Show M f AT ELEVENTH HOUR RAILROADS restrained PROM ENFORCING ADVANCE IN FREIGHT RATES unlawful combination and conspiracy in violation of the antitrust anti antl trust law charged by the government and injunction Is granted Il hannibal annibal mo twenty five western railroads were temporarily restrained tuesday night by united states district judge dyer from enforcing or making a general advance in interstate freight rates the injunction was glinted on a petition filed bled by the government on ou the allegation that the advances in rates were arrived at by the defend ants by agreement in violation ot of the bherman sherman anil anti trust act the petition says unless such a rd restraining order were issued the rate rat advances would become effective at midnight tuesday may 31 to the tho grave injury of 0 the people ot of tho the united states the petition upon which the injure lion tion was issued was presented to judge dyer by edward P Gio avenor of washington special assistant aal asi stant to the attorney torney it general and by frederick N judson of st louis acting as special counsel it waa was signed by george W wickersham kersham attorney general S 8 kendon ken on assistant to the attorney general se and charles A houts united states district attorney the roads restrained from increasing the freight rates are missouri pacific chicago north western chicago burlington darlington quin cy chicago rock isline pacific wabash chicago milwaukee 6 st paul illinois central chicago al at ton atchison Atch lson topeka santa fe chicago great NN western estern Ws aurl kansas texas st louis san FriLlici francisco quincy omaha kansas city st paul dea des Al olnes minne attune apolis st louis iowa centra central fort Modge dea des southern chicago st paul minneapolis omaha elgin jollet joliet eastern chi cago peoria st louis chicago milwaukee gary minneapolis st paul sault ste marle kansas city southern chicago indiana southern the western trunk line company |