Evening star., 1928-03-18
Efforts to Trace SincIair's
Gift Continued at Chi
cago Hearing.
HAYS MAY BE RECALLED
FOR $4,000 REFUND QUIZ
Committee Seeks Further Details
on Return of Bonds
to Sinclair.

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tioning seven more witnesses the Sem
ate Teapot Dome subcommittee closed
its hearing here today without finding
further trace of the Continental Trad
ing Co. Liberty bonds which Harry F.
Sinclair turned over to Will H. Hays
in 1928 to help extinguish the deficit OF
the Republican party.
Seeking to trace the item OF $25, 900
appearing on the records OF the late
Fred w. Upham. once treasurer OF the
Republican national committee and
credited as contribution from the
Cook County Republican committee.
the Senate investigators interrogated
Alexander Fyffe. harmony chairman"
in Cook County in the 1924 campaign.
but he knew Of no such gift from the
county organization to the national
body.
Homer Galpin. chairman, and
Charles v. Barrett. treasurer of the reg
ular Cook County committee, have teS-
tif1ed they had no knowledge OF such a
contribution and the Senators are pro-
ceeding now on the theory that s25 900
of the 100000 of Harry r. Sinclair Lib
erty bonds which Hays sent to Upham
were sold fo- use in wiping out the
deficit and the Cook County committee
credited with the donation.
Discrepancies In Records.
Several other discrepancies in the
Upham records have been found by the
subcommittee. which during Its sittings
here found that $4,000 Of the Sinclair
bonds were turned over by Upham to
B. A. Eckhart for like contribution in
cash. Eckhart sold them.
Several witnesses who testified here
said they made no political contribu-
tions at the time they were credited on
the Upham records, with having done
so. and the investigators assume that
some of the Liberty bonds were sold
then In small blocks and the tranSac-
tions concealed through dummy" en-
tries on the records.
Irl q. Hipsley and A. v. Leonard, for
mer associates OF Upham. reiterated at
the last session their statements that
upham had told them that Wilbur W.
Marsh OF Waterloo. Iowa. had suggested
In 1928 that neither party make a re-
port Of contributions for that year since
none was required by law.
hHutCu AkTcGUCnt.
Marsh has emphatically denied that
he entered into any such agreement
with Upham. A subpoena directing
him to appear before the entire COM
mittee at Washington next Wednesday
has been issued by Senator Nye, Re-
publican. North Dakota. the committee
chairman. who wants To question Marsh
about the Democratic contributions In
1928
Testimony that Philip D. Armour
and F. Edison White. president OF
Armour IL Co. meat packers, contrib
uted $4,000 each to the Republican
campaign fund In 1924 was given by
them. They said B. A. Eckhart, assist
ant treasurer OF the Republican COM
mittee. had solicited them and that
they had not been reimbursed for their
subscriptions by Liberty bonds or other
wise
One witness. F. l.. Siddons, Chicago.
failed TO respond. when called today
Senator Nye indicated Mr.. Siddons was
expected 10 tell n rather startling story.
He may be called later after further
inquiry.
Aside from tracing more OF the Sin
clair Continental bonds here. the sub
committee turned up what to 1t was
rather interesting testimony and re-
ceived the Continental and CONNER
clal National Bank records showing
some rather large deposits In that in
stitution late In 1924 by Robert w,
Stewart. chairman OF the board of the
Standard Oil Co. OF Indiana and who
was present when the Continental OIL
deal contracts were signed late In 1921.
May Recall Hays.
AS result Of the testimony OF James
p. Connery. Chicago coal dealer. the
committee may recall WIN II. Hays.
Connery acted as intermediary between
Sinclair and Hays In the return OF S85.-
900 which the former chairman OF the
Republican national committee paid
TO the lessee OF Teapot Dome to COM
nlete the return of the 100000 In
securities which Sinclair advanced In
1923 to help the Republican party
deficit
Connery told the Senators that he
and Hays had long been partners In
stock and bond deals and that little
oi the $4,000 reached Hays. az II was
r< TO cover his stock accounts Some
oi the deals were IN Sinclair Consoli-
dated Oh Go. stock, Connery said.
which had been bought on the advice
of Sinclair.