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13 THE MORNING OKJECHJJSIAjr. MtUIAl, OCXUJ5Jb;K liHJT. AMPLE PROOF OF REBATES GIVEN Government Can Convict the Southern Pacific in 50 Cases.. LARGE SHIPPERS FAVORED Stubbs Admits" to Commissioner Lane Special and Secret Rates Are Given Shippers Testi fy to Rebates. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. John H. Marble, one of the attorneys representing the Federal Government In the lnvestiga . tion being conducted in this city by In terstate Commerce Commissioner Frank lin K. Lane into the subject ofsecret railroad rebates and other abuses, said today that the officials have sufficient evidence to convict officials of the South ern Pacific Railroad Company of such violations In at least 50 cases. It Is un derstood the matter will be referred to the Washington authorities very shortly, and that United States District Attorney Ievlin will be asked to present the facts to the Federal grand Jury. Mr. Marble called attention to today's testimony of J. C. Stubbs, assistant freight agent of the Southern Pacific, who showed the dis crimination and reoaies In favor of the large shippers. "When it comes to favoring the large ihlpper and discriminating against the imaller shipper conditions are worse in California than anywhere else In the Dnltcd Slates," said Mr. Marble. "I do not see how It is possible for the smaller concerns to exist at all under the cir cumstances. ' May Claim Reductions. ' W. A. Sloan, assistant secretary of Southern Pacific, but did not know whether or not they were at reductions Trom regular rates. J. Leroy Nichols, vice-president of the Miller & Lux cor-, poratlon, was only familiar In a general way with tho "agreed rates." John Dil lon, of his company, could explain them. Waketlold Kakcr, president of Baker & Hamilton, admitted that his firm had received JI2.oW).i: in concessions from the r-outhern Pacific since the lire. They en joyed a special rate between San Fran Cisco and Kenicia. due to the fact that llicy had withdrawn a schooner line from that route. This, he added, had nothing to do with transcontinental busi ness. Cuts to Meet River Competition. J. C. Stubbs. assistant general freight tgt-nt of the Southern Pacific, was shown l list of "extra special rates." He did not make these rates, but had made spe cial rates on shingle shipments.- He Admitted that there was a special ship ment rate on sand from Monterey to ' meet the competition of sand coming from Antwerp. Mr. Ptubbs said that preferential rates were given certain firms because of com petitive conditions within the state. Re plying to a question of Mr. Lane. Mr. Stubbs said there was a serious objec tion to publishing the rates. They were made to meet river competition and, if published, the river hoats would. cut un ler them. Mr. Stubbs, further admitted that shippers who could afford to op ?rnte boats got lower rates in order to prevent competition. Special Rates to Single Shippers. The attention of Mr. Stubbs was called to a number of special rates, including K per thousand to the Loma Prleta and the A. C Hassett lumber companies, against $?.." per thousand to the Tib hetts Lumber Company and Healey Tib betts, but the witness could not explain them. Among other things it was shown th:it the. California Pine Box Company got 9 1-lfi per cent oft tariff rate on ship ments when consigned to the California Citrus I'nton. The Pacific Hardware Company got H per cent off tariff rate for shipments from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Bnnnlm. The Standard Lumber Company got a concession on shipments between Mon tanue and Hercules from 15 to and the Standard Oil and Associated Oil companies were favored In shipments from Bakersfleld at 4 cents per barrel, against a rate of S cents to the Pacific uil Company. The witness said that preferential rates were given to certain Arms because of competitive conditions within the state. Excuse for Secrecy. Mr I,ane Suppose that It is true, that these rates are defensive upon the ground of competition, whv should you give them to certain Individuals and not to the communitv? . Witness I think in a large number of cases they were enjoyed by the shippers who were handling that particular com modity. Mr. Lane Then if that be so. there could be no possible objection to pub lishing them? Witness There would be a serious ob jection. The rates are made to meet river competition and. If thev were pub lished, the hoats would cut under them. HEROIC FIGURES CONFLICT (Continued from First Page.) these are some of the ways In which the intensity of the battle manifests Itself. Where it will lead and how it will end. time only will tell. Throughout the long flRht a confidence has rested with Mr. Spreckels and his associates of t,he prose cution. They know that they have .gone into battle armed with the most power ful weapon known to