Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-19
TERRITORY is DIVIDED UP
Very Likely Rockefeller and Rogers
Will Testify.
MOFFET'S EVIDENCE STARTLING
Attorney General Hadley Endeavors
to Establish the Relationship Of the
Trust to Subsidiary Concerns.

NEW YORK. December 19.-The Stand
ard Oil Company is now trying to Offset the
admissions forced from it's officials in the
proceedings brought by the state of Mis-
souri, to dissolve the trust said to exist be-
tween the Standard, the Waters-Pierce OIL
Company and the Republic Oil Company
of Cleveland At the hearings held several
months ago here and in other cities evil
dence was brought out of the existence of
this combination. The Standard asked later
for further sessions that it might produce
witnesses on its own behalf.
The first of these hearings was held yes
terday In the state apartments of the Wal
dorf- Astoria. Commissioner Robert A. An
thony was Installed In an armchair seldom
occupied by any one Of less rank than an
ambassador, and the tapestried walls
looked down on an informal court ROOM
where the secrets Of the greatest financial
corporation on earth were dragged into the
light of day by Attorney General Hadley
Of Missouri.
Apparently the object of the Standard
OIL lawyers Is to show that in trying to
obscure the connection between 26 Broad
way and the local oil companies Standard
Oil was simply hiding its light under
bushel. They placed James A. Moffett
president Of the Standard Oil Company
OF Indiana, and Walter c. Teagle. for
merly vice president and general manager
OF the Republic Oil Company. on the stand
and endeavored to demonstrate that what
ever agreements existed between the
trusts chain of companies were of an in
nocuous, If not beneticent order. After
Standard Oil had obtained control the sub
sldiary concerns, they asserted, competed
against each other as relentlessly as ever
without considering that every cent any
or them made found its way to IS Broad
way. They said the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana had only such an agreement
with the Waters-Pierce Company as any
retailer has with jobber.
The proceedings were adjourned until 10
o'clock today. The counsel for the trust
have not given Attorney General Hadley
any notice as to whom they intend to call
but Y; Crumshaw. Chicago manager of
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, was
in attendance yesterday, and Mr.. Hadley
would not be surprised-to see William
Rockefeller. John d. -Archbold and H. H.
Rogers on the stand.
Attorney General Hadley was complete
ly satisfied with yesterdays proceedings.
If Mr.. Moffett had given this evidence
last spring" he remarked. II should never
have come to New York" Mr.. Teagle Is
one of the witnesses he sought before
Congress forced the trusts into the open,
and whose prolonged European trip hamp-
cred him considerably.
Mr.. Moffet was the first witness, and
in answer to Frank M Hagerman, coun-
sci for Standard Oil. explained how it was
that when the Indiana corporation entered
Missouri In 1902 it kept away from the
Waters-Pierce Company territory.
Was there an agreement between you 2"
he was asked.
Yes. We each had our own market
ing territory. Our relations were those of
wholesaler and retailer, respecting each
others rights
Before the injunction which began the
present proceedings was issued. orders to
the Indiana company were used to benefit
the WatersPierce concern, and Mr. Hager-
man asked several questions to show this
custom was a legitimate business transac-
ton.
After the Injunction he went on, you
took no chances. Each company filled it's
own orders
Exactly"
WAS there any other agreement between
the companies?"
None whatever replied Mr.. Moffet He
added there was no arrangement about
prices, and as far as he knew the Repub
lie Oil Company had no arrangement with
the Standard corporations
ALI Conferred at 26 Broadway.
Attorney General Hadey then took up
his cross examination. To establish the re-
lations of the trust to its subsidiary con-
Germs he obtained the names of a number
of companies with offices at 20 Broadway,
and followed 1t up by series of questions
on the details of the situation in Missouri,
to show that for practical purposes the
Waters-Pierce Company and the Indiana
Standard Oil were the same concern, and
were both owned by the New Jersey sand
ard Oil
The witness testified that as vice preSi
dent of the Indiana Standard Oil he made
reports from Chicago to 26 Broadway on
the business in Missouri and had commune
cation with H. M. Tilford, the sales agent.
HE had general charge of the business
in Indiana?' he was asked.
'In a way. / suppose" admitted Mr..
Moffett doubtfully.
He admitted that $3.50 of the 1900 shares
of the WatersPierce Company were owned
by NJ N. Van Buren,. son-in-law of John
D. Archbold, but stated that he never saw
any evidence in the reports of the New Jer