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i TTTTT CTTTCAnO VATEY 3fONDAYt ATKm ion. 3 Alleged Ckief of Bomb Murd er Crew; Scenes of Interest in FIREBUG CAUGHT AS CHURCH BURNS ase. IMMIGRANTS ARE PEOPLING NATION largest Percentage of the American Children Is of American Beauty Day Every Louis Larsen Captured by Passers-by as lie Crawls from Basement Window. Monday Thursday Foreign Born Mothers. POLISH WOMEN BEAT ALL.

3IAY BE A PYE03LVXIAC. jOh Ratio of Childlessness Pre Said to Have Confessed to Setting Many Other Bandings Ablaze. vails Northern 3Iar-ricd Negresses. Washington. T).

CL. April 23. Special. J. A.

Kill, chief Btatl9tlclB.n of tbe di vision of revision and results of the census vtKi ivionda bureau hwis prep.ired for the Immigration eo-nmlssion a report on the fecundity of jsuni grant women, based on data, collected In the census of imx. His con-ciuatoos ere te -1 -'-v 4 Sill i rl- -S nT'c A I si ill 11- rCvv and Thursday we shall present each customer an American that fecundity much greater among white women of foreign parentage than among with native American omen of native parentage. This Beauty Rose. that it is usually greater In the first genera tion cf foreign stock than In the second, and that it is on the whole greater In rural dis-trlcs than in cities. It is shown also that a fa flower is symbolical of our salon it typifies the fresh, blooming beauty that may be ac-quired at the New French Beauty Parlors.

hifh percentage of childlessness prevella WE CAN IMPROVE il YOUR LOOKS While in flight after he is alleged to have set fire to the Moreland Evangelical Lutheran church. North Fiftieth avenue and West Ontario street, Austin, early yesterday morning, Louis Larsen, said to be wanted for Blmilar offenses committed in the last five years, was caught by two pedestrians, who called Patrolman McNamara and had him taken to the Austin police station. Larsen refused to talk about his act until last evening, when he is said to have admitted starting the fire, and said he had been drinking. The police say he was Bobrr when he was taken to the station. Caught Coming' from Window.

Michael 0Toole. 4H4 West Huron Ftreet, and F. A. Waller. 4704 Austin avenue, were passing the church at 2 o'clock In the morning when they saw flames leaping up In the basement of the building.

They ran to the windows ar.d as they did so they saw Larsen crawling out. They seized him and, after calling the policeman and summoning the firemen, went Into the basement and extinguished the greater part of the fire before the latter arrived. Larsen was questioned by Lieut. Matthew Zlmmer yesterday and confessed that he had been setting Are to buildings in Austin for four or five years. Think Man Is Pyromaniac.

The police believe Larten is a pyromaniac and say that if his statements are true they have arrested the man who t-an explain several mysterVjua fires that have occurred in that district. Larsen. according to the police, also confessed starting a fire In the basement of an empty building at West Ohio street, which was discovered shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning, but caused little damage. Larsen enteied he basement of the church by crawling through a window. According to the police he confessed that he set fire to some papeTs which he found in a rear room with the intention of setting the church on fire.

The police believe Lers-en Is demented and he wlil be examined by the city physician today. GIRL ONCE STOLEN IS SLEUTH rwr.g married negro women la northern cities. The sections of the United States selected f.jr this stuclj ere the state of Rhode Island, the city of Cieveuarid. and forty-eight targe rural counties Ohio; the city cf Minneapolis, and twenty-one largely rural counties In Minnesota. Rhode Island Is compact eastern state, with a population largely urban and manufacturing In character.

