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LEO STACK CHARGES FRAUD. IN TEAPOT DOME OIL TRANSACTION
COMBINE
GOTHIC
LEASE
(Continued from First Page.)
Administration and knew the de
partmental routine.”
Wasn't “Business Man.”
“But X later found that Creel
wasn't muoh of a business man. I
couldn’t get things through his
bead.”
Stack described how he had
“talked to Creel for a hour before
a conference with navy officers,
and then Creel sat there in the con
ference and never said a word;
didn't help me with the argument.”
To Stack’s argument that Teapot
Dome was being drained, ho said
Daniels replied “the Government
is getting royalty from oil from the
adjacent wells so the navy isn’t
losing anything."
Stack said he also talked with
Commanders Shafroth and Stewart
’’but' I couldn’t get them to see
that the oil was being drained so
I conceived the idea of going to the
field itself.”
Previous testimony indicated that
Shafroth and Stewart were de
tached from duty by Secretary
Denby because they opposed leasing
of the reserve.
Contract With Doheny.
Stack testified Creel’s connection
ended when Doheny “accused him
of being on his (Doheny’s) pay
roll.”
In January, 1981, Stack made a
separate contract with Doheny,
’'telling him I am confident the
incoming administration would
grant a lease.”
"On what did you base your
claim to Teapot Dome?”
“On my priority application in
1917.”
“Do you think that was valid?”
“Certainly, priority always is
recognized by the Interior Depart
ment in considering applications.”
After his contract with Doheny,
Stack said in the spring of 1921,
he went "to Teapot Dome with
consulting geologists and found
that 38,000 acres were on the Salt
Creek structure and subject to
drainage.” He remained a month,
mapping Teapot Dome. Doheny
paid the expense he said.
In April or May, Stack instructed
bls geologists to submit the report
to the geological survey "about the
danger of drainage.”
Confirmed By Survey.
“The survey Immediately sent
two men to Teapot to cheek up
en our map.”
Stack said the survey confirmed
the report "and I placed the mat
ter before the navy.”
"Doheny was enthused then and
said no sane man could refuse
the lease" Stack eaid.
"I then went to Secretary Denby.
He said nothing doing about the
lease. I told him about the navy
losing the money on royalty oil.
"He said, in view of this, that
ho would look into the matter,
“Then I learned the Pioneer Com-
Kny was trying to get Teapot
•me under the leasing act of Con
gress. I was trying to get a lease
under the navy bill of 1920. That
caused a conflict between us.
“In view of this we all tried to
got together, but because of the at
ttttude and dilatory tactics of the
Pioneer Company, Doheny said he
wanted to retire if reimbursed, and
If the Pioneer gave me a fair con
tract."
Standard Oil Gets In.
"That was agreed to and in De
cember I entered a contract with
Pioneer giving me 5 per cent of
profits on off-set wells and 8 per
cent on other wells.”
Stack said Pioneer was a subsi
diary of the Standard Oil of Indiana.
'So Doheny stepped'out and these
companies gave me a cashier's check
for $14,000 covering all expenses.”
Stack explained later that the
Belgo Company was made a party
to the contractt.
"Before Doheny dropped out you
were interested in getting the Pio
neer and Belgo claim* for him?”
"Yes. I’ve always held the Pio
neer claims were valid despite what
the Interior Department has said.”
“How can you say the claims
were valid?" asked Senator Walsh,
Democrat of Montana, heatedly,
declaring that the Interior Depart
ment had twice repudiated the
claims.
"Because they made application.
I took for a fact what the Pioneer
Company told that they had the
claims.”
"If they had valid claims why
did you try to get the leases?"
"Because since 1890 they had
title to the land."
“Who determines whether the
claims are valid?"
•The Interior Department.”
“If that was final why did you
go on?"
"Because the courts are final in
the determination.”
Profit of 130,000,000.
“I went to California and saw
Doheny and he advised me my con
tract was worth $1,500,000.
"If you had no assurances that
the Pioneer would get the leases
how can you say the contract was
would be $30,000,000.
“If they got the leases it was.
If not, the contract wasn’t worth a
cent."
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President Coolidge made the following reference to
the oil scandal in his address last night in New York
before the National Republican Club:
Lately there have been most startling revelations con
cerning the leasing of Government oil lands. It is my
duty to extend to every individual the constitutional right
to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. But
X have another duty equally constitutional, and even
more important, of securing the enforcement of the law.
In that duty I do not intend to fail.
Character is the only secure foundation of the State.
We know well that all plans for improving the machinery
of government and all measures for social betterment
miserably fail, and the hopes of progress wither, when
corruption touches administration. . i
At the revelation of greed making its subtle approaches
to public officers, of the prostitution of high place to
private profit, we are filled with scorn and indignation.
