San Francisco, Feb. 15.
The Federal District Attorney b gan antitrust suits. against sev tajer all companies and. 12 dependent concerns, alleging conspiracy to maintain high prices.
Suit was alto instituted' against F.R. Long, who is accused of having! purchased all surplus all from the "independents" and turning it over to the major companies, who had established a fixed price list.
The action will deal principally with gasoline.
The major companies listed in-ludod the Standard Oil" Ca, California, the Richfeld Ca, the General "Petroleum Corp,, " the California Shell "O Con, the Galifornia Union Ca., the California [Texas Ca." and Associated Oil United Press.
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