| Show I MORE EVIDENCE READY AT CALL GALL independent Oil Men Well Satisfied Satisfied Satisfied Sat Sat- With Exposure of Standards Standard's Methods TRUST COUNSEL RETICENT Hearing Commission sion Marked by hr Hind Facts and amid Tangible Statements t. t I Cleveland elaml 0 O. May Ia 20 The Thc The court of oC publicity Is the greatest court of the land hanoi an and 1 before that court the Standard Oil company compan now is about to be be convicted of oC misconduct and abominable practices If the Standard Oil men are guilty guilt of these alleged practices and the they knew th they could coul come conic into court without publicity anti and consequent notoriety notoriety no no- and nud pay the venally penalty for Cor their misdeeds I am convinced tho they would gladly pay jay the Ow I penalty many times alo aa as severe o or r as ns the Jaw law prescribes iI i- i k- k I rh Miel T 1 J T Ma ra liano this aft n slimmed imp p Lr r ut or the three da i tn In iii vic I by uy n commerce commission tit hb Is s the chief chlo couri counsel el His opinion was echoed b by C. C D D. Chamberlin secret secre jar ia iary of the National Petroleum an and other othel Independent Inc oil com tm panics The Tiie hearings concluded today eo been b by far mr more mure productive e r results than were obtained t eH hel her Kan Kansas as City or 01 Chicago Mr Marchand D Ai i Luck Izick of S tI J What ha has has- us mostly during the tho last f few w d Y h s been the practical absence or of s 's elden evi- evi den dendo o un UP facts and aud tangible statements Yes an and we have given up twenty more mOIe of me the same rome kind 1 in interjected In in- Frank Franl D. D Fretter Frettem- secretary of th the company an and president of the National Pipe Line com company pan Because of the necessity of oC the commission ending the hearing hearing- today todar we wc cut short a lot of or cumulative testimony test teti- mon mony th that thiat would have been admitted 1 hud had that been permitted However the commission ruled that this hits evidence evi I dence v whis was unnecessary ry so we feel fecI we have proved our case In a satisfactory manner rent Week for Just c. Ice This has leon been a gran grand we week l for fOl justice an and fair fall play lla added ade Mr 11 Chamberlin We Ye are more than satisfied with the showing made mae by bythe bythe bythe the witnesses Rate nate discrimination illegal nuances lawless crushing crushing- of I legitimate competition bribery of emI emI em- em I I of or Independent plants corrupt I methods used to steal our customers and more or less open giving of oC rebates re- re I jutes bates has been proved What more can cnn we u ask k Virgil P. P Kline chief chic counsel for the tho Standard refused e to make an any state state- nent for fOl publication This reticence of the oil man mun was wn quite in keeping with his policy during tile the hearings Just prior to adjournment Mr 11 Kline asked th the committee to fix a time and date for or a hearing at which the Stan- Stan lard darel Oil company would ho have hoa a I I I chance to reply to time the charges chare made against them Commissioner Clements Clem Clem- ments m- m after a n conference with Mr 11 Prouty replied I that the hearing Would ouid be granted as promised but It was impossible as os yet et to say ay wh when n or 01 where shere Mr Mm Kline asked that Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land bo ho the thc place and anti the request may mayHe maybe be He granted grante Immediately after attel the adjournment the commissioners left for fOI Washington |
