davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
VOTE
fFAFtRS STRIKE !

PORTLAND, Ore, July II ON.
SO.-Portland citizens today anx-
iously awaited the arrival by
plane at o'clock tonight Of
Senator Robert F. Wagner, ennis
sary Of President Roosevelt's me
diation board, hoping he might
dispel the clouds of a general
strike here.
It was expected he would be
invited to address a mass meet
ing Of all trade unionists at the
Civic Auditorium.
Meanwhile, local unions con-
tinued to vote deciSively to join
in the proposed walkout, unoffi-
cially set for S p. m. Wednesday.
General strike ballot boxes were
stationed at car barns of the
Portland Traction Company at
5 a. m. today to test the temper
Of one Of Portland'S major unions.
The vote will be completed by
6 p. m. and results reported to
the Central Labor Council.
All doubt as to the authority
Of the strategy committee to call
a general strike was apparently
removed when, by a vote of us
ayes" and no mays" the Gen.
trail Labor Council instructed the
committee to 'use its best judg-
ment in such problems as may
come before it in connection with
the performance of its duties"
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Strike On Coast
As Seen From
Hour bHour

SAN FRANCISCO, July II GIN
sO.-An hour-to-hour report Of
DEVELOPMENTS during the second
day of the general strike in San
Francisco Bay region follows:
/ A. M.-Two produce trucks
arrive under heavy guard from
farming districts.
2 A. M.-Additional restau-
rants open supplementing 10 al
ready permitted to operate.
S A. M.-Municipal street
cars resume operation over one
third of city'S lines after "a
hour tieup.
ga. M.-The first interruption
in transbay ferry service as key
route employees walk-out on Oak
land-San Francisco run, leaving
Southern Pacific operating only
ferry boats.
Ia. m.-160th Infantry, Ma
,tional Guard regiment from Los
Angeles, takes up position on
oakland and San Francisco
waterfronts as 70 unions with
$4,000 men prepare to strike IN
an hour in Oakland.
"A. M.-Oakland contingent
strikes as looting, beatings and
vandalism sweeps that city and
San Francisco.
other highlights of the sec
ond day of the strike follow:
Troops-4,600 of CALIFORNIA;
6,4OO National Guardsmen,
steel helmeted and shouldering
rifles with bayonets fixed,
patrolled the waterfront area
behind whippet wartime Army
tanks. Sand barricades halt
traffic to waterfront.
Acting Governor Merriam
'T'm not considering declaring
martial law now, but I'll not
let people starve."
Joining general walKout to-
day-79 unions in Oakland
and other east bay cities with
a reported membership Of
$4,000 bringing total number
on strike in this area to
$4,000.
Food-Heavily guarded by
State troops, trucks bearing
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
NAVE Of VANDALISM SWEEPING COAST CITIES:
RESTAURANTS, STORES LOOTED BY H00DLUMS
Alabama Cotton Mills
ShutDownByScore;;
$4,000 In Strike

Three thousand five hundred quit
at the Merrimack and Lincoln
mills in Huntsville last night
Twenty-Five hundred more were
expected to join the strike in the
Huntsville region.
John Dean, international or
ganizer of the United Textile
Workers, established strike head
quarters at Huntsville.
Courage" Says Owners
Mill owners took an adamant
stand, refusing fatty to consider
union demands, which they de-
scribed as Outrageous" Their
stand was:
'NO mill can continue in
business If it meets the de-
mandS."
The walkouts were unattended
by violence and there was vir-
tually no picketing.
Five hundred employees Of the
Alabama Mills, at Winfield and
Jasper, Joined the strike, but Off
Gals of the concerns, operating
IL mills in the State, said none
Of the other mills was affected.
The Goodyear Mill at Decatur
continued operation.
The strike centered in the
Huntsville Gadsden area Of the
Tennessee Valley,
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
DRUNK DRIVERS
POLICE TARGET

