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Show oflciOiE DECISION BY SUPREME COURT WHICH WILL DIVORCE THE RAILROADS AND MINES. New Life Given Commodities Clause of the Hepburn Rate Act and the Government It Afforded Another Opportunity to Enjoin the Railroads. Washington. The "commodities clause" of the Hepburn rate law, interpreted in-terpreted two years ago by the supremo su-premo court of the United States, was given new life on Monday by that tribunal In a second interpretation. So effective was the reconsideration of the subject that government officials of-ficials predict that the evil will now bo remedied and railroads divorced from the coal business. The government govern-ment Is now afforded another opportunity oppor-tunity to enjoin the railroads piercing the anthracite coal regions of Poiim tylvanU from carrying coal In alleged violation of the "commodities clause." Chief Justlco White announced the decision of the court. The entire tench agreed with him, although on the previous connideratlon Justlc llaraln dissented. |