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ROGERS DID NOT ADMIT FACT;
HIS ATTORNEYS DID ADMIT IT
THE ONE AT STANDARD OIL MAN
"DON'T REMEMBERING" ON THE
WITNESS STAND.
BOTH SIDES PLEASED
Standard OH. far Purpoata of Litiga
tion Only, Say Thay Own Mlaaourl
Oil Companies—Hadlay Says Law
Haa Bean Vindicated.
NEW YORK, March 24 Henry
Rng< re vice president or the Htanrt
ard Oil Co., waa the flrat wltnea* to
day In the Investigation conducted by
Attorney Genera! Robert H Hadley,
of Missouri, who la seeking to ouet
the Standard Oil Co., of Indiana and
companies aliened to ha allied with It
from doing httalneaa In Missouri.
Attorney General Hadley com
menced by jasking Mr. Rogers If he
la a stockholder In the Standard Oil
Company, of Indians, and Mr Roger*
said h« la.
"Do you know anythin* of the con
riltlnns of the sale of oil In Mlssou
rt?” he was naked
"Not In detail," replied Mr linger*
"Ho yoti know of any division of
the business In Missouri relative to
the sale of oil between the respond
ent coropantas. the Waters-Pierce and
the Republic Oil Co.?"
"I do not.”
• De yen own or control any stock
In tha Watera-Plercs Co. yourself or
through another person’’
"I do not "
"Is the* business of the Standard
OU Co., of Indiana, controlled In Mis
aotirl hy any trade committee with
offices at 2* Broadway?” asked Mr
Hadley.
"Not to my knowledge." replied Mr
S'- f < ra
"What business eonnectlon have
you. If nay. with the business of sell
in* and reflntn* petroleum In Mis
•ourl?’’
"T have none,"
. "You swanr that part of the hual
ness la controlled and managed hy
others?"
"Yes tbe detail work Is
“Who la the president of the Stand
ard Oil Company, of Indians?'
"D. A Moffat. I tnlnk
"Where la Mr Moffat » office?"
believe It la at 26 Rroadway."
TMd you ever have a conference
■with Mr Moffat there?"
"1 have"
"Waa It on bualneaa connected with
the bnalneas of the Standard Oil Co
of Indiana, and did you meet him at
26 Rroadway?"
"I preaume that It was; I don't
recall now.''
"You know of the existence of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company of Mis
aourl, do you not?"
I have heard of If.” replied Mr.
Rogers
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ssknd at the pravloaa hearing which
j charged that the Waters Pierce com
party, the Republican Oil company and
the Htandard 111 company of Indiana
were doing business In Missouri In
violation of that state's anti trust
! laws.
"la It not a fart that the stork of
these three companies Is held by the
Standard Oil company of Now Jer
sey or some pyreon of persons In trust
for It, In a combination trust con
deferatlon or agreement?" the attor
ney general asked.
"My knowledge os extremely limit
ed as to atirh details,'' answered Mr.
Rogers
Judge Johnson, one of the attor
neys for the Standard Oil company.
t..en had It noted on tbe record that
the Stamlard OH company would ad
mit that the siock of the Repohllean
On company and the Waters-Pierce
company and the Standard Oil of In
dlanii was held In trust by the Stand
ard f>ll of New Jersey
Judge Johnson “added that the ad
mission was made for the purpose
of the present litigation Judge Priest
also of counasl for the Standard Oil
company, said the stock showing on
the stock bttoks of the Waters Plcrcn
company as mending In the name of
M M Van Buron was held In the
Interests of the Standard Oil com
pany of Now Jersey and that they
made that admission for the purpose
of this litigation
"1 don t suppose the stock I* hold
for the purpose of this litigation, ob
served General Hadley.
"No. the admlsaton Is made for the
purposes of tills litigation.” replied
Judge Priest
General Hadley said that he wished
,If understood that these admissions
of stock ownership covered the period
of time mimed In the information.
The trust attorneys agreed to this,
and made a new admission that for
the purposes of this litigation only, I*
would he admitted that s majority of
the atoek of Ihe Standard Oil of In
dlana and all the stock of the Repub
lic OH company Is held In the Inter
eats of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey. •
"And we also admit for the pur
poses of this litigation only, subject
to exception," said the trust attor
neys. "that all me stock of the Wat
era Pierce Oil company, standing In
the name of M M Van Buren. is held
In the Interests of the Standard Oil
rompnm of New lersev
Back to Mr. Rogers.
