Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-07-11
OILMEN ARE THERE
Both Rcckefellers Have Arrived 10
Chicago to Appear Before
Judge Lands.
THE QUESTIONS TODE ASKED
FOR the First Time Heads Of Giant
OIL Trust Have Bowed to Com
mand Of Court Plans
Are Not Known.

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Chicago, July 6.--John D. Rookie
Teller. president Of the Standard
company and his brother william, ons
Of the directors Of that corporation
were in Chicago Friday night ready t.
appear Saturday morning at 10-o'c locl
in the United States district court be
fore Judge X. M. Landis and he ques
toned regarding the management Of
the corporation,
It Is supposed that H. H. Rogers
also will be in court. The addition OF
william Rockefeller and the possible
addition Of Mr. Rogers 10 the list
Of representatives Of the Standard on
company that would be questioned re-
garding the supposed REGRETS of the
corporation became known to District
Attorney Sims and the ,ther local
agents Of the department II ius.ice
Friday night. A telegram announcing
that william Rockefeller was on !
way to Chicago and that H. H. Rog-
ers had returned from Europe anc
had been notified that he was wanted
In Judge Landis' court was received
by the district attorney from Uni
States Marshal Henkle Of New York.
Following the receipt of the teleglhm
by the district attorney it was re-
ported that not only was VIM. Rock
sfeller on his way to Chicago but
hat Mr.. Rogers had started also when
learned that his presence in court
vas desired.
The telegram received by Mr.. Sims
follows:
Have just been informed by Mr..
Elliott, one CT the Standard Oil a
torneys that William Rockefeller will
be in Chicago July without a subpoe-
ma. He is now en- route. Have also
learned that H. H. Rogers just ar
rived on steamer Baltic and will start
west at once. Rogers did not go to
his Broadway office and there is
some doubt about his being in Chicago
tomorrow morning."
II Rogers reaches 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 16 Witnesses sought are H. R,
Payne, vice president Of the Union
Tank Line company, and W. H. TIL
ford, treasurer OF the Standard (
company of New Jersey.
From these witnesses Judge Lands
hopes to obtain the Information that
viii guide him in fixing the amount
Of fines to be imposed upon the Indi-
ana corporation recently found guilty
OF accepting concessions from the
Chicago q Alton railroad on shipments
Of oil from Whiting, Ind, to East
st. Lbuis. I'LL, and st. Louis.
This Is what the court wants to
know before he declrey whether or not
to impose maximum fine Of $2S.24O.-
900 against the Standard OIL company
Of Indiana.
What corporation owns the stock
81 the defendant company?
What capital has this holding com
panyf
what were the earnings Of the
holding company in 1908, 1904 and
ls0Sf
VINO owns the Union Tank Line
company?
what payment did the Chicago q
Alton railway make for the use Of the
cars Of the Union Tank Line COM
pany during the period covered by the
Indictment on which the oil company
vas tried and convicted?
How many cars Of oil were shipped
,ver all lines from Whiting TO st.
louis and East st. Louis.
Why was a rate Of ten cents insert
ID in some Of the Chicago q Alton
ALWAYS waybills during the time Gov
ned by the Indictment
The Standard oil company Satur-
lay win be represented in court BY
Attorneys John s. Miller. Alfred
D. Eddy and Morits Rozenthal. The
attorneys Friday night stated that
hey have a course Of procedure that
will be adopted by them Saturday,
,ut what that procedure would be spe-
they would not disclose.