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The Washington times., 1934-07-16
STRIKE CRISIS
TAKES WAGNER
ON MISSION
Senator Hurries to Coast to
Advise ConciIiators; Eyes
= Of Capital on Labor War
ny International News Service

An atmosphere Of apprehension
pervaded official washington to-
day as the hour for San, Fran
eisco's general strike arrived.
The white House revealed that
Senator wagner Cd Of New York
would leave New York for Port
land, Ore, this afternoon to act in
an advisory capacity in negotia-
tons seeking settlement Of the
Portland phase Of the Longshore'
mems strike.
Senator Wagner's Intervention
was sought by the Presidents
mediation board on the West
Coast.
Miss Perkins Watchful
Secretary Of Labor Frances Per
kins is keeping in constant tele-
phonic communication with Assist
ant Secretary of Labor Edward
F. McGrady, chairman Of PreSi-
dent Roosevelt's special concilia-
ton board.
She is also keeping the Presi.
dent advised of every development
in the struggle involving thous.
ands Of people in the San Fran
cisco area.
While she would make no state
ment, Miss Perkins is known to
view the situation with consider
able alarm. william Green, presi.
dent of the American Federation
of Labor, also declined to com.
ment.
The National Labor Relations
Board is following developments
with painful interest. Chairman
Lloyd Garrison said the board Is
unable to do anything under the
law to force arbitration. AL it can
do is to advise both sides Of its
readiness to arbitrate.
President Might Return
Thus far there is nothing to in,
dicate that the strike. if it be.
comes as grave as is feared, will
interfere with President Roose,
velt's Hawaiian trip aboard the
Cruiser Houston.
However, it is believed that if
the situation gets out Of control
of city and State administra-
lions, the President might return
to san Francisco and personally in
tervene.
Another possibility was that
Federal troops might be ordered
out to assist California National
GuardSmen and city police in
quelling disturbances.
At the War Department, Off
Gals declined to comment on this
phase of the situation. The Ninth
Corps Area. centered in San Fran
cisco, is prepared to furnish
troops if the situation gets be-
yond control.
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FRISCO MAYOR
ASKS TROOPS
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vised by the chief Of police Of
fear they will be unable to
compel obedience to law.
1.-THE inability of the con-
StitutiOnal authorities to cope
with the situation will probably
be emphasized when the nor.
NAL business life Of San Fran
cisco is attempted to be re-
sumed, which resumption will
be essential If its people are
to be supplied with the neces-
stiles of life.
81 am also convinced that
the situation above described
is largely due to the efforts
and activities Of Communists
who have no regard for our
American form Of government
and are DESTROYS Of destroying
and breaking down law oh.
Servance.
'TO prevent tumult and riot
as well rs IawneSsnesS and dis
order and to give adequate
protection to the lives and
property Of the citizens Of San
Francisco, as Mayor Of San
Francisco / am requesting you
to send into our city such ad.
ditiOnal units Of the California
National Guard as may be
essential for that purpose"
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CALIFORNIA: CAN
CALL ON $4,000
j. s. TROOPS
Woodring Denies Rumor That
Soldiers Have Been Re-
queSted BY State

Use Of Federal troops in the
California strike situation is not
being contemplated at the present
time. acting Secretary Of War
Woodring said today. Mr.. Wood"
ring said no request had been
received from the governor Of
California for Federal assistance
and regular Army troops could
not be used to quell strike dis
orders without such a request.
He also denied rumors that
Federal troops were being moved
into California from other States.
He said:
Federal troops cannot be
moved in to qUell civil dis
orders within q State unless
the governor of the State
appeals for aid and certifies
that the situation is out Of his
hands.
NO REQUEST RECEIVED
mo, such request has been
received. nor is there any indi-
cation that such a request is
likely. We have heard moth
ing from the California State
authorities"
However, it was learned that
more than $4,000 Federal troops
are available in California for use
in the event the State authori.
ties should lose control of the stu
alton.
Furthermore. Maj. Gen. Malin
Craig. commander of the Ninth
Corps Area, in which San Fran
cisco is situated, has been author
lied to order out troops to protect
Federal property. assure transpor.
tation of the mails and interstate
commerce.
No Word from Craig
However, unless an extraordi.
nary emergency developed, the
commander would have to commu.
nicate with the War Department
before taking such steps. No word
has been received from General
Craig to indicate that he contem.
plates any such action.
Use of Federal troops to main
tain order or quell disorder will
be left up to President Roose-
velt, it was learned. Acting
Secretary of War Woodring will
not act, even if request for aid
is received from the governor of
the State, without communicat.
ing with the President.
The Federal troops stationed in
the vicinity of San Francisco in
clude the Thirtieth Infantry, con-
SiSting of 81 officers and 986 en-.
listed men, and % officers and
141 enlisted men of the air
corps attache to an observation
squadron at Crissy Field.
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JAPAN

