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"if-?"Tv.- .&, .?rfiTfSfc!?aVt-'i'fctf," ?i IT MINERS' CHILDREN STRIKE AGAINST SCHOOL Calumet, Mich., Oct. 7. The re fusal of 100 pupils, children of the striking miners, to report to school because they claimed-niine guards had threatened them, caused a fear of a general strike of all strikers' children. Truant officers claim that the chil dren made faces at the guards, who threatened to whip them. Washington. The American Fed eration of Labor has asked every la borer to contribute to the 16,000 Calumet, Mich., copper strikers' aid. The.official appeal-said: "Seldom has there been such a display of arbitrary methods on the part of mine operators and govern mental authorities. When the miners attempted to protect and promote human rights they were ridden down in the streets, clubbed and fired upon." THAT GARBAGE DEAL Chicago sank at least one of its feet into the garbage' muddle last night when it agreed to rent the clay hole at N. Western avenue and Grace street from the Illinois Brick Co. at $7,200 a year.- This is equivalent to 5 per cent of the price asked for the sale of the property. In return for this Jease the brick company not only gets the rental money, but also gets land fill ed up that is now practically useless to them. A protest against the- use of this property, signe by 4,000 residents of the neighborhood, will be filed by Attorney Willard McEwen. Aid. Merriam made a caustic at tack on the plan, predicting that it would cost the city about $360,000 before the garbage matter was set tled. The Chicago Reduction, Company owners, in a last desperate attempt to get rid of the plant, which they will now.be burdened with, sent, an offer to sell for $383,000. They form; erly demanded $492,500. o o CONFESSES MURDER San Diego, Cal., Oct. 7. Burr Har ris, a ntegro, today made a complete confession, that he had murdered Mrs. Rebecca Gay, Christian Science practitioner, in her office in the Heil man building in Los Angeles ten days ago. He declared he did not kill Mrs. Gay to satisfy any grudge, but merely because- he "wanted . to kill some PROBE NEW DISEASE Washington, Oct. 7. The U. S. Public Health Service is investigating a disease discovered by Father Gem elli, a noted Franciscan surgeon. It's name is- "scrupulosity" and it" is what gives you a twinge when you coldly pass a blind beggar in the1 street, or beat the street car company out of its nickel. It is claimed to lead to insanity sometimes. o o MURET PLEADS NOT GUILTY New York, Oct. 7. "Dr." Ernest Muret, partner of Father Hans Schmidt, priest-murderer, in the manufacture of illegal $20 bills, pleaded "not guilty; no money and no friends" when arraigned in the TJ. S. district court. Remanded to Tombs for trial. SUFFRAGETS.PICK DELEGATES- Miss Esther Dresden and Mfgg Pearl Hart have been chosen to act as delegates to the State Suffrage Association convention by the Young Women's Suffrage Alliance. The convention is to be held in Peoria on Nov. 6, 7 and 8. WEATHERFORECASTij Cloudy and somewhat cooler to night; Wednesday generally fair with moderate temperature; light variably winds. t . i. Tempeature Monday. Highest, 73; lowest, 66. . oi