Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1915 — United States May Probe High Price of Gasoline. [ARTICLE]

United States May Probe High Price of Gasoline.

Washington, Dec. 27.—Officials of the department of justice said tonight that the continued rise in the price of gasoline probably would be made the subject of an inquiry to determine whether there had been any violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. No formal complaints have reached Washington so far, but attorneys connected with anti-trust prosecutions expressed the view that an investigation could be begun on the department’s own initiative.