Show ONE VICTORY WON VION AGAINST ROADS Department of Justice Enforcing Enforcing Enforcing ing Provisions of Safety Applan Appliance e Law f I f j 1 nm u r ui t. Hate Commerce Commission huts has hn re received re- re cJ cd news of or a n sweeping victory In Inar il ar ap action just brought b by the time department depart depart- ment of justice to enforce the time provisions provisions pro pro- visions of or the lie safety safely appliance law The rime case sc was before United States District Judge McPherson at Des DeJ Moines Town Towa and amid tho time Chicago o Milwaukee Mil Mu- lII- lII waukee and amid St. St Paul Railroad was the defendant After trial and amid argument nt the case cuge was wa taken from roam the time Jury jur an and a verdict ordered for fOl tho government o on all counts in iii II the time com corn plaint Under this decision ion duo diligence in iii the time inspection an and amid repair of equipments equip equip- ments will wJ not hot avail as a defense c. c It Itis I 1 is held to be am an offense c to lo haul a car carnot nut not equipped with couplers coupler as S proscribed pro PlO scribed I by the statute for fOl an any distance no mailer malter how short a car is wrecked in transit transi or 01 has lets J Its couplers pulled out It I can en not be chained up and move moved in that thai condition without violating tIme the law It I J Is also held hel that thal the couplers on a g car must be bc In perfect per por- working condition In and amid of oC themselves them them- selves cives selves The Tho department of justice jubilee and amid the commission say 1 this Is tho ito most lam lam- and reaching far decision that has lias been rendered since the time decision of the time Supreme Court of oC the time United States Stales In iii the Iho Johnson case |