New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10

eisn department ct the Standard Oil Company,
refused as witness to tell how the offices in
the building were occupied. He admitted that
he had been connected with the Union Tank
Line Company
o.-wss the Union Tank Line COMPANY mem penn
Der of the original Standard OIL Trust? Al de-
ODD You not testify before the Industrial Com.
in that trust and still in the Standard Oil Com
A YOU no net l ras b az y the
Terce Commission that you were an effieer or the
which the STANDARD Oil Company makes its ship
ments? Al may have ! included other COM
Mr.. Page asked about statement which
was given TO newspaper men at the hearing last
Friday. attacking the credihiltty Of one of the
witnesses. He denied that the statement was
slanderous
E. T. BEDFORD STILL MUM.
Edward T. Bedford, STANDARD OIL director,
who was the first witness heard last week be-
fore Commissioner Sanborn recalled. He
refused. as he refused last week. to answer
questions relating to subsidiary companies.
H. c. Hardcastle, who testified last Monday,
went through long cross examination by the
Standard OIL lawyers at the afternoon session
yesterday.
Wade Hampton. called as witness late in
the afternoon, said he lived In Brooklyn and
was a general auditor of accounts.
What kind of accounts?" Mr.. Hadley asked.
"oil accounts" was the reply.
e.-whose ell accounts? Al decline to answer
on ~ OF or IT the e STANDARD on
American on Company, the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, the Buckeye Pipe Line Company, the Forest
National Transit Company. the New-York Transit
Ohio oil company. the Solar Refining COMPANY
Pennsylvania oil Company. the standard OIL Com.
pany of Kentucky. the Standard Oil Company of
york the standard 81 comang Of Ohio tbs
Union Tank Line Company? Al decline to an
DO you audit the accounts of the Standard
pany and the Republic Oil Company also? Al
decline to answer. except do not audit the &C
public Oil COMPANY The accounts Of the STANDARD
Oil Company OF Indiana are under my general di-
Q.-Who audits the waters-Pierce Company's
accounts? Al don't know.
Q--When did you quit? Al never commenced
The witness said that Mr.. Baokus, travelling
auditor. was at one time under his direction, but
he did not know whether Mr.. Backus became
assistant secretary OF the Waters Pierce Oil
Company, OF St Louis. He said R. P. Tinsley
was agent at No rs Broadway.
John D. Archbold and William G, Rockefeller,
Standard Oil directors. were in the room when
Mr.. Hampton was testifying. They probably
Will be called witnesses to- day. Mr. Rookie
Teller had an amusing game OF hide and seek
with a reporter who had camera and wanted
TO take &. snapshot at the nephew Of John D
Rockefeller. After lodging about for half an
hour and keeping his face hidden with news
paper, Mr. Rockefeller called the reporter into
convenient place, near windoF, and offered
himself as a target, saying he hoped the picture
would turn out we'll
Among the witnesses to-day probably will be
Max Palmedo, professional process server,
who will tell Of efforts to serve a subpoena on
H. Clay Pierce at the Waldorf Mr.. PaImedo
declares that he chased Mr. Pierce to his room
in the hotel last week, but Mr.. Pierce hid him
self and remained voluntary prisoner in his
rooms for several days, escaping finally and
going aboard his yacht. Mr.. Pierce was an
organizer of the Waters-Pierce Oil Company.
It was said at the Waldorf last evening that Mr..
Pierce had been at the hotel as late as last Sat
urday, going in and out every day, and that he
had not made himself voluntary prisoner to
escape the serving of subpoena.
LAWSON REFUSES TO TESTIFY
Thomas ". Lawson. in refusing the request
of Mr.. Hadley to testify at the hearing, in
characteristic outburst said
IL thank you for your oou af;o Eoud dearly
Standard Oil TO start successful opposition h,
the Standard Oil Company. of indiana. the Repub-
lie OIL Company and the Waters Pierce Company,
Shown as me that their peTury Mill is as Perfect
their oil monopoly; Their controi OF the banks and
some courts, many Legislatures and one United
s5seeS Of yeap eeFaa come "h 'he
If you wanted absolute proof Of absolute control
companies at the present time January, 1906, Just
At ob the cGs of The eli ed fe
syste or proof OF absolute control con eI OF o the
panes or proof Of the absolute control Of the rail
roads of our country. or how they read the prices
of stocks and bonds so that they may each year rub
the people of hundreds of millions or any one Of
score Of other crimes my gePy mg6g be dere er
things of which your telegram treats l have SUM-
your investigation 10 make it appear fareica TO me
that YOU with the power OF the great state OF
of any one other than the band of conspirators at
case u in W6icb the lame STANDARD Oil" appears
If taking advantage of your thoughtful attention
There is in the STANDARD oil building. within the
keeping of Henry a Rogers and John D. Rookie.
their employees the documentary data of every
hg g shd iRfamou o e9shes Of sandaFd Oh the
parent company. and each of the scores of its
after you give Henry II. Rogers the choice of jail,
then '1i Would respectfully suggest that you
close up shop, and, before leaving for home, an
prociamations which You and your associate Gov
ernor Folk, know so well how to steep out
pie sqgarely between the eyes at Just this time
when Standard OH and the system are in the
middle of one Of their most gigantic robberies of
the people. the successful contamination of which,
followed by failure OF next seasons crops would
bring our country face to face with condition
more horrible than any other faced by any people,
will result I'm more good to you, Governor Folk,
the State of Missouri and the nation than the Win
ming of any number lawsuits could possibly do.
If you, in whose honesty and courage the AIneri-
can people have confidence will say frankly and
I'm simple language the American people: my
great state has found II impossible. after eX
hausting all the remedies of all the laws of the
land 10 compel Standard oil do those things
which all other Americans are compelled to do.