Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-07

oA.r," .h. said. represents six share'
| in . oristnal standard Oil trust
| T .ocond Is a share Of an assignment
OF \, title. and the third such snare
| OF avnment converted into scrip OF tne
twent different corporations now IN he
great and division Of the trust. Fac"
piece tscrin hears the name Of a COM
| pany.
Lis, Subsidiary Companies.
Mr.. Hey read copy OF one OF he
certificate ,isned by the presidents or OF
hcers Of . Standard oil company OF
Ohio. standd oil company Of New Jersey
Standard Oil,mpany OF New York, stand
ard Oil comfy Of Indiana. Ohio Oil COM
pany. Indisns9ipe Line company. North
ern Pipe Line ,npany. Eureka Pipe Line
company Soutl-n Pennsylvania Pipe Line
company, Foreson company Atlantic Re
nning company. uthern Company OF Ken
lucky, Buckeye pc Line company, New
/ York Transit eoNany. National Transit
company, Solar R'ning company. North
( western Ohio Natiol Gas company. Union
Tank Line company Id Southern Pipe Line
company.
Mr. Badley asked f, all these were in
the original trust 1e witness said not
under those names b. some others were
added Asked II the St1dard oil company
was member Of the rielnal trust. the
witness said he though not under that
name but there had beersnany changes in
/ the name. Of the eompan~
| Rogers on the ,snd.
! H. H. Rogers was calid after Mrs
1 Butts had been excused. NJ Hadley asked
him his name. residence sN occupation
Mr. Rogers demanded q riEN to see the
paper on which the question was written
and said it was not proper question for
Mr.. Hsdley TO ask.
! Commissioner Sanborn instruced him to
answer.
Am 10 se, the paper" ssSed Mr..
| Rogers
The commissioner refused to alloy it and
instructed Mr.. Rogers to answer
! Il believe my name is Henry H. Rogers
! live in New York and am in the OF bust
ness"
What oil company or companies are you
connected with asked Mr.. HadleN
MI Hsgermhn. the counsel. advised the
witness not TO answer
! William V. Rowe. lawyer also Oh
/ jected and demanded that his objection h,
noted. This vas declined, for the reason
! that Mr.. Rowe represented nobody
Il decline to answer" said Mr.. Rogers.
The commissioner instructed him to an.
! swer.
| MI riau'es @sheu nj. nokeis o'an''.
| any PERSONA p'Nneee u'ioei 'ne a"e VI
| 'he uniteu e's'es' ne" ioIh vi missouri.
clsih my personsi rish'' saio MI
! Rogers.
DO you mean that an answer might
, tend to incriminate or affect your" asked
| Mr.. Hadley.
! Il do not said Mr. Rogers
Mr. Rogers here objected to the presence
| or q photographer who was taking his
picture. The photographer was told "a
| desist
| In Standard Company.
Mr. Hadley asked whether II the supreme
| court ordered him to answer he would then
refuse
Mr.. Rogers said: at will be decided at
the time"
! by whom"
That also will be determined at the
| time
by whom"
| Mr.. Rogers did not answer.
| Are you connected with the STANDARD
| oil company of Indiana. the waters-Pierc.
! oil company OF Missouri. or with the Re
| public Oil company OF New York;" asked
| Mr.. Hadley.
Yes, with the Standard Oil company OF
Indiana as director" replied Mr.. Rogers
"As a stockholder?" asked Mr.. Hadley.
| Mr. Rowe advised witness not to answer.
Mr. Hagerman objected to the question
and said he wanted the right OF Mr. Had
ley to get at the list of stockholders Of the
| company decided by the courts. Mr. Hadley
said the question bore on the question OF
the credihility OF the witness as showing
his interest.
John d. Johnson OF counsel for the com
and should not question his credibilitv
| 81 beg respectfuIlv 10 he excused" .a,d
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