New Britain herald., 1926-04-12
MORE THAN 50 WOMEN, CLAIMING TO REPRESENT F MILLION, STRONG IN
 BACKING UP PR0H|B|T|ON MEASURE
MARTIAL LAW NEAR
 IN STRIKE AREAS Children Joining Forces and Re maininS Away From Schools LEADERS UNDER ARREST

No Picketing Permitted Today
 New York Ncwspapermen Ousted
 From Passalc-Weisbord still Is in
 Jail Awaiting Hearing.
 2Passaic N, J., April 12 Pp-Jack Rubenstein, much-arrested lieuten- ant of Albert Weisbord. textile strike organizer, was among those arrested by Bergen county police in Garfield today for attempting 10 picket the Forstmann and Huffman mills. A number Of other arrests were made for the same attempt.
 Rubenstein was at liberty on ap- peal from several arrests in both Bergen and Passaic county in con nection with strike disorders and is under indictment in Bergen county Tor assaulitng jail keeper.
 Activities were centered on the Garfield mill because of the request of employees last week for reopen. ing of the plant shutdown tive months ago when it was alleged that strikers intimdated Forstmann and Huffman employees.
 No Picketing Allowed.
 County police working with those Of the city permitted no picketing this morning. A crowd of more than 1000 gathered a few blocks from the mill while Rubenstein, Clarence Miller and a number of others whC were arrested attempted to picket the plant,
 Establishment Of what would amount to martial law was predict ed within the next 24 hours in Gar. field in the event that attempts tc picket the plant were continued.
 Trouble at Schools.
 Schools in the mill districts 0 Passaic reported q great falling of in attendance today, despite the fact that officers of the united front com mi;t"e said no attempt would be made 0 carry out Weisbord's threat of q school strike in reprisal for po- lice interference with Saturday, s chillren'S parade. At one school, stones wer thrown through q num- Der Of the windows and few pupils were on hand.
 Reporters Are Dusted.
 Possaic police prohibited gather ing In the mill district, and arrested q dozen or more persons who per sisted in gathering. Two members of the staff Of the New York Daily Mirror were deprived Of their police cards and ordered out of the city because of an article attacking Chief Hobcy which appeared in that paper today. \ thirteenth arrest in passaic was that of Annie Wintonec, 25, who was trying 10 prevent children from entering a school building in the mill district.
 Police Judge Davidson refused q request from Joseph Seder Ina. Weisbord's case be called at the opening ot police court.
 Judge Indignant.
 'I will not be dictated to-" said Judge Davidson, " the man will be arraigned in the regular course Of events"
 Seder in making the request stat cd that Weisbord had been in jail for two days. that counsel had seen no formal complaint against him although frequent requests had been made for such information, and that Prosecutor Dcyoe had said he would release Weisbord on bail if he were transferred 10 the county jail.
 A 60-year-oli woman, who said she was from Boston, stood in the cold in front Of the Gora mills early today waiting Tor pickcts to appear
 "This is some strike." she sail, when she walked away in disgust over their non-appoarancc.
 Bail Put at S30,000
 
 Weisbord was hold in $S0.000 bail today by Police Judge Davidson on three charges preferred by Passaic detectives.
 He was returned to lail while at- tompts were made 10 raise the bail Two of the charges were preferred hy City Detective Tottosnack,
 One of these alleged that on Oct. 30, 1925, Wcisbord in a speech in Ncuhaur's hall had melted. pro noted and encouraged hostility against the government of the United States and tho state Of New Jersey.
 The second Tottosnack charge al legged that on April S, in Ukranian National hall, Wcisbori had advo- catcd assault and attack on nom strikers.
 The third charge. preferred by Detective Ekchardt. recited that the organizer on Feb. {, in Gleitan hall, had melted opposition to the gov crnment.
 Police Judge Davidson disregard. ed the motions of Weisbord's coun- sel for dismissal of the accusations and announced that he proposed fix ing tho bail SC high that there would he no question of Weisbord's appearance for trial.
 Fines totaling several thousand dollars or imprisonment for from IS to 40 or 50 years can be i'm posed f Weisbord Is found guilty Of all three complaints.
 Judge Davidson said that he was allowing Weisbord the opportunity 10 offer bail only On the advice oi Prosecutor Deyoe.