The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-23
ORDER is ISSUED.


tConunuea lr3m rage one.I
such employees in relation to their en-
pIoyment by plaintiff while around the
building or at work, or going to and
from their work,for calling them such
names as rats" tscabs" or other
names tending to subject them to hu-
initiation or insult or in any wise IN
terfering with plaintiff or its en-
pIoyes in the lawful and orderly per-,
Torrance of their business and labor;
or from conspiring, assisting or oper-
ating with others, or each other, in
doing any of the things heretofore en-
joined"
Does Not Prevent Picketing.
The Injunction order is effective i'm
mediately but it does not prevent the
picketing at Crane & company's plant,
only so far as the six defendants are
concerned. The picket line was formed
this morning.
Practically all of Friday afternoon
was taken up in the presentation OF
the defendants side of the case, only
one more witness testifying for the
plaintiff after the noon recess, and
that was F. S. Crane himself, who said
that the actions of the persons form
ing the picket line in jeering and
otherwise intimidating the employees
was impairing and demoralizing the
work at the company's plant.
The defendants lid not call many
of their striking associates to the stand
but had summoned a number of other
persons who had been seen watching
the picket lines from time to time and
who for the most part testified that
while they had seen the crowds they
had observed no trouble of any kind,
w. E. Bush Testifies.
Probably the best witness for the de-
PENDANTS was w. E. Bush, president of
the Typographical Union and member
of the joint conference council of the
printing trades, and who is IN charge
of the strike Bush said he had heard
some of the girl strikers laugh when
employers appeared but said he had
seen no acts of violence. On the other
hand he said he and other officers of
the union had protested strongly
against those on strike doing anything
or committing any act of violence, OF
that would cause violence, in fact, he
said he had urged that they refrain
from any action that might be con-
strued as being unlawful Bush later
was commended for this attitude by
the court.
N. w. Colvin, secretary and treas
urer of the joint conference council of
the printing trades, was another good
witness for the defense. He said the
council did not approve of any mem
Der creating a disturbance and that
they were instructed at all times to
remain within the law.
r. H. Wiscomb said he had heard
girls laughing but said he had heard
no threats nor had seen any acts of
violence.
H L. Howard, who said he had
charge of the picketing5 admitted
having 10 or more persons in line,
but denied seeing any disturbance.
S. J. Foster said he had watched
the picket line number of times and
had heard the term ''scab" and rat
used, but not toward any particular
persons.
w. H. Corning had heard the laugh
ing but that was all, he said.
Mrs. Grace King, who said she was
a bookbinder by occupation, admitted
she had been going to Crane & Com
pany's plant for picket duty twice
day, and had heard some laughing,
but that was all. When asked by
McKeever, attorney for the company,
what she meant by picket duty, she
said it meant nothing only stand in
! line.
One of Defendants Testify.
Paul Cody was the only one of the
eight defendants to take the stand,
and testified he had not been near the
crowds during any of the trouble.
Other witnesses for the defense
were w. Z. wilcox, c. Sutherland, D.
A. Anderson, Jim Wolcott, Capt. Maui
rice Leonard, Lee Nichols, Tom Nc
Neill, Charles Sessions and Marco
Morrow. Wolcott was called merely
to identify a photograph which he
took of the picket line one afternoon,
and the others were called because
they had been observed watching the
crowd at different times but none tes-
titled of seeing any acts Of violence
committed.