| Show MEN fEDERAl I START PROBE ON OL GAS S Officials Alert for Any Violation of Sherman Trust Trust Anti Law CHICAGO July 28 Why Why gaso gaso- gasoline gaso- gaso gasoline gasoline line Is sold Bold at nine c cents a a gallon In California and at 21 and 22 lit In Chicago while mid continent re- re re refiners finers arc are to shut their plants because of ot th crude oil Sut- Sut plus sm-plus plus was the subject tonight of ot an by the government Officials of the fed federal ral district office were svere alert In their Inquiry for any sign of or a of or the Sherman antl antl law The gO nt's Investigation Is focused on the action ot or memo mem meni- meni members bers hers of ot the W Western st rn Petroleum Re- Re Refining fining He-fining fining association who have do- do deI de decided to refining to 10 stabilize stabilize I ize the market This certain gov gov- government gov- gov government officials official's fear tear will cause n a arlo rise in the price of or gasoline despite I an production over 0 of or crude oil CUT purer PRICE 1 here Is the greatest oil oLI over over- oversupply oversupply supply over supply the world ha has known n L LV LV LV V president of the Na- Na NA Petroleum Marketers asso asso- association asso- asso association elation told International News Ser the public should get the benefit of tills this t by a acut acut acut cut in the gasoline a price T Twenty five fh enty-fh e I lit Ini the continental mid continental fl field ld wilt will be at- at af ar affected b by the curtailment decision lon Efforts to ascertain where the Standard Oil company IndIana stood dood on this question brought no results since said the board chairman was absent from Chicago and other executives es v ere era not at their offices It was as reported that the prin principal cipal adv ite te of or the closing policy for refineries refineries had been J 1 b Cos- Cos den Cos-den tieD of Cos Cosden len and Company OkIa- OkIa Ohia-loma Ohia homa hoina whoso hose dilly output of or of ga gasoline entitles entities It ft to the distinction ot or being the greatest sIngle pi in Ln its territory lien Ien familiar with th oil oU matters saId eal the Ue shut do shut down n would take barrels of or oil from the market dill dalI The low prices In California were attributed to the ferocity of or a re- re reI re I retailers fight by Chicago oil deal deal- dealers dealers ers era The National Petroleum Market Market- Marketers Marketers ers era association has hus appointed this committee to study production and axiS marketing costs t as ns one means of o 0 solving the present situation On Oct behalf of or the Jobbers L Ij L I Cor Corelle olle elle or of o L I L I J Cory lio and Son LIncoln L r leader Oil company Dubuque la Ia E 3 H I-I Hilpp HUpp Kentucky Consumers I Oil company Louisville Ky and J If G C Maguire Cartels BartUs Ls and oil company Milwaukee WIs VIs on I oni b behalf halt of th thai producers ers and r r 1011 ers era H I-f H It Waverly Oil 01 ks company Pittsburg Pa Po CIL C IL t I L Mayhall Imperial Refining company Tulsa Olla OMa II H II 11 Champlin Champlin Refining company EnId Okli r i T tr Refining company Cle Ohio Phillips l company 1 ul a Olda E 1 EV V Marl Marl-ind Marland arland Refining company Ponca City Oki I |
