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Oregon Scene of
Presidential Bids
By Party Hopefuls
Portland U.R) Oregon this
week becomes a key battleground
lor presidential hopefuls of the
two major political parties with
many of the candidates or their
main supporters stumping the
state in preparation for the May
16 primary election.
Although Oregon's primary
isn't the last in the nation this
year before the Republican and
Democratic national conventions
in Chicago, it will be considered
nationally significant because of
the number of candidates and
the sampling of western politi
cal sentiment as the races grow
hotter in the stretch.
Warren Starts Campaign
Gov. Earl Warren of Cali
fornia starts his drive for votes
In Medford at a luncheon meet
ing Monday and then flies on to
Klamath Falls and Portland for
what he promises will be an in
tensive camoaiBn in behalf of
his GOP aspirations.
Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.,
of Massachusetts, national chair
man of the Eisenhower cam
paign, also flies into Portland
Monday for a rally at the Port
land Ice Arena Monday night.
Sen. Lodge recently visited Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower at his
Paris NATO headquarters and is
spearheading the "Ike" cam
paign until the general himself
returns to the United States.
Harold E. Stassen, former gov
ernor of Minnesota and president
of the University of Pennsyl
vania, plans to arrive in Port
land on Thursday while Sen.
Wayne L. Morse, freshman GOP
lawmaker from Oregon whose
views frequently cross party
lines, is scheduled late in the
week. Sen. Morse is running for
delegate-at-large to" the Republi
can national convention and
plans to tell the voters to forget
him as a presidential candidate.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur also
is an "unwilling" Republican
candidate in the Oregon primary
and won't be here to campaign.
Nothing has been heard from
William R. Schneider, St. Louis,
Mo., attorney and sixth' candi
date vying for votes in the stale,
and Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio
is not on the GOP ballot, but
something of a fight is shaping
up over an alleged "hoax" perpe
trated on Oregon voters by eight
convention delegate candidates
who filed by petition and who
could go to the July convention
Oregon Accidents
Claim Four Lives
BY UNITED PRESS
Four persons met accidental
death in Oregon during the
weekend. Two of the victims
drowned and two died in traffic
accidents.
Nine -year -old George Small
drowned Saturday afternoon
during a public swimming ses
sion in the Klamath Falls high
school natatorium.
Mrs. Anna L. Garrett, 46-year-old
houseboat dweller, drowned
Saturday night in Portland. Po
.. lice said she apparently fell into
Oregon slough during a party.
Two-year-old William Michael
Delgard was fatally injured Sun
day when run over by a pickup
truck on a hop ranch two miles
east of Independence, Ore.
A 70-year-old pedestrian, John
Cenci, was struck by a car Sat
urday night and killed to be
come Portland's 22nd traffic
death of 1952.
Strike Situation
At Medco Unchanged
The strike situation at Med
ford corporation, where CIO
Woodworkers have been on
strike for a week, was unchang
ed today. Some 150 woods and
railroad workers are still idle,
although the Medford sawmill,
operated by AFL employees, is
still operating. Pickets are posted
at the approaches to the plant.
Chinese-American Laundress Selected
As Typical American Mother for 1952
New York (U.R) Mrs. Toy
Len Goon, Chinese-born owner
operator of a Portland, Me.,
laundry and mother of eight
American born children, was
named the American Mother for
1952 Monday by the Golden
Rule foundation.
Mrs. Goon, 57, widow of a
World War I veteran, had no for
mal education, the Foundation
said. Her children, ranging in
age from 15 to 29, include a doc
tor, a merchant, a teacher, a
government worker, and a mem
ber of the United States Navy.
Two are in school! another is
working in the family laundry to
earn money for further school
ing. The doctor son is Carroll
"unpledged" thus ignoring the
popular vote.
Gov. Douglas McKay has
charged that the eight would
support Sen. Taft In defiance of
the vote for other candidates, in
cluding Gen. Eisenhower, who is
the governor's personal choice.
The eight who filed by petition
among the 85 Republican dele
gate candidates are listed as
Lowell Paget, Mrs. Irene H. Ger
linger, John R. Latourette Jr.,
Irving Rand, Robert A. Bennett,
Phil Metschan, and Ernest G.
