Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-15
.EARNlNCSOF MISSOURI ROADS
Experts Examine Books Of EurlluGt,n snt
Missouri tsci6o Lines
STATE RATES HGHtd THAN lNTtRSTA1I
Attorneys for Burlington object
90 introduction Of Reports of
other Ronds--ICc Trust
Case RcOpCncd.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Not. lL-ENpeyt
testimony given by witnesses who have
examined the books Of the Chicago, hur-
nngton x quincy and Missouri Pacific raul
roads occupied the time of the Hu,nugton
freight rate hearing before CORNERSTONE
schofed in this city today.
Charles s Ludlam, an expert accountant
Of New York, who has examined the books
Of tho Missouri Pacific, testified that the
Missouri Pacific not only made money ON
shipments 0f freight In Missouri but made
more money from Them proportiouatrl"
than from Interstate business.
Attorneys for the Burlington objected To-
the testimony Of Mr.. Ludlam on the ground
that the Missouri Pacific was not a party
to the suit Attorneys for the state con-
tended that rs the maximum freight rae
law Of the state applied to all railroads on
the state Il was competent 20 show whether
or not tho Missouri Pacific or any other
railroad doing business In Missouri found
the state business profitable.
HiEheT Than Interstate Rates.
+. NJ Fisher OF st. Paul who examined
the books OF the Burlington, gave more
evidence tending to show that the road rc-
ceiyed higher rates in proportion for haul
! ing freight in Missouri than it received
for interstate business,
The hearing dragged tedlously today ow-
/ ing to the absence Of Attorney General
| IIadley. who was called to jefferson City
on business Nj. Hadley will 90 to St
/ Louis tomorrow. when the oil hearing Will
/ be resumed there.
Mr.. Fisher made the statement that the
Burlington railroad frequently charged a
! rate for the movement of freight less than
! that named in the Missouri maximum rate
| law now being contested. This was OK
! planned by the assertion that if the
! Burlington had charged the maximum
rates competition would have been driven
| from the field.
! The state splang n surprise when 1t an
nounced that at the afternoon session it
would place on the stand Charles S Lud-
I lam of New York City TO disprove the
| claim of the Burlington that there is very
little profit i'm handling local freight bust
ness. 1t developed that MIR. Ludlam who
is the expert accountant that had charge
of the examination several months ago in
! New York City of the books of the New
York Life, the Mutual aud Equitable In,ur-
ance Sompanes, had been employed 10y tine
/ state Of Missouri to examine the books in
the auditors office OF the Missouri railway
at ST. Louis. The state asserted it would
I prove ny MI. lsuhldlll illELl lpldt lltlEIll
business is exceedingly profitable TO the
railroads in Missouri.
Ice Trust Case ReOPened.
! \ bill of exceptions to the finding Of
! William +. FlouTnoy, special commissioner
before whom was conducted the ice in
ruiry last summer and who last week rem
dercd decision that no ice trust existed in
this city, was filed in the circuit court to-
day By I. 3. khulneil. county prosecutor
The effect of the bill Of exceptions will DO
to reopen the case and give the attorneys
for the state, an opportunity to submit much
/ testimony excluded at the former hearing
The prosecuting attorney assals the com
missioneTs judgment on almost every point
touched upon in, his decision The bill OF
exec ptions sets out fourteen specific in
stances where the commissioners findings
are alleged to be unjust
John ID. Rockefeller Indicted.
The grand jury today found Indictments
against John D. Rockefeller and four
other persons in connection with the
Standard oil inquiry, which was reopened
upon the reconvening OF that body in adj
journed session yesterday. What the in
dictments allege or who the four other
defendants In addition to Mr.. Rockefeller
are was not given out by Prosecutor Da-
vid, who however. admitted the indirt-
ments had been returned. The bench war
rants issued upon the indictments were
placed in the hands Of Sheriff Groves. who
this afternoon took them and went to
Cleveland, where it Is supposed they ar,
to be served.
The report Of the grand jury will De
made public either tomorrow or Friday
and the indictments returned are al pres
ent in possession Of the clerk of courts
Of this county. II is understood the In
dictments charge the defendant with hav-
ing continued contract in the oil produc-
lions and to fix prices on and after July
= 1906, in violation of the Valentine anti.
trust act, a state law under which the
recent prosecution of the Standard OH
company in this county was conducted
and in which fine of 5000 was imUosed
by the probate court.
Sugar Rebate Case on Trial.
NEW YORK, Nov. lI-The second trial
OF the New York Central 4 Hudson River
Railroad company, charged with violations
OF the Elkins ANTITRUST law, was begun in
the United States circuit court today
During the examination OF several inn.
portant witnesses Immediately after IN,
close Of the prosecutions opening address
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