Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1924, Page 5

FEBRUARY 14 HOLDS HIGHER-UPS {{’Mo‘:oo‘.oozwwf‘r&‘&é»:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~’r3: L <3 o IN PROBE UNNAMED ., Senator Moses Declares 0il Probe 3 ‘Will Bring Out Details That Cannot Be Stifled. THE- EVENING . STAR, WASHINGTON | the lease itself” Shaffer responded. 1 He added that he “didn’t have & share ! uf stock or Interest in the Sinclalr Vanderlip Is Kept Waiting i To Tell Story to Oil Probers i i\ i & . 1921, When did Secretary Fall tell you | ¢ had arranged with Sinclair to give ou an interest in the lease?’ Sena- tor Walsh asked. “I can't remember as to these dates, T went to Secretary Fall soon after he took office, and told -him I wanted to mauke application for a part of this THURSDAY, was signed; and left the Jease locked wp in his desk until his return, Asked whether he was not suspi- clous, the assistant secretary replied that there were Some queer cireum- stances;'but that he then believed and still hoped Fall was “absolutely hon- oSt 1924, :llewflnnpers for this leasing legisla- on ? “The support of my newspapers was never mentioned or promised,” Shatfer replied “I don't even know what po- sitlon they took on the proposition.” Adverting to the letter to Finney, Secretary Walsh demanded to know why he Wrote Fin| instead of Fall. “I had known him many years.” “How did you know Finney Knew :bolut your ‘personal Interest in this enl? ™ ssumed the Secretary had told stopped or got out of the ‘depart- yment.” ut you didn’t say ‘I assume you | Mr. you sald flatly ‘as you know.’ @i KD 2> R Q 2> R "o ¥, don’t believe in a public. officer handling these affalrs in such @ per- sonal fashion” he added. “Had 1 known then what is known now, T <hould eithcr have had the process K3 " companies go into court and fight} this contraet with a view to getting a decisfon as to the right of the ‘de~ partment to' make such n bargaln. | This proposal was not carried through., Mr. Storey tells me that he objected to it, as he felt that it ntinued from First Page.) ¥ ard and General Petroleum in particu- lar are adopting a very technical at- titude toward this transfer, going so far as to raise a question as to ‘Whether either company would be 2 "' QXD nney described ory of the leasing. in detall the 0, Dy the Associated Press. 8 #afe in making such a transfer or in later handling any of the ol in ques- tion the Pan-American desired to have them do so. ‘As you will recall, Mr. Sutro and Mr. Wyle have been doubtful as to the exchange contract. They now seem to have become positive that ne such right exists, and Mr. S cven interpreting the law auestion the right of the Standard te deliver oil to the Pan-American on our order. I have arranged that Mr. Campbell. as representing the depart- ment, shall receive the oil and give a receipt for it, and while 1 am not a lawyer, my impression is that that should ‘end the matter as far as pipe line companies are concerned. “Of course, this is not a matter which primarily concerus the depart- ment, since we have all been entirely clear’ in our minds us to the right of the government to make this ex- change, and have in fact gone ahead and _contructed for the exchange with the Pan-American, and the latter Is an entirely responsible concern. That, 1 assume, ends it as far as we are con- cerned. Would Shield Doheny. “There .1s, however, another phase vof it. None-of us want Mr. Doheny to get into trouble, and 1 tuke «ill want to do anything we can to malce it easy for Lim. 1 have been told that there was a definite pro- posal to have one of the smaller oil Publisher Tells How He Cut In For Big Slice of Oil Lands Johin C. Shafler, publisher of the Chlcago Post, the Rocky Mountain *News and other newspapers, was questioned by Senator Walsh about bis holdings in the Pioneer Oil Com- pany, & slandard subdsidiary. “I recelved from the Pioneer Oil “ompany, in which I had an ighth erest,” Mr. Shaffer said, *“so far 2,000, “Did you render any services in connection with the matter?” sh queried. None, and the property has been sold. N “Dldn't you at one time demand $60,000 from the Pioneer Oil Com- ‘pany for services? “No, sir.” Got One-] “Mr. Shaffer, ceeded, I have a record before me of Proceedings of directors ot the Pio- neer Oil mpany, granting to John . Shaffer an eighth interest in the Ploneer 0il ¢ npany because of ®ervices rendered.’ “I've never seen those notes,” Shaf- fer returned, “and never heard of 'm until you read that.” 'What service did you rend None. I b a contract callin an eighth in Ploneer Do 80! 59: hth Interes had three in_ Teapot wells there e tirme Senator Walsh asked for the con- tract; the witness said his copy of it ‘was in Chicago. “T had land adjoining T pot Don .Mr. Shaffer continuel, “a holding known as the Maryland Oil Compar and purchased some oil irom the Pioncer wells on Teapot Dome.” . Came From $1,000.000 Fund. His payment from the Pioneer Oil Compau, Shaffer added, came out of 31,000,000 puid to that company b the Sinelair inter Senator Walsh pressed the witness for reasons whic led the Ploneer compan an elghth interest iu its Teapot Dome matter, “The Pioneer people felt we had a wommon interest in the Teapot hold- ings in-case the Dome- was ever thrown open to the public,” Mr. Shaf- fer sald. “They made the proposal to sive it to me. I gave up nothing. It was their idea.” Mr. Shaffer recognized his signature * o a letter dated April 19, 1922, to As- sistant Secretary v. calling his tention to Spaper reports that contract had been wade with the Mam- moth Oil Company “As you know. 1 b terest in this deal.” the letter read “Secretary Fall had urranged with Mr. wpinclair for some acreage for me per- #onall He. therefore, asked that a copy of the Sinclair lease be sent him. The witness having Just testified be- fore the reading of the letter that he had no interest in the Sinclair lease. Senator Wulsh asked: ut refresh ck in 1917, applied for lar under lease ar ve a personul in- wur recollection replied, on the Teape had been prom ¥ Secr all. ve Him No Clalm. “How in the world do vou think that the mere fact that vou liad applied for Jand gave vou a right to a share in the Sinelair leas Walsh de- manded. “1t didn’t,” Mr. Shaffer replied. “Didn’t you think it was the duty of a public officer to got something for the public out of it? it_your opinion that anybody in this country could go to Secretary Fall and demand a share ip the Sincluir lease or money for it?” “T think so,” Shaffer said. “And you think that was consistent ecretary Fall's discharge of his Senator Walsh said, “and th uld_distribute the interest around Just as be saw fit?" “I think so Shaffer explained that when he pres: ed a claim previofisly presented to Se retary Lane, Secretary Fall told him he was then megotiating with Sinclair for a lease. * Promined Some Land.* ¥'He then said as I had made my ap- pligation in 1917 he would see that I would have some land there,” Shaffer stified. “He told me afterwards that had told Mr. Sinclair that he was serving for me 200 acres, because of my previous application.” Chairman Lenroot took over the wit- 88’ examination. R had a conversation with Secretary Fall two months after ne took office,” Shaffer sald, “and told him I had spent $150,000 trying to develop oil at the Teapot Dome. He promised me that ! would be given a chance to get some land if| the reserve was over opened. Later, he sald. he would take i with Mr. Sinclatr.” = Following this, Sinclair made a oposition to develop 200 acres of the Jeapot Dome land in his behalf, Shat- or sald. Senator ‘““What was the obligation you un-- dertook, in, getting an elghth of the Ploneer Company?”’ Senator Lenmroot wslged. s v { “Just that I was to help them de- Yelop,” Shaffer kald. . “That we would hoth have land inside the Teapot, and 1 would have . felt obliged to give » them an elghth interest in mine.” “Was there anything in the con- tract to fix this obligation?” Senator Lehroot asked. “No. It was a moral obligation, hut we would have had to put up pipée lines together and make joint ar- rangements. I would have agreed to develop jointly with them.” Moral Obligation Only. “Do you mean a business man would make arrangements like that, without a contract, and on the basis ot a moral obligation?’ Senator Len- root.queried. “I think so,” Shaffer. responded. “You were to furnish no money, no rervice, and were free to make a lease yourself?” Senator Lenroot com- mented. “What was the consideration you gave for this elghth?” t was $1 and other valuable ci siderations,” Shaffer responded, * 1h§ contract.eaid.” o they just gave you this ‘wighth?" Senator Lenroot interjected. “Yeos, but, Senator, there were 9,000 ncres of-land shere,” Shaffer nrotest- would embarrass the department and land when it was opened to the pub- ‘The policy had been only to allow the right of the department to make | t we | Senator Walsh pro- | in the property the ! to give him | Tie, If It ever was, He made no pledge to me, but luter he told me he had Ked weith Sinclalr o take care me on this 2 e ust have told vou prior to April, 192 ursued. Bive support to the trouble: s in Congress. He profes to be anxious and willing to do thing he can to help the department {°F,, CATFY out Its plans, but to be in thei awkward position of having an opin- fon from his attorney which might | be quoted against him in case ||4(-) matter ever came up, o “Out of all this ha heen s early the ‘"L“IA\ “:vl\::;l.-‘r Waulsh sa OV Of | ag sl ¢ obtained as | 1 ract. I 1 usking such 1 ave thought Ill to let you know t difficulties that are being raised I b that vou | come s Attorne to the legality get this Tl grant that,” “I wunt o give the fact We'll d the Inferences,” marked Se r Walsh, Denies Newspaper Support. The Pionecr Oil Company was en- ced in trying to get legislation to pen up these lands,” Senator Walsh sn't the consideration you s lease the support of your respond- 3 e Attorn in writing what I ha was his informal and verbal expres- sion of opinion favorable to the action the department has taken. 1 am Il-lt] certain that Mr. Doheny cares, but M Cotter wiil see him tomerrow and if | it does seem to them important 1 am | EBiving Mr. Cotter this letter to show | 80 thut vou r Know what 1 e found out here. | “The wells on the north Jine of 22| e comiug in i good shape, and | | Anderson has done excedlent work in | | ushing them ahead ' “Iam sorry to hother you with this | iness while you General to put understood ave for th ut home, i T i the | smmittee tod assistant. seeretary of testified the oll that his recollection ! was that Seeretary Fall told him a Vatort time before the Teapot Dome ease was announced that arrangements had been made with Harry Sinelair to give some land in the reserve to John C. Shaffer, the publisher. Assistant Secretary Finney Hlowed Mr. Shaffer on the stand You read this letter to Mr. Shaf- Senator Walsh asked. “I in- tention to its statement ffer's personal interest in What did you know interior before BAT | i I FOSTER i “Dire fol- ed. “ section Senator Tenroot took the witnes back over the history of his attempts to get a lease on the Teapot. Shafter sald his cointract with the Pioncer Company was made in 1918 “You ‘knew ,when you mad application tliat all “this_lar withdrawn from leasing? Lenroot aske “Yes. and At was my understanding that this was not open,” Shafter said. Says He Made No Demand. _“But on the basis of th tion, made before the you made a dem ,Was just to get one small your was el Mr. Shatiers matter under dinistration and hud spent con- developing, oil nd h me equitics in the field, if it ever should Le developed, and in Teapot Dome Denicd by Seerctary ¥ ne. A letter has been sent by Secretary £ e in the Wilson administratiol yving M Shaffer's request fo permits on Teapot Dome, Mr. but the Maryland com- s ullowed drilling permits utside the Dome. matter to Secre- likely,” Mr, inney i tiled memo howing to be some T.apot Dom, Taylor leman Anyhody hing they would | T Just urcea ihae 1 et it could have done the same t "Do you think | 50t the same « Th--“rlll?sflflvl haffer said Washington but was hera on a fon him. This S came into office, Senator Lenroot asked what had said when he as ed® 1 | eMr Fan Leqrr e | negotiation fthe answer, “4nd h Mr. Sinelafr to set asid Sinclair subsequent] 11l had made the request, nutor Kendrick, democ i, signed “Then T've go the publisher sai in he' did especially not to sit soon and after Mr. no later he negotiation with M of the Sha « clair had agreed to do =o. “This letter say ‘take care of Shaffer w on the Dome," continue “Is that what Fall told you Promised Money or Oil. sllection is that Secretary all aiv_would either give fror money,” Mr. Finney replied. “or share up some of the oli.” enator Walsh reverted to the Standard Ofl of Californta and Mr. tro's testimony. 