The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-25
EXAMINATION OF ROGERS.
standards Business Head Placed on
 Rack bv HadIey.

n08kMEE8
 Rack by HadIey.
 New York, March 24.--Henry H. Rog- CTS, Vice-President of the Standard Oil Company, was the first witness today in the investigation conducted by At tcrney General Herbert s. Hadley of Missouri. who is seeking to oust the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and companies alleged to be allied with others from doing business in Mis- souri.
 Attorney General HadIey commenced by asking Rogers if he is 8 stock holder in the Standard Oil Company of Indiana. and Mir, Rogers said he is. Do you know anything of the con ditions of the sale of oil in Missouri" he was asked.
 Not in detail" replied MT. Rogers. ''Do you know any division of the business in Missouri relative to the sale of oil between the respondent compa nies. the waters-Pierce and the Re- public Oil Company"
 q do not"
 Do you own or control any stock in the Waters-Pierce Company yourself or through another person?'
 T do not"
 Do you know N. N. vanburen?" T have heard of him
 He is son of John D. Archibald, is he not?
 50 have understood"
 '1s H: M. Tilford a-director of the Standard oil Company of Indiana?' 'I don't know. I don't think so." in?" T think he is connected with the Continental Oil Company"
 Ofdce % Broadway.
 Has MT. Tilford an onice at 26 Broadway"
 T think he has,"
 ''Is the business of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana controlled in Mis- souri by any trade committee with office at 2s Broadway asked MT. Not to my knowledge" replied Mr. Rogers. ' ''What business connection have vou If any. with the business of selling and refining petroleum in Missouri?1
 have none"
 You swear. that part of the bus,- Others?' Yes. the detail work is"
 Who is the president of the Stand ard oil Company of Indiana?"
 ID. A, Moffatt, think'
 .. DO you know Walter c. Teagle?" You said before that MT. Teaela was in some foreign business Is that in connection with the Standard oiI?" T understand so."
 Where is MT. Moffatt's oh1ce2"
 believe 1t is at 26 Broadway"
 Did you ever have a conference wit MT. Moffatt there?
 T have"
 Was it on business connactaa ,r,.. the business of the Standard CiI Cor.- pany of Indiana, and did won meat him at 26 Broadway"
 call now.'' Fe' You know of the existence of ,n. waters-Pierce oil Company of Mis- T have heard of it." replied Mfr Rogers. i MT. Hadley then read a question asked at the previous hearing which charged that the Waters Pierce c,on,- pany and the Republic Gil Comnanv and Standard oil Company of Indiana were doing business in Missouri in violation of that States antitrust laws.
 ''Is it a fact that the stock of these three companies Is held by the Stand ard oil Company of New Jersey. or bv some person or persons in trust for it. for combination trust, confedera- ton or agreement?" the Attorney-Gen- eral asked.
 His Knowledge Lemited.
 My knowledge is extremely limited as to such details" answered Mir. Rog- CTS.
 Judge Johnson, one of the attornevs for the Standard oil Company, then had 1t noted on the record that the Stand ard oil Company would admit that the stock of the Republic oil Company and the waters-Pierce Company and the Standard Oil of Indiana was held in trust by the Standard Oil of New Jer- sey. Judge Johnson added that the admis- sion was made for the purpose of the present litigation. Judge Priest, also of counsel for the Standard oil Com many, said the stock showing on the stock book of the Waters Pierce Com. pany as standing in the name of M. M Van Buren, was held in the interest oi the Standard oil Company of New ter seY. and that they made this admis.