The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-02
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OIL BONDS BY
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Ey Link Ex-CuStodian of
Alien Property With
Will Hays.

Will Hays.
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kSHINGTON, April 2,-Thomas
Miller, former alien property
dian, has been subpoenaed to
II before the Senate Teapot
committee, Senator Walsh of
81 bana announced today.
llsh said Miller had been re-
led to appear Tuesday, but that
r had asked and had been
'sRhted a weeks delay
81 Miller was convicted several
months ago in New York of con-
spiracy to defraud the Government
while he held the alien property
%post.
4 "There have been reports that
Colonel Miller knew something
about the Continental Trading
Company bonds" Walsh said
~ Committee members have adj
dressed questions to witnesses in
recent hearings seeking to learn if
MILLER aided Will Hays, former
\ chairman of the Republican ma
tionaI committee, in dispoSing of the
$4,000 of bonds which Harry Sim
blair donated to the Republican
committee.
Probe Salt Greek Contract
Several witnesses have been sub
|ooenaed for the hearing Tuesday,
bout their names were not divulged
y because the subpoenas have not yet
been served.
N The justice department and Sen
gkate Teapot Dome Committee are in
yestigating the means by which the
Midwest Refining Company acquired
drilling rights in the Salt Creek
Ffield adjoining the Teapot Dome
Naval Oil Reserve in Wyoming, it
y 8 learned today.
~ The justice department also is in
gvestigating the sale of Government
Royalty oil from the Salt Greek
&elds to the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-
}@hasing Company under contract
/ .hade by Albert B. Fall when he was
ecretary of interior.
~ Both matters are understood to
''have been discussed at a recent
cabinet meeting.
Lease Renewed
But the Justice Department de-
clines to confirm this or a report
that President Coolidge requested
the inquiry.
Sinclair obtained the contract in
the Salt Greeks field six months
after Fall had received from him
! 6229, 600 of Liberty bonds, accord
n y to testimony before the Teapot
az lne committee The Sinclair
lde Oil Purchasing Company is
Indy controlled by Sinclair and
XIX Standard Oil Company of In
Una, which also controls the Mid
ST.
5ecretary Of Interior Work re-
ltly renewed the Sinclair crude
contract, explaining he had no
ice in the matter under terms
4 eed TO by Fall and Sinclair.
Cefense strategy of Sinclair,
eduled to go on trial here on
: Wednesday, on a charge Of conspir-
ling to defraud the Government, was
J planned by his lawyers here today.
Plan Sinclair Defense
\ Martin w. Littleton, Sinclair's
chief attorney came from New
York to confer with George P.
Hoover, local lawyer.
Hoover indicated the line the de-
\ Tense would follow, would depend
\ upon the conference with Littleton
land the character of the defense
deposition given by former Secre-
tary Of Interior Fall, i'll in FL Paso.
The trial of both Sinclair and Fall
indicted three years ago in connec-
ton with the Teapot Dome lease,
was scheduled to start today, but
Justice Jennings Bailey in District
VI Of Columbia Supreme Court three
weeks ago granted an indefinite
N postponement to Fall because Of his
n ILLNESS, and postponed the Sinclair
N trial until Wednesday.