The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-08

OWNED HIS MEMORY
HAS BEEN REFRESHED
Rogers Answers One Question and
Then Vanishes in
Smoke.

Smoke.
New York, Jan. S.-H. III. Rogers.
vice president of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey, was again
witness today in the hearing before
Commissioner Frederick III. Sanborn in
by Attorney General Herbert f. Had
ley of Missouri. to GUST from Missouri
the Standard Oil company of Indiana,
the Waters-Pierce Oil company of Mis-
souri, and the Republic Oil company.
Mr.. Rogers testified on Saturday that
he is director of the Standard OH
company of Indiana.
Mr.. Hadley is seeking to show that
there is no real competition in the oil
business of Missouri and to show that
the other two companies doing business
in Missouri are controlled by the Stan
| dard Oil company of Indiana. said to
be the western branch of the Standard
Oil company of New Jersey.
MI. Rogers Memory.
When Mr.. Rogers was called, MIR.
Hadley asked him if he had refreshed
his memory as to some questions which
he was asked on Saturday and which
] he then asked to be excused from an
swering.
II think I have, Somewhat replied
Mr.. Rogers.
'tWhat are theyeH was asked
| Zone was about the Standard Oil
company Of Indiana. Mr.. Cowan is
vice president. / think Mr.. Stahl was
treasurer I do not think there were
any committees.
At this point there was the loud re-
port of newspaper photographer
flashlight. and the room was filed with
smoke. Mr.. Rogers left the room and
the proceedings were suspended. The
commissioner requested the photog-.
raphers to keep their cameras out OF
the room and announced a recess until
2 pm:
torney Jerome and Mr.. Hadley were
closeted together for several minutes In
the rooms where the examination is be-
ing held. Neither would say what had
been discussed.
Mrs. Butts on Stand.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Butts, stepdaughter of
the late George NJ. Rice Of Marietta,
, Ohio, was the first witness today.
Mr.. Hadley read certificate, Of six
shares in the original Standard Oil trust
, issued by the board Of trustees of that
! trust in 1912 to George NJ. Rice. It was
signed by John D. Rockefeller, Henry
: NJ. Flagler and William T. Wardwen.
in compliance with an order of the SUI
preme court of New York made in 1890.
Mrs. Butts identified it as having be-
, 1onged to Mr.. Rice. Mr.. Hadley also
read a certificate of an assignment of
, legal title Of one share in the Standard
: Oil trust to George NJ. Rice and asked #
this was issued after the Standard Oil
company of Ohio was ordered by the
.. courts to be dissolved in 1892.
{ These were the papers about which
= Mrs Butts was questioned on Satur-
: day, but which she could not then pro-
: duce. They were signed by John D.
: Rockefeller, H. Fl. Rogers, W. Fl. Til
ford, attorney, and F. Q. Barstow as Sec
5 rotary. ---
Trust Lawyer Objected.
Frank Hagerman, counsel for the
Standard Oil company, objected to this
question, and said it was asked only for
the purpose of publication by the TWEEN
ty reporters present. The objection was
overruled.
: Mrs Butts said the paper was owned
1 by Mr.. Rice. These six shares are said
4 to be the only shares of the original
Standard Oil Trust now in existence.
Mrs Butts said the Waters-Pierce Oil
: company was a member of the original
~ Standard Oil Trust.
Mrs Butts said Mr. Rice had another
assignment of title which he converted
into scrip of the constituent companies
Of the Standard Oil company Of New
Jersey. Mr.. Hadley again brought from
the witness, as on Saturday, that these
assignments of title were issued in
e course of what Mr.. Hadley called the
V "pretended dissolution Of the Stand
. ard Oil company Of Ohio and the final
L election of that company from Ohio in
u contempt proceedings. Mrs. Butts said
,e these shares Of stock were exchange
e able for stock in the Standard Oil COM
+ pany Of New Jersey.
Did the Standard Oil company of
IS New Jersey become the holding COM
e pany of these companies in the Stand
le ard Oil trust?'' asked Mr.. Hadley.
70 'tIt did, said Mrs. Butts.
- Shares in Indiana Company
g. Mrs. Butts also possessed as admin.
istratrix of George M. Rice. certificate
e of shares of stock held by him in the
d Standard Oil company of Indiana
e She said that Alexander Mcdonald
n Co. of Cincinnati were in existence be
It fore the Standard Oil trust and becams
r the Consolidated Tank Line company
It and member of the original STANDARD
n Oil trust. The Chess arley company
is Of Louisville, KY, she said, was also {
A. member of that trust. Mrs. Butts wal
n then excused.