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NEWS OF 'THE DAY CONCERNING CHICAGO" Sunrise, 6:12; sunset, 5:49. Only 39 more days of Lent West Park police to have a beauty squad. -- Mrs. Leonard Payne? 2126 Con gress, said she paid $1,800 to gypsies, 1237 Miller, to have them chase evil spirits. Had gypsies arrested. Prof. P. O. Ray, Northwestern univ., proposes law to let traveling salesmen and others vote by mail. John Foley, 813 Cass, arrested on perjury charge. Swore Mary Walsh, 206 W. Chicago av., was 18 when he applied for license. Mother says she is 16. Meyer Brand, owner shoe store, 1819 Division, held to grand jury, manslaughter charge; result of death of Mrs. Ida Epstein, 1823 Division. Industrial schools appealed to the county board for money to care for children sent them by juvenile court. License of saloon of Thomas Stan ton, 1557 W. 12th, revoked by mayor. Kept open Sunday. Work on new B. & O. depot stop ped. Say freight building will block opening of 5th av. Joseph Ott suicided from 5th floor at 310 S. Peoria, where he worked. No motive known. Motion made yesterday to annul the indictment against Will Orpet for alleged murder of Marian Lambert. Saloon of Jacob Goldberg, 4157 N. Central Park av., open. Was closed for Sunday beer selling. Fire in Argyle theater, 4930 Broad way, under investigaj" ; by polices Damage small. " Nels Nelson, father of "Bat" Nel son, pugilist, missing from home. Carried $500. Black hand bomb partly destroyed home of Joseph Pazzie, 6940 Vincen nes av. , Motorcycle Policemen J. J. On thank and C. E. Lund accused of "shaking down" speeding votorists. Police asked to seek Walter Willis of Naperville. Missing with $3,000. Charge made in cross bill filed by heirs that Sidney C. E. Eastman, re feree in bankruptcy, mismanaged es tate of Jas. H. Doyle. Ralph Singer, 18, suing- Rosen berg's department store, Evanston, for $50,000 for alleged false arrest when he worked there as clerk. Said he had not had time to deposit in bank $18 he was accused of stealing Coroner investigating death of Ed ward Wilson, waiter, found dead in room at 430 S. Sangamon. Martin McHale, 165 E. Ohio, got custody of 4-year-old daughter in Judge McDonald's court. Harold Russell, 901 Edgecomb pi., arrested. Beat Daniel Dever, 708 Bu ena av., in street fight, charge. Sam Hasterlik, liquor dealer, 407 Aberdeen st. hurt when anfn pniitifori with another. May not live. Mrs. Anna Waterman, 2907 East wood av., seriously ill Car hit am bulance taking her to hospital to be come mother. Mattie Booker, missionary Church of God, 5404 S. Dearborn, arrested in Kankakee on charge of stealing jew elry. Coroner's jury decided that Richard Dreitung, watchman, 1736 Chester sL, died from pneumonia. Found dead in basement Washington Park bank robbers re indicted as they go to Joliet to start service today. Robt E. O'Callaghan, saloonkeep er, Madison and Cicero, closed caba ret during Lent Police asked to watch for Clarence McNamee of La Grange. Wife says he took child and left her. Rowan Quill, 8, 601 Lyman av., Oak Park, killed by auto of Joseph Royer, 803 S. Austin av. Midnight burglar got $2,000 in jew elry from home of Mrs. Joseph Wein feld, 704 E. 50th. Dr. Joseph Slattery, anti-Catholic lecturer, refused use of Douerlas Park- auditorium last night Feared riot