South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 2, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 2 January 1917 — Page 16

INDIANA AND MICHIGAN STATE HAPPENINGS

Store opens at 8:30 A. M. closes at 5:30 P. M. daily except Saturday

Elkhart News

1IL IR1I KILLS

ASKS J. P. FOR WIFE I.oni ille Man Want- f.xl Hmi Utkt With I'iirm.

JOHN A. NELSGN

N -Tir!i' -i S;f i.il Sirv!-: .1 KITHIiS i.WILM:, Ind.. Jan. 2. Waiting until th- Kinds of lf-ap jfar rr; running out and dcypairin;.'. it would arij.rar. of ohtaininir t

- ! i-ri'j.ov-ai, James H. Howard who i ritrs ''ar of th- Y. M. ?. A.. Tank Repairer Run Down'i.-'viiw has lcho.i on i.om - . . - . . 1 1.:. - It

m.!'jrs in win nun a wuc. tie , has .iddre-sMl thf following h-ttor to i William Jam:- of Jcfferun ilk-, a

jnvti- of tli' p-:ic: "I-ar S'ir SVe if -on can tind m a koh1 wifo. wlio has a irood farm

Nfw-TIii.- S'Lil S.rvhe: j nt Vfry far from i,ollisvinP aJ(, f ILK HAUT. Jan. 1. John A .Wl- : NVw A1!(Mnv amj j,,fff.rson vill . Must ton. 44 Wars old, of 1 ( 1 Indiana o- ur Vf.nrs (,Mi w,.jKnt 110 a v.. employed by th- N. V. as n to F,nms. Mist 1 a irooj tank repairer. dK-d at th- hospital u,,,nan :in,j ;i R)r( i,,,;,,,.,.,,,." at Tiöy Monday tnornin from in-' Mr Jarm.s H ,j,,im; his ;.-st for juries reeeiM-d at 11 :::' a. m.. when , )linK

mail train struck

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Goshen News

I FOR "FIRE

While Taking Short Cut on Way Home.

Six Mysteriojs Blazes Within Short Time Make Authorities Suspicious.

shen. is hero from Frovid?nce, II. I.,

I to remain several days with his

rother, William Jepson. before sroinp to South IJend, where he will be employed as tin engineer at the Stephenson Woolen mills. Miss I'lizaheth Fuson spent the day in South Bend with relative?. IMward Fiedeko and Gerald WysonK spent Sunday in .outh Bend. Mrs. B. Backenheimer and daughter. Rose, returned to their home in Chicago, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. At ram Beck. Miss Kuth Brenneman returned to Nile Mich., after spendintr the holi

days with her parents Mr. and Mrs. j s-Tiim-s Sj.oeI.-i I survive: T. H. Brennoman. C'ABAC Mich.. Jan. 2. The bodies Guy Boulton returned to his home two Imn haVe hi'en found in the in RnfYilo v v rtor. utt.n reservoir which supplies this village

the? funeral of his father, William

FIND 10 BODIES HI II RESERVOIR Since Entrance Could be Gained Only by Trap Door, Suspect Foul Play.

an ea&t bound lr.ro. while h-

was

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IVrrW Will lDofonrv of Doctor.

railroad thoroughfare. jut w

tli- station. Xclson. who was on his way to his home wh'Mi th' accident occurred, as thrown aca;::st a switch stand u itl iifh fr( that the sitrnal was

bent nearlv to the around. Although ! N-Tim-x Spe.1,1 .rvbe: thero were no witn.-sos to the at- LANSLVG. Jan. L Apparently cident. it is thoaght that ttie man ex-Iov. Ferris does not intent to ither did not hear the approaching ( ,,st. interest in th mn lie lias partrain, or that b- beard (,llllt( ils ht NKfniliHP.1 t.. assist thought it to U- .n another track. , f.,Äi.

1 .'1. fcwtr- it fIT-lF III I' I Vil J po.-sible. and has expressed a willingness to spend his personal money

to aid MacJretjor if the prosecuting

attorney of Huron county attempts

Nf ws-Tiriu-9 Special Service: FtOSHKX. Jan. 1. It is reported

a lire burg " is operating at Nap- ' panee and authorities are trying to J apprehend him. . Six mysterious blazes have oc-! curred in Nappanee within a short time. Two of them were at the,'

plant of the Foppes Bros. & Zook I'd., where a warehouse and a barn were set a lire.

Boulton, who died at Danville.

