Show EXONERATE OIL COI PUBLISHER OF HAMPTONS HAMPTON 8 RETRACTS accusation AGAINST STANDARD ARTICLE CAUSED LIBEL SUIT Ham hamptonie hamptons Hamp tone and moffett declare upon investigation oil company Is 1 not connected with sale of impure candle candies now new york in the matter of the libel ibel suits brought by the tha standard oil company for damages against Ham hamptons magazine and for damages against cleveland moffett the former the publisher and the latter the writer of an article in the february issue of the magazine which do famed the company in connection with the sale of glucose and candy in philadelphia the following retractions have been signed in the office of shearman Bb earman sterling the standard oil companas comp anys lawyers in the case and have been issued from the corn com banys doces at no 26 broad way hampton a 9 magazine 68 66 west thirty nun fifth st new york jan 31 1911 standard oil company 28 26 broadway naw york dear sirs in the february issue of Ham hamptonwa hamptons Hamp tona magazine there was pub published lishe d an article written by me entitled cassidy and the food boners in that article I 1 referred to the investigation of at mr cassidy Cass ld with reo to the manufacture and sale of impure candles candies in philadelphia and made the statement that your company manufactured und and sold impure material which went into these candles candies and that when tho the various dealers were arrested and fined at the instance of mr cassidy your company paid tho the lines upon investigation I 1 have hava ascertained that your company was in no way concerned with the transactions referred to and I 1 hasten to retract in the fullest manner all charges made against your company and to express s my sincere regret that I 1 should have fallen into tola this serious error yours truly cleveland moffett jan 31 1911 standard oil company now new york city dear sirs referring Re to foregoing letter of mr cleveland moffett to you we beg to state that we are convinced that bat jjr ir moffett was in error in lis hla statements with refe reference renca to your company we greatly regret that these errors error should have been madgh u te ain domek awn f y 4 zino to bo accurate and fair in all things t in our march number wo we will publish this letter and the foregoing letter of mr air moffett yours truly bona D hampton ampton II president broadway magazine inc |