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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
SLAYER OF FIVE DOESN'T CARE
 WHAT HAPPENS
Californian Who Wiped Out One Family, Explains
 His Reasons for Deed

SUSANVILLE, Tex, June l3- Sheriff James Leavitt said Peter Alosi who confessed to the stab- ping of five persons to death, de- clared he does not care what the authorities do to him as his home has been broken up.
 Sheriff Leavitt said Alosi de- clared he only intended to slay Joe Fazio who was responsible for the arrangement between Alosi and his family.
 Alosi said he stabbed Fazio, then Mrs. Fazio and Fazio's son John entered the house and he had to kill him too. Going away from the Fazio home he met Sara Fazio a daughter of Fazio, with neigh Dor, Mrs. Lena Maistani They questioned him and so he killed them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
BUILDING OF
 HOMES URGED
High Cost of Construction to Be Cut Follow
 President s. Plan

WASHINGTON, June 13-A plan is in the making to cut the high cost of home building in the na- ton. This drive will reduce the building price.
 The plan has two objectives, spurring the Presidents housing program, designed to increase build ing of new homes and also to re- pair old ones, thus stimulate the tagging construction industry and carry out NRA's avowed policy of keeping prices from mounting to excess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
MAKE EFFORTS
 TO AVERT BIG
 STEEL STRIKE
Three Movements Under way-M More Authority
 for Pre- sident

WASHINGTON, June 13. The Government, industry and la bor have launched individual move ments aimed at averting a general strike of the nations 100000 steel workers next Saturday.
 The delegates to the workers convention converged here for a strike vote.
 Administration advisor are drafting a new labor resolution to give the President sweeping power to deal with the threatened situa- tion."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
LOMEN
 PASSES AWAY IN SOUTHLAND
Venerable Pioneer ofNorth and Former Judge Dies
 After 2 Weeks Illness

SEATTLE, June 13.-G. J. Lo- men, aged 80 years, venerable Al aska pioneer and former Federal Judge of the Second Alaska Di- vision, with his headquarters at Nome, a colorful figure of the gold rush days, died yesterday at the home of his son, Ralph To- men, 1924 18th Avenue North after two weeks illness.
 Judge Lomen and his sons gained renown for their work ir commercializing reindeer.
 Wife at Bedside
 Mrs. Lomen, with whom he ob- served his Fifty Sixth wedding anniversary on May 27, was at his bedside when he passed away.
 As young attorney, Judge Lo- men went to Nome .in 1900 from St. Paul, Minnesota. He was a former Mayor of Nome.
 Honored by King
 Judge Lonsen was born in Iowa and he was once a member of the House of Representatives in Min nesota. The King of Norway conferred on him the Order of Stolaf for his services to Roald A Amun d S en during the Norge North Pole flight
 His surviving sons are George and Ralph of Seattle, Carl of Washington, Harry and Alfred oi Nome, and daughter, Mrs. Vim ton Austin, of Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
Saturday Euening Posts Come by Mail at Big Cost

Knowing that Alaska was cut off by the Longshore strike, but that mail was being deliv- cred, the publishers of the Saturday Evening Post decided the patrons must be provided with their reading.
 Seven hundred copies were received here last night in the first class mail aboard the Princess Norah by the Butler Mauro Drug Co.,, and it cost S70 in stamps for the Juneau copies. The Posts are general ly shipped by freight at about one-tenth of the mail cost. The Posts will however, sell for the regular Juneau price, of 5 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
SEAPLANE IS HERE
 ON RETURN TO BASE FROM SEATTLE TRIP

The Star Airways seaplane, pilot ed by Steve Mills, which recently passed through on the way to Se- attle with a party of passengers from Anchorage, stopped here last night on the return trip.
 The plane left at 8 o'clock this morning, taking two passengers, A. F. Carpenter and Tony Lind strom for Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
Engagement Ring Is Returned To J. J. Astor

NEW YORK, June 13.-The engagement ring, a 32 karat, Sl0O,OOO heirloom that young John Jacob Astor gave Eileen Gillispie, society girl, has been returned to him.
 Astcr wrote an apology for the language to the girl and retracted threats concerning her family"
 The engagement was broken sometime ago and she kept the ring until recently.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
ANCHORAGE P. Q. CLERK ARRESTED BY INSPECTORS
Arthur Marsh Flies to Se- attle Into Arms of O-
 ficers- Theft Charge

