The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-27
HAPCOOD TRIAL
 IS POSTPONED
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with fixed bayonets patroled the factory district few hundred yards away, bald, mild-mannered federal conciliator Thomas J. Williams, for IS years a labor arbitrator, brought together around a conference table counsel for manufacturers and for John L. Lewis committee for indus trial organization, sponsors of the month-old strike.
 First conference of the two groups with Williams lasted until II o'clock la8t night though only last Satur- day, counsel for manufacturers had reiterated they would not meet with representatives of "those outside radicals today, tomorrow or next year."
 Already, 1t was learned, general peace plan has been broached, but no details have been considered. Broadly, Williams hopes to arrange elections by both strikers and non- strikers to determine who shall rep- resent them in collective bargain ing.
 Representatives of most of the manufacturers, it was reported, as well as of the c. I. O., have indi- cated they will consent to such an election. Still confronting negotia- tors is the problem of when and how the elections can be held.
 ConfereeS include Williams, Jo- seph Kovner of Washington, assist ant general counsel of c. I. O., and John J. Mahon, David V. Berman, Donald W. Webber and George c. Webber, counsel for the manufac- turers.
 A formal statement issued last night said the initial meeting was '.for the purpose of discovering whe- ther a formula could be worked out by which discussions could continue in the hope of settling the strike"
 Meanwhile, possibly postpone ment of today's supreme court trial of Power Hapgood, New England C.. I. o. secretary, and six organizers for c. I. O.'s United Shoe Workers of America on contempt charges loomed because of the serious ill., ness of Hapgood.
 Suffering from an influenza at tack, Hapgood was transferred from his hotel to a hospital late yester- day.
 Enough he now is suffering only from influenza, we are fearful of pneumonia and possible mastoid," i" Dr. Frank P. Carrao, the attending physician, said. Tt will be impos- sible for him to appear in court for three or four days at least and then only if complications do not set in."
 The contempt charges resulted from the strike leaders persistence In holding mass meetings in the face of an anti-strike injunction issued Tuesday by Justice Harry Manser of the state supreme court. The sextet were scheduled to go on trial before . jury, the first time such a pro- cedure has been followed in the his- tory of the Maine courts.
 Besides Mackesy, defendants were Sidney Grant of Boston, c. I. O.. attorney; John Nolan, Paul Salvag- gio, both of Boston, Ernest Henry, Martin Lawless and William Mack esy. all of Lynn, Mass, U. s. W. A. organizers. They were freed in $2,- 900 ball each.
 Postponement also was considered possible in the municipal court trial likewise scheduled for today of Hap- good and four other strike leaders on charges of melting riot growing out of the violence Wednesday that resulted in Governor Lewis O. Bar rows order dispatching 450 national guardsmen to this city.
 Coupled with yesterdays surprise conference of manufacturers and C. I. Q. representatives were two other developments, the belated an. iiouncement of the discovery of a dynamite bomb with a party-burn- sd fuse in the yard of one of the shoe factories and the decision of Justice Manser to permit the O. | Q. to continue It's soup kitchen and comnissary - only free food depots Sor strikers, who have been refused municipal r-lief in both Lewiston and Auburn.
 Police Chief Harry Rowe said he had ''several possible clues" to source Of the bomb. but edclined to Elaborate further.
 YpSterdnyb Ifiaaa meeting, attend- nd hy 2s00 strikers and sympnth- &ers, proved the quIeteSt thus far.
 Blrlke ebJcctises oi the u. 6. W A. are @ % per cent wage Increase, a 4o-hOllF week, union recognition and . closed sii0p.