San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-14
j. s. COUNSEL
PREPAREsFOR
ANOTHER FIGHT
Go to Los Angeles After
Successful Court Fight
in Wyoming.
STOP WORK AT DOME
Injunction Hats Drilling
and Reserve in Re-
ceivers' Hands.
STOP WORK AT DOME
By the Associated Press.

Cheyenne. Wye. March 1i.-With
the Mammoth Oil Company temporar.
lily cnioined from carrying on further
development on the Teapot Dome nav
al oil reserve. and its properties OF
the reserve ordered into the hands OF
4 joint receivership. Atlee Pomerene
and Owen J. Roberts. special govern
mcnt counsel. today. are travelling to-
ward Los Angeles, where the second
attack in the drive for annulment of
the oil reserve leases will be made.
The temporary injunction and re-
ownership order was granted yestcr-
day by Judge I. Blake Kennedy Of
the federal district court for Wyom-
ing after government counsel had
filed bill in equity asking that the
lease OF the Teapot Dome to Harry +.
Sinclair and the Mammoth Oil Com
pany be cancelled. alleging fraud in its
execution.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss of the
United States navy. proposed by the
government. and Albert Il. Watts.
vice president of the Sinclair CONSOLE
dated Oil Corporation, named by tao
defendants, were appointed joint re.
csiveTs by Judge Kennedy.
Makes No Plans.
Mr.. Watts said late last night that
he was undecided whether be would
rctusn TO the East with the Sinclair
party today or would wait in CheN-
enne until he was joined by Admiral
Strauss.
Mr.. Watts said he had as vet made
10 plans for taking oTcr the Nam
moth properties. but would go TO
Casper with Admiral Strauss soon as
the latter could make the necessary
arrangements.
Just before the government counsel
left for Los Angeles at 10 O'Clock last
night. Mr.. Pomerpne stated that he
and Mr.. Roberts expected to follow
the same general procedure in the
hearing on the Dohcny lease next
Monday. that was followed in yeS;er-
days hearing. He declined. however.
to reveal any definite plans.
The date for further hearings in the
Teapot Dome suit was left indefinite
as counsel for both sides said they
We're unable TO set time when they
would be able to resume the proceed
ings. The defendants were granted 30
days in which to file their pleGdingS
in answer 10 the governments com
plaints
Exclude Pipe Lines.
Pipe line and storage facilities On
the reserve owned by the Sinclair
Pipe Line Company and the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing Company are
excluded from the provisions of the
receivcrShip. and a separate account
ing was ordered for certain parcels of
land which are claimed by outside
parties under the old placer claim leg
islation and which are now in litiga-
ton.
In statement issued after the
granting of the injunction. Mr.. Sin
clair declared that the order. which
simply provides for mOdus vivendi.
pending the trial of the suit. in no
way involves the merits Of the govern
ment's claims. which. Of course. we
will vigorously contest"
Mr.. Sinclair added that he is con
WINGED that when all the facts are dis
closed and understood. at will be
TedilHtu THAT inc 1fdppl bomt itdNe
to the Mammoth Oil Company was
the result Of negotiations conducted
at arms-length BIZ earnest and loyal
representatives of the Navy and In
terror Departments. and that they not
only fully protected the government
hut drove a hard bargain in its inter
est
Mr.. Sinclair and members Of his
party expected TO leave Cheyenne
some time today for the Eas,.
During yesterdays hearing the court
room was crowded with spectators and
many were compelled 10 stand in the
corridors. The court hearing was PIE
coded by an hours conference n
which attorneys for both the. defend
ants and plaintiffs consulted with
Judge Kennedy.