Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 29, Hammond, Lake County, 17 August 1912 — Page 1
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WIFE OUT
WITH NEW STATEMENT
Mrs. J. Messmaker Scouts Story That Husband Was Drunk for Three Days; Accuses Authorities of Withholding Facts.
MABEL BOARDMAN TO AID TAFT CAMPAIGN
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The woman who Is believed to have
given John Messmaker an Injection of morphine, which resulted In his death, has been located at Cedar Lake. She Is Frankjna Jeate and has been
traced to Cedar Lake at one of the resorts where prostitutes are went to
recuperate.
Offlcer Hllle was sent to get her and bring her back to Wost Hammond.
The woman is a confirmed "hypo" fiend
so that there will probably be no dif ficulty In locating her.
The Inquest over the remains of John Messmaker of West Hammond, who
died following an Injection of morphine by a dissolute woman from one of the West Hammond resorts, was continued
for two weeks. Dr. Relnhardt of Chicago, representing the coroner's office, made a postmortem examination. A number of the organs of the man's body were taken to Chicago for further examination. The coroner's verdict will not be returned until the report on this examination 'is received. The inquest was held by Deputy Coroner Julius of Coroner Hoffman's office in Chicago. It is understood that very few facts were brought out that have not already been made public In The Times. The case will be carefully investigated. Deputy Coroner E. M. Shanklin of Hammond, who might have claimed Jurisdiction because the death occurred In this city, waived his right. Mrs. Messmaker Talks. Mrs. Mensmaker stated today that three day sure is untrue. She said
that he was not absent from home 24
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Mabel Boardman. Miss Mabel Boardman, president of the International Red Cross society. Is to be chief of the advisory committee of the National Women's Republican Association, a Taft organization. They say they can put up Just as much of a fight as the Bull Moose women. Elaborate offices will be opened soon In New York and missionary work that will extend to every state in the union will be directed from there.
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Crown Point. Ind., Aug. 17.; Illlana Reidan. the Indiana Harbor woman who drowned her three months old baby by throwing It in the lake from a pier in Indiana Harbor, was today adjudged Insane by a Jury of doctors at Crown Point. She has been carrying on so terribly ever since she arrived In Crown Point that her sanity was questioned and this nio r n 1 n g-' a ' j ur y of 'doctori'Vat oiT her case. .'-.-,.,..' They found that she was insane and
LUNCH 0. K. WHEN
ND1VIDUAL FORK USED
State Food Commissioner's
Ruling on Subject Is Given Here.
LEADS OHIO FIGHT AGAINST SUFFRAGE
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In view of the fact that the Ham
mond Saloonkeepers' Association is
about to abolish the free lunch, a letter from H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner, to the saloon
keepers and bartenders in the state is
of Interest.
The letter was as follows:
"The attention of this department is
frequently called to the fact that the
display of the so-called free lunch at
aloons is not in conformity with the
nrnvlalnnfl nf lhf Runltflrv Food LflV.
in tnat snrh fnnrl In freauentlv not cov- !
ered. but is exposed to dust, dirt jnd
flies, and that forks, knives, spons, etc.,
are not properly cleaned cfter use.
"The practice of providing a single
fork for the use of all patrons In unclean, unsanitary, conducive to the
spread of diseases, and In violation of the Sanitary Food Law. "You are hereby Instructed to provide for patrons, and to furnish lndllvdual forks, knives and spoons for each user. v "County, city and town health officers, state food inspectors and all officers whose duty It isvto enforce the pure fgood and sanitary food laws, will be governed by this notice In regulating the sanitary operation of saloons and free lunch counters. "H. E. BARNARD, "State Food and Drug Commissioner."
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tor Who Register at The Times Tent.
STEEL FIGHTER
GETS MORE DOPE
Mis " ucy Price. Miss Lucy Price, newspaper woman, who Is secretary of the Ohlc Society Opposed to Women's Suffrage has worked up a lively tight on the subject. Suffragets had it all their own way until Miss Price got bu6y. Now it's an open question whether the constitutional amendment giving votes to women will carry. Miss Price Is making speeches, getting out literature and supervising cartoons.
