Evening star., 1924-03-20
WAHLbERG FAILURE
TO TESTIFY CAUSES
. OIL PROBE SETBACK
Investigation of Reported
Gifts by Sinclair to G. O.P.
Forced to Go Over.
TEAPOT LESSEE TO FACE
GRILL HERE TOMORROW
Stock Deals Revealed by Auditor.
Ryan Denies Hs Is Involved
in Buying.

Inc ocudlc OH COplullttee SuIleIGu @
temporary setback today when 1t un-
dertook to inqui e into a story that
Harry F. Sinclai, had turned over
large batch of securities to Attorney
General Daugherts and Will H. Hays,
former chairman - the republican ma
tional committee, 70 help wipe out the
heavy deficit incurs I'D by the party
treasury in the campaign of 1920.
Process servers reported that so far
they had been unable to locate G. D.
Wahlberg, former private secretary to
Sinclair. who was to have taken the
stand today as the first witness in the
new line Of investigation. Mr.. Hays
has been subpoenaed to appear later.
and Sinclair probably will be ques-
toned tomorrow.
When he was before the committee
some weeks ago Wahlberg testified
that Sinclair turned oyeI $4,000 in
liberty bonds to Mr. Hayes" He did
not identify the man named. and the
committee did not follow u, his state
ment.
While the search for Tahlberg
continued, the committee turned it's
attention to other ramificHtions OF
Its inquiry.
Former Representative Tiomas ].
Ryan of New York voluntarily took
the witness stand to deny that he
was the man referred to in records
or OIL stock transactions laid before
the committee, and Louis F. Bond,
the committees investigator. follow
ed him to explain how the identifica-
tfon had been made and to further
expand his report on the stock trans
actions of others.
Hears WahIberg Is in Havana.
Senator Walsh said today he had
information that Wahlberg was in
Havana, Cuba. If this is the case the
committee is without power to COM
pei his attendance, and since Mr.
Hays has been subpoenaed for Sat
urday, it is probable no further eff
fort will be made to find Wahlberg.
There will be further inquiry, Sena-
TOT walsh said, into the stock trans
actions of Attorney General Daugh-
erty. The senator regards it as sig
nificant that the first recorded traus-
actions of the Attorney General was
sale of 500 shares of Sinclair Con-
Solidated in 1922, about the time OF
the lease of Teapot Dome.
whether Mr.. Daugherty will be
called before the committee has not
yet been determined.
GOodykOontx's Statement.
Former Representative Goody-
koontz of West Virginia, also men
sioned IN Bonds report as having
of the House, issued a formal state
ment today, saying that his trans
actions took place before the lease of
Teapot Dome and resulted in a loss of
s172.
NV recor6 in ,b;s r,..+o-
to question. he said. AT the time
bought and sold Sinclair stock l had
,lever heard of Teapot Dome"
Ryan Makes Statement,
At the beginning of today's session
the committee heard a statement by
former Representative Ryan, who
testified as voluntary witness to
deny the testimony of Louis F. Bond,
the committee accountant, that he
had had transactions in oil stocks.
Il will ask an apology from the
committee he said.
There is no apology due you," re-
piled Senator Walsh, the committee
prosecutor. 1T is merely case of
mistaken identity" :,
Senator Walsh added that Bond
was inclined to think now that he
was in error.
Speaking personally" the senator
continued 81 regret that this oc-
CURED, but such things will happen"
Ryan said that no doubt 1t was an
Details of the oil stock transac-
tions or Jess w. Smith, confidant of
the Attorney General, as given by
Bond, showed net profit of $1,53I.
in 1922.
Tells of DnuEherty Buying.
Questioned again about AttorneN
General Daugherty's stock account.
Bond said the first transaction was
the sale of 500 shares of Sinclair Con-
solidated and the next was an out
right purchase of the same number of
shares.
The Smith account. Bond said, was
listed as wv. w. Spaid number g."
while Attorney Attorney ..Is general Daugherty
ber A." Spaid is a member OF the
Hibbs firm. Smiths oil stock trans
actions were read into the record as
follows:
July "a, 1922, bought zoo shares
Mexican Seaboard for s6,43O; July 25,
bought 100 shares Mexican Petroleum
for SIG, ,420; July %, bought 200 shares
Mexican Seaboard for $3.50; August
4, sold 100 shares Mexican Petroleum
for $16,976; August 8, bought geo
shares Sinclair Consolidated for $6,-
130; September 26, bought 800 shares
Sinclair Consolidated for $10,2S2; Sep
tember 29, bought 200 shares Sinclair
Consolidated for $6,640; October 4,
sold TOO shares Sinclair Consolidated
for $24,017; October 20. bought 800
shares Sinclair Consolidated for $10,-
245; October q, bought 200 shares
Sinclair Consolidated for $3.50.
400 Shares ON Account.
On December Z there was left in
the account in Oil shares 400 Mexican
Seaboard and 500 Sinclair Consoli-
dated.
In his explanation of the appear
ance Of the name Of former Repre-
sentative Ryan in his report, Bond
said that the brokerage books showed
only "T. J. Ryan," but that the clerk
at Hibbs & Co. said 1t was Thomas
Jefferson Ryan" a man of means
who Travelled around" A man at the
Federal Trade Commission, he said.
had told him a Thomas Jefferson
Ryan at one time lived on 18th street,
at another time at the Wardman
Park Hotel and then for q time at
the Willard.
F"I looked in the 1929 city directory
and saw there Thomas Jefferson
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