The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-06

Oklahoma City. and said they had been kept in very poor condition by the pre- vious management, and he requested me to bring them to the same level as they were in Newark, N. J., where l had come from.
 This conversation, the witness said, took place at the office of the Waters-Pierce company at St. Louis.
 What did MT. Tinsley say in reference to running the business of the Waters Pierce oil company on Standard Oil methods?"
 Get Work Into Shape.
 'I can answer that question only in regard to the office work. MT. Tinsley said that the work at Oklahoma City was in poor shape, not having received stock reports for two months previous He said 1 was to make out stock re- ports for two months missing on the Standard oil forms, such as we used in Newark"
 '.while you were there, was the business conducted by Standard Oil methods?
 "As far as the office work was con- cerned, yes"
 While working for the Waters-Pierce Oil company had you resigned from the Standard oil company"
 No, sir
 "What companies sold oil in the Waters Pierce Oil companys territory"
 
 company, there was another which can't state for sure but I believe it was the Count oil company"
 Did the Standard Oil company sell any oil in the Waters Pierce Oil com pany's territory in Oklahoma?' [ Not to my knowledge to consumers, but the Waters Pierce oil company itself carried the stock of the Standard Oil company in its warehouses, and they sold it to merchants and consumers, but not in original barrels. In cases where oil was sold by barrel, the contents of the Standard Oil company barrel was emptied into a barrel labelled the Waters-Pierce Oil company"
 .sWhere did the Waters-P Pierce company get it's eil2"
 Some was shipped from Philadelphia. some from Whiting, Ind, and some from cars diverted to Oklahoma City"
 MT. Jockel said that some of the oil cans had the Standard oil shipping tags on. He could not say from whom the others came.
 Did the Waters-Pierce Oil company pretend to be or claim to be an independ- ent company?'
 ''Yes. sir"
 Did you receive a letter from c. P. Ackert, general manager of the Standard Oil company giving a scale of prices at which oil should be sold in the terrtory?'
 
 Did the latter show that oil was being sold at less?"
 Yes"
 What was the purpose?"
 "To overcome opposition of the Rich ardson-Gray Oil company"
 Do you mean competition?
 'Yes, sir,
 The witness was then excused.
 Refuses to Talk Further.
 Bedford recalled, refused under advice of counsel to answer any questions as to the whereabouts of MT Tinsley j. Asked if he knew whether the Standards oil company of Indiana sells oil in Mis- souri, he said he did not know. Under advice of counsel, he declined to say if he was connected with the Standard Oil company of New Jersey.
 DO you know if there is such a com- pany as the Republic Oil company?' the witness was asked.
 T have heard of such company" he replied.
 From whom?
 T can't recall.'
 The witness declined to answer several questions regarding the Standard oil com pany affairs and adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning.
 After adjournment answering question as to his intentions with recalcitrant wit nesses. Attorney General Hadley said he would certify their refusal to answer questions to the supreme court, and ask the court to deal with them.