New Britain herald., 1924-03-19

Y - ing 10 do with fl; and that thej would have to defeat him.".
 With that the witness was excused and the committee called James Oar. den. d man of many adventures, whose name has been inlerwoven with dis closures in both the Daugherty and Teapot Domc inquiries. Process serv- CTS had reported failure to locate him for a month, bat he denied that hc lad tried 10 avoid service Of the com mittee's subpoena. He said he WAS sway from home good deal. but had seen by the newspapers that he vas sought and immediately had notified W. J. Burns of the department of justice.
 Darden said hc had known Presi- dent Harding q long time and had become intimate with him during the prc-conl ontion campaign in 1920.
 Did you aid in bringing about his nomination
 'l did. everything l could
 Did you raisc any money"
 "I did now and then, Fcry little. %
 ''Whcrc did you raise the mom"y?"
 Among my friends some of my democratic friends, including some in North Carolina"
 "po you know Joseph Hall of New York e''
 ''I do: met him during the Hard lLg cainpaisn. He came to Zee us and .arted to holp. Mir. Daughert% was therc.'
 Dardrn sa'd he also became inti- mate with Attorney General DaugA .rt% during the Harding campaign.
 Sector Walsh took the inquiry to Teapot Dome. and narden launched nto long recital Of how he got claims iu tl,c Sat Creek field as well 4s in the naval reserve. He said there were lGU acres in Teapot in olred. and twice as much outside. IL VAS during tny Wilson administration, ilarden said. thai hc took the matter ip witl tle interior department.
 Asserting th.t AIr. T'"!or had de Jed to contest with Aiul his right b rc land on Teapot Dome. parden q |:
 Mir. Taylor came down and em- .,o. rd at Eir. Wilson. tic Pr sidont'g .,rot,aer. Mir. Ps.ne tthe secretary of tnn iEtlr.orD dee dtd in our ia or for
 smg T acreage. He never said any .nl&e about tue iG0 Icrcs.
 "J nvsei' discussed oil with MT ti1rding or Mr. Daugherty in my If" until this matter came up,' said tne witness.
 Hcni,I of >,aciuir Deal
 n. ,'d-a n id he learned through "goa-in' taLt H,,rry r. sinei; ir e;t.i 10 ,c. 't,u .Iu, Home two months before .ur l1usv s.gs signed "n April :. iJs:.
 This gossip" clEle from oil men uho ''N.cr= comiag and soing at constantly" Dartl,n sgid.
 Ibid .tou ta'.c it np W:,a President Herd IS and Mir. iiaugh,ity." "ssed Din. democrat. Washington.
 "l d.d.' was tl." reLly. "I went ird ty sec Assistaat SecretHr. Fin lcr of the interior department. wlo .o.d ,lc tho old man' was lil nd ing hv mutirF." Ha- Hardin. Letter
 Later borden said, hr saw Albert . ,. fal. tAen secretary of tnc intcG1oG ! ho told iiiin le had no c.vim. He hen went west to sp" John r. Cam. . ioa. oa, ec h:s !stiners, b" said, | 'tthyut e ins prr-iirat Harding. but i ',r pre- iauHt .ptcr "tUtr li D q let ,r c8lling iin Ia Wa.Hingtoa.
 'lla f you that icttnr.' ts,.ed Sen l lol wa sh.
 "i have t home and can furnish ' L."
 Dardcn rSp!aincd thet h' got hia / aims from thr ftelgo romoaHy. on, ] [ thoau Sine ais bought opt ultar he sc3rud t'te 'lfs, He prfsvats q NlYtz urpo,Itl to b. copy of tl. decd 6ieh was inc udpd in a btll of ocin- 1aiIt -H.a.t tht Mammoth Oil coni- ,unr by borden and hs plftncra. 'Ju1pioa una Tt C. Taylor.
 What did yoG ppy for .0ur share If tais?' oskld S"uaiOr Walsh.
 "f don't know exactly. 'ampion nd Taylor weic to finance it and as to pay ;nr pruportion." |
 liob"rt <. lleigHt, counsel for bar len. said tfe ,trd wps gAinud as | snt O. u eonpfOmiar with thu Belgo 3mpany. which mad d dispnte over laimS Nith Compton and Taylor.
 Pressed ,3s tJ wl ut he WAs to have aid. Dard,n aid 1t w4g not settled. nd never he'd Iccu sctticd finally ic recalled ORe pAsmcnt of about {, ,2p1 as cspe asts incident to ih, ght with tbu E lgo company before e compronlisn ,u June, 1920.
 When did you apply if you ever i'd apply. for i14se for tho i60 srcB m T agct""
 "Nt npsef did apply"