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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
WOMAN OF MYSTERY DEAD
Ten Thousand Dollars i'm Gold, Sill
yer and Bonds Found Under Bed.

NeWs-Times Special Service:
HAMMOND, Ind, Jan. 20.-Mrs.
Eliza Polish. whose life in Ham
mond had been a mystery. was found
dead in her home, at 316 Douglas
av.. that city, yesterday. She was
said TO have moved here from Chi
cago. Hidden beneath the bed on
which the body was found was
property to the value Of SO. 900.
There were gold, silver and bonds.
The jet Of gas burner was open
and gas fumes filed the room where
the body was found.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
PLAZA HOTEL P00LRO0M
ROBBERS ARE SENTENCED
Two Plead Guilty TO ImpcrsOnating
an Onicer-Let on With
Year Each.
News Times Special Service

News Times Special Service:
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 20
Max Hamburg and Henry Lane. in
dicted for robbery and larceny in
holding up the Plaza hotel pOolroorn
in October, 1914, and obtaining
about $500 from the proprietors
pleaded guilty in the circuit court
today 10 the charge of impersonat-
ing officers and received a years
sentence each. Lane 70 Michigan
city and Hamburg, on account OF
his alleged diabctic condition TO the
state penal farm at Greencastlc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
FIRST SETTLER DIES
Aged Woman Was First White to
Stop at MuskegOn-
- Times Sneclal Servlce !:

News Times Special Service:
MUSKEGON, Mich. Jan. 2O.-Al-
exander Fuller, the first white set
tier of Muskegon, and a resident of
this city for 81 years past, is dead at
his home, at the age of SO years.
Far back beyond the numbering days
Fuller came here from Grand Rapids
with a load Of -four and bacon for
the Indians. who were almost ex-
elusive residents here at that time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
HOLDS BREATH; DIES
Woman Commits suicide by simple
Process.
Iews-Times Special Service:

News Times Special Service:
ANN ARBOR. Mich. Jan. 20
Mrs. Mary Tiplady of Pinkney. Mich,
patient in the State Psychopathic
hospital here. committed suicide by
the simple process Of holding her
breath until she was dead. Pulmo-
tors were used TO no avail. She was
over so years old and was committed
10 the hospital Dec. -. and had been
i'm q highly nervous condition ever
since
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
THERE IL NOTHING
TO DO AT EVANSVILLE.

:s9IALSS IUIoSdS ssmIL suoN
EVANSVILLE. Ind, Jan. 20
The fremen at No. u hOsehOuse
here are busy weaving shawls for
their wives between fire alarms.
Ten shawls have been completed
on the frame which is set up in
the engine mouse office. Each
fireman takes his turn in work
ing at the frames Red, green,
blue and many ether colors Of
head coverings have been pro-
duced
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
DIAMONDS IN MAIL BOX
Evansville Police Believe They Were
Put There by Thieves.

News Times Special Service
ENANSNILLE, Ind, Jan. 20 -
Two diamond rings were found in a
mail box at Main and Fifth SIS. bv
oscar Grundler. a mail collector.
The police are Of the opinion THAI
the rings were dropped in the mail
box by pickpockets who mad become
frightened after stealing them. Re
Gently mail collectors found two
pocketboOks in mail boxes here.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
PILLAR OF CHURCH
RAN IMMORAL HOUSE
Pontiac Man, Religious Work
er, Taken From Church
by Deputy Sheriff.
Nens-Tlmes sneelaI service: :

NeWs-I Times NpecllI Seryfce
PONTIAC. Mich. Jan. 90. -
Church circles have had their calm
Violently disturbed. and every ripple
is bearing on it's crest a foam OF
talk while the brands yet 10 be
snatched from the burning are verg-
ing or the edge OF hysteria A
church trustee and pillar in
MethOdisEn has been arreste,.. charg-
ed with conducting a disorderly re-
sort
Harvey J. Davis was taken by the
chief Of police on a warrant. and the
arrest was made right in the Central
NJ. r. church. where the prisoner
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
January Clearance Sale On
TOILET GOODS

Tooth Brushes. Odd as
SOrtment of zoe and up
brushes, Clearance 15c.
Talcum Powder, Men
mems f5c, Clearance 12c.
Pears Soap, the i9c
Glycerine, Clearance lac.
Hair Brushes, Ideal rub
Der cushion, regular at
S1.OO, Clearance CSC.
Face Powder, Hudnut's
Violet, regular 6Oc, Clear
once sac.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
CORONER'S VERDICT
POINTS TO ,TH0RNBURG
Nephew OF Slain CasSopOiis Woman
Valves COMMUNICATIONS
Over TO Circuit Court.

