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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

MISSION

State Factory Inspector Nelson HI.
Kayser of South Bend has just cora
pleted the inspeetisra of 100 factory
and other buildings ~ hammond. He
says that conditions are remarkably
good in this city.
He said that the conditions under
which the average factory worker is
employed are exceedingly good. He had
few recommendations to make to the
management of these concerns.
The theatres, with the exception of a
few changes, which will be made at
once. are in excellent shape and the
lives of the patrons of these places
are properly safeguarded.
The schools of the city are reported
to be in excellent condition. There is
no reason for alarm on account of in
sanitary conditions in any of the
rooms
The buildings are properly equipped
with fire-escapes and conditions gen
orally could not be improved on. Other
places where there are assemblages OF
the inspectors point of view.
| Some violations OF the child labor
| law were found, but the vfolators
promised to remedy conditions at once
and so there will be no prosecutions
In fact everybody showed an inclina-
i tion to cooperate with the state fac
| tory inspector to the fullest extent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
SOCIETY REPORTER
FINED FOR CRUELTY
Father Removes His Chill
dren From Care of
Maize Kennedy.

Maize Kennedy, society reporter for
zhe Hammond News, today paid s14O5
in Judge Prest's court for cruelty TO
Belva Miller, aged s, and Alva Miller
aged s. Outraged justice was thereby
silenced and the anger of the ten vigil
liant women on Plummer avenue, who
brought the case to trial, was mollified
But the rage of the father, who arrived
yesterday to learn of the brutal treat
ment of his daughters by woman paid
| to care for them, was far from pacffed
The father of the children took them
home with him tonight
| Six weeks ago George Miller left his
motherless girls in the care of Mrs
Anna Kennedy and her daughter Maize,
! formerly Mrs. Gromiere. He went east
to make home in another city, tell
! ing them to be obedient and patient
| Every day he wrote little message OF
| live on a card and mailed 1t to them
| Sometimes these were received. bu,
| generally not. Every week he sent a
/ mail order to Mrs. Kennedy in pay
ment for their board This was always
received.
| Belva and Alva tried to be good as
/ father had instructed them, but little
girls can't be expected to do what their
elders seldom can. The neighbors didn't
see them committing any serious crime
But according to the neighbors. near
ly every day. and sometimes twice and
three times. they were beaten zHith
rawhide whip. Sentiment in the neigh
| borhood was for the arrest and prose
cution of the women. The first process.
of the law was effected. but only one
was convicted. In Judge Prest's cour
yesterday ten women testified to thu
inhuman treatment accorded
Evidence that the mother of Mis-
Kennedy had abused the children wa
not sustained
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30


There has been a great deal OF specu-
iation as to Just what effect the new
Sunday closing order is going to have
on the facilities for dispatching and re-
receiving mail in the first class offices
in the Calumet region.
An investigation reveals the fact that
conditions will be the same as they
have been on Sunday with the excep-
ton that the general delivery window
will not be open and there will be no
distribution of mail to the boxes be-
tween twelve o'clock on Saturday night
and twelve o'clock on Sunday night.
The boxes will be accessible to the
general public between the hours OF
five o'clock in the morning and elevn
o'clock at night on Sundays just as
they have been but the mail that comes
in on Sunday will not be distributed to
them but will be held until Monday
morning.
IL becomes APPARENT then that there
will be an apreciable curtaflment OF the
service as a result of the new order,
only recently an order was issued dis
continuing the handing out OF mail by
carrier on Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
CORONER
AWAITS
N u ~ ~ NJ.
CHICAGO

Coroner Smith of Gary said today
that Coroner Hoffman of Cook coun-
ty had not yet requested him to ex-
hume the body of Esther Harrison. He
said: 81 have no authority to go into
West Hammond and collect evidence
in this case. The witnesses are all
there. The crime was committed
there.
IT take the position that IL Coroner
Hoffman's investigation of the case
brings out enough evidence to make
the exhuming of the body and an ex-
animation of the organs necessary.
then / will order 1t done.
II am waiting on Coroner Hoffman.
am willing to give him the fullest
cooperation. but / want him to make
the request of me that the body be
exhumed before I will so order"
The inquest over the remains of
John Messmaker, who died under pc
culiar circumstances after he had
been removed from Foss' resort. will
be held at the city hall in West Ham
mond tomorrow afternoon. 1t is ex-
pected to attract wide attention.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
FAIR CROWD
TURNS OUT

