Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-20

John D. Rockefeller now owns
247 ,6o2 of the 972,5o shares OF the
Standard Oil Company OF New Jer-
sew, according to the testimony of
w. H. Tilford, treasurer OF that
company, given in the federal action
at the hearing in New York today.
AS Standard Oil stock was last
quoted at $40 a share, Mr.. Rookie
feller's holdings are worth nearly
SIo0, 100000. The holdings OF Will
liam Rockefeller were said by Mr..
Tilford to be TI,7oo shares, and
those of H. H. Rogers I6,o2o
shares. 1t was also said that the oil
combine has earned between $780,
oo,ooo and 5000, 100000 since 1882
twenty-five years.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 2O.-There was
a great air of expectation in the Federal
building today, where the examination Of
witnesses in the governments suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey is being held, for 1t had been an
nounced by Frank B. Kellogg, the gov
ernment inquisitor, that William q.
Rockefeller nephew of John d. Rookie
feller, would take the stand during to-
days session. John c. Milburn confirmed
this
1t was not expected that Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter, who is assistant treasurer of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
and treasurer of the New York company,
would be able to throw very much light
on the stock ownership Of the different
individuals in the former company. Mr..
Kellogg said that his reason for calling
upon him was to find out who had the
exact information that he desired He
thought that if he could not get the facts
of ownership from Mr.. Rockefeller he
could learn from him who did have
knowledge of them.
Some Books Produced.
Some of the Standard Oil Company books
wanted by the governments counsel en-
gagged in the proceedings here toward dis
solution of the corporation have not yet
been produced but several important books
have been forthcoming.
by many of the men now in the front
ranks of Standard Oil ownership and man
agement, was put in evidence by Frank q.
Kellogg, the government special counsel,
and its authenticity was admitted by the
company's lawyers. How Mr. Kellogg OBJ
tanned possession of this document is not
known. 1t is said that Detective Flynn.
head of the New York branch OF the
United States secre. service, has conferred
VITA Mr.. Kellogg since the hearing here
began.
When the hearing of the United States
case against the Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey was resumed today Wesley ii.
Trford treasurer of the company, aga.n
took the witness stand to be questioned
further for information regarding the
transition of the Standard OIL trust Into
the present oil combine.
Moritz Rosenthal, assistant counsel of the
defendant companies, whose illness neces-
STATED a postponement Of the hearings yes
terday, was not in court today Mr.. NIL
burn said that his associate was improving
and would be able to attend the hearings
Monday.
$500, 900, 900 in Twenty-Five Years.
Accountants for the government are still
engaged the records of the lquldating
trustees ledger obtained from the company
and, while the examination has not been
fully completed, It was said today that the
books OF the Standard company show that
since 1882 to the present time the oil com
bine has earned between $S0O,oOo,"tO and
$500, 100000. The accountants are expected
to complete their work some time next
week, and then the exact figures viii be
produced In court.
The officials who are conducting the gov
ernment's case highly apprecialve OF
the information they have obtained from
Attorney General Ellis of Ohio and attor-
neys general of other states who have aided
them in this case.
Mr.. Tilford. resumption of the hear
ing today. was asked if the dividend of the
Standard oil Company of New Jersey IN
1899 was s14304 lSS or $32, ,00S, ,54l.
Dividends for individuals.
'I think the dividend was S1i,3oi ,lsS,' re-
piled Mr. Tilford.
And the reason why the dividends were
so small that the dividends in some
OF the subsidiary companies were paid to