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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-28

BY MRS OWEN MCINTYRE

Miss Hazel Rapp left for Olivet. S.
D., Saturday morning to spend
Christmas with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mertz and
family were guests of MI. and Mrs.
Christ Wolf, il, Sunday evening.
A program was given at school No.
by Miss Otillia BroSe and pupils.
After the program Santa appeared
and distributed gifts and sacks for
the children. There was large audi
ence present.
Laverne Guldberg left Sunday to
visit over Monday with his parents.
MIR. and Mrs. Jake Zelmar are the
parents OF baby girl born last Mon
clay at the Harvey hospital Mother
and daughter are getting along fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kraft and
Peter 2oemnick returned Friday eve
ming from their recent trip
Guests at the Neff home Monday
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Phee, daughters Lizzie and Ruhie, MIR.
and Mrs. Bill Gellner and August
NeIf from M---er.
Mr.. and Mrs Owen Mcintyre and
sons Richard and Hugh and Ben
klagenburg motored to Goodrich
Thursday ard Oh their way home
stopped at the Imam home to see
MI. Inman, who has been very III
with pneumonia.
Miss Otillia Brose and brother Otto
Miss Emma Webbsr. Sylvia and Roy
| Stewart. John and Irwin Sattler were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. E. e.
Sattler Friday evening.
An enjoyable program was given at
school No. by Miss Sylvia Stewart
and pupils. Santa Claus appeared
just at the right moment and to the
delight of children and adults distrib-
uted gifts and packages. The affair
was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Harrison Rogers held an en-.
I .srment for her pupils and Their
parents Friday afternoon. She will
have two weeks of vacation.
Christ Wolf Jr and sons Henry
and julius. daughters Pauline. Hide
and Caroline were evening guests al
the John Wutzke home Saturday eve.
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs Adam Haas anc
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Haa.
and family and Jake Zelmar motorec
to Harvey to visit Mrs. Jake Zelmel
who is i'll at the hospital there.
MIR. and Mrs. Ray Hazlegrove were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Klagen.
burg Sunday.
| miss Opal Gray has closed hel
school for two weeks vacation which
she will spend with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank tray north of Tuttle
and she will also spend some time Al
the Hazlegrove home.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Gwen Mcintyre anc
Mrs. Ben Klagenburg and Mr.. ane
Mrs. j. J. Scatlon and family. Oar
Mckinnon and SON Donald and Jolar
Halpln attended Catholic services II
Wing. Saturday.
Ed and Joe Smith were suppel
guests at the Mcintyre home Sunda!
evening.
!, The Wolfe girls called at the Nefl
home Tuesday evening to see the nev
baby.
Miss Alice Aline Drum visited he
grandmother Mrs. Ed Pond Erica,
evening.
j George Mcintyre made business
j trip to Arena Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. j. Brose, who has been sick
lis somewhat improved.
I Miss Otillia BroSe will have vaca
ton at her school until the day afte
New Years.
i M. ara Mrs. Christ Wolf, Jr., wer
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Mr.. Koenig left on the afternoon train
to be with his brother who is at Co.
lumbus hospital. Leo is boy about
Is years Old and was we'll known to
Braddock people.
Frank Eckery is helping OH the Alex
Macdonald ranch at Glencoe during
the winter.
j. II. Bower is taking care of the
local lumber yard during the absence
OF Mr.. Koenig in Montana.
Mrs. G. I. Barton visited for few
days this week with friends in Bis
lnArck and Mandan.
Mrs A. j. Piers returned home
Saturday after few weeks visit with
relatives at Wayzatta. MINI. She was
met at Steele by Mr.. Piers.
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Clara Mueller at her home SaturdA,.
! The evening was spent In playing
cards after which lunch was served
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Z. See and Mrs
Oscar WeitStock were callers In Tut
tie Sunday.
Miss Scallon. primary grade teach.
err, is spending the Christmas holidays
in Edgeley.
A large crowd attended the Christ
mas program given at the opera
house last Friday evening.
Harold and John Mueller and
Gottfred Weber motored to Sterling
Saturday to meet Clara Mueller, who
arrived there on the bus from Aber-
deem, So. Oak. She will return to
her school duties Jan. 2.
Jerome Blith was dinner guest
at the Mueller home Christmas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mueller and
daughters attended the Christmas
tree program at the Baptist church at
futile Monday evening. While on
their way home a Chevrolet coupe
driven by two men from Harvey
crashed into the Mueller car on State
Highway So. Considerable damage
was done to the coupe and the fem
ders on the Mueller car were very
badly bent. No one was badly hurt,
however.
Mrs. Fred Cumber took the train
to Regain Monday evening returning
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Worden.
Emil SCHNEIDER, Gottfred Weber.
Edith. Clara, John and Harold Muel-
Ter motored to futile Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Rodgers are
spending this week at the Rodgers
home in Hensal, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weber and
family of Tuttle spent Tuesday at this
John Weber ST. home.
Mrs. Eva Hanson spent Monday
and Tuesday with her sister, Mrs.
Roy Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Knowles. son
Leonard and Edna Boss spent Christi
mas at the John Boss home in Bis.
narck.
Minnie Oswald left for Bismarck
Saturday after spending a week
visiting at the Fred Oswald and Dan
Seighlock homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Horner were
dinner guests at the B. j. Michael
home Christmas day.
Ella Mueller was a dinner guest at
the Jake Horner home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mueller spent :
Tuesday evening at the j. Helm home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Granville enter.
tanned the following on Tuesday Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Granville and sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. EN- Granville. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Granville and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Boss and daughter,
Mrs. A. S. Wilkinson and Mrc. Mar.
garet Glanville and son william.
Edith Cumber Is employed at the
Kremenetsky Brothers store during
the Christmas rush.
Gottfred Weber spent Monday and
Tuesday at Goodrich.
Raymond SCHNEIDER Is spending
this week with lis sister, Mrs. David
Helm.
MI. and Mrs George Harding Of
near Sterling were Wing shoppers
Wednesday.
Mabel jacobson is visiting With
Burnette Jacobson at Garfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Gust Olson were visi-
tors at the Jim Olson home one day
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jacobson en-
tertained Christmas the following
guests: Pete jacobson and daughter
Burnette. Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Lein
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Jacob
son and daughter, Mrs. Selma Jacob
SON and family, and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Olson. :.
Helen Blith of Mandan spent Sun
day at the ]. j. Horner home. :
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Rock Hill
By RUTH LITTLE