TOKYO, July 16.-Japan's re-
quest that its bilateral discussion
with Great Britain on plans for
the 1885 naval limitations con.
ference be postponed until Oc'
tober is believed to have been
caused by the inability of the
Japanese Government to decide
its basic policies at the present
time. It was said that Ambas.
sador Matsudaira, Japanese envoy
to London, has no authority to
act at the moment because the
preliminary parleys between
Great Britain and the United
States have touched on matters
not hitherto scheduled to come
before the final conference.
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BRAZIL,

RIO DE JANEIRO, July Is.
Brazil's New Deal" is an accom-
plished fact. A new constitution,
sweeping in its powers, has been
approved. 1t provides for a
brain trust" of advisers and
technicians whose rulings must be
obeyed by the cabinet; restricts
immigration: requires that public
utilities must have a majority of
Brazilian citizens on their boards
of directors; provides maximum
working hours and m i n m uln
wages for all classes of workers
without distinction as to race, sex
or age; and declares marriage an
indissoluble union.
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Tercentenary Gift
Is PUiH1tinQ of Tree

st. MARY'S CITY, Md, July
16.-A painting of the old mul.
berry tree under which Leonard
Calvert stood as he purchased the
site Of this town from the Indians
has been presented to the Mary
land Tercentenary Commission by
Mrs. ]. Spence Howard, of Balti.
more, and Mrs. James M. Ben.
nett, of Philadelphia. both mem.
bers of the Broome family of st.
Mary'S county.
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FRANCE

