Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 57, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 July 1934 — Page 10

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SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE HEAD IS MYSTERY MAN Dynamic. Alert. Bridges Has Picked Band Who Cling to Him Closely. SAN FRANCISCO. July 17—A dynamic, alert lean tanned Australian with a prominent nose and sharp eve.? has become a man of mystery and yet probablv the most powerful fartor in the San Francisco harbor situation The man is Harry Bridges leader of 'he lone-horemens union. He probab'r is the most denounced man in San Francisco. And also, he is not without followers who chne *o him as a workingman's Messiah. No one r*. *r heard of Harry Briris* until less than a year ago. Then he became more and more prominent in the lonesheiremen's union, final!' its head. When the maritime r:ke began in May, San Francisco realized that Bridges <ls ’he key fhan. We'll llair General Strike Bridges was the man who said on the nmht of July 5. after Governor Merriam had sent troojis into the city to end the maritime strike riots: We rant fight the army. But we will have a general strike." Little is known about him. even by his associates in union circles. An Australian, he has been in this country for some years. He has worked at various jobs, including wheat harvesting. Stories are current that he never was a longshoreman. but the best information is that for six vears he worked in that trade along San Francisco’s waterfront. Bridges is distinctly of the left wing of the labor movement Plainly he is versed in the philosophy and theory and tactics sponsored by the Third Internationale. But he never has professed himself publicly a Communist. Magnetism in Oratory His qualities of leadership perhaps are his greatest asset. He can ra ilv men around him. In the present strike he has a personal following of about three hundred loyal supporters who cling to him so closely that his opponents refer to them as 'Bridges' bodyguard He can rely upon them absolutely. He has magnetism in his oratory'. He always is aggressive. He speaks with the fire of a zealot. He talks the language the workingman understands. Conservative labor leaders oppose him. and many dislike him. But they do not discount his strength He has been working tirelessly since tlie marine strike began May 9. Often, when a crisis arises, he j is not to be found. But always he j shows up. and usually, as he did, on July 5. he has some new plan ! to advance for the pronouncement of which he has chosen a psychological moment with uncanny ability. REVOLUTION FEARED BY ’THE RED DEMON - Famed Strike Breaker Rushing Guards to Coast. Ba I <!,./ /V. NEW YORK. July 17. P L. Berghoff. the grizzled strike breaker who gained the nickname of "The Red Demon" from his activities in bloody labor disputes of the last 1 twenty-five years, said today lie was rushing hard-fisted guards from all over the country to the San Frascisco strike area. About 300 are already on the west coast, or on route, he said, and 1.0(10 will Ik* on the job by the end of the week. Ive been at this business a long time,” Bereoff said. "I'm no chicken. I've made millions breaking strikes in this country. There's plenty of trouble ahead of thus country. The boys down on Wall Street have come to me lots of times for advice. Ive never steered them wrong. They can take it for what it s worth now. Were going to be lucky is we save this country from a revolution.” STILL AVAILABLE. U. S. BOARD TELLS STRIKERS President's Deelgates Still Toil to Solve Problems. SAN FRANCISCO. July 17.—1n all the confusion of the general strike, the President's mediation board worked patiently along today, attempting to bring a settlement of the maritime strike which started May 9. tied up shipping, and precipitated the present crisis. The board admits it has made little progress. But its three members Archbishop Edward J. Hanna. Oscar K. Cushing, attorney, and Edward McGradv. assistant secretary of labor, have been untiring. Last night they reminded the public and strikers that their services are stil lavailable as mediators. BREAD IS BECOMING SCARCE. FRISCO BARES Milk. However. Still Being Declined in Region. SAN FRANCISCO. July 17—The food situation m San Francisco today was: Bread —Somewhat scarce due to shortage of flour, but obtainable. Bakers making deliveries. Milk—Supply normal and regular deliveries being made. Meat No meat and retail butcher shops closed. Vegetables—None. Fcgs- -Scarce. Canned Goods—Stocks low, some stores out. RwsTnt Relief. New Way M HIV ROD MEDICINAL CIGARETTE*!, quickly clear the nasal passage*, lessen watery discharges of nose a it.l j eves: ease distress of Asthma. A few * puffs bring relief! Contain no tohac- A **o or narcotics; non-habit forming. V J Get a parlur mitt at tVALGMXK S—HOOK'S l*|wnUM U llrei Starts sr other tend drat 11

VIRTUALLY WHOLE BAY REGION IS TIED UP IN GRIP OF DEVASTATING STRIKE

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Here - the focal point of the strikp trouble that has tied up one of America's great cities. From this beleaguered waterfront section the strike virus spread to a whole city, to most of the whole west coast. The famous Golden Gate, entrance to the San Francisco harbor, is approached through the channel at the left.

• What, no spinach?” In as light a mood as they could. San Francisco met the privations that attended the beginning of a general strike. The store at the left already was out of beer as the hot weather had tongues hanging out. and the fair motorist at the right was in a plight that became general even before the strike was widespread.

