Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1937, Page 2

THREATS OF RAIDS MARK UNION ROW “Open Warfare” Between Lewis and Green Factions Inzugurated. B the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 13.—Threats of raids and counter-raids in the Nation's union labor camps today touched off the heralded “open warfare” between John L. Lewis’ C. 1. O. and the Amer- ican Federation of Labor for control of 40.000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association. As a prelude to the struggle, leaders on both sides held conferences behind locked doors. Principals gave every indication of fighting to the finsh. with Joseph P. Ryvan, veteran I, L. A. president, de- claring: “We're not takinz ultimatums from enybody.” Bridges Serves “Ultimatum.” The “ultimatum" was served on Ryan rday by Hz Bridges, sharp-nosed little leader of Pacific Coast longshoremen. the so-called “brains” of the 1934 West Coast mari- time strike. which paralyzed shipping for 77 days and cost an estimated £100.000.000 Bridges informed Ryan the C. I. O. was determined to invade the Nation's water fronts and enroll both long- ghoremen and warehouse workers. He warned Ryvan that unless he gbandoned the American Federation of Labor, with which the I. L. A. has been affiliated for 25 years, the C 1. O. would take Ryans organization away from him Ryan retorted: “I'm not interested in any state- that Australian Communist ges) makes. To me he is like prickly heat.” Threatens “Retaliations.” Rvan also threatened “retaliations” in other C. I. O.-dominated fields if Bridges pushed his ultimatum to & showdown In reply. Bridges announced that the C. I. O. would charter pier and warehouse men on the East Coast under separate charters and carry the fight directly into Ryan's territory. Officials in the rival camps de- elined to comment on what ramifica- tions might develop in the inter-union feud, particularly as to the possibil- ity of further costly maritime strikes #uch as have plagued both coasts during the last three vears. Bridges’ demand for C. I. O. con- trol of the country's water front workers met a flat refusal from a three-man I. L. A. committee, which declared it could find “nothing bene- ficial” in “anv improvement over the system practiced by the I. L. A. for a quar- ter of a century.” Refuses to Meet Bridges. the C. I O. proposals or | Ryan himself refused to talk per- | sonally with Bridges, with whom he has clashed repeated: in the past on questions of jurisdiction and co- operation between Atlantic and Pa- cific Coast longshoremen. “If our answer to Mr. not plain enough,” Ryan said later, Bridges is | “we may be forced to extend our ac- | tivities to the flelds of organization that are interfering with ours. We may have to retaliate.” He did not amplify the statement or indicate whether the ‘“retaliation” would include possible widespread Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. LOAD. T APPEARS as though we started something with that yarn about the lass who carried half her belongings (well, it looked that way) about with her in her purse. George Timko of Central avenue northeast read the piece, felt he must satisfy his curiosity and see what his wife carried about day by day. So he looked through her purse (with her permission, he hastens to add) and found: Three sticks of chewing gum, a mir- ror, & nail file, 1 small paste perfume, 2 stocking run repair kits, 1 package of lighter flints, 1 safety pin, 6 hair- pins, 1 small perfume bottle, 1 lip- stick, 1 compact, 1 piece Kleenex, 1 billfold, 3 $1 bills (in the billfold), 1 driver’s permit, several family pictures, calling cards, 1 Government stafl pass. credit cards from various stores, check book (don't give up, we're not half way through), fountain pen, 2 handkerchiefs, evebrow tweezers, car keys. glasses, scissors, eversharp pencil. toothpicks (in case the res- taurant ran out), address book. stamp book, 2 credit coupon books, Christmas saving book. 6 monthly statements, 1 household budget plan, 2 grocery lists, 1 car title, 2 newspaper clippings, 1 poem. 1 hospitalization card, 2 in- surance books, 1 blotter, hosiery club | book. 1 announcement of opening card | (opening what?), 1 receipt book, pair | sun glasses, envelope with loose change., house keys, 1 box aspirin, clinical thermometer. Better pay those six bills or you'll | lose those credit cards. * k% % QUESTION. The clinical thermometer and the aspirin probably are necessary equipment for any one carrying about a load like'that. And we'd Iike to let the whole matter drop right here, awarding the championship in the Feminine Knapsack Derby to Mrs. Timko. 