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Show JRS FIGHT GASOLINE RAISE Senate Committee Attorney Asks More Data on Price Advances ST. IiI'IS Further assistance has neon asueu uum wo .u.uim . I mobile Dealers' association by the , I 'nit i d Stales senato committee In-1 In-1 vestigating the gasoline price sltua- Hon in a letter II urn Gilbert A. Roe, attorney for the senate committee on manufacturers to C. A Vane, general manager of the association Recently the dealers' association laid before the committee data showing average j. rices for twelve months in twenty-eight twenty-eight cities selected at random through out tho country and in which a wide discrepancy existed as to retail gasoline gaso-line prices. Counsel Koo of the senato committee commit-tee has now asked tho dealer association associa-tion to provide him with similar in-: rormatlon for the same cities for the year 19L'0 and the first half of l'J2, which, with the Information already supplied will give a check on prices for virtually the last throe years. His u tter follows: l ' Your favor of tho 14th Inst . ad-dressed ad-dressed to Senator Robert M. LaFol-lette, LaFol-lette, chairman of the manufacturers' committees conducting; the oil Investigation, Investi-gation, has been handed to me as at-torney at-torney for the committee. The information contained in your letter and tabulation annexed is of great interest and will be of assistance assist-ance to the committee. . "The sfnute resolution directing the investigation requires the committee to Inquire Into prices for the year 1920 as well as 1921 and 1922. If you could make same tabulation of gasoline prices for the years 1920- 1921 that you hav for 1021-1922 It would be of great assistance The committee appreciates the assistance as-sistance and co-operation which you are extending and hopes th;it you will gather and send on the further data suggested A little later when the investigation reaches the point whre' witnesses are called we hope that your' fatlon will be represented at the hearings. " General Manager Vane has offered the entire facilities of the dealer organization or-ganization to the senate committer Investigating the gas price situation' and has advised Counsel Roe thai I when hearings ire begun the association associa-tion will hnv witnesses present that Will offer additional evidence that tn understanding exists In the oil trade amounting practically to a combine to elevate the cost of motor fuel no |