The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-08

New York, oct. Philip Harrison.
head OF the sales department Of the New
York Lubricating oil Company, con
Germ Independent of the Standard Oil
Company, livened the inquiry that is pro-
ceeding in the Standard case before Ref
cree Ferris by refusing absolutely to-
day. on cross-examination by Moritz
Rosenthal. of the Standard counsel, TO
put in Rosenthars hands the private pa
pers and original contracts Of his firm.
He said that all the world save the
Standard Oh Company representatives
was free to see the records Of mis- firm,
but that he didn't purpose to give the
rival company an opportunity TO get the
least information upon his company's af-
fairs.
i really wish you would give the
Standard Oil Company the documents
they require urged Prosecutor Kellogg.
and Rosenthal asked sharply why it was
that though the witness had promised
the government prosecutor to produce
any document required. he should refuse
/ when counsel for the Standard Oh Com
pany made such a request.
Afraid of Standard Company.
My reason is that I don't care to put
in the hands of the Standard oil Com
pany any information which it could use
TO grind my concern down as It has IN
the past, said the witness. L viii an
swer questions relative to the internal
business concerns Of the company which
l represent on the advice Of counsel only,
and I wish 10 consult with counsel be
fore putting any OF the firms office pa
pers in the hands Of Standard OH peo-
pie"
You know that you have been sub
poenaed here as a witness?" said the
Standards lawyer. rising.
yes, and rs very unwilling witness"
replied Harrison, and guess you'u have
TO subpoena me again"
In his direct examination Harrison had
given the tonnage of his company's ship
ments OF lubricants to Delagoa Bay 10
illustrate how they had fallen of since
1905. because Of freight rates that dis
eliminated against them and in favor OF
the Standard oil Company
When RoSenthal asked him 10 give the
business done before 1905. the witness de-
clined to answer. and when spurred 20
give the reason. came out fiat-footedly
with his slap at the Standard. His at
. toTney. Girdrd Glenn rose up from the
side and tried TO speak. but Referee Fer
IFS supported Attorney Rosenthal's con
. tenton that q witness had 40 right to he
advised in court by an attorney.
Witness Is Determined.
Rosenthal ran up against the determi-
nation Of the witness at every turn. and
finally accepted HaEison's refusal with
sarcastic grace. Then he got back at
Harrison by trying 10 bring out, through
his admissions, that Harrison had done
all in his power 10 arm the government
with information Of Standard OIL dis
criHIinati0n. Harrison said that some
time in September last he went to Wash
mgton ana swore before the chief of the
Bureau Of Corporations to an affidavit
setting forth the facts about the discriml-
mating freight rates that were being set
by ocean carriers IN favor Of the stand
ard
Hadn't your lawyer directed YOU that
under the act creating X The Bureau OF
Corporations had absolutely no power
over ocean freight rates2" queried Rosen-
thai. The witness said that he and his
lawyer hoped TO dig up a law 10 cover
the case in Washington. and IL they could
not, the New York Lubricating Oil Com
pany contemplated suing the Standard
company for conspiracy.