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MiSSWWWJ TAKES OWN LIFE Mis. Sarah Jangovsky, 25, 825 S. Loomis st, drank carbolic acid at her home this morning and died half an ho.ur later at the county hospital. Mrs. Bertha Belden, living in the same house, discovered the woman lying on the floor, her face badly burned with an empty bot tle by her side. David Jangovsky, the woman's husband, was away at the time. He was overcome by grief when told of his wife's death. No mo tive is known. The couple were considered happy by their neighbors. HUNT SCANDAL WOMAN. The police are searching Chi cago for a woman of the under world in connection with the death of John Messmaker in a West Hammond resort. Messmaker was a wealthy West Hammond contractor. He was married and had three chil dren. Three days ago he kissed his wife good-bye, saying he was called east on important business. He and the woman went to West Hammond and registered there as man and wife. The wo man was fashionably, but not flashily dressed. In the evening Messmaker and the woman drove to the cafe of Henry Foss They drank wine there. Suddenly Messmaker fell to the floor, writhing in pain. Waiters hurried to his side. An ambu lance was called and Messmaker taken to St. Margaret's hospital. The woman, weeping, said she would follow the ambulance to the hpspital. She has not been seen since. He died there, and after his death the cause thereof was dis covered. There was a little needle, mark on his arm. He had died ot morphine poisoniner. Dr. Andrew Hoffman, who at tended Messmaker, says the drug could have been Administered only a few moments before Mess maker fell to the floor. When Messmaker's clothes "were searched only a few centsjn money were found. He is known to have had at least $500 when he entered Fos' cafe with the wo man. Mrs. Messmaker is prostrated. She has never heard of the wo man before and always had be lieved her husband faithful. HE DID. "My friend, do you ever give any thought to the future?'1 ask .ed the solemn-looking1 man with the white necktie to the passen ger next to him in the railway car. "Well, I should rather say, I did!" replied the man addressed. "I bought an automobile test month on the instalment plan and I have payments due each month for the next year." o o Washington. 180,000 veterans of civil and Spanish-American wars received pensions today that was due Aug. 4. Congress failed to appropriate at that time.