Alma Houser, teacher of School No.
2 motored to McClusky Friday to her
parental home where she will spend
all this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Gordon and
son motored to Bismarck Friday.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Davenport and
family spent Christmas at the Louis
Jorgenson home.
p. E. Patton and son Raymond
were Wing callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Scott and
family were guests at the Oscar Lon
derholm home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Taylor and
family motored to Bismarck Tues
day.
Ira Mccoy was an overnight guest
at the Pordahl home Thursday.
Gerald -Ghylin visited at the Joe
Kiefer home Wednesday.
George Anderson called at j. F.
Titles Friday.
A Christmas program was given at
Mildred Funston's school Friday. Wis
itors were Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Moses,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Magnuson, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Kolb and Mrs. Mon
roe and son Stephen. Miss Funston
motored to her home at Menoken
Friday evening where she will spend
her two weeks vacation.
Grant Lindsey hauled two loads OF 4
hogs to Wing Monday for Ed Rasche.
Clayton Little installed radios in
the following homes last week: Louis
JorgenSon, Ferdinand Wutzkes. j. F..
Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelly Bailey and
family spent Christmas day at Mrs.
Mabel Bailey's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nalworth attend
ed the program given at the school,
house Christmas eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Dimond and
son have been sick this week.
Lawrence and Everett Bailey and
Ed Rasche spent Thursday evening
at the Louis Jorgenson home listen.
ing to the radio.
A state veterinarian spent last
week testing cattle in this vicinity.
There were IL head found in Garfield
that had tuberculosis.
G. E. Christensen called at the s.
B. Olson home on Monday.
Andrew Kolb, Allen Tolliver and
Steve Monroe called at J. r. Titles
residence on Monday.
@. O. Kettleson and son jennings
motored to Regain Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mowder ana
family spent Christmas day at the
George Mowder home
Callers at J. r. Titles Tuesday eve
ming were Gene and Norman Little
and Frank Walker. /,
Randa Kettleson, high school stu
dent Of Bismarck, spent the weekend
at her parental home.
Mrs. Carl Landerholm was . Regain
caller Saturday.
Stephen Monroe spent Sunday with
Jennings Kettleson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Uglum ana ton
Norman and Mrs. Ella Benedict spent
Christmas at the Roy Little home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Dockter were
Regain callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Nemets and sons
we're guests at the Ferdinand Wutzke
home Sunday.
Wilfred Little, student at Devils
Lake school. will spend two weeks ct
his parental home.
| A. T. Kolb. Steve Monroe and Al
len Tolliver notored to Regain Sat-
Lurday.
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Leith
BY MRS. J. II. EAICH