Hammond bull moosers last night
met In Moose hall, the headquarters Of
a fraternal organization by that name.
and elected delegates and alternates
to the county, joint representative and
judicial conventions which are to be
held in Hammond tomorrow afternoon
at l o'clock at the Moose hall.
AS conventions of this nature go,
there was good attendance, more
than eighty persons having been
counted in the hall at one time. A
couple of boxes of cigars were opened
and the smokes distributed, and ev-
cry one was presented with a handful
of bull moose emblem pins for his own
use and distribution
w c. Belman, treasurer of the
county organization, having been ap-
pointed by County Chairman Charles
D. Davidson, acted as chairman, and
Attorney e. d. Brandenburg acted as
secretary.
The following delegates, sixteen In
number. and alternates were selected:
Delegates-C. G.. Kingwill. Fred Hick-
ok, John L. Rae, Attorney Jesse Will
son, HI. A. Mcconnell. Henry Burk.
Fred Moore. Attorney George Miller
c. B. Carson. ]. F. Irish, DIR. w A. Bu-
chanan. w. c. Belman, A s. Hunt. H
w Marden, r. b. Stafford, Attorney E
d. Brandenburg.
AIternates-w. e. Kenny, DIR. c. w
Campbell, Percy Golding. Adam Heff-
| linger, Frank Baker. A ]. Boyer. DR.
/ F. A. Fox. Otto B. Peterson, w G.
| Wolf, E. Ullrich, l. D. Crescent. II.
Postlewaite, Levi Golden. Harry Nor
ganau
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
WIDOW ASKS DAMAGES
Mrs. John Messmaker Sues
Keeper of West Ham
mond Dive.

Damage suits duplicating a divekeep-
er and two prominent citizens of Ham
mond, in the alleged murder of John
Messmaker three weeks ago were filed
yesterday in the Superior Court In Chi
cago Those involved are:
FOSS, HENRY, keeper of the notorious
dive in West Hammond, Ill, where
Messmaker is alleged to have been
poisoned
ESCHER, BERT A. township assessor
of Hammond. Ind.
THOMPSON. JOHN, police commission
er for Hammond. Ind.
These men are held responsible for
Messmaker's death In papers fled be-
fore Judge Hugo Pam, and are asked
for $4,000 for the support of Mrs
Messmbaker and three minor children
Action was taken by s. K. Markham
and w. F. Proper, Mrs. Messmaker's
attorneys.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

II the weather man gets up on the
right side of bed Monday morning
next and is fairly decent about the
brand of weather he puts up for La
Dor day, Hammond and the guests
who come to the country club dedica-
tion will have an opportunity of see
ing the most exciting and interesting
tennis and golf matches that this cor
ner of Indiana has ever witnessed.
Five handsome silver trophies will
be presented by the country club to
the winners of golf and tennis events
They are the handsomest cups ever
given for an athletic event In Lake
county.
Interest in the dedication handicaI
golf match for Monday afternoon-ar
1s-hole Nights at fever heat among
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
WHITING BUSINESS
MAN HIT BY FLYER
Terrible Accident Seen By Pleasure
Seekers at Lake Front Park
in Hammond

their two little children: hrs. Edward
Rogers of Douglas street and her two
little children, and Miss Marie Seu-
nier of Battle Creek. Mich, who n
the guest of the McFaddens.
EYEWITNESS RELATES ACCIDENT.
Mr.. McFadden, in speaking OF the
accident this morning. said:
I'VE were on our way homo and had
Just crossed the Pennsy1vania tracks
when our attention was attracted by
the fast train which was coming to-
ward US from the west. In looking
back we saw Brilhalcik also coming
toward us from the north on Sheffield
avenue He was driving a fine team
of horses and he was seated on q load
of ties which were piled high. While
we wondered whether he noticed tho
approaching train we saw one of the
four workmen who were walking be-
hind the wagon run TO the side Of the
wagon and motion to the driver about
the train. Milhalcik evidently thought
he could make the crossing and laid
the line on one of his horses.
SPECTATORS ENDANGERED.
1--WE realized probably better than
! he did in what danger he was and we
motioned him to stay back. 1t all hap
| pened in less time than 1t takes to tell
| The engineer gave the regular signal
| ~ -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
HOBART TRUSTEES ARE
SUED IN COURT

