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tain bis hands? By contemptuous sneers at his 'Incompetence and in efficiency" are we not like the bird tfiat befouls its own nest? By throw--ing out of office and putting an un tried mann his place, do we enhance the strength and prestige of our country?" Do we not proclaim to those with whom we have controver sies that we are an unstable lot, like ly to undo tomorrow what we have laboriously accomplished today? Are we a nation?" -.-MODERN MOTHER GOOSE By J. M. W. Hoyne and Bill They fought until The city was in laughter; Bill fell down And lost his crown And Hoyne called Healey a grafter. o o FUEL SHORTAGE THREATENS Washington, Oct 3. The fuel shortage situation today began to assume the proportions of a real menace. Reports reaching Wash ington from many centers of inabil ity to obtain normal coal supplies. With the greatest industrial activ ity the country has ever known keeping factories and blast furnaces on 24-hour service and the railroads iacing the greatest traffic in their history, an unheard-of demand for coal has arisen, according to author ities here. o o Cffand Junction, Colo. Attempt to Mil Editor J. A. Barclay of -Grand Juncwn News believed by police to havajbeen made by bootleggers Bar clay News has attacked. San Francisco. Miss Elizabeth Deen8h Chicago Univ. student, swin dled mt of $603 by stranger who met and wooed her on train enroute wst ""Pittsfield, Mass. Andrew Car negie has bought new $400,000 sum rirerhome here ANNOUNCEMENTS Mass meeting of nonpartisan Cun nea club of 21st ward a Oak hall, 220 W. Oak st, tonightat 8 p. m. Democratic and Republican speak ers. Regular 22d ward Democratic or ganization will hold neighborhood meet at Hack's hall, 1764 Larrabee, Tues., 8 p.m. Speakers: John C. Werdell, Democratic candidate for representative 31st dist; Eugene L. McGarry, Dem., candidate for con fess 9th dist; Thos. J. Webb, for member board of review; Martin J. O'Brien, for member board of assess sors, and others. All invited, espe cially ladies. 35th Ward Regular Democratic organization and 25th Ward Wom en's Democratic club are in charge of a meeting at May school hall-, Har rison and Lavergne, tonight, 8 p. m. Gov. Dunne, State's Att'y Hoyne, Thos. J. Webb, Wm. P. Feeney, Thos. M. Sullivan and John W. Rainey will spealj. Everybody welcome. Northwest Side Y. P. S. L. holds special meeting, 2725 Division st, tonight, 7:30 p. m. All members re quested to attend. Special meet Tuesday night of 18th ward branch Socialist party. In structions to watchers at polls. Judge Hugo Pam will lecture for Lawndale Civic Center Wed. night at Douglas Park auditorium, Ogden and Kedzie, on "The Jewish Con gress." Entertainment of Social Civic League of S. E. C.Wed., 8 p. m., at 410 S. Michigan av. Bright and Structural Iron' Work ers' Union No. 1 to hold special meet Thurs. To levy assessment for In ternational Workers' Defehse League of San Francisco. o o Geneva. Reports have reached here that German submarines Brem en and Deutschland have both been lost or sunk on trips to America.