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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-04

With 'Nice weather we're hav- ing" blond sociaIite Ruth HOI- lingsw0rth neatly sidestepDed re- ports that she would wed Dick Foran, star of western movies. Mrs. Hollingsworth, shown here Owrking on Los Angeles jObless aid project, divorced w. I. HOl- lingswOrt hthree years ago. FOran, Onetime Princeton student, report edIy faced disinheritance in 1884 when his father, New York capitalist, disapprOved the actors budding romance with Alice Faye.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
SCOUT LEADERS
MEET AT FR0ID

The Big Muddy district officers of
the Boy Scouts met Wednesday eve
ming, June 80. at the hotel In Froid.
Present were Messrs. o. Leon An
derson of Culbertson, district chair
man; l. w. Warden. Culbertson.
vice chairman, DR.. j. l.. stephens.
Plentywood. organization chairman;
Howard NJ. Lewis, P~lentywood.
Court of Honor chairman; H. A. Nc
Cracker. Bainville. camping chair
man; A. c.. Peterson. Culbertson,
health and safety chairman; D. c..
Cschache. Froid, civil service chair
man. who was substituted for later
in the meeting by H. o. Peile of
Froid.
The discussion turned on Scout
activities within the district, and
special recognition was given the
coups of the Scobey troop.
The Scouts of that troop, by
cleaning streets. gathering old iron,
sweeping sidewalks. cleaning win
dows. doing odd jobs about town.
and putting into permanent form
their literary efforts as to the his
tory of their city, raised sufficient
funds to send four Scouts and the
scoutmaster to the national JAM
boree, at Washington, d. C.
1t was decided at the meeting to
hold the Court of Honor shortly,
when Scouts who had completed
their work might receive the proper
recognition thereof. in the nature of
badges.
Stress was placed on first aid
work, and numerous cases were
brought up, in which a properly
qualified Scout might have saved a
human life, here. in this very dist
riot.
1t is hoped that Scout Executive
zimmerman will be able to attend
the next meeting, to be held at Plen-
tywood at Z pm. on July %. BY
that time it is possible that many
of the officers. absent on other du-
ties. will be able to attend. This will
include District Commissioners M. A.
Bodahl of Culbertson; Geo. Lund OF
Reserve, finance chairman; E. H
Fellbaum. Froid, training chairman;
William Hagen, Plentywood, publ
city chairman; Olaf Aasheini, Plen-
tywood, rural Scouting chairman
william Deems, Medicine Lake, SEN
ior Scouting chairman; Rev. A
Clifford. Plentywood, reading chair
man: Carl Holje. Reserve. field com
missioner. and Vernon Dahl. Antel
ope, secretary.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08

from the Archer community were
Joseph and Eugene Eggen. Evylin
and Harry Hansen, Fred Lee and
sons. Eddie. Edna. Gladys, Selma
Lee and Olga F1akne.
Little Irene Thompson visited last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Flakne.
William Leader made a trip to
Plentywood Thursday.
Edna Lee spent last Monday with
Miss Olga Flakne at the Charles
Madsen home.
Bert Jensen made a trip to Fort
Peck last week.
Alfred Erickson was a caller at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Flax
ne n day last week.
MIR. DIETRICH, Ralph. Beatrice and
Evelyn were callers at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lee last Fri
day.
Norma Gilbertson attended a
wedding party in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pete Goltz near ~Plentywood
last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Barge. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Styve and Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller Jensen attended the
play at Plentywood last Friday eve-
ming.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
ARCHER
Edna Lee

: Joseph Eggen. who has employ
ment at the Fort Peck dam spent
a few days visiting at his home near
Archer last week.
Harriet and Vivian Whitmarsh at
tended the Dolly Olson play at Plen-
tywood last Friday evening.
Theodore Fakse. Edward and Ad-
olph Lee returned last Sunday eve
ming from a short trip to the west
ern part of the state. They also at
tended a mail carriers convention
held at Miles City Sunday evening.
Vernon Hanson spent last week
visiting his sister, Mrs. Arthur Klof-
stad near Raymond.
Norma Gilbertson spent a few
days visiting Mrs. Ina Swanson al
Plentywood.
Among those attending the cele'
bration at Brush Lake on July 4
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
Outlook Instructor, Coach .
Gets Position at Havre

