Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-04-23
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EElER ADMITS
akED OIL WITH
INTERIOR OFFICIALS
LlshED 1925

interior OFFICIALS
n,s.t Falls, Mont. Apr. 22.-By
!. .l-Senator Burton X. Wheeler,
Astnr in his own behalf today,
s.sstAd he had discussed one oil
ssS nermit with department of in
~, officials, putting the entire
s..sv of his connection with Cor
SsfSmpbell, Montana oil operator.
800 the jury.
~ Admission came while he was
go Sfross-examined by District At
s.,;-sr John L. Slattery. prosecutor.
ISs7Sf Wheeler was indicted on a
xSfae; OF accepting a fee for prose-
S1i6x oil land permits for his client
SS1n the department.
rs admitting that he took up one
nsiiE Involving an oil permit with
T3rm s. Booth. then department
-1eAnr. he testified that his action
MsSot constitute an appearance and
~ was something he would have
So6for any Montana citizen on re-
tind nearly four hours and the dis
"A attorney had not completed his
cuu-examination when court ad-
baTned.
when Senator Wheeler leaves the
asnd. the question OF adjourning
uaFt pending the arrival of other
vitnesses from the cast will tie de.
cded. They were called by the de-
fase In an attempt to controvert
IL testimony of George p. Hayes,
New York attorney, who declared
that he met Wheeler in New York
n March 1923. and was asked to ap.
pear before the interior department
h III place and in behalf of Camp
IN With the promise of a large fee.
s1hS senator directly denied Hayes
teGtimony when he was called to the
a1nd by his chief of counsel, Sena-
* Thomas j. Walsh.
never met George P. Hayes in
~ FORK" he said emphatically. II
1(pG heard of him until he appear
efAefore the Daugherty investigat-
& committee in Washington in
Nsrch, 1924"
Senator Wheeler declared he was
intreduced to Hayes in Washington
MA B. Melzner, an attorney at
haAed to the Daugherty committee.
Aelznef previously testified to the
Meefing of the two and said at that
tne Aeither Hayes nor Senator
Nleelef showed any inclination of
NJ having met before.
III lnestioned Hayes sharply in
ND to the case there. in which
AStAs appearing" said Senator
Nleeler. but never saw the man
- that. Certainly l never saw
~ IN New York"
enAtor Walsh asked Senator
NAeeler to account for the time he
Ut In New York on March 16.
M just before he sailed for
Hutope.
He testified that Mrs. Wheeler
arrived there early that morning
~ he spent the entire business day
1oppinS with her. From $50
etlock In the afternoon until seven
eciock he and Mrs. Wheeler were
y their room at the Waldorf As
!oria hotel. he declared, preparing
Tor dinner.
He said they dined with Mrs. j.
prden Hartman, Colonel E. NJ.
home and others and later attend
q "A opera.
hayes previously testified he talk
to senator Wheeler in the lobby
tne hotel between the hours of
Aareh l6.
,lne courtroom was packed while
ssa. ssatef Wheeler testified. He was
enppted but little by counsel, and
permitted to present his testi-
largely in narrative form. He
w detail how Tom Stout, former
sana congressman. asked him to
IS attorney for the Campbell
rs ISIS: how Stout met him in
Duae early in 1923 and arranged the
ms under which his firm. Wheel
s.a ~ Baldwin, of Butte. was re-
centradicting the testimony of H.
daosser, former secretary of
poell, Senator Wheeler denied
\. o IN a Great Falls conference
49, campbell need not worry
oM his permits" and that he
rvs'a fix them up in Washington"
asciared that the conversation
W MOTEL conference was confined
&. nncussion of management of
- 0mpbell company.
did not know anything what
s, ,M ABOUT oil and permits and said
~ Sg about them that night"
-. senator Wheeler. He also de-
~ mat IN another meeting testi-
Dy 1. j. Wertheimer. former
MOCK salesman for Campbell,
nv Ie heard Wertheimer say over
ss,ephone. wheeler is here and
ytning will be all right"
-. snything like that was said"
or Wheeler testified. ut must
peen about my references to
SSSsng the affairs OF management
am the company"