Ohio and Minnesota are middle western type. Cleveland and Minneapolis present urban and manufacturing condition, and the lelected counties in each state rural and agricultural conditions. Immigrant Women Take the Head. The native white married women of native parentage, in the districts from which the retirrr.s were ha borne on the average one child every 5.3 ears, and the women of foreign parentage had borne- one every 2 years. The first generation of the hite of foreign parer, tage, representing immigrant women, had ne child every 8 yean, and the second generation one every 8.6 years For each foreign nationality the nurr.ter of years married per child born is In the first generation than in the leoond.

with few exceptions. Fecundity is shown to be greatest in the first generation of Polish who had on the average of one child every 2.3 years, ar.d least in the s-econd generation of English women, who had on the average one chlid very 5 years. Amorg American white women of native parentage who had been married from ten to twenty years the average number of children in Cleveland and in Minneapolis is exactly the same. 2 4 and hardly differs from the average in Rhode Island, 2.5. In the rural districts of Ohk and Minnesota, the women of rative American parentage in- the aecvr.d G-cade of their married life had borne on the average one more child than the same class in Cleveland ana Minneapolis or in the Itati ff Rhode Island.

THE FADS and mechanical styles in coiffure, adopted without reRard to individual becomingncss, have caused many women painful unpleasantness- Such experiences are not possible here, because our artists and experts consider the individual before offering advice or suggestions. HIGH QUALITY HAIR GOODS ALWAYS THE RAREST and daintiest colors in every imaginable shade will be found in our complete stock and the prices are very reasonable. indeed. SWITCHES, natural wavy, made of the finest Caucasian human hair, $6.50 and up, according to size. SWITCHES, natural wavy, specially prepared human hair, $2.50 -nd up, according to sire.

RELIABLE TOILET ARTICLES, including Imported and Domestic Powders, Cosmetics, Dyes and Creams will be found here in a large variety, at very moderate prices. HAIR ORNAMENTS of real shell, fancy gold and platinum mounted novelties in latest and most exclusive designs. OUR SHOW WINDOWS are interesting they tell of the new and clever styles in European and American hat dress. Lillian Wulff Gives Advice in Search for Elsie Paronbek. TELLS HOW GYPSIES WGHK Urg-es Farmers to Question All Chil ASKS MINIMUM WAGE LAWS; ADVISES AUSTRALIAN STATUTE dren Beo-insf Food.

Prof. Kennedy of Hull House Says Con This way, Mr. Sheriff and policemen. ditions Shown in Vice Report Result from Low Wages. Here's a Uttie girl whv oCers to help ou solve- that kidnaping mystery the abduc Appointment made by telephone Call Central 4 193.

Pr ice are reasonable no tipping allowed. tion April of Elsie Paroubek. 4 year old. South Albany avenue. This little girl believes she can be of val BABES SEE NEW WONDERLAND TELLS WHY MINISTERS WIN WEALTHY WOMEN FOR WIVES.

uable assistance, as she was kidnaped her self once and knows most of ti-e tricks ot these home breakers. A minimum wage law to be formulated by a commission and passed by state legis latures was advocated by Prof. J. Kennedy of Hull house in an address on "The Minimum Wage Law," before the social service class of Unity church, Oak Park, yesterday. Prof.

Kennedy aroused considerable discussion by declaring that the report of the Chicago vice commission shows that a large share of the city's vice and intnrpsrenca is due to Insufficiency in wages. 1 NAMES DUNNE FOR GOVERNOR AT JEFFERSON CLUB MEETING. John J. Cob-urn "ICominates" Former Mayor and Audience Cheers Gubernatorial Boom. Meet Lillian Wuiff, 11 years old, of 3S3! Trio, Combined Agres- 12 Years, "'Globe Trotters" to Playmates.

Female Preacher Saj Clergymen Possess Marital Qualities Superior to Those of Business Men. 64 EAST MADISON STREET, bet. Wabash and Michigan Ave. Boston. April 23.

Special. That the preacher possesses marital qualities far 'DO" STATE STIIEET SHOPS. Trade superior to thi-te of the business man Is the assertion of the Rev 5Trs. Florence Crookr, who Is a minister and the wife of a minister. "Women of wealth and social prestige South! Halsted street.

In December, liX7, Lillian was coaxed from forrrer honve. 8951 Armour avenue bundled into a closed wagon, and made to beg provisions for six days until her captors v. ere caught in Mo-mence. III Sure She Could "Help a I believe I could help iut." I.il.l.an said "I would advise tre police to send circulars all around Chicago. That was what sa.vcd me.

