The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-21
Think It IS OVER?
WELL It IS NOT.

Perhaps the impression prevails that
the Brooks -Winckler imbroglio, the
little unpIeasantness between the
Hammond's Woman's clubs president
and the West Hammond reformer has
been termed. is calming down
Not by any manner of means.
Now it is West Hammond's feelings
that are hurt. West Hammond cfti-
zens who have heretofore been tax
ing no active part In the controversy.
have decided that now is the time for
all good men to go to the aid of their
city In dignation is expressed on ev-
cry side over the "holier than thou"
attitude Hammond is assuming with
reference to its much -maligned SUBJ /
urb.
GET MANY LETTERS.
THE TIMES is in receipt of a number
of letters voicing various degrees of
resentment, but all bordering the
superlative
A G. Deaver, superintendent of the
West Hammond schools. is one who has
taken up the cudgei in behalf of his
home town. He thinks that the fuss
Hammond is making about the in
jury done its reputation is something
of joke. In his opinion West Ham
mord has been the real sufferer
so expressed himself in the attached
letter.
ARTICLE SANDER.
He says that the article in the Pic
torial Review, which re-opened the en-
| tire discussion, refers to West Ham,
| mond as "a place never entered by a
| lady; a spot dedicated to brawls, prize
| fights and scarlet revels," and yet. he
says. I'VE over here are not raving
| and tearing our hair, calling names and
casting up things just because some
| fool woman has exaggerated grossly
/ in order to give spice to a nsational
magazine article
In conclusion Mr.. Deaver states:
There is something in the Book about
beam and a mote II each city. the
| large one in Indiana as we'll the
small one in Illinois. would keep pull
| ing at the beam. the mote across the
state line might disappear"
H. LINDNER TALKS
Henry Lindner, vice president of the
| Western Grain Products, is another
| who has rallied to West Hammond's
defense. Incidentally Mr. Lindner has
| given out a few utterances regarding
| his opinion of Virginia Brooks.
Said Mr.. Lindner: West Hammond
| is no worse than many another COM
| munity. AS for Virginia Brooks. so far
as | can see she is just working for
| notoriety which she will use as capital
| later.
| 1T is disgrace and a shame, the
name she has given West Hammond.
And what has she accomplished? :?
Mighty little She has never realized
a conviction. The same crowd is in
power now that was IN at the time she
| eft tod bar ha +a
at the outset for advise and help in
| keeping West Hammond village She
said you cannot make a clean city out
of dirty village" advised the over
throw of the village scheme. the apso-
lutte routing of the regime in control
and the naming of good candidates for
office to go in on the city basis plan.
DID SHE FINISH 1T.
Miss Brooks was apparently
pleased with this view and said she
had not looked at it in that light. She
promised to work along those lines.
When 1t came to the time for the cleo
tion. however she came over with a
train of reporters in her wake and
worked for village form of government.
The city plan, which had been advo-
! Gated by the side of the city among
: whose people she had not worked. won
out, but our candidates by reason of
the closeness of the election were
ousted by quo warranto proceedings
and the old element regained control.
So what have we now2r A city form
: of government, which Virginia Brooks
: | opposed officered by the very men
! against whom she waged her fercest
i fight. / cannot see that she has fin
ished anything that she started
DECENT ELEMENT DID 1T.
What has been done was largely
through the efforts OF the decent ele-
ment over here. Why deprive them of
/ whatever glory should theirs and
: assume all herself?
= II have not been much of a hand to
mix in politics. / have. however, been
{ an advocate for good government and
| clean city always. Time and time
again we have petitioned for the clos
ing of the dives, and we have even
. | gone so far as to call the attention of