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Evening star., 1934-12-19
j. 5. MAY LAUNCH
new SOVIET PROBE
Witnesses Claim Activity of
Reds Seeks to Overthrow
Government.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
A new investigation Of charges that
Soviet Russia had failed to forbid
groups within her control to seek the
overthrow of the American Govern
ment was In the offing today on Cap
itol Hill.
William Green, president, and Mat
thew Vol, q vice president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, made
the accusations before the House
committee named to study ''un-Amer-
ican activities" Yesterday Comdr.
v. L. Kirkman Of the Navy testified
that Communist agitators, including
young and pretty girls. sought to in
cite the nations armed forces to
"disloyalty," sabotage" and rebel
lion" by fraternizing with them and
distributing circulars.
To Quiz State Department
Today Chairman McReynolds OF the
House Foreign Affairs Committee
said 1t would be only natural for
him to ask the State Department
whether q Soviet pledge had been
violated. The pledge was made by
Maxim Litvinoh when the United
States recognized Russia.
Green and Woll contended COM
munistic activity In this country
traceable to the Soviet Union-had in
creased since recognition. Mercy
nolds said If that were shown to be
true, there might be merit In Wolls
demand for withdrawal of recognition.
Meanwhile, members before whom
the allegations were made sought ways
Of tightening up on radical agitators
without arousing protests over freedom
Of speech and the press. They had
about agreed upon q permanent COM
mittee Of some sort to deal with the
problem.
Tells Of System.
Comdr. Kirkman said mo matter
where the feet may go, we find usually
that the agitators have arrived ahead
Of it."
One way In which Communists
work, he said, was this:
Small groups Of say two men and
three girls will come aboard ship with
sightseers. The men will circulate
about the decks, stufnng handbills into
boats, behind ventilators, and so on,
where members Of the crew eventually
hnd them"
He said the girls try to make dates
to convert sailors to the cause" He
submitted leaflets To show Communists
actually incite to rebellion, sabotage
and assassination"
Just before Kirkman took the stand
Brig. Gen. Alfred T. Smith, chief Of
the War Department Intelligence
Service, told Of the Army's expert
ences.
In the land forces, he said, Com
munistic propaganda sometimes Is dis
tributed by children, and not only
among the Regular Army but also the
Reserve Officers Training Corps, the
Nation Guards, citizens military
training camps and the Civilian Con-
servation Corps.
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THREE ARE HURT
IN TRAFFIC TOLL
Truck Jumper. Has Broken
CoIIarbone-Car Turns
Over After Blowout.

Three persons were hurt, two Sc
riously, in traffic accidents In the
District yesterday.
The more seriously hurt are Donald
Knott, l8, of 1125 Maryland avenue
northeast, a jumper on woodward
S Lothrop truck, who received a
broken collarbone and possible inter-
nal injuries when struck by an auto
mobile at Sixteenth and Van Buren,
streets, and Melvin Butler, 21, colored,
ISL Fourteenth street northeast, who
suffered possible skull fractures when
his machine overturned after blow
out in the 2700 block of Stanton road
southeast.
Knott, who was struck by car said
by police to have been operated by
w. w. Chandler of Waynesboro, Pa,
was given first aid at Walter Reed
Hospital and later removed to Provi-
dence Hospital Butler and Milton
Bateman, 81, colored, 719 Second
street southwest, passenger IN his
car, were treated at Casualty Hos
pital. Bateman's injuries were slight
and he was released.
To Get Bonds IN Future.
After q half dozen Maryland resi-
dents had failed to attend an inquest
in the death of Ellsworth jenkins, So,
colored, of Dupont Heights, Md. Cor
oner A. Magruder Macdonald yester-
day issued an order that all witnesses
In fatal automobile accidents who live
outside the District must post bond
for their appearance before the cor
oner's jury or give other substantial
assurance" they will attend inquests.
Lewis E. Jenkins, colored, of Du-
pont Heights, Md, whose uncle was
killed when the car Jenkins was driv-
ing collided with another automobile
on Pennsylvania avenue southeast
was one of three drivers held for
the grand jury. 1t was testified that
there was only one light on Jen-
kins' car and that it had been travel
ing at a terrific speed when it col
lided with the machine of Lester v.
Barrett, 521 Fourth street southeast
The other drivers held are Frank
B. Humphries, 81, of Baltimore, and
Robert D. Manning, 1882 Twenty-sec-
ond street.
Night Watchman Killed.
Humphries' automobile instantly
killed Antonio S. Tasciotti, 54, of 400
G. street southeast, night watch
man. Humphries told the jury he
did not see Tasciotti until he was
almost upon him when the accident
occurred on Bladensburg road. 1t
was testified Humphries admitted hav-
ing mad "one drink
Manning, a salesman, with offices at
1928 Connecticut avenue, admitted
having drunk four or five highballs
at a road house before his car struck
a milk truck belonging to the Sisters
Of Mercy, Kentsdale, Md, fatally in
juring James W. Ball, so, the driver.
The accident occurred at Twenty first
and r streets.
Coroner Macdonald said that out
of-town witnesses who had a lawyer
or responsible friends in the District
who could assure their appearance at
the Morgue would not be forced to
post bond to guarantee their attend
ance at ipquests. II.
Evening star., 1934-12-19