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Ity 11 mrs Bprcinl MUNCIE, July 17.—Hearing to determine whether members of the Muncie safety board are in contempt of court because of failure to obey an order for reinstatement and payment of back salary to nine discharged firemen will be held tomorrow before Superior Judge Robert F. Murray. Judgment for approximately $60,000 was given the firemen two years ago in Judge Murray’s court, and the decision recently was upheld in the state supreme court. C. A. Taughinbaugh, city attorney, states the board is willing to pay the judgment, but is opposed to reinstating the nine men. "We cant disorganize the fire department.” Mr. Taughinbaugh has declared. Should the board members be found in contempt. Judge Murray can fine them to the extent of the money due the former firemen, and also can impose jail terms.

Arrested: Seeks SIO,OOO Ky l inn * syrrinl LEBANON. July 17.—James W. Barton, alleging he was falsely imprisoned. asks SIO,OOO damages in a suit on file in Boone circuit court. Arch Armstrong and the Armstrong Beverage Company are defendants. Barton was arrested in connection with theft of a keg of beer. Ed Ricketts, Negro, arrested in the same case, pleaded guilty and was given a state farm sentence. a o o Befriended: Steals Ry I iif Special COLUMBUS. July 17.—Virgil Higgins is under sentence of three months at the state penal farm as a result of stealing an alarm clock from a home where he had been befriended. Appearing at the home of Mrs. Mary Baurle. Higgins said he was hungry. She prepared a meal for him and permitted him to use her husband's razor after he had expressed a desire to shave. Immediately after shaving Higgins left and the alarm clock was missed. By the time police caught up with Higgins he had pawned the clock in a drinking place. 808 School Case Moved By Timet Special TIPTON. July 17.—As a result of a second venue change, a suit in

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Harry Bridges, slight, dark, Australian former seaman, above, is the key man of the San Francisco strike. He rose suddenly to chairmanship of the joint strike committee of maritime workers, and his forceful leadership has indirectly extended to members of many other unions who are supporting strike.

NO MEAT. NO GAS, NO MOVIES AND NO WASH—IT'S FRISCO

By i nited Press SAN FRANCISCO. July 17.—1n San Francisco today you can't: Go to the movies. Buy fresh meat. Call a taxicab. Get your trousers pressed. Buy gasoline. Ride the elevator in many skyscrapers. Eat in a hotel dining room. Get a shave or haircut. Buy fresh vegetables. Have your automobile repaired. Board a boat for Tahita or even Los Angeles. Move your household goods. Take your wife to the theater. Buy more than a pack of cigarets at a time. Get your shirt washed.

STRIKE COST PLACED AT $1,000,000 DAILY Figure Does Not Include Business Loss, ’Frisco Reports. By United Press SAN FRANCISCO. July 17.—The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce estimated that the present general strike is costing the city $1,000,000 a day in wages and other direct losses, and in the expense of police protection and like items. Intangible losses, such as decreased sales by stores and general business decrease, taxes and intererest on idle property, deterioration of perishables and the like would probably double that figure. BARS ATLANTIC STRIKE Longshoremen’s Association Opposed, Union Chief Says. By United Press NEW YORK. July 17.—There will be no strike of longshoremen along the Atlantic seaboard as long as the International Longshoremen's Association retains control of organized dock workers, Joseph P. Ryan, president of the association, told the United Press today.

MAN ON STREET IN FRISCO HAS HIS OWN IDEAS Opinions Are Definite, It Seems. After Survey in Strike Area. By United Prrtt SAN FRANCISCO. July 17.—The man in the street has his own opinion of San Francisco's history-mak-ing general strike. He doesn't always agree with his neighbor, but his opinion is definite. “I'm not. a union man and the strike has thrown me out of a job." said James Scanlan. automobile repairman. “But I would be in a union if my boss would pay union scale. If labor doesn't win this fight, it's good-by unions and good wages in San Francisco. It will be a scab town like Los Angeles.” “The unions have gone too far," said John Brookover, drug store proprietor. “There wasn’t any reason for a general strike. There was no excuse for violence. Every man has a right to run his own affairs. If he doesn't do it to suit others, he won't last long in business.” “I can't figure out why a longshoreman thinks he ought to get more than 85 cents an hour,” said Arnold Brothers, .college graduate and FERA employe. “I wish I could £et a job for that ” “The longshoremen won important concessions in the June 16 agreement, but they wouldn’t take them,” said Henry Laborde, steamship company employe. “How do they figure that an employer shouldn’t have the right to designate what men he wants to employ. If the unions get control of hiring halls, there will be more favoritism and skullduggery in employment than there ever was under the old system.” “Those union men all are a bunch of Communists,” said Josephine Downey, housewife. “They make me boil. Imagine, telling me I can't go to the movies, telling me I can't buy vegetables for my kids, telling me I can't eat Sunday dinner at a restaurant. They make me mad clear through.” “Labor has been taking it on the chin from grasping employers for years,” said L. J. Richmond, team-' ster. “They tell me that in Los Angeles, where the unions are weak, truck drivers are hired to work ten hours or more for $2 a day. When the unions win this strike you'll see that wages will be better for everybody—union and nonunion men. If the business men weren’t so stupid they could see that their business will be better when the ordinary folks have more money to spend.”

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