Show HARRIMAN LOSES tOSES IMPORTANT POINT PONT Railroad Magnate Ordered to Answer Questions Put by Commission New York Jan 16 Edward Edward H. H lIar Ilar- rio ian the ruling spirit in the great Pacific railroads and Otto Oto H. H I Kuhn of oC tho thio banking firm Irm of Kuhn Loeb Leb Co were directed b by Judge Hough of or the United States Supreme court to answer answel questions asked them b by the Interstate Interstate Inter Inter- state Commerce commission at an Inquiry in inquiry inquiry In- In Into the Harriman lines held in inthis this city sonic some months ago Their plea I decline to answer on advice of oC counsel was hold h by Judge Hough to bo be Invalid A single exception exception tion ton was made In Mr harriman's Hariman's favor He will wil not have o to answer questions relating to the tho purchase of Union and Southern Pacific stock In connection with the dividend of August A 1906 Mr r Kuhn is not permitted to tho time of ot his hs firm We e will wi appeal at nt once said John C. C Milburn Z this afternoon Tho The argument ment meat before tIme the United States Supreme court ourt ma may be reached in iii April but probably not until October I J will wi not discuss the tho opinion I I have o not yet et had tan opportunity to to stul study the time decision but from its language lan Ian guage It i seems to sustain 1 tain tub tho governments government's govern govern- ments ment's Kune contentions said Prank Frank B B. Kellogg the chief f federal derl It Itis I is of oC great importance In iii upholding the power power to investigate In the tho management of or Interstate te railroads This power of ot Investigation Is ono one of the gr greatest corrective cor con power of or which the commission is possessed The he questions Involved relate to stock purchases and holdings In the Chicago and Alton tho the New York Central the Atchison on tho the Illinois Central and tho the Southern Pacific to answer snag was struck on February Fob Feb I 2 6 1907 when the probe was driven deep Into the tho Chicago and Alton Altori Alon deal teal i i j l i ki T |