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2c THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Exdept Sunday m MAN KILLED IN, JOY RIDE TWO OTHERS SERIOUSLY HURT Spencer Keonek, 30, was instantly killed early this mprning at the wind up of what police believe was a joy ride. An auto, property of the Em ery Motor livery Co., containing Keonek, a girl who gave the name of Mrs. Elsie Shields, 16, 722 W. 26th, and the chauffeur, Wm. Hannett, 28, 129iiE. 45th, crashed intp an iron pole at 63d st and 49th av. The Shields girl's skull was frac jured. She wilTreeover. She Is at the County hospitaL Hannet was seriously injured. The flead nuin's name was' first given as John Ormsted, 5200 Black stone av. Police called at that address. Geo. Ormsted lives there. He is connect ed with A. B. Leach, bankers and brokers. He identified the man as Keonek, an employe of his. The auto party had been to Bum side and had stopped at Argo at a restaurant. Here Keonek met two friends. They ate being held by the police for questioning. Give the names James Mulpenny and Peter Zabos. Mrs. Shields was married a month ago at Crown Point to Jas. Shields, a street car conductor, with -whom she- eloped, it is said, against wishes,of her parents. o o ANNOUNCEMENTS Jack Lait, Chicago Herald writer, will speak at Hoba College, 917 Washington blvd., tonight on "O. Henry, His Earl Life and Struggles." Dr. C. Seastrand will lecture on "Poods and Health" at Workers'rIn stitute, 920 S. Ashland avv 8 p. m., tonigEt, , e SOLID COMFORT "Nothing to do 'till tomorrpw," My work was all finished I tfiink. And nary a thought that came to my mind Had any connectable link. Just loafin' at comfort and ease, 1 With all of my worry gone. So the old fireplace and the pipe in my face, x And me and the lamp smoked on. SOLID IVORY Just heaps to do before morning, I had slacked .through the day somehow. But as long as got away with it thin, " Why should I worry now? Just killitjriy-valuable time, Perhaps with !my brain in vpawn. And the od fireplace and theNpipe in my, face, And me and the lamp smoked on., H. M. C. Walter Trimmer, engineer, killed when runaway engine crashed into Chicago & Alton locomotive. San Antonio, Texas. The Third Illinois infantry stationed at Camp Wilson, will entrain for Fort Sheri dan, HI., Saturday. NEW YORK STOCKS. Bethle hem fluctuated, with upward tea dency. General trading even. WEATHERFORECAST Fair tonight and Thursday; pold er tonight; lowest temperature about 8 degrees;, moderate north west winds. Temperature Tuesday: High, 28; low, 24. in if iii i aii