Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-12 | Page 1 | Negro Killed in Strike Row

NEGRO KILLED IN STRIKE ROW RO Murder Charges Are Brought Against Special Guards for Shipping Line GALVESTON Texas May Ia 12 JP Charles S Smith negro pIcket was killed and C. C Horn another negro picket was wounded early today as violence broke out at the thc Clyde Mallory Mal Mal- lory line docks where nonunion workers had walked out In sympathy th thy with striking longshoremen and the company rushed in iii white men Police filed charges or of murder and assault to murder against Frank S. S Griffin R. R L. L T. T Johnson and B. B Porter Pore Por- ter iter Mallory Mallor line special guards The Theline Theline line was not included in the settlement settle settle- ment ot of issues between the International International Longshoremen's association and most shipping interests effected last night SAN FRANCISCO May 12 JP- JP R Requests for the national guard to preserve order in Portland and hast hart ily summoned peace conferences at other ports today marked the fourth day ot of th the Pacific coast longshore imen's mens men's strike Governor Julius L. L MeIer of Oregon Ore Ore- gon summoned with Major General George A. A White head ot of the states state's national guard to consider requests from the sheriff and mayor at Port Fort land for troops troop In San FrancIsco Mayor Angelo J. J Rossi ordered a pence peace gatherIng of strike leaders and employers in an attempt to end the severe disruption to commerce reported by shippers Outbreaks of violence at various ports reached d serious proportions at Portland last night as longshoremen longshore- longshore men stormed the steamship Admiral Evans brought into port pott to serve as asa a floating hot hotel for nonunion work ers era Shots were fired during a clash clashIn In San Francisco today