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Alleged to have padded payroll. Jos eph J. Butler, ward superintendent, suspended. William Coombs, 4308 Langley av., Socialist speaker, arrested at Chicago av. and Clark st. Alleged to have in sulted police. Edward Fitzgeraidshot in right thigh by Serg't Frank Crawley. Fitz gerald held for robbing William Brink, 732 W. Washington av. Home of Henry E. Hollis, Winnet ka, damaged by fire. Loss $8,000. Heavy prison sentence urged by Major Funkhouser for men engaged in traffic in women. Suggests farm for levee slaves. Six relatives get $100,000 estate of Mrs. Lucy R. Milner. Physician at homeopathic meet says children born in 1950 will live 100 years. Predicts passing of weak lings and federal control of public health. Sixtieth anniversary celebrated by Hugh and Catherine Burns. 33 grand children present. Home of Mrs. I. Oberfelder looted. $400 jewelry gone. Mrs. Ernest F. Wetchsel, 3000 Michigan av., attacked Miss Louise Walden with whip. Claims girl was too familiar with husband. Hubby sent to Bridewell for non-support. ARGUMENT LEADS TO ARREST There are times when one should not argue with the clerk over one's hotel bill, Harry Benson, assistant treasurer at the Princess Theater, has learned. Benson was at the Great Northern Hotel with a girl who was later known as Marie Guy, 19 years old. When he wished to give up his room they came down and he asked his his bill. A slight item annoyed Benson. He told the clerk about it and they got into an argument. House Detective Wm. Fitzgerald heard the dispute. He edged over and began studying the girl. Then he caused their arrests on more serious charges than arguing with a hotel clerk. HOUSES DICKER OVER PAYING" OF ALL MILITIAMEN' Denver, Col., May -15. Unless the plans of the controlling Democratic leaders go awry, the special session of the Colorado legislature called to, consider the coal strike situation, will adjourn sine die at 6 p. m., tomor- i row. An adjournment resolution has already passed the Senate. The two houses are at loggerheads over the, principal legislation the bill appro priating $1,000,000 to pay military, debts incurred during the strike. The House bill prevented paying any mine, guards who might have enlisted in the militia; the Senate insists on paying all militiamen. Examination of witnesses at the general court-martial of officials and. enlisted men who participated in the' battle of Ludlow continued today at the state rifle range near Golden. Meanwhile the United States troops in the Trinidad district are enforcing to the letter the secretary of war's' order forbidding strikebreakers to" work in the Colorado mines unless they were employed and actually at work before the recent violence. John E. Lawson, district board, member of the United Mine Workers, said today he did not fear the true, bills returned by the Boulder county, grand jury indicting him and other, leaders of the United Mine Workers, on the charge of murder. Besides Lawson, Edward Doyle, district secre tary treasurer of the United Miners, and William Hickey, secretary of the State Federation of Labor, were in dicted for murder. The indictments resulted from an investigation of the. recent fighting near Louisville. o o To improve the flavor of currants' and sultanas which are to be used for cakes, place them in a bowl, pour boiling water over them- and leave to soak all night. The fruit swells tor twice its former size, but should be' drained from the water and dried In' the oven before being added to the other ingredients. i 1 ..,... .. .. . .tefe