SEATTLE, June 13.-Federal Post Office Inspectors have ar rested Arthur H. Marsh, clerk in the Anchorage, Alaska post office, and announced the recovery of $2,500 worth of furs and other goods allegedly stolen from the mails.
 The Federal Inspectors have ac- cused Marsh of stealing goods val ued at $3,500 in two years.
 Marsh flew here enroute to at tend a convention of the Frater- nal Order of Inspectors.
 Marsh said he shipped his loot by steamer.
 Bail has been set at $300O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
OSCAR BERGSETH IS HERE;LEAVES THIS
 MORNING BY PLANE

Oscar Bergseth, New England Fish Company representative, left this morning on the seaplane Chi chagof for Ketchikan, after an in spection of company properties in this district.
 MT. Bergseth came in yesterday from Chatham Straits on the cannery tender Arnold. He ex- pressed himself as satisfied with conditions at the various proper ties.
 His headquarters are in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
Member of Darrow MIRA
 Review Board Resigns

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Saying that the development of NRA day by day reveals more clearly a marked trend toward Fascism in the United States" w. O. Thomp- son has resigned as a member of the Darrow MIRA Review Board,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
Public Debt
 Reaches Ne,U High Friday

WASHINGTON, June 13.- The gross public debt of the United States will reach an all- time high of about twenty seven billion dollars next Fri day. The wartime high was twenty-six and Cne-half billion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
MRS. WILLIAM GARRAT IS ON WAY TO ATLIN, FOR SUMMER

Mrs. William Carat, whose husband is manager of the Atlin Inn, was a northbound passenger on the Princess Norah on her way to Atlin for the summer season. MT. Carat preceded her north on the last Canadian Pacific steamer.
 While she was in Juneau last evening, Mrs. Carat was the guest of honor of pr. and Mrs. R. H. Williams,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
SUICIDE PACT,
 HALF FAILURE

HIGHLAND PARK, H., June 13. Prefering suicide together to the possibility that her daughter might die in an operation for mastoid, Mrs. Alice King Bott aged 63 years and her daughter Margaret tied their bodies together and swan out into Lake Michigan. The bodies were found and brought ashore. The daughter was revived.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
MRS. F. J. HUNT
 PASSES AWAY

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, June 13.- Mrs. F. J. Hunt, aged 69 years, wife of the former Territorial Sen- ator and first Alaskan woman to be appointed Republican National Committeewoman, is dead here as the result of paralytic stroke.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD
 BOY GETS FIRST BEAR

Dean Williams, Is years of age, son of MT. and Mrs. J. P. Williams, got his first bear yesterday, when he shot a yearling black bear on Lemon Creek as the climax of a three-day camping trip with Leon ard Lowell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
GOVERNMENT
 MAY OPERATE
 IDLE PLANTS

WASHINGTON, July 13.-Exten- sion of the relief program to in- clude government peration of two underwear factories at Boston are being worked out with pos sibility that other idle factories may be utilized along similar lines. This is according to Relief Admin istrator Hopkins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
Southeast AIaska May Soon Haue Ship Canal,
 Examination Ordered

WASHINGTON, June 13. The Senate has passed the bill au- thorizing the War Department to make a preliminary examination of the ship canal across Prince of Wales Island, in Southeast AL aska, from the head of Hetta In- let to the head of Chomondeley Sound, a distance of two miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
Great POUer Giuen ROOseueIt
 for Reuiuing American Trade

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-President yesterday signed the Administrations tariff b by sole United States and negotiate reciprocal nations.
 He has the for three increase tariffs by 50 cent make nations to help revive American
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
VICTORIA SAILS FOR
 NOME THIS AFTERNOON

SEATTLE, June 13.-Steamer Victoria is scheduled to sail at 3 o'clock this afternoon direct for Nome with 400 passengers aboard and a full cargo of freight. No intermediary stops will be made on the present voyage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
JOHN BEUKERS ENTERS ST.
 ANN'S HOSPITAL FOR CARE

John Beukers, employee of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Com pany, entered St. Ann's Hospital to receive treatment for a sore throat this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
IN JUNEAU FRIDAY

