The Mena weekly star., 1907-09-19
TESTIMONY IN OL SUIT
Hearing in the Government Case Against the Standard Begins
 in New York.
CASE WILL LAST TWO WEEKS OR loNeER
Statements From companys Records
 Prepared by Standard OH Officials Are In Federal Attorneys Hands- Government Experts Verifying Re- ports--Additlona Subpoenas Served.


 New York, Sept. 18.-Testimony was heard Tuesday in the federal suit against the Standard Oil company of New Jersey. The hearing here in the federal suit which was brought in St. Louis last December has twice been adjourned at the request of counsel for the defendants. In the meantime, However, Frank B. Kellogg, who is in charge of the governments case has obtained many books and papers from the Standard Oil company which has enabled him to proceed expeditiously with the case. MT. Kellogg intimated Tuesday that the government would also inquire into the character and nature of holdings of the Standard oil company of New Jersey as we'll as its affiliations, if any, with railroads. The government has named not only the Standard Oil company of New Jer- sey as defendant but also 70 sub sidiary companies of the main corpora tion and the following individuals: John D. Rockefeller, William Rockefel- Ter, Henry H. Rogers, Henry M. Flag Ter, Oliver H. Payne, Charles M. Pratt and John D. Archbold Only William c. Rockefeller and Charles M. Pratt have been subpoenaed to appear before the hearing though Mir. Kel- logg may subpo sna the others later.
 Much of the evidence MT. Kellogg will have placed on the record during the early stages of the hearing will be in the form of statements from the companies records, prepared by Standard oil officials, who have been subpoenaed in the last few weeks. Many of these statements have al ready been placed in the hands of Mir. Kellogg and his two assistants, J. liar wood Graves of Washington and c. B. Morrison of Chicago.
 All day Monday staff of experts were busy verifying these records. Not all of the statements called for by the subpoenas have been received, but MT. Kellogg expects them. He de- clined to say which of the statements had been sent to him or whether his experts had found any discrepancies in them. The taking of testimony will occupy at least two weeks, perhaps longer. About 25 witnesses have been subpoenaed, and many more will doubtless be called as the hearing progresses.
 Four additional subpoenas were ser ved Monday on H. E. Felton, traffic manager of the Standard Oil com pany; W. H. Tilford. treasurer of the company; M. M. Van Buran, son-in- law of John Archbold, one of the in- dividual defendants in the govern ments suit, and George Chesebro, who is expected to tell of the Standard Oil's utilization with other oil con cerns.
 Unless something unforeseen is de- veloped by the evidence, it is not probable that John D. Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers or Henry M. Flagler will be summoned. The other individ- ual defendants who will be called to testify are John D. Archbold. Oliver H. Payne and Charles M. Pratt
 There will be no more adjourn ments." said MT. Kellogg. "All is ready for the taking of evidence. We will first show ownership and control by the Standard oil company of New Jersey of large number of corpora tions. Many of these will be shown by statements ordered by the subpoenas. Others will be shown by direct testi- mony."
 Profits aggregating $4s0,315,934 were made by the Standard oil com pany in the seven years from 1899 to 1906. Testimony to this effect was given by Assistant Comptroller Fay of the company in the Federal hearing here Tuesday. In the same period the company's gross assets increased from s2OO, ,791, 623 to $371 664,531. This is the first time the company's earn ings have been made public.
 A list of securities owned by the Standard oil company of New Jersey presented Tuesday shows that that corporation owns 9,990 shares of the stock of the Standard oil company of Indiana, which company was recently sentenced by Judge Landis in Chicago to pay a fine of $29 9,240.000.