Show I CORRUPT METHODS OF STANDARD OIL OL Startling Disclosures Made by Witnesses Interstate Commerce Commission GUARD JURORS DEBAUCHED Railroad Discrimination Jc s ll S in iii II Crushing Clu Competition Cul Cor Corrupt rupt Alliance HC Revealed Iel Cleveland 0 O. May fa 24 Permission slon to lo iribo dealers In oil anti and I 01 ane an attempt to 10 debauch grand jurors rs were he Ow sensational sen son atonal charges against the he Standard 1 Oil 01 company compan presented before the In InI In- In commerce commission late lato tills this afternoon Frank Frnk B. B Fretter Freller of Cleveland Freter produced pro pro- ucc two iwo s which ho alleged 1 proved 1110 01 these accusations The first Involved P. P C C. C Grenshaw manager of the thc Standard Oil al company compan in Chicago ot The Tho second came from Crom Memphis and told of or a thwarted attempt It II Is al nl- nl to lo force a dealer to lo n stop slop sellIng sellIng selling sell- sell Ing the product of oC an independent concern These accusations came at the end of a day a of or testimony replete with wih as as- developments Tho The entire gamut amut of ot the Investigation railroad discrimination alleged aton lawlessness in a crushing of competition so-eU so called so-called corruption cor- cor In enforcing the laws an and 1 all ail the workings oC or the rail rail- Standard road Oil on alliance were ivete touched upon by tout four witnesses es In a n m which the prosecution declared to o be highly satisfactory May i In 1 Leave c a Ohio It H was a again aln reported t tonight that lint as a result of or the tite Int resul Interstate Ol ate commerce commission slon an anti and 1 tho ile activity of Attorney Allor- Allor ney G General n rl Ellis In if his plans lo to 0 Ator- Ator Prosecute pros pro the tho officers e of the Standard an rd and subsidiary cor companies I tile the Standard n Oil OI company will ivill wi withdraw from Ohio r Mr r. r Fretter Freter secretary of the Iho No Na Na- 1 I lop Refining eln company and anti pre l dent of the National a onal Pipe Line company com corn many pany gave tho the most complete testimony teMU testimony mony on of or the tile day a He read a a. a letter 1 received eccle 1 b by time the National Refining er ln company two cars vears ago from Crom Its Us a agent on In Memphis It I was las dated April Apri 29 1904 an and said ald Promised Iroll el Immunity t Customer J J. J H of Claren don on Ark has been summoned before tile the grand JUI Jury to lo tile the r land answer to charge r. r rf f selling Ins oil elF oi- oi below th the state slate proof A A committee cf f r throe from ti-em the Iho thel hl l JW J nr h i ro I l them bt to f go u I ah c d Y w o 1 He Ho expects a true bill bi a ahe as os ho hl suspects an nn attempt by b tho the Writers Watern- Pierce people to Intimidate him U as their agent Dent Mr 11 at Clarendon Claren loll don Is on un the jury am and believes h he es bele ho hoa was put there for or that purpose a We Ve are arc inclined to lo think tile ho he matter matter mat mat- where It Is IR IRn ter Is practically ended J tel and n that the tile action acton taken h by 13 tile thu tw courts and amId grand jury jur gives us UR n a good o d opportunity to use uc a circular leter ex- ex C- C nosing their methods to lo S g ii l n 11 lage tage age age- Duplicity Ins Mr McCabe is the tile man we referred Ion long bug who was with the tho Inspector in inspector Ill In- to not ago aJo wih Mr MiS Rogers no ers when ithen ho passed pa 1 National light oil on taking II it I to lo be bo trust oil an and condemned lg-ht lg trust oil 01 tal taking ln 11 IL oi to lo b be National atonal light He Ho said eitl 11 this I evening If ho he was wa called before ro the tho grand jUT jury I h he lie would wO ll expose the which he hn matter mailer an and 1 lell teli tel all he ho knew said mater al he ho was quite sure one ono member of the Iho grand jury jur could not nol appreciate Mr ll Fretter Ihen tilen ro read a a loiter letter ett l' l from P. P C. C Grenshaw Freter Standard Oil 01 muller mann mull mana manager get ger er at al Chicago o to lo George Derren time the Rockford 1 Iii I. I agent abent which ho lie hold granted permission to resort to lo bribery ganc lr ery to drive a a. a rival from from Iho tho mall market ct In Iii part It II follows Su Subtle Subtle- tl Suggestion This tilt suggestion to substitute Standard Stanard for Independent oil 01 must be bo done In lit a mu d delicate way vay and anti I would woul never