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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1934 STRIKE GRIP CRIPPLES ALL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS Plenty of Gas, Sell at One Not Any to Service Station Mayors of Bay To Insure Cities Act Food Supplies VIOLENCE IS'STATE FORCE RFPflRTFn IMTfl CMIVIIY GREAT STATE AREA HIT Bl( L. LU 111 I UUIIIUI PRLPARE FOR EMERGENCY 1 RURAL AREAS FOOD TRUCKS; I tthat none in his city suffer from lack of the necessities of life CONSERVATION URGED. The Eastbay mayors urged all citizens to conserve foods on hand, and to retire their automobiles from ordinary use so that what little gasoline they contain may be used to transport precious supplfes of! edibles when occasion demands. They suggested that groups of neighbors band together and "pool" their automobiles so that gasoline consumption could be cut to the minimum. T-! I.

criminatory" the stand of the1 SAN FRANCISCO. July strikers that none but families on enforcement agencies of ban ran-relief should receive an unrestrict- immediately to ed flow of foodstuffs. This with the situation created by pension of the normal methods of! the call of a general strike for Mon-supplying the necessities of life morning. the populace, the mayors uon rennest of Police Chief W. places upon their governments a 'J- Quinn.

Mayor Angelo Rossi "grave responsibility." authorized the immediate appoint- "No American eovernment can be mrnt of Son additional policemen to Throughout the bay region, offi cials moved in concert yesterday ivy n.oui Hie iLiacmjaj vuita of food" during the approaching strike. After issuing pledges that all possible governmental machinery will be utilized to supply food, the officials began preparations to set that machinery in action. The mayors of the Eastbay cities, as their first act. appointed committee to handle the problems of food supply and control. These committees met immediately and divided themselves into cub-committees, each with a specified task to perform.

The cities into districts, and were blocked off into areas, each with a responsible group in charge. "This has passed the stage of an emergency it has become a crisis." was the watchword of the committee leaders. "We are de termined that none shall go hungry because of the strike." CHECK OF CONDITIONS. District and block leaders were instructed to check, as rapidly as possible, the conditions in every home under their jurisdiction. Homes with young children were to receive the first attention, with all energies concentrated to assure proper supplies of milk, green vegetables, and other necessary items of infants' diet.

Immediate action was promised when (he larder of any home reaches the vanishing point. The food committees in the East-bay were being mustered at the call of Mayor William J. McCracken of Oakland; Mayor Edward N. Ament of Berkeley; Mayor William F'. Murray of Alameda; Mayor Oliver Ellsworth of Piedmont; Mayor W.

If. Christie of Emeryville and Mayor Earl Dorry of San Leandro CALL TO "STAND BY." They called on all citizens to "stand by," ready to receive and execute orders in cooperation with the food committees. They pointed out in public proclamation that the food committees will have nothing to do with the issues of the strike that their sole task will be to keep the people from going hungry. They were backed up by Governor Frank F. Merriam, who issued a guarantee of unlimited state aid to assure adeouatp food San Francisco and vicinity.

To this Mayor Angelo Rossi of San Francisco, added his pledge that he would, if necessary, invoke emergency measures to make certain fill near-empty gasoline tanks at a Storage plant on the Bayshore highway three blocks south of the Third and Townsend depot The guards were protecting State-owned property nearby, but their presence caused strikers and sympathizers to allow the distribution of fuel without intervention. t) 0 Harry Hintze, purchasing agent for the City of Oakland, made arrangements yesterday with Alameda vegetable growers to furnish produce for Zoo animals. The vegetables will be moved in city trucks, exempted by teamsters. 0 0 0 Oakland has sufficient food to last prisoners in the City Jail for two weeks. Corned and pickled beef and cereals will compose the jail menu.

0 0 0 The animals at the San Francisco Zoo must eat, George Bistany, su perintendent, declared. "If 1 don't get that horsemeat I'm going to load my lions on a truck and I'll take the elephant, too, and go to butcher-town and get the meat myself. That elephant can lick any 500 strikers," Bistany said. 0 0 0 The dimming of the citv's noises by the truckers' strike has had op posite enect8 on the nerves of citizens. Dr.