I understand that little Elsie never had her picture taken. Wt 11 send descriptions to all the farm houses and country stores and postoffiees. You see, these people only take us little girls to beg for them. And they never Reach Home, Via Police While Auxi 'iis Parents Search. Mark 14 recognize in the minister a man who differs cbvious.y from other men," she said today.

"The average woman of leisure and society notices tho contrast more than does a work JSP if- jf ing woman. It is not to be wondered that she vften marries a minister. The minister of today is both athletic and Intellect uah He possesses more than the I like to have more than one little girl at a Ko. till. $5.50.

Kmc York Custtrm Lest sj. -r average good lenks, and nearly always possesses a charming personality. He is not, as Former Mayor Edward F. Dunne will be the next governor of Illinois, according to a prediction made night by John J. Cob urn, one of the Democratic candidates for the Superior bench, before the Thomas Jefferson club at West Park No.

2, Jefferson street and Fourteenth place. The audience, which was almost entirely Jewish, received the ir.tormai nomination with cheers, which were renewed when John P. McGoorty, another Democratic Judicial candidate, seconded the Mr. Dunne, who was of the meeting, smiled and blushed, but mace no comment. The occasion wt the third anniversary of the club, which is composed of young men who fancy debating and political study.

The former mayor is honorary president. Gov. Dcnts-n and Col. James ILimiiton Lewis also are honorary members. The rhairnian was an hour late ar.a th's led Mr.

Coburn to preface aa address on Eu.uaJity of Men by saying: The time soon will come in the race for the sta- at when Mr. Dunne will not bo Mr. McCroorty led his address on "The Principles of Thomas Jefferson with a seconding motion saying that Mr. Dunne's name and record are synonyms for honesty which ill make him Illinois' next governor in 1912." a rule, narrow minded, and ha is bound to be unselilsh becaus-? of his work among the people ar.J for others The minister and his ySrARR Best Little Kindergartners Attention Tell your mothers now is If ash Suit buy time at the Children's Store wi-'e worir hand lr. hand, a-ij the minister eats at his own table usually three times a time, because two little' girls eat more than one.

you see. Therefore, they shouid look for one of these closed canvas wagons that has only one little girl vritth it. She'll be afraid and you can btt. If she doesn't get er.ougJi bacon and for them at the farm houses they'll whip her. I know.

They whipped me with, a horse whip. Wants Farmers to Inquire. These country people should ask every strange little girl along- the road: Are you STORE NEWS OF INTEREST The shoes we sell need simply the truth told about them there's no reason for anything else. If you are willing to listen, our salesmen will be glad to tell you. UAScEL'S.

day." T5 1 Rural Births Most Frequent. As regards the women foreign parentage, as a rule, the average number of children ie highest in rural Minnesota and lowest In Minneapolis Cleveland, and Rhode Island. But there are some exceptions: For the first generation of Canadian English the awage number of children is as great In Ehode Island as it is In rural Minnesota Far the first generation of Bohemians it ie as great in Minneapolis as It Is in rural Minnesota. The figures for the first generation of Irish indicate that environment has little effect upon their fecundity. On the ether hand, the first generations of English, German and Scotch, like the native American sock, appear to have fewer children in cities than in the country.

The percentage of childless women is much among the native white of native parentage than among the white of foreign parentage. The percentage bearing no children Is higher in the second generation of the whit of foreign parentage than in the first. Childlessness among neerro women in the Eorth Is one of the notable facts brought out tiie returns. In Minneapolis 10.1 per cent the married negro women have no children. Praetipally the same percentage.

19.C, sr. own for Cleveland. In Ilhode Island the Perce.naeo was 23 1. American Families Are SmalL Of the white women of native parentago In Rhode I nland 5s 7 per cent had not than two children, and of the white onien of foreign parentage the percentage Wa -W-; only .2 nor cent of the white wom-n of native parentage had more than five children, but of the white women of foreign Parentage 35.4 per cent had more than that number. The percentage of French-Canadians with more thr-n that number of children was 54.2.

