Show u U. S. S Grand Jury to io Conduct Inquiry on Coast Oil Situation i Trade Restraint Charges to Be Sifted Before I Special Session SAN PRA FRANCISCO CISCO Jan 8 S UP UP- UP Whether a a. number of California oil companies havo been beers Runty guilty of oC conspiracy conspiracy con COD In restraint of oC trado trade was wn Ubo U to tobe bo be the subject ot of an Investigation in next week nt at a special session of oC the federal grand ju Jury It was learned eal cd toda today i i United d States District Attorney George Georgo acting acting- under orders or orders orders or- or ders from the thee attorney generals general's of of- ice at Washington 1 has received federal court p permission to summon grand Jury on Januar January 13 10 to tolay tolay J lay before that body o a asserted evidence evi evi- dence of or violations of or the trust anti law Jaw In conn connection with alleged fixIng fixing fix fix- in Ing of or gasoline prices s. s MANY SUBPOENAED A number of or subpoenas subpoena are arc to bo be served nerved calling executives executive of oil companies including including- I tho the major companies Shell companies Shell Standard Associated Asso Asso- and General General to to appear before before be be- fore fore- tho the JT grand ln jur Jury Half Hatfield ld stated that Assistant Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Amen will come from Washington to co conduct duct the Investigation of oC tho the asserted violations viola viola- Hons t The alleged price fixing charges grew rew out of an Investigation long under wa way at It tine tho capitol of or conditions conditions conditions condi condi- during a recent price war when hen it Is J-I s said f Independents were frozen out by hy tho the large largo companies r r. r The government has ha r required that all nIl documents concerning gasoline prices S be furnished the brand grand Jury by hy the oil nil companies EXECUTIVES TO MEET 1 Meanwhile 1 r a a. meeting of or oil company company com com- pany executives had been called for 01 tomorrow to discuss alleged state gasoline tax frauds with a a. representative representative of or tho state board of oC equalization which administers the thet t tax G. G This action followed followeLl Issuance ofa of oC ofa it a a number of indictments against operators alleged ge 1 to havo have defrauded thA state nut nul of oC considerable sums by falsifying bills of oC lading to avoid tho tiro tax At tomorrows tomorrow's m meeting the tho oil companies will cooperate w with the Aule lute board to Investigate tho the frauds |