The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
Company Officials File Suit
for 100000 Against the
Garments Union.
GET A RESTRAINING ORDER
Court Issues Ruling Prohib-
iting Strikers From Inter
fering With Cars.
NO SERVICE AT SAPULPA
Corporation Commission Has
Not Answered Request to
Tear Up Tracks.

Difficulties between the striking
street car operators and the Okla.
hoiua Union Railway officials were
carried into the courts yesterday
afternoon. when suit for 1900. 600
war filed IN the district court by
" the O. l.. II. company against local
No. S92. -Amalgamated Association
Of Street and Electric Railway En-
ployos ofrAmcrica The company
also asked for a temporary restrain
ing order enioining the defendants
from interfering with the operation
Of the com mpany's street and inter
urban cars
Actual damages 10 the amount OF
100 900 are asked and 100000
punitive damages are also sought
BY the company Judge owen
owen granted the temporary re-
sraining order enJoining the 30 de-
iendants named In tho petition
from abusing threatening. insulting
or injuring IN any manner the em-
pIoyer OF the company or interfer-
Ing with the property OF the com
pany.
Say lawson an Agitator.
In tho petition filed asking dam
ages, the railway company states
hat since the organization OF the
company property to the value OF
81 500 900 has been accumulated.
and that the plaintiff company has
a, all times treated its patrons and
emplopes with consideration.
y. lawson. organizer OF the
sinking union, is charged in the pc.
uuon with being an agitator, having
attempted 10 seduCe men out OF the
.0mpany's service and having con
tpired with V =. Scott. president
o' the local union. and others TO
destry the business and property
o. The company, which resulted In
The icmonstrauon at Sapulpa on
he night OF June %
on June -. according to the pc
uuon, following the advice OF the
defendant lawson, crowds OF per
sons. among them many OF the de
iendan's, stopped n street car IN tho
ciy ~ Sapulpa, removed by force
ana threats two guards employed
~ the plaintiff ana tied up traffic
'ot long period Of time Again on
me DAYS specified. crowds stopped
an interurban car between kiefcr
and Sapulpa and for long period
oi time completely stopped traffic
IN tae interurbnn line of the plain
mn company During these activ-
Iica according 10 the plaintiff the
employees OF the company were
Threatened with physical injury n
ineY failed to desist from operation
o. The cars owned by the plaintiff.
Tor these alleged violations OF law
NE p,ainuff asks damages OF 5000
00o
There was no indication or vio-
lence throughout the day until II; 30
o'clock last night when two shots
were fired from ambush on one ~
mo q. u. Il. cars as u was passing
through West Tulsa. \ car window
vas broken by the first shot while
he second shot went wild.
When the car returned on ~ next
Tip torpedo on the track near the
RULER restaurant exploded and
caused some excitement until the sit
laNon became understood Police
believe tho shooting was done by
acrank ana was not an Organized at
Tempt TO interfere In operation OF
cars
city OfnlcnIs Busy.
Er'i0e Just as soon as We are given
Po'onuhn,' said | L. Crow presi-
cent ot the q l. r company last
nPf' CITY service at Sapulpl Is
S' AZ stand still and the inter
uthan service there also has stopped
Members OF the Sapulpa CumWcr.
ea. club held a meeting with pa"
CIV commissioners al Z O'Clock YES
Vr1Ay afternoon. In an effort 90 ar
tl's a some solution OF tho situation
mere Another conference was held
$50 o'clock last night. but both
meetings were closed 20 the public
u ls believed that measures were
Ase7 10 assure protection Co tho
~mpany Fred O Fowler. comm.s-
eonHr ~ public affairs. ~ reported
~ making tho atatcmen, that II
s'en AN hours he could restore
eF'.-" proviiinE tho company would
CONTINUED or FAGE NISF .,,p.