The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
BREAK THREATENS
IN STANDARD OIL
Rogers and Rockefeller About to
Sever Relations Because of 4.
Lawson Charges. "
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
New York, Dec, 24.-Color was lent
today by a statement made by M. F.
Elliott, attorney for the Standard Oil
company, to reports circulated In Wall
street Of an imminent breach between
John D. Rockefeller and Henry II.
Rogers on account of the notoriety
with Thomas w. Lawson's disclosures.
According to the story, so intensely
annoyed is Mr.. Rockefeller over the
connection of the Standard Oils name
with Mr.. Rogers speculative ventures,
that he has not only emphatically
vetoed legal action, which Mr.. Rogers
desired to take, but is contemplating
making a statement, pointing out the
difference between what Mr.. Rogers
may do and what is done by the Stand
ard Oil company. Mr.. Rockefeller is
now the only person standing in the
way of legal action by Mr.. Rogers
against Thomas w. Lawson.
Lawson Drew the Line.
GAS attorney for the Standard Oil
company said Mr.. Elliott today, 81
know nothing whatever about Mr.. Law
son IS disclosures. It is not a matter
in which this company is concerned.
Mr.. Lawson, in the first or second arti-
Gle he wrote, made it very clear that he
drew distinction between the Stand
ard Oil company and those who are in
terested either as stockholders or off.
GERS of the company. He announced
he would always refer to STANDARD
Standard Oil company.
"Mr. Lawson has told nothing about
the Standard Oil company, because he
knows nothing. This company is en-
| gagged in the oil business and nothing
else. It has been made plain that Mr.
Rockefeller is not interested in any
way in Amalgamated "copper"
Rogers and Rockefeller.
els it true that there is any differ
ence between Mr.. Rogers and Mr.
Rockefeller over the recent squabblt
over Amalgamated Copper?'
am attending to legal business for th'
company and I know nothing about tn
personal side.''
Mr.. Elliott added that he did no
know what companies Mr.. Rockefelle
had been interested in outside Of Stand
els it not true that the close con
nection of Mr.. Rogers with the Stand
ard Oil company has created the impres
sion in the popular mind that the com
pany itself has been involved7'
"That may be so, tho Mr.. Lawson
made a clear distinction. 1t canno
be denied that Mr.. Rogers is an office
| of the Standard Oil company, but h
has a very large business outside.'
Trouble Over Magazine.
Samuel Untermeyer, counsel for MI
Rogers, denies today that he knew any
thing of the subpoena issued in Bosto
today, citing a Boston news dealer t
appear in court for selling Everybody
Magazine; ., :,
said. 'EIn fact, not having heard Q
anybody being murdered, poisoned q
mysteriously done away with, have n
; news Of a sufficiently frenzied ,chara,
ter to meet the exigencies of the situs
tion.'' '->,....-
For the first time in two weeks M
Lawson failed to lombard Wall stree
with messages today. Not line can,
from him. .-
Addicks Did Not Call.
!; Boston, Dec. 24.-J. Edward Addick
Of Delaware was in Boston all of ye
, terday and various rumors were give
currency to the effect that his visit We
, in connection with Mr.. Lawson 8 a.
raignment of him in the latter 8 mag,
zine articles. But Addicks did ne
call on Mr.. Lawson, according to stat
ments Of Mr.. Lawson's office en-
{ ployees.