Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1923, Page 23

— RENEWS ASSAULT ONSTANDARD L La Follette Denies His Re-| port to Senate Predicted ““Possible” Dollar Gas. REPLIES TO CRITICISM? — | Warns That Interviews on Subject‘ Divert Public Attention From | “Facts” Established. | Reiterating charges of control and | & dollar a gallon or the power to do it under the conditions described in the report,’ but its answer simply is that before gasoline reaches a dollar & gallon a substitute will be found for ft. And alcohol is the substitute suggested. “The report of the committes does not state nor intimate that gas prices will ever be perrmitted to reach a dollar a gallon, and the report points out specifically the way to prevent any such catastrophe, but the way to THE EVENING STAR, prevent it i{s not to wait until gaso- line will cost more than alcohol. What the official records and the tes- timony established and the report of the committee clearly states in this connection is that from January, 1920, to the end of 1922, with the surplus of gasoline and crude ofl constantly increasing, with production outrun- ning consumption, and with many ex- isting wells not being permitted to produce to capacity ~because there was a surplue of crude oil, both gas- oline and crude ofl reached new high | price levels, obviously as the result; companies. “Specific Remedies” in Report. “The committee in its report gave the specific remedies, fow and sim-| ple as they are, which, it appllied, it, is believed will prevent future| manipulation of gascline prices and | insure the public against a dollar a gallon or any other extortionate PENNSYLVANIA AVE. AT EIGHTH STREET SOUTHEAST Joseph Goldenberg Cash FURNITURE House Pay Cash and Save the Difference WASHINGTON, D. C, WED price for gasoline. “Th e Standard Oil refinery not only of price manipulation by Standard Oll | enjoys the monopoly of the business of refining in Cuba, but is protected u_duty of 17 cents per gallon on DAY, MARCH 14, 1923 all gasoline {mporteed iInto Cuba. -rg”ou reflnery does not appea: Just how the Cubans were induced to impose this tax upon themselves | of for the benefit of the Cuban Stand-' i dly in the direction of the dol rice, despite the efforts on th 8 to develop an alcoho ut it does appear that the asoline is 60 cents per gallon ? C: iba, where it seems to be moving substitute.” Bookcases Children learn by being in the midst of books; they uncon- sciously absorb knowledge by dominatton of the oll Industry by the , Standard Oil companies made in the ' report of the Senate committee of handling them. A Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcase and its contents form an educational incentive that sharpens the wits of children and broadens the minds of adults. Behind their gleaming glass doors the books offer a constant invita- tion to associate with the greatest men of all ages, whose minds we * have inherited, preserved within the bindings of books. A Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcase, with its fascinating display of books, is the greatest home influence for educa- tion. It can be bought a section at a time at small cost, to keep pace with the growth of the library. HIS business is built on the certainty that if we can convince vou that by paying I cash we save you one-third to one-half, you will not be averse to taking advantage of the opportunity. We are prepared to prove to vou that this is the fact. Our proof is the goods themselves, backed up by the prices. Can you really afford to pay installment prices? 2 | . A Cream Cheese appetlzer ‘Take one MacLaren’s Blue Ribbon Cream Cheese and one-fourthof asweet pepper chopped fine, with chopped walnuts or meats, a dash of paprika, a pinch of salt mixed with mayonnaise dressing, and when served on lettuce leaf you will have a toothsome combination that will delight you. Other MacLaren Varieties NIPPY IMPERIAL PIMENTO OLD ENGLISH ROQUEF(_)RT LIMBURGER which he {5 chairman, Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, in a statement published today, declared “Interviews on the possibilities of dollar gasoline Ly thelr officials should not be permitted to atvert public attention from the| “facts” established. | The principal point of attack on the report by the oll officials, Senator ! La Follette sald, “seems to be the! possibllity of dollar gasoline.” The re- vort, he said, made no prediction of ! such a price level, but did “point out speclfically the way to prevent such a catastrophe.” The suggestion of the officials that | some substitute, such as alcohol, ! would be found before ga could possibly go to a do! Senator La Follette sal What Cash Will Do in Bedroom Furniture What Cash Will Do in Dining Room Furniture Visit Our Display of Globe-Wernicke Sectional Bookcases GLOBE SAFES, OFFICE SUPPLIES, SECTIONAL BOOKCASES. PHONE: MAIN 7604 i Y/ . 1218-1220 DOYYOLMNMCKC F. STREET N. W. s under- || standable only as another evidence| of that grim humor for which the Standard Ol is noted.” It will bring | small comfort to the motorist, he! added, unless there is assurance that | “Standard will not monopolize the ' patents and processes of the manu- | facture of alcohol for motor pur-| Doses.”” l Declares Report Needs No Defense. In a reply to statements of Presi-| @ent Teagle of the Standard Oil Com- pany of New Jersey, President Kings- bury of the California company ana others, Mr. La Follette sald the re- port of the investigating committee, covering months of arduous labor and returned by a unanimous vote, re- quired neither “explanation nor de-! fense.” | “The Standard Oil companfes” said Senator La Follette, “completely con- trol the ofl industry of the United States. They have partitioned the territory of the United States among the member co ies of the Stand- We invite your attention to the actual sav- ings the cash plan makes possible in bedroom furniture. Suites are in_combination walnut, mahogany and old ivory. Note our former credit price and today’s cash price. 10-piece Dining Room Suites in Tudor, Queen Anne and renaissance periods; chairs upholstered in genuine leather or tapestry— Former Credit Price Cash Price = $250—Now priced, S$145 priced, $185 priced, $225 priced, priced, priced, priced, priced, priced, Rockers, Chairs and Benches to match each suite at exactly half credit prices. Former Credit Price Cash Price $250—Now priced, $145 $295—Now priced, $185 $350—Now priced, $215 $395—Now priced, $245 $500—Now priced, $285 $650—Now priced, $325 $750—Now priced, $395 BATTISTINT BESANZONI BORI BRASLAU CALVE CARUSO CHALIAPIN CHEMET CLEMENT CORTOT CULP DE GOGORZA of crude ofl re- 2) the price which for gasoline and cerosene, and (3) the retall price which is paid by the consumer. Company Makes No Denial, He Says. 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