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SAILORS TIE UP ALASKA SHIPS
ROOSEVELT SAYS GOVT. ASSISTANCE NEEDED
STEEL WORKERS UNION THREATENS RECOVERY
SAILOR’S UNION TIES UP
ALASKA BOUND SHIPS
FOLLOWING AGREEMENT
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S. S. VICTORIA
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VICTORIA TO SAIL WEDNESDAY
DKRBLAY WEDNESDAY P. M.
The following news was received
at 3:30 this afternoon and is the
latest dope on the strike situation.
In a wire addressed to A. Polet
signed by L. W. Baker, General
Traffic Agent for the Alaska
Steamship Co.,' it is learned that
the Steamer Victoria of the Alaska
Line will sail Wednesday morn
ing and the freighter Derbiay of
the same line will sail the same
afternoon, for Nome and Bering
Sea ports, ^
SAILORS UNION NOW TIES
UP ALASKA VESSELS; REFUSE
MAN SHIPS; MAKE DEMANDS
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 9, The water
front is again in chaos as • the
crews of ships scheduled to sail
for Alaska refused to serve, de
claring they had been left out
\Of the agreement which wns sign
ed yesterday between the operators
and the longshoremen.
Pickets from the water tender
uhlong stopped truckloads of freight
in front of the docks. Officers said
no cargo would be allowed to move
until their demands had been grant
ed The sailors have made imposs
ible demands, employers said.
The sailors said they would nit
man the ships until every member
of a crew' wlhch had remained
aboard after the strike was de
clared, had been discharged. An
increase in wages Is also demand
ed.
The Alaska, Northwestern^ Yuk
on and Victoria, all have cargo
aboard and this will have to be
dlioeharged before they can be load
ad.
ANNOUNCES BAILING TIMES
•lly The Associate I Press)
SEATTLE, June 9, Alaak-i Steam
ship Co ships will sail as follows:
The Yukon for southeastern and
northwestern porta, Monday; The
Victoria for Nome and Bering Sea
Monday; the Alaska for southeai*
cro Alaska Tuesday; the Dertjiav
for Bristol Bay Wednesday; t 10
Lukina for Prince of Wales Is
lands and Chatham S-traits Wed
nesday.
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LIKELIHOOD OK PORT BV
I'ORT SETTLEMENT OE
EXISTING STRIKE
( By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. A
port by port settlement of the
longeshoremrn's strike appeared
possible today as negotiations were
invited for extending the agree
ment which cleared the blockade
for Alaska shipping.
In Sea Ole' Mayor Smith said
that other companies would he
asked to follow thb lead of the
Alaska shipping companies. Presi
dent Ryan of the International
Longeshoremen’s Association said
lie* wouldnieef wltH any group
brought together for conferences.
W. h. Lewis, district president of
the I. L. A. said: “We shall in
sist on complete control of the
hiring of halls."
GOVERNOR TROY OE ALASKA
WIRES APPRECIATION OF
RELEASE ALASKA BOATS
(By The Associated Press)
SEJATTLE, June 9, Confidence
that Alaska will still have a pros
perous season, now that the ship
ping board tieup has been ended,
was expressed by Governor Troy,
as he wired officials his apprec
iation to the longshoremen’s union
here.
He also telegraphed the thank9
and appreciation of the people of
Alaska to those most active in the
efforts to exempt Alaska from the
general strike picture. The gov
ernor said he greatly appreciated
the concession made by both part
ies. Besides wiring his apprecia
tion to these parties he also sent
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SUBSCRIBE FOR DALLY NUGGET
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jwjres of thanks to Governor Mar
lin of the state of Washington,
Dewey Bonnet, Secretary Ickei,
Delegate Dimond, and Senator
Wagner, the ohaiYman of the Na
tioiial Labor Board.
LYNCH N KOROLS KOR
ALLKGKII ANHCAI/P OK
WHITK WOMAN
(By The Associated Press)
LA.MBKRT, Miss., June n, One
hundred and twenty-live white
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men snatched Joe Dove and Isaac
Thomas, two young negroes from
the County Sheriff and hanged
(hem from a neartby bridge.
Tile negroes were charged with
attempting to assault a white wo
man. the wife of a plantation man
ager.
ROOSEVELT ASKS CONGRESS
FOR $525,000,000 FOR
RELIEF DROUGHT AREA
BOOSKVKLT ASKS < ONGKKSS
FOR 93U3.000.000 FOR
DltOlGH ltKIJFF PROGRAM
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 9. Pres
cient Roosevelt today asked Con
gress for five hundred and twenty
tlve million dollars to finance a
drought relief program, which the
administration has already under
taken.
He said: ‘‘.Assistance on a large
scale by the government is nec
essary to protect the people in
the stricken region from suffering, j
This assistance is also necessary'
to move feed to the livestock to
acquire and process the surplus
cattle in order to provide the meat
required for relief distribution.”
