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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

NEW YORK, March IL. = Stripes,
huge in width and brilliant in hue,
crowd the dress goods counters.
The best results in making Up these
cloths are produced by plating them.
Plain kits are graceful and there
fore always popular, but box-plaited
stripes are still uncommon enough to
be called novel. A most attractive ar
rangement is shown in the illustration.
The broad girdle or sash of the skirting
is also new.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

teaspoonful of salt Add heaping
tablespoonful OF butter. melted, and
mix with / cupful of milk. Turn into
well buttered baking pan and bake
in a quick oven % minutes.
Coeoanut Pudding
Mix IA cupful of cornstarch gradu.
ally with IA cupful milk Heat / l.2
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14


The girl looked up quickly. A twin.
kle lowered in the depths OF her eyes.
What makes you think so?" she
asked.
Dick smiled confidently.
81 am Dick Myers. Helen Myers
brother I am supposed to take care
Of you until you reach Kingsburg."
That's very nice of yor," she said
There was a pause Dick did not
know exactly what to say; he had
expected to be GREETED cordially, but
instead he had been received iniiffer
emily.
Surely, Helen told you that [ was
to meet you here" he said.
The girl shook her head.
Il don't believe that she did" Size
answered.
Obi" Dick drew a sigh of relief
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

NEW YORK, March 12.-An after.
noon dress which is unsurpassed in its
elegance and simplicity combines three
materials. The modified bolero or
short Spanish jacket worn over plain
fitted silk bodice, and the huge trans.
parent sleeves are features which will
appeal to the most fastidious taste.
The length of the skirt is also no
ticeable because 1t is about the stand
ard which fashion has set for the aver.
age figure.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
DAMAGED GOODS" MAN
KILLS HERB DOCTOR
Gary Negro Woman Doctor
Murdered in Her Office
Last Night.

Mary u. Taylor OF Gary. a negro
woman known as a herb doctor. was
murdered in her office at 1897 Massa-
chusetts street last evening by Thos
Povzenic. who lived at DR.. TayIor's
sanitarium.
After the killing of the voman
Povzenic went to a real estate office
phoned the police and awaited their
arrival. Chief Forbis said that the
man confessed the killing He shot
the woman five times in the head.
Povzenic. who was patient a the
Taylor woman's sanitarium, said. ac-
cording TO the police. that for a fee Of
S110 he was to be given treatment that
would remove him from the damaged
goods" class. According to the story
a payment of s66 was made and of this
Povzenic demanded back part because
of the inability to effect a cure. Failing
to get the money the shooting followed.
The slain woman was 80 years old. Her
remains were taken to the Williams and
Marshall morgue.
Pleading guilty at the preliminary
hearing before Judge Dunn in Gary city
court today Povzenic was bound over
to circuit court. Prosecutor Hunter
plans to have the man tried on murd-
er charge as soon as the grand jury
will take up the case.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02

