Show WESTERN ESTERN RATE CASE BEfORE TIlE THE COURT SAN SAX FRANCISCO Nov OY 21 Be Before oJe Judges Gilbert Ross an Morrow sitting sitting sit sit- tiD ting in bank Jn in the United States circuit circuit circuit cir cir- court ar argument was be begun un today on a to make permanent the injunction in in- junction forbidding forbidding- the interstate commerce commerce com corn merce commission to reduce freight rates rate's on certain commodities between Missouri river points an and Washington ton Oregon and Arizona The argument was opened by bv C C. C A. A for the Southern Pacific Ho ire maintained d that the interstate commerce ireI I commission had exceeded its power in making the reduction to which the two ty-two railway companies were obi object object- ct- ct lJ jug ing He lie argued arg also that the reduction itself was ivas unreasonable inasmuch as it I would caUse causo a loss to the railway companies companies com corn panics of millions of dollars His Itis own oct corporation estimated its ita loss loss loss-at at 1000 lie Ito was followed by attorneys representing representing other r railway companies before the representatives es of of the commission began their arguments x |