The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-07-05
BRADFORD
TELLS HOW
IT'S DONE
Comes To The Aid Of His
Friend, Billy Rose Of Ham
mond In Cedar Lake War.

crown POiNT. IND, July s.
e,llv Rose. Lake county recorder, IS
keeping faith with his neighbors at
Cedar Lake.
when Mr.. Rose moved his family
20 the beautiful Lake county resort ne
promised 10 keep It free from even
4'the appearance Of evil. He enlist
ed the aid OF County Treasurer Ralph
Bradford in the undertaking and on
Saturday evening the first clean up
was made. County Treasurer Brad
ford has written the following sign
ed statement of the affair
fBY r B. BRADFORD
On Saturday evening, carried IN
the news columns. the treasurer and
recorder of Lake county made the
rounds OF the resorts at Cedar Lake,
observing the conditions there, and
obtaining first hand evidence OF the
violation of the law by playing on each
Of the ffteen slot machines which we
found there Upon obtaining the
evidence, we Immediately reported the
facts TO Chief Deputy Charles
Daugherty. who was in charge OF the
sheriffs office during the absence OF
the sheriff himself somewhere in the
east Upon the statement of MI
Daug ugherty that It was necessary 10
have a6idavits and search warrants
These were made cut and fled by Nr.
Rose and myself, and after the con-
siderable delay which was occasioned
in making out these papers. the sheriffs
office, accompanied by the treasurer
and recorder and big truck went 10
the lake. Ten machines were seized
The balance having been spirited away
4nt
king. and in several instances poorer
and worthless machines with broken
handles having been substituted -~r-
some OF ths better machines. The
sheriff has served the warrants against
the owner and exhibitors Of the ma
chimes. and they will be tried in the
criminal court.
Resort owners have already raised
the hue and cry. which will be echoed
by others OF the lawless element. that
the treasurer and recorder are trying 70
run everything. and trying to make
themselves out as sheriff. prosecutor,
Judge and jury. We are not at all
alarmed by such batting nor the silly
threats being made.
\ short time before the election last
November a determined fight was made
in some quarters against the rePuoli-
can ticket and certain candidates
thereon on the ground that # elected
they would not enforce the law. At
that time both the candidate for pros
ecutor and for sheriff made their
pledge In the presence Of other can
didates that If elected they would
enforce the law. and such pledge was
especially made with reference TO
Cedar Lake Acting on these pledges
and with the full knowledge and ap-
proval of the officers of the republi
can central committee. the present
treasurer and other candidates on the
ticket went 10 many persons who were
opposing the republican ticket or parts
OF it on the grounds above stated and
gave our promises, that If they would
support the republican ticket. that we
would sea TO it personally that the
law would be enforced. and that we
would personally file anidavits IL nee
essary to do so A week ago the rec
order and treasurer IN compliance with
those promises complained to the sher-
tff and prosecutor against conditions
a. Cedar Lake. where the county rec
order is now living with his family,
and the warning to obey t$e law was
passed by those officers to the resorts
at Cedar Lake. They did not see fit
70 heed the warning. and Mr.. Rose
and myself simply fulfilled the pied
ses we had made prior to election.
In these serious snes, when so
many are out of work. no justification
can be given by any citizen for the
placing Of wages in slot machines in
stead Of savings banks. even If he
could Justify is at any other time. and
for the beauty spot of Lake county at
Cedar Lake. now built up by pretty
homes. TO be longer disgraced by
drunks and prostitutes and slot ma
chimes Is not going to be tolerated.
Both Mr. Rose and myself are en-
titled to and we ask for the entire
support of every republican official in
Lake county. as we'll that Of every
decent citizen who wants the law en-
forced.
Both Mr.. oids and Mr.. Kinder are
entitled TO the public, not private
support Of good citizens, and right now
It should be both publicly and private
~ given.
Respectfully,
r. &. BRADFORD
Treasurer Lake County