The Washington times., 1920-02-13
Injunction Order Is Asked by
William Randolph Hearst to
Restrain Board.
SAYS LOSS is IRREPARABLE
Shipping Officials Must Show
Cause Monday In Answer
To Court Order.

Chief Justice Mccoy Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court tdoay issued a
rule requiring John Barton Payne.
Thomas A. Scott. John A. Donald and
Raymond e. Stevens, Commissioners
OF the United States Shipping Board
and the officers of the United
States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corporation to show cause
Monday morning why they should
not be enjoined from offering for sale
thirty German ships which were
taken over from the enemy by an
Act of Congress. and which wero
scheduled to be sold by the Shipping
Board.
The rule was issued on q petition
Of William Randolph Hearst. who
filed suit against the Shipping
Board and its officers declaring that
the conrlAnplated sale would b nm.
lawful and unfair and would result
in irreparable damage to the United
States, its people and its taxpayers.
Sum Is Inadequate.
The sum received will be made
quate." he says, "and such sale will
result in a gross waste of the prop
erty of the people OF the United
States"
The bill sets forth that the sale
was precipitately scheduled, and the
time fixed therefor has been fire.
Quently postponed for brief periods
without due notice, and the terms
and conditions SO changed and modi-
fed, and with such frequency and
without due notice, that prospective
bidders are not advised as to tho
terms and conditions that are actually
to govern the SALE.
Injunction Text.
Tho bill for injunction follows:
In the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia
William Randolph Hearst. plaintiff.
VS.. John Barton Payne, Thomas A
Scott, John A. Donald, and Raymond
B. Stevens, commissioners composing
the United States Shipping Board, and
the United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation. a cor
porstion, defendants.
The plaintiff represents unto the
court that
He is a citizen OF the United
States and a resident OF the State OF
New York, and Is a taxpayer of tbs
United States and brings this suit In
his own right as such taxpayer.
2-The defendants, John Barton
Payne, Thomas A. Scott, John A. DON
aid, and Raymond B. Stevens. arc citi-
zens Of the United States and arc tenn
porary residents of tho District OF
Columbia, and are four commissio ners
composing the United States Shipping
Board as established pursuant to the
act of Congress approved September
7, 1916 $50 Stats. at L. 1857, and the
various acts amendatory thereto, the
defendant, the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.
is a corporation organized under the
laws of the District of Columbia pur-
suant to the provisions of the afore-
said act tsection ~.
3Lon June 30, 1917, the President,
by Executive order OF that date, is-
sued under authority conferred by a
joint resolution of Congress approved
Nay IL, 1917, took over to the United
States the immediate possession and
title OF the following vessels which
were then owned in whole or In part
by q corporation, citizen o. subject Of
the empire of Germany or were fying
the hag or were under the registry
Of the empire of Germany:
vaterland, George Washington.
Amerika, Kronprinzessin cecIls.
Kaiser wilhelm III. President Lincoln.
President Grant Cinctrpstus. Tenn
sylvanln, Grosscr Kurfurst Armenia.
Arcadia, Adamsturm, Pisa, Willcbed.
Prinz Joachim, Scrapic. Hn-bu~l.
Allcmnnin, PortonJa, NaSsovih Clafa
Mennlg, Mals. rommoru, Neptuu.
setos, o. ]. d. thlcr, Holsatia. rr,u.
Waldcmar. SteatEsnkeeta kFacthkc.
Honeymoon. Bornno, Govorneur Jas
suhlSn. Marudu. Darvel, Ta!ntRu. prlH.
cesa AlirS. Andalusla, wleEand. Cam
mliia Rickmera, Bochuni, Clara Jeh-
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