"an alliance already made by manu-
facturers In these industries to resist
labor's claims to Its rights under the
national recovery act"
Fears Combination.
He said that although the proposed
union alliance still Is In q nebulous
stage, there appears to be considerable
likelihood Of ut least common pro-
gram for workers In the four great
industries.
German said that under the
Evening star., 1934-12-19
Electrified Rails Opened.

Newly electrified sections Of railvsyp
Of England are being opened.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
new TRAFFIC WAR
LAUNCHED'IN D. C.
TO CUT DEATH TOLL

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Honduras Feels Quake.

TEGUcIGALPA, Honduras, Decem-
Der ls P.-Reports from the Copan
district Of Honduras today said earth
quakes occurred there Sunday and
Monday. Monday night brought an
especially strong shock which was felt
here also.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
WAR HERO SUCCUMBS

LONDON, December 19 R).-Lieut.
Col. John Ward, 68, who raised the
famous Navvies' (workmen's) bat
talions during the World War. died
today at his home In Weyhill.
Col. Ward was known as the
s'Navvies' M. p" in his % years as a
member OF Parliament. He founded
the Navvy's Union in 1889 and, as q
military man won various decorations.
Evening star., 1934-12-19

auspices of the National Association Of
Manufacturers an agreement has been
made that amounts to an employers
combination against labor"
The same thing has taken place
among the cotton textile manufac.
turers Of the South" he said.
Evening star., 1934-12-19
ARMY FOR LEAGUE
PROPOSED ON U. S.
NEUTRALITY MOVE

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Evening star., 1934-12-19
Shepherdstown Water "Safe."

SHEPHERDSTOWN, w. Va, De-
cember 10 Especially Completion Of
$1,000 chlorinator and filtration
plant in the system supplying water
for Shepherdstown has qualified the
town to use the safe" water designa-
tioq Of the State Health Department,
1t Is announced. The water comes
from the Potomac River which runs
close to the town.
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quietly as the Tommies left the train
from Calais.
Forty of the arrivals marched to q
warehouse, where they were billeted,
and $50 others were loaded on local
trains to be taken to Brebach on the
French border and Heinitz near Neu-
enkirchhen.
A second train loaded with supplies,
provisions and motor transports, rolled
into the station soon after the troop
train.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
Memorial Plaque to be
 Hungin Capitol July 4

Word comes from Juneau that a plaque will be placed on the Feder- al building of the Capital City July Fourth, with appropriate ceremony, to honor Alaska men who died in the World War.
 The plaque was purchased with money sent in by the various clubs of the Alaska Federation of Wo- mems Clubs, the movement for the memorial having been inaugurated when Mrs. Marie Skuse was presi- dent of the Federation. The Wran- gell Civic Club made a contribution at that time and, with other clubs, added to it this year when it was found that enough had not been subscribed, the Juneau Club assum- ing the final deficit in order to carry out the plan at this time.
 Special permission had been se- cured to place the plaque on the Federal building and it is gratifying to know that the memorial will be in it's place within the time limit set by the government when the permission was granted.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
LONGSHORE AND MARITIME STRIKES
 FAR FROM REACHING SETTLEMENT

with striking longshoremen.
 Two basic demands framed by the new joint committee of strikers and submitted to Mayor Rossi called for settlement of all strikes and a pro- mise that no discrimination would be shown against any man becuse of union utilization or strike activi- ty. Indication that the conference was making little or no progress came when MT. Plant left the may or's office after less than an hours discussion. Saying, This tells the whole story" he handed reporters a three-page letter addressed to the mayor in which he reiterated claims made in letter to the joint com mittee that he was powerless to ar bitrate the demands of striking sea- men and others.
 "Such a move is utterly beyond my power" the letter said. If the longshoremen persist in their re- fusal to return to work the only conclusion to be reached is that they do not desire a settlement" |"
 
