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SSKSSlRsBiSSj3? he was pouring in motorcycle tank became ignited. Sophia Yanich, scrub woman, Blackstone hotel, died taking cold plunge after bath in servants' quar ters. Heart disease blamed. W. Mulvihill, att'y Chicago Law and Order league, outlined election law reform to prevent frauds before Chicago session of legislature com mittee on elections. Mrs. Margaret Murphy, 122 N. Kil bourn av., had John Sajonok, 44 W Lake sL, arrested because he failed to return $20 bill left in shoe. Sajo nok discharged. Alice Heenan suing Max Guggen heim for $25000. Says she was hurt by his auto. Committee representing public li brary board to appear before legisla tive committee on park consolidation to defend branch library idea in small parks. F. E. Suegner, 14 W. Austin av., driver of auto truck which ran away in loop, badly bruised when truck hit car. Police stopped it. Henry Krug suing Wm. Gabriel for $25,000. Autos of both collided Sat urday night. Both blame the other. Yearly report of State's Att'y Hoyne's office shows 763 convictions in felonies and 1,081 for misdemean ors. $67,000 funds collected turned over to Judge Scully. Fire truck removed body of Steph en Dobrosky, 6001 Wabash av., from pole he climbed to fix arc light. Elec trocuted. Geo. Osborne, Denver, representa tive of Parson, Son & Co., pleaded not guilty to using mails to defraud. Out on $5,000 bonds. Joseph Oczko, 8, 2418 W. 24th pi., throwing coal from Penn. freight train, fell under cars. Right leg crushed. May live. Stephan Yoman, 113 E. Illinois, ac cidentally shot self in left hand. Ex amining revolver of friend. 190 of 200 "bums" arrested by Des plaines sL police fined $5 and sent tc Bridewell for spring bath, 10 dis charged when they showed means of substance. Man who gave name of Dr. Fred Bisdom, 66, 559 Pullerton pkwy., fined $100 by judge on disorderly charge. Appellate court yesterday decided that law providing fine for failure to file schedule is void. State's att'y's tax campaign hit by decision. Michael Rysen found dead in gas filled room at 2516 S. Canal sL Beason unknown. Chas. Hinman suicided with gas in room at St James hotel, 37 N. Hal sted st. Out of work. Police probing fire which destroy ed barn at 1141 W. 14th pi. House of John Greenberg, next door, robbed of $85 when family was chased to the street by smoke. Mrs. Florence Grim, 65, 105 S. Cal ifornia av., killed herself because "friend" to whom she loaned $100 had left city. Saved money for burial. Coroner's jury found that Mrs. Annie Jeiusalinski, 3515 Forrestville, took poison on grave of husband while temporarily insane. West Hammond police hunting for man who shot and killed two farm ers Sunday. Police say Burt Aikman, delicates sen owner found dead in store at 3659 Indiana av., Sunday, took poison to escape blackmailers. Sup't of Dunning asylum investi gating how Louis Jensen, a patient, obtained razor with which he killed himself. JOHN BUNNY DEAD New York, April 27. John Bun ny, famous moving picture comedian, died at his home in Brooklyn yester day. He had been ill for about three weeks of a complication of diseases and for a week had apparently been improving, but had a relapse. He never made more than $50 a week on the legitimate stage, but it is said he made $1,000 a week, with commission on all the sales of his picture, as a "movie" actort j