Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-25
Standard Oil Company Admits Control Of
Waters-PisrCe and Republic Concerns,
iElD FOR NEW JERSEY CORPORATION
This Trust Also Holds Stock Of Indiana
Standard Oil Company,
MISSOURI OFFICIALS ARE ELATEO
Attorneys for Oil Combine Say Fact is
Immaterial and Will Be Ruled Out,
H. II. ROGERS ON STAND IN NEW YORK
says He is StOekhOIdeF in Standard
OH Company, but Knows No
Details of Missouri
Business.

Details of Missouri
Business.
NEW YORK, March 2l--Couusel for the
Standard oil company at the investigation
being conducted by Attorney General Had
ley of Missouri agreed to have noted on the
records of the company admission that
the stock of the Republic OIL company and
the Waters Pierce OIL company and the
Standard Oil company Of Indiana is held
in trust by the Standard OIL company Of
New Jersey.
Henry II. Rogers vice president OF the
Standard oil company, was the first wit
ness today in the investigation conducted
by Attorney General Hadey Of Missouri
who is seeking to oust the Standard oil
company of Indiana and companies alleged
to be allied with II from going business in
Missouri.
Attorney General Hadley began by ask
ing Mr.. Rogers IL he is a stockholder in
the Standard Oil company of Indiana and
Mr.. Rogers said he ls
"Do you know anything of the coadi-
tlons of the sale of oil in Missouri he
was asked.
Not in detail" replied Mr.. Rogers.
do you know of any division of the
business in Missouri relative to the sale
OF oil between the respondent companies.
the wsters-Pierce and the Republic Oil
company"
| Il do not"
| do you own or control any stock in the
Wsters-Pierce company yourself or through
another person?"
II do not"
do you know N N. Van Buren,
81 have heard OF him
"Io is a son-in-law OF John D. Archibald,
is he not2"
80 I have understood
Az to TiIford
/ cts H. NJ. Tilford director OF the stand
ard OIL company of 1ndana?"
81 don't know: don't think So"
do you know what business he is in?"
II think he is connected with the Conti-
mental company"
HAS Mr., Tilford an. office at &c Broad
way7"
II think he has,
! 'Is the business of the Standard Oil COM
peny of Indiana controlled in Missouri by
/ any trade committee with Offices at %
| Broadway
mot to my knowledge"
What business I, ~ necuon have YOU, II
any, with the business OF selling and re-
hnlng petroleum in Missouri"
II have none"
You swear that part of the business is
controlled and managed by others?"
Yes. the detail work Is"
MOnatt Heads Indiana Company.
"Who is the president of the Standard
Oil company Of Indiana?"
I'd. A. Moffatt, / think"
DO you know Walter c. Teagle?"
Yes"
"You said before that Mr.. Teagle was
in some general business. Is that IN con-
nection with the Standard on?"
II understsnd So
Where is Mr.. Moftatt's office?"
II believe II is at 26 Broadway"
did you never have a conference with
Mr.. Moffatt there?'
81 have"
WAS 1t on business connected with the
business OF the Standard Oil company OF
Indiana and did you meet him at Is
Broadway
81 presume that it was; don't recall
now"
knowledge h Limited.
"You know OF the existence OF the
waters-Pierce oil company of Missouri.
do you not?"
Il have heard OF IT," replied Mr.. Rogers.
Mr.. Hadley then read a question asked
at the previous hearing. which charged that
the Waters-Pierce company and the re
public OIL company and the Standard on
company OF Indiana We're doing business
in Missouri in violation Of that states
antitrust laws.
lis II not a fact that the stock of these
companies is held by the Standard oil COM
pany OF New Jersey, or by some person or
persons in trust for It for combination
trust. confederation or agreement the
attorney general asked,
my knowledge is extremely limited as
to such details answered Mr.. Rogers.
Judge Johnson, one OF the attorneys for
the Standard OIL company, then had il
noted on the records that the Standard oil
company would admit that the stock Of the
Republic oil company and the Waters
Pierce company and the Standard Oil com
pany OF Indiana was held in trust by the
Standard oil Of New Jersey.
why Admission Are Made.
Judge johnson added that the admission
was made for the purpose Of the present
/ litigation.
Judge Priest; also counsel for the stan
dard Oil company. said the stock showlnl
, on the stock book OF the Waters-Pierc'
, company as Sldhulhb W NiiN AaiAS VI NJ ~A
Van Buren was held In the interests OF
. the Standard on company OF New Jersey
and that they made that admission foi
the purpose Of this, litigation.
Il don't suppose the stock IS held tol
the purposes OF this litigation" observeC
General Hadley.
4 NO, the admission Is made for the pur
poses OF this litigation" replied Judg'
Priest
The Standard on company attorneys haS
the admissions noted on the record anS
) Judge Priest then said II was understood
{ OF course, that these admissions were mad
q subject 10 an exception, to its ma
e teriaiity- TO be passed upon by the hiEhel
[ courts.
I what They Admit.
3 General Hadley then said that he wishet
p II understood that these admissions o
stock ownership covered the period OF tim
named IN the information. The trust at
/ torneys agreed 20 this and made a new ad