111. Mark Duncan of South Bend and Maurice Miimmert of Mlshawaka,

spent Sunday with the latter's par- i

ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Mummert

READ HUNDRED LETTERS

M i It on Nelson, man, was on his party and was

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wav noine ironi a

taking the same

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as his father. He saw a crowd .;athi ed at the se ne of the mishap, and hurried forward to see what had occasioned the gathering of the t rowd. When he reached the s' ene

and peered into the injured man's j face he found it was his father, j Although partially overcome by the j siht. he was abb? to tell poli. e-j

men. wno nau oeen surnmoneu. w no the i nan was. and directed the calling f an ambulance. Kxactlv thtte weeks ago the ,ead

to reopen the ease against him. The former Fhly jdiysician who was given a complete pardon by Gov Ferris after he had served five years of a life sentence for the alleged murder of Cyril S pari ig. has been appointed prison physician at Jackson where he was formerly an inmate. "I am willing to spend ?2.0 of my personal money to assist Dr. MacGreiror if the prosecuting attor-

Mayor Spohn is in Indianapolis attending the annual meeting of the Indiana state bc-Td of agriculture. The mayor is the member from the 14th district. His term will continue another year. There are 1 districts in the state and members from eight of them are to he chosen today. Presidents and secretaries of county fair associations usually about T." of them elect the members of the state board of agriculture.

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i ' ii .-i tin; i ii.v .1 Sil 1 II .- I II I I II, mans uncle. harles Nelson, w is , t,fM.lar(.,, the governor killed in the same manner near the Il'rZaZ i-'TWO KILLED BY BANDITS son, was severaly scalded when a ' tub of hot water was overturned on J'1'''1- May lie as a IlrsiiU of

Gray Birchtield of New Paris is suffering from a broken leg received when a pony fell on him at his home.

A Mrs.

daughter was born John Shearer.

to Mr. and

her and in her frantic appeals for help she rapped with too much forco n a window, breaking the pance. and severing the arteries in her light wrist. Mr. Nelson is survived by three sons. Milton. Farl and Raymond, all of this. city, a daughter, Mercedes, of Klkhart. a brother. George of this city, and a father. Beter, also of Flkhart. His wife d;ed home years ago. In F-s: Nelson came to Flkhart from Sweden. He was at that time eight years of age.

üncoimhT in Gnwory.

KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD GET NEW YEAR'S FEAST

rtirtoon WaiHlcrvrs Cihcn Big Breakfast, Which Disappears Like Magic.

News-Times Speciil Service: DFTROIT. Mich.. Jan. 2. Two storekeepers were shot and instantly killed and one woman was seriously injured by three bandits who entered a grocery, at ST. 1 Dc-

iuindre st.. at Hamtramek. a sub-v

i l ilia llllll. "Have you any cigarets?" one of the trio is said to have asked the

'.woman. Mrs. Agnes Martyniak, I't

years old. Her father, John Jaskloski. and her husband. James, weie standing near. "We haven't any cigarets." Mrs. Martyniak answered. Without replying the three men fired revolvers. The bodies of Martyniak and Jaskioski were riddled with bullets. Mrs. Martyniak was shot through the -abdomen. She was taken to Samaritan hospital where it is said she has a chance to live.

The common council was in session Monday afternoon starting at 1:?.Q o'clock, for the purpose of allowing hills and hearing the annual appropriations ordinance. Mayor Sponn presided. The total valuation of Goshen city property for purposes of taxation is $4,525,421. The rate of $1..',0 cn euch $100. There ae 1.134 polls, it is estimated that taxes of $G7,SSl.r.l will be collected. Of this sum $:?,fi20.49 will go to the expense of Goshen hospital and a like

J um for the benefit of the public I library.

Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Maurer, who lost their

lives when a G. hit their auto, o'clock Tuesday .street church. Friends met at at I:.".0 o'clock.

GOOSE SEES 21 SUMMERS

Owner I 'or

Fowl Laid

I'ggs For 17 Years.

.V s-TimiN Spv:.il Service: FLKHART. Jan. 2. Instead of a grim visage! judge that faced tho 14 scantily clad wanderers as they tiled into the city court room, following Turnkey Withers' call of. come on boys," they saw before them a table tilled with a. steaming hot J.reakfast. There was bit; slices of boiled ham. and generous heln-

Inn of mnMli.H. bt ,n,e,l rw 1 1 ; . - 1 " 1 ! ' 1 'l 11 )f 5 tOWIlship

toes, covered with a thick brown gravw tinctin.-; of steaming coffee.

and an abundance of apples anil . "th-r of the goose family

onions.