Clarence LAWYER Who has been
quite i'll with the flu. is convalescing
at the home of his brother, E. J.
Lawfer.
Glenn Encil of Dickinson arrived
Friday evening to spend two weeks
vacation with his parents.
E. Heaps. who is employed at Zap.
is home for The holidays.
Thomas Springer drove to zap
Wednesday,
The Civic club met with Mrs. G. J.
I--.lc1ll Wednesday evening. The
nome was prettlly decorated with
Christmas greens, and luncheon was
served in the light of Yuletide can.
dies. An excellent y. oc..1lll W--s given.
The next meeting is a social evening
held at the home of Mrs. C. E. David
son.
MIR. and Mrs. Keith Enrll drove ia
Petersburg. N. D., Sunday to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Emch's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs M. Breton. Miss Alma
Hoover, primary teacher in Leitl1
school, whose home is in Petersburg
accompanied them
Miss Gertrude Berg and Miss Ella
Sandie left for their respective homes
III Valley City and Moorhead. MINI.
Saturday morning to spend a two
weeks vacation with home folks.
Perry Emch and sisters Opal and
Dorothy. and Clair Kamrath were
guests at the r. O. Finch home Sun
day.
The Christmas program given by
the school drew large crowd and
was much enjoyed. Owing to the pre-
vailing epidemic, work OH the program
was rather discouraging, but when
tie final night arrived all but one
pupil were in attendance
The basketball game between the
Shields and Leith Independents re.
suited III q victory for Leith. ths
score being 81 to 81. The teams
would appreciate large audiences fol
their games. Help your team by your
presence. The next game is with New
Leipzig at New Leipzig. Saturday
C--. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Klamath anc
daughter M-cia were dinner guest.
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Finch Sun.
day.
Miss Ruth Omdahl is assisting al
the Saunders Mercantile store durlnc
the busy season.
Hjalmer Hanson of Detroit, MINI.
nephew of Mrs. G. E. Finch, was il
Leith Saturday.
The son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Scoles, t.:
blacksmith at the Simon Peterson
mine. is very i'll with inflammator,
rheumatism.
G. E. Wyman Of Sydney, Montana
brother of A. H. Wyman, is visitin.
in Leith.
Miss Ruth Cocl1rane is spending he
Christmas vacation in Minneapoli
with relatives and friends.
John Scheerer of Carson was il
Leith Monday.
Miss Ida Birkholz went to her HON
In Elgin Saturday for her Christina
! vacation. Miss Mertha Jacher. VIII
has also been assisting at the Lawfe
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Schrunk
Ey HELEN NIARCHANT