Swigert, all of Portland, and
U. S. Balentine, Klamath Falls.
Kefauver to Return
On the Democratic side of the
ballot, Sen. Estes. Kefa,uver of
Tennesse is the only "willing"
candidate and plans to return to
Oregon during the week to carry
his appeal directly to the voters.
Other Democrats entered are
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Wil
liam O. Douglas and Illinois
Gov. Adlai Stevenson. The latter
has disavowed presidential am
bitions and Douglas has taken a
full-page advertisement in the
Democratic voters' pamphlet to
tell party members not to
"waste" their votes on him.
Wedemeyer Takes
Chairmanship of
Taft Committee
Washington (U.R) Retired
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer
took over chairmanship of a
"National Citizens for Taft
Committee" Monday and said
his decision was influenced by
Gen. Douglas A. MacArthur,
among others.
Supporters of Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower for the Republican
presidential nomination conced
ed, meanwhile, that Sen. Robert
A. Taft will make a primary
sweep in his home state, Ohio,
and "temporarily" regain the
lead this week in the see-saw
battle for national convention
delegates.
Urged To Accept
"Numerous prominent citi
zens, including Gen. MacArthur,
urged me to accept," Wede
meyer said in a prepared state
ment read to a news conference.
Wedemeyer said he decided to
throw in with Taft because "he
can and will turn our country
away from socialistic trends and
will restore the free competitive
economic system . . . uproot sub
versive influences . . . and elim
inate coddlers of disloyalty."
Clean Sweep Seen-
Sen. Frank Carlson, R-Kan.,
director of the national Eisen
hower campaign headquarters,
said in a statement that Taft
should pick up all 58 of the dele
gates at stake Tuesday in his
home state Ohio primary. But
he said the gain will "soon be
eclipsed" by new Eisenhower
victories.
The Ohio primary is one of
three Tuesday. In Florida, Sens.
Estes Kefauver, Tenn., and Rich
ard B. Russell, Ga., square off in
a Democratic presidential pref
erence primary that will mark
a "first" for each. It will be
Russell's first primary test, and
Kefauver's first In his native
South.
Oregon State Prison
Escapees Recaptured
Vancouver, Wash U.R)
Two convicts who took a Sunday
afternoon walk away from the
Oregon state prison farm at
Salem were back In custody
Monday following a chase punc
tuated by gunfire and a wrecked
stolen car.
The escapees were William H.
Brooks, 27, serving five years
for forgery from Tillamook
county, and John Calvin God
dard, 22. serving a three-year
sentence for a burglary In Lane
county.
Goon. 29. Salt Lake City.
"Her personal participation in f
.nana was iiuiiicu ii.i.ausc
of her continuous duties in her
laundry and her home." the
American Mothers Committee of
the Foundation said. "As her
children grew up they helped
their mother in the laundry.
They were taught and encourag
ed constantly to participate in
worthwhile civic projects of all
kinds."
American Cltiien
Mrs. Goon has been a resident
of the United States for almost
40 years and is an American citi
zen. Her husband. Dogan Goon,
lost a leg after he was discharg
ed from service in World War I.
He died 12 yean ago. .
Medford
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47th Year 14 Pages
Earl Warren Opens
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OPENS CAMPAIGN HERE Pictured above is California
Gov. Earl Warren, who opened his campaign for Oregon's Repub
lican preferential primary election vote for president today at noon
with a speech in the Pioneer room of the Jackson hotel.
Candidate Asks: Why
Doesn't DA Enforce
Anti-Gambling Laws?
Walter 'Nuniey, candidate for
the- Republican nomination as
Jackson county district attorney,
today renewed his charges that
the incumbent DA; Paul Havi
land, is failing in his duty to en
force many of the criminal laws
of the state, especially gambling
laws.
Nuniey told The Mail Tribune
that the district attorney not
only can sign . criminal com
plaints, but that it is his duty
to do so. The young attorney said
that Haviland's recent state
ments regarding the duties of the
district attorney were "made in
an effort to excuse or mitigate
his failure to enforce our crimi
nal laws, particularly our anti
gambling laws."
