Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-10
Asked to Show Cause for Dsfyins
Missouri Commissioner.
LAWSON WILL PROBABLY TESTIFY
Attorney General Sends Telegram Of Invi-
tstisn to Boston Speculation
II. CLAY PIERCE lvApIs SUBPOENA
omciai OF Waters-Pierce OH Company
Locks Himself I'm Room ano After.
wards Leaves City on
steam Yacht.

~'H' iOtNh, Jan. N-1he question
whether Henry II. Rogers can be compelled
to tell Attorney General Herbert s. Hadiey
OF Missouri whether the Standard OIL COM
pany OF New Jersey owns or controls thre.
oil companies which arc selling oil in Mis-
souri, as separate companies will be placed
before the supreme court OF New York to-
morrow. All the important questions which
Mr Rogers has declined to answer by ad.
vice Of counsel In the last three days OF
the nearing in this city were presented to
the supreme court today 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. Mr.. Hadley said after consultation
with the counsel that he understood that he
would have to be represented by counsel I'm
his argument, but that he hopes TO get in
few words before the court.
Question Rogers Evader.
The questions are in diversity OF form
but in substance they all are
Does the Standard oil company OF New
Jersey, either through itself any other
person or corporation, own. hold or control
majority of the stock of the Waters
ard oil company of Indiana and the Re-
public OIL company of New York;
No matter in what form the question has
been put, Mr.. Rogers has declined TO
answer 1t. The commissioner before whom
the evidence is being taken is without
power to compel an answer. but the su.
preme court possesses the authority to or
der Mr.. Rogers To be punished for contempt
of court II he declines to answer after be-
ing ordered TO do 50 by that court.
Mr.. Hadley wants information to show
that the three alleged subsidiary or con-
federated companies are monopolizing the
nj rad ~ ry 10,
to induce the Missouri courts to order them
ousted from that state.
Lawson Asked to Testify.
An interesting feature Of the hearing to-
day was an invitation sent by Mr.. Hadiey
to Thomas w. lawson Of Boston request
ing him to come to New York and testify
IL he can give any information as to the
three companies Mr. Hadley is trying to
drive out Of Missouri. when the hearing
adjourned tonight MIR. Lawson's reply had
not been received
Mr.. Rogers again declined while on the
stand today TO. disclose the stock owner
ship of the three companies and was Sc
verely admonshed by Mr.. Hadley TO treat
the hearing seriously and not as funny"
The hearing will probably be adjourned
temporarily tomorrow morning to permit
attendance upon the court hearing on the
order to Mr. Rogers.
Pierce Evadcs Summons.
The subpoena server who has been trying
for several days TO summon II. Clay Pierce
to testify before the commissioner in this
case notified Mr.. Hadley tonight that he
had been unable to get Mr.. Pierce, who
he said, had sailed away on a steam yacht
Mr.. Pierce is chairman of the Board OF
Directors Of the Waters Pierce Oil company
OF Missouri and father of the president OF
that company. The subpoena server said
that he had pursued Mr.. Pierce and his
valet through a suit of rooms In the hotel
occupied by Mr. Pierce. but that the oil
man had locked himself in his chamber.
The server then desisted.
John u. ArchboId. vice president and di-
rector Of the Standard OH company, and
William g. Rockefeller. nephew Of John
ID. Rockefeller, We're present at the hear
ing today. They have been subpoenaed as
witnesses, but were not called 10 testifv
today.
Attorney General Hadley said tonight
that he expected to close the hearing to-
morrow IL the hearing in court does not
prevent
Lawson Cannot Answer Questions.
BOSTON, Jan. 9.--In reply to a telegram
from Attorney General Hadley asking him
to give any information I'm his possession
regarding the relations of the Standard OF
company Of Indiana aud two other oiI-pro-
ducing corporations. Thomas w. Lawson
Of this city tonight sent lengthy telegram
TO Mr. Hadley
Mr.. Lawson informs the attorney general
that he personally knew nothing of the re-
lations between the Standard Oil company
Of Indiana, the Republic Oh company and
the Waters-Pierce company, and that Wills
he was aware OF certain acts Of the stand
ard OF monopoly he could not fairly
come within the wise restrictions" OF Mr.
Hadleys telegram.
while have no personal knowledge ~
the three things OF which your telegram
treats continued Mr.. Lawson 81 have
sufficient general knowledge Of the subject
matter Of your investigation to make II
appear farclcal to me that YOU with the
power OF the great state of Missouri AZ
your back, should want the testimony OF
any other than tho band of conspirators
at d Broadway and their hirelings to prove
any case in which the name Stan
OH appears"