News-Iimes Special Service:
CASSOPOLiS. Mich, Jan. 20
That Mrs. Elmer Thornburg came
10 her death last Friday afternoon
by blows on the head and stra ugula-
ton at the hands Of Sylvester Thorn
burg. her nephew. was the verdict
rendered ar the cOroner's inquest
held at Cassopolis Wednesday even
ing.
According TO the witnesses pres
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20
CITY AND
. La NJ. TO COMPROMISE
EIkhart Manufacturer Sees
Hope for Reduction in
Rates for Residences.

news lines special Ct-LNlf-ts
ELKHART, Jan. 90. - That the
electric company and the city may
get together on a basis of a redUc-
ton OF the net rates for lights in
residence districts from II cents, the
present charge, to eight cents per
kilowatt hour and the fixing of a
rate for power based on a minimum
/ charge or a peak load rating. and
dismiss the hearing now pending, is
1 the opinion Of Cyrus F. Frye. presi-
dent of the Manufacturers associa-
/ ton. who returned from Indian
apolis Tuesday night
The propositions were made by
representatives of the city and by
representative of the Elkhart Manu-
facturers' association. and, Mr.. Frye
believes. were regarded favorably by
the electric company. He believes
that if the rates are approved by the
service commission. which is now
having them considered by it's ex-
perts. the proposition will be accent
ed and the hearing be dismissed.
j. w. Mowery. a former Elkhart
I resident, was brought to this city
Wednesday and turned over to
Township Truseee w. I. Chamber
lain by the poormaster at Cass-
opolis.
The Cassopolis officer explained
that Mowery and his wife had come
to the Michigan town about 10
months ago and that the wife was
living with a sister but that Mowery,
who is badly crippled and suffering
from an incurable disease, was a de-
pendent
AS Mowery's last residence was at
Elkhart and he had not been a resi-
dent of Cassopolis a year, he was
legally a resident of this city. Now
cry will be cared for at the General
hospital until other arrangements
can be made for his keeping He
formerly was employed as q section
hand on the Northern Indiana trac-
ton line.
Mrs Waldo c. Dennert. 20 years
old. of sol w. Franklin st, who had
been a resident of Elkhart since
1871. died Wednesday afternoon of
complications incident 10 old age.
Surviving are a son, L. A. Den
merit, of Elkhart, and two daughters,
Mrs George Paine of Lagrange. Ind,
and Mrs. Charles Bailey Of Colorado
Springs, Colo. Mrs. Dennert had
lived in the same home where she
died ever since she and her husband
located here. He was d mechanic
i'm the Lake Shore shops.
Her sister, Miss Linda Harmuth,
whose home is on Harrison st, and
who is threatened with pneumonia.
was taken to the Dennert home only
yesterday so that the two sisters
could be together in their illness and
so that both could be better nursed
than if separated.
Mrs. Paine, the daughter, is con-
fined to her own home by illness.
and Mrs. Bailey cannot leave the
bedside of her husband at Colorado
Springs. because of his critical condi-
ton, due to high blood pressure.
The high school has an enroll
ment Of $50 students. the largest in
the schools history. Among the
number are so OF the sc grammar
school graduates. who completed
their grade work last Thursday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-20

The high school has an enroll
ment Of $50 students. the largest in
the schools history Among the
number are SO OF the sc grammar
school graduates. who completed
their grade work last Thursday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
CULBERSON HAS
MINING REVIVAL
Plans Made to Resume OPP
Grafton on a Number of
Claims; Dallas to Resume

Van Horn. Texas. Dec. Prepare
lions are being made for working a
number of mining claims in Culberson
county in the immediate future which,
il is expected. will make mining activ-
ity in this county greater than at any
previous time in its history.
Dallas Mine 10 Resume
The old Dallas mine is TO be put
into operation the latter part Of this
week and it is said the mine viii be
producer from the start W. l. Ian
sing has arranged with Austin parties
to do a considerable amount OF devel-
opment on his properties five miles
west of Van Horn. Mining engineers
from FL PasO have been looking over
the two patented claims of Dr. Har-
Ian and the Canon & Hall claims IN
the Pecos group and plans are being
made to begin work on the claims
shortly.
Hazel Adds Equipment.
At the Hazel mine a new hoist OF
CRATER capacity than the old one, is
being installed and a flotation concen-
trating equipment will increase the
OUTPUT of the mine Is or 20 per cent
Pending the installation of the addl-
tfonal equipment the Hazel has almost
ceased operations temporarily me
new concentrating plant is now almost
ready. Large bodies of low grade ores
have been exposed and blocked OUT
recently in the Hazel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
No TITLES To
CHLORIDE HOMES
Camp Is on Boom but Resi-
dental Conditions Are
Said to Be Chaotic.