Quotes Law
Nuniey quoted Oregon law on
the DA V duties as follows:
Rail Passenger
Rafe Hikes Asked
' Washington (U.R) Nine
Western Railroads asked the In
terstate Commerce Commission
Monday for authority to increase
passenger fare 10 per cent.
There was no indication in the
petition filed with the ICC why
all Western lines did not join in
the request. The petitioning
railroads contended they are
losing money in passenger operations.-
The Western lines asking the
increase are the Missouri Pacific
railroad and subsidiaries; North
western Pacific Railroad; Pacific
Electric Railway; St. Louis
Southwestern Railroad; St. Lou
is Southwestern Railroad o f
Texas; San Diego & Arizona
Eastern Railway; Southern Pa
cific Railway .and subsidiaries;
and the Texas Sc New Orleans
Railroad.
FT
MRS. TOY LEN COON
Laundress Hamad "Mother"
MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 5,
"Ha shall institute , proceed
ings before magistrates ior the
arrest- of persons charged wjth,
or reasonably suspected of, pub
lic offenses, when he has infor
mation that any such offense
has been committed-. . .
"It is not necessary that the
district attorney have positive
knowledge and proof of absolute
guilt of the offense," Nuniey
said; "it is only necessary that the
guilt be reasonably suspected.
The candidate added that
Haviland "has made use of
legal technicality to confuse this
issue in the minds of the citi
zens. Can the district attorney
take affirmative action in en
forcing our laws?' He not only
can; he is required to . . ." con
cluded Mr. Nuniey.
Nunlcy also indicated that
too great a proportion of Havi-
land's time is spent in private
practice, to the detriment of his
conduct of his office
lie has spent many, many
hours and days in preparing and
trying civil cases and in handling
various civil matters," Nuniey
said, 'in a county as large
Jackson county has become, the
district- attorney's duties are
many and varied. The Job has
become a full-time one. It is my
opinion that the bulk of the dis
trict attorney's private practice
should be left In the hands of a
law partner, in order that he
should be free to do the job at
hand," Nuniey added.
He concluded: "Do we have
lower percentage of criminals
sent to Salem according to popu
lation than the other counties in
the stale because we simply don't
have the criminals in our coun
ty? I don't think so. Why has
Mr. Haviland failed to enforce
many of our crimial laws, esne
daily our gamhling laws? Is it
because he doesn't have the
time?"
On Radio
Nuniey will speak at 8:15 over
radio station KYJC on this and
related subjects.
Haviland and Nuniey, both
Republicans, are. contesting for
the nomination for district attor
ney. The nomination presumably
will be the same as election this
year, for no Democratic candi
date has filed.
LOGS DUMPED
A loaded log truck of the Se
curity Truck line, Medford, driv
en by James A. Wooldridge,
route Z, box 663, Central Point
dumped its load at Front and
Sixth streets today at 11:45 a.m.
according to city police. No dam
age or injuries resulted, and a
crane from fhe Tru-Mix com
pany re-loaded the truck by 1:10
p.m. Police said the driver had
applied all his brakes to avoid
hitting another car which "knif
ed" his trailer dumping the load
A crowd of some 50 people
watched the re-loading. - -
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Oregon Campaign Here Today
Governor Seeking
States Delegates;
Speaks at Luncheon
Hits Back Biting,
Scurrilous Propaganda
California's Gov. Earl Warren
opened his campaign for the
Oregon primary election" prcfer
enCial vote for the Republican
presidential nomination here to
day.
The governor arrived at the
Medford airport in a chartered
DC-3 plane at 10:55 a.m., and was
greeted by a group of some 40
city and chamber of commerce
officials, and by the local Repub
lican leaders.
He fired the opening gun in
his struggle for Oregon's 18 na
tional GOP convention delegates
by hitting at "petty criticism.
back biting or scurrilous under
ground propaganda" in the Re
publican nominating contest.
Noon Luncheon
The governor spoke at a noon
luncheon at the Jackson hotel,
and was to leave for Klamath
Falls at 2 p.m. for a 3 o'clock
speech on the steps of the Klam
ath county courthouse. He will
then fly to Portland for a pri
vate dinner there tonight.
Governor Warren keynoted
his talk this noon by pointing out
that a Republican victory at the
polls this year is far from sure.