We have a deep sense of humiliation at such gross betrayal
of trust, and we lament the undermining of public confi
dence in official integrity.
But we cannot rest with righteous wrath; still less can
we permit ourselves to give way to cynicism. The heart
of the American people is sound. Their officers with
rare excepton are faithful and high minded.
For us, we propose to follow the clear, open path of
justice. There will be immediate, adequate, unshrinking
prosecution, criminal and civil, to punish the guilty and to
protect every national interest. In this effort there will
be no politics, no partisanship. It will be speedy, it will be
just. lam a Republican, but I cannot on that account
shield any one because he is a Republican. lam a Repub
lican, but I cannot on that account prosecute any one be
cause he is a Democrat.
I want no hue and cry, no mangling of innocent and
guilty in unthinking condemnation, no confusion of mere
questions of law with questions of fraud and corruption.
It is at such a time that the quality of our citizenry is
tested—unrelenting toward evu, fair-minded and intent
upon the requirements of due process, the shield of the
innocent and the safeguard of society itself. I ask the
support of our people, as Chief Magistrate, intent on the
enforcement of our laws without fear or favor, no matter
who is hurt or what the consequences.
Distressing as this situation has been, it has its reas
suring side. The high moral standards of the people were
revealed by their instant reaction against wrong-doing.
The officers of the Government, without respect to party,
have demonstrated a common purpose to protect Govern
ment property and to bring guilt to justice.
U FOLLETTE TO
HEADTHIRD
PARTY
Radicals of Northwest Finally
Win Consent—Conserva
tives Ready for Battle.
(Continued from First Page.)
Borah of Idaho, who is not thought
to be likely to follow La Follette
but who repeatedly has expressed
his conviction that a third party In'
the northwest might soon appear.
It happens that in his state there
is already a powerful third party
going under the name “Progres
sive."
A few months ago it was not be
lieved among the closest observers
of La Follette that he would make
a third party run. Now among
those same observers it is believed
that he will.
From Northwestern Republicans
and Democrats this writer now has
in many Instances heard the opinion
that La Follette, if he did run,
would carry the States above named.
In each one of them there is already
a considerable third party, or else,
in place of a third party, as in Wis
consin and Montana, there have
been great decisive victories lately
by radicals running on regular Re
publican or Democratic tickets.
Many conservatives here are in
clined to believe that this Is as good
a year as any year for fighting it
out with radicalism and getting the
issue settled.
They also are inclined to believe,
if they are Republicans, that in Cal
vin Coolidge there iWa conservative
leader whose personal high charac
ter and personal simplicity of life
qualify him supremely to represent
victoriously the innate conservatism
of the great masses of the voters In
most regions of the country.
It is perceived, nevertheless, that
if La Follette on a third party
ticket should carry his own State of
Wisonsin, the Farmer-Labor State
of Minnesota, the Non-Partisan
League State of North Dakota, the
strongly radicalized State of South
Dakota, the State of Montana, which
has just elected the radical United
States Senator Wheeler, and the
State of Washington, which has
just elected the radical Senator
Dill, he would then have forty-six
votes in the Presidential Electoral
College.
Task for Democrats.
The amazing fact would then de
velop that in these circumstances
the Democratic party, in order to
prevent the Republican party from
getting a majorty of votes in the
Presidential Electoral College, would
have to carry only the ten "solid”
Southern States plus the seven
"border” Southern States' plus the
one Northern State of New York.
The Republicans could carry all
the other States in the Union, out
side of the ones above indicated,
and yet have only two hundred und
fifty-four votes in the electoral
college, whereas two hundred and
sixty-five and a half votes are nec
essary for a majority.
The election would thereupon go
into the House of Representatives
where because of certain peculiar
internal circumstances there would
probably be a protracted deadlock.
New York Battleground.
These facts are regarded here as
making it ceriain that the fight
between the Democrats and the Re
publicans for the State of Naw York
will thia year be one Ue jnost
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LABOR CABINET
ASSAILED IN
COMMONS
Health Ministry Attacked for
Allowing Excess Doles
To Unemployed.
By DAVID M. CHURCH.
International News Service.
LONDON, Feb. 13.—The first
-attack of the opposition against
Premier MacDonald’s labor gov
ernment opened In the House of
Commons today. The ministry
of health was assailed for per
mitting the local government of
ficials of Poplar, a metropolitan
borough of London, to extend re
lief to unemployed persons in ex
cess of the amount allotted to
other districts. It was claimed
that this action would increase
Poplar Hotbed of Reds.
There have been many unem
ployment riots at Poplar, which is
generally regarded as the seat of
red extremism in England.
Former Premier Stanley Baldwin
was expected to take a leading
part in the attack upon the labor
government.
The Liberal organ Dally Chron
icle (also the personal organ of
former Premier David Lloyd George)
declared that the Liberal members
of the Commons would not support
the Tory opposition in Commons-
Baldwin is leader of the opposition.