fall fail fal to bring out the he point with the tw dealer In iii such a a wa way that thai he lie will understand It wi It Is possible o that lInt ho he the tile l dealer will J not ilOt a admit that he lie will wi adopt your o lr S wi suggestion ml and sell sel Perfection as ae the high grade oil or 01 possibly pu use tise u e It for to l' l gla but hut 99 both hoth high and ani low grades times out of or If you ou will wi put th matter mailer to lo him in lil the Iho proper w v way he mator will do o It II just the same sam wi I would avoid ol crowding the mailer matten mat mal ten tel too loo far an and amid 1 gelling Iho tho to lo promise to lo do It this unless he sho shows shown a I readiness to accept your Sug work workout workout workout In which event you ou can help him hinl out time the details Competition C Mr Fretter told lold how 10 his companies o 1 to lo light had been beell compelled In ill the FIndlay ll and amI fields fleitIs all nI r in Ohio After charging the lie Standard Oil al company fer with wit falsely attacking tile the financial the ability anti and carrying landing of his companies Mr r. r Fretter Fret Fret- Manhattan Man tan ter tol told lold of oC lie Iho forming of the tue tel tho the In Line Linc company Pipe hattan hatan FIndlay field which ho hu alleged was Hell the National Pipe PipeLine Intended to lo crush atonal Line Lino company Ho He 10 sat nai Us its It original claims that limit upon Crl It II was absolutely In Independent anti and litter later as a It 11 was subsidiary Standard concern IIo Ho declared de de- de- de il it offered ono One on of or his hl i to at al bolow the Ihu cos cu cost l t ut of 01 charged and ct et thir thI custom that the Manhattan company was las the express purpose O of or with t wih JUll iriving red time the Pipe Ipe Lino com coin compan company out of business and nh also to keep keei pan pall pany ruco n oil 01 from flom tIm Iho NatIonal Refining company Rock Hock Hoc J Island Accused Mr Idt Fretter then told toll 11 of his futile to lo sell lubricating 01 oil lo to trunk tempts line railroads cl at al fat far fat lCK les the Standard Ono Ill In- In Instance than they time pay stance tance he died cited occurred In 11 1896 and Chi Chi- dealt leall wilh high of the wih cago caso Hoc Rock Island Pacific anti and con considerable ble stir He Ho SI said S G. G I 1 had mno a proposition to tt C. C then newly appointed gen gen- eral manager of ot time the Rock Hock Ilan Island road oad to lubricate It U throughout el Irm it H. nil Il i Continued o T. o. CORRUPT METHODS OF L STANDARD H Continued from flom One our western tonnage e. and prove pro to him that we would save the line money on lubrication After CLer a bogus test which I offered to bet him him beforehand beforehand before before- S hand would result in our oil being declared inferior ho he finall finally dually drew up upa a contract for lubrication of oC the road by us for one ono year Cables Cable's Advice One morning Mr Truesdale had his pen on tho the line hue ready to sign this contract when he suddenly looked up and said Sa Say Im I'm Im I'm a new man on this Id I'd like to see President Cable CableS on oil this Came back day ay after anel tomor tomor- S row roi I knew what this meant Lt t once but was helpless When I re returned re- re turned ho he said he could not sign n the contract and when I pressed him for his reasons he told me mc Cable asked me If I knew that Mr Barstow o of the S Standard was a director In tho the Rock nocle Island He lie told me his business advice advice advice ad ad- ad- ad vice to me mc was not to touch the thc oil business MortonS Morton's Reply Mr r. r also brought brought In the name of Paul Motion Morton who was vice president and general manager of the thc Santa Fe when he ho tried to sell the road lubricating oil In 1896 He lie declared de do- dared 1 Mr 11 Morton's Mortons reply was You cant can't give us the same amu tonnage as the thc Standard Oil I know that What's hats the use Ube of oC talking Earlier In the day F P. B. B Westgate of Titusville Pa and State Senator Louis Emery of Bradford Pa told how the Standard had stifled competition tion lion of oC other pipe lines and driven them out of oC business The latter witness wit ness Hess declared that the United States State Pipe Line Lino compa company had been heen hounded hound cd to death by the tho Standard which had spent more than one million mil ml- lion dollars dollars' trying trIng to put It out of business |