The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-06

in COURT. TODAY
ARRIVED IN C CHICAGO YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON KNOWN TO BUT
FEW.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
viii Be Asked Oil King and His As.
sociatcs Regarding Secret Busi-
ness Of the Big
Corporation.

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Chicag", July 5.-John ID. Rookie,
feller, president Of the STANDARD Oil.
and his brother William one of the
directors of that corporation. reached
! Chicago al O'Clock this afternoon
over the Michigan Central Railroad
and their arrival In the city was not
known to anyone. but their attorneys
and few relatives, for several hours
afterwards. They were expected over
the Lake Shore and everyone was
waiting for thm to arrive at 3 o'clock
tonigh.. They left the tran without
being recognized by any one outside
of their attorneys and relatives, and
torneys, and they were in conference
over two hours. They were then TAX
EN- to the home of Harold r. McCOr-
mick. son,in-law of John D. Rocke-
teller.
Accompanied by his brother, Will
liam Rockefeller, John d. Rockefel-
Ter, president If the Standard Oil
company, will appear before Judge
Landis In the United States district
court tomrrow morning. 1t Is possible
that Henry II. Rogers, vice president
) fine company also will be in corrt
In addition 10 william Rockefeller
aud Rogers others have been added to
the lis of representatives of the c-m
bany that will be questioned regarding
tahe supposed secrets of the corpora
lion which became known to District
At orney Sims and other local agents
of the department of Justice tonight A
elegram announcing that William
Rockefeller was on his way 10 Chicago
and that Rogers had returned from
Europe and had been notified he was
wanted Ia Lands court. was received
by the district attorney from United
States Marshal Henkel, of New York |
Following the receipt of the telegram |
by the district attorney, 1t was report |
ed that not only was William Rookie |
feller on his way to Chicago, but that
Rogers had started also, when he
|
desired.
II both Rogers and William Rookie
Teller reach Chicago in time to ap.
pear in court all the witnesses for
whom subpoenas were issued but two
will be present before Judge Landis.
The exceptions among the sixteen wit
nesses sought are H. r. Payne, vice
president of the Union Tank Line com
1any and w. II. Tilford, treasurer of
he Standard Oil of New Jersey. Payne
IS at the bedside of sick son but the
New York officials do not know the
of the father and son.
rilford is in Europe.
II is from witnesses summoned that
Lands hopes to obtain the informa-
ion that will guide him fixing the
amount of the fines to be imposed upon
he Indiana corporation, recently found
guilty of accepting concessions from
he Alton railroad on the shipment
If IL from Whiting, Ind, to East s..
louis, ILL.,, and St Louis, Mo. This Is
What the court wants to know be
ore he decides whether or not to
impose the maximum fine of $29,240.
400 against the Standard Oil com
,any of Indiana:
What corporation owns the stock
# the defendant company?
What capital has this holding com
,any!
What were the earnings of the hold
ng company in 1903. 1904 and 1905?
Who owns the Union Tank Line
What payment did the Alton rail
Dad make for use fthe cars of the
jnicn Tank Line during the period
overed by the indictment on which
he company was convicted? |,
How many cars of oil were shipped
'ver all lines from Whiting TO St
.ouis and East St Louis, III?
Why was rate of ten cents inserted
n some of Atoms waybiIls during
ime covered by Indictment?