The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-19
Startling Story of Oil

largely 70 American DdukefSJs WIFI
the further reason that the De La
Huerta army has taken possession
of certain portions of Mexican terri
tory (the region where the oil works
Of Harry F Sinclair, Edward L. Do
heny and the Standard Oil Co. are
located).
Jan. Ex-senator Caraway asks
Senate to hurry up and pass his res
olution carcelling the Teapot Dome
lease. Senator Lenroot asks for de-
lay.
Doheny Gives Lie to Fall.
Jan. 24-Doheny swears he sent
the 100000 to Secretary Of the In
terror Albert B. Fall in November,
1921, but that it was not bride,
tho it might have influenced Mr..
Fall. Doheny swears that Fall gave
him a note for the money. Swears
that the oil lease was approved by
Secretary Of the Navy DENLY.
Jan. 25-McLean receives a tele-
gram from Washington:
"Zev testified that he had loaned
Fall $4,000 for European trip. Will
lis has attended to matter. JOHN"
Jan. 28-Washington rumors are
that William G. McAdoo and Frank
lin K. Lane of the Wilson admins
.tration are about to be dragged into
the oil scandal, both having accepted
money from Doheny Immediately
after leaving Wilson cabinet. Lane,
as Wilson's secretary of the interior.
granted oil-land leases to Doheny;
then retired from cabinet to enter
Doheny's employ at $4,000 a year.
Jan. 29-Ex-President Woodrow
Wilson is stricken with a mortal ILL
ness.
Feb. "A. B. Fall refuses to tes-
tify on the ground that he might
incriminate himself.
Feb. 3-Ex-President Woodrow
Wilson dies.
Corporation Lawyers Selected.
Jan. 29-Thomas w. Gregory, oil
company attorney, and Si.as H.
Strawn, attorney and director of big
corporations, chosen by President
Coolidge to prosecute the oil steal
cases. Both of them promptly ac-
cept.
Jan. Ex-senator I.enroot tries to
persuade other members of investi-
eating committee that Admiral Rob-
ison is q sincere man and that the
transfer of the oil reserves to Falls
jurisdiction was proper.
The s'PrincipaI."
Jan. 29-McIean receives "a tele-
gram. Editors Interpretation in
parenthesis):
Washington, Jan. 20, 1924.
''E. B. Mclean, Palm Beach:
Saw Principal Calvin Coolidge).
Delivered message Ito President
Coohdge). He (Coolidge) says
greatly appreciates and sends re-
CARDS to you and Mrs. Mclean.
There win be no rocking of boat and
no designations. He (Coolidge) ex-
poets reaction from unwarranted po-
litical attacks. ii
Bennett" (McLean's employe). !
Feb. 3-Mary, employee of Burns
Office in the department of justice,
wires her husband w. o. DucISstein,
who is McLean's secretary, at Palm
Beach,:
"Burns states lawyer friendly to
department that an inquiry was on
foot to ascertain whether Mclean
was a regularly appointed dollar-a-
year man, and asked me to find out.
Department lawyer came to Burns
and inquired -. Burns states i'm !
possible to say when he can get |
away. Peing kept here on Dome
hearing. Department liable to be
called upon at any time for investi-
cations and to prepare injunctions
:. Mary"
Feb. S. 1924-Sidney Thompson
sends CASTOR B. Means TO Palm i
Beach, where Means meets Mclean
and his private secretary, Duckstein.
(Sidney Thompson is Daugherty's
go-between and money carrier"
after Jess Smiths death, according |
to Means.)
McAdoo Notifies Lenroot-
February 7-McAdoo sends letter |