The Washington herald., 1906-10-13

Findlay, Ohio. Oct f2-Enort 0n the
part OF the prosecution to-day il their at
tempt to prove a violation Of the Valen-
6no antitrust act by the Standard Oil
Company was concentrated toward show
ing parental relation between the Stand
ara and the various alleged subsidiary
companies operating in Hancock County.
The growth OF the Standard, from the
original agreement in 1852 to the present,
was traced to date by documentary evil
denee before adjourning yesterday. To-
day witnesses were called to testify rela-
tive TO existing local conditions. Some Of
the admissions were most conclusive.
J. II. Scott, purchasing agent for the
Trainer Purchasing Agency. admitted
that his purchases were confined almost
exclusively TO the fields where there was
competition; that no oil was purchased
from the Ohio Oil Company, the largest
individual producer in this field; and that
oil purchased by him was run through
five different pipe lines. all recognized as
Standard auMliaries. He admitted that
these purchases were made largely by tel
graphic communications to the different
the private wires Of the Buckeye Pipe
Line Company. he paid the company no
tolls for such use. The purchases aggre-
gated from $1,000 to 1000 barrels "a
month, and were stored for the Trainer
agency by the different pipe lines
Interesting Testimony Coming.
NJ. c. Schaner. deputy oil Inspector tes-
titled that all oil handled from the local
distributing station of the Standard Oil
Company was furnished by the Solar Re
filming Company, of Lima Interesting
evidence IS promised later relative TO the
plan OF furnishing this oil 10 local deal
ers. Admissions forced by the prosecu-
tion to-day are considered the most i'm
portant testimony yet offered About
hfty witnesses in all have been summon
ed by the State for next week
IL is expected that the real interesting
part viii come Monday Secretary Rob
ertson. of the Standard oil Company. Of
Cleveland. VIII be one of the witnesses.
To-day, under examination by Attorney
Phelps, j. n. Scott said that for the last
seventeen years he had been employed
here representing the Trainer OIL Com
pany, coming from Allentown. y Y.
where he had represented Joseph Seen.
~ Titusyille. Pa.
SCOTS offices here are in connection
with those of the Buckeye Pipe Line
company Ills salary is paid Dy Joseph
Sep by drafts upon ,he OIL City Trust
Company, He did not know Mr.. Trainer,
had never met him, and never had anv
communication with him He had been
employed by Mr. SeeD as the representa-
i've of Trainer. and SeeD stiI continued
% pay his salary.
Attorney Stumps witness.
Pressed for an answer rs to whether
ie was in the Office OF the Buckeye Piue
Line Company or the Buckeye Pipe Line
Company was in his office. he said ne did
not know He had an office there. no
said. connected with the telegraph rooms
az the Buckeye Pipe Line Company He
used the private wires Of the Buckeye
Pipe line Company. but had no tolls 20
pay His messages were sent 20 several
oil fields, and along several pipe lines
where he purchased oil for the Trainer
agency
Attorney TFOup for the defense. sought
% secure more definite Statements of the
witnesses knowledge of other purchasing
agencies here in Northern Ohio
Does not the Paragon oil Company an
iHdependent concern, purchase oil i'm this
field he asked
Witness said that he had no direct
k7lswlsdse To that effect He had heard
something cf the company
Attorney Phelps tripped Troup up on The
statement that the Paragon is an indie
pendent company. why do you consider
TIE Paragon Oil Company an independent
company more than the Ohio Oil Com
pauyT' he asked.
Instantly TrouD arose in vigorous OBJ
lection. Phelps had made his point with
1he jury and smiled while Troup argued
in explanation
Court then adjourned until Monday
morning out of respect To the late Judge
Burkett whose funeral viii be held To-