The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-08

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Prohibition Enforcement Officer.
! Lake County.
| Dear George:
If you happen to be over In Gary
tonight, George. get in touch with
/ some of The Times reporters who
are doing little accommodating this
| week. They'll be glad 20 buy a drink,
George. In fact, they'd be glad to
turn the whole business over to you.
Really its more or less in your
line.
They'll take you to lot of places.
George. There's the Broadway Inn,
the Wabash Inn. the Jefferson Club.
Jake Friedman's, Paulien's, the Edel-
weiss-oh. there are about thirty
good saloons to say nothing of the
roadhouses, such as the West Gary
Cafe where strong drink can be pur-
chased
George. did you ever hear of Nick
Miskonich's place at 1929 Washing
ton st; Charles Ernest. l6 ~ Tenth:
Sam Coffro, 1717 Adams st: n. & NJ.
900 Adams st; E. Kreiger. 1901 Della
ware st: George wilkelich. 2195
Washington ST. or ISL" Washing
ton st? Well. confidentiaily. George,
it might be a good idea to drop in
on some of these boys and sample
their soft drinks.
The reporters will be glad to take
you any place you want to go.
George. THE Harbor Bay Inn" at
Indiana Harbor, the fish restaurants
at the lake front. the West State
street saloons in West Hammond
Even to few places at Cedar Lake
But it appears, George, that things
are a little bit more lively just now
in Gary
Perhaps Bert Morgan. state pro-
hibition enforcement officer. would
be surprised to know that Lake coun-
Bert was in Hammond not long ago
and made such a righteous talk TO
the w. c. T. L. women that he had
them believing he was going TO en-
force the prohibition law. Good joke,
ell George? Enforce the prohibition
law. Ha, ha, The w. C. T. L. will
start calling Bert a big four-fiusher
If things keep on as they are.
Understand the police took you
along yesterday to arrest a woman
at Gibson for making moonshtne
Must be deuced embarrassing George.
to have to go out and arrest some
woman for doing a little home dis
filling when Jake Friedman, the
Broadway Inn and a whole army Of
others in Gary are d1shing it out
like ham sandwiches.
Pip. Pip, Old Cheese,
THE SPONGE SQUAD"
Sheriff Hut Olds,
Crown Point, Ind.
Dear Hut"
Honest, Hut. 1t is simply scandal
Gus the way the boys are crap shoot
ing and playing the old slot machines
in Gary. Do YOU know Old TOP
that there arc $50 slot machines in
the town and fifteen gambling hous-
es? Did you ever hear of the Buda-
pest at 1882 Broadway, the Grecian
Club at the Linden Hotel. 75l-756
Washington ST, Umplebys. the White
Eagle. the Oriental, the Club Pool
Room. the Harrison Club. or Sam
Morgan's place at 1888 Washington
street?
You can find slot machines in
THE Metropolitan at 1850 Jefferson
st. THE Edelweiss." 1898 Washing
ton St: NJ Millers. 9o1 jefferson st:
the jefferson Hotel. 951 Jefferson st.
and every other house of i'll fame on
the south side.
for election this fall You'll better
get busy The women vote. you
know.
Think II over.
To the Law-Abiding People of Gary:
The Times extends its sympathy to
the great majority of the people of
Gary who are 1aw-abiding and who
feel keenly the reflection upon the
fair name of the city which has
been caused by the authorities Of the
city and county who have permitted
the town to DE over-run with i'm |
moral women. gamblers and boot
leggers The Times assures The peo-
pie that it will not relent in its fight |
until the dives have been closed. Our |
subscribers are requested to watch |
this paper for a list of the names of |
the owners of property occupied by
dives. blind pigs and gambling re-
sorts.
Mayor r. o. Johnson,
City Hall. Gary.
Sir:
What are you going to do? When
are you going TO give the order to
the police to close up the dives. gamb- !
ling. dens and saloons?
THE PEOPLE"