The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-10
THORlIE ATTACK
ON BRAI[DEISIS
GIVEN THE j ! lie
Commerce Commits ioner's
Chief Examiner Before
Clifton Committee.
MR. BRAiBEl.S POSITION
He Knew Il Well I7'Es and Told
ThorneI Just What 1t
Wasiat9 Time.
MR. BRANDEIS' POSITION.
Mas atSIi11e.


WkSHINGTONyEFe Feb. johannes w.
Carfaait chief sexaminer Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, before
tie Senate sub committee investigat-
fnr the nominal ion OF, Louis D. Bran
deis to the Supreme court bench today,
chailenEed the declaration of Clifford
Thotne, chairman OF the Iowa railroad
commission. that Mr.. Branleis had
concefead from him the attitude he
would take In arguing the eastern
freight rate case before the commits
lion e. 8l,5
Yesterday Mr.: rhorne, who was as
soeiated With Mr. Brandeis In the trial
OF the rate case for shippers, and the
comnfaafon, declared he was dumb
founded1 when Brandeis, at the out
set OF his closing argument, conceded
the contention Of the railroads that
existing rate returns were Inadequate
Tor tiie prosperity OF the roads and
the best interests iof the public.
s'There IS one incident firmly fixed
in mn MIND, said Mr. Carmalt, ire
Rarding d conversati lion Mr.. Thorne had
With me on the second day OF the ar
zument is the rate case. Mr.. Thorne,
I understand. stated that when the
commission fixed the allotment OF
time for attorneyss to argue the case,
he had asked the privilege Of being
pefmftted TO follow counsel for the
shippets instead of opening the ar
eufnenf. Mr.. Thorne asked me what
Mr. Brandetss sition would be IN the
argument. There was no doubt In my
mind what Mr.. Brandets' position
would be. IShads discussed It with him
and he iodine. There certainly was no
disposition on my part to concea! II
from Mr. Thorne. 4 am confident that
i told Mr.. Thorne that Mr.. Brandeis
would take the position that the net
operating income of the carriers was
not ADEQUATE with special stress on
HE Central Freight ssociattonE terri.
tory. Fnrthers said he would take the,
position that the meth DDS pursued by
CARELESS TO obtain greater revenue
through horizontal Ave per cent in
creases was not the proper way OF
inereasing revenue:
RI Is quite clear that It was as
the result of this con yersatton on that
MI. Thnrne wrote Mr.. Brandeis note
asking about q change in the allot-
n,ent of time IT. Is very strongly my
fmpressioa that because Mr. Thorne
recornized the ttitude Mr.. Brandets
.NUiH EfkkS4 G1A11SAb CIV 49,
eonception that Mr.. Thorne wanted an
opportunity to answer him In addt-
finn to his main argument in the case"
ehairmanlC Chiffon stated that his I'M
derstanding was that Mr.. Brandeis
was employed to assist in developing
'sali sides sc the case and asked Car
matt & Brandeis helped Thorne de-
Veion his Side! Carmalt, replied that
he did and said that the data collect
ed rom the railroads by the commits
sion under the general direction OF
Nm. Hrandeis was available to all.
q. W. barron connected with the
Wan stret Journal and Boston News
Rurean was Questioned about an edi-
tofial lie wrote emit tied "An Unfit APP
pointtnent dealing with cases in.
which Brandets had been attorney.
q Are yon and Mrs. Brandeis enemies"
asked Senator Chiffon. mot at all"
said MI. Barron Il haven'tspoken to
him hi a0years.'s
when Barron was excused the COM
mittee adjourned the hearing until
Tuesday morning