"We have a fight on our hands
in November, let np one deceive
us on that score," he said, and
pointed out that the "solid
South" has 128 electoral votes
which traditionally go to Demo
crats. Appealing for unity and good
will among Republicans, he said
he comes to Oregon "with admir
ation and good will for every
candidate in your Republican
primary. I shall have nothing to
say igainst any of them. I have
every Intention of supporting the
Republican whom our conven
tion nominates."
Disclaiming a highpowercd
campaign, the governor said he
does not have a "great organi
zation," and is without great fi
nancial means.
Tribute To Oregoniant
He paid tribute to many Ore
gon Republican leaders of the
past and present, including Gov.
Douglas McKay and Senators
Wayne Morse and Guy Cordon.
"I believe my state has the
same type of Republicanism you
have in Oregon," he s-aid. "We
believe that the development
and conservation of our natural
resources is a matter of basic
concern for both the individual
and for government , . . We be
lieve also in developing and con
serving our human resources, so
life will be progressively better
for all our people as time passes.
"But we want these things to
be done within the framework
of our constitutional system. We
believe everyone In and out of
office in the United States is
subject to the constitution of the
United States, he said in an ap
parent reference to President
Truman's recent seizure of the
steel Industry.
Work Under Constitution
"We arc not searching for In
herent powers," he added. "We
believe that every American
problem can be solved in the
American way under the con
stitution. We not only believe
that to be the fact. We work
that way.".
The usually mild-mannered
governor appealed for a new
administration in Washington
"not a warmed over Democratic
administration; not a reshuffling
of the cards for another kind of
deal, but a completely new ad
ministration, with a new ap
proach, new leadership, a new
sense of responsibility to the
people, and the will to restore
time honored concepts of repre
sentative government.
Governor Warren charged the
Democrats cannot do this, and
that the present administration
has lost its vitality, resulting in
a situation where morale has
suffered to a point where morals
are actually impaired. "Corrup
tion is viewed with a compla
cency, and is often excused or
condoned," he said, adding that
there has been a loss of financial
responsibility, and a dangerous
centralization of administrative
power.
Atkt Social Progress
He called for continued social
progre.'i in domestic affairs, and
said he is sure we can do these
things without copying any for
eign ideology or without depart
ing from the spirit of our Ameri
can institutions.
In touching on foreign policy,
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1952
No
AIRLINES,
FEEL PINCH AS OIL
WALKOUT
Denver, Colo. (U.R) Com
mercial airlines and motorists in
two Midwest cities Monday felt
the fuel-shortage pinch as the nation-wide
oil strike went into its
sixth day without a settlement in
sight.
Washington (U.R) The
government has no plans to
ration automobile gasoline as
the result of the nationwide
oil strike. Secretary of Inte
rior Oscar L. Chapman said
Monday.
Airlines started work to draw
up emergency schedules to com-
Most Stores Back
On Regular Work
Hours This Morning
Most of Medford was back to
regular hours on Pacific stand
ard time today.
A majority of Medford stores
this morning abandoned the
"summer working hour" sched
ule opening and closing an
hour earlier which had been
adopted by most retail stores
last week.
Some employers, however,
while maintaining regular store
hours, were permitting employ
ees to come to work an hour ear
lier and leave an hour earlier.
The city of Medford was one of
these. ' ' iw ,
Camp White on DST "v '
The Camp White veterans
domiciliary center today began
observing daylight saving time,
according to Manager Paul Hat
ton, lie explained that the
change resulted from a Veterans
Administration directive which
places all VA stations on the
Pacific coast on fast time.
Any further action on the lo
cal time situation will have to
await a meeting fo the city-
council at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. It
is expected that daylight saving
time advocates will appear in an
attempt to persuade the council
to authorize fast time for Med
ford. It was pointed out by city of
ficials that any action by the city
council would be purely advl
sory, and a number of concerns
have indicated that they would
not change until and unless Gov.
Douglas McKay reverses his de
cision and legalizes daylight
time throughout the state.
Colonel Said Missing
In Korea Air Action
Seoul, Koi-ca (U.R) Col.
