The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19
PICKETS DEFY
POLICE THUGS.
And WEATHER.
Girl Beaten and DAILY WORKER
Reporter Arrested

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policemen the picket lines of
the girl garment strikers were
stronger yesterday than they
have been for a week.
Thirty-fve pickets were ar
rested, almost a record number
for the strike, but the girls
were back on the picket line as
soon as they were baiIed out.
Proof that the heroic deter
mination of the pickets is be-
ing rewarded is shown by the
announcement of the special
citizens committee that more
than 20 shops have already
settled with the Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union and that
other bosses are ready for ar
bitration.
Pieketing Spells Success.
The success Of the strike now de-
ponds on the picket lines being Kept
at the highest possible strength
while the bosses weaken and sur
render one by one. Strikers are well
coming the volunteers who are join
ing them from cther unions and are
eagerly looking forward to mora sup
port from the Chicago Federation's
Committee Of 10" which meets to-
morrow to consider the question Of
mass picketing.
The committee will also take up the
question of the police violence which
IS running rampant on the picket
lines and which is inspired by the
liquor which employers are pouring
down the threats Of the bluecoats who
are guarding their premises.
Ethel Sphinx Beaten.
The worst act of brutality yester-
day morning was the beating of Miss
Ethel Sphinx by Officers 5AS9 and 1909
in front of the C. H. Lowenthal fac
tory on S. Market street, near Jack
son, yesterday morning.
Miss Sphinx is not a striker. Her
shop settled with the union recently
and she was on her way to work and
stopped to talk with one of her friends
on the picket line when the police
rushed at them. With a kick from
his heavy shoe Officer 51S9 sent the
other girl reeling, then he clutched
Miss Sphinx with both hands about the
breast and began to shake her vio-
lently.
Two Brutes At One Girl.
The plucky little girl, who is hard
~ more than five feet high, was slip
ping out of his grasp when Officer
1909 grabbed her also, the two of
them tearing at her from opposite
sides as they dragged her along the
pavement, Officer 5189 beating at her
with his fists.
The girls cries reached the ears
Of Arthur Shields, reporter for the
DAILY WORKER, further down the
street and he ran up in time to see
Miss Sphinx struggling in the arms of
the two brutes with four other police
men making a blue-coated ring. The
smell of liquor was heavy in the air.
At this moment Lena MorvitE, a
picket who was protesting against the
brutality was seized and a plain
clothesman pointed out the reporter.
take our numbers, will you'll"
snarled Officer 1889.
am smash your C. d
head" clipped in Officer 1857.
The reporter was asked for his
credentials and showed them amidst
a spout Of profanity from the drove
Of bulls.
THAT Paper"
"That's THAT paper that comes
down here", growled another police |
man, and the plainclothes advisor sug-
gested that they arrest him on an
other charge.
Up stepped 1857 who afterwards
gave his name as M. Cronyn and ar
rested the reporter on the charge Of
Resting an officer in the perform
ance Of his duty and "disorderly
conduct" The former charge was
afterwards dropped.
In the G. II. Lowenthal doorway
which Is used as a detention place
awaiting patrol wagons the police
urged Lowenthal himself to produce
'some girl" TO prefer a charge of as
sault against one Of the pickets. But
the boss said he could not do so.
more Room"
AS the pat-cf' wagon was going
away, with five prisoners-three
more being picked up down the street,
a detective jumped on the rear and
laughingly suggested that there was
still mora room-"better get some
more"
Injunction Hearings Begin.
Injunction Judge Donnie Sullivan
will start hearing the cases Of Is
strikers tomorrow in the county
building on charges Of ignoring his
sacred writ He refused to dismiss