Evening star., 1924-01-24

was no discussion OF any contr
any of the Doheny oil interest:
tion to any subsequent transac
Was "PersenaI Matter"
The purpose, Doheny said, was to
enable Fall to enlarge his ranch hold
ings in New Mexico.
The witness told the committee that
no officer of his company knew any
thing about the loan: that it was
purely "a personal matter"
Doheny said he left Los Angeles
January II to give the information
concerning his loan to the committee
and that he travelled via New Or
leans to apprise Fall of his inten-
tion. He added that Fall was lin
full accord" with his purpose.
II have been following the reports
Of the proceedings before your COM
mittee," said Mr.. Doheny'c statement,
mittee." said Mr.. Doheny's statement,
standing my authorization to ex-
Secretary Fall early in December to
state the full and complete facts in
connection with a personal transac-
tion had in 1921 between Mr. Fall
and myself. Mr.. Fall has been max
ing an effort to keep my name out
of the discussion for the reason that
a full statement might be misunder-
stood"
Declaring his wish to avoid any
misunderstanding concerning his loan,
Mr.. Doheny said:
Whether there is a possibility of
such misunderstanding or not. wish
to state to the committee and to the
public the full facts, and l may say
here that l regret that when / was
before your committee I did not tell
you what I am now telling YOU"
II did not do SO for the reason that
such statement was not pertinent in
answer to any of the questions asked
me by members of the committee. and
to have done so would have been volun-
teering something in no way connected
with the contracts made with the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport
Company"
Denies Fall PrOfted.
when asked by your chairman
whether Mr. Fall has proflted by the
contract. directly or indirectly. l
answered in the negative. That answer
now reiterate.'
II wish first to inform the commit
tee that on the 30th day of November.
1921, l loaned Albert B. Fall 100000
on his promiSsory note to enable him
to purchase a ranch in New Mexico.
This sum was loaned to Mr.. Fall by
me, personally. 1t was my own money
and did not belong, in whole or in part,
to any oil company with which / am
or nave been connected. In connection
with this loan, there was no discussion
between Mr.. Fall and myself as to any
contract whatever"
This loan had no relation to any of
the subsequent transactions. The
transactions themselves, in the order
in which they occurred, dispose Of any
contention that they were Influenced
by my making a personal loan to a
lifelong friend"
Friends for Thirty Years.
THE reason for my making and
Mr.. Falls accepting the loan was
that we had been friends for more
than thirty years. He had invested
his savings for those years in his
4. home ranch in New Mexico, which, /
understood, was all that remained to
him after the failure of mining in
kestments in Mexico and nine years
of public service in Washington, dur
3ng which he could not properly at
tend to the management Of his
ranch"
Cnraway Renews Demand.
Previous to the convening of the
committee, the Senate gave unani-
nous consent to discharge the COM
tnittee of consideration of the Cara
way resolution---a step which places
the resolution on the Senate calendar,
where it must wait at least one day
before action can be taken.
This action came after Senator Car
od IN 1T
demand for immediate action on his
resolution, which would call upon
the President to negotiate suitable
Ection to cancel the Teapot Dome oil
lease.
The agreement was reached on mo-
rion of Senator Robinson. Arkansas
the democratic leader. He then at
tempted to make the measure the un-
was blocked by an objection by SEN
ator Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin
chairman of the committee.
The proposal to discharge the commit
tee was accepted only after Senator La
Toilette, republican, Wisconsin, had
been assured that 1t would not affect
Continuance Of the committee inquiry.
BY agreement between the democratic
and republican leaders debate then was
shut or for the day.
Doheny Reaches Capital.
Mr.. Doheny arrived this morning
from New Orleans. and he is expected
TO be followed shortly from the same
CITY by former Secretary Fall. Mr..
Fall has been subpoenaed for Ques-
tioning tomorrow with reference, .ac-
cording to republican members of the
committee, to the 100000 fund he
has said he took with him when he
Jeff Washington after resigning from
the cabinet to use in enlarging his
ranch holdings in New Mexico. To-
days session Of the hearing was CALL
ed unexpectedly late yesterday after
not to resume Its investigation until
tomorrow.