Evening star., 1924-02-10
GrueIing Quiz by Lenroot
Fails to Break Story
of Publisher.
VOTE ON DENBY CUSTER
PLANNED FOR TOMORROW
McAdoo to Be Heard-Daugherty
Here, Sees Coolidge-Denies
Resignation Discussed.

Persistent but unsuccessful efforts
of Chairman Lenroot to force from
Frederick G. Bonfils, publisher of the
Denver (Colo.) Post, an admission
that Harry f. Sinclair had purchased
the silence of his newspaper in con-
nection with the Teapot Dome lease
were made yesterday at another dra-
matte session of the Senate oil COM
mittee.
Mr.. Bonfils was emphatic in his
Genials; 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, a Denver oil
man, whereby he was to pay them
s1,000,600 was in settlement of a
liability under contracts which Stack
had with Standard Oil subsidiaries
whose claims in Teapot Dome Sim
clair previously had purchased for
s1,600,0O0.
While the gruellinE cross-examina-
tion of the publisher by the Wiscon-
Sin Senator proceeded, the Senate re-
heWed>its debate on the DENLY resig-
nation resolution and finally reach
ed an agreement to shut off all dis
cusS1on at pm. tomorrow and begin
voting on all pending anne ldments
and finally on the resolution itself
Adoption of the measure in one form
or another was forecast
Cabinet Changes Rumorcd
Simultaneous with these events, at
the Capitol rumorS of impending
cabinet changes Were revived, but
they were without any verification.
Attorney General Daugherty, whose
name frequently has been drawn into
the oil discussion on the Senate floor.
Returned from Florida and immedi-
ately conferred with President Cool
idge.
Upon leaving the White House Mr.,
Daugherty said the oil lease investi-
cation had entered largely into the
discussion with the Executive. He
denied that he had been requested
by the President to return from
Florida, denied he had rendered his
resignation and refused to talk about
details Of the oil inquiry.
DENLY Sees President.
Secretary DENLY, who had a con-
ference with the President after the
cabinet meeting Friday, was closet
ed for a long time yesterday with
secretary 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 1e-a
main on the job despite the pending
resolution asking that he resign.
BY completing the examination of
Mr.. Bonfils yesterday, the oil COM
mittee cleared the way to hear Will
liam G. McAdoo tomorrow with ref
erence to his professional services
with the Doheny oil companies. Mr.
McAdoo. who is Il candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination,
Will appearMa at his own request.
announcement was made to the
committee by Senator Walsh, demo-
crat, Montana. that George Creel,
chairman of the committee on public
information during the war, had sent
him request by telegraph for a
nearing. 1t was agreed, however, that
number of other witnesses now in
Washington would be examined first.
Mr.. Creers request grows out of tes-
limony by e. l.. Doheny that he had
advanced $4,000 to Creel. who was to
undertake to prevent the leasing Of
The oil reserves to republicans after
The democratic administration ended
Charges Conspiracy,
Resuming his testimony, which was
begun Friday, Mr.. Bonfls charged in
response to questions by Senator
"aish that there was a conspiracy
between Doheny, Sinclair and the
standard Oil allied companies to let
sinclair have the Teapot Dome as
1ar as they were concerned"
Ihey having no antagonistic in
terests in California" Bonfils said.
they had no objection to letting Mr.,
Doheny have the naval reserve there
ana they went into the agreement
along those lines and the leases were
granted"
The witness added that he had
confirmed" that the Midwest and
Pioneer companies, subsidiaries of
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
received s1.000.OOO in oil from the
Sinclair company which took over
the Teapot Dome lease
Asked to Explain Part,
Taking over the examination, Chair
man Lenroot demanded to know why
Stack had come to Bonfils in the first
place to help him indorse his con-
tract and what Bonfils 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 lawyer.
Questioning the witness about the
two conferences with Sinclair before
the sl,0O0,O0O contract was signed,
Chairman Lenroot asked if it had oc-
CURED to him that if the Sinclair
lease was straight" Sinclair would not
have dealth with him at all?
NO." responded the witness.
When the chairman wanted to
know whether the attacks on Sinclair
by the Denver Post were discussed at
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