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to OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1937, Warships Seek to Relieve Bilbao From Siege Counter Attack by Basque Army Drives Rebels From Guernica, Halts Mola's Advance By HARRISON LAROCHE United Press Staff Correspondent HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Fron-4 tier, May 1-Loyalist warships steamed to the defense of beleaguered Bilbao today and bombarded rebel-held ports along the Bay of Biscay. The broadsides were part of new offensive started earlier by the Basque land forces, A Bilbao communique reported the capture of Garona and Cota as the loyalist defenders followed up a drive which threw back the advancing rebel army of Gen. Emilio Mola nearly two miles on the bloody, devastated Guernica salient. The loyalist warships bombarded the rebel-held ports of Lequeitio, Ondarrao, Mortico, San Sebastian and Los Pasajes. The firing at Los Pasajes could be heard clearly on the French side of the frontier.

Latest military reports crossing the frontier placed Mola's closest forces within 15 miles of the Basque capital, with two parallel columns pointed toward Bilbao from Guernica and Durango. Late reports told of hasty entrenchments being dug at bieta, on the left bank of the Abaizalbal River, eight miles northwest of Durango. The loyalist Army, retreating from Guernica, ancient Basque capital General destroyed Emilio last Mola's Monday bombing by planes and later, captured by his infantry, suddenly today and threatened to recapture a the town. Neutral observers ventured the opinion that the Biscay iron mines, south of Bilbao, appeared a more important goal of Mola's drive than Bilbao itself because, with all Europe in a mad race to re-arm, and a serious steel shortage delaying rearmament, the there was increasing demand both Italy and Germany for the Biscayan ore, now held by the Basque loyalists. Insurgent Shells Kill 7 in Madrid MADRID, May -Insurgent batteries killed seven Madrilenos and wounded 20 today in a day morning bombardment of the city.

The Grand Via and the residential streets adjoining the officially abandoned United States embassy were the targets. It was the 20th day of almost incessant shelling. The total dead was 319, the total wounded more than 3000. Blonds Produce Most Twins, Survey Reveals (Editor's Note: What science and statistics have to say on the subject of twins is summarized in this account of the "Cornell Twin Study Club" at Jamestown, N. By MARY ELIZABETH PLUMMER ITHACA, N.

May Science has found that blond mothers have twins oftener than brunettes, and that the mother's age at birth of twins is likely to be between 35 and 40. So said Dr. Margaret Wylie, of the Family Life Department, New York State College of Home Ecohomies at Cornell University, today In summarizing of the "LindIngs" of. various. researches on twins.

The fair-haired Nordio rice more apt to have twins than Alpine or dark Mediterranean women, Dr. Wylle explainedhence "blond mothers often than brunettes." Bott-spoken Dr. Wylle, a speciallat in child development and parent education, said it was not surprising. that the city of Jamestown. N.

where she is adviser to the Twin Study Club." should have 72 sets of twins, "for approximately 57. per cent of Jamestown's population is of Swedish descent" a in other words, of the Nordic type. Of the 27 mothers of twins combrising the Twin. Study Club, 20 were more than 30 when their twins were born, said Dr. Wylie, 2,500,000 IN U.

S. More from scientific studies of twins: There are about 2,500,000 twins In the United States. Approximately one birth in 98 a twin birth. For every single birth, there -1 are 1057 boys to 1000 girls. In the case of twins, there are 1043 boys to 1000 girls.

Important research on twins has been conducted by experts of the University of. California, the Unversities. of Chicago, Minnesota, Tennessee and Yale, among other centers, but most twin studies so far have been concerned with tactors of heredity and environment. The Jamestown, N. Y.

project, organized under the extension di-. vision of Cornell at the request of Jamestown mothers, carries the study of twins into the practical realm of family life. VAST PROGRAM, A visit to the high, sunny campus of Cornell, and to the big Georgian: yellow brick building here housing the New York State College of Home Economics discloses that the Jamestown twin study project Is integrated in a vast program that spreads all over New York State. In farm communities, villages and cities over the State are 25,000 "Home Bureau" members of the College of Home Economics, studying family life, food, clothing and every phase of home management. Last year the extension division of the family life department alone served 39 counties, men and women in 158 clubs studying the young child, the adolescent, the adult, marriage adjustment, parenthood and other human problems.