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She said that he left th house at ' she wl11 1,(1 Bent to the Longcllffe noon to go to Gibson and get his check I asylum at Loaansport. It is believed and the next dav at noon he was dead , that unir tha circumstances the at the hospit il. She says that he was j crlm,nal ca8e aain her will be dropnot a hard drinker and that he could ! pe-
not have died of acute alcoholism. She says that she believes that an j effort is bfin made to conceal the facts. She declared that Dr. Hoffman Is acting very queerly about the case. She says that he suddenly refused to talk and since then it has been Impossible to get a word out of him. She declares that he is. Henry Foss's family physician and that is how he got Into this case. Takea I'p Cane. The prosecution of the case is In the hands of Col. F. C. Propper of Dolton, 111. who will see that the case Is prosecuted to the limit. Col. Propper is determined that the lnvesigation shall be prosecuted to the very end and he has enlisted the supoort of the state's attorneys office in the effort to clear up the mystery of the woman who administered the morphine. In fact the statement of Mrs. Messmaker that her husband could not have been on a spree for more than a few hours before he was given the fatal injection leads to the belief that the case may develop into a real sensation.
DRAYMEN TO START TRUST. For the purpose of forming an association or union In Hammond, the dray-
owners, expressmen, furniture movers.
etc., will gather at the Odd Fellows hall Monday evening and it Is earnestly requested that all Interested parties will be present.
ine local will extend only In the
city or Jiammond and the meeting Is expected to bring about a regulation
scale of prices. There will be a num i , .
dpi in important matters Brought up
for discussion.
SECRETARY OF
HAS NARROW
Auto He Drives
Into Passenger
STATE ESCAPE Crashes Train;
Occupants Jump.
Decatur, Ind., Aug. 17. L. G. Blling
ham, secretary of state, with Mrs. Ellingham and Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Heller and daughter Fanny, narrowly
escaped death at 8:30 o'clock last even
ing when their automobile, driven by
Mr. Kllingham, was struck by an east
bound Toledo, St. Louis & Western
passenger train and demolished. Timely Jumps from the machine saved tho lives of theoccupants.
They ware driving northward on Thirteenth street and a westbound Erie freight made so much noise that the
approaching passenger train from the
west was not heard and their view was obstructed by the nearby buildings.
C. HARMON BURIED -AT FRANKFORT. IND.
The funeral of Charles Harmon, 256 Indiana avenue was held from the
Stewart chapel yesterday noon. Ac
companied by a large gathering of Odd Fellows and three carriages filled with flowers, that were sent by friends near and far the remains were taken to the Monon station where they were placed on the 12:45 o'clock train for Frank
fort, Ind. his former home.
The remains upon arriving at Frank
fort were t.akentotbe home of h)s sister Mrs.-McGrath on West Morrison street. Funeral services were held at
the residence and was attended by a
large gathering of friends. Odd Fel
lows and switchmen and trainmen. The remains were accompanied by N. D. Connelly general yard master at Gibson and representatives of the Odd Fellows and switchmen.
Among those who attended the services from Hammond are: Wm. Lew, N. D. Connelly, N. G. Gregor, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Holden and Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis. The family wishes to thank the many friends for the beautiful flowers and kindness during their bereavement. The Hammond delegation returned today.
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Congressman Stanley. Here's Congressman Stanley, of
Kentucky chairman of the steel In
vestigation committee, at work at his desk on new papers in the case.
He has Just attacked George w. Perkins for his gift to the Republican campaign fund In 1904. -Stanley
would like to see Wilson elected.
being one of the stanchest of Blue
Grass Democrats.
CHARGE
' " Bernice Heiress Who Spent Night in Foul-Smelling May, However, Have to go to Reform School.
HEALTH THE
IS ABOVE AVERAGE NOW
Indiana Health
State Board of Issues Monthly
APARTMENTS
ARE NEEDED
The purchase of 1.400 acres of land in the vicinity of Highlands by the Industrial Center Land company, a more or less well-known quantity, was the feature of the realty market of
the past week. It Indicates that there is still big things doing In Lake county that were undreamed of a few months ago. The sale of small property has not progressed very fast, although there has been a great deal of Inquiry. Thii dfmand' for good homes in Hammond both to purchase and to rent Is a demand that will have to be met soon. Every available place In the city Is rented and there Is a very noticeable demand for well-equipped apartments. "One man came in and asked for an apartment tlhat would rent for 166," said a local real estate man. "We had nothing for him. We could rent a) building of high grade apartments if they were built."
Three Picked Up. Three drunks were picked up by the Hammond police department last night and with this exception nothing of Importance occurred. Their trials came up before Judge Barnett in the city court this morning and this being their first offense and all asking lleniency they were released. They were: Frank Smith, 416 Seminary avenue, Chicago, arrested by Officer Strong on State street. '. John McIIear, Hammond, arrested by Officers Law and Miller on Hohman
street.
jonn Jonnson, UaK forest. 111., arrested by Officer Stelow at Plummer
avenue and Erie tracks.
