▁was ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁un ions ' ▁most ▁powerful ▁weapons : ▁ ▁The ▁strike ▁and ▁pick et ▁line . ▁M & M ▁quickly ▁established ▁its ▁own ▁front ▁group , ▁the ▁Emp loy ers ' ▁Ad vis ory ▁Service , ▁to ▁help ▁employ ers ▁set ▁company ▁un ions . ▁ ▁Both ▁Southern ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁and ▁M & M ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁$ 1 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁vot er ▁refer endum ▁which ▁would ▁out law ▁the ▁strike ▁and ▁pick et ▁line . ▁ ▁Their ▁opportunity ▁came ▁when ▁a ▁Republican ▁Party ▁group ▁began ▁dig ging ▁up ▁d irt ▁on ▁Republican ▁Mayor ▁Frank ▁L . ▁Shaw . ▁ ▁V ot ers ▁were ▁out rag ed ▁when ▁a ▁private ▁detect ive ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁reform ▁group ▁was ▁nearly ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁bomb ▁plant ed ▁by ▁Shaw ' s ▁organization . ▁Another ▁Republican , ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁Judge ▁F let cher ▁Bow ron , ▁began ▁a ▁recall ▁effort ▁against ▁Shaw . ▁M & M ▁and ▁Southern ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁used ▁the ▁recall ▁election ▁to ▁push ▁through ▁their ▁ordin ance . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁law ▁explicitly ▁out la wed ▁pick eting ▁entirely ▁unless ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁a ▁firm ' s ▁employees ▁was ▁on ▁strike , ▁made ▁it ▁illegal ▁for ▁anyone ▁except ▁a ▁striking ▁employee ▁to ▁pick et ▁a ▁firm , ▁limited ▁pick ets ▁to ▁one ▁person ▁per ▁entrance ▁or ▁pick ets ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁feet ▁apart , ▁prohib ited ▁co