The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1936-12-04
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eel same. 49,,
"E. H. Helterbran, Sec'y Local No. 861."
Mr. HODGES received this wire before ne
left Great Falls, but deliberately dlsre-
garded the same and took lodging Tor the
members of the team and himself at the
Grand hotel and patronized the Grand
Cafe. I called upon him at this time ana
protested without avail.
Contrast this with the attitude of the
Butte coach and team. On the evening OF
November 26th. 1885, I received the tol-
lowing wire filed at Butte Western Union
office at 1915:
"Butte. Montana
Nov. 26 PM 7:15.
"Cooks & Walters Union Headquarters
Billings, Montana.
"Ts Grand hotel unfair High school can
celled reservations Must know tonight"
~ clarence Blewett."
To which I replied by wire:
Billings Montana
Nov. &c, 1885. 1925 pm.
"CIarerca RIewe+t Rrtte. Montana
"Crand Hotel still rnfair, ans, E. H. Hell
terbran, Sec'y Local No. 861."
The Butte C09Cn 9n0 Team JOON IcSO'"cE-
tiors At another hotel and natrOniZed
union cafe. When Mr.. T. F.. HODGES. hav-
inp received nv TELEGRAM at Great Falls
before he and his team left, arrived in
Billinps. disreearding the wire, he took
reservations At the Grand hotel and pat
ronized the Grand Cafe. As soon as
learned the fact. the same afternoon that
he arrived. went to see him personally.
and protested. asking him to cancel his
reservations and take his team to a fair
hotel This he refused to do.
(b) When Mr.. IT. F.. Hodges. director
of athletics of the Great Falls High
school. and his team arrived in BILLINGS
| for the football game this November.
| 1895. again disrepardino the protests
| made in November, 1898. NV wire AMI bv
| me- in nprson he AGAIN deliberately and
| consciously took reservations ut the Grand
hotel and ra+ronized the Grand Cafe,
still IN the unfair list. Meeting members
Of his team on the streets in0Uired.
"where are Won stavirr?' AMI thew re-
r1ied "At the Grand hotel asked them.
"Don'+ Won know the Grand is a scah
hotel?" 7 went at once to the Grand 70
see Mr.. Hodges about the matter hr1t did
not find him in Thereuron. returned
tn nv office at +hn Cooks E Waiters TN
ION H9ll and called H06T0C nv rhNn0 anC
protested. aslrinr him If he didn't know
that the Grand is unfair. and insisted
that he cancel reservations He ther
" hung I'M his phone on me. and continued
the patronage of the scab hotel.
e (c) Mr.. HODGES knew me Dersonally
: from nv contact with him in Noverobp'
of last wear He knew me when ] called
: him on the nhorn and was we'll aware tha
{ Tom. Dick and Harry" was not interview
a ing him. but p. IT, Helterbran, secretar'
|; Of the Cook e. Waiters Union No. 861
! I was talking with him. And he was awar
" at All times that the Grand hotel an
IS cafe were on the unfair list.
e (dl The Grand hotel and cafe has bee
1t advertised on the Unfair List in the Nor
L tana Labor News for a LONG time. fo
n MANY months before Mr.. r. F.. HODGE
= came to Billings this November
= (el Billings is not a strange town I
= Mr.: Hodges; he has been here upon sex
eral occasions. He knew when he mad
: : reservations at the Grand that il was III
" FAIR. He also is familiar with labor a
Of tltude toward scab hotels, cafes, and il
K dustrles, generally. In his letter he claim