Bulletin for Lake Co.
'I am going to be good and go back to my father," said little Hattie Sorma the Bernice heiress, who was responsible for the arrest of half a dozen men In Bernice, Lansing and Glen Park. "I know I have done wrong and I am going back to my father, who was good to me. I am going to stay with him always and try to recover my good name."
This was the statement of a penitent
little girl, who for a day and a night
had been confined to the foul-smelling
cell In the West Hammond Jail.
She admitted that she had confessed to conduct which had made It neces
sary for her father to swear out war
HUMANE SOCIETY -
SEES A BIG FIELD
Another meeting of the recently or
ganized Lake County Humane Society
was "held yesterday evening in the
office of Dr. Eleanor Scull in the Rim-
bach building in Hammond.
Several new members were taken in
to the-rganizatlon, and from the re
ports that were received the movement
for the protection of children and
s
PROVED TO
BE FALSE
RflAYOR IS
PUT UiE
ARREST
"West Hammond's Executive
Now Held Under $5,000 Bonds on Charge of Bribery; Mayor Soaks Berwanger With His Fist.
The effort that was made by Attor
ney Joseph Katz and others to com
promise Mayor K. M. Woszczynskl
City Clerk Ignatz Mankowskl, and
other well known business men of
West Hammond, by attempting . to t
animals will meet with public support, j show that they were tax dodgers, fall-
Another meeting will be held on Jion ed utterly.
day. evening, September first in the The affair was given a great deal of
officer of Dr. Lena H. Watson in the publicity in the Inter-Ocean, which
Hammond building. Applications for j seems to fall for anti-reform element membership "will be received at any dope, but the fiasco that resulted was
time. overlooked by the caper this morning.
There is room for a world of good! The assessment In a very few cases
work, for a Hume Society In Lake was raised a few hundred dollars, but
county," said Dr. Watson, vice presl-1 the board of review laughed at Katz
dent of .the organization this morning, when he attempted to prove his case.
"Miss Lulu Symmes who was the prime I The case which involved Carl Helns'
mover and the organizer of the society I was dropped, although Helns is one of
deserves a lot of credit for her work- the largest property owners In Chl-
and she has had able assistance in Isaac Stanford one of our members.
One of -the first needs Inllammond is
a police matron to look after delin
quent children and girls. Mrs. H. E.
Granger who Is a member of the Hu
mane - Society is looking: after this
work at a personal sacrifice, a thing
that a city the size of Hammond should
not ask, ahd everybody will admit that
it is time to put a stop to much of the
abuse to animals that Is seen in the
various cities."
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Cows a Nuisance. Of late the police have received many complaints from various parts of the . city regarding residents leaving their cows run at large, destroying property, lawns and gardens. According to the police arrests will be made If the owners are not more careful, as their Is an ordinance governing this violation.
Lake County's health for the month I In some cases like that of Dr. A.
of June according to the State Board of Health Bulletin was below the average for the northern counties. The death rate for the northern counties ts
Stonebreaker, 310 Conkey avenue, residents are not wholly to blame as Mr. Stonebreaker's cow broke loose and he knew nothing of it until he learned
given at 10.9 per thousand population, j from the police that the animal had while Lake county's rate for the month I been placed in a livery barn. When
If you ara a Judge of quality try a Laendor Cigar. x
Gary vs. Crown Point. The Gary Works ball team will play the Crown Point nine at Gleason park Sunday afternoon, it has not been fully decided which Gary twirler will be used for this game. There Is a possible chance that each of the three lomen will get a chance to show their ability at the batter. Crown Point is now holding down fifth place in the league. Hennlng, the favorite Hub twirler. Is reported to be In fine shape and his following of fans have great confidence in his winning the game tort them.
of June was 13.9.
The death rate for the cities per thousand population is a,s follows: Hammond, third class city, population 21,779: death rate for June 10.0; death rate for third class cities 12.2. East Chicago, fourth class city, population 19,666; death rate for June 11.1. Gary, fourth class city, population 17,802; death rate for June, 26.0; death rate for third class cities 13.1. Whiting, fifth class city, population 6,847; death rate for the month of June. 8.9. Crown Point, fifth clas city, population 2,545, death rate for the month of June. 14.3; death rate for fifth class
cities. 11.8.
The population for the various cities as given by the health bulletin is estimated.
the cow broke loose it picked out four
choice gardens and after eating its fill.
it was captured. residents in the neighborhood waged war against Mr. Stonebreaker, who before he was through, had to dish up $12.00 to settle damages.
