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WINNER
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Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
IIEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934.
Twenty-ninth Year
No. 99.
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Paul Mallon, whose signature
usually appears oyer this dis
patch, l on a brief vaitlon. Dur
ing his absence tue column will
he composed ot contributions
from leading Washington corres
pondents. WASHINGTON, D. O., July 17.
Certain government officials who are
conversant with the history ot the
strike In San Francisco and other Pa
cific coast points are watching de
velopments there from an angle quite
different from that from which most
strikes are viewed.
In their opinion It may prove to be
not Just a strike which Involves union
recognition, wages and the usual clash
of Interests In which one side or the
other may be beaten. These questions
do. of course, enter Into the contro
versy, along with others of the same
sort, but what gives the situation
peculiar Interest, In their opinion.
Is that It contains the germs of un
usual consequences.
Because of the existence in Cali
fornia and In other coast states ot
labor unrest, along with the spring
ing up there of several new economle
cults, these observers see ths possi
bility of the strike, especially If It
should be prolonged, eventuating In
some kind of economle experiment In
that region which has not before been
tried.
This Is not to say that the officials
believe that such a thing will hap
pen, but merely that, on account of
the unstable equilibrium present In
the situation-, many things may hap
pen and they are curious to see bow
It will turn out.
As an Indication of the ferment
working In California alone, the bit
ter labor clash In the Imperial valley
Is recalled. The trouble has not yet
Vina, fiillv rnmnosed.
In the line ol agitation , for Jjew.
economic meinoas hibio .v
the rise of the so-canea Utopian w
clety In the Los Angeles region. The
purposes of this group, from such
reports as have been had of It, do not
appear to be very clear, but It seems
to aim at correction of the faults In
the present economic system, as seen
by Its promoters, by the better dis
tribution of the existing surpluses of
commodities of all kinds.
The exact purposes of the society,
....... i it itself aware of them, are
not Important at the moment the
pertinence oj its existence uomg
It represents dissatisfaction with the
present state of things. And, If esti
mates of Its strength are correct, It
stands for a large element In the
tinn It was organized only
late In February of this year and Its
membership Is calculated at 100.000
to 300,000.
That California and the Pacific
coast seem to provide a favorable
ground for the propagation of new
theories Is Indicated by the manner
In which technocracy took hold there
when It was an exciting topic of con
versation and by the fact that several
other economic cults report tt.at the
greatest Interest In them has de
veloped in the far west.
Taking the labor troubles In con
nection with the general restlessness
on the part of the whole population,
as shown by thece other features, the
officials referred to are looking upon
California somewhat In the nature of
a laboratory from which curious and
perhaps valuable experiments may
possibly emerge.
As far as the agricultural adjust
ment administration's activities have
bom. cotton, not corn, Is king and
this is giving those In charge of the
distribution of crop reduction boun
ties considerable worry. The delivery
of government checks to cotton farm
ers in the south resulted In easing
the economic situation there and pro
ducing a sort of satisfaction, but the
delay In doing the same thing for
the corn-hog farmers has brought
growls from the places where they
dwell.
Accordingly, the AAA Is making
every effort to speed up the dlstrlbu.
tlon of more than a300.000.000 In the
rorn-hog belt in order to allay the
rising discontent. It would like to
make the same kind of record In the
mid-west that It has In the south.
A map of business conditions pub
lished recently represented the locall
ties where trade was best In white,
while places where It was not so good
shaded off Into varying degrees of
darkness. A glance at the map showed
a splash of white which almost ex
actly corresponded with the cotton
belt, with the tobacco country, where
bonuses have also been distributed,
around the edges. The AAA takes
credit for that and won't be satisfied
until It has whitewashed the whole
agriculture! portion of the map.
