Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-12-09 | Page 35 | Probe under Way About Oil Prices

PROBE UNDER WAY ABOUT OIL PRICES I WASHINGTON Dec The I-The department or of o justice Is taking an active Interest In the Ur gasoline war I and In tn the situation In the th oil 1 In- In Industry industry In generally Although officials official heretofore h r have hale e Indicated that they saw BOW no reason on for any move by tho the todor- todor federal 1 al 11 1 government o It was disclosed ed today to- to dl day ilai that considerable work pork ork had been done quietly In the direction I ot of a he Inquiry Into prices and 1 the he Influences which I de-I de- de them The exact enact scope cope of or the In estl nation has hag ha 10 but lioi been resealed re reeo r veal eo d nor nol mould would department depol officials official ls say ay tolay to- to to 1 lay ilay shat vi hat information had burr been b uncovered or In what direction de- de developments I dc-I were ere pointing The Tho Investigation In largely Is h the th of or the western gasoline price controversy but an attempt pt is 11 being made mad to gather a all II facts bearing on the tho general m A score or more federal agents are areat anat I at work throughout ut the country