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Show McPHERSON TO DECIDE THE MISSOURI RATE CASES Kansas City, April 17. Judge Smith McPheison, In an amended decree, bunded down In the United States dls-tiict dls-tiict court here today, reserved exclusive ex-clusive jurisdiction in Missouri's rate cases, ami in effect, instructed the stste courts to keep out of the case. 'Ihe decree will dissolve the injunction injunc-tion against the railroads, now pending in Ihe stato courts, and started by the stale officials to enjoin the railroads operating in Missouri from putting the three-cent passenger rate Into effect. "Today's decree," said Frank Hag-oiman, Hag-oiman, representing the railroads, "means that the federal court retains absolute control of the rate situation in Missouri. It will prevent any further fur-ther interference on the part of the itate courts." Judge McPherson. after handing down the amended decree today, said he would file a supplementary decision decis-ion within a few days. The attorneys for the railroads asked ask-ed Judge McPherson to make certain charges In his original opinion of ' March 16. They desire to have stricken strick-en out his suggestion that a passenger rate of two and one-half cents would be compensatory The judge today did not say whether or not he would make Ihe changes desired. , The Burlington and the Rock Island railways had already announced a passenger pas-senger rate of 2 1-2 cents, effective May 1, and today a third railway, tbe St. Louis ft San Francl3co, announced Ms Intention to follow suit Railway officials here profess to believe that all railroads in Missouri will be forced forc-ed to take similar action. The question ques-tion of whether or not the road will rcUirn to the three-cent rate will depend de-pend upon Judge McPherson's forthcoming forth-coming supplementary decision, which, it it expected, will pass definitely up- J on this latter point. " I |