The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-16

 cago and Oak Park Elevated road to resume service tomorrow morning and to employ strikebreakers and report any interference with operations io the court.
 Chicago, June l5.--Co omplcte te-np ot all surface transportation lines marked the second day of the Chicago street ruil- way employees strike. The elevated cont panies ran occasional trains over part of the system. but these carried few passen- gers and made irregular stops
 few minor acts of violence were re- ported
 Prospects of the United states oversee Ing the operation of the oak park di- vision of the elevated were seen III an order by Federal Judge .. C. l<ohlsaat. directing Samuel Insul receiver for the oak park elevated. to resume operations immediately and to report any unlawful interference or obstruction by any per sons whomsoever for such action as the court may deem proper.'
 With normal transportation means to- tally paralyzed Chicago's population to- day walked to work or rode In automo- piles, steam trains or buses, which in- cuded vehicles of all description, ranging from converted ice wagons to huge de- livery motor trucks with seats for 10 or 50 passengers
 Traffic Congested | Downtown traffic was worse congested today than ever before and tonight police . erf .i..i h.. ,,,a,. ,,to,,p{f,c t,, u5or5x o,l. a scheme to control motor cars in the heart of the city An effort may be mada to keep the cars from entering the down. town streets.
 Judge kohsaat's order was taken at the instance of Briton l. Budd and sam ueI Insul, receiver uf the Ga9H ri '' sA yated The federal court has cnarge through the receiver Of the opera' on of the road and the employees of sha foAd are thus employees of the court
 Provision was pade ill this order Tor fair treatment of eInployes who have gone on strike. in the direction that the re- oeIver furnish to the court all informa- ton as to the facts and circumstances in which the strike was called
 ,.fn exercising it's powers over the rail- road the court owes q duty 10 the eni- ployes," the order read, namely the duty to see to it that they are fairly treated in all respects. for they are. for the time being, employees of the court.
 "But the court also owes duty to the public and that Is to operate the trains by the best means obtanahle. Con sequently the receiver Is directed to re- sume operation without delay, employing such men as may be available for tho purpose
 Strikebrealsers on Way Reports from eastern labor centers are that numerous strikebreakers are on their way here from the east Several hundred recruited in this city are housed in out lying barns The Illinois senate. after a' lively ses- sion at Springfield today. directed the state public utilities commission to make an immediate investigation of the strike with view to bringing about a settle ment.
 Theatres and cafes, and baseball and amusement parks were the chief suffer- CTS from the strike.
 Tonight for several hours after the close of business, the utmost confusion prevailed about the streets. but by O clock the railroads and busses had taken care of virtually all the homeward bound residents and the downtown streets were virtually deserted save for few night workers and those who preferred to spend the night in hotels rather than risk not getting downtown tomorrow