Evening star., 1924-02-14

section o"o Si''"
Senator Lenroot took the witness
pack over the history of his attempts
& TO get lease on the Teapot. shaffer
Sald his contract with the Pioneer
company was made in 1918.
You knew when you made YOUR
Application that all this land was
Wlthdrawn, from leasing?" Senator
Lenroot asked.
fes. and ut was my understanding
that this was not open." Shaffer said.
Snys He Made No Demand.
But on the basis Of this applica-
tiof' made before the land was omen.
you made a demand on Secretary Fall
ior some of this land on a preference
No, not at ALL made no demand
l just urged that l get 1t. Anybodv
could have done the same thing
10 you think they would have
got the same answers
The question was unanswered
shaner said he did not come to
ashlngton especially to see Fail.
put was here on a visit and called
on him. This was soon after Fall
came into office.
senator Lenroot asked what r-ou
mad said when he asked for the LAM
Mr. Fall said he then was in
negotiation neg with Mr Sinclair" was
Az Me- answer. and he would request
oinclalr subsequently, confirmed t1,.+
ra.l nad made the request, he said
;Senator hendrick, democrat, Wvo-
sila sirnad sugG;ested gt;s ,ado the lease was not
Ihen I've got my dates wronp"
the publisher said. II saw him first
In the summer of 1871 saw hin,
again In 1922 after announc,ma,,
Vas made that Teapot Dome was 10
be opened" "'9 -
Told of Sinclair Deal.
Fressed by Senator kendrick, Shat
Ter insisted that before the leas. u.os
signed Fall had told him he was
negotiating with Sinclair for Tea
pot Dome. 1 lea
Public announcement of the lease
signed. 'ei II was
shaifer said his recollection was
mat he got the information that
teapot Dome was to be leased lust
as any one else could
be I'd a,d not get it from Mr.. FALL"
g, Adyerting to the agreement with
sinclair. the publisher said il va
oral and that he was to get 200
Il want to develop it myself bpt
Mr.. Sinclair wants to do al ali s. RI. Iat dat
Feloplng in Teapot himself. Mr. Sin
clair proposed that he set aside 4oO
acres of land out of the reserve de-
velop 1t that at his own expense and
You didn't own the land. you
didn't have Il claim on it, and the
whole of your right depended on
secretary Falls verbal statement that
you would be taken care off," Sena-
tor I~enroot demanded
That's right Shaffer said.
Bonfils Deal Cited.
Senator Dill, democrat, WASHINGTON.
pointed out that Frederick G. Bonfils
of the Denver Post "got so per cent
2f the deal he made with Stack, while
you only got 121a per cent of the
pioneer proposition"
Just wondered Whe ether the differ
ence in the proportion Of these two
properties you got depended on the
difference between the circulation of
your two papers," Senator Dill com
Well, there was a little more lib
eral view" Shaffer replied.
But l don't want to discuss Mr.
Bonfils. We don't publish a paper
like he does"
Senator Dill said he notice Shaffer.
besides getting a one-eighth interest
IN the Pioneer, got 200 acres from
Sinclair.
NO. haven't got that yet" shaffer
oh. you are still working on that"
said Senator Diu.E
Whats the reason these men come
70 you and make you these gifts?'
Senator Dill asked
1T was because I had this land
alongside" Shaffer returned.
You used that land alongside to
get this interest from the Pioneer
people. Senator Dill continued, land
used 1T, too, to get half the oil from
this; 42o acres of Sinclair, too?'
That's right"
Did Not Sign Contract,
Shaffer said Sinclair had sent him q
written contract, but that he had not
signed it. His. plan with Sinclair is
held in abeya1ice now, the witness
said. because the whole Teapot Dome
lease might be cancelled as a result
Of the oil inquiry.
How did yo usay here you had no
interest in the Sinclair lease?" Sena-
tor Dill queried.
IT'S difference between having
some land and having an interest in