A big scandal has broken out In Ho-
bart as a result of the action of the
board of trustees in awarding the
contract for the new $4,000 sewer
system that Is to be built in the town
to the third highest bidder instead OF
to the lowest bidder.
AS result James Roper and others
have employed Attorneys John M
Stfnson and L. ". Cravens of Ham
mond, who have fled complaint In
an injunction suit to restrain the
board from continuing the contract
with Wits Graziana, to whom 1t was
awarded.
In all there were eleven bids. but
the zthree~.lowest bidders were Green
6. sons OF chicago. s42.o43-o4; Wilson
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
Dies After Operation.

Leroy F. Carmen. "a years old, died
at St. Margarets hospital this morn
ing. An operation for appendicitis on
Monday proved unsuccessful and the
death came expectedly.
A young widow and child are left
in the Carmen home, sos East State
street The father and mother live
in Dwight. ILL.,, where it is planned
to conduct the body Young men who
worked with Carmen in the offices at
Gibson will go to attend the funeral
The body is now in state at Burns
undertaking rooms on State street
service will be held by Father Bar
rett in All Saints church at O'Clock
Monday morning. The body will be
taken to Dwight, ILL.,. for burial Tues
day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
Trustee Has Bargain.

Trustee John G. Becker has bar
gain in real estate that he would like
to offer, in behalf Of the township. to
the general public. 1t is the Hessville
school building, which has been re-
placed by a fine new building.
The lot upon which the building is
located is IS by $50 feet in dimensions.
The building is q one-story brick.
fourteen years old, and would cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000 to build
now.
1t Is located in the heart of Hess
VILE and is on the west side of the
Hessville- HI ghland road. 1t has been
appraised for $4,000. The building is
in first class condition. 1t is built UP
to the sidewalk line and could be con-
verted into a general store with $500
expense. The building itself is 80 by
n feet In Dimensions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

F. Brunt of Hammond. s42.066.50, and
Wits Groziana. s46.346.65.
The trustees who voted to award
the contract to the higher man were
William Keilman. William Scherbach
and William Lennertz The trustees
who voted to award the contract to
the lowest bidder were ]. NJ. BaIlan-
tine and w. H. Carey.
The complaint alleges that further
evidences of collusion are indicated by
the fact that although Green & Sons
of Chicago indicated by their repre-
sentative. the afternoon of Aug.
Fl, that they wanted the contract; on
the afternoon of Aug. % they asked
that their bid be withdrawn and that
kContfnued on PAGE 81 l-----.z----
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
COUNTRY
CLUB MEN
ARE BUSY
Dedicatory Day Arrange
ments Made All Depends
on Weather; Big Crowd
of Guests Expected to At
tend Festivities.
NOTICES.

All committees connected with
the Hammond Country club dedica-
tion next Monday are requested to
meet at 1880 sharp tonight In the
University club for important busf-
ness.
dies desfrOus of entering tho put
ting contest on Monday, communi-
cate with Rev. C. A. Smith, chair
man of the golf committee. and
enter their names as soon as pos
sib1e.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
JUSTICES ARE
GIVEN A GRILL ING
West Hammond Affairs Oc-
cupy Chicago's Atten-
ton Now.

