The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-14

tomorrow afternoon.
Here is partial list of West Ham
mond business men, most of whose
names are missing from the personal
assessment lists. except in a Few in
stances. when one of their business
enterprises is listed, who have been
summoned by the board:
Mayor Included In List
K. NJ. Woszczynski. mayor. d,rae+a
IN west Hammond Trust and Savings
oank, shareholder In West Hammond
Building and Loan association. owner
OF West Hammond saloon. has home
and household goods, etc, missing
from list.
August Meyer. said to be worth $685.
600 or $4,000. owner West Hammond
Coal company, stakeholder Hammond
Brewing company. owner of West
Hammond saloon; not listed, though
coal company Is.
Charles H. Meyer. head Charles H.
Meyer Bottling company. director in
West Hammond Trust and Savings
bank. director American Trust and
Savings bank of Hammond. Ind; also
interested in Western Grain Pr3ducts
company; not listed except Indirectly
! through two companies
Richard Zimmerman, alderman, con-
tractor and builder; owner of finest
residence in West Hammond, director
| In West Hammond Trust and Savings
| bank: no listed
Henry F. Lindner. estimated to be
worth $4,000, interested in Western
Grain Products company, the plant of
which is declared to be worth not less
than $4,000; not listed. except indi-
rectly through company.
| Tefl Bednoski, close supporter of
mayor; owns comfortable home. piano.
household goods, etc; not listed
]. Mankowski, father of city clerk
worth about $4,000 IN property mort
cages and securities engaged in house
moving, business; not listed.
! John ]. Brehn. paving contractor,
trustee of school district No. 155. owns
automobile and fine home; not on list.
Henry Wolf, wealthy man; owner
farm land not listed.
City Clerk Not on Rocks.
J. F. Mankowslxi, city clerk: just
completed new business building
owns home; not on list.
Knott & Lamerton. grocers and
meat dealers; not on list.
A few others summoned by the
| board CT review include Luke Kallas
and August Fruehling.
1t Is also asserted that Alderman
cry. an automobile delivery truck and
a touring car. was assessed s437. but
was not assessed for personal proper
ty.
On the assessment list the Charles
H Meyer company is listed at $4,000:
the West Hammond Coal company at
800: the Western Grain Products
company at $4,000.
t Although there is said to be much
discord and silent feud that threat
ems to break into open warfare at any
time. both factions of the administra-
tion declare that West Hammond has
been grossly maligned They insist
that the city is not of the Sodom and
Gomorrah type that has been claimed
but Is as moral and decent communi-
ty as exists in the state. and always
has been. One faction blames the
mayor and his supporters, who called
their ticket a reform ticket and hid
behind the skirts of Virginia Brooks
and 1t was heralded abroad that West
Hammond was enjoying a reformation
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES. published
in Hammond, Ind, recently comment
ed editoriaIly In this manner:
THE West Hammond council keeps
on meeting and the dives keep on div
ing"
The mayor and his faction assert
that the dives have been wiped out
The opposition says there never were
any dives.
Feud In the Administration.
The feud In the administration is