Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-11 | Page 12 | Gang Rule of Union Broken

GANG GANO RULE OF UNION BROKEN CHICAGO May 11 W Alleged iP Alleged racketeer control of of the Chicago Teamsters Teamsters' union was declared broken today by officials as they they- ordered drivers to return to to- work at a reduced wage Avage scale States State's Attorney William J J. J Court Courtney ncy ney was Avas one of the first to tomake make announcement of the end nd of the striKe but ut declared war h he and arid Mayor Edward J. J Kelly Kelty declared against r racketeers would be contin contin- Breaking of the strike marked a victory for the Chicago Coal Merchants Merchants' Merchants Merchants' Mer- Mer chants chants' association of whose yards were closed in an attempt to break the he grip the Trucking and agency reputedly had on the Union Co Coal l yard officials had expressed a willingness to deal with Avith the thc union but ut would have nothing to do with the he TNT as the agency was known They said it ft was Avas controlled by gangster gangster gang- gang ster ter influence and named Murray Humphreys Humphres on police records as a s public enem enemy as ns its head In agreeing to put their men back backon backon on the job toda today union officials renounced re rc re- re flounced their affiliation with the TNT NT and obtained similar action from rom three unaffiliated outlying unions They agreed to return to work vork at atthe the thc scale The former scale cale was Avas 8 Shortly before the end of the strike was vas announced Charles W. W McCoy president of the United Coal Dealers Dealers' association told police an attempt vas was made on his life lICe as he lie lC was returning rc- rc turning home from a meeting of th the organization He said two men fired at him but that he was was was' uninjured What connection if an any the attack had with the coal war was Avas not re re- rc- rc