Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-07

for the Standard oil company of In
diana or the Standard oil company OF
New Jersey a controlling interest Of
the stock OF the, Waters-Pierce COM
pany of Missouri
Mr.. Rogers declined to answer.
Witness said he did not know g. L.
Nichols or w. T. Mckee of the Repub-
lie oil company.
Are you connected with the STAN
dard OIL company of New Jersey?
II decline TO answer on advice OF
counsel"
Again Refuses TO Answer
rs it not fact that you are di-
rector I'm that company and that II
owns, holds or controls, either through
itself or some other corporation or in
dividual. all, or a controlling interest In
the stock Of the Standard OIL company
of Indiana and the Waters-Pierce OIL
company"
Mr.. Rogers again declined to answer.
Were you one of the trustees OF the
Standard Oil trust during it's exist
ence?"
Mr.. Rogers declined to answer.
Mr.. Hadley asked If during that trust
the trustees did not hold a majority
of the stock OF the Waters-Pierce COM
pany and IL from that time the Waters
Pierce company has been controlled
either by the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana or the Standard Oil company
of New Jersey.
Mr.. Rogers again declined to answer.
WHO has charge OF conducting the
business of the Standard Oil company
of IndIana?"
THE president, James A. Moffett,"
said Mr.. Rogers.
Did he ever report to the board OF
directors as to the territory in which
the STANDARD OIL company of Indiana
does business?"
81 do not think so; never heard Of
us it not fact to your knowledge
that the Standard OIL company of In
diana and the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany have divided the state Of Mis-
souri, between them as trade terri
tory?"
"I never heard of any such agree
ment and do not believe it was ever
made" said Mr.. Rogers.
Division of Missouri
'If it is fact that the STANDARD Oil
company sells oil in the northern part
of Missouri and the WaterS-Pierce
OIL company in the southern part, and
neither will sell in the territory of the
other, have you any explanation as a
director for such IL division?"
Mr.. Rogers said
81
much"
Mr.. Rogers said he did not know
Alexander Mcdonald.
You know 1t to be n fact that in
1900 Mcdonald and w. H. Tilford nego-
tiated for the purchase of the prop
erty of Schofield, Schurmer e. Teagle
and that the business has since been
run by the Republic Oil company, of
which the incorporatorS were three
clerks in the offices at &c Broadway"
II did not" replied Mr.. Rogers.
Did you know it?"
81 said 1 do not"
Did you?"
81 did not"
do you know that these are not the
facts?"
II do not think they are the facts"
Mr.. Rogers said he did not know
where W. H, Tilford is now.
"Is he in New York -
Il do not know whether he is here
or in purgatory"
"What place."
"It is not in Missouri" said Mr..
Rogers.
TiIford Director
He also said that he thought W. II.
Tilford is a director of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana and that he
had seen him within IA month. Witness
knew II. NJ. Tllford and said he
thought Mr.. Tilford has an office at
26 Broadway.
with what company is he con-
nected?"
Mr. Rogers would not answer.
rs it not fact that II. NJ. Tilford is
connected both with the Standard Oil
company of Indiana and with the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey?''
Mr.. Rogers declined to answer that
and the following question:
rs it not fact that there is paid
over to Fl. NJ. Tilford as often as de-
clared two-thirds of the dividends of
the Waters-Pierce Oil company"
Counsel objected to this as an in
direct method of finding out the stock
control.
Mr.. Hadley asked that the question
be certified to the supreme court.
Mr.. Rogers declined also to answer
the question:
did you have some business tran
sactions with il. Clay Pierce in 1904
by which you secured for either the
Standard Oil company of Indiana or
the STANDARD Oil company of New Jer-
sey all or part of the Waters-Pierce
Oil company"
Mr.. Hadley made the same request
for certification.
'Is the business of the Standard Oil
company of Indiana handled by a
committee"
''I wish you had to be more explicit"
you just explain the committee bus
mess at 26 Broadway with reference
to the Standard Oil company of In
diana and we will have no difficulty"
said Mr. Hadley.
Counsel objected and Mr.. Rogers said
he did not understand it.
Mr.. Hadley withdrew the question
and asked if the business of the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana is not done
by committees.
"You will have to explain that"
"Have you not at 20 Broadway n
committee on domestic and foreign
business, on Illuminating or lubrlcatinG
oil. and is not all the business of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
handled by committee"
Counsel objected and Mr.. Rogers de-
clined to answer. He said he did not
know whether any part of the bust
ness of the Standard oil company OF
Indiana is done through committees.
He assumed that the Standard OIL
company of Indiana deals in all the
products of petroleum.
"Did you learn when you visited the
refinery in Kansas that it dealt in