The District government today
launched a police drive against
the drunken driver.
In a statement by Corporation
Counsel Prettyman it was ex-
planned that heavy penalties are
to be imposed upon drunken
drivers whenever they are caught
by police and that Stanley De-
Neale, assistant corporation
Counsel at the Police Court, has
been instructed to give serious
consideration to the problem.
Mr.. Prettyman expressed the
hope that both vets and drys
would cooperate in the serious
problem presented by the drivers
who attempt to mix gasoline and
alcohol.
He said:
"The police figures show q
serious increase i'm these
OffenSes. A drunken driver is
as dangerous to other people
as il he were on the streets
with q loaded gum"
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
WARRANT BANS
KEN 7 RELEASE

sTRoUDsBURG. Pa, July II
G.N.S0.-A detainer warrant
charging Robert Kent, jr., former
Army major, of Blue Springs, Va,
with the murder of Mrs. Mary
Jane Hastings, also of Blue Ridge
Springs, today was forwarded to
Roanoke, Va, authorities.
The warrant was sworn out
here by County Detective Clarence
j. Shafer after Stroudsburg au.
thorities expressed the fear that
Kent might succeed in gaining his
release from Roanoke police.
The bullet-pierced body Of the
woman was found in a field near
here several weeks ago.
The detainer warrant, issued by
Justice of the Peace Richard A.
Mills, declares:
Robert Kent, jr., Of Blue
Ridge Springs, BOtetOurt county,
Va, did ON or about June rs,
1884, wilfuIly, with malice and
fOrethOught, murder Mrs. Mary
Jane Hastings"
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
FRISCO STRIKE SPREADS
AS $4,000 OAKLAND
WORKERS WALK OUT
BY RALPH B. JORDAN

SAN FRANCISCO July II N.N.s)-A wave Of loot
ngs, beatings and vandalism swept strfetorn San
Francisco and Oakland today the 160h Infantry Cali
fornia National Guard moved in from Los Angeles tax
ing positions both sides of San Francisco Bay
The troops from Southern California brought the
total of steelhelmeted National Guardsmen carrying
bayoneted rifles and thanked by whppet tanks artillery
and machine guns, up to more than 500O leaving only
members of the militia which is completely under arms,
in reserve.
The citizen soldiers ordered out because of the terrific
general strike which in its second day in the Bay region
following wakout of ongshoremen May threw up add
ona barrcade along the San Francisco waterfront and in
the commission district and mounted guns to fend
off the of $4,000 strikers who joined the teup
today.
The additions to the ranks of strikers came from Oakland
where members of 79 unions left their jobs
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Ship Canal Suicides
Identification Made

BENTON HARBOR, Mich, July
II classification Harbor po-
lice notified authorities of New
Orleans, La, today that the body
of a man found in the ship
canal here may be that Of IN.
Bellamore, New Orleans" That
was the name found in the spec
tacle case in the dead mans
pocket.
Police found his body, weighted
with a heavy stone wired around
the waist, after bathers discov'
cred his straw hat on the beach
with a note inside it, stating that
he had committed suicide.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Will Rogers
Says:

SANTA MONICA, Calf, July
17.-YOu know we are just find.
ing out in lots Of ways that we
are not as "big" as we used to
be. Had breakfast away up in
Boston Saturday morning, and
was in Beverly Hills for break.
fast Sunday morning. All that
would delay us would be waiting
for the POStOffice to bring the
mail out.
Farley is out here, 1 am going
to speak to him about that. /
missed the line that runs real
SleeperS. But everyone will have
to come to it or they will be like
a railroad that runs nothing
but day coaches.
A n d incidentally railroads
since they made rates with req
son are enjoying . big boom.
America is never in q better
humOr or feeling better than
when moving. So all this trav.
cling (even If it's walking). d
q mighty good omen.
Copyright, 1894. by McNauEAt
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times., 1934-07-17

