The San Francisco call., 1904-12-23
Accuses Standard Oil Of
TreaChery to Former
Californian.
BostOnian Expresses Friendly Regard
for the Premier of stock
ManipulatOrs.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Last Friday l said, in speaking of
how fictitious transactions werss made
on the Stock Exchange for the purpose
of making bogus. prices. with intent to
defraud buyers and sellers of securities:
I have five or six page corroborative
letter from James r. Keene.'
Mr.. Keene denied my statement, and
said he had only written short note
of two pages, and If did not publish it
he would the following Monday. 1 an
swered: All right; go ahead He did
not publish it Monday or Tuesday. 1
prepared to on Wednesday. Late Tues
day night he sent me word that If l re-
Trained he would publish his copy on
Thursday, and he did. What he pub
lished is correct copy of the full five
page letter have in my possession.
First, l would say Mr. Keene's letter
to me was not confidential commune
cation. On the contrary, it was written
that 1 might use 1t in my story.
Second, 1 have no desire to do or say
anything to annoy or injure Mr.. Keene.
My writings in the past and that part
of my story wherein / have already
spoken of him show plainly my feelings
about him, and my treatment of him
in the coming chapter of my story,
which will be devoted to him, will fur
ther show my feelings; but in treating
Mr.. Keene 1 must, as in case of all 9TH
ers whom l describe or whose actions
l relate, show the exact line of truth.
KEENE'S STRENUOUS WORK.
For years there was in the employ
of William Rockefeller a man who han
died all confidential transactions and
papers connected with them of the
Standard OIL In the midst of the cop
per deal great leak was discovered
at 26 Broadway. Enormous transac-
tions We're being conducted in Wall
street, ostensibly in the name of stand
ard Oir-that is, when certain stock
deals were made rumor credited them
to Standard OIL A most thorough Sc
cret investigation was started, but
without success. Traps were laid and
finally game was found in them and the
leak discovered.
CONSERVATION reigned at the Sys-
tents shrine. Mr.. Rockefeller's conf
Dental man was quietly dismissed
simultaneously with his dismissal a
tremendous Third-avenue bomb was
exploded and the world, particularly
the financial world for short day was
allowed a glimpse of the terribly black
duplicity which at all times underlies
Wall street. The services of the Grand
Jury were sought and things for a few
days looked ominous for certain men.
THE hatred of Standard Oir for
James r. Keene at this time was selling
at over par. The necessities of James
r. Keene were pressing, first for for
giveness and the good will of Standard
Or; next, in connection with his rub
ber stocks. A certain man succeeded in
amalgamating the Standard Oil hatred
of Keene and the Keene necessities,
and James r. Keene rolled up his
sleeves for the most strenuous piece of
work In his most strenuous life, and
the fur fiew-the peoples fur.
STANDARD OIL TREACHERY.
I'm consideration of Keene doing a
good job up brown, the Standard OH
would subscribe one-half of the money
necessary to float the new rubber COM
pany and loan its magic name to the
enterprise First, the total amount was
$6,000,000. Standard OH 81, 100000; then
$40, 100000, Standard OH $4,000, 900;
finally s15,Ooo.0O0, Standard OIL $780,
000 Public announcement was made
and everything went as merry as a
steam clipper at a fleeing bee, and
Keene completed his job, and-well.
Standard OIL never forgives an In
jury.
Suddenly its subscription and it's
name were yanked away from the new
Ilafe
was longer of experience and shorter
of faith than ever before in his mar
velous career; but win tell this part
of my story in the fullest detail when L
reach it in the regular sequence of
events"
Lawson also exhibited letter from
Denis Donohue of New York, in which
the latter said:
I I shall always remember Thomas w.
Lawson, the man, as one Of the most
winning personalities with whom 1 have
crossed blades during my twenty, years
OF journalistic sword playa cavalier
like the good Sieur Bayard, Sans peur
ct sans reproche.'"
Lawson also renewed his attacks on
H. H. Rogers. but said nothing of pub
lie interest
ADDICKS SEEKING TROUBLE.
BOSTON, Dec. 22.-The Boston
Journal will say tomorrow morning
that J. Edward Addicks. who has
been prominently identified with gas
companies in this city, arrived in Bos-
ton tonight, and the Journal under
stands that he came here for the pur-
pose of having an interview with
Thomas w. Lawson. Upon his arrival
here Addicks Immediately left for
Newton, refusing himself to inter-
viewers.
The Journal will say that Alexander
j. Cowan. Washington street news
dealer, was tonight served with a
summons to appear In court on Satur-
day to answer to a charge of selling
and spreading an alleged libelous ar