man the right. t FORD CASE WITH J CRY TODAY Defense Offers No Kvldence, Shut ting Out Ruef's Testimony. SAX FKAXC1SCO. Oct. 3. Notwith standing the Tirey L. Ford defense to day aubpenaed Abraham Ruef as a witness, when tho time came for the introduction of evidence In behalf of the general counsel of the United Rail roads. The attorneys for the defense refused to offer any tetimony, thus blocking any Intent the prosecution may have had to make of Ruef a re buttal witness: and both sides -went to argument, the people without having adduced a particle of direct evidence connecting the accused with the com mission of the crime charged and the defense without having offered a sworn word In its own behalf. Assistant District Attorney O'Gara made the opening speech for the prose cution. Following him A. A. Moore ODened fur . the defense. Mr. Moore will conclude in the morning and win be followed by Earl Rogers, who will close for Ford. Assistant District At torney Heney in the afternoon will close for the prosecution. Judge Lawlor will charge the Jury and the case should be in the hands of the Jury by 6:30 o'clock. A general belief prevails that the jury will fall to reach a verdict. At the resumption of the trial this morning, Stanley Moore, of the defense, moved to strike out much important testimony on the ground that it was not connected with the defendant. This was a sequence of the failure of the prosecution to call Abe Ruef as a wit ness, considerable evidence having been admitted by Judge Lawlor, with the understanding that if the prose cution should subsequently fall to connect Ford therewith, it should be stricken out. This connection, it was under stood would be made by the testi mony of Ruef. ' - The motions made by Mr. Moore were submitted by the defense without argu ment. Assistant District Attorney Heney said the request of the defense amount ed simply to a motion to instruct the Jury to acquit Ford on the ground of insufficient evidence, and announced his readiness to argue the question. Mr. Heney disputed th,e genuineness of me. deiense s contention, and insisted that by showing a conspiracy between all of the actors he had fully connect ed Ford with the commission of the crime in all. pertinent testimony, re ferring to times prior to June 11, 1906 the day on which, he declared, the conspiracy had been consummated by the passage of the trolley ordinance, Then followed several warm ex changes between counsel, which were cut short by Judge Lawlor, who held his decision on Mr. Moore's motions in abeyance at the noon adjournment. At the opening of the afternoon ses slon Judge Lawlor denied the motions to strike out interposed bv the defense. Should a conviction be found against Ford, the defense will make these de nials the chief basis of an appeal. COFFEY HIDING FROM HENEY Grafter Who Broke Immunity Con. tract Is In Predicament. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3. Ex-Super- visor Michael W. Coffey, whose lmmu nity contract was broken when he failed to give satisfactory evidence in the Ford trial, has gone into hiding to avoid arrest on the Indictment charging him with ac cepting bribes. Coffey knows it is "all off with him," and having lost the sup port and friendship of the prosecution faces sure conviction, as his testimony before the grand Jury and in the Schmltz, Glass - and Ford trials is against him. When he chose to "throw down" the prosecution in the Ford case and give testimony favorable to the defendant's contention that the money was paid as a fee, the prosecuting officials decided that they were relieved of their guarantee of immunity, and his indictment promptly followed. Coffey's ball amounts to $15,000, and as his total share of boodle was only 10,000, he is in a bad way. Before he became Supervisor he was a hackdrlver, and al though he once achieved fame by stop ping a funeral procession on the way to a cemetery while a controversy between the hackdrivers and- the undertakers was settled, he is not known to have much money. He is hiding until arrangements can be made for raising the amount need ed for ball. Hx-Supervisor Wilson, now Railroad Commissioner, who was similarly indict ed, has been released on a bond furnished by a surety company. He has a bigger bank account than Coffey. DIE TO AVOID SEPARATION Soldier Kills Wife and Himself, Fearing Transfer. NEW YORK, Oct. 3. Claude E. Perry. a soldier of the coast artillery stationed at Fort Hamilton, and his wife Elizabeth, were found dead today in their apart. ments in, Brooklyn. It is believed Perry shot his wife and then killed himself. The man left a note indicating that his action was due to an apprehension that he would soon be transferred to another post, which would cause him to be separated from his wife. Perry enlisted In Omaha in 1905. FERGUSON IS ARRESTED Methodist Preacher, Recently Tried, In More