ing the bin. did so on the theory that
the senate would refuse to adopt some
of the important amendments and that
this would give them a reason for vot-
ing against the bill when it came up
for passage today But after the senate
had adopted these amendments and
changed the bill to suit them there was
but one thing that they could do and
that was to vote for the passage of the
bin. 1t had been fixed to suit their
ideas and amended according to their
wishes and they discovered that they
would be extremely inconsistent if they
refused to vote for the bill after y had
been trimmed up according to their own
notions So ii was expected that when
the vote was taken today ON the passaEe
of the bill. practically all of the sena-
tors who supported the effort to amend
the bill would vote for its passage
What else could they do2-was the
question they asked of each other. That
the house will accept the amendments
that were made by the senate appears
to be foregone conclusion. because
leaders Of the dry forces say that the
amendments are harmless. E. S. Shu-
maker. state superintendent of the anti
saloon league: c. T Carpenter. presi-
dent Of the Indiana Dry Federation. and
Senator Simmons, of Button leader Of
the dry forces in the senate, all express
ed themselves as being well satisfied
with the bill as IL stood after the sen
ate got through with it. They said
none Of the amendments did any harm.
One amendment which was introduc-
ed by Senator Erskine of Evansville
was believed for time to create a seri-
GUS defect in the bill but it was learned
afterward that this was not the case.
In one section Of the bill it is provided
that all medicines and other prepara-
tions of every kind which contain more
than one-half of one per cent Of alcohol
were prohibited. In other part Of the
same section the bin prohibited the
manufactured and sale of all spurious,
vinous and malt liquors but said moth
ing about the percentage of alcohol that
they might contain. The Erskine reso-
luton added to the latter clause the
provision prohibiting the sale of such
liquors when they contain more than
u of per cent Of alcohol.
While the dry forces would have been
better pleased if this change had not
been made, yet they say that it does
not harm the bill and that if it is found
Objectionable after the bill goes into
operation it can be changed by the leg
isIature two years hence. Itwas evi-
dent that the bin would not pass in the
senate without the Erskine amendment.
The amendment put in the bill by Sena-
tor Chambers prohibiting sale of liquor
by retail and wholesale druggists
strengthened the bill TO a marked de-
gree. according to the dry leaders.
No such wild and wooley scene as that
which attended yesterdays session has
been witnessed in the state house since
when. many years ago. the fight was on
to determine whether Green smith,
democrat. or Robert s. Robertson of
Fort Wayne. should occupy the office of
1ieutenant-g governor and presiding Off
-. I-lleL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
NEW LAWS
PROPOSED
IN SENATE
TIMES BUREAU,
Ar TIE STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIs. IND Feb. q
Among the important bills introduced in
the senate yesterday afternoon are the
followng
tHumphreys) Providing for publici-
y of reports of examiners made by the
state board of accounts.
(McCray) ITO give the state board of
tax commissioners power to place volu-
alton On property of public utilities for
taxation.
CNegley)-To provide that the board
Of trustees of towns. and councils of
cities shall have power to establish pub
lie markets for distribution Of food
products and to appropriate money for
their conduct
CNegley)-To bring jitney busses un-
der jurisdiction of the public service
commission law.
(Beardsley)-T provide that county
commissioners in counties having popu-
lation of $4,000 or more may raise the
salaries of the circuit and superior
court Judges to $4,000 a year.
CRetherford) d)-To compel the use Of
standard hose couplings and hydrant
nipples for fire protection in cities and
towns.
(VanAuken) To legalize operation of
labor unions. strikes and picketing. and
to provide that injunetions should not
be issued in labor difficulties
(Erskine)-To amend the banking
laws to limit the capitalization Of banks
to sums between s25000 and 100000.
based on the population OF the place
wherein the bank may be located.
(Hagertyl--To prevent justices of the
peace from practioing law in any of the
courts Of the county in which they hold
such office
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
Sen. NEJDL
WANTS HELP
To BEAT BILL

Help Help!" was the gist of the
message Senator Nejdl sent from In
dianapolis to Hammond with Attorney
W. J. McAleer with reference to the
house bill creating a separate criminal
court at Crown Point.
The committee, Senator Nejdl stated.
viii hold an open session Monday at :
o'clock and the senator sends word that
he wants as many lawyers and taxpay-
ers as possoble present to help him de
feat the bill
The Hammond opposition leaders are
planning to round up a big delegation
to go to indianapolis on the 10 O'Clock
Monday morning train. 1t is not yet
known when the senate viii vote on the
Gary court bill
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
o. LTIINATUN STILL PENDS
SENATE VOTE MAKES INDIANA DRY APRIL 1918m
The Whai-Y
Column
SPAGHETTI


Don't argue with your spa
ghetti. 1t won't do a bit of
good. Not a bit, Spaghetti is
an obstinate, contrary food. You
can't tell it thing. You might
as well try to reason with
plate of rattlesnakes.
There is more pure cussed-
ness i'll ten yards of spaghetti
than in any other product sold
by the lineal foot, with the
possible exception of noodles
and barbed wire.
There's no excuse for spa
ghetti acting the way it does.
Food can be rambuncious
without being hateful. Head
lettuce does it. Why can't
spaghetti?
Something ought to be done
about this. And something
shall be. The time will come
when some brave man will meet
this temperamental Italia n
worm on its own ground and
conquer it.
But so long as unfettered
spaghetti is given the freedom
of its dish there is no relief in
sight.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
BOY, LIVING
TORCH BURNS
To DEATH
Marcus Schneider Victim of
Accident in South Ham
mond Engine Pit-Life
Passes From Charred
Body at Hospital.

