The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-06

closed. The GrOSVenOrdale cO1ll- pany at North Grosvenordale, em- ploying 1500, shut down yesterday afternoon.
 Police clashed with pickets at the Allingtown plant of the Amer- ican Mills company and arrested two pickets, one a girl, after work. CTS automobiles were stoned. The mill is only partly closed.
 Absence of federal funds for re- lief presented problem in many communities, should the strike be protracted. All federal money must be used for budget work and in many towns local relief problems have depleted treasuries.
 Stones Were Fired
 Danielson, Conn.,, Sept. 6--UP) Stones were fired at automobiles of officials of the Powdrell & AL exander, Inc, mill today and 10 persons were arrested, charged with breach of peace.
 It was the second demonstration since the mill closed Tuesday. A car was attacked yesterday and Leslie Beecher was cut on the neck. There are 1000 workers on strike.
 Lowell Has Picnic
 Lowell, Mass, Sept 6.-UP)- Strikers in this typical New Eng land textile center seem to regard the national walkout as some- thing of a lark.
 In picnic-like atmosphere appear men and boys, women and girls, from seven to seventy, for school does not open until next week, to swell ranks of demonstrators around mills.
 There are young women of flap- per type, pert and well-dressed, grayhaired, stopped old women, clad black There are young men and men with a generation Of work at looms behind them, dressed in dungarees and sweaters. Many children are bare-footed, for their fathers have been earning only meagre, part-time wages.
 They move from mill to mill in strangely disorganized groups, jeering the few who have remained at work, jostling the "cops", and shouting "scab!" and ''rat!" at strikebreakers.
 Some carry type of "musicar' instrument which produces the sound called popularly the "bronx cheer. These are footed when- ever strike-breakers pass though mill gates.
 The correspondent found five youths, IS or 19 years old, in over alls. sleeveless shirt and sneak CTS, lettering on street corner in the mill district. They were de- batting which was the better union, United Textile Workers of Amer fac or United Textile Protective Union.
 One said: "The U. T. W. A. will take us in whether we pay any. thing or ot. The U. T. P. U. wants us to pay 25 cents for the first week and then 50 cents month whether we work or not. The U. T. w. A. charges $1 to join but you don't have to pay anything until you start work"
 They discussed the matter at length and finally decide to join U. T. w. A.
 A group of young women work CTS emerge from plant Royal Wor- sted company on Aiken street, cross over to playground, opposite, and begin to eat their lunches. Many of them have brought corn on cob as part of their lunches, and they munch it with evident relish--and considerable noise.
 They teo talked of the strike and decided they would like to re- main on the job If possible, but maybe they'll have to quit, what with all the pressure being by strikers.
 TROUBLE IN RHODE ISLAND
 Warren, R. l., Sept 6.--(UP)-A flying squadron of Massachusetts pickets clashed with state and local police at the Parker mills here to- day and tear gas and night sticks were used to disperse the crowd.
 Police Chief James J. Cronin claimed that only one tear gas bomb was thrown and that no one was hurt.
 Strike leaders claimed that sev- eral bombs were used and, that at least two demonstrators skulls were hurt by police clubs.
 The pickets, numbering 200, came here from nearby Fall River, Mass, in motorcade.
 At the Parker mills they were confronted by nine state troopers and seven local officers. all heavily armed.
 Mariana Bishop. president of the Fall River Textile union. allegedly ignored police command to move from the middle of the street. An officer grabbed him, showed a gun again him. Another officer took hold of Bishop.
 They've got Bishop. boys! Let's get him!" somebody yelled.
 A crowd of nearly 200 which had gathered cheered Justify as six pickets converged on the officers and tore Bishop from their grasp. It was then that police clubs al. legedly came into play.
 The struggle was short-lived.
 When the crowd stood ground, unheeding a command to disperse, tear gas was used. Men and wo- men, rubbing their smarting eyes. broke into disorganized retreat.
 Tn the excitement, Bishop was smuggled by friends into an auto. mobile and driven away.
 Soon afterward the management of the Parker mills announced a complete shutdown for noon to protect workers. Eight hundred, who had not joined the strike. were affected.