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-v WAS NOT GUILTY IN U. S. Louis Sherman, 47 years old, a tailor living at 923 South iPaulina street, was taken before Judge Scully today charged wlth big amy. ' The complaint was made by Moses Sherman, 17-years old, who claims the older man as his son. The boy said that his mother's maiden name was Rachel Cohen, and that Louis Sherman had mar ried her at Molive, Russia, Jan. 1, 1888. The elder Sherman admitted having lived with Rachel Cohen, and having children by her, but denied he ever had been married to her, or that Moses Sherman was his son. He said that when he decided to emigrate from Russia to the United States, he asked Rachel Cohen to marry him, and she re fused. He then came to this country alone, he sajd, and on July 25 1911, met and married 'Esther Kalattek at Brooklyn, N. Y. Judge Scully discharged the elder Sherman, saying that any crime that had been committed had been committed in Russia, and therefore outside hfs jurisdic tion. ' Rachel Cohen came to Chicago with the boy, Moses Sherman. They are both friendless andx helpless in a strange country. o o Seattle, Wash. Dora Keen, who led party up to summit of Mt. Blackburn, return here to day. Will go east in few days. DANGER IS NOT OVER The street railway pfjicials and. Mayor Harrison and his aides have been busy since' yesterday noon giving out reports' that all danger bf a street car strike is now over. All danger of a street car strike is not yet over. The wage question will come up at a joint conference meeting tomorrow. Until that meeting is over, and the street railway presi dents have said whether or not they are going to give the men a-wage upon. which they and their families can live decently, there still is danger of a strike. PLAYING SAFE. " Grown qld in the service of his master and mistress, James was a privileged retainer. He was waiting -on table one day when a guest asked him for a fish fork. Strangely enough, the request was ignored. Then the hostess noticed the episode and remarked in a most peremptory manner : "James, Mrs. Jones hasn't a fish fork. Get her once at once !" "Madam," same the emphatic reply, "last time Mrs. Jones dined here we lost a fish fork." A deathbed repentance is of no earthly use. WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and Saturday for Chicago and vicinity; moderate temperature; light to, moderate variable winds. tjiMagigOT n h -tatXrttludL . i frVr i fHii irtafifafer gg-j mmmmmmilSSjgSgm