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NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Northwestern "U" alumni to ask faculty that Winifred Gallagher, 20-hour-day phone girl, be restored job at better hours. Has been unable to find work. "- - Harry Walton, bartender, separ ated from wife living at 2957 E. 80th pi., preferred death to giving alimony. Shot self last night. Expensive hat purloined from mil linery store of Mabel Belle, 854 Cen ter, by 2 men. Theodore Kracke, pres. of Laun dry Drivers' Union No. 74, disap peared from home, 1528 School, Nov. 2. Police probing. Frederic Slaughter, colored, 454 E. 37th, held up by 2 men and robbed of $61. Charles Mattison, cigar maker, 4165 S. Halsted, nearly wrecked Lamb's Cafe chasing check boy in quarrel over 10-cent check. Fired revolver. Patrons in Panic. Rev. James Walker, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church, preached to crowded church yester day with bandage over eyes. Had been in darkroom seven weeks. May lose sight 3,000 people watched laying of cor nerstone of new clubhouse of Leo xm. Council of Knights of Colum bus, Garfield blvd. and Halsted, yes terday. Members of St. James Episcopal Church celebrated 80th anniversary of building of church, 30th of found ing of choir and 20th year of Rev. J. A .Stone's rectorship. Mrs. Effie Barbour, 221 E. 60th, suicided with gun. Asked husband and son to go to nickel show. Found her on floor on return. Ill health. Joseph Keller, clothing dealer, Champaign, who disappeared hold ing $2,500 stakes in recent football game, sought in Chicago. $3,000 fire, starting in basement of H. H. Potter, grocery and meat mar ket, 4547 Kimbark av., roujted 6 fam ilies from home last night. Two large pythons, inmates pf Lincoln Park Zoo, given bath and massage yesterday. Couldn't loosen skins in small cage. Unidentified woman, 40, found in lake at foot of Superior. Under gar ments bear initials "H. G." Custav Bachman. 3948 Indiana av.r and Edward Jacobs, 1939 Potomac av., complained to U- S. consul in Winnipeg that they had been induced to come there on promise of job and an attempt had been made to force them into English army. Story probed. Archbishop James Blenk, New Or leans, seriously ill at St. Joseph's Hospital. Complication of diseases. Miss Nona Deutsch, 6529 S. Car penter, heroine of fire in Decorators' Supply Co., has received many mushy letters since. John Thomas, bricklayer, 7217 Cles av., killed and 5 other men badly hurt when auto, returning from fu neral, struck street car at 75th and Cahokia av. Detective Charles Anderson, Max well station, shotvJohn Walsh, in spector board of local improvements,, in fight on Halsted car. Walsh and companions attacked Anderson. Walsh flashed star to get seat. Con dition serious. E. W. Ensweiler, 5341 S. Morgan, robbed of 4, watch and overcoat by shivering man at Michigan av. and Lake. Saloon of John McCarthy, 2658 W. Van Buren, robbed by 4 armed men. $29. James DeMip, gypsy, 2722 S. La Salle, heard peculiar noise in base ment Investigated. Found and at tacked negro burglar. Shot in shoul der. Intruder escaped. Lester JVIichaelson, 14, 1635 N. Central Park av., messenger, robbed of $113 in money and checks on way to bank. mi, otella Turner, 1377 E 63d, divorcee, arrested 'in police raid on nftpiaTiatirtiaiM &