The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-01
CITY OF RALEIGH
SUES STANDARD
Oil Company Charged With
Violation of Anti Trust
Laws-Other News.
rspec,al 10 rbe Times-pispatch.l

ISpecial to The Times Dispaatch.
interest centres In the hearing before
Police Justice Stronach In the CITY
Court tomorrow morning, in which
the Standard OIL Company Is 20 be
the defendant in case charging the
great oil concern with the violation
of the North Carolina antitrust law
In undertaking to stamp out compe-
tltion In Raleigh The suit IL instl-
tuted by City Attorney walter Clark,
Jr,, at tlic instance of Aitorncy-Gen-
Seral r ". Beckett, who had the city
Attorney instead of the solicitor OF
the district to institute the suit, be-
cause the city Court of Raleigh has
~ special act exclusive Jurisdiction
The facts alleged against the stand
ard OIL Company are that prior to last
January the Standard was selling oil
in Raleigh at 11t2 cents. that early
in the present year the Indian Oil
Company procured license to- do bust
ness In North Carolina, and establish
cd tanks in Relelgh; that at that time
the Standards oil was being sold at
the game price In all the surrounding
territory. that little later the stand
ard began cutting the price. until now
II is down to 1874 cents In Raleigh,
while In surrounding TOWING 1T has
only been reduced to ai2 cents. The
allegation is that these cuts are purely
with view to preventing the indian
Oil Company from getting a business
footing. the latter never having cut
below the standard Oil prices The
prosecution a, the instance of the
Attorney General. denies the eXplana-
ton by the Standard that the great
increase in the use of gasolene has
cut down the demand for kerosene.
thereby cheapening it
On the other hand, IT is the alleER-
ton that the real motive of the stand
ard In this war in prices Is 10 de-
stroy the indian Company, and thei'e-
after Ak higher prices without compe-
tition. in violation of subsection 3 NJ
the antitrust law Also the chargs
is that subsections tc) and Id are
being violated, through cutting prices
TO drive out competition, as pre-
iimirary TO maintaining higher prices
when freed from the competition
This suit has been impending for
some time, as the evident rate war on
oil prices by the Standard developed
City Attorney Clark complains that he
is seriously hampered in his prepara-
ton OF the case b. the defect in the
law that makes no provision. for cx-
ponses OF The prosecuting attorney In
the preparation OF Sucn dlHlcuit SUITS,
and also no provision for legal as
distance Ii is probable that Attorney
General Bickett WIN appear with City
General Beckett win appear with City
row
Tho state Board Of Elections met to-
day and named its three Democratic
meinbers-Coloncl Wilson 6 Lamb.
chairman. j. &. Elliott. j. C. Clifford
and one Of the two Republican mem
beers. Clarence Call. as the board OF
csanNassers to canvass the election re-
turns OF the November election. this
work 10 be done Tomorrow
\ charter was Issued to-day for the
Atlantic and North Carolina Indust-
trial Institute unc.9. of James City.
the negro suburb OF Newborn, The
purpose is The maintenance OF schools
for negroes In thai locality.
w ~ Maddox has been made per-
rnanent receiver for the Acme Drug
Company. of this city his bond being
fixed AT $4,000 The company WAS
just organized in February, 1909. for
wholesale drug business. with ST.
no capital paid in.