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Show Would Lower Living Cost by' Expediting Movement of Goods, Is Claim i WASHINGTON, May, 25. Requests of eastern railroads for increased freight rates were agae . before tho interstate in-terstate commerce commission today. Arguments In their behalf were to be presented by G. M. Scrlvner, vice-president of tho Baltinfore and Ohio, and Samuel Rea, of the Pennsylvania system. sys-tem. . AjH expression of opinion by Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, that the amount that would bo Involved in the granting of rates asked ask-ed for would not caus an increase in tho cost of living, but rather would aid in combatting it through the prompt and speedy transportation of goods now held off theunarket because of lack of shipping facilities, was one of the statements at tho hearing yesterday yes-terday that attracted Considerable attention. at-tention. Reports to the InlorAlate commerce commission today from its agents throughout tho country! showed a continued con-tinued but slow improvement in the railway freight congestion situation. Tho report of tho American Railway association's car commfttee showed a reduction in tho number of cars tied up from 260,000 on April 24, to less than 170,000. |