The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-09
1AIL BRIDE
charge BY
Ice. made
Favors In Movement
|, Coal and Commodities
D Is Accusation
|AsurNG.roN. Dec s--Rrfser,

ASHINGrON. Dec s-~Rrfhcry
seoure favor- In the movement
eoai and other commodities win
oeult In indictments II sufficient
gtdence can be obtained. the Inter
Dtatr Commerce Commission warned
- its annual report made public to.
oAy.
n The commission also announced y
fculd ask congress for Hesitation
- punish any one giving a hrihc
y u railroad ermpioyo or any EN-
Dlcye accepting a hriba
"As q result of the fnadeuuacy
the car supply and OF railroad
transportation generally during the
ast year practice has grown up
mons shippers Of bribing operating
Employees of railroad companies 10
btain transportation servicss.- the
epcrt said The dcmcrslixing ef.
vets OF this practice are far reach.
pc. Bribery OF this character IN
many Instances cannot be directly
Ind effectively reached under ex.
sting lava
FRAUDULENT LOSS
ClAIMS CHARGED
Tho commission also announced
! Is trying 70 break up tho prao-
re OF attempting 70 reduce trans
: agitation charges by falsely describ-
~ shipuents and BY nlinx fraud,
INT loss ciAlmA Indictments have
pen returned In . number Of these
Ases. several cf which were for
Hing gasoline a. unreffned naptha.
Viewing Il To be carried At reduced
sseA Efforts OF this character
AVE Increased with higher rates.
he commission said
1hs commission also recommend
y action b. congress b require ths
~ Of stesa cars In passenger train
gFvica Among other Legislative
ucummcndztions were To place
ocrs stringent limitations upon
Evaporation Of explosives and 20
oquire more careful inspection Of
ocomotivs boilers as an accident
Fovention MEASURE
The report showed an Improvement,
= railroad operating efficiency dur.
~ the year. and told tn detail how
- transportation and car shortage
gooIems had bern met by orders Civ.
~ priority movement TO coal and
tner necessities. and by orders re.
1u1rtng -concenfration Of equipment
sections where the needs were
no6s acute.
II was pointed out ehat . ezctrr
1frtncntafly affecting the coal car
nv has been the great increase
recent years In the number OF
~ mines. while there has been no
n6lar increase IN the equipment
Unable for mine distribution. 8
Mr. are now approximately 1000
- coal mines m operation than
mr. to the war. The commission
~ however. that OF the 1885, coal
1nes now In operating. s.sss ara
ali ones Thus. over half the to
~ number Of coal mines produces
- than : per cent Of the total
{epnI production Of this country.
The demand for coal for expurtn-
- 10 European countries has been
nnBuaJly great. said the report.
- the bidding Of foreign buyer
r1nst each other and against
mericar consumers has Doubtless
- marked effect IN Increasing the
and for coal In this country and
IN even greater extent the price
nee coal Repeated and insistens
rmands have been made upon NJ
ut ve prohibit the expectation Of
~. especially TO European coun-
- Nothing has been found In the
- which authorizes such action
IN our part"
- MILLIONS IN
DANS TO RAILWAYS
hiring the year the government
- loaned . total Of sfis.7s7. no "a
>n1roada Of which SIS. s9s.7ts wa
- purchase locomotives and cars
nnd szs. 57s. as for other additions
<os,1 bettermenfA ss7.fso.75o was
1orTowed from the government BY
nifroads 10 meet. maturing ooliga.
<nuz
The commission said that there r.
wcertainfy whether the increased
ntes Of 1920 win give tho railroads
M guaranteed return on their val.
nnfion. because with regard TO both
nations and rates there are fac.
IN not now ascertainable with ex.
c6nes. TT Is therefore, impos-
Ible to speak with confidence as 70
ooufs until a reasonable period has
nna<s - the rexort said
4 4 The commission estimated ehat
1oo.o 900 will be necessary "a
nake pod the government guaranty
y the railroads for the six-month
er1od after the ending OF federal
nfroi However. this estimate is
ncertain. because ITO what extent
- maintenance. limitation and other
n61nstrpents win modify this loss 10
NJ xcJcrnment we are unable to say
y this TINA"
FREIGHT RATE
REVISION IN
021 is ORDERED
WASHINGTON. Dec. s,--Tsevision
" freight rates thruout the Missis-