1If somebody finds she is carrying even more we don’'t want to hear about it. Some psychologist might solve ome question about this purse busi- ness, though. Just tell us why women always are railing at young boys about the tops, radio parts, frogs. rabbits’ feet and other fas- cinating articles boys pack their pockets with. Nert time mother mentions it, sonny, just suggest politely that she look in her purse. Be sure you do it politely, though. raids by the A. F. of L. into such C. | I O.-dominated fields as steel workers, miners, garment makers and auto- mobile workers Bridges outlined his reasons for Longshoremen's Association after de- livering the ultimatum to Ryan's Committee. “The Pacific Coast longshore unions.” he said, “had applied to the C. I. O for a charter and were told to see the Atlantic unions first with a view to bringing in the longshoremen nation- ally, “I plan now to return to the Coast end apply again for a charter for our West Coast unions. Our committee #tands ready to talk with Mr. Ryan or his committee at any time, in case they change their minds. However, b the tone of the I. L. A. conferees at this meeting, I have ev reason to believe there will be no further confer- ences.” Ryan replied with the remar “we may have to retaliate, t0o.” PLANE C;!AS K that H KILLS 3 NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan, July 13 ¢P).—Three persons were killed here 1ast night when a plane carrying pas- gengers at a gathering of the Loyal Orange Lodge crashed in landing. ‘The dead vading” the A F. of L.-controlled | * % % x OVERSIGHT. 'I‘HI(S ‘ousiness of casually forgetting to tell the other fellow what goes on causes a lot of unnecessary worry around offices, homes and, well, everv- where But the failing isn't always an individual one; sometimes it at- tacks a whole city. ‘There's the case of the airline pilot who got slightly lost above the clouds | on his regular run not so long back. Ewart L. Andrus. 23, pilot, and Doro- | they Pederson, 18, and Archibald Pomero; 20, passengers, Five Hurt as Bus Hits Tree. KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 13 (#) Five passengers suffered severe in- Juries in the crash of an eastbound Greyhound bus against a tree 10 miles west of here last night. The bus driver #ought to stop quickly to avoid a car ahead ‘which had come to a sudden | The bus skidded on wet pave- | halt. ment. Congress in Brief TODAY, Benate: Debates court bill. Labor Committee considers housing bill. House: * Decides whether to override presi- dential veto of bill to continue low interest rates on farm loans. Joint tax investigating committee hears testimony of Treasury officia Labor Committee consicers and hour legislation. Rivers and Harbors Committee starts hearings on bill to set up re- gional planning agencies. Agriculture Committee studies farm credit measures. TOMORROW. Benate: Will continue debate on court bill. Joint Committee on Reorganization of Government Departments, Execu- tive, 10:30 a.m. House: Considers calendar. Subcommittee on Post Offices and Post Roads considers bill for reclassifi- cation of fourth-class postmasters, 10 am. Immigration and Committee considers bills, 10:30 am District Committee considers bill to amend adoption laws, 10:30 a.m., Y miscellaneous bills on Naturalization miscellaneous wage | | runways. | pretty lonely roads they decided to | take a small pistol along. Not too lost, but lost. Finally through a rift in the clouds he spotted Union- town, Pa., and knew he was off course, but not too far. Then he saw a brand- new airport, with shining concrete Uniontown, he knew, had no airport, so he crossed his fingers and went on, knowing not where he was. Arriving at his destination with- | out a bit of trouble, he kept silent | about the whole thing. | Then a couple of days later he was | in the operations office when another pilot came in. | “'Hey,” asked the other pilot, “what's that town with the brand-new airport over where Uniontown ought to be?" “Uniontown,” said the operations man caimly. ! Seems they built a new airport at | Uniontown, but neglected to tell the airline about it *ox ok PROTECTION. T'S probably time to remind Jane Kennedy and Louise Pinckney, a ! couple of efficient secretaries for a local banking institution, that they'd | better keep the “protection” in a handier place if they take another | Joint vacation this year. Last year the girls went traveling. Because they went alone and because the route they planned covered some “How"” they took it is revealed in the conversation they report having as they neared home after the trip. “Where's the pistol, Jane?” Louise asked casually. “My gosh, it's in the suitcase,” Jane gasped. “Wherc's the suitcase?” “In the rumble seat.” Of course