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Show GUILTY OF REBATING. 0 Santa Fe May Have to Pay Fine of a Million and a Half. Los Angeles, Cal. After being out twenty minutes, tlio Jury In the caso of tlio government against the Santa Fe Railroad compnny, on trial for rebating re-bating In the federal court here, on Friday afternoon brought In a verdict of guilty ngalnst the railroad on nil of the sixty-six counts of the indictment. indict-ment. Judge Weioorn will announce his decision noxt Monday. An estimate esti-mate of tho maximum pennlty which may bo Imposed is $1,250,000. Tho charge against tho Santa Fo wns that It had grunted rebates from its regular tariff on shipments 'of dine by tho Grand Canyon Llmo ft. Cement compnny of Arizona. The defense ol the railroad company was that the rebates re-bates were "concessions" mndo tor nl leged losses In tho shipments during transit. The trial began on Sept. HO. |