The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-13
". 7. CHM
TELLS STORY
Two Labor Celebrations
Will Take Place in
Lake County in
September.

There will be two labor celebra
tons In Lake county as a result o.
a split which occurred among the un
Ion men OF Hammond last night. The
story OF the trouble, which has been
brewing for long time, is intensely
interesting, and tells of the queer ac.
tons OF two Hammond men who have
been carrying things with a high
hand until at last they have dis.
credited by their fellow workers and
have now brought about the partial
disruption of the unions in Ham
mond.
On Labor Day one little band of
union men will go to pats Park" in
Hammond for picnic, while the ma
Jorlty OF the union men in this CITY
Will keep faith with the Gary work
ers and will celebrate there, Just as
Gary celebrated here year ago.
The Gary celebration promises to he
one of the greatest days that labor. in
Lake county, has ever known. Thou-
sands Of people will journey to the new
steel City to see the wonders xxbtct
i""or ana capital have wrought there
In the past two years, and with the as
surance of the cooperation of all of
the people of Gary, the celebration I.
sure to be notable one.
AS the matter stands now the Build
ing Trades council of Lake county IN
which there are twenty-five locals and
S'ooO card men, will go to Gary. and
elght of the locals in the Trades and
Labor council will go to Douglas park
while the other eight will break awav
from this council and will join the mem
bers of the Building Trades council IN
making the Gary celebration a sue
cess.
y. = CHM. who is at the head of the
committee which has been appointed
by the Building Trades council to mako
atFahs hsements for the Gary celebration.
had the following to say about the
trouble which lead to the decision of
part of the locals in the Trades and
Labor council to stav in Hamp,ond
where they would pull off a side show |
celebration
MR.. GINN TELLS STORY.
Henry Loverdidge and .Roh, Evans
were delegated by the union men of
Hammond to go to Gary and make ar
ransements for celebration there If
was the opinion of everybody that in
asmuch as Gary had turned our ana
supported Hammond so Loyalty last
year. 1t was the fair thing for US to
turn around and do as much for Gary
FROM time to time Loverfdge and
Evans would be asked for a report. and
at the meetings they always said that
everything was coming along nicely
ana that the Gary celebration would he
sure to be success.
1hen We began to hear rumblings IN
the direction of Gary. 1t was not lone
before Loveridge and Evans came hack
10 hammond and reported that thew
were unable to do anything in Gary
Tor the reason that the business men
of the city would not give them the !
proper support /
1T LOOKED SUSPICIOUS. J
That looked rather suspicious to GER
ain members of the Building Trades 6
council and SO a representative fron,
Zach Of the crafts in this council was
natter 70
W nat they found opened their eyes T
@overidge and Evans thought tbe n
eiebration could not be success with i.
'ut having booze" sold on the grounds G
me Gary Land company opposed this
or the reason that they thought II Z
would make the city disorderly and
hey did not want several thousands Of
'eople to see Gary at its worst.
These two Hammond men also went
Q the saloonkeepers in Gary and gave
hem an ultimation to the effect tba+ if
hey kept open on Labor Dav tba,,
'ould be ''pinched." as the labor nm,
ms wanted all of the profits from the p'
ale of liquors. 1t is also understood B
hat Loveridge and Evans made a.
angements for large number of slot
laehines and other forms of gamhIinp V'
rom which the unions. or somebodv in
as to derive per cent of the profits hs
BALKED AT PROGRAM.
"Of course the Gary Land cornn.,,, -
nd the business men of Gary balka5 70