The Red Cloud chief., 1906-01-12
ROGERS FACES COURT
MUST SHOW CAUSE WHY HE DOES
NOT ANSWER QUESTIONS.
Ordered to Appear In New York Su'
preme Court Today--Standard's Con
nection with Waters.Pierce ans
Republic Concerns Mooted Question

nection With Waters.Pierce n
Republic Concerns Mooted Question
New York, Jan. 10.-The question
whether Henry II. Rogers can be com
PEELED to tell Attorney General Her
bert s.. Hadley of Missouri whether
the Standard Oil company Of New
Jersey owns or controls three oil com
panies which are selling oil in Mis-
souri, as separate companies, was
placed before the supreme court oil
New York state today. All the i'm
portant questions which Mr.. Rogers
has declined to answer by advice OF
counsel in the last three days OF the
hearing In this city were presented to
the supreme court by counsel acting
in behalf of Attorney 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 it vas served on VIII
lam V. Rowe, counsel for Mr.. Rogers.
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 a few words be-
fore the court.
The questions are in a diversity OF
form, but in substance they all are:
Does 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 com
pany OF New York?
No matter in what form the ques.
ton has been put, Mr.. Rogers
has declined to answer it. The com
missioner before whom the evidence
is being taken is without power to
compel an answer, but the supreme
court possesses the authority to order
Mr.. Rogers to be punished for con
tempt of court IL he declines to an,
swe after being ordered to do so by
that court.
Mr.. Hadley wants this information
to show that the three alleged sub
sidiary or confederated companies are
monopolizing the oil trade of Missouri
In combination and to induce the Mis-
souri, courts to order them oustet
from that state.
Mr.. Rogers again declined while OF
the stand to disclose the stock owner
ship of the three companies and wa,
severely admonished by Mr.. Hadle!
10 treat the hearing seriously and no
rs funny"
Lawson Invited to Testify.
An interesting feature of the hear
ing was an invitation sent by Mr.. Had
ley To Thomas w. Lawson OF Boston
requesting him to cOme to New Yorl
and testify If he can give any informa
ton as TO the three companies MI
Hadley is trying to drive out of Mis-
souri,. Lawson declined the invita-
ton on the ground that he had onl
general knowledge of the matter.
The subpoena server, who has bee
trying for several days to summon +
Clay Pierce to testify before the con
missioner in this case. notified Nj
Hadley that he has been unable I
get Mr.. Pierce. who, he said. ha
sailed away on a steam yacht. NJ,
Pierce is chairman of the board c
directors Of the Waters-Pierce O
company of Missouri and father Of IN
president of that company. The sui
poena server said that he had pu
sued Mr.. Pierce and his valet throug
a suite of rooms in the hotel occupie
by Mr.. Pierce, but that the oil ma
had locked himself in his chambe
The server then desisted.