Word has been received here that
Orley Short, teacher and coach in
the Outlook public schools for abe
past four years. has accepted apo
sition in the Havre grade schools fer
the coming year. ~.
Mr.. Short is now in Missoula. at
tending Montana state university.
During his four years as a mentor
at outlook, Mr.. Short built up a fine
record. and successfully piloted bas-
ketball teams which he coached to
two district championships. won the
consolation round once and placed
third last year. Other laurels gar
nered by Outlook teams under his
guidance were a district track and
field championship, and second place
in track twice and third honors at
the Crosby invitational meet.
He has also been manager of the
district track and field meet at Out
look for the past three years aQd
together with Lloyd Skor of. Plea
tywood was originator Of the meet,
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
:. NJ. Westerly. clerk.

c. NJ. Westerly, clerk.
Dist. IS. Pet Nielsen d-h nLvf
Dist. 3S. Antelope-Piet Nielsen,
Albert L%indquist. Wilfred Petersen,
Niels J.. Nielsen, clerk.
DIST. SO. Dooley-Clinord Olson,
Martin Klakken, l.. r. Henderson,
w. ]. Bye, clerk.
Dist. 40. Outlook-E. V. Hurst,
Mrs. Kathleen Marion. VIM. Crom-
well.
Dist. Al, Homestead Martin
Gronlie. Mrs. d. D. Bolyard, Halvor
S~killingberg. E. l.. Neikirk. clerk.
Dist. ~. Westby-Peder Solberg,
Andrew Krowen. Joe Olson, Peter
c. Olson. clerk.
Dist. 43. Comertown - Robert
Mangel. Jacob Twet, NJ. l.. Rostad,
A.. H. Hensler, clerk.
Dist. 40. Redstone Dan Camp
bell. 4. E. Schlag, j. E. Phelps, |. E.
Metzler. clerk.
Dist. 40. Dagmar@Jacob Peter
son. John B. Anderson, Marten
H%olmgaard. Peter G. Thuesen. clerk.
Dist. so. Medicine Lake Frank
Stringer. B. NJ. Nelson. Morris Jen-
sen. Mrs. Alice Stringer. clerk.
Dist. 81, Dagmar-Conrad Con-
radsen. Emil Rasmussen, Svend Pet
erson, William Johnson, clerk.
Dist. Sc. Westby=Peter keldsen.
Ole Odegaard, liver Kantrud, Carl
Hammer, clerk.
Dist. 81, Dagmar - Jim Kaae,
Harvey Thomas. Sam Sampson, Mrs.
Bert Guenther clerk.
Dist. So, Dagmar-Peter Tom
merup, Clarence Chapman, Lester
Brenteson, j. E. Harshbarger. clerk.
Dist. So. Joint District Roosevelt
County)-E. T. Strandlund, clerk.
Dist. ga, Outlook-Andrew Berg.
A. H. Anderson. John Gunderson,
Earl Simonet, clerk.
Dist. 65, Raymond-Eli Holm
quist, S. z. Morstad, Arthur Dahl.
Frank Carlson, clerk.
Dist. Sc, Anticipation Espe-
land, Almar Akre. James Hancock,
John Brekke, clerk.
Dist. 81, Outlook-Herbert Shirt
lift, Jacob Ereth, G.. ]. Ordahl, r.
win Ordahl, clerk.
Dist. SO, Reserve-Knute Knud-
son Jens Lind, H. D. Crete, E. R.
Denzer.
Dist. 70. Westby-Adolphe An
derson. Ben Anderson, Ole G. Met
vedt, Chester Rasmussen, clerk.
Dist. II. Medicine Lake Eddie
Hendrickson. Mandley Evenson
Burnie Urdahl, Albert Erdahl. clerk
Dist. 70. Archer-Chas. Madsen
Karl Gilbertson, Theo. F1akne, Her
man Lee. clerk.
Dist. 10. Reserve - Thorwalt
= Hansen, Magnus Mork, Leonard Ly
: son. Olav. vik, clerk.
Dist. "a, Outlook-Henry Q
b Raaen, Arthur Tobiason. Orvill
: Void, Sigurd Klofstad, clerk.
Dist. rs. Daleview-Altha Grit
I'm. Fred Kelm. A. l.. Desonia, R. w
Dickey. clerk.
Dist. rs. Plentywood-John Mehl
Frank ]. Heppner. James G.. Wag
ner, T. ]. King. clerk.
Dist. II. Antelope-Alfred Johr
son. Mrs. e. v. Miller, VIM. Simon
o son, p. l.. Brensdal, clerk.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
CIVIL SERVICE

