The Washington times., 1924-02-23
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Unnamed Government Official
Said to Have Traded in
Steel and Sinclair Stocks.
By KENNETH CLARK,
International News Service.

International News Service.
New sensations developed in the
naval oil leasing scandal today,
and more were promised within
forty-eight hours.
Harry F. Sinclair and Z. l.
Doheny will be recalled, probably
next week, the former to answer
questions in connection with de-
velopments while he was in Eu-
rope, Doheny to tell the committee
what became Of Falls signature
on the note which the former Sec
rotary of Interior gave in return
for a 100000 loan.
Was to Look for Signature.
Doheny promised to look fc this
signature, which he tore OF the
note. but has never reportsd 81
bis search to the committee. It was
SAD. Certain COMMITTEES members
also want to examine him in con.
nection with the letters and inter.
views he has given out during the
last week.
Slemp was requested today to ap.
pear before the investigating COM
rnittee at 10 o'clock Monday mornirg.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, OF Mon.
tana, notified Slemp he would be
the first witness called when the
committee resumes it's public hear.
ings at that time.
Walsh plans to interrogate Slemp
as to the reasons for his trim to
Palm Beach in December, when
both E. B. Mclean and Albert E.
Fall were at the resort
Slemp To Attend.
Slemp replied he would be on
hand. No subpoena was issued.
Mclean himself has also been
suopoenaed to appear Monday, II
was announced by Senator enroot
Republican of Wisconsin, chairman
of the committee.
Following Slemp's testimony
Walsh announced. the COMMITTEES
would hear officials of local banks
who are to be questioned about
the reports of a million dollar
slush" fund declared to have
been dispatched to Washington by
New York financiers and oil in
terests to reimburse Federal Of
Ulcers for market plunges in stock
OF an independent western oil com.
pany, which is controlled by the
family Of a former high official
OF the Harding administration.
Accountants to Testify.
The expert ACCOUNTANTS from the
Federal Trade Commission, headed
by Lewis d. Bond, who have been
making a detailed examination of
books and records of leading brok-
ers in New York, Washington and
Cleveland, also are expected to re-
report their findings to the com
mittee.
One Of the accountants held a
long conference with Lenroot TODAY.
Bond is expected to return from
New York tonight, where he has
been studying books of Harry
Payne Whitney and Of the J. p,
Bernhard & Company, and will re-
port to Walsh Immediately.
Neither Lenroot nor Walsh would
indicate how successful the ex-
perts have been in finding names
Of governmental officers, who, the
committee has heard, have dealt
extensively in Sinclair and other
oil stocks. Latest reports to in.
dividual members of the committee,
however, indicate, 1t was said, that
at least two members of the Cool.
idge cabinet have dealt in oil
stocks on the market.
Sinclair Not Called Yet.
Until the committee has gone
thoroughly into the oil stock
market operations and the "slush''
fund reports, Harry F. Sinclair
will not be called to the stand.
Walsh indicated, announcing that
"a subpoena had not been issued
for the lessee of Teapot Dome.
The committee expects, however. 10
finish it's work in time to have
Sinclair testify before the end OF
the week. This is true, too, 81
e. l.. Doheny. who the COMMITTEES
wants to produce Falls sinnatnra
which, he tore off OF the note ~
the 100000 loan.
Answering Dcheny's lettar .n
Lenroot that he be called to the