The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-27

q. d. Wahlberg. former private Sec
rotary to Harry r. Sinclair: Mr..
Mclean: Karl C. Schuyley, Of Den.
yer. attorney for Leo stack. and
Henry Woodhouse. magazine writer,
who, In a recent article, declared
Doheny's companies had a contract
to furnish oil from the Elk Hills
reserve to the British government.
Wahlberg will be questioned about
$26, 600 in Liberty bonds which he
testified he gave to a "Mr. Hays.
At that time, members OF the
committee thought Wahlberg re.
ferred to an employe in Sinclair's
office.
Subsequently. the committee was
informed some investigation should
be made of what "Mr. Hays"
Wahlberg meant.
Walsh said. however, he had
issued no subpoena for Will H.
Hays, Postmaster General in the
Harding Administration.
In the face of repeated attacks
upon him by the news bureau OF
the Republican National Commit.
tee, Walsh announced he had no
intention Of summoning John T.
Adams, chairman Of the committee.
InjunctiOns IL Discussed.
Discussing the injunction suits
which the special counsel, Owen J.
Roberts and Atlee Pomerene, are to
file In California and Wyoming to
prevent further extraction OF oil
from the Elk Hills and Teapot Dome
reserves, Walsh said:
THE necessity for speedy action
along this line is not urgent. Tea
pot Dome operations have shut
down and operations in Elk Hills
have never been active except in
the twenty-five offset wells, the
contract for drilling which has never
been questioned by anyone"
Senators Lenroot. of Wisconsin,
and Smoot, of Utah, Republican
members Of the committee held a
half hours secret night conference
with ex-secretary Of Interior Albert
B. Fall short before the latter
wrote the committee that he had
borrowed the 100000 from f. B.
Mclean to pay for the Harris
ranch adjoining his in Three
Rivers, New Mexico, Lenroot ad-
mitted today.
The conference was held at Falls
apartment and the question of the
former secretary's appearance be-
fOre the committee was fully dis
cuSsed, Lenroot said.
Explained BY LenroOt.
Explaining the conference Len.
root told International News Serv.
ice today:
1T is true that Senator Smoot
and held conference with Mr..
Fall a few days before he wrote
the letter to the committee regard.
Ing the 100000 loan from Mr.. Nc.
Lean. The conference was held at
Mr.. Falls apartment in Wardman
Park Hotel.
About that time Senator Smoot
came to me and said that Mr.. Fall
was Ill and invited me to go with
him to see Mr.. Fall.
1--WE went to his apartment, it
was a few days before he wrote
the letter, but / can't recall defin-
itely the date, and during the dis
cussion we talked about the loan
and Mr.. Falls appearance before
the committee.
"At my insistence, Senator
Smoot previously had wired Mr..
Fall to come before the committee
to testify.
During the discussion I was
insistent that Mr.. Fall himself
come before the committee. He
told us then substantially the same
story that he later related in his
letter to the committee.
II supposed then, when left
the apartment, that Mr.. Fall would
come before the committee. I did
not learn anything more until Mr..
FAN wrote the committee and said
he was leaving the city"
Senator Smoot also admitted he
attended the conference.