Arthur Marsh was one of five passengers aboard the Star Air ways Bellanaca seaplane that ar rived in Juneau last Friday af- ternocn at one o'clock from An chorage and left one hour later for Seattle. The plane was pilot ed by Steve Mills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13
PUBLIC MAY ASSUME NEW ROLE IN COAST STRIKI
American Note Is Sent to
 Great Britain On Var Debt

WASHINGTON 13-The United States yesterday
 strongly worded reminding Great Britain that standing suggesting offers would readjung the in goods and
 Referring to the English statement that they could not pay note replied own credit standing.
 NO WAR DEBT PAYMENT TO BE MADE
 LONDON, 13-Great Britain to make any payments kind" suggested in the Amciican note according indications authoritative
 France received the suggestion, it hopeful that it might solve the vexng question of debts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-06-13

Children's bean bags may be filled with corn in Quincy, Mass, playerounds, because it's cheaper.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
A STORY
PART III

AS YOU REMEMBER, an
old lady tells her parson about
her married daughter in Chi
eago who has just been evicted,
and who sounds like she is go
ing Red. So the old lady goes
to Chicago to see for herself.
Now read her letter to the Par
son:
Dear Parson: got your letter
about coming home in time for the
revival meetings but / just can't
leave Chicago at present. Before
1 tell you why, / just want you
to remember that I've been a MEM
Der of your church for nigh onto
fifty years and that I'm an old
woman near seventy years of age
and always been a Christian.
Can't Leave Chicago
Parson, | can't leave Chicago be-
cause I'm out on bail for hitting a
policeman. / knocked him uneon-
scious too and a good job IL was
for an old woman II | do say 1t
myself that shouldn't. II all came
out OF the fact that since my Millie
and her husband Tom Baxter was
put out In the street because they
couldn't pay the rent, and her with
three children and another coming.
they been doing what they could to
help others that was in the same
Ak they was. and OF course since
! been here visiting them I've been
kind Of going TO things with them.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
BY
RALPH MUNSON

at the Open Hearing. Some of the
cases they put on the witness stand
was terrible to hear. They made
me wonder what the country is
comm to. just got to tell you
about a couple of EN-.
One was a widow woman with
two small children.
Are You on Relief?
She took the stand and Tom asst
her name and such things, then
he says: Are you on the relief,
Mrs. Moreno?" She says, NO" and
Tom asst her, why not, are you
workin at the wages called for by
the New Deal?" and she says, mo,
I'm workin in in laundry for
nine cents an hour, on part time
and the relief cut me off because
[ had job" Then Tom says,
Where do you live Mrs. Moreno?"
real sympathetic like and she says,
Well l used to live at such and
such a number on F1ournoy st. but
I got evicted this afternoon" 80"
says Tom looking at Mr.. Ross like
[ believe Our Lord looked at the
money changers in the temple, so
you used to live on FIournoy St.
but now your address Is the streets
Of Chicago"
Ito be eonoIudsd.)
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15

always say the easiest way is
the best, but 1t seems like it's got
so the easiest way is impossible in
this country any more.
What 1 told you I was suspicious
IF before I left is true. Millie and
Tom is right in with the Reds and
always did say you can't go agin
the Government but / got to admit
the Reds I've met here through
Mile and Tom is doing what every
good Christian ought to be doing
and amt doing and that's trying
to make things better for the down
trodden and the poor. Don't think
for a minute I've gone in with 'em
in the least eventhough they been
awful nice to me since I hit that
policeman. ut ] believe in giving
the Devil his due and / can see
that IL 1t wasn't for them, things
would be twice as bad as they is.
The Reds Hold Open Hearing
Well, TO make a long story short,
Tom and Mile wanted me to go
with them to an Open. Hearing the
other night. First I must tell you
what an Open Hearing is. When
things get so bad at the relief sta
ton the people can't stand IL any
more. the Unemployed Council draws
up a set of charges against EN-
and ask the Relief Station to send
someone to come and defend EN-
agin the charges. It's like a court
and they have a chairman who acts
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
Who Finances The Vigilantes