Chloride. Ariz.. Dec This old
new camp has a population of several
thousand individuals and more are
coming daily. Residential conditions
are more or less chaotic, for no titles
can be had to town property Appeal
has been made to the general land OIL
flee and prompt action asked Most
OF the land is held under squatter oc-
cupancy. some of it as old as 80 years.
Light and power have been brought
electrically from the Desert company's
works at Kingman. but there is not
even satisfactory street line on which
to set the poles.
The high prices for silver. lead and
zinc have much TO do with the local
boom. though the camp has been heid
down for many years mainly by the
difficultv that has attended reduction
OF its refractory ores This difficullE
has been solved by modern methods
and zinc is now sought. instead OF De-
ing Stunned.
To Build Reduction Plants
Ore buyers are taking large con-
signments of shipping ore and prepa-
rations are being made for building
several new reduction plants ana
concentrating mills The first VIII oe
of 200 tons daily capacity, on the prop
ertv of the SfISe~ Hill company, but 10
be omen for custom ores
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
TNKLINGS and
i THINKLINCS
BY WEX JONES.

Thanksgiving makes US wonder who
was the first culinary lunatic 10 bring
cranberry sauce into JuXtapositlon
with turkey. Cranberries 20 as well
with turkey as friend onions with a
lemon ice. Nature evidently intended
some foods as sOulmates. Bacon aid
eggs. for instance. The porker gazes
out of his pen At the cackllng hen in
the barnyard, and. if his heart Is IN
his work. the cheerful sound makes
him put on weight like a Circassian
debutante- Later the bacon and he
egg frizzle merrily together in the par.
But turkey and cranberries--,
Natural history note: oentipede
never SkidS.
Ferdinand OF Bulgaria has not yeJ
congratulated Peter OF Serbia on his
capture of Monastir-
Col Roosevelt has not yet eongrat-
ulated Hiram Johnson.
Old saying used to be "a diamond as
big as a pigeons egg" Now its an
egg as big as a diamond
The devil has not Yet congratulated
Billy Sunday
Texas mas a peanut crop worth s24.-
100000. And not an elephant 10 eat IT
With the coming OF six-cent beer
will vanish the nickels reason for
existence.
Natural history note: \ blue bottle
fly is complete without a cork.
Man in Chicago going to live on p
cents a day. Well. with five beer
he should be able 10 snaffle quite Z
lot OF lunch.
Philadelphia paper, telling Of a burg
larry. says The girl saw figures mo
tiOnless in the darkness Isn't il tn
lynx which has such wonderful eye
sight that in the thickest darkness
il can see objects which do not existE
Insoluble problems: should a fighte
} with two tin ears be charged full price
at a symphony concert
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01

roPGF HAMMOND asked me TO
marry him the day after ne was
. admitted TO the New YORK O@r-
of course I said yes. in fact 1 consid-
e-ed II a great honor and was
deal subdued by the fact thal i
promised to marry lawyer Oeorss
had always been an admitted irlenu
- the family. but truthfully speaking
7 never dreamed that he would loon
81 me He seemed too serious some
how and. although he was not so very
,,,,cb older. lust the same, he seemeo
never knew very much aoeIt ~
technical matters concerned " ~ -
nc a LAWYER In fact, / never Hile
- much about A lawyers me pc
1-ond the fact that II was cHOS t.-
profession, and one that any
might be proud to follow All nit
diEeovered at first hand about george
o-ofeesion. l discovered in the same
wav that I found out a lew o'nel
things about life, by overhearlhe, a. q
cidentally. a conversation supposeu "
be private. o..,- offica one
corning In fact he had asked me 70
come in and had said he would ld IN
me to lunch somewhere II was IeaIIS
marvellous the way Georges name va. a
that I had promised to marry MN;
WHY. even my own father mad saiu
that George was bound to make ms
wav in the world. and when nad
asked why. dad had responded
WHY. ne understands the tricks OF
the profession" How strange that l
didn't understand then what II All
meant. ...t
This particular morning 1 waited i.,l
in the little ante room ADJOINING
Georges office. The stenographer mad
gone to lunch. but she told me before
She left that George was busy ana
would come out just as soon as ne
could. so ] waited At first ! didn't
pay any attention to what l had heard
through a half open door, but gradual
" 1 began to notice certain phrases
A woman's voice said hardly above
a whisper: Yes. she was run over.
Air. Hammond. my only little girl OF
course I want tOssue for damages. but
I am poor"
And then Georges voice. cold. calcu-
lating as I had naver remembered
hearing it:
Very well. but 1t means 80 percent
Of the damages"
That was all 1 heard for there were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
Doctor Tells How To Strengthen
Eyesight so per cent In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

