Arizona republican., 1917-06-22
INJUNCTION |S ASKED IN WAGE
 DISPUTE HERE

After many days spent in checking up the referendum petitions affecting the minimum wage bill for women, passed at the last session of the legls- lature, it was announced yesterday at the office of the secretary of state that it will be definitely known today whether the bill is law or is to be referred to the people for ballot.
 Petitions containing more than 500 names in excess of the required num- Der asking for a referendum were filed m the office of the secretary of state. There also were filed affidavits by 800 people declaring that their names were placed on the referendum peti- tions without their knowledge or con sent and asking for their removal. The checking up of all these names has been a long task, but will be com pleted today, it is announced, and the result known.
 Attacked in Court
 Claiming that the Merchants & Manufacturers association of Phoenix, the Merchants Protective association of Tucson and other trade and com mercial organizations urged, advised and cOunseled solicitors and circula- tors of the referendum petition to use fraudulent and deceptive practices in obtaining and procuring signatories, the state of Arizona, at the relation of G. B. Davis, filed injunction proceed ings in the superior court yesterday praying that the secretary of state and all other public officials be re- strained from printing the referendum on the minimum wage law for women on the official ballot. Judge Stanford issued the writ of injunction and the 1 hearing was set for 9.30 o'clock We'd nesday morning.
 The complaint, filed by Miller X | Shepherd stated that the attorney l general was requested to institute l proceedings, but that he neglected and refused to do so. The complaint sets forth the fact that House Bill No 3 passed by the legislature was due to become law on June z. On June 4 and referendum petitions were filed with the secretary of state and that a number of signatures in excess of 76t were procured through misrepresenta tion, fraud and deceit. It further al- leges that the various merchant asso- citations in the state employed among i others to circulate petitions, F. P 1 Syfert D. O'Connor, c. E. King, Mrs 1 (. E, King, E. N. Wentworth, A. T i Jaynes, - Short Miss Peralta, H
 B. Stone, Mary F. Titus, J. E. Perry E. F. Bowers, W. V. Langmade, E. H 1 Johnson, Jane Becker, L. G. Moore 1 Cleoplia Marie Leon and Aguilar Ari- | ola. It is alleged that it was falsely irardulently and unlawfully repre- 1 selted to the signers, in a number ir tXcess of 166. that the purpose of the 1 petition was to carry into effect the
 Wag1 law and if the pc itions were moi fled In time the wage law would have no force and effect. It is charged thar the petition was represented as an in 1 lt'a'i ivc measure puIportils; to provid,
 a minimum wage of $15 for womer and girls and also that the wage law 1 incluced domestics in private fam
 lies. It is claimed that minors anc
 nol-residents were induced 10 sign b, | false representations.
 1 But for these representations it i.
 alleged 2,9l5 signers would nor hay,
 5Hen secured. The ref, endum sus
 penas the wage law for F months.