The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-10
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Report on
Stock Sales
Transactions of Brokerage
Firms in Washington and
New York in Sinclair
Stock Examined.
Mclean Will Testify

washington, March 9.-As the OIL
committee opens up new fields OF In.
Quiry this week, special government
counsel will institute the first Of the
court proceedings looking to the re-
covery of the naval fuel reserves
from the Sinclair and Doheny inter.
ests.
These proceedings win take the
form of applications for temporary
injunctions for stoppage Of the ex-
traction Of oil in Teapot Dome In
Wyoming and Naval Reserve No. l.
in California.
The first application will be filed in
the federal district court in Wyoming
and will involve the Mammoth Oil
company. a Sinclair concern. The ap-
plication In the federal district court
Pan-American Petroleum company
will follow.
No Date Set.
Government counsel have not yet
filing annulment suits and the instl-
tuition Of criminal proceedings grow
ing out of the lease granted by Al
bert B. Fall. as secretary of tho In
terror. and signed by Edwin DENLY,
as secretary of the navy.
The oil committee will be In re.
cess tomorrow. but on Tuesday, 1t
will resume its inquiry into the af-
fairs of Edwin B. Mclean, Washing.
ton publisher. Mclean. however, may
not take the stand until Wednesday.
as Senator Walsh, chief prosecutor,
first desires to question some of Nc.
Leans employees.
While Leonard Wood. jr.. has been
subpoenaed for Wednesday for ques-
tioning regarding his published state
ment that oil interests sought to make
a deal with his father. Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, at the Chicago con-
vention In 1920, Senator Walsh said
today this phase Of the inquiry would
await examination OF reports OF audi
tors. who have been tracing possible
oil stock transactions by government
officials.
The auditors began work on the
books Of brokerage firms In Wash
ington, New York and Cleveland, sew
eral weeks ago, and their final re-
ports are now ready. Thus far, no
intimation as to the findings has
leaked out other than that Senator
Elkins. republican, West Virginia, had
dealt in Sinclair oil stocks.
Committeeman say there is no tell.
ing at this time just how far the
will go and consequent.
ly they cannot estimate the time that
will be required to wind up this
phase OF the inquiry.
Additional kilograms, including
those called for from Three Rivers.
n. NJ, the home OF Fall, have been
delivered to the committee and await
examination. The New Orleans mes.
sages are yet to be received and 1t
may that a week or more will be
necessary to run down the leads"
these may furnish.
Messages are Received.
The Three Rivers messages include
those received or sent by Fall. Harry
F. Sinclair. his counsel! ]. w. Zeve-
ly, II. F. Blackmer OF the Midwest
Refining company. and Robert
Stewart OF the Standard OIL company
of Indiana from January l. 1921. to
March l, 1924. The New Orleans
messages called for include those
sent or received by Fall. Zevely and
L. l.. Doheny.
When 1t takes up the story of
Leonard Wood, jr.. regarding an nj.
legged proposal of the late Jake Ha-
mon. republican national committee
man from Oklahoma, 10 throw his
strength to General Wood At the re.
publican convention at Chicago, pro-
vided Hamon be given a cabinet po.
sition. the committee will hear a
number OF witnesses.
Mr.. Wood will be the first called
probably. Subpoenaes also have been
issued for Jake Hamon. jr., and Mrs
German. formerly Clara Smith Ha.
mon.
With these and other phases OF the
oil matter still to be inquired into.