Show STANDARD OIL ADMITS THE FACT Oil Business in Missouri a Monopoly and Controlled by the Giant d Corporation V BIG VICTORY FOR HADLEY ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS PROVEN EN HIS CASE New York March for forthe forthe the St Standard Oil company at the in investigation beIng conducted by Attorney ney ner General Hadley of MIssouri agreed toda today to have noted on the records of the hearing an admIssion that the stock of the Republic Oil company and the on Oil company and the Standard Oil company of Indiana is held in trust by the Standard on Oil corn com company pany of New Jerse Jersey It Js Is expected that when the hearing is resumed next week Attorney General Hadley will commence his efforts to prove the second portion of his case namely that the management of the company and the Republic lie lic Oil company as well as the Standard on Oil company are under the supervision of the Standard on Oil company Letters Must Be Produced At the conclusion of hearing Assistant Attorney General Genera sered upon Lawyer Hagerman se ing the defense an order requIring hIs clients to produce on Monday next over a hundred letters that are saId to have Passed between the respondent companies In the west and 26 Broad BroadlY Broadw w lY y In each instance the order cites the name of both writer and recIpIent as well as the date the letter was mailed These letters It is S understood are expected to disclose the control of the two companies operating in MIssouri by the Standard on Oil and show that even the detail of the management Is directed from 26 Broadway Mondays Witnesses Witness s n Qt the witnesses who will be ex ami ay are John D Archbold Wad H M I Tilford and J JC JC C Arnold all of whom are officers of the Standard on Oil company It is not probable however that the evidence of these witnesses can be completed InsIde of three days at least Lawyer Hagerman of the Standard Oil company compan saId at the conclusion of the hearIng today that he felt rather please at sult of the s work Speaking of the admissions made as to the stock ownership of the two companies he called attention to the fact that they had been made sub subJect subject to exceptions as to their material materiality ity a point for the higher t courts yet ret to pass upon Hadley Jubilant While Attorney General Hadley seemed to think that he had practically proven his case Lawyer Hagerman and others of the Standards attorneys said there were other and equally im important important allegations yet to be sustaIned Attorney General Hadley In speaking king of the admissions made by the Stand Standard Standard ard Oil company at hearing said That Is practically my case that is 19 the point I set out to establish and I have established it beyond a doubt This admission shows that everyone no matter how powerful must respect the majesty of the law lawS S U |