MOSCOW, July II UN.S0 .
Soviet Russia is watching with
keenest interest the progress OF
the general strike in San Fran
cisco, although no comment from
officials was forthcoming today
and newspapers refrained from
editorializing on the situation.
Most Of the Moscow newspapers
published detailed dispatches from
correspondents in the United
States. The Izvestia featured a
dispatch predicting martial law
would be declared and the per-
sonal intervention Of President
Roosevelt was mot unlikely"
The official press ignored the
assertions that Communists are
participating in the strike but an
English language newspaper took
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
BOARDS
HANDS TIED

SAN FRANCISCO, July II
G.N.so-Here is a statement is
sued today by the Presidents
strika mediation board:
"This board was created to
afford a means Of peaceful set
tlement Of the labor controversy
that is disturbing the Pacific
coast.
"Our services have been, and
will continue to be, available to
the parties to that end.
''The law recognizes the right
of employees to strike or to en-
gage in other concerted activi-
ties.
"But all activities must be
peaceful activities. No one has
any right to do any unlawful
act.
"The right Of the public to
peace and safety is paramount.
"This board has no public
power. The responsibility for
maintaining law and order rests
upon the State government, and
we are confident that they will
have the support Of the people
in promptly and sternly repress-
ing violence and disorder"
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEM SEEN
IN DANGER
Luther Steward Cites Move
ment Under Way to Substi-
tute Old Spells System

Charges that there Is a nation
wide movement afoot to substi'
tute the spoils system for Fed
eral, State and municipal civil
service laws were brought into
the open today by President
Luther c. Steward, Of the Ma
tional Federation Of Federal En-.
ployes.
Returning from a trip through
many States, in which he studied
the workings Of the merit sys-
tenn, Mr.. Steward asserted that
he had grave evidence Of attempts
to undermine civil service by per.
Suading taxpayers to support the
use of political fitness as the only
yardstick for the appointment Of
public servants.
Cites Ohio Group
Mr.. Steward pointed to the &C.
tivities of the Civil Service Repeal
Association, a new incorporated
group in Lima, Ohio, as an eX-
ample Of the growing danger. This
organization, he said, maintains
that civil service prevents persons
from obtaining Jobs for which
they are qualified and urges that
this situation be remedied by fill
ing the positions with those who
"have helped the political party in
power"
Mr.. Steward declared:
"This organization provides
one more example Of the ma
tiOn.wide drive against the
merit system; a drive which,
as the National Federation Of
Federal Employees has empha-
sized on many previous Occa-
SiOns, has made substantial
Roadway in the Federal Gov
eminent during the past year.
"The Civil Service Repeal AS
ISOLATION presents no valid ar.
guments for destruction Of the
merit system; NO reason winch
would warrant tampering with
. system which every President
Of the United States for more
than so years has supported.
URGES BETTER LAWS
"The need Of the hour is not
for repeal Of civil service laws
but for better and stronger
civil service legislation. We
need to build q civil service
system which will be an effec-
tive barrier to the encr0ach-
ment Of spOilSmen, whose only
qualification for public service
is the need or desire for q
job"
Mr.. Steward added that the
entire future of the democratic
form Of government is dependent
upon the maintenance and
strengthening Of the merit sys-
tenn.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
$50 N. Y. Private Detectives
Go to Frisco as Guards

him in connection with the Mil
waukee street car strike, and have
just completed their work in that
city. Mr.. Bergoff said:
II would not call them strike
breakers. They are to serve as
guards, but If they can obtain
any other jobs when the guard
duty Is over it will be all right
with me-"
Mr.. Bergoff declined to name
the company for whom he is act
ing or for whom he hired the men.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
FGber, Mrs. MiLLen
Denied NeW Trial