Mr.. and Mrs H. II. Siebel were
Wing shoppers Saturday evening
Christmas dinner guests at the
Fred Smith home were Mr.. and Mrs.
f. G. Marchant and daughters, Irene.
Margaret and Helen. John Witt and
Helen. Tracy. John, and William
Degner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Wentz spent
Tuesday evening at the Joe Klemen
home
Christ Helm was Bismarck
shopper Wednesday.
Mrs Christ Wentz was sick Tues
clay.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Witt and daugh-
tiers, Esther, Lydia and Lenora, and
son John, Mr.. and Mrs Christ Wentz
and daughter MaviS Marie, Mr.. and
Mrs II. H. Siebel and Helen Mar
chant attended the church program
in Arena Tuesday evening.
Henry McClusky delivered gasolina
IN this, community Saturday.
IreneN Marchant was sick all the
past week.
Jake Berg was Wing shopper
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Q. Q. Sperry and son
Warren spent Sunday at the julius
Skei home.
Mr.. and Mrs Christ Helm and FAM
lily spent Sunday in futile visiting
relatives.
Ruben Wentz spent Sunday With his
cousins. the Jake Wentz children.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Witt and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs H. H. Siebel
spent Sunday at the Christ Wentz
home.
Mike Ryder from Bottineau. II. D.
1notored to the Herman Meters home
Thursday evening where he visited
until Saturday morning. He con-
tinued his journey to Minnesota. ac-
companied by his cousin. Miss Mar
celia Meters. They will spend the
holidays with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Helm spent
Saturday evening at the Christ Berg
home.
Jamee Novy nlotored to Wing Nth
= load Of grain Friday afternoon.
John witt ground feed with his
tyactor for Adolpt Degner Saturday,
Won1el KOGench and Christ Wentz
esp wing shoppers Friday afternoon.
feD Cathertue Lee left Friday
4 n XasaEton, "a, Oak, where
Evening star., 1928-03-29

An improper influence, the Senator from
Mississippi might offer his own deflni-
ton as to what does. Mr.. Doheny,
saws the Senator from Mississippi, left
the Democratic party because he could
not control It, But how about the
Democratic cabinet officers whose in
fiuence he acquired who are still living?
Have they left the Democratic party?
At the recent Jackson day banquet held
In fashionable hostclry In this city
under the auspices Of the Democratic
national committee one OF the eentle-
man who sat at the speakers table at
the invitations OF Mr.. Clem Shaver,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. was none other than VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo. who rammed cool
quarter Of million dollars OF Mr.. Do
heny'S oil money into his pockets and
who never yet has made restitution. He
was guest OF honor and headline
speaker at this Jackson day banquet In
January And no later than Wednesday
of last week the news came out OF Cali
tornia that William Gibbs McAdoo Is
At the head OF a slate trying to capture
INC California Democratic delegation to
the next national convention for none
other than our friend the Senator from
Montana
MI George Crcel who also got upon
Mr. DohcnyS pay roll, is on the slate.
Evening star., 1928-03-29

Can 1t be possible Mr.. McAdoo Ia using
some Of the residue of the quarter OF
n million he got from Mr.. Doheny to
finance the presidential nomination
campaign OF the Senator from Mon
tana2
when 1t comes to the Issue OF resti-
tuition and cleaning house and getting
rid of tainted money, IT is perfectly
obvious that the Democratic leaders
have several days work ahead OF them
II they would keep their doorstep from
the accumulation of oil. And II they
believe in their doctrine. preached from
the floor Of this body in the last few
weeks. that a party should expel from
its councils all those who have received
oil money IL is perfectly obvious that
some of the most distinguished MEM
bers OF the Democratic party are going
to be absent from the next Democratic
national convention.
"Ah. but the gentlemen on the other
side OF the aisle say, while Mr. Doheny
and other oil operators may have put
up money with the expectation Of OBJ
tanning something OF value from the
Democratic administration they OBJ
tanned nothing.
Was 1t nothing that private oil in
tcreStS obtained leases on naval oil re-
serves from Secretary Daniels and OPP
Grated them at a profit? Was II
nothing that a Democratic national
Evening star., 1928-03-29
FALL OPENS HOME
TO OIL ATTORNEYS
Former Secretary Ready to
Tell All He Knows of
Teapot Lease.

