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Show TWO CENT FARE KNOCKED OUT New Passenger and Freight Laws of Missouri Void, According to Decision of Court. Rates Fixed by Legislature Held to be Confiscatory and Unconstitutional Unconstitu-tional Railroads Will Return to Three Cent Fares. Kansas City Missouri's 2-cent pas senger and maximum freight laws were nullified by a decision handed down on Monday in the United States district court by Judge Smith McPherson. As a result, it is believed, believ-ed, there will be a quick return in Missouri to 3-cent fares. Frank flag-erman, flag-erman, counsel for the eighteen companies com-panies involved, declares the court's ruling sounds the death knell of the 2-cent rate in every state in the Union. Judge McPherson held that both the commodity and passenger laws were confiscatory and unconstitutional. unconstitu-tional. The state, on the other hand, declared de-clared emphatically that Missouri's fight for lower rates would continue. Attorney-General Major said an appeal ap-peal would be taken, and that the present legislature would be asked to pass a new rate law that would stand the tests of the court.. Governor Hadley made a similar statement at Jefferson City. |