The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-12-22
GREAT NORTHERN HIT
James j. Hills Road Is indicted
for Pulling Off Rebate
Deal.
TEN PARTIES ARE IN THE BILL
Against Whom There Are Eight In
dictments-Those Who ''Squealed''
Are Given Immunity.

Philadelphia, Dec. 15.-Eight indict-
ments have been returned by the fed
eral grand jury against shippers
freight agents and common carriers in
the rebate case brought to the. atten-
ton of the grand jury by United States
District Attorney j. Whitaker Thomp-
son. The indictments returned are as
follows:
Parties That Are Indicted.
Great Northern Railway company,
for offering rebate to r. D. Wood
& Co., of this city, ON a shipment of
1900 tons of iron piping to Winnipeg;
G. J. Campbell, local freight agent of
the Great Northern, same charge; L.
f. Lake, of New York, general east
ern agent of the Mutual Transit COM
pany, granting and giving a rebate to
the Wood company; Walter Wood,
George Wood, Stuart Wood and Rich
ard Wood, members of the Wood COM
pany, accepting and receiving rebates:
Paul j. Diver, local agent of the Mutu-
al Transit company, offering rebate to
the National Essence of Coffee com
pany, of this city, on a shipment from
Philadelphia to Minneapolis, Aug. f.
1905; Mutual Transit company, offer
ing rebate in the same transaction;
Paul J. Diver, offering and giving re-
bates 1.-TWO counts) to the National Es-
sence Of Coffee company ON a ship
ment from Philadelphia to Winnipeg,
April II, 1905; Mutual Transit COM
pany, offering and giving rebates two
counts) in the same transac tion.
Immunity for Those Who "Blow."
A large number of witnesses was
summoned to give testimony in the
two cases. Immunity from punishment
was granted those principals in the
cases who appeared before the jury
and gave evidence. For instance,
President Charles M. Heard, of Buff
falo, president and general manager
of the Mutual Transit company, who
was summoned as a witness in the
Wood case, was not indicted, but a
true bill was returned against an
agent Of the company who was not
asked to appear. Neither was an in
dictment brought against the traffic
manager of the Wood company who
obtained the rebate for his firm. In
the case of the National Essence of
Coffee company the indictments were
brought against the carrier and it's
agent, the shipping company having
furnished the evidence
Amount of Rebate Involved.
The rebate in the Wood case was
given on a shipment made in October,
1904. The company shipped 1900 tons
Of iron piping from Florence, N. j.,
and Camden, n. J., to Winnipeg, and
200 tons from Emaus, Pa, to the same
point The total rebate was 81 ,23O.59,
a reduction of cents per 100 pounds
being granted. The National Essence
of Coffee company, it is alleged, re-
ceived rebates on two shipments, and
the total rebate was only $1S.12, a re-
duction of cents per 100 pounds be
ing allowed.
Indictments at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Dec. 16 - Fourteen
indictments were returned by the fed
eral grand jury here against common
carriers, railway officials, shippers and
freight agents, charging the giving Of
rebates and conspiracy to gain re-
bates. The indictments were against
the following:
George III. Crosby, Of Chicago, gen
eral traffic manager of the Burlington;
George l.. Thomas, broker. New York;
L. B. Taggert, New York, Crosby's
chief clerk; Chicago and Alton Rail
road company, and John n. Faithorn
and f. A. Wann, ex-vice president and
general freight agent, respectively, Of
the railroad company; Cudahy Packing
company: Swift & Co., Armour Pack
ing company; Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railroad company; Nelson
Morris, Edward Morris and Ira N.
Morris, comprising the partnership of
Nelson Morris & Co.; d. III. Kresky,
Kansas City, freight broker.
The charges against the Alton and
Faithorn and Wann are identical with
those made in the indictments returned
by the federal grand jury at Chicago
Dec. 13. The packers are charged with
accepting concessions.
Castro Adopts Peace Policy.
Caracas, Venezuela, Dee. 16.-Presi-
dent Castro has withdrawn not only
the Objectionable phrase, but his coun-
ter protest, thus avoiding the neces-
sityeof answering the reply of France
to the Venezuelan memorandum, which
would have made a settlement impos-
sible. This act is confirmation of
the announcement of the policy of
President Cactro in the line of re-
sumption Of universal friendship.
New Postmaster for Chicago.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The president !
has sent the following nominations to
the senate: Collectors of customs-Gad
Smith, district of Superior, Mich: VIM.
III. Devos, district of Milwaukee: post
master Fred A. BuSSe, at Chicago.