Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-12
DENNY RESOLUTION
WILL De VOTED ON
MONDAY IN SE|VATE {"
Denver Publisher, Before Oil.
Lease Committee, Charges
Conspiracy of Great Com
.panies

WASHINGTON.H Feb. 10.-Persist-~
ent, but unsuccessful efforts of
Chairman Lenroot to force from
Frederick G. Bonfils, publisher of
the Denver (Colo) Post, an admis-
sion that Harry f. Sinclair had pur-
chased the silence Of his newspaper
in connection with the Teano. Dome
lease were made at another
dramatic session of the senate OIL
committee.
Mr. Bonfils was emphatic in his
denials; charged that his enemies
in Denver had inspired the questions
and declared that the contract which
Sinclair entered into with the pub
Usher and J. Leo Stack, Denver
oil man, whereby he was to pay
them $1,000,000, was in settlement
of liability under contracts which
Stack had with Standard Oil subsidi-
aries whose claims in Teapot Dome
Sinclair previously had purchased
for 81 10000
While the gruelling cross examina-
ton of the publisher by the Wiscon.
sin senator proceeded, the senate
renewed its debate on the Jpenby
resignation resolution and finally
reached an agreement to shut off all
discussion at p. m. Monday and
begin voting on all pending amend-
ments and finally on the resolution
itself.
Simultaneous with these events at
the capitol rumors of impending cab
met changes were revived, but they
were without notification. Attorney
General Daugherty, whose name
frequently had been drawn into the
OIL discussion on the senate floor, re.
turned from Florida and immediate.
ly conferred with President Cool
idge.
Daugherty at White House
Upon leaving the White House
Mr.. Daugherty. said the oil lease In
vestigation had entered largely into
the discussion with the executive.
He denied that he had been request
ed by the president to return from
Florida, denied he had rendered his
resignation, and refused to talk
about details of the oil inquiry.
Secretary DENLY, who had a con-
ference with the president after the
cabinet meeting yesterday, was clos
eted for a long time today with Sec
rotary Weeks, who has been his
friend for many years. There were
indications that the senate situation
was discussed, but there was no evil
dence that Mr.. DENLY had changed
his announced determination to re-
main on the job despite the pending
resolution asking that he resign.
hn ,i,1o -
Mr.. Bonfils today, the oil committee
cleared the way to hear William G.
Doheny oil companies. Mr.. McAdoo,
McAdoo on Monday with reference
to his professional services with the
who is candidate for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination, will
appear at his own request.
Announcement was made today to
the committee by Senator Walsh,
Democrat, Montana. that George
Creel, chairman Of the committee on
public information during the war,
and sent him a request by telegraph
for hearing. 1t was agreed, how
ever, that a number of other witt
nesses now in Washington would be
examined first. Mr.. Creers request
grows out Of testimony by r.. l..
Doheny that he had advanced $4,000
to Creel, who was to undertake to
prevent the leasing Of the oil re-
serves to Republicans after tile
Democratic administration ended.
Conspiracy Charged
A charge that Sinclair. r.. I.
@1oheny and "the Standard Oil AL
eiied Companies" conspired to as
sure award of the Teapot Dome.
I'naval oil lease to Sinclair was made
before the senate OH committee to-
day by Frederick G. Bonfils, pub
Usher Of the Denver Post.
Continuing his story Of his ron
nection with the group that held
contesting claims in the Teapot re-
serve and disposed OF them to Sin.
clair the publisher asserted that
in addition to the payments made
to that group, the Midwest and
Pioneer companies, who also had
interests in the district, received
81 900, 900 in oil produced by the
Sinclair company from Teapot.
During his testimony YESTERDAY
the witness rad said that he and
Stack. a Denver oil man, with Fl.
Fl Tammen, his partner, and Fl. H.
Schwartz, their attorney, negotiated
settlement with Sinclair, the pro.
ceeds Of which were split four ways.
This settlement, he said, took place
after the Post had published an ar
ticle attacking the Teapot Dome
situation but had deferred publica.
tion Of other stories on the same
subject because of fear or libel
suits.
Chairman Lenroot demanded to
know why stack had come to Bon.
fills in the first place to help him
% enforce his contract and what
BoDfils was supposed to do. The
witness replied that he long had
known Stack and that he was to
advance the money for all necessary
expenses and a LAWYER
Questioning the witness about the
TWO conferences with Sinclair before
me s1,000000 contract was signed.
Chairman Lenroot asked il it had
occurred 10 him that il the Sinclair
lease was straight" Sinclair would
not have dealt with him at all.
no" responded the witness.
Publisher Blames Enemies
When the chairman wanted to
Know whether the attacks on SIM
clair by the Denver Post were dis
cussed at the meetings with Sim
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