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Show lency rather than "verge of bankruptcy" bank-ruptcy" arguments will be made. The shippers claim tho railroads have padded records of their operating operat-ing expenses In order to make It appear ap-pear that an advance In frelfht tar-tlffn tar-tlffn Is demanded in justice to Investors Inves-tors In their securities, NINETEEN LAWYERS' BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE Chicago. Aug. 29. Nineteen lawyers law-yers repiosentinjr leading western railroad systems were present today when the Interstate Commerce commission com-mission betan Us hearing of tettl-mony tettl-mony bearing 011 the advance In railroad rail-road rates scheduled to go Into effect ef-fect Nov. 1. The hearing Involves 202 transpc nation lines In western trunk, trans-Mlysourl and Illinois freight Ilne.s. According to President Milton of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, the larger Hues will not urxe poverty 0- j necessitating rate advances. Mr.Mll-1 ler bald busluvsa necessity and evnod- |