Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-01-11
lOgERSMUSIAPREAR
New York Supreme Court Orders
OIL Magnate Up.
HEARING TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY.
Alpst show Cause Why He Has Re-
fused to Answer Attorney Gem
eral Hadley's Questions
Before Commissioner.

mhn, acLlnB as counsel LOT ALLOrn0,
General Hadley, Of Missouri, haI
obtained an order requiring H. H. Rog
ers, vice president Of the Standard OF
company of New Jersey to appear IL
the supreme court Wednesday morn
lng and show cause why he should moi
be required to answer questions In thu
taking Of testimony before Commits.
Sioner Sanborn for use in the case Of
the state Of Missouri against the
Standard Oil company and two othel
companies doing business In Missouri
The order was issued by Justice Davy
In the New York supreme court
The application made by Mr. Wolf
man is based on an affidavit by Attor-
ney General Hadley setting forth the
tendency Of the proceedings in tho
Missouri courts, and that the compa-
mics are charged with violating the
statutes Of the state OF Missouri
against combinations in trade, and also
the common law Of the state Of Mis-
souri, to the same effect, which the
petition states, was the common law
Of England in the fourth year of the
reign Of King James l.
The question whether Henry H. Rog-
ers can be compelled to tell Attorney
General Herbert s. Hadley, of Mis-
souri,, whether the Standard Oil com,
pany of New Jersey owns or controls
three oil companies which are selling
oil in Missouri as separate companies,
will be placed before the supreme
court of New York state Wednesday.
All the important questions which Mr..
Rogers has declined to answer by ad-
vice Of counsel in the last three days
Of the hearing in this city were pre-
scented to the supreme court Tuesday
by counsel acting in behalf Of Attor-
ney General Hadley and the court was
asked to order Mr. Rogers to show
cause why he should not answer them.
The court issued the order and 1t was
served on VIM. v. Rowe, counsel for
Mr.. Rogers while the hearing was
still in progress late Tuesday. Mr..
Hadley said after consultation with
the counsel that he understood that
he would have to be represented by
counsel in this argument but that he
hopes to get in few words before
the court.
The questions are in o diversity Of
form but in substance they all are:
docs the Standard OIL company Of
New Jersey, either through itself or
any other person or corporation, own,
hold or control a majority Of the stock
Of the Waters-Pierce Oil company OF
Missouri, the Standard Oil company Of
Indiana and the Republic OIL company
Of New York;"
NO matter in what form the Ques-
Hon has been put, Mr.. Rogers has de-
clined to answer 1t. The commission
Or before whom the evidence Is being
taken Is powerless to compel an an
ywer but the supreme court possesses
The authority to order Mr.. Rogers to
DO punished for contempt of court If
he declines to answer after being or
lered to do so by that court
Mr. Hadley wants this information
% show that the three alleged sub
hillary or eonfederated companies are
the oil trade of Missouri
IN combination and to induce the Mis- J
Iouri courts to order them ousted from /
hat state.
Mr.. Rogers again declined while on
The stand Tuesday to disclose the stock
ownership Of the three companies and
vas severely admonished by Mr.. Had
ley to treat the hearing seriously
and not as funny"
The hearing will probably be ad-
Iourned temporarily Wednesday morn
ing to permit attendance upon the
court hearing on the order to Mr..
Rogers.
The subpoena server. who has been
Tying for several days to summon
r. Clay Pierce to testify before the
In this case, notified
Mr. Hadley Tuesday night that he had
been unable to get Mr.. Pierce, who. he
aid, had sailed away on a steam
vecht Mr.. Pierce isschairrnan Of the,
,oard Of directors of the Waters Pierce
~ company Of Missouri, and father
4 the president Of that company. (
The subpoena server said that be had 7
pursued Mr. Pierce and his valet
through a suite Of rooms In the hotel
occupied by Mr.. Pierce. but that the
VI man had locked himself in his
The server then desisted.
John D. Archbold. vice president
nd director Of the Standard on COM
any, and William g., Rockefeller,
iephev Of John D. Rockefeller. were
resent at the hearing Tuesday, They
ave been subpoenned a. Witnesses, I,
ut we're not call6d 10 testify Tuesday.
Witnesses Summoned IN smoof Case
Washington, Jan. 1o.-ssnat0r
burrows Of the senate COMMITTEES on
rivflesss 6ndeIsutfonb Tuesday issued
lbpoenass for 4 number Of witnesses !
! fostifv IN the case Of Senator smoot