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Show ATTEMPT TO RAISE RATE OF DEMURRAGE HALTED WASHINGTON. Oct. 1G. Tho application ap-plication of the railroads for authority to increase demurrage charges on five days' notice vvas denied todav by the Interstate commerce commission. Ap-pltcatlon, Ap-pltcatlon, however, may still be filed to Increase the charges with ihe statutory statu-tory thirty days' notice. The railroads sought to make the demurrage charge z a day for Ihe first four days after free Mine. ti B day ft" "Ie next three days and $10 a day for each succeeding day. Protest Pro-test against the Increases was filed hv ihe lnsiiiute of Ami 1 ican Meat Pack' xa, |