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Film Comic Hakes Blanket Denial of Any Wrons Doing BT ELLI3 H. MARTIN' STAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! SAN FRANCISCO, Not. 28 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuokle broke a three months' enforced silence today and told for the first time on the witness stand the story of what happened In Room 1219 of the Bt Frauds Hotel, where the state charges he Inflicted Injuries that caused the death ' of Virginia Rappe. His story was a blanket dental of any wrong doing- His words came like a torrent long damned up in response to the skilful questions of his chief of counsel Gavin McNab, who drew out the story In careful eequenoe. CAJtaXED BBS TO BXD Arbuckle said he found Miss Rappe vomiting on the floor of the bathroom of 1219 and carried her to a bed. He said he minltsered to her and that while he went to get a glass of water she fell between the two beds. He attain placed her on a bed and then called the other women of the party, to stop her from tearing her clothes." Arbuckle denied Virginl Rappe had accused him In any way tnat he heard, and maintained that all he had done In any way was to help the unfortunate girl. His direct examination required Just thirty minutes. Arbuckle was the second witness of the day. He followed Ignatius McCarthy, finger print expert. He appeared refreshed and ready to meet his ordeal on the stand. BATKSOBS X2T XVXDENCB A bulging bundle lying on the defense counsel's table was understood to contain the handsome plush bathrobe which Arbuckle wore at the party, and it was reported he might don It on the witness stand In order to show the Jury how he was clothed on the occasion of the party. "Roscoe Axbuckle." intoned chief of defense counsel, Gavin McNab. Briskly the defendant arose. He skilfully maneuvered his corpulent body down between the press and council tables and to the clerk's desk, where the oath was administered. "Tea," ha answered in a clear voice as the clerk mumbled the injunction: TO tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." BUSS &AF7E PTE. ST TKXKJB He was dressed in a neat blue suit and freshly barbered"Miss Rappe arrived first. ' he said, in answer to McNab's question. "Then Mrs. Delmont, Miss Prevon and Miss Blake followed." he said. "I was dressed In a bath robe ana slippers." Her the handsome plush bathrobe worn by Artxj'3o and bi sirppers were Introduced as evidence and identified, "I saw Miss Rappe in 1219 first about 3 o'clock. X know the time because I had aa engagement with Miss Taube and I was preparing to meet her. "Miss Rappe was in the bathroom on the floor. When I opened the door. It struck her. She was vomiting. I picked her up and carried her to 1219 at her request and placed her on a bed. She asked for water and I got her two glasses. I washed her face. I went out a minute and when I came back, she was lying between the beds, having fallen off the one on which X had placed her. WKBTT TOM DZLUONT "She was holding her stomach and vomited again while I held her head. I then went to 1220 to get Mrs. Delmont and the other ladies. "I then went out into 1220 and told Miss Prevon and later Mrs. Delmont. I asked the girls to stop her from tearing her clothes oft. I went into Room 1219 again later and saw Miss Rappe on the bed nude. Mrs. Delmont had some Ice on the back of Miss Rappe's head. I asked what the ice was dots? there. Mrs- Delmont said she knew how to take care of Virginia. CAXX23S HOTEL ClU "I then told Mrs. Delmont to shut up or I would throw her out of the window. Mrs. Taube then called Mr. Boyle, the hotel manager and a room was arranged for her. "I put a bathrobe on her and moved her to 1227. I took her down to 1227, but she kept slipping and I called Jioyla to help me with hor. "The door from 1219 to 1220 was not locked. The window shade was up. "I never heard Virginia say, He hurt me' or anything that was intelligible." xsxrras AcatTBAxxoars "I never did have a talk with Al Bemnaeher about putting ice on M!s Rapps's body," the comedian declared. He talked in loud tone of voice and frequently arose to demonstrate his testimony. "I never placed my hand over hers on a door in 1219," he said In reply to a question. "Xo, never," he emphasized. Ho then denlfl a conversation related by Peter Nargard aa a state wltnena in which Nargard declared Arbuckle at Culver City studio, had offered him 130 for the key to a room occupied by Miss Rappe three years ago, '1 have told you everything that oo(Continued on Page Five)

