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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Theodore Swanson, 5618 Shields av., butter and egg peddler, caught mixing his butter yesterday by police. 01eomargarine Orrin Aborn, former Dowieite who was compelled to move to Elgin asy lum, found dead in cornfield near Lombard. Escaped Sept. 26. Socialists will meet as follows to night: 28th ward, Langland school, Cortland and Oakley av.; 28th ward, Albany Hall, Albany and Armitage avs.; 15th ward, Old Style Inn., Cal ifornia av. and Division St., and Chi cago Heights, 111. The Esther Falkenstein Settlement Woman's Club meets at 1917 N. Richmond st., Thursday, Oct. 22, at 2 p. m. David Houston, sec'y of agricul ture, deputized by Pres. Wilson to represent government in Nat'l Dairy Show, to open Thursday at Stock Yards. Judge Harry Fisher assisted from street car by conductor's foot. Swore out warrant for Edward Colefield. Smallpox epidemic "is spreading throughout small towns near Ham mond, Ind. H. P. Judson, pres. of Chicago "U," says Japan has most friendly feeling towards U. S. Found terrific death rate in China. Stewart Smith, 7, Oak Park, skull crushed while trying to flip wagon. Dead. Body of man found in ' drainage canal at W. 28th st. Jewish, 35, and well dressed, Cudahy Packing Co. being sued for $50,000 by Edward Doss, who claims to have contracted blood poi soning while working for company. Champlain Building at State and Madison s.ts. to be replaced by $1, 500,000 structure by Boston Store people. Miss Mary Mason, teacher, suing American Bond and Mortgage Co. for $2,000, which she says she paid to them for irrigation securities. Englewood police arrest 7 men and 2 women owners of candy stores with slot machines. Latter confiscated, former discharged. George Baron, 3652 S. Marshfield av., electricuted in city garbage plant at W. 39th and Iron sts. Car rying extension light wire and touch ed it. Charles Lowe, 75, 1014 W. 18th st., killed by wagon driven by Louis Perkowsky, 1910 W. 48th st. 48 keepers of alleged dives in So. Chicago all took jury trials when up in court. . OscarBushman, 2458 Prairie av., prrested for passing bogus check. Says he needed money to go to col lege. Harry L. Fort, 5, 6606 S. Michigan av., disappeared with chicken and toy bank. Police searching. Mrs. Minnie Summers, 2927 78th pi., found dead in home. Gas. Cause unknown. Li Fook, Chinaman, convicted of making opium for smoking purposes. Paces $-10,000 or 10 years or both. Vim. F. Weber, 6215 S. Michigan av., suicided In home. Gas. No work. Mrs. John Duggan, 7027 S. Union St., badly bruised when auto was struck by auto truck. Staze Kozlowski, 15, 2040 Lubeck St., disappeared from home. Police searching. Unidentfied man killed by Burling ton passenger train while walking on elevated tracks. Home of Fire Attorney Frank Ho gan, 300 S. Leavitt st, robbed of oil painting worth $500. Policeman John Lally, 4442 Kil bourne av., injured stepping from Northwestern train at Irving Park station. Miss Susan Kasper, 18, maid, kill ed by Wells st. car at Superior st. last night. John Oetzell asked Judge Brentaho to sign name to his application for isssusmmmmsmmmm