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Show " EXUBERATE OIL CO .'PUBLISHER OF HAMPTON'S MAQA 2INE RETRACTS ACCUSATION AGAINST STANDARD. ARTICLE CAUSED LIBEL SUI1 Hampton's and Mof.'ett Declare Upon Investigation Oil Company I No'; Connected With Sale ol Impure Candies. New York. in the matter of the libel suits brought by the Standard Oil company for $250,000 damages against Hampton's Magazine and for $100,000 damage! against Cleveland Moffett, the former tho publisher, and tho latter lat-ter tho writer, of an article In the Fib-ruary Fib-ruary Issue of the magazine which defamed de-famed tho company In connection with the sale of glucose and candy In Philadelphia, tho following retractions have been signed In tho office of Shearman & Sterling, the Standard Oil company's lawyer! In the case, and have been Issued from the company's com-pany's offices at No 2d Proad-way Proad-way : "llamptonti Magazine, C6 West Thirty flub St., New York, "Jan. 31, 1911. "Standard Oil Company, 26 llroadway, New York. "Hear Sirs: In the February Issue of Hampton's Mngizlne there was published an article written by me, entitled, 'Castidy and the Food Poisoners.' Pois-oners.' In that article I referred to the Investigation of Mr. Cassldy, with respect to the manufacture and sale of Impure candles In Philadelphia, and made tho statement that your company com-pany manufactured and sold Impure material which went Into these candles can-dles and that, when the various dealers deal-ers were arrested and fined, at the Instance In-stance of Mr. Cassldy, your company paid the fines. "Upon Investigation I have ascertained ascer-tained that your company wai In no way concerned with the transactions referred to and I hasten to retract In tho fullest manner all charges made against your company and to express my tlncere regret that I should have fallen Into this serious error. Yours truly, Cleveland Moffett." "Jan. 31, 1911. "Standard Oil Company, New York City. "Dear Sirs: Referring to foregoing letter of Mr. Cleveland Moffett to you, we bfg to state that we are convinced con-vinced that Mr. Moffett was In error In his statements with reference to your company. We greatly regret that these errors sho'j have teen made. It ffc Uetilre Hampton's Maga-rlne Maga-rlne to be accurate and fair In all things. In our March number we will publish this letter and the foregoing letter of Mr. Moffett. Yours truly, UenJ. H. Hampton, President, Droadway Droad-way Magazine, Inc." |
