The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27

the rehearing. today of Mir. Roosevelt and Mir. Wahlberg was the pkesenta- tion by G. T. Stanford. counsel for Mir. Sinclair, of two checks nsgregating S6S. .000 and drawn to the order of SIC. Hildreth, trainer at Sinclnirss Raai- cocas stables, under date of Jamiafy IA. Wahlberg testified that these we're the checks about which he stoke sifi his conversation with Mr. Roosevelt concerning the Teapot Dome 1ease. :.
 Senator Walsh reminded Mfr, wnhi. berg that in his previous, testimony last Monday he had utterly repudiated" the S6S, GOO check portion of the conversa. tion and said that he probably had fe- ferred to six or eight cows sent to the foreman of Falls New Mexico ranch, and that Mir. Roosevelt had misundef- stood him to say cancelled checks for $GS;6O0' sent to the foreman.5 {,
 Mfowahlberg said that last Monday the Hildreth checks had passed con- pleteIy out of his mind, but that in re- viewing the circumstances of the cop I versation held in his office, he had re- called them and remembered that they had been on his desk at the time and he had referred to them in the con- versation. ,,
 
 come to the conclusion that the story about the cows would not wash,' but < lthe witness insisted he recalled the in- .cident clearly that he had referred to the checks as illustrative of the differ ence in compensation allowed some of Mir Sinclairs employees and that given to others.
 | Tracing Serial Numbers
 I The witness said the checks were on This desk for mailing and that they were Smailed on the day of the conversation, January 1. He was reminded that Mir. Roosevelt had said the conversation was on January IS, but declared that he thought the date was susceptible of fproof. He also was reminded that Mr. Roosevelt had quoted him as referring \ to Cancelled" checks, whereas the Hildreth checks were not cancelled at that time. / '
 Mir. Hildreth identified the checks as those he had received. .$25, 900 for sal ary for 1923 and $43,244s as his 10 per cent commission on the winnings of Mir. r Sinclair's horses in the same year. Mfr. Hildreth produced letter dated Jan. uary IS. with which the checks !were enclosed. Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada, asked< Mr.. stanford -to''Spro- iuce the check book from which they were taken so that it, might be de- veloped. whether checks of a lower serial number had been drawn subse. quent to the date on the Hildfeth checks. ...,'i s- ] After the Senate, committee had heard the conditions stinder which. Mir. Doheny would surrender his leases Grafton Stanford, counsel for the Sin- clair Consolidated Oil corporation, was Eprompted to take the witness stand in advance of Archie Roosevelt. He stated that he desired to be heard with 're- gard to the testimony given yesterday by J. w Zevely, personal counsel for I Mr. Sinclair, whom the oil fhagnate I had loaned 3.50O shares of Consoh- dated stock, which were converted into leash for Zevely's benefit and $25,OO0 Fin Liberty bonds which Zevely stated had been loaned byl Sinciair,s direction al to. f0tnry ssecretary FatE i ; = Explaining that Zevely was unable to be present today, Stanford subs mitted to the committee ih his behalf a note under date of May 28, 1928, for 5000, payable. in twelve months which Fall had given to secure the loan of the Liberty bonds. Stanfords wanted to withdraw the original note and sub stitute in its place q photo-stat, but this the committee refused to permit. .'
 Two cancelled checks, drawn by Zevely on the Ja Ja Corporation, one for $S4,000, dated November 5, 19222, to the order of William Thaw, from whom Zevely claimed he purchased a home on Long Island. and then under the same date for $2, ,125 to the order of James N. Strong, as commissioner 1 itf fiafi ho tion, were also turned over to the com mittee by Stanford. s
 Sinclair Returns Soon s.Af
 The committee was told by Stanford that he received a a,cablegram from Sin clair in Paris that he would expedite his business and return to the United States at the earliest date possible. Answering a question by Senator Walsh, Stanford stated that he would cable Sinclair for information as to the location of the books of the Hyva corporation, a company privately or ganized by Sinclair, and ask his. per-' mission to bring them before the com; mittee. He said he expected to receive a favorable reply from Sinclair.
 Archie Roosevelt was then asked by the committee to review his previous testimony; Senator Shoot, jrepubl lieaIi, Utah. declaring that the universal opin- ion after his former appearance and the ,subsequent evidence by Wahlberg was tha6 nothing definite had been ar rived at, especially with reference to the cancelled checks for $6S,000 which Roosevelt. had stated Wah1berg told him had been drawn to the order of the manager of the Fall ranch in New Mexico.
 After explaining . the length and character of his service with the Sin clair company, Roosevelt was asked by Senator Shoot whether he had dis cussed with anyone in the Sinclair com pany besides Mir. Wahlherg. the matter of payments made bysSipclair to Fall
 Roosevelt Worried s,f "'.Yes, have" he replied. "I have done it this way. I haze asked them if it could be possible that such things could happen. l have been worried about it. do not want to get any more people into this than can help"
 What the Committee wants are the facts in the%cnse. and we are alto gether unconcerned. .Sas to yho shall be called" said Senator Shoot.
 There is nobody with whom I have discussed the case who had any definite information. I have confided to them my suspicious. and have asked them if there was anything to them. I was particularly anxious to know whether should resign from the company"
 When did you first think of resign ing?"
 T have always thought I could make more money if I resigned and went into business for myself"
 Then you know of no one who stated they knew of any fraud on the part of