The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-11-23
ROCKEFELLER
i0sitea 20 res, y Before censresuor-
al Steel Investigators on nerrlu
Deal
OPPORTUNITY TO DENY
CHARGE OF oslIoUITY
Chairman stanley Declares Exposure
% nigh Financing" Was Service
20 Humanity.

WASHINGTON. Nov - John ID.
Rockefeller and his agent Rev y. u.
Gates uf Aontclair. y. J. will be in
'itrd hl the house committee OF in
quiry into the United States steel cor
porstion 10 reply 70 testimony given
yesterday and today by Alfred aud
Leouidss Merritt OF Duluth. MINI,
charging that Rockefeller. through
Gates a. his agent. took from them ina
1888 sie"OO.o>0 ben Mesaha Iron mine
and Duluth. Mcsaba aud Northern rail
road securities 20 satisfy a call loan
~ $40 600. The@e securities were
aft-rNard cold to tho United States
Steel corporation. and. are today .
part % that corporations vast hold
mgs
After leOnldas Merritt had testified
today thar he had gone 80 New York
With Slo.oOo. 000 ia securities. had met
Mr. Rockefeller. and two months later
had nothing except chance 20 walk
from New York to Duluth on the ties.-
the steel committee had an executive
session. rrr, iously Chairman STANLEY
had announced that Ar. Rockefeller
would bc subpOeuacd. The commit
tee dec dec. however. mereN 20 ask
M Rockefeller aud Mr.. Gates u they
Nlshed Ia appear and To give them
an Opportunity ro De- heard
Matter Optional
o. Mr Eockete'-r does not wish
to come before The committee. Chair
man stanley announced. the commit
tec Will not Issue subpoena FOR him
The same applies to Mr. Gates
Nhen Lesnidas Merritt had com
pl'ted hls testimony. IN which he dra.
maucally des, ribcd how Mr. Rocks-
Teller first had captured him with his
proposal Co form q consolidation Of
interests iu the Lake superior region
had loaned him money and later fore
closed on him. leaving him and h.A
brother without any equity In proper
lies they had discovered and hnancede,
Representative DsnfOrth OF New YORK
moved that the testimony OF both
brothers be- stricken from the record.
on the ground that 30 Was irrelevant
10 the Inquiry This motion was lost.
ln tho discussion of the motion Repre-
, sentative Gardner 81 Massachusetts.
who voted Vith Danforth In favor OF
% said thnt Ie could see llttle of
reie,ance To- the question Of ore hold
iug values and freight rates OF the
steel corporation
u seems 10 mo that this testimony
is Of little value 20 the committee"
said Mr. Gardner. In getting AZ ore
values or freight rates Even though
% does PERHAPS justly sO-cast obi
Guy on Mr Rockefeller I cannot see
whore ~ BE- Of any value in this in
vsstiEaton.
Service 20 humanity
Oi the same mind we're George Well
wood Murray. counsel for Mr.. Rocke-
felier. ard D 4 Reid. Of counsel for
the steel corporation. but when the
motion had been voted down. Chair
man STANLEY declared that he thought
he had. by admitting the testimony Of
fhe Merritfs. done great service TO
humauify
The committee adlOurncd tonight.
probably not 90 meet again until after
congress cOuveues. when the objec-
zion ~ the steel corporation 10 p con
rnuanco of the hearings because %
the government sIif against the steel
trust viii b. taken up hy the full
committee representative fittietou
Of New York. Democratic member.
Eho is opposed to the COMMITTEES pro
rredinR further until fhc house has
been consulted regarding the situs
don. remained aVay from the com.
mIffnn room fpunH