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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
Cn.ANTECLER.

Ell MINISTRO DE RELACi0NES
Niru" ,r In >cgunda nlana,.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
CUaRTtlLAS FaciLES
LA MUERTE DE VILLA

Sc ha recibido ya, V ruela por tcdoS
los c2nfinss dc Ia terra, la ha!agado-
| n roticia de ia muerte de Francisco
| villa. Pero no de una muerte como
era natural que sucediera: Ell el fra
gor ID IN comb2te, por Ia TRACTION de
III ca!narada, o por Ct plomo Vindl-
| cador de la justicia J de la neral
tantag veces ultrajadas por ell rebel
de iaGomahle. Giro de una maertc
mansa y tranquiia, como &c burgues,
en cue ei hombre sc despide de! n:G
CO, rodeado &c sus d~isc:pulos, cons
: cientc Dc su fin y quiza hasta au-
x:.iado POI Ia ciencia cue taato per-
! sieui6 V por Ia propia Ig!esia cue vio-
i tantas veces.
ia.c.o absurAo, 0, cuando naenos,
pa.adGjico, cue in hontbre nacido pa
! n 81 nal, c-ya vida aZarosa Sc cen
.aera ii c9inen, cuya finaiidad no cs
otra cue ei ~uitrajc y e. atropello. y
c.yo ideal unico Sc eacierra en- IN
! ;.nI.iic esprit: de destruction y de lg
rorinia, baje : Ia tumba como los
que proceden bien, sin liquidar il
, dr.itos ant- IN juez = Sin rendr
cUcataS de 81 pavcrosa conducta an
, te 81 tribunal augusta de Ia OPT
Mon Fiblica.
! Fayece mentira cue 10 que no pudo
nacer el DICTATOR con sus vieJas
'acorGadas:" nj HTerta con sus "pe-
!Gnes;" nj Carranza con sus "hunos;'
nj Wilson con ST. "punitiva," a IA CHI
Ia raiiando 10 viniera a hacer IN Sill
pie rcsfrio. una calentura insignlfl-
, cante. alejando del mundo 4 este horn-
brc negative, para tranquilidad de III
pueblo ahito de Sis crimenes.
Con nadie, mejor que con Villa:
Duedem repetirse los verses &c Lope
DC Vega.
''Rcndi, roalpi, derribe,
raje. deshice, prenGi,
GesafiG. dcsmenti,
veaci, acIchillG. mate.
Fui tan bravo, qEe me alabo
en- Ia misna s%epultura:
mat5mc una calcntura,
:quitn de los dos es mas bravo?
IN NUEVO P-ALADIN
Iiemos recibiGo il grata vista &c
un nuevo r~eri6dico. Un ~periodico men
suai, editado Ell ia HaDana por COM
ratriotas nuestros, Que encierra, en- 81
muchos esfUHrZos, muchas voluntadcs
y muchos idealcs.
En- torno Ge ST. director, el dccto
enciciopeGista don Francisco Elguero,
Sc rcunen colahnradores prestigiados
como don Federico Ganlboa, Querido
Mohcno, Francisco Olaguibel, Jose
El%ucro y otros, que tratan de ha-
Ger una obra nac!onaliSta, al mismo
tempo que paH-americanista; dando
prefercncia a los asuntos de nucstra
Gesventurado pals, pero sin desaten-
der los trascendentales problemas de
IL America cspanola, para lograr un
mayor acclcamiento de puebios y una
v~erdadcra sc!idaridad h~ispano-ameri-
cana.
Larga vida dcseamos 81 e pa
ladin, Y txito complete en u prop6-
sites. cuyo levantadc ideal union:sta,
parece uniformar cl c~riterio de 10 pri-
mcros pcnsadorcs &c america y dc lis
pana.
~ esos Ve;rte Estados que TN circuio
(encierra.
81 81 amor los me con lazo fecundo,
foymarin Il pa!ria mayor &c In tie
IRA
con cl ~campanario mas alto del mum
do
TIBERIO.
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rIDEN E.VPIIChCIONES 4 Won
EERNSTGRFF SOBRE Ia RE-
VELACION DEL COMPLOT

