The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-08-19
SOUTHERN
ASKS COURTS
PROTECTION
In:junctions Obtained
From the Federal
Courts Against the
Strikers Who Are
Interfering w i t h
Workmen

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Workmen
sAsheville, n. c., Aug. 16.-Tena-
porary injunction restraining all
striking employees, members Of the
various crafts. their officers or
agents, within the jurisdiction of
the United States district court for
Western North Carolina, from in
terfering with the movement Of
interstate commerce. United States
mails or employees of the Southern
railway at Spencer or Salisbury,
was signed in United States district
court here this afternoon. The in
junction was signed by Judges
James E. Boyd of Greensboro and
E. Yates of Shelby.
Similar injunctions, railroad at
torneys said, had been asked for
in every state in which the South
ern operates.
The temporary restraining in
junction issued this afternoon is
declared by attorneys to cover ac-
ton of all the crafts out on strike
at all points on the Southern rail-
way. with specific restraint on in
dividuals at Salisbury and Spencer.
Defendants named in the injunc-
ton against shop craft organiza-
tions and individuals have been
ordered to show cause, if any. on
August e6 at II. o'clock at Green's
boro why injunction should not be
granted.
K. NJ. Ellis of Spencer. who was
elected president Of the North
Carolina Federation of Labor
Tuesday night, is one of the indi-
viduals against whom the restrain
+ ing order is issued, as district rep
resentative of the federated shop
crafts of the Southern railway.
Three hundred OF more strikers
and sympathizers refused TO allow
Especial guards to leave the train
when they arrived at Salisbury for
special duty Tuesday night. the
attorneys asserted.
It is reported that several OF the
guards are missing.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Reports
received by Attorney General
Daugherty are that serious trou-
/ BILE has occurred in connection
with the railway shopmen's strike
at Spencer, n. c." Strike sympa-
! thizers, he said tonight had, ac-
ieerding to his reports, entered the
shops, routed workers and had
even intinidated railway police.
An appeal had been made for
marines and troops, the attorney
( general said he had been informed,
| adding, however, that no federal
| action was being taken at present,
although United States marshais
were con the job"
! Charlotte, n. c., Aug. 16.-It was
! stated tonight at the Office of the
general superintendent of trans
!. portation Of the Southern railway
I lines East, that while strenuous
I picketing prevailed at the Spencer
shops no outbreaks or violence
had been reported to headquarters
here.
! Reports We're current in the city
| that numbers of labor union mem
| .bers here had received mesa ges
| during the day urging them to be
| at Spencer tonight.
/ There were no notable develop
ments in the strike situation today,
so far as had been reported in
] Salisbury early tonight. according to
a message to the Charlotte observ-
/; er from its correspondent at Sails
| bury, about three miles from
| Spencer. The correspondent adds
| that a dozen negroes employed at
! the shops, who were paid off yes
/ terday, left today Of their own ac-
cord.
Raleigh, n. c.. Aug. 16.-Gov-
ernor Morrison will go to the
| Spencer shops OF the Southern
railway tomorrow on his way from
] Blowing Rock to Raleigh and make
a personal Investigation of the sit
uation there, following calls for
I troops from the sheriff of Rowan
county.
Statement to this effect was au-
! thorized by Governor Morrison
who communicated with his pri-
vate secretary, William H. Rich
ardson. at Raleigh by long dis
tance telephone.
] In the meanwhile, according to
a statement from the governor, or
ders for troops were held in abey-
ance but the adjutant general has
been ordered to hold himself in
readiness for Instructions
i Spencer, \. c., Aug. 16.-While
there is evident an audercurrent
F, of tenseness. the situation at the
Southern railway shops tonight
was somewhat more quiet than
usual About LOO men are on
/ picket duty. many of them armed,