SOTICE. All persons having forged checks on Inland passed recently, will please bring them to me to be used as evidence. JOE MEADE, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. East Chicago, Ind.
WIRTH FUNERAL
cago. It is said max ine wnoie increase would not amount to $6,000.
A score or more of West Hammond citizens, including Mayor Woszczyn
skl, Clerk Mankowskl, Treasurer Kicn-
ard Zimmerman and others, were present at the hearing.
QUARREL SHATTERS
THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT
TOMORROW. Man and wife Fight 0yer
$50 and Husband Beats Helpmate.
The funeral y C. L Wlrth of High
lands, will be held from the family
residence tomorrow afternoon at 12 o'clock. The remains will then be taken
to the Highland church where services will be held at 1:30 o'clock. Interment
will be made at the Ross Station ceme
tery. The Foresters, of which he wa
a member will have charge of the ar
rangements.
600 PRIESTS INRETREATS South Bend, Ind., Aug. 17. Six hundred priests will hold retreats at Notre Dame during the next two weeks. The Dominclan friar, the Rev. Clement M. Thuent, O. P., will deliver
NAME PETERSON
ON SEPT. 15TH.
Democratic County Chairman John A.
Gavit received word from Charles Mur
pny, teni aistriot cnairman. to issue a
call for"ihe tenth district congression
al convention for Sept. 5th, the conven
tlon to be held at Lafayette.
There has been no change in the
democratic situation of late, and the nomination of John B. Peterson, former
candidate, seems still assured.
Under the impression that his wife
was trying to draw $50 from the bank which they had placed there from their little savings, Frank Lunkovltcli,
5559 Ames avenue got himself into
serious trouble yesterday, wnrn ne
went home and brutally beat his wife, severely bruising her.
His wife a frail hard working little
woman was found nearly unconscious , erg of discredit. Mayor w. . Wosxcz t.from his cruel treatment and after re- j Pk! rosulted In his arrest hv Constable
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WEST HAMMOND STORM-SWEPT WHAT THE MAYOR IS DOINGt 1. Orders the chief of police to close op all disorderly resorts. 2. Issues a statemeat la which he says that vice must be banished from the city. , WHAT THE GANG HAS DOXE TO GET EVEN l , 1. Hauled the mayor before the board f review and charged htm and other city officials with taxdodirfngr. 2. Had the mayor arrested on an Urged charge of bribery. 3. Told the chief of police to take a Jump in the lake when he ordered their places closed. 4. Through Attorney Jacob Kats dlaaeaalon has been stirred up In the city council. WHAT MISS BROOKS SAYSj "I firmly believe that Mayor Woncsynakl la the victim of a frameup. t do not believe he would, be no foolish, even though he were
o disponed, to take a bribe from a
rrnort keeper, knowing fnll well that It would be a trap to catch htm. "On the other hand, if the gang bad found that they could bribe the mayor they would be the last per-' aons in the world to have him arrtsted. What they 'want Is a man they ran handle with money. "They have brrn doing that for yeara and thyr xronK; M only too, glad if they could get WoaccynsM.1 to, take money. :They do not care particularly to whom they pay protection money. . ; . "The Chlrairo Inter-Ocean Is in league with the gang. It puhllhrn only what is detrimental to the reform element. It In handled by S. K. Mnrkman, who alsolooka after the state's attorney's office."
The saloonkeepers of West Hammond whose licenses have been revoked are to be arrested for running without a license. Following the revocation of the licenses Chief of Police John Kulczyk went around and ordered the saloons closed. The saloonkeepers simply laughed at him. That gives an Idea of the boldness of the men who are fighting to keep West Hammond vice-ridden. Kulczyk went back to Mayor Wosczynskl and reported to him that he had ordered the resorts closed, but that they had refused to obey his orders. , Now Kulczyk says that he Is going to arrest the proprietors of all of tho resorts. They in turn threaten bloodshed if their arrest is attempted. In the meantime they have brought about the arrest of the mayor on what he says is a trumped up charge of bribery, and they are making It h for the reform element. Instead of being put out of the business a great many people in West Hammond are of the belief that the dlvekeepers are still running things. What 1s declared by the reform element in West Hammond to be a drastic
attempt on the part of the resort keep-
celving medical aid from a physician who was called she was able to tell the following story
Mike Berwanger, and his being placed
under $5,000 bonds on the charge of bribery.
