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Show NEWSPAPERS BLAMED FOR. RATE LITIGATION ASHKVILLE. N. C, July 20. Superior Court Judge Onion today informed tho grand jury that If the railroads fallod to carry out the agreement ns to rall-'road rall-'road rato mattors which was reached Saturday night, he would call tho Jury back for further Instructions. Attorneys Attor-neys for tho Southern and Atlantic Coast Lino railways are here today, and it is said will filo Interesting documents co-Incident co-Incident with tholr request for a modification modifi-cation of Judge Prltchard's Injunction order or-der pursuant to tho peace agrcomcnt. Tho documents will allege that the railroads relinquished what they regarded aa their constitutional rights under duress becnuso be-cnuso of tho hostility of certain newspapers, news-papers, tho pernicious activity of certain politicians and resultant demoralization among tholr men. |