El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-28
dunno EXPLAINS
THE OIL SALARY
Tells How he Waited for Jobs and
Finally Got One-at Fifty a Month
and Waited for Some
fhine Beffer.

! second witness Brian BOru Dunno,
when o. 7. TOombs and w Z. Rogers
! suggested that the entire affair might
! well be dropped Both made short
! statements, judge Rogers saying that
| he believed the hearing to be but a
] "unonkey-shine" and judge TOOmbs
| declaring that &c thought since Mr.
| Dunno had been named IN the original
| resolution. he was entitled to nave a
l chance TO exonerate himself, which he
/ had now had but that further pro-
| ceedings were unnecessary.
DUNES story, as told before the
/ committee, came in response to re-
quest from judge Rogers that he tell
what he knew of payments m4de him
by the oil inspectors office 1t was a
classic a gorgeous, glorious, scream
ing classic.
Dunno, who is a newspaper man, had
evidently given some care and thought
to the preparation Of his testimony and
when he presented his story he drove
home with a laugh each point which
he desired to make. AS a piece of res-
timOny il will go down in history.
Those who came to scott. remained TO
laugh when they heard Dunno Grating
and saw him gestur1ng-
Judge Rogers asked him to tell what
he knew Of payments made to him
from the oil inspectors office. Dunno
then said he would like to begin his
story as properly written stories are
begun" and harked back TO his earlier
DAYS as q Washington newspaper man.
He told of all the reasons why he had
Dwight interceded with ". H Andrews
for him to get him a job in New Mex
leo. He gave November. 1909, as the
date OF his arrival and his first inter
view with Mr.. Andrews in Albuquerque.
He told of securing place on the staff
Of the Santa Ee New Mexican, after
having got out a special edition of
that paper, and said that the salary
there paid him was far from satisfac-
tory TO newspaper man who had
made 500 a week.
Mr.. Dunno then proceeded with his
efforts to land first one federal job and
then another, never forgetting to as
sure his auditors that he had not got
them. although he kept two typewriters
Overheated writing letters to Dwight
and Andrews. He told finally OF be-
ing promised by Andrews that he
should have the place Of territorial coal
oil inspector. He told Of varied but
futile efforts to get this. including
g meeting with governor Mills.
He finally met Solomon Luna at a
reception at the executive mansion,
Luna he declared, had told him there
was no promise made TO him, but that
Dwight had told him, Luna, that unless
Dunno was given g job. he, Dwight
would oppose statehood for New Mex
Finally, he said. Charles A. Spiess
told him that place in the oil inspec-
tors office had been given him and
Dunno declared that his dreams Of a ]
job had been for $500 or $1,000 a year
job not one of $500 a year.
Spiess. he said, told him he was to I
write letters, or something Of that sort, 4
for the oil inspector.
Dunno was not pleased with this, be 4
said, and told Andrews So Andrews, /
he declared said. DO not quit. Dunno, I
III get you a job when I get into the I
United States senate" This provoked /
much laughter.
Finally the payments from the oil
inspectors office stopped, and Dunno
again carried his tale 10 Andrews. An
dreWs said he would look into the mat
ter. He also carried it to Malaquias 4
governor had said to "cut out that fool
ishness-" Prior to this, Dunno said Z
ne had received a final lesson in poll I
tics from Andrews, whom Dwight had
assured him was the ablest political
instructor a young man could have.
andrews told me, ne said. that /
Roosevelt was poor poll
tician. He said that Roosevelt stuck by
his friends and it weakened him. So [
pretty soon i began TO wonder II An
drews went to the senate, whether he
would stick by his friend Dunno"
dunno concluded his story with the
statement that he had abandoned pO-
ntical aspirations in New Mexico al
though he had done all be could to
further Andrews's candidacy for the
Judge Toombs made a short state
ment to the effect that Mr.. DUNES
story of the great oil investigation had
u
ard Oil. eclipsed. He said it would be
a shame to add to or detract from Il
even by one word
Judge Collins asked a couple OF Z
questions. Dunno saying in answer that
he thought the aggregate amount he I
lad received was something like $1,000 ]
md that he had been sometimes paid ]
" check on the First National bank I
md sometimes in currency.
Dunno was asked by Mr.. de Baca
whether he had ever rendered any serv-
&c for the money he had received. He !
aid: 4 did, if we may rely upon the
ruth of the great poet Milton. when : [
e said; They also serve who stanPl
nd wait" This ended the hearing. I
laughter was too great for further !
rocedure.
Mr.. Toombs suggested that the com I
littee adjourn, subject to the call of =
be chairman a
Judge Rodgers declared that he felt g,
Ike he had been made a party to q ~
Judge Rogers declared that ne felt Z =
II the money collected was the prop n
rty Of the oil inspector. The state Z e
as no interest whatever in this mat
r." he declared, and now that the
ian named in the original resolution I NJ
as had an opportunity to eXOnerate -
imself, I am not in favor Of continu- Il
* the Investigation" n
Judge Toombs conceded with this :
ew- g.
The committee adjourned to meet at Z ~
he call OF the chairman It viii likely ~
famine no more witnesses, but viii I T.
lly meet to frame its report. III