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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

Walking over TO the press table.
he leaned over and said Good
morning. girls"
How are things stacking up7"
he was asked
Beautifully" answered the
mayor.
Things couldn't have gone bet,
ter yesterday. would have been
willing to accept them as they sat.
II looks 70 me like we'il get
good jury"
Then he walked over TO his at
torneys. az court convened
Hodge sat looking az the Jurors
during the minute before order
was called.
Grand Jury Is Late
when two federal grand jurors
failed to report. Judge Neterer de
clared they would not be permitted
TO delay the machinery OF the
court by unnecessary delay
The tentative Jury in the booze
graft case "Wednesday was in
charge OF Deputy Marshals r. n.
Toley and A. Rocks. instead OF
bailiffs.
Breed Was Deputy Sheriff
The governments attack was re
sumed against W. A. Breed. the
Port Orchard ex-saloon man.
Were Won ever a deputy sher-
in?" asked Reames.
Yes"
What years.
II don't remember"
Defense Bars Farmer
Didn't you bring prisoners to
the King county jail?'
Once"
Meet HodgeT'
NO
That's all"
Attorneys for the defense then
challenged W. X. Sutter. Clallam
county farmer.
George 8. Bowers. plumber.
was next called He lives a mile
south OF Green Lake. and knows
| Gil. Rockingham and once met
Hodge, and had read about the
case in all the papers.
He was passed. and the defend
ants then eliminated G. ]. Backus
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

asked Judge Bausman.
No. was the reply.
Ever hold office asked Atty.
Geo. Tonnant.
4 was elected TO the council
Jan. 3. but I've only been able 20
20 to two meetings. because of jury
service
He vas passed
Rockingham More Eager
The detective defendants sat
leaned back end listened to tho
procedure casually. Chief Beck
ingham watched more eagerly
( Wednesday, while his attorney ox
amincd jurors
Prosecutors Rclmes and Allen
I held several mouth.toear confer
ences as the time approached for
them TO exercise their fourth per
emptory challenge
Breed ts Eliminated
The government then eliminated
W. 4. Breed. OF Port Orchard
y. ". Talcott. civil engineer
Of Seattle. was then called.
Would you be embarrassed Il
called upon TO do your duty as a
| Juror" asked Reames.
No"
Talcott said he'd lived in Seattle
I l6 years.
Ever hold any social relations
with any government officers?'
asked Attorney Fulton.
NO
Says He's Prejudieed
Later he said: I'm prejudiced
against one of the defendants" and
declared. MY mind is net entirely
open and free"
Fulton addressed the court:
Your honor. submit this Juror
is disqualified.
Let him answer questions" said
the court.
Talcott said he would feel quite
safe" II he we're defendant and
/ the jurors in his state Of mind.
Contest Grows Warm
The contest grew hot over Tai
colt. Allen attempted To- show the
! Juror was not prejudiced sufficient
ly to dlsqualify him.
You seem mighty anxious 10 re
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
TWO EXTRA JURORS
SIT IN TRACY CASE

A second night session was
held Tuesday in the trial Of
Thomas n. Tracy, first Of the
with the Everett shooting af.
fair Of November last.
Prosecutor Black of Snohomish
county exercised two of his per.
emptory challenges Tuesday, leav.
ing only one. The defense used
three of its peremptory challenges.
and has three more left. There are
two extra jurors, provided for by
law. to be drawn. These will sit In
conjunction with the regular jury
Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

The story begins n good
many years back. when GIL, rs
n member of successful law
firm. had n large and prosper
ous clientele of gentlemen who
needed good lawyers. and need
ed them often. GIN could keep
dive.keeper out Of jail longer
and get him off easier when he
was finally caught than any
other lawyer in town, II be-
came known among the fratcr-
nifty. And tho fraternity was
appreciatiyc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

At noon Wednesday the state
had exhausted all its pererp-
tory challenges when IS jurors
had been called in the murder
case against Thomas Tracy.
one OF the ~ |. w. W.'s charged
with the murder OF Jefferson
Beard at Everett on Novem-
ber 5.
The defense will use up all OF its
challenges. Attorney Nanderveer
said. but the jury will probably be
completed by evening.
The serious situation of drawing
the jury was lightened Wednesday
when Judge Ronald questioned
Henry Schmidt. rs. as 10 his quail
fications as a juror. Schmidt said
that his hearing was mot too
good" but that he could walk IA
blocks from the court house TO the
Y. w. c. A. for meals. providing
there was something to eat or drink
at the end OF the walk. The court
room burst into laughter, and the
court raped for order.
A recess was declared, and Judge
Ronald told the 200 persons that
they could laugh.
Just before the noon session
closed states attorneys and those
for the defense We're fighting over
Juror Gus Johnson, No. Z, 6S Stew
art St. who says he is a socialist.
and working at the Seattle Con.
struction g. Drydock Co
The state having then only one
more peremptory challenge. was
fighting to disqualify him as an un.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
TENTATIVE JURY

