The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-16
Hotel Employees h
 Detroit Locked Out
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tContinueQ called to seek a settlement of sit- down strike of etatler employees that had disrupted service to 700 guests, Including Lily Pons, opera and movie star, and % members of the p'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
 hfrs. Johnson Another
 Among other prominent guests was Mrs. Osa Johnson, widow of Martin Johnson, the explorer, who was killed recently in an airplane crash. She had room on the 1lth floor of the Book Cadillac. Mrs. John- son came here on lecture tour. She still is in a wheel chair, recovering from injuries received in the acci- dent that killed her husband.
 swanky Hotel Is Scene
 The Swanky Book Cadillac, like the other closed hotels, seemed stage set for Alice in Wonderland. Head walters in tuxedos, cigarette girls in clinging satin pajamas, walters squeezed into natty uni- forms with stiff collars played poker on the Casinos fancy tables. A waiter rattled out "The Gangs All Here" on a shiny grand piano used by the dance orchestra.
 No one seemed to know what to do. Two elevators finally were put in service, one operated by an as- Hlstant manager. the other by white.haired house detective.
 From the 24th floor a smartly dressed woman who refused to give her name, but said she was from California, came down in one ele- vator with a stack of baggage which she could not carry. The house de- tective moved 1t into the lobby. < Mrs. Johnson In Wheel Chair
 Mrs. Osa Johnson, widow of the explorer, Martin Johnson, who was killed recently fin an alrplane crash, was in Room lll8. She came here on a lecture tour, still in wheel chair as result of injuries suffered in the accident which killed her husband.
 The regular hotel office force of about 50 employees still was on duty, but nobody paid much attention as blizzers and telephone bells rang frantically. An official blocked q revolving door at the Detroit Leland and told reporters emphatically: No news. The hotel is closed in- definitely" Three policemen stood at the front door as the day shift came to work and turned the work CTS away.
 No Service In Sight
 At 6 Q. m. two more elevators started running, and guests appeared in the lobby calling for service and not getting 1t. Many left, carrying their own bags.
 Permanent guests who wished to stay were given pass out checks" which entitled them to come and go ct will The cards were yellow and bore the guests name and that of the manager. About 50 had been given out by 8 o'clock.
 A long line of day shift workers clamor.d at the Washington Boule- ward entrance, but guards refused to let them in and the yturncd away q Anw at time.
 Most guests treated the whole affair lightly. A few young men appointed themselves bell-boys and carried bags for attractive girls.
 Travellers Indignant
 1e was reported that employees sit- ting down in the Statler had rolled up Carpets in the lobbies and dining rooms and stored away fragile orna- iiients, vases and breakable furni- ture.
 No food was obtainablc in any Of the closed hotels. At the Fort Shelby the German chef invited q reporter to have cup of coffee.
 w. L. Moore, Chicago. who said he was in the radio broadcasting game" sat on big black bag in the Book Cadillac lobby.
 Almost all of the stranded guests were reluctant to reveal their names. The concensls was expressed by a IilL-. from Boston, who thought his Inconvenience had been caused by strike.
 "ItS revolution" he said to Wo- man from Cleveland
 Its not strike, though" said a travelling salesman. "It's q lock- out"
 "Oh, that's swell" said the man from Boston. That will teach them" z A. B. Stoddard. chief engineer of Book Cadillac, labored with hand ful of helpers in the boiler room to keep heat in the hotel radiators. !. T think I'll keep them going as long as have enough firemen," he said.
 Four sweating fircmen worked