Show I RATE CASE R REACHES A HES I ARGUMENT STAGE PORTLAND Or Oct 14 H. Thi Ing Inc of or the Portland cn case one of or the tho several ser sev eral action actions brOl brought ht by by- Pacific coast cities to secure lower lowr distributive c rates to Interior points probably will ho bo concluded con on chided d today Counsel for tor tho the railroads maintain that exl existing freight ht rates rata cannot cannot cannot can can- not be altered and still permit the roads to operate at nt a profit and tho ho cross cross- examination of ot witnesses toda today Is expected expected ted to b be largely larse devoted to substantiating ing this contention Tho The first portion of the day was de devoted devoted rho- rho voted to examination cross of witnesses and it Is expected that arguments will begin this afternoon |