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Show LAI Fit FAHf living mi : TO BE ASHED Chairman Cummins pays ' Transportation ,Act Will Be Revised By Congress WASHIKGTOX. July 15 H tarings will be held soon by the fenate interstate inter-state commerce commission to initiate revision of the transportation act. and deal with problems developed by the present strike. Chairman Cumminj stated today. The first effort ot congress. Senator j Cummins said, pspbably would be to amend tiie laws as to guarantee a fair living wage to ra'lroad worke rs. Later., but probably not during the jiresentj strike, he said an effort would be. made to provide penalties for elation ela-tion of orders of tho railway !abor; board MAIL IX TRUCK. WASHINGTON July 15 Inauguration Inaugura-tion of the use of motor trucks to transport the mails due to tho maM-1 Ity of railroads to move mall matterl on account of the shopmen's strike was announced today by Postmaster I General Work, who has determined to use motor transportation hetw. n Bedford Bed-ford and Switz City, Ind., betwo-n' which points all mail trains have beeni n nnulled FEAR FROT LOSS. FRESNO Calif.. July 15 Declaring: that nearly $200 .000.000 worth of fruit Is endangered because of crippled transportation facilities as tho result' of the rail shop craft" strike a meel Ing of about 250 business mon andl shippers here today had appeal d. by rr-Holutlon. to President Harding mil to Governor Stephens, to fake steps to I secure ihe movement of freiijht |