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SMJ115YRS. Being a Little Chapter in the life of Charles Dyer. Is flfteea year too ag to drive the automobileT Charles Dyer of the law firm of RiUy, Hombroff. Dyer & Reed of Bast Chicago says it la not and tha he expects to drive his oar at least eighteen years If not twenty. Yesterday was the fifteenth Anniversary of the Cadillac effht that Dyer drives. It ha covered over 100,000 miles and Is In first class running condition. "This thing- of getting a new car every year is Just a matter of style," declared Attorney Dyor. "I'll admit my car Is pretty much out of date as regards body designs but if I hold on a few more years the fashions will get around to it again and with a new coat of paint I'll be right in the swim. That's the way with some women. They keep a dress or a coat so many years that it finally becomes fashionable again. "My experience with, automobiles has been limited to this car but I believe the thing to do Is to buy 'a good car, take care of it and use it until it breaks down. Spread over fifteen years my repair bills have not been high and my gas and oil bills are not any larger than they would be if I had a new car. "No matter wbat you say, I maintain that there Is a lot of satisfaction in driving the same oar year in and year out. It Just naturally accumulates memories through the years and gets as familiar as the old barn down on the farm. It becomes a sort of vine-covered homestead and an old oaken bucket. "You go chugging down the street and the folks say. "Oh, that's Just Charles Dyer and his wife going to the movies.' They don't even have to look. They know the bus by the sound of It. They can tell it a block off. If I got a new car I'd lose my identity. I'd be a stranger in a strange land. And so, that's why I hope this car uvea to see her twentieth birthday." BAKER'S BOOZE PARTY COST HIM $2,000 Kankakee, HI., Man Shot While Having Wild Time In Chicago. I INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO. Nov. 28. Charles Areeneau, 88, turned the key In his bakery sh-op at Kankakee, I1L, last Friday and started for Chicago to "have a good time." Early today he was slugged. hot and robbed of (between $1,800 and 12,400. He doesnt remember the ex act amount following an all-night "booze party" at & local cafo. At the time of the ffhootlng, Arseneau was accompanied by Joseph Clancy, owner of the Cottage, a cafe, and a young woman whose Identity is amystery. Clancy was held by the police. He said two strangers attacked Arseneau as their party was entering a taxicab. Arseneau was shot In the head and shoulder. His condition is serious. "It wasn't such a good time after all," said he in the hospital. "And it cost me about 13.000 all told." E. COUPLE IN DIVORCE COURT Mrs. Julia Sallay, 495 Alexander avenue. East Chicago, today filed suit for divorce from Louis Sallay In the superior court at Hammond. They were married March 29. 1913 In Chicago separated June 10, 1920. after they had moved to East Chicago. Mrs. Sallay says her husband choked and beat her and also abused her three children by her first husband. He accused her of being too intimate with other men. This she says was false but on the other hand she found letters in his pocket which were written by other women. They had two children. Louis now has the son In his custody while Mrs. Sallay is keeping the Infant daughter. She desires this arrangement to continue after the deoree Is granted. Riley, Hembroff, Dyer & Reed are her attorneys. HOBART MAN OROPS OEAO ON VISIT Js?ECTAI. TO THf TIMIIJ HOBAI.T, lad.. Nov. 2$. Michael Byer dropped dead at 9 o'clock Thursday evening from heart trouble. He was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs, John Sanders whore he had been invited to eat his Thanksgiving dinner. He seemed to be in the best of spirits and was sitting on a chair talking with the Sanders family when without warning ho pasaed away, For the past 13 years he has made his homo with his daughter Mrs, Henry Fasel, Jr. He Is survived by two daughters, one son who resides in Chicago and nne step-son. The funeral services were held at the ISvangelleal Lutheran ohurch at I o'clock sunday afternoon and interment was at the ast Gary cemetery.

