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H'ijiiJiwspHpyffwfwffwp u 1 Jimmy Ryan yesterday conferred with Hoyne again and then left the Criminal Court building in company with Ed Fleming, Hoyne's secretary. It was' said around the building that Ryanhad found new witnesses to substantiate his story of graft and that Fleming had gone to interview them. Judge La Buy yesterday turned down 'the "$45,000 bonds offered fo? the release of Tom Kerwin by Petei Cohen. BARKER GOES TO TRENTON ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE James Barker, founder and pres. of South Trenton Pottery Co., will be taken back to Trenton, N. J., to face a charge of embezzlement today. Of ficers who came to Chicago to arrest him claim the amount which he is al leged to have taken from the com pany amounts to $45,000. Last night Barker said his shortage would not reach $1,500. , Barker was arrested last, night. in a'flat at 5164 Wabash av., where he had been living with Kittie Ericksoir, 23. Barker is the father of three chil dren. WANT TO CHEER SOME ONE UP? ALL RIGHT HERE'S HOW Monday, The Day Book printed a list' of twenty-five, families,, calling each family by number, telling read ers who wanted 'toelp some really nefedy family at Christmas tim,e that they could, have the name and ad dress by writing or call The Day Boole office. " , . ''By. Tuesday night over half the number had been given but through mail inquiries or phone calls. There are yet a few of the families who would greatly appreciate a little Christmas help from some one who wants to cheer up a poor family for the holidays. Any one desiring to lend a little help can get the name of a needy family by calling The Day Book of fice Qrwrjtins, NEW YORK SOCIETY. BUDS GIVE CZAR A BOOST lttarjone. CuLftis. New York. Miss Marjorie Curtis, New York society girl, and a dozen of her girl friends have so deep a sym pathy for Russia that they gave a Russian festival recently and raised several thousand dollars for war vic tims in the czar's country. The festival was given at Biltmore, the country home of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. All of the guests wore Russian costumes. o o BITS OF NEWS Locomotive engineer and firemen's wages for first few years is small, was evidence produced by Brother hood of Engineers before board of arbitration. Forty Hungarians had narrow es cape when fire destroyed 2-story frame boarding house at N. Clark and Cemetery drive today. Red Cross seal sales to -date ara 666;691, according to Jas. Minnick, sup't Chicago Tuberculosis lost,- r!&n--&attflxlA -maM&iMit-M n iWimakrfiMiii