Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-06
Rockefeller Forced
to Appear in
Court
Secrets of Corporation
May Now Become
Known
Court Wants Information Before Fix-
ing Fines That Reach Nearly
Thirty Million If MAXI
mum Is Imposed
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 5.-Accompanied by
his brother, William Rockefeller, John
D. Rockefeller, president of the STAN
dard Oil company, will appear before
Judge K. M. Lands in the United
States district court at 10 a. m.
1t is supposed that H. H. Rogers also
will be in court. The addition of Will
liam Rockefeller and the possible addi-
tion Of H. H. Rogers to the list of
representatives of the Standard Oil
company that will be questioned as to
the supposed secrets of the corporation
became known to District Attorney
Sims and the local agents of the de-
partment of justice tonight
A telegram announcing that William
Rockefeller was on his way to Chi
cago and that H. H. Rogers had re-
turned from Europe and had been noti-
fled that he was wanted in Judge Lam
dis court was received by the district
attorney from United States Marshal
Henkel of New York.
Following the receipts of the tele-
gram by the district attorney it was
reported that not only was William
Rockefeller on his way to Chicago, but
that Mr.. Rogers had started also when
he learIlgd that his presence in court
was desired
Two, Witnesses Sought
If both Rogers and William Rookie
feller reach Chicago in time to appear
in court all but two of the witnesses
for whom subpoenas were issued will
be present before Judge Landis. The
two exceptions among the sixteen wit
nesses sought are H. R. Payne, vice
H. H.
pany, and w. H. Tilford, treasurer of
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey. Payne, according to a report made
by United States Marshal Henkel to
District Attorney Sims, Is at the bed
side of a sick son, but the New York
marshal said he was unable to learn
where the sick son and his attending
father are.
Tilford is in Europe, where he is ex-
pected to remain all summer
1t is from the witnesses that Judge
Lands hopes to obtain the information
that will guide him in fixing the amount
of fines to- be imposed upon the In
diana corporation recently found guilty
of accepting concessions from the Chi
cago & Alton railroad on shipments of
oils from Whiting, Ind, to East St.
Louis, ILL.,, and ST. Louis. Mo.
Asks Hard Questions
This is what the court wants to know
before he decides upon the imposing
of maximum fine of $29,240,000 against
the Standard Oil company of Indiana:
What company owns the stock of the
defendant company?
What capital has this holding COM
pany
What were the earnings of the hold
ing company in 1903 1904 and 1905?
Who owns the Union Tank Line
company?
What payment did the Chicago &
Alton railroad make for the use of the
cars of the Union Tank Line company
during the period covered by the in
dictment 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 rate of 10 cents inserted
in some of the Chicago & Atoms rail-
way waybills during the time covered
by the Indictment?
The Standard Oil company will be
represented in court by Attorneys st
John Miller, Albert D. Eddy and Moritz
Rosenthal. The attorneys tonight
stated that they have course of pro-
cedure that will be adopted by them
tomorrow, but what that procedure
would be specially they would not dis
cuSS