1a f uney said, “and I still i . poifcy had been de- my superion officer and s up to me to proceed with it i you know that it had been re- tedly suggested that the attor- ney general be aked for an opin- jon? Do you know of apy¥ objection to this request?” “Only the U;‘) artment i3 the The law authorizes us to ask such opinion and_we occasionally do so. When wa have doubt &as to the legality of & proposition, though the ! depurtmental _solicitor renders the only opinfon in the bulk of matters. {1 _had no doubt as to the legality of this matter, and neither dld Sec- etary Fall Apparently s Fall arranged to th some_acre- Senator Wals substantial ¢ dates wrong, w him first the summer of 14 saw him i again in 1922 after announcer was made thal Teapo e be opened.” pot Dome w Told of Sinclalr Deal. | Pressed by Senator Kendri, jfer insisted that before the lease was ) signed Fall had told him he w i negotiating with Sinels 2 negotiatin i Sinclair for 7T Public announcement of th e e leas made two weeks after it wie d. 3 Shaf- appropriation biil. for his recollection the information to be 1 could. it from was that ased just | ot { Teapot Dome iy one cls "I did not get {he said. & i Adverting I Sinclair, joral and it w Mr. Fan,” to the agrcement the publisher sald it that he was to get wi d A ction that each de- o ant to develop it myselr, inclair wunts to do all the y ‘eapot himeelf. Mr ir proposed that he set aside res of land oul of the resery. lop that at his . expens. }h:.lr.u the profi -30" with my “You aidn't own the land, didn't have u claim on it, and the whole of your right depended on ecretary "¢ verbal statement that ou would be taken care of> Senie tor Leuroot demanded. | “That's right' Shafter said. Honfils Deal Cit Senator Dill, democrat, Washington, Pointed out that Frederick G. Bonfils of the Denver Post “got 50 per cent | of the deal he made with Stack, while | you onuly got per cent of the Ploncer proposition. = “T just wondered whether the differ- ence in the proportion of these two properties you got depended on the dlffvrel'n betwe :hg circulation of your two papers,” Senat - JOUuE & 5 or Dill com. “Well, there was a little more lib- eral viéw,” Shaffer replied, ponut T o't want to discuss Mr. onfils. We don't publish a like he does P e Senator Dill sald he notice Shaffer, besides getting a one-eighth interest in the Ploneer, got 200 acres from . . T haven't got that yet,” Shaffer but you! i the attorney general der this some way,” Sen- sh_continued, “and it was &d that his opinion be given, re were objections. I'm sorry it is my opinion you haven't i all you know about this matter.” ave is my good name,” Mr. . “I'm sorry to have , and you are mistaken.” Puts Blame on Fall. Sccretary Fall handled all the Tea- pot Dome matters. I took no par- cular part in it, though I did take part In the Doheny lease in sugges but the to s ator Walsh read a letter by Mr. Finney responding to the Shaffer le ter to him. r_ military, reasons it has been deemed unwise' to give out copies of the Stnclair contract,” it read. “What were these reasons? tor Walsh asked. “The contract told of the location of oil tanks and storage facilities, Mr. Finney replied, “and I was in- structed by my superior to refrain from making the contract public.” “But you know there were no mili- tary reasons?’ Senator Walsh said. o, 1 didn't “But it was Secretary Fall who told HOTEL INN Formerly Stag Hote) P Main 8108-8109 g e B R, i ae A s Any 6-Room House Wired for $60.00 Including Bath, Halls and Basement. RALPH P. GIBSON & CO. 1607 11th Bt N.W. Potomto 1588 Night Sorvice—Potomac 1935, Columbia 5310 ~ All Work Guarauteed . Sena- u are still workin " enator Dill. EOLAY | (o Whats the reason these men come i You and make you the: gifts? Senator Dill usked, Jesp s “It was Dbecause I had this land alongside.” Shaffer returned. You used that land alongside to interest from the Pioneer Senator DU continued, “and . 100, to get half the ofl from acres of Sinclair, too? hat's right.” Did Not Sigm Contract. Shaffer sald Sinclair had sent him a written contract, but that he had not signed it. His plan with Sinclair is held in abeyanice now, the witness said, because the whole Teapot Dome lease might be cancelled as a result of the oil inquiry. “How did Yo usay here you had no interest In the Sinclair lease?” Sena- tor Dill queried. “It's a difference between having some land and having an interest in BEST GRADES OF ANTHRACITE Prompt Delivery On All Sizes Lowest Prices Consistent with the Quali.ty and Service Also Coke, Briquets, Bituminous Coal Legality of Oil Leases Upheld . By Assistant Secretary Finney connection | | nati ¢ i terior Department_solfcitor. “I thought there was authority un- | judge of dts action. | he eing leasing on the naval rewerve: sald, “where the reserves were drained by offset wells.” “You knew of the repeated struggles In Congress to keep these reserves under the Navy Department Senator Dill said, “and then th ¢xecutive order cailed for the mmi«-! er of the reserves. to the Interior in e Marque Club, deflance of Taw, but gou didn-t fee | 07 Marauette clul called upon o protest Sl ator “I didn’t feel called upon to eriti- e fy cize the policies of my superion,” Mr. | refolider o he fobinaon e inney repeated. requesting the_removal of : of the Navy Denby. charac Confidence in Finney. i the I'resident’s action as Chairman Lenroot axked Mr. Fiu-| move ney it he had seen the Sutro Gpinion as to the illegulity of the leasing. The witness sald not. Again he was asked If Mr. Sutro had not asked for the Attorney General to be called in, but had no recollection of the request. He was drawn into a long argument over the legal phases of the | {1 "\ | ofl titles in Californiu, but still held | LR ¥ NEC 10 DRSS, & NE0 {to his disagreement with Mr, Sutro as] canse he 15 baldheaded. T ! to the law. The department's procedure in the! attempts to clear the California titles, ‘he sald, hud Dbeen unprece- i ghe B i which will ar A number of senators, h “round shouldered with th information that they are c: are only waiting for a o it on the That he added, “cannot be stificd. bound to come e ‘I don't know how T timught he knew it. It may have been in my mind then that I had talked to him about it. | I take it T must have t alked with Finney about it after 1 talked with etary Fall.” enator Walsh pursued.the inquiry vigorously. “Olv, 1 suppose T talked with Mr. Finney every time [ came from Fall's) been named will be drawn Senator Harmpshire, H se announced his The witness described at length) his_actions in getting fitle to his| Maryland company land outside the Teapot reserve. at land was withdrawn in 1909, wasn't {t?" Senator Lenroot the public, arges “What we did in the Sen “was a piecelof impertinence. fio business to go tussing a * Shaffer returned. “Tt was drilled under the old mining law. I got it trom the widow of the first ownér for $25000 and went om de- veloping it. 1 succeeded stmply to their rights, He was excused. . in a one statement to make suid in concluding. ar in the record, in view Walsh's statement, that no consciousness of concealing | lany pertinent fact In this inquiry, that 1 have no interest in any oil compuny or in these leases, other | than as officer of the departmen Senator Kendrick, democrat, Wyo- ming, sald Mr. Finney's record had : shown “perfect fidelity to public in- enator Walsh sald. “What reason | terest, though-I feel he is wrong in can you now imagime the Secretary | this matter,” had for instructing his subordimaies | Senator Walsh remariced that he in- as to this secrecy ldorsed Senator Kendrick's statement ;1 