Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-19

States marshals. To prevent the pack CTS from recovering them an order was issued by Federal Judge Sapborn impounding the trunks and their con tents for the use of the grand jury. Upon eSainlhdfion the secret transae tions of the Aetna Trading company. a corporation through which the pack CTS have carried on their business un- der common agreement. were un- earthed, proving the existence of an understanding in violation of the anti trust law. Upon each of the trunks were the initials "R. H. C." belonging to R. H. Cowan. one of the officials of the Aetna company, who Is believed to be in Canada.
 One of the most juicy bits of testi- mony brought out In the hearing con cerns the use of certain cipher and code terms employed by the packing companies in correspondence with their agents. The frequent occurrence of the equivalent word for rebate Is significant. Mfr. Streyckmans, a for mer confidential employee of the Ar mour company. swore to the identity of the code book and gave the inter pretation of a number of the terms. Among these the following are espe- clally interesting:
 Laughsome-Rebate.
 Launch-Better arrange rebate there.
 Launched-Burnins the stick at both ends.
 Launchine-Can make rebate
 Laura-Handie rebate matters carefully.
 Lava-Pay rebates from cash on hand.
 Iayealio-Rebates must be confidential
 Rinsley-shade rebates a little rather than lose business.
 Junk-N necessary to secure shipments you can make rates to-
 Kalsnd-Meet rate by voucher.
 Kalanta--Meet any rate offered.
 Kasheer-lf this rate will not secure. ad- wise what is necessary.
 woodpath-rnterstate commerce com mission.
 woodprint-Avoid service of summons from interstate commerce commission.
 Footno;-Meet interstate commerce com mission.
 Imprinsed-Judson (. Clements.
 Imprinain4s-J. C. Teomans.
 Imprison-charies A Prouty.
 rmprobitas-J. ". Fffer.
 rmprobity-A. R. Mosely.
 Armour-Arraase with utmost secrecy
 The references to the Interstate com merce commission and the various In dividuaI members of that body show tat the packers keep quite close track of the commission and its dolnRs-rat- urslly. since the giving or acceptance of rebates Is In direct violation of the fed eral statutes and comes under the ju- risdirsion of the interstate commerce commission. The revelations of Mrs. . Mary E. Marcy. former stenographer of two of the companles. plainly indl. cate the existence of an illegal combi- nation.
 It has been shown by Charles Ed ward Russell in Everybody's Magazine spd by other writers and in testimony offered in various hearings that just as the secret railroad rebate built up the Standard Oil monopoly % has it built up the beef trust The manner Of ex- acting these rebates by the packers has bcen ingenious It all came about through the famous yellow refrigerator cara These for the most part are owned by the beef trust and by c se- ries of icing and frackaee charges the rsIlrcsds O the ooe hand and the prf- rate shsppers cu the cener sre forced sc rar handsome tribute to the modern feudaI harcss whsse castles are pack tne bsusesL The tFscnaue cAArues are sdmply ansfker naDe fsf reeosee. ne se1uD cnnaun w1fc1 nnpe ugn ooosn c oo oD eupFofenuo oD o1Du1e . - - - - unlnD - n11vqlD