Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

Sloane, ir., a white House attacht
| in the early days Of the Harding adj
| ministration, who subsequently be-
| came identified with the Washington
brokerage firm Of Ungerleider & Co
Samuel Ungerleider also has beer
| subpoenaed along with the repre-
| sentatives of other Washington
| brokerage firms.
| Mr.. Sloane ana Mr.. Ungerleider viii
be called in connection with that
Iphase Of the Committees inquiry as
to whether any: government officials
had transactions in stock of the
Mammoth on Company, which was
organized by the Sinclair interests to
take over the Teapot Dome lease.
| The Senate was in recess yester.
lday, but the oil muddle again got
into House debate as result of un'
successful efforts of Representative
Fish, republican, New York to gel
action on his resolution that re-
lquest be made of Harry F. Sinclair
through official channels. to return te
this country from Europe.
| Asks Income Tax Probe.
Demand for an investigation Of the
personal income tax returns I Mr.
lSinclair was made by Representative
LETTERS, democrat, Alabama, who tolt
the House he was convinced thor
Tough check of the records would "un'
Icover irregularities, graft. crooked
mess and corruption"
hi or
GERS in the Wilson administration
who, E. l.. Doheny has told the com
mtttee, were retained as counsel fo'
his companies after they retired IRON
| office, has asked to be heard Dy I'M
| committee as yet. William u. NC
Adoo, former Secretary OF the Treas
! ury and a candidate for the demo
cratic presidential nomination. Is ex
pected to request hearing, however
| after his arrival here from Califor
| MIA. Asserting that he had received
| only $150,OO0 in fees instead of tn
$25O,000 figure given by Mr.. Doheny
Mr.. McAdoo has announced that h
will seek opportunity to TESTIFY.
Former Attorney General Gregor!
| arrived here yesterday from Texas
but his conference with Presiden
Coolidge was deferred until today
The executive definitely made up hi
mind Friday not to retain Mr.. Greg
l
| democratic counsel. because OF tn
| testimony given by Mr.. Doheny tina
Mr.. Gregory had acted as counsel fOl
the Island and other oil companies.
Confers With Pomerene.
This decision having been reached
Mr.. Coolidge summoned former Sena
tor Pomerene to Washington and hat
a long conference with him yester.
day. During it the President ten.
| dered, and Mr.. Pomerene accepted
| appointment as special counsel in the
! oil cases. For1nal announcement
was withheld. as the Executive de.
| sires to consult with democratic lead
] ers in the Senate beforehand.
Announcement Ia Chicago that Mr.
| Strawn's law firm: had acted for the
| Texas Company Id Chicago in look.
! ing after local collections brought
word from the White House yester.
day that the character of this serv'
| ice was not regarded as such tha
would prove in any way embarrass
! ing to Mr.. Strawn in carrying for
| ward the work he already has under
taken for the government
Supporting his motion to bring w
| to return from Europe, Representa-
tive Fish told the House that with
! out Mr.. Sinclair's. presence in tn,
| United States any investigation OF
! the Teapot Dome oil lease or any
court action instituted by President
| Coolidge would bec5me a farce or b.
indefinitely, delayed
Fish Asssils Fall.
! Former Secretary Fall is a broken
abject creature, perjured by his owr
| testimony and crucified by his OWL
conscience" said Mr.. Fish. I'm the
eyes of the people he is already con.
demned, Even If he could explain the
difference between q loan of $4,000,
a bride. The public Is convinced tina
he was seduced by: great wealth II
their money madness and arrogance
which stop at nothing, even to set
ting the torch to tie very edifice o.
Representative Garrett Of Tennes
see, the democratic leader, advised
lagainst House actioT in the matter o.
Sinclair's return, saying the oil leas,
muddle was in the Eands of the Sen.
ate and the President, and the House
should not inject itself into the sub
ject unnecessarily. He also DECLARED
that the United States should keeI
its own mess at home" and not gel
it into diplimatic channels.
Representative Begg. republican
Ohio, objected to consideration of the
resolution and it remained on the
table.
| Sees Tax Corruption.
In demanding an investigation Of
Mr.. Sinclairs personal income taz
| returns Representative letters de.
and corruption, especially in connec'
ton with big tax cases, has been ram
pant in the Treasury Department fol
| some time" :,
Hailed to the Capitol yesterday owe
| the protests Of his physicians anG
ment, challenged the authority of the
committe to- continue the investiga.
| ton and refused to answer question:
on the further ground that his re.
Spouse might tend tolncriminate hin
in court proceedings authorized BY
Congress in the Walsh annulment
Want of authority by the committee
to proceed further with the inquir.
was based upon two grounds-thal
the original resolutions Of the Senate
provided for the holding of hearings
only until the converting of this Con.
gress and that Congress, in adopting
the Walsh resolution: had taken the
matter out of the hands of the com.
mittee and placed 1t in the courts.
Prompt Mt Hearing.
Coming by automobile from tn,
| nome OF J. w. vely,.personal attor
ney to Harry F. Sinclair, where h.
has been confined to his bed since
his arrival here from New Orlean.
ten days ago. Mr.. Fall reached thu
committee room PROMPTLY at 10 am.
the hour named in the new subpoens
issued for him Friday. after the com
mittee's medical commission had re-
ported he was able Ito appear fol
! examination.
The committee was late in Assem-