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Show COVERHMENT SUES THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD Basis of Action is On Alleged Infraction Infrac-tion of Twenty-Eight Hour Law An alleged infracUon of the 23-hour law forms the basis of a suit filed In the federal court, wherein the United States is the plaintiff and the Union Pacific Railway company Is the do-fendant. do-fendant. For the first time locally. I ewlne enter Into a cane of the kind j indicated, and It Is alleged that several sev-eral cars of such animals were kept penned In cars for a period of 42 hours, with no Intervening chance for re-.t or feed. The hogs were in transit from Denver to San Francisco in the latter part of last October, and during a long ride from Rawlins. Wyo., to Ogden, and many delays, were intranslt 14 hours longer than the law allows in Buch cases. The papers were prepared and filed by the assistant district attorney, and prosecution will follow. The maximum penalty for breaking the twenty-eight hour law is a fine of $500, tne mln- imum 3100. |