It was tne annual breakfast given t the weary knights of the road that v

call ni police neaii'iuarters on Christmas and New Year's for a night's lodging. A?il bow thev e;t' Thero

was no formality there. Only the!Injr from active ,luty

rules of tramp eti juette were obvorvnil 1 hp i ri ri i" I nl f ono of whir li

is "nrt come fust served." The MRS. WM. C. COREY ILL,

big breakfast disappeared like ice before a scorching sun. " It's th? first square meal I've had fr many a day.' one exclaimed appreciatively to his pal, who too busy to talk, nodded bis head in assent.

News -Ti me Snri:il Servil--: IHM'KPOKT, Iml. Jan 2. Henry

lias not

I got the izuyso that laid the pohlen 'egg. but he says he lias the grand-

in Spen-

j cer county, the grandmother having j reached her majority, being 21 years

bl her last birthday, according to Mr. Flman's goose record. She has a record of haing iroduced rgirs for her owner for 17 years, beginning when she was a vear old and retir-

three years

ago.

BACK FROM FRANCE

NEAR YEAR PARTY IS

BROKEN UP BY POLICE I

Raid on icrnanla Hall Nets Tlireo

liarteiulei's. 1 I Cavs of Beer aiul Five Kegs.

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ev-Ti:n'- . i.il N rviir: FLKHART. Jan. 2. Three bartenders. 14 cases of beer. Me kes of the amber fluid, three gallons and a h.If of wine -re taken Sanday

pe'iice in the second Germania hall withm

evening by th raid made on

& month. The New Year's i eiel ration was well under way when the police arrived. It i evident that the raid was wholly unexpected, as a mem1 er of the club let the patrolman in. The iiartep.i!c: furnished bonds

allow v.! ti

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Of $UM e o. Th (i.ite.

M h and w ere will U tried

at a f'atuie

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& X. Branch train were held at 10 morning at Silver cast of Goshen, the Maurer home Revs. Allen Yoder

and A. K. Ropp officiated ami burial was made at Forest Grove cemetery southeast of Middle'bury. Duplicate easkets and a double grave are to be used. Joseph G. Maurer, 4 8, son of Jacob Maurer deceased, was born in Flkhart and had long resided on a farm east of the city. Surviving are one daughter. Mamie Maurer, 21; two sons. Grover and Floyd, 13 years old; his aged mother, who resides with her daughter, Mrs. David Schvoek of east of Goshen; four brothers, Christian of Goshen, Jacob of Clinton township. William of LaGrange county and George of Leesburg. Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. David Schröck and Mrs. Susan Mishler of Middlebury. Folly Stutzman-Maurer. 47, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beter Stutzm in and was born in Elkhart county. In addition to the two sons and one daughter, one brother, John tutzman of Cordell, Okla, survives. Noah B. Stutzman, öS, son of Benjamin B. Stutzman. deceased, was born in Elkhart county and went west 20 or 25 years ago. Surviving are three sonö, Ira. Charles and Ora Stutzman of Ransom, Kas., three daughter?, Mrs. K. C. Douglas, of Mohave. Kas., Mrs. Benjamin Fmmell, of Sinsom and Miss Carrie Stutzman. now in Goshen hospital; and two brothers. Benjamin, of Nappanee. and Jonas of Los Anrtles, Cal.

Several city employes have applied for increased pay. Among them are Chief of Police Chrisman, who ia receiving $80 per month; Fire Chief-Street Commissioner Snobarger, who is paid $75 per month and William Bandelier and Vinton Knapp. night patrolmen, who draw $'5 5 per month. The police department has been divorced from the fee system and the only compensation for othcers comes from their salaries.

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Sloan's Liniment for Stiff Joints.

and ai he

Kheumatie p.r.ns and allies cct into the joints and :ui:c!es. making very movement torture Relieve your suffering with Sloan's Liniment; it ouickly penetrates without "U--

hing, and soth,-s and v arms vouri

I MTCS 'WILLIAM T.. CORGY. NF.W Vi'KK. Suffering from a my-terious il!nes. Mrs. William F. trey. formerly Mabelle Gilman.

wife of the former president of the

W onian's Writings Are OITcretl as Testimony in Will Cum.

