The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
Appears fin Court Today.

Chicago, July e.--Accompanied by his f0rother. William Rockefeller. John D. < Koekefeller. President of the Standard uii Company. will appear, before Judge Landis in the United State District Court tomorrow at 10 o'clock a. m. Henry H. Rogers. Vice-President of z the company, may also be In court.
 he addition of William Rockefeller and the possible addition of Mir. Rog- ers 10 the case of the Standard oil Gompany that will be questioned re- &arding the supposed secrets of the corporation became known to District Attorney Sims tonight. A telegram announcing that William Rockefeller vas on his way to Chicago and that H. II. Rogers had returned from Eu- rope and had been notified that he was wanted in Judge Landis's court, was received from United States Marshal Henkel. of New York. It was then re- ported that MT. Rogers had started for Chicago.
 The telegram received by Mir. Sims xoIIows:
 Have just been informed by MT. Elliot. one of the Standard Oil Attor- neys that William Rockefeller will be in Chicago July 6, without a subpoena He is now sen route. Have also learned that H. H. Rogers has just arrived on atearner Baltic and will start west at once. Rogers did not go to this Broad way office and there is some doubt about his being in Chicago tomorrow morning"
 If both men reach Chicago in time to appear in court, all but two of the witnesses for whom subpoenas were Issued will be present. The two ex- ceptions among the sixteen sought are Fl F. Payne. Vice President of the Union Tank Line Company. and Will liam Tflford, Treasurer of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Payne, according to Marshal Henkei of New York. is at the bedside of sick son. but the New York marshal says that he was unable to learn just where Til- ford is in Europe.
 What Judge Landis Wants.
 From the witnesses, Judge Landis hopes to obtain information that will guide him in fixing the fines which, it la supposed, he will impose upon the Indiana corporation recently found guilty of accepting concessions from the Chicago and Alton Railroad on Shipments of oil from Whiting, Ind, to East St. Louis, H., and St. Louis, Mo.
 This Is what the court wants to know before he decides whether to impose E maxmum fine of $29.240.000 against the Standard Coil Company of Indiana.
 What corporation owns the stock of The defendant company?
 What capital has this holding com .pany?
 what were the earnings of the bold Ing company in 1903. 1904 and 1905?
 Who owns the Union Tank Line Cophpany?
 What payment did the Chicago and AIton Railway make for the use of the earR of the Union Tank Line Company during the period covered by the in lictment on which the oil company was tried and convicted?
 How many cars of oil were shipped over all lines from Whiting to St. Louis and East St. Louis?
 Why was a rate of 10 cents inserted in some of the Chicago and Alton Rail- ways waybills during the time GOV ered by the indictment?
 The Standard oil Company will he Represented by Attorney John S. Miller, Alfred D. Eddy and Morris RosenthaI.
 OH MagnRte En Route.
 New York, July 5.-William Rocke- fa1ler, ce-President and Director of tho Standard oil Company. in company with other officials of that company, ia on route to Chicago, where he will appear tomorrow before Judge LandIs m the Federal suit against the Stand ard Oil Company.
 This information was given this af- .4arnoon by M F. Elliott, general coun- United States Marshal lIenkel. who with the aid of several deputies has been vainly trying for several days to locate Mr. Rockefeller MT. Rocke- xeIler was reported to be in the Adiron- daclxs; in the south of France and in this city.
 Marshal Kenkel, learning that H. H. Rogers, Vice-P President of the Stand ard oil Company, was an arrival to- 6ay from Europe, telephOned counsel for the company requesting that they notify Mir. Rogers that he is desired as d witness before Judge Lapdis. Late this afternoon MT. Rogers had not call nrobabIy will be informed tomorrow 4ha4 he is wnnted in Chicago as wit