Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-29
|CHEERED BY VICTORY OIL KING SUMMONED
Chnese Administration Now Process Served on Rockefeller
More HOPEFUL in Steel Trust Suit
Il LOAN IS ARRANGED FOR CALL ARRANGED BY SON
Will Court Officers Much Pleased With
Through Belgian Syndicate Their Reception
PANIC PREVAILING AT PEK1NG MIGHTY MAN. SAYS ONE
agnates Maintain Rigid Silence
Regarding the Action Brought
Is Feared.
CALL ARRANGED BY SON
Court Officers Much Pleased With
Their Reception.
MIGHTY NICE MAN." SAYS ONE
Magnates Maintain Rigid Silence
Regarding the Action Brought
by Government.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeCidI D1Spdtcn 10 The star.
NEW YORK. October 2S John D.
Rockefeller was the only one of the fifty
big fnanciers named as defendants in
the governments suit against the stee
trust who was served with a summon
today. The process was served in the
morning by United States Marshal Hen
kle and Deputy C'roffitt. They were mel
at the Tarrytown station by a handsome
double-seated carriage from the Rookie
teller estate, and were driven to the
great mansion of the oil king atop of
the lOftiest hill Of the Pocantico range
This was by arrange ement made the day
before through John D. Rockefeller, jr
when the latter was served with q sum-
mons at his new office in the suite oc-
cupied by the Texas Company. sup
posed to be the Standard Oil Company S
chief rival. in the Whitehall building.
The officers encountered no trouble in
finding Mr.. Rockefeller. They were i'm
mediately ushered into the mansion by a
butler, who conducted them half way
down the splendid hallway on the first
floor. Then, suddenly turning to the
right. the butler tapped gently on
great oak door. which was softly opened
by the oil king himself.
Step In. gentlemen" said the richest
man In the world in welcome to the
marshals. I had been looking for you.'
he went on. 'and had my breakfast
little earlier than usual. in order to be
ready to meet you"
Receives Paper With Thanks.
The summons was handed to Mr.. Rock
efeller by Deputy Croffitt. After glanc-
Ing at 1t hurriedly the master of the
Standard Oil crumpled it up and tossed
1t on a table. II am much obliged to
You for your kindness in coming way
out here at so early an hour" he said
Il suppose you found the air crisp and
a little cutting as you came up the hill
to my house."
None too cold" volunteered Marshai
Henkle.
''Ah. Ah.' Mr. Rockefeller grunted,
the while strodng his hands in front of
the middle line of his tightly buttoned
breakfast coat. If it's not too cold for
you. then shall have good time on the
golf links this morning.
by the way" he added as an after
thought. cant you gentlemen stay here
a few hours and let me have you shown
over the place. Or have you more sum
monses to serve today that demand your
immediate return to the city?'
NO more today" responded Marshal
Henkle. but we've got to get back
the station behind the same pair of high
Rockefeller steppers that had carried
them out to the mansion.
Although Mr. Rockefeller forgot to
ask us to sit down while We were in his
house." explained Henkel. I'VE found him
a mighty nice man. / believe had We
accepted his invitation to remain and be
shown over his place he would have
gone with us. I'm glad L met him.
Magnates Maintain Silence.
Steel trust magnates OF all degrees and
foc oipfo oiy,ad tod ha ipi6 -i
lence that has characterized all of them
since the government filed it's dissolution
suit at Trenton. Thus far the Gary state
ment. issued late Friday afternoon. is the
only utterance that has come from any
steel trust source. That statement was
decided upon only after long conference
at the banking house of J. p. Morgan x
Co.. between Mr.. Morgan. Chairman Gary
and George +. Baker. a leader of the
dominant Morgan faction in the board or
directors.
Not until today. however. did it become
known that their pronunciamento Of the
giant trust, sounding as it did stern
note Of defiance to the government. was
formulated in the Offices OF Chairman
Gary only after he had held converse
lion by long distance telephone with
Francis Lynde' Stetson, chief counsel of
the corporation, and who framed its
charter and its bylaws. Mr.. Stetson left
New York, a short time after news of the
filing of the suit became known Thursday
afternoon. for his country place at Ster
lington. n. y. From there today he said.
in response to a request for an expression
as to the further course of the steel cor
poration:
There is nothing for me to say al
present The chief officer of the corYo-
ration spoke very plainly in the state
ment he issued Friday. ] suppose /
shall return to my Office Monday. but if
feel then as I do now. l shall remain
silent
Mr.. Stetson's Course Unusual.
Heretofore Mr. Stetson has seldom
hesitated to talk freely about steel trus-
affairs-the history, character. achieve
ments and purposes of the corporation.
On more than one occasion he has frank
y proclaimed the pride he feels over hav-
ing assisted In the organization of the
company and in its great success. His
reticence at present Is in line with the
policy of the utmost caution that has
been adopted by everybody directly con
nected with the manac ement of the trust.
1t was intimated today by a prominent
a tache of the Morgan bank that had not
Jud;e ]. NJ. Dickinson. who will prose
cute the suit for the government a. the
request Of President Taft, spoken so free
ly at Chicago the day the suit was flee
about certain recent acts of the corpora
ton. Chairman Gary would not have felt
lmpeIled, under the advice of Measrs.
Stetson and Morgan. to speak at al, let
a one In the defiant tone that character
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