The San Francisco call., 1913-08-05
Wheatland Quiet and Fur
ther Outbreak Not Ex-
pected-Six Companies Of
Militia, Carnped on School
Grounds, Have Little to
Do-No Ill Feeling Is Dis
played Toward Guardsmen
PICKERS IN CROWDS
QUIT TROUBLE ZONE
Only SO of 1000 Toilers APP
pear for Work-Rurnor
Bands of I. w. w. Men
Are Rushing to the Scene
From Outside Cities Not
Confirmed Six Held for
Shooting Are Sent to Jail


wHEATLAND. Aug. with six
companies of militia camped in the
school grounds and the hop pickers' en-
campment on the burst brothers ranch
reduced to a few hundred persons.
there was little indication here tonight
of the rioting which brought death
yesterday to four men, among them
District Attorney E. T. MAXWELL.
Every train today carried out full
load of hop pickers from the force Of
more than 1000 which yesterday occu-
pied the hudd1e of tents. sacking shell
ters and even brush 1eantos which
formed the havesters' camp. Every
hour saw the number dwindle as the
workers were paid off and departed by
train, wagon or afoot.
Only so pickers appeared for work
this afternoon and the ranch owners
and Adjutant General Forbes, personal
representative of Governor Johnson.
on the scene. were not inclined to an
tfcipate further trouble.
RUMoRs OF I. w. WIS COMING
Rumors were rife about town Of
parties of Industrial Workers Of the
Worid. said TO be n1archfng TO the
sceas No foundation for these reports
could be discovered and General Forbes
said the soldiers probably would be
Withdrawn tomorrow.
The Oroville and Chico companies.
arriving soon after daylight, were the
first to appear and marched at once
to the center of the pickers' camp.
Not a hoot greeted them and officers
of the command said there was no In
dication of i'll feeling exhibited at any
time.
The soldiers. were called on only once
today. That was just before noon when
Chief of Police Mccoy of MarysviIle.
in charge of the peace officers at the
camp. located William Beck, youth
full Mexican. against whom Mccoy had
evidence tending to connect him with
to General Forbes to guard the camp
and prevent any man from leaving 1t
until Beck had been arrested.
GORDON AROUND CAMP
The Gordon was thrown about the
camp in a few minutes. Three auto
mobiles loaded with guardsmen dashed
through the crooked camp street and
the men sprang out to form a skirmish
line to the north and east.
Another line dashed to the other
side and before they knew what was
happening those in camp were hemmed
in by a line of loaded rifles. There
was no disturbance.
Beck made no resistance. Later he
and six other prisoners were taken to
Marysville for safe keeping.
MAXWELL Selfmade Man
District Attorney E. r. MAXWELL OF
Yuba county. who was killed in the
riot of striking hop pickers near
Wheatland Sunday. was one of the
most popular officials Yuba county
ever had, according to F. III. Dam,
San Francisco attorney. former resi-
dent of Yuba county and a close per-
sonal friend OF the slain official.
MAXWELL began teaching school in
the mountains Of Yuba county when
he was IS years DID," said Dam yes
terday. HE was very ambitious. Dur
ing his years in the mountains he
buried himself in law books and
studied hard. He was admitted to the
bar in 1900. He was never in col
lege.
In every office he filled he made a
record. Every man and woman and
child in Yuba county was his friend.
MAXWELL was 46 years old