troubles Of many descriptions may be
wonderfully benefited by following the
simple rules Here is the prescrip-
ton: Go to any active drug store
and get a bottle of Bon-Opto tablets.
Drop one Bon-Opto tablet in a fourth
OF a glass of water and allow to dis
solve. With this liquid battle the eyes
two TO four times daily You should
notice your eyes clear up perceptibly
right from the start and Inflammation
viii quickly disappear If your eyes
are botherlng you. even a little, take
steps to save them now before it is
too late. Many hopelessly blind might
have been sized if they had cared for
their eyes in time
Note: Another prominent physician 10
whom the above article was submitted,
said. 'BOn-Opto is very remarkable
remedy Its constituent ingredients are well
known TO eminent eye specialists and wide
" prescribed by them The manufacturers
guarantee it TO strengthen eyes.ght 80 per
cent in one weeks time in many instances
or refund the money Il can be obtained
from any good druggist and is one Of the
very few preparations feel should be kept
on hand for regular use in almost every
family" II is sold in Fl PasO by Kelly
d Pollard and other druggists.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
Wives | Might Have Been
The Wife Of a Lawyer.
By JEAN M'LEAN.

only a few more sentences and then
George came out to me, RUBBING ms
hands as though he had had very
good mornings work
We went out into the sunshine ana
! asked lightly:
what was the case YOU were dis
cussing with that poor woman2 Was
she crying?'
George laughed cynically.
That's nothing. Anne, they all do
that. But just the same, it's gong
TO be a pretty good case. the woman
doesn't know much, and I oughtn,t to
have much trouble winning her dam
ages for her"
Was her child run OVER 1 asked
yes. and she ought to collect a
good deal on it. 1 ought to clean up
$500 myself"
womans poor. Why are you so merce-
nary2"
THAT'S my business. my dear"
George responded. 4 can afford TO
buy you a new trinket, a bracelet, or
that pendant you spoke about last
week"
I'D rather have you give the money
to the poor woman" l said coldly-
Nonsense. Anne. you're too altru-
istic You're deciding my cases with
the ideas Of an impractical dreamer"
Was this George 1 asked myself
Wonderingly. Surely If l married him
We should never agree. OF course
didn't want him to be a philanthropisi
or anything like that. l know those
things don't happen in the world OF
business today. But anybody will al
low for certain circumstances, and
George was planning to buy me a gift
out Of the money he earned through
this poor woman.
1t would never do. and that evening
told George simply and directly. OF
course ne didn't agree with me- he
thought I was foolish and quixotic
but anyway. l am all right with my
own conscience and feel a lot better
than l did as Georges fiancee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
GLOBE-MIAMI MINERS TO
VOTE ON CLOSED SHOP"

Globe. AriZ-- Dec IA referendum
vote of all miners in the Globe-Miami
district probably will be taken on the
question of demanding a full CLOSED
shop condition. The proposition is
meeting with much opposition, espe-
cfalIy among the older and senior min
ers. many of whom have families and
homes. and who fear the breaking ont
of labor trouble in the camps There
is also friction between the two
branches of unionism represented To-
cally, the Western Federation of Min
ers being placed in the position of ad-
vising that present conditions be al
lowed 10 stand. as William DAVIDSON,
an organizer from Denver, has bee n
quoted as stating that existing condi-
tions are fair and equitable.
On the other hand. Globe Miners
union No So ". F. of NJ. has passed
resolutions in regard to the attempted
assault in Miami upon J. L Donnelly
and Edward J. Moreno. representatives
OF the Arizona Federation Of Labor,
who had been stopped by citizens
committee as they were prosecuting q
campaign for the CLOSED shop"
II the referendum vote is called It
is possible that it will embrace also a
proposition for demanding a mucn
larger rate of pay. above the S5-75 fer
each shift that will be accorded com
mon miners under the 5o-cent copper
schedule.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
4 Story of Wide Appeal
Their Married Life
Helen Relents When Warren Confesses.