J. C. Geiger. health officer, stated. "Noises make people jittery," he said.

"Greater quiet, as now, means greater efficiency. Unfortunately, many persons accustomed to noise are showing nervous irritability." 0 0 0 The general strike can be called at any time, so far as Felix Do-minguez, 12-year-old newsboy and self-appointed mascot of the City Hall press room, Is concerned. He is prepared. Mindful of an Impending food shortage, he sold his papers as quicKiy as possible today, then hurried down Washington Street tc battle the crowd of shoppers at the feixtn fetreet Market. Felix is small hut quick.

A few moments later he trudged back up the street carry ing a sack containing three dozen oranges his food suddIv during the striKe. 0 0 0 Warning that San Francisco faces possibilities of a serious epidemic unless strikers permit garbage collectors to resume service was issued by Health Director J. C. Geiger today. 0 0 0 Dogs will stop their erratic and continuous chase after the mechanical rabbit at the Town and Country Club's Bayshore City greyhound track after tonight, as a result of the strike, Peter O'Connor, general manager, said today.

0 Although on strike duty, Army routine continues for 2000 members of the California National Guard stationed on the San Francisco waterfront. General inspection will be held today. 0 0 0 Arthur D. Greenleigh, acting director of the SERA in San Francisco, today said that striking teamsters have promised not to molest any trucks bringing supplies to SERA projects. 0 0 0 More than one strike picket turned his back and others winked understandingly as Mrs.

Josephine Lack passed the lines into San Francisco late yesterday after driving her horse and buggy along rutted back country roads from Rockaway Beach, San Mateo County. She had made the trip to obtain scrap meat for 30 homeless dogs that she ha.s "adopted." o'HJ Additional' Men for Pol i vp New Anti-Red Bureau Formed hp -elected from the civil service eligible ii'ts. This means the addition of trained personnel meeting the mental and physical requirements of reculpr officers. NEW Bt'REATl CREATED Chief Quinn also announced th establishment of a "new police bureau, to be known as the anti-radical and crime prevention bureau, and the opening of headquarters at Room 420. Hall of Justice.

The new jiureau, into which the present crime prevention bureau will bo merged, will be commanded by Captain John J. O'Meara, of tht Stanyon Street station. Captain Arthur Layne, assistant police chief: Captain Charles Goff, head of the traffic department; Captain Charles Skelly, secretary of the police commission, and Lieutenant James Boland, executive officer of the city prison, will servo as advisors to the ner bureau. Captain Pat- ick W. Hurley was ordered transferred to the Stanyon Street station.

MAYOR READY TO ACT Mayor Rossi also conferred with Sheriff W. J. Fitzgerald, whose office has a force of 22 regular deputies with 4000 special deputies subject to call. Members of the police commission said they were maintaining constant touch with the office of Acting Governor Frank F. Merriam.

"This is the worst calamity that has sjruek Ran Francisco since the lOdfi disaster." Mayor Rossi said. "I will use all the power vested in me to halt it." 'Kmcrjlcncy Drugs' Plentiful in Area Easlhav residents face no short age of "emergency drugs" or first aid eouipment as a result of the imnending general strike. Downtown Oakland drug store manacers were unanimous in their opinion that even in the event of "rush demands" the supply of drugs for compounding prescriptions, and for use in the immediatl alleviation of pnin together with first aid items such as antiseptics, bandages, tape and Iodine is sufficient to last anywhere from two weeks to a month. Some store executives were confident that unless the demand was abnormal their supplies would last for two or thre months. In almost every instance, store have added to their stocks of emergency drugs during the past week, as a precautionary measure.

