The Washington herald., 1911-01-28
OIL TRUST SUES
FOR $35O,OOO LIBEL


it is set forth that the plaintiff lis and
has been a business corporation engaged
in producing. purchasing, transporting.
and selling petroleum and its various by
products. and as such has been and Is
engaged in the sale of large number of
useful products of commerce in various
places in the United States and in for
eign countries. and has gained wide
reputation for the sale of good mer-
charitable and commercially pure prod
ucts free from any form of poisonous or
unlawful adulteration.
The papers then go to say that
''on or about January 10. iJl1. the defend
ant recklessly and maliciousy published
in the February issue of the magazine
false. unfair, lbelouS, and defamatory
matter"
Then comes the statement that the
said matter and statements and allega-
lions therein contained We're and are
wholly false and defamatory, and many
thousands of copies thereof have been
circulated by the defendant throughout
the United States and other countries"
and that the property and credit of the
Standard Oil Company was injured by the
charge that the company had sold to
people of the United States and other
countries in the course of its business
products that were adulterated. unlawful,
and poisonous and that it had violated
the criminal laws and had been convicted
and punished for the alleged unlawful
and poisonous adulteration of an article
Of food
In conclusion it is stated that the ar
ticle in Hampton's has the necessary
result of injuring the plaintiff. its credit.
and good will and reputation. and limit
ing the sale of its product and in caus-
ing its customers and the public to with
draw their relations with it as purchasers
Of its commodities
Hampton Issues Statement.
Benjamin B. Hampton, president Of
the Broadway Magazine Unc). publish
ers Of Hampton's Magazine, issued the
following statement. after receiving no
tice of the Standard Oil Company's ac-
ton:
Apparently this suit is based on an
article. by Cleveland Moffett. in Hamp-
toms Magazine for February, 1911. en-
titled Cassidy and the Food Poisoners'
We were informed to-day that some
steps had been taken with the American
News Company to prevent the distribu-
ton and sale. of copies of Hampton's
Magazine Cor February. The publication,
however, is already on sale at news
STANDS, ana We 90 not KNOW now II can
be stopped.
Mr.. Martin Carey, attorney. and Mr..
]. I. c. Clarke. press representative Of
the Standard Oil Company, visited US
on Tuesday and again on Wednesday.
and stated formally that the article was
in error in attributing to the Standard
Oil Company the sale Of glucose in Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Carey and Mr.. Clarke de-
manded a retraction. We stated that it
was the desire of this magazine to be
fair. as well as accurate. in all things.
and that IL we had done the Standard
Oil Company even technical injustice
we would do all In our power to cor.
rect it. We pointed out that the Corn
Products Corporation. which manufac-
lures glucose and various products, has
on its board Of directors several Of the
prominent directors Of the Standard on
Company: that Philadelphia newspapers.
In dealing with these glucose cases, had
repeatedly referred to Standard on Is
being the power hack OF the glucose IN
dustry. and that sRhilAdelphiaAs refer to.
the matter - OnpdAr9 OIL afeair.
Evidently the s6atdard Oh Company's.
representatives Weros not antislled With
our attituds. and esterm1noa - trtng;
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