Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-18
E : ,,cal1or Summons Before Him Three Accused of Making Threats.
,vpT.AINS THAT THE
 WORD 'sCAB' TABOO
.or Girls, Denial of Attempting to ,,Hmidate Young Woman Who Remains on Duty, Chancellor
 Lets Them Go.


 kion telephone operators who were |nonp those leaving their places last EAdnesday evening, were summoned kfore Judge John M. Elliott yester- \ and given an opportunity to deny |ak;np threats against Miss Beatrice Filson, one of the 19 operators who Imained on duty. Summons was is- | d also for Miss Essie MeCrue, but
 e Deputy Sheriff J. L. McBurnett
 s not able to locate the young lady. |Judge Elliott told the three young bmen that they were charged with hlatinp the restraining order issued ] Judge w. B. Sorrells, upon appli- Ition of the Southwestern Bell Tele- kone company, and asked them con krning the charge. They denied mak-
 r any threats, or using any oppro-
 ous epithets, asserting they only con krsed with Miss Wilson, in an en- kavor to persuade her to join the hion and quit work.
 Judge Elliott said that according their explanation they had not vio-
 ted the injunction, but he warned
 luf that should they do so, or should
 N others do so, he would punish and
 Insh severely.
 ['I want to say to you young la
 that you have been brough here
 order that you may be warned"
 d Chancellor Elliott, "as I do not be-
 ge that any one of you would know
 gly violate the orders of the court.
 have no objection to the union, and
 want to say that if I were you l |ould belong to the union, but the
 w must be respected and any viola bn of the law will be severely pun
 hed. What you have told me that bu did in this case is not viola bn of the injunction but it had been ported that you had called one of Re employees a "scab" and tried to tevent her from exercising her free fll and l called you here to question bu and to warn you. Tregard you all perfect ladies and I thank you for |ming here"
 |The young ladies were accompanied the courthouse by D. l.. Goble of ellas( who organized the hnion. At |e conclusion of the lecture" they
 left, showing neither resentment lr fright.
 Meeting Monday Night. A meeting "to put the girls side of |e controversy before the public" will held at the tabernacle Monday eve hg, at 8 o'clock. w. B. Hicks, form- president of the Central Trades |unicl will preside, and the case for le striking union operators will be resented by several speakers. SeN |al of the girls are expected to give lelr experience, and express their |ews. There will be no demonstra- Pn of any kind, it was declared. La
 2 union officials are anxious, it was hted, to "have everybody attend the |eeting, especially the buisness men, ed hear the girls side presented in a fr and reasonable way, and then |sw their own conclusions."e Nothing happened; yesterday to mar E ma4ner in which.the situation. has Ren hdndled by the authorities and the labor leaders. Rumors of lfeats at violence continue, but these |e scofied at by labor leaders.
 ratrols of the Home Guards con- nue on, duty, while special deputy
 enns, most of them prominent pslness men, are on the streets ad- lcent to the building in the evening pus when crowds are most likely assemble. and at the building most go far not the slightest friction has
 Cuired, and with both the labor lead-
 s Md authorities declaring they will
 uesvor to prevent any disturbance, N IS indication that no untoward |cldent will develop.