The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-21
INJUNCTION
DEC|SI0NIS
POSTPONED
Wilkerson Extends Or
der; Will Decide Fin
ally Saturday.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
Chicago, Sept. 2L - Judge
James H. WilkersOn this after
noon deferred decision on the
governments bill for a tempOr-
AIRY injunction against the rail-
road strikers until Saturday,
and continued the restraining
order now in effect until that
time.
In effect, the court told the attor-
injunction as the restraining order
itself expires tonight at midnight.
He said the delay would give him
time to study the evidence further
and set Saturday morning at II
O'Clock for his decision. Attorney
General Daugherty reached court
at 2:30 o'clock and gave his final
approval to the Injunction draft
which his associates have prepared
while Mr.. Mclaughlin finished the
governments closing argument.
Comparison of the draft read by
Mr.. Daugherty with a copy of the
restraining order showed it not only
had not been modified, but in fact
was reinforced with even more
drastic definitions and terms.
The only modification is a para
graph stating that there is no re-
straint on the use of union funds
for lawful purposes. The bill also
asks the continuation of the re
straining order against all defend
ants who have not been heard in
, court.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-(By the Asso-
| ciated Press.)-Judge James H
WilkersOn was expected to decide
today whether the nation wide
strike Of railway shopmen can be
legally regarded as a conspiracy
, in restraint of interstate commerce
, and to determine the extent tC
which he believes the federal gov
ernment is justified in going to re-
/ strict strike activities.
Closing arguments in the Daugh-
erty injunction case were begun to,
day and Judge Wiikerson's ruling
was expected to follow before the
temporary restraining order, ex.
tended 10 days ago, expires at mid
night.
Although Attorney Genera
Daugherty and his legal aides haG
made modification of any inten
tion to recommend modification O
| the order, predictions were made
by persons who have watched the
proceedings closely that some o.
the drastic clauses of the Wri
would be toned down in the injunc
tion which the government attor
neys would ask Judge Wilkerson t
sign.
/ Case is Important.
The case, involving nine lega
and economic questions, is regard
ed by attorneys as the most impor
tant of its kind ever brought to bal
in a court of the United States
Into it the government threw on
of the heaviest legal batteries eve
assembled in a court action Of it
character, with the attorney gen
eral of the United States in per
sonal charge of the government
forces.
Meanwhile Mr.. Jewell, head o
the shop crafts, was in the east at
tempting to line up more road
with the Baltimore peace plan un
der which strikers were taken bacl
by a number of lines.
Roads which accepted the Balti
more terms were taking back erst
while strikers in thousands Will
carriers which turned down tn
terms reported steadily increasing
shop forces recruited Independent
ly of negotiations with the sho]
craft organizations on strike.
A statement issued here at tn
western offices of the Association
of Railway Executives said sho
forces were SO per cent of norma
on western lines; S6.4 per cent o.
eastern roads, and IS per cent o.
southern systems.
Deputies investigating the dyna
hitting of box car used for sleep
ing quarters for workers in tn
shops of the Louisville & Nashvill
, railroad, at Boyles, Ala, a subur
of Birmingham, were without clue
early today Clarence Jones, on
of two men sleeping in the car, wa
injured slightly. Other worker
who used the car were at their job
when the explosion occurred.
The incident was one of the frs
: occurrences of disorder in railroa
J shops since the early part of tn
, month.
Negotiations between officials c
} the ST. Louis & San Francisco sys
: TEN and the newly formed sho
: unions have resulted in satisfa(
tory agreements on wages an
, working conditions. according
: announcements at Springfield. M,
Honolulu, Sept 21.-Nine live
l were reported lost. 2.100 homes an
Flax ehipc Iar2Ood in tvpIoo,