Show AT ELEVENTH HOUR RAILROADS restrained FROM ENFORCING ADVANCE IN FREIGHT RATES unlawful combination and conspiracy in violation of the antitrust anti trust law charged by the government and injunction la Is granted hannibal alo twenty five live western railroads were temporarily restrained rest rali 41 11 tuesday night by united states district judge dyer from enforcing or making a general advance in interstate freight rates the injunction was granted on a petition tiled filed by the government on the allegation that the advances in rates were arrived at by the defendants by agreement in violation of th the 0 sherman antitrust anti trust act tho the petition says bays unless such a restraining order were issued the rate advances would become effective a at t midnight tuesday may alay 31 to the grave injury ot of the people of the united states the petition upon which tho the injunction was issued was presented to judge dyer by edward 11 grosvenor Oro avenor of washington special asi as latant stant to the attorney torney it general and by frederick N judson of st louis acting as special counsel it was signed by george W wickersham Wc kersham attorney general william 8 kenyon assistant to the ahe attorney general and charles A routs united states district attorney tho the roads restrained from increasing the tha freight rates ore are missouri pacific chicago north western chicago burlington qi in ly cy chicago rock nock island paci ile wabash chicago milwaukee st paul illinois central chicago alton atchison Atch lson topeka santa fe chicago areat western 1118 urt kansas texas st louis san francisco quincy onisha kansas city st paul des moines minneapolis st louis iowa central fort dodge des dea southern chicago st paul minneapolis 4 omaha elgin jollet joliet eastern chicago peoria st louis chicago milwaukee gary minneapolis st paul sault ste marle alarie kansas hansas city cl y southern chicago indiana south ern ro the western trunk line corn com pan any |