The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-14
LICENSED SALOON
WANTED IN CARY
in Anti-Saloon League
Meets With Leading Gary Business
Men Last Saturday

am responsible for giving them the |
names of those Who operated blind |
pigs and houses of ill-fame. I AN
PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE |
PEOPLE HAVE WOKE UP. THEY |
SHOULD HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. |
THE FORCES WHICH EFFECTED
THIS REMOVAL SHOULD BE COM
MENDED"
The foe of the bad saloons expressed
himself further He said that couldn't
very we'll at this stage see how Gary
could get her saloons back until Mary.
I am not a prohibitionist myself" he
announced. L have no more respect
for one law-obeying saloonkeeper than
I do for another but 1 have natural
antipathy toward saloonkeepers who
violate the law"
: 100 APPLICANTS FOR EVERY SALOON
/ In discussing the blind pig" angle
! Mr.. Matthews said that when an Illicit
| liquor dispensary is permitted. q bawdy
house follows In its wake and then
! gambling den. 1T is my belief that
when the blind pig is eliminated the
other two evils will disappear"
Mr.. Matthews said that he had been
/ told that business had been falling off
and that men were quitting at the steel
plant. He then touched on the prob
ability of the Immediate reopening of
limited number of saloons and the great
task to who would get the licenses
IF there We're five saloons to be opened
there would be 500 applicants for IL
censes,' said said.
WANTS TO HELP GOOD SALOONS.
At this juncture Mr.. Englehart
queried Mr.. Matthews with the follow
ing question: Why don't you take an
/ issue in this thing? The case Is before
/ the courts now and why are you con-
tinually taking a change of venue ?
| Lay low and we will promise you that
If the saloons are opened we will see
that they obey the law"
5 Mr.. Matthews explained that he was
merely acting as attorney and in the
( interest of his clients. The reason that
he had thus far succeeded in bringing
the case to an issue was due to the
' fact that other attorneys on the OPP
posite side were not versed in liquor
3, law as he was. I will. however. do
: all in my power to help the well-reg-
$ ulated saloon" he announced.
l. VOTE OF THANKS FOR FITZGERALD
7: President Highlands also talked and
enlightened the audience on several
: saloons here and said that last week
: more than $4,000 of the Indiana Stee
. company checks, which should have
e been cashed here, were taken to Soutl
J, Chicago.
John Vordermark called on Judg.
: Fitzgerald, She man to whom the credi
n Of calling ne meeting IS due. Tn,
5 Judge stated that he was prompted GU
5 of motives to relieve the situation an,
r after a discussion with several bust
q ness men he went to Plymouth an,
5 there laid the situation before Mr.. Mat
: thews. who promised to come to Gar,
i and take In the situation. The result
: was meeting. The judge was given
= vote of thanks for his efforts.
s HARDSHIP TO BUSINESS MEN.
Joseph Steiner. a Broadway clothieI
q also made a talk. He showed the ne
s eessity of getting back the saloons a
/ the men were taking their money else
where to spend and that his receipt
= had practically fallen down SO pc
: cent. lie told what hardship this wa
N on the business men of the city.
&c Mr.. Cogshen assistant to Genera
K Superintendent +. Gleason, OF the In
in diana Steel company, when called upo
1T to give the views from his standpoint
s said:
We are short of men at the plar
p and we can attribute it in great sens
D to the curtalment of the beer suppl.
The workmen are quitting because
e. the lack of saloons and the heads c
e. departments are making many con
re plants"
I'd Mr. Matthews then stated that he ha
be a conference with Judge Gary, head
OF the steel corporation, and last summ'
the Judge, after hearing the cond
ne tons. expressed himself in a letter th'
OF he believed the remonstrance was *
at the best and that it would do ava
~ with the glorious dives. II. II. Alsehu
In err. and Judge Huber were also call,
ag on to give their views.
lie Town President Knots was on har
a and during the first part of the evenir
he in a speech he said that his record m;
mt be found in THE TIMES, Later wh'
III the petition was drawn up and sign'
NV by the business men, Mr.. Knots sal
a Il pledge you upon my word al
de honor that there1l not be any bin
~. pigs in the town and there win be
exodus before two weeks go around"
mt A spicy scene was noted just aft
oh the petition was signed. Mr.. Croft
ng asked MI MINUS no" ne No'Vo q
re- whether he voted at all None of 20
he business" resopnded the president.
me Very we'll" said his rival for poll
cal honors.
he Claude Ridgely was secretary Of I
al meeting and he will give the petit
mt further circulation today in order IN
nr as many signatures as possible may
obtained
a The general opinion is that the col
,ra mfssioners and the Anti Saloon leag
, . will find some means Of aiding the s
he uatio in nGary.
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