"Mr. Rogers.” resumed Mr Hadley,
"have vou nny knowledge of reports
Of the business of the Waters Pierce
1 company helng made lo 26 Broad
way?”
"I have not.” , j
"Are any reports of that company’s
business made lo you?"
"Never." |
"Can you recall anv person with
whom yon discussed the business of
ihai company, and can you give the
detail of any converastlon yon had
relative to the business of Ihe Maters
pierce company?
-f don't I never i|i*rn*Hnd the de- !
tails of the business of the Waters-j
Pierce company. I may Imvc discuss
ed It as a general proposition or In a
| general way."
"Did you ever know a Mr. R. H.
MrNatl?”
"I think so."
"M'hnt Is his present position?"
"I may have heard that he wns in
Mr. Ttlford's office''
- Did you ever hear he was also
commercial agent of the M’aters
Pierce Oil company, with offices at
26 Broadway';
"I never heard of It."
Mr Hadley said that pending Ihe
production of certain papers In con
nection with the subject he would
suspend Mr Rogers' examination for
the day. As Mr Rogers left tin
stand he thanked Attorney General
Hadley for his courtesy.
-Anri when will you want me
again’"
”1 will let you know In ample time.
Mr, Rogers."
Mr. Rogers then bowed, shook hands
with Attorney M'nolman. who Is asso
ciated with Mr. Hadley, nnd left the
room.
Wm. G. Rockefeller.
Wm G. Rockefeller, son of M'm.
Rockefeller, was than called to the
stand. He said he Is assistant treas
urer of the Standard Oil company, of
New Jersey and resides In New York
Pity.
Asked who la the treasurer of the
Standard Oil company, Mr Rockefel
ler said M\ H Til ford s
"Do you know H. M. Tllford?"
"I do."
"M'hat a hlB bualneaa?”
"I don't know his business."
"Who is the president of the Stand
ard OH Co."
“1 have always understood my uncle
waa."
You refer to John D. Rockefeller?”
"1 do.”
'M'hat Is your father's connection
with the Standard OU company?”
"He Is vice president."
The witness denied that he had any
eonnectlon with the Stamlard OH com
pany of Indiana, and also that he
hud any knowledge of any reports
having been made to any one at 36
Broadway concerning the buainesa of
the Water# Pierce OH company, the
Republic Oil company or the Stand
ard OR company of Indiana
That ended the testimony of Mr.
Rockefeller and he waa excused from
the etand
An adjournment was asked for by
Mr. Hadlev wbo said he had *ub
poenaed y lot memorandum hooka
nnd data that would greatly facilitate
the examination of the next witnesses,
and the remainder of Mr. Rogers ex
amination For that reason, and to
give time o produce the books and
dgta, he naked for an adjournment
until Mondav
This was g anted by Commissioner
Sanhorn.
It la expected that when the henr-
I ing la resumed next week Attorney
, Ottxral Hadley will commence hla
.cffoit sto prove the second portion of
i hia out —uAuialj, U« luaaagwstvni vtf
RUSE OP NATIVES
! TO SECURE THEM
Federal Troopa Held In Readiness.
Gov. Curry Still Missing—Constab
ulary Wounded in Attack.
MANILA, March 24.— (Noon.)— It
thn recent fight at Magtsnn In the
center of Samar, between the con
atnbiilary and a force of Ptilajanna,
two constabulary officers and several
private are wounded. The loaves of
the Bit In janes la unknown. Governor
Curry la still missing
Governor Curry. Judge Toblnger
and Superintendent of Schools Hoov
er proceeded to a town expecting to
receive In surrender a large band of
I’ttlajanea.
It la now suspected that the offer
hy the Pulajane* to surrender was a
treacherous ruse. Reinforcements of
constabulary have been orderd to pro
ceed to the district and Provincial
Treasurer Whlttl.r of Hamar has rec
ommended that Federal troops be held
in readiness.
Torture By Savages.
