Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28
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REAL OR MYTHICAL
STANDARD OIL ACCUSED OF USING
:: LEVERS AGAINST COMPETITORS ::


so may be used in other cases
When the Standard Oil company OF
New Jersey. mother of all the little Oil
trustlets which go to make up the So
called Standard Oil trust, files its next
schedules with the Federal bureau OF
corporations, should it contain one
item along the above lines?
To this question is given an en-
phatic yes" by Mrs. Lillian Hobart
French, who. to quote her own words
is we'll acquainted with the affairs
of Heinze, the Colorado copper mil
lionaire.
This same yes" is reiterated by
Thomas w. Lawson, arch enemy OF
the Standard Oil crowd. Mr.. Lawson
adds that those in power at 26 Broad
way have not one but a staff of many
Circes to get it's enemies secrets from
them for its own use.
On the other hand, there comes
Just as emphatic mo" from John D.
Archbold. vice president and director
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey. director and official in most
of the subsidiary companies, and rec
ognized as one of the most powerful
of all the barons of Wall street.
Mrs. French First "Press Agent"
Mrs. French was the first one to
bring to the notice of the public this
young woman who ii is alleged has
furnished the Standard Oil men with
most of the secrets of those who at
some time or another might be enc
mics of the great combinations IN
terests. Mrs. French says she has not
revealed all that sne knows about the
case and promises more in the near
future. But she has revealed enough
to show. if all her charges are sus-
tanned, system of finance which is
more than high.
Among other things, Mrs. French
SAYS she will reveal the name or the
Circe. At the present she declines
to let ii be known, but she has de-
clared that the red headed one Is not
a former member of that Original
Florodora sextet' which, if it con-
tained all of the women who since
have been credited to it, must have
been a good sized regiment If not
small sized brigaGe This denial was
brought out by the fact that some one
supposed to know something of the
affair declared the Circe was mem
Der of tnat company and that her hrst
name was Marie.
arin SnnnOSPd
to be living in London at the time
and the industrious amateur detec-
tives in the worlds metropolis imme-
diately started on a hunt for her.
They succeeded in rounding up one
Titan haired woman who admitted
she was a native of America; that her
mother, in fact, was at this time liv-
ing in Boston. The detectives, with
Thomas Lawson's home town men,
toned, concluded they were on the
right track, especially when the wo-
man admitted her name was Marie
sometimes followed by Allen. and
again by Allen Reynolds.
Rise and Fall of Their Hopes.
But this clew was upset to some ex-
tent when the woman said: Really,
I do not know the difference be-
tween Standard Oil and corned beef
She added that she knew none of
those mentioned in the case. The
sleuths again took heart when wo-
man friend who was with Miss Allen
declared lit was terrible that Mrs.
French should have made such
charges to Mr.. Lawson" before she
could be hushed by Miss Allen. This
slip was taken TO mean something
was known of the affair.
But the detectives hopes that they
had solved the question were ruined
by fuller denial of Mrs. French that
the Circe was a former Florodorctte
Some one has declared that certain
actress named Marie was the red
headed woman employed by Standard
Oil" said Mrs. French. such state
ments are ridiculous. 1 know who
they mean by Marie but the Stand
ard Oils redheaded woman is Of
higher type than this Marie ever
thought Of being
Mrs French told her version of the
Titan haired girls romance imme-
diately after it became known that
Mr.. Heinze was engaged to be mar
ried to Mrs. Bernice Golden Hender-
son, an actress. Previous to this Mrs.
French had declared repeatedly that
she expected to become the bride OF
the copper man. 1t is presumed that
Mrs. French sought to hurt the feel
ings Of the smart young man from
Butte" a phrase which she used to
describe Heinze and which she said
had come straight from 26 broadway
after the Standard group had decided
to avcnge itself upon him for daring
To oppose its wishes.
But it was not only the feelings of
Mr.. Heinze which Mrs. French
sought to injure. She also made an
attack on the pocketboOk by way of
the courts. Only a few hours before
he was married in Brooklyn. Mr.
Heinze was served with summons
i'm suit filed by Mrs. French To re-
cover $4,000 in bonds. which Mrs
French said were given to her by Mr.
Heinze. but which he borrowed from
her 10 tide him over financial EN-
barrassment during the panic of 1901
These bonds. Mrs. French says. Mr.
Heinze used to help him out, but for
got to return
Reason Enough to Retaliate.
Mrs. French was ready to talk the
whole affair over with the greates'
freedom. 1t seemed to give hel
pleasure to show how Mr.. HeinZe fel
into the trap laid for him Possibly
her anxiety TO show how the smart
Young man was taken i'm was due
to the fact that Mr.. Hcinze, forgetting
his social polish of tn" east. had re-
vertcd To western phrases. and re-
fcrred To her as that woman II
6nDyiup q rpuOrt he soon was [,