Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-07

unofficiallv stated some being quarter
ed in the armory and some in hastily
limprovised barracks.
Although an overwhelming desire for
martial law undoubtedly pervaded the
city, outside the ranks of the 10000
men on general strike, no soldiers had
been seen on the streets up to noon to-
day.
Sailors at Bremerton navy yard are
reported standing by under stacked
arms and issuance Of liberty passes has
been stopped.
Following the order from Washington
yesterday to stop all troop demobiliza-
tion, hundreds of soldiers awaiting dis
charge were today applying for trans
fer to line companies in expectation of
being assigned to patrol duty.
Streets Deserted.
Meantime the streets were practically
deserted, only few shops attempting
to transact business
The light plant was being operated
undere police protec,ron and telephones,
water, gas and other public utilities had
not been cut off as had been feared
last night.
The general tie-up imposed by the
strikers in their sympathy walkout with
the 10000 shipyard workers seeking
higher wages, had today transformed
Seattle, city of 100000 from hust-
ling metropolis into the condition of
country village.
Neither street cars nor jitneys were
running.
Hotel guests were camping out in their
rooms, eating timed food and depend
ing on native resonrcefulness to supply
their elementary needs.
Already the city was beginning to
have foretaste of hunger, although
the strikers have arranged to feed 100
600 people twice day in their soup
kitchens, according to the commissary
committee reports.
There was no butcher or baker-and
the csndlestick maker had long since
sold out and oone home with the others
Milk for babies and invalids was be
ling sold under Doctors certificates at
stations designated by the strikers.
The Star was the only newspaper pub
lished today, and it was extremely
doubtful if that would continue through
out the day.
Sailors and soldiers, most of them dis
charged men but some still in the gov
ernment service, were assisting the po-
lice regulars as special duties in pa
trolling streets and outlying districts.
These specials numbered about 1000.
Have Men on Patrol.
The strikers also had men on patrol,
armed, as the strike leaders, said with
moral suasion only" They had been
organized under direction of officers
designated by Mapor Hanson.
Up to noon Seattle had gone into a
state of almost complete Information,
awaiting the clearing up of a situation
admitted on every hnd to hold ctaelys-
mic possibilities.
With hungry hordes swamping the IL
eommissaries maintained by the strik-
ers throughout the city, and the food
situation hourly becoming more serious,
strike committees were at noon confer
ring on the proposal to open up all un-
ionizcd restaurants under direction of
the cooks and walters. In that event
the striking teamsters promised to haul
supplies.
Meantime thousands of men and wo.
ment who had failed to make emergen-
cy provisions were walking the streets
vainly endeavoring to get even a sand
wieh.
The few non.union restaurants which
had kept open yesterday were locked to-
dav for no sup plies were moving
Up to shortly before noon, stew serv-
ed on paper plates with dry bread and
coffee WITS to be had at the union com
missaries for 80 cents, or for s5 cents
if the patron displayed union card.
The strike committee promised better
service by Saturday.
Morrison on Way.