All of it shows the way in which modern universities are extending their work far beyond the campus, to help families build a better race. Workers Pass Hollywood Movie Strike Picket Lines (Continued. from Page 1) Tone and Joan Crawford, came a statement from spokesman that: "It's up to the individual film players whether they want to pass through the pioket lines. The executive board of the Guild can't stivise them Likewise, it is up to the individual stars and players whether, With makeup men on strike, they want to make themselves up." ACTORS HOLD FATE OF STRIKE IN THEIR HANDS The strike was called last night by approximately 2500 film painters, scenic artists and makeup men. A week of negotiations ended in a deadlock over the union's demand for a "closed" shop.

The strikers' union, the Federated Motion Picture Crafts, embracing 15 studio crafts, aligned informally with the Sereen Actors' Guild, and saw in the actors' actions the success or failure of their strike. The Guild membership totals some 6500 players, virtually all Hollywood's actors and actresses. Last night's conference was attended by 27 of their 33 directors. They included Tone and Miss Crawford, Allen Mowbray, the comedians Frank and Ralph Morgan, Francis Lederer, Edward Arnold, Chester Morris, Lucille Gleason and Claude King. It Was closed meeting, but Aubrey Blair, Guild business representative, announced afterwards that the entire membership, with Its dozen of famous stars, will meet In the Hollywood Legion Stadium, other times a prize fight arena, Sunday night, at 8 o'clock.

The Guilds' policy toward the craft strike will be decided at that time. Studios meantime took extra precautions against violence. The three-block long Paramount plant doubled its private police, already the fifth largest police force in California. The entire grounds were illuminated throughout the night, All workers were dismissed for the night except on the "artists and models" set, where 100 extra girls continued work on the chance that -production might shut down today. Private police at other studios also.

were increased. The labor trouble came at a time when Hollywood's factories are pushing filming of many more pictures than in any Sprint for the past forte years. COURT REFUSES TO BAN MEETING OF TEAMSTERS Deposed Leaders Lose Fight To Prevent Beck, A. F. L.

Backer From Ousted officials of Teamsters' Union, Local No. 70, today were denied restraining order to prevent the union's international from holding mass meeting in Oakland tomorrow morning. Superior Judge James G. ConIan of San Francisco denied the petition this morning with the comment that he "saw no reason why the moss meeting should not be The meeting, scheduled for 10 m. at the auditorium theater, is to be addressed by Dave Beck, Seattle, vice-president of the union's international.

San Francisco's Labor Council was on record today opposing the efforts of William Green, American Federation of Labor president, to "purge" the Alameda County Central Labor Council of elements he claims are disloyal to the federation. The San Francisco group, by vote of 297 to 53, voted last night to support deposed officers of the Alameda County council in their fight against Green's revocation of the council's charter. On motion of Harry Bridge ternational Longshoremen's leader, the council adopted a resolution "demanding" that Green reseind the order revoking the charter. INJUNCTION LOOMS ican Federation: of Teachers, in Oakland when, in answer to a gram from Jewett, Green replied that. an appeal against.

revocation of the council's charter would be submitted to the A. F. of L. exeeu-. tive council.

May, 23. immediately order Roland Watson (who revoked the charter) to discontinue his interference," Jewett telegraphed Green today, "you will force us to resort to legal proceedings by May 4." The threat came as deposed -This action was followed today by a threat of Injunction proceedings. The threat. was made by Victor Jewett, president of the Amer- ficers of the Oakland Teamsters' Union went into court in San Franeisco in a move to prevent a teamsters' mass meeting here Sunday. The ousted leaders asked an Junction that would keep Dave Beck, Seattle labor leader, speaking.

