The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-29

New York. March 2s.--John ID.
,,rhbold. vice president OF the
standard OIL company. testifying
n the hearing In the custer pro-
-ecdings brought against the stand
,rd OH company by the state OF
Missouri. said:
John ID. Rockefeller has no de-
.ire To eyade any questions.
He disltkes very much notoricty
and cartooniug." said Archbold. III
Iladlry wants To- 20 To Lakewood To
question him ann sure he VIII md
Rim willing To answer any aues-
tons"
There's only one way To exam
,,. witnesses here" the attorney
general interrupted. only one way"
New York. March ss.-lt was last
.,turday In a plain, bare Office at 81
with no spectacular set
',rvs and only forty unofficial spec
s,ors who were OF no Importance mt
M that standard OH In all It's power
|, rendered Internationally To the
Iouny fellow from Missouri. whose
tams was unknown In New York
YEAR ago. Because the surrender was
there were certain terms
n emulation asked for almost humbly
IA granted with readiness, but they
tsre mere formulas.
So far as the state OF Missouri Is
toncerned the Standard oil monopoly
A. PASSED into history. That " nd
Irnted. Not one OF the many able law
,,rs ~ the trust would deny that now.
bnr Of them rugged and honest man
standard oil has made honest men I
lis servants. too. sometimes-is tired
M hsarbroken with the whole bust
fsss. Months ago he commenced To
4 "a, for a surrender and today when /
u did come h- held limp hand out /
j. a companion and muttcred: I'm
End It's over"
Standard Oil Was Beaten.
Il took some time. though. to under
.,and that II had happened even. IL |
Mas az sudden and unexpected as "A l
falamity To conceive IL meant an In 1
ieeciual reimbursement that no head /
there could compass. Standard oil was /
beaten Not checkmated or delayed or /
,onfused. but beaten. Its attorney had \
aid so. A plain man. standing by "A /
heap table Ia nm almost bare room. the /
attorney had spoken In "a clear. strained /
voice the words that meant capitula-
ton Herbert Hailey WAS standing up. !
Toe. his face white and drawn, his body /
bent forward. his hand gripping the I
back Of chair. Henry II. Rogers sat .
N his chair blinking like an owl la the /
sunlight.
We ADMIT that the majority OF the .
s;ock OF the Standard oil company OF 4
Indiana IL held by the Standard OH 4
Eompauy OF New Jersey and that all the |
I,ock on the books ~ the waters-Picrce |
"a company OF Missouri la the name OF |
y " Van Buren, is held by him In I
bust for the Standard oil company OF l
New Jersey also"
Hadiey Dictated Terms.
Joan -. Johnson OF st. Louis inter !
,rg,ed for ia. purpose of this litIga- .
tor only" Hadley Strengthened up and /
BIZ voice was dry and hard as he rasped /
he sharp retort. No. no. not that. I /
want no more ambiguity. gentlemen"
They wrangled then H. public around |
that table as they have without the /
HAST doubt been wraugling In private /
.or the last th"ce months. wrangied I
about the mere words. And at every /
new submission Hadley rnsped out. /
Ne. no. II this IN to be an admission. /
want Il To be- complete His voice |
bad grown hoaysc. His hand was
humping the table impaticntly. He /,
was more angry I'm this moment ot ,
great victory than he had ever been !
bcfore
The pickering was so preposterous /
10 the very terms NJ the penalty that !
The supreme court OF Missouri may eN- |
act. nne and absolute contiscation. he |
has them beaten. And they know IL. |
They knew IL week ago. And yet they l
about mere words. Hut mere !
sords have served them well for twenty /
ysars.
The Great Rogers BIinks.
Can't We go In" said Rogers. plain !
lively blinking at Hadlcy. Hadley 4
barely replied To him. The attorney |
stood up again. He submitted another |
~ Of phrases. Almost ficrvely Had !
sy refused them and In the end the 4
Attorney general of Missouri dictated /
ne terms OF the surrender and each |
u the i've attorneys for Standard OH 4
lEd It's instruments repeated his own |
aamc In assent.
Aud we acknowledge this admis- !
'lon." said Hadley. facing them with |
his white. strained face. "as attorneys 4
Ior the Standard OH company OF New 4
Jersey: the Standard oil company or
Indiana. the Waters Pierce OIL COM |
Dany OF Missouri. and the Republic OH /
.ompany of New York" And then they |
repeated their names: John ID. John /
son Alfred l.. Eddy" III. =. Priest" /
Frank Hagerman." William Rowe"
Then Hadley turned To Rogers again. I
Bu, the interest had left the case. To |
70 further was like trying To get mu-
VIC from n broken drum. Rogers bllnked
To the next questions and
smiled In a seniIe way. William q. !
Rockefeller followed him. liEping fool l
silly. and the inquiry adjourned.
Victory overshadowsd individuals.
"Awfuily good % you To let me down |
10 cathily." the nephew 90 John ID |
Rockefeller Uttered To the attorney
Scncral az he left the room. Nobody
aoiiccd his going. Nobody paid any
attention To- Rogers even. He stood
blinking In a corner for "A few minutes
and then slipped out the back way To
heat the crowd In Wall street ~ a look
~ him. Hadlcy looked white and |
weary. Rush Lake. hls assistant. who |
has worked with almost persistent
Genius To prepare all the evidence for
ne attorney general. was just as tired. |
I he light was over. They wanted To
e. home But Monday and Tuesday
NH be spent In New York completing
NE testimony as Ia many technical de-
,ails unless Standard OH again sur
renders and admits everything that the
attorneys know Hadicy can prove.
II. Clay Pierce OF 50. Louis viii come
heIt and he. too. probably VIII admit
-Nerything. He cannot well help him
III After that Commissioner Robert
q Anthony will submit his report To-
,he supreme court OF Missouri. There
standard oil viii make It's last stand.
not on the question OF guilt. but on the
question OF penalty. For Il has come
% that at last.
The facts that for twenty years have
'aii!ed America have been laid bare.