Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-24
ROCKEFELLER SPENDS
ARDU0US DAY ON STAND
Gives Every etldence Of Delight
When Advancement IS Iaktn
TIL Today.
AkcHb0tO IS TO HAVE StX( TURN
Standard OF, President Lodges Credit
or Blame for Famous Trust Agree
merit With FIasIer and Oodd-
Memory Continues Cloudy As to
Definite Details.
AkcHs0lO IS 10 have Xtx( TURN
(By Associated Press.)

the creation Of the Standard Oh!
trust. which counsel for the Federal
government claim still exists as tn"
Standard Oh Company OF New Jer'
sey. MAS given by John ID. Rtck"t'l,
Ter, as witness ,oday under cross
examination in rhr Federal suit to
dissolv. the Standa; i. TO two mcn-
Henry VI. Fllglcr and SAMUEL c. Dodd
To these TWO master architects ..
the oil combine. NJ. Rockefeller CAV"
full credit saying that he did MT pos
s"-S he ability for so rrcSressi'"
a move.
Mr.. Rocket, Her spent al ariuouS
questioning of Frank B. Kellogg. th.'
government counsel, and when adj
journmcn, was taken until tomorIo"
rle gave every evidence OF delight
that the day was done.
Archboid's Turn Next.
Counsel hope to conclude Mr..
Rockefellers cross examination to-
morrow. when ii is planned TO place
John d. Archboli. vice president OF
the STANDARD NiI Company on the
stand.
Frank 3. Kellogg. who with other
government investigators, has pee"
endeavoring fer over !, year TO op-
tain the missing stock transfer BOOKS
of the Standard Oil trust. sought TO-
dav though Mr. Rockefeller 10 n"o
tn. missing trail to these books, anu
Mr.. Rockefeller promised 10 do ~ha'
he could to find them.
Mr.. Rccke:eller's examination TO-DAY
carried him through tn" period OF tue
Standard Oil trust and the year Oh
its subsequent liquidation. which last
ed from 1892 to 1899.
Memory Cloudy at Times.
Mr. Rockefeller's memory at times
was not clear on the definite detalis
OF this trust liquidation pericd. and
he told counsel that he could net re-
call many OF the incidents and &c
ye,opme pts OF that time.
During the day Mr. Kellogg develop
eG rom Mr. Rockefeller that early III
the existence OF the Stahoar'
the presidents OF two railroad com
ranies together with several d!Tec
tors were stock holders in the oil com
Sination.
After adjournment today Mr.. R1cK
cfcl!.r :old an inquiring audience o
reporters that there were bc''t
th:2cs In the world han makin'
money. and since 1891 he had beer
era Iua!ly retiring from business. n
added. There is more impor;an
work than making money and 'ner'
is much fer me to do. ! belong u
the broi heItcod of man.
! At the opening Of the hearing Ny
iRockefelie, said that he thought the1'
Was an increase in the stock o: IN
standard Oil Company OF Ohio. tron
50 ga. 0oa to IS !.oo.O"0 in 1873.
Couldn't Say Definitely.
| How May railroad men did yo'
take into the Standard after is'o:
Il could not say.
| Was ". H. Vanderbilt a s'ocs
holder"
Il can't say definitely. He mish
havc been a stocKno!dcr for trin'hi
amount
! Did YOU not sigh paper on Marc
10 1875 requiring an increase OF cap
i,al stock as fellows: w. II. WANDER
bit Nv J. D. Rcckefe!sr his alton
ney~"
"Tha; may he: The paper world D
| The bs, evidence"
Mr.. Kellogg brought ont the rae
i;hlt Amasa Stoae. thea president
the Lake shore and Michigan Sou''
eTu: S,illman witt. q director Of ~
Lake Shore and Rig -Four roads. an
IL r Handy. also director OF IN
Zig -Four. we're taken into the stan
aard OIL Company in the eaTiy jay
piseisirns Undue Credit.
Who z: mp this Standard o.
trust"
Il should Sav that II. ". F7aste
and s. c. Dodd should have the credi'
In am sure II was no; J. am 10
So learned in legal matters a. that.
4 -. .t.t.. any credit for NJ