The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

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the Standard Oil Company at the in
vestigation being conducted by Attor-
ney General HadIey of Missouri, agreed
today TO have noted ON the records of
the hearing an admission that the stock
of the Republic Oil Company and the
Naters-Pieree Oil Company and the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana was
held in trust by the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey.
1t is expected that when the hearing
is resumed next week Attorney General
Hadley will commence his efforts to
prove the second portion of his case
namely, that the management of the
Waters-P Pierce Company and the Re-
public OH Company, as well as the
Standard Oil Company, is under the SUI
pervision of the officers of the Standard
Oil Company.
At the conclusion of today's hearing
Assistant Attorney General Rushlake
served upon Lawyer Hagerman, repre-
senting the defense, an order requiring
his clients to produce on Monday next
more than a hundred letters that are
said to have passed between the re-
spondent companies in the West and
&c Broadway. These letters, it is un-
derstood, are expected to disclose the
control of the two companies operating
in Missouri by the Standard Oil and
show that even the detail of the man
agement is directed from 26 Broadway.
DOES NOT ADMIT DEFEAT.
Lawyer Hagerman of the Standard
Oil Company said at the conclusion of
the hearing today that he felt rather
pleased at the result of the first days
work.
Speaking of the admissions made as
to the stock ownership of the two COM
panies, he called attention to the fact
that they had not been made subject
TO exceptions as TO their materiality,
point for the higher courts yet to pass
upon. While Attorney General Hadley
seemed to think that he had practically
proved his case, Lawyer Hagerman and
others of the Standards attorneys said
there were other and equally important
allegations yet to be sustained.
H. H. Rogers was the principal wit
ness examined today. While the here
tofore perverse Standard Oil official re-
piled to all questions readily, his an
swers gave little information. His
memory was at fault upon all details of
the oil trusts business, and no question
brought forth straight yes or no
reply. However, the proceedings went
forward amicably, Hadley evidently be-
ing well satisfied with his great victory
achieved when the Standards owner
ship of the stock of the so-called in
dependent" concerns was admitted.
ROGERS KNOWS FEW FACTS.
Attorney General Hadley began the ex-
animation of Rogers by asking if he was
a stockholder in the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana, and Rogers said he was.
do you know anything of the condi-
-tiensS of the sale of oil. in Missouri" he
MAS a.Saf as4sa 4 -,
do you know of any division of the
business in Missouri relative to the sale
of oil between the respondent companies,
the Waters-Pierce Oil Company and the
Republic Oil Company"
II do not.
''Do you own or control any stock of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company yourself or
through another person."
Il do not"
DO you know ". n. Van Buren?"
81 have heard of him..
He is a son-in-law of John d. Arch
bold, is he not?'
so l have understood"
rs H NJ. Tilford director of the
Standard Oil Company"
Il do not know; 1 do not think So
DO you know what business he is in?"
Il think he is connected with the Conti-
mental Company"
HAS Mr.. Tilford an office at 26 Broad
way?"
Il think he has
rs the business of the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana controlled in Mis-
souri, by any trade committee with Offices
at 26 Broadway"
mot to my knowledge"
What business connection have you, if
any, with the business of selling and re-
fining petroleum in Missouri
''I have none"
You swear that that part of the busi-
ness is controlled and managed by 9TH
ers?"
Yes, the detail work is