The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-02
GARYLAND WATCHES
THE TESTIMONY
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large numbers Of men who have been
thrown out Of employment in other
strike districts are floating into Gary
and securing employment in the mills
Mayor W. + Hodges expressed his
satisfaction as to the strike situation
this morning. Stating that the city had
the situation well ID hand and every
thing was quiet Chief of Police Forbis
also seemed well pleased. Anticipating
but little trouble Mayor Hodges notified
Chief Forbis that he did not deem it
necessary 70 swear in any more police
for the present and the outlook was good.
Dozens who have been making applica-
ton 70 rander their services to the city.
leave their names and addresses with
chief Forbis and IN the event q trKb,s
Will be called. .
II is estimated that there are now
over 5000 men housed in the Gary works
alone and in another week the steel COM
pany is confident that they viii be able
to add the names Of another thousand
% the slowly growing ranks of WORK
men. While ali the men are not kept
busy their pay has been going on just
the same and along with it they are pc
ing boarded and an effort made to have
them as comfortable IS possible under
existing conditions. But few of the
workmen are going OUT Of the mills Is
sleep or eat. It is evident that the stool
corporation has been getting things il
readiness during the past week TO oper-
ate on a large scale
IN contradiction to story appearing
in a Chicago paper Yesterday morning.
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Pacts' and sub-headed Idea Launched
Against the Protestants Of Gary" is
emphatically denied in a statement is
sued this morning 10 the press by mem
bers of the Gary Federation Of Churches
The only correct statement. either as
to the reported fact or the quotation.
IS that a meeting was held The denial
and statement was signed by W. A.
Squires. Calumet Church Federation;
II. E. Wilson. First Baptist church: O.
r. Tones, Central Christian church: c.
J. Armstrong. First Congregat ional
church; f. P. Smith United Presbytc-
rian church: T. II. Atkins. Westminster
Presbyterian church; Ralph Cummins.
Neighborhood House.
Charged with threatening 70 beat them
UP If they returned to work in the mill.
Jessie c. Joder and Morris r. Grabbe
swore out warrants for the arrest Of
l. A. Titus. former Gary constable and
now chairman Of the union pickets caus-
Ing his arrest yesterday. Titus was
brought before Justice j II Cothery aud
placed under two peace bonds Of $500
each. Furnishing bonds he was re-
leased Il was Titus who clashed with
Mayor Hodges the other morning when
Titus attempted to tell the mayor how
many pickets should be paced in the
strike zones. Titus learned 20 his sor-
row that he ran IN against the wrong
custl rner.
OUTSIDE or another arrest. everything
was exceptionally quiet yesterday and
last night. A man giving his maine as
John sokalski 1902 Beach ST. Indiana
Harbor. was arrested BY Deputy Sheriff
]. Hetzler at Burlington yesterday on
charge Of carrying concealed weapons.
He had a loaded revolver and a knife
on his person when searched This mcrn-
ing before Judge Dunn in The city court.
Sokalski was found guilty and was given
the limit in a fine Of $50 and costs.
That Judge Dunn will not tolerate gun
totting is shown by the fact that this
is the second heavy fine imposed during
the strike.