PARIS, July Is CU.SO.-The
national council of the Socialist
party today voted overwhelmingly
to form a united front with the
Communists against French fas.
cism, and agreed to stage a mon
ster demonstration with the reds
on August 2, twentieth anniver.
Sary Of declaration Of the World
War, in Paris and the provinces.
BAYONNE, July 16.-France
will not begin diSarming, nor take
part in disarmament negotiations,
until the peace of Eastern Europe
is guaranteed. This became ap-
parent today, following a speech
by Foreign Minister Louis Barthou
here in which he indicated that
France desires a pact affecting
Eastern Europe similar to the
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JAPANESE SNAG
NAVAL FARLEY
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a position to discuss the 1885
naval conference until after DC.
tober !.
Mr.. Hull declined to comment
publicly on Japan'S failure t.
show more interest in the naval
conversations. He said that Great
Britain had initiated the discus
sions and therefore it was not up
to this government to comment on
the actions of other nations in.
vited to attend.
Hull Loses Patience
However, Mr.. Hull was known
to be vexed by Tokyo's attitude.
It has been felt here that the
japanese deliberately remained
away from the conversations in
order to see what might develop in
the talks between American and
British officials.
Mr.. Hull openly intimated this
in saying that the Japanese were
not going to arrive in London as
soon as the British government
expected when it set the date for
commencing the conversations. :
Japan's action in deciding to
"sit on the fence" pending the
Anglo-American talks was re-
garded in official circles here as
not playing the game fairly, and
officials had no hesitation IN
privately expressing their disap-
pointment. ...
Outlook Gloomy
The outlook for the 1885 naval
conference was more gloomy than
ever with this latest development
and especially as the result Of
press dispatches from Tokyo quot
ing the Japanese Minister Of the
Navy as announcing Japan'S con-
tention that there should be COM
plete naval parity between all
powers.
In explaining withdrawal Of the
American representatives, Mr..
Hull said they had gone forward
with the preliminary converse
tions as far as it was deemed
feasible at the present time. He
said that no decision had been
reached as to when the 1885
naval conference should take
place or on any other phase Cf
the naval situation.
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CISCO ana East bay Guy uAAnto'
where they will be picked up by
local officers.
And in the meantime the entire
coast was threatened with a spill
ing over Of the general strike from
San Francisco.
Disturbances already were being
reported from Central California
inland valleys. the Santa Clara,
Sacramento and San joaquin
the rich and sunny valleys OF
orchards, ranches and farms
the sources of much of the Col
den States food supply.
Agitators were reported moving
into the valleys, urging a general
strike Of all agricultural workers
to support the pressure of the
great tieup on the coast.
But agriculture was mobilizing
Immediately to defend its orchard
crops. ripe for the harvest--an
So, 600, 900 canning peach crop
and a 100000 pear crop.
Crop Threatened
Growers in three of the peach
bowl" counties organized and be-
lieved they headed off an orchard
strike.
However, at Salinas, 100 miles
south of San Francisco, $50 men,
bers Of the Vegetable Packers
Association gave the longshore-
men sympathy vote. not decid-
ing to strike themselves at present
but declaring they would "go the
limit in aiding the longshoremen
if necessary"
In Portland a policy committee
Of unions announced it was pro-
ceeding with "all speed toward q
general strike" Seattle was stir
ring under reports of the battle
here. and in Los Angeles union
leaders discussed the possibility of
a general walkout.
At the San Francisco preside,
United States troops were in readi-
ness, with all leaves cancelled and
all men away hurriedly called
back to duty. One officer said:
''WeM move in if Government
prOperty-maiI trucks, the post
office or other buildingS-are
damaged, or If great disorder
breaks out.
"We're supposed to protect
the citizens Of the United States
and their property, and we'll do
it."
The longshoremen's union at
Los Angeles harbor refused to
conduct q referendum to decide
whether the strike would be arbi.
trated.
Mayor Angelo j. Rossi, Of San
Francisco, issued a proclamation,
declaring an emergency.
Commute Chosen
He appointed a committee of
500 San Francisco citizens as the
city'S police strike duty force of
TOO was increased by 500 special
patrolmen, to begin at once the
task Of obtaining and distributing
the necessities of life. The COM
mittee starts functioning simulta-
neously with the start Of the
general strike.
The strikers have organized
their own police force, much
after the mode of the Nays
shore patrol. with the promise
that they will preserve order in
their own ranks.
Trolley Men Quit
San FranciSco's transportation
tieup under the general strike
became complete today when cars
Of the Municipal Railway discon-
tinued service.
The last owl runs were made
during the early morning hours
and the cars returned to the
barns.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
RUMANIA

BUCHAREST, July 16 GN.S.
Panic reigned in Bucharest streets
at dawn today as windows crashed
into splinters from the shock of
an explosion which destroyed, the
Army's ammunition depot at
Tunari, 10 miles away. Men and
women rushed into the streets in
night clothes and milled about in
confusion.
Three soldiers were believed to
have been blown to bits by the
explosion in which 100000 hand
grenadeS burst. Authorities blame
the extreme heat for the blast.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
DANCER'S BODY
/. BUTCHERED
BY F|END
Paper Shroud Links Suspect
To Sayings at Brighton;
Death House Found

LONDON, July 16 O.N.S0.
Another trunk containing the
body Of q woman was found at
Brighton today and a piece Of
brown paper may solve the most
sensational English Slayings since
the Crippen case.
On taking charge Of the case,
Sir Bernard Salisbury, famed
pathologist Of Scotland Yard, i'm
mediately called attention to the
fact that this latest body. which
has been identified as that Of
Violette Kaye, a dancer. was
wrapped in the same type of
brown paper as that used to
bundle the female torso found
in a trunk in Brighton Central
Station on June II.
Motive Seen
He furthermore declared that
violette Kaye had been dead
longer than the woman first dis
covered slain, and it was con-
cluded that the unidentified wo-
man had been slain because she
knew about the death Of VioleGte
Kaye.
Acting on information obtained
. in checking the past life Of the
slain dancer, Scotland Yard broad.
cast a description of Tony Nancini
a waiter, who is believed to have
information which will lead to the
solution of the crimes.
Scotland Yard officials stated
Mancini's real name is Cecil Louis
England, and that he is British,
although he looks Italian. He is
% years old. Police said he was
known to frequent cheap dance
halls.
The body of the Kaye woman
was found in. trunk in a room
ing house conducted by middle
aged couple named Barnard. Both
Mr.. Barnard and his wife are de-
ficient in their sense of smell, and
it was not until a painter did some
work in the house that the trunk
was investigated.
There was evidence that the dis
section of the unidentified woman
whose torso was found in a trunk
in Brighton and whose legs were
later found in London had taken
place in the Barnard house.
In addition to a Ratchet with
which Violette Kaye was slain q
blOodStained knife was found near.
by.
Once On Stage
Many of those reading the &C.
counts of the sensational dis
covery at Brighton remembered
Violette Kaye on the stage. She
was a slim, blonde toe dancer,
whose grace had won her many
coveted spots in large revues.
They were surprised to read
that she was 40; she looked much
younger. She had once toured
America as the major attraction
Of a vaudeville team, Vince and
Watson" She had been living
in Brighton for some months
using the name Mrs. Violet Wat
SON."
Scotland Yard investigation dis
closed that she was married at
the age of 18 to a Welsh coal
miner. She later divorced him
and went on the stage.
To the confusion and further
amazement of the British public
it was at first reported that the
missing head and arms Of the
woman whose torso was found
June IT in a trunk checked in
the Brighton Central Station
were found in the same trunk.
This was later denied.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
ENGLAND

