The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-12
LIGHT
On KNOTS
SUPPORTERS
Jailbirds, Swindlers, An
archists and Ignoramuses
His Mainstay in His Fight
to Be Made the First
Mayor of Gary.

The Gary Pevo in reply to the story
recently printed in THE TIMES charg
inf Tom Knots with putting his pic
ture in the Balkan" "a newspaper of
socialistic and anarchistic tendencies"
enters the denial under the name of
John f. Marich. one of the democratic
candidates for alderman in the south
end of Gary.
Marich in the first place can neither
read nor write, so 1t is evident that
some one must have framed up the
reply after the story In THE TIMES had
been read to him. On the superstition.
however, that Marich is the man who
takes this action and occasion to de-
mand proof of these charges" THE
TIMES desires to say that this paper has
the proof al hand.
Here 1t is.
On June 9, 1908. and in many other
issues preceding the last national cam
paign. the paper which later printed
the likeness of Thomas e. Knots pro-
claimed the following statements
(Which are literal translation and
printed them on the front page OF the
paper in a conspicuous place:
Brother Servians. remember this.
LIST. DO not forget that you are Serv-
ians here.
"2nd Preserve your Servians Ian
guage. your nationality, your religion
and your customs.
"3rd. Do not forget your fatherland.
'4th. Don't forget that today you are
in a foreign land. Foreign lands are
oppressive to everybody
18th. Do not forget that it is hard
for you among strangers without your
own people.
This Ones sizzIer.
18th. Do not forget that the longer
you remain here the more you are lost
to your country. and the longer you
are condemned to this country's slav-
cry
nth. save and see to it that you re.
turn soon. living and well to your coun-
| try.
18th Always have in mind that yor
have waiting for you at home Serviar
! father and brotherly love. While here
leave peaceably with your countrymer
in unity
18th. Remember lack OF unity il
what drove you away from the OLE
country
Several other choice bits of socialis
tic and anarchistic pieces of advice cal
be secured by THE TIMES If furthe
proof Is desired by Mr.. Marich. the de
fender of the Balkan" and Tom Knots
Owned stock In Paper.
In regard to Mr. Marich it might b
stated that he is and has been for som
time past a stakeholder In the Balkan
which Is published on Clybourne ave
nue. in Chicago. While acting in tina
capacity Mr. Marich. who now seek
the democratic nomination for alder
man, was forced to pay the fines 0
| Peter Slijacich and D. Popovich, edito
and president of the publication. re
spectively who were fined by Judg
Grove of the municipal court of Chi
cago on a charge of criminal libe
This case was tried in July 1908
When Marich. the great sidekick o
Tom Knots and independent nominee
| stated that the Balkan organized til
United Servian Benevolent society h
again placed himself in a bad position
In the first place this organization
the correct name of which is the "F'irs
Servian Brotherly and Benevolent All
| lance" having a membership of 2,50C
allowed Marich to organize a branc
in his place of business. Hegewisch Be
fore this lodge had been a member o
the main organization but a shor
while 1t was expelled from the centra
organization on the charge that the
had not paid them 1921. which thi
lodge owed them and of which Marie
was secretary and treasurer. The OF
hcers of the main body are still askin
what has. become OF this money
More Is Desired.
Some of Mr. Marichs Hegewisc
friends are asking other pertinen
questions, which will be printed in TIL
TIMES If Mr. March so desires.
Incidentally, it might be said tina
Marich is neither legal voter no
qualified to run for office, having live
in Gary bur few weeks when h
moved his family to this city frol
Hegewisch. his former home, a shol
while ago.
The searchlight might be turned o
score Of other Knots henchmen wit
the same result One of this type, VIII
is now wearing a policeman's star.
Michael Yokonovich, formerly a wei
known Chicago police character, VIII
has been in Gary for the past fe-
weeks. imported here to help condu'
the Knots campaign. This man wa
arrested on Sept 20 and lodged in II
Sheffield avenue police station on
charge of drunkenness and fined for IL
offense on Oct. !
JaiIbird His Associate.
Associated with him is one of Il
most notorious and INSCRIPTIONS Ser
ians in the country. This man is Pet,
Zinaich, who has been recently r
leased from the Western penitentiai
near Pittsburg for swindling the Ser
ian Protective Association of Pitt
burg. containing over thousand men
bers, out of $4,000. He was treasur
Of the society. He has also had son
bad dealings wit ha Pittsburg bank
named Gojvocich. which VIII be e.
posed If necessary.
All of the ex-convinct Servians WI
have been hired here TO fight for Il
Knots cause have come here at t
instigation. 1t Is said. Of Mr.. Bosk
vich one of the EMPLOYEES stationed