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, i, 'HP' v,p' v er, says Paris women do not wear tight slit skirts. Calls ttiem indeecnt Springfield, III. Senator Clark's motor bill, which, passed Senate, pro vides for politeness on part of police men arresting auto speeders. New York. Striking barbers broke plate glass window at Hoffman House worth $1,000. In Williams burg pistol battle two men shot St. Louis. J. Harry Tyler died at home while Southern Baptist con vention listened to eulogy of his serv ice to laymen's movement. Springfield, III. State Auditor Brady notified Gov. Dunne that Uni versity of Illinois method of drawing money from state treasury is irregu lar. Atlanta, Ca. Rev. J. T. Stone, Chi cago, chosen moderator by Presby terians because he is "non-politicaL" o o THE CLAIRVOYANT MESS Attorney Charles E. Erbstein today demanded that James Ryan, alias Professor Crane, the clairvoyant on whom the clairvoyant trust stories are built, be released on "bail. "The police are trying to force a confession from Ryan," said Erb stein. "They have no legal right to hold him. "We are ready to obtain $50,000 or $100,000 bail for him. "I shall go before Judge Kersten and demand the release of Ryan on whatever ball the court sees fit to set" State's Attorney Hoyne today said he would fight the release of Ryan. A rumor spread this afternoon that Hoyne had ordered the arrest of two married women, a police ser geant and "two other men in connec tion with the clairvoyant hunt and the mysterious Hotel Wellington blackmailing case. This last is being carefully covered up. Two detectives from Hoyne's of fice last night arrested a man In the Hotel Wellington bar, pulled him into a taxicab and rushed him to some outlying police station, probably Hyde Park, where he now is being held. It is said that the man tried to blackmail John Reeves, manager of the Wellington Hotel bar, by expos ing him as a bigamist, and that he was caught with a $100 marked bill in his possession. Hoyne today admitted that he had no confessions in the clairvoyant case, but declared that evidence in his possession showed the clairvoy ants to have been organized, and to be connected with clairvoyants in other cities, notably St Louis. o o OBEYED INSTRUCTIONS A nobleman who loved society was in the habit of frequently inviting a few friends to dinner. He was ngt rich, however, and only kept a few servants to wait at table. One day, as. he sat at the table with a guest, a new servant entered with a covered dish. "What have you got there, John?" asked the nobleman. "A roasted fowl, my lord." The nobleman said nothing till aft er the "departure of his friend, when he called his servant before him. "John," said he, "you would have done the house more honor if you had said 'roasted fowls.' Remember that hereafter." "Yes, my lord." A fortnight afterwards the noble man invited several more friends to dinner. Upon the servant entering with an assistant, each carrying a dish, the master said: "What have you got there, John?" The man had not forgotten the correction he had undergone, and re plied: "Roasted oxen and calves, my lord." The company burst into a fit of laughter, in which the host most heartily joined. o o Medical authorities declare that butter is the most nutritious article of diet, ap4 that bacon comes next, i - li.r. - fri&fC