Show SHIPPER OWNS TO TO I GETTING DEBATES A t J f i i Defendants Defendants' Ill In lr tl Hc j tc Cn Caes e ls lort p. 1 Mo to ll Jurisdiction of ui C Court Court- lr i. i I 4 Kansas CJ lb T May ray 23 Two Two IWo hn- hn ked nia l tte beginning o of f the governments government's tl t. t case against he the railroads It In 1 V the rebate ate cases In tho the federal court h bard Wr today A shipper admitted i that ho had hac obtained H 9 In re Ja In th the the- thelast last three ears en willie while the dodging this lne Ine hipe of or Its Is efforts al uJ- uJ mo most l wholly t to evidence which should fo u to show that the contracts for Cor re- re b t re made mall In New York lc and therefore a Missouri court COUlt even n c If t f federal could take no cognizance pf pt the Ule Following tills his unusual procedure In this unu unusual case Judge Smith ml McPherson overruled objections C m tile the part lUl ait of ot the defense and In- In 11 DI District Attorney nn hr erg berg for the lao government government to Introduce hl il's ils evidence e After ACer thi has haH been done one hu lie will wi decide whether the tile government gov gov- gova c iu mt has al any standing In ill II the tite the a courts court on on his complaint The Tho ca cases cs of George I- I L. L Thomas a n r. r t broker T. T I J B. B his CI clerk and Geor George e 1 II 1 Crosby formerly traffic r of oC the tile Burlington rail rall- rl- rl l-ad l x adi wei weh- weh Joined and tho evidence proceeded against all nih three l In the In-the the evidence shippers admitted that the they had paid Thomas GOO OO 00 a year ear to secure concessions for COl th then them m torn New X York they y 1 In ill turn tur receiving 2 25 per cent of ot the freight charges rpm the Mississippi ls to western points I Kansas n as City George A A. A Barton Barton Bar Dur- ton a u sh e e manufacturer testified to tills this fact tact as did E. E W. W a u wholesale notion noton dealer r It Ii I was waN the latter later who used the term rebates and anti said td that he got ot 00 prior to lo HIt when the goose refused ed tp I go gu on with the gold gol golden un n eg egg performance per Ier- although he admitted that ho ic had dunned Thomas as lute late as us a af afew afew f few w days U ago ugo through h his hit son soil In who were Robert Hobert W W. Taylor of the Keith Feith Furniture company com corn pany E F. S. S Lewis of the St St. l Louis Luis Urn firm I of 0 Barg Frank BWashington B n. I Washington special ac agent nt for Clu the n- n commerce commission commerce and E. E p P. an Omaha show shine dealer I Examination of oC witnesses will wi h be 10 tomorrow and arguments 3 concluded a X CV y |