After struggling along for months j Yesterday Wosczynskl issued on or-
and months the couple had gathered der ci0!inir an the resorts in the city
together a sum of $50. Thinking it un- of Wpst IIarnrnon. Ile ordred Chief of safe to leave'it in the . house, they de- j PolIce John Kulczyk to close every cidtnl to take It to a bank with the con- j sai whioh hart formrrlv been a re-
Look for Stolen Horses. Following a communication
Lieutenant Tideman, of Chicago Heights this morning the Hammond police are on the lookout for a team
SOHL PREDICTS A WIN. The Hammond ball team, followed by a bunch of the faithful will Invade Bast Chicago tomorrow to do things to the East Chicago bunch. Manager W. W. Sohl of the visitors thinks it will be a walkaway for his boys, while Kast Chicago has a natural inclination of long standing to want to knock the tar out of Hammond, so a snappy game Is looked for. There will be a number of changes In East Chicago's lineup tomorrow which it Is hoped will be effective in putting down the enemy.
For a Fine, Choice Chew try UNION SCOUT. ' Save the tickets. Secure a premium list from your dealer.
i i f Vi ii r c lie vVil.V, w.re etnl.n 1rm f V . 1
the sermons. Two hundred priests of . He, ntfJ 8ome t)me ,aBt niK,lt and the Fort Wayne diocese will open posslb,y be ,ocated in tMs vIclnity. their retreat Monday night. Arch- - ,, . , . , , v D, , V T. .. , The outfit was described as follows: bishop Qulgley, the Right Rev. Paul . . . , . ZS? L , V 4, ,,, , Two bay horses, about same weight Rhode and Bishop Alerding will be In i ... ... . " A , , . . , . 1,050 to 1,100 pounds, one appearing a attendance. Four hundred ,. priests I , .. , fi.t. .ni m.l nnillttle ,arer tnan the other: hitched to
'an OTnrR4 wnenn hpavv t.nminir Va-
dttlons that both would be able to draw the money and a quarrel follow-
from ed- then destroyed the bank book
and had the account changed to his name so his wife could not touch it. Upon learing of this his wife asked him why he had done it. This resulting in a quarrel, and his frail little wife being brutally beaten. Again Lunkovitch tried to destry the second bank book, but it was taken away and his arrest was caused by Constable
Phelps In Judge Prests Court.
August 26.
FINED FOR CARRYING
CONCEALED VEAPONS. Andrew Baner and Alex Mabrlk were each fined $10 and costs in Judge Frank Green's court In West Hammond for carrying concealed weapons. It Is understood that the men had been assaulted while at work in the Standard Steel Car district, -and that they had merely armed themselves for the purpose of protection. However,' they acted rather queerly, and one of the West Hammond police officers took them Into custody. The search of their persons revealed a revolver and a pair of brass "knucks.
ness, with a Chicago Heights license.
New Divorce Case. Attorney Charles A. Davey has filed an action in which Adam Selfert seeks a dlyorce from Bertha Siefert. The couple was married July 20, 1908, and separated Nov. 18, 1911. Selfert was the manager of a number of theaters, according to his complaint.. He claims that his wife was continually" engaging In altercations with the employes of the theaters. He says that she wrongfully charged him with infidelity. At one time she Is alleged to have attempted to commit suicide by taking morphine. She also says that she made an effort to get him In bad with his employers.
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mmm theatre HAS GOOD BOOKINGS
The Hammond theater under the
His came came up for trial last night ;new management is to have a fine lot
and being found guilty he was fined or attractions this ran. 1 he season Is $1.00 and costs amounting to $16.40. j to be a brilliant one and practically The fine was paid out of the savings i aI1 of the good thins that have bef-n and the court Is now trvtntr tn turn ' 8een ,n Chicago are to be booked here.
the balance of the money over to his wife as Lunkovitch threatens to leave her.
PICNIC TOMORROW. The East Chicago teamsters hold their second annual picnic at Klndel's grove in Hammond tomorrow afternoon. Last year the organization drew a big crowd, and this Is expected to be duplicated tomorrow. A good program of races, games and contests has been provided as an extra feature for the picnic
Many of these shows were booked
by former Manager C. G. Klngwlll, but with, the splendid facilities that the Orpheum circuit has for. booking big shows It Is believed that even these bookings will be Improve upon. The bookings so far are as follfiws: Opens Aug. 25 with Fisk 0Hara in the Rose of Ktldare: Third Jt-gree, The Thief, A Modern Eve, The Rosary, The Fortune Hunter, Littlest'1 Rebel. Pave Lewis, Freckles, Bunty Pulls the Strings, Within tho La w. James T. Powers In "Two Little Brides," orflcery'666. Little Boy Blue (Henry Savage).