Trouble. LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 3. Rev. Wilbur P. Ferguson was arrested today on a charge taken out by Arthur E. Cross, charging criminal relations with the wife of Mr. Cross. The accused asked imme diate trial in Justice Court. The complaint follows closely the church trial of Rev. Mr. Ferguson at the recent Methodist Episcopal Conference, which brought about his withdrawal from the ministry and his $25,000 damage suit against a number of ministers of the church. TRIES TO SHIELD HERSELF Woman Who Burns Child Throws Blame on Negro. MONMOUTH, 111., Oct. 3. An inquest today on the body of the 4-year-old son of Mrs. Jane Hathaway, of Oquawaka, 111., reported to have been burned to death by a tramp, disclosed the fact that the child met death by an accident. The testimony tended to show that the mother had told the story about an as sault and the burning of her child to shield her own carelessness. A negro ar rested has been released. EDITOR GUILTY OF LIBEL District Attorney Jerome Is Given His Revenge. WHITE PLAINS. N. T.. Oct. 3. Frank E. Xavier. editor of the Yonkers Herald, was found guilty by a jury today of criminal libel against District Attorney W: T. Jerome. Mr. Xavier was accused of publishing in his paper that Mr. Jerome had an agreement with insurance interests by which they were to support him for Governor if certain . insurance men were not Indicted.' St. John Bank Approved. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Oct. 3. The application of F. P. Drinker, of Portland. A. E. Drinker, C. B. Russell. Alexander Sweek and F. A. Voertman to organize the First National Bank of St. John, Oregon, with $33,000 eapital has been approved by the Comp troller of the Currency. Fall styles Hanan Snoes at Rosenthal's, Seventh and Washington. PHOTO POST CARDS SCEKERT. "' Kiscr Co. Loboy Imperial Hotei. HUME OF BRYAN ' BIGS WW Illinois Democrats Unite Choosing Him as Stand-ard-fiearer. in HEARST DOES NOT APPEAR Conference at State Fair In Spring' field Is Veritable Love Feast. Mr. Bryan's Quarrel With Sul livan .Is Lost Sight Of. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Oct. S. (Special.) Harmony among the Democrats of Illinois, with William Jennings Bryan as the choice for Presidential candidate, has been practically assured by a series of confer ences held by leaders who are here under guise of attending the State fair. . These have been the first big conferences held of late where the police did ;not have to pry the conferees apart, but the desire to get together and endeavor to secure something beside husks is so strong that factional differences and feuds were tem porarily laid aside. Sullivan Quarrel Settled. An agreement has been reached that no attempt will be made to oppose Bryan, and the latter's friends in return will abandon any attempt to disrupt the 'state organization. The significant part of it is that National Committeeman Roger C. Sullivan and Charles Boechensteln, chair man of the state committee, made similar announcements to this effect. Thev bitter feud between Sullivan and Bryan seems to have been smoothed over, for the time being at least. Carter H. Harrison, ex-Mayor of Chicago, and leader of a large -wing of the Democracy, declare himself unquali fiedly for Bryan and for Colonel James Hamilton Lewis, as Democratic candi date for Governor. Bryan the Only Candidate. "The only Democratic candidate for the Presidency we should consider, ia, William Jennings Bryan," said Mr. Harrison. "The others mentioned. Including Governor Johnson and Governor Folk, are estim able and able men, but it is the sense of the rank and file of Democracy that Mr. Bryan is entitled to be the standard bearer." The only fly in the Democratic ointment appears to be the lack of any Hearst delegates in . the conference. There are plenty of Hearst agents here but they are not talking harmony. However, the Democrats realize that they will have tne Hearst element to fight in any event, so scant attention is given the attitude of the Independence Leaguers. FAILS TO -SETTLE STRIKE New Orleans Mayor's Efforts in Vain Strikebreakers Sent For. NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 3. Mayor Behr man failed today to compromise the levee strike. at a conference between steamship agents and representatives of the 8000 cot ton handlers who are out in sympathy with striking screwmen. The Screwmen's Union asked the Mayor to make another effort tomorrow. Steam ship agents consider today's, conference final, and have wired to Chicago and St Louis for. 3000 strikebreakers. CONDITIONS MUCH IMPROVED Men Rapidly Taking Places of the Striking Boilermakers. ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 3. (Special.) The managers' committee which has charge of the handling of strike condi tions on the Ave railroads Involved In the boilermakers' strike issued the following statement tonight. "Eighty additional men were received in St. Paul this morning and men have been coming steadily for some time past to fill places, vacated by the men who are on strike. The condition of the five railways involved in the present troubles shows a substantial improvement this week and the situation is considered throughout satisfactory as it relates to progress made towards restoring normal conditions." Strike conditions have been broken at a large majority of the principal points and the number of men at work Is steadi ly increasing. The amount of work done and efficiency of the new force recently put at work is also gaining steadily. On the five railroads affected there have been no delays to traffic. Repairs are being well handled and the inconvenience caused by the existence of the strike is steadily growing less. Reports from Chicago and the East indicate that the present satis factory supply of men will continue. FORECASTS END , OF STRIKE Small Intimates- That Telegraphers Have Lost. CHICAGO, Oct. , 3. (Special.) Presi dent Small, In his speech to the strik ing telegraph operators today, ap peared to forecast the speedy end of the strike. He told the strikers that he believed the strike would be at an end inside of 10 days, but warned them to be prepared to accept whatever they could get, and said perhaps "they would have to return to work without ob taining any concessions whatever. He urged them, however, if they returned to work? under the stigma of defeat to prepare themselves for another strike within a year. This speech and other- indications very apparent today indicate that the leaders realize the strike is lost. Many of the best men are growing impatient over the deadlock and threaten to re turn to work unless something de cisive Is done this week. Santa. Fe Machinists Get More. TOPEKA. Kan.. Oct. 3. The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company, at the general offices here, today announced an increase to its 5O00 boiler-makers and machinists over the entire system of 2 cents an hour and. an Increase to helpers of ltt cents an hour, effective October 1, Priest Gets 30 Years. PITTSBURG. Pa.. Oct. 3. Ludwig Sxcsygiel, the Polish priest convicted of the murder of Andrew and Stephen Starxynski was sentenced today to 30 years imprisonment. Sav "No" when a dealer offer, i-m, substitute for Hood's Sarsaparllla. In sist upon Hood's. JBves fitted to glasses. $1. at Metzser's. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE AWAY FOOTBALL PANTS . With every BOYS' SUIT and Overcoat as long as we have any. Only 300 pairs to GIVE AWAY, so better come quick. Also giving away INGERSOLL GUARANTEED WATCHES " ft-- A BEN SELLING LEADING CLOTHIER SUICIDES ON THE DECREASE SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND LEAD IN PROPORTION. According to a statement made at the Wabash headquarters here, no one was seriously hurt. It was said the wreck resulted from negligence on the part of the freight crew In obeying orders. St. Louis Shows Large -increase Due to Insurance Law Most Oc cur Among the Insured. CHICAGO, Oct. 3. (Special.) Frederick L. Hoffman, statistician for the Pruden tial Life for a number of years., has tab ulated the available suicide statistics of the country. He has published his fig ures for 1906. covering &f cities, with a total population of more than 17,000.000. This shows 2919 suicides, an average of IS per 100,000 of population, and a de crease of .8 per cent from the average for the last 10 years. San Francisco still leads, with 37.9 per 100.000. followed by Oakland, with 37, Hoboken with 33.1, St. Louis with 31.1, New York City with 2S, and Chicago with 17. The same cities have led for the 10-year period, but Chicago showed a falling off last year of 5.2 per cent. A study of the figures shows that the maximum suicide ratios were in 1893, 1897 and 1904. reaching 20.3 In the latter year. The minimum points were 13.6 in 1892, 15.9 In 1895. 16.4 in 1900 and 17 in 190S. The St. Louis figures are especially Interesting to insurance men, because of the Missouri laws forbidding the use of suicide as a defense under life and acci dent insurance policies. The average rate in St. iouis nas increased stecMily from 1872 to the present, growing from 9.1 at the beginning of the period to 31.1 in 1906. An interesting comparison with these figures, which deal with insured and uninsured lives, is furnished by the sta tistics of several life insurance compa nies whoch have made public their pro portions of suicide. The Northwestern Mutual, covering 50 years, shows 2.5 per cent of suicides, while the Mutual Life shows 2.2. That the percentage of sui cides among the insured is greater than among the average population is shown by the percentage of 1.4 for all white males shown by the last United States census. ROUND WORLD ON STEAMER Ocean Liner Chartered for Pleasure Trip by Colonel Thompson. NEW