The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17

is estimated, has been forced out of employment by the closing down of industries employing the union men.
 Anticipating the walkout, the National Guard placed 200 men on duty on the Oakland waterfront. The 143G Field Artillery, with Its 75 NM. guns and full equipment, was in the city ready for duty wherever called.
 Other developments of the early morning in the strike situation were:
 The first truckload of produce to reach San Francisco since Thurs day. came in from Stockton, Calif, this morning and was unloaded in the wholesale produce district where miiitiamen stood guard, It marked the first dent in the food blockade.
 First Attempt Succeeds
 The first attempt to break the San Francisco general strike block ade was successful today.
 A produce truck rolled in from Stockton the first of many ex- pected to relieve the food shortage if present plans are successful.
 At the same time, municipal street cars began running under heavy guards.
 The truck load of produce reach ing the wholesale produce district was the first since Thursday.
 It delivered its cargo under the protection of National Guardsmen, who occupied the district yestef' day.
 Developments of the early morn ing included:
 Street railway service was re- sumed without the use of guards and apparently on normal schedule by the municipal railways of San Francisco. x. Employes of the Oakland street railway system walked out tying up fine key system ferry on San Fran cisco Bay. Other ferries contin' ued to run.
 Mayor w. J. McCracken of Oak land appealed to citizens to register at the city hall for emergency duty, He was anticipating the coming oi the general strike to his city, SCI for a. m.
 Several more. restaurants were preparing to open in San Franclsco under permit from the genera strike committee. The ls prev, iousiy allowed to remain open hao proved fitifully inadequate.
 Two hundred National Guards men. who moved into Oakland yes terday, went on duty on me wharves of the outer haroor tnls morning, the first active service oi Guardsmen in that area.
 Costs $f,OOO,OO0 a Day
 The strike in it's second day was costing the metropolitan arca huge sums every hour. Even be- fore the general walkout, it was es- timated the Pacific Longshoremens strike cost $1.000,000 a day
 There were minor violences III inc strike area today but troops < and heavily reinforced police stood close guard along the waterfront fin the wholesale produce section and at strategic points throughout the city. \.
 Reports of pillage continued te come in and authorities investigat' ed the first rumors of profiteernl { bv 4 few storekeepers. The re- uorts were not confirmed.
 All street railway transportation in Oakland was stopped when tn' night shift turned in its cars. Oak land went to work this morning as San Francisco did yesterday afoot and by automobile. By [ 2 m. downtown streets rapidly wer' filling with autos. .,.
 All union members were regis fering at union headquarters aur inn tho early morning.
 Restaurants We're closed excec for z2 designated eating places au fforized by the general strike com nittee to remain open n the sam' plan as followed in San Francisco
 Meantime preparations Wers made at numerous points to wider tic breach in the food blockade