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clair Company and know nothing TO.
day about this except what I have
read in the newspapers. / do no,
know Harry F. Sinclair and have 10
recollection Of ever having met him
even in a casua, way. l have never
lad any interest of any kind directly
or indirectly for myself or any other
person in any of the sO-called COM
panies.
No Connection With Concerns.
Il did not even know that there was
such a thing as the Mammoth Oil
Company until | saw it mentioned in
the press reports in connection With
this investigation. | did know. as
anyone who reads the newspapers
would have known, that there was a
company known as the Sinclair Con-
sOlidated Oil Company, but | have
never had any connection with it or
any interest in it and have never OWL
ed or had any interest in a single
share Of the stocks of that company
or any company in any way con-
nected with il.
I'm a word. / had no knowledge
of or connection with Mr.. Sinclair's
oil leases or his companies or his bus
iness or his transactions.
Il do not know Mr.. Edward J.. Do
honey, and SO far as | am aware /
have never seen him in my life. l
did not know that he had any con-
nectiOn with any leases upon naval
oil reserves until l read it in the
newspapers.
Il do not know the names Of Mr..
Doheny's companies but i am inform
ed that he is president of the MeXi-
can Petroleum Company and Of the
Pan-American Petroleum Company.
that those companies. like most large
oil companies. have branches.
Owns No DOherg Oil Stock.
@I have never owned directly or in
directly. for myself or in connection
with any other person whatever. 4
single share of stock in the Mexican
Petroleum Company. the Pan-Ameri-
can Petroleum Company. Or any OF
their dependent companies, or, so far
as | know. any company that Mr..
Doheny had any interest in or con-
nection with.
Il know nothing about the contract
Or leases between the government AMI
the Doheny companies.
Again. in brief, i have had no con-
1ection with. interest in. or transac-
ions with Edward l.. Doheny or any
or business of his at any
time in my life.
Former Secretary of the Interior
Albert B. Fall has for several years
been personal friend of mine. Nv
relations with him have. however.
been personal and never official. II
have never at any time had any Of
ficial transactions with the Interior
Department of the United States gov
.rnment.
Friend Of DENLY.
CAS- regards the Navy Department |
ind Secretary DENLY. / can say the |
same as / have already said about |
he Interior DEPARTMENT. Ny personal |
acquaintance with Secretary DENLY |
mas been very slight one. l have
had no business relations whatever
With the Navy Department and. have |
never been interested in or connected |
With any contracts Of any Kind made |
BY or with that department.
The newspaper with which j am
Connected may have carried some gov
eminent advertising but Of course. K
Will be recognized that this is a mat.
ter not handled by me personally.
Because there have been published
indefinite and unfounded rumoS
from which the inference might be
Drawn that had participated in the |
purchase of oil stocks. although anv
stock transactions / have ever had \
Ire my own personal affairs and have
10 relation 20 the subject which your
ommittee is authorized 10 investigate
md 10 the end that the litter lack Of
oundation for many of the reports