Beck was designated A. F. of L. leaders to direct West coast campaign against march inland" of. the International Longshoremen's Association and expansion of John L.

Lewis' Committee for Industrial Organization. WATSON ASSAILED The San Francisco Labor Council's resolution said that it "goes on record as emphatically condemning and protesting the undemocratic actions of Roland Watson, representative of President Green of American Federation of Labor." that Green order Watson to restore the charter. It also put the San Francisco Council on record "in support of the regularly elected delegates and officers of the Alameda Labor Council pending final decision of the entire matter." In pleading for adoption of the resolution, Bridges attacked the American Federation of Labor leader beards "one of 11 old -the Supreme Court gray labor." He condemned the recent organlation of Stockton cannery workers under Modesto leadership as an example of activities similar to those which split the Alameda labor council. A motion to send the resolution the San Francisco council's executive committee was, voted down to 137 before final vote for adoption was. taken.

COURT ACTION. PENDS The resolution, bore the signature Warren G. Denton, leader of the longshore-affiliated Warehousemen's Union. Local teamster officials and "disloyal" elements of the Labor Council were supported by the Teachers' Federation leader, Victor Jewett, who demanded restoration of the council's charter. When he was notitied by Green that the matter would not reach the executive council of the A.

F. of L. until May Jewett today sent the following message 1 to Green: "Your telegram advising that our appeal will be submitted on May 23 been received. Your representative, Roland Watson, ed Has taken over Alameda County Central La- bor Council's property, and is engaged in organizing a new council. It Watson is permitted to continue his present activities, irreparable damage will be done before May 23.

Therefore, unless you immediately 'order Watson to discontinue his interference with the -and discontinue organization of a new council, you will force us to resort to legal proceedings by May 4." Woman Escapes Death in Crash SAN MATEO, May from numerous bruises and several cuts, -including a deep forehead gash, Mrs. Robert E. Farrell, 45, ofStockbridge Avenue, Atherton, wife of contractor, was in Mills Memorial Hospital here today, having miraculously escaped death yesterday grade crossing crash at Burlingame. Mrs. Farrell's light sedan was struck by the speeding northbound Del Monte Limited.

Thomas Nepote, attendant at a nearby service station, reported that Mrs. Farrells' car was hurled high into the air, landing in a ditch. assisted He and several other men Mrs. Farrell from the wreckage. Mrs.

Farrell is the mother of three children and the sister-in-law of Deputy Sheriff Matt Farrell and. Sating, City Clerk Irene Farrell of Gulf Storm Expected to Hit F. D. R. No Alarm Felt for President And Party Aboard Warship Off New Orleans bureau Texas, advisory May storm warning for small craft was issued at.

New Orleans today for the gulf from Houston to Carrabelle, but officers of the destroyer Schenck said no concern was felt for President Roosevelt's fishing excursion. It was pointed out that both the Moffett and the Potomac were vessels amply able to ride through weather that might develop. any, weather bureau advisory at New Orleans said: "Northeast storm warnings or: dered 8:30 a. C.S.T., Houston, Texas, to Carrabelle, Fla, Strong northeast winds this afternoon and tonight." George P. Rusmisel, U.

S. meteorologist here, said the gulf was rough this morning but that no serious weather was anticipated. No reports of strong winds had been received from the Southern Texas coast area. Marvin H. McIntyre, a secretary, planned to send a plane to the Potomac with official mail from Washington as soon as he arrived in Galveston, on the Gulf Coast north of Corpus Christi.

