The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12

way He refused nearly all questions
put TO him, on the advice of his coun-
sci.
Carney was excused and Howard
Page, who said he was connected with
the foreign department of the Standard
Oil company. was called. He was ques-.
toned at length, but declined to n
SsWer Amos every question, by direc-.
tton Of the Standard Oil company at:
torney.
Sends for Tom Lawson.
Attorney General Hadley of Missouri
today sent the following telegram to
Thomas w. Lawson:
yOugcan give any information
al to relations between the Stand
assard Oilcompany of Indiana, the
Republic Oil company and Waters
Pierce Oil company, I urgently re-
Quest@youS to come and testify
How The Scheme Works.
IT Cs Hardcastle testified that he was
employed by the Standard OH company,
Beginning n 1881 at Albany. N. Y
THardcastle remained at Albany about
sent o Cleyeland.3 @.
For What company did you work
there?n Hadley asked.
Republic Oil company"
The Republic is the alleged third
member of the combine in Missouri.
w HaL HWEEGINI circumstances ~ OIL
your going oaCleveland?'
s.Mr ]. Jennings asked the Albany man
AAgerato transfer me to Cleveland. He
asked me about it h said i would
consider It. He telegraphed Mr.. Jen-
SningH at rs Broadway, Standard Oil
headquarters, to kno when he could
zee me. He wired back to come the
next day at 10 O'clock.
sa1Wyh was Mr.. I~ennings?
ssEIe#was ainernber of h domestic
trade committee Of the Standard Oil
company.
Was q Subsidiary Company
ssSSssStaIe your conversation with Mr..
JeIlnings
Mr. Jennings told me he had a pc
me to accept 1t because he.
sthought II was a good one
5s@ssMsDtd he say what eompany?'
NE said 1T was of the sub
s9tdtaryScOmpanies. He took me to w.
As.EfTilford' Office in the building
WAS he the Mr.. Tilford who a
stdrectOrs@of the Standard Oil company
sOf Indiana"
Yes. sir. He said
Attorneys forsthe defense We're indus
trious witt their objections.
Ruled in Hadiey's Favor.
Commissioner Sanford ruled in Had
9ley's favor.
MI. Tilford,' the witness said, told
me they had just absorbed Schofield,
Schumers& Teag1e, and reorganized the
sbNsfness asAthe Republic Oil mpa
Mr.. Mlford told me when I went to
cleveland 4 was not to be known as a
sAStnl1dard Oil man and, instructed me
mo- TO- let 1T be known chat 1 had ever
been employed BY the Standard Oil
company.
sT P,aIyGa g e elsyslanass
sssSNho did you lind was president of
the Republic Oil company when you
ere ~
Nichols
y What had been his business2'
He had been secretary to Walter
Jennings at 26 Broadway
sNNl1o was vice PRESIDENT.
Teagle Was Vice President.
waiter Teagle.s,
What Mr.. Teagle doing now?"
sHe us on the committee on export
trade for III S~tandard8Oil company,
sHe also found another ii Standard
sSON ACQUAINTANCE w. z. Mckee. who
s#ofSthesStandard Oil company. He was
9saNdftor Of heRepubIic Oil company.
5sS Standard Oil ma was Fl. T..
aaaTerrili. ex-cs.shier of the Sioux City
branch 9 The Standard Oil company.
MHardcastie y sent Kansas City,
tAISe6O LIN II E1SGIHOlllGI
places Whesa tho Republic Oil company
MAD Offices.
as ssss h managers at the different sta
lions thought the Republic oil COM
pany WAS perfectly independent OF the
Standard" he said. They were in
stEucted to represent to the public that
they were INDEPENDENT
;S@skHe askedSfo an outside position. He
was asked IL he had saved the letters
heAhad@recetved while In the west. He
ssSafd h la
Then He Was Fired
ETH manager. Mr.. Van Duezen,. lie
Said,.tOld me I might stay with the
STANDARD cen years and never get any
thing better II I did o give up the
II said they were my personal prog
Herty, hut he said. Think It over
s5finallygRye upgathe letters and sent
lstheImSto Nj. Walker Jennings, 26
BIOadWay. About six or eight weeks
later received q request for my restg-
asaSSNati0n. resigned"
S:sloid they pay you n salary In adj
Yes. sir they did,
s.ssIosd they offer you a ticket to go
sS'1sAsDfd it have q return coupon2'
m did mott
sHsHaydeastle said he was a native OF
q Enilglend. The company was willing to
& him. butno to help him get back
@N&SVsgsk4neTica.
Skss stssterdaay's Proceedings.
Ss sv#Ycrk, a,ls9.-Henry II. Rogers.
B eSyice president Of the Standard Oil
IN, Of NewhJel yey. and a director
II standard OIL company OF Indi-
ESS!FSKIAic Attorney General Herbert