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Show KECII1 or lire III B7l District Attorney Fick-j ert, Who Faces Investigation, Inves-tigation, Knocks Down Editor for.' Criticism By Allocated' troe, i SAN FRANCISCO, NoV. 23.- Fremont Older, editor of tlie ! Call and Post, sn afternoon newspaper, and chief critics of : District Attorney Charles M. j Flekert who conducted the prosecution of the rreparedneae day bomb eanlo- ; Ion defenrtanta, daubed laat nltht wlih Mr. Flckert In the buffet of a fownlowa hotel. Older waa knocked down by Kli'kert, according to wit-' iwmm. by a blow In the face. Aaelet-tant Aaelet-tant Iltetrlct Attorney Kred Berry and 'ens IT tyetsnaeri svpsraicil ilw men. ! 1 Mr. Older later laeueil a atetement i In which ha said Mr. Kicked waa the aggreeeor and attacked him without warning. PROBE JS 0R0ERIO . SAN FRANCIBrO.- Nov. W The Hen Kaanelseo Bounty grand jury TV 111 bgln a efrchlng Inquiry tonight Into alleged Irregular conditions pertaining to the administration of Justice by the office of District Attorney Charles M. Flckert. as made public laat fvlday by John R Itensmore, director general of t' e federal employment bureau la a -voluminous report addressed to stecre-tarv stecre-tarv of Iabor William B. Wilson. Mr. Dens more has been subpoenaed bv the grand Jury. DENSMORE EXPLAINS. PORTIANr. Ore, Nov. IS. John B. tVnamore. director general of the federal fed-eral employment bureau, and author of the recent report In Han Franc tare which chargM IXstrlrt Attorney ('har)ea M. Kickert with Impsoper conduct con-duct in prosecution of lh Pre pa red - neap day bomb caves, arrived here, flla mission concerns qnestlona at Issue between ths Metal Trades Council and shipyard employers. iMamsiing the Thomas J. Moon ay esse, Mr. Denamore said; -Judge Franklin Af (SHfflth's letter to Governor W. P. ' Htephens recom- mendinr a nw trial for Mooney seems . to put things strongly enough to cer-rohoraie cer-rohoraie my report on the case to tSecretarv if Jibor Wilson." Mr fl riff In was tha trial )udas in the Mwti'y caae and eenteneed him to i death. Juda-e Or If fin haa at nee been active In effort to obtain Mooney a new trlsj. WILL NOT STRIKE. HT . . leOrtH. Nov. 2a. Officials of the central trades snd labor union here announced they had peremptorily re-rted re-rted a request from Milwaukee labor iauera mar a general smite re eauen In event the governor of California dr not commute the death aentence of Thomaa J. Mooney. . STRIKE IS CALLED. . BREMKRTON. Wash.. Not. . Bremerton Isnor unions, comprising nearly all Ptiget Round navy yard em ploy es. announced that a strike in pro-teat pro-teat of the Macy wage award would be failed December ft. . The unions further announced that strike would be called I-ecember t to urge a conditional pardon for Thomaa J. Mooney, VOTE TO STRIKE PORTLAND. Ore, Nov. 15 Cnlon boiler-makers of Portland voted In maaa meeting to go on strike unleaa a new trial or pardon shall be granted Thomaa J. Mooney. FUNERAL FOR MOONEY. RAJ FRANC IRCO, Nov. 16. Ms- I ehlntats unions of Ran Francisco and Oakland. Ca1 and the Boilermakers' snd Iron' Shipbuilder union of the latter city voted to strike December t as a protest sgalnst the execution of Thomaa J. Mooney, sentenced to hang December 11 as the result of his conviction con-viction of murder tn connection with the Prepared nesa day bomb explosion here on July 12, 111. Announcement waa msde by the International In-ternational Workers' Defense league, an organisation devoted to Mooney defense, that plana were considered today to-day for a labor demonstration at Mooney a funeral tn the event of his Munition. A committee will visit Mnpner at Ban Quentln prlao to ae hie aujcreeilona about tha arrange. menta. The marhlnlala aent a telegram to Freeldenl Wllaon urging him to uae hi. Influence In behalf of Mooney before departing for Kurope. mmmmtttt |