to the U. S. penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kas., for five years for violating the Mann White Slavery act. Women escorts will be provid ed for girls and children, will riot be arrested and taken to station in patrol by uniformed policemen are the instructions given the pro bation officers today by the Ju venile court. Maj. H. B. Hersey of the Mil waukee weather office will take charge of the Chicago office dur ing the absence of Prof. Henry J. Cox who will leave for Washing ton, to take charge of the central office of the weather bureau dur ing the month of February'. Anton Majjra, Italian grocer, Milton -ave., has asked the police to search for his son Antonio, 13, who disappeared while on the way to Church Sunday morning. Father being rich, fears that he has been kidnaped -for ransom. "Beer," its production, both past and present is what F. B. Siebel will speak on tonight be fore the North Side Physicians' club, at the Red Star inn. W. Holmes, SO, West 21st place, was knocked down and se riously injured last night by an auto. The driver took Holmes to hospital but left without giving name. Card bearing the name of J. H. Bull was the only identification found on a man' who was knock ed down and received a fractured skull last night by a Center aye. , car.. St. Luke's hospital. c Following a break in an am monia pipe in the basement of the; Hotel Metropole, East 23d St.," two hundred and fifty guests were routed out of their rooms1 shortly before midnight last night. Fire which started in the base ment of 10753 Bensley st. from an overheated stove drove more than a score of roomers out into the" street. The building was destroy- ed, together with its contents. Loss is estimated at $3,000. Former Mayor Dunne's can didacy for the Democratic nomin ation for governor received a boost today when Mayor Harri son announced that John E. Trae ger, city comptroller, has refused tb run. Several Harrison clubss have already indorsed the candid acy of Dunne. No session of' the packers' trial this morning, adjournment bep ing due to death of Mrs. A. HI Veeder, wife of general attorney for the packers. Hearing re sumed this afternoon. Capt William P. Clancy, 35tF street precinct, former inspector in charge of Hyde Park district, embracing stock yards, today pre-' sented his resignation from force to Chief McWeeny. Acceptedto take effect Feb. 1. v I Clancy says he will run for con gress from the stockyards dis trict, where Jim O'Leary, "alleg"