The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-19
POLICE IN
NEW RAIDS
ON |. v. ".
Gary Authorities Place Many
Under Arrest and Find
Red Literature

ScTkwahxS EiSner, Gluandr~ quinn anu
wytow. OF Gary. yesterday faternoon
sweoped down on a meeting held by a
band OF I. w. WIS in a building loca-
ted on the north side or 18th avenue
between Washington and Adams street
and known as the Turner hall.
Captain vodicka Immediately ordered
tbs meeting TO be stopped and Officers
E7sner. Quandt, Quinn and Wytow con
sticlxers and placed the following parti-
clpants under arrest:
Nick Yoka. 26 years or sge. S4S1
Washington st. secretary and treasurer
OF thu L w. W. organization A suit
case Allied with Z w. W. literature was
found. yoka Is well known In I w
W. circles having been arrested before
On the same charge. He was arrested
and charge Of vagrancy placed against
him
Walter Bud1s- = resident Of the Unit
sd States for - years. Has no ctti-
xenship papers. This member was ar
rested n East Chicago during the time
rhs I II. ". trouble n that city. He
~vas arrested and booked on a charge
CT vagrancy.
Another member seized was Steve
Svsshtason. 81 years old and living at
14oT Adams street He stated taat he
aid not belong to the 7. W W. organi-
EsdCn although some I ". ". litera-
ture was found n his possession. He
hax Ivsd IN the United States for six
years and has his first papers Ar
rested and booked On a charge OF va
sraacY.
Steve PavleH. rs years Ia. living at
12tn and jackson street was found at
the meeting with I ". ". litera ture
and stickers IN his possession He has
lived n the United States for six years
ard eas no citizenship papers He has
besn q member Of the I. ". ". organI-
cation for the past two years. He has
lived in Gary since 1912 He was ar
rested and booked OF a charge Of va
grancy.
Slogan sventanofT. Sc years old Says
he has lived in Gary only two days.
Found with e. lot of I W. W. literature.
Has lived in tho United States for the
past "a years. and has his first papers.
He was arrested and booked on a charge
Of vaErancy.
John Josmor. So years old. gives hts
residence ST 1881 Van Buren, street.
found attending the meeting with I
W. w. literature IN his possession. Says
he has lived in the United States for
the past twelve years and has his first
papers. Hs was arrested and booked
on a charge Of vagrancy.
Steve DoneH. 81 years cid. living at
1901 Adams street. He mas been
member Of the J. w. w. organization
for ths past eleven years, Although liv-
ing in the United States for eleven
Years, he has no citf- anship papers
He vas arrested and booked on a charge
of vagraacy.
costo Apostalo6. - years old, gives
his residence as Imperial Hotel. Has
lived in this country for eight Years and
has no citizenship papers. lie has liv-
cd n Gary for tho PAST three years
and says he has beer a member Of the
I. " ". organization for the past yeag
He was arrested and booked on charge
II vagranCy.
Harry P-och. 3s years ola, and living
at 4sth and Cleveland avenue was also
arrested. In his possession was found
q great deal Of I w W. literature. It
y understood he is a delegate and col
Iectcr for the I W. w. He has lived
IN America for the past fourteen years
and has only his first papers He has
lived IN Gary for four years and was
organizing me steel workers in this
'ty At the police station he was book
ID or a charge OF vagrancv.
Christ sodoT, 90 years old and liv-
ing at 1903 Aczr1s st. vas found Wi tn
l. ". ". Iitera ture In his posse ssion.
de has lived in the United States FOR
Tho past eight years and has his fT-st
papers. He was arrested and booked
an a charge OF vagrancy.