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F mmmmmmmmmm B"V" r t & 'After conference' of several progressives with Col: Ro'osevelt; it was given out that his position will be defined in few days. Colo nel will make no statement; but friends will speak for him. Sen ator LaFollette still refuses to ac cept the colonel's leadership. Mrs. Linda Burfield Hazzard, convicted of manslaughter in hav ing starved to 'death Miss Claire Williamson, rich English girl, at her "starvation sanitarium," sen tenced to from 2 to 20 years in penjtentlary. , President Taft this afternoon nominated former Gov. Myron1 T. ,Herrick of Ohio, to be American Ambassador at Paris, succeeding Robert Bacon. Allison MacFarlfind, Newark, jN. J., convicted last week of mur der of his wife with cyanide sen tenced to be executed at Trenton during week beginning March 17. 'Motion for new. trial denied. Lieut. Gen. Homer Lee, Ameri can soldier of fortune, who mod ernized the Chinese republican army, deposed as chief military adviser because he said England and Japan planned to gobble up the best of China when proper time arrived. Rep. Berger, Wis., today intro duced in house resolution asking congressional investigation of mill workers' strike at Lawrence, Mass. Said they had been goaded to revolt by long oppression. Mayor Gaynorof n New York has ordered that license of Hay market dance'hall fee revoked, be cause management allowed "bun ny hug;" "turkey trot," and-other danceof an "Unusually'confiden-tial-nature." .'.'- We're' not just sure about that "unusually confidential nature."' but if sounds well er interest ing. Charles Willard Caryl, leader "of the Vril Industrial Union "cult, arrested in San Francisco, charg ed'with sending indecent letter to Mrs. C P Willarrl Denver ?avc letters are perfectly proper unless viewed from "a coldly critical standpoint." Will return to Den ver for trial. , Charles M. Dickinson, arrested and charged with sending infer nal machine which killed Mrs. Grace Taylor in her New York apartments, discharged by coro ner, but again Held as material, witness. George Pfeiffer, Milwaukee, and two companions, in critical condition as result of sled on which they were riding being struck by street car. Donald Connor, 22, son of for mer Lieut. Gov. Connor of Wis., and student in Wisconsin state university, arrested at Madisbn on complaint of Hazel Quayle. WEATHEREPORT Moderate Winds Fair tonight and Thursday. For Chi cago and vicinity: Decidedly colder to night with lowest temperature about 5 degrees above zero; moderate westerly winds. , o TwwasyJt3f