The influx began when teamsters' weje threatening their strike last week. Yesterday the drugs for prescrlp" tion purposes and first aid materials were being shipped to retailers by San Francisco wholesale, firms under special Teamster Union "Red Cross permits." Movement of other supplies was prohibited. One Eastbay drug firm removed the doors from its delivery truck in order to facilitate inspection of orders and reassure pickets that no "contraband" was being moved. Funeral Directors Maintain Business Funeral directors throughout the Easlhav report that strike conditions have not in any way affected the normal course of arrangement for funerals. Gasoline is, being issued to the funeral directors by consent of the strikers, as such service must be maintained with that of hospitals'.

A thousand gallons of gasoline on hand and not a drop to sell. This situation had Bill Thompson, proprietor of an East Oakland serv- i ice station, scratching his head to day. "The gas belongs to me. I bought it from the company. But under the agreement we signed, the company retains control of the station.

I'm told by the company to hold a thousand gallons. What for? Emergencies of some kind. I suppose. But in the meanwhile. I'm not selling I drop." Because of the pressure of strike business the Union Business Agents' Luncheon Club has suspended all its luncheon "get-t'ogethers" for the month of July.

With a convoy of men aboard, a heavily-laden peach truck entered the commission market district of Oakland today and created a furor when pickets patrolling the streets made several attempts to stop it. The truck got through. The "men" on board turned out to be union men now on strike aid ing a fellow union driver get his load started before the teamsters' strike, after his truck had "broken down" on the highway. The question of whether or not the truck would get out of the district after discharging its load was not settled. 0 0 0 Floral tributes for the dead and bouquets to cheer the sick In hospitals are still obtainable, local retailers stated today.

But as soon as the stock the retailers have on hand is depleted they will be unable to obtain a fresh supply, the teamsters' strike having tied up the delivery of flowers by wholesalers, and their transportation by growers. The local retailers said they had been assured by the strategy committee that retailers' deliveries for funerals and to hospitals would not be halted. At Oakland Teamsters headquar ters, 82(1 West Street, because or telephone congestion, Charles W. Rea the secretary, yesterday or dered installation of a special tele phone line for emergency use by physicians, hospitals, nurseries and others seeking to obtain rulings on the manner in which they may receive food, medical supplies and gasoline. a a Encouraged by the sight of Na- onal Guardsmen and their weapons just across the way, motorists formed a mile-long line today to Mayor Rossi Defies Subversive Forces in Vow to Enforce Law (Continued From Page 1.) charter.

He declared his first objective would be the preservation of law and order. He quoted at length from the city charter, showing that the face of an emergency he, as Mayor, was empowered to organize and direct any department of the City Government and to "summon, marshal and deputize other per sons to aid in assuring tne preservation of law and order. "It is my determination," he declared, "to draw upon the tremendous resources at my command. Every citteen of San Francisco shouid know what my purpose is. We are going to enforce law and order and safeguard life and property.

"My second duty and purpose relates to those firms which deal in the necessities of life. These Include clothing, food, fuel, drugs and kindred articles. 'Those wno wish to sell and deliver these to the people of San Francisco will be permitted to do so. Every citizen has the right to pursue his ordinary life in a calm and peaceful way. It is Intolerable to think that any dispute or disagreement should be allowed to interfere with this.

"Thirdly, the municipal government must and will continue to function. My fourth duty, although not imposed on my by the charter, but assumed to be mine by virtue of my office, is to assist in arriving at solution of this crisis. PLANS LAID AND TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT "Much has been done already to cope with the present situation. During the days preceedlng the calling of this strike many plans have been laid, which will be put into effect. I am not prepared to tell you when or how long it will be before their full effect is felt.

Two things are necessary. First the cooperation of all citizens, and secondly sufficient time In which to move all the forces Involved. "In conclusion I would urge all citizens to be circumspect In their conduct. Keep cool. Avoid altercations and go about your business in as nearly a natural manner as is humanly possible under the circumstances.

