The Washington times., 1924-02-09
SINCLAIR IN
PLOT, IS
CHARGE
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entered this agreement and the
leases were made that way"
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entered this agreement and the
leases were made that way"
Got $1,000, 600, He Says.
'Do you know what the allied oil
companies got for getting out Of the
way for Sinclair?" asked Walsh.
Eyes; the Midwest and other conf
panies got $1,000, ,0O0, to be paid out
OF oil that Sinclair was to get from
Teapot Dome"
"Why did they get out of the way
for Sinclair?"
''The Midwest crowd were friendly
to Sinclair but not to Stack. Stack
had worked for the companies and
they treated him like an office boy.
They thought if they settled with
Sinclair they could disregard the
Stack contract and settle with him
later"
Bonfils said that the first article
In the Post attacking the Teapot
Dome lease appeared August is,
1922, after he and Stack had con-
&erred with Sinclair in New York
about July 4. Bonfils said more
than 100 articles on Teapot Dome
had appeared in the Post. He was
requested to send all articles to the
committee.
Prior News ON Lease.
Walsh exhibited a Post article,
dated April s, 1892, attacking the
leasing by the navy and interior de.
partments Of Teapot Dome to Sin.
olair. The article, Walsh said, was
found in the files of the Interior
Department.
How did you receive on April
information of a lease by the
Navy and Interior Departments
to Sinclair, when the lease was
not signed by Secretary Fail until
April z, and Secretary DENLY on
April 1872" asked Welsh.
II don't know. Mr.. Bill, our
financial man who wrote the ar
tIcle, goes to all brokers in Den.
yer and he may have gotten the
material from some one In Den
yer who had advance information, ''
replied Bonfils.
Another article, appearing April
z, sent to FAN bv M. D. McEvery,
Of the Land Office in Denver,
modified the charges in the pre-.
vious article and carried a state.
ment by Fall denying the lease.
Several other Post articles, sent
by McEvery to the Interior De.
partment, told of ga threatened
scandal in Wyoming because Of the
Teapot Dome lease" McEvery, in
letters and kilograms augmentirg
the articles, told "the financial
man DilD was getting his dope
from attorneys representing large
oil interests"
DOheny Cooled Off,"
Senator Lenroot RepD Of Wis.
consin, chairman, examined Bonfils
regarding the contract Stack had
for selling his rights to claims In
Teapot Dome.
Bonfils related how Stack ap.
preached e. L. Doheny, about
leasing Teapot Dome and how Do
heny put up money for Stack to
start negotiations. Later, how
ever, Bonfils said, "Doheny cooled
off and retired"
Bonfils had to read the Stack
contract to refresh his memory
about its details.
''what did you do to help Stack
realize his contract?" asked Len
root.
"I advanced money, employed at
tOrneys and paid expenses :. going
back and forward to New York ant
Kansas City"
"why did Stack come to your
Lenroot asked.
az don't know. He was frienC
Of mine," Bonfils replied.
"Was the complaint Of Stack
ever served upon the Mid-Wes
crowd with which Stack had thu
contract?'
1T don't know"
"But why were the complaint
drawn II they were not served?"
'They might have been drawn Il
ret a settlement without being
rived" Lenroot shouted.
Group Admits Liability
Mfils said the Midwest groul
=. liability under the con
thought that Sinclair
lair thought that tn,
ought to pay tn
1ded.
think should pay?'
Aght that Sinclai
ue the Midwes
81 900 900 fo
Sinclair, an'