"Speaking of the torture to which
some of the savage tribes In the Phil
ippines subject thalr captives, reminds
me of the Intense suffering I endured
for three months from Inflammation of
the Kidneys," says M’. M. Hhermaa. of
rushing. Me . Nothing helped me until
I tried Electric Bitters, three bottles
of which completely cured me " Cures
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KILLED BY EXPLO3ION.
GUYTON, Ob . March 29—Roht.
Hlnely, In the saw mill of D. M. Wert
men. near here, was fatally Injured
today by the explosion of a holler
and died In about three hours
Hlnely was a fireman In the mill.
Several other ItandH were also in
jured by the explosion, but none
seriously.
WASHINGTON. March 24.—Fore
cast for Htinday and Monday.
South Carolina and Georgia Rain
Sunday; Monday* fair and warmer;
fresh east winds to northeast winds.
Our Idea of a true friend Is one
who sees us only from our own view
liolnt.
It Is better to tear out than to be
i thrust out.
DIFFICULTY OF IMITATING
CERTIFCATES OF STOCK
(Financial Chronicle 1
The Scion imitations of the Norfolk
and Western Railway company's com
mon slock certificates were ridiettons
h erroneous In almost every detail.
;ln the first place, tneae bogus certifi
cates were made upon very cheap pa
per. entirely lacking In those tough,
stiff, crackling qualities which are so
i characteristic of the regulation linen
paper used for the genuine article.
Then the vignette of the locomotive
was not only faced In an entirely op
posite direction, but the reproduction
Itself wns nearly twice as lnrge as
the original. The Inks, too, were
quite off color, and the details of the
bordering design lacked all resem
blance to the real Norfolk and West
tern certificates. R<»stdes all these
defects In the imitations Itself, the
bogus certificates were made up in the
ls>oks of 250 each. Instead of being
out separately, as were the genuine.
The ragged edge, where they were
torn from the book, wns one of the
earliest and most damaging evidences
that brought about their detection.
The difficulties In the way of Imitat
ing stock certlficltes and bank notes'
nre so ntanyand are of such an Insu
perable character that the imitator's
efforts nre practically futile. The Sc
ion affair shows that the men who
tried to sell their Imitations fully resl
the Wnters-Plerce company and the
Republic Oil company, as well as that
the Standard Oil company of ludiaua
is directed from 26 Rroadway In this
city, tinder the supervision of the of
ficers of the Standard Oil company.
At the conclusion of today's hearing
Assistant Attorney Genera Rush Lake
served upon Lawyer Hagenman, rep
resenting the defense, an order re
quiring his clients to produce on Mon
day next over a hundred letters that
are said to have passed between the
respondent companies In the west and
26 Broadway. In each Instance the
order cites the names of both writer
and recipient as well as the date the
letter wns mailed
These letters It is understood, are
expected to disclose the control of the
two companies operating In Missouri
by the Standard Oil company.
Lawyer llagcnmnn. of the Stand
ard Oti company, said nt tht conclusion
of the hearing today that he felt rath
or pleased at the result of the first
day's work. Speaking of the admis
sions made as to the stock ownership
of the two companies he called at
tention to the fact that they had been
made subject to exceptions as to thair
materiality, a point for the higher
courts yet to pass upon. He said he
had no doubt that these admissions
ultimately would be thrown out by
the higher courts while Attorney
Hadley seev'fd 10 think that he had
practically proved his case Lawyer
Hagenman and others of the Stand
ard's attorneys said there were other
equally important allegations yet to
he sustained.
Attorney General Hadley, in speak
ing of the admissions made by the
Standard Oil company at today's hear
lug. said:
"That is practically my case This
Is the point 1 tet out to establish. I
have established It beyond doubt. This
admissions shows that every one. no
matter how powerful, must respect the
pJ lan-*
THE AUGUSIA HtnALU.
NEWBIftRY SAW
SOUTH IT BEST
Astounded at Evidences of Prosperity
In Thle Section—Recommendations
Ha Will Make to His Chiefs.
WABHINOTON. D. ( .. March 24.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy New
berry. with his naval aid. Commander
Vredand. haa returned to Washington
from a trip es Inspection of southern
navy yards and stations which la like
ly to result In Important Improve
ments and additions to the plants, Is
he ran secure the approval of con
gress for the recommendations which
he will make.