At noon the tentative jury
stood as follows. No. Mrs.
Matte Farndran. wife OF
steam filter. 25li Yesler way
No. Robert Harris. raneher.
Kent: No. Mrs. Dollie
Bowles. wife Of police officer.
340s Ia Fayette ave- No. -
Mrs. Louise Rayner. wife OF mas.
ter mariner. 5237 27th ave. No.
s-A. Pcplan. farmer. Sunnydale;
No. Mrs. Clara Uhlman. wife
OF harness maker. 250l Sixth
ave. s: No. TT. Johnson, ship
carpenter. ss Stewart st; No. 5
=. NJ. Christian, tent manuiac-
turer. 1911 Eighth ave: No. g.
Sarah =. Brown. widow OF Geo.
Brown. 2il7 Eighth ave. N: No.
lO-James X. Williams. maehin-
ist. 1910 y. Alder. No. li-Sarah
]. Thinner. it36 Dawson st; No.
i2-T G. Byrne. contractor. 2lOS
Fourth ave. \.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

tain this man. sho, Fulton at
Allen. who had gotten up and
walked around while asking ques.
tions
Finally Talcott said Il could
render fair and unbiased service
as juror"
You answered you hold an opin.
ion in this case which would re-
quire evidence to remove de-
clared Fulton.
Make Hot Fight on Him \
I'm quite confident this Juror
cannot serve. don't think the
government ought to want such a
msn." said Bausman, who arose.
facing the court
Finally. when Talcott said It
would require an effort to remove
his prejudice" all the defense az
torneys asked he be disqualified by
tho court.
Judge Nctercr took no action.
His answers have established
that he cannot render a fair decis-
ion toward at least one defendant" &"
said Fulton. pressing the effort to
have Talcott eliminated.
I'm the interests OF Justice he
said. this juror should be excused =
Tennant addressed the court. say
ing. we should be entitled TO
Jurors who have no prejudlces In
a case OF this kind"
Allen urged that the challenge be
resisted. saying the law Is clear.
Tucker then addressed the Judge
and Judge Neterer then disquali.
fled Talcott
Clarence Wilder. 1918 Il, Sprague
(Continued on page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
May OBTAIN TRACY
JURY BEFORE NIGHT

favorable juror Attorney Wander
veer resisted the challenge. There
is rumor about the courthouse that
there Is 10 be another night session
TO complete the jury.
Jury seats seven and II seem
10 be the hoodoos-the hardest to
MI. Seat IL has had nine different
prospective jurors.
The courtroom was filled to ca
pacity long before court opened.
/ The windows facing Judge Ron
AIDS bench were stlll darkened
and he still wore a heavy pair of
colored glasses TO shield his eyes.
which have been under special
treatment.
Attorney Vanderveer said he
would use all six peremptory chal-
lenges. The state has one chal.
lenge left, while the defense has
two.
Mrs. Lizzie II. Drury said she
read all the papers.
Lieut.. Chas. O. Curtis, one OF
the men who killed at Everett. had
"a shNNtA NAAp " ~ ~ ~ A'lAAh w
she said. II called her on the tele-
phone and condoled over the death
OF her brother"
She Sympathixed
did the realization of the death
OF your friends brother create any
sympathy at that timer" she was
asked.
Yes"
HAS anything happened to re-
move that prejudice since then ?"
continued the defense.
Yes. to certain extent"
She was excused by the Judge be-
cause of her intimate relations with
the sister of Lieut. Curtis. The
state agreed TO excuse.
James II. Williams, employed by
(Continued on paue 2l
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
Win Bout
to Gust
; Jurors

