The Washington times., 1910-06-02


.ates. The commission has not yet
ad time TO figure out the percentage
4 incre ase. Cnoficially, il was said
90 average between 10 to Is per cent.
but the commission does not verify
these figures.
Not oaIy have the Eastern roads
started 10 shove up rates, but the rail-
roads IN Central Freight Association
territory have taken like action All
the roads operating in the territory
between Chicago Cincinnati, and
Louisville and reaching as far as MI
Waukee, twenty-five lines in all, and
the HiI steamship line, have fled
schedules increasing commodity rates.
Some Rates Increased 81 Per Cent.
The Increases in the Ohio-Indiana ter-
ritory are on a wide range Of commodi-
ties The freight traffic officials OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission have
not made comparisons Of all o. them
But they range, so far as compared
from 6 per cent TO 81 per cent.
The higher increase Is on tar oil,
amounting 10 q per cent The rates
were fled with the commission yester-
day, but not made public until today.
They 90 into effect July l.
Like the increased schedules n ed
by the Western roads which have bee n
enJOined. the increased schedules )t
the roads in the Ohio Indiana regiJu
have been filed in concert Thai is
10 say. there is. according to the con
mission .SpOTts. pTima facte evidence
Of united aston and Of conspiracy
in restraint Of trade under the Sher-
man law This means that almost in
evitably the Department Of Justice
Will undertake TO enJOin the increases
Injunction Will Be Asked.
II Attorney General wickershau
takes action consistent with the course
he TOOK in the case OF the Western
roads. he will look into the c;rcum.
stances OF the action OF the lines il
the Ohio-Indiana country and vii
doubtless seek 20 obtain preliminary
injI ncJion- The fact the roads, have
acted in concert viii be 20 their dis
II is learned that shippers in the
Ohio-Indiana region are already stirred
UP over the reports that the roads II
that territory viii Increase rates
May Investigate Stock killing"
Talk is heard today that an in
vestigation may be ordered by Con
gress OF the circumstances under
which advance knowledge OF the Gov
ernment suit against twenty-five
Western roads was used by certain
powerful PERSONS and interests tC
make big killing in the stock mar
keJ by selling railroad stocks
Objection is made in some quarters
to the manner in which these persons
made a coup in the market and
cleaned Up large sums.
Whether anyone had inside informa
ton that the suit would be started OF
whether II was by the process OF
shreVdly surmiSing there was no Othel
course open for the Administration thar
10 enjOin the roads is matter Of dif
ference Of opinion.
Sugar Investigation Recalled
Tho talk OF an investigation recall.
the - { that some years ago number
Of Senators were shown to be implf
Gated n taking advantage OF the stCcl
market through advance information
they Esd on legislation that related Il
sugar stocks.
members of the firm of Moore G
Schley, New York stockholders, whC
handled the stock investments for GER
tain Senator's, were cited 10 appea be
fore a Senate investigating COMMITTEES
10 testify as to the names OF their sus-
pected clients.
One Of the members Of the firm ap.
peared. but on the witness stand re-
fused to give the names OF the Sena'
tors suspected For this he was sen
fenced to a term in the District jai
for contempt Of court, which he served
Eastern Railroads Cautious.
The Eastern railroads are avoiding
the appearance Of acting in concert
So far, they have fled their increased
schedules separately. Il Is pointed
out, however. that while they thus
avoid a prima facie case Of concerted
action, II does not necessarily follow
that they have not acted in concert
II is believed here that the Department
OF Justice will give close attention to the
increases Of rates proposed by the East
ern roads as we'll as by those in the
OhiO-Indiana territory and that Attorney
General Wickersham viii not rest salts
fed because the roads IN the East are
not filing their schedules in concert --
Central Roads Act Together.
In the case OF the roads in the Central
Freight Association territory, that Is ir
the Ohio-Indiana region, the increased
schedules were filed by c. E. Fulton, Ol