the suitcase was locked and the rumble seat was locked. Would the big, bad robber please wait until the girls can get to their de- fense? * ox ok x BALANCE. Riding downtown on a bus the other day, Eleanor B. Fitts of Chevy Chase, Md., suddenly thought she had wakened up in Pago-Pago, or wherever it is they do things like she saw. She looked up out of the bus window and there was a newsboy calmly striding along the street, with his bundle of papers balanced on his head. That wasn’t so bad. One news- boy who carried his papers on his head might be ezplained. But further on down the strest were two more boys. One was carrying his papers in the normal manner, but the other had a stack of late editions balanced atop his pate. And to top it off he walked along reading a paper, paying no atten- tion to the load on his head. * %k X EXPLANATION. SUBTLE fellows, these lobbyists, even if they don't like to be called lobb¥ists. One of them was heard the other day explaining his profession to a new acquaintance thusl; “It's this way,” he said. “I'm up on Capitol Hill with the Congress- men. The Congressmen are there for politics; I'm there for business.” t | Washington, | sachusetts THE EVENING STAR MONTAGUE MONEY TRADE PACT GOAL SOURCE IS PROBED Officers Take Him to Show- Minister of Finance Here Up for Jewel Robbery Victims. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 13.—Sherifl's officers who want to know where “Mysterious John” Montague got his bulky bankroll are staging a show for victims of recent jewel hold-ups to- night. “My life in Hollywood has been an open book,” countered Golf Wizard Montague, wanted as La Verne Moore in Essex County, New York, in con- nection with a night club robbery, when told he was to appear at to- night's show-up. “I'll match my record against any- body’s—and I don't mean golf record. Let 'em look.” Montague, at liberty under $10,000 bond, is cited to appear July 26 for Hopes Barriers Can Be Wiped Out. By the Associated Press. Conversations were under way today between Secretary of State Hull and Minister of Finance Walter Nash of New Zealand cn the possibilities of a reciprocal trade pact between the United States and the South Pacific British commonwealth. Nash said he did not expect to sign an agreement during his visit here, but expressed hope that any existing barriers would be cleared away. 8ir Ronald Lindsay, British Ambas- sador, who presented Nash to Secre- tary Hull, indicated that discussions about a British-American trade agree- ment might soon enter a more active stage. Finance Minister Casey of Aus- preliminary hearing on a New York | tralia recently held several conferences fugitive warrant. Jerry Giesler, his attorney, said he would fight extradi- tion. PORT HENRY, N. Y, July 13 (#).— District Attorney Thomas W. Mc- Carthy’s office here was astir today with preparations for the extradition to New York of John Montague. McCarthy said he would present to v. Lehman “within two or three ' request for extradition of Mon- JAMES ROOSEVELT DENIES STATE RACE Gubernatorial Candidacy Rumor “One of Those Annoying Things.” He Says. the Assoctated Press James Roosevelt of the President, today said published reports he might announce his candi- dacy for Governor or Lieutenant Gov- ernor of Massachusetts were “‘one of those annoying things.” The reports followed Roosevelt's action in inviting 229 Massachusetts publishers and editors to a conference in Boston Friday to consider means of absorbing in private industry 35,000 workers being dropped from W. P. A. rolls in that State. “It is one of the annoying things in my official work here.” he said. “that I can make no move or statement without having a political aspiration ascribed to it Some people always try to read some unpleasant implication in any- thing we try to do.” Although living temporarily in young Roosevelt main- tains his permanent residence in Mas- He said he called for the conference as a citizen of Massachu- setts. A Prodigal Fruit. Although South China and Burma | were original homes of the orange, ! China now imports 30.000 pounds of | ingham with her mother, the Duchess | the United States & of Kent, althongh. as she sald at the oranges from son and secretary | by the end of the vear. with American officials on similar trade questions and the Ambassador said—in answer to & question—that if pacts were signed with the do- minions “Great Britain would not be left out.” The New Zealand finance minister also said he would hold conferences here with officials concerning com- mercial, transport and aviation ques- tions. One of the major projects, he said, is the proposed establishment of a joint British-American airline system across the