The U. S. Civil Service Commits
sion announces an open competitive
examination for filling vacancies in
the position of striker electric
dredge engineman) in the Fort Peck
engineer district, for duty at Fort
Peck, Montana, at $500 a year,
less $37 a month for subsistence and
quarters, when furnished. Receipt Of
applications to close July IA, 1897.
Full information may be obtained
the local post office or the U. S. En-
gineer Department at Large, Fort
Peck, Mont.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARDS LISTED

The following are members of
sheridan county's SO school dist
riot boards for the year 1898
according to a report issued from
the office of County Superintendent
Olaf Aasheim:
Dist. No. l, Dagmar-Joe Patter-
son. Andrew Granbois. John Miller
Franklin Sorenson, clerk.
Dist. No. >. Redstone- a. E,
Lecy. Jesse Bedwell. c. f. Whitney,
Mrs. adie Burnham. clerk.
District No. 3, Westby- C. N
Rostad, Elmer Hultgren, Walter Oh
son, Hans o. Hanson, clerk.
Dist. No. 4. Dagmar-William o
Lansrud. Frank Wivholm. Jules
Henke, Mrs. Marie Miller. clerk.
Dist. No. 5. Homestead John
Danielson Tom Danielson, John S,
Miller. Mrs. Ed Deubner. clerk.
Dist. 6. Medicine Lake-O. N
Vance, Bruce A. Smith. NJ. G
Schmitz. j. p. Scholl. clerk.
Dist. I. Medicine Lake George
Wessner, Edw. B. Rankin, Nels P,
Miller, R. H. Evans. clerk.
Dist. s. Reserve-Eric Lyngaas,
Carl Hole. Hans H. Larson, H. c.
Riley, clerk.
Dist 9. HcElroy-Hl b. Foss,
Peter Degen, Carl Ebeling.
Dist 10. Archer-Rena Sebastian.
Hugh Jones. Victor Kisler, Vernon
Michels. clerk.
Dist. II, Dagmar-Michael Hoff.
James Rasmussen. VIM. Mortinson
Peter Glein, clerk.
Dist. 10, Antelope-R. S. Iceland
Olaf Arneklev, L. NJ. Hedges, w. L
Grayson, clerk.
Dist. 90. Plentywood-R. o. Mel
son, Selma Erickson, P. NJ. lie
barth, Mildred P. Lewis, C. G.. Chris
tianson, E. H. E. Helgeson, clerk.
Dist. 81, Raymond-Frank Nellie
Kenneth Collins, Leo Heisler, l.. G
Budke, clerk.
Dist. %, Medicine Lake Pete
%Spaabeck, Elmer Richwine. Jen
Nielsen, Oscar E. Stromberg, clerk
Dist. %, Dagmar-Andrew Dahl
Henry Haven, Ed Dahl, Henry Sy
verud, clerk.
Dist. "a, Froid-Henry Barr
Harris w. Clark. Andrew Elvsaal
Robert Clark, clerk.
Dist. %, Redstone-Carl Smith
George Smith, Knute Knutson, Lei
ter Bedwell, clerk.
Dist. %, Outlook Louis Becl
ers, w. N. Goodlaxon, H. G. Pre-
colt, Henry Valdez, clerk.
Dist. 80. Archer-Outlook - RI
Mann, Herbert Benson. Esther Tai
&c, Edna Lee, clerk. ~
Dist. 81. Plenty wood JOSEF
Marsh, Christ Toedte. H. O.. Hep
ner, Arthur Rehmer. clerk.
Dist. 80. Dooley-Carl J. Hage
George Leibach, w. ]. Ehrhart
Mrs. Alice Schumacher. clerk.
Dist. "a. Westby-Fred Friber
John r. Anderson, Peter Nielse
Mrs. Sanford Fransen, clerk.
Dist. IS. Antelope-Mrs. w. Ate
F. NJ. Nichols. Howard Ator. OF
Hendrickson. clerk.
Dist. SO, Plentywood- James
Toole, Harold B. Munson, Vince
Cybulski, Mrs. Ruth Munson, clel
Dist. 81, Antelope-Gunder F
vet, A. H. Rasmussen, Albert L.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1937-07-08
Raymond and Westby
Are Made Entry Ports