though and will need change before
she will be able TO do anything
You don't say. replied W arIen,
wen sUnnose we send her down 10
the shore for a couple of weeks
The tears started TO Helens eyes
She had not expected TINS Sne hau
thought that it would need Ilhesss
and probably persuasion on her part
10 make Warren see that they ousht
10 do something for the girl. anna
here he was suggesting it himself
can Won afford it, was all she
sa iof course. there's really nothing
else 10 do 1t needn't be an expensive
place. We ought TO get a nice room a.
This time Of the year at a quiet ooard-
ing house" w.,
- vou-lI let me. and I'll Try to econom-
ize on other things so as TO make up
Nonsense" Warren responded
promptly of course you needn't 40
mat 1 guess we're not so poor tnaI
Won have TO worry to that extent
well. it's awfully good Of you,
Helen said turning away
see here. Helen" Warren said
quickly. I want to tell you something.
| know you haven't forgotten the tram
incident. and / know 1 ought to ex-
plain" tod
sI have been thinking il over. ar
rem went on and I think l was a FOOL
7 thought AZ the time that I was jus
tilted hut / think differently now
ANYWAY the least I can do II 10 tel
voU what was the matter. That girl
in The train was Virginia Evans.
Helen started But I thought she
was blonde" she said involuntarily-
Warren ApOIigiEes.
she used to be-" Warren returneu
with a slight smile. she was traNeI-
ing with this young fellow-they are
partners in a vaudeville sketch met
them out on the observation platform,
and she wanted TO meet you No reason
that / know Of excepting to emoar-
rass me- I didn't want her to talk 70
you. and so I stayed out there with
! them. and I guess 1 had too mucn 20
drink. I know there isn't thing 10
saw in my defence, for I must nave
hurt YOU terribly when ] got back
But 1 want to tell you that 1 am Genu-
inely sorry. I really am
And Helen forgot all that she had
suffered. She forgot her embarrass-
ment on the train when Warren had
rallied al her at o'clock in the morn
] ing; she forgot his treatment OF her
without a single word Of explanation,
| she forgot everything at the first Worc
! o. repentance. just as any other Wom-
an in her position would have done
/ in the same case If she had genulnely
| loved the man who repented-
That's all right. Warren" she said
/ instantly 7 wish you had told me
! before that's all" But she lifted hei
face to him smilingly. and put the IN
/ cident in the back of her mind witt
! others forgiven but never quite for
! Eotten.-Copyright 1916, international
News Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01

HE world went on very quietly
for Helen Winifred went to
l. school every day duly chaperoned
bv the faithful Nora. Helen cooked
the meals and with the aid Of a woman
did the housework When night came
sh was so tired that she could hardly
manage 10 get into something fresh
for Warren. the unaccustomed work
made her so weary. Mary was not
picking up as fast as they had expect
ed and Helen had that to worry about
Besides, her greatest thought was
The relationship between herself and
Warren. Nothing definite had been
said and there was a Geclded break
between them Not that Helen mace
II at ali obvious. but she could not DC
spontaneous with the thing hanging
over her and Warren made no dlrect
effort 10 explain his actions during the
trip TO Cleveland -
a ffernoon to see Mary The girl ioohsd
very diffenent from her former sen
and Helen asked about her an1louslN
after she had left the Wara t;s sba had
Well. YOU see, Mrs Curtis she lau
a slightly more dangerous operation
than was generally known her SISTER
would rot have understood II We nS1
explained 10 her. and the oIIIclals
thought il better not TO tell any ol ON
until lust lately But she viii need
time and a change to bring back ner
health 1t seems that she mas La1 d
slight aflmsnt for some time ana mas
neglected herself dreadfully- We asked
her about il. and she admitted tnaI
there had been times when she hau
felt very weak and exhausted.
But why didn't she tell me- Helen
The nurse smiled. Oh, you mustn't
take it that way. Mrs. Curtis she
said. comfortingly. IT'S not your
fault ..- -,-o,,,5
have noticed it.
Not at all. il wasn't so serious a.
that. The girl was just reticent, that's
all and hated TO complain about a
trifle as she put it
And now she ought to nave
change. YOU think" Helen querled-
yes, I do think So" the nurse as
Wei. I'll speak about it 10 Mr..
Curtis tonight Helen said, but when
she left the hospital she felt uncom-
fortably concerned. Would warren
take il nicely or would he wash MS
hands of the matter? Helen felt az
though they were responsible LOT Mary
The girl had no one but Nora. and jos
made barely enough TO take care OF
Nora and the baby. 81.
Warren" Helen said that night y
want to tell you something aooui
Mary"
About Mary. Well how is she
She getting better, but they told
ne at the hospital today that Mary had
a more serious operation than "