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Show SAY MAGNOLIA PEOPLE SOUGHT MONOPOLY DAX.LA6. Tax.. June 1 Charges that the Magnolia Petroleum company, a Texaa corporation, had tried to drive out of business another state company, the Pieroe-Fordyce Oil association. In order to securs a monopoly In Texas of certain slteged Standard Oil products, were made by the state yesterday In the hearing of Its 199.0,000 penalty and ouster suit. During the examination of P. M HatJtett. formerly In the employ of the Pierce-Kordyce company, but now aaJea manager of the Magnolia company In north Texaa. the state Introduced affidavits affi-davits signed by Haekatt. In which ha declared agenta of the Magnolia had endeavored en-deavored to have Pierce-Ford yce employees em-ployees accept employment with the former for-mer company, arguing that the Magnolia would soon secure all of the Texas business busi-ness of the Pi ores-Ford yce company. Hackett testified that the affidavits, which he signed last rear, were based on hearsay evidence and he had since learned that soma of the statements were In "serious error." |