President Roosevelt's parting In
junction to his cabinet to go off on
holidays, as he was doing. Is being
taken seriously. It required only a
few blistering July days to convince
Attorney-Oeneral Cummlngs that an
Important ctise In Hawaii needed his
attention, and Solicitor-General Biggs
likewise decided that he would have
.. to leave for Europe shortly on legal
Continued on fri Roui
CALIFORNIA PLANS
Mass Strike Due to 'Element
Whose Main Purpose Is
Revolution' Declares Act
ing Governor Merriam
BAS FRANCISCO, July IT.
(AP) Western office of the
"Daily Worker," communist or fan,
were raided today by a group of
men armed with baseball bats.
Meeting with no resistance they
smashed furniture and equip
ment while a crowd of 700 curious
grouped around. The raiders dis
appeared before police arrived.
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 17
(AP) An intensified drive to rid
California of "professional agitators"
was urged today by acting Governor
Frank Merriam who promised, to "act
with the utmost vigor" to maintain
order in the strike-torn San Francisco
metropolitan area.
In a coastwlde broadcast last nignt
he blamed the maas strike on an
element "whose actual purpose Is
revolution, violent, bloody and de
structive."
Questioned today concerning his
promise to do anything neceasary for
the general good of the afflicted area,
and particularly to see that women
and children did not suffer, the gov
ernor said he had not contemplated
djclarlng martial law. He hesitated
to do so, he explained, because it
would atop the courts.
Those close to him, however, felt
he would enforce military rule In San
Francisco, where he has already sent
6000 National Guardsmen, if he felt
it would speed settlement of the
strike. Last night he said, "anything
that I can do to bring this unfortu
nate dispute -to a speedy equitable
conclusion will be done."
Blaming the present situation on
radicals, Govornor Merriam said that
throughout the six-weeks-old long
shore strike it has been "increasingly
evident that destructive and subver
sive Influenced have been working
against an agreement on any basis
whatsoever.
"Fully as much aa the employers of
this state, the workers have been
handicapped and exploited by known
communists -end professional agita
tors, men and women who cloak their
sinister purpose under hypocritical
appeals for human right., but whose
actual purpose la revolution, violent,
bloody and destructive."
RAZED By BLAZE
EUGENE, July 17. (AP) The Wal-ters-Bunhong
lumber mill here was a
seething Inferno of blazing lumber
p.lea this morning following an early
morning blaze which destroyed the
plant valued at approximately 50,
000. Starting shortly before 3 a. m.,
flames which leaped 200 feet skyward
swept through the mill, destroying
machinery, docks and stock.
The blaze was discovered by an S.
P. brake man who gave the alarm. The
plant Is adjacent to the tracks and
several freight cars were barely pulled
out In time to save them. The 8. P.
train number 16 was held up over an
hour, unable to pass the blazing
mass.
I
MONEY TIED UP
BERLIN, July 17. (AP) The three
trustees of the Dawea loan to Ger
many today served notice that they
are tying up funds set aside for in
terest payments, a step which brought
threat of retaliatory measures from
the relchsbank.
Duties on tobacco, sugar, beer and
brandy, mortgaged under provisions
of the Dawes loan, are set atde for
service on the loan, and the trustees
today announced they will refuse to
release from this account about 300,
000,000 marks to the German govern
ment, The revenue from the duties, for
formal transactional reasons, remain
on deposit In the relchsbank's vaults.
MORE S. F. RESTAURANTS
PERMITTED TO OPERATE
SAN FRANCISCO. July 17. ,T.
To feed hungry thousands, the strike
executive committee today authorised
a total of 51 restaurants to serve
meals.
The committee also recommended
the appointment ot permit com
mittee to Issue permits, thus assur
es continued supplies o ill grocery
tores.
First Strikers
Never Returned
Bible Asserts
By the Associated Press
The strikers in the first great
walkout on record never did go
oack to their Jobs.
They were the Israelite who
worked in Egyptian brick facto
ries. The Bible tells that Pharaoh
ordered them to furnish the straw
for the bricks Instead of getting It
from their taskmasters.
