New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
STANDARD'SNEW ENEMY
TO SUE FOR $1OO,OOO,OOO.
DR.. Charles l.. MOrehOuse Says j. ID.
Rockefeller Infringed Patents.

Dr. Charles L. Morehouse. of No. 32S West SOth
street. outlined plan TO Tribune reporter yeser-
day which. If successful, may bother the STANDARD
OIL Company and John D. Rockefeller in paying the
900 90 000 fine recently assessed by Judge Lands
In Chicago Dr. Morehouse wants at least slr-
coG1a and he says he intends TO make every pos
slble effort 20 get il
The physician was one OF the pioneers in the oil
business in this country. At one time he was asso-
ctated in business with Frank Rockefeller broth
er Of the Standard OH man. and he Laws at me
oi. trusts door his downfall. we'll AS the fact that
lie is now. at the axe OF e6hty-ive years. forced
10 work for living instead of being in a position
to endow colleges and medical institutions oy the
thousand.
To-day pr Norehouse expects to consult with
Frank q kellogg Deputy United States Attorney.
in his office IN the General Postoftice Building
After that he said yesterday. he would make def
mite plans for the opening OF the suit that he
hopes will transfer the Standard oil millions to the
Morehouse family
Or. Warehouses grievance against John u FoCke-
feuer whom he has known from hoyhood, Is that
the Standard Oh Company has since the days o.
rNe civil War. been using three patents obtained
Iv Or Norehouse. which. he says. are responsible
FOR the pilinC up Of the Standard pl millions on"
Of these patents the original grants Of which rhe
doctor showed the reporter yesterday, were given
on a process for the manufacture Of axle grease
which the doator saws. the Standard OIL Company
Is now using: another Is for improvements IN IN"
process and apparatus for manufacturing OIL and
the third IS for pressing oil. or course, the pat
ents have expired. but Dr Morehoas@ VIII set forth
TIE claim. in he presses his suit that they
y ere used illegally during their lifetime. and that
the oil Trust refused TO pay him royalties. The
axr. grease patent was obtained IN Canada. and the
o,rarg were granted by the United States Patent
Office
The claim also .s set forth by Dr. MoFehonse
that no is the orisiuator and inventor % process
for manufacturing uou-cNp!oslve petroleum pr"d-
,sts In this connection he Is much amused oy 'He
outcome of A suit this week IN boston aNai'at
Henry II ROGERS and Charles Pratt. Standard Oh!
r1ar Of this city. in which Winfield : Siocum' the
audItor dec.d.s ia their favor the action brought
b< CadwalIadar NJ. Raymond 10 recover %'"""
If alleged ROYALTIES for the use OF secret process
re7dertrc petroleum and its products non-eHpio-
s.ve.' pr Aorehouse said yesterday that ne was
Irts3, mis- was the process ne invented and used
in cleveland.
r,r Aforehousc engaged first I'm the business N re-
Aning compromising and preparing iuorlcaHns 'lI'
in Cleveland in 1850 At one time ne says ms IN
com. was over 81 200 a day He was supplying oil
10 IA railroads he said. In 1877 the doctor sal'
Iolln d Rockefeller asked him 10 take his brother
Frank into partnership i want you DF. NI'is
house declares the head OF the Standard oil Com
,.,,,. said 20 him. ''to take Frank in and make
man OF him" The firm became Morehouse Roc<e-
fcIier & Co.
DR. Morehouse said yesterday that he held ma
,orft,, of the stock but that the other directors
sftar having without his knowledge. increased the
caDital stock of the company, voted him out as
president and elected secret meeting Henry
schofeld Frank Rockefellers father-ln-laW
Frank went into the firm as a spy" Dr. More
house said and l believe his brother John D.
Rockefeller was back OF him In 1T
The deposed president says he got court order
for an examination Of the books and receiver was
arnointed Dr. Morehouse owned the building
where the company operated. he said, and he start
ed with his son. another firm there. but the Stand
ard oil crowd got after them. and in two years he
vas forced to pull his sign. Just before this
he said he had planned 10 erect a large manufact-
uring department in New York City to make lubrl-
caring oils waxes and greases but this the Stand
ara OF Company prevented. and in addition ne
saws used the formula for It's own wicked ends
Tben Or Norehouse came to this city
Two years ago the doctor wrote 10 John d. Rocke-
fe1ler he saws and asked interview IN regard
~ nv patents on the treatment of oils The let
ter though registered was returned to him. marked
refused Several other letters, he says received
similar treatment
Silas Merchant, another Standard Oil man. comes
IN for a good share of blame. DIR. Morehouse says
Mr. Merchant tricked him and caused the failure
of the Cleveland firm
Mrs Morehouse. who had been an interested lis
tener here took up the thread of the story, and
corroborated that of her husband. She says she
wrote to Judge Lands about it.