New Britain herald., 1924-03-19

fNAata tiii Aft1 hfA'tlII LO tlfd the Mutual off the reservation forth with by force.
 The committee expects at toRlor- rows session to again question G. D. Nahlberg. former secretary to Harry r. Sinclair and on Friday 10 recall Sinclair himself.
 Ohio OfficiaI Called.
 Washington. March n. With James C. Dardtn. one of the inys- tery men Of the oil and Duughcrty inquiries waiting to testify, the oil committee today drew up plans 10 suminon Harry F. Sinclair before il and his foruicr secretary. G. D. Weinberg. after Dardcn has testified. probably this week. and then put on the stand as the first witness Of To- days session Tfnin Gilmore, deputy secretary of state of Ohio.
 called as q part of the committees inquiry into stories Of an "oil deal' if the l92o campaign. Giimor" WAS asked about his connections with that campaign. Hc said ha attended the republican national convention at Chicago in la2". as a wor,.1r for General Wood
 Was Wood Man
 w were almost hostile camps Gilmore said
 Who asked Senator Walsh
 w, had had a bitter primary as between Senator Harding and. Cen eral Wood"
 The witness added that 'It was ca-f."i over ta tl" convention
 Glmore said he had q conference. wisa Carni Thompson. . Hardil~ supporter, on a sleeper ica~,ns Ch.- C go Tor Washington. lie quo el Thompson a5 say.ng:
 ri :n. " aecd you worse than ct,F ion ''
 He said. You ara damned right yeg do" the w.:na}s cont.aueI.
 Thompson. hc sad. discussed ,,iIn Lim and c..!m.
 says IL Na> Indian Land.
 asked what did you wan, t iai lGad for?'' Is il agricultural }aal?" G more went on. "lie raid il was h. d!na lanl. I as.icd f it Na,f n neral had. iie sai3 he ai1aJ know. s7i.ed lf il was oi land and le sad i hadn't been tested,
 There Was q man a..ndine uearb. and he turned and sali, They nave t~o wells drilled and are getting good productioa'."
 ya Talk Ere, aiicd
 "Wh;d prompted you to make .orh sn inuiiry of him coteelniug the laad..'' asked sauator Nalsa. That wlole thing a4d b,pn super heated witt ciarggs that d,al lad be.n consummatoi between the oil operators and tao pos ;ibl, uomine" of the convention. That WAS common talk "no you yourself },noa anything about the fucts:"
 T cannot BY that do know t,ay- thing first hand only know second hand
 'tn conversation hc Had after tho . con, ention with t'prmt Taomp.oii. un Ohio r publican leader. .ho vas tho . uominet of ais party for governor in 1a@2. Gilmore said there was so4ae discussion of lBnd claim T'iolapaou . was interested in. "Naat and did you retcr io when you asked ,'armi Thompson it be had tho iapd ,'' asked senator Burslih. republican. Nv Mexico.
 "'i'ht whole air 1vas SD surchargtl l cannot tell. My impression was that fl was some land aljucent tu Bakersfield. Gal ! had nceer heard oF T'mpot Dome tt that time.' "Did you satb.r the impression thas Mr ilamon t.lakt ilamon. republican natioual committeeman for Ulau. homu1. had anything ID dU witl, it 7"
 Don't knon tumpsn.cs '1 don't know what oil coInpa lies ncrp in Il. do think how svcr. tiiGt | young maH nampi aoit.r told me llniDon was niiae1 mp in It.
 "9ou really kncw notb.hE of those except go 9ip on tilo str"et9" "l Io not.
 No man who knew ever told ,ou?'' No sir
 Ask q by s,naioF Walsh. i, ho ins " what repir General Wood had maic. Gilmore said:
 Wood Called It Sbaai, "t was told ht walked up and down at his hotel and FaiI | Was 8 shady deal; that he would haV, roth-