Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
INJUNCTION DENIED
MORTGAGES IN
1O1 RANCH ROW
Efforts to Return Equipment
to Oklahoma Await Hear
ing Tomorrow.
400 EMPLOYEES ARE
AMONG DEFENDANTS
Justice Cox Orders Alleged Inter
fsrers to Show
Cause.

The troubles of 400 unpaid workers of
the 10l Ranch Wild Wsst Show moved
definitely into court today, when its
mortgages asked the District Supreme
Court to issue an injunction. without
notice to the workers, forbidding the
employees to interfere with the ship
ment of the show back to Oklahoma.
The application was denied by Justice
Cox TIE court, however, ordered the
defendants to appear at / O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon to show cause why
an injunction should not be issued.
The employees. unpaid for various Pc
RODS ranging from three to eight weeks,
are seeking to prevent the movement of
the show before they get their back
wages. It is believed they will counter
BY attaching the physical property Of
the snow, excepting the live stock and
thus tie it up here until their claims
are satisfied.
Col. Zach T. Miller, owner of the
show, wired from Oklahoma to deny
that there was any rea5on why the en-
ployes should not go back 10 Oklahoma
and blaming their troubles on red
element" He failed to mention any
thing about the back wages. The wire
was in reply to one sent Saturday by
George J. Adams secretary of the Dis
trict Committee on Employment, ask
ing Miller to pay off his hands and take
them back to Oklahoma.
RED" Charge Denied.
The troopers Indignantly denied the
charge that they were in the grip of
the red" element They say that all
they want is their pay and that they
will pack up and go peaceably If they
get it.
The petition for the injunction was
filed by w E. Rice, trustee under
mortgage of sl50,000 secured on the
shows property. The defendants named
are the Western Show Co. of Marland,
ella: Jack Brown, Perry Plank. Bob
Wade and DR.. w. r. Davis. all employees,
sued as representatives of the 400 en-
ployes Of the show, who are preventing
its movement.
Alleging that the mortgage has al
ready suffered damages and that more
are threatened unless the court inter-
yenes. Plaintiff sets up that the claims
OF the employees fer back wages are
against the Western Show Co.. and
cannot be enforced against the equip
mont because of the mortgage. He says
that he has offered to tr nsport the
workers back to Oklah ma II they will
pack the show up, and that they have
refused He alleges tfst the minor en-
ployes have threatened to, and that
they will, unless restrained, destroy
the property.
Morale Is Maintained.
Meanwhile the morale Of the troupers
seemed undisturbed as they entered
the sixth day of their strike. There Is
enough food on hand to carry on for
quite few days on the two-meals-a-
day basis, which started last Wednes-
day OF the fund Of $3.50 subscribed
for the workers by the American Legion
there Is still sl6il II in cash and $685.. 46
in pledges left, according to District
Auditor Daniel J. Donovan who IS
handling the funds for the Legion. The
money has been used to buy coal. ice
and foodstuffs. Washington merchants
are supplying large amounts of food
Stuffs free Of charge.
salvation Army eVangelists conducted
services at the camp grounds yester-
day and the employees amused them
selves by putting on a show Of their
own. Everybody who wanted to ride
steer or bucking broncho was given
an opportunity to do so. Strangely
enough, many accepted the ques-
tionable honor, and Charles Tate.
tentman, who handles tent peg some
what better than runaway steer,
wound up the day with broken arm
when the steer proved a little meaner
than he had expected.
Shortly after the show the storm
broke and the employees hustled the
stock under canvas ana hurried there
themselves.
Free Return offered.
The wire from Col. Miller was as fol-
lows 'All employees of lo1 Ranch VIII
be brought here on show train free Of
expense unless they prevail in holding
up the movement Of the train. NY
agent there on the grounds, as well as
Mr.. Eouiware, lessee of the show, VIII
do everything possible to effect settle
ment here These people can find en-
ployment in this country in the mar
vesting Of the enormous crops l be-
lieve they are being led by a req eie-
mgnt which has been around the show
al Summer. No reason Tor them 10
remain in Washington.
The shows appropriation fer medical
supplies has long since run out, but Its
physician. Dr. Wslter Davis has stayed
with il in order 10 care for the health
OF the employees Today he said ne
feared the increasingly insanitary con-
oitions would leak to an outbreak cf
disease end left 70 consult with Health
OfIicer William G. Fowler TO Sc If he
could persuade DR. Fowler to compel
the show owners 90 make adequate TTo-
visions for keeping The grounds clean.
lie said he bar. no flinos with which 20
purchase G slnfe tants
Already tasre have been several cases
Of diseases due to dietary troubles az
the camp.