"I stand ready to cooperate with those who seek peace and safety. To these elements and individuals who would tear down the forces of municipal, state and national government I say that all the forces at my command will be brought to bear to prevent the carrying out of their plans." a a party to such discrimination be- tween its people," the mayors as serted in their joint proclamation. "We have an equal duty to make it possible for families not on relief to obtain a reasonable minimum of provisions." Persons heading the food committees included civic leaders, officials of service clubs, and heads of other organizations of a public, semi-public, or charitable nature. Each was selected for his or her proven ability ar an organizer. GOVERNOR'S APPEAL.

Governor Merriam issued a public appeal to the strikers that they permit uninterrupted transportation of food and medical supplies into San Francisco and the Ray region. He uttered a warning that he would resort to "independent action" if fuch should prove necessary to insure that women and children do not suffer hunger or privation during the strike. WhHe Merriam did not define "independent action," it was taken in many quarters to mean that he would call the troops into action to convoy supply-laden trucks into the strflte area if food could not be otherwise obtained. While this action was transpiring Mayor Rossi, after a conference with police, city and military officials, launched his own program for the protection of the citizens of his community. He issued ultimatums that law and order must prevail; that those desiring to do so must he permitted to furnish food to citizens without hindrance; that there must be no stoppage of the functions of municipal government, and that rioting and violence will not be tolerated.

formulating plans to serve the indigent sick in various institutions. Friends and relatives of inmates of institutions were besieging authorities with demands for assurance that they would get milk and other fresh foods. Strike I lalts Work on Park Street liridgc Construction work on the Park Street Bridge was halted yesterday because of the lack of fuel oil to run the pile driver and clam shell dredger being used. Cnuntv Engineer Burnett Hamilton Strike conditions prevented delivery of new fuel supplies. The work, whirh is financed partly by a Federal grant, is being done by a private contractor.

He said he might attempt to get more oil by barge unless a general strike causes the walkout of men employed on the project. Twenty-five men were forced to quit work when the fuel was exhausted at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. II. S. S.

UTAH COMING VALLEJO. July 14. According to word received at the Marp Island Navy Yard today, the U. S. S.

Utah will pay a brief visit to the local base on Friday. July 20. The craft will come to Mare Island from San Francisco early in the morning of that day for unloading and will return to the lower bay in the after- noon. Eastbay Hospitals Expect No Trouble Getting Food Citiei of Interior Feel Pinch Of Two-Wav Blockade as Food and Work Vanish Crippled transportation in the By region has spread effects of the teamsters' strike throughout Ccn-. tral California cities, a survey last night showed.

Agricultural production, in many areas was hard bit because of the practical impossibility of shipping fruit, vegetables, meat and other foodstuffs into the strike-barricaded central area. Indicative of the situation faced by growers was the daily produce report issued by the Federal De turtment of Aericulturc in San Francisco. It was laconic: to strike conditions there war nracticallv no receipts. Some nroduce on hand. This remained unsold, as there were no buyers.

Gasoline was reported scarce in nma of the outlying cities, and most of them were faced with in ability to obtain canned goods ana Staples from Bay region ware houses. Hera is a summary the situa tlon: BAN JOSE Demand and prices Of perishable vegetables have increased because of the blockade on Bay region produce markets. Scant danger of a food shortage is reported. Because of picketing. 150 truck drivers usually employed in hauling between here and San Francisco have been laid off.

Tomato growers of Santa Clara County face labor trouble unless wages are raised, they have been warned. SACRAMENTO To discuss the falsing of a "war chest" for the (lid Of striking San Francisco union men, members of the Sacramento Federated Trades Council will meet, tomorrow night. President h. Ennls of the council said "we don't think" a general strike would be called In Sacramento. AN RAFAEL MarlnCounty's gasoline supply is virtually exhausted and supplies of meats and staple foods are reported "getting low." Bausalito taxi-cabs have ceased operations.

Pickets are patrolling highways and turning back all trucks. BAN QUENTIN Prison officials report their food supply adequate for several days. If their weekly barge of supplies Is not received from San Francisco Sunday night, they said they will send prison trucks out to secure food. NAPA Merchants are cut off from the bay region wholesale houses, ordinarily their main source of supply for most commodities. Ar rangements are being rushed to obtain rail shipments from Sacramento, Fresh fruit and wine shlp- ments are curtailed.

