Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-08
RAILROAD FUND SUIT |
HAS BEEN CONTINUED
UNTIL DECEMBER q
Attorneys viii Thsn Argue the
Demurrer and Return Will
be Made on the Rule.
AMENDED Blll INTERESTING

AMENDED BILL INTERESTING
"a the Court OF Nhanccry. yesterday
AFTERNOON. Alexander Jamison and
David \. kclnhardt. attorneys tor the
,nnplalnRnis In the case of the United
brotherhood ot Maintenance OF Way
ruu'o,cs and Railway shop Laborors.
", 4. Roberts and David NJ. Armour
uaatrnt Leo l. Kennedy. William t.
i'alncs q, \. RiOgcl. J. 7. Redmon,
a. l. liawkins, !. Y. owen, L. II. Col
iisr, N. II. nailinKer \, W. Witkop, G.
N. p'rlanasan, ", VI. Kane. w. Z.
Weaver and ~. q. Rclmon, nled an
smondcd hill An equity 60 restrain di-
Norsiat of funds aud Tor other relief.
Rnd nuhcrt q. linrman, Of counsel FOR
,hv dulonsc. nlod a demurrer. The
,,ile un the original hill 60 show cause
why preliminary injunction should
not he granted was dismissed. but the
restraining order previously issued
taR continued untl another order Is
nprVtd when the hrst order VIII be
Nnvntud, chancellor Wolcott fixed
ifrdaN. December 90 at 1890 a. M,
tur hunrng argument ON tn. demurrer
and tor the return OF a new rulc TO
ahuW cauHc why a preliminary .n-
junction should not bo granted and
snid ho might extend the time for the
ttiurn
1ho amondmcn, hul averred;
"that loo I. Kennedy and William
Y iinincH, two of tho defendants. are
uHhpuis at Wilmington and that the
uihtr defendants. ln their relations Ca
thp matters uvt forth IN the bill. work
m and uut of Wilmington and are
frequently present IN the city. al
though thcy are not residents Of VII
mlngtou NOR OF Delaware
"'rhut the complainant. United
brotherhood OF Maintenance of Way
imployvH and halfway shop laborers
b. h voluntary unlncorporatcd assccia'
tiuu. having ts headquarters In DE
iruu Mich, exists, operates ant
ifnnaaDts business under a constitu'
tiun and u, .iawa aud Is an orraniza.
tlon composed at Grand Lodge an,
numerous local lolgcs, tho local lodges
hFlnn located in various parts Of th'
United states and Canada. that Ger
tlin uf tho local lodges are grouped
toHethCr tor veStnin purposes within
ihp complainant organization and sucl
rroup of lodges is called the pennsyl
Nhnh SNatom Division of Unlte'
l'rothorhuud of Maintenance Of Wa,
iinpluvos AND halfway shop f.abcrer
tNut uaunilN rclvrrcd 20 more brlcn.
na Hnmpv the Pennsylvania system
iil1nlanl. that ;hc Grand Lodge Is
constituent part oi the complainant
thhi each uf tho local lodges Is a con
HUturnt part ot tho complainant; tha
ihc mpmhora of thc local lodges ar
mcnibDrs 1l the complainant. and tina
thp Pennsylvania system Division
H division aud IN that sense also
tNualliucnt part of the complainant.
"ihat the complainant. W. Il
liHhtrin. Be- mcmbcr of tho Unite'
liluihrrhuOd, being a member Of Locs
SD a1i situated az Wilkes Barre. Pa.
ihat be- lH member of the Gran
ilaiHp and enc of the grand vice
irtsldcnts thereof. and that as sue
Grand NlVp. president he has authorit
fn supervise tho affairs Of the Unite
lIroihythood n the territory whic
la unVvrgCd hy the lines ~ the Easter
DIVISION and the central Division ,
inH iho icrritrv wherein are situate
ihoar iopal lodges which arc groups
iurgtArr ns thc Pennsylvania Systc
DIVISION.
THAT the complainant. David
Armour la mcmhcr of tho Unit'
brotherhood, being n member % Loo
So $50, situated at Bradford. {
whiph lodge b one Of those lode
that are rruuped 60 make the Pen
HNlNnnm system Division.
THAT under the provisions az Il
constitution q Protective Departmc
for the Pennsylvania system Dlvlsi'
WHR organized and has existed {
uany years. that ln the last mcntio
rd organization Leo l. kennedy n
held the ofilcU uf general chairma
NJ llllAm z iinlnos has held the OFF
n secretary ana treasurer. G.
ucEul, :. r. llcdmon. G. l.. Iawki
|und u y owen have held the oric
Oi regional chnlrmen. r. y. Collier h
hold the office Of assistant gener
vhnlrmhn nnd the other defendan
lpuNv been employed as agents and 80
Nanin uf tho United Brotherhood.
THAT a. large number Of employ
in the Maintenance Of Way Dopar
inrni and iu Tho shops Of the Pcnns>
tNnla haiifuad CO. are members
She United Brotherhood. and there a
nlso a luruv number CT such employ
who are eligible Go such membership
"fhai under tho provisions
section o. article 20. of tho constlt
iiun each mumbcr 'of the local lodg
IA required 30 pay Grand Lodge du
ti The rate OF g. per quarter and al
system division dues al the rate
NOT less than 81 pcr quarter. Viii
latter dues apply 20 the pennsylvar
Sysiom Division as one ct the systs
divisions, aud these dues belong
ana when paid become the proper
At the Grand Lodge and the Penns,
Nnnla system Division. respective
aud also become the property Of {
iuitvd brotherhood
"rhHt the members of the 10,