LONDRFS, Mario G.-Un ~despacho
de Amsterdam, recibiGo hoy en- esta
capital, dice:
de acuerdo con IN te!eGrama de
FRANKFURT recihido aqui, sc sabc que
el gobicrno aleman IN eaviado W.
despacho radiogrifico al Condo Won
Bernstcrff, ~pidi&rdole explicacioncs
acerca Ge ID divulgaci6r del complot
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completamente libre : que podria d.
rigir por 81 misma todas las eXplota-
clones que SUI padre lie habia lcgado,
10 que seria mucho mas vertajoso que
vendcrlas, puesto que cl mcnor eman
cipado, con algunas %pequenas eXcep-
clones, tiene los mismos derechos que
el mayor dc cdad. Ademas ella no
estaria sofa nj tendria sobre 81 toda
Ia carga de los negocios, que saria
demasiado pesada, no estando ha5i-
tuada a clio .I.... Ell Ia ayutari@
a soportarla, pucsto que contaba con
SUI confianZa.
ALI era donde Gilbert guerra II a
parar.
Habia resuelto agregarse . "a rlca
heredera para crcarse una ituaclon
Il lado de ella, pometi&ndose ex2lo-
tarla en- seguida 20 meior del munao'
siempre segdn su principle y SD for
mula, es decir, ~"despaclto'.
Para inspirar mayor confiarza a
la joven, ahadi6 q,lc podia conseTvar
al senior Peyrieux al frente de Z
explotaciones, pues Ia comprehend
del nhsmo era i~ndiscut;ble; pero de
este modo aquel estaria bajo u or
denes directas y no bajo las del Sc
nor Rouvaire.
Roselina estaba d~ispuesta a dejar-
Sc conducir ~ciegamente por aquel
hombre, a quien Sc felicitaba de ha-
Der conocido, y lie autoriz6 para que
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TIBERIO.

para envolver n Mexico Y ell Jap6n en-
una guerra con los Estados Unidos.
Tn correo especial Sc ha enviado tam
biGn para cnccntrar q! Condo Il ST. lie
gada a Dinamarca V notificarlc que
Sc abstenga de hacer declaraciones
nin@unas a los ~periodistas, sobre la
question del complot."
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TTR0S AL BLANCO


hoy 81 que esta demostrada,
pero en- forma tan precisa,
pero Ell forma tan eXacta,
que e! hombre mas cbcecado
nunca mas poGr& duGar!a.
Don Venus Sc la sostcnido
10 sahen hasta las ratas)
en- la primer Jefatura"
donde tan a gusto $ halla,
20 como dicen algunos,
nor los "triunfcs &c sus arnas."
porque las "armas" cue Il tiene
no hacen heridas nj matan,
V sole de manifesto
Sc pcnen cuardo Sc "incaGta1"
algunos bicne5 v~aliosos
de Ia gentc 'reaccionar;a.'
No. don Venus dc5e e? triunfo =,
Ge 10 que q nomhra 81 ~"cSusa,"
FL apoyo decidido
cue ticnc en n Case Blanca,
a IA magma complaccncia
de los honbres quo aGui mandan.
! lara mostrar den Venus
Il estl rebcsanG9 g.. alma
lie esq noble scntiriento
nj cuc gratitu:! 50 llama,
y cue lc dc sCs ~cnj1agues
' cue 10 90 SIS infam!as
nc pasan Lc ser mentiras
lie la mente "reaccioraria."
noy. cuando EstaGos Unidos,
e. "pais amigo Sc ha!ia
puesto en- IN grave conflicto
con la orgullcsa Alemania,
NEWSSTAND eel protcTido,'
contempla con toGa c2lma
que los teutones consDiran
ali. en- nuestra pobre patria,
contra ell pueblo generoso
que le ha cuidado Ia espalda
ld;yonIo Uuerta y Orozco.
quo = ,ocos los r,ua~tos hablanl
:, ono ~ ran s6lo in+cn+a
roner dique q 10 avalanche
teutona, cue hace dc Mexico
su trinchcra iMproTiSada.
po,.o ,adir,a a-Gon Venus
orat;+,,d es ma rarra:
cs nedirIe n oImo pcras
y a los naranias
Y claro talento al burro
:. has+a 3clcs q Ia rana...
rypIICACJO\
C""'"0
u ii"''"'''e
que Iei' "e "'!"'-
coh 'ehuSI'"'o i-A"''''
no IL !IdDiS N4NEIi 4-ste''
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ci6n irrefutable del delito de sustitu-
ci6n. de que era culpable el amante
de Roselina y 10 denunciaria a Ia
Justicia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
36 MILLION eggs ARE
HELD BY GAMBLERS
IN THE WINDY CITY
All Surplus Stock Bought Up for
the Purpose of Maintti ming
High Prices; No Trust, but a
Mighty Close Understand ing