They objected. Having found a
leader In Moses, they walked out
toward the promised land and
aever returned.
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Orators, said by authorities to be
transients, last night addressed a
crowd of about 100 persona at the old
P. ft E, depot east of the Bear creek
bridge upon the general labor situa
tion and proposed wage schedules for
orchard workers. Friday night at
Phoenix a man by the name of Klus
ter, who aald he formerly operated a
fruit orchard In Douglas county, ad
dressed a gathering and urged 40
cento per hour for workers. No action
was reported taken at either meet
ing. C. H. ' Oram, state labor commis
sioner, is scheduled to hold a hear
ing here Thursday, on orchard wages.
He was requested to hold the hear
ing by local packers, orchardtsts and
orchard workers.
Packers and orchardtsts have an
nounced they would employ local
labor. There la a desire in the county
among all concerned to settle all labor
issues, through the legal channels, in
stead of through the oratory of
transients.
The district attorney's office today
received copies of inflammatory hand
bills, circulated In Josephine and
Klamath counties. As far as known
none have circulated in this county.
If so. the distribution has been
guarded. The handbills "urge broth
ers and sisters to put the communist
party on the ballot," and vote accord
ingly. In Portland last week arrests
were made for circulation of the same
handbills.
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BASEBALL
American
R. H. E.
Washington 3 2
Detroit - - 4 10 1
Stewart, Thomas and Sewell; Fisch
er snd Hayworth, VOochrane.
R. H. B.
Boston . 6 10 1
Chicago 3 6 3
W. Terrell and R. Terrell; Tletje,
Kinay and Shea.
R. K. R.
New Tork 6 8 3
Cleveland - 13 17 0
Broaca, MacPayden, Grimes and
Dickey: Hlldebrand, Hudln and Myatt.
National
First game: R. H. E.
Chicago .. . 8 7 0
New York 6 0
Warneke and Hartnett; Parmalee
and Mancuso.
8econd game: R. R. E.
Chicago 31
New York 17 0
Lee and Hartnett; Rubbell, Salve
son and Mancuso.
R. R. E.
Cincinnati 0.7 3
Philadelphia 7 13 1
Freltas, SI Johnson' and Lombardl;
C. Davis and Todd.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 14 3
Brooklyn 7 10 0
Hallahan, Halnea, Vance and De
lancey; Mungo, Leonard and Lopez.
C.G
WHEN AUTO UPSETS
C. O. Smith, manager of the Lake
o. the Woods resort, reports today
that while driving at 35 miles an
hour on the Butte Falls-Lake of the
Woods road, about three mllet above
Mosquito ranger station, hi ear skid
ded In loose rock and turned com
pletely over, leaving him unhurt
aside from slight scratches. Smith
stated his Nash sedan would have
been undamaged In the turn-over,
had It not been for huge boulders
along the aids of the road, which
dented the auto'a fenders and body.
BRITISH ASK TURKS
FOR AN EXPLANATION
ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 17. (AP)
Eight British warships arrived here
today as the British government re
quested a Joint Anglo-Turkish in
quiry into the killing Saturday of a
British naval officer by Turkish soldiers.
ELKS URGED TO
GIRD EOR FIGHT
Pro-America' Advanced As
Watchword by New Ruler
Menace to Nation Is
Stressed in Address
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 17. (AP)
Michael P. Shannon, Los Angeles
attorney, today was raised to the of
fice of grand exalted ruler of the
B. P. O. Elks' meeting here in their
70th annual convention, and In ac-,
ceptlng the honor exhorted his more
than half a million fellow members,
to rally solidly behind a new watch
word, "Pro-America."
His clarion call was to mobilise the
full strength of 1400 lodges into
"shock troops to combat and extermi
nate those who would destroy the
business of this country, disrupt for
ever family relations, abolish relig
ion, liquidate institutions and tear
down the flag."
Menace Seen
The red forces of communism snd
Its allies received the full broadside
of the new ruler's vocal attack, which
pictured a vicious menace gravely
threatening the nation.