New H-Tiniej Special Service: COLUMBFS. Ind.. Jan. 2. More than 1ju letters were read to a jury in the Batholomew circuit court in the case of John B. Babb and others against William H. Davis and others to break the will of Mrs. Harriet Taylor. The case came here for trial on a change of venue from Jennings county. The letters were introduced by the defense to show the kindly feeling

Mrs. Taylor had for the defendants.'!,,

She was a woman of unusual attainments and the letters displayed striking literary ability. After more than 100 had been read objection was sustained to the reading of others. The defense had 250 additional ones from Mrs. Taylor which it was ready to introduce in evidence. Mrs. Taylor lived in a secluded Jennings county spot called "Hideaway." Evidence introduced at the

uiui siiow.s inav sne always wore a;

touch of lavender about her clothing. She left an estate valued at more than $100,000, and the plaintiffs in this case, who are near relatives, are trying to obtain a part.

with water. One is that of John McKinney, about 4 0 years old. The other is that of H. King, about the same age. McKinney's body was found when employes of tiie pumping station started to drain the water in the basin so that it could be cleaned. The water was about D feet deep and when it had been lowered a few teet McKinney's body was discovered. Water was found in the lungs. Work of draining the basin was discontinued until Thursday. As the water was lowered almost to the bottom of the cement tank the workers were confronted with another gruesome lind, the body of a man. They hauled it out of the reservoir and it was identified as that of H. King. The appearances of the bodies indicate that they had heen in the reservoir about two weeks. The linding of the bodies has caused a sensation here. Village otlicers of Capac annealed

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advice in preventing a possible epidemic. Tiie only opening to the reservoir is a trap door reached by climbing a ladder. Foul play is suspected as McKinney was in good spirits when last seen, his friends say, and said he was going to Detroit to work.

REVIVAL SERVICES OPEN

i Bob .lol ui-oii Starts Rvangeli.-tie

Campaign at Pendleton. News-Times Special Service:

HOLD "DRY" MEETING

Marion Iro!iibitionists Ask Legislature For Legislation.

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News-Times Special Service: MARION. Ind.. Jan. 2. A mass meeting of "dry" forces representing all parties and organizations interested in making Indiana a prohibi

tion state was addressed in civic,

hall here by J. W. Potter of Seattle. Petitions were circulated, addressed to the senators and the members of the house of representatives of the 70th general assembly, urging them to vote for a measure to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicants. They were signed by many men and women.

PENDLETON, Ind., Jan. Nearly 600 persons attended

opening of the tabernacle services here last night when Evangelist Bob Johnson opened an evangelistic campaign for Pendleton. A parade of young men, led by the Pendleton Boys' band preceded the service. Exercises will be held ea?h evening except Monday for five weeks. The tabernacle, which was erected last Tuesday, will accommodate more than 1,000 persons.

16 CARS OF TROOP TRAIN ARE DITCHED

WILL REBUILD CHURCH

Structure Burns When New Year Tolled in.

Injuries RcMrtccl Among Ncvv York Guardsmen in Wreck Near Augusta, Han. TOPEKA. Kas.. Jan. 2. Sixteen cars of a Santa Fe troop train,

Com And Sc Ua.

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Coats

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Coats taken from our Higher Priced and from our Medium Priced Lots At the Reducee $10 Price Novelty weaves and Novelty mixtures; Plushes and Zibelines. Coats from former higher priced assortments. In flare types and belted models with large collars and pockets. Size 16 to 44. At the Reduced $18.75 and $22.50 Prices Wool Velours, Novelty Velours, Novelty Mixtures and Plushes. In th favored winter shades and blue and black. Trims of fur and velvet, large collars, flare styles and large pockets are characteristic of these coats. ALL sizes shown from 16 up.

CWdbrem's Coats Reduced! $3.75, $5.00, $7.75 CPs M and $8.75

All are full lined new plain tailored, flare and belted back models with collar and cuff trims of velvet. Of Wool Plush, Wool Velour, Corduroy, Chinchilla, Novelty weaves and

Novelty mixtures.

Heavy winter coats in size from 7 to 14 at above reduced prices.

carry11?? New York national guardsmen, are in the ditch near Augusta, Kas., according to information reaching here. No information regarding injuries to guardsmen has been received. Ten of the 16 cars were ditched and six derailed, according to word received from Augusta, seven miles from the scene of the accident. The guardsmen were members of the New York held artillery. It was reported in Augusta that there were no injuries but this could not be verified. Other sections of the troop trains are being routed through Wichita, it is said.