By Associated Press
Chicago. April - AccOrdir x To
Herbert A. Emerson. who has been
to the Pacific coast investigattnE food
conditions for John J. Dillon coin'mis-
sionpr of the state of New York. there
are between thirty million aud IN irty-
siA million oggs ON the tracks ia Chi
cago. held by Spectators 10 kee y up
hlgh prices
Mr. Emerson said that the Eacihc
coast states this year, instead Of inn
porting eggs as they IA We done gem
orally. will have surplus Of 5000
10 100 0O0 cases to sell.
Mr. Emerson said he had n,o owl
doncc of an egg trust but mid he
il sure there is mighty close Under
stauding between the 5ig deale ~ and
was confident an Investigation would
cause break in prices
"rhe butter situation is a par uliel, 20
hc said The Pacific coast thi year
VII bee able tp ship east a surplus OF
I5U cars uf butter. $4,000 pou hds 10
the car. -Four years ago the coitst i'm
ported 200 cars"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
VILLA AND CARRANzA
FORCES EXPECTED
TO CLASH SHORTLY
Murguia Has Arrived at Mocte.
yuma and Has Taken the Field
to Engage the Rebels; Pancho
Headed Toward Border.
by A.,cclated Ptcss.

By Associated Prcss
Juarcz. Mexico. Apri .i.-Anuthcr
battle between the Carranza forces In
command of General Francisco Mur-
guia and villa forces led 10y Fran
cisco Niila. ls expected to occur with
in the next twenty-four hours In the
vicinity of Moctezuma, roe miles
south of here ON the Mexican Central
railrood
General MurRuias ten troop trains
which icfl here late yesterday for the
ncW deid base at Moctezuma have ar
rived there. the dc facto soldiers have
drtraucd and. with their eight hcld
pieces have taken the held west of
Moctczumn station Geo engage the
villa forces which were reported by
scouts T." be advancing toward Moe"
tczuma ur GdllcEo by way ot san
Lorenzo and Las Nar1s.
villa. according Go the reports re-
cc.ycd her, from Murguia today Is
pturNed tu ho making an effort tu
reach the desert country to the east
OF the Mexican Central railroad line
aud south of the American border iu
/ the ujiuagu- Preside district. GEN
/ rIal Murgua returned from tasas
Gruudcs yesterday aud lcft for Moe
tczun,a with his entire command to
intercept this movement toward the
American border
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
Opposition of the Teutons TO the
French and English Drive Ap-
pears to Diminish Bitter Fight
ing Around Arras.
HINDENBURG s LINE DUE
TO COLLAPSE, is BELIEF
This Is the Last and Deciding
Push, for We Soon Shall be Able
to Hold Out No Longer, Reads
Diary of an Officer.

By Associated Press.
What il apparently the biticrCst
fighting of the present Nngio- French
offensive j. raging today along tho
Notan line. the hastily organized post
ton cast oT trrnS Ia which the Ger
man retired when the northern end
oT the Iiindruhurg line was turned 10y
General IIaig. The Germans are put
ting forth - supreme effort to hold
this ,itaI portion OF their defence.
ili,. ,rumbling Of which would cNpo-c
Douai and Cambrai and bring into
pru~pc. anotIcr great retreat
HE British haNc driven two wedges
iu the the German positions. forming
shHrp ~aiiUni~ Ia the region Of the
SCnrpa river and north of the Bapaumc
Iamhrai rnnd. The head of tie FIRST
salient ha> hcCn thrust within four
milc- ~ NurA. the most important
point ON the NoIan line. hut the ten
UcitN aud power with which the Ger.
mans are fighting leave the issue for
- time in douhi.
The little news that tricklc- across
the German frontier. indicates tia,
the authoritic~ have gained the uppU"
hand tn the ~trikc situation by the
drastic method uf militnriIing the nu-
uitiou industry and forcing strike
| leaders into the fighting ranks
The only ucw~ from Nustria in some
German leaders have cmctgcd ~ Vic
tcts Ia the >truggic t1r control of the
government.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMBERSHIP UNITED
ON PRESENT POLICY
News Gathering Agency Holds
Annual Meeting Listens to Ad-
dress by Frank b. Noyes, Pres
ident Neutrality Cast Aside.