Pointing out that the Elks always
have stood for and fostered love of
flag and country, Ruler Shannon
stated that the time to "merely talk
our devotion" has passed and that
the antlered legion were now called
by deputy and committed to active
and relentless warfare.
An important phase of this, he de
clared will be the Elks' youth move
ment. Classification and use of man pow
er in a year of concentrated patriot
ism, removal of teachers of subver
sive doctrines In schools; strong sup
port of public officials; acts of friend
ship and good fellowship were among
the courses of action outlined for the
order by its new grand exalted ruler,
Time to Face Issue
"This Is not a question of capital
against labor, nor a question of or
ganized versus unorganized labor; It
is not a question of Democratic
party against a Republican party;
but It Is a question the answer to
which some are willing to write in
letters of blood.
"To the harangue and propaganda
of the gutter communists has been
added the voices of teachers In
schools and colleges a small percent.
age of the whole, but great in the
aggregate and constituting the most
vicious influence In American .life to
day,"
ING INFANT
HARTSDALB, N. Y., July 17. (AP)
Robert Connor waa found alive and
smiling this afternoon In the woods
behind his house by state troopers.
Mrs. Charles H. Connor fainted
when a trooper came In the door of
her Hartsdale manor with 31-months-old
Robert In his arma.
The child's face was badly scratched
by brambles after nearly five days In
the woods.
The child was well and apparently
unharmed.
Physicians were summoned to ex
amine Robert and attend his mother.
Otto DeJarnette, chairman of the
program committee for the state con
vention of the National Federation of
Poatofflce Clerks and the National
Association of Letter Carriers snd
their auxiliaries, extended thanks on
behalf of the local unloa to the busi
ness men of the city and the cham
ber of commerce for support given
the convention. He also thanksd the
various participants In the programs
of the social meetings of the conclave.
BREMER KIDNAPPING LINK
SEEN IN LATER CRIMES
CHICAGO, July 17. (AP) Au
thorities studied today a possible link
between the recovery of stolen Jewels
worth 65,2O0. a 2WJ.000 mall rob
bery and the 1200,000 Edward O. Bre
mer kidnaping.
Four women and two men were In
custody, and Detective Chief William
Shoemaker said two of the women,
whom he refused to designate, stole
ths Jewels on June M from the hotel
room of Mrs. Adolph Zukor, wife of
the movie magnate.
Those detained v,ere J;nnea Wein
berg. 33: his wife. Eul. 33; her SUM,
Slats Dclaney, 28; Mist Delans's
Adamant
Harry R. Bridges, chairman o
the International Longshoremen'i
Association strike committee in San
Francisco, told President Roose
velt's longshoremen's board that
the union wanted to run hiring halls
and asserted demands of other mari
time unions must be met before his
men return to work. (Associated
Press Photo.
STRANGE TRAVEL
Br HERBERT LUNDV
United Press Staff Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. (DP)
A peanut wagon drawn by a gaunt,
pop-eyed horse rolled up Geary street
away from the business section this
morning. A man wearing a dorby
hat clung to the fender. Two men
balanced on the rear axel.
The scene was typical of San Fran
cisco In the grip ot a general strike.
Those who had Jobs got to work
somehow, and got home the same way.
With street cars and taxlcabs Inac
tive, John Citizen walked, or bor
rowed Willie's bicycle, or balanced
precariously on Johnny'a roller akates.
Fifty thousand non-union crafts
men, their Jobs wiped out by the
strike of 60.000 union men In basic
trades, remained at home. They wore
visited by flying Bquadrons of union
men who asked them to become mem
bers at bargain fees.
The Independent workmen said they
were not threatened, but organized
labor revealed It Is determined to
make or break In this bitter fight.
Thousands of automobiles were In
the streets during the day, running
on gasoline obtained outside San
Francisco county. The absence of
commercial vehicles and street cars
was striking, however.