/ Ry the Associated Press,
! Ell PASO. Ten. March %. In con-
/ formity TO his offer to tell all he knows
about the leasing OF the Wyoming naval
/ oil reserve. Albert B. Fall today opened
his home here 10 attorneys OF defense
! and Government counsel in the Teapot
Dome conspiracy case
Pronounced by physicians as too Ill TO
travel, the former Secretary of the In
terror made known his willingness to
spend several days II necessary to COM
plete a deposition for use when Harry
F. Sinclair, his co-detendant on charges
Of criminal conspiracy. is arraigned
separately at Washington.
Daniel Thew Wright OF Washington
and Reginald ". Ragland Of counsel for
Sinclair announced on their arrival
here that use OF the deposition will be
governed entirely by developments at
the Sinclair trial They explained that
should the defense deem reading of the
deposition unnecessary, the contents
would not be made public,
Falls Story Unchanged.
Atlee Pomerene. former United States
Senator from Ohio. who will represent
the Government here, announced that
regular court procedure would be fol-
lowed. After defense attorneys question
Fall. Senator Pomerene will conduct the
croSS-eXamination
Testimony will be taken by w b. Bull,
court reporter of the FoTty-firSt District
Federal Court here.
While Fall has declined 10 comment
on the specific details OF the testimony
he has offered 10 give he has stead
iaStly contended that the leases we're
executed for the best interest Of the
Government.
Defends Bond Deal
Referring to his receipt OF bonds from
Sinclair while he was a cabinet Official
Fall declared that the bond tranSac-
ton was perfectly legitimate" and was
executed in payment for a third inter-
est in the Fall ranch at Three Rivers
N Mex.
Mr.. Sinclair visited this part of the
country and he wished to build home
and have a place for the breeding of
horses" Fall continued He paid for
one-third interest in the property at
Three Rivers. and there was nothing
out OF the way in the transaction. Al
the time II did not seem TO be one that
concerned the public
DR. H. T Stafford. who has attended
Fall for several years. will be present
at the start of the deposition session
He said that while his patient ap-
psrently would be able to readily fur
nish the testimony desired. every pre-
caution would be taken TO protect him
from overexertion DR.. Stafford said
this possibly would neceSsitate several
comparatively brief sessions. Only those
Immediately connected with the case
and members of Falls family will be
present.
Confident Of AcauittaI.
Wright, on his arrival here expressed
confidence in the outcome OF the Sim
clair trial After declining To comment
on political aspects Of the Teapot Dome
inquiry case. Wright said:
Il do know that they nave no chance
OF getting a verdict against Harry Sim
clair, and never did have. and this same
applies 10 Albert b. Fall also"
The deposition hearing was scheduled
to open at 2 pm. shortly after Senator
PomeTene was due TO arrive from the
East.
Evening star., 1928-03-29

committeeman from Colorado and his
associates were given lease by the
Democratic Secretary OF the Interior on
public oil lands adjacent TO naval re-
servcs--the lease covering 1000 acres,
approximately half the size Of Teapot
Dome and approximately One-third OF
the total amount Of public oil lands
leased by the Democratic Secretary OF
the Interior during the year Of his
term? Was II nothing that other pri-
Evening star., 1928-03-29

vate oil interests obtained leases $50
in number adjacent To the naval oil
reserves, permitting them to drain thc
oil from those reserves?
According to the testimony OF the
eminent Senator from Montana. and
according to the evidence Of Secretary
Daniels and former Secretary Lane
what is the issue before the country?
Evening star., 1928-03-29
Friendly 10 on Compsn mics.