LONDON, July 16.-Although
several nations are scheduled to
confer with British authorities on
plans for next years naval re-
duction parley, observers are
agreed that it is impossible at
the present time to predict the
outcome of the parley. Confer
enceS with American naval and
diplomatic representatives are to
be resumed this week, while dis
cuSSions with italian and Japan
csc authorities will follow later
in the year.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
VATICAN CITY

VATICAN CITY, July IA
GN.S0.-Three hundred cadets
and IS officers from the United
States training ships Arkansas and
Wyoming were received in audi.
ence by Pope Plus today. The
Pope said:
II am glad to welcome such
vigorous and handsome youths,
trained to the diligent accom-.
plishment Of duty"
The Pope blessed all the crews
Of the ships and their families.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
RUSSIA

WARSAW, Poland, July 16.
G.N.SO.-Joseph and BENJAMIN
Adamowicz, the Brooklyn, N. Y,
soda water manufacturers who
flew the Atlantic recently, crashed
in their plane at 1nowroslaw yes
terday. They circles the airport in
an attempt to land and the craft
suddenly catapulated to earth.
The brothers were uninjured but
their plane was badly damaged.
MOSCOW, July 16 GN.S0.
For the first time in Soviet-British
relations military and aviation at
taches will be accredited to the
respective embassies at London
and Moscow, it was learned. The
agreement was made in an ex-
change of letters between Maxim
Litvinoff, Soviet foreign minister,
and Lord Chilston, the British
ambassador.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
AUSTRIA

VIENNA, July 16.-One tale
from the Vienna woods that
Johann Strauss did not include in
his famous waltz was the raiding
by gendarmes of a secret meeting
of about 1000 Socialists in a dense
forest near here. Three of the
group were killed by the police.
Dynamiting outrages continued in
other parts of Austria, resulting
in at least one death.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
ARGENTINA
BY International

SAN JUAN, July 16.-Troops are
expected to arrive here today from
Mendoza to quell disturbances in
connection with the coming cleo
ton of officials Of the Province
of San Juan. Political disorders
already have resulted in the death
of three persons and the wound
ing of five.
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STRIKE STATUS
At GLANCE