This was the first eouthern trip
Mr Newberry bad made In ten years
and he expressed surprise at the
visible evidence# of growth and pros
perity In the sections visited by him.
Particularly, he said, was there evi
dent. a spirit or local pride In the de
veiopement of the material resources
end business possibilities of the cities.
At New Orleans the assistant secre
tary found that the business men were
Intensely Interested In the develop
ment of the enlargement, of the naval
station at Algiers. He found the sta
tion in splendid condition but much
remains to be done there to make It
thoroughly available for naval uses.
Mr. Newberry will recommend that,
congress authorise the expenditure of
sixteen thousand dollars for improv
ing Front street. There Is also, he
says, a pressing need for new barracks
for the marines who arc now living
In three old plantation houses with
out modern sanitary and other neces
sities .
At. Pensacola Mr. Newberry found
the conditions were all favorable for
tne conduct of government work on
account, of the good harbor.
After looking over the coaling plant
on Dry Tortugas and ascertaining the
Impossibility of making the place se
cure against a naval attack from nny
quarter. Mr. Newlierry concluded to
recommend to Secretary Bonaparate
that he accede to the request of the
treasury department and turn the Is
lands over to the nstlonal quarantine
service.
The station at Key M’est was found
to be in excellent shape though in need
of a marine railway for handling small
craft and a graving dock. Because
of Its location this station Is regarded
of Immense prospective value to the
navy as a base for a fleet operating In
the Gulf of Mexico and the Carribbean
I sea, and a consistent policy of devel
opment will be 11 rßod npon congress.
Ixed the uselessness of attempting
an exact representation, hut merely
relied upon thn igorance of the public
to whom they submitted their goods.
The system employed by any large
bank note company is such that not
even their own employes can acquire
a thorough enough knowledge or prac
tice In all the departments necessary
to the production of a note or certifi
cate to suable them to produce an Imi
tation of counterfeit not readily detec
table by any one familiar with the
genuine securities.
The rules of the Stock Exchange
since 1887 have required that all bond
certlficites be printed in at least two
color* such that they cannot he repro
duced dlstiguishable by’ nny photo
graphic process. The colors used by
the big bank note companies are all
mixtures made up from the formulas
more jealously guarded than any state
secret, and possible of imitation only
once in a thousand attempts, and then j
only by the merest accident. The j
preparation of the inks, known to one
lor two of the most trusted employes
is but one of the secret* in the manu
fae'ure of a certificate. I’pon exami
nation it will he discovered that the
work upon any certificate may be
classed In one of four divisions; The
square lettering, usually used in the
title of the company; the script used
in the 'body of the information; the pic
ture or seal, and the border surround
ing the certificate, or the design upon
the buck of each coupon.
Each of these specialties ic the
work of a different department . and
of the 1300 men employed by such a
house ns the American Batik Note
Company not one Is able to accom
plish more than one step In the com
pleted article. Almost every work
man Is an employe of many years'
standing and each has been practis
ing that one trade since he first com
menced work as an apprentice. Thus
the engraver who made the vignettes,
or seals, could not produce a title In
square leters, nor a square letter man
engrave In script, without his work
being instantly detected as nn Imita
tion by anyone familiar with the man
l ufacture of paper securities.
The greatest dtficulty about the
forgery of stock certlficites. however,
is the design work which borders the
script or lettering. This Is eugraved
upon the steel plate by means of com
plicated. expensive machines called
geometric lathes These can be opera
ted acceptably only after of training,
and the intricacy and delicacy of the
designs which they turn out are such
that not only Is It impossible to imi-
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JOHN M’CAFFERTY
FIRES PISTOL IT
RESIDENCE
SENDS TWO BULLETS INTO
ROOM OF HOME OF MAYOR
WEAVER'S PRIVATE COUNSEL, j
BEEN ON BIG DRUNK
Incoherent Letters Found Upon Him
When He Waa Arrested—Electric '
Current Wave Worrying Him.
PHILADELPHIA, Ta.. March 24.-1
; For a purpose, not yet clear, John J. I
j McCafferty, a machinist, late today i
fired two shots from a 32-callbre re
j volvor through the parlor window of
the residence of former Judge James i
Gay Gordon, private counsel to May- 1
I or Weaver.
