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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Judiciary Committee of the House
heard representatives of the A. F. of
L., ships repairs and lOngshoremen's
organizations, regarding bills relating
to compensation of longshoremen.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Aberdeen HoQuiam-Meels LIST Non
day Of each month"; ct Grown Cigar
Factory. Hoquiam
Cooke, Waters and Mattresses
Office Of Business Agent, Labor
Press Office. 106 North @ street, Alb
erdeen. Mrs. Fred King. secretary
and business agent. Phone 214.
Meet End Tuesday Of month In
Labor Press Hail, Aberdeen, $3.50,
and 4th Tuesday in Odd Fellows
Hall, Hoquiam.
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Absrdeen--Meets fourth Monday Of
each month at K. OF P. hall, First
street. Duncan ellis, president David
Campbell. secretary. Bon Ton Barber
shop, 215 So. @ st.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Local Union No. 1874 meets every
Monday night ct Eagles Hall at 1880.
Harry Williams, president; Oscar
Moak, secretary.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Meet third Wednesday night, Gray
port Press Hall. l04 No. G st. Archi,
Hall, secretary, 1706 w. Sixth St
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Aberdeen and HoQulan Meets ca
ever Tuesday nisht - l0o 3 Win.
kaa. Ahardeoa. Harry Gibson bu1i-
ness aren't, Aberdeen branch. 1s =. e
P. 4. Phone SOS.
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Carnenfere Union

Local No. 317, U. B. C. & J. Of A.
meets every Wednesday at 7:30 P. N.
at 400 East Wishkah street. Presi-
dent, VIM. Mead, phone SOB, 1910 G
street; recording secretary, H. ]. Dun
ming, phone SOB, 405 East Wood
street; business agent, Harry Gibson,
phone 500, 400 East Wishkah street,
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MEETING DATES AT TRADES
COUNCIL HALL. siOoUiAl

HoQuiam Trades 3 kabsr Council.
Menday nishta. ,. N.
Carpenters. every Wednesday night.
p. =.
Painters. first and third Thursday
nishtn
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Aberdeen oquiam-Meets last Sun
day Of each month. alternating be.
tween Aberdeen, Labor Press Hail.
and Hoquiam. Trades Council Hail
@. W. Boyle. secretary, AT Norsh 4.
Aberdeen-
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OFFIcIAL Directory or HARMON UNIONS

craypOrt Press Hail, Aberdeen. ]. Z.
Newell, secretary, Box 77e. Hoquiam.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Aberdeen oquiam-Meets 1st Sun
day Of each month, alternating be-
tween Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Rob
srt Ziegler, secretary 205 East First
Phone 143T-J.
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Aberdeen Hoquiam Meets first
Thursday of each month at A. 0. u.
w. Hall. Aberdeen. A. Winberg. pres
idenk: Q. A. Miller. secretary.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

