New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-09
STANDARDIN KENTUCKY
Witness Tells of Methods of Com
PAM an That State.

Efforts made yesterday by Frank B. KEEL
Iogg for the government in the suit against
the Standard Oil Company, to show that It's ways
devious finally getting the witness of the day,
c. T Ceilings second vice president of the Stand
ard Oil Company of Kentucky to admit that he
was indicted for subornation of perjury in Illinois
In 1905, and in general attacking the Standard S
methods of business.
Mr. Ceilings in the morning witness; Mr. KEEL
ogg in the afternoon. Mr.. Rosenthals defence IN
the suit is that the price cuts were first made by
competitors in effort to get business already
established by the Standard. Mr.. Collins denied
that had any time supplied money to enable
Standard Oil employees get information from rail-
way concerning competitors.
In Indianapolis Mr.. Ceilings said. he found that
although the city growing the Standards bust
ness declining, due to pedlers charging ex-
orbitant prices. The Standard at once organized
the Domestic Oil Company, cut the prices and got
the business This done in the interests of the
consumers the witness said Mr.. Rosenthal called
Mr. Collings's attention to the governments testi-
mony showing oil in Montgomery, Ala. was
sold at II cents and in Birmingham at IA cents.
Mr. Ceilings said that difference in freghts and
other conditions made the higher price necessary
Mr. Rosenthal had Mr. Ceilings tell something
about the indictment found against him in Illinois
Mr. Ceilings said that he had never been tried on
the charge and that the indictment had been
quashed.
las matter of fact" said Mr. Rosenthal, were
of the Standard OIL Company, Charles kirscher,
claimed you brbed him to swear to things not
true?'
Not for at least five years before that date, re-
piled Mr.. Ceilings.
Mr. Rosentha followed this with an excursion
into the Standards oil distribution intrcacies, and
in the testimony brought oct was declaration
that when roads rough the product was hauled
in milk cans. This only in the distribution to
cash customers.
drew Ceilings
the Standard Oil Company of Kentucky was a
selling company only, that its stock was ownen
by the New Jersey company, and that he saw 1t
IN the newspapers" that the New Jersey company
also owned the Indiana company switchng to the
Indictment against the witness Mr.. Kellogg asked:
did YOU surrender yourself for trial when you
were indicted"
mo: NV attorneys told TO pay attention
TO it, and 1 knew was innocent didn't bother
much about it. / told that the Governor had
refused to extradite me- answered Mr.. Ceilings
He admitted that he had not been in Illinois since
but said that because he had no business
there.
The case Of Holt. who was indicted in Tennessee
for having engaged in a conspiracy in restraint
Of trade convicted and fined 5000. next came up
Your company paid this fine. and suit was
brought against the Standard by the state and
ousted from Tennessee, was II not?
Yes"
And the finding was confirmed by the Tennessee
Supreme Court?"
II think So
An ATTEMPT to break up the Red &C. Company
tn Pelzer S. c. mentioned in a letter which
Mr. Kellogg showed to the witness. He said he
got the letter and that lie did not reprimand the
agent because he understood the situation
When Mr.. Kellogg asked more questions regard
ing the methods of the company in Mr.. Ceilings s
territory the witness said that everything that
was done was to counteract the opposition's bush-
/ whacking methods. He never ran competitors
out ne said, but they often ran themselves out
The hearing will be continued to-day.