Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-31
SHELBYVILLE
WORKERS HELD
BY COURT WRIT
Judge Anderson Issues Tempo
rary Injunction Restraining
Furniture Employees.
INTERFERENCE DENIED

A temporary Injunction restraining
seventy employees of fourteen furniture
| companies of Shelbyville from continuing
| activities which interfere with the pro-
| ductiOn of the plants today was issued
! by Judge A. B. Anderson in Federal
/ Court. The complaint which lead to the
| hearing was filed Monday by Hubert
/ clark Of Chicago, salesman in the employ
of the companies.
| The seventy workmen involved III the
] order are members Of local organizations
/ of the Federal Union. brotherhood oil
! Painters. Decorators and Paperhangers
/ of America and United brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners of America.
! James B. Cox, presidents Garry WoF-
/ Hand and Elmer Thurston,- members Of
the board of trustees, are defendants con
nected with Local No. 1904 of the Fed
eral Union. Defendants connected with
/ the brotherhood OF Painters, Decorators
and Paperhangers of America, Local No.
! 1O2, are William Loggins, president 4;
| Walter s. Wilson, financial secretary
| Charles Mitch, recording secretary; VIII
! liam Westrick. preceptor; William Davis,
/ treasurer and Paul Ray and Francis
/ Rice, members of the board Of trustees
! Officers thu United Brotherhood OF
/ Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local
/ No. 2.1OS, are Samuel Thornburg, prcsi-
/ dent; Al Streaf. financial secretary: oil
yer Wilson, treasurer: Clarence White.
! business agent: William Henry and
/ Thomas Holmes, members of the board
/ Of trustees. according to the bill.
/ OTHER DEFENDANTS
INVOLVED
| Other defendants involved in the bill,
who are said to be members of one Of
the three labor societies. are Ed Dehoe,
Robert Waltz, Eddie Taylor Charles
stilwell. Fred Fisher. Henry Glass,
] Claude Mefford, Milton Glover. otto
| tTIappyl Cochran, Albert Peck Henury,
Mrs. Albert Henry. Charles Carter. Ir-
vim Scherme, Isom Hillman. Chris Fisher,
William Font William Schadley, William
/ Heustis. Roscoe Anderson. George Lee,
+ Rio Caldwell John Griffin. George Tho
; man. Scott Roy Carlyle, George Spidell,
Arthur Schult Dick Wells, Frank Spin
ner. Elmer Spiegel. Joe Sweet, Lon
Meeks. Peck Henry, Jr.. Mrs. Peck Henry
! Woods Charles Fisher, Leslie Allen. JEFF
+ ferson Kendall. Herbert Fisher. Charles
( NNen. Eddie Wods Pete Miller, Joe Her
ron, Vernon Cross, William Weakley, Sr,
Mauford Handley, Omer Cherry. Henry
Franklin. Harry Brown, Rank Forster
Tom Griffith. George Kelley, Harry
Banta. William Klund- George Wilson
and oliver wilson.
The furniture companies named in the
petition are the Spiegel Furniture Com
pany. Spiegel Cabinet Company. Alberts
+ Furniture Company, DaHziger Furniture
+ Company The c. II. Campbell Furniture
I Company ShelbyyilIe Wardrobe Manufac
turiug Company. The Blanchard Hamil-
ton Furniture Company, Hodell Furni-
] h.. IA D.
{ ture Company. Conrey- Davis Manufactur-
turing Company. Tindall-Gerling Furni-
ture Company. Tindan Wagner Manufac-
turing Company. Shelbyville Desk Com
pany and Davis Blrely Table Company.
EVIDENCE OF
} OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.
In an effort 10 uDionize the plants. out
side influence was enlisted, according "a
evidence today produced In Federal Court
. and organizers Of the unions sought {,
destroy the open shop" policy followed
by the several companies Pickets were
placed about the factory to intimiGats
workmen who refused 10 Join the unions
even after the application for an inIunc
ton was made. IT was stated.
OFFICIALS of the three unions in confer
ence following a strike last May, 81
which many OF the employees refused e
work. drafted a proposition which wa.
submitted 10 executives az the furnitur,
plants, according 10 afidavits submitte,
today. a closed shop was demanded by
the unions. who also called FOR the check
ing on from salaries the entrance fee
Of Fworkmen to the several unions, th'
adoption of an eight-hour day, with ex
ira pay amounting to half the wage bash
for overtime work and double time pa,
fre
One apprentice 70 seven skilled EN-
ployes and a two year apprenticeship wa,
demanded. in addition to the demand
that the companies eliminate piece ant
contract work. and that they confer witt
representatives Of the unions In theli
dealings, the aGidayits showed
ORDER MADE
WITH CONSENT.
The order which was made with tin,
consent of the parties in open court. re
strained the defendants from using VIC
leuce or interfering with the employees
from intimidating employees to induc
the companies-to compel employees to iotr
the unions. from trespassing, picketinl
and Congregating in groups which MAJ
indicate the continuance Of activities.
+ Upon signing the petition for temper
airy injunction Judge Anderson declared
Of the order; that all strike actiyltie,
now employed by the defendants mus
cease at once, and that there must b,
no subterfuge advice by any one II,
promised assistance to the city polio,
force OF Shelbyville If they could no
enforce the law
This is not a fight to better working
conditions he said. 1T is fight fol
the control of business. This is Gov
erument by law, and no so-caled or
ganizer' can attempt to regulate privat,
business"
After court had been adjourned Judg,
Anderson appeared in the doorway and
repeated his admonition that the activi
ties must cease Il have just now beer
informed by Marshal Storen that hi.
deputy had not left the city, after serv-
Ing the notices to the defendants, before
they continued their activities he said
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