Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 3 | Senators Seek Gasoline Probe

y SENATORS E R TORS SEEK SOLIE A PROBE I f l v Aug g 21 INS q Thursday I senators j congressional inthe in- in i tor for a 4 short- short rogation gasoline the e reserves reserve petroleum on the as dwindled to coast l ue 4 east art da Lc supply and delay i day ID-day G a Y ir ere e ne in building g pipe pipe- threatened fuel famine famme I u end the famine i to 0 rationing almost certo cerI I With gas come sooner than most mosto o to V believe Senator Marcy Mart Ma- Ma o rt p D. Conn author of a SZ rcy eY calling for the probe to determine it is necessary e actually ex ex- shortage filer ether er a I. I orting him Senator DanaR Dana- Dana R Conn said s-Id that con con- whether con determine e whether should is real or artificial tor ene-tor S Aiken Alken R R. Vt said we have a very skeptical t cin fa In New England and they o stion jon some of the facts reg reia re re- jig ia ng g the oil situation Acu Acuteness eness aher er said that he has seen statements lately from al leum Coordinator Harold L. L rJ office and els elsewhere where which Jd d In indicate cate that the short shortage ge ai ai as acute as it It is reported It J lIe He added that the inquiry lid ld ld determine the truth of res re- re s that there are thousands J Idle mt tank cars that could be for transporting oil to the statements ew ew Englanders Englander's after ter er Ralph K Davies act- act the absence of Ickes who l I Iter rationing in California Californi de- de that that the long impe impending dine i ne e shortage shortage- In the east has became a reality He re- re stocks of gasoline aso ine in feast east dropped barrels pst t week and that only 10 of of supply remains remains' in storn stor- stor n the Atlantic seaboard Da- Da reports that there no threatened shortage of e e as phony and myths grebe Ship Transfer r 11 iney oney ney whose resolution was d to the senate commerce of which he is a mem- mem Id said nid that the proposed inlay in- in would lay particular emon emon ems em- em s on the transfer of 50 Ameri- Ameri tankers to the British under lend ease ease lend act and the program o a gas ps rationing Asserting erting that charges have I en made that we have given ill tw too many tankers he said Swe we should at least relieve 1 Clears ears of the people and let em know what is expected of sm in New York rep- rep of of eastern refiners o 0 work out a formula where- where I al the next 30 days will ive fe fed tha thad 90 per cent of Ive amount of gasoline they solda sold j a July I