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'jf-"-r: '-ry ;- "," NEWS OF THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO Sunrise, 6:53: sunset, 4:22. John McDonald, 661 W. Madison, injured when hit by auto of Peter Maguire, 1108 Taylcnv .. Lawrence Washington, colored chau:eur of Dr. Lillian HobbS, 4035 Indiana av., arrested in hlidst of gay joy party for taking employer's auto without permission. Fred KnUdson, 1435 N. Campbell av., found unconscious, Walton and Leavitt. Revived sufnciently to say he had been hit on head with lead pipe. Richard Rieger, 6, dead, West Side hospital. Kicked on head by father's horse. "Short-change" men got 19.85 from Peter Buck, butcher, 4242 Wentworth av. Man jdmped from auto, sized pdck etbook of Mrs. B. W. Sardinian, 5614 S. La Salle, then sped away. Purse sHatcher got that of Miss Elizabeth O'Conhell, 5542 Drexel blvd., but it only contained1 25 cents and key. Miss Josephine Schultz, 645 Lin coln pkwy., robbed of handbag con taining purse of $16.10. Police found purse where thief had thrown it away. , . Three women took refuge from rain in new Evansldn building. Floor of loose bdards fell thrbugh, drop ping them intb basement half filled with water. Mrs. W. A. Beckingham lost $125 diamond In basement Edw. Davidson, who entered North western Univ. btislness office as office boy, made cashier, succeeding P. K. Jackson, who was missed at the sable time $19,000 was. Thieves got $1,800 worth of sil ver from home of E. C. Barnes, Ken ilworth. Policeman E. P. EIHott, Central station, arrested Fred Myer and his dog on Lincoln av. and Irving Park blvd. Dog tried to bite him. An other officer shot dog, then Myer bit Elliott on finger, says Elliot John Baumgartner, 307 1V. North av., shot after drinking by Max Herr mann, it is believed. Dead. Herr man arrested running away. Mrs. Mary Foster and rriother, Mrs. Anna Penn, negroes, shbt by Mary's estranged husband, whd returned to share Thanksgiving dinner of only baked sweet potatoes, said mother before she died. Both dead. MRS. DEAN OWES NO THANKS TO DELCO LUNCHROOM One cannot Have faith in human nature and hold down a position as manager df a loop restaurant at the same time. This fact was proven yesterday whten H. R. Pow, manager of the Delco lunchroom, 54 W. Washington st, caused the arrest of Mrs. Beulah Dean, because she was unable to pay her check. In vain Mrs. Pean jpleaded with jihri for ah hour to go home and get the moh6y she had left oh her bureau. She even offered to leave her glasses as security. Pow looked at the glasses and called the police. The ar rest wag made only after he had promised to be on hand to prosecute this morning. The same wagon which hauled loads ol striking waitresses to the central detail station carried the old woman to the South Clark st station. The Delco lunchroom used to be owned by Charles Knab, an anti unionist restatirant owner. D. F. Kihally, cigar store proprietor and professional bondsman at 62 W. lith, signed Mrs. D'ean's bbfad. She thanked him with tears in her eyes for his faith in human nature. A reporter called Pow up last night. "She tried.to pull off an old trick," Pbw said. "Hbwever, I won't appear against her if ydu say so." Thfe re porter wouldn't say so. He was cu rious to know whether or not Pow had the nerve to prosecute the case.