Albert -W. Schlnz, deputy com
mander of the U. S. 91st fighter
wing, disappeared in an air bat
tle with Communist MIG-15
fighters over North Korea on
May Day, the Air Force an
nounced Monday.
It listed Schinz as "missing
in action." He was presumed to
have been shot down.
Seeking revenge, Allied war
planes ' Sunday shot down six
Communist fighter, four of them
MIG-15 Jets, probably destroyed
a fifth and damaged four.
Phoenix, Ariz. (U.R) The
Arizona state board of pardons
and paroles recommended to
Gov. Howard Pyle Monday that
trunk murderess Winnie Ruth
Judd'i death sentence be com
muted to life Imprisonment.
Governor Warren said "the age
of isolationism has passed .
the peace of the world depends
upon our ability to bring about
collective security through world
cooperation" through the United
Nations, which he characterized
as the world's best hope for ac
compllshlng that result.
Before his formal talk, Gover
nor Wnrren told newsmen that
great progress has been made
against crime and gambling In
California, and pointed out that
his crime commission has been
very effective In the fight.
Among those meeting the gov
ernor upon his arrival here were
newspapermen. Mayor Diamond
L. Flynn, Chamber of Commerce
President Jorgcn Jorgenscn, and
Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, chairman
of the Jackson County Republi
can Central committee.
rather
RECAST: Cloudy tontfht,
partly cloudy Tueidiy. Few
iprlnklei in mountain! thti
evening. Low tonight 38-40.
Hih Tuesday 10.
Temp
Highest Ytittrdiv 6
Lowest tbli Morning 31
AUTOISTS
CONTINUES
ply with the government's gaso
line rationing order which be
comes effective Tuesday.
Airlines Restricted
The government order restricts
domestic airlines for the next 28
days to 65 per cent of the avia
tion gasoline they used during
March.
Bruce K. Brown, deputy chief
of the Defense Petroleum Ad
ministration, said the order
would become effective at 1:01
a.m. (CST) Tuesday.
Motorists in the Great Lakes
area were hit hard by the grow
ing gasoline shortage.
Detroit Supplies Cut
Detroit's gasoline supplies
were cut 70 per cent bv the
strike, as eight of the motor city's
it) major gasoline distributors
were strikebound and hundreds
of service stations in Michigan
closed down for the duration.
An oil company spokesman
said the gas famine would hit the
Chicago area in five days, unless
tne strike ended. The area
stretches from industrial Gary,
Ind., to Waukegan, 111,
Air Force Cuts Flights
The Air Force already has cut
the number of training flights in
the United States to the mini
mum. But the Air Force spokesman
in Tokyo said flying in the Far
East Air Force would not feel the
pinch of the strike for at least
two weeks, if the walkout con
tinued that long.
He indicated, however, that
there might be a clamp-down on
oil consumption after that time
should the strike still be in force.
Meanwhile; officials of the CIO
Oil Workers International union
said here that a West Coast wage
agreement between Standard
Oil of California and the Indepen
dent Union of Petrolium Work
ers would not set a pattern for
other settlements In the walk
out. Three-Day Measles
Lead Disease List
The common three-day measles
led the list of communicable dis
eases last week In Jackson coun
ty with 14 cases In Medford, 2 in
Ashland and 2 in Central Point,
according to Dr. A. Erin Merkel,
county nealth physician.
There was one case of menln
gitis reported In Medford, not
communicable; influenza, four
Ashland, three Medford; one
rheumatic fever case in Jackson
ville; one scarlet fever case in
Medford; one case each of Infec
tlous mononucleosis in Medford
and Eagle Point; and one tuber-1
culosis case in Eagle Point.
BULLETINS
New York (U.R) Promoter
Jim Norrii announced Mon
day that Champion Joey Max
im and Sugar Ray Robinson
have been matched for a light
heavyweight title fight at Yan
kee Stadium June 23.
Salt Lake City (U.R) Davli
county commissioners late
Monday declared a county
wide state of emergency be
cause of rising flood waters.
The rampaging Weber river at
the north end of the defense
Industry-filled county, has cut
roads and flooded many
homes.
Washington (U.R) Clorli
D. Walker, under congression
al fire for allegedly leaking
trade secrets to an Egyptian
broker, resigned Monday as
director of the Agriculture
Department's cotton branch.
