Show did not know the revolver was loaded chicago nov 1 halloween proved serious in the residence of william hood last night cleveland hood a 13 year old son was shot during a gamo 0 holdup hold up by frank a loy of the same age young hood was shot just above the heart he was taken to the hospital where an operation was performed and it waa reported that the outcome of the wounds was in doubt the shooting was accidental the revolver belonged to sir hood and the boys did not look to see ac it was loaded henry cannon and harold tully two other boys were dressed as girls and a street scene was acted out where the robber steps from a ark alley and cries hands up or you are dead men wryght was playing the part ot the robber hood and the masquerading girls were the victims all went well and hood showed the proper amount of fright when he found himself look ins into the muzzle of a revolver As ha was muttering out some fanciful stage talk his fright became a reality for the empty revolver was discharged and the boy sank to tha floor wright was taken to the police station but was released later DINNER TO geci P ROWELL yow york kov 1 A complimentary dinner was given last flight to george P rowell the veteran ing man who has announced his retirement ti from active addresses were made by manx or mr rowella friends including frank B noyes who spoke of mr rowell as a publisher by artemus ward who spoke of him as the sago ot spruce street and by H B harddng as a medicine man mr rowell also made an address as the dean emeritus of pis advertising brethren there were more than guests at the dinner among them isaac t sells man and brewart I 1 woodford STUDENTS DISMISSED chicago nov 1 the riotous students of tho chicago dental college who raised a disturbance last week and racked the nerves of hundreds of patients hi the surrounding hospitals acro discharged without punishment yesterday by justice chott my only reason in you is the tact that a police conviction I 1 understand would preclude pie clude the possibility of your practicing your profession in chii slate be eald A fine therefore would pe a dioro severe penalty than I 1 would care to impose WORKMEN RUNDOWN buffalo N Y nov I 1 A party or workmen from pratt and foundry in black rock way run down by an engine a the amherst street crossing of the new york rail road last of them waa instantly hilled others fatally injured INCREASE IN BUSINESS calca go noy trade and manufacturing industries in volume of busl nesSy have increased 20 per cent for the year ended yesterday 31 over the record 0 preceding 12 months and W ceni over ten years ago in years they have trebled the figures were obtained from the publicity department ot the chicago commercial association in many lines the percentage Is even higher than that recorded in the foregoing tables notably in clothing and in boots and shoes but 20 per cent has been taken as ft conservative basis including all branches of trade the increase in business la the last biar Is regarded as the moro remarkable in view of the long teamsters strike during the summer it is considered that tills reduced the increase by at least 5 per cent |