Pacific. The line would connect New ‘Zealand. Australia and the United States by an arrangement somewhat similar to the agreement under which Pan-American Airways and Imperial Airways are about to start trans-Atlantic air service. ash said that Pan-American Air- ways, which already spans the Pacific to China and the Philippines, is ex- pected to extend its route from San Francisco to New Zealand via Hawaii It will then be possible, he added, to fly from one | country to the other in four days. | | | Nash explained that under the ex- isting agreement with Pan-American he New Zealand government had | the YOUNRET | 1 ovided for a jount British-American service in the future. The conversa- | tions here, he said. are intended to| clear the way for the joint service as soon as possible When the joint service becomes a reality, the finance minister said, it will be possible to fiy entirely around | the world on British airway PALACE ANNIVERSARY Buckingham 100 Years Old as Residence of Sovereigns. LONDON. July 13 (P.—Today was the 100th anniversary of Buckingham Palace as the residence of British sovereigns. On July 13, 1837, the young Queen Victoria drove from Palace to take up residence at Buck- month, Three Runaway Chil(iren Live time. “it is hardly big enough On Green A 1;1)103 Three Days Eleanor Hoar, 13, with her brothers, Richard, 8, and Evart, 10, pictured back at their Suitland, Md., home, to which they re- turned today after three days in surrounding woods, where green apples were their only food. Their parents and police scoured the countryside for them. Bs a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SUITLAND, Md. July 13.—Three barefooted small children were back at their home, on Randall road here, today after hiding out in the woods and subsisting on green apples since last Saturday. The children, the daughter and two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Evart Hoar, told their mother, Mrs. Helen Hoar, they ran away to keep from going to Bal- timore, where they were to undergo an examination at the Phipps clinic today. The children are Eleanor, 13; Evart, jr,, 10, and Richard, 8. Eleanor, a small, undernourished- appearing child, is in the third grade of school. Her mother said she had Eleanor admitted to a “house of cor- rection” a couple of years ago. A neighbor, Edward C. Gill, returned the children to their home before noon today, when he found Eleanor and Evart, jr., walking along Randall road with three empty gingerale bot- tles. talk, it was believed they were going to a store to attempt to trade the bottles far food. The two older ehil- A Although the chilGren would not | | | | | —Star Staff Photo. dren told where Richard was hiding and all were returned home, where Mrs. Hoar said they were confined to the bath room. According to neighbors, who sought to find the children Sunday, they were seen at the edge of the woods back of the Hoar home, but declined to come out even when they were offered food. The mother said she would not punish the children. Hoar, employed at the Washington Navy Yard, was not at home today when the children returned. In halting, bashful words, Eleanor related that she took the two boys with her after hearing her mother discussing placing them in a home with a social worker. Eleanor, who appears to be nearer 8 years old than 13, said she and her brothers had eaten nothing except green apples since they turned babes in the woods ast Saturday. The girl said she and her brothers stayed hidden in the woods all day, but that they sneaked out at night and slept in & nearby barn. A WASHINGTON OF NEW ZEALAND Kensington Here's the way the world's Pole—looks on a “cool” day. dition may be seen in the dista SOUAL SECURTY | HELD PERMANENT | vAmerican Public Must Share i Responsibility, Director Tells Institute. Ex the Assoriated Prass CHARLOTTESVILLE, July 13.—Frank Bane. executive director of the Social Security Board, said today | the American public must thare with officials the responsibility for making ' social security a national reality. This has become evident, he as- serted in an address at the University | of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs, | now that social security has cleared | its first great hurdles and had its le- | | gality settled beyond further question. \exx hange professor from India to the |{ United States. discussed recent phases | of Indo-British relations and told of | difficulties encountered since the new | Indian constitution went into effect | A : 8 Walter H. C. Laves, director of the | Midwest office of the League of Na- | tionsAssociation. outlined the inter- | national economic co-operation that has been made possible through