World Parley Plans.
Foreign office officials have am
plifled the premier's reference to a
world conference in his speech of
Tuesday. These said MacDonald
would not make any decisive move
toward convocation of an interna
tional conference until the repara
tions experts make their report
upon Germany. They added the
premier believes the nature of the
report will make it imperative to
appeal for a reconstruction confer
ence.
gigantic fights ever staged even in
that State, where gigantic fights
have been frequent in the past.
Above all. however, it is believed
that if LaFollette runs for Presi
dent the conservatives under Cool
idge will go to the northwest with
a campaign of education as elab
orate and as costly and as highly
organized as the one with which
Mark Hanna combated “free silver”
in the fight which resulted in the
election of McKinley- It is thought
that the country may now see a
sort of repetition of those days.
(Copyright, IM4, by Washington
Press -Service.)
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TIMES PLAN IS
EDUCATIONAL
FOR BOYS
Business Training Received by
Carrier Work Will Be
Valuable in Life.
(Continued from First Page.)
shown its value as a means of
teaching a boy self-reliance, the
value of thrift, and salesmanship.
It will be unnecessary for The
Times to trace that training further
in this appeal for the support of
the fathers of thia city. They as
business men know the value of
such training to their sons.
Fathers of Washington, explain
to your sons the benefit that they
will receive from membership in
the club and as carriers for The
Times. They look to. you with
pride and have absolute confidence
in your Judgment of what is best.
Could any greater stimulus to
ambition and initiative be given
than to offer a boy $75 in savings
certificates in addition to his reg
ular earnings as a carrier, for se
curing fifty subscribers to The
Times?
Do you not think it is better for
a boy to start his actual business
career with the experience of asso
ciation with older people, other than
his parents, and the invaluable les
son of salesmanship, rather than to
have him start totally unequipped
with those qualities?
In another part or this paper you
will find a detailed description of
the methods and alms of the plan.
Go over that plan and see if you
do not agree with The Washington
Times when it says that this plan
is one of the most unusual and
beneficial ever offered to the boy
hood of Washington.
Salesmanship Helpful.
It does not make any difference
what business a boy goes into he
must have the quality of salesman
ship. How much better it Is to
teach him that quality while he
is young and receptive-
As a further proof of the value of
this plan we have secured the in
dorsements of the neighborhood and
community banks of Washington.
It is these banks that have the most
intimate contact with the people and
are the best acquainted with their
needs and desires.
First of the bank presidents to en
dorse the plan was W. R. Lewis,
president of the Northeast Savings
Bank, who said: "Too great an
emphasis cannot be put on the value
of friendship. Os all the factors of
success this is one of the most im
portant. ■ Business and professional
men, men whose business it is to
meet other people, must learn the
quality of making friends.
“No one is ever too old or too
young to learn this lesson, but one
of the best times for teaching the
lesson is when the boy loses his
childish self-consciousness and
learns how to meet others. He
reaches this period when he is
twelve years of age.
“One of the best ways of teaching
the boy how to meet people and
make them become his friends Is
to give him a small business, the
success of which depends on his own
efforts.
Feature of Times Plan.
"This Is one of the features in
the Savings Club of The Washing
ton Times and because of this fea
ture I have given my Indorsement
to it. It would be well for the par
ents of this city to support a plan
which gives their children such a
splendid opportunity.”
Any wideawake boy between the
ages of twelve and sixteen years
should be able to fulfill the re
quirements of the club and earn
his $158.92 by the end of eleven
months.
Fathers and mothers of Washing
ton, The Washington Times be
lieves that It is rendering you a
great service. See that your son
takes advantage of this opportunity
immediately, not tomorrow or the
next day, but right now. before it
is too late and the membership of
the club will be closed.
Send or bring your boy to see
the Circulation Manager, The Wash
ington Times, fourth floor, new
Hearst building, 1315-1321 H street
northwest, or to the nearest branch
station in your neighborhood, be
tween 3 and 5 o’clock in the after
noon, or call Main 5260 and the
Circulation Manager will send a
representative to your home.
Branch Managers.
Branch managers of The Wash
ington Times who can enroll boys
in the Savings Club and the ad
dresses of their branch offices-a-re:
J. Horne, 1110 Tenth street north
west; O. R. Lewis, 946 Tenth- street
northwest; F. Hartwell, 906 Twenty
first street northwest; C. Reinhard,
141 Bates street northwest.
A. Furman, Twenty-ninth and
Olive streets northwest; J. Crick
enberger, 106 Fifteenth street north
east; W. C. Caton, 2219 Minnesota
avenue southeast; E. Chambers,
Eighth and I streets southwest; R.
