Evening star., 1928-03-26
MORE COP. HEADS
MAY FACE OIL QUIZ.
HiIles and Adams, Former
! Chairmen, Among 20
Mentioned.

/ Ry ahe Associated rtese.
The ssimnoniig Of more leaders Of
the Republican party is under conSid-
Grafton by the Senate Teapot Dome
committee, which is seeking to ascer-
tain the exact amount Of Continental
Grading Co. Liberty bonds which reach
ed the Golfers Of the Republican party
. between 1921 and 1924.
/ Chairman Nye said today the COM
. mittee would meet probably wednesday
/ 70 review the whole situation ana de-
terniine upon the witnesses that are 10
! be called.
! Among those whose names now are
being discussed are John T, Adams OF
Iowa. chairman OF the Republican ma.
tional committee from 1871 to 1924, and
3 Charles D. Hilies. Republican national
committeeman from New York. Others
are under consideration and II was in
siicated that as many as 20 witnesses
might be heard late this week or seAriy
next week.
Probe TO Last Weeks.
Senator Nye said there still was q
hugo deficit OF the Republican party
/. during the l92i-ls2& period still un-
/ accounted for and that this should be
run down before the committee closes
: its inquiry. Incidentally, he said the
Investigation would continue for some
weeks. despite published reports that 1t
soon was to be closed.
: investigators for the committee now
are seeking to find the numbers OF the
remainder of the $3,0e0 900 Of Liberty
bonds bought by the Continental and
which have not been turned up. II they
are successful in this quest the COM
raittee viii check up TO determine
whether the $75o,O00 OF bonds wnich
James =. ONeil returned to the Prairie
Sln A. Gas Co, are the original Con-
tinental bonds or whether he used these
: bonds for some other purpose and re-
placed them.
!. Chief attention today shifted to 81
7Faso. Tex, where. on THURSDAY. Albert
b. Fall will tell attorneys how he came
10 lease the Wyoming oil reserve 70
Earry r. Sinclair.
Taken orally In q hospital In the
Texas city. where ;ae Is said to be SUI.
Sering from q fatal illness, the deposi-
ton Of the former Interior Secretary
win be the first direct evidence he has
given In the long oil inquiry and htiga-
kion IN almost i've years.
/. It win be used In the defense OF SIN
FLAIR when the oil operator and sports
man goes on trial here again April 4
fer conspiracy In connection with the
.Treanot lease. nov Cancelled. The first
trial, with both Fall and Sinclair facing
similar charges, ended IN niistfial, ana
last week their cases were severed oe-
cause Of Fails inability to come here
for the retx1al.
Keep Evidence for Court.
Daniel Thew wright associate coun.
sel for Sinclair, left New York last
night for 81 Paso 70 conduct the direct
examination Of Pail, who already has
stated In an affidavit read in court here
that he leased Teapot Dome reluctantly
nfeer the late President Harding In
essted upou IL. Government counsel
Wtll cross-examine Fall and his teSu-
fnony win not be revealed until read IN
ginclaix's trial In Washington.
Meanwhile Senator Norris. tndepend-
ens Republican, win carry on an inyes-
figation Of bis own here @ ceeefm,ne
Wkeklaer II. II. Blackuier ana missing
witnesses In the Sinclair and FaI con.
susracy cases and among the original
hesencgaries Of the 43.O60 BOO Liberty
bonds ioro6fs Of the Continental Trad
tnr Co. are answerable 70 the law Tor
the part they played IN the celebrated
cil transactions seven years ago In New
York.
6ay. Senator Norris. who Is author Of
the resolution authorizing the present
Senate inquiry, said be had employed
an attorney 70 look into the matter for
him, ard upon the latter's report wiu
depend whether Department Of Justice |
ofncIals win Be called INTO the case
cJ,Neil Is former president OF the |
Prairie Oh Il Gas Co, and the tnvestl-
eataon has shown that be got $3.50 900
81 the Continental profits. The long
aouait witness. now in hiding abroad, |
xnade a special trip 70 Montreal when |
- thought his death was near and |
restored the bonds to the Prairie Co, |
with the request that they Be held intact 1
bending the outcome Of the court &C. |
Eons against Sinclair.
Cot ssee.see.
Elack1ner Is former chairman Of the |
board 81 the Midwest Refining Co, ana
fase eyidence shows he obtained $500 900 |
es hid snare ia the Continental prcGits. |
Like CsNeil, however, he made trip
1kcfn paris 70 Montreal and placed his |
bonds ir escrow until II was decided
whether any action was 70 be taken by |
sz1e Midwest or It's parent company, |
ne standard OIL Co. Of Indians, 70 |
make recovery. The profits were made
On 0ti bought ~ $50 . barrel and sold
Al
ssssasiug Co. half owned BY the Indiana |
<ssasadard and Okeflis company.
Besides O'Neil and BlacknseT. the
Senate investigators believe Sinclair
Participated In third share Of the 3d..
Os0 900 bond earnings, since they have
4fs1ed ea21.OOa Of the securities 70 pan
ard $3.50 900 more 70 Will n. Hays, who,
after receiytng such q sum from SIN
ezstK for use IN g1ping out the Republi-
can party deficit hanging over from the
Harding campaign, returned 500 900 70
The oil operator.
The Senate COMMITTEES now " engaged
So seeking information as 70 q possible
fourth giaarer ia the profits - u y051 900
ef the total earnings Of the Oyer-nigfat
Nezs haze yet to show up Ia thelfeQ1est.
The investigators also are tracing ell 81
de bonds Sinclair IL assumed 70 have
received,
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