Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-03
Proves the ArtfuI Dodeer
When Kellogg Quizzes
Him.
HAS A LONG SESSION
When Other Means of Evasion
Fail His Memory Proves
Fickle.


ing in the governments suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil company was
resumed today John D. Archbold, vice
president of the company, testified the
Standard purchased the Pacific Coast
Oil company of California in 1900 for
$761, 900. After that its capitalization
was increased by successive stages to
s17,OO0.000, till in 1906, when the name
was changed to the Standard Oil COM
pany of California.
Does Not Know About Texas
Archbold said as far as he knew the
Texas Oil company was not owned or
controlled by the Standard. The Texas
company sold it's output, witness said,
to the Standard. Archbold's attention
was called to the cost of refineries put
into the trust in 1882, which was ST..
100000 This was the inventory value,
said Archbold, who was then asked II
the exhibits of the defense showing
the cost of refineries in 1906 to be $57,-
100000, were not the gross costs in
stead of less depreciation. Archbold
said it might be an error in bookkeep-
ing, whereupon accountants for both
sides began an examination of the ex-
hibit
Wants to Clear II Up. M
Kellogg requested Archbold to make
an examination some time today and
have the question of cost Of re6neries
cleared up.
| Kellogg desired to know If 1t was
mot fact in 1871 before the Standard
twas formed the percentage Of export
of refined oil to crude production was
not greater than today, when It Is
only Is per cent.
81 could not say" replied the wit
ness.
| Watches Counsel.
/ New York, Dec. 3.-John D. Arch
bold had another day on the witness
stand yesterday. 1t was a day of hard
dragging for Kellogg. Archbold told
less even than on the days before, IL
such were possible His eyes rolled
toward his counsel at almost every
question, and sometimes even when
all of them had their. eyes buried In
their hands OF otherwise had their
leyes turned from him. Usually, how
lever. he looked into friendly eyes. as
had Mr.. Rockefeller.
Once Mr.. .Rosenthal objected to the
lquestion ION the ground that para
graph IL" of a certain agreement
(which Archbold held in his HANDY
was the best evidence on the point.
Mr.. Kellogg pressed his question. Mr..
Archbold had learned his lesson splen-
didly. He replied he should make his
answer sin the terms of the agree
ment" paragraph II, which during
Mr.. RosenthaPs long objection he had
turned to and read).
Merely Didn't Have Them.
. Kellogg wanted to get at the records
of the trustees in relation to the issue
, of. trust certificates and distribution
, of stocks when the trust was dissolved.
Archbold knew no reason why he
shouldn't have them, so far as he (Mr.
Archbol6 was concerned; only Mr..
: Archbold didn't have them either. Mr.
, Kellogg then asked him to produce the
: loriginal records or order them pro
: duced and Mr.. Archbold said he would
: make inquiry for them.
: Mr.. Kellogg asked: did you or did
, iyou not dissolve the trust under the
< iorder of the supreme court OF Ohio?"
Best He Would give.
"The resolution Ito dissolve it) Is
the best answer" said Archbold, and
: it was the best answer he would give
Did you in good faith intend to
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