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SP1 '4Tff Trpj if'Mffl&Ai'wiii ji MMfe JMillbrath, former South Chicago girl. Charged with fraud in selling hair tonic, E. F. Gonzales was given a year to prove the worth of the lotion by Judge Scully, who directed him to try it on Police man James Burns of Cottage 'Grove ave. station. Officer Burns is bald, very bald; like a billiard ball. Trade rumored between the Cubs and Cardinals, by which Heinie Zimmerman will go to St. Louis in exchange for Harmon, one of Bresnahan's star twirlers. Western league said the be con templating dropping Denver from its circuit, and adding Chi cago, Minneapolis and Kansas City. "Bunk, pure bunk. Denver is the only real town in the circuit now. x Union men will not work here after on buildings that may be erected by the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. until union men are given em ployment in erecting a bridge for the company at 19th street and the river. Labor officials say work is being done by non-union .men. George Swain, 13, 3240 Rhodes ave., and Charles Irish. 1J, 3206 Cottage Grove ave., drew ned yes terday while skating on Lake Michigan off 29th street. Capt. Carland of life-saving service almost drowned searching for the bodies. Bodies recovered by a fire tug. "Here's a little stunt that might interest you," said Louis Zogora, 218 Sheldon street, to his wife and friends, in their room. Then he shot himselt in the head, dying instantly. William Pen Nixon, died early today at his home, 4221 Kenmore ave. Was formerly editor of Inter-Ocean and head of Assooht ed Press news service. '"There is ragtime religion, the same as ragtime music. Some people can only get religion by ragtime method. I use it when necessary," says Rev. D. M. Tompkins ofRogers Park M. E. Church. Mrs. Doris Cohen committed suicide in Morrison hotel by shooting herself. She married Louis Cohen, Springfield, 111., five years ago. Cohen kept marriage secret, as his wife was a Gentile. She filed suit for divorce month ago to force him to make known their marriage. He refused, fear ing disinheritance. Hugo Stojentin, 19, alleged forger captured by police after revolver battle. Taken in flat he had furnished for Mrs. Rose Kru ger, 19, 210 N. Kedzie. Police say he stole to gefmpney for girl. Mrs. Elizabeth Prentice and J. H. Burke, salesman, 113 E. On tario street, run down and injur ed at Rush and Ontario streets by auto owned and driven by A. C. Frost, 54 E. Division street. Frost became confused by lights of another auto. Harriet Thompson found mur dered on floor of her home, 1647 Madison street, Gary. Her brother-in-law, Rev. William Steel, pastor of a negro church, arrest ed. Finger prints on girl's throat led to preacher's arrest.