STAHR SHOPPE Union Trust Bid?:., Third Floor. Bell fir Phones Home 2921. ShamKoli;g Manicuring Chiropody rjeetroljls

Merchants National Bank First bank In South I Vend to apply for membership in FEDERAL RESERVE BANK

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m Music Shop

Open Every ExnLng. au 228 fi rath Mlctocaa St.

I35EIÄ3A Ä3ST3Ä5T C3K?AEY Rxdj for BnsliMvii. C1Ä Fr-nners TruAt Bids. gpwl and lOTtnn tn abstract

News-Times Special Service: ULOOMINOTON. Ind., Jan. 2.-

The Kirkwood Avenue Christian ' church here was destroyed by lire just as the advent of the New Year ' was being celebrated. The loss is j $lö,000, besides a tine pipe organ j that was a gift by Carnegie. Soon after the building had been opened ' to ring the hell for the New Year, i lir ewas discovered. It probably was caused by electric wiring. The Itev. i W. II. Smith is pastor. The loss was' covered by insurance. Discussion of i plans for rebuilding was begun today.

SELLS HIS NEWSPAPER A. A. McCain Disposes of Interest in Craufoiclsvilie Journal.

( ' R A WFO pk I)S VI LLK, Ind.. Jan. 2. Arthur A. McCain for many years editor of the Crawfordsvllle Journal, and one of the best known newspaper men in Indiana, has sold his interest in the Journal to Alaric M. Smith, head of the Journal Printing Co. Mr. McCain today became the head of a new department of publicity of the Supreme Tribe of Hen Hur. He owned a one-third interest in the Journal, which was owned and edited for many years by his father. T. II. Ii. McCain.

WALKS INTO TRAIN

sre mi; -'cits ""he cor.es- !.hd is ?timulat'd tit action; a single appli-

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ration will dri t.ut tl

Uniment is cie.n. .mwnient and ifuickly effe.the. it does not stain

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Cnited States Steel corporation, has returned to New York today from Fram e, where she bad been nursing wounded soldiers. Mrs. Corey was confined to her stateroom throughout the trip, two maids b?ing constantly in attendance.

The following county otlicers who were chosen at the general election held November 7th assumed their duties Montlay. Charles A. San ford of Osolo township as sheriff to succeed Kcott Thomas. Mr. Sanford and his family moved here today. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have leased the S. Everett Taylor property at 4ul East Lincoln av. Mr. Thomas is local agent for the Saxon auto and also writes life and tire insurance. lie has offices ccr the Malern bank. Almon Leer of Harrison township, commissioner from the Middle

(Coshen) district to succeed Wise j W. Showalter of southeast of Go- '

shen. The commissioners will meet and reorganize Tuesday. Dr. Eugene Holderman of Elkhart as coroner to succeed Dr. Jacob C. Mast, of Elkhart. W. II. Winship becan the regular term as county treasurer.

Woman Killed When fining Around Ci!oose of Another. WORTHINGTON. Ind., Jan. 2. Mrs. Louisa English. 79 jears old, was instantly killed by an I. fc V. train here Monday when she walked around a caboose and stepped directly in front of the approaching train. She is survived by two sons and two daughters. George F. English of Worthington, Edward English of Arkansas, Mrs. Will Stairwalt of Worthington and Mrs. Myrtle Bray of California.

NEXT SUNDAY TO BE PROHIBITION DAY

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Next Sunday has been

Jan. 2. designated

Personal Frank Jenson, fromerlv

nf Go-

as "Prohibition Sunday" and an appeal has heen sent each minister in the state to urge the cause of prohibition from his pulpit on that day. The appeal was sent out by th dry federation which U teekiri statutory prohibition.

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Sale of

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Delightful Styles Large Assortments Excellent Values These beautiful garments were bought many months ago from one of New York's largest and best makers of high grade muslin wear. We bought heavily and at a big saving. So m spite of the big advance in materials and labor we can sell these charming garments at the same low prices we have in former years. All goods are new, clean and fresh, just unpacked, buy Muslin Underwear now and get best selection and lowest Drices.

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Sleeves of lace and insertion. Sale price

Gowns, low neck and short sleeves and high neck and loii sleeves, in Crepe.

Also Muslin Gowns, embroid

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Gowns in a dozen charming styles, low neck and short .sleeves and high neck and

lone sleeves: lace and em

broidery trimmed. Sale price

Gowns of line nainsook, empire yoke and sleeves of Val. lace, pink and blue ribbon trimmed. Sale O QQ prices $1.9S, $2.50. 70

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