President Roosevelt Saturday Of
icially designated Raymond and
Westby ports-of-entry. Opheim, in
Daniels county. also received a SIM
liar designation.
Formerly the Raymond and West
by ports had been classified as
checking stations" and not official
entry ports.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-17

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The Washington times., 1937-05-31
POPE, 80 TODAY,
CANCELS TALK

COSTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, May
81. U.N.S0.-Bringing disappoint-
ment to millions of radio listeners
throughout the world, Vatican
spokesman announced this after
noon that plans Of Pope Plus to
inaugurate the Pontifical Academy
Of Sciences with a broadcast ad-
dress had been abandoned.
Eighty years old today, the
pontiff had been scheduled to go
on the air at $3.50 p. m. Q2:30
p. m. E. S. To. But DR.. Aminta
Milani compelled the Pope to
cancel his plans when he found
him extremely weak after partici-
pating in a morning mass.
The entire program for opening
OF the academy was altered as
a result Of the unfavorable change
in the Pope'S condition.
The Inauguration will be held
at the Vatican tomorrow in the
presence of more than so Of the
worlds foremost scientists, includ-
ing DR.. Alexis Carrel, Of the
Rockefeller Institute.
But Pope Plus will remain in
seclusion at Castel Gandolfo, pre-
vented by his failing health from
participating in inception of an
institution close to his heart.
InaSmuch as the Pontiff had
prepared a long and bitter de-
nunciation of Nazi persecution Of
Catholics for his radio address,
the cancellation came as a sur
prise. International News Service
learned on highest authority that
political developments of the last
few hours may have influenced
his decision.
1t was pointed out that Ger
many's drastic action in the Med
lterranean is designed, in the Nazi
view, at stamping out Commu-
nlsm, common enemy of the
cnurch ana the Reich.
Meanwhile, kilograms of con-
graduation on occasion of the
Pope's 80th birthday flowed into
Castel Gandolfo in an unending
stream. Among those who sent
messages were President Roose-
welt, Premier Mussolini and for.
mer Governor Alfred E. Smith,
now in Rome.
The Pope was born Damon
Achille Ratti, son Of the manager
Of a silk factory, in 1887 in the
village OF Desio, near Milan. After
q Studlous career in the Vatican
library and then as nuncio to Po-
land, he was elected Pope Plus XXI
in 1929.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
u. 5. ISFEARFUL
OF NEW WAR
international News Service

INTERNATIONAL News service
Germany may be subjected to
ban on export Of arms and am.
munition from the United States
If its bombardment Of Almeria,
Spain, is extended to further acts
of war, high government officials
said today.
The possibility arose that Pres
ident Roosevelt might see fit to
invoke the new neutrality law and
clamp down an embargo on war
materials against the Nazis.
In State Department circles 1t
was asserted that the United
States is sitting tight" in the
present serious European crisis
and that no haSty action in re.
gard to the neutrality act will be
taken.
Should the Deutschland bomb.
ing and the resultant lombard.
ment Of Almeria by German war.
ships lead to war between Ger.
many and Spain, the American
neutrality act would have to be
extended to include Germany.
Germany's retaliatory lombard
ment Of the Spanish port Of Al
meria was regarded officially here
today as likely to precipitate the
graveSt international crisis since
the Spanish civil war broke out
nearly a year ago.
Numerous incidents were re.
called where warshipS of one ma.
ton bombarded forts of another
in. reprisal, without war ensuing.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31

