The St. Louis Republic., 1904-08-10
Attorney General of Illinois Sc
cures Injunction Against ST.
Louis Merchants Exchange
and Its Agents.
ATTACKS STATE SUPERVISION.
Law Giving Wcighmastcr Right
10 Superinfend Weighing Said
10 BE Unconstitutional
Suit to BE Carried to Su-
premc Court.

To settle the controversy between tho
81. Louis Merchants Exchange and the
Illinois Grain Inspection Bureau. as to
the right OF the State Weighmaster ard
his assistants ia furnish certificates Of
grain weighed on the East Side to the
Merchants TX hauge, Attorney General
Hamlin secured an Injunction yesterday.
The writ rrrrains Jacob Koerner,
Clifford Humphreys, william Shelley and
Frank Launtzelle and all others who may
be appointed by the Merchants Exchange
or its agents from weighing or supervis-
ing the weighing OF grain on the East
Side.
The iii <or the Injunction and the
answer were fled with Thomas Healy.
Clerk Of the City Court, yesterday. and
the attorneys for both sides stated their
willingness TO argue the matter at once.
In the absence Of City Judge NJ ". Moy-
ers, Master in Chancery l.. T.. Washburn
was called on TO consider the case. He
rendered his decision as follows:
1t Is ordered that Injunction issue re-
straining and enJoinlng the defendants
and each of them. and all persons who
may Ice appointed by the Merchants Ex-
change of -. Louis, Mo. or any officer or
agent Of said exchange, and any and all
persons appointed by or claiming author
ity from anyone other than the coulpIafn-
ants herein. from weighing or supervising
the weishns or grain or other property
subject to inspection in East st. Louis and
from interfering with the State Weigh
master and his assistants. in the diSCharge
Oi th'ir iufies @: weighing and supervising
the weighing OF grain or other property in
East St Louis subject to inspection"
RESULT OF LONG CONTROVERSY.
The injunction suit Is the result Of the
long controversy as 10 whether the State
Of Illinois has the right to exercise super
vision over the weighing of grain in public
elevators. and to issue certificates OF such
neisHts Ihis is denied by the MerchantS
f,A chante ana James II. Warren. the head
oi the 81. Louis bureau. Mr.. Warren has
mad ioLr assistants on the East Side, who
notei the weights as they were registered
by the weiShers. and furnished certificates
certificates, filed out b. W. T. Shelley and
bearing the rubber stamp signature OF
James H. Warren; is marked Exhibit a"
Charles smith OF Chicago IS chief weigh
master Uf the Illinois Grain Inspection i1u-
reau. of which James :. Neville of Nc |
Lean County. Arthur l. French of Nor
gan County and Isaac L. Elwood of De- |
kalb County are the members Mr.. No |
vile made the complaint or which the in |
Junction. is based. John u. Edrriyton OF |
East -. Louis is the chief inspector for |
East st Louis and he has an Office In |
he Merchants Exchange in 81. Louis.
inc weighing OF grain Is done on the |
East Side under his supervision. and he |
ssues certificates OF weights and grade |
of grain. Recently it IS said the certin- |
rafe= which have been accepted by the |
traders on change have been issued py |
Mr.. Warren.
The constitutionality OF the law Under
"hlch the weighmaster ani inspector |
work Is attacked. and their right to exer- |
Use supervision to the exclusion ii the |
AGENTS OF The St. Louis Merchants Ex-
;hange Is denied. The Injunction will be
heard at the August term If the CITY
:ourt. which begins August q. II +, .aIi |
hat no matter which way II Is decided il
inal decision.
Attorneys Messick and Pope Of East st.
-ouis acted as representatives cf the At
orney General In the proceedings.