The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-08
POOR RECEIVE AID
At INDIANA HARB0R
Criticism Vented That Some
Receiving Help Are
Not Worthy.
SINGLE MEN GET PAID MONEY
Township Trustee Richard Schaaf In
a Quandary Over Delicate
Situation.

Between two hundred and three hun
dred people received aid at the town
ship trustees headquarters opened yes
terday in Indiana Harbor, and today
the scenes that were enacted within
and in front of the Auditorium where
the warrants are being issued were
similar to those of yesterday.
Preparations were made yesterday
for a meeting of the committee ap-
pointed to take charge of the collec-
ton and receipt of contributions and
when S. L. Eisler called the meeting
to order at o'clock this afternoon
there was a goodly number of those
asked to serve on the committee, pres
ent.
A few of the appointees had gotten
together yesterday and discussed the
situation informally and a general plan
Of procedure had been formulated
which was proposed at this afternoons
meeting, but up to the hour of going
to press, no definite action had been
taken. The plan as proposed, how
ever embraced the appointment of var
ious committees, which In turn were
to divide into subcommittee. The
main committees were to be those on
investigation and employment and in
dustry.
The duties of the members of the
former, which it was proposed was to
number twelve and to be subdivided
into four subcommittee of three MEM
bers each and would be to inquire
into the worthiness of the cases of
restitution reported to them. The Sec
ond Is to also number twelve and to
ha ziuniIa ri o1hdiuidod Tie f1,noffap
will be to seek employment for as
many men out of work as it is possible
+, to find, it's members visiting every in
dustrial plant in this region in an eff
! fort to place the men.
There will probably also be a COM
mittee on collection and distribution
as the general committee is large and
! has sufficient members to warrant a
/ large number of subcommittee.
| About $50 warrants emitting the
bearers to groceries, meats and pro-
visions were issued yesterday. The
bulk of these warrants were taken
over to S. L. Eislers grocery and mar
ket and turned into bread. flour. salt
pork and other inexpensive foods Mr..
Eisler is chairman Of the general COM
mittee.
| III the meantime LA0r0 nave DS6n u
F, few developments which have shown
that some of the charity thus far ex-
tended has been misdirected. Inves-
tigation has shown that at least a
number of cases which have been min
istered to by Charles Muller, who acted
as the official representative of the
township, We're not worthy. John Ma
konwski. 1926 Beech street, who owns
his own house and lot and keeps chick
ems, ducks, geese. and has an abund-
ance of wood frankly piled up in his
| yard.
There was one case of a family
named Perunsk in Deadore street
! who received aid and were not in need
according to report. A load of coal
was delivered to 1925 Alder street to
a man who it is alleged owns his own
home and keeps boarders To ono
family living at 3603 Beech street two
orders of coal of one-half ton each
were delivered the same day.
The complaint is made that all OF
the people receiving aid are foreign
ers and that these same foreigners
hailed into a justice court for any crime
or misdemeanor, would be able to dis
up the price of their fine from some
where.