Judges Frank Green and Charles wit
tenburg of West Hammond and Burn
ham. respectively, are being subjected
to a grilling in Judge Owens county
court yesterday that they will not soon
forget
Miss Virginia Brooks, Mayor K. M.
Wosczynski, Henry Wolfe and a dozen
others made SO many charges against
Green and Wittenburg that it was nee
essary to hold another session in order
to give them an opportunity to explain.
And Judge Owens acts as though he
means business. He was dumbfounded
when he heard stories of the way jus
tice is administered in West Ham
| mond. The farther the investigation
went the more there was revealed
Judge Owens was In anything but a
good humor yesterday afternoon On
the previous day he had sent his bailiff
to summon the justices and have them
bring their books into court.
The bailiff said that Judge Green
stretched his arms and replied that 1t
was too hot and that he would not go
| ems very angry.
Finds Queer Condition.
Yesterday he summoned Green forth
| with and to his surprise he was still
unaccompanied by his books IL was
found. however that they were in the
office of his attorney and they were
soon produced.
A great deal of the evidence again 81
the West Hammond and Burnham JUS
tices was collected by Miss Flora Wun-
schei. who is Miss Brooks right-hano
helper in this case.
Girl Gets Evidence
Miss Wunschel went through the
files in THE TINES offices and made 6
record of every case that has beer
tried recently in Judge Green's court
Miss Brooks thinks that there are
great many cases that never got ints
the newspapers and she asks the peo
pie of West Hammond IL they remem
ber any such cases to let her know a
once so that they can be introduced IL
evidence.
1t is, of course, easy to discover tn,
cases of those who have been exces
! sively fined. but those who have beel
let off easy are not likely to make com
} plant
Wants Big Damages.
Mrs. Messmaker's husband died afte
J he had visited this resort and 1t Is sal
that under the laws of the state o
lllinOlS Inat the property owners ar
liable for damages in such cases
The inquest over the remains of Johl
Messmaker was continued in the cit
, hall this morning by deputy corone
! from Chicago. There were a numbe
of witnesses heard who testified to tn
facts as first outlined in THE TIMES.
The inquest was continued for thre
weeks to give Professor Haines an op
. portunity to make a further chenica
n analysis of the stomach of the dea
1 man.
Among the witnesses was DR.. An
: drew Hoffman, who attended the de
e ceased: Henry Foss. from whose resor
n he was taken; a police officer Mrs. job
s Messmaker and a number of others.
D is said that no additional informatio
: was brought out by the hearing.
rrr
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30
Calls a Meeting.

James Boyle, president of the South
Side Improvement association. has
called a meeting for next Wednesday
evening to be held at the regular
meeting place in the Monroe street
chapel. Matters pertaining to Conkey
avenue and adjacent streets will be
brought up for consideration. A full
attendance of members is desired
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

The choicest of all Scrap Chewing
Tobacco is UNION SCOUT, manufac-
tured from the pure leaf. Handled by
all dealers Try a package, save the
ticket. See premium list
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

Representative Robert l.. Henry. OF
Teas. would IKE to succeed Champ
Clark as spea.er of the next house
of representatives. and is already lay
ing his wires. During the recess be-
tween now and December he will at
tempt to build up strong organi-
Kation. Mr.. Henry Is one of Prof
Wilson's strongest adnerents in the
house and expects much help from
the Democratic candidate for the
presidency.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

Senator Charles E. Townsend. oi
Michigan. will be one of &C busiest
Republican orators throughout the
Campaign. He has taken an i'm
poreant part In the Vermont cam
paign. and will speak In various parts
OF the country during September and
October. Senator Townsend has sup
ported progressive measures IN con-
gress. and has consistently champion
ed the Roosevelt policies
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

Warned against sure death, but
thinking that he could beat a fast
eastbound Pennsylvania mail train
over the tracks across Sheffield ave-
nue. near the Lake Front Park in
Hammond, Frank Milhalcik of the Joe
Semencik Coal and Wood company of
Whiting, was killed almost instantly
at 6:15 last night.
Four workmen who were with
Milhalcik but walking behind the
wagon on which he sat and which
was loaded with old railroad ties, and
four Hammond people on their way
home from the Lake Front Park were
eye witnesses to the accident.
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE.
The latter, while they escaped In
jury miraculously. realized only too
late that they themselves had been
In great danger OF the flying timbers.
which were hurtled through the air
and over their heads for a distance of
/ 100 feet. -,
! In the Hammond party were Ed
ward McFadden, engineer of the Ham
mond building: Mrs. McFadden and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

WHY ARE you NOT A TIMES
READERf
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
Commoner Comments.

