New Britain herald., 1924-03-19
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1a 1921

Describing his conversation with President Harding after he had been called to Washington, Darden said: Called Fall 9 INT
 ''The president said Jim. what about this property you think you own out in Wyoming?' Well I said. T do not know just what il is, I can uot tell you. We feel naturally we owned it because we had spent some money on it. He said Fall Is kind Of INT We did not say much more about it
 Then we went on to discuss Sen- ator Bursum. He wanted to know what thought of him. said he was good fellow.
 Well. he said, what are you going to do about it"' I said well. we may have to go into the courts left then.
 Daughcrts's Prediction
 'l went to Mir. Daugherty one day, and said, 'Daugherty, it is a shame Fall is going to drive us into a law suit. We own this land. He said the courts seemed to be the only relief. He said Fall is going 10 get the land. He Is going to send the marines out there to get it."
 Sinclair Mas to settle
 Dardcn said tall told him that Stnc.air would settle with him for hls cl4iiH, as Il" Was 10 settle with the ctGer claimants.
 S,cretary tail you will agree, if yod know him at all, was kind Of peeNish about anything he wanted to do. the witness said. He said he could not ind any title to my claim. He went oil to say Sinclair would take curc Of the claimants
 What did you go to Fall for?' asked senator Walsh.
 "I went there to get a lease on the lj9 acres. What to you think l went for, a dog"'
 harden told the committee he made an agreement with the mutual oil company to do the drilling in T apot DoIne on basis of that com psuN paying c&penses and taking GG per cent of t.e oil.
 It Was the Mutual Oil Co, that was driven oil hy the marines" he .iald.
 Attorney Bright said the Mutual company did not go on tho reserve until at1cr the lease of Sinclair had become known.
 Why did you advise your clients La go On then?" asked Senator Walsh. !
 "l thought tho lease was void and that We should make q fight
 1hou.n Order Illegal
 Bright c;piuined that he did not believe th" oA"cUtive order by Presi- tieni Harding transferring the re- serr" to tn. interior department was 'tgll.
 ,'cIator Walsh insisted that Darden could ,ayc had no claim unless oil naG been found in .hr iGO acres he clGiand.
 'I didn't squat on this land" Dar- ian so'd. 'l didn't advise anybody to seek title." {.
 Tn. wltncNs added that h. was sal sii"d he rad uo claim after finnvy jEd i'dll had told him so. but his wanted 10 go ahead in an \ fort 10 enforce their claim.
 Did you try to iissuade the of- icars from sending marines to eject ne Mutual oil company" asked ionator Walsh.
 ''f did not"
 Tn committee then led Dardeu ,F"r his lifr history.
 Darlrn's Iifr Histor, |
 Dnr'len sBid he was born in North 'arclina, went to tn" Texas Pan- landlr when boy and lived for 'rars in New Mcrico. engaging In tho ectric light business. Iie also lived . BuA'alo and in Colorado. and spent onlo t'ne in Chicago os vice prcsi- rn' or the United States Canning 'onuapy
 "hre you a married man 9" asked inaBtur Walsh,
 "t am uot: [ harr been" . Then leaning across the table, hardrn asked
 'Suator. have rou q right to go ha war into a mans fife history: low many woman he has had around. nd iho like 2"
 "l had no intention of going into