the League of Nations. Says Public Demanded Program, Bane said that “despite administra- tive problems and difficulties. and de- spite many growing pains, it is evi- dent that we are ‘well on the way' toward collective security on a na- tional basis. “The public which demanded a so- | cial security program.” he continued, “the Congress which passed it, the Federal and State agencies charged | with its operation intend that it shall | | mark a departure from our past hap- | hazard attempts to protect the com- jmon welfar Va., He said Federal-State co-operation was being adapted to meet the “pe- culiar demands of this system, which is State-administered, but for which the Federal Government pays the en- | tire administrative costs.” | Dr. Joshi told the institute audience | that one difficult problem of Indo- | | British relations was that of how to | | fuse into the structure of the all-India | federal government the two rival po- litical ideals, that of autocracy fol- | | lowed by the princes and that nri democracy followed by the people of i British India. Sees League Failure. Sir Herbert Brown Ames, former financial director of the League of Nations secretariat, said last night the rearmament program of the British Empire has grown out of the realiza- tion that the league “as an effective instrument for the protection of its members could not be counted on. “If the British Isles. the overseas dominions and the wide-flung em- pire were to be kept safe from attack | and exploitation, it must be through their own efforts,” Sir Herbert de- clared, adding that opportunity to test the loyalty of the League mem- bers to the covenant was provided by Mussolini’s decision to invade Ethi- opia and the resulting appeal of the Negus to the League. Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah, in an address on “Law vs. Chaos,” declared that war today is useless, ex- cept wars of conquest or of revolution, for they are ended by negotiations at the peace table, and “once the peace table is reached the binding custom of nations furnishes the rules for the settlement.” Poland Checks Speculation. To check speculation, Poland has broken up 10 cartels selling electrical D. C, TUESDAY, JULY 13 Good Place to Be Upper: | Labor Board Representatives to 1937 th” settlement—t A general view of the enc Lower: “fartherest nor nce. ing the camp's pets, two white bear cubs. This Weather CALUMET STEEL MILLS REOPENED Workers Throng Back Into Gates Placarded With “No Agreement.” BACKGROUND— While “lttle steel's” mills are steadily resuming after sweeping shut-downs in seven States, the C. I. 0. presses for Federal injunc- tion against wuse of National Guardsmen in Ohio steel centers To declaration of Youngstoun Mayor that “chaos prevailed” be- fore arrival of troops, C. 1. O. makes answer the Guardsmen are violaf- mg “not only legal, but also human rights.” By the Associated Press. EAST CHICAGO, Ind, July 13— Idle for 46 days, steel workers marched peacef through gates of the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. plan‘s here and at South Chicago today to resume production at the last of the strikebound Calumet district mill By trains, city buses and automo- biles they came, reporting at gatrs marked with large notices that “This plant is open for work on the con tions which existed when work was stopped on May 26." The signs, bearing the name of E. Daily, manager of the Chicago di trict for Youngstown, added *“Ws have not made any agreement or con= tract with any official person or ore ganization ” R. 8. Poister, assistant to Da said almost 2500 were back at the Indiana Harbor mill at 8:30 am. The normal day force. he said, was 3.000. Patrols of railroad and city police watched over the throng. 0. C. reopening Claims Vietory. was heralded as bitter that at one tige WIREPHOTO camp at the North Planes of the expe- he Soviet ampment. The leader of the expedition, O. J. Schmidt, feed- —Copuright, A. P. Wirephoto. TIP LEADS TO ARREST CLEVELAND, July 13 (#)—James A. Ray. 36, was held here today by police on a New York warrant charg- ing him with grand larceny. Detective Walter S. Zema, who ar- rested Ray and & woman companion in a cafe, said & tipster recognized Ray through a picture and story in a detec- tive magazine. Zema would not tell the tipster's name. but said he would | receive a reward of $350. The woman, police said, was held for investigation. CLEANERS’ STRIKE WILL BE STUDIED Confer With Attorney for Plants. 20 PLANES FIHT N HADRD FRONT After Spectacular Battle. » the Associated Press HENDAYE. Franco-Spanish Fron- ter, July 13.