DEDHAM, Mass, July IT
G.N.S0.-After delving into OBJ
jections raised by Attorney VIII
liam r. Scharton, counsel for Abe
Faber, one of the Millen- Faber
trio awaiting death sentence for
hold-up and Staying of two police
men at Needham Trust Company,
and Attorney George A. Douglas,
attorney for Norma Brighton Mil
len, bride of Murton Millen, Judge
Nelson P. Brown, Of Superior
Court, today denied all motions
for new trials for both defendants.
This action is expected to be the
signal for an appeal to a higher
court.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Soviet Closely Watching
California Strike

cognizance Of this phase Of the sit
uation. It reprinted a declaration
Of The Daily Worker, published in
New York, that it is a "lie and a
provocation" to say that the
strike was organized by Commun-
lists for the purpose Of causing an
armed uprising.
The Washington correspondent
Of Izvestia linked the trouble at
San Francisco with the strikes in
the Alabama textile factories.
An attack on officials Of the
American Federation Of Labor was
made in dispatches to the Pravda.
These stories declared the yellow
American Federation Of Labor"
feared a national general strike as
a result Of the trouble in San
Francisco.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17

NEW YORK, July II QN.SJ.
Between $50 and 300 men today
were en- route to San Francisco
from here and Chicago by airplane
and fast trains to act as guards
in connection with the general
strike in the Bay City according
to P. L. Bergoff, private detective
here.
Mr.. Bergoff said that he hired
the men, and he pays them 81 to
SO a day for their services. Many
Of the men had been employed by
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Army Invites Bids
On 1000 Trucks

Plans for modernization Of the
u. s. Army moved forward today
with issuance by the War Depart
ment of invitation for bids on
more than 1000 half-ton trucks.
Purchase of these motor vehicles
will form part Of the program to
mechanic the army. Bids will
be opened within thirty days.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Gem Firm Rejects
Code Assessment

NEW YORK, July II U.N.S).
A blunt refusal to pay an assess
ment for the maintenance of an
NRA code authority, believed to be
the first of it's kind, was given to-
day in a letter by Norman c. Nor
man, a partner in the jewelry
manufacturing firm Of Charles M.
Levy & Sons, which had received
q bill Of 500.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
ALGska-BOl1v1d Planes
Due Here Tomorrow

Ten Martin bombing planes
which are to make the Army flight
to Alaska will arrive over Wash
ington tomorrow at 1880 a. M, and
will circle over the city before
landing at Boiling Field, the War
Department announced today. The
planes will head toward Alaska
Thursday at 10 a. m.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Blind, Gets Life Term
In SLaying of Wife

CHARLESTON, w. Va, July II
G.N.S0.-Andrew Mccormick, 80,
who is almost blind, today was
sentenced to a life term in the
State Penitentiary for the murder
of his wife, Virginia. Mccormick,
in confesSing to the crime,
related that he had entered a
restaurant where she worked and
then fired in the direction of her
voice when she greeted him. The
bullet hit her in the heart.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Grand Rapids Seeks
Morton, City MANAGER

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July
II Q.N.S0.-An offer of the city
managerShip Of Grand Rapids
was to be made today to Paul
Morton, city manager of Lexing-
ton, KY.
The city commission voted last
night to offer him the post, at a
salary believed to be $4,000.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Manly Denies Check
Planned on HeUrinq
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
Reports that the Federal Power
Commission was preparing to take
part in hearings on electric rates
Of the Philadelphia Electric Com
pany were denied today by Basil
Manly. vice chairman Of the COM
mission. 't."~''.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Fake Bills Seized,
Three Men Arrested

BUFFALO, N. Y. July II
misunderstanding an extern
sive counterfeit ring here today,
local police and Secret Service
agents seized $59,500 in fake IS
and $40 bills, uncovered equip
ment for turning out an unlimited
quantity of the bogus bills and
arrested three men.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
u. s. Plans Purchase
Of2,O72 Automobiles

Invitations for bids on IL pick
up trucks, 48 panel delivery trucks
and 1912 reconnaissance cars were
sent out today by the Quarter
master General, the War Depart
ment announced. These vehicles
are all classified as half-ton
trucks. Bids are to be opened
within 80 days.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
TOuUn HOnOrs Author
i of 'CurfeU' Classic

