The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
EVANS COMPANY
NOT Under BAN
Retired Rear Admiral Promptly
Nails Oil Lie of Los AM
geles Examiner

Rear Admiral Rodney D. Evans, q. S.
i companies. made public yesterday
I the Palace hotel telegraphic corre-
pondence carried on between himself
nd Attorney General George w. Wick
trsham, in which the latter stated that
'ostmaster General Hitchcock had re-
efved no complaints against the Cali
9rnia consolidated oil company, of
vhich Evans is president. and was not
making any investigation of the prop
erty
A Los Angeles newspaper of Novem-
ber % published an article in effect
that the California consolidated oil
company was under investigation by
the United States postal authorities
1t is this statement that is contro-
verted by the Washington authorities.
Evans is president of the California
consolidated oil companies, a corpora
ton which has taken over oil proper
ties in the Coalinga. Midway and Kern
river districts, and is incorporated for
100000 The stock is selling at so
cents share and has been underwrit-
ten by the Lincoln mortgage and loan
company of this city. The rumors re-
fecting on the company caused de-
eided sensation, which extended beyond
financial circles, owing to the naval
fame of Fighting Bob" Evans.
Evans made the kilograms of vipdi-
cation public yesterday in the follow
ing statement:
Immediately upon publication in
the Los Angeles Examiner of No
vember %, 1910. of a statement re-
hecting upon the California con-
solidated oil company, of which
am president, I sent the following
telegram to the attorney general
of the United States:
Attorney General George W. Wickersham,
Washington ID. c.
Los Angeles Examiner of November %
publishes an article stating that Postmaster
General Hitchcock and his assistant. War
rem ". Dickson. are Investigating the
California Consolidated oil company of
which | president. The article states
tina Mr.. Dickson has said that this com
pany is in the infant class in comparison
WITH Burr Brothers. and terms the Califor-
mia Consolidated oil company get rich
quick concern / earnestly request that
you will all the power of your office
for Il full investigation of the California
Consolidated oil company. If You deem that
necessary. and at the same time | demand
that Postmaster General Hitchcock be
forced TO prove the assertions made by his
assistant. / beg that you will have this
done at the earliest possible moment. The
article | complain of has just reached
here on the Mascot property, where | am
caring for the interests of the California
Consolidated oil company. The statement
referred to. being hagrantly unjust I
hope you will give this communication to
the press. Please give me an answer at
the Palace hotel. San Francisco, where 1
"'i 1i'''e 'a'u''aS R. B. EVANS.
President California Consolidated Oil Com
pany.
The attorney general of the
United States replied with the fol-
lowing telegram:
Washington D. C.. Nov %, 1910
Rear Admiral r. ID. Evans.
Palace Hotel San Francisco, Cal.
Have brought your telegram to the atten-
tion of postmaster general, who tells
there is truth IN the assertion that he
has made the statements to which you
refer. On the contrary he told reporters
in New York he had received no complaints