flaming spectre arose out of the
ground in the South Hammond Monon
yards at the dark hour before the
dawn today and sheet of fire follow
ed its course as it ran.
The human torch was Marcus Schei-
her. a 17-year old boy who withdrew
from the junior class of the Hamrno ond
high school two weeks tgo to become
a mechanics assistant in the railroad
Yards.
His charred body lies in the Stew
art morgue today and Mr.. and Mrs f.
-. Schrea aer, the boys parents, are
orostrated by the shock of the hor-
.ale deafh
Marcus was working in pit be-
meath an engine i'm the yards assist
ing Frank Civoda. the hostler. in
cleaning the ash pans It was 10 de-
grees below zero at the time and it
was necessary that the ash pans be
thowed out before they could be
dumped. The hosler did not have the
crude oil which is generally used so
instead he gave the boy kerosene to
pour on a shovelful of Goals which he
held. according to the report received
by the Schneider family. The boys
overaHs were greasy and caught fire.
In a minute he was blazing and
crawling out Of the pit ran wildly. fire
from head to foot. A hundred and fifty
feet away he fell and rolled i'm the
cinders. The hostler had followed
him. yelling at the top of his voice but
the boys clothes must have been weI
saturated with grease and probably
kerosene, for they burned from his
body. leaving nothing unconsumed ex-
cept his shoes. Two suits Of under
clothes. worn to protect him against
the bitter cold. were destroyed and
the body left naked, the flesh burned
from it, Bleeding then started hich
was not stopped until death came to
relieve the suffering four and a half
hours later at st. Margarets hospital
The accident occurred a t 3 O'Clock this
morning Marcus was conscious until
shortly before his death at 7s0
Blankets were obtained from an
empty freight car where Italians were
sleeping and with these wrapped about
him the unfortunate youth was taken
by train to Hammond where an ann
bulance carried him to the hospital
Sivoda's mustache and hair were
singed and his hands burned through
his efforts to extinguish the fire. but
he was not injured badly enough to
warrant his being detained at the hos
pital
The father and mother two brothers
and two sisters survive. The brothers
are Herberl and Wilbur, the after a
pupil in the high school. and the sis
ters are Claudia and Amelia the for
mer a student at Purdue.
Marcus lived with his parents on
their farm at Madison avenue and
Schreiber road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
FLYERS" AND DIVERS.
CAMPAIGN FOR JUNIOR CHAMBER

Hammond's neutrality" has been
violated.
"Bombarded" from above by twenty
flee "aeroplanes" and blockaded on all
cides by as many Submarines" the
policy of Nothing Doing" is no longer
possible.
The aviators were led and captained
by Ralond Fox. and the submersi bIes
by Edmund H. Klein and warfare be-
gan last evening at an inspiring meet
ing Of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce which was attended by more
than fifty young men, despite the be-
low zero weather that kept scores
away.
Their teams are made up of the fol-
lowing workers.
Foxes Aeroplanes Roland r
Fox. captain: H Harjes a. w.
Norlander Walter Jordan. George
Hayman. A. Arnold. Robert pat
terson. c. o. Bauer, ART Lacey.
Elliott Conroy q Bels H. W.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
VOTE WAS
% To L
FOR ORYS
Amendments Certain Of AppTO-
val in House, NGaT-BeGT
Permitted,
GRANT DRY; KINDER WET.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb.
2-The senate today passed
the Wright prohibition bill by
vote of 38 to IL. The measure
had already passed the house.
but must go back to the house
for ratification of severa
amendment4 That the amend
ments will be acted on favorab-
ly by the house and the bill
signed by the governor IS prac-
tically certain.
Drys plan to have the bill
rushed to the house and the
amendments ratified this after
noon.
Those voting against Prohi-
bition were: Senators Bird,
Erskine, Hazen, Hirsch, Kin
der, Kolsem, Nejdl, Reser,
Thornton and Van Auken and
Wolsson. All others voted Tor
the measure, including Grant OF
Lake county.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
IRE
TRAPPED IN
EXPLOSION
tBy nited Press.)

CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-Forty persons
are believed buried beneath the ruins
of an eighteen-flat tenement which
was wrecked early this morning by
terrHi explosion Of a gas main in
its basement
The tenement is loated at S13-SS2
West Fourteenth place on the west
side. Two thousand men. women and
children. awakened by the crashing
of the walls sought refuge IN the
street in their night clothes with the
temperaureture 10 be low zero.
The explosion, caused by a leaking
gas MAN, was SO violent that it lit
orally tore up the street like an
earthquake. shattering windows for
several blocks The detonation was
heard for five miles.
Firemen. Handicapped by the bitter
cold. were stil1 fighting the flames
this forenoon. caused by burning gas,
which flooded the wreckage.
There are two known dead.
All hopes for the three score people
trapped in the building We're given up
when searchers heard people cry for
help from the ice mass. They broke
through what had been window of a
room and four people We're found inn
prisoned. Volumes of water poured
from a dozen hose lines had frozen inn
mediately forming a cover over the
haven of the four. but with the ex-
tinguishing of the fire alternative of
freezing to death instead of burning
was presented.
Estimates of the dead are still un-
available and it may require several
days to chop away the frozen wreck
ages. Several Of the twenty injured are
expected to die of exposures or in
iuries.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
TYPHOID
THREATENS
{. CHICAGO

INDIANAPOLIS Feb. 2-Dr. Hurty
of the state board OF health. today
received telegram from the East
Chicago department Of health advfsfag z
that it would be better to shut off the
water entirely in the city than to
risk conipuance Of the growing ty-
phoid situation. From three to five
new cases Of thypoid are developing
daily in East Chicago and the epidemic
IS owing TO the fact that the outside
intake into the lax is blaeked by
needle ice and +he shore intake is be-
ing used The department. Of health
believes it would be possible to dyna-
mite the ice and keep the outside in
take free.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
TINES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Feb. Z.
Those senators who attempted
yesterday to cripple the Prohlol-
t;on bin with amendments found
themselves in a peculiar position
when the storm was over IN the
senate. Most of their amendments
we're adopted and only in two
instances did they fall down. They
failed to put through the amend
ment to submit the prohibition
question to the vote of the people,
which was offered by Senator Eng
l;sh and one offered by Senator
Kinder of Gary to make the pro-
hibition act apply to railroads at
the same time that it took effect
throughout the state. On all of the
other amendments the bunch OF
senator's who stood together was
about the same all the way down
the line.
4 list Of the amendments presented
with the action taken, follows
To amend section to prohibit retail
or wholesale druggists from selling
spiritous or vinous liquors and restrict
ing them to the sale of pure grain aleo-
bol for medicinal purposes and also to
pernit veterinarians TO use grain alco-
hoI-Adopted.
To amend section Is TO permit the use
Of vinous liquors in sacramental church
services.-Adopted.
To amend sections 4 and 10 to extend
the time Of application Of the prohibit
tory part Of the act from January l.
1915 to December 81 191S.-Defeated
To amend sections and IS to extend
the time Of the application of the pro-
hibitory part to April 2, 1918.-Adopted
To repeal in the bill the permit for
the sale Of drinks containing up to one
half of l per cent Of alcohoL-Adopted
To submit the question of prohibition
to vote of the people at special ref
erendum election.-Defeated
To make the prohibition sections OF
the law applicable to railroads at the
same time as to individuals and firms
Defeated
It is known that a number of the
senators who supported the amendments
with the hope Of weakening or destroy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02

Knoerzer. N. W. sprague. Max
Evans. J. Brusel. Herbert Lloyd,
Roland Stinsou. f. G. Roy. Fl.
Everson. II. Herbert. II. Newman,
Adam Dorsch. and Kenneth Stew
art.
Klein's Submarines Edmund II.
Klein. captaini Claude Coombs, w.
r. Mette, H. j. Miles E J.
Coash. I. W. Knoerzer. John
Phrommer Alloy Zeller, W. b.
Moran. r. T. Amoss. julius
Meyn. Arthur Knoerzer. Lyle Nc
kinney. Leo Arnold. Walter E.
Meyn. d. II. Smith. Arthur Ebert.
oseph Knoerzeer, c. L. Ogren. H.
r. Cross. Clyde Scheerer. Edward
J. Knoerer and Lieut.. Irving ebay
ken.
The flyers and the torpedo fling
RS are going out after members 70
he organization and the losing sid.
viii be host to the winners at Dime
Continued on page flve)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
II. A. KELLNER
ANNIVERSARY SALE

