Show FEGAL EGAL BATTLE OPENED ON TELEPHONE DEPOSITS ITS A ATTACK IT ACK RIGHT RICH I Of DEMANDING SERVICE CO COST COSTIN T TIN IN ADVANCE ANC Temporary Restraining Order Or der Issued Preventing Collection of f Charges on Telephone Before Due WITH the filing fiting of a complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint and the tile securing of ofa a a temporary restraining order D D. A. A Skeen Skeels a local attorney opened today in the civil division division divi divi- sion slon of or the municipal al court a fight against the tho Mountain States Tele- Tele and Telegraph raph company's practice tice tico of ot charging for service in ad- ad van vance ance CO Plead Pleading Ins his own case but making the fight also ono one on behalf of oC the public Mr Skeen who appears as aa plaintiff and counsel In hits his own behalf be be- half char charges cs the telephone company with discrimination In demanding the advance payment in some somo cases and not in othe others He asks a temporary injunction to be made permanent when the case is decided restraining the company from removing his telephone tele tele- telephone phone Dhone on account of ot his refusal to pay in advance for service The temporary injunction was Is Issued Issued Is Is- sued by Jud Judge e Wilkins Should It be bo made permanent it will mean that the tho fight against t the advance charge chargo has been won won as far as the municipal court is concerned but it is generally generally gener gener- ally any understood that the action will be bo carried to a a. test in the hither higher courts It Is Mr Sheens Skeen's residence telephone telephone tele- tele phone at 1993 South Tenth East street that is Involved In the complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint He states in the action that for tor or four years cars he be has paid promptly the charges due At divers times times times-he he ha says the company has attempted to enforce a rule requiring that payment for service be made in advance and that it is now tr trying ln to coerce and intimidate him Into making such payment payment pay pay- ment meet by refusing to allow him service serice service ser ser- vice ice unless it Is so made rhe The advance payment rule is characterized char in the complaint as ns arbitrary arbi nary unjust and unreasonable and attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted to be put in force for tor the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of or extorting money from the public The complaint further alleges that the rule Is used as a a. means' means ol ot d- d coercing intimidating and compelling If certain and particular individuals who have the tho courage to object to such unjust arbitrary and extortionate methods and against whom the said C. C C. C Campbell may have c a particular lar spite to contribute money to said telephone company in advance and at the tho time when the same Is not Dot duo and cannot legally be collected by bythe bythe bythe the said telephone company The temporary restraining order Is Issued is sued will require tho tiro company to give Mr Skeen service without the advance advance ad ad- vance ance payment being belne made so lonas long lon longas as the action is pending In the court |