The French-Canadian Immi-frants are bearing children two and.one-half timet as fast as the native American women, Italian women closely approach, the French-Canadians. In the case of Bohemian nd Polish mothers In Minneapolis the pro-Portion having more than five children exceeded 50 per cent. A table showing the average number of thi.dren borne by women under 43 years of Me, married ten to nineteen years, in Rhode team, Cleveland, Minneapolis, rural Ohio, nd rural Minnesota, gives the following re-Khs: Average number for all classes, 4.1; native white of native parentage, 2.7; white foreign parentage. 4.4; Austrian, 46; Bo-keraian, Canadian English, 8.5; Canadian French, fi.8; Dar.iah, 4.8; English, 8 Fin-Eisa, 8.8; French, 4.3; German, 4.3; Hunga-5; Infh. 4 Italian.

4.H Polish, 6 Russian, 5.4; Sect oh. Swedish, 4 Swiss, 4.4; Welsh, 3.8; other fcreign, 4.3; native negro, 3.1. Eie? r. beg we can just show to crv Because they had been low for several hours Saturday evening and the search for them had caused much excitement, two little giris were heroines and a boy a hero among their playmates In a south side i.e-gh-borhood yesterday. Groups of children Mood around them when they appeared on iho street and paid- them as much respect as if they- had been little queens and a Those who perchance possessed candy gladly shared it and were pleased to talk with them.

Girls Start; Lad Appears. The girls, Carrie Poias, age.d 4, ZZZl Princeton avenue, and Annie Kronich, aged 3. 221 West Twenty-fourth street, wandered away from the homes of their parents and met near Twenty-? ixth and State streets. Later Mat Marace. aged 5, 242 West Twenty-fourth strex-et.

came along. Down State street the little girls started, and Mat, also a wanderer, caught up. with them and showed he was polite by proceeding to act as their escort. Arm in arm they moved on, their eyes feasting on the sights of the Saturday, nignt display, failing to heed the remarks and questions of those they passed. Entertain Police; Parents Search.

They paused at Twenty-Seventh and State streets and there pedestrians decided the children had seen enough of the world for one night. So they were tal.en to the Cottage Grove avenue police station and later to the Harrison street ajinnex, where they told of tha wonders they had seen. Their appearance on State street was followed not long afterward by anxious parents, wto canvassed, the stores and stopped every one to ask about the wanderers. The children were returned to their homes several hours later. 1 SAYS SHUN USELESS HOBBIES.

The Rev. J. D. Adam Advises Getting Rid of Unproductive Ideas. mamma and they'll know for sure it's her.

Maybe these kidnarers are g-oingover the same road I went. I could lead tbe poiio-o there? Lillian shook her pigtails just to her assurance. I know every tree on that road. I remember it all. I dream about it lots of times." she concluded.

Following Lillian's suggestion another description of little Elsie follows: She. Is small arni has light golden hair and blue eyes. She wore a red dress. Lace shoes, and black stockings. And you would be willing to lead, a rescue party? Lillian was asked, She would be happy to, site said.

Four years time has glosed over the terrors of that uncanny six day ride. Police Given ICew Clew. Acting on an anonymous telephone call purporting to give a clew to the hereabouts of the Paroube-k girl, Lleirt. Thomas Howard of the Hinman street police station sent detectives on a hurry call of investigation. Lieut.

Howard said he would not be able to divulge the nature of his Information until the detectives had oome back with a report. si "The most useful thing a man oan do sometimes is to get rid of his- Ideas that is, such as are unproductive. The weak man is afflicted with too many ideas for him to handle, and many of them too unproductive to need handling." The hev. John Douglas Adam, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of East Orange, X. last night advised the elimination ot useless hobbles as oce of the prime needs of most men.

He spoke before the Sunday Evening club at Orchestra halL And after you have found the one thing that is worth while," he continued. follow It up. Work that out first. Where there has been a failure, cease to dwell on it. Leave the past and work for the future." Kaslian is a email district Central Persia, wkere tke finest Rugs are woven; naturally the output is very limited.

We Lave just received a elioice selection from tkat district in sizes of at out 4x7, 7x10 and 10x14 feet. The colorings and designs are very attractive. We invite inspection. you the oxfords and shoes we have here, explain to you the excellence of our goods, the real values we offer, inform you on all the points on which you want or need information, you'll be more anxious to spend your shoe money here than we'll be to have you. Come here with the idea of seeing the largest and best stock of oxfords and shoes in this city for men and boys.