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 20-Be- fore 10000 marine strikers, their families and sympathizers filling exposition auditorium last night Mayor Rossi carried his fight for waterfront peace. Smiled in the face of constant booing, misses and a scattering of cheers, pleaded. keep calm, win peace without blood shed" Leaders of 10 striking unions addressed the demonstration mili- tantly, five speakers urged a gen. eral strike if peace efforts fail and after the crowd had shouted appro- val of request for a sympathetic eastern dock strike the mass meet ing ended with three cheers for general strike.
 Into the meeting called to mar shal support behind the new joint maritime strike committee strode Mayor Rossi escorted by a strikers delegation and police. He was invited but warned in advance by strike leaders that he might en- counter hostility. Hecklers marked his entrance to the auditorium with an outburst of boos, some hundred of others cheered him.
 
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 22-One man was stabbed, several men were beaten and an automobile was over turned in a downtown street in out bursts of strike violence last night and today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
Tamaree-Shepard

The marriage of Miss Frances Betti Tamaree, and MT. George Shepard occurred in Seattle on June at the Normandy apartments. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. w, A. Major, pastor of a Pres byterian church in Seattle. The bride was attended by her sister-in- law, Mrs. William L. Paul. The bridegroom's mother and sister, who live in Portland, were present at the wedding.
 The bride is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Tamaree of Wran- gell. After graduating from Sheldon Jackson school at Sitka she went to Elizabeth, New Jersey, where her brother, Kendall Paul, has a law practice. She enrolled in the nurs- es' training school of the Elizabeth General hospital and after gradua- tion, took post graduate work at Medical Center, New York City. She then returned to Wrangell and after a few weeks visit with her parents left for Mountain Village, on the lower Yukon, to fill a nursing po- sition in the Government hospital at that place.
 While making a health survey of the Natives of the district she met Mir. Shepard who conducts a gen eral store, and handles practically the entire fur catch of that region, at a point about three days travel down the Yukon from Mountain Vil- lage.
 Mir. Shepard was born at St. Mi chaels, Alaska, and was educated at his fathers old home in Maryland. He went south some weeks ago on buying trip. His bride-to-be fol- lowed later. They will return north about the first of the month and may stop off for a brief visit at Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
Red Cross Director is Visiting Alaska Towns

J. G. Grant, president of the Wrangell chapter of the American Red Cross, this week received word that A. L. Schafer, manager of the American National Red Cross in the Pacific Area, with headquarters in San Francisco, will visit a number of Alaskan Red Cross Chapters dur ing the months of June and July. He left Seattle on the Northwestern Wednesday for Ketchikan and will arrive on the Yukon next Tuesday to spend the week in Wrangell.
 He will confer with Governor Troy at Juneau and with local lead CTS in the several cities to urge the strengthening of committees to han dle every phase of the National Red Cross program.
 This includes Home Service, the welfare work among Disabled Vet erans and their dependents, also welfare work with men in the Army and Navy.
 A number of the Alaskan chapters already have Disaster Preparedness Committees equipped to handle any emergency. Mir Schafer is empha- sizing the advisability of having these committees recruited to their lull strength.
 AS a former national director of Disaster Relief, he has directed re lief and rehabilitation work in a number of major disasters. includ- ing the Florida hurricanes, Missis- sippi flood and the Southern Cali fornia earthquake last year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
MRS. TAMAREE VISITS OLD
 TIME FRIEND IN PASADENA

Mrs. William Tamaree who went south the first of the month visited with her new son-in-law and daugh- ter, MT and Mrs. George Shepard, in Seattle and then went on to Pasa- dena, California, to visit with Mrs. NJ. A. Saxman.
 MT. and Mrs. Saxman were early missionaries in Alaska Associated with them were MT. and Mrs. Louis Paul. The two women were widowed in 1887 when Saxman and Paul, enroute from Tongas to Metakatla, where it was planned to open a school for the Tongas and Cape Fox Thlingets, were murdered.
 Mrs. Saxman. now 86 years of age, had expressed her wish to once again visit with the friend of her youth, hence the trip by Mrs. Tamaree, who was formerly Mrs. Paul.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
Strike Has Cost San
 Francisco $5,OOO'OOO

