The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-31
GOV. FULLY
APPRISED
Commends Times Crusade,
and Has Received Letters
From Lake County.


the streets of Gary in II few weeks, if
the mayor and chief of police of that 1
city. or the sheriff of Lake county, do
not take immediate steps 10 stamp out
blind tigers. bookkeeping, houses of ILL
fame and unlawful resorts.
This is the uItimatum from Cover
nor Thomas MarsHaIl VINO is fully
cogrizant of conditions in Gary and
Lake county, and who has on his desk
information covering every phnSe of the
situation In the new steel city
C0MarTsvFEE or CITIZENS
VISIT GOVERNOR MARSHALL.
cc-,er.sttee Of Lake eounty citizens
VIistea tie governor yesterday and
laid before him certain fact, which
opened his eyes still fart'-er and re-
veaied the insuTernbIe misgoVernment
OF the magic city.
Tlerc was undisputabIe evidence Of
fered that there are fOrty-seVen blind
pigs Ia Gary and six in Calumet town
ship; that these places are being run
under the cry noses of the mayor and
chief OF police, who is appointed by
the town bourd, OF which the mayor is
II member.
WHAT GOVERNOR MARSHALL
SAYS HE WILL DO.
Governor Marshall stated to the Lake
county citizens. who visited him yes
terday that he hoped the Gary and
Lake county officials would take i'm
mediate steps to clean up Gary, and
he had every reason to believe they
would do SO.
Governor Marshall said further that
he is in thorough accord with the eff
forts of the press and individuals to
clean up Gary and Informed his visit
ors that he has addressed letters to
sheriff. prosecuting attorney. deputy
prosecuting attorneys and the chiefs
of police in every city in the county
calling upon them TO enforce the law.
NUMBER OF blind PIGS IN
GARY Is a REN
The showing that was made regard
ing the number of blind pigs in Gary
was aawevelatiou. It was proven con-
clusive{g that Gary is infested with
saleenke epers who {5re running wide
open in defiance of the laws of the
state of Indiana and the ordinances OF
the city of Gary.
All of the men who are running
blind pigs are selling liquor without
a license from the board of county com
mlssioners. and are thus liable to a
fine and imprisonment in the county
Jail.
The governor was given the most de-
tailed information regarding these
places He knows the names of the
owners. the address of their places of
business, the date they secured their
government license. and some facts
Z bta Ii gf rtln conduct
ALL THE RECORDS
HAVE BEEN PUT IN EVIDENCE.
That the Evidence against these mer
is conclusive Is shown by the fact that
the records in the office Of the United
States internal revenue collector a t In
dianapolis show just who has paid the
government tax up to Gate
Each person selling liquor is requir
ed to make out a sworn application
stating thar he is engaged in the salt
of intoxicating liquor. and upon pay
ment of $25 he is given retail liquo
dealers certificate or receipt. Th'
same requirement applies to druggist
who deal in liquors.
When these facts were placed be
fore the governor he said that unde
the law it is the duty of the local au
thorities to use all the power in tn
suppression of law violation. and t
see that any and all violators ar
speedily and heavily punished.
He further said that it is the swor
duty of the sheriff, constables and po
lice not to wait until private citizen
fle affdavits and have warrants ISSUED
but as officers it is their duty to scare
for and apprehend Offenders.
The governor made it very plai
that if Mayor Knots and Chief Of Po
lice Martin are unable. or unwilling. t
do their duty the governor has a