Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-06
United States Commerce Court.

Proceedings Wednesday. December s.
1911.
Present: Presiding. Judge Knapp, and
Judges Archibald. Hunt, Garland and
Mack.
No. IL United States eX. rel. Attorney
General agt. Union Stock Yards and Tran
sit Company of Chicago ct al: petition to
restrain stock yard and railway COM
panies as common carriers from perform
ing agreement to pay $5O.0D to Pfaelzer
4 Sons to aid in the construction of a
new packing plant in the stock yards: and
to require said carriers to file reports etc.
with the interstate commerce commission
in accordance with section 10 of the act
to regulate commerce: on rehearing argu-
ment commenced by Mr.. Ralph NJ. Shaw
on behalf of respondents: continued by
Mr. Willard NJ. McEwen on behalf of
Louis Pfaelzer 6, Sons. and Mr.. William
Z. Lamb on behalf of the interstate COM
merce commission. and concluded by Mr..
Blackburn ESterline on behalf OF the
United States; case taken under advise
ment.
No. 30. Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway Company ct al. agt. United
States, respondent: interstate commerce
commission ct al. interveners: to set aside
orders of the interstate commerce COM
mission issued under the fourth section
of the act to regulate commerce as amend
ed June Is, 1910. relating to the long and
short haul: motion of Western Pacific
Railway Company for time to take testi-
mony denied.
Adjourned without date.
Proceedings December >. IL, after Inc
Stars report closed:
Present: Presiding Judge Knapp ana
Judges Archibald. Hunt. Garland and
Mack.
Winfred T. Denison. assistant attorney
general: +. G. Anderson of Kentucky and
Joel r. Vale of Denver. Col. were admit
ted to practice.
No B. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company ct al. agt. interstate commerce
commission. respondent: United States ct
al, interveners; to set aside an order OF
the interstate commerce commission pre-
scribing the rail and water rate on boots
and shoes from New York and Boston to
Atlanta: opinion. demurrer overruled in
part and sustained in part: motion to dis
miss denied: leave granted to amend petit
ton within thirty days: United States
granted permission to answer original Pc
tition within ten days and to plead to
amended petition, if one is filed within
ten days after date of service thereof.
No al. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
agt. interstate commerce commission, re-
spondent; United States ct al. intervening
respondents; to set aside an order of the
interstate commerce commission restrain
ing the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
from enforcing certain rules for the allot-
ment and distribution of coal cars to
shippers, and prescribing other rules
opinion, demurrers sustained and petition
dismissed with costs
No. -. Arkansas Fertilizer Company
agt. United States. respondent; interstate
commerce commission. intervening re-
spondent: to set aside the ruling of the
interstate commerce commission barring
claims FOR reparatfon unless presented to
the commission within two years from
date of delivery OF freight to consignee;
opinion. petition dismissed with costs.
No a. Southern Railway Company
yv,,fk
interstate commerce commission, inter-
vening respondent: to set aside two or
ders of the interstate commerce commits
sion directing reparatiOn to the st. Louis
Blast Furnace Company for unreason-
able rates charged on coke from Deep
water. W. Va. to Carondelet. Mo-: opin-
ion. motion to dismiss denied.
No. -. Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pany agt. United States. respondent in
terstate commerce commission interyen-
ing respondent: to set aside an order of
the interstate commerce commission re-
ducing rates on anthracite coal from the
Wyoming coal regions of Pennsylvania to
tidewater: hearing on motion to dismiss
continued to next calendar.
Nos. 20 and u. Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company ct al agt
United States. respondent: interstate COM
merce commission ct al, interveners: and
Union Pacific Railroad Company ct al.
ast. United States. respondent; interstate
commerce commission ct al. interveners
to set aside orders of the interstate COM
merce commission issued under the fourth
section of the act to regulate commerce
as amended June IS. 1910, relating to the
long and short haul. Stephen A. Foster
concluded argument on motion Of Chicago
Association of Commerce to dismiss for
want Of jurisdiction. The motion was
denied. On motion of United States and
interstate commerce commission for final
decree argument commenced by Mr. Es-
terline on behalf of United States, and
continued by Mr.. F. c. billiard on behalf
of petitioners. Assistant to the Attorney
General Fowler, on behalf of the United
States. and Mr.. r. J. Farrell on behalf of
the interstate commerce commission
Counsel directed to agree upon and sub
NIT form of final decree.
No. 81. United States of America eX
rel. agt. Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company ct al; petition for writ of
mandamus to compel the respondents to
furnish cars and move coal. The United
States was granted leave to intervene
Continued to next calender.
u. S. Court of Customs Appeals.