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Show DEKES S Petition for Harries Ee-strainer Ee-strainer Refused; Heber J. Grant Subpoenaed SALT LAKE, Dec. 3u. The district court today denied a temporary restraining re-straining order asked by 100 petitioners petition-ers in Injunction proe.-edlnjrs apalnst Sheriff-elect b it. Harrlee, who?e rl;nt to office war. challt nrT' d I-. an ot alleged Interference of the Mormon ehurch in politics. At tho same time the court overruled a demurrer to t'o-eompialnt. t'o-eompialnt. holding that document to state a sufficient cause for action and gave Harries until Friday mxt to file his answer. This means that the case Ill V. . i . - . . ..in WI--.J on iu mi'iu- an.i tnai j Preeldent Heber J. Grant of the Mor-'mon Mor-'mon church will be compelled to tes- tify what part the Latter Day Saints as a church played in the election of Harries. Twenty-five of the plaintiffs in the. case ajralnst Harries In which Orman I I W. Ewing and others seek to restrain j him from assuming the duties of nf-j ;flce, withdrew this morning when tho! case called for hearing before Judge W. M. MeCraa of th- Third district court j Heber J. Grant, president of thei Mormon Miurch. who was subpoenaed to appear In court, entered as rourt .opened, accompanied by Apostle Stephen Ste-phen L. Richard! and by K s. Hich-ards Hich-ards President Grant's uttorney. Af-jter Af-jter a consultation between counsel, A. L. Hoppaugh of plaintiffs counsel ro-, Iquested the court to excuse President, Orant until such time as he might be needed, explaining that preliminary ! matters subject to the case would probably occupy the day. |