New-York tribune., 1906-12-21
STANDARD OIL QUITS.
CALLS OFF WITNESSES.
Hearing at an End-CaSe Goes to
Missouri Supreme Court.

INtccOHIt OU pHtmC tOUtts
Lawyers for the Standard OIL Company yes
ierday after long consultation, determined
rot call any more witnesses for the defence
in the suits brought against the company by
the state Of Missouri, hearings in which have
been held here before a commissioner appointed
by the Supreme Court. They reserve the right
70 call Witnesses for the defence at some future
time, but the taking Of testimony in this state
is closed.
ATTORNEY General Hadley, the young lawyer
who has fought the OH Trust with such sue
cess, packed up his things and hurried back TO
Missouri last night. He seemed a little disap-
pointed that he hadn't had chance 20 examine
John D. Archbold and some of the bigger OF
Trust men. but this disappointment was miti-
gated by the fact that he had wrested from
the Standards own witnesses many damag:n,
admissions. Even the witnesses called by him
for the prosecution in Missouri had been una
bic 10 give him some facts he got here from
the witnesses for the defence
The testimony taken here will be submitted
10 the Supreme Court in Missouri If that court
decides that the Attorney General has proved
his case, when all the evidence is in II NAV
exclude the Standard from Missouri, along with
The Waters-Pierce oil Company and the Re-
public OIL Company. Less drastic penalties
which the court could infiict would be fines inn
posed on the various companies
The examination of witnesses for the oil COM
panies was resumed yesterday morning at the
Waldorf-Astoria. A little after noon a recess
was taken and the Standard Oil lawyers has
tened down 10 No. IS Broadway to consult over
the course 10 pursue after asking Attorney Cen
ersl Hadley 10 give them an interval 10 discuss
their plans BY the middle of the afternoon the
uust lawyers had decided that il would be inad-
Nsaole 10 call any more witnesses. They noti-
ned Attorney General Hadley over the telephone.
EK-Judge Johnson. Of St. Louis, who had been
representing the waters-Pierce company. made
stipulation that he should be allowed TO cell
Iurther witnesses in some other proceeding if he
deemed il necessary, and the lawyers for the
standard also reserved this right
The FIRST witness called Yesterday Was r
Orenshaw. general manager Of the sales depart
ment Of the Standard on Company of Indiana
WIN headquarters in Chicago. Special Attorne,
ffsnk Hagerman. Cor the Indiana companv
oohoucied the examination. The witness said
ue knew that the State Of Missouri was divided
Oe'"een tie Waters-Pierce and the Standard
vi Company Of Indiana, and that the field man
ayers and sub-agents apportioned the field
II might be called the block system applied
to trade" he said.
Q-Is Il an absolute necessity for the f1rrberance
" "a ra1e; Al should regard it such
Sa'es and. If so did YOU try 10 stop them7 .
@ ~ 70 my knowledge were any rebates paid II
rsS g.~Mas there any agreement between your com
10 4, sG I Ne Matsrs-Fierce or Republic companies
Mr Hadley took up the cross-exan1inatfon.
me witness testified that he could not saw that
he Standard oil Company of Indiana was
oNhed by the Standard Oil Company OF New
Jersey
9Ns9a N,s.o-l 4a,e tssssd here that you ala business
oyoy oolSsgl IN m your 9%n name LES,
A-No sir; We had not
Company was owned By the standard oil Company
= = New Jersey? A.-NOt until this testimony
opinion, VIII say that think do not understand
as so owned.
Mr.. Hadlev questioned the witness as 20 the
feagle-Gardner rate war in Kansas City.
There was a rate war" testified the witness.
2--.were those men giving secret rebates? A
Q-That is oil was being sold at a less amount
N Kansas City? A.-Yes assume that was the
competition betTeen these Nationai and Rep2biie bic
sePTesentatiyes whose fight giving the people
SOP the contin9ance Of that condition; in other
tate cutting
walter C. Teagle former e-president and
stheral manager Of the Republic Oil Company,
"ho could not recall on Tuesday the answers
" many questions asked him by Attorney Gen
IA Hadey, went back on the stand and testi-
neo 70 the making up of price schedules in ST.
N'uls' and c. /. Nichols. president Of the Re
'-Dlc on Company. took the stand and gave
DotfoboratiHe testimony
george ". Mayer. formerly manager for tile
1Nsoldaled Tank Line Company in Kansas
ny an Independent absorbed by the Standard
"a company some time ago. took the stand and
1ellea having done any rebating or fixing rates
1"h other companies since 1901 Then recess
'ss taken and The inquiry came 10 end