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Show PROPOSED RAIL RAISE IN NEW YORK HALTED NEW YORK, Nov L'7 All railroads operating in New York state have been restrained from raising ther Intrastate rates next Monday. Deputy Attorney-General Attorney-General Edward A. Griffin announced i here today In making public temporary Injunctions Issued by Supreme Court Justice Cropsey late last night. In two orders the roads are Instructed Instruct-ed to show cause why the Injunctions should not be continued pending trial' of an action for a permanent restraint of the lines from charging rates In excess of those In effect prior to May 8. 1918 the state claiming that the wnr powers have expired by which rules vaerc Increased abOVC thai limit The railroads previously had announced an-nounced to the public service com mis-I slon that they Intended to raise passenger passen-ger fares 20 per cent along with other rates in accordance with tho infeir-Stats infeir-Stats commerce commission's recent ruling. 1 |