The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-11
TRIAL IN FRISCO
RUEF CASE cH1EF FEATURE OE'
 WEEKS NEWS.
Today One of the Sugar Rebate Gases VIII Be Called In, New York
 Other Matters.

Washington, March 10.--The trial of Mayor Schmitz. of San Francisco and Abraham Ruef. the political boss of that city on indictments charging ex- tortion, promises to be one of the sensations of the week.
 Mayor schmitz was in Europe when the indictment against him was found and voluntarily returned to face his accusers. He entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned on thursday and at that time 1t was arranged to bring the case to trial on Monday. In the meantime Ruef had mysteriously dis appeared. but he was located and taken Into custody soon afterwards.
 One of the cases of the federal government in the sugar rebate eases that against the Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western Railroad Company will be called for trial In New York on Monday. In this case the govern ment charges that payments made to Lowell M. Palmer's docks, Brooklyn, of two cents per hundred pounds on shipments to points this side of Buff falo. constituted a rebate within the meaning of the law. The railroad con- tends that the payment to Palmer was to reeompense him for loss in profit on business given to the Lackawanna through the fact that the Lackawan- mas freight did not pass through his docks while that of other roads did.
 It also alleges that Palmer had been vested with power by the American Sugar Refinery Company to route all Its shipments and that he, therefore. became the actual shipper and that the payments to him constituted a re- bate. This the railroad denies claim ing that the payments were simply to reimburse him for loss of profit in permitting a diversion of traffic from the docks operated by him. The reason for this diversion appears to have been that the trunk lines association awarded six per cent of the sugar shipments to the Lackawanna and 1t was not expedient for Palmer to ship sugar by that road through his own docks.
 More than 2,500 delegates, represent ing theriy eight States, will assemble at Pittsburg on Monday for a three days convention of the American Road Builders Association. The first two days of the session will beoccupied with business sessions, while the re- maining day will be devoted to sight seeing.
 While the amateur bIlliardists, who have been taking part in the tourna- ment in New York for several days. are struggling for the final honors fin the amateur 142 game, the old profes- sionals, George Sutton and Jake Schae- fer. will meet in a match for the 1S-1 balk line match in Chicago. The match Is scheduled for Monday evening Sut- ton Is the present holder of the title.
 An investigation into the wreck of the Brewster express on the Harlem division of the New York Central Rail road on the evening of February 16 which resulted in the death of twenty four persons and the injury of more than 100 others, will be taken up by the grand jury in New York city on Monday.
 State Superintendent of Insurance of New York State. Otto Kelsey, whose re- moval from office has been recommend ed by Governor Hughes, Is expected to appear before the State Senate Judici- ary Committee at Albany next Wednes- day in his own defense.
 The American Bowling Congress and will open in St. Louis Fri- day and continue through the remaind- CT of the month.
 The sixty fourth Oxford and Cam bridge University boat race will be rowed on the afternoon of March ls.