They used to say that nothing but
hard times could produce new party,
but here we have progressive demo-
cratic party and an entirely new party
with good crops.
Mr.. Taft now sees the mistake he
made in allowing himself to be Endorsed
50 highly in 1908. He could not live up
to the advance notices.
Having been notified of his nomina-
ton, President Taft is now very much
in the position of the animal that thrust
its paw into the urn and didn't know
how to let go.
If the Bull Moosers" and Steam
Rollers" continue to tell what they
know concerning one another, the
postoffice authorities will have to get
busy.
1t required 10000 words from Presi-
dent Taft to accept nomination pre-
viously receipted for by Elihu Root
The indications are that this is one
year wherein the people will not be de-
ceived by political hysteria" upon the
one side and calm political poise"
upon the other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
TWO VIEW POINTS.

A man is judged by the company he
keeps, by the friendships he forms; and
by the enemies he makes. President
Taft took office with the hearty good will
of the nation. The peoples expecta.
tons were high. They trusted the man
OF their choice. But great change has
come in public sentiment. The people
have turned against President Taft, not
because of personal i'll will; but be-
cause they dislike his close and iniiuen-
tial friends, whose chief occupation is
exploiting the country. The memoir
able Winona speech, in which Senator
Aldrich, the leader of the grabbers Of
privilege, was endorsed as one of the
ablest statesmen in either house of the
congress, turned the tide of public sen
timent against the Taft administration
Governor Wilson had occasion to
refer to MIR. Aldrich in the course of a
speech the other day and this is what
he said:
"lt is long time since tariffs were
made by men who even supposed that
they were seeking to serve the general
interest because tariffs are not made
by the general body of members of
either house of congress They have
been made by small groups of individ
uals in certain committees of those
houses, who even refused information
as to their fellow members to the basis
upon which they had acted in framing
the schedules.
"Oue of the gentleman who has been
most conspicuously connected with this
thing has in recent years prudently
withdrawn from public life. | mean
the one time senior senator from Rhode
Island, Mr.. Aldrich.
Il give Mr., Aldrich the credit of
having had large weather eve. He
saw the weather was changing in
Rhode Island even in Rhode Island
as in the rest of the union, that men
who had long known he was imposing
upon them felt the limit had been
reached, and they were not going to be
Imposed upon any longer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
THE GOOD OLD WAY.

In this issue, as in nearly every
issue of The Democrat will be found
many items of local interest repro =
duced from our exchanges, 1t is al
ways our aim to give credit to the news
papers from which these items are
taken. We regard it as the good old
way of dealing with our brethren Of the
press; and we confess that we like to
see items OF news taken from this paper
properly credited to it, Besides this,
we know that the public will have more
confidence in publishers when they feel
that publishers are honest with each
other, We know that our readers are
pleased with the news and expressions
of opinion which we take from ouI
exchanges, as it keeps them in touch
with the people and happenings OF
many towns.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
William K. Pengclly,

Candidate for the Republican nomina.
tion for Register of Deeds, subject to
the action of the voters of the Primary
on Sept. 3, 1912. In view of the fact
that Il Sheriff cannot succeed himself
and IT being customary in this county
to give the outgoing Sheriff a chance
for another office, and the present Mold
or of this office has had it for the past
eight years, and now seeks reuomina.
tion, | have placed my name before
you and will appreciate your support
AS a candidate for the Office of Register
of Deeds. know that can discharge
the duties of the office as they should
be and if nominated and elected. |
promise to do SO. Your support is res
pectfully solicited,
w, Il. PENGELLY, present sheriff.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-08-22
sun VAT SEN DEAD?
President of Provisional Gov
eminent Reported Slain.
Studied Under English Physician and
Began Revolutionary Activities
at Early Age.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 20. - An
unconfirmed rumor from Pekin states
that Sun Vat Sen, president of the
provisional Chinese government, was
assassinated there
DR.. Suns career was a surprise to
those who followed the intricate af
fairs of China in the last two decades
He was regarded as an outcast and an.
archist. working behind screens
DR., Sun studied medicine under the
guidance of an English speaking ply
sician In Hong Kong Thence he
went to England, and after study in a
preparatory school, was graduated
from a medical college and returned
to China. Despite the violent prejudice
with which the science was met In
the empire, he practced in Macao.
Hong Kong and Canton
DR. Suns revolutionary activities
began at least eighteen years ago
when he was twenty-five years old.