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Show THREATEN CLASH ' 01 INTERSTATE CASE CHICAGO, Jan 29 What threat, oned to become a sharp clash between 6tate railroad commissioners and attorneys at-torneys representing western shippers and Georg N. Brown, chief examiner for the interstate commerce commission, commis-sion, was avortod tonight whon tho commissioners decldod to make an ap-poal ap-poal directly to the lntorstato commerce com-merce commission. An extensive change in tho rnte on commodities In western freight classification class-ification territory Is schoduled to go Into offoct February 15 Inasmuch as the changes affect an unusually large number of local tariffs, tho sUte raiL road commissioner asked a 120-day suspension of the rates so that ho an I his assistants might preeent detailed evidence throwing light on them. This was refused. Tho commissioners thon decided to appeal to tho commission for tho 120-day 120-day suspension |