Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-11-17
SOMETHING SENSATIONAL.
Assistant Attorney General Llshtfoot
Thinks This IL Likely.

81. Louis. Nov. is.-Assistant Attor'
ney General Lightfoot OF Texas, who
IS taking dispositions here IN suit to
Dust the waters-Pierc,k1, company
from his state. says L - nlnal pro
ceedlngs will be brought eshnst some
OF the oil magnatos In case the state
OF Texas Is successful IN the present
prosecution.
I'VE may start something sensation
al" said Mr.. Lghtfoot we are
charging that when the Waters-Plerce
on company was ousted from the state
OF Texas the reorganization was made
by the same people who operated the
old concern. II has already been
shown In the other hearings that the
waters.Pierce oil company Is part
Of the Standard oil company combina'
ton"
Mr. IIghtfoot secured six deposit
lions Thursday. While newspaper
men are barred from the hearing IL
Is understood important testimony Tor
Texas was procured.
G. NJ. Adams. secretary OF the Wa
ters- Pierce on company. testified that
that company purchased uli Us oils
from the Standard OH company.
Charles B. Colline. former private
secretary 70 II. Clay Pierce. continued
20 receive az his New York office
checks for the entire dividends ol the
Waters-Pierce on company that he
(Collins) deposited three checks to
Mr.. Pierccs credit In she Seaboard
National bank and that upon each oc-
oasion he would draw a check for
practically twotlirds OF the amount
on such dividends IN favor OF n. NJ
Tiliord nc the office OF the Standard
oil company Upon one occasion he
delivered the check 10 Mr.. Tilford IN
person. he said
s. J. Cohn. formerly representative
az the Watcrs-pierce on company n
Marshall. Tex. and az So. Louis te8-
tiled 90 the same effect. and further,
that prices OF Oh were reduced In To-
caliilos by the Watcrs-pierce on com.
pany 10 drive out competitors. and
that merchants were threatened n they
manifested a purpose 90 purchase oil
from other companies than the Wa.
tiers Pierce company.
Il is also learned that testimony was
taken 20 the effect that the Waters.
Pierce company took an The product
Of the Security on company's refinery
and also OF the Corsicanl refinery
and that these companies made no
sales 20 the retail trade.
Charles Hatfield former manager
Of the sale department OF the Waters
/ Pierce oil company. testified that aft
cr the reorganization OF the Waters
/ Pierce oil company. the business was
| conducted just a. % was before. with
/ the same set of officers and employees
except as 20 the president and on,
I director He further testified thai
/ when he was private secretary % Col
I w. =. Thompson at No. 90 Broadway
| New York a map was made In IN,
/ office showing the division ~ territory
| rs between the Waters-Plerce and IN,
Standard oil companies; that one copl
/ OF the map was retained IN that OF
/ flee. and afterwards. when be cam,
/ 10 St Louis % work for the Waters
| Pierce company. he saw The other copl
| OF the map I'm the office Of that com
pany n. Y. Van Harten. city manag
! or Of the Waters Pierce OH company
/ testified that he was formerly located
I az Houston. Tex, and that the Waters
/ Pierce company In selling Oh. did no
meet any Standard OH competition.