Show ORAL ARGUMENTS HEARD IN TWO RATE PATE OASES CASES WASHINGTON W ASHI Feb 28 Oral S.-Oral Oral arguments arguments ments merits wore heard today by tho the interstate interstate inter inter- state tate commerce commission in two Important Im tat- cases cases Involving advances in rates in tho the western and southwestern territories The one ono concerned the tho In Increase Increase increase In- In crease on on cement from Kansas producing pi points to Colorado common points an and the other was In the matter of the ad advance advance ad- ad vance ance on lIv live stock Mock in states state W west t of ot the Missouri and Mississippi rivers In both Instances the rates fates have been Bu suspended Large LargO Interests both railway rall and industrial indus indus- trial are affected by th the cases CUes which have been pending for several eral months I It is I. scarcely likely that a determination of or them will be reached before late In the approaching sprint spring |