—Both Spanish govern- ment and insurgent sources claimed victory today after one of the greatest of the civil war's aerial be*‘les. B More than 200 planes were reported engaged in a score of encounters that revolved about Madrid's forces’ at- tempt to wipe out insurgent siege lines on the capital's western front. A communique from the headquar- | National Labor Board representa- said 13 government planes, including | tives planned to confer today with | eight fighting ships and five bombers, | Dr. S. L. Joshi, former Carnegie Ringgold Hart, attornev for the 13 were brought down yesterday. plants affected by the strike called by | Laundry Workers. Dyers and Cleaners’ Union. Local 187, in an effort to ar- | range a collective bargaining election Hart said the original proposal of the Labor Board was unsatisfactory because “it grants the employes every thing and the employers nothing." The proposal, Hart said. would bind the employers to sign a contract with the union. “We are willing to negotiate but we don't propose to be tricked into a contract,” Hart declared. Meanwhile, the union renewed | charges that employers are resorting | to violence in an effort to break lhe; strike. George Kendall. colored, 2014 | | Pifteenth street, a strike picket, was taken to Freedmen's Hospital last night suffering from injuries received in a fight in front of a dry cleaning plant in the 900 block of Florida ave- nue. Warrants for Kendall's assail- ants have been obtained, union officials declared. The union sent a telegram to the | Senate Civil Liberties Committee, | charging that plant owners were pre- paring to hire armed private detec- tives. Hart denied that the plant owners were hiring private detectives, but said they were preparing to defend their property and their loyal workers | against acts of violence. ANACOSTIA FETE | Intercommunity Pienic Luncheon to Be Followed by Nov- elty Events. Children, their parents and hun- dreds "of visitors swarmed over the | green lawns of Anacostia Park today as the second annual Anacostia Inter- community Festival opened at 10 a.m. | with a three-hour period of track and fleld events for boys and young men. Following & community picnic luncheon in the park at 12:30 p.m. the entertainment program was to continue with e series of novelty events, including a potato race, an obstacle race, shoe race, wheelbarrow race and a turkey fight. A baby contest, for which 50 entries had been submitted, was to begin at 2 pm. Representative Jennings Randolph of West Virginia was to deliver the address dedicating the new park swimming pool at 4 pm. A bathing beauty contest and a program of aquatic events were to follow. A street parade will be held at 7 p.m., followed by a pageant and local talent vaudeville show at the Ana- supplies, gas mantels, bricks and other articles. ! costia Park reviewing.stand at 8:30 » ters of Generalissimo Francisco Franco Foreign military observers showed great interest in the insurgent claim that half the number were shot down by accurate fire of anti-aircraft bat- teries. Loyalists Claim Air Superiority. Government sources insisted Ma- drid’s air force “still held marked su- periority in the air.” They said the bombers shattered insurgent communi- | cations around Navalcarnero permit- | ting land forces to carve out addi- | tional territory in the Brunete and Villanueva del Pardillo sectors. The main forces of the government and insurgent fleets met in the sky over Brunete vesterday afternoon. The insurgent planes were all pur- suit ships, with orders to break up Gen Jose Miaja's bombing fleet. The gov- ernment chieftain’s squadron consist- ed of a dozen bombers protected by nearly 100 fighting craft. Battles Spectacular. In the first clash several planes of both sides fell in flames. Others with bullet-riddled wings and damaged frameworks were forced to land. Oth- ers returned to their bases, but came back shortly to engage in about & score of spectacular battles in full view of land forces of both sides. The insurgent communique admit- ted the loss of Villanueva del Pardillo, but said recapture of the town was & “matter of hours.” since the insur- gents already had fought their way back into the outskirts with little re- | sistance. France Suspends Control. PARIS, July 13 () —France offi- cially suspended international non- intervention control of her Spanish border ai noon today. It was in fulfillment of a decision announced to other non-intervention- ist nations in London last week by Charles Corbin, French Ambassador to London, who said France would take the step unless Portugal reconsti- tuted international control of Spanish frontier. EDEN CALLS ENVOYS. Discussion Plan to Solve Neutrality Crisis. LONDON, July 13 () —Foreign Secretary Anthony Bden sum- moned the German, French, Russian and