Pedestrian traffic was heavy during
the day. Swollen feet were no excuse
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waieTOlem
SALEM. July 17. (AP) Immedi
ate remedy of the alleged "putrid
j odor and taste of city water making
It unm lor numan consumption
was ordered by the public utilities
commissioner today to the Oregon
Washington Water Service corpora
tion at Sslom, and a request was for
warded to the state board of health
to make a test of the water. "
These actions resulted from a for
mal complaint filed today with Com
missioner Charles M. Thomas by K.
F. Thompson of Sslcm In which he
ueclared that the past five days the
water served Salem residents waa
"unfit for human consumption."
MERCED GRAIN FIRES
BELIEVED SABOTAGE
MODESTO, Cal., July 17. T) F,ve
Incendiary fires burned over more
than 1.000 acres of grain and feed
land In the Montpeller district, Mer
ced county, southeast of here last
night. Officers of Modesto and Mer
ced declared all the blazea were atart.
ed by Incendiaries, possibly as asbot
se. SALEM, July 17. (P The applies
tlon of Bird Loosley of Klamath Falls
to erect a service station In the tri
angle at the Junction of The Dalles
Callfornla and Diamond Lake high
ways In Klamath county, waa reject
ed by the state highway commission
as contrary to policy.
roommate, Dorothy Jacobs, 37; Robert
Vestal, 39, and his wife, Helen, 32
Police said Weinberg, saloon and
cafe operator, was under Indictment
as the result of a (260,000 mall rob
bery In Chicago's loop on December
0, 1032. Among other named In the
charge was John J. (Bom) McLaugh
lin, former state assemblyman, later
Indicted for possessing rrnsom money
paid for the release of Bremer, wealthy
Bt. Paul Brewer. Tills, police aald.
Indicated a, possible connection bo
tween the three crimes,
Wire tapping by police and Clar
ence Converse, a federal operative, led
to 'ths arrest 02 those held.
Unions To Vote
On Arbitration
Of Controversy
PORTLAND, Ore., July 17. AP) Discussion of the effective date of any general strike
that might be called in Portland has been postponed, it was announced here today, until the
strikers' "strategy" committee has had a ohance to disouss the situation with Senator Robert
F. Wagner of New York, father of the original labor bill.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 17. (AP)
Sensing the culmination of days and
days of bitter labor strife, Portland
today looked fearfully Into the fu
ture aa a crushing general strike and
probably bloody rioting threatened.
In the absence of any formal state
ment from union leaders, there was
indirect Information that 5 p. m. to
morrow might be the "zero hour" for
the smashing attempt ot united labor
to correct the reputed wrong done
maritime workers at the hands of
their employers.
Cat Men Beady
Street car opertors. It was said,
were to vote today on whether to
stage a general walkout at 6 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Labor leaders
had aald the public would b "per
mitted" 24 hours' warning in advance
of a general strike.
Representatives of 86 unions last
night authorized the atrike "atrategy"
committee of the Central Labor coun
cil to "use Its best Judgment In such
problems as may come before It In
connection with the performance of
Its duties."
Storm Red Quarters
A group of about a unidentified
men last night stormed the office of
the "Marine Workers' Industrial Un
ion," reputed communist party affili
ate, smashed fixtures and took reo
ords. Police aald that In branch quar
ters ot this union they confiscated a
revolver, several clubs and much radi
cal literature.
A new tragedy of the waterfront
controversy occurred today when 1,-
400 workmen of the Doernbecher Fur
niture company here were thrown
out of employment because the big
company could not obtain warehouse
facilities or obtain access to the great
California market.
Have Orders
"The tragedy of it all," said H. A.
Green, president, Is that we have bona
fids orders to keep our 1400 men
buiy until late In the fall."
The gasoline problem was extreme
ly acute today. Not more than one
service station In 60 had a gallon of
gas, and the ranks ot taxlcabs had
been decimated by lack of motor fuel.
