Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
Senate Group Is Cheered by
RockefeIIer's Promise to
Aid in Probe.
OFFICIALS OF CANADIAN
BANK TELL OF PAYMENTS
Movement of $4,000, 600 in Liberty
Securities Sought by Walsh
and Colleagues.

Cheered By an unqualified indors.-
ment from John D. Rockefeller. ir. tia
Senate Teapot Dome committee decided
feSterday TO back track TO VIII n.
Hays. former chairman Of the Rep,,blie.
an national committee. in an effort In
PICK up tran 1t may have missed.
It's search still Is confined for The
moment to movements OF $4,000 ,00v in
Liberty bonds. which represent the prof
Its OF the Continental Trading Co. of
Canada from an oil transaction in .his
country that is the center Of the Fail.
Sinclair conspiracy case.
Rockefeller as a witness YESTERDAY
was unable to throw any light whatever
upon any aspect Of the case, but at the
conclusion Of his testimony the commit
tee was informed by its own agents that
certain of the missing Continental
bonds had been used to pay on debts Of
the Republican national committee
after the Harding campaign Of 1870.
The decision to invite Hays to appear
was pursuant to the obtaining Of that
information.
Bank Officials Testify.
From two other witneSseS-oficials
Of the Dominion Bank Of Canada--the
committee also learned that the Cont.
mental bonds invariably were taken
from that banks New York branch In
person by H. S. Osler, IT,. a Toronto
lawyer and president OF the now ex-
inst Continental corporation In
every case. the BANK witnesses said,
these bonds were put up In four sepa-
rate and equal loIS, but they could
throw no ngns on the significance to
oe attached TO this iact.
From the committee hearing Chair.
man Nye and Senator Walsh Of Mon.
tana, prosecutor Of the investigation.
went TO a grand jury room IN the Dis
trict Of Columbia Supreme Court 70
testify in the proceedings looking 70 the
indictment Of Robert w. Stewart,
chairman Of the board OF the Standard
OH Co. Of Indiana, for contempt OF the
senate IN refusing to answer two ques.
tons as to his knowledge Of what be.
came Of the bonds,
S ewart's attitude toward the COM
mittes brought fresh condemnation
from Rockefeller. speaking for the IS
per cent stock interest m the STANDARD
oil group his family controls. He
aided. however. that he had perfecs
confidence In Stewsrts own integrity
and desired 10 repudiate only his re-
fusal to aid the committee IN uncover
ing this national oil scandal"
Industry Under Suspicion"
"The oil industry of the country Is
under suspicion" Rockefeller said. oe-
cause Of the facts uncovered and more
particularly because Of those SUI 20 o
,,rrovaroH IL aHartS the whole bltots
ness structure.
II desire In every way To be OF service
to you In this public service your com
mittee Is rendering. Ny sense OF OOH.
cation to do everything In my power Tor
the uncovering Of this national scandal
Is not q matter Of my stockholdings
After expressing his bitter diSappotnt-
ment over Stewards failure TO answer
the committees questions. Rockefeller
told Of his interview With Stewart Ass
Monday. in which the Standard on or
tsciai had refused TO discuss details OF
the matter with the internationally
known New York financier.
DO YOU feel you have exhausted ev-
cry means of securing the information
from Col, Stewart" Walsh asked.
II would be very grateful. Senator. II
YOU could s,lgsest some way. II Was
impossible TO discuss the subject with
Col Stewart, as YOU gentlemen perhaps
can understand"
Before leaving the committee rom
Rockefeller agreed 10 have officials Of
all companies With which he Is aSscct-
ated search their records 10 ascertain
whether by any chance any OF the
missing Continental bonds are Ia or
have passed through the treasures Of
those companies in ordinary business
a..fi ~ go
Is TO obtain every possible clue % tho
transactions In which these hoselS may
have been involved after they were cur
chased by the Continental Co
VIII Re Asked About S,Asoa
When WIN H. HAYS Is recalled. the
date % which has MOI eeeu nxed, h<
will DC questioned further ahcug the
$TS.0o0 which he told the committee
In 1924 Harry r. Sinclair had con.
trihuted To the Republican national
fund IN 1928 The evidence
Is that these bonds we're used % pAy
OH committee note at the Nnrire
Trust Co. in New York City. December
:, 1928.
Basil Manly, a newspaper man VIA Il
cooperating with the committee IN Its
inquiry, informed Senators that 4
against th,se Of the Continental On
showed that $4,000 of the $fs>NNo rsiA
to the Empire Trust were part cf ths
prutitS
lervy W Baldwin an official az thu
Empire Trust, testified M lssA that
the bands ~ nay the note were a>SfY.
Erred by the Republican cysnMitteN n
T Coleman du nnnt Ut pelAwarN. thAr
chairman of The hcArd ct the EsnrIss
Trust.
Y think they came NOM Mr.. Nav.
e Gen da FMI" BALDWIN tsssfflsd
y am not INssltive,"
Hays IN his previous testimony Sa,d
That ne personally had solicited 4 AVA.
|fieuticn NOM Sinclair and thai An
recollection Mas that sinclair axsesS q
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