The Connecticut labor news., 1923-09-01

(COnt1nued from Fage One.) 1 for it and finally declared the theaters non-union That of course prevented
 MT. Davidson from getting any local union men.
 But he had a way-or so he thought He advertised out-of-town for union musicians and secured some replies and attempted to make con- tracts with out of town men. Con tracts were pending just as long as the out-of-towners didn't know there was trouble on Then they refused to come to Norwich to take the places of their brother unionists and MT. Davidson now charges that they were prevented from doing so by local in uuences.
 He is much perturbed about the fact, so much so that he acclaims to the skies in clarion tones that the American Federation of Musicians rules are acceptable to him but the union won't allow its members to work for him. Nor will they allow |any union stage hands, motion picture operators or anyone else to work for |him, Mir Davidson solemnly ,averts lso that he has been aggrieved to the extent of some 10000 odd green backs. He can't get "union show" one-night stand companies to play in his opery houses, he claims, because the little Norwich union soys "No" and "Oy Yoi" when a I,2oo house is waiting for Neil O'Brien's minstrels to minstrel and nobody will work it lis time to stop 1t.
 The courts can make them go to work and at the same time pay me, Davidson thinks, and forthwith runs to lawyer and begins action. Action was the middle name of Davidson last week when he had sheriffs busy at tashing everything the musicians had except their bodies To attach their bodies would cost him money while they were awaiting hearing in the suit and that might cut into the $4o,ooo he expects to get. So therefore just their bank accounts, personal prop erty and what really could be levied on was enough, so the sheriffs grab bed that
 The arch conspirators named in Davidson's suit are Walter w. Lang, James F. Drew, T. Edward Kelly, William R. Stevens, John B. Stod- dard, Fred N. Clarke, John Kukia, Harry w. Ward, Frank s. Gal1igan, Frank G. Benson, John M. Swahn, George Helmboldt, David Living stone, Fred Hudson, William Buck ingham, A. M. Sterry, Richard Kyle, Ellsworth E. Baker, Richard Saun- ders, Aubrey Jarvis, James Parker, E. LaRue Bliven, Frederick w Cash, and James T. Woods, all of Norwich. The complaint reads as follows:
 For more than year past the plaintiff has been the lessee and pro- prietor of the Broadway and Strand theaters in said Norwich at which places vaudeville, moving pictures and so-called one night stands are pre- sented.
 For the successful carrying on of said theaters 1t is necessary that the plaintic employ orchestras or music fans who are members of the Amer ican Federation of Musicians.
 "The said American Federation of Musicians are an organized body of musicians located throughout the United States of America and having organizations in many towns and cities including the town and city of Norwich, which organizations are known as locals.
 Under the rules and regulations of the said federation no member can play for hire in any city or town where there is local organization of said federation without first be- ing affiliated with said local organ ization under penalty of fine or ex- pulsion from said federation.
 The defendants are members of the local organization of said fedora ton, known as Musicians Protective Union, Local No. 235, of the Amer ican Federation of Musicians.
 "On or about the 26th day of May, 1923, the plaintiff desired to close the Strand theater and the orchestra at the Strand theater was given two weeks notice as provided by it's con tract, and on or about the oth day of June, 1923, the orchestra at the Broadway was given a two weeks mo- tice as provided by it's contract.
 "On or about the I2th day of June, 1923, Local No. 235, was requested by the plaintiff to permit him to hire the Broadway theater orchestra, so-called to furnish music for the Strand The ater, but said permission was re- fused.