The Green Forest tribune., 1915-05-14
RAILROADS SEEK
 TKREE-CENT FARES
THREE ROADS ENTERING LITTLE ROCK WOULD ENJOIN RAIL
 ROAD COMMISSIONER.
HEARING SET FOR MAY 28
Judge Trieber Set the Petitions For Hearing at St Paul,
 Minn.
Little Rock

Little Rock.
 The St Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and St. Louis Southwestern railway companies each filed a petl- tlon in the United States District Court, asking for an order restraining tte Arkansas Railroad Commission from enforcing the Arkansas statute fixing the passenger rate on their lines at two cents per mile and preventing all passengers from 1nstituting any suit or suits against them fer the re covery of double damages under the recent act of the legislature. The court is asked to grant temporary injunction restraining the Railroad Commission from enforcing the two cent rate and the passenger from bringing suits for damages under the statute. pending final disposition of the petitions.
 Judge Trieber set the petitions for hearing at St. Paul, Minn., May 2S. Judges Walter H. Sanborn and Will liam C. Hook will sit with Judge Trieber in the case.
 Three months ago the United States Supreme Court in the case of the Nor folk and Western Railway Company against Connerley, rendered a deri- sion declaring that a railroad com pany is entitled to earn remunerative returns on it's earnings denying the right of the Railroad Commission of Virginia to reduce the passenger fare on that road It was upon this theory, 1t was said, the railroad companies operating in Arkansas filed the suit.
 The attorneys filing the suit were Moore, Smith, Moore and Harry Trie- Der for the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt companies and Thomas s. Buzbee representing the receivers Of the Rock Island.
 The railway companies allege tho rates fixed by the act of the legisla- ture of 1907 for the transportation of passengers over their lines are unrea- sonably low, unjust and confscatory. /, and are not sufficient to compensate them for the service rendered.
 The State Board of Health elected Dr. l.. A. Buekner of Dermott, presi- dent to succeed Dr. s. A. Southall of Lonoke Dr. c. W. Garrison of Little Rock was reelected secretary. Coun- ty health officers for each county were named. Dr. J. P. Sheppard. SUI perintendent of the Pulaski county hospital, was selected as the health of ficer for Pulaski county. X resolu- tion was adopted, requiring the ope- rators of bottling works to steriliZe all bottles before refilling
 The State Highway Department will send Q corps of surveyors to Dallas county within the next two months to survey route for 30-mile road across the county from north to south. Com- missioner Owen said he had received no official request for the survey, but expected one would be forthcoming some time next week
 Little change has been reported in the office of the Arkansas Natural Gas Company said that Red river at Garland City had fallen about six tenths of foot during p hours. but that cfi1J ic inc !, ,of, the break in the levee.
 John P. Logan, former state sena- tor from Polk county, has been ap- pointed by Governor Hays to have charge of the horticultural booth of exposition. MT. Logan has been active. ly engaged in securing exhibits for the exposition.
 The general revenue fund of the state treasury has received s15,0o0 cash, but all of it was ex- haUsted at the close Of business last week. The sheriff of White county paid in S1O,OOO and s5,- 600 was paid from Ashley county for state taxes.
 Despite much rain no cases of sick ness developed among the 100 officers of the Arkansas National Guard dur ing the first weeks encampment at Fort Logan H. Roots for the annual school of instruction, which has just ended.
 A decrease of s11,513S7 in the fer tIlizer taxes paid into the state treas ury between May 1, 1914, and May l. 1915, is shown by the records of the treasurer's office. The amount collect ed May 1, 1913. to May 1, 1914, was S24,967.60. and during the present year, S13,453.73.
 The beauty contest inaugurated by The Commercial Appeal several days ago is attracting much attention in