New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-20
ROCKEFELLER ENDS
DIRECT TESTIMONY
.JTSTIFIES ACCEPTANCE
OF REBATES.
Tells Hoe Company Suffered H'hen
Others We're FaUOred-Trust
agreement Identified.

Standard Oil Company. the direct examination
of John D Rockefeller came 70 an end yesrer-
day afternoon a recess had been asked BY
John G. MiIburn, the examining counsel for
the Standard. Mr.. Rockefeller came down from
the witness stand stretched himself. and walked
sociate counsel
Mr.. MiIburn returned and asked Franklin
Ferris the referee, II he would object TO ad-
jOurnrnent. II was then only o'clock When
Mr.. Ferris answered in the negative the an
nOuncement Of the close OF the direct exautna-
ton was made. The hearing went over until
to-day when the cross-examinatiou OF Mr.
Rockefeller by Frank 3. Kellogg. counsel for
the Department OF Justice, win be begun
Mr.. Kellogg clearly disappointed Hs
cannot examine the Standards president on
any question not brought out by the direct tes-
timony without meeting strenuous opposition
He is not likely to try to do 50. but viii havs
TO content himself with attacking the evidence
given far. Moritz Rosenthal one Of ths
Standards counsel. said John D ArchbOld
would be called after the Cross-examiuatiOn q
Mr.. Rockefeller. He would take up the history
Of the company. it said. from the point
where the president had stopped
1t was intimated that the remaining Witnesses
we're more active in the Standards development
from 1880 than Mr. Rockefeller had been. and
that this was one reason for closing the direct
examination so soon
Mr. Rockefeller sat in a draft OF air from
nearby window. His attention vas called 20 il
during recess in the morning. which resuI-eI
in a homily health TO interested group Gf
spectators
HOMILY on HEALTH
When 7 was young man." he said. 4 usei
TO work day and night. but I never forgot that
I had a stomach You can work long hours Z
ways careful about what put into my stomach.
and have cause 70 be very grateful for it.
I never felt in better health than to-day, I
result OF rigidly adhering to policy OF a care
full diet when I was boy I advise any me
who wants to keep his health 10 do the sam
Then when you young men set 70 be seventy
years. old you will be able 70 keep Up your w0rk
For the last twenty years have kept out ~
doors much possible. and to that pvactlr@.
coupled with a careful diet, attribute my
ceIIent health"
He also declared that he did not hnd the
hearings, iTks0ue. certaiHly-did Hes-saoVr
WEAKNESS at any time but looked bored in the
afternoon when his counsel frequently halted
the examination TO consult He would move
uneasily change his position. look out OF the
window. cross and recross his arms and hands.
and then look with eloquent inquiry at Mr.. Mil
burn and Moritz RoseuthaL There were times
when in giving his testimony he spoke with
enthusiasm This occurred when describing
some competitor the Standard had bought out.
as prosperous. OF successful. as showing rare
business acumen- He plainly indicated that he
appreciated these qualities
SUFFERED FROM REBATES
That the Standard Oil Company vas a SUI
ferer from rebates was the gtst OF part of
the testimony Of its president yesterday The
concern Of which the Standard was said TO
have been a victim was the Empire Transpor-
tation Company. a sort OF subsidiary OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad This was a plan Oc
Thomas A Scott. the railroads president to
wipe out the Cleveland oil Interests" as Mr..
Rockefeller put it The attempt ended with the
acquisition by the Standard OF the Empire Lines
rehneries and gathering pipe lines. and the
trust certificates issued by the Pennsylvania
Railroad TO purchase the tank cars Mr. Nil
burn told Mr. Rockefeller that, according 70
report. this acquisition was TO cripple the En-
pire Line
1T is not true" declared the Standards prest-
dent. L have stated the facts as I remember
them leading TO the acquisition u the property
These facts were. according MI Rocke-
feIIer. purchase without a rIih1us competition
on other lines which had been threatened BY the
Empire lines practices. The men in the latter.
including Mr. Scott. received ample cempens4-
ton for their interest
hneries acquired by the Standard. and as the ob-
ject in each instance Mr.. Rockefeller gave the
growing needs OF his business for expansion or
for more direct route to the seaboard- One
company was purchased. he said. because or the
excellence Of its case goods trade. and because
il manufactured its own cans He went into tbs
lubricating oil business to use the by-products
Of his rehneres to the best advantage He ac-
quired pipe lines economy IN transporta-
ton
BEGAN GETTING REBATES
After suffering from rebates. the Standard zot
in position where II obtained rebates. but Mr.
Rockefeller explained that all the refnsrfss
ceived the same advantage. and that IL gave
them all the same standing IN the competition
FOR the export trade. But by the time ths
Standard obtained the rebates il owned all ths
refneries Of account "a FAR west as Louisville.
and had defeated Mr. ScOtt's scheme 70 "wfps
out the Standard
In explaining the building OF tanks o. hold
the oil the witness spoke with JUNCTION of ths
enterprise OF his company. declaring that no
other group OF men would have had the coUrass
10 take that step. which involved the expendi-
tire of great sums OF money 10 stop a treulen-
dous waste Of oil In the producing country
The whole recital was history OF a great
business enterprise. its expansion. according ID
the witness without injury To competitors. and
even the receiving OF rebates Justified BY
him as ingenuously as IL nearly the whole gov
ernment case did not rest on the charge OF re-
batting for the purpose of forcing competitors %
the wall Incidentally Mr. Rockefeller told
how In the purchase OF desirable plants he
sociated with him two bright young men n
Fl. Rogers and John D Archbod They wers
each interested in plants bought Up BY tbs