Evening star., 1924-04-17
PROCTER TO TESTIFY
ON WOOD CAMPAIGN
Oil Committee Notified Financial
Backer of General VIII Appear
Tomorrow.
WILL PROBE RESERVE NO. 2
Walsh to Call Assistant Secretary
of Interior Department.
WILL PROBE RESERVE NO. 2

William Cooper Proctor of Cincin-
natl notified Senator Walsh Of the
Senate oil committee today that he
viii arrive in Washington tomorrow
in response to tie committee sub
Doena served upon him yesterday.
lie financed the campaign of Leon
ard Wood in 1920 and is to be ques-
toned concerning campaign con-
tributions and happenings at The Chi
caEo convention.
When the committee adjourned
Senator Walsh gave notice that he
intended TO 60 into conditions on
naval reserve. No. ., in California
1t was his intention, he said. to call
Assistant Secretary FTnncy Of tine
Interior Department
L. :. Marshal Called.
Phil i. Baer. United States marshal
for the eastern district Of Texas, te--
titled at tOday's hearing regardils his
acquaintance with the late Jake l..
Hainon. republican national commit
tee man of Oklahoma BaeT said Le
was & delegate % the Chicago ma
tional convention, and that Hamou
sought to get the Texas delegation
TO vote Soiidly for IOWd.n. He add
ed that the delegation was split
among Wood, Lowdcu and Harding
Tn. witness said he had never had
any conY eFsaUOn with Hamon about
Itmn4ns ambitions politically, n"
denied that after tho HamOn funeral
he had had any conversation v Ittt
John Smith 0f Paris. Tex. who rr-
Gently told the committee that Faer
"a ia IN HIN that Hamcn intended t"
make Bacr rich " he got to be Secre-
tary Of tho Interior.
recalled and cd hy Senator Sper-
Ger, Republican, Missouri. for an
o. lnion - th" oil leases. He previ
ousiy had given his qualifications as
AN experienced oil man"
Rc>iscS His Testimony.
Before giving his opinion, Tarbell
read statement saying that in his
had called upon the general man
ager Of the Associated Press in
New YORK and offered an Interview
about Teapot Dome for publication,
but that he had since learned he had
talked 10 one in subordinate posi-
tion.
In view Of the fact the question
asked by Senator KeudrICk seems TO
be perhaps immaterial and certainly
my answer ire. .eyant," said Tarbell.
Il suggest that both be expunged
from the record"
No action was taken on the re-
quest.
TN the committee session of March
"a Senator kendrick, Democrat wy
oming, had asked Tarbeu why the
Associated Press had declined his in
terview, and Tarhell replied: They
said they had too many friends on
both sdes.D
TarbeH assailed the act Of June 4.
1920, under which Secretary Daniels
leased Offset wells in the California
reserves He declared any law plac-
ing the reserves "brtwten the finger and
thumb OF on man is undemocrauc.'
Has Not Visited Field.
The witness said undoubtedly the
small outflow Of oil in Teapot Dome.
which he characterized as disappont-
ing. had been due in some measure To
drainage on the edge Of the reserve
He explained that mis- comment upon
conditions on the naval oil resarrcs Y -
not based upon personal examinations,
but represented only conclusions
reached by him after study of data
he got from newspapers, magazines ana
other sources.
Tarbell made to the committee what
he called voluntary statement re-
viewing the stock market transactions
Of various oil companies being parucu-
larlv critical in his discussion Of what
he termed Speculation in Mammoth
OIL" He asserted that following the
speculation the stock had been taken
from the curb market.