Show LONG AND SHORT HAUL IS ARGUED W WA WASHINGTON I Feb 21 Argument Argument 4 T at ss begun Friday In the supreme court h by Liy attorneys for fOl Spokane Wash Vash and other mountain Inlet cItIes to obtain final Anal Judicial ruling on tine fhe ord order r of ot the Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state commerce commission granting to those cities clUes f freight rates lower loer than are Arc granted to P rout roast points on shIp ship- menla menta from the Iho east cast S The arguments mui marked rd the tIne closing closingS S phase of or a fight that ha Ms lasted more than t tnt twenty nt nty y years year J J. J A. A Fowler assistant tant to the attorney general appeared for the government lie Ie outline o the tIm CU case cae touching on th the constitutionality It of ot the Icing and I haul hul clause clus of JC commerce law Il the Validity or or the interstate commerce com corn merce Theres older tho action of or th the th commerce court in enjoining en enI enforcement en en- I of the order on th the ground round that the Mon n Tra wa without authority suS au au- su- su S to lO Issue such general Mr sl Fo Fowler r de declared lared that with alth freight rates rateR on shipments from the est eat tl ti to Spokane as high nigh as to Pacific c coast coastS ut S cities th the latter could compote compete with Sp Spokane k kane in Its natural territory Ant and thus rob Spokane of oC th thIS the advantage due clue It by byr r reason Of or Its geographical position He Be insisted that authority to curb urh the power to anre or nr retard the growth of ot cities through th manipulation mat manip of ot freight rates must rest resl with I some Bome agency I The court will hear heaT further comments S Monday |