The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-26

OF said stock thus sold. at a price
slightly less than the price for which
| the same amount had been sold. Fin
ally, in the fall of 1923, / sold all Of
my holdings in said company ac-
quired prior to my becoming attorney
general, at a net loss to me Of about
$2s per share. In addition to this
transaction | bought Is shares Of said
stock in the year 1922 fthe year the
Teapot Dome lease was executed.
which / acquired for the sole purpose
stock.
Has Nothing to Conceal.
This is the story which the testi-
mony will reveal. and l am glad to
have the senate know of my personal
business transactions in said stock in
1922. There is nothing unusual in
this transaction; nothing improper;
nothing indiscreet, and nothing to
conceal
During the year 1922 dhe year In
which the Teapot Dome lease was
madel. with the exception above stat
ed. neither bought nor sold any
stocks in any of the socalled Sinclair
or Doheny companies. or in any other
companies which were interested, di
rectly or indirectly. or were affected
or could be affected, by the oil leases
under consideration. / desire to say
further that since have been attor.
ney general have never acted upon
any information received as attorney
general which resulted in my personal
profit.
| Il was not called upon by Secre
tary Fall or anyone else for an opin
ION. written or oral. in regard to the
wisdom or legality of the oil leases
and | never volunteered an opinion
either written or oral. to Secretary
Fall or anyone else. | had no par
OF any kind or character, directly OF
indirectly. in the negotiations leading
up to the execution Of the oil leases
no information ever came to me In
connection Herewith. and the leasei
were executed without my knowledg.
and without any official requirement
or opportunity on my part TO know
OF their execution.
Desire Entire Truth.
The charges and complaints In
connection with any official acts oi
mine as attorney general and agains
the Department of Justice will. | hope
he made as specifically as possible. In
order that / may promptly file q
complete answer thereto and assemhl.
the testimony so as 10 develop III.
truth and the whole truth.
| In conclusion. senator, / shall b.
elad II l might have privilege Of hav
ling counsel present at all the hearing.
of the committee. with the right ex
tended to them 10 interrogate an,
and all witnesses.
| After the testimony has been pre-
sented by these making the charge.
and | am thus advised as to what
sm actually charged with and the tes
! timony in support thereof. / further
respectfully request the right to pro
duce testimony before the eommitte,
on motion of my said counsel. Hnt
have process TO compel attendance o
such witnesses.
Il trust that the investigation ma,
be conducted and completed r.
promptly as thoroughness will permit
Ny only reason for asking this il tina
while these Investigations are pend
ling against the Department OF Jus
tice the official force Of the depart
ment Is necessarily taken from dutie,
which are pressing and in the inter
est of the government; and also tha
as speedily as possible those innocen
OF any connection with the matter,
under investigation may be freee
from suspicious and those guilty b,
brought TO justice.
Very sincerely yours.
II. NJ. Daugherty,
Attorney General