! organizations and representatives
Of foreign governments.
The seashore drew the largest
gatherings, however. Traffic Of
ficials estimated that more than
100, 900 persons were in motor
vehicles that congested the high
ways of the city of the neigh.
boring States of Maryland and
Virginia to take advantage Of the
extended holiday.
Eighteen Traffic Victims
The congestion drew its toll as
is persons were injured and two
killed in accidents in or near the
Capital.
Civil War veterans were seen
yesterday at Arlington. Only q
handful of the veterans of Amer.
ica'S war between the States were
in evidence. Their places were
occupied by those of later con,
flicts, the war with Spain and the
World War.
Veterans Administration Off
Gals explained that Union sur
vivors of the Civil War are dying
at the rate Of 224 per month. OF
the original 2,213,365 listed at the
close of the war 70 years ago, only
1924 now survive, they said.
NEW YORK, May 81 G.N.S0.
Twentythree gray-haired veter.
ans of the Union Army sought
out their most comfortable shoes
today as they prepared to parade
in the city'S SEVENTEEN annual
observance of Memorial Day.
Mayor LaGuardia, an air corps
major on the italian front dur
ing the World War, will forsake
his usual post in the reviewing
stand to lead a battalion of the
American Legion in the parade
| Of as, 900 I'D Riverside Drive.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
italy Will Back Reich
ITO the HiIt," Says Rome

ITO the HiIt," Says Rome
ROME, May 81 dN.sO.-With
reports current Germany might
soon land troops at some Spanish
port in retaliation for bombing OF
the battleship Deutschland, Italy
today went on record in full sup.
port of the Reich in the present
crisis. 1t was stated authorize
lively:
Italy will back up 100 per
cent any position Germany takes
before the nOninterventiOn com.
mittee and in any reprisal meas
ures she feels necessary, no mat
ter how severe.
"The world may be sure, how.
ever, that our nerves are quite
calm and that we will not do
anything In any way unjust"
A highly significant reply was
given in official quarters to reports
abroad that Italy and Germany
would unite in demanding indem.
nifty for offenses against their
ships.
Preparations will not be asked
it was pointedly explained, since
their payment would bring the
incidents to a close. BY implica'
ton, Italy and Germany desire to
keep the cases against loyalist
Spain open.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
HONOR FOR HEROIC DEAD
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page II
founders Of the American Legion
and its past national commander
say that individual profit must
be taken out Of future wars.
The legionnaire was principal
speaker at the Arlington services
and told his hearers that the time
has come when fasciStic. measures
must be taken to prevent war. He
said:
I say without hesitation
that the SOcalled Hill-Sheppard
bin is a measure providing for
faSciSm in the United States In
case any future President
which God fOrbid-declared 50
to use it."
He not only urged support Of
the Hill-Sheppard bill but urged
the veterans of Americas wars to
support other measures which
would avoid war.
Pointing out that each succeed
ing war becomes more horrible
Senator Clark declared that rules
Of warfare and Of humanity are
forgotten in the bloodlust of con
flict. The Spanish Civil War il
the present example. he said.
Flags Dot Graves
Graves of the war dead Of the
Nation were dotted with thous
ards of tiny flags yesterday after
principal exercises in the nationa
cemeteries were concluded.
President Roosevelt, away at his
Hyde Park home, was represented
at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
der by Major Horace Smith
White House aide, who placed 8
wreath at the hero'S crypt. Soor
the marble tomb was encircled II
floral wreaths, laid by patriotic
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Continued from Page u

kCOntlnue0 from rage ~
wounds or broken and bruised
bodies.
A check early today showed 81
strikers were shot, four of them
critically: SO workers, sympathiz
ers or bystanders were still in hos
pitfalls. and % policemen were
listed among the casualties:
OF the dead, three remained
unidentified. The fourth was Ear
Hanley, 81, of East Chicago.
ION with the C. /. o.! They
won't close up, won't they?
Through the gates, men! Tear
down the damn plant!"
MOB STREAMS FORWARD
The cry was taken up by hun
dredS. It spread through the
ranks in a wave Of sound. The
husky shouts Of men, women's
Shrill screams and a childish
treble here and there echoed In
the Sunday air.
The mob streamed forward, un
needing the danger facing them
in the long lines Of stolid blue
coated officers.
Orders to disband, to halt
went unheard in the tumult
Someone hurled brick. A re
volver cracked. Tear gas guns
popped. The crowd closed with
the police line defending the Re
public Company's property.
The battle was on.
The fight was short. Clouds
Of tear gas rent large holes in
the wave of attackers, with
scores dropping where they stood
or staggering away to seek relief
from the binding, choking fumes
CHASTITY Scene
Within a few minutes the dis
cipline Of inferior defenders hac
won and the strikers fell back
AS the smoke and gas cleared
away, the grassy field at One
Hundred and Seventeenth Street
and Buley Avenue pesented 8
CHASTITY sight.
PROSTATE forms lay crumplee
in the grass, on the sidewalk anc
street. Easily picked out arnone
the shirt-Sleeved strikers and col
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
BOMBING
DETAIL Barred
BY BERLIN
Nazi Statement Says
Planes Attacked
Without Cause

