Show in WilL ia i EXPRESS COMPANIES fOR OVERCHARGES J Commissioner tane ne Indicates Such to Be Bei Ber i r Governments Government's Purpose 4 WASHINGTON W. Feb 2 Plo et t t. t express companies for COl overcharging o Dippers on the transportation of or their p goods goods was A Indicated a hy ly Con Commissioner ner nerL L Lane n ne at the thc express rate ratch h hearing to be th the Intention of or the thc Interstate InterstateS S commerce commission lon j. j W. W A. A R Kyan an one Olie of or the thc investigators Investigator tor of at r the commission presented pru In tabulated tabu tabu- form the examination of or one On months month bu business ln s of or the A Adams Express company showIng shoeing ln that In had been turned Into the company's com com- ares pany's lanys tr treasury T T. B. B Harrison on counsel councI of ot tho tic company com pany explained what are ars kno known n as ast t o nr and a asserted erld that ho he r. r would 1 be be- beable able to show how that not more moro fi 1 1 tl n 20 Q 1 pr cent of or the 5 actu actually lIy remained In hi the company's tr treasury lie Ito A added that positive Instructions were I b by till thc company compan to all It Its representatives A s. s to make inke refunds on all discoverable dis coverable ra bl Po oe overcharges reha r Well weIl r II said laid Commissioner lon r Lane It lt S. S j f is conclusively Iel established t that hat the agents of or the companies themselves I 8 do doM M not understand the tho tariffs nud regulations lof ir the companies nh By an an examination 1 I of or the business of or the thc companies for tor or one ono onel than COO VI over over- 11 l r we wc find more li r es Now Nov 0 t then n. n vo we 0 propose to prof cute cule th the companies for or making S these i overcharges They flie are clearly yb- yb o of th the thc law Mr fr Rj n presented Comparative ompa ra th t tables 6 of ot the opel operations LIons of oC the companies compa compa- ales nies In Great at Britain Germany and France and those of or the United Ll States K They Iv showed cd generally nr II that for Cor similar r i service weights cl 1 and distances the for for- rates were considerably XIn lower cr than the the dom domestic rates iV S n ip of or the companies K pointed out lut that the p express pr business o of V- V the United Stat States Wit was carried either cither on U t ng r tra trains or on sp special fOX fOX- x x- x 1 pret prees trains th matter of or orr r speed td and ex- ex being given ln creater ter consideration con L. L In America than In rope J The t testimony and fi figures thus far tar pro pre II anted by the commissions commission's lons lon's Investigators to Indicate belief Mlle on their part that thal n i tin the companies should adopt a fiatte nat flat ste te te applicable to various zones to be he d. d cither ither voluntarily by tho thu or by order of the Interstate commission h lo |