Watson's Weekly Jeffersonian, 1907-06-27

the railroads want to litigate the rea reasonableness - sonableness reasonableness of these rates, the ques question - tion question of the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts to determine the question will be fought out and the state has lost none of its rights and advantages. "The injunction suits that I have brought against the railroad compa companies - nies companies on the passenger rates in the state courts will stand. "I fed that the order made is both a moral and a commercial victory for the state. 19

Kansas City, Mo., June 17. - The Migfeouri two-cent passenger act will go into effect at 6 a. m. on Wed Wednesday - nesday Wednesday next, and be given a thrcje month's trial. If, at "the end of that time, it is found to be unremunera unremunerative, - tive, unremunerative, its discontinuance can then be brought into the courts by the rail railroads. - roads. railroads. The slate officials are temporarily enjoined from enforcing the maximum freight rate law, and this case will be argued later in the federal court.

Trial for Two-Cent Rate. Judge Smith MePberson, in the United States District Court here this afternoon, af.er handing down an opinion maintaining the court's juris jurisdiction - diction jurisdiction in the premises, ordered the promulgation of the above staled facts,, which had been agreed to by the Attorneys for the state and the

eighteen Missouri railroads involved. The court in its decision has suggest suggest(d - (d suggest(d that the two-cent fare should be first given a practical trial before in- preventing its enforcement be considered. Attorney General Hadley said this afternoon regarding the two-cent bill: "If, at the end of three months