Pear and apple growers, particularly, anticipate heavy losses. Boats of the Napa River freight line are tied up. SANTA ROSA Gasoline supplies here and. throughout Sonoma County will be exhausted at least by Monday morning If the situation remains unchanged. Sebastopol district apple growers face a heavy loss because of the Inability to market their produce.

PETALUM A Di I cu 1 ty of egg delivery to centers of population is worrying poultrymen in this "egg basket of the West." Eggs' are being moved into storage as fast as possible. SANTA CRUZ Tank truck rieliv-try of gasoline has been halted, but 10-day supply is in storage. Operation of the city-owned water pump-: lng plant, threatened by shortage of fuel oil, was assured when 9000 gallons of fuel was obtained. MONTEREY Strike conditions Of the San Francisco Bay district have had practically no effect on this district to date. Trucking has continued and there is no shortage of food or gasoline.

PALO ALTO Supply of gasoline In some stations is exhausted. Food stores are swamped with orders. Residents fear they will share the fate of the cities about the bay. STOCKTON -Picking of vegetables, melons and fruits in San Joaquin County is at a virtual standstill. Growers sought new markets In Northern California and Nevada.

Closing of bay region canneries threatened tomato crops. Slaughter houses which weekly kill 20.000 pounds of meat ceased killing and cancelled orders to livestock men rood stocks of wholesalers reported dwindling. MERCED Peach picking in the Merced region is at a standstill because there is ty movement of trucks to cannrrei. Three hundred takers in oe orchard alone were ud off. a a Many Overt Acts Interfere With Normal Industry in Widespread Territory Violence spread into rural sections of Northern California yesterday as the result of the Oakland-San Francisco strike situation.

Here are some of the acts of violence reported to authorities on the highways and byways of this area VISALIA-Sheriff R. L. Hill re ported a truckload of peaches from Dinuba was stopped at Reedley by Recdley "Communists," who warn ed the driver not to attempt to move his load to San Francisco. The pickets, the sheriff said allowed the truck to proceed when they learned it was bound for Reedley packing house. PLEAS ANTON Deputy District Attorney Robert Hunter, assigned to 24-hour a day "strike duty" by District Attorney Earl Warren, to day reported that three Pleasanton service station operators were threatened by "flying squads" of supposed strikers and ordered to close their doors.

Hunter told Warren the operators told him the men drove un to their stations while they were dispensing the last of their gasoline and warned them to close under threats of violence. Warren told Hunter to tell the operators to continue operations, and that he would dispatch inspectors to search for the men who made the threats. City and county trucks moved throughout the strike area yester day without trouble. They bore signs reading: "City of Oakland" or "County of Alameda" and were without the union permits and pla cards displayed by emergency ve hicles. Both City Manager John F.

Hassler and District Attorney Earl Warren said they intended to carry on the business of the gov ernmental units as usual. The city has a month's supply of gasoline at the Corporation Yards, but county supplies of gasoline will be exhausted by tomorrow. District Attorney Warren arranged with the Petroleum Emergency Committee for delivery by tank trucks to distributing points. The tank trucks, in their movements through streets, will be con voyed oy armed guards if neces sary. Warren said.

SERA workers were taken to their work yesterday in trucks marked SERA. Trucks used In this work will receive share of the deliveries of gasoline ordered for Inmorrow, and the fuel also will be available for county public hcallh workers, social service workers, and employees of the Alameda County Hospital. Trucks devoted to the transportation of food and other supplies to hospitals and similar Institutions are operating under permits Issued by the local Brotherhood of Teamsters. They bear placards Indicating this fact. 7 Money told the men that as long as their guns were In plain view they were not violating concealed weapon laws and might proceed.