The records shaw that the Office NJ
ne Secretary " the Interior ~ that
time Vas not on entirely unfriendiy
terms win private oil companies Rot
only cid Secretary Lane enter into
negotiations With DOhenys company
pfi9f ~ bis resignation snd accept the
s30 900 job with them Immediately upon
his resignation bsii Joseph J COttef
private secretary ~ Secretary Lane. fe-
signed ~ beDpme = vice president of one
~ M Dphenys oil Companies. and M
H"fDeT' Meyer assistant ~ the Sec
feisfy resigned ~ snCept 81 0ffidsi
posltion ~ E large salary with The
Prairie on a. Gah ca sfd Nj CisY
Jsiimsn commissioner ~ lhe GenefsI
LaHd Offlce having the 0ll reserves
Dnder bis especial Supervision resigned
~ snnept position IN The MID West
Dii ca
IN sU fsiIness 10 Secretary Lane
sn6 his many sssoCistes and as-
sisLSul& WHoaG services were 81
aiIfTed bY Gli iHtfTeEts II should
be ssie thai they we've nGi fhf 0uls
f0enlbeT ~ thf Democratic sdminlstrs
tl2n vim we're unsDls " fskis. ths
Evening star., 1928-03-29

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HOLDS NAVAL OIL
LEASES BEGAN UNDER
DEMOCRATIC RULE

Continued from Seventh Page
cratic cabinet officers and Democratic
leaders in both branches Of Congress
Nothing could be clearer or more con-
elusive than the facts In support of
this statement II Secretary Daniels,
The Senator from Montana. and their
school Of thought were right then II
was wrong for Secretary Payne 10
permit $50 private leases To be located
Immediately outside the naval oil re-
serves in Teapot Dome, and 1t was
equally wrong for Secretary Daniels,
the Senator from Montana and others
10 sit silent while this was being done,
presuming it was known 20 them and
10 all members OF the Democratic sd-
ministTation.
III. on the otner hand, the sinking
Of wells Immediately outside the naval
reserves does not drain IT and Secre-
tary Payne thereby was not an active
party In draining the naval oil reserves,
then the whole theory advanced by
Secretary Daniels. the Senator from
Montana and others IN the defense Of
leasing land within the reserves Is
Ease
Nov let uE return 10 Mr. D0heny. II
Was IN September 1919, that the 5ens-
t0r from Montana introduced Mr
Doheny in the picture rs his authority
in support Of leasing naval reserves Uo
private corporations, describing MI
Doheny a. being an oil operator who
rad no interest whatever in any of the
property within the naval reserves or
in any NJ the lands thai would be
patented. Secretary Lane resigned
from the cabinet IN February, 1920. flHe
months from the time the Senator from
Montana assured this body that Mr.
Doheny was an expert. but wholly dts
Interested oil operator who ADVISED
~ the interests 0f The public, the leasing
u naval reserves 70 private corporations
On FEBRUARY ! 1924. Mr. Doheny. testi-
tying IN the investigation conducted by
the Senate committee on public Isnds
stated that he retained Secretary Lane
Immediately upon his resignation as
Secretary NJ the interior and that he
had msoe the arrangement With him
before he resigned The record shows
that Mr.. Lane received a. compensation
~ the employ 0f MT Doheny's Pan
American Petroleum Co salary Of
so 600 year. 80. while Mf Doheny
may have been a disinlerested adg'aef
" the Senator from Montana IN stp
iember 1919 he was not 80 dieinterested
~ February 1920 i've months lster
NFleH he entered negotlst ti0ng with one
~ the Democratic cabinet members 10
DecOnie an OffceT ln his oil COMPANY
iOf Mr. Doheng testified that he cn-
ployed DfmocTatic officislE because Of
fhE influence and the sCntIs tanCeshiD
they hsc with the Democratic admins
nation.
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