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AS HOLDUP Within a short distance of his ban at 1:10 o'clock Sunday morning, Ieo Ulckl, 640 Wentworth avenue. West Hammond, was knocked unconscious and robb'd of 124. His assailants departed from the conventional pistol method and introduced something different in the way of hold-op weaponsat brick. Uickl had almost reached home when two men suddenly confronted him on the prairie between Ingraham and Wentworth avenues. Before he had time to guess their intentions he received the blow across the head which knocked Mm out. Later the police found the brick in two pieces. It had broken over Uicki'a head. ' A deep scalp wound was Inflicted which required several stitches in closing. Police later picked up two negroes. Henry Parker and Robert Carter, 74 Plummer avenue. West Hammond, who tallied with Ulckl's description of the men who stuck him u-p. They were given a preliminary hearing this morning before Judge Kowalskt and bound over to the Cook county grand Jury. h WARNS CHIEF AUSTGEN Tells Peopele to Be On Their Guard Against Petty Criminals. Chief of Police Austgen la prepar ing for the annual crime wave that prevails In December. The month preceding Christmas will bring a swarm of foot-pads and porch climbers to the city, the chief de clares. Owing to unemployment there will be more petty criminals than usual, he says. ,Th chief asks thx people leaving tha city for any period of tixn notify the police so th.y may watch the homes. Business men are asked to be en the lookout for check forgers and to acruitlnlse all papr carefully. Until after the holidays people must be on their guard," declared the chief. Plainclothes officers from Hammond trailed two negro hold-up men and arretted them after they had held up a podestrian on the state line, using a brick as a weapon. The pedestrian was robbed of $24. The negroes are held by the West Hammond police. BANDIT SUSPECTS PUT UNDER ARREST f INTERN ATI ON AL NEWS SERV.ICEJ BOSTON, MASS.. Nov. 28 Two men were under arrest today charged with participation In the I28.C00 First National bank holdup Saturday when the payroll of the Walton Shoe Co., was stolen from a bank truck. John Dubont. 30, of Scranton. Pa., was arrested as he lay asleep, revolver In hand, in a room in Everett. His former roommate, James Luna, 26, was arrested In a South Boston rooming house, where he was found suffering from a bullet shattered right arm. Beneath Dubont's bed. police found a leather bag containing about $20,000 in cash. Police say Luna has made confession of the holdup. WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR HER LIFE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WHEELING, W. Va., Nov. 28. Mrs. Louise Conkle, blonde and pretty, went on trial for her life here today. The unwritten law, it is intimated, will be her defense to an indictment accusing her of the murder of her girlhood chum Mrs. Pearl Williams in the latter's residence, on Ootober 29. The murder followed assertions by the defendant that a pact that ended a love triangle that involved the Conkles and Mrs. Williams had not been kept by the parties involved. Mrs. Conkle went to Mrs. Williams' home as she was ready to leavij for her work and shot her down. The greater part of today will be devoted to selection of a trial Jury. RIVERS NEARING FLOOD STAGE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE PTTTSBUROH, PA., Nov. 28 Continuous rain for the last 48 hours at the headquarters of the Allegheny and Mononarahola rivers brought the stage at their Juncture here, forming the Ohio, to 18 feet at 9 o'clock this morning. The flood stage is twenty-two feet. Indications were there would be a small further rlsa, but no dangerous stage is expected and no flood anticipated unless there should be a heavy protracted downpour of rain at the headwaters of the two upper rivers.

