Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
ROCKEFELLER
0. K. 5 SENATE
PROBE IN OIL
Standard Oil Magnate Dis
claims All knowledge
OF Slush Funds
HAYS SUMMONED
Harding Manager Will Be
InterrOgated on CAM
paign Contributions
HAYS SUMMONED

WASHINGTON Feb. IL GP- Cheer
ed by an unqualified endorsement
from John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the
senate Teapot Dome committee de-
cided today to back track TO Will
H. Hays, former chairman of the
republican national committee, in an
effort to pick up trail it may have
missed.
Its season still is confined for the
moment to- movements OF $3,080,O00
in liberty bonds which represent the
company of Canada from an Oil
transaction in this country that is
the center OF the FalI-Sinclair con-
spiracy case.
Rockefeller, as a witness aodNy. was
unable to throw any light whatever
upon any aspect of the case, but at
the confusion of his testimony ths
committee was informed by its own
agents that certain OF the missing
Continental bonds had been used to
pay off debts Of the republican ma
tional committe after the Harding
campaign OF 1920 The decision to
invite Hays to appear was pursuant
to the obtaining OF that information.
From two other witnesses officials
of the Dominion Bank of Canada
the committee also learned that the
Continental bonds invariably were
taken from that banks New York
branch in person by H. S. Osler, Jr.,
a Toronto lawyer. and president Of
the now extinct Continental corpora
inIA Tn I1n rxrif-
nesSes said, these bonds were put up
in four separate and equal lots; but
they could throw no light on the
significance to be attached to this
fact.
From the committee hearing. Chair
man Nye and Senator Walsh, OF
Montana, prosecutor of the investi-
cation, went to a grand jury room
in the District of Columbia supreme
court to testify in the proceedings
looking to the indictment of Robert
W. Stewart, chairman of the board Of
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
for contempt of the senate in re-
fuSing to answer two questions as
to his knowledge of what became of
the bonds.
Stewards attitude toward the com.
mittee brought fresh condemnation
from Rockefeller, speaking for the Is
per cent stock interest in the Stand
ard Oil group his family controls. He
added, however, that he had perfect
confidence in Stewards own integrity
and desired to repudiate only his
refusal to aid the committee in un-
covering ''this national Oil scandal. -
"The oil industry of the country
is under suspicion" Rockefeller said,
because of the facts uncovered and
more particularly because of those
still to be uncovered. 1t affects the
| whole business structure.
st desire in every way to be Of
service to you in this public service
your committee is rendering. MY
sense OF obligation to do everything
in my power for the uncovering CT
this national scandal is not matter
of my stockholdings
| After expressing his bitter diSap-
pointment over Stewards failure to
answer the committees questions
Rockefeller told of his interview with
Stewart last Monday in which the
Standard Oil official had refused tC
discuss details of the matter with
the internationally known New York
financier.
do you feel you have exhausted
every means of securing the infor-
nation from Colonel Stewart?" Walsh
asked
'I would be very grateful, senator, il
you would suggest some way. 1t was
impossible to discuss the subject with
Colonel Stewart as you gentlemen
perhaps can understand"
Before leaving the committee room
Rockefeller agreed to have officials
of all companies with which he is as
Continued on rage Tnree)