Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-19
RATE CASE TO WAIl TURN
Supreme Court Refuses to Advance 1t
for Speedy Hearing.
INVOLVES JOINT RATE PROBLEM
Nebraska and Other western Men I'm
washInEton TO Attend Annual
Meeting OF scottish Rite
Masons.
cFrom a Sad correspondent.l

From a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Oct 1s--(Special Tele-
gram.) THE supreme court today refused
to advance the case OF the Interstate Com
merce commission against the Northern
Pacific Railway company az prayed for
by Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers in
his motion to advance, filed June OF this
year The Interstate commerce commits
sion in May, after a hearing. made an or
der requiring the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company. the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway company. Union Pacific Rail-
road company. oregor Short Line RAN
road company and Oregon Railway and
Navigation companyFt establish on July
l. la0e. through and joint rates applicable
thereto from Chicago, Council Bluffs.
Omaha and Kansas City. being terminal
points of the roads named on the east. in
elusive via Portland, Ore. to points in
the state of Washington between Portland
and Seattle. said joint rates to be the
same as the joint rates contempOraniously
in effect between said points via the
Northern Pacific and its connection. On
May . the Northern Pacific company
filed a bill OF complaint for an injunction
against the commission. and, the attorney
general having filed his certificate under
the expediting act. the four circuit judges
sitting in a circuit court. enjoined the
commission from putting its order into
effect on the ground that there were rea-
sonsble and satisfactory through routes
by way OF the lines Of other carriers. and
by reason thereof the order Of the COM
mission was enormously and wrongfully
made. hence the motion to advance, which
is denied.
WesteFners at Masonic Meeting.
Supreme council Of Scottish Rite Masons
for the southern Jurisdiction opened aus
piciously today in the House Of the Tenn
pie in this city. the grand commanders OF
the northern Jurisdiction and Canada be-
l ing present with their secretaries general
Two hundred thirty-third degree Masons
were present when Grand Commander
James D. Richardson Of Tennessee deliv-
cred his allocutiOn.
Among those present at formal inAugu-
ration Of the weeks meeting and bien-
nial session Of the supreme council were
/ Inspector General Gustave Anderson OF
/ Nebraska. Inspector General E. T. Tauo-
man OF Aberdeen. s. D.. and Inspector
General F. A Foote Of Wyoming.
Others in attendance were Walter ia
/ eobs of Aberdeen. George A Pettigrew OF
Sioux Falls. grand recorder Of the Grand
I COmmandery. grand recorder Of the Grand
Chapter, grand secretary Of the grand
/ lodge and deputy TO Inspector General
[ Taubman: DR.. Edward Ashley OF Chey-
enne, who offieiated today as grand prel-
ate: Ivor p Davis OF Aberdeen, E T.
White Of Yankton. J. W. Guild Of Aber-
deem. W. S. StOckwen Of Yankton and
/ Abe Holmes Of DeadwOod, the last three
mentioned being knights commander OF
the court Of honor, who VIII in all prob
ability be made honorary thirthy-thiFds
( before the meeting is over
suEEestioas for Chinese Mission.
Thomas c. Dawson Of Iowa, retiring
/ minister 10 Chile, who is on his way from
Santiago 10 Washington 10 assume the
dtuies OF chief OF bureau Of Latin Amer
lean affairs created for him especially in
the State department is the latest sug-
I sestion for the Chinese mission.
! Ex-Governor MagOon Of Nebraska is alsc
being tOuted for the place and 50 Iowa
and Nebraska are running neck-and-neok
for the job. which seems peculiarly hard C
Z F4U AZ this rncment IN view Of conditions