The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-23

This is the next largest place in West
Hammond. 1t is located in a wooden
building and Howard is said to harbor
a number of inmates.
At the corner of Douglas avenue and
State street is a place owned by Con
Moore. Moore has run place of this
character almost uninterruptedly for
the past ten years. Even when the
states attorney closed up West Ham
mond a few years ago Moore opened
in short time, and seemed to enjoy
immunity for a long time. Finally he
was arrested on the charge of harbor-
ing a girl under age, and had a hard
time to get out of the scrape. He was in
jail in Chicago for a number of weeks.
but finally got out of the tangle in
some way known only to himself and
those who arranged the matter for him.
WHAT CAUSES TROUBLE.
The place which is causing all the
trouble is one which Henry Foss pro-
poses to open state street, West
Hammond. The building is being re-
paired and in a few days 1t will be oc-
cupied and running full blast.
Foss had some difficulty in securing
a license owing to the fact that under
the laws of Illinois the number of IL
censed saloons is limited according to
the population. Foss is said. however,
to have bought out Henry vanderbilts
! license at No 10 State street
| This will have to be approved by the
members of the village board of West
Hammond at the next meeting. and 1t
/ is expected that it is here that the
property owners will get in their work
! They are going to prevent Foss from
getting a license If they can. Foss pro-
poses to locate in saloon building
near Moore's place. short distance
| from Douglas avenue.
SHAME Is FLAUNTED.
! The people of West Hammond did not
object to these places when they were
kept OFF the main street and were con-
! fined to Plummer avenue, bat they do
object strenuously when the nefarious
| business is brought back on the main
business street of the city and the
| righteousness is Haunted in the faces of
| respectable people.
| The opening of these places promises
to become an issue in the next villagee
campaign One saloonkeeper is said to
| have declared himself for John Peters
, so that the saloonkeepers could see the
return of the palmy days when fortunes
| were made from the poor unfortunates
who lead lives of shame there. This
may be injustice to Peters, but 1t
gives an idea OF the feeling there is
among the saloonkeepers of the class
who harbor women. that they would
like to see the town open again
WAYMAN INVESTIGATING.
Where the saloonkeepers in the viii
lage get their authority for opening
these places is a question that will only
be revealed when States Attorney
| Wayman makes another investigation
of conditions in the village.
President Hessler of the village
seems to depIore conditions, and his
property is so located that 1t would be
greatly damaged by the opening of a
large number Of places across from his
residence.
Village Clerk Ignatz Mankoski states
that If there is anything of that char
acter going on in West Hammond /,
is the duty of the captain OF police. B
Johnston. to report the matter to the
board. Barnie Johnston was out OF
the city and could not be interviewed
MAX Is READY.
There seems to be a great deal OF
politics in the attack on these places
For instance. old Peter Max is alleged
to have declared himself in favor OF
| cleaning up the village, and yet durins
Mack's administration as the chief OF
police of the village and president OF
the town board. conditions in West
Hammond were the rottenest they have
been in it's history
Evry saloon has slot machines in it
and 1t is understood that there are g
number of places where gambling i.
| carried IN in mi
element of the city is opposed to the
present condition of affairs and want.
to see another cleaning up.