Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27
ROGERS 7ES7IFIES
IN CUSTER suit.
VICE PRESIDENT OF STANDARD
OIL COMPANY HAS LITTLE
TO SAY.
DECLARES KNOWLEDGE
OF DETAILS is LIMITED
Admits Having Heard of Waters
Pierce Company of Missouri
Nephew of John D. Rockefeller
Also on Stand. .

49,
New York, March 26.-Henry H.
Rogers, vice president of the Stand
ard Oil company, was the first wit
ness Saturday in the investigation
conducted by Attorney General Her
bert S. Hadley of Missouri, who is
seeking to GUST the Standard Oil COM |
pany of Indiana and companies al |
legged to be allied with it from doing
business in Missouri. Attorney
General Hadley commenced by ask
ing Mr.. Rogers if he is stockhold-
er in the Standard Oil company of In
diana, and Mr.. Rogers said he was.
do you know anything of the con
ditions of the sale of oil in Missouri"
he was asked.
Not in DETAIL" replied Mr. Rogers.
Shows Lack of knowledge.
''Do you know of any division of the
business in Missouri relative to the
sale of oil between the respondent
companies, the Waters-Pierce and the
Republic Oil company"
81 do not
do you own or control any stock
in the Waters-Pierce company yourself
or through another persona"
81 do not"
do you know N. N Van BUREN,"
81 have heard of him."
t'He is a son-in-law of John D.
Archibald is he not?"
$50 | have understood"
SIS II. M. Tilford a director of the
Standard Oil company of Indiana?"
81 don't know l don't think so'
do you know what business he
is imp
II think he is connected with the
Continental Oil company"
HAS Mr. Tilford an Office at 26
Broadway"
81 think he has"
SIS the business of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana controlled in
Missouri by any trade committee with
Offices 26 Broadway" asked Mr.. Had
ley.
mot to my knowledge" replied Mr..
Rogers.
Not Connected with Missouri Concern.
"What business connection have
you, if any, with the business of sell
ing and refining petroleum in Mis-
souri?"
81 have none"
you swear that part of the bust
ness is controlled and managed by
others?"
Eyes, the detail work is"
t'Who is the president of the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana?"
sd. A. Moffat, l think
$40 YOU know Walter c. Teagle?"
Eyes"
"You said before that Mr.. Teagle
was in some foreign business Is that
in connection with the Standard Oil?D
81 understand So"
"Where is Mr.. Moffat's Officer"
81 believe it is at &c Broadway"
@Did you never have a conference
with Mr.. Moffat there?"
81 have"
"Was it on business connected with
the business of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana, and did you meet
him at rs Broadway"
II presume that it was don't re
call now"
Knows Of Waters-Pierce Company.
"You know of the existence Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company Of Mis-
souri,, do you not?"
II have heard of it." replied Mr..
Rogers.
Mr.. Hadley then read question
asked at the previous hearing, which
charged that the Waters-Pierce com.
pany and the Republic Oil company
and the Standard Oil company Of In
diana were doing business in Missouri
IN violation of that states antitrust
laws.
SIS 1t not fact that the stock OF
these three companies is held by the
Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey, or by some person or persons In
trust for it for combination trust,
confederation or agreement" the at
torney general asked.
"My knowledge is extremely limited
rs to such details" answered Mr.. Rog-
ers.
Judge johnson, one of the attor-
neys for the Standard OIL company
then had 1t noted on the record that
the Standard OIL company would ad.
NIT that the stock of the Republic
OIL company and the Waters-P Pierce
company and the Standard Oil COM
pany Of Indiana was held in trust by
the Standard Oil company Of New Jer'
ssy. Judge Johnson added that the
admission was made for the purpose
d the present litigation.
After putting several more questions
20 the witness, Mr.. Hadley said that
pending the production of certain pa.
pers in connection with the subject
he would suspend Mr.. Rogers exam
ination for the day.
Mr.. Rogers then bowed, shook hands
with Attorney Wollman, who is asso
slated with Mr.. Hadley, and left the
room.
Nephew Of John D. on Stand.
William G. Rockefeller, son of VIII
liam Rockefeller, was then called t.
the stand. He said he is assistan
treasurer of the Standard Oh company
OF New Jersey. and resides in New
York city. The witness denied that hi
had any connection with the STANDARD
pl company. 81 las,aaA. ard also W. y.
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