Show McPHERSON TO DECIDE THE MISSOURI RATE CASES Kansas City April 17 Smith In an amended am decree handed down Iowa In lit the tho United States Status dis district net court hero here today Lodar reserved ex ox exclusive Jurisdiction In rate cases and in effect Instructed the tho courts to keep out of tho the case T The he decree will the tho injunction injunction tion lion the railroads now pending in the state tato courts and antI started by tho the state stal officIals ol to enjoin the railroads operating in Sn Missouri from putting tho the passenger rate raLo Into effect decree said Prank Frank hag Cl representing tho the railroads means m that tho the federal court retains absolute control of or the rate situation In Missouri It will prevent any nu fur Cur further ther thor Interference on the part of o the Ito state courts Judge JUd McPherson after actor handing down the amended decree today said ald he would file a supplementary decision ion within a few days das The attorneys for tho railroads ask asked asked k ed cd Judge McPherson to make certain changes In his original opinion of March larch 16 They The desire to have strick stricken on en out his suggestion that thal a passenger rate of two and anI lC cents would I he lie compensatory The judge today tolay did didI not say sa whether or not nol he would make mako I the changes desired The Burlington ton and the Rock Island railways rall had already announced a pas passenger rate of oC 2 12 cents effective May My 1 I and today todar a third railway tho the St Louts Loula San Francisco announced Ils Its Intention to follow tollow suit sulL Railway Rail war officials here lucre profess to believe that Ulal nil all railroads in Missouri will be fore forc forced ed to take similar action Tho The ques tiun of or whether or not tho the road will return retarn to the rate will de depend depend pend upon Judge McPhersons forth forthcoming forthcoming coming supplementary decision which it Ib it expected will pass pans definitely up upon upon upon on this latter point |