Show TRYING TO ESCAPE PENALTY great northern trying to beat the fine in rebate cae washington attorney A B browne ot of this city on monday presented a petition to the supreme court of the united states for a writ of certiorari bringing to that court for review the case of the great northern railway company vs the united states this case Is a prosecution against the rail road company on the charge of grant ing rebates on which charge it was found guilty in the federal court of minnesota and the verdict was ap proved by the united states cir circuit clift court of appeals the case presents many interesting phases the most important of which Is the company comp anys s assertion that the elkins law under which a fine was imposed was repealed by the hepburn railroad rate law which imposed a penalty of imprisonment for the of tense if the court grants the motion to bring uie the case ease before it for consid aeration this question will be devel aped at length |