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VOU'MK «B No 27 Vf»MK, AIASKA. THlItSDA Y, Jl'NK 7, 1 »:tt l‘<i < "l>y: l<» << nts.
FINAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT IR
CONGRESS GIVES PRESIDENT TARIFF POWERS
REPUBUCANI RTING1934 CAMPAIGN
FAIRBANKS KILLER
IDENTIFIED BY
FRANK ALLEN
JENSEN IDENTIFIED BY
FRANK "KID" ALLEN
IN NEW YORK
(By The Associated Press)
BROOKLYN, June 7. Thomas P.
Jensen, who is being held here for
question Lai? in connection with the
triple slayings in Fairbanks in 1915,
was identified as “Blueberry Tom"
Jensen, as the man wanted by the
Alaskan authorities.
Identification was made by Frank
“Kid" Allen, who said he was a
prospector in the Klondyke at the
time of the killings and knew two
of Jensen’s victims. The prisoner
still declares he has never been to
AiasKa.
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JKNSKN HOLM) OYKIi IN TIL
JI NK l» TO AI.I/OW ALASKA
At illOKITIKH (JJM.Ml Xl( ATi!
(By The Associated Press)
i
BROOKLYN, June 7, Magistrate
David Mulhiu, yesterday continued
Until June 15th. the case of Thom
as P. Jensen, accused of killing
three Alaskans in 1915 in Fair
banks.
This move was taken to allow
the .authorities an opportunity to
communicate with the police here.
The action was taken following
the identification of Jensen by
Frank "Kid'’ Allen.
KCRSCIUBH FOR THIS NUOOFT
GIVES PRESIDED
TARIFF POWERS
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4 0NGKKSS GIVES PRESIIIENT
POWER 4'HANGK ALTER
TARIFF AGREEMENTS
(By The Associated Press*
WASHINGTON, June 7, Congress
Wednesday, gave President Iloose
velt unprecedented power to nego
tiate reciprocal tariff treaties, where
by he may decrease existing tar
iff* njHch as fifty perci. it, in
making trade agreements witn ;.or '
eign nations, as a means of stim
ulating trade, and speeding reco\
r
Itnhi(m|fif!ei> after ilie ^n^nesi
of this power, representatives of
Germany and Argentina started to
negotiate for- new pacts.
The Senate passed and sent to |
the House of Representatives a bill j
authorizing branch banking by na- [
tional banks in territorial posses
sions.
The President toady signed the
stock market control hill, placing
the stock market practices largely
under the control of a five man
board, which President Roosevelt is
to appoint within thirty days.
THREAT OF STRIKE
IN STEEL INDUSTRY
T'
THREAT “ALL HELL BREAK
LOOSE" ISSUED BY STEEL
INDUSTRY STRIKING
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 7, The
steel fight, Involving the threat of
:,A federal strike that might ham
string the recovery drive, moved
straight toward the president’s
desk, pressed closely t>y union
leaders, some of whom gave out
the warning “that . al Hell will
break looae June 16th unless some
settlement Is reached.”
Prominent union leaders conver
ged In the capital seeking direct
action by President Roosevel!.
None , of the employers showed any
sign of yielding. No official word
from the White House today, on
any possible action.
ONE POINT
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i IS ALL THAT
J .
HOLDS UP
SETTLEMENT
KE1TI.K.MKNT IlKI JJfiVKl) NK.VR
QUESTION .STRIKERS WORKING
H«l,III\(i UP DECISION
' Py The Associate i x»re.-,»)
SKATTLE, June 7, The North
haven, a caunery vessel was re
leased today for the salmon in
dustry, carrying one hundred
workers. Thu North King sailed
from Portland with six hundred
torty-six workers.
Meanwhile the status of a sma'l
group of Alaska Steamship Co.
longshoremen who are not want
ed by the union is holding up the
expected release of all shipping
from Seattle. The Steamship ‘ Co.
desires to retain them when t h“
Alaska trade is resumed. The In
ternational longshoremen's Assoc
iation wants to replace them with
strikers." Rvah, President of the
I. L. A. said that this is holding
up the Alaska settlement.
I’m >SI*K( 'TS KXTHKMELY
BRIGHT ALASKA SETTLEMENTS
(By The Associated Tress).
SEATTLE. June 7, Longsbore
t
men and employer meetings were
continued today with the pros
pects looking even brighter than
yesterday for a settlement and the
early release of the Alaskan ship
ping.
