Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07

ton of things" replied Mr. Rogers. II
decfine for personal reasons.
What are your personal reasons?" per-
sisted Mr.. Hadley.
Counsel for the companies objected. and
Mr.. Rogers conferred with Mr.. Rowe. Mr..
Rogers declined to answer and Mr.. Hadiey
asked him again If he declined because 1t
might subject him to prosecution penalty
or forfeiture.
II cannot conceive such condition OF
things, but decline to answer on advice OF
counsel"
"Is that your only reason?
THAT is my answer" said Mr.. Rogers.
[ "Have you any other reason than the ad-
vice OF counsel to tell who controls the
stock of the Standard Oil Company of In
diana?'
II believe it is within my right to decline
to answer
'I might concede that on some grounds"
said Mr.. Hadley.
Very Limited knowledge Of Company
Asked another question about this COM
pany. Mr.. Rogers said:
II know that it is in the oil business, but
that Is all know about it."
You feel reasonably sure of that?"
II believe so. I have not been there for
some years
Did you recently take trip through
that section to examine the Standard OH
Company's properttes?''
II do not recall it, said Mr.. Rogers.
You have good memory, have you
not?'
II object to the question" said Mr..
Rogers.
Mr.. Rogers said he did not go to Indiana
within few months to examine Standard
Oil properties there, but was In Kansas III
the course of the last year.
IT don't think l went into the state or
Missouri on that trip said Mr.: Rogers.
TIA Nat Avoid Missouri
did you avoid Missouri for fear that you
might be subpoenaed in this case?"
It did not
HAS the Standard Oil Company Of In
diana refinery at Sugar creek. near Kan
sas City, Mo-
ct cannot answer
Take time to think it over
IT do not know" said Mr.. Rogers.
do you mean to tell the court that the
Standard Oil Company in the last year has
not built big refinery near Kansas city,
from which pipe line runs to Whiting,
Ind? ?"
my answer is that the question Is I'M
proper. will give you an answer to that
question later,
What part of the business of the Stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana are you famil-
lar WITH" asked Mr.. Hadley.
Familiar With Dividends.
a director. l might modestly say 1 am
familiar with a dividend or So could not
remember them in detail. I am not very
good on dates
do you know whether the Standard OIL
Company of Indiana refines oil as well as
sells it?"
II know it by hearsay, not by actual OBJ
servation.''
WAS your visit to Kansas in connection
wi ha I'd Of Jpdi
ana?' ~."-y~
II don't recall much about Indiana. My
business was largely in Oklahoma. We rely
largely for the collection of oil on the Indi-
ana territory and one other territory
Mr.. Rogers said that he did not recall
examining a refinery al Neodesha. Kan.
on that trip.
Did you examine any refinery in Kan
sas?" .-,--.-
Counsel objected
II decline to answer" said Mr. Rogers
Il assume you have no other reason than
the advice of counsel?" said Mr. Hadley,
Il don t know of any"
Was Not Invited to Missouri.
Why did you not favor Missouri with
your presence at that timer"
4 was not invited
Permit me now, in behalf of the state
to extend you formal invitation. Was
that your only reason?"
did not know you had SO much au-
thority as that" said Mr.. Rogers
Did you find that the Waters-Pierce OIL
Company and the Republic OIL Company
sold oil! in Oklahoma and Indian Territory
while the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
did not2''
SELL VII o'ioe Vi cooh-
although Instructed by the commissioner
To 10 answer, Mr. Rogers declined and Mr..
I1duiey asked that the question be certified
TO the supreme court
MI: rogers said he did not think he went
TO TO Kansas City Kan, on that trip. He
IeaVenworth in q railroad wreck. as he wa
asleep then. He said he did not recall be-
ing ADVISED that If he got into Missouri he
ih,snI pc subpoenaed in this case.
Missouri to evade a subpoena II had no
occasion or desire to know"
GU know you had a refinery near Kan