The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1924-02-01
''TEAPOT"SCALDS
POLITICIANS
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HOW FAR WILL A. B. FALL?
MAYBE THROUGH EN-
TIRE ALPHABET OF
CHARGES.
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Few Investigations Do More
Than Merely Investigate


bureau of Publication and Education)
Washington, D. c., Jan. 24.-Did
you ever try to borrow 100000? It's
easy, if you happen to have old-time
friends who love you and who want
to help you.
But say, it's ten times easier to
make such a loan if you just hap
pen to be in a position of influence
where something under your juris-
diction is desired by the fellow who
has the big cash. He will hand it
right over to you, especially if he
has known you all Of his life, if he
loves you dearly and wants to help
you if you are down and out-but
don't forget you must be in posi-
tion to kick through something he
wants and when he wants it. You
will get the loan quicker that way.
Judging from what the country has
heard from Washington this week in
the Teapot Dome investigation,
former Secretary of the Interior Fall,
of New Mexico, has had no trouble
at all to tie into 100000 loans. In
fact he has had two of them thrust
on him by old friends who love him
I'm recent years. At least so the
testimony shows.
First, the country heard about Ed
ward B. Mclean, the Washington and
Cincinnati publisher, loaning 100000
to Mr.. Fall. That was just a little
helping hand extended but it seems
that money was never used but &C
cording to testimony was returned to
Mr.. Mclean. In fact, it seems now
that Mr.. Fall didn't need the money
at all for the same amount has now
bobbed up from another source.
Edward L. Doheny, multi-million-
aire oil magnate, testified today be-
fore the Teapot Dome committee that
he had loaned 100000 to former
Secretary of the Interior Albert B.
Fall on November 80, 1921. The
statement was made in explanation
of the mysterious 100000 loan,
which has figured so prominently in
the Teapot Dome investigation, and
which led Senatorial accusers of Fall
to charge that it formed part of
the corrupt consideration" whica
they alleged Fall received as a result
Of leasing Teapot Dome to Harry F.
Sinclair.
Mr.. Doheny declared to the COM
mittee that he made this loan to Fall
personally and the money did not
belong to any oil company in which
he is interested. He said that during
negotiation of the loan there was
no discussion of any contract be-
tween the government and any Of
the Doheny oil interests and that the
loan had no relation to any subse-
quent transaction relating to oil
leases. He said Fall gave him a
promissory note for the amount of
money he loaned him.
Mr.. Doheny appeared before the
committee as voluntary witness and
talked freely and unhesitatingly as
witness. He answered a rapid fire
of questions fully and without reserve.
ar. Doheny, whose oil interests in
California and Mexico exceed those
of any other American, seemed to
want to enlighten the Senate COM
mittee for his own sake and for the
sake of his friend Fall. The purpose
of the loan to Fall was to enable the
former cabinet member to enlarge
his ranch holdings in New Mexico.
Doheny said he came all the way
from Los Angeles to give this in
formation to the committee of his own
accord and that he travelled via New
Orleans to apprise Fall Of his inten-
ton and Fall was in full accord with