Sew Nork. April 20 The annual
meeting "f the Associated Press was
held here to-day. I'm AN address To the
members az a luncheon held after a
business meeting Frank B Noyes.
president OF the Associated Press.
said
In the past % has been necessary
Du like occasion for mo tu explain the
cuustrainy the Associated Press we
under to observe the strict neutrality
on an controversial points due to the
varied and manifold opinions OF js
membership
To-day thaLk God. this is not only
not necessary. nut the contrary it
true FOR mo- trar, ur neutrality Is
cuurstug m our Ncins--put red blood
and rcd blood alone.
To-day neutrality hl. been cast
aside ana W.. in common with an true
Americans. aro standing with our
cousins 20 the north aud ihusa across
the sea who under many ilass are
battling that government OF the pcp-
pl, bs the people for the people,
shall not perish from the earth
"Noyor haV, the splendid ideals. not
alone coz our country but uf the world
stated than uu night put few
weeks past. lu the capitol building 1t
| Washington calmly deliberately
wisely our chosen leader has assem-
| blcd behind o. united nation. anxious
Z tu du it, fun part ir this terrible or
I deal hy battle. taking u.s. place sid, uy
side with those others whose blood
and treasure have been .n frcclN
I spent Highly resolved thJ' the,
! dead shall NOT huy" dj,d iu win
I'm every past great national crisis
I that We haN, met God has raistd uI
ia leader trlt grcUt who hts t.pIii"d
/ America. her hopes and ideals. h
i this dsy OF national perl tie has mot
I failed u.s.
/ % give Fou the h"alth of the pres.
( idcut of the Unitcd states WuudruN
! Wilson.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
Reports Reaching Santa Re Show
That the Work Of Organizing
for Protection of New Mexico
Is Going Rapidly Forward.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE
so CLERKS MAY DRILL
Military Spirit Runs High Every.
where; Women Are Practicing
Target Shooting; Registry Of
Strangers Being Required.


Santa Fe, \. NJ. April al.--Ileports
received today from oil parts Of New
Mexico show that hundreds OF men
are organized aud instantly ready for
mobilization under arms In cities
towns aud villages as home defense
units The number is expected 10
reach the thousands shortly In Eddy
county mounted police force has
been organized aud business houses
close half e day week to allow their
clerks 10 drill. Tularosa has a COM
mittee of safety Of $50 drilling rcgu-
larly with arms Fort Sumner has 90
men well equipped. Carrizozo has sent
In requisitiOn for o large number
OF rifles. six shooters and ammunition.
Roswell has an armed safety league
Of nearly SEQ men. Clayton has two
companies of home guards ise men.
Albuquerque has over zoe engaged iu
drill with rifles santa Ire has u larIc
rifle club az daily target practice.
Magdalena. where $500 people at
tended a biz patriotic demonstration
this week. has a well equipped group
of marksmen; both men and women
have organized rifle clubs at Gallup.
aud Las Cruces. Dcming. silver city
and other towns In the southern coun-
W. Hi' IhpinN ihcredslhs 'nelf nome
defense units.
a large number OF mounted police
commissions have been ISSUED 70 these
units hy the eoVernor and the units
Will oe organized into a statewide
home guard, which promises tn be a
formidable organization. Registry OF
all strangers ~ being required in many
towns and the opportunities for spo-
radio disorder or damage To- property
are being minimized.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
EXTRA D|V|DENDOF 3
|. PER CENT DECLARED
BY THE STEEL TRUST
Total Earnings Of the Corporation
for Quarter Ending March 81
Were s1ls,12l ,o1s, Largest in
History Since Organization.

New YORK Aprtl 9i-The United
States Steel corporation today dcclar-
cd an extra dividend of per cent uii
the common stock In addition 20 tn
regularly quarterly dividend uf IA
per cent.
This is an n,rease OF e.. per cent
over the extra dividend declared fp~
tie hst quarter which was ~ pcr
cent
Total earnings ~ the corporation
for the quarter ending March - made
public to-day were Sll3.1-luiS. the
largest bon IN" history ~ the corpora
tion Tor "a quarterly period.
Tho net iucom, for the quarter wa4
Sl13.a2e,tat and surplus $50. saG.HN l..
These return. compare with total
earnings for the previous quarter OF
XlOj. .HdN.2l1. net iufumc $40 i3i !"
ana surplus S6e.e315as all OF which
pre-, ,iousl, s'uud as high records Th
regular dividend of - per cent ON
the preferred stock was also declared
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
BRAZILIANS ARE FIRM
IN DETERMINATION TO
STAMP OUT GERMANS