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and other cured meats practi-
callly bought out by housewives
fearful Of famine. All available
supplies of vegetables and fruit
exhausted. Potatoes. sugar,
flour and other staples rationed
by grocers-five pounds to each
purchaser. Canned food sup
ply rapidly diminishing.
10 Cafes Open
Restaurants: The strike ex-
ecutive committee licensed 10
restaurants, located in key Sec
tons of San Francisco, to re-
main open.
Telephone, light, water and
gas service will be maintained.
Transportation: Taxicabs tied
up. Market Street railway cars
tied up. The Independent Cali
fornia Gable cars tied up. E. G.
Cahill, manager of public utili-
ties, declared city-owned cars
would continue in operation
under heavy guard.
Cigarettes and tobac o.:
Stores, unable to replenish sup
plies, selling only one package
of cigarettes or one tine of to-
bacco to each customer.
Funerals Strike exc cutive
committee issuing special per-
mits for union hack drivers and
hearSe drivers.
Garbage-Warned by City
Health Director DR.. j. C. Geiger
that an epidemic would result
unless debris was removed as
usual, the strike executive COM
mittee exempted garbage trucks
from the general walkout.
Mail Ferries Operate
Ferries-Auto ferries still
operating. Passenger ferries
which handle United States mail
between San Francisco and East
Bay cities will continue to carry
passengers and mail.
Gasoline-Only three service
stations open in the city. These
stations are selling gasoline only
to doctors and police cars.
Barber shops-Haircuits and
shaves ended as BARRIERS joined
walkout.
Beer-Beverages of all kinds
down to last pint" Bartenders
Joined strike today.
Waterfront - Steel-helmeted
National Guardsmen, called out
July S following the battle which
claimed two lives, still patrol the
State.owned Embarcadero.
Violence-One strikebreaker
reported recovering from bayo-
net wound. He failed to obey
National Churchman's order to
halt, according to guard officer.
Gang fights between strikers
and Strikebreakers occurred al
most hourly throughout the city,
resulting in diScolored eyes.
Gangs Of hoodlumS reported
circulating throughout the city.
Paris and London newspaper
spend upward Of a thousand do
lars telephoning Mayor RiSsi Il
find out all about the "revolu
ton" in San Francisco.
Country cousins were gettini
letters from their city kin remind
ing them that they could send al
occasional head of lettuce or
basket Of fruit by parcel post
Watermelons were still to b
had in markets which were open
Their growers bewailed the Strik
condition which comes at tn
height Of their season, for Sal
Francisco loves melons.
DR.. J. C. Geiger. city health di
rector, found a cheering though
in the cessation of street car ant
automobile traffic. 1.-THE quiet
will act as a tonic for the stay-at
homes, he said.
Strikers were organizing thei
own police. Something on tn
line Of military police" 1t wa
explained. ... -.. 49,.
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CHINA

HANKOW, July 16.-Word has
arrived here that the Rev. How
ard Smith, missionary from Wash
ington, Pa. is safe in Fowchow,
on the Yangste River, after hav-
ing been given up unframed by
bandits who kidnapped him on
May 8. His wife, who has been
here in a serious nervous state
since the abduction. improved in
condition when the news came.
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Alexandria Court
Has HeuUu Session
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hour when the walkout Of 10000
men officially took effect.
Mob RObs Grocery

One Of the heaviest dockets in
years was called in Alexandria
civil and police Court today, when
81 cases were heard by Judge
F. @. Duvall. Recent orders Of
police capt. j. s. Arnold, enforc-
ing parking regulation resulted in
% traffic cases. Other violations
included drunkenness, gambling
and illegal possession Of liquor.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
CONDITION OF TREASURY

International News Service
Treasury balance as Of July
10: $2,5S8. 705, 033.35
Internal revenue: $6.442, 384.3 IS.
| Custom receipts: $685., 567. IS.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
CUBA

HAVANA, July 16. Although
authorities claimed he was Gin
subordinate" Juan F. Rivera was
paroled here Immediately after he
was returned from Mexico City.
where he had been serving as
Cubas naval attache. Sen r
Rivera resigned his post in pro-
test against the appointment of
former Sergt. Angel Gonzalez as
head of the Cuban navy,
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
ITALY

ITALY
RIMINI, July 16.-Premier Mus
solini knows how to combine in
ternational politics with domestic
hospitality. Frau Engelbert Doll
fuss, wife of the Austrian chan
cellor, arrived here ahead of her
husband and was met at the train
by III Duce" and his wife, who
took her by auto to the seaside
resort Of Riccione. Herr DollfuSs
will discuss political matters with
the italian premier.
ROME, July 16 U.N.S0.
Caustic criticism of the speech of
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, of Ger.
many, defending the recent execu-
ton of 'plotters against the Reich
was voiced today by Osservatore
Romano, official organ Of the
~VstiSatS. Hitler, the newspaper
stated, invoked State reasons and
the peace of Germany to justify
the suppression of the revolt and
did not explain why he had exc
cuted so many persons.
The Washington times., 1934-07-16
WORLD NEWS OF THE DAY

"First Locarno" treaty which
promises peace between France,
Italy, Great Britain. Germany
and Belgium.
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Strikers were organizing their
own police. Something on the
line Of military police" 1t was
explained. ... 49,. g.. .
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DR.. ]. C. Geiger, city health d.
rector, found a cheering thought
in the cessation of street car and
automobile traffic. 1.-THE quiet"
will act as q tonic for the stay-at.
homes, he said.