He sent" the message to Congress ;
amid much disapnoval and dis
quiet ude.
ROOSEVELT CONSIDERING
ARMAMENT QUESTION
(By The Associated Press)
VV.NSHINOTQN, June 8, In an
other bold stroke for armament
limitations. President Roosevelt to
day was Considering a proposal for
revised naval agreement, extending
from ten to fifteen years to sup
plant. the London Treaty. At the
same time t lie administration wi’l
stand steadfast against any attempt
to upset, the present 5-5-3 naval
ratio between the United States.
Great Britain and Japan.
ISSUES ORDERS TO ABOLISH
ALL GRAVESTONES
(By The Associated press)
MEXICO. June 8, A drastic or- j
der abolishing gravestones and ail I
other markers in cemeteries, hat
been issued today by Oovenor Car
rido Canabal of ihe state of Tab
asco. It is considered the most
extreme law thus far in the re
unions dispute in Mexico. I
DKMKS FIGHTING FOI$
KICK Oil- FIK'I-DS
(Ily The Associated Press)
I.A PA/-, Bolivia, June 9. Bol
ivia today denied assertions that .
the war with Paranuuy was waned
for the possession of Chaco oil1
deposits.
Korelnn Minister David AI vest e
Suis in a reply ^to the l-canit*1
of Nations in his Chaco report.,,
pointed out that the oil fields were'1
■far away from the zone, of con
flict. ’•
STEEL INDUSTRY
READY TO STRIKE
STEEL SJJilKE SEEMS MOKE
IMMINENT DAILY
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 9, Amid a
roar of bittenress. insurgents of
the steel unions revolted against
the peace plan approved by John
son and the employers.
The union men swore they
would see the President of tho
United States and present to him.
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a plan of their own. and[ the
hurry back -to their homes and
“prepare to fight.”
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The threat of a strike in the'
steel industry, which many offl-j
dials fear will “hog lie” the re- j
covery drive, today seemed aven
more ominous than it has for the
past week.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICF
NR A AGAINST PRICK FIXING
EXCEPT TO STOP AIJj
PRICE CUTTING
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 8, The Na
tional Recovery Administration
committed itself as against. ail
price fixing in the codes, except.
In clear-cut emergencies.
The purpose of fixing any price
they said. Is to obviate all de
structive price cutting, while re
ducing to a minimum the oppor
tunities for maintanlng high pric
es, and similar developments which
have caused numerous complaints.
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8KAMKV GIVRK LIFH FOR
FKLLOWS
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June S, A
heroic seaman was burned to
death early yesterday morning on
a flaming tugboat near Matine*
after his warning had enabled two
companions .gto escape from the
craft. One of them received sever'
al bur*, The dead man is Ira
Scott aged thirty, and these he
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ga*e tis !'fe to save were Cap*. A,
>F. Johnson and Johnston's so’n
j Roy.
FARM LABORERS
STRIKING IN SPAIN “
RIOTS PENDING
FAIOI I.AHOKKKS STK1KK
IN SPAIN TODAY
(By The Associatea Press)
MAJJItlf), June 9, Fatal disor
ders today marked the outbreak
of a national strike of farm lab
orers as crops all over tho coun
try were endangered.
Two strikers and a civil guards
man were killed in a light at Al
conchel. Fifty peasant strikers i
were trying to Intimidate a group
of non-strikers. Two guardsmen
tried to restore order and firing
started. Two hundred men und wo
men tried to liberate tbe strikers
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who were arrested at Fondalla for
aimilar intimidation of the men
who stayed at their tasks.
Guardsmen there were able to
keep thMr prisoners and disperse
the crowd by firing Into the air.
Two farmhouse* were burned
down at Jarena B mbs were eg
Xioded In the doorways of San Ts
itflro and Sa i* Vfconte churchei,
end the Oj/h.i convent at fertile
.a
This deino’M*.' u r might p.g
* My not l:;>,vj h o n in <• iui-jriion
4.itil the st"iU Versions of the
success of Mi strike, varied wi lo-.
,v The gov.o -ltiM t.; a •sorted it was
i failure wfcr o ihe pciverfnl land
it ners fed vrtlons said that near
ly all of its 1,000,000 workers were
rut.
TO>l MOO.NKY SUBJECT
TO t'OMK HP AGAIN ,
(Uy The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 9, Repre
sentative George Foulkes, demo
crat from Michigan said today, that
President Roosevelt had invited
him to the White House to discuss
the Tom Mooney case.
Representative Foulkes said he.
and John F. Finnerty, one of the
legal counsels for Mooney would at
tend the conference. Foulkes said
recently, he planned to request the
Governor of California to pardon
Mooney. He said he had received
a letter from Mooney urging hlfa
lo intercede In his behalf.