Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1919 — CAR LINE IS TAKEN BY U. S. [ARTICLE]

CAR LINE IS TAKEN BY U. S.

Federal Marshals Will Run Kansan City (Kan.) Traction Lines. Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 3.—Under orders from Judge John C. Pollock of the federal court, United States marshals took charge of the street cars and property of the Kansas City Railways company here, as a result of the strike of motormen and conductors sifiqp December 11. The order of Judge Pollock was Issued on an intervening petition of the chamber of , comineice Iri an Injunction suit of the street railway company against the strikers. Trainmen now employed, many of whom are discharged soldiers, are to be deputized and armed, and the city will be relieved of providing police protection under which the service has been maintained for several days.