lsoqulam Trades and Labor Council
HoQuiazn = Meets every Monday
night. Trades and Labor Council
Han, l. O. Q. r. Bldg. c. =. Brown
sseretayy.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Aberdsen-Messs each Friday nasAf
at 104 No. G St. w. L. Braelinrsed,
president; Adria Johnson, secretary
box 500, Aberdeen.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Aberdeen-HoQuiam Local 1897 meets
first and third Friday Of each month
at Carpenters Hall, 400 d. Wishkah
ST., Aberdeen. w. A. Shaw president,
Robeut G. Savage, secretary, SOC e.
Second St. Aberdeen.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Aberdeen-Meets on every Monday
night at 400 q. Wishkah st.
Hoquiam-Meets first and third
Thursdays. Trades and Labor coun-
Df1 Hail. Hoquiam.
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Aberdeen OQuiam Meets evsry
"Wednesday night at Labor Press OF
Ifiee, 1Oe North q street, Aberdeen.
Ina. @. Dethlefson. president; o. a.
Williams. secretary, 400 Chicago ave
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Aberdeen HoQuiam = Meets second
Thursday Of each month at 400 East
Wishksh street.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Bakery and Confectionery Werlssrs.
IA. e2
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Newell, secretary, Box 77s, Hoquiam.
Musicians
Aberdeen Hoquiam Meets LIST Sun
day Of each month, alternating be-
tween Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Rob
srt Megler, secretary. 205 East First
Phone 1871.
PaIntsFs
Aberdeen--Meets on every Monday
night at 400 q Wishkah st.
HoQuiam-Meetn first and third
Thursdays. Trades and Labor coun-
eli Hail. Hoquiam.
Plaekersrs
Aberdeen-H oquiam = Meets second
Thursday Of each month at 400 East
Wishkah street.
Plumbers
Aberdeen HoQulam = Meets every
Thursday at 400 d. Wishkah. J. h.
Leith. president; w. P. Jones, finan-
eial secretary; o. C. Ferguson, sos D.
Fifth St.. recording secretary, Aher-
deep.
Presemen
Aberdeen oquiam - Meets LIST
Tuesday evening Of each month.
Clarence Moore, Aberdeen, secretary.
saIIors' Union o. Pacific.
AbeEdeen-Meets on every Monday
night at 1880 p. m, Cor. f and Mark
ct, opposite Grand theatre, John A.
Feidje, secretary, Aberdeen, box $50.
Lathers' Union.
Lathers' Union No. 220 meets ev-
cry Monday night in Labor Press
hall. Guy C. Caldwell, president, and
Vernon Roy Wheeler, secretary.
Electrical and Street Railway Inn
ployees, Division 7O2
Aberdeen Hoquiam = Meets second
Tuesday in month at log No. G street,
Aberdeen. J. A. Seguim, Pres, B. e.
Smith, secretary.
TalIors No. see.
Reconsideration every 1sl
Wednesday each month at Stur9n's
Tailor Shop, 2219 Simpson Ave. R
Stnrm, secretary.
Teamstero
Aberdeen-HOQuiam Meets evsry
"wednesday night at Labor Press Of
flee, 1Oe North @ street, Aberdeen,
IA. G.. Dethlsfson. presidents o. ..
Williams, secretary, 400 Chicago ave
Pile Drivers
Aberdeen HoQuiam Local 1897 meets
first and third Friday of each month
at Carpenters Hall, 400 p. Wishkah
St, Aberdeen. w. A. Shaw president.
Robert G. Savage, secretary, SOC r.
Second St., Aberdeen.
Typographical
| oen-HoQuiam-Meets last Sun
lday Of each month. alternating BE-.
tween Aberdeen, Labor Press Hall.
and HoQuiam. Trades Council Hail
Q. w. Boyle. secretary. AT Norsh Z.
Aberdeen.
MEETING DATES At TRADES
COUNCIL HALL. AOQUiAN
| HOauiam Trades 8 kabsR Council.
Monday nishta. p. n.
Carpenters. every Wednesday night.
p. =.
Pointers, first ana third Thursday
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Reconsideration every 1st
Wednesday each month at Sturxn's
Tailor Shop. 2219 Simpson Ave. R
Stprm, secretary.
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Plumbers

Aberdeen HoQulam = Meets every
Thursday at 400 3. Wishkah. J. h.
Leith. president; w. p. Jones, finan-
eial secretary; o. c. Ferguson, sos d
Fifth St.. recording secretary, Aher-
deep.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23

Electrical and Street Railway I'm
ployees, Division 7O2
Aberdeen Hoquiam = Meets second
Tuesday in month at LOG No. G street,
Aberdeen. J. A. Seguim, Pres, B. e.
Smith, secretary.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-04-23
Lathers' Union.

Lathers' Union No. 220 meets ev-
cry Monday night in Labor Press
hall. Guy C. Caldwell, president, and
Vernon Roy Wheeler, secretary.
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Aberdeen oquiam = Meets 1si
Tuesday evening Of each month
Clarence Moore, Aberdeen, secretary
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AbeEdeen-Meetg on every Monday
night at 1880 p. m, Cor. F and Mark
ct, opposite Grand theatre, John A..
Feidje, secretary, Aberdeen, box $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07

NEW YORK. May 7.-liarry NJ.
Daughcrtv, attorney general in the
cabinet of President Harding, today
was indicted by a federal grand
jury here on charges of conspiracy
to defraud tho government. 3@
Tho Indictment was returned fn
connection with :hc investigation Of
The affairs of the Office of the alien
property custodian during The time
Thomas W. Miller was custodian.
With Daugherty, Miller and John
T. King, former Republican, national
committeeman from Connecticut, al
Sc were indicted.
Specifically. the Indictment
charges paughery, Miller and King
conspired to return to Getman aud
Swiss owners .$7,O00,O00 of stock
and assets Of the American Metal Is
company, which had been seized as
alien property during the war.
Big Fee Named
The indictment alleges n ." fee
of $39l.00O' was paid in connec-
tion with the return of the assets.
The Indictment does not directly
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
| INJURED
|. HUR TlED
b[ D OK s
Scene of Wreck Quickly
Covered by Doctors
and Nurses.
CARS MEET ON HILL
Bystanders Had Clothes
Torn Off by Force of
Collision.

