Show COMMISSION nEARS HEARS RATE EVIDENCE IN INTHE iNTHE THE EASTERN CASES CASE Mi MilwauKee aukee B Brewer ew r res Test Testifies IS I S fies Increase Would Would- Cost i is rn c SH q or 5 of of tie proposed pr posed fr Zi aa all J ri es in th the eastern castern trunk line t terri territory rr 1 tory was resumed before belore th interstate I LM commerce commission today the shi snip ship p. p pers continuing the presentation of f their case C. C J J. Bertschy o- o of Milwaukee traffic c mana manager er of a brewing company test i fled fied that the advances advances' would result i in 1 1 of ad additional addItional- e expense pense t to h. h his j I II concern He tie said said there were no special i risks in transportation transport tion of beer 1 W W. If H. Gay testified I for the Grand I Rapids furniture industry He admitted that his appearance here hero as a witness was at the su suggestion of George W W. Perkins of J. J P. P Mor Morgan au Co the New Kew York banking house He lie testified that lile opposed to the present prOposed pro pro- posed increase he would have no tion to a general frei freight bt increase if applied by the railroads uniformly throughout hout the thc United States Frank Lyon counsel for the inter S state commerce commerce commission asked con cernin the interest of Mr Perkins in iii L the matter Witness said Raid Mr Perkins had harl su suggested ested that the manufacturers and anil shippers would be welcome at this I hearing bearing but did not attempt to indi cate what position thoy would take Mr l Gay said the suggestion from Mr Perkins was made at ut an all acci accidental meet S iu jug ing with hint him in in Washington a month L a ago o |