Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-11
RESTRAINING ORDER
REMAINS IN FORCE
PETITION OF PROF. T. S. C. LOWE
DENIED
Former President of the Peoples Gas
Company Prevented from Calling
Special Meeting of Directors
Before February IA

The restraining order secured by
H. Hayes, w. n. Goodwin, +. S. Heator
! C. l.. Thompson and S. Weatherholt
directors of the Peoples Gas company
| last Saturday was yesterday morning
continued In force until February II
when Judge Hutton said he woult
/ again take the matter up and hea
pleadings of counsel for Prof. Z. S. =
Lowe, former president of the company
The order was obtained following
notice OF n meeting of directors SEN
out by Prof. Lowe. the meeting sched
| uled to be held the morning the ordel
was granted, the plaintiffs alleging
that 1T was called for the purpose OF
unlawfully ousting them from the
board.
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz appeared
yesterday as attorney for Prof. Lowe
and scathingly rebuked those whom
she termed his enemies. W. n. Good
win, who represented the plaintiffs, was
also the object of some remarks not at
all fiattering, Mrs. Foltz declaring he
was acting for persons OF anarchistic
tendencies, who had received what was
due them at the hands of her client
and in return he had been insulted and
his high qualities trampled under foot.
Prof. Lowe, she declared, although
president of the company. has no ac-
cess to it's books. She declared Lowe
had right to call the special meeting,
as he held majority of the stock, and
said the pleadings of the plaintiffs in
their application for the restraining
order We're utter imbecilities.
Praises loves Work
IA hundred million dollars" she de-
clared, would not cover the work of
this great man, my client, and yet he
is humbled at the feet of 500, O,O0O--a|
paltry 100000"
Mrs Foltz ridiculed the charges con-
tanned in the petition of the protesting
directors, and declared the court hadl
been misled and made the subject of
accommodations in acting on a veryl
proposition.
They say Lowe intended to removed
the present board and other directors
would fill their places and the gas COM
pany would be plunged into debt" said
the attorney. Now, if Hayes wants
the control of the Peoples Gas COM
pany let him buy the 100000 shares
Of the company and control it,"
That S. Weatherholt will become a
Joint defendant with Lowe was an
'ther result of the proceedings yester-
lay. Weatherholt, said Mrs. Foltz, had
lever threatened Mr. Lowe and did not
w. N. Goodwin to represent
llm. she read an affidavit from Mr.
Veatherholt in which he stated that
he plant would meet with disaster If
he plans of the plaintiffs were carried
tut. He asked to be discharged as a
'laintiff in the action.
The motion to strike the restraining
rider from the record was then denied.
Mr.. Goodwin asked leave that Wealth
rholt be made a defendant with Love-,
nd Mrs. Foltz followed with a motion
hat Weatherholt be taken out as al
laintiff. Both these motions werel
,ranted by the court.
Wants Early Hearing
Mrs. Foltz made q. strong effort tol
ave the next hearing take place early
n the coming week, prior to the an
ual meeting of the directors, which,
J to be held January Is She saldl
'eon Lowe, who was deeply Interested
I the affair, was in San Francisco and
ould not reach Los Angeles until that
me.
Mr.. Goodwin declared, however, that
!. H Hayes found 1t necessary to go
, Goldfeld where he has large min
lg interests, and could not return
ithin six weeks or two months.
Judge Hutton continued the restrain
lg order in force until February H.
nd denied the request of Mrs. Foltz TO
ansfer the matter to another depart
ent, saying all departments were
on account of the recent
olidays.