Italian Ambassadors to the for- eign office today for individual con- ferences to hear his plan to solve the Spanish non-intervention stalemate. Discussion of the plan by the 27- nation Non-Intervention Committee appeared to depend upon its reception by the Ambassadors, Count Dino Grandi of Italy, Ivan Maisky of Russia, Charles Corbin of France and Joachim von Ribbentrop of Germany. Eden refused to be drawn into pub- lic discussion of the plan by which he hopes to close the ever-widening gaps in the asafety ecordon around Spain. Both Sides Claim Victory' her | affer and in ted 73.000 workers in seven States ich 15 persons lost their The Steel Workers' Organizing Coms of work a victory for i's cause, the Association of Steel Employes, an independent union, and the company dispured tr dampened anv plan though tf greetings bee Hundreds from other shifts massed the gates were told to return at their regular nours. Among them were some 50 woman employes. Company officials said 24 houms { would be required for preliminar; ) that normal prod tion would be attained by Th at lowers “are showing ot ith and our responsibility as to a compact” by returnin spi of the compa agreement had been parties w work in ial an reached. Conflicting pany officials Townsend of the confusion ment The Indiana executive declared the | company and the S. W. O. C. come to terms. Vice President J. C. Argetsinger of Sheet & Tube denied this. He said the company had made no agreement, written or verbal. and had granted concessions to no one. Pickets Mass Three Times. The lack of understanding was re- fiected in the actions of strikers. On three occasions vesterday pickets massed about the firm’s Indiana Ha bor plant only to be called away their leaders New York Central trains running to Sheet & Tube's Indiana Harbor, Ind plant were available for returning workers, company officials said, add- ing the trains were “adequately pro- tected by the railroad.” An official of the road said the trains were not spe- cial and made regular trips to the station near the plant Argetsinger informed Gov. Town- send the company expected the State to furnish protection against violence | when the plants reopened, but the | Governor replied pickets had wit drawn and there was no need for State protection. | Gov. Townsend said the company voluntarily submitted a satisfacto labor policy to the §. W. O. C. an ,that it therefore was morally obii- gated to abide by that policy Fight Blamed on Rivalry. Rivalry between the two labor ore ganizations was blamed by police for a fight vesterday in front of the ir | dependent union’s headquarters. One man was severely beaten. Three men | were arrsted. | sheet & Tube's plant employs 6.500. Its East Chicago unit employs 500. The latter has been | operating on a curtailed basis for a week. National Guardsmen patrolled the steel district of Massillon, Ohio, where strike violence caused two | deaths and injury to 15. The guardsmen and police closed C. I O. headquarters and banneg picket lines at Republic Steel Corp.1 nearby plant. Meanwhile, there weit charges and countercharges over re- sponsibility for Sunday's outbreak at the union building. H. O. Curley, assistant to Police Chief Stanley Switter, said five shc fired from an automatic revolver in the union building provoked his squad of 20 men to return the fire without waiting for orders. nk Hardesty, subregional direc- tor of the S. W. O. C., charged the outbreak was “part of a premeditated plan to shoot down innocent workers to inspire terror.” Republic spokes- men denied his contention that fore- men of the steel company participated in the shooting. 141 Persons Arrested. Mayor Henry W. Krier ordered po- lice to prevent public meetings of either strikers or non-strikers. Pol arrested 141 persons after the clash. ‘The dead were identified as Ful- gencio Calzada, 27. a former Repub employe, and Nick Valdos, 45. Among the injured were strikers and st sympathizers, a National Guardsmar, a Massillon patrolman and two patrol- men of a group called from Canton to aid police, The Canton patrolmen were gassed. Republic plants at Pittsburgh and Canton reopened yesterday without disorder. The plant at Canton, like all other Ohio steel plants that have reopened, resumed production undet National Guard protection, Mrs. Anna J. Thomas testified a “deputy” invaded the Massillon strikers’ kitchen Sunday night anc shot & man who had told woman workers there to go to a safer place William Haines, a Massillon striker, testified he recognized three Republie employes among those who used fire- arms in the clash. ) statements from com- and Gov. M. Clifford Indiana also added to over the strike settle- Indiana Harbor