Priced at $3, $4, $5, $6, $7 $8. Charge accounts solicited. Catalogue showing the newest 1911 styles mailed on request. ITKIN PRGD1U Ages 2 to 7 $1 .50 BRIDAL PAIR ON WRONG TRAIN. Iowa Coupl Flee Friends and Come.

Fast Instead of Going to BROTHERS SHOT BY DETECTIVE. Michael and John Brady Hit by Bullets Following Street 8 to 18 LAKE STREET (One- door East of State; Large Variety of Dinner Sets FROM $10 to $2fj is our price range, which gives you some idea of the scope of otir stock. And the patterns are really exquisite. This house is ritcbtfully termed: Headquarters for TWO BOYS HURT IN EXPLOSION. iile Playing in Easement of School One Throws Match in Can of Gasoline.

Tliis washable Russian Suit is made in light blue and tan percale neatly trimmed with strip of plain material. Now our lines of washable suits are most complete and range in price from $1.50 to $10.75. Michael Brady. 1327 West Fourteenth street, was probably fatally wounded 3-ester-day afternoon when he was shot by Detective William Phiene of the Maxwell street station. Brady's brother, John, 37 years old, was shot in the right cheek and was- taken to the county hospital.

Later he was locked up at the Maxwell street station. The shooting followed an attempt of the detective to arrest John Brady, who, it is said, was creating a disturbance at South, Center and Blue Island avenues. Two boys ere burned severely yesterday h)le playing in the basement of St. Alfonso's new school building, Lincoln and "Outhport avenues. They were Joseph Bchuesfiler, 8 years old, 1427 Oakdale ave-and Minrad Kathrein, 10 years old, 1420 3orse street One of them dropped: a match can of gasoline.

Roth of the boys wert "teu to the Aiexian, Brothers' hospital. W. T. Oakes, county proscutor of Clinton county, and his bride of twx days are in Chicagoi. They should be in Los Angelea, Cal.

After the wedding at Clinton they escaped a charivari party and got on a train in the railroad yards a mile from the station, and when too late they found they were bound east Instead of to the coast. The last the couple saw of them their friends were walking down the street bearing a big black coffin. They feared to get off amd this- accounts for their presenct In Chicago. FALL DOWNSTAIRS IS FATAL William Roper Meets with Accident While Drinking with Friend In House. Ml Oar Catalogue No.

70 of everything children wear mailed free to oat of town customers on request. SEES WOMAN ROBBED IN DREAM Arrest Follows Revelation to Friend of Mrs. Mary Metz, Who Lost $2,500 in Gems. BURGLAR CAUGHT IN THE ACT. Iffan Who Escaped from Wfsconsis Penitentiary Found Robbing Austin Garage.

Hanson, who escaped from the peni-tsary at Waunun. Wli Anrtl 1ft wjanr H4SS1L'S A $25 Set at 17.50 A FEW of the pieces are pictured here. This is a high-grade Bavarian China Dinner Set with ASWrrBest rich gold bands. There Cf) ar. inn nlwna Inrlnri inir I in Austin yesterday as he was climbing tju it Of Joseph Burkhart was arrested last night on a charge of burglary because he had teen seen in a dream participating In the theft cf worth of diamonds belonging to Mrs.

Mary Metz, proprietor of a hotel at 538 North Clark street. A frend of hers had the dream. She told the police and the arrest followed. The prisoner denies the chars William Roper, a bookkeeper resHlngr at 9 East IIHnoie street, died yesterday as the result of injuries received- In falling down stairs Saturday night. Roper and friend Harry North, were drinking together at 404 North Clark street, when the ocidct bread and butter plates.

The Set complete for The ExcluaiVe Ru St ore Oriental and Domestic 16 So. Vaoasri Avenue (Old No. 137) Northwest Corner Van Buren Dearborn Sts. Monadnock Block jg, "iuo us me garage or uscax oison, 81 aiadison- street. Policeman Quill him and forced him to surrender at tb o' a rerolver..