Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-03
United States Commerce Court.


Judges Archibald. Hunt, Garland and
Mack.
The following attorneys were admitted
to practice: Anthony c. Campbell OF
Colorado. Charles J. Rixey. jr.. OF Wash
ington, D. G..
. No. &c. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway Company ct al. agt. United
States: to set aside an order OF the inter-
state commerce commission prescribing
rates on lumber from the southwest to
Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln. Neb..
and Des Moines. Iowa; petitioners were
granted leave to withdraw their motion
for decree and to file an amended petit
ton on or before October % 1911
No. 80. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company ct al agt United States; to set
aside an order Of interstate commerce
commission affecting ighterage charges
on sugar In and near New York harbor;
Judge Hunt was designated to hear testi-
mony: time and place to be agreed upon
by counsel.
No. 40. Norfolk and Western Railway
Company ct al agt. United States; to set
aside an order Of the interstate commerce
commission prescribing local class rates
from Roanoke, Va. to Winston-Salem,
NC. and from Lynchburg. Va. to Dur
ham. N. c., and through class rates from
Cincinnati. Ohio, to. Winston-Salem and
Durham. n. G. Judge Garland was desig-
mated to hear testimony; time and place
to be agreed upon by counsel.
Nos. Is and 10. Russo & Burgess ct
al. agt. interstate commerce commission
ct al, and ]. w. Thompson Lumber Com
pany ct al. agt. interstate commerce COM
mission ct al; to set aside an order Of
the interstate commerce commission de-
nying an award Of reparation on lumber
shipments: continued to the next calen-
dar.
No.. g. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company ct al. agt interstate commerce
commission: to set aside order of inter-
state commerce commission prescribing
the rail and water rate on boots and
shoes from Boston and New York to At
lanta. Hearing on demurrer of inter-
veners, M. c. Kiser Company and ]. K.
Orr Company. Argument in support of
demurrer commenced by William A. VIM
bish.
o. clock.
Proceedings, Monday after The Stars
The following attorneys were admitted
to practice: Frederick A. Fenning of
Washington, D. c.; Oscar L. Horn of
Washington, D. c.; Herman D. Reeve of
Washington, D. c.; Charles A Douglas
of Washington. D. c.; E. w. R. Ewing
Of Washington, D. c.; Arson s. Taylor of
Washington, D. c.; Guion Miller of Wash
ington, D. c.: Thomas James Norton of
Chicago and A. M. Liveright of Clear
field. Pa.
Nos. Ii. u, ID. "A. %. 30. 81. 4s. As and
49,, known as the hours of service
cases." were dismissed by stipulation.
The calendar was called and the fol-
lowing cases were assigned for hearing
No. 3. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company ct al agt. interstate commerce
commission; to set aside an order of the
Interstate commerce commission prescrib-
ing rail and water rate on boots and
shoes from Boston and New York to At
lanta: set for hearing Tuesday. October 3.
Nos IS and 10. Russo & Burgess ct al.
agt. Interstate commerce commission ct
al, and Thompson Lumber Company ct
al. agt. interstate commerce commission
ct al; to set aside an order of the inter-
state commerce commission denying an
award of reparation on lumber shipments;
for hearing after No. 3. 80
No. A. Southern Railway. Company ct
al. agt. United States: to set aside orders
ing PREPARATION to st. Louis Blast Furnace
Company for unreasonable rates charged
on coke from Deepwater. w. Va, to
Carondelet, Mo-: for hearing Thursday.
October 9.
No. 40. Lehigh Valley Railroad Conn
pany agt United States; to set aside an
order Of the Interstate commerce COM
mission reducing rates on anthracite coal
from the Wyoming coal region Of Penn
sylvania to tidewater; for hearing on APP
piication for temporary injunction Mon
day, October 8.
No. 81 Pennsylvania Railroad Company
agt. interstate commerce commission; to
set aside an order OF the interstate COM
merce commission relating to the distr1-
button of coal cars to shippers; for hear
ing Wednesday. October IL.
Nos 40 and Al. Nashville grain ex-
change ct al agt. United States. and
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany ct al. agt. United States: to set
aside order of interstate commerce COM
mission prohibiting rebilling or reship-
ping of grain and hay at Nashville while
refusing the same privilege at Atlanta
and other Georgia, points; for hearing
Monday, October IS. In No. Al. w. s..
Duncan & Co. ct al. were granted leave
to intervene.
Court adjourned until Tuesday. October
8. at 1890 am.