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19-Sta tistically, the story of San Francis cos maritime strike is told as fol- lows:
 Chamber of Commerce estimates fix the cost at S100,00O daily, not including loss of business to mer- chants. The total cost of the strike to date was set by financial inter ests at S5,000,0O0. Lost wages of longshoremen approximated S40O,- 900. Approximately 22,6O0 workers are out on strike along the coast. They are:
 LILA, 12,000.
 Marine cooks and stewards, 1900.
 Watertenders, oilers, wipers, 22O0.
 Masters, Mates and Pilots Ass h., 900.
 Around 13,000 members of the Marine Workers Industrial Union are reported on strike. These work CTS are said to belong to various other maritime organizations, and are included in the individual un- ion figures.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
BARNES GRADUATES WITH
 ENGINEERS AT STANFORD

Frank P. Barnes was graduated this week from the engineering de- partment of Stanford University, the commencement exercises having been held Monday morning. He was granted an amateur radio license several years ago. Last winter he passed an examination at San Fran cisco and received a commercial license. He has accepted po- sition as radio operator on one of the round the world cruise vessels of the Dollar Line, his duties to start early in the fall. He plans to work for a time and then enroll as a graduate student possibly in one of the better known European schools of engineering.
 A friend, who also graduated with the engineers class Monday, will accompany Frank home this week and will spend the summer with him at Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
Chamber of Commerce
 Has Luncheon Meeting

The chamber of commerce held it's bi-monthly luncheon meeting at the Wrangell hotel Wednesday with the following members present: F. s. Barnes, president, c. P. Kirtland, James Nolan, F. G. Hanford, A. w. H. Smith, Dr. w. M. Whitehead, Leo Mccormack, ". c. Waters, J. G. Grant, H. P. Corser, E. M. Camp bell, Chas. Benjamin, Major J. Acton and L. B. Chisholm.
 A number of routine matters were disposed of and a motion was carried that request be sent to the town council that water be piped to the city float at the break water, and that the walk leading to the old Indian Communal House on Shakes island" be repaired.
 The chairman, speaking for all the chamber members conveyed to MT Grant their hearty good wishes that the trip which he is preparing to take to his old home in Maya Scotia would be a most pleasant one and that he would return much improved in health by the rest and change.
 Mir Grant was asked to give greetings from the chamber to Dr and Mrs. Turner at Ketchikan and to any other former Wrangellites whom he might see while away from town.
 J. F. Chamberlin and Richard Wakelin, we'll known travelling salesmen, were guests of the cham Der and each spoke briefly when asked to address the meeting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
HAZEL B NO. 9

The Hazel B. No of the Bar rington Transportation Co.,, left Tuesday for Telegraph Creek on the sixth trip of the season. Passengers aboard included J. c. Brady, dis trict engineer, department of public works, B. c. government, G. w. Laidler, commercial salesman for the w. H. Malkin Co. of Prince Ru- pert, A B. Cummings, district sup erintendent for the Hudson's Bay Co.,, G. c. F, Dalzeil, trader from the lower Liard river, returning from a brief trip south, Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Fowler, returning to their home at Great Glacier from short stay in Wrangell, Mrs. w. H. Harrington, and Billy Harrington who had as his guests on the round trip, Jack Waters, and Curtis and Elliott Bradford.
 Mrs. w. Thorman of Telegraph Creek was a passenger on the down trip last week as were A. L. Gordon and Marcus Williams, who have been prospecting on the Scud, few miles above the boundary, and were taking out ore samples for assay and display at Vancouver.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
 FOR FOURTH CELEBRATION

Mayor c. P Kirtland last week appointed F. G. Hanford, Charles Darwell and Leo Mccormack to act as a general committee to arrange for the celebration of the Fourth of July at Wrangell. They appointed the following sub-committees:
 Finance-L. M. Campbell, chair man, M. G. Shain, Chas. Moore.
 Sports-Ernest Bailey, chairman, c. c. Mundy, Chas. Moore, Chet Lloyd.
 Fireworks-H. Nettleton, Van H. Fisk, V. L. Boardway.
 Advertising and Publicity-A. w. H. Smith, F. s. Barnes.
 Decoration-E. A. Lindman.
 Marshal of the day-Capt. W. H. Harrington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
SEC.PERKINS BkANDISHES
 BIG STICK