Some truck lines, too, had been fore-
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ROGERS SENT BY
LOS ANGELES 10
CHEER STRIKERS
SAM FRANCISCO, July 17. (P)
Will Rogers, gum-chewing comedian,
who likes to be around where thlngi
are happening, arrived here today.
Did you come up here to ser.ua
the atrike?" Mayor Angelo Rossi ask
ed when Rogers dropped Into hla of-
floe.
"Not much," cams the answer, wlln
the familiar grin. "Loa Angelea sent
me up here to cheer It on and swlpo
your Industry."
Rogers said he was going to drop
around and see Oeneral Hugh John
son. NRA head, who arrived yester-
dav. 'because he "always wanted to
hear somebody cuss,' would stay
around for few days and then sail
Saturday for Honolulu.
"Things up hers seem a little too
exciting, so I'm on my way to Russia
to see what they're doing on their
home grounds," said he.
Prom Honolulu, the comedian said
he will go to Japan, and then to
Siberia and Russia, where he will
tour by plane.
TJ. 8. S. HOUSTON, July 17. (AP!
The news of atrike developments on
the Pacific coast was relayed to Presl
dent Roosevelt today as he reached
Cllpperton Island. He withheld com
ment. The cruiser Houston, bearing the
president and his party and the ac
companying O. S. S. New Orleans,
halted off Cllpperton Island shortly
after 11 a. m.
The place Is not Inhabited by hu
mans, but It rocky ledges are swarm.
Ing with sea bl'ds.
The president planned to depart
late today on a course charted for
Hawaii.
POftrLAND, July 17 lP) Newly
selected Democratic state committee
men will conveno here Wednesday,
August 1. at 0 a. m to organize the
state central committee, hear talks
by nominees and tune up the cam
palgn machinery for the long run to
the Norember general suction.
ROOSEVELT MUM
ON STRIKE NEWS
Coast Strike
Summary
By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO Tha
second day of the general
itnke found relaxation of
union restrictions upon dis
tribution of food and ice,
and re-establishment of lim
ited street car transportation
schedules.
OAKLAND Fifteen thou
sand striking building trades
workers were to be joined
by 27,000 central trades
workers in an extension of
the general strike to the east
bay area.
PORTLAND This Ore
gon metropolis appeared
drifting toward a general
strike ns dwindling gasoline
supplies forced prices as high
as 40 cents a gallon, with no
gas available for U. S.
mail trucks or planes.
SEATTLE Labor leaders
declared doubt any general
strike would be declared in
Seattle. Non - union labor
loaded ships at Smith's Cove
and a citizens' committee
said further port opening
would be attempted.
VANCOUVER, B. C.
Longshoremen voted down
an arbitration board's decis
ion in a wage dispute and
agreed not to unload any
ships which had been loaded
in United States ports by
"unfair" labor.
KETCHIKAN Fearing
another tieup of Alaska ship
ping, now being loaded in
the port of Tacoma, union
longshoremen refused to
work on the tanker Alaska
Standard, listed as an "un
fair" ship.
SACRAMENTO While
no strikes in sympathy with
the San Francisco emergency
are planned, President R. L.
Ennis of the Sacramento
federated Trades Council
said freight non-union driv
ers . bring to Sacramento
would not be rchandlcd by
union teamsters here.
SAN TEDRO Police
sought to collect for the dur
ation of the maritime strike
nil firearms held by civilians
in the Los Angeles harbor
area. Police broke up an
outdoor labor meeting, ar
resting a woman speaker.
LA GRANDE LEAVES
LA ORANDE, Ors., July 17. (P
Prepirlnj to welcome st lesst 10.000
outside fill tors to an unique cele
bration marking 50 years of rsllrohd
progress in eastern Oregon, citizens
snd businesses here generally aie
pledged today to curtailment of gaso
line in their local uses.