No further reports of them were received here. The fleet of two trucks and two passenger automobiles expected to go through Sacramento Valley in an attempt to avoid encounters with any pickets. more the normal life of the city was resumed. COSTS The strike was estimated to have cost the workers $3,500,000 in wages. During the days preceding the actual walkout Mayor Hansen charged that talk of arbitration by strike leaders was put forth to a tract public sympathy.

Efforts at arbitration by a representative of the Shipping Board failed. There was talk of calling out troops, bir army officers told Mayor Hans that there would be no martial law and no use of military unless it was needed. iiuuaisnesi committee was Merriam Insists Bay Area Shall Not Lack Edibles; Sheriffs to Cooperate (Continued From Page 1.) truck caravan to those terminals that are in need of such necessities. We suggest that such necessary truck caravans be relayed to their destination from county to county. (Signed) E.

RAYMOND CATO, Chief. CALL PROMPTLY MET BY OFFICERS The call by the Governor was promptly met by peace officers of numerous counties in Central California. Actual convoying of trucks began early Saturday morfung in Sonoma County, Sheriff Patteson swearing in a number of extra deputies. Trucks loaded with meat, lumber and dairy produce were convoyed through the county south toward San Francisco. Guards were furnishedor trucks delivering from wholesale houses to retail stores in Santa Rosa, Pctaluma and other cities.

A group of San Ramon and Ig-nacin Valley farmers waited upon Sheriff R. R. Veale, of Contra Costa County and asked for protection for trucks bearing peaches, pears and plums through the rounty. Veale at once laid plans to provide the necessary guards. He issued a state ment saying: "We are not trying to jeopardize the cause of the unions and the pursuit of peaceful picketing, but perishable fruit of Contra Costa County must be moved." With receipt of the message at the sheriff's office here, Sheriff M.

Driver declared that he had re ceived no request for convoys for trucks but that as soon as such request is made he will confer with Acting Captain George Barron of the Alameda County squad and with Elmer Steinmeyer, district inspector, on plans for forming the control. Steinmeyer left late yesterday for trip through Sonoma and Marin Counties, his purpose being to organize the nvoys in that district. He will return late tonight or to morrow and confer with Sheriff Driver on plans for Alameda County, it is understood. In disclosing his plan, Governor Merriam declared that he took it for granted that mayors and chiefs of police of the Bay cities would provide police escorts or convoys of some kind for the trucks once they reach the limits pf these communi-t i es. ROSSI ORDERS FOOD DELIVERIES In San Francisco, Mayor AneHo Rossi has already signified hip termination to provide such pro tection, he having Issued a pro clamation that deliveries of the necessilies of life must proceed without molestation.

Ufief of Police B. A. Wnllman declared, that up to a late hour yes terday he had not been requested to provide truck protection, but that when the plan was put into opera tion, safe conduct would be available here and that his department would cooperate in every wav with State and County peace officers. Stations Set Aside For Doctors' Oil, Gas Special service stations to supply gasoline and oil to Eastbay physi cians will be operated during the strike through arrangements with Charles W. Real, secretary of the Eastbay Brotherhood of Teamsters, It is announced.

Those tn the Eastbay are: Barney Riley, Fifty-sixth and Grove Streets, Gallagher's Setrvice Station. Forty-fourth Avenue and East Twelfth Street. George Staw, Twenty-lhird Street and MacDonald Avenue, Richmond. Doyle's 1000 San Pablo Avfenue, El Cerrilo. Gasoline Stations.

Jf nbne'rif these are open doctors or nurses may call GLencourt 85.10 and an emergency car will be pro- ided, it is announced. Emergency stations, three in Sjan Francisco and four in the Eastljfey, also will be opened by the Petro- eum Emergency Committee, formed by the major oil companies, it was announced. Physicians must identify them selves by proper registration papers and subsequent deliveries will be made only upon presentation of a properly countersigned service card ssued by the committee through medical society headquarters. The first of these stations, at Fell and Gough Streets, was opened late yesterday in San Francisco. Locations of the" others will be announced tornorrow.

on the Guest YACHT LOUNGE thU new Skytrrnper Hotel Enjor a "Ship in the Sky." Up ani wmty Inm hard pavements, stons walls, crowds, noise. Below you spreads Central Park's carpet of green. Despite the intense heat, yoa will find pleattnt diyi coolrsfiul nights. Kttrn tmi Privet Bttkffl Ltv as $3 A DAY WEEK All rain ineluit Ctntintittl Breakfast Shotgun Guards Convey 4 Trucks of Apples to L. A.

