The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

earth shock felt over Southeasoern Kansas this afternoon was caused by wagon load of nitfoglycerine explod- ing near Altoona, eight miles north of Neodesha, Kan. In Parsons buildings were rocked by the blast and persons ran into the streets. < is opposing Mir. Coolidge for the repub- lican presidential nomination, voiced, largely. the sentiments of the republi- can insurgents in his statement, that the forthcoming elections would have to decide whether the attitude of the ex- ecutive or the Senate was correct.
 Why He Resigned :.
 Explaining why he resigned. Creel said he could not agree with Doheny.
 We not only did not see eye to eve. but we did not look in the same direction" he said. He thought his opinions were final" J<'
 "Mr. Dohney had the dearest blue eyes and childlike candor," Creel said, land he fascinated me, 50 wanted to write his life history. as an inspiration to the younger genera tion."
 This was when he first met Doheny.
 Coming to his association with ]. Leo Stack, Denver oil man, in connec- ton with efforts to obtain . lease on Tea Dome, subsequently leased to Harry F. Sinclair, Creel said Stack had told him November 6, 1920, that he had no doubt that with the com ing of the republican administration, the lease would be granted.
 q thought then and think now, it was as clean a proposition as ever wsa made to me-" the witness con- tinued. There was never any question of my influence with Secretary Daniels in getting a lease" told Stack frank ly that he might as well try to change a Missouri mule as to change Secre- tary Daniels on the question of the oil reserves. He had been fighting eight years to preserve them"
 The one chance, he added, appeared to be to interest the naval experts who might be able to convince Secre- tary Daniels. This they failed to do.
 The witness said that after he Fe- signed he met Doheny in Washington
 Doheny Still Friendly
 q didn't know that we would speak," he said, "but Mir. Doheny came up very friendly and told me I again was on his payroll. resigned a second time. When I told Stack about it, he was much distressed and told me the money had been advanced to him and he had given security for it."
 ''How much were you paid!" asked Senator Walsh.
 Five thousand dollars"
 "When was it paid? ?" -
 "On November 8, 1920, a few days after he first came to me-"
 Doheny has testified that he ad- vanced $5,O00 to Stack for Creel in connection with the joint efforts of Stack and Doheny to get a lease for Teapot Dome. -.
 Creel said he had quit, not because he regarded the proposed transaction as questionable, but purely because of his personal distaste for Doheny.
 You did go to see Secretary DAn- iels," asked Senator Walsh.
 "Yes, sir:''
 "He was deaf to all importunitiesY
 He would not even go into it. He said: T have no doubt in the world that this thing will be attempted to be done, but do not think public opinion will countenance it."
 Creel was questioned at length re- garding his trip to Mexico in 1919 for President Wilson in an effort ito bring the two governments into negotiation. Before leaving he conferred with Sec retary Colby, but had no written au- thority to act for the American govern ment.
 "Then you went to Mexico without any credentials or authority?" Chair man Lenroot said.
 "Yes, sir"
 You were to attempt to negotiate an agreement?" ...
 No, sir. I went down to get some one on behalf of Mexico to come to Washington and meet Secretary Colby"
 You went down to carry on mat ters which this government wanted in Mexico?'
 Purpose of Visit. 4
 '.The proposition was that would try to have the Mexican government send representative who would sub init to the government of, the United States certain propositions that might be acceptable. Our government wanted the Mexican government to appoint a man who would come here and meet the officials of the state department and say what they would do.''
 You undertook to speak for our government?" it-
 s''I felt reasonably sure that if we went there with this proposition, it would be accetpable.",
 MT. Creel stated that not only did he go to Mexico without an appointment or credentials, but that he made the trip at his own expense as his conri- button in bringing the two countries to an adjustment of their differences.
 Taken hack to>the oil lease by Chair man Lenroot, Greet said he met Stack in Denver in 1910. At that time Greet was editing a newspaper
 What paper?" asked Senator Len root.
 ",The Denver Post"
 Relation With Bonfils
 Do you know MT. Bonfils?" asked the chairman, referring to Frederick G. Bonfils, publisher of that paper, who testified last week.
 Rather unpleasantly," was the re-
 Creel said he was on the Post a year and quit. He returned to Denver later as editor of the Rocky Mountain News and remained two years. i'f
 Questioned further by Chairman Len root, Greet said his agreement with Stack was verbal: that Stack had said : "'Gearge, we will go into this thing and make stack of money.'" I told him he would have to grub stake" me as was flat broke as result of my Mexican trip
 How long did the grub stake last :' asked Senator Lenroot.
 About six weeks, when I quit"