Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-08
instruction by Republic Company.

What Instructions were given by the
Republic OIL Company to its agents in fe1-
erence to representing 1t as competitor OF
the Standard Oil Company" asked Mr.
Hadley
The managers of the different states
were under the impression that the Re
public Oil Company was independent OF the
Standard Oil Company. They got instruc-
tions from the Kansas office to represent
to their trade that they were independent
of the Standard Oil Company"
What were they trying to accomplish by
this plan of deception"
1T was TO secure the trade that the
Standard OIL Company could not get
Witness said the purpose of his visits was
to install a stock system, as employed in
New York and other states by the stand
ard Oil Company. This was shortly after
the Republic Oil succeeded to Scofeld.
Schurmer and Teage.
Reports Of the Republic Oil Company.
witness said. were made to c. l.. Nichols of
- New street, New York.
lis this the rear entrance of 26 Broad
waV?"
Yes. No. 26 Broadway is the office Of
the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey"
Republic Got Oil From Standard.
Did the Republic Oil Company get any
oil from the Standard Oil Company"
Yes. 1t came from Cleveland, Ohio
Was this policy of pretended conpeti-
ton continued during the four weeks you
were connected with the Republic Oil Com
pany?"
Yes: reports continued to be made to
{. L. Nichols ana he continued to be sec
retaIY of Mr.. Jennings, who continued as
a member of the domestic trade commit
tee
Witness said in that time he had cor
respondence with II. l.. Terrell, Walter C.
Teagle and r. T. Tinsley. Mr.. Tinsley,
witness said, was agent of the domestic
trade department of the Standard Oil Com
pany of 26 Broadway, and who became vice
president of the Waters-Pierce Oil Com
pany, but was not then connected with It,
witness also knew a Mr.. Backus, travelling
auditor of the Standard oil Company then
of % Broadway, but who became assistant
secretary of the Waters-PIerce Oil Com
pany in 1904.
After he left Cleveland witness returned
70 Albany In the employ Of the Standard
on Company. He arranged the trans
fer, as he described It, with c. L. Nichols
The word transfer" he said. is a stand
ard Oh term. He remained at Albany
about month and then went to the Al
iantc Refining Company of Philadelphia.
Employees Transferred from Companies.
was that transfer or a change of en-
pioyment?' asked Mr.. Hadley.
1t was transfer and was made through
Walter Jennings"
AItef SIX months witness went back to
Albany and remained less than weel,
when he resigned. Afterward he was re-ern
pioyed by the Standard Oil Company AT
Aloany for fifteen months and was then
asked to resign.
Did You have any converse tio, with tho
Albany manager about the letters you had
from the Republic Oil Company, asked
Mr.. HadeY
Yes" said the witness, ST was In Narel,
ioo4. asked Mr.. Van Dusen, then Albany
manager, for another position and he said
ne would write TO l.. j. Drake, formerly of
indianapolis, Chicago and Kansas City. He
asked me II / had the letters to the Re-
pubic Oh Company and l said l did. He
SAID might stay with the Standard OH
Company five, ten or fifteen years but I
would never get better position until 1
gave up those letters: finally gave them
xup and sent them 10 Walter Jennings After
eight weeks l was re-employed. -
Wanted Him to Quit Country.
when resigned the Standard OH Com
pany gave me an advance ON my salary and
offered me ticket abroad. good only one
way. 1t had no return coupon on It,
asked them, for the equivalent In cash
was native OF England. That is where
they wanted me TO go when 1 quif.9.
Mr.. Hardcastle said he did not get the
cash equivalent of the ticket.
II. II. Rogers was next called and Mr..
Hadley asked him If he had refreshed his
iiiSii''iS as W ooHie dueslIoIiS WHICH ne was
asked on Saturday and which he then asked
to be excused from answering.
think l have somewhat" replied Mr..
Rogers.
What are they?' was asked
"One wassabout the Standard Oil Com
pany of ldniana. Mr. Cowan IS vice presi-
dent / think Mr.. Stahl was treasurer 1 do
not think there were any committeesr
l. AT this point there was loud report of
newspaper photographers hashlight and
the room was filed with,smoke. Mr.. Rogers
left the room and the proceedings were sus-
pended. The commissioner requested the
photographers to keep their caIneKas out of
the room and announced a recess until .