SANTA ROSA. July 14 Their drivers protected b. automatic shotguns and two convoy cars carrying armed men, two trucks, laden with Sebastopol apples, left here last night for Los Angeles. The truck owner who ordered the precautions because of strike conditions in the San Francisco Bay area told Undersheriff Thomas Money: Were going through. If anybody, tries to stop us, we'll shoot." I Abortive 'General Strike' In Seattle in 1919 Recalled in ian Jraneiseo worried as to where their next weeks' food supplies were to come from, superin-tendenls of all hospitals in the Eastbay reported last night that the as far as they were concerned, was "well in hand." A survey of the Eastbay institutions showed that they have thus far experienced no difficulties in obtaining supplies, and under agreement reached with the Oakland Brotherhood of Teamsters, expect non.

All hospital superintendents declared they had been assured by Charles W. Real, secretary of the Teamsters' Union, that in case of need truckmen will be permitted to drive direct to the farms and get supplies for the hospitals. Dr. J. C.

Geiger, San Francisco health officer, issued orders that all officials of the city health department, including bureau directors, division chiefs and superintendents of institutions, are not to leave the city ithout his permission. Vacation schedules of all employees of the department are "subject to change" Dr. Geiger announced. The Snn Francisco city and cOunty hospital, and other municipal institutions, are assured of sufficient fresh food under an arrangement with strikers, but private institutions are not included in these plans, Dr. Geiger declared.

City institutions have enough fresh food to last over the. week-end, but it was un certain where further supplies can be obtained, he said. A Community i di mm Your Hearty Welcome to Wards Newly Remodeled Store! SIJMMEIITIME in iVctu York SEATTLE, July 14. Residents of this city today recalled the abortive "general strike" that was attempted here in 1919, a strike which it is declared pVoved a blow to union labor, from which it has never fully recovered locally. Arising out of the refusal of certain shipyard owners to comply with demands of some 30,000 workers, who were completing wartime shipbuilding, the strike was led by Russian known as "Green." Outspoken in their announcement of its aims, red leaders of the move declared that they intended to throttle the commerce of the country.

They planned to stifle Seattle first and then sweep across the continent with the general stagnation on industry of all kinds. TIED HP THREE DAYS For three days all business ceased in this city. Telephones were out of commission, street ears stopped running, restaurants closed, factories, big and small, were idle, and even newspapers suspended publication. Union after union Joined in the walkout. Then Ole Hansen, famous mayor of Seattle, came out with the declaration that "The seat of government remains in the city hall." followed this with mobilization of 4000 police under Chief Joen Warren.

Armed trucks cruised the streets. Streetcars loaded with police began to move. In thre flays the backbone of the strike was broken and within a few days 4 Days Left to Register For Primary Election It Is With Sincere Appreciation That We Thank the People of the Eat Bay for the Reception Accorded Us onhe Reopening of Our New Retail Store Saturday. It was Most Gratifying to Hear the Praise the Throngs of Customers Bestowed Upon the New Wards. Again We Thank You! Only four more days remained after today to register for the August primary election.

The final date for registrations is Thursday, July 19. Under the permanent registration law, any voter who did not vote at either the August primary or November general election in 1932 was automatically dropped from the rolls and is ineligible to vote at the coming primary election unless re-registered. A change of residence also requires re-registration. Voters may register at the county registrar's office in the? Hall of Records; Fifth and Broadway, or through several hundred deputy registrars stationed throughout the ountv. A tour of Inspection Invited.

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