None had died up to noon.
There were several, however,
whose injuries were expected to
bring death within few hours.
The crash came when down.
town San Francisco was moving
in its morning rush. The COLI
sion was heard for blocks. Bust
ness stopped and streets and
sidewalks near the scene of the
accident were filled with rush
ing crowds who hampered the
frantic work of ambulance at
tendants and policemen.
The cable cars met at the bot
tom of the precipitous Califor-
MIA street hill.
An eastbound cable car, seve-
raj blocks from the scene OF the
crash, got out of control. AT
Stockton street. near the top
of the hill. its brakes refused to
! work. Gliding down the sloping
rails at momcntarily increasing
speed, it passed two intersec-
; tions without mishap.
! A short distance below the
J intersection at Kearny street,
the car ran down a meat truck.
probably fatally injuring the
driver.
The collision did not stop its
mad descent.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
VALLEY WILL GET
LOANS FROM The
LAND BANK SOON
Judge Griffin Says Fed
eral Aid Will Be Given
This Section

"lmperal Valley will soon be
able to receive loans through the
Federal Land bank, - is the state
mcnt made by Judge ii Il. Griffin
of Rrawlcy, sccretary-treasurer of
the National Farm Loan asSscia-
tion of Brawlcy, who recently at
tended the meeting of the directors
of the Federal Land bank at Ber-
kelley.
The valley previously was includ
cd in the territory in which loans
could be made, but was withdrawn
about six wears ago on recommen-
dation of the bank s engineers, be-
cause of the flood menace
A recent trip through the valley
by w. ID. Ellis, president of the
bank, and Vice President A. NJ.
Morton, convinced them that the
valley is in good shape. In per-
sonal interview with Judge Griffin
President Ellis stated he plans an
other trip to the valley in the near
future for the purpose of making a
more detailed Investigation of con
ditions here, and following this it
was possible that farm loans will
again be made here.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
Mayor Enjoys
Imperial Valley
CantalOupes

One of the first official &C
acknowledgement; CT the dinta-
loupes Of the Imperial Valley
has come from the mayor of Los
Angeles. His letter of &C
knowledgmtnt ~ donor of
some of the delectable melons
of this region is:
Office Of the Mayor, City Hall
Los Angeles, Calf, May 5, 1926
Miss A. Girando,
Imperial, California.
Dear Miss Girando:
The crate of cantaloupes
which you so kindly sent me ar
rived in good shape, and I as
sure you that the entire family
enjoyed them.
7 appreciate what you have
to say in your letter concerning
my efforts for the Swing John
son bill, and trust that I may be
able to do my part towards
making the Colorado River,
Boulder dam project possible.
Thanking you for your kind
letter, and for the cantaloupes,
I remain,
Yours very truly,
GEORGE E. CRYER,
Mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
9th Sides Deny Attempts At Compromise OF Strike
UNKNOWN MAN
KILLED AT HEBER
UNAV0IDABLY
Jumps Suddenly Before
Car and Driver COulG
Not SWerve.

Coroner Lemons is holding the
body of an unidentified man, be
lievcd to be a fruit worker, who died
at the FL Centre hospital last night
following injuries received on the
Calexico highway in an automobile
accident Wednesday night.
The man appeared at the stage
office in Calcxico late Wednesday
night and asked for transportation
) to FL Ccntro, stating he was without
funds. The ticket agent was forced
to deny the request and the man
started for FL Centre on foot.
He had been drinking and was
partially drunk, according to the
ticket agent. Between Calcxico and
the first iIcber turn a stage was
forced off the road to avoid strik ing
the man, according to report made
by the driver Of the stage.
Near the first Heber turn, known
as Curphy's corner, the man sudden
ly jumped in front of II car driven
by one Patterson, n taXicab driver
who was transporting passengers to
Calexico. According to Patterson
and the parties with him, there was
no chance to avoid striking the
man.
Patterson stopped his ear and took
the man, who was in an unconscious
condition, TO the FL Centre hospital,
where he died without rcgaining con-
sciousness. Nothing was found on
his person by which he might be
identified.
The dead man is about > feet II
inches tall, weighs approximately
ls0 pounds, with dark hair and dark
features. Several persons who view
ed the body at Lemons parlors this
morning declared they had seen the
man about FL Centre recently but
could not state where.
No inquest will he held just yet
and an effort will be made to idcn
tify the dead man. Anyone having
in formation Of missing person
answering the above description, is
urged to call at Lemons funeral par
lors on State street to see if the
body can be identified.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
Another Infant
Industry All In

