The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13

chIon OF Federal Judge Frank A. You.
mans declaring the wo-rcnt fare GRO.
vision Of the Oklahoma constitution
conii'eaiory and granting a permanen,
injunction, the Frisco and Katy rail.
road companies began thi, morning sell.
ing tickets nt three cents a mil. Id
points on their lines In the state.
No Action BY State +
The Santa Ic and Rock Island. th<
other two principal lines affected BY ths
court decision were selling tickets this
morning under the old rate, but expected
to receive orders today to advance The
rates to three cents. II |, said ths
Rock Island district passenger agent
gave orders to sell al three cent, a rnils
ana then countermandcd the order un,,i
further advice from higher official, Of
his company
Attorney General s p. Freelins VA
out OF the city today and no action
was taken by the state officials on The
fahe IN passenger rates. The nest
step likely will come from the filing OF
complaint with the corporation com.
mission against the three cent fare. Tbs
complaint may be filed either M q
state official or by citizen. Action
on such a complaint by the commission
would force the issue OF the authorIty
OF the commission.
Low Fare Enjoined.
In the court decision OF Judge You.
mans announced yesterday. no rate was
suggested for the railroads to charge
Dut the two cent rate was held con.
ilseatory A permanent Injunction wa.
granted on the showing made by rail-
1909. '''
The two-cent fare provision wa,
adopted as part Of the constitution of
Oklahoma on November 10 1907 and
mas been in effect ever since exccp, ior
l9ll 1912 and 1918, when temporary
,hluhctions were granted by Judge Mi.
lock OF Kansas, against rebate Sins
were given passengers during thai
period
Persons who purchased tickets this
morning under the new three cent rats
established by the Frisco and Katy wets
'he llr't to pay that rate since 1918.
Freight Hearing Set.
The state corporation commission 10.
DAY sent ont notices to all railroad,
operating in Oklahoma that a hearing
would be held March Is in Oklahoma
City for general readjustment OF
ire'ght rates, which will be based On
testimony to be taken at the hearing.
a decision to hold this hearing was
cached by the commission last Sat.
lrday but no public announcement was
made OF It, although employees OF the
commission have been busy since then
preparing notices to the railroads. The
nearing will give an opportunity for
an adjudication of freight rates com.
planned OF in the case decided by Judge
foumanS and give the commission an
opportunity to make new orders to,re4
place those permanently cnjoined bs
JuuBe oulnanS decision
Decision Forces Changes.
The order calling the hearing vas
made, however bcforsaSfliSe You~anS
decision and was Rlf4sd by de-
,Son OF the Unitvf States supreme
court in the Shreveport and not by tho
oklahoma rate case. In the Shreveport
'ase relief was given against freight
-ate' in Texas which were held to be
10 low as TO discriminate against
shreveport shippers The Texas rates
we're set aside and railroads now are
making their own rates in that state.
Traffic experts assert that the ShreveA
ort decision made il necessary to figure
nlra-State rates first on an adequate
criminal charge and then to arrive at
he final rate by the addition of q
lleage charge.
Short Hsuls May Bear Brunt.
At the coming hearing railroads prob4
bly, will attempt to show that tho
'rminal cost schedules used in Oia4
oma are inadequate and an increase ia
,e terminal charges would result in n
eneral hike in rates. Short hauIs
ouId bear the brunt of the increase
: the percentage of increase would
. smaller on longer hauls.
The calling Of the freight hearing
as the only development at the capitol
'day in the rate tangle that has re-
ilted from the decision Of Judge You+
ans
Onion Supply Cars Assured.
WASHINGTON March IA deleal