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'Vv'j-n.v, -I Vi r E CENT--THE DAY BOOK-ONE GENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Under auspices of Workers' insti tute, John Cowper Powys will lec ture on Dostoievsky and Nietzsche, at West Side auditorium, Taylor and Racine av., tonight, 8:15' p. m. Ad mission 15 cents. Jim Larkin, Dublin, proposes to hold demonstration to raise funds in aid' of Irish labor unions' crisis. Or ganization committee will meet, at Dearborn hotel, 8 'p. m., tonight. Dr. Shmariah Levin, Jewish schol ar and orator, member first Russian duma, will speak on "Present Condi tion of the Jew and His Hope for the Future," at Douglas Park audito rium, Thursday evening. Judge Frank P. Sadler will talk on "The Human Race Can It Be Civ ilized or Will It Remain Savage?" at Sears-Roebuck Y. M. C. A., Fri day, 8 p. m. 24th ward Socialists will hold bun co party, Friday evening, Lower So cial Turner halL Dancing. Admis sion 10 cents. Clothing Cutters and Trimmers ass'n, Local 61, A. C. W. of A., will give dance, Douglas Park audito rium, Saturday, Jan. 15. Fine music. Modernist club will hereafter meet Sundays, 2:30 p. m., Constellation Temple, Byron and Robey. Next Sunday's topic: "Pope Pius X. and Progress." Society of Anthropology meets Sunday, 2:30 p. m., Corinthian hall, Masonic temple. Mrs. Minco S. Jones speaks: "For Temperance and Personal Liberty; Against Prohibi tion and Hypocrisy." o o Brandon, Man. Twelve workmen on Canadian Pacific railway work train, cleaning snow from yards, were run down and killed by yard en gine that had just gathered speed for run out oi yards, BITS. OF NEWS Harry Simms, Chicago, brother of former U. S. Dis't Att'y F. W. Simms, has escaped from Mexican Villista r-v bandits after harrowing experiences. -' Jimmy Walsh, 8, ran into his house, 3136 Normal av., from play. Found mother dead in pool of blood, father, Patrick Walsh, lying unconscious with razor-slashed neck. Father ac cused of crime. Douglas Todd, 14, Salt Lake City, gave self up to police because hun gry. Said he ran away from home with father's check book and lived by forging checks till they were gone. Federal authorities probing charge . against U. S. com'r that he collected too much for issuing passport. Residents of Englewood held mass meeting. Want new school. Hyman Epstein, lost fight in cir- j cujt court of appeals to reverse Judge : Landis' order disbarring him. Pat Walsh, 3136 Normal av., killed wife and cut own throat yesterday. In hospitaL Judge Scully favors plans of Judge Pinckney and Judge Fisher to appoint commission to study welfare of boys. o o Colesboro, N. C. Mob lynched John Richards, negro, who con fessed he murdered A. T. Curley, wealthy farmer. o o CHICAGO GRAIN. Grain and nro- visions up May wheat close, $1.28. NEW YORK STOCKS. Mexican stocks slightly off. General list firm." WEATHERFORECAST Decidedly colder tonight and Thursday, with a severe cold wave and northwest gale; lowest temper ature, 5 to 10 below; snow tonight; Thursday probably fair. Tempera ture Tuesday: HighesTI; lowest, 29 Oi am y