Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-27
cLAaH BETWEEN LOCAL AGENTS
AND oursipERs At sIoUx
CITY SHOW.
EFFoRrs TO KEEP OUT
pEALERs FROM OTHER TOWNS
Injunction Secured Preventing Leasing
Of Rink For Exhibition Purposes-Arf.
davits Secured 60 Show Plot-Mattsr
Gets Into Courts and Bad Fss'ins
ResuIts.

in the fight between the outside auto
mobile dealers and the Sioux City auto
men came in rapid fire order yesterday
afternoon. As the case now stands E.
NJ. Sinclair representative Of the local
dealers, asks $4,000 damages of 8. A.
Waterbury, an automobile dealer or
Akron, Iowa, and G. T. Van de Steeg,
proprietor OF the Princess skating rink.
the building over the possession OF
which the tilt is being held. The local
dealers are restrained by an injunction
from using the rink. The outside deal
ers can go ahead and arrange their
show at the rink, for no injunction has
been issued against them.
Judge David Mould. of the district
court, late yesterday afternoon was
asked by Fred w. Sargent and George
Jepson, attorneys for the local dealers.
to enjoin the outside dealers from using
the rink during the auto show this
week. The Judge refused to grant the
injunction. He said he wanted to look
into the case.
Affidavits Being Secured.
1t had been planned to hold the In
junction hearing yesterday, taking the
testimony orally. 1t was held. however,
that the testimony should be by afff-
davit. and about o'clock the attorneys
for the local dealers started on the
hurryup task Of securing the necessary
affidavits. C. N. Jepson Ia Ill and his
brother George Jepson took his place.
Copies OF the affidavits for the local
men were turned over to T. G. Hen
derson, counsel for the outside dealers.
about o'clock. He then set about
securing counter affidavits. The law
allows him reasonable" time in
which to do this, and it was held he
was entitled to least as much time
as it had taken Mr.. Sargent and Mr..
Jepson to secure their affidavits. Judge
Mould, therefore announced that the
hearing would be delayed until Mon
day.
The tilt between the local dealers and
the outside men first was taken to the
district court when 8. A. Waterbury, an
auto dealer Of Akron. Iowa. brought
action in the name Of Ed L. Dealey. Of
LeMars, which resulted in the enjo!n-
ing of the local men from using the
skating rink during this week. the time
set for the auto show. Dealey, 1t was
stated by Waterbury in . sworn affi-
davit. was out OF the state. He has
returned to Sioux City.
Waterbury Makes Reply.
Still acting for Dealey and the other
outside dealers. Waterbury. thru his at
! torneys. Henderson & Ffibourg, then
| filed in the district court reply to the
request OF the local dealers that the In
junction be dissolved; that the outside
| dealers be enjoined from using the rink
and that the local dealers be awarded
damages in the sum of $500.
In the reply 1t Is alleged that the To-
cal dealers, thru their attorney, Fred
w. Sargent, offered $3.50 to Van de-
Steeg If he would cancel the lease with
the outside dealers. Sargent. it is al
| legged. said the rink did not comply with
the city fire ordinace. that its use as a
| skating rink was illegal and that ne
asked the mayor and other city officials
to take steps to prevent the use Of the
building for an automobile show.
| It Is alleged in the reply of the OUT
side dealers, that representatives. OF the
local auto men offered to pay George
| c. Call, owner of the skating rink. il
he would use his efforts to prevent the
building being used for an automobile
| show.
Jepson Thought Matter Settled.
c. n. Jepson. one of the attorneys for
the Sioux City Automobile Dealers As
ISOLATION, in an affidavit reviews the
| steps which have led up to the fight in
court. He says in connection with Mr..
Sargent he was empowered by the loca!
dealers to conduct negotiations with
the outside dealers looking to the hold
ing Of joint show at the auditorium.
He says he was in Mr.. Sargent's Of
flee when several of the outside dealers