BERLIN, May 81 (I.N.S0.-Text
of the German official com
munique on bombing Of the
battleship Deutschland follows:
IAN unheard Of and scarcely
credible incident has happened.
Spanish BOIShevik planes have
without any reason bombed =
German warship lying off the
Spanish coast.
Twenty brave German sailors
were killed.
1.-THE German government will
know how to give proper an
swer to this unheard Of prOvOCa-
ton of the Spanish criminals.
The German Reich government
has issued the following state
ment on this incident:
Following the incident few
days ago when Red airplanes at
tackled with bombs British, Ger
man and Italian ships flying in
the harbOr of Palma, MaIlOrca
Island, killing six officers on an
Italian ship, German vessels
were forbidden to call at this
port.
WITHOUT PROVOCATION
con Saturday, May 20, the
battleship Deutschland lay in
the rOadstead Of Ibiza lin the
BaIearic Islands,. The ship be-
longs to the naval forces en-
gagged in the international sea
patrol. .,-
Nevertheless, it was sud.
denly bombed between six and
seven o'clock in the evening, by
two airplanes of the Valencia
government, which swOOped
down on it.
"'The ship was stationary
and the crew were in their quar-
tiers, unprotected in the fore
part Of the vessel.
"'Just as the officers mess
on an Italian ship 1.-THE Bar
letta)' was struck recently, 50
one of the Red bombs In this
case fell in the middle Of the
crews quarters.
""Twenty-three killed and SO
wounded was the result Of this
criminal act.
RETALIATION PROMISED
ga second bomb hit the deck,
but caused only minor damage
there.
"'The ships decks were
cleared for action and the ship,
which completely retained its
fighting and navigation ability,
proceeded to Gibralter, in order
to disembark the wounded.
"The ship did not fire .
single shot at the airpIanes.
"'After the Red Valencia gov
eminent had been twice warned
by the non-interventiOn COM
mittee and by Germany, against
carrying out further attacks on
ships engaged In the service OF
the international control, this
fresh criminal attack on q Ger.
man ship cOmpelS the German
government to take measures
which it will at once cOmmuni-
cate to the n0n-interventtOn
committee
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
STEEL WAR FEARED

lored dresses Of the women were
the blue uniforms OF the police.
All hospitals were swamped with
victims.
None Of the strikers would give
their names and did so only when
threatened with being taken to
the House of Correction Hospital.
The silence rule was kept even
by 9!year-old Nick Levich, whose
ankle was shattered by a bullet,
until his mother identified him.
Both Blame Other
Which side started the fight re-
NAMED doubtful. Capt. James
Mooney, in charge Of ITS reserves
and his chief aide, Capt. Thomas
Kilroy, declared fatty that the
first shot came from the strikers.
He said IS police had signed az
fidavits the strikers had fired first
and they shot back to protect their
lives.
C. I. o. leaders accused the po-
lice Of starting the violence and
denied that any Of their followers
had a gun.
The spark for the sanguinary
clash had been sown at a mass
meeting in union headquarters at
18th Street and Greenbay Ave
nue.. A crowd Of several hundred
was addressed by Organizer Leo
Krzycki and Nicholas Fontecchio.
Police AsSaiIed
The speakers urged their audi
ence to:
"Stand up for your rights.
Don't let the police run you
around"
At the close of the meeting
about 200 young strikers formed
a disorganized crowd that started
toward the Republic plant. The
tragic melee followed.