In the mail pouch will be the neutrality bill passed by Congress to replace the temporary law expiring tonight. Word of the President's signature of the measure, which gives him discretionary authority to restrict trade with warring Nations, was expected 1 before nightfall. PARKER DAM CREWS GUARDED PARKER DAM. May With deputy sheriffs and highway patrolmen on guard against violence, work continued today on Parker Dam, intake for the ern California aqueduct, under the eyes of pickets for the Tunnel, Subway and Aqueduct Workers' Union, striking C. O.

organization. Ninety-four employees of the John F. Shea Construction Company, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, resumed yesterday after a week-long down, without interference from the C. I. O.

union pickets. A force of 40 deputy sheriffs and 24 State highway patrolmen, under direction of Sheriff Emmett L. Shay of San Bernardino County, remained on duty here. Leaders of the C. I.

union, exhorting their men not to interfere with the of the A. F. of L. members, said they considered their position stronger than before, in view of the comparatively small number of men going back to the job. Work on the dam is about 45 per cent completed.

Port of Stockton Picketing Averted STOCKTON, May to picket the Port of Stockton were withdrawn today after a conference was- arranged for Monday between the port commission and of the Marine Office Workers' leaders. Elmer Marcen, president of the union, said no strike action would be taken pending the conference. "If we fail to obtain a satisfactory he said, "it is possible we will fail to at work on Tuesday, morning. He said that if the union pickets the port, other unions affiliated with the International Longshoremen's Association will recognize the picketing, resulting in a tie-up of the The dispute, he said, arose when three office workers were dropped. The union, Marcen said, does not claim discrimination against its members, but believes the port force is being cut to the point where the port will, suffer.

DETROIT, May Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers of America, said today the union's executive board had dismissed "eight or ten" orgapizers because they were not automobile workers. One of those dismissed was Kempton A. Williams, of Saginaw, for the Saginaw district. Martin did not disclose the names of the others. "The general executive board ruled that the union's constitutional provisions demanding that organizers be auto workers must be enforeed." Martin said.

rule had been waived during the emergency period when we were rushed to provide sufficient organizers for the membership campaign," Auto Union Fires Non-Working Passengers Carry Baggage Aboard SEATTLE, May 224 passengers sailing on the' steamship Yukon for Alaska today to carry their aboard after teamsters refused to pass through a picket line of cannery workers. Dozens of policemen patroled the dock, but there was no disorder, The ship was 25 minutes late. STRIKE HITS BOMBERS PHILADELPHIA, May at six radio plants and an aircraft factory halted construction of U. S. Army bombing planes and threw nearly 9000 persons out of work today.

In six shops of the Philco Radio and Television Corporation. and the Philadelphia Storage Battery Company, management and union officials disagreed on seniority rights at a conference called to renew union contracts. I MILLIONS TAKE PART IN MAY DAY PARADES, Police Reserves of All Major Cities Stand By to Prevent Riot Outbreaks (Continued from Page 1) of Labor unions at Cleveland asked their followers to shun parades scheduled to converge on the public. square from three sides of the city. The joint council of the Committee for Industrial Organization at St.

Louis called for a mass demonstration by several thousand union workers. Rumors that radical groups had planned an uprising put the constabulary and police on the alert in the Philippines. 1,000,000 Marchers in Moscow Celebration MOSCOW, May Soviet Russia paraded her armed might across Red Square today, in a mighty May Day demonstration before the tomb of Nikolai Lenin. Hundreds of bombers, pursuit and scouting planes roared overhead while crack red troops and military equipment passed in review before Joseph Stalin and other high party officials clustered at the tomb. For the first time in Soviet history, the Don Kuban Terek- Cossacks joined in the military display, Defense Commissar Klementi Voroshiloff, on horseback, took an oath of allegience from masses of new recruits in a prelude to the review.

