Show SOr SOME E KINKS IN THE LAW LAVi Washington Oct 8 With a view to the formulation and establishment of ot ota ofa ofa a policy poll C respecting the administration of the long and short haul provisions of the interstate commerce act the In Interstate Inter interstate ter tate commerce commission today toda conducted a hearing Shippers and railroad officials generally participated participated participated The law provides that no greater freight charge shall shaH be exact exacted exacted ed for tor a short haul than for a long tong haul baul on the same line lIno and moving in inthe Inthe inthe the same direction This measure is hedged about by several provisions which in certain circumstances confer on the commission discretionary pow powers powers powers ers to grant railroads the privilege of ot charging more for the shorter than for tor the longer haul Application for tor forthe forthe the privilege must be made by b the roads and the commission must deter determine determine mine that the tho request is reasonable It would be physically phy impossible for tor forthe forthe the commission to conduct a hearing on each application With a view to obtaining information to enable It to adopt general regulations the hearing today was held |