Show STANDARD CUTS OIL PRICES Reductions Made in Europe and the Far East in Campaign to Increase Increase In crease Use of Kerosene New York J. J. J I. I C. C Clarke through whom the Standard Oil company makes maltes Its official announcements to the public has Issued a statement to the effect that th the company has entered entered entered en en- on a thoroughly mapped out campaign to increase the consumption of kerosene in European countries and the lands of the Orient The first move moye In this campaign campal n Is the reduction reduction reduction tion of the prices of oil In those countries coun coun- tries Mr Clarkes Clarke's announcement says In part The Th Standard Oil on company has Inaugurated inaugurated In in- a campaign to Increase the worlds world's consumption of oC refined oil all The level of prices for refined oil today today today to to- day in the United States is lower than Ulan at any time during recent years and andas andas andas as a direct result of these prices the consumption of oC refined oil all in this country is Increasing The same policy policy pol pol- icy fey Is now being actively pursued abroad As indicated by b this statement the Standard company began trying out the policy of lower prices in the United States though without announcing announcing announcing an an- that it had In view a campaign campaign cam cam- that would cover cover the world In August the price of refined oil In tanks was reduced from 6 to 5 53 cents a gallon and the price of refined refined refined re re- re- re fined oil in barrels at the refinery was cut 1 cent from 9 to 8 i cents a gallon |