An estimated 1,000,000 workers massed in streets emptying into the square to follow the army units in the monster demonstration. The demonstration was considered something of a preview of what the Soviets are planning as a commemoration next November 7 of the 20th anniversary of the Russian revolution. 500,000 Take Part in Paris Demonstration PARIS, May throng estimated at 500,000 jammed. the streets of Paris today, singing the "Internationale," giving the clenched fist salute and waving red banners. Two columns of workers, each mile long, marched from the Bastile, a through the Place de la Nation, to the Cours de Vincennes, They were orderly, and police kept at a discreet distance.

paraders frequently shouted "Help Bilbao," the Basque Capital in Spain, now besieged by insurgents. All France closed up shop for the greatest May Day celebration in Nation's history, Labor unions of the General Confederation of Workers halted work to join parades without waiting for passage of a bill to make May Day a National holiday. Bomb Kills Child May Day Riot Clash WARSAW, May bomb, throw at Jewish Socialists, killed a child here today amid a turbulent Polish May Day demonstration. Several were hurt. Despite precautionary arrests, several thousand Communists began to parade in Warsaw, They were dispersed.

Puerto Ricans Hurt In May Day Bombing SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May I. -(P)-A bomb exploded against the wall of the editor's office of the newspaper El imparcial today, injuring three- persons and rocking the city. thick walls, however, prevented extensive damage. Editor Antonio Ayuso had expressed fear an attempt might be made on his life as the result of his newspaper's comments on the recent riots between independence advocates and police in Ponce. Australians March in' Protest Against Nazis of thousands May marched Hundreds Government today in a May Day parade tinged with a spirit of protest against Nazi pressure in Austria.

Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg, in the historic chancelwhere Engelbert Dollfuss was slain by Nazis three years ago, said that he would stand steadfast on the Dollfuss road of independent authority of the State. The demonstration completely overshadowed minor disturbances by Nazis and Socialists. Philippine Labor Demonstration Quiet MANILA, May 1-(P)- Labor demonstrated quietly today, although police and the constabulary remained on the alert because of rumors that radical. groups planned an uprising. More Youths Found As Prison Inmates merly the average age prison inBERKELEY, May 1-Where formates was 40, today it is under 20, declared Miss Eloise A.

Hafford, lecturer and social worker, in an address before the City Commons Club yesterday on "Juvenile Delinquency, It's Cause and Cost." "The crime bill for the United States was six times the bill for education," said Miss Hafford. "Statistics show that we have 15,000 murders annually, which means that in five years more people are murdered in this country than lost their lives in American expeditionary forces of the World War." Miss Hafford declared that 98 per cent of the criminals began a life of crime before the age of 20 and urged that, instead of spending 15 billions a year to deal with crime that it might be well to expend more funds for crime prevention. "A delinquent child is a defrauded child, one who has been despoiled of his birthright to be well-born and. well-trained," said the speaker. BRIDE The parents of Miss Johnny Rose Miller of Berkeley, had planned on her marriage in September to a fellow student at the University of Alabama.

To their surprise, they learned today that she was already married. -since last April and to another student, Ferris McDonald Aston, of Omak, Washington. The newlyweds will leave Alabama for Berkeley in a week. Mind Changed By Bride-Elect BERKELEY, May co-ed's right to change her mind and surprise even members of her family was conceded today as news reached Berkeley from the University of Alabama that Miss Johnny Rose Miller, member of a prominent college city family, had become a bride. Friends of Miss Miller, a former University of California student, had expected her to be married next September to William W.

Hammond, fellow student in Alabama. Instead, Mr. and Mrs. John Firm Miller, 1050 Mariposa Avenue, disaltar April 15 and had gone that closed that their daughter Hamilton was not the bridegroom. The benedict was another Alabama student, Ferris McDonald Aston, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Aston of Omak, Washington. After Mrs. Aston receives her de, gree a fortnight hence, she and her bridegroom will come to Berkeley Aston plans to continue law studies at the University of California this Summer, remaining in Berkeley to secure his degree. Miss Miller and Aston were married in Columbus, Mississippi, according to the formal announcement which the Millers sent out today.

The co-ed's engagement to Hammond had been announced. last March. "She just decided she'd made a mistake and that she'd chosen the wrong suitor," explained Mrs. Miller. Friends of the popular society are planning a royal welcome for her when she arrives with 'her bridegroom.

