Detroit evening times., 1945-11-19
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
PegIer
IN THE course of his travels

for recreation, and for other
purposes. the late President
Roosevelt made a fishing trip
10 the gulf coast of Texas in
May 1887.
There were three ships. the
presidential yacht Potomac and
the destroyers Moffett and De-
catur.
The Houston Post, on May l,
reported that the Monett car
ried the President, his son.
Elliott, then living in Fort
Worth. and the presidents aides
from New Orleans down to the
gulf for a meeting with the
Potomac which had left Corpus
Christi on April 20. On May
@ 2, Marvin Mcintyre one of the
secretaries, set up road show
White House IN the Hotel Galvez
in Galveston.
Mr.. Roosevelt nShed on ana
on for several day.
From another source A report
came that an important re-
glonal official of the department
of justice was there.
They were reported tn he
headed for the lodge of Clint
". NurchisOn and Dudley =.
Golding of the American Liberty
Oil Co. on the island" the
story read
ON Sunday. May Q. the lIous-
ton Post SAID Mr.. Roosevelt re-
vealed thar he had landed on
81. Joseph Island. Friday for
lunch with friends of Elliott
and Ruth and said he had seen
many shore birds that he had
never laid eyes on before
Among those present VAS Sid
Richardson, OF Fort Worth, FL
liotts friend who loaned Elliott
$40 600 IN the course OF their
acquaintance and who was bid
den repeatedly 10 the White
House by Elhott'S suggestion, 10
express the viewpoint OF the IN
dependent oil operator
Elliott recently testified that
Richardson repeatedly a X e q
nm 70 intervene WIth Henry
Morgenthau, the secretary Of
the treasury. IN the financial in
tcrcSt of the oil independents. Of
whom Richardson VAS one and
that he refused 10 intervene.
ELLIOTT did not discuss the
II gross IMPROPERLY Of such IN
terventon by the son Of 4 prcsl-
dent for the financial benefit Of
a creditor But as a practical
man. he thought u would be
like waving a red flag az
bull IN Morgenthau case
II ITS issue Of May IA. 1897.
the National Petroleum
News trade Journal of ti1e
IS oil industry, carried story
from Corpus CnriSti dated May
IS under the head ROoSeveltS
hosts company IN Texas fined
for hot oil violation
THE Channel Transport and
Marketing Go. tGoldng and
MurchiSOn Interest," indicted
April IL by federal grand jury.
changed its pleas Of not guilty
IN federal court here MAY 10 10
one Of nolo contendcre." tho
story said. "and vas fined
SI7.5OO.
This company was named in
an Indictment which charged
conspiracy 10 violate the Com
nallN Law The fine imposed was
recommended nv Douglas Ne
Grecor, L -. district attorney,
who said the Channel company
now has only technical exist
ence. The company operated
line from (onroe 10 terminal
on the Houston ship channel. II
II now part of the larger
pipe line system Of the American
Liberty Co, headed by Dudley
GoldinC and {. ". Nurchison.
at whose island ranch off Port
Aransas, President Roosevelt
was entertained while on his
fishing trip in gulf waters, ac-
Cording To the newspapers. His
visit was made three DAYS be
fore termination Of the federal
case against the channel COM
pany."
This sequence of events gave
rise 10 rumorS or gossip IN the
oil industry The treasury did
question Elllo,. IN rather close
detail as 20 whcthcr Richardson
or Charles RocScr. another IN
dependent oll man like Richard
son an investor IN his radio
company had ever asked HIM
io "intcrccde IN their behalf n
any matter cjvu or criminal
.HlIE- iLeazur1 questioning
4 touched upon several social
occasions hut no visit 20 Nata-
COrda Island vas mentioned and
thcre was no attempt 20 elicit
information as 10 any party
given by stockholders IN any
-dcfendant company
Reports on the disposition of
several other CaScS do not suc-
gest that tho Channel Transport
and Marketing Co cot off more
easily than other defendants.
Some oil mon have S1id, how
ever. that the Sl7500 fine was
A great bargain as compared 10
tho profit OF the oil alleged 10
,s,.I.sta,N 20