This was done, though s good aup
ply of ths fuel still exists In this
territory, to be doubly certain that
all who visit LaOrsnde July 10, 30
and SI, the days of ths celebration
are amply cared for In their travel
needi In and out of the city during
feitlval days.
NAVY PLANES HOP
OFF FOR ALASKA
BAN DlBOO, Cal., July 17,(AP
The flight of 13 navy seaplanes to
Alaska .Uitsd li 3 3 fc. zi. today
when plane No. 6 of VP-7 squadron
took to the air from San Diego bay.
It waa followed by plane No. S of that
squadron and planes 3 and 1 war
ready In, ths water to take off,
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. (AP)-
A member of President Rooseveltl
labor disputes board revealed today
that a definite proposal Is under way
to end the general strike by submit,
ting the entire controversy to arbltra.
tlon, with the immediate return to
work of all men Involved.
The arbitration resolution was to
be discussed and voted upon by tha
strike committee representing all th
unions on the walk out.
"If we can get labor to pass th
resolution, we can aettle the strike."',
the labor cKsputes board member de.
clared.
Employers Will Agree.
He stated he waa positive the em.
ployers would agree to arbitration of
the entire controversy If the labor
leaders would do likewise.
Meanwhile an air of keen anticlpa.
tlon prevailed about the labor tern
pie, where the general strike com
mlttee was to go in session. Rumori
that an all-night meeting of the com.
mlttee had drafted a resolution to
submit all differences to arbitration
were heard.
Associated Press staff men were un.
able to verify these reports. It waai
learned, however, there had been aa
au-i'.ight esslon of the committee.
One labor leader said adoption of
such a resolution would point to lm.
mediate and peaceful acttlement of
the general atrike eatmated now to.
Involve a hundred thousand men.
.Means Long Debate.
A reaolutlon of great significance
to labor, that probably would bring
extensive debate, would be presented
to the strategy committee. ' :'
Meanwhile an apparently ' welt
planned drive against known egltaton
was launched by police, aided by n.
tlonal guard troops.
Suddenly raiding a waterfrtn
headquarters of alleged communists,
police wielded their nightsticks and
drove them Into the atreet.
Assisting ths officers, national
guardsmen moved their trucks Into
position so as to block off the an.
riroschos to the headquarters.
300 Arrested.
About 200 mon were placed In cum
tody and communistic literature wa
aelcad. Ths prisoners were taken to
Jail and police then launched a round,
up along the waterfront.
Police were aald to have the names
of 9000 known radicals In their pos
session. They visited breadlnes and picked
out prisoners. Other small gatherings;
were approached and more men taken
Into custody.
BAN FRANCISCO, July 17. (AP)-.
The general strike clutched the east
bay cities In Its tentacles today and
ths full atrength of the atatel
national guard ringed strategic poind
with walls of steel.
Borne 40,000 union workers Joined
the paralyzing walkout, lncreaang tho
ranka of the strikers to 100,000 men.
Motors roaring, big transport truck
convoyed more troops to the "battlo
(Continued on Paga Three)
GUILTY PLEAS ENTERED
IN LIQUOR VIOLATIONS
Pleas of guilty were entered yes
terday before Circuit Judge H. D.
Norton to liquor violation by Plumt
Zelda Finney of Jacksonville, and
Henry H. Dynge of this city. Both,
were Indicted by the last grand Jury,
and they waived arraignment. Pass.
Ing of sentence waa deferred.
WILL
ROGER?
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Ju'Jt
10. It would be pretty totiph
to ask Mr. Roosevelt to give v.p
his well-earned vacation and
come to San Francisco and atop
this strike, but it looks like lis
is the only man oan do it.
Tho trouble is that both sidi'i
have negotiated so much that
they are aick and tired lookiuj
at each other. It would be a
groat thing for him to do.
That's the tough part aboui
our affairs, everybody seems to
he willing to trust the prcsU
lent, but it just don't seem like
there is anybody ho can send
that they will trust. I never
saw a mnn that had to do al
many things himself.
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