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bid, Welsh holds to be illegal,
charging it was discriminatory.
Doheny then obtained the lease in
December. 1922.
Walsh will quiz both Doheny and
Fall regarding the contracts and
the leasing provisions.
Both Fright Hand" Men.
For years both Roosevelt and
Wahlberg had been right-hand men
Of Sinclair. Wahlberg had access
20 the business and private check
books of the oil man, which he told
the Senate Public Lands CommM.
tee had been hurriedly taken out
Of the office just before Sinclair
sailed for Paris Wednesday.
The Department of Justice, given
full access to the committees rec
ords, taken in a years investiga-
ton has launched a probe of it's
own into the leasing with a view
to possible criminal action, it was
learned.
Push L. Holland, assistant at
torney general, was in the com.
mittee room when Roosevelt and
WaIberg told their amazing stories
that led to- their designations.
"Of course, the Department Of
Justice Is investigating" HOLLAND
said today. 1--WE shall certainly
seek criminal prosecution II evil
dence sufficient to warrant such
action is unearthed." He admit
ted that agents Of the department
were working on the case, but
would not say whether this was
requested by the committee, and
he refused to state whether he
considered the present revelations
sufficient evidence on which 10
proceed.
Clearing Away Mystery.
Statements by Roosevelt and Wal
berg, who were called for additional
questioning today, cleared away
much of the mystery which has
baffled committee members and
opened new paths for the commit
tees probe.
Fall, who repudiated testimony
that he had borrowed 100000 from
Edward B. Mclean, Washington
publisher, to buy a ranch in New
Mexico, will again be asked by Sen
ator Walsh Dem.) Of Montana, di-
recting the inquiry, to appear to ex-
plain where he got the money to
nay for the ranch and to make ex-
tensive improvements on his own
ranch.
Fan, Ill in New Orleans, an
nounced he had Cancelled an ocean
voyage to wait for the hearings to
close,
DOheny On Way Here.
q. L. Doheny, of the Pan-Ameri-
can Petroleum Company, which OBJ
fained lease to rich naval reserve
land in California, is on his way to
Washington to testify.
Senator Caraway Dem) Of
Arkansas and Congressman Garrett
Dem.) Of Tennessee declared they
would press for adoption of their
resolutions demanding cancellation Of
the leases to Sinclair and Doheny.
Democrats were making political
capital Of the latest Teapot Dome
expose and threatened to use this
material as one Of the paramount
issues in the 1924 Presidential cam
paign.
The Democratic national commit.
Tee launched the first attack with a
eroadside against Fall. ~
Other Witnesses Summoned.
Several other important witnesses
were summoned before the commit
tee today, including Sinclair's gen.
eral counsel who was charged by
walberg with having taken the oil
mans check books from the office
% his house; Earl Sinclair, brother
Of the magnate; bookkeepers and f.
nancial advisers In SinclaiR's office;
and T. J. johnson, foreman Of
Falls ranch.
Roosevelt told the committee that
Walberg had said to him that zone
Of the most unpleasant things in
the whole affair was the payment
OF $6S,O00 to the foreman Of Falls
ranch
Walberg later denied this state
xnent, saying Roosevelt must have
misunderstood him.
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Sec-
retary Of Navy, and Archie's broth
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