Show STANDARD on I ADMITS THAT HIT II BOUGHT BUSINESS It t Was Not IJ ot a Pioneer I Ji In 1 Any o of the Various Departments Departments Departments De of Oil Trad Trade JOHN OHN D fi D. D V IN II SO BOX Excuse He Gives in His Direct Di Examination Is Shattered Shat Shat- tereci by the Trustbuster j HAS fAS AN UNPLEASANT JT TIME Government Makes Demand for Stock Certificate Books of Standard Oil t I 0 O 44 4 4 44 4 4 i 4 44 4 44 f 4 4 t f 4 0 O 4 i 4 r Nc r v c York Vork 0 Thai the 4 Oil trust wa was ivas not a 11 4 I I J Pioneer In any one itie of or tilt the url viiri- 4 OtiS ous departments of or tho llio oil Oil husi- husi 4 iJ hess wa the lie I ilIon lon which 4 j- j FJ Frank JJ H. l 4 4 run this afternoon on from froni the tho 4 lips lilis of John I n Hoell 4 I 4 feller as 18 the richest l. l man mati In the thc 4 4 1 his ld fourth day iJa on Ol on 4 i I 4 the tiit ss stand f I t 4 itS of the Ole CS Mr 44 4 4 u save gave 1 l In III ilire direct t x X- 44 4 I 4 mutilation for fOl the 4 4 9 nU h n- n U mill antI success of the oil 4 44 I 4 trust Uns it hail had initiated In 4 4 much Today step hy 3 si 1 lie he hewus 4 I I 4 was 1185 forced disown 11 to the tho first 4 I I t pipe ifo PP line linc the t j the T first tank mill and the H t 4 I I 4 barrel harld factory t 44 4 4 0 4 t. t tto O I Mr 1 Kellogg desired to how s-how that the only Initiative the Standard oti had shown wn was in fn Into a giant t octopus the origInal or of OUI OU IM I- I I ers erR Ho finally y fra l this question I I M I Then rhen the oil ril initiation t m of oC the tho Standard 01 was WI U the e or ot pipe lines tanks lanks t steamers r refineries and indr K business established d l by y others othera Mr Rockefeller l' l trap and On r c I I he re r 11 J tt I W k in rl tur u n l w 1 t thaI b a nJ il hour ur whorl hoit Mr Kello fc I 1 about the he di dissolution of ot he hc be Standard d oil trust of or 1 IU under o. o orders s els of oC tho the I supreme court of ot Ohio fl fr leI ler er did not want to admit that the tho c liquidating of or which ho lie ns one ne had bad trifled with the court 01 order del md and delayed the dl dissolution of oC the tru trust trustor t I Ifor for or years or 01 until they teero rend ready to 0 re combine all nil tho tito varied Interests ender un- un In I 1 del der tho Standard Oil company of or Now low Jersey the present vehicle v of the trust t I Mr Rockefeller was ask asked d repeatedly d Y tr it f tho the trustees had hind not continued continue to 0 vot ot the Illegal trust certificates co for I ears after the dissolution of the trust trus tatI had iad been voted to n avoid nol ol contempt pro- pro cee In Ohio They lid did d l not vote ote my m stock stoc k was as asono e evasions ono no of Mr Rockefellers Rockefeller's I do not tern remember ember about It waa wu tho the way wa he hurdled another question qu He tie squirmed and twisted dodged and ducked lucked tor forgot ot and failed tailed to reco recollect cc t until Ills his attorney Moritz 1 Rosenthal I come to his aid and admitted l that tl sime of or the outlaw trust certificates were I Inot not turned In until 1902 Mr Ir Rockefeller Recite Rocke feller fellor promptly put blame tho-blame the blame on the Individual holders of or trust certificates Yo Wo could coul not force them to ex exchange ex- ex change chang their certificates for tor stock he said with a smile of or delight at having found the way war out Stock Books Then without warning C came me a sharp demand and for ny the thu stock certificate hooks books of ot tho the Standard Oil trust Mr Kellogg had explained ll that the government sought Information regarding them aya aya a ay y ya ft- ft n no o and had hall been absolutely blocked Will VIII you produce the books or cause a search to he made for them was the demand Mr Ir Rockefeller did not knoW where th they were and said he had hall not seen them for 20 years ears but after aCte aCtea a prod proa from Mr Ir Milburn his Ills chief counsel h he hil agreed to order a 0 search Th There Th ic were two highlights hig at the morning session To tho the surprise of or I most of ot these In tho court court Mr tr r. r Rockefeller denied tho the paternity of DC tho the Standard Oil trust Woo Who conceived d the trust agreement i or of 1882 1 Mr Rockefeller ereller was asked by VT I I Mr thinK Kellogg that n it M. M Flagler and antl S. S a ft for that credit Dodd lodd are entitled to tho the document Certainly I am not for I r dont don't know enough h about legal matters matters matters mat mat- to devise such a a. progressive step You did not 1 I am sorry to SIl say I did not I 1 could couldn not claIm the credit credit- n Even en Mr Ir s lawyers seemed at this declaration William Roth Doth Mr Ir Archbold anti and Rockefeller wera at the tho Standard 1 Oil their today studying up headquarters testimony On n ut ot least st two Instances today Mr Ir admitted he had examination before be be- beI I been bean cramming for or foro fore It commenced I |