Mrs. Aston attended California for three years, where she was a member of Delta Zeta! Sorority and junior manager Treble Clef Society. She was also an active member of the. "deb" group at the Berkeley Women's City Club, where she took part in several productions. Aston plans to take his bride to Omak, Washington, to make her home after completion of law studies in Berkeley.

ROSSI BUDGET BOOSTS OUTLAY San Francisco will spend in excess of $2,000,000 more during the next fiscal year than it has in the present if the Board of Supervisors accept Mayor Rossi's budget recommendations. The Mayor's budget asked for appropriations totaling $59,619,924 for the year starting July 1. The outstanding increase was in relief costs. Because of recent State and Federal legislation, Mayor Rossi was forced to add $986,758 to the budget in excess of this year's appropriation for widows' pensions, blind pensions and maintenance of the aged. The city's requirements for bond interest and redemption will reach a new high of $14,500,000, which is $225,999 more than the present allowance.

The Mayor will estimated that tax revenues make up $1,071,492 of the increased cost of running the city while the remainder must come from water and power sales, gasoline and school subventions from the State, license fees and other miscellaneous sources. The schools have asked for an increase of $200,000 for the year, of which $108,000 will go to restore teachers' salaries to the pre-depression level." The San Francisco Hospital budget was increased $229,180 but after a series of hearings, Mayor Rossi cut budget requests of various city departments by $4,670,931. Civil Liberties Quiz May Bring Cleanup WASHINGTON, May Senate civil liberties investigators expressed the belief today their inquiry would result cleanup of labor conditions in Harlan County, described by one of their witnesses as the scene of "a tyranny. which has no equal in the civilized world." In Frankfort, Governor A. B.

Chandler began efforts to revise the county's law enforcement system, under which coal companies pay scores of armed deputy sheriffs for the avowed purpose of suppressing labor organizations. He asked union miners and Harlan County operators to settle the labor troubles. 200 FISHERM BACK TO WOR AT PITTSBURG: New Threat Of Walkout Hits Hotels (Continued From Page 1.) tiations with the representatives of San Francisco hotels today because of the refusal of hotel owners' to agree to union preference in the hiring of their clerical forces. "The hotel owners feel they cannot surrender their rights to choose these confidential employees themselves. "The representatives of the hotels had already offered grant preference of employment to the unions for employees in their culinary departmetns together with the 40-hour and other concessions.

"In negotiations the hotels oftered to extend these provisions to other groups of employees not including their clerical forces. "The hotel operators offered to arbitrate issues in dispute. This offer was refused. "The hotel operators are willing to negotiate with the unions Tor the purpose of collective bargaining and are willing to negotiate and if necessary to arbitrate questions of wages and hours." Hugo Ernst, secretary for the joint union board, said: "The final compromise offered on the point of the 40-hour week for the desk clerks and office employwas rejected by the employers, and at a meeting held April 30 representatives of the hotels informed representatives of the unions that they would not grant preference of employment, or the 40- hour week to desk clerks or office employees, even though they were willing to grant it to all other the unions returned to status they had on Saturday, April 17, and the Joint Culinary Board will announce the date and when strike will become effective in the hotels in San Francisco," Agreement Halts Fresno Cooks' Strike FRESNO, May threatened strike of cooks, waiters and bartenders restaurants and two hotel dinting rooms here was averted early today when operators agreed to meet union demands for a flat increase of 50 cents a day in wages of all experienced help. The agreement: was announced by Hayward Ayres, manager of the Hotel California and spokesman for the Restaurant Owners' Associa.

tion. The operators resisted the union demands almost until the hour set for strike action but offered a compromise of 10. per cent. flat' Increase in salaries. Union workers rejected this by a vote of.

186-66. Union leaders, In co confirming settlement of the dispute with the 'employers, said that all their demands had been met and there would be no walkout today. Stevedore's Death Declared Avoidable ALAMEDA, May 1. Improper safety measures were blamed for the death of T. J.

