The Washington times., 1924-02-26
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ing kilograms that passed between
Washington and Palm Beach for
FAN, II was declared. Any tele-
grams to him were Of a business ma
ture or related to private affairs.
The committee was particularly
interested in the wires that went to
Mclean advising him constantly Of
the Teapot Dome developments and
outlining exactly what happened in
committee sessions, paying especial
reference to questions propounded
to witnesses by Senators Walsh and
Lenroot,
The committee secured the tele-
grams over the protest Of III. r.
Taft, local superintendent Of the
telegraph company, who contended
that the messages were private
and confidential" They could only
be divulged, he said. with the con-
sent of the senders or addresses.
or upon the express direction Of
the committee. The latter was
speedily forthcoming.
Before the committee met this
morning, Senator Walsh, Democrat,
of Montana, said that it was not
planned to call former Postmaster
General VIII H. Hays before the
committee, or Attorney General
Daugherty.
At the request of Senator Walsh,
Democrat, of Montana, Wilton J.
Lambert, counsel for Mclean, at
tended today's session. Lambert
also arranged for a private con-
ference with Walsh.
Senator Walsh today ordered q
subpoena issued for G. d. Wal,l-
berg, Of New York, former private
secretary to Sinclair. The COM
mittee wants to question him about
his previous testimony concerning
giving Liberty Bonds to a man by
the name of Hays"
Karl c. Schuyler, Denver, close
friend and personal attorney of
]. Leo Stack, wealthy Denver oil
man who made an effort under
the Wilson Administration to &C.
cure a lease to the rich Wyoming
naval reserve, but who was
turned down fatty by ex-Secretary
of Navy Daniels, has been called
to appear and bring records and
documents,
The documents are expected to
turn a glazing spotlight on the
million-dollar contract which Stack
and Fred G. Bonfils,. publisher of
the Denver Post, obtained from
Harry F. Sinclair, lessee Of Teapot
Dome.
Under that contract. Sinclair has
paid approximately $250,000 in cash
to Bonfils and Stack, and has
agreed to pay $750,000 additional on
next March IS. Stack testified
the contract was entered into to
quiet claims on Teapot Dome.
Expert Studying Books
Lewis D. Bond, chief accountant
for the committee in studying the
brokerage books, has been in con-
ference with Walsh during the last
two days, and reported he will be
ready to report to the committee in
open session within a day or two,
possibly tomorrow.
The accountants are concluding
their study of the books OF Harry
Payne Whitney business associate
of Sinclair and of j. P. Bankard
and Company, New York.
Democratic members of the COM
mittee are known to be highly
pleased at the result Of the ac-
countantS' Investigation thus far.
The committee has definitely de-
cided not to call Sinclair himself
until the investigation of the stock
books has been completed.
They desire to ask the oil mag.
nate some questions regarding the
names of certain men having been
found on the books as dealing in
Sinclair stock.
Under order from the White
House. the speoial counsel OHvo11
J. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene,
plan to institute at once injunc-
ton proceedings to prevent further
extraction of oil from the naval
reserves.
First action will be taken in
Wyoming and California, where
Teapot Dome and Elk Hills, re-
spectively, are located, it was said.