Evening star., 1923-12-04
SINCLAIR EXPLAINS
DEALS WITH FALL
Blooded Cows Sent to New
Mexico Sold in Regular
Order, He Says.

Harry F. Sinclair. who holds the
lease to the Teapot Dome naval oil
reserve. was recalled today by the
Senate public lands committee to tes-
tify regarding shipments of blooded
stock from his New Jersey farm to
Albert B. Fall, who, as Secretary of
the Interior, signed the leases.
From the account book of Rancocas
farm G. D. WaIdberg. Mr.. Sinclair s
auditor. testified that a check for
s1,100 was received from Mr.. Falls
business partner on May "a, 1922, in
full payment for six hogs at $50 each.
one registered bull at 5000 and six
registered cows at 500 each. The
stock had been shipped February l6,
1922. Waldberg said. to the Fall
ranch at Three Rivers, n. NJ. In
answer to questions by Senator
Walsh. democrat, Montana, he SAID
there was no record in his office OF
correspondence upon the subject, and
that he attached no significance 10 the
delay in payment.
OTercd Milk Cows.
Mr.. Sinclair then told the commit
in January. 1922. he noted an alb
sence of milk cows and suggested tC
the Secretary that he be permitted
to send some from the New Jersey
farm. Mr.. Fall demurred. he testi-
fed. declaring he could not aforo
such expensive stock.
II told him they would not be eX-
penSive unless he insisted upon show
CATTLE Mr.. Sinclair said. And after
some further conversation he agreed
t1I
the farm manager to get together a
bunch fit for milk cows and send
them with horse. which I had given
to Johnson. Mr.. Falls foreman"
The delay in collection, Mr.. Sin
clair said, was entirely his own fault
since he had mentioned no price to
Mr. Fall or to the farm manager and
the latter was unable to bill the
shipments. In May, he continued
Mr.. Falls partner, Mr.. Eberhart.
asked for a statement. The prices
We're then fixed. he said. a check ten
dered and the account closed.
II recently made a similar ship
ment to the Whitney hunting farm
in Georgia. Mr.. Sinclair said. ''and
L do not believe that has yet been
paid"
Senator Smoot asked If sales of
stock from Rancocas were frequent.
Never Held Sale.
Not at all.' replied the owner
I'VE show our best stuff and people
who see them sometimes come in and
buy, but / have never held sale"
Have you made other gifts of
horses than that to Johnson"
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Sinclair. when
race horse is broken down he is
good for nothing except the stud
These are usually given to some sta
tion of the Army remount service, IN
order that they may be used to i'm
prove the national strain
In answer to a question from SEN
ator Walsh, Mr.. Sinclair said he had
paid the freight on the shipment
amounting to between $500 and 5000.
Leaving you between 5000 and S30t
net on the sale?' asked Mr.. Walsh.
That's right
Mr.. Sinclair said he would order
the men in charge of the farm to re.
port to the committee with all docu-
ments, memoranda and other infor-
nation they might have bearing upor
the transaction.
Kenner Taylor, stockman of Frank
fort, KY, testified regarding the
shipment of four registered Hereford
bulls to the Three Rivers farm in
May, 1922, Mr.. Fall made an initial
inquiry in January of that year, he
said. as to sire stock to improve his
herds and finally ordered the -four
animals at $3.50 each.