The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-24
u. S. BOARDS
STRIKE RULING
BELIEVED NEAR
Union Demands at City
Mills May Be Upheld,
Observers Hint.
VIOLENCE is RENEWED
Recent Election Studied;
Several Injured in New
Outbreaks.


the strike, now in its third week, it
was announced today in Washing
ton.
From all indications, according to
Washington observers, it appeared
the strikers demands for recogni-
ton of their union might be upheld
by the government.
The national board two weeks
ago announced that it was making
study of the election held last
fall at the Real Silk plant, in which
a majority of employees voted in
favor of the Employees Mutual Bene-
fit Association, and y against the
Full Fashioned Hosiery Federation.
Hosiery union members contended
the selection was unfair because,
they said, hundreds of Real Silk
employees not eligible to union men,
bership were permitted to vote.
Region labor board officials here
today refused to hazard an opinion
on the possible result of a ruling
by the national board.
Auto Ruling Cited
1t was pointed out that decision
several weeks ago in the automo-
bile industry dispute, in which it
was held minorities, and even in
dividuals, as we'll as majority groups,
were entitled to recognition, upset
all previous presidents.
In the recent indianapolis street
Io11c JriITnyc 11y1iny,
in which the union sought recogni-
ton, the matter was settled by
agreement, the union being recog-
nized.
In the meantime, clashes between
strikers and mill employees who re-
manned at work continued, several
being injured severely.
Six men, said to be hosiery mill
strikers, today were arrested in John
son county following a wild chase in
which three carloads of strikers are
alleged to have pursued two Real
Silk mill guards, whose car was
wrecked during the chase.
Six Are Arrested
The sheriff of Johnson county,
who made the arrests, said a num-
Der Of bricks were hurled during the
chase.
The guards, Charles Webb and c.
Tressler, the sheriff said, had started
for Greenwood to escort mill work
ers, living there, to Indianapolis for
work. Two carloads of the attackers
escaped, he said.
Those arrested gave their names
as Hollis Yensel, Paul Kenthan,
Herbert Pickett, William Reeves,
Henry Finn and Gilbert Ems
willer.
The first violence in the picket
area around the Real Silk mill &C.
Cured yesterday, when Henry
Mertz, "a, of 1929 Union street,
strike picket, said he was Slugged
with a gas pipe by one of several
men who attacked him.
Mertz said the attack came as he
walked from the picket line to at
tend meeting.
Four Guards Beaten
Four guards employed by the Real
Silk mill to protect workers from
molestation by strikers were beaten
yesterday afternoon by alleged
strikers.
The men attacked gave their
names as Jerry Lake, Frank Bal
linger, Clarence Shay and Charles
,-'0nzel, all of the Linden. They
said their car was crowded to the
curb on Fletcher avenue by men in
four cars, who attacked them, and
broke glass from their car.
Police yesterday afternoon arrested
William Curry, 40, Linden hotel,
another company guard, on a charge
of driving through an automatic
traffic signal. Police said there were
three other men in the car, together
with four hammer handles and
piece of gas pipe, which were con-
f1scated.
Joe Cranston, 6108 East st. Joe
street, Real Silk worker, reported
last night that several men threw
rocks at his house but failed to
break the window glass.