Herman A. Kelner, the popular pro-
prietor of the Kellner grocery and
market, viii celebrate the first ami
versary of the occupancy of his new
building at 81 State street, tomorrow.
The occasion is marked with attractive
sales.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
ROOSTER INITIATE

The Rooster Club Wednesday evening
initiated four candidates and held a
smoker and entertainment in the club
rooms. ABOUT thirty members were IN
attendance. They were entertained by
talent recruited from the club.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
TIMES BUREAU,
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Feb. Gov
ernor Goodrich made a stroke with his
pen. late yesterday afternoon. which
makes it certain that Indiana will have
a constitutional convention next Jan
uary. He attached his signature to the
bin. thus making it a law. 1t is re-
ported that number of members Of the
legislature will become candidates for
election as delegates to the convention
Attorney General Stansbury having Civ
en- them an opinion that they are not
barred for serving as delegates.
The senate killed the bill introduced
at the request of Governor Goodrich to
make the impeachment of public Off
cials easier The bill provided that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
NEUTRAL5 WATCH o. S.

LONDON. Feb. I'm the presence Of
what may be the supreme crisis in the
war world is awaited from America by
the ncufH IS of Europe with more
poignant tater st than by the bellger-
ents. The sF4al5-r ncutrals-notaly
Holland-lea.s TO Washington TO de-
termine the issue which may mean thotr
own life or death
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
No WORD
GIVEN To
GERMANY
Washington Evidently Undecided
on Action Toward Sub
marina Order,
CBy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The
first definite statement that "noth-
ing has gone forward" to Germany
yet was made by the state depart.
ment today, relative to the present
crisis. At the same time the de-
partment left the impression that
some instruction may have beer
sent to Ambassador Gerard.
Where yesterday afternoon the
department stated that no an
nouncement about the situation
would be forthcoming over night it
was announced today that it did
not know whether there would be
a statement this afternoon or to-
night. The statement was consid-
cred deeply significant since it was
obvious such response can be Civ
en- only after this government has
determined what action it vii take
toward the latest German order
WANTS leo Submarines
The statement, however that G1a
American steamship lines might ba
given instructions as to permitting
ships to sail "by tomorrow were
taken 70 mean that some course
might be determined upon by that
time.
Such Instructions could be given
after this governments position is
taken.
Today there was every indica-
ton that President wilson lad not
made ID his riina.
An aaa9ancemeaf ~5~ cone
after the cabinet goes i3to what
VIII be the most in2poTta1t maetin2
since the war began.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02

Fair and co ntinued cold tonight
with temperature 10 below. Saturday
fair with slowly rising temperature;
moderate northwest winds.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Three more ships
we're reported sunk in the second dag
Of Germa'. rs new barred zone" cam
paign. First was the Norwegian steam
er Portia, then came word of the de-
struction Of the RavenVourne with a
loss of three members of the crew. ana
the sinking of the Hekla.
Lloyds' lists the ships as follows
Hekla, $50 tons gross; Ravenourne not
listed: Portia, steel screw Of 1927 tons
gross.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-02-02
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL FOR
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

any official found guilty Of misfeasance,
ma1feasance or neglect of duty in of
fee might be impeached and ousted.
The vote on the bill was Is ayes and 28
noes All of those who voted against
the bill were Democrats except four re-
publicans.
The senate went on record. yesterday
afternoon, against any change in the
law regulating the collection and dis
tribution of automobile license fees col
lected by the state. Senator Beardsley
had Introduced a bill TO provide that
each county should get all of the money
collected for licenses for automobiles
in that county The bill was defeated
by vote of 19 ayes and 81 noes. This
means that the senate Will refuse to
pass any such legislation at this ses-
sion
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