SEATTLE, June 22-A soft voiced brown eyed woman in Washington today took decisive steps to end the biggest labor strike in the country, that or the Pacific Coast longshore- men. Madam Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, brandishing the same big stick which she threatened to use in the steel industry dispute, wired the longshoremen and their employers to submit their quarrel to arbitration from her department.
 If they do not she indicated that she would invoke the administra- tions labor dispute bill. It would es- tablish an arbitration board which could settle the fight arbitrarily.
 The bill provides for creation of neutral boards of conciliation with power to mediate labor disputes arising under the industrial recov- cry act, dispatches said.
 Although no shipping code has been signed, Recovery Administra- tor Hugh s. Johnson said the acts provisions could be applied to the longshoremen's strike. Miss Perkins apparently is proceeding in that be- lief. By making the same threat this week she was credited in large part with sileneing the impending steel strike. It is believed here that secretary Perkins, if forced to in- yoke the labor dispute bill, will ap- poInt commission to hear both sides and return findings.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
ALEUTIAN DISPATCHED FROM SEATTLE DESPITE DIFFICULTIES

The steamer Aleutian of the Alaska Steamship Company was in port Tuesday carrying express, mail, general freight cargo and PTS cabin passengers from Seattle, which in- cluded 34 round trippers, three for the Keystone Canyon Tour, 12 for the Golden Belt Tour and 96 for the Yukon River Circle Tour.
 Despite the difficult conditions under which the, company dis patched the Aleutian, it brought over fifty percent of the freight billed for Wrangell. The remainder was put aboard the freighter Odu- ma, which is due in port here Sat urday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 2O- Duncan Renaldo, Rumanian born film actor was enroute to MeNeil Island, Washington, today to begin serving a two-year term in federal prison on perjury charges. I'm not sad" he said upon leaving town in the custody of officers. Pm glad to get this over with and start anew. A good film contract has been pro- missed me when I get out" Renaldo was ordered to prison because he once told immigration officers he was born in New Jersey.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22
STEAMERS DUE IN PORT

The Yukon will sail from Seattle on Sunday instead of Saturday morning, according to word received this morning by Leo Mccormack, Wrangell agent of the Alaska Steamship Company. The Yukon. therefore, will arrive in port here on next Tuesday instead of Monday.
 The Princess Louise is due at 10 o'clock tonight southbound, the Northland will be in port north bound Sunday and the Prince Ru- pert south at 4 o'clock Sunday. The Northwestern is due from the south tonight.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22

|. Mrs. Kenyon T. Talmage accom- panied by her children, Charles Jack, Ruth and Billy, arrived from Juneau last week to spend the sum- mer in Wrangell. They are occupy ing the house across from the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. A Lindman, in which she and Captain Talmage went to housekeeping after their marriage. Tommie Hall of Ju- neau will be the guest of Charles during the summer. This is Mrs Talmage's first visit home in five years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22

WASHINGTON, June 22 2- The War Department today announced that ten Martin bombers will make a training and photographic flight from Washington to Fairbanks, Alaska, and return by the way of several Canadian cities, some time during the first two weeks in July. The flight will involve a round trip of 1885 miles and include probable stops at Minneapolis, Winnipeg, Re- gina, Edmonton, Prince George and White Horse.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22

ASUNCION, Paraguy, June 21- The biggest battle of the Gran Cha co war proceeded today along a 75- mile front almost parallel with the river Philcomayo. Para aguaya a n troops press the offensive, trying to force Bolivian evacuation of fort Ballivian, key position to the rich Chaco oil fields. A war office com munique said Bolivian attempts to recapture lost trenches were Ire pulsed with heavy losses.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1934-06-22

CHICAGO - Such gentlemen as prefer blonds had better get busy if a commercial survey of S02,OOO American girls is not amiss in it's implications. Sponsors of the exam ination announced today that both blonde and auburn types are ap- preaching extinction. Third ana fourth generation Americans, they said, are distinctly darker than their forebears. And as if loss of the blondes were not enough the surveys found that girls now get gray four or five years earlier than their great grandmothere did.