McNamara, 45, San Francisco, stevedore, fatally injured in a fall from a vessel docked at local terminal recently, by coroner's jury conducting an inquest yesterday. McNamara died April 13 from inJuries received week previous when he slipped and fell from the S. S. Coast Shipper. Following an investigation, the jury returned a verdict stating that the "accident.

was due to faulty protection at the top of the gangplank." The inquest was one of three conducted by the same jury. A verdict of "unavoidable accident" was returned in the death of Anna Jacobsen, 66, who was struck down while crossing the intersection of Sherman Street and Santa Clara Avenue on April 14. Herbert Mountain, of Oakland, driver of the car, was exonerated. Cyprian Gesena, of Oakland, whose body was recovered from San Francisco Bay recently, was found to have drowned with suicidal intent. Cable Car Men Call Off Strike San Francisco's picturesque cable cars that shuttle slowly up and down historic Russian and Nob Hills, will not be halted by a strike of the operators.

That appeared certain today as Henry Foley, president of Division 518 of the Carmen's Union reported to the San Francisco Labor Council that issues between the employees nia Street Cable Railway 1 and the management of the process of adjustment. Foley said James W. Harris, president of the company had agreed to recognize the employees' union and its demands for a 40-hour week. A meeting of the Board of Directors will be held May 18 to meet with the union group. Department Store Forced to Close FLINT, May 1.

(P) A strike supported by the United Automobile Workers of America closed the" J. C. Penny department store here today. berets -Nearly and 40 women wearing red arm bands of the U. A.

W. A. women's brigade, accompanied by a score of men displaying union shop, steward buttons, entered the store as the strike was called. They permitted customers to leave, then placed signs on all doors reading: "Girls on strike for higher wages. Supported by U.

A. W. Radio Director to Pay Wife $4000 feature director, agreed yesterday Frank Haven MacQuarrie, pay $4000 in settlement for his former wife Helen's claims for support for their son, Frank Jr. The MacQuarries are divorced. Antioch Canning.

Plant Assurance of Higher Pay Brings End of Strikl PITTSBURG, May 1- Two hundred Pittsburg shad fishermen, on strike here: for the last month, went back to work this morning after J. H. Dempsey, manager of the Hickmott Canning Company plant. in Antioch agreed to meet their demands for five cents for roe shad and a half cent for butches shad fishermen per poundived the offer earlier in the, week, but declined to accept unless Dempsey. could promise his plant care of their entire, catch until the end of the season, Saturday, May 15.

Dempsey gave that assurance late yesterday and the 200. a boats which have been tied up at the. local wharves went into action this morning. The fishermen struck when they were receiving only three cents for roe shad and quarter, cent for buck. Packers an and canners offered a compromise price of four cents.

per pound for shad roe and the original quarter cent for buck, but this was rejected. Fear was felt at that time that' the entire $50,000 shad fishing season would be a loss this year, as earlier in the season the anglers refused to work because their nets caught more striped bass, which had to be turned over to the State Fish and Game Commission, than shad. In a statement yesterday Dempsey care said his plant was prepared to for practically the entire catch until the end of the season, which will mean several thousand dollars more for the fishermen here during the next two weeks. S. F.

Printing Firm Agrees to Bargain Negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement between the Warehousemen's Union' of the International, Longshoremen's Association and the Crocker- Union Company, San Francisco printers and lithographers, was announced The agreement, which covers. warehousemen at the company's warehouse at 735 Harrison Street, San Francisco, provides for wages sates ranging from cents an hour for warehousemen to 70 an hour for shipping clerks and working foremen. Time and a half for overtime, an eight-hour day and 44-hour week were stipulated. The agreement runs, until April 16, 1938, and stipulates against strikes. It was announced by, the Industrial Association of San Fran cisco.

