The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-21

The United States Senate
To Investigate Sinclair
Deal in Wyoming

Deaf IN WBOWtHD
For tho last several days the press
has been carrying the report from
Washington that tho United states
senate Is TO inycsiigate tho deal
vhcreby the Mammoth oil COM
many. which Is tho Sinclair people
ssd associates, have acquired the
Teapot Dome" in Wyoming.
And. while many are uf the
opini0n that tho senate Investigation
will bring about many facts dcroga-
o.orv TO senator TAN. now secretary
AZ The interior, tho chances are that
Nothing will he uncovered that will
even SAVIOR OF Suspicion on the part
Of Harry Sinclair personally, but on
iho contrary viii bring out ali the
Nrb.ng qualities for which Mr.. Sim
clair is noted, and will only add to
the triumph Of having put over tho
biggest deal IN the history OF tho
country. so far as oil Is concerned,
and on the windup. make Mr.. Sim
clair By far the top-notcher OF them
all
There arc thousands OF people I'm
Wyoming who have looked forward
20 tho time when tho famous Tea
pot dome would he opened up. and
the chances are that they can be
counted on TO put up quite a consld-
orablc fight, but tho Wyoming opcr.
atofs have not even had u look
in." and havo been brow-beaton
and have been made 10 fool tho iron
heel so long that the chances are
there Is not much fight left In them.
II Is pleasing 10 note that among
them are many who have been very
strong for the big monopoly for
many years. They are now very
much inclined to start an insurrec.
ton II the said Sinclair deal goes
through The time 10 start a big
fuss was years ago when tho Mid
West was gathering In all tho inside
acreage on all the other structures
that are located I'm Wyoming. There
has never been time that the in
dependent oil man could got his oil
run, or even get a semblace OF a
square deal in Wyoming, and now
that the Teapot dome has been
leased TO Harry Sinclair and asso-
clates. there arc many more who
have faithfully followed the for
tunes Of the big interests. hoping for
an ultimate reward. that are up in
arms
II Is good enough for them, and
only goes 20 prove that the time TO
tight is all the time, and not when
someone comes along and "gobbles
up' all tho best acreage and great
reservoirs of oil. Mr.. Sinclair Is on
his way to Mexico and tho chances
are Is not worried IN tho least about
Tho feeble protests that are coming
out from Wyoming, and which will
be aired In the senate Investigation
now qbOut IN start
Harry Sinclair is tho one man
best fitted OF them all to mako a
hight for what he considers his lust
cues In this matter. He feeds on
opposition and likes n fight better
than anybody. lie will take a sport
ing chance as against the whole
state OF Wyoming and everybody I'm
II. and at that, will have n vast army
ot personal friends back of him, for
ne II understood, Harry Sinclair has
way with him OF making friends
VINO viii fight for him az tho drop
OF the hat.
There was a time in tho carly
day when the oil editor was getting
start as oil reporter on a little
paper called the Tulsa Post. Al
Waits, now vice president of Sin.
clairss, was In the field every day
as salesman and gave tho writer
\ me exclusive reports from tho field.
4 Nhlch was then centered around
usage Junction and the south part
ot INC Usage. Ho had a way OF
tAllmating the wells by the gas they
mnere making and so naturally tho
Duhch' representing other papers
we're greatly "peeved" when they
wv INC report of these wells, which
"au not even been drilled I'm.
N was always interesting, two or
1nree dayS afterwards. when they
went to Mr. Sinclair for the news,
watch him call for tho Post and
~ Here you have 81; No. 10 good
III LlOO, Well, he under estimated
I,s 90 barrels, No. 10 good for
aDgV barrels; that's Just what IL
S haue the first "a hours and so on
cGNn the line. II was mighty
,Uller who was up against the real
,,.lng, and only goes to show that
~ sinclair could and can make
lends that are for him. He was
= to' lhe under dog in those days and
was the oil editor OF this paper
mat llrst suggested that he would
~ the head of the standard oil
'o.'pany before he died.
NIl THIS has no bearing on the
- IN Wyoming. but Mr.. Sinclair
so' nis start here in Tulsa, and there
n. out mighty little opposition 10
20 ueal at this end, where he ha,
WW1shy friends, The opposition g. ir
WWEyoming and the chances are thai
'n u comes to a vote I'm the sen.
NV" u L ever does come, there will
Wr surprising majority in favor OF
sb ~ sinclair and his deal. 1t vii
foa" now the big people are fortl,
nav. IN the senate, but there viii
as er ne vote that can he counted
Sssalnst any member Of that great
bs,,o. They know how to do things
''"er than that.