lowing as AV training manual. A
drill hall is selected and infantry
drill and riot formations, self pro-
lection and boxing and wrestling
are practiced.
VigiIantes Armed
A bill which was passed May 25
in the House of Representatives
now gives the American Legion use
Of old army rifles. These rifles are
supposed to be used to fire salutes
lat the funerals of dead comrades"
Many American Legionnaires are
Nigilantes. confessed enemy of mil
liant workers. Do We have the arm
ing with public money of an extra
legal body to shoot down workers
Rattlesnake Suitable Emblem
on the front cover of a copy Of
the AV News, American Vigilante
publication, a drawing of a rattle
snake is reproduced and inside an
article states that the rattlesnake
has been adopted as the appropri-
ate insignia of the AV organiza-
ton.
We compliment the Vigilantes on
the consistency of their choice of
emblem. The rattlesnake typifies
what Vigilantes are, hate and vio-
lence personified as shown by their
cruel, venOmOus acts-the instru-
ment of capitalism stripped of its
illusions.
Just as the rattlesnake is crushed
when he is found so the American
Nigilantes will be ground under the
heel of the advancing proletarl It,
realizing its power and destiny to
build a better world
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
$3.50 a Week for Three

With a budget Of $3.50 a week to
cover the food, soap etc, for my
husband, 6 year-Old child and my
self, below are the menus for
breakfast, my husband and | need
yery little for lunches; sometimes
sandwiches, toasted or plain. If |
have a pot roast, ! cut the bone
out before / cook the meat and then
make either vegetable or home
made noodle soup. My little girl
gets her lunch at school. ! always
keep cookies in the jar as that is
about the only dessert we have eX-
cept Sunday.
1t is hard to show in one week
budget how it covers my food. |
have to have a quart of milk a day
for the child. | get, for example,
CSC worth of sugar. That will last
at least three weeks. Next week I
will have to buy potatoes, which
will last over the next week. I us
ually have about SOC to put into
such things as spices, staples
(shortening is one of the items this
week, etc) In that way | keep my
supply cupboard so that I can bake.
We have coffee and milk to DIR
ink with both meals. Bread is serv-
ed whenever no hot bread is ment
toned.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
WHERE TO GO

RENTON = June IA, Roslyn
Miners Defense meeting, UMWA
Hall, 8 p. m.
#%E%# xE%#
BELLINGHAM-June II, Ros-
Ign Miners Defense meeting, Peo-
pies Council Hall, sos W. Holly,
8 p. m. Admission, 10 cents.
#N## #%#s
TACOMA - June 81, Roslyn
Miners Defense meeting, Eagles
Hall, 18th and Fawcett, 8 p. m.
Admission, 10 cents.
##Kx# #&~%
ABERDEEN-June %, Roslyn
Miners Defense meeting, Work
ers' Hall, 7l3 f. Isl St., 8 p. m.
Admission, 10 cents.
##%## #*##
SEATTLE-June 16, Dance for
Roslyn Miners and Harold Brock
way, Finnish Hall, 9th and Yesler
Way, 8 p. m. Admission, 10 cents.
Auspices International Labor De-
Tense and Young Communist
League.
%%E%x E%##
SEATTLE - June 20, ROslyn
Miners Defense meeting, Moose
Hall, 9Th and Union, 8 p. m. Ad-
mission, 10 cents. Speakers, Mark
Halter, Milton Kairis, Harold
BrOckway. Auspices International
Labor Defense and Young Com
munist League.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15

While workers are being kill
ed In strike areas throughout
the United States, the bosses are
turning to the vicious Wagner
Bill for relief; turning to a
piece of legislation that would
be the most violent weapon
ever used for strike'breaking;
weapon ever used; compulsory
arbitration and compulsory ae-
acceptance of this arbitration.
This is the proposed answer OF
the government to the cry Of the
thousands of workers who are
fighting for a livable wage and
recognition of Unions of their
own choice.
Providing that ali disputes be
presented to an arbitration
board comprised OF an equal
number OF representatives OF the
employer and employees and
one representative of the gov
eminent, 1t says that operations
in the plant where the dispute
occurs are to continue without
a stop.
After the decision has been
reached, the bill provides that
anyone who does not abide by
the decision shall be fined $1,000
or serve one years imprisonment
Again the capitalist press at
tempts to mislead the workers
by garbling the facts. 1t states
wrongly that the Wagner bill
would give the employees a fed
eral right to organize unions of
their own choice and make it
unfair for employers to inter
fere with this right. Only the
trick title of the Wagner bill,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15