don't know' what he had in|“though Mr. Finney might have mind,” Finney said. “It might have |helped thc committee more, but his been because it might have stopped |statements on the stand hi in a the leases. measure, reassured me.”" Senator introduced an In-| Other members added expressions terior Departm t memorandum 1o |of confidence and then the committe \:‘_';‘rle:"]ukg:)‘-:(;gta touching the oil leases, | adjourned until tomorrow. “The general policy as to vil leases is being handled by the Secretaries | of the Navy and Interior, but not as | |@ routine matter. The consequence is that nonec of the officials usually concerned are ble to give out infor- mation concerning it.” r guardian down ther. Walsh said. “Didn’t that ur curlosity? Are you woing 1siness go on that way “Can 1 question my superior? Bir. Finney replie “So far as I am con- | rued, T'd never have et a contract | By the Associated Press. B0 kit jvay, without competition | PHILADELPHIA, February 14— om_ bidding, S rank B. W = i ht it was the wrong way to | SeNator Frank B. Willis of Ohio de Finney continted. “but | fended here Tast night the late Pres was handling (1. ~1t|dent Harding in the circumstances 1d possib] hav o subo; = | SUFTOUUCIRG e o > arion b e voeen tnsmbords | e actatyy digmiuscal o an on on my part to have interfered, | So far as the legal aspect went, I|untruth any suggestion of dishonesty ; * 1lin the sale of the newspupes cr had any doubt.” ¥ i But you were cautious enough | 1t will 1 am confident, :r to put your opinion in writing, | that this mi know him— 3 ‘lean and st k and hon- Senator Walsh told him. i po o Senator Wil Ordcred to Insue Denfal. 15 detaran o The assistant secretary sald that |Mr. Fall had ordered him to issue nt inney | you there wer | keeping 1t secre “Yes, sir Was to Be Kept Quiet. “The directors were to keep this Sinclair contract quiet untll th Doheny contract was signed up,’ military reasons for WILLIS DEFENDS S—A‘LE OF HARDING’S PAPER Dismisses as Untruth Any Sug- gestion of Dishonesty in Transaction. + By the Assoclated Press, | SEATTLE, Wash., |The King County Humane the United slay 13.000 ates yuses on the tract " to Jet by “From a few 1y rrer, e “The multiplied,” sald range w the fences b automobiles. ranches, angry . The wounded but often before magples and them.” Farrer expkained were done aw between and rancher: they the principal Bt the annual dinner of the = i Su€lSons of Delawarc. His defense j® statement a week after the Sin-{Lrought the diners to their feet cheer- clair lease had been signed. denying | ing. {that any such step had been taken. | Under ‘further questioning he de- | clared the legal question involved jnever had been referred to the In- that ponies grazing stock, thus produ come of several thous a nd The talk of lovers may be mere foolishness, but their silence is un- utterable wisdom. To be shocked at vice se protection 1o virtue. to kill the c foed and fertilizer of Fall, he sald, left for New Mexico | is a great immediately after the Sinclair le ed $5 a h instead of $5. poro- of President Coolidie’s formal ution etary ni the only posxible and asserting his re fusal had been received favorably by nate Hysterla, te,” he aid We had a resolutioni of that kind any i had o pass a Tesolution to! und with mor sed be- February pass preced to plague them.” rrying and unce Lo spring information,” It i PLANS THE SLAYING OF YAKIMA CAYUSES County Hulmane Society in Wash- ington State Regards Ponies on Reservation Nuisances. 14— Society has started a campaign to persuade government to Yakima Becaus with government could rent the range for ng an ine Indian reservation, the other side of the Cascade mountalns from here and northward from the Columbla river. culls turned out by the Indians these horses have gradu- Charlds M. utive secretary of the eo- is fenced for the most part, and bunches | of the ponies have got into the lanes with run they shoot struggle off to do so coyotes pounce it the the dollars wually for the Tndian wards of the government on the reservation. 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