~ NNEWT TNTET TTTDN1
Rio Janeiro. April si.-Telegrams
received here from Parana confirm
reports that the Germans in southern
brazilian states are concentrating In
the state OF Santa Cathnrina. u is be-
lieved Il German insurrectlon In the
south Is imminent
Deputy lose Nabuco de Gouyea OF
Rio Grandc Do sui. returned to Rio
JancirO today and said he was able TO
confirm reports that the recent dis
turbances Ia Porto Allegro were caus-
ed by Germans. He declared that the
native population was determined to
crush the Germans II they did not de-
sist from their efforts to make trouble.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
INITIM. IssIE INCi,E NSTD
IIIfIN MILLION pOiI4Ak~

WashInEtOn, AprI e, IIeuNy uNetF
subscription tothe first offering Of tho
now government war security has re-
suited in having The initial issue which
h n . per cent treasury certificates
maturing June So Increased from
saoo. 100000 to s2s0.0oo. .0Oo The en-
tire s0.O00,0 900 thus offered 20 finn
ancial Institutions through the federal
reserve banks already has been alb
sorbed Il WAS announced BY Secretary
McAdoo today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
CLARK IS OPPOSED TO
CONSUMPTION, WILL
NOT PASS, He SAYS
Speaker Is Against the Selective
Draft Plan and Predicts That
Congress Will Not Enact the
Administration Bill.

Washington. April "a Speaker
Clark opposed the selective draft and
predicted it never would pass con-
greSs today Ia receiving q delegation
from the National Security league,
several hundred petitions bearing a
million names asking congress TO
adopt tho administration plan. were
laid before the speaker
"Conscription never will pass. in
my opinion he said. II am for let
ting the flower and youth of this
country volunteer before we fasten
the disgrace OF a draft upon them.
The war department Is Jumping
around trying To bulidozc people into
passing this bill and don't think
they are going TO do it,"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
MAN SHOOTS HIS FORMER
WIFE ON A r. l. TRAIN
SLIGHT WOUND IN LEG


colorado springs colo. April ga
Geultmiu Guylut ot colorado Springs
today shot his former wife, stella
HuHi-ou while cu route tu this city
Uu % Rugk Island train, So. 20. The
shooting occurred as the train was
ua -m- RusWrU north ui here. short
Ir after. n o'clock Mrs. Ruhisuu wac
hlt Boz the right leg the bullet maklGg
a superficial wound. Gaylor b. said to
have n,,u .nccu-'d at his former wife
Ton refusing Goo live With him. GaNlor
was taken ln charge hy the police
here aud Nh, Ru6iscu was sent TO a
local hospital
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
INCREASED OFFERING OF
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
is ENTIRELY ABSORBED

~ Associated Press
Washington April 20 Tho federal
reserve board telcgraphed nsWuc-
tiuu, tu ali federal banks go clu-e
their subscription books at 20 e. m
today tu subscription fnr the hr.t uf-
frrus nf 100000 0oo m treasury cer-
tiu,lt,s.
Announcement was made today
thut the lssic OF treasury certificates
offered through the reserve banks
would be- Increased from S.o0. 600 600
Goo s2sU.oU0.uu0 and Thar an of THE
sum had aurady hcen absorbed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
NEVADA WILL BE FIRST
STATE TO FILL QUOTA
OF RECRUITS FOR ARMY

" NFNTTTWTTW T ~ -
Washington. Aprl 90 Nevada Viii
be thc hrst state to nli her quota "t
recruits for the regular army The
state wa- called ou to supply 1862 men
and ha- furnished %. since Aprh J.
The total fot yesterday was 36N
although Arizona, Delaware. District
uf Columbia New Hampshire. North
Dakota and Vermont furnished no re-
.cruits whatever.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
State Department Announces the
Safe Landing of Distinguished
Visitors on This Continent (;
Name of Port Not Given.
NO sALUTES ARE FIRED
TO WELCOME VISITORS
Nothing Is 10 be Urged Upon U. S.
Government; Frances Expe.
rience and Information TO be
Placed at Our Disposal.


