Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-06
NEW METHOD OF DEALING WITH
RATE INCREASES in mis-.
SOURI, SUIT STICKS.
WILL BUMP UP AGAINST
SHERMAN LAW AT EVERY TURN
Suit is to Enjoin Rate Increases Made
BY Agreement-WouId Affect Nearly
Every Change in Railroad Tariffs
Nice Legal Question InvoIved-In-
surseney Breaks Out on Street Car.
Especial Correspondence. ]

Especial Correspondence
Washington, June g. An entirely
new method of dealing with increases
of rates by the railroads will be estab-
lished if the department of justice can
maintain its suit to enjoin rate in
creases which it has brought in Mis-
saouri.
In other words, railroads are likely to
brought up hard against the Sherman
law providing the courts hold that in
creases of rates, proposed but not yet
in effect, can be enjoined as Attorney
General Wickersham is now trying to
do in the case of the twenty-five west
ern roads in western trunk line terri
tory.
1t is declared at the interstate COM
merce commission by high authority
that in scores of cases, perhaps hum
dreds of them, increases of rates have
been made by an agreement between
roads.
IF the department Of justice can
deal with the situation in the case OF
the roads whose increases 1t is now
trying to enjoin," said one Of the high
est officials of the com mission, then
it will almost invariably follow that
it will be forced by the protests OF
shippers to attack other traffic agree
ments do net see how it can be
otherwise. AS a matter Of fact. the
increases of rates are generally made
by agreement"
AS a matter of fact, it is a nice legal
question whether an injunction suit
can be maintained to enjoin increases
of rates. This is admitted by able IN
terstate commerce lawyers. 1t is clear
the railroads are going to night the
course Of the department Of justice to
the end. The war VIII be waged thru
decision of the supreme court.
This is not the first time the depart
ment of justice has had its attention
directed to using this method of COM
batting rate increases. Some SIX
months ago, the matter was brought to
Its attention. But nothing was done.
Officials who have studied the matter
say it is probable that had the depart
ment Of justice waited until the in
creased rates Of the western trunk
line committee went into erect, they
could not have been enjoined under
the Sherman laws. All that could
have been done in case the rates had
become effective would have been to
enioin the existence of the traffic asso-
citation or agreement but the rates
themselves could probably not have
been enjoined.
The interstate commerce commission
is looking for a flood OF complaints
from shippers on the strength of the
a. oYnacf TO
take these up until fall. The COM
mission will recess for the summer
about the middle of this month. 1t
will not reconvene until some time in
September. From that time on, Of
f,cials OF the commission say, they
look for more work than they have ever
had.
insurgency is a disorder of the blood,
and when it gets into the system 1T is
liable TO break out at the most unex-
nected times. Last Sunday it broke
ont on a street car on the fashionable
Connecticut avenue line, and nearly
ruined the days devotions OF whole
carload Of people.
Representative Norris, of Nebraska,
leader of the house insurgents, was on
the car, when trio of people entered;
white haired old lady, stalwart
bronzed young farmer of 30, and
fashionably clad young woman OF about
the same age. Their conversation
presently made 1t plain just who they
were. The young man and his mother
were from the farm, visiting Washing
ION for the first time; the young wom-
an was the sister of the young man.
The latter had bag, and was starting
for home, leaving his mother to visit
longer.
The car was crowded when it came
to a transfer point where the young
man was to leave his mother and sister,
He rose, gathered up his bag, and turn
ed to kiss his mother.
The white haired woman stood up
and threw her arms around her sons
neck, kissing him and delivering some
last messages.
BE careful not to get lost again
when you go thru Chicago, she said
land tell father what good time we've
had, and"
"All out for the union station
shouted the conductor, standing with
| his hand on the bell cord, watching the
group. The young man stood, very
much embarrassed, but with his arm
around his mothers waist.
and do look after those March
| pigs"
20, break away; start the car, con
ductor," grumbled a silk-hatted man
! in a morning suit, who was accom-
panied by two fashionable women. Its
| church time now"
The car was a-giggle by this time
but the old lady was still pouring out
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