Evening star., 1924-02-22
WALSH CUTS REST
SHORT; RETURNS TO
RESUME OIL PROBE
Comes Unexpectedly From
Pinehurst, Where He Went
to Take Cure for Cold.
SILENT ON new TURN
INVOLVING DAUGHERTY
Refuses to Make Statement Until
After Full Study of Latest
Developments.

Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana.
leading figure in the oil investigation.
returned Unexpectedly to Washington
today.
He had gone to North Carolina for
a vacation, and it had been expected
he would be absent until Sunday or
Monday.
The Montana senator got in touch
with other members of the oil com
mittee Immediately after he reached
his office. He said he would have no
statement to make until he had ia
miliarized himself with the latest de-
velopments.
Left Last Sunday.
Senator Walsh left Washington Sug-
day and has been in Pinenurst. y. G,
taking treatment for cold. just be
fore. he started south he was informed
Of the special Investigators report +
oil stock dealings by Attorney General
Daugherty ard after he had conferred
with other senators regarding it Chair
man Lenroot communicated the COLI
tents of the special report to President
Coolidge.
During his absence AIr Walsh has
declined to comment on those phases oi
the inquiry relating to Mr.. Daugherty.
Senator Walsh held hurried con
ference with his colleagues and an
nounced he opposed an inquiry by
the committee into the Attorney Gen
erals reported dealings in Sinclair
oil stock.
That matter. he indicated. could
well be left for examination by the
special committee authorized under
the resolution by Senator Wheeler.
democrat. Montana. for a sweepihs
inquiry into Mr.. Daugherty's admin
istration of the Department of Jus
tice. \ favorable report on this resc-
luton was ordered by the audit corn
rnittee, and its adoption in the Senat"
is expected today.
Admits Anxiety.
The sudden return of Senator Walsh
caused much speculation at the Capt
tol. He had planned to remain ~
Pinehurst until the end of this week.
He denied that any specific matter"
had occasioned a change in his plans.
but said he had felt some anxiety
over the trend the oil investigation
had seemed to take in the past few
days
senator Walsh added, however, that
the procedure followed by the COM
mittec during his absence was in ae-
COru Win IL program ~HlCu ut Idt
approved before he left Washington
last Sunday night.
Immediately upon his return he
conferred with other members of the
committee and with Senator Wheeler
to acquaint himself with the intimate
details of events transpiring in his
absence.
To Call IL. r. Sinclair.
a subpoena will be issued for
Harry F. Sinclair, Senator Walsh said.
adding that the possibility of the oil
magnate refusing to testify on the
same ground as did Albert B. Fall
had been given consideration. He
said that if Mr.. Sinclair took this
position no attempt would be made
to influence a change of his attitude
Discussing the public statement of
Senator ElkinS. republican, West
Virginia, that he had traded in Sin
clair oil stocks, Senator Walsh said
the committees decision to await
complete examination OF the brokers
books before following any indiSid-
ual leads" was wise one.
1T will be interesting to know.
Senator Walsh said, not only tn.
amount of the oil shares purchased
by Senator Elkins, but also the pro-
portion these bear to total orders
handled from Washington at the
same time and the dates OF these
transactions in relation to the dates
of the oil leases.