Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02
DATE FOR THE HEARING
Injunction Suit of Typothetae
Against Printers.
SET FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY
Afidavits in Reply to Those Of Com
plainants Filed.
PAYMENT OF MONEY Is DENIED
Alleged That Offenses Charged Have
Already Been Disposed of by
Police Court.
PAYMENT OF MONEY IS DENIED

Hearing on the application of the Typo
thetae of Washington for Injunction
against COLUMBIA Typographical Union, No.
101, and its eight-hour, or strike. COM
mittee, will begin Wednesday morning next
before Justice Stafford in Equity Court
No. g
Counsel for both litigants appeared today
before the court, and on request of Attor-
ney Leon Tobriner, who is associated with
Attorneys McKenney & Flannery for the
Typothetae, asked for the appointment of
a day for the hearing. Attorney Jackson
H. Ralston, on behalf of the striking print
ers. announced his willingness to proceed
with the hearing today Justice Stafford,
remarking that the court would be other
wise engaged all day. fixed March as the
date for the hearing.
Aff1davits in Reply.
Attorneys Ralston and Siddons, on behalf
of Columbia Typographical Union, filed to-
day, In reply to affidavits recently submit
ted by the typothetae, the affidavits of
Thomas C. Parsons. Frank A. Kidd, George
G. Sefbold, Jarvis B. Moulden. Edwin R.
Wright Edward f. Bessette. p. c. Hilton,
Frank Thornburg, James d Shirley. Bela
Feeney. William Harris, Charles Demng,
E. (. Edelen, Stanley Johnson, Golden Rule
and D. H. Witherspoon.
Two of the atlantis. Edwin r. Wright and
Edward e. Bessette are connected with the
Chicago Typographical Union.
The affidavit of T. C. Parsons Is In reply,
particularly, to the affidavits of Charles F.
Crane and ]. c. Hill. and contains many
written statements of those who have re-
Gently left the employ of the typothetae,
showing that they so left because of alleged
dissatisfaction with conditions In the ty-
pothetae offices and that they had not
been intirnidated or threatened by any one.
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dictions between the affidavits last submit
ted and those filed IT. support of the bill.
The affiant states that he is prepared to be-
lieve that Mcintosh. who had filed several
af1davits for the typothetae, might be In
competent as a printer. set up In the
exhibits presented by the typothetae
Denies Payment of Money.
The affiant denies the payment of money
as bride to D. E. Bush and finds difficulty
In understanding the affidavit of Mr..
Adams because he states In his bill OF COM
pIaint that his employees had been infiu-
ences by threats and intimidations, while
his affidavit states "as these men have
not had the manhood to come to me and
make any explanation of why they have
broken their contracts with me and left
my employ, 1t Is impossible to state exact
ly what influences were used In each in
diyidual case" The aff1ant denies any
thing IN the nature of boycotting and re-
ferring to an interview with James +.
Richardson, supreme ruler A. A. 8. r.
Masons. spoken of in the affidavit OF Geo.
e. Howard, he states that such interview
was had for the purpose of bringing about
an understanding between Mr.. Howard and
Columbia Typographical Union. and not
for the purpose of boycotting or preJudicing
Mr.. Howard. That In response to his APP
peals In this respect Mr.. Richardson de-
clined to act as an intermediary.
The affidavit of Mr.. Kidd supports these
statements of Mr.. Parsons with reference
to the interview with Mr.. Richardson.
Mr.. Selbold in his affidavit states that
his interview with Mr.. Baier, one Of the
atlantis for the Typothetae, had been at
Baiers solicitation.
The affidavit of Edwin r. Wright, pres
ident of the Chicago Typographical Union,
says that said Baier, who is now employed
by the Typothetae. had come to him in
January and furnished him with a large
amount of information relative to its oper-
ations, which information he found to be
substantiated. That the source of this In
formation he had held confidential until
the affidavit of Mr.. Baier for the Typo
thetae had absolved him from so treating
1t.
The affidavit of Mr.. Bessette sustains that
of Mr.. Wright