Show SOME OME BIG DIG CASES FOR THIS WEEK Trial of Mayor and Abe Ruef Scheduled in San Francisco Court REBATE CASE IN NEW YORK BOAT RACE MARCH 16 The trial of Mayor Of q San Francisco and Abraham Ruef Ruet the th one onetime onetime onetime time political boss of that city on In Indictments Indictments Indictments charging extortion promises to prove one of the sensations of ot the week Mayor was in Europe Europ when the tho I Indictment nt against t film was found and andI voluntarily returned to face fac his accusers I He lie entered a plea lea of ot not guilty guilt when last Thursday and at that time it was all arranged to bring the case ease to trial on Monday In the meantime Ruef Rue had mysteriously disappeared but he hI h was located and taken Into custody custod soon aft afterward afterward afterward erward Another Rebate Case One of the cases of ot the federal govern government government ment meat in the sugar ar rebate cases that against the Delaware Lackawanna Western Railroad company will be 00 called for trial in New York on Mon Monday Monday day da In this case the government charges es as that payments made to Lowell M 1 Palmer owner of Palmers docks Brook Brooklyn lyn of 2 cents per hundred pounds on shipments to points this side of Buffalo constitute a rebate within the meaning of ot the law The railroad contends that the pay pey payments ments made mado to Palmer were to recompense penile pence him for his lost lose In profit on bud busi business budness ness given en the Lackawanna through th the fact tact that the thc freight did not piss pitas through his docks while that of other roads road did i The government alleges that Palmer had been vested with power by b the he American Sugar Suar Refining company to route all Its shipments and that he lie there therefore fore for became the actual shipper hIPper and that thit Ul t I the payments to him constituted a re rebate rebates bates bate This Tills the railroad denies claiming that the payments Were simply to reimburse bursa burse him for tor loss tOES of profit in permit permitting permitting ting a 1 diversion of traffic from the docks operated by him Meeting of Road Builders More than hundred dele del delegates delf delegates gates f representing states will mil assemble at Pittsburg on Monday for tor a three days das convention of or the the Amer Amor American AmerIcan ican lean Road Builders association While hUe the amateur who ho hohl have hl been taking part in the tournament in New New York Y for several everal days da are struggling gling for the tho final honors in the ama amateur amateur 1 14 game the old George Sutton and ad Jake ake Schaeffer Schaefer will wi meet Monday evening in a match for forthe forthe the 18 balk blk line lne championship in Chi Chicago Chicago cago An investigation into the wreck ck of the Brewster express on te the Harlem divis division divisIon ion of the New York Central railroad on the evening of Feb Fob 16 16 which resulted In tho the death of persons and arni the Injury of more mor than one oe hundred ant Others will wi be taken up by the grand Jury jut in New York City on Monday Aero Club Banquet Many enthusiasts in aerial aeril navigation are expected to attend the annual l ban banquet banquet banquet of the Aero Acre Club Club of America which is tc Ic t be b at at the St Regis R gla hotel hot In New Kew York City CI next nest net Thursday night The American Bowling congress and tournament will wi open in St Sf Louis Lui Fri Friday Fi Friday an day dRY and au I l continue through the remainder of the thc month The contest between Lord lArd Curzon Curson CUlon and Lord for the of tf Oxford university 1 made vacant by b the th of Goschen will wl be de do decided decided March farch 14 H The Oxford and Cambridge boat bat race will wi be rowed from Putney of o Mortlake on the afternoon of March 16 11 |