LTTCEFIELD, Mich. July II
YIN.SO.-This village will turn
turn out en- masse Saturday to
honor the memory of Mrs. Rose
Hartwick Thorpe, author Of the
song, "Curfew Shall Not Ring To
night" The lyric was written at
Mrs. Thorpe's home here. A
tablet will be dedicated in her
honor.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17
Bridge Construction
In Chicago Approved

BY International News Service
Plans for construction Of a new
bridge across the Calumet River
at Terrence Avenue, Chicago, were
approved by the War Department
today.
The Washington times., 1934-07-17

WASHINGTON FORECAST
Fair tonight and Wednesday; little change In
temperature. Fun Weather Report on Page a.
MEAN TEMPERATURES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
MARY D. JARVIS
BURIAL TODAY

Funeral services were held to-
day for Miss Mary D. Jarvis, 81,
widely known for her philan.
thropy and social service work.
Miss Jarvis died Sunday at the
louise Home, where she had re-
sided for several years. Services
were held at the home, followed
by a requiem mass at st. Mat
thew's Church.
A member of st. Johns Episco-
jail Church here for many years,
Miss Jarvis became converted to
the Catholic faith two years ago.
She was a charter member Of
the Colonial Danes and a men,
Der Of the Washington Club.
Burial will be in Louisville, KY,
her former home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
LICENSED TO MARRY

William R. Harding, 26, Newton, Pa.
and Anita A. Balderston, %, Dolington,
Pa.
Wilbur c. Jones. IS. IA Eighth st.
n; W; and Louise L. johnson. 20. 73S
Eighth st. N. w.
Douglas O. Wright. %, ana Bsryl r.
Herren, Is, both Of Richmond. Va.
Samuel HailStock. az. 232s Georgia
Ave. N. W.; and Viola Allen, 20, 17al
Willard st. N. w.
Ray A. ClerenEer, rs, st Cloud, Fla.
and Bessie G. Hamilton. rs. Emmett.
Arkansas.
Robert C. Anderson, IS, Newark, N.
j.; and Elsie NJ Parker. -. New Bern,
Alan o. Caldwell, Is, Pu1entsuney.
Pa: and Marian J. Parks. ~. Los
Angles, Calf.
Emanuel Weston, SO. 40 N st. N.
W; and Frances Wallace. 81. 80 L st.
Jesse Wilson. II. 25lsh II st. N. w.;
and Pauline Smith. 20. $40 Twenty
second st. N. w.
Robert B. Owens, 50, Harwood, Nd;
and Maud H. Maulsby. -. Baltimore.
Md
William A. Catlett, 80. and Annebslls
Bullock, 30, both of Petersburg, Va.
George W. Porter. IS, 1900 r st. N.
W; and Lois K. Koerth, rs. sos K St.
William c. Starkey, IS, 33S Raleigh
st. 8. E.; and Edna NJ. Janks, II, So5s
Q st. N. W
Francis P. Griffith, 80, I'LL St. 8.
E.; and Cecilia G. Auth, u. 401 Six
teenth ST. s. E.
Frank B. Shelton, %, and valida v.
Davis, "a, both of 1915 D st. N. e.
Frank W. Norman, %, 2o7 Under
wood st. N. W.; and Catherine H. Crane.
%, 1929 Chevy Chase Parkway.
Overton C. LeSueur. Il, and Alice C.
Yancy, 10, both Of Ore Bank, Va.
Arthur H. West, jr., 81, 1888 Georgia
Ave. N. W.; and Margaret s. Irving, 20.
l449 Swami ST. N. w.
William C watts, Il, 31s G st. s. E.;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
DEATH CLAIMS
WIFE Of NAVY
LIEUTENANT