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TRUCK C W. H. O'Donnell Asks for Receiver Saying Company Owes Half Million Dollars Alleging that the company Is Insolvent and owes close to half a million dollars, William H. O'Donnell of Gary today asked that a receiver be named for the Oary Motor Truck Co. Mr. ODonn-sl's petition was filed by Attorneys Oavit. Hall & Smith in Room 2 of the Hammond superior court. In his preliminary statement O'Don nell says that the corporation had an authorized common capital stock of 21.000,000 of which 3616,000 had been issued and is outstanding. The auth orised preferred capital stock is $75.000 and $30,600 of this has been Issued The plaintiff holds 125 shares of pre ferred stock with a par value of $100 each, and 2.000 shares of common stock with a par value of $10 each. He says the preferred stock was supposed to draw annual dividends. payable in quarterly Installments of one and three-fourths per cent. In Julv 1920 the directors declared a dividend of two and one-half peroent on the common stock. This was paid to some, says Mr. O'Donnel but not to him. Ho then held 1.029 shares. He said no reason was given for others being given preferment over him except that the company was not able financially to pay all of the common stockholders. He has $262.25 due in dividends. No dividends were declared on the preferred stock in December, March June or September of the last twelve months. The plaintiff then goes into the con dltion of the concern. He says the plant exclusive of the real estate on which It Is situated represents a cost of $47,000. Fire insurance premiums have not been paid. Taxes amounting to $10,621.80 are due and the property is subject to sale in February unless they are paid. The real estate has already been sold twice In collecting city and county taxes and has not been redeemed. The income tax is long past due. Books show a loss in operation of $80,000 from January 1 to October 31. says the petition, but the true loss has been minimized by lifting the real estate at $63,682, whereas It cost $17,000 and has had no additional Improvements. When the last trial balance was had the books showed a deficit of $164,317.63, notwithstanding the fact that tr.ey carry es an asset an item of good will amounting to $188,324.81. Many truck parts are also lusted in the inventory which are practically worthless except for scrap Iron as the models for which they were made are no longer being built. Going further into the debts, the petition shows that the corpora' ion owes $S3,465 on notes to trade credi tors; $70,283 on notes to banks; $71.20S on accounts payable; $5,020 on payroll overdue; $189,000 in contingent liabilities; $5,600 on a mortgage which is overdue, and $60,000 on outstanding bonds which are secured by a trust deed held by the Chicago Title & Trust Co. The Chicago Title & Trust Co. Is made a party to the suit and the plaintiff asks that it be declared to have no lien on the property. In October It is said the plant made six trucks and sold olght and the No vember business is expected to be even smaller. President Dawson la said to be drawing $12,000 per year as salary while another officer gets $750 per month and a commission. O'Donnell declares that the serv ices of the officers are not worth the salaries paid and adds that the business has decreased until the overhead and salaries equal the gross sales. He asks that a reoeiver be appointed to handle the plant until It can be sold and the receipts distributed among the creditors. , ' Wet and Dry News .ni M.KTIW) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE lAiii.uiu., .Nvv. za . rfrate Prohibition Director Bert Morgan, of Indiana, conferred with Prohibition Commissioner Haynes today relative to plan3 for a campaign to be conducted in Indiana to clean up illicit liquor traffic. (RT'T.l.rTIV.) f INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE R. Johnson. 4 5. a prohibition agent, died at Little Rock. Ark., as the result of gunshot wounds received while hunting for moonshiners In Saline county. Ark., the prohibition commissioner here was advised today. DEATH OF RALPH ROSS Attorney Kalph Ross of Gary, died Saturday afternoon at Logansport. Ind. where he had been taking treatment for a year or more. Mr. Ross was well known in Lake county, having resided at Hammond before moving to Gary. He was about forty years old and he leaves a wife and two children. Mrs. Ross is now olerk of the city of Gary. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3;00 o'clock at M uncle.

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WATSON GIVES CREDIT TO EL1HM ROOT

BY J. BART CAMPBELL INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 Elihu Root was revealed today by Senator James B, Watson, of Indiana, one of the administration leaders, as the originator of the Association of Nations plan, by which President Harding is seeking to give permacy to the present Washington conference. "It Is not generally known Senator Watson said, "that the Association of Nations plank adopted by the 1920 republican convention at .Chicago was written by Ellhu Root. "Mr. Root is a strong advocate of