Italian-Americans Re-elect Executives The entire executive personnel and board of directors of the ItalianAmerican Federation of the Eastbay was reelected at a recent meeting of the organization, as plans were laid for the annual Columbus Day celebration. Those officers include Frank Gatto, president; G. Leone, vice-president; Tom Ferrol financial secretary; J. Milella, corresponding secretary; and A. D'Ambrosio, treasurer.

The board of directors includes Gatto as chairman, Andrew Giambroni, Alex J. Ponchione, Louis, J. Trabucco, A. D'Ambrosio, Abrusci, Joseph L. Bobba, J.

Filippelli, Bart Ghio, G. Leone, A. Lanza, Tom Ferro and: W. Ebli. Wrigley Submits to Ship Union Demands The strike order became effective at 6 p.

m. last night after last-minute conference failed. Charles Lessing, acting head of the striking federation, and Pat Casey, labor coordinator for the Motion Picture Producers Association, sat in at the conference. When it broke up, a statement was issued: "Mr. Casey informed the representative of the unions that the producers were willing to recognize them as the bargaining agency for the crafts they represent.

On the second proposition, presented to the producers by the committee as to whether the producers would grant a union shop, the producers do not think it fair to pass upon this until the unions have presented wage scales and working conditions which the different crafts ask. UNION SHOP FOR CRAFTS DEMANDED "When this matter was presented to Mr. Lessing, that the producerswere willing to sit down and negotiate all matters jointly, Mr, Lessing still insisted that he could not negotiate until the producers granted a union shop for the crafts involved." Lessing later insisted that wage and hour demands were presented to producers at the time the basic wage agreements with major unions were reached in New York. He declared: "This is a do-or-die proposition. We are going to fight to the last ditch for our demands." Lessing said the effect of the strike might not be known until Strike headquarters of the Federated Motion Picture Crafts stated that with the striking American group is associated the Federation of Labor, but how definite the affiliation was not announced.

Hinting a possible spread of the walkout to other non-acting film groups, held Lessing said a meeting will be Sunday by the more than ten other units of the Federated Motion Picture crafts which had not gone included on the strike last night. These plumbers, engineers, costumers, molders, boilermakers, carpet and linoleum workers, culinary workers, sheet, metal workers, machinists and blacksmiths. These groups will decide Sunday, he said, whether to join the units already on walkout. LOS ANGELES, May Catalina Island, tourist haven 15 miles off the coast, was free today of a threatened strike that would have isolated it from the mainland, Phillip K. Wrigley by long-dise tance telephone from Chicago last night granted a basic sailors wage of $6.40 a day demanded by union men aboard his fleet.

He also ordered raises for every employee, office boys on up, in the Wrigley west coast interests. It was sudden right-about-face from the Wrigley-owned Wilmington Transportation Company's matum that at midnight last night it would tie up the three excursion steamers to the island and the fleet of glass-bottomed boats. The ultimatum had been issued after the unions threatened a strike to be called today. Mexico Gold Mine Strike Parleys Open MAZATLAN, Sinaloa, May -American executives of the Mexican Candaleria Mining Company of Contra Estaca, Sinaloa, were reported to be in Mexico City today to confer with government labor leaders regarding a strike which has paralyzed the valuable gold mine. Labor leaders predicted that unless a settlement is reached, the properties will be converted into the control of the so-called labor confederacion.

The mine has been in operation for many years and is, principally owned by the Dumphries family of San Francisco, Funeral Held for Berkeley. Doctor BERKELEY, May 1. Funeral services held here yesterday for Dr. William Wallace Behlow, 51, who died Thursday after a long illness. Behlow was a retired lieutenantcommander in the U.

S. Navy medical corps and a member of, the interfraternity board of Stanford University, He was survived by a brother, H. F. Behlow, of Los. a brother, Edgar A.

Behlow, and two sisters, Mrs. W. M. Fisher of Napa and Mrs. Derrel Beard of San Francisco..