Funeral arrangements were being
made today for Mrs. Helen Stand
ley Byrne, %, wife Of Lieut.. James
Francis Byrne, on duty at the
postgraduate school at Annapolis,
who died late last night at the
Byrne home in Annapolis.
The daughter Of Admiral Will
liam H. Standby, chief Of naval
operations, Mrs. Byrne had been
ill of pneumonia for several days.
Admiral and Mrs. STANDBY were
at her bedside, where they were
called yesterday.
Mrs. Byrne was well known in
Washington social circles and
prominent in naval social func-
tionS.
Married in September, 1881, the
Brynes have two children, 10
months and months old. She
is also survived by a brother,
Lieut.. William H. Standby, jr.,
stationed at Garden City, L. l.,
and three sisters, Mrs. c. B.
Winotte, of San Diego, CAL, and
the Misses Marie and Evelyn
STANDBY, Of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Parachute Leap
TctimHOnOred
By Squadron

WEST TOLEDO, Ohio, June
IA squadron of planes to-
day dipped overhead in tribute
as funeral services were held
for Jerry Wesling, %, para
chute jumper who was killed
in a 6,000foot leap in New
York Saturday. Parachute Jump.
ing at Brooklyn Field, where
he met his death, was sus-
pended yesterday as a tribute
to him.
The parachute caught in a
strong wind and dragged Mr..
Wesling more than 100 feet
after landing, before the eyes
Of more than 5000 persons, in
GLIDING Mayor LaGuardia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
SPECIAL JURY
TERM IN GEARY
Staying ASKED

Prince Georges county grand
jury may be recalled within two
weeks to hear the evidence In the
killing Of John T. Geary, gas sta
ton operator at Priest Bridge,
Md. two weeks ago.
Such a course has been recon-
mended to Judge Joseph c. Mat.
tingly by several county officials,
among whom is Sheriff w. Cur
It's Hopkins.
The jury would consider evil
dence against three District col
ored men captured by joint work
of the Prince Georges and District
police. They are said by District
police to have confessed to the
shooting and robbery Of the man.
The trio, James A. Gross, IS;
Gordon Dent, 80, and Donald
Parker, "a, are to be held in the
Baltimore jail until preliminary
hearing is set.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Former Rector, 81,
Buried at BeLtSUiLLe

Funeral services, for the Rev.
DR.. Christopher Innis La Roche,
former rector Of the Zion Protes-
tant Episcopal Parish, were held
today from st. Johns Church,
Beltsville, Md. Burial was in the
churchyard. DR.. La Roche died
at his College Park home early
Sunday. He was 81 years old.
The Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith,
pastor of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, assisted by the Rev.
Reginald Hall and the Rev.
Ronalds Taylor, officiated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
PINE TRAIL FOLK
MOURN FOX KIN

BIG STONE GAP, Va, June IL.
Natives Of the Lonesome Pine Trail
were among the mourners today
at funeral services for Horace E.
Fox, II, brother Of the late John
Fox. jr., author.
Mr.. Fox died Saturday after a
long illness. A native of Ken
lucky, he came to Wise county in
his youth and during his lifetime
was closely associated with the
life Of the section. He Is survived
by his widow. a daughter, two
sisters, and two brothers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Mrs. Y. F. Stickney
Dead in NeID York

NEW YORK, June 12.-Mrs.
Virginia Fetter Stickney, widow
of Brig. Gen. Amos Stickney, one
Of the outstanding officers of the
Civil War, died here yesterday.
She was IS years old.
General Stickney was on the
staff Of General Grant and also
accompanied General Sherman on
his march to the sea. He died
several years ago. Mrs. Stickney
is survived by two daughters and
a sister.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Thomas Barrett, J.,
Rites Held in South

ATLANTA, Ga, June IL.
Funeral services were held here
yesterday for Mayor Thomas Bar
rett, jr., 40, who died Sunday
after his election, Mayor Barrett
year.
Stricken with illness shortly
after his election, Mayor BaNett
never was able to occupy the seat
on the council, carrying on city
business from his sick room.
During the war he served in
France with the rank of major
and was decorated with the Croix
de Guerre and received several
Citations for bravery.