Charges OF unfairness were
hurled at the governments at
torncys Wednesday morning
by three defense lawyers dur
ing the first bitter clash in the
trial OF Mayor II. c. Gill.
Chief OF Police c. l.. Bccking-
ham. cx-Shcriff X. L. Hodge
and four city detectives on
federal boozc-graft conspiracy
charges.
The scrap occurred over the
qualifications OF T.. II. Talcott.
local civil engineer, to act as
juror.
NJ thought the government
was trying TO be fair. The
government IS not trying TO be
fair" declared Wilmon Tuck
er. addressing Judge Neterer.
Defense Attorneys Walter Fulton
and George Tenant quickly reiter-
ated the same statements. jumping
TO their feet
Talcott had admitted he was
prejudiced toward one OF the de-
PENDANTS"
Judge Gusts Him
Then followed strenuous efforts
10 have him disqualified by the
court. District Attorney Allen
would not submit. saying there vas
mo legal reason"
After the trio OF defense attor-
neys had made their charges OF
.-unfairness." Reames and Allen
,umped up and withdrew their OBJ
,ections. and Judge Neterer excus-
ed Taicott-
Spectators jammed and crowded
TO get into the courtroom. AZ noon
tho government had exercised five
peremptory challenges and the de-
PENDANTS six.
jury Standing
At noon Wednesday the govern
ment had exercised five out Of tho
ak peremptory challenges allotted
10 the prosecution. and the com
bined defense had exercised seven
out OF ten challenges.
When Mayor Gill came into the
courtroom Wednesday he was smil-
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
HE GAME BACK" BUT SONS SEQUEL TO GIS STORY!

friends rallied enthusiastically
around that platform.
Kept His Promise
lie was elected. lie kept
his promise.
Gambling houses and disor-
derly houses ran without pre-
tense at concealment.
The town was so wide open
IL shocked itself.
And then II was that Gin be-
came famous. For Seattle.
swept by a wave of reform that
was partly reaction from tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

Gill policy and partly an edge
of a great movement that was
making Itself felt all over the
country, ousted her mayor. And
because the weapon of the re-
call was new. and also because
the recall election was the first
after the state adopted woman
suffrage. Gill's picture and the
story OF his disgrace went from
one end of the country to the
other.
To add TO the completeness
Continued on page io)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

He was something of an
enigma even then. He was the
attorney, friend and often the
boon companion of the tough
est element of tough seaport
town: but he was generally
considered honest. so far as his
personal character was con
cerned
Presently Gin ran for mayor.
He was paralyzingly frank
about his policy. He said II he
were elected he would run the
town wide OPEN And his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
ADVERTISING MANAGERS
DAILY TALK
Auto Neus and Ads
Today on Page z

We are starting an
auto page in The Star
today. 1t will appear
>cach Wednesday and
Twill contain snappy, up
to-the-minute news of
what's doing along
Auto Row, as we'll as a
representative line of
ads from Seattle's live
auto dealers.
Both new and used
cars will be featured in
the announcements and
there will be many an
excellent bargain IN
fact, there are a number
today that are worth
careful attention.
Watch for the auto
section each Wedncs-
day.
- .., as ouoo rnotro
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
GUNS ARE READY
FOR SOUND VESSELS

We are prepared to follow out
the presidents orders to arm mer.
chant ships" said Commandant
Coontz. OF the Puget Sound navy
yard. over the long distance tele.
phone 90 Star representative
Wednesday afternoon
Il do not believe. however. that
there will be many vessels in these
waters 10 take advantage OF the
order. At Mare island IL Il diff.
ferent. many boats coming thru the
Panama canal put into California
portE.''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
PORT BELT LINE

Seattle voters Tuesday
slaughtered all the bond propo-
sitions, but refused to surren-
der the ports belt line fran
chise TO the railroads. and
elected to the council Robert 3.
Hesketh, w. D. Lane and OIL
iver T. Erickson.
Councilman c. Allen Dale.
who attempted TO use the
American flag for political
propaganda, ran In last place.
running more than 1000 votes
below his two teammates, w.
M. Calhoun and Byron Phelps.
Did Own Thinking
The voters refused to toe up the
bond issues with the council can
didates. The Dale group. ignoring
the fact that Dale himself was re.
sponsible for two of the bond prop
ositions, had labled themselves as
'anti-bond" candidates. and they
tagged the MISUNDERSTANDING
trio as the ''pro-bond" candidates.
sltho Erickson and Lane were
against two of the bond PROPOSE
tions.
The Dale newspapers took up the
same false issue. but the voters
calmly decided things for them
selves. They didn't want bonds
and they voted no, emphatically.
How They Trouneed Him!
They didn't want Dale. so they
trounced him mercilessly.
Councilmen Erickson and He's.
keith will begin their third term in
two weeks. IL will be Lanes first
term in the council. He served in
the 1915 session of the Legislators.
being elected as a member of the
progressive party.
c. Allen Dale. who was emphat-
ically repudiated at the polls Tues
day, was elected three years ago
as municipal ownership advocate.
Dale. however. at once became
the special champion OF the trac-
tion company.
DilIins and Thomson
In 1911, ERICKSON led the council
manic ticket. In 1914. Hesketh led.
and he led again yesterday. Be-
cause the fight centered about
Erickson. his running mate. Lane.
nosed him out of second place this
time.
The Dale-Calhoun-Phelps combi-
nation organized elaborately for the
campaign, maintaining special head
quarters and precinct workers.
Dale's reputation is especially
blow also against Former Mayor
Geo. w. Dilling and Councilman
Thomson who took leading parts
in his campaign.
With Lanes election in place of
Dale, the popular rule" advocates
gained n vote In the council.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
JURY AT NOON

