The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Town in Danger From En-
crOaching Flames, Started,
Says Company, by Strikers
Adiutant General Scored by the
Governor for Living at
Presidents Home
Officer in Charge of Troops
Says It's for Convenience;
Answer Is Secret
BY RAY S. HARRIS
[SeseiaI Diseaish . Ths "a

n TcCLOUD. June Although
mi he ordered out the state troops
to protect the property OF the
MeCloud River lumber company.
Governor Gillett Is determined thar
the corporation shall not be ia
vored in its quarrel with its dissatis-
fed employees. This was proved to-
day by telegram which the COVER
nor sent to Adjutant General Lauck.
who 5 IN command Of the militiamen
at MeCioud. In this dispatch The
governor asked If II were true that
Lauck was domiciled at the company
presidents residence and demanded
an immediate explanation.
General Lauck Explains
Lauck answered the telegram and
gave his reasons Tor having made his
permanent headquarters at the resi-
dence OF J. H. Queal. president of
the lumber company He also wired
that he was ready to move to the mi
litia encampment or any other place
if the governor desired.
Shortly after Lauck's reply was
sent the governor replied by tele-
graph. but what this message con
tanned was not given >out at head
quarters. There has been some com
ment here upon the fact that Iauck
has lived at President QueaTs home.
while his command under Colonel n. L
Seymour was encamped quarter OF
mile away These criticisms. as well
as the governors warm message. were
answered BY General Lauck in the fol-
lowing statement:
L have lived at President Quesrs
residence and made my headquarters
there because OF the mechanical con-
venienees so necessary TO a person in
the position in which-I am placed here.
1 must telephone and telegraph. in en-
tire secrecy. day and night. and at Mr.
QueaFs home had a private telephone.
with which I could send message to
the telegraph ONCE OF receive one
Then there are rooms there where
can receive without publicity. both
the strikers representatives and those
of the company OF course. il Gov
ernor Gillett so desires 1 viii move to
any place he designates.
absurd to Contemplate"
1T is absurd. of course. to contem-
plate that my residence at President
QueaTs home has biased me in any
way against the strikers. 1 would have
suppressed company men. had they
broken the law. and kept right on
living at the company presidents
house. for the reason that il was the
best location for my purpose in Nc
Cloud"
Adjutant General Lauck's complets
camp equipment was brought from
Sacramento. but it has lain unused IN
the storage tent at the militia en-
campment-
A racing forest IRE spreading over an
immense area is sweeping toward a
powder magazine containing carload
Of explosives and toward the town
It is charged that It was started in
dozen places by strikers from the
mills here or the logging camps in the
surrounding mountains The fre is
rushing toward the $4,000 oo0 plant
of the great lumber company ana
threatening it with destruction A
strong east wind is driving the names
toward the city.
The oficials OF the lumber company
are dividing their attention between
the striking employees. who threaten 10
tie up their plant for many months.
and the eonHagration that may wipe
it out entirely. The flames this sven-
ing are within a half mile Of the pow
der AOuse containing a carload * 60