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VOLUME 95. NO 03. \ NOME, ALASKA. * FRIDAY, JULY SSO, 1934. U'*r Copy: JO cents.
ARE BREAKING MARINE STRIKE
ARMY BOMBING PLANES ARRIVE AT WINNIPEG
FRISCO RECOPEBATBIC FROM EFFECTS STRIKE
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ARMY PLANES ARE
FLYING RAPIDLY
TOWARD ALASKA
PLANISH ARRIVE WINNIPEG
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(By The Associated l’reiw)
WINNIPEG, J.uly 20, Flash:
The Army bombers arrived here
about noon today from Minneapol
is. Their next stop is Princej
George.
ARMY PLANE8 TO HOP
TO WINNIPEG, CANADA
(By The Associated Press 1
UNDATED. July 20, The ten
Army bombing planes pushed on
to Winnipeg from Minneapolis, '
their last stop.
The twelve Navy seaplanes a
waited tbe command to resume
thelr^^lght to Alaska from San
Francisco and Astoria. Advert*
weather conditions appear to be
holding them back.
XINK OF ARMY BOMBING
PLANES ARRIVE DAYTON
FLY' MINNEAPOLIS
T&y The Associated Press)
Dayton, Ohio, July 19, Nine of
the Army bombing planes arrived
here late today and took off im
mediately for Minneapolis enroute
to Alaska. One of the planes
which left the starting point with
the other nine had engine trouble
and returned to Washington. This
plane Is to join the remainder of
the group at Minneapolis.
* DIVORCE TO BE INVESTIGATED
(By The Associated Press)
IX)8 ANGBLiES, July 19. The di
vorce of Senator MoAdoo and Mrs.
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo today
^ faced inquiry in the Superior
Court. She wag granted a divorce
by Superior Judge Allan Campbell
in a five-minute hearing, twenty
minutes after the suit was filed.
Judge Farnk Collier said the in
vestigation “would not void * the
decree." Her complaint said “The
Senator is obliged to spend the
larger part of eacli year In Wash
ington, I). C\, and the climate
there does not agree with me. It
is impossible for me to live there."
He did not contest the suit. Mc
Adoo is seventy years old, and she
is forty-three years of age.
PACIFIC COAST CITIES
CARRYING ON DRIVES
TO RID COMMUNISTS
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IMMENSE DRIVE TO GET
RID OK COMMUNISTS
NOW UNDER WAY
(By The Associated Prase)
RAN FRANCISCO, July I».
With business conditions relaxed
a little more, Mayor Rossi an
nounced a pledge to drive every
cpmmuniat agitator out of the''
city under pressure of federal,
state and city governments.
The generul walk-out gave indi
cations of collapse, rapidly. The
strike strategic committee an
nounced that a vote was taken In
Oakland today on _a proposal t,>
end the walk-out.
The resumption of East Day
transportation service was an
nounced for Friday by the car
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men’s committee. More street cars
rumbled hourly through the city
streets. Thousauds of San Fran
cisco shops are reopening, as food
and gasoline service neared nor
mal,, apparently without the hin
drance of the maritime strike.
The key issue of' the mass walk
out still remained a problem and
1* still loaded with “dynamite.”
(Jeneral Johnson, who is now
the spokesman for the Federal
Maritime Disputes Board. con
ferred with labor leaders. It is
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‘intimated that some of the un
ion leaders have expressed a wil
lingness to propose an end to the
walk-out before the general strike
committee.
Union estimates are that twenty
thousand persons have already re
SEATTLE ATTEMPTING ,
TO BREAK STRIKF
MORE FAVORABLE
INDICATIONS SINCE
STRIKE ABANDONED
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FAVORABLE INDICATIONS
DAILY SINCE GENERAL
STRIKE ABANDONED
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, July 20, Men Kent
back to work today In San Fran
cisco and Oakland, following the
ending of the general strike.
Foodstuffs flowed Into the nflfr
feets In a never-ending stream.
Stores and theatres reopened and
industry was resumed, as the maun
walk-out was called off by the
general strike committee, which,
when they voted, recommended an
lmmedlate return to work of all
dntou members who quit out of
sympathy for the maritime work
ers and longshoremen. Those
two, the maritime and longshore
men's unions, will remain out of
the organization, and today are
atill ob strike.
The National Guard la still mo
bilizesd in the event of trots,
when shippers carry out their plans
to open the ports today. The un
ions declared again they would
call a general strike if troops were
moved to the waterfront.
(By The Associated Press)
S&ATTLB, July 20, Police here
are still setting to drlve out the
reda and agitators under the per
sonal direction of Mayor Smith.
After the Chief of Police sud
denly resigned, Mayor Smith said
ha would take charge until a suc
cessor was named.