Here is the way the kpoze-
jury stood al noon WeSrEsday.
with four moro peremptory
challenges yet possible James
Mum. Jefferson county far
mer. G. l.. Percy. retired Bap-
list preacher from Quilcene.
Thomas -. Parke. Renton far.
mer. J Leo shaw, rancher and
physical director from South
Colby. Henry McGralne. re-.
tired Seattle blacksmith
Henry Heckenrath. not en-
ployed af present but lives IN
Seattle. r n. Bennett. Monroe
farmer. W. II. Fontaine. Seat.
tie. former clerk OF the emin-
ent domain commission; Rob.
ert Chalmers. traffic man for
Bowman a. Hanford. Charles
G.. Heiserman. Auburn farmer.
George S. Bowers. Green Lake
plumber: G. a. Van Brunt.
Port Angeles contractor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
OREGONlANS Demand
That LANE RESIGN

PORTLAND. March Tn pro-
test against his support of the fili-
buster against President Wilson's
armed neutrality, a petition de-
manding theresignation of United
State Senator Harry Lane is being
circulated among the voters OF Ore
gon today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

This Is the story OF seattle's
great enigma.
Il came 70 me as ! sat In the
federal courtroom yesterday.
watching the regiment Of de
PENDANTS and the battery Of
lawyers line up for the liquor
conspiracy trial.
The space inside the rail was
full OF interesting people--so
full they had to untangle their
legs In order to stand up and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

by percmptory challenge.
G. " Van Brunt. Port Angeles
contractor. was called lie knew
OF the defendants in general way.
he said. and had read the head
lines OF Seattle papers concerning
the case
Would YOU lao aside any i'm
pressions gained by reading the
newspapers asked Reames.
Yes"
Have you any hostility TO en-.
forcement of the prohibition law?"
No"
Did you become acquainted with
any OF the federal grand jurors?"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
fell over each other when they
moved around.

Hut in all the crowd there
was just one figure that caught
and held my attention-a lean.
angular man, with a weary.
wizened face "A man all gray.
like a ghost suit. necktie. scan
~ hair. complexion. everything
who sat quietly with the rest.
1ammed In behind his lawyer.
the least conspicuous, but the
most dramatic figure In the
room Mayor Hiram G. Gill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
wife GETS DIVORCE
FROM Ex.G0LF STAR

WHEATON. H.. March Mrs.
Helen G. Sawyer. wife of Ned
Sawyer. former Western amateur
golf champion. has been granted n
divorce here on statutory grounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
G. IL LAW WYERS SHOW FIGHT
P. T. BARNUM IS DEAD!

p T. Barnum said There's born every min
ute" But Z. r. has been dead a long time
The Star publishes this comparatively ancient fact
because apparently Seattle politicians and GER
tain political organs didn't know it. They thought
the people would fall for any old bunk.
But the people didn't, you notice by the cleo
ton Tuesday. They could plainly thru Allen
Dae's masquerade and sham pairiotism-and they
emphaiically resented the misuse OF the flag for po-
itical advertising. Look at the way they lowered
him TO last place on the ballot.
And they could plainly thru the bunk issue at
tempted by the Dale Phelps Calhoun newspapers and
campaign managers. They knew they could decide
the bonds themselves. and the council candidates had
nothing 10 do with IT,
They didn't want any bonds-and they voted
against them. slaughtered them.
They didn't want Dale and his crowd the so-called
anti-bond candidaies-and they slaughtered them,
too.
THE PEOPLE DID THEIR OWN THINKING.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07
Dale Trio
and Bonds
Defeated
COUkCllhEN

