Woman Near Death From Self Inflicted Burns to Prove Faith in Spirit Love Elfrieda Knaak, 30 Year Old Sunday School Teacher, and Book Agent, Baffles Officers With Her Love Story. Lake Bluff, Oct. 31. (A.P.) - -Self by fire, to prove her faith in torture a "spirit love," was advanced today to explain the strange case of Miss Elfrieda Knaak, 30 year old Sunday| school teacher and book agent. It was a weird, uncanny explanation full of holes and wide open to the pratical minded police skepticism, but it came from the lips of Miss Knaak, herself. Lying near death from burns mysteriously inflicted in the basement of the Lake Bluif police station some time Monday night, physicians were unconvinced. "To believe her story," said: Dr. A. J. Rissinger, attending her, "you | would have to believe these facts: "That she first place one foot, then the other in the furnace, and kept them there for some time; "That she thrust her head and | arms in and held them there under what certainly must have been terrifie pain. "It does not seem possible that A person, even in a trace, could do that. person, even in a trance could do that. her to jump back from the flames." The name of Charles W. Hitchcock, 45, married and the father of four children, was brought into the case by Miss Kanaak, who during the night -frequently cried out, "Hitch, oh Hitch, why don't you come to me?" "Who did this," said the state's attorney bending over the girl's cot. "I did it myself for faith, for purity,' was the response. At intervals the officers obtained her story. She said she had known Hitehcock four years, having studied elocution and salesmanship in classes The conducts here. ROBBERS MAKE A BIG JEWELRY HAUL IN CHICAGO: Armed Men in 3 Robberies Get Jewelry Value dat More Than $40,000. M. E. MISSIONARY SOCIETY TO MEET AT PANA NOV. 1 Chicago, Oct. 31. (A.P.) -Jewelry valued at more than $40,000 was seized by armed men in three robberies last night and three women were kidnaped for several hours in one of the holdups. A masked man entered the home of Israel Warshawski in Wilmette, north shore suburb, and took gems | valued at more than side $25,000. four On the far south men stole $14,000 worth of gems. Two men robbed Mr. and Mrs. Calvin D. Webb in the hall of their home | and took jewelry valued at $3,500. | | A group meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will be held at the Methodist church in Pana Thursady, November 1. A number of local women are planning to attend. The following program will be given, beginning at 10:30 a.m.: Morning- Devotions, song, Miss Palmer; report of Indian work, Mrs. York, young people's work, Miss Eberhardt; report, Mrs. Pfitzenmeyer;