Washington. Apru -i.--"Tho de-
partment Of state is officially advised
of the safe arrival uf the French conn
mission i was offs idllE announced
tud1y
Tho commission arrived early this
morning ou board a speedy steamship
uf IN, French line. which was COM
Nuycd across an, Atlantic
Tho vessels Wrr, met OF the coast
ny American torpedo boat dcstruNCrs
and escorted Co. o. port
The naval and military attaches
of the Frruch embassy lt Washing
ton and American uayal aud iuili.
tary officers together with repre-
sentative ~ the stat" department inn
mcdiatcly went aboard the French
vessel aud eNtcudod Welcome &"
American shores
Ni,iani Heads Mission.
so the head Of IN, mission bel Rene
NNldn!. minister uf iu~ti., uud vice
president of the council OF minister
Dihcr members OF the part. ur,
Marshal Joseph jacques Cczairc Joftro
commander u chief Of all the French
lIlmca uuu lest December. now mill
tary adviser of the government. Vice
Aumir.i T.. h. \. tnoccprat dean 81
French admirils aud u expert ou
submarine problems Marquis llrri'
de thnmbruu. member OF the cham
hcr ~ dcputics and student NJ inter
national affairs VI Simon. inspector
60 finances. 50 HuNclncquc. inspector
s,u,fal Of public instruction and
surgeon Major Drcyfus
Tho Associated Pres correspondent,
wa. accompanied the pant. irHr
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
Nncr,,an League.


Amsterdam. ,W London. ANN "a
j t4 H- .. m \ Vienna dispatch -1N- s.
/ that tnr continuance in power of the
/ pro-Gcrman ministers is considered
: certain.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24
STANDARD OIL CO.
RESPONSIBLE FOR
HIGH COST OF GAS
Domination of the Industry by
Rockefeller Cause of Soaring
Prices, Is Conclusion of the Fed
eral Trade Commission.

| BY Assotia'ed Press
! Washington. Apru -i.-Dominatiun
of the gasoline industry by standard
| Oh interests IN, federal trade COM
mission reported 10 the senate today
has been largely responsible for nigh
gasoline prices the last two years The
report written after exhaustive in
! Ivestigttion into the entire petroleum
/ Industry declare nterlockng stock
| ownership prevents any real compe-
itItiun among the various Standard oil
tcompauics and tho commission recon-
mends legislation 20 permit rcopcning
OF the OIL trust case tu obtain modi-
hcation of the supreme courts disso-
luton decree
No conclusive eNidcuc, was found
| u is stated. that cOllusion exists among
! the Standard companies in violation
~ the decree but the commissions
! hndiugs have been transmitted to the
iaiturncy general
| Prices are declared 90 have been
lra.scd arbitrarily though natural
causcz contributed. Pronounced price
INEQUALITIES were foupd In different
! parts OF the country
Tho principal nud.ne- of the CONF
mission are:
Tint m most marketing territories
lthc standard companies are domi-
lnant
That the standard companies have
Imainuncd distribution Of territory
u marketing gasoline and that no
substantial competition ln the chief
petroleum products exist, among the
! standard companies
"a. ...H ...
8 do, tu community of stock owner
ship
Tina, the facts disclose advance IN
prices ut gasoline aud differences, cor
re- pondmg to standard marketing
Territories. which could not ha oN-
plaucd except under the conditions
. charged.
Thot the combination of pipe lines
with other branches or the industry
ha. tended To- establish and pcrpet-
Gotc MONOPOLY
THAT there b. nu conclusive oNIdcuc"
pl epfu-iuu lm,ng thc standard COM
pDucS In violation 90 tho dissolution
decree
Tur commission recommended
tn,-y measures ae necessary ,uudi-
uous
s nv providing for tho rcupcuug
uf uru-trus' rtscs ON the application
u' fhc attorney general los % bin ut
review for ,ho purpose of obtaining
such notifications Of decrecs u- are
required Ey new conditions.
Legislation tu abolish Iu certain
cases common stock ownership 900 cor
( operations farmor', mcmbsre ~ COM
H..,tH.g- g.-..,H.,I .rI.H fN. GNtr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24

score. r. 81 e..
chicago .......u-u lul luu--N g. 10
Cincinnati .... gUt 600 OuU-i %
Batteries bcmIr,c. carrie, AZ
drItg, and Elliott. Mitchell Nraizrr.
Ell,r and Wiugo
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24

Batteries. Myers. T.. Johnson and
Schans. Haley. Never, shaw and
AinSmith
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-24

IUtI0TTts WclImun- kUUD und StN-
creid Hale. Coveleskle, Jones and
Spencer.