The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-23
ROCKEFELLER MAY
SEE HIS GRANDSON
Hadley of Missouri Bids the Fugi.
tive Oil Man Visit the
Baby.
No Subpoena Server Will Modest
the Doting Old Grand
father.

New York, March 23.-Fear of a sub
pena which would compel him to testify
in the proceedings brought by the state
Of Missouri against the Standard Oil
company need not prevent John ID.
Rockefeller from visiting his youngest
grandson John D. Rockefeller, Ill, if
he chooses to do SO. Attorney General
Hadleyo of Missouri, who is here pressing
the suit brought by his state, announced
today that he is willing to declare
truce, if Mr.. Rockefeller wishes to re-
turn to New York to see his grandson.
eff Mr.. Rockefeller wants to hold
his grandson in his arms,' said MI.
Hadiey. 81 will declare truce and al
low him to come over from New Jersey
without interference. He is an old
man and doubtless is wrapped up IN
this infant.
Stay With the Baby.
eff the possibility of his being
served with a subpoena is keeping him
out of New York, l will agree with his
lawyers not to try to serve him while he
is here and he can stay until 1T is safe
to take the baby back to Lakewood
| with him If he wants to.
"I don It think | shall need the testi-
| mony of Mr.. Rockefeller anyway, 1T
I can get the information [ want from
the other witnesses I expect to examine.
The courts have ordered them to answer
my questions and I haven't the slight
est doubt they will do so.
Not After John D.
Gin nv efforts to secure the testi
mony Of John d. Rockefeller | have not
tried to create a sensation. L am here
to try to find out the common ownership
| Of stock in the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany, and the Republic Oil company,
/ two concerns which, while ostensibly in
! competition, have divided the state of
Il astiffed competition. L am trying to.
il show that these companies are part OF
the Standard Oil company, and l guess
I will be able to do it.
s Up to Rogers.
eff Mr.. Rogers and the other wit
nesses will answer the questions shall
} put-questions which the courts have
held are proper-there will be no neces-
sity for subpenaing John D. Rockefel-
Ter. 49,
| CT want it understood I am not in
vestigating the Standard Oil company.
[ am seeking to establish that there IS
8 an oil monopoly in Missouri and to
break up that monopoly. # I accom-
7 plish that, my task is done. -
Two Oil Men in Default.
Henry NJ Tilford and J. G. Arnold of
the Standard Oil company were declared
} in default when they failed to appear
l today before Commissioner Frederick
| H. Sanborn in the action brought by At
} torney General Herbert S. Hadley of
: Missouri to GUST from Missouri the
$ Standard Oil company of Indiana and
2 companies alleged to be controlled by
: it.
= When the commissioner appeared to
, resume the hearing today, counsel for
: both the Standard Oil company and Mr..
/ Hadley came before him and announced
: that a stipulation has been signed be-
4 tween Mr.. Hadley and counsel for the
Y Standard Oil interests providing for a
i resumption of the hearing tomorrow
: morning. They said, however, that
Y Mr.. Hadley would be in the city in
s time to go on with the hearing this af-
ternoon and it could be resumed then.
: Counsel representing Mr.. Hadley noti-
: fed the commissioner that since the pre-
Y vious hearing, subpenas had been served
: on Mr. Tilford and Mr.. Arnold, but they
> were not present, and asked that their
' default be noted. The Standard Oil
counsel objected and declared that their
absence was due to the stipulation post
n poning the hearing. Commissioner
n Sanborn ruled that this did not excuse
them and declared them in default.