The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 8, 1937, Page 2

"DUCK ORGANIZERS INVADING LANSING “Protest Against’ Arrest of 8 Pickets Successful in « Michigan Capito! » Mich., June 8—(?)—An- other one-day “labor holiday” in Michigan’s state capital city Halted building operations Tuesday. The new “holiday” called by unions affiliated with the American Federa- tion of Labor to signal the start of an organizing campaign, pulled brick- layers, plasterers, painters, plumbers and electricians away from buildings under construction. Monday, the United Automobile Workers of America, CIO affiliate, called its members from work in a city-wide demonstration that neared the proportions of a general strike in protest against the arrest of eight pickets. - No Casualties So Far No casualties, no additional arrests resulted from the stoppage. The vast demonstration, which centered about the front lawn of the state capitol Monday, passed off with no more violence than a college hazing. And a college hazing was the very experience encountered by an out- riding detachment of the United Automobile Workers of America, CIO affiliate whose members participated in the “holiday.” Tried to Extend ‘Holiday’ “The detachment, motorized, sought to extend the “holiday” beyond the city limits of Lansing into the sub- ‘urban college town of East Lansing, site of Michigan State college. Mem- bers entered restaurants and other business places near the campus, or- reli proprietors to suspend opera- wejridents of the college rebelled, state police reported, and overturned ‘several automobiles in which the un- lonists were traveling, ducking eight union members in the Red tiver—the traditional punishment | meted out by hazing parties to fresh- men who offend upperclassmen. iene husky youngsters Case seit of eight unionists, carried. hi banks of the river about we brocks away and tossed him into the water. One striker smilingly capitulated on landing waist-deep, was hailed as a “good fellow” and permitted to crawl out., Others were forced to wade the stream for 100 yards or more between cheering, jeering lines of students. jurphy vened in the demonstration in Lans- ing. Smiling, he elbowed his way through the good natured crowd that jammed the capitol steps to a micro- Phone and addressed the throng massed on the lawn in the streets, whose number was variously estimat- ed at 5,000 and upward. Later, after three of the arrested pickets had been released, unionists heeded the governor's request to clear the streets but continued through corridors of the capitol and the city hall across the street, claim- ing a “labor victory.” The “ was ended with release later of the other five pickets. City and county officials agreed to quash the Complaints against them. New Auditorium for ClO FIGHTS TO HALT |e? RAILWAY DRIVE T0 Aa tb A tikers were unaware of. what Ohio's Gov. ee dee both sider Yogetber, An order issued by Mayor Edward WEAKEN PICKETING| i’ tah other operating mills of the Republic |w Union Seizes on Kelly Order Based on Health Laws to Use New Weapon (By the Associated Press) Hopes temporarily stalled for White House intervention in a seven-state steel strike, the CIO Steel Workers’ committee turned Monday to fight an injunction sult while watching maneuvers for a joint peace conference and. efforts to reopen & Picketed plant. With the strike nearing the end of ” | its second week and upwards of 70,000 mill hands still idle along a broad Great Lakes sector, attorneys for the SWOC planned to ask the federal court at Cleveland to dismiss the petition of three rallronds for am ine junction to prohibit pickets from blockading rail traffic into struck Fargo Contemplated Plants, Fargo, N. D., sine 8&—m Fargo city commission Monday in- structed the city auditor to ask PWA for a $250,000 loan and grant for the purpose of tearing down the present city auditorium and constructing a new convention hall-armory. Before city voters would have to approve a the move can be consummated the bond issue of approximately $150,000 by a two-thirds majority vote. DEUGGISTS TO MEET Grand Forks, N. D., June 8.—(P)}— More than 300 druggists, drug firm representatives and their ladies are expected here to attend the. 52nd convention of the North Dakota Pharmaceutical association Tuesday to! sure that picket lines would not mo- Thursday next week. An avenue of red oaks in Rocke- feller Park, Cleveland, O., dedicated May 30, 1919, to the memory of the 835 Cleveland boys who Cedar| lives in the World War, is known as Liberty Row. Tt was the first legal test of tactics employed by the union in its militant drive aimed at a complete shutdown in the campaign for signed bargain- ing contracts with Republic Steel cor- poration, Youngstown Sheet and Tube company and Inland Steel cor- poration, With peace frons “in the fire” both in Washington ah Colaeas, Re- public’s subsidiary in » Mich., the Newton Steel Co., gee it was prepared to resume manufactur- ing operations Wednesday with as- surances of police protection for its employes, The Newton move was the first since the strike started to carry out the frequently announced intention of steel makers to resume production as soon as civil authorities would as- lest_ employes. Mayor Daniel A. Knaggs of Mon- roe said a straw vote, “participated in by 70 per cent of those eligible to vote” showed a majority wanted to return to Newton mills, Efforts by 80 locals affiliated with RATURAL setup. Police Here Answer 431 Calls During May A total of 431 police calls were an- | °° swered and investigated during May, the monthly guilty of offenses with which ay, drunkenness being the seek were charged, most common offense. Twenty Der-| f sons were held for drunkenness dur-| {| month, the report shows. PF h tonight and Wedne: perature Wednesda: ght, bh ani inn ly lousy, nit ene and “Wredneea eday; possible -iocal’ treat in north pert ion tenight; ‘tae hat warmer Wednesday west and sou GENERAL WEATHER eae A high ee oe portuere it Plat wes City Serko pre ae nm has occurred the i Soe of driving while intoxicat- | 2! ed were lodged against three persons, and five were arrested on charges of vagrancy, five for violation of road’ or driving laws and eight, all of whom, were released, were held for investi- gation in connection with accidents, Mr. and are Robert Cc, Aun, | G, 208 oRinth St, at 7:45 a. m. Monday, St, Alexius hospital. Charles R. beragyeo? proprietor of Robertson’ Greabys. 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