McCafferty -was arrested after a
! chase of about seven blocks, and is
tohlght locked up In the city hall.
Judge Gordon was not at. home at
the time, but other members of the
family were in the house. The first
bullet lodged in the celling of the
parlor directly beneath the room j
which Judge Gordon occupies, and»
the second embedded itself In the par
, lor wall. McCafferty showed fight
when arrested and still held the re
volver, which contained three tinex
ploded cartridges.
In his pockets were found several ,
letters addressed to State Senator
James P. McNichol, stating that the t
i writer intended to discharge his re- I
volver in front of Judge Gordon x
house for the purpose of being taken
! into court. All the letter swere writ
; ten In an incoherent manner and re
peatedly referred to an electric cur
rent wave by whleh a certain class,
called "great thinkers," were causing
disease and death. One of the letters
requested that in the event of Me- j
Cafferty being found dead, that Judge
Gordon. John M. Mack, a prominent
contractor; Mayor Weaver, Director
of Public Safety Potter. Mayor Stoy,
of Atlantic City; Postmaster Rachs
rach. of the same place; Matthew
Griffin, chief of the local secret ser- j
vice bureau; Secretary of State Root.
Wm. J. Moore, of the weather bureau;
1 R Bigelow and J. MacTlgue, of Pliil
jadelphl, be arrested. In another let
jter McCafferty said;
"If found dead I nave been mtir
; dered by Mayor Weaver. Judge Gor
don and John M. Mack, hy their elec
trie current wave forced from their
electric magnet machines, which mi
all the telephoning and tegraping in
the United States.” 0
The police also found in the pris
oner's pocket a receipt for a register
!od letter to Charles M. Schwab. This
f letter waR refused by Mr. Schwab.
The letters stated also that Mc-
Cafferty had written to all the news
papers, hut that they nad refused to j
publish his letters and that he want-j
ed to be brought into court to face j
the various persons he mentioned.
Members of McCafferty's family
stated tonight that he had been drink- j
lng heavily recently.
COUSIN OF THE EMPEROR. ..
NEW YORK, March 24.—Prince
Tsai Tso, cousin of the Emperor ot j
China, arrived in New York recently j
so fatigued from the exertions of a ;
transcontinental journey that he al
most immediately retired' after his
arrival in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
While the Prince’s English speak
ing secretaries were telling inquir
ers that they were sure he had gone j
to bed, he attired himself in gaudy
robe*. slipped out of the hotel by the
Twenty-third street entrance and was |
whisked to Chinatown. He was ac
companied by Sir Chentung Liang
Cheng. Chinese minister to Washing
ton; Shang Chi Hing and Li Sheng
To. two of his commissioners, and his
secretary. Po Cheu.
Most of Chinatown knew of the
1 Prince's visit, and he got a big recep
tion In Mott street. There the impe
rial guard of the Chinese Reform as
sociation. fifteen strong, under Col.
Lee Ling, was lined up to guard him
into the Port Arthur restaurant.
, There was much kowtowing, which
the Prince acknowledged slightly. The
banquet lasted four hours.
Why do you hook agents never shut
the door behind you?" Inquired the
victim. "Is It carelessness?"
“No. sir,” replied the book agent,
“it's caution "—Philadelphia Record.
tate them successfully by hand, but
even the camera falls to reproduce
them with any degree of clearness suf
flcent to deceive one with the most su- j
perflcial knowledge of engraving.
All reputable stock certificates,
bonds and bank notes are engraved,
and the paper used is one of the best
| linen of that rich, crinkly quality so
characteristic of the new paper cur
rency. Every sheet that is handed
over to the employes of any great
hank note company is registered and
kept careful track of througout the en
tire production of the notes, bonds of
certificates for which it may be used.
About six or seven certificates oyt of
every five hundred are' in some way
damaged in the process of manufac
ture. but every one of these and every
scrap of superfluous paper is under
the surveillance Of some official of the
company, who is a personal witness
to their burning at the end of each
day.
With all these precautions in the
making and handling of paper secu
rities. the risk of realy dangerous imi
tations is zero. and the chances of
counterfeiting are practically climat
ed. It only remains for those whose
business it is io handle such securi
ties to possess knowledge and expe
rience sufficient to distinguish a genu
ine note or certificate from the easily
, delected imitation*
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