BONDS
No. I. s2T5. 900 for Montlake
bridge-For 1913. against 27,lo4.-
No. 2. for arterial highways Inn
proyement-For 1876. against
30,9i2.
No. 2. for municipal market
For l5.S7l, against 2s,353.
PORT BELT LINE 4.
Port No. ]. amending plan sosA
harbor improyement-For 1926.
against 22.3s6
Port No. 2. repeal OF ports belt
line franchise--For 1884. against
1885,.
Port No. 3. s450.o0o for munich
pal belt line-For 1897, against
2l,39s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-03-07

Tho weather man thus predicts
IL today: Tonight and Thursday,
occasional rain"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-09
FOR [UMBAGO
Try Musterole. See How
Quickly It Relieves

You Just rub Musterole in briskly, and
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Musterole Is clean, white ointment,
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Many doctors and nurses use Muster
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They will gladly tell you what relief
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joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises,
chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the
chest. Always dependable.
30 and Coo jars; hospital size $3.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-09
Cured His RUPTURE

/ was badly ruptured while lift
ing q trunk several years ago.
Doctors said my only hope OF cure
was an operation. Trusses did
me no good, Finally l got hold
of something that quickly and
completely cured me. Years have
passed and the rupture has never
returned, although / am doing
hard work as carpenter. There
was no operation, no lost time, no
trouble. l have nothing to sell,
but will give full information
about how you may find COM
plete cure without operation, II
you write to me, Eugene M.
Pullen, Carpenter, 42SD Marcellus
Avenue, Manasquan, N. ]. Bet
ter cut out this notice and show
1t to any others who are ruptured
you may save life or at least
stop the misery of rupture and the
worry and danger of an operation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-09
RUSSIAN SITUATION NOT
HOPELESS, MASON ARGUES

Indications are not lacking that
the kind of a peace the Maximal-
lists want may be peace with
democratized Germany, and IL a
democracy does not arise in Ger
many to respond to an immediate
Russian peace proposal, the Maxi
malists will be compelled to con-
tinue in the war.
Maybe Not Pro-German.
AT the present stage of counter
revolution in Russia, it is unwise
to assume that the Maximalist
leaders are pro-Germans, bent on
Strengthening the kaiser's mill
taristic position in Europe.
If the Maximalists are resolved
on separate peace they will find
the negotiations far more difficult
than has been imagined. The diff
ficulties exist not only for the
Maximalists, but also for the
kaiser.
The kaiser wants annexationist
peace. The only fruitful field for
Teutonic annexations is in Rus
s,a. AS at present suggested,
Austria-Hungary desires Poland,
and Germany the Baltic provinces.
Not So Black.
II the Maximalists agree to
peace on such a basis as this 1t
is impossible to believe the Rus
sian army would consent. Tie
Maximalists probably would be
quickly driven from power.
On the other hand, II Germany
accepts separate peace from
Russia on the basis of a pre-war
frontier, the kaiser must confess
that miltarism has failed and that
Germany can hope for nothing
from the war.
Under this condition, the spirit
of the. Russian revolution might
well spread to Germany. perhaps
even overwhelming the Hohenzol-
lerns.
The present situation, there
fore, is not as black as In some
quarters it is being painted. The
formula of a separate peace Is
very complex.
This is probably the reason why
the semi-official Cologne Ga
zette is warning the German peo-
pie not to build high hopes on the
Maximalist success in Petrograd.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-09
BY j. w. T. MOSAN
Written for the United Press.

NE WYORK, Nov. 9.-There is
no conclusive reason for believing
that the Russian Maximalists
want separate peace when they
demand an immediate peace.
Nor is it necessary to assume
even that the Maximalists' desire
for an immediate peace means q
peace with the present imperial.
ist!c governments of the central
powers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-09
R. RS AFTER
HIGHER RATE

WASHINGTON. D. O., Nov. g.
A concerted effort to increase pas
senger, as well as freight, rates
was seen in railroad petitions filed
today with the interstate COM
merce commission.
The New York. New Haven &
Hartford railroad and the Cen
trail of New England asked for an
increase in mileage fares from . a
to "a cents. The principal
southeastern roads asked permits
sion to raise interchangeable
mileage passenger rates from 2 to
az cents a mile.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-09
STRIKE MEDlTOR
GETS FLAT ANSWER

nize q settlement reached here by
the Presidents mediation CON-
mission and well demand that that
body deal with the Oregon-Wash-
ington situation separately.
Union officers here declared the
action Of the northwest unions
would mean revocation of their
charters.
While these developments were
taking place. delays in southern
California caused a postponement
of the arrival of Secretary of La
Dor Wilson and the other men,
bers of the federal mediation
commission for "a hours. They
Will be here by tomorrow morn
ing.