Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-08-05


Chance Houston, Individually ana a.
local chairman thereof; Boilermakers'
Helpers Union and Richard Fisher,
individually and as local chairman
Observation-Disclosures.
Upon consideration of the bill Of
complaint and accompanying aft
davits, filed herein and because they
show that the complainant is en-
gagged as common carrier by rail-
road, Transporting freight, passen-
gers, baggage, express and United
States mails, in interstate commerce,
with its shops, yards and other prop
erty situated in the City of Savan-
nah, Americas, Cordele, Vidalia, FitZ-
gerald and albany, Georgia, all with
in the Southern district of Georgia.
and in other places outside of the
jurisdiction OF this couGt, and that all
Of said property is used and is nee
essary to be used in the carrying on
of interstate and foreign
commerce and the carrying
of United States mails; and
tlat the defendants herein, and other
members Of the defendant unions
named herein, and their associates,
confederates and sympathizers, have
combined, confederated and conspired
To and with each other and with
others unknown, to strike and leave
the employ of the plaintiff and to
compel, induce or attempt to compel
or induce By threats, intimidations,
violence, picketing and other uniaw-
full means, employees of the plaintiff
to refuse or fail to perform their
duties and to prevent persons from
entering plaintiffs service for the
purpose Of performing duties in con
nectlon with the Interstate or foreign
BUSINESS or commerce of the plaintiff,
and the carrying of United States
mails, that by force and other like
means said defendants, their agents.
associates, confederates and sympa-
thi2ers and other persons unknown
have INSTRUCTED, interfered with, de-
layed and prevented plaintiff from
transporting passengers and freight
IN Interstate and foreign commerce
and have interfered with and him
dered plaintiff in the transportation
of the United States mails, all for The
purpose of injuring the business Of
the plaintiff, and interfering with,
impeding, delaying and preventing
plaintiff from carrying on its bust
ness Of interstate and foreign COM
merce and from carrying the United
States mails; that s&id defendants are
either insolyent or of small means
and the imminent losses and damage
to plaintiff are 50 great that it has
no adequate recourse at law, and be-
cause the acts, threats, intimidations
and violence of said defendants, their
agents, associates, sympathizers and
others unknown, have unlawfully him :
dered, embarrassed and prevented
plaintiff from carrying on it's inter-
state and foreign commerce, and have
impeded and interfered with plain
tiff in transmitting the United States
mails, and the cont.nusslce of these
acts and threats are now infiicting
and will continue to lnfict irreparable
damage and injury to plaintiff, and
because the complaint and affidavit
filed herein show that the plaintiff,
by reason of said unlawful acts OF
said defendants, their agents, asso-
ciates, confederates, sympathizers and
others unknown, herein recited, sus-
tanned a damage in money of more
than three thousand dollars, exclusive
OF interests and costs, and because the
plaintiff before the hearing of an APP
plication for an injunction upon any
deferred notice, will sustain imme-
date and irreparable loss, injury and
damage amounting to more than
three thousand dollars, exclusive of
interest and costs, unless the defen-
dants are immediately enjoined and
restrained from continuing their I'M
lawful acts meanwhile.
Now, upon the filing of bond in
this cause for the sum of five thou8-
and dollars ($5,000.00) which bond
has been presented to the court and Is
now approved and filed herein;
1t IS now ordered, that until the
18th day of August, 1922, and until
the hearing and decision of the ap-
pllcat;on for preliminary injunction
herein, the defendants and each and
everyone of them, individually and as
officers and agents of the organiza-
tons and unions named in the bill of
complaint filed herein, and as mem
bers of the conspiracy, combination
| and confederation above referred 90
and any and all persons conspiring
with said defendants or others, and
acting in concert with them, and their
agents, representatives., associates,
alders, abetors and sympathizers, and
all other persons whomsOever, be and
they are hereby strictly restrained:
(a) From unlawfuliy combining
conspiring and confederating to him
! der o. prevent the carrying on Of the
interstate and foreign commerce OF
| the plaintiff and of the United States
mails;
(b) From in any way or manner
| whatsoever (hy use of threats, OF
| personal injury, intimidations, sug-
gestions of damage, on threats of VIC
lehce OF any kind) interfering with
hmdering, obstructing or stopping
any person engaged in the employe
! of plaintiff in connection with It's
business as aforesaid;
(c) From interfering in any man
ner by violence, or threats of VIC
lence or intimidations with any per
son desiring to be employed by plain.
| tiff in its business as aforesaid;
Cd From inducing, or attempting
to compel or induce, by threats, init.
midatlon, force or violence, or put