The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-06-17
j. S. JUDGE ORDERS
4 TO RUN CARS
Federal Court Takes Hand in
Chicago Strike.
TO RESUME SERVICE TODAY
Government Troops May Be Called
II Any Attempt 10 Made to
Hinder Operations Of Trains
on tho Oak Park Road.

Chicago, June desperation Of the
Oak Park Elevated company's trains
will be resumed this morning, under
an order issued yesterday to Samuel
insult, receiver for the line. by Judge
C. C. Kohlsaat of the United States
circuit court of appeals.
Fortified with the order protecting
a ward OF the court, Britton !. Budd
head Of the Chicago elevated system
perfected plans to begin the schedule
at $50 o'clock and continue it al
intervals OF ten minutes each
Under U. s. Jurisdiction.
The order of Judge Kohlsaat was
considered by those looking to an ad'
justment of the strike differences as
the most important development OF
the day. Under its provisions the OPP
Grafton of trains on the downtown loop
practically is removed from outside
factors and placed under the direct
Jurisdiction Of the federal court.
Any attempt to prevent the use of
the loop by any trains would initiate
against the Oak Park company's
schedule, and probably would be
looked upon by Judge Kohlsaat as
violation of the court order.
The order was issued shortly before
the closing hour on representations
of Gilbert e. Porter, attorney for In
sull, who, with Budd, accompanied
him to court. Porter submitted to
the court the attitude of the receiver,
that because of the strike the road
was losing large sums and the patrons
of the line were being Inconvenience.
Plans to Resume Service.
THE Oak Park schedule will be
started at $50 o'clock Wednesday
morning." said Budd, and continue at
intervals of ten minutes. We do not
expect trouble. The matter of pro-
tecting the trains with United States
deputy marshals has not been taken
up that being an exigency which we
do not believe we have to face.
The court order commands the re-
ceiver to operate the road. The or,
der will be Obeyed. do not care to
discuss what measures we will adopt
TO protect the trains.
I'VE shall have enough men to carry
out that order. estimate II will
take from 300 to 400 men to operate
The trains"
Judge Kohlsaat's order caused much
speculation throughout the city when
its provisions became known. Many
street car men saw in it a weapon
which might be used by the companies
to compel them to accede to their de-
mands
The fact that any attempt to pre-
vent the operation of the Oak Park
elevated trains may be construed to
be contempt OF court and be followed
by wholesale arrests and Imprison-
ment, without jury trial In case of
guilt, was taken into consideration.
Judge Kohlsaat refused to discuss the
contempt phase of the situation other
than to say any such action would be
for the future to decide.
Troops May Be Called.
1t was believed among the men that
the elevated company officials will op-
crate with such protection as their
own guards and the city police afford,
and that, should cars be molested, the
aid of Judge Kohlsaat will be invoked
to arm the cars with deputy United
States marshals
To do so many special deputy mar
shals would have to be sworn in as
the force in the Office OF the marshal
is too small to cope with such a situa-
ton.
In case deputy marshaIs could not
protect the cars federal troops might
be sent here, as was done in the great
railroad strike of 1894.
Shot Fired at Train.
The first bullet fred in the
street car strike hit south
bound Wilson avenue elevated train
Just as it was drawing into the
Chicago avenue station. The bullet
struck just above a window in the
rear OF the first coach, and was i'm
bedded in the woodwork. One wom-
an and a detective we're the only per-
sons beside the motorman in the
coach.
Attempt to Wreck Train.
What is believed to have been an
attempt to wreck one of these trains
was made just as the Kinzie street
curve was reached A heavy piece of
scantling was thrown from the fire es-
cape OF building close to the ele-
waited structure. The scantling missed
the train and no damage was done.
Car Strike at Gary Averted.
Gary, Ind, June 16.--The threat
ened Gary and lnterurban traction
strike. which would have affected sew.
eral northern Indiana cities. has been
averted for the present. Two weeks
more have been given the company to
renew the expiring wage scale.