Montreal Prisoners Riot;
Sunday Dinner Claimed Bad
Montreal, Que. (U.R) Prison
guards restored order Monday at
Bordeaux jail where 550 inmates
claiming they had been given
wormy bologna and burned po
tatoes at their Sunday afternoon
meal, staged a fiery riot for
more than three hours.
Under Control
"Everything is under control
now," Provincial Police Inspect
or Norbert Labbe said.
The riot started at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday in the dining hall when
about 500 inmates rushed the
guards. Two prisoners and three
guards were injured.
Then the rioters set fire to the
Plans Not Known,
Administration
Official Declares
Basis To Resume
Talks Searched
Washington U.R) The steel
dispute dropped back into Presi
dent Truman's lap Monday and
a high administration official
said, "we don't know what we're
going to do now."
Mr. Truman was reported to
be searching for some basis to
resume the White house-sponsored
bargaining talks between the
industry and the CIO Steelwork
ers. which collapsed late Sunday.
Wait Seen Possible
But some officials conceded
that the President and Acting
Defense Mobilizer John R. Steel
man might have to "let things
simmer" until the Supreme
Lourt opens hearing next Mon
day on the legality of govern
ment seizure of the steel mills.
Some of the urgency was re
moved from the situation when
Steelworkers' President Philip
Murray announced that he had
"no intention" of calling out hia
650,000 steelworkers on strike
against the government.
Wildcat Walkouts Seen
But Murray did not rule out
the possibility of wildcat walk
outs,, slowdowns or other scatter
ed "protests" by the steelwork
ers. He told reporters that "we
hope our people will continue
at work" during government op
eration of the steel properties.
Authoritative sources revealed
that the extraordinary White
House talks, which began Satur
day morning and continued
through the week-end, once
seemed on the verge of produc
ing a settlement.
That was shortly after Presi
dent Truman had called the ne
gotiators into his office early
Saturday and threatened to im
pose a wage increase on the
industry un.ess a settlement wai
reached by Monday.
This "club" was plucked from
the President's hands by the
Supreme Court Saturday after
noon. It agreed unanimously to
grant the steel companies' re
quest for an order forbidding
the government to raise wases
in the plants pending the final
decision of the constitutionality'
of the seizure.
Charles W. Clause,
Ex-Policeman, Dies
Charles W. Clause, 78, of 24S
North Holly street died in a lo
cal hospital Sunday. Although
retired, he was well known in
Medford where he was a police
officer for 11 years, after coming
here from Ashland, where he was
on the police force for eight
years, five of which he was the
Ashland chief of police.
Arrangements for funeral aer
vics are in charge of Chapel
Mortuary and will be announced
later,
Baby Blanket May Be
Clue to Missing Infant
The Jackson County Sher
iff's office continuing Its search
today for the missing infant ton
of Russell Graham, Shady Cove,
following the discovery yester
day of a baby blanket and hot
water bottle on the banks of the
Rogue river.
Sheriff's deputies are checking
today on the possibility that the
blanket and water bottle belong
ed to the Graham's. They were
found by Shady Cove Fisherman
Phil Molschenbacher near the
spot that Mrs. Graham'a drown
ed body was discovered on April
22. .
United Nations, N.Y. (U.R)
The United States charged Mon
day that Communists are smug
ging dope into Japan and using
proceeds from its sale to finance
party activities and obtained
strategic materials from Red
China.
BASEBALL
NATIONAL
Brooklyn S 0
Pittsburgh 1 4
Called end 8th, rain. '
Branca and Campanellat
Friend, Main 6, and Garagiola.
Home runsi Hodges 3rd, 2
on Pafko, 5th, none en.
kitchen, the main switchboard,
the chapel and two of the jail's
five cellblocks before they were
subdued with tear gas, night
sticks and fire hoses.
Inmate Strangles Pig
During the riot, one of the In
mates rushed into a walled-in
courtyard, caught a pig that had
wandered into the area from the
jail farm and strangled it.
Almost 1,000 policemen and
firemen fought the rioters before
the inmates gave up. Some of the
men were orderly, but about 100
grumbling prisoners were taken
to Quebec provincial police cells
for overnight keeping.