The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-11-28
ADVERTISED
GATHERING
IS STOPPED
Gary and East Chicago Leaders
are Placed Under
Arrest
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BuLLE r5E
Sesve Paaov1ch, e54z Monroe street.,
Gary, who WAS ARRESTED n tie red raid
at Indiana Rarbor. is the owner of
large quantity Of ;nhe1nabory ltsra-
ture which was found by the police "a
his room at the above rosidenoe. The
red Literature was confscated R1d
brought TO the Gary police station.
The police happened across tie liter
aturc when they were conducting 8
search OF the place, on g. search war
rant, for n still. -Pankovioh's name was
In nnost Of the literature and upon his
release from Indiana Hsrbor VIII prob
ably be arrested on charges preferred
by the Gary authorities.
Nationally known ''wobbly' agita-
tors wsre arrested and two L ". ".
demonstrations suppressed IN East Chi
cago yesterday afternoon.
City and plant police were mobilized
by Chief of Police O'Donnell and by
an overwhelming show of strength riot
ing was prevented.
Forty uniformed and armed cops
stood In front of each Of the two halls
rented for the L w. w. meetings.
ONE FELL STROKE
By one stroke. it is believed. the East
Chicago police. acting under orders or
Mayor Mccormack. prevented the Twin
Cities from becoming the headquarters
of a new bolshevik movement
Two of the ring leaders who were
arrested had taken up their residence II
Indiana Harbor and are believed to have
been quietly working for months TO
bring about the demonstrations which
were to have been made yesterday a.
tsrnoon. They are known as Steve 2.
Panovich. 1908 Cedar street, and Dam
man CosnoR, 345o Guthrie street
The police found in the rooms OF the
two leaders important correspondents
which is said to link them N a nationaI
bolshevik movement with Indiana HaI-
Dor as the headquarters
They also had bolshevtk literature.
phamplets and "stickers."
MEETINGS ADvERTIsro
Under cover of darkness hand bills
and "stickers" were distributed through
out the Harbor and East Chicago Sat
urday night, and within the plants o.
the Inland steel and Marks Companies,
the I. W. w. meetings to
be held at Kosciuszko hall. 3809 Cedar
street and Ywanow hall. 18TH and De
odar streets, Sunday afternoon at
O'clock The advertisements said that
George Speed and Kalbes Bimba would
speak on THE Road to Freedom" and
''Communistic America and The Great
RETURE TO GARY
When Speed and BiInba came from
Gary at the appointed hour they found
the police lined UP in front of the
halls. without revealing their identity
the two speakers returned to GARY
where they are said 10 be staying at
the Communist headquarters in a base
ment on the tn side.
Pznovtch and Cosmor were arrested
when they attempted to hold meetings
In defiance of the police.
They were shown TO be members of
the / W. w. executive committee with
headquarters at 1901 West Madison st.
and to have been specially
to organize the Indus
trial workers" OF the world IN America.
and 1t is believed they are financed by
the Russias communists society Of
London and New York.
TONS OF LITERATURE
Indiana Harbor was selected as the
center of operations because Of the
large foreign population
Police today are searching for the
dCfrc nT
In the harbor. 1T being understood that
there are tons of literature and other
supplies stored IN the basement of the
place.
The telling stroke of the police was
well planned and executed. Chief OF
Police O'Donnell was in charge of the
eighty cops and was assisted By Chief
Of Police Bruce Daro and Captain c.
c. Struss. of the Inland Steel Co, and
Chief George Krahn. Of the Marks plant.
Panovich, after a griIIing. admitted
his connections with the revolu 1ionary
movement He told how he secured .
position as blacksmith helper At the
Steel and Tube Co. of America. IL or
der to carry on his bolShevik orRanf-
zation work within the gates o. the
plant. He said he had been riade Sec
rotary OF the Gary chapter oI tie i
". w but was working with his part-
ner, Cosmoff. d East cshicsgo q search
Of his room revealed revolutionary
booklets by Lenin. premier If Russia.
and other phampiets including '~1et's
All Get Rich" zone Big Union" Let
The Workers Rule" "Dynar1irs and
Justice The Red Flag Of Revolu-
ton" ard The Overthrow Of Capital
srn"
A raid on Cosmo1'g room revealed
him as secretary of the East chicago
charter of thesI. W W
The police found books showing tho
names and addresses Of active bolshe-
vik workers in the region.
Mayor Mccormack and Chief o'Don-
nell received many telephone calls to-
lay from prominent men of the Twin
Cities. concentrating them upon their
prompt action in thwarting the rad
,el demonstrations.
The men under arrest are held for
tho federal authorities and it is ex-
Dected steps will be taken a he-vA them
1eported.