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(BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON, Nov. 28. Premier Lloyd George's determination to go to Washington has been strengthened by latest developments in the international conference. It was learned today he has made tentative bookings on all the liners sailing for New York in the next three weeks. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LONDON, Nov. 28. Three thousand Bolsheviks were killed in street fighting with "white" Ukrainians at Chitomir after Gen. Petlura's anti-Red forces occupied the town, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Helsingsfors today, quoting an unconfirmed report current there. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO. Nov. 28. The question of a strike in the packing industry in protest against recent wage reductions is expected to be decided at a meeting here Wednev day, of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union. Protest meetings against the wage cuts were held here Sunday under auspices of the union. ' (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 COLUMBIA. Mo.. Nov. 28. Fire of undetermined origin early today destroyed more than half of the business district of Hallsviile, a small town thirteen miles northeast of here. The postoffice was razed by the fire. The loss is estimated at $50,000. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE JOLIET. 111.. Nov. 28. Lieut. Cooper, flying a government airplane from Chicago to Kankakee, crashed down at a farm on the out-skirts of Joliet late yesterday. Aside from a shaking up, Lieut. Cooper was uninjured. His plane was badly damaged. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWSSERVICE CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Nov. 28. Suliivan Baker, who was arrested Rt Elkader Friday as a suspect in the murder of Rev. Father Belknap, a priest at Lead, S. D., several weeks ago, was released today. The authorities are convinced Baker had no knowledge of the crime. ELOPEMENT STIRS HUB SOCIETY CIRCLES CROWN POINT, IND., Nov. 28 The younger society set in Crown Point were thoroughly surprised on Friday to learn of the elopement of two of Crown Point's popular young people. Miss Elsie Kocchnicke and Herman Struebig', who were married in Milwaukee on Thanksgiving day, having telegraphed friends late in the day to that effect. Miss Koschniske is the daughter of Mrs. Wilhelmine Koschnirke and has been employed as a. bookkeeper in the local telephone exchange. Until recently Mr. Strenbfg has been employed in County Auditor Foland's office but accepted a position in the Ohi-apo & Erie railroad company's office in Hammond last week, where young peorle will make their home. A host of friends join in congratulations. SCHOOLBOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS SELF Harold Warner, 15, a student in the Hammond High School and son of Mrs. Clark A. Wagner, 34 Elizabeth street, sustained a flesh wound In the arm last night when a .32 calibre revolver was accidentally discharged. (Mm Wagner told a reporter today that the revolver had been the property of her 'husband who died la-st summer. She said Harold was able to attend school today Mrs. Wagner said the accident occurred In the Irving room of her home.

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(that I believe, is the basis of the splen did suggestion made by the president "We can enter such an association, and that is as far as we can go, although no one has a thought of destroying or quarreling with the League of Nations. Watson indicated that in the congressional campaign next year the republican party is prepared to go before the American people on the same is sue of an association of nations as President Harding enunciated during his presidential campaign. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! DAYTON. O.. Nov. 28. Gilbert Cox, father of ex-Governor James M. Cox, late democratic candidate for president, is dead at him home in Camden, near here. Gilbert Cox built the first brick house in his section of the state and lived for years on the farm now owned by the former governor. The house was restored a few years ago by Gov. Cox to its original condition. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SET1VICE MINNEAOLIS. Nov. 28. John Moen, a policeman, was shot and probably fatally wounded by robbers attempting to break into the Orpheum Theatre safe here this morning. The , robbers had knocked off the combination of the safe, which contained upwards of $10,000, when interrupted by the policeman. Previously they had bound the night watchman and the scrub women. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28. Fourteen persons were injured here today when a Pacific Electric interurban car collided with a Log Angeles railway street car. Many narrowly escaped death. (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. Chinese questions were again to the forefront today when the conferees gathered in session at the Pan-American building. The meeting got under way at 1 1 o'clock. It was understood that the subcommittees appointed to examine into Chinese tariff rates and the foreign postoffice system in China were prepared to report their conclusions to the main committee. (BULLETIN) JOLIET. 111., Nov. 28. The safe of the Citizens Brewery was blown early today and $2,000 in currency taken. (BULLETIN) WILLOW SPRINGS. 111.. Nov. 28. William Abaravich, one of the proprietors of the Willow Spsngs hotel, was shot and seriously wounded early today by his partner, Charles Solknes. who charged that Abaravich has been friendly with his wife. MYSTERY WOMAN COULD TELL BUT WILL SHE Defense In Arbuckle Case Evolves a Startling Theory. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28. That there is one person a woman of wealth who could tell exactly how Virginia Rappe came to the injuries which caused her death, for whose alleged responsibility Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is now being tried, is the startling theory held by the defense, It became known today. This woman, the defense believes, Is battling with her conscience as she moves continually about evading subpoena process, weighing the notoriety she would be subjected to intestifyinj? on the one hand, and her sense of duty on the other. Even the defense does not claim to now Just what she wculd tell. But !iey claim that she holds the key that ould unlock the whole story of vents leading up to Virginia Rappe's death . It is understood that much time and money has been spent in an effort to gain her testimony all to no a"ail. Not even a hint as to her identity has been obtained and her story now will In all probability remain the deep mystery of the Arbuckle caso, as the defense has given up hope that she will como forward to testify.

