The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-12

MISS ELGud uAIudlJ WetS oAA NoS
ed at five o'clock for asking the
officer who had arrested her
friends to what station they would
be taken.
Brutality to Women.
At the corner of Adams and
Market streets three more girls
were put into the patrol carrying
Mr.. Holland. An observer who
was present learned the following
from them between their sobs:
They were walking together when
one of them, Florence Corn stopped
to ask friend about striker who
had been injured. Officer No. 800
showed the friend from behind.
Miss Corn asked why lie did so
and was arrested. The officer
grabbed her arm and so squeezed
it against her breast that she cried
from the pain. Nora Hoffman, her
companion, asked to which station
Miss Corn would be taken and
was also arrested. The girls were
almost hysterical when put into the
patrol wagon and spit at the ar
resting officer. Later they all
maintained that they had smelled
alcohol on the officers breath and
that he acted as if intoxicated.
March 4-4:55 p. m. Adams and
Franklin. Two girls were arrested
for speaking to some workers.
Three other girls asked the Off
GERS why the arrests had been
made and were also arrested.
March $3.50 a. m. Corner
Market and Jackson. Ralph Ger
ard makes the following state
ment: "a crowd was gathered
about a girl who was crying and
demanding damages, and an officer
was showing her along and threat
ening arrest. Acting as reporter,
/ was allowed to question her and
was told the following story:
Ethel Birn, entirely uncorcerned
with the strike, was walking on
Market street between Van Buren,
and Jackson, unknowingly follow
ing a group Of strikers. AS she
passed Sergeant Parode Of the
states attorneys Office he gave her
severe shove and tore her coat.
When she demonstrated with him
she was ordered on and soon after
was seen by me.
Sergeant Identified.
zone of the states attorneys
officers who was in the crowd, as
sured me a striker had done it and
CALAMITY offered to avenge Miss
Birn and crack his head asked
Miss Birn to identity ner assail-
ant and the whole crowd followed
us to where Sergeant Parode stood.
When he was pointed out | asked
the volunteer Sir Galahad what he
thought, but he murmured as he
walked away, 'Oh, this is differ
ent.' On seeing Miss Birn Parode
said: If you were a man I'd
bust your jaw. Now get the hell
out of here said / was report
ing and asked if she had done any
thing to merit his action. His de-
meanor at once changed to a quiet
one and he said she had called scab
and spit at him and scratched him
when he asked her to move on.
Later five of the persons who had
followed US had been present from
the start stated to me that Pa
rode's accusations were entirely
false"
Grove Men Get Rough.
March 6-7:55 a. m. Evelyn
Byron made the following state
ment, substantiated by number
of companions: 81 was walking
slowly back and forth with Ben
jamin Silverman asking him ques-
tions when a crowd gathered in
front of the doorway at 234 So.
Market street and began to shout
'scab. AS we approached the edge
Of the crowd one of the states
attorneys men who had come up
behind us pushed Mr.. Silver in the
back of the head causing him to
lose his balance and pushing his
hat over his eye. The officer also
said, Get out of the way, you big
bum The man had not spoken
word up to that time except to
answer to my questions. When
addressed he said, Leave me alone,
I'm not doing anything lie was
arrested and dragged across the
street, and called as he went, 'Scab,
scab' Nothing had been said till
after the officer had pulled him
away from me-"
500 a. m. 229 West Quincy st.
A group of cloakmakers waiting
for the elevator Of the building to
take them to work were being
cursed at and threatened by pri-
vate detective in the employ Of a
dress manufacturer in the same
building. One Of the states attor-
ney's men also present said, "Just
show us who you want and we'll
get them"
"Boss" Weiss.
S:00-s:15. Mr.. Arthur Weiss,
Of Arthur and Co., was giving or
ders in very strong language to
officers in uniform and in plain
clothes at the corner Of Market
and Jackson streets more than a
block from his shop. They obeyed
his orders and referred to him as
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