YORK, Oct. S. Intercepted at sea while on the way to Galveston from Eng land, the Hogan line steamer Mineola, of 6000 tons, has been ordered to this port to fit out for the most unusual "yachting trip," on record. Colonel Robert M. Thompson, financier, retired naval officer and lawyer, has chartered the Mineola to take 15 friends, including Lord Brassey and Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, if the latter can be relieved of his" command of the British Mediterranean squadron, on' a nine months' trip around the world at an expense of J300.000. The Mineola will arrive here Saturday and will immediately be turned Into a yacht. Among the changes will be the making of a ballroom 100 feet long and as wide as the ship. The programme is to go to Gibraltar, the rendezvous of the British Mediterran ean squadron, thence to Japan, via the Sues Canal and thence to New Caledonia. Eight Hurt In Wabash Collision. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3. A head-on collision between a passenger and freight train on the Wabash road occurred today near Neeley. 111. Bight persons were slightly injured. Both engines were demolished. CYCLONE WRECKS VILLAGE Poarch, Oklahoma, in Ruins, but No Persons Injured. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 3.-A message from Elk City says a cyclone struck the small village of Poarch, near Elk City, last night. The postofflce Is re ported destroyed and nearly every house In the place was wrecked. No persons are reported injured. Details can not be obtained, as .wires ' are down. Poarch is a village of about 200 in habitants in Roger Mills County, close to the Texas line. It Is off the railroad. New Orleans Official a Suicide. NEW ORLEANS. La., Oct. 3. The body of Clark Steen. secretary of the New Orleans Port Commission, who disap peared several days ago, was found float ing in Lake Pontchartraln today. A message found in the skiff indicates that Steen committed suicide. KEEP NEGRO FROM HOUSE INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS ARE STARTED -IN WASHINGTON. Negro Buys House and Aristocratic Neighbors Ask Court's Aid in Keeping Him Out. WASHINGTON, Oct.- 3. (Special.) The Injunction has been invoked in a local race war. By Injunction proceedings the white citizens of a Washington suburb propose to restrain a negro from occupy ing a house he has purchased. The su burb known as Bloomingdale, lying be tween the northern boundary of the old city and the Soldiers' Home, was several years ago subdivided and long rows of houses erected for sale. The purchasers were given a deed which stipulated in one of Its clauses that at no time should the property be sold to a negro. One of the original pur chasers sold his residence to a man who placed a second mortgage on it. The holder of this second mortgage, to protect himself, placed the house on sale with a real estate firm, who disposed of It to a negro. When the sale became known to the householders for blocks around they at once started a subscription In which President Gompers, of the American Fed eration of Labor Is reported to have joined. A lawyer has been employed and in junction papers have been prepared. Francis S. Smith, a civil engineer. Is the negro purchaser. There are few resi dent blocks In Washington upon which negroes do not occupy one or more houses except In the ultra aristocratic section, and even In that section some negroes dwell. Race prejudice is con stantly growing more Intense in Wash- ' ington, and In the new subdivisions In the suburbs the whites have attempted to protect themselves against negro inva sion by restrictions placed In the original deeds. The negro owner will assert his right to hold the property under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and a merry race war Is promised in .the courts. f Cne difference between a TTa.nn . Shoe and others is that the Hanan fits better ail over than the others do In spots. Sold at Rosenthal's. Forty per cent made by investing in Western Exploration & Dredging today. 215 Couch building. ? Three Ages of Men in Stein-Bloch Clothes The man of 17 the man of 30 the man of 50. All have different views. All are reflected in their clothes tastes and in Stein-Bloch Clothes. Tens of thousands of men working at professions and in offices with limited incomes have the same taste, the same necessity, the same genuine ideaof clothes as the smartly groomed society man or college man of wealth. To them these things are just as much business and social requisites. ' . ' , Stein-Bloch Clothes have won a place in the estimation of such men that nothing can disturb. They always look for the label and find it at the leading clothier's. Send for the Autumn style book, "Smartness," mailed free. i. KECISTERED I8B8. JSb Offices and Shops, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 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