The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-03

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-John D. Arch
bold, vice-president Of the Standard
oil Co, was in better humor today
during his cross-examination by Attor'
ney Kellogg. the governments counsei.
When Mr.. Kellogg volunteered the In
formation that in 1871 the total gallons
OF oil exported were l52.2s7,6l7. Mr..
Archbold's pudgy sides shook with
laughter and 1t was nearly minute
tefore he could control his mirth'
THAT Is q ridiculously small amount
as compared with the export today
he said.
Mr.. Kellogg then went into the ex'
port trade with Russia. The witness
said that the Standard may have pos
sibly sold some Russian oil In Eng.
land he did not know positively.
Continuing, the witness said he
didn't know much about Russian oil
and consequently couldn't answer
many of the questions. He supple
mented this statement with the infor-
nation that the Standard has little
Roumanian interests; no Dutch West
Indian business at all. The Standard
apparently met sharp competition
abroad for Mr.. Archboad said: We
had sharp competition to meet In Rus.
STA. Roumania. the Dutch West Indies
and Galioia. They all protect their
own industry"
Mr.. Archbold said emphatically that
a foreign nation might ship oil into
this country without paying duty on 1t.
Russia could II she would" said he
emphatically.
Sharp Jaw-snapping answers were
given by Archbold In discussing the
foreign trade. He evidently did not
like the treatment accorded the Stand
ard by the European Petroleum union.
The witness grew pleasanter when
Kellogg switched from France to Ohio
and began to ask about the Lima Oil
company. The witness beamed at the
far-sightedness of the Standard when
he told how the company had bought
Up oil In the Lima dristrict at ridicu.
lousy low price and stored II In tanks
for three years until the price doomed
again.
Shrewdly alert. Archbold lodged the
issue Of dividends when Kellogg asked
him about their issuance during the
period that the Standard was busily
engaged in storing oil.
Attorney Moritz Rosenthal stated
that General Manager Moffett would
follow Mr.. Archbold on the stand.
Mr.. Archbold this morning told of
the absorption Of the Pacific Oil com.
pany by the Standard in 1900 for
$761 900.
Mr.. Kellogg intimated that his
cross-examination would probably be
concluded today.
Mr.. Archobold stated that he had
been unable to find copy OF the con.
tract between the Standard Oil com.
pany OF New Jersey and the T. N
Barnsdall company, of Pittsburg. A
loan appeared on the books of the
trust OF $7,5e0.000, which Mr.. Kellogg
attempted to show was money loaned
to finance the Barnsdall company.
Lawyer Rosenthal interposed, say.
ing that he would telegraph to the
Pittsburg Trust company, asking for
data which may enlighten the govern.
ment prosecutor.
us II not true" asked the prosecu
tor. that all the oil produced by the
Barnsdall company In Oklahoma and
Trust company books for the benefit
of the Standard and are not all the
profits derived by the Standard7"
II could not answer that" replied
the witness, without referring to our
contract with the Barnsdall company
for do not remember the terms OF
the contract"
The Texas Oil company was the
next asked about. The witness said
that so far as he knew the Standard
didn't own the Texas Oil company.