Show THE JEXKINS CASE I Comes to n Sadden End All the Evidence In Milwaukee Wis April 10The Judge Jenkins investigation by the House subcommitte of the judiciary I committee came to a sudden end so i far as Milwaukee is concerned at 5 oclock tonight All the witnesses subpenaed were examined and as there was no documentary docu-mentary evidence to go over there was nothing else to do and the affair will now continue in Washington The witnesses today wer Chief Wilkinson Wil-kinson of the conductors Sargent of the firemen Ramsay of the telegraphers telegraph-ers Attorney George P Miller General Gen-eral Manager Kendrick Receiver Oakes exSenator Spooner Attorney J > W Curtis of the Northern Pacific road roadhe The interest was in 11 Spooners testimony tes-timony He testified that he with Attorney At-torney Miller had dictated the issuance issu-ance of the first injunction which forbade for-bade the employees of the Pacific Pa-cific from striking and also the order whIch was issued by Judge Jenkins He said this was customary among attorneys in like cases He said however how-ever that he had nothing to do with the supplementary injunction Mr Spooner said he took for the basis of the order for the injunction a decision decis-ion by Judge Pardco of the federal court in the Higg7 case but Attorney At-torney Curtis admit J in answer to a question by Attorney Harper that there was no precedent for Judge Jenkins Jen-kins order I There was some lively sparring between be-tween Mr Spooner and Attorney Bar per whb represented the labor chiefs The testimony of the labor chiefs was similar to that of Chief Clark and Chief Sargent yesterday They all agreed that the injunction prevented them from exercising theIr constitutional rights They were unanimous unani-mous in saying that no man had felt compelled to remain at work but what they objected to was the application of such a power by the court which the did not think was justice VI Arnold secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood bf Locomotive Firemen Fire-men was called to the stand He was asked by Attorney Curtis if it was not true that the among stronger and bet ter labor organizations strikes were discouraged and if they were not gen erally considered an evil Theanswer was in the affirmative Mr Boatner asked if the wisdom judgment and conservatism of the ex ecutive officers did not have much to do in good with keeping condition the labor organization h Not being an executive officer said Mr Arnold I can answer that frankly frank-ly In the affirmative Chief Clark was recalled and Mr Stone took him in hand The congressman congress-man asked if i was not the desire and purpose of these organizations to get in their ranks all men of their class in other words to form a trust or monopoly monop-oly as a monopoly of money or capital so as to control absolutely their differ eat lines of work Mr Clark answered in t the affirmative affirma-tive There followed quite a discussion in which Mr Boatner and Mr Stone of the committee and Mr Clark took part in which Mr Clark stated explic itiy what the laboring men objected to in Judge Jenkins decision The objections objec-tions which were two lay against the clause prohibiting the men to quit work with or without notice in anyway any-way to cripple the road and the clause restraining the labor chiefs from advising vising and conferring wit the menThe men-The feature of the afternoon session In fact the chief factor of the day was xSenator Spooners examin ition Mr Spooner was preceded by D G lamsay who gave testimony similar to thut of the other chiefs relative to methods of ordering a strike and to the effect upon his organization of the strike ordered The question addressed to Mr Spoon er headed at once toward the author ship of the injunction I partly prepared the first injunc ton said Mr Spooner and the or I der was probably written by counsel though I do not recollect whether I assisted sisted Mr Miller in wring i How long did Judge Jenkins hold the petition under advisement before it was issued Mr Boatner asked From Monday t morning until Tues day morning Mr Spooner then proceeded to tell all he knew about the preparation and issuance of the order He was telegraphed graphed for to go to St Paul on the 12th of December and there met Gen oral Manager Kendrick He informed him of the proposed reduction in wages whIch in the condition of the road seemed necessary Kendrick stated that the majority of the employees ployees of the road appreciated the condition con-dition of affairs and would not object to reduced wages There was an element ele-ment however which threatened to strike if the new schedules vent into effect destroy the engines and damage the property Some of the men Ken drick said questioned the right of the receivers to change the wage schedule without the authority of the court Mr Kendrick had not told the receivers re-ceivers of this states of arfalrs aiyl Mr Spooner advised him to do so at once The next Mr Spool r hear of the matter was a telegrim tl come to Milwaukee to meet 1iacsivors Payne Oakes and Rouse Mr Kendrick Afts then and they consulted about the new schedule and I the necessity forn injunction The new schedule Mr Spooner hall a hand In preparing For submissicn in the court He dictated part of it and Mr Miller a part He prfsmited the matter to Judge Jenkins in arbors and ailed his attention to the pCl ton I which might be ooen to discussion but whIch he Spooner told tin judge was sustainable and ifred to Judge Par dees decision tD fortify his position He told the jutlje of the tlutattiitd trouble by men along tile road because of the new scnedule The lmdge look the matter under adviseni and on Tuesday issued th orOr as prayed 711 Boatner asked if it was the common com-mon practice in western courts for judges to issue permanent injunctions ex parteJn chambers affd Mr Spooner replied that it was not the practice anywhere and that the injunction allowed lowed was not permanent nor was it meant to be Mr Spooner was inthe chair for more than an hour His explanation of the order and what it was meant to accomplish put a different phase upon I up-on it from what the labor chiefs expressed ex-pressed Mr Curtis one of the counsel for the receivers was the last witness called before adjournment His testimony was I unimportant |