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Cleveland, 0., before returning. I he I cancels the Cleveland, trip he Is ex pected back in Springfield tonight. Men in the office familiar with Vredenburg's writing deny that that in the Sherman House is his when shown the facsimile of the "T. D. Duncan and wife" and "J. F. Miller and wife" signatures. Lieut Gov. O'Hara will not attend the first session of the Ettelson com-J mittee appointed to investigate the charges of immorality against 'the lieutenant governor. He refused to comment on the stories in the morn ing papers in which his friends de clared they could prove alibis for him on' the nights of January 17, 18 and 19. EATS FIRST REAL SQUARE MEAL IN FIFTEEN YEARS New York, May 9. Daniel J. Cur tin, a master mechanic in the employ of the street department, enjoyed his first square meal in fifteen years to day . CurQn is 40 years old. For 15 years he has been afflicted with a stricture of the esophagus which pre vented him from swallowing, and for the last ten years has lived chiefly on, his nerve. Two weeks ago, Curtin went to a hospital where Dr. John J. McGrath performed an operation on him. This operation, which is known as gas trotomy, consists in making a per manent opening in the stomach for the Introduction of-fpod. A tube was inserted through Curtin's side and Jed to this opening. As soon as Curtin was able to re turn home, he told his wife he want ed a dinner of chicken soup, roast beef, vegetables, salad and ice cream. The soup was easy; so was the ice cream; but the rest of the food Curtin had to chop up fine and shove down the tube in his side. At the end of the meal Curtin sat back and sighed. "Gee," he said, "that's the first homecgoked dinner I've rebshQd in j many years. Thank goodness I'm through with this liquid food dope.' MRS. DRUMMOND AT HOSPITAL AFTER HUNGER STRIKE London, May 9. "General" Mrsr Flora Drummond, militant suffrage arrested April 30th in the police raid on Women's Social and Political Union headquarters, has been sent to a private hospital, after a hunger strike of eight days. An operation may be necessary in order to save her life. "Young Hot Blood" members, are believed to have set fire to Oaklea Mansion at Barrow, causing $50,000 loss. An attack on Mr. and Mrs. As quith and Mr. and Mrs. Churchill as they were leaving on a journey to Venice, was planned by the suffra gets, but a heavy bodyguard of po licemen, soldiers and private detec tives prevented any disturbance. Windsor Castle, together with the Tower of London will be wholly or partly closed during the coming holi day season owing to fear of suffraget outrages. o o v. N. Y. INSPECTORS STAND FIRM GIVEN SENTENCES Nev York, May 9. Standing firm ly together to the last, and deter mined to share ahke in the fate awaiting them, each of the four former police inspectors convicted of conspiracy in connection with- the vice graft investigation was today sentenced. to a term of one year in the penitentiary and fined $500. The wives of other officers, not yet indicted, but understood to be under suspicion, are said to be bringing pressure to bear on their husbands to go before the district attorney. Strong influence will be used by the "system" to prevent the officers yielding to the woman's pleas. , o o "Tremendous crowd up at our church last night." "New minister?" "No, it was burned down," te& ---