Margaret Ruiz, charged with pos
session of liquor, was fined $500
with an alternate sentence of $50
days in Jail, by Judge Hervey in
the police court this morning. She
was arrested yesterday by Assistant
Chief Corneilson. at her home 30l
East Main street. Friends of the
woman We're endeavoring to raise
the amount of her fine today.
Maclovia Ramirez, said by the po-
lice to be a lookout for the Ruiz
woman, was fined $75 on charge
of drunkenness, and being unable
to pay the fine, was sent to jail for
81 days. The police assert that Ha.
mirez watched for the police while
the woman dispensed liquor. Yes.
terday he happened TO imbibe too
much of the product the partnership
sold and Corneilson took him into
custody.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
PACIFIC COAST
INTERESTED In
ENGLISH STRIKE
Cotton and FOOdstuffs
Go In Great Quantity
From Here.
BY S. P. HOLLINGSWORTH
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. May 7. - The
south, the west and the Pacific
coast stand to lose heavily from the
british general strike in II few
more days when shipping will be
materially affected by the indus
trial crisis.
Cotton was expected to feel the
Finch of the strike before any 9TH
ei commodity exported to England,
because of the immediate cessation
of textile manufacturing, Raw cot
ton furnishes one third Of the total
exports of the United States.
tis believed that foodStuffs will
continue in the British foreign trade
when other raw products, manufae-
tured articles and especially Iuxur-
les may be curtailed.
Articles of commerce, not regard
Ell as Il absolutely essential, may be
hit if the strike continues another
week. Tobacco, next in importance
to cotton in this country; automo-
biles, wood and Lumber will follow
! The Pacific coast sfegoin provide,
| ne Dulh OF tHt h-U,OOu.oCD NbitH vi
! canned fruits shipped annually Il
! England. .r.Es.
/. Most of the $11 100000 in lumber
and wooden articles sent to the
United Kingdom originate in th'
| PACIFIC northwest. A large trad'
in Douglas fir doors, developed will
Britain in competition with Swedei
will be cut off if the strike last
much longer.
Corn products form another i'm
portant item i'll the British trade.
Wheat furnishes 100000 o
the 81 900, 200, 900 worth of commOd
tiles exported annually to Grea
Britain, flour $9,C00,000 and suga
$13,0 100000.
The British take $3,000,000 of th
! $S,000,000 in starch now exported
from this country annually to th
rest of the world. Much of this i
corn starch.
Pork products shipped to tn
United Kingdom each year provid
another significant item of food
stuffs become affected by TIL
strike.
Approximately one tenth of tn
exports to Britain are contained i
this article of diet.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
Brave Fight For
Life Is Lost By
Chief and Wife

After making brave fight for
her life, III which she was heroically
aided by her husband, Rose Lois
Oswalt, wife of J. Sterling Oswalt,
chief of the FL Centre police depart
ment, died at clock this morn
ing in the FL Centre hospital, fol
lowing an operation performed last
week.
Although at first the operation
seemed to be successful, the ordeal
sapped the patient S vitality to such
an extent that two blood transfu-
sion operations were performed in
an effort to recover her strength
Chief Oswalt submitting to the op,
Grafton each time. His unselfish
sacrifice proved unavailing, how
ever, and Mrs. Oswalt gradually
grew weaker until the end came
! peacefully this morning.
| The deceased had lived in the val,
! ley for several years, coming to FL
Centre four years ago, when Chief
Oswat became member of Sheriff
Gillett's staff. She had large
number of friends in this city and
in Holtville where she formerly re
sided, who loved her for her wo
manly character and her devotion
to her family.
Leaves Three Children
She was o3 years old and was born
in Texas. Besides her husband she
is survived by three small children
Continued on page &
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
Strelinger Says
No Fights Fixed

LOS ANGELES. May 7,-Cap-
tain Seth Strelinger, chairman of
the California Boxing Commission,
made vigorous reply today to
statements of Commissioner Louis
Almgrcn regarding asserted "fixed
fights at Vernon.
Evidently l need Il new pair
of glasses, Strelinger said.
81 have attended every fight in
this city for the past year and Il
half. So far as ! know there has
only been one suspicious fight here.
l investigated that but could not
secure any convicting evidence.
"There have been decisions that
did not meet with my approval,
but those will occur at every box
ing show
~ keep strict watch over my
referees, and have confidence in
the integrity of everyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
Barbara Worth
Annex Star ed
This Morning

