Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-15
Fourteen Named as Defendants.


 In bringing the suit for restrain ing order, the Southwestern Bell Tele- phone company named as defendants the Central Trades and Labor council, International Brotherhood of Electri- cal workers, Birdie Thomas. Pearl Coons, J. L. Goble, Irene Lindley, Bertha Taylor. Selma Strobe, R. T.. Poole, Tuck Meaks, Ben Mann, Annie White, Gussie Presley and Annie FL kins, the complaint alleging:
 "On the 14th day of November, 1917, the defenadnts above named, to- gether with others whose names are unknown to the plaintiff, unlawfully assembled and now continue to crowd about the telephone exchange of the plaintiff, engaged in picketing the same, and by intimidation and and threats prevent ingress into and egress from plaintiffs telephone exchange, thereby terrorizing the telephone op- eratives engaged within the said tele- phone exchange and preventing the employees and others having business within the sale exchange from going into said building. thereby demoraliz- ing and crippling the work of said ex- change" i.
 The complaint then calls attention to the fact that the city is dependent upon the exchange for fire alarm ser vice, and says:s asrE
 "Said defendants and others whose names are unknown to these plain tiffs so engaged are insolvent, and plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law to redress for any injuries they may inflict upon it's business or prop erty.
 ::Plaintiffs and it's agents have re- quested the defendants and the other parties aforesaid to desist from their unlawful conduetx without avail. Un- less an injunction is issued herein en- joining defendants from such con- duct, the plaintiff and it's subscribers and the public interests at Pine Bluff and vicinity will suffer irreparable damage.
 "Wherefore the plaintiff prays that a, temporary restraining order issue forth with commanding the said defen- dants and all other parties whomso- ever from assembling or picketing at or near the plaintiffs telephone ex- change, and from intimidating or mo- testing any of the plaintiffs employees, from destroying any of its property or injuring it, and from holding meetings or making demonstrations for the pur- pose of interfering with the plain tiff's business and coercing it's en- ployes. and that upon final hearing the injunction be made perpetual, and for general relief"
 The complaint was presarted to and the order issued by Judge w. B. Sor- rells in the absence of the chancellor, Judge John M. Elliott. Bond was fur nished by the telepohne company, the suraties being Jo .Nichol, Leo M. An drews and R. Carnahan.
 ! The writs were served by Sheriff R. H. Williams and Deputy Sheriff J. l.. McBurnett at il o'clock last night Some of those in tha crowd were die- rosed to make light of the order, a few declared they would remain all night while others dispersed. The court and the officials were criticised by a few because of the issuance of the iniunc- ton. and the serving of the writs. ;.
 Says He Was Not Participant.
 R. T. Poole. named as one of the de- fendants in the suit, last night de- clared that the introduction of his name was without cause. "I am not a member of any organization involved; not a member of the Central Trades council" hesaid. requesting The Crap hic to rrint statement. "I am a con- tractor, and do not be'o"g to union at all. I had nothing to do with the strike, nor had I heard of it until l came up town last night. I was mix. ed up in it only as an innocent by stander."