El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-15
ROCKEFELLER
WILLING To
TESTIFY
Money Trust Committee
May Call Oil Magnate For
Brief Examination.
is NOW UNABLE TO
TALK ABOVE WHISPER

Washington, D C., Jan. 15-AlthOugh
suffering from shaking palsy and IN
able to speak above a whisper, VIII
liam Rockefeller would be able to
undergo a brief examination" before
the house money trust committee, If
his testimony is Of paramount import
ance" So Dr. c. W. Richardson told
the committee today. He said that to
submit the oil magnate to prolonged
questioning might cause a hemorrhage
or a swelling OF the l SrynX which
would stop his breathing.
While DR.. Richardson and Albert c.
Burrage, who was concerned in the re-
organization OF the Amalgamated Cop
per company. testified a list of finan-
ciaI leaders waited to be called They
were president Hines Of the National
City Bank of New York, Geo. W. Per
lins, Thomas ". Lamont, H P. David
son and Geo. Baker jr-, the latter p
son Of the leading figure in the First
National bank.
The committee will take up the ques-
ton Of whether Mr.. Rockefeller is to
be examined at an executive meeting
late today
ORGANIZATION of AmaIgamated.
Albert c. Burrage, Of Boston, test
fled he was an organizer Of the Anal
gamated Copper company in 1896 he
named as his assistants VIM. Rookie
teller. Marcus DAILY, H H Rogers ana
others. Mr., Burrage could not remem-
Der how much was made by the or
ganizers in turning over the various
properties to the Amalgamated-
was the profit $39,0OO,OOO?' asked
Mr. Untermyer-
Il could not say answered Burrage.
He could not remember his own profits
nor those Of Thomas w Lawson, VIM.
Rockefeller and Mr.. Rogers
'sThe panic came in in shoals, didn't
it2@ asked Mr. Untermyer-
hot NT~
Burrage He could not say whether
the insiders" received large requests
for subscriptions Of the stock but he
knew that before the stock was al
loted the price had gone to SIZE or SIG
per 100 shares. About 1915, 600, 600 Of Of
fers, he said, were received for the
SIS, OOO, 900 Of stock
Cannot Remember Details.
Mr.. Burrage could not remember de-
tails Of operations by which AmalSa-
mated took over Butte and Boston
Boston and Butte, Mr. Burrage said,
was accumulated on his advice. Later,
he said, the Globe Bank of Boston
failed. holding a large block Of BOs-
ton and MOstana stock Just prior
to the failure, he said, Mr. Lawson con-
Quoted q vigorous advertising caTC-
-'paign, @bulling" Butte and Boston and
bearing Boston and Montana Mr..
Burrage said he had taken no part in
the negotiations by which the Amalga-
mated organizers secured the Boston
and Montana stock held by the Globe
bank. He did not believe the Lawson
advertising campaign had any relation
TO the Globe failure.
mir. Burrage said that Butte and Bos-
ton stock was exchanged for Anal
gamated, at rate Of four shares CT
-Amalgamated for one Of Butte and
Boston, which with Amalgamated at
$50 made a price Of $50. BUtte-MOn-
tana, he said, was exchanged share
for share with Amalgamated in the
merger.
Mr. Burrage said that in 1904 he or
dered all his papers and accounts de-
stroyed because Mr.. Lawson and Mr..
Rogers were engaged in an alterca-
ton
Perkins Testffies.
George W. Perkins was the first to
take the stand when the committee
resumed the hearing after lunch.
Mr.. Perkins told Of having been a
member of the firm Of J P. Morgan
& company, and OF his connection
with the United States corporation. He