Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-07
THE COURTS
United States Commerce Court.

Present: Presiding Judge Knapp, and
Judges Hunt. Garland and Mack.
J. Archibald Moriarty of the District
OF Columbia was admitted to practice.
No. NJ. Crane Iron Works vs. United
States respondent; interstate commerce
commission ct al. interveners: TO set
aside an order of the interstate commerce
comm ssion Diminishing the application or
the Crane Railroad Company "a plant
utility line for Crane iron works.. to pc
declared a common carrier and to De
granted the privilege of making through
routes and joint rates with interstate
lines: petition dismissed: opinion by Pre-
siding Judge Knapp.
No 81. Southern Pacific Company ct
al. VS.. United States. respondent: inter-
state commerce commission. interviewer
to set aside an order Of the interstate
commerce commission prescribing the
rates on rough green Ar lumber and latin
from points in the Willamette valley to
San Francisco and bay points: peution
dismissed with costs: opinion by Judge
Archibald
No. A, Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company ct al. petitioners; Nash
vile Grain Exchange ct al, intervening
petitioners. agt United States respond
emit: interstate commerce commission.
respondents: to set aside an order Of the
interstate commerce commission direct
Ing the continuance of the practice OF
allowing rebiling or reshipping of grain.
grain products and hay alta Nashville.
while refusing the same privileges at At
lanta and other Georgia points: order or
commission annulled and motion to dis
miss denied opinion by Judge Garland.
Judge Hunt dissenting.
No. "a. Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pany ct al agt. United States. respondent:
interstate commerce commission ct al.
interveners: to set aside an order OF the
interstate commerce commission deny
Ing claims of petitioners against Chicago
avH1 r-..;A >th
for reparation on account OF excessive
and illegal or unreasonable rates on
coke shipped from the West Virginia
Pennsylvania ovens to Chicago: petition
dismissed; opinion by Judge Garland.
No. 65. Chamber Of Commerce Of city
Of Augusta, Ga, agt. United states and
interstate commerce commission; to set
aside an order Of the interstate commerce
commission dismissing the petitioner 8
complaint relating to rates on coal from
Coal Creek. Tenn. to Augusta, Ga: petit
ton dismissed at petitioners cost; opin-
ion by Judge Mack.
No. 50. Mack Manufacturing Company
ct al. agt. United States. respondent: in
terstate commerce commission, inter-
veneer; to set aside orders Of the inter-
state commerce commission denying rep
| aration to the petitioners for unlawful
rates paid on shipments OF paving brick;
counsel for the commission announced
that the commission had set aside its own
order, the court directed that an oroer
be entered Diminishing the petition without
prejudice.
| No. 66. International Salt Company OF
Illinois ct al. agt. United States and in
terstate commerce commission: to set
aside an order Of the interstate commerce
commission denying reparation on ship
ments of coarse salt in bulk from Retsof.
". Y, to Detroit Mich; petitioners ex-
ceptions to answer OF interstate COM
merce commission overruled: leave grant
ed petitioners to amend and supplement
| their petition; leave granted Erie rail-
| road to supplement it's answer; Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company and Pennsyl-
vania Company granted leave to inter-
vene; argument on final hearing COM
! nenced by Mr.. John B. Daish, for the
petitioners, and continued by Mr.. Assist
ant Attorney General Denison, for the
United States, and Mr.. Charles w. Need
ham, for the Interstate commerce COM
mission.