TUGBOAT CAPTAIN GETS
LESSON FOR EMPIAIYING
SCAB LABORERS
(By The Associated Press)
SBATWlE, June 7, Captain Adolf
Anderson reported to the police to
day that fifteen men boarded his
tjurboat_ last night and beat up,
atHl seriously mauled It is crew oi
three men. They then opened the
sea-cocks and almost sank the
boat, which was used last Fri
day to carry non-union longshore,
men to man the. tanker “Brandy
wine,” in an effort to sail the ves
sel. Despite these efforts the sail
ing of the Brandywine was block
ed by the strikers.
Secretary of Labor Perkins who
is now in Washington, D. C., ex
-pressed hopes that the solution of
the strike will be reached within
a few days, saying that only the
control of hiring halls Is now hold
ing up the agreement.
Some authorities looked, upon
the sailing df the oil 'tanker “Lio”
^flt' ,„.Uiu ^8«u th, 8- wli.ii , non-union
workers, as a wedge which might
break up the effect ivoness of the
hlooka de.
Tlie North t’oiist general strike
committee is meeting on the (ijies
Hon of-a-‘final1 derrsintr for ttre rw
lease of general shipping to Alas
ka.
Ryan, President of the Interna
tional I/ongshoremorr’s Association,
forecast the release of general Al
aska shipping, In a wire to Mc
Grady in Washington, 1). C.
He said his foreeats was based
on reports from the longshoremen’s
delegation which was meeting with
seven Alaska ship lines officials late
Wednesday, and have agreed to lift
the strike ban on Alaskan ships
which employ union men, If they
will “meet the Increased wage de
mands.
QUINTl'PLRTS HUNGRY FOR
morVi rum
(By The Associated Press)
OQRRI1QL. Ontario, June 7,
There Is more noise and hope
around the Dlone home as the
quintuplets are becoming more
hungry and even crying after
meals for more.
They are being fed on rum In
minute amounts, under the doc
tor’s orders.
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MARKET STOCKS STABILE
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 7, 011 and
metal Issues led thoee stocks which
showed a gain on the market today.
There were a number of leaders
among the ether groups of stocks,
although the majority drifted mod
erately upper and lower. Traders
cashed in some profits today.
SUBSCRIBE FOE THE DAILY
REPUBLICAN
NAT. CHAIRMAN
IS APPOINTED
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KKI'I HI.ICAN NATION \l,
| < OMMITTKK.MAN APPOINTKH
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i . tBy Tile Associated ness)
CHICAGO, Juue 7, Henry 1*.
, Fletcher of Pennsylvania was today
j *ltvted jis the Republican Nation
al Committeeman, to carry on the
U'ruPKle of l he party to 'tain ;i
i
Intact in the political snn.
The National .Committee .vest i
f day published 1»h platform cent
|demninK many of the policies of
the Democrats, and pleading: for
A
individual initiative instead of ttov
ernment rep:ulated business.
M JdTI UKR SAYS PRKIMRKI1
TO GUT DOWN TO WORK
ON TtKPURTACAV PARTY
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(Hy The Associated Press)
| • CHICAGO. June 7, Tbe new na
0
I tional chairman, Henry !'. Fletch
er, of Pennsylvania, of the Repuo
lican party, hurried liere last night
1 and was greeted warmly after he
immediately called a meeting of
Jllie -executive committee,
i He rolled ttfr his sleeves and
I blew tbe lid off of the 19,'it cam
paign, Fletcher had for immed
iate attention of the committee,
; the amplification of the state
j ment of principles issued by the
j Republican National Committee.
■ He told the KxecutiVe Committed
1 be heartily endorsed 1 the stale
■
ment saying: “I am ready to go
to work at once."
Fletcher was one of Colonel The®
dore Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Hd
was also a former Ambassador to
Italy and a close friend of former
President. Hoover.
BUSINESS LEADERS
~~ COMPARE ON NRA
WHO, COMPARN NOTKS OX X'RA
(By The Associated Press)
WASHLSGTOX. Jhiic 7, Fifty 07
more of the country’s most pro
minent businessmen and industrial
ists, are planning on putting their
heads together within the next ten
days to compare notes on their
experiences with the National Re
covery Administration.
Such prominent figures as Ger
aid Swope, Myron Taylor, I'ierra
Dupont and Walter Teagle ara
among those who are expected to
SaUljBf-'Ht TTol Springs, Virginia,
June 16th to draw tip and ana
lysis of criticisms and develop a
number of suggestions fbr changes
in the recovery units methods. It
is the plan to keep the conference
private for a short time, before
making anything of a decisive na
ture public.
ALASKA JUNEAU
STATES PROFITS
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ALASKA JUNEAU MINES
RETORTS MAY PROFITS
(By Tbe Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7, The
Alaska Juneau Mines reported to
day their May gross profits at one
hundred and eighty-eight thous
and dollars. May of last year pro
fits totalled one hundred and one
thousand dollars. April of this
year, showed a profit of two hun
dred and four thousand dollars.
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