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Gary are Placed Under Arrest Steve Pauovlch, S544 Mo&roe rt, Oary, who was axrartad in -ttie r i ri.d tt Indiana Harbor, Is Oo owier cf a large qTU.att.ty of la&ambtory Lw. tare which was found by the poll: In his room at the above robldenc?. Tha red literature was couiieoatcl co.d brought to the Oary police station. The police happened across tite literature when 'they were conducting a searoh of the place, on a sears& warrant) for a still, -Pankovich'B same was In most of the literature and upon his ralease from Indiana Harbor will probably be arrested on charges prelenj by the Oary authorities. Nationally known "Wobbly" agitators were arrested and two L W. W. demonstrations suppr&aed in East Chicago yesterday afternoon. City and plant police were mobilized by Chief of Police O'Donnell ar.d by an overwhelming show of strength rioting was prevented. Forty uniformed and armed cops stood in front of each of the two halls rented for the L W. W. meetings. ONE XSUt STBOKJ3 By one stroke. It is believed, the East Chicago police, acting under orders of 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 In Indiana Harbor and are oelieved to have been quietly working for months to bring about the demonstrations which were to have been made yesterday af ternoon. They are known aa Steve D. Panovich. 3803 Cedar street, and Dannian Cosmoff, J450 Guthrie street. The police found In the rooms of the two leaders Important corresponded .s which Is said to link them In a nation -w bolshevik movement with Indiana H.ii - bor as the headquarters. They also had bolshevik literature. phamplets and "stickers." aEEETTN&B ADTEBTZSE3 ITaaer cover of darkness hand bills and "stickers" were distributed through out the Harbor and East Chicago Sat urday night, and within the plants oC the Inland Steel and Marks' Companies, announcing the I. W. W. meetin-gs to be held at Koscluszko hall. SS03 Ceds.r street, and Twanow hall, 137th and Deodar streets. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The advertisements sild that George Epeed and Kalbes Bimba would speak on "The Road to Freedom," ani "Communistic America," and "The Great Be volution." SSTUBir TO OAST When Epeed and Blmba 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 to be staying at the Communist headquarters in a basement on the south side. Panovich and Cosmoff were arrested when they attempted to hold meetings In defiance of the police. They were shown to be members of the I. W. W. executive committee with headquarters at 1001 West Madison et.. Chicago, and to have been specially commissioned to organise the "Indus trial workers" of the world in America and It Is believed they are financed by the Russian communists society of London and New Tork. TONS Or UTXSaTUSE Indiana Harbor was selected as the center of operations because of the large foreign population. Police today are searching for the secret headquarters of the bolshevists in the harbor, it 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 copa ar.3 was assisted by Ch'.of 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 grilling:, admitted his connections with the revolutionary movement. Hti told how he FccureJ a position as blacksmith beiror at tif Steel and Tube Co., of America, in trder to carry on his bolshevik or.aaniaatlon work within the git..- oi' th plant. He said ho had been mace sec retary of the Gary chapter of the I. W. W., but was working vl h his partner, Cosmoff, iu Kj.t Chle?K"o. A ftaroh of his room revea?ed .revolutionary booklets ty Len'n, premier rt r;y?,!.-i, arid other phamplets irrludlng Ail Get Tiich." "One Biff Vmon." "Ict The Workers Ru," "Dyr.rrr Iv nd Justice.'' "The Fed Hag- of lie tion," ar.d "Tic Overthrow of Cujltallum." A rail on Costnoff's room roveaifd him as secretary of the katt Chicago charter of thual. W. W. The police found hooks rhowjrt thi names an J arldrfftnos of active bol."h v!k worker" in the rtxi:i. Mayor McCormack and Chief O'Donnell received m.ny t-Whone alli today from prominent men of tne Tv la Cities, congratulating them upon tb"ir prompt p.ctlon In thvartinic tne ra'.ioal demonstrations. Tho men under arrest are held for the federal authorities and it Ib expected steps will be taken hn.- tjrn deported.

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