Following surveys made 'yester-
day, preliminary construction work
on the Hotel Barbara Worth s $500,
900 one hundred room annex was
begun this morning. With n crew
Of workers on the job, Lang and
Bergstrom, Los Angeles and san
Diego contractors, will make every
effort to expedite the construction
of the addition to Imperial Valley s
hostelry.
Will r. Conway, owner of the Ho-
tel Barbara Worth, states that every
thing possible will be done to get
the new building completed in time
to cope with the rush of winter bus
mess.
Don w. Wells is the architect for
the new building which will be of
class A construction in every re-
spect. Each room will have its pri.
vate bath, radio connections and
other desirable features.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07

When Senator Shortridge of Cal
ifOrnia converted Senator King of
Utah from the latter's belief that
Florida had better grapefruit than
California, the above photograph of
the incident was taken at the ma
tional capital.
Several weeks ago the two sena-
tors had a "run in'' over 4 mat
ter of considerable national moment
-dusing which Senator King said:
Mr. King: l am sure the Senator
will be glad now, in view of that
decision, to have IN order promul-
gated by the Department of Agri-
culture which will do away with
the prohibition nowf,in existence in
California against the importation
into California of the very superior
grapefruit from Florida. '.'.,
Mr.. Shortridge: do not wish to
be diverted to enter into a contro-
versy as to the relative merits of
California and Florida grapefruit
G. G. Young, publisher of the Los
Angeles Examiner. learning of the
above colloquy, asked the Press to
send some of this valleys wonder
full grapefruit to Washington that
our senator might present it to the
benighted gentleman from Utah and
convince him that nothing in the
world was its equal.
Although it was late in the season
Chris Westgard got box of his
finest grapefruit and Roland Reed
dug up n box of his famous Bar
bara Worths and the Press sent
them to Senator Shortridge
The result of the gift to Senator
King, no longer benighted as to
the valleys famous product. may
be noted in ,he' following news
"put ON the wirc' to the four
corners of the earth:
In the presence of Senator Short
ridge. who presented the grapefruit,
| the Utah solon publicly recanted his
statement made in the senate sew
cral weeks ago extolling the "su-
perior merits of Florida citrus pro-
Z ducts
Two Boxes Presented
Two boxes of golden California
grapefruit, gift of Chris West
gard and Roland Reed, growers of
two of the Imperial valley $ most
famous brands of granefruit, were
presented to Senator King.
Expressing his thanks to the I'm
ncrial VALLEY Press. and the grow
ors for sending him the grapefruit,
he eaid:
~ m ALWAYS so serious that when
I attemnt to Jest or speak in n iocu-
lar vein I am ALWAYS misunderstood.
T had no desire whatever to cast
! "Spersions on the products of Cali
forria when I alluded in facetious
mood to the qualities. of Florida
granefruit.
"The rranefruit of California, as
we'll as all her other products are
known throughout the land. They
arr not only superior, they arc
Sunrcne.
R"N"ondi"o to this praise, Sena-
tor Shortridgo said:
" IA humble servant of the nco-
y, sc H",forni~ 7 thonk -" cor
aia)lv for vour beautiful tribute to
onr state.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-07
CUELL1NG DISTURBANCES

LONDON, May IA night of
scattered hooliganism and riot
ing caused the government 10 take
firmer action to quell the disturb
anees. Jail sentences began TO be
pronounced against strikers.
The authorities issued Il warning
that it was u criminal offense to
circulate alarming rumOrs.
Communists issued manifesto
charging Macdonald and other
oderates with damaging the work :
crs' cause by seeking peace 4llsl
Fifty house of commons employees
struck and 200 more are subject To
call. Speaker White announced
that the commons would carry, or
regardless. An emergency light
ing plant has been installed.
London strike breaking buses op-
crate with windows boarded and
motors and drivers shielded by wire
netting.
A government communique admit
ted that feeling was becoming very
strained.
The cabinet met to consider the
strike situation.
Vigorous government preparation
In cope with disorders temporarily
, interrupted the series of ugly incl.
dents.
Railroads announced service to-
day would be better than yesterday.
Organized bands roamed tho
streets of Hull, driving buses to
81 elter.
London police raided a printing
house, arrested three men and seiz-
, ed pamphlets alleged to have been
used to disaffeet tine police.
Britain buzzed with basclcss ru-
mors.