Five non-union shore carpenters
were severely dabbed by alleged
6eattle strike sympathisers.
Armed with bayonets, machine
guns and light howitsers guards
men are encamped a few miles
from Portland and are ready to
advance on the waterfront at a
minute’s notice.
Senator Wagner of New York
said- he Regretted the Governor’s
action in keeping the National
guard in such close proximity to
the source of trouble.
The strikers said the move was
inspired by the employers who
“are determined to prevent a set
tlement of the strike, fearing that
the Government's Disputes Board
will award the strikers their just
demands."
The employers informed the
Governor that the police could not
supply adequate protection for
RKSUMITIOX OF RA11M IX
8KATTLK MAY CLEAR
OUT OOMMUNI8T8
(riy The Assoclatsd Press)
SEATTLE. July 20, The city
police resumed their raids on al
leged communist headquarters, in
an effort to drive “Reds and Agi
tators" from the city.
Twenty-five of them have been
arrested. Additional violence
flamed anew when five non-union
shore carpenters were attacked
with clubs by men who 'were be
lieved to be strike sympathisers.
The Seattle police are preparing
to drive the hundreds of strike
pickets from Pier 41.
men working cargo on the docks,
and requested him to have the Na
tional Guard In readiness.
Jtonr pickets were shot sad
many injured In a third nnsuo*
ceesfiul attempt to escort s truck
load of goods Into a terminal.
The Oakland unions passed s
resolution stating that the general
Strike had "accomplished Its pur
pose." It Is estimated today tha|
about forty-seven thousand men
have returned to work.
tinned to work under strike con
ditions. Tnder the conditions
now, this permits the resumption
of street car service by the Mar
ket Street Railway, the largest
traction concern here, the service
to be started fully tomorrow. rust
runs over tlie streets were made
last night.
Predictions that the militia
guarded waterfront would also be
Open soon were made by the Dol
lar Line officials.
In Seatile strikers still hold “the
grounds gained at Pier 41. They
camped there all last night. Tense
guards awaited any- overt acts.
Sortie demonstrations took place,
but no violence was manifested.
„ Police carried a drive today into
communist headquarters and rai-l
pd placed known to be used for
inciting mob violence, which., re
sulted iu the arrests of district
organizers, some marine workers,
and even members of the indus
trial unions. James Archer and
a girl named Catharine’ Carter, be
lieved to be students of the Uni
versity of Washington, were ar
rested. S
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(By The Associated Prees)
BRIGHTON, Knglund, July 1»,
Tony Manci, a stuttering waiter,
today pleaded not guilty to charg
es of the hammer murder of Mrs.
Violette Kaye, cabaret dancer. Ho
was remanded . to jail to await •
hearing.
STOCKS POINT UPWARD
(By The Associated Press)
■NiOW YOr*K. July 1H, Stock*
generally pointed upward, With
gains of fractions to around two
or more points. Issues arc mors
hopeful in view of the coast strik#
progress toward settlement made
yesterday. The close was firm.
TWO MEN IN CAR
SHOT AT WHEN
REFUSE TO STOP
NEAR MURDER COMMITTED IN
CONNECTION WITH STRIKE
IN PORTLAND
(By Tlie Associated Press)
PORTLAND, July 20, Bullets
fired yesterday at the waterfront
strike investigation party which
included Senator Robert F. Wag
ner of New York and F, P. Marsh,
concllator for tlie Department of
Labor, nearly brought death to
the two mentloued.
However, no one wag struck,
but the bullets lodged close to
Marsh's bead in the rear of the
automobile in which |ffe was riding.
The regular police arrested
three special guards on the mu
nicipal terminal from which point
they were leaving when the firing
started. They were Questioned,
but permitted to resume their du
ties, by the Chief of Police.
Tba guards, who are being paid
by the employers, said the cars
tailed to bait at the command
for a check-out, after inspecting
tlje docks. Those riding in the
cars said they heard no command
to halt.
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OFFICIAL <'ONTOIj IN
FHINCO WKAK BUT
NTlLli ACTIVK
(By The Associated Press)
SAX FRANCISCO. July 20, Of
the mighty, invisible government
al force which tore Industry from,,
the shackles of the union leaders'
mass strike, but twisted arid weak
ened bonds remained officially.
Trucks with locked doors, load
ed with food, rolled through the
streets by the hundreds.
The Market Street Railway re
sumed partial street car service as
the crowds cheered. Offcials said
the whole street car system would
be resumed as soon as arrange
ments can be made.
Butchers, cooks, waiters, ferry
boatmen, and others began drift
ing back to their jobs. Others are
voting for a continuation of the
■trike, bat are r witnessing their
power gradually slipping beyond
their control. Several crucial ses
sions have been held regarding
the fate of the strike.
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