Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-18 | Page 2 | Striker Found Shot to Death

STRIKER FOUND SHOT TO DEATH DEA TACOMA ACOMA Wash I Feb 18 UP The The body of J. J T. T Morain orain 35 35 1 year-old year weld welder r who participated In a a. recent strike at the S Seattle Seattle- attIe- attIe Tacoma Shipbuilding copo corporation was found riddled with bullets Wednesday in a panel delivery I truck two miles south of Fort Lewis Coroner T. T H H. H Long said Morain was killed with five bullets from froma a caliber gun that crashed through the door window on the drivers driver's side of the truck He said any anyone one of three of the wounds would have been fatal Long said he learned Morain was wasa a member of the weld welders welders' rs' rs picket line at the shipyard last week end when shipyard workers engaged the strikers in a pitched battle with clubs and fists Long said Morain worked at the shipyard Tuesday returning to his job with hundreds of fellow strikers strikers strikers ers who voted Monday night to abandon their fight for an independent independent independent inde inde- pendent union union- and elimination of dues to the American Federation of Labor The strike ended after dawn battles battles battles bat bat- at the shipyard g gate gite te Friday and Saturday when hundreds of workers set upon welder pickets smashing their banners and Inflicting inflicting inflicting inflict inflict- ing numerous minor injuries