"You are guilty OF interfering
with tho profits Of capitalists
This is the decision invariably
handed down by the boss picked
Iuries in labor trials, albeit couched
in different terms.
It is always leaders Of the work
Ing class who suddenly run amuck
and fire guns at defenseless cops,
or throw bombs into crowds of
citizens, or blow up buildings.
Strange TO say, these leaders I'M
ually choose some opportune time
when the wOrking-class movement
is making rapid strides ahead,
Bosses Halt Workers
The Chicago Haymar<et case Is
typical example Of this powerful
tactic Of the capitalists In the class
war.
The general strike for the eight
hour day had been called a few
days before (May l, 1850, and per-
ticularly in Chicago the workers
had responded almost to a man.
The bosses, not so well organ
lied then as now, were scared clear
through. Something had to be done
to check this mass movement of
slaves which. il not stopped, might
DO headed straight for revolution!
The simplest and most effective
move would be to get the leaders
Six pickcts at the Mccormick
Harvester plant were killed on May
3. On May 4 a protest meeting was
held.
Widow of Parsons Tells Story
Lucy Parsons tells about it. 80
little did we think of the Haymar-
ket Square meeting that we held
another meeting ct Fifth Avenue
(now Wells street,. Spies called
Parsons to speak at the meeting at
Haymarket. The whole meeting
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
Heroes of American Labor
The Haymarket Case

from where we were, came over
to the other meeting.
Parsons got up TO speak. Mayor
Harrison, who was present, admit
ted that the meeting was peaceful.
and went away. II was threatening
rain. After Parsons spoke he held
out his hand and said that il lool'-
ed as if the meeting would have
to break up. Spies followed him
on tho platform.
/ Parsons was not at the meeting
when the bomb was thrown. We
left the meeting and waited at Lake
and DesPlaines, when we heard the
bomb"
Seven cops and four workers
were dead and manv wounded.
Guilty!
At the trials no attempt was
made TO prove that a worker had
thrown the bomb. There was no
doubt that il was the work of a
provoCateur. No charge was made
that any one of the accused either
at the mass meeting on May or
ut any other time or place had
actually killed anybody. The only
charge was that ther speeches and
their writings weer indirectly re-
sponsible for the tragedy. Seven
workers, each one Of them a cOur-
ageous leader of his class, were
condemned to death. Three asked
Fischer and Engel refused to bar
ter with the bosses for their lives.
and on November IL, 1887, were
hanged.
The result of the legal murders
o halt in the militant struggle. II
was years before labor again rallied
its shattered ranks.
Next week: The Heroes of the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
This Wagner Bill
A Guaranteed Strikebreaker

1.-THE anti-eompanp union bill(
carries this cOnnOtation. The
bill states company unions are
to be regarded as labor org
anizatiOns."
Because the opposition to the
Wagner bill by workers and
working class organizations has
made itself felt through its pro
tests to their representatives in
congress and to the president
himself, an article in q June 10
capitalist paper says that be
cause" of the highly cOntrovers-
ial nature of the Wagner bill,
President Roosevelt will drop it
and propose another bill to
settle strikes"
The article points out that
the new bill would provide for
new commissions modelled on
the ind relations borads, Great
ed under the NRA codes for the
cotton textiles, automobile and
soft coal industries.
However, the existing boards
have only sort OF a voluntary
status" the article continues,
whereas the presidents pro-
posed legislation would give the
commission a LEGAL STATUS.
There will probably be no
opposition in congress"
New Name
What is this but the same
piece of legislation?
Mass protest is the workers
answer to any such legislation.
Prevent any more mass killings.
Wire and send your protests to
your representatives.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-15
YOUR COMRADE IN CHRIST

as judge and a prosecuting at
torney who calls witnesses to prove
the charges and then the relief
station representative tries to de-
fend the station, then both sides
sum up the case and the workers
At this Open Hearing the Relief
at the meetin is the jury.
Station was charged with murder
ing and starving people and Mr..
Ross, one of the big bugs, was to
be there and defend the relief sta
ton.
: Tom is Prosecutor
My Miles Tom was the pro-
scouting attorney. Never did like
Tom Baxter but I got to admit that
in spite of all the atheism of the
Reds, Tom is twice the man he
ever was when he was back home
share cropping for old Deacon Az
cry. Then he used to be sort of
backward about sticking up for his
rights and could always floor him
quoting the Bible but III tell you
he gets thu best OF men In a argu-
ment now.
was mighty proud OF the way
Tom handled himself that night