Quistorf, 824 Thirteenth street
northeast; Edward Kohler, 723
Ninth street northeast; Hartwell,
Eighteenth street and Oregon ave
nue northwest.
J. H. Vittum, Georgia avenue and
Rock Creek Church road northwest;
T. R. Jones, Sixth street and Massa
chusetts avenue northwest; O. W.
Holland, 901 Hamilton street north
west; Harvey Temps, 1018 K street
northeast; James Wood, Fort
Myer, Va.
Any of these men can give you
Rbout The Washington
Times Savings Club plan that you
may want to know.
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She Refused to Pay
Rent on Leaky
Building
TIMES STAFF PHOTO
MRS. N. I. ALDEN,
210 Seventh street southwest, who
was forced to move her store yes
terday, because she would not pay
rent as long as “the celling
leaked." Neighbors have allowed
her to store her property In their
t homes.
INSULTED STREET CAR
AVENGED ON FLIVVER
SUNBURY, Pa., Feb. 13.—A small
automobile derailed a twenty-ton
street car when they collided at a
street intersection here.
Miss Myrl Eckman suffered a
broken arm and Charles Fegley
slight bruises.
Like a giant going after a fly,
witneses said, the big car, after it
was derailed, shot across the pave
ment after the flivver and crushed
it against a concrete retaining wall
when the two occupants were in
jured. z
MINERS OF NOVA SCOTIA
AGREE IN WAGE DISPUTE
MONTREAL, Feb. 13—The
wage dispute between the British
Empire Steel Corporation and the
Nova Scotia mine workers has been
settled.
Twelve thousand miners have
been idle since January 16, fol
lowing a disagreement over in
creased wages.
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A LITTLE over eight month* ago the Capitol
Limited made it* first trip to Chicago. Through
the good and bad weather this all-pullman tram
ha* proved it* dependability. In 404,210 mile* the
Capitol Limited ha* arrived at Chicago and Wash
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Truly a record warranting the confidence of
Washingtonian* who travel to Pittsburgh and
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Thu Capitol Limited saroics corresponds to Capitol Limited
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,1924.
TENANT KICKED
ONROOFLEAK;
EVICTED
Woman Who Refused to Pay
Rent Until Repairs Were
Made Is Put put.
Refusing to pay rent until her
leaky celling was repaired, Mrs. N.
I. Alden, of 210 Seventh street
southwest, was evicted from prop
erty at that location yesterday. She
owes three months' rent which she
has refused to pay because the
owner, Isaac Schelnerman, would
not repair her ceiling, she said.
f Mrs. Alden said she was made to
move out about a year and a half
ago for a week’s time, while repairs
were made and that she has claimed
that sjie should not be made to pay
rant for that time, particularly since
she lost a great amount of business
from that forced cessation of ac
tivities.
She has occupied the property for
about three years, selling cakes and
pies. When she moved into the
building she paid sls a month, later
the rent was raised to $25, and now
the owner demands S3O, which she
refused to pay while the ceiling-was
in such an unsatisfactory condition,
according to her stbry.
Mrs. Alden claims so have made
most of the repairs to the building
since she has been there, except for
the repairs made a year and a half
ago. At that time she was given
only three days’ notice, she says,
that she would have to move while
they improved the property, and it
occurred during the busy season,
when such a move meant much
loss to her in busness.
“FAITH HEALING” ISSUE
IN CHURCH OF ENGLAND
LONDON. Feb. 13.—“ Faith heal
ing" promises to become a subject
of controversy in the Church of
England following the report of a
committee appointed by the Arch
bishop of Canterbury to investigate
the subject.
The report urged sick persons
"not to look to clergymen to do
what is the duty of physicians and
surgeons" and advised the church
"not to apply its means of resora
tion when no higher end than the
recovery of bodily health is sought.”
The report, which also criticised
amateur healers, is said to be op
posed by certain factions in the
church.
LIGHTNING KILLS HORSE,
SHOCKS 2 MEN IN BARN
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa., Feb. 18.
—A racehorse wm killed, another
stunned and Charles Jamison and
son Mark, who were attending the
animals, badly shocked at Clarion,
when a lightning bolt hit the barn.
The dead horse belonged to T. C.
Leedom and was one of the leading
mares on the Iron and Oil circuit
of the State. She raced under the
name of Hattie Wood.
The lights in the town went out
momentarily. An inspection of the
barn, which was closed, showed no
effects from the lightning. Neither
was there a mark on the horse.
Lays Aside Labors For
. State to Sing at
Musical
CONG- CLIFTON A. WOODRUM
Os Virginia, who sang a series of
baritone solos at the community
musical in Central High School
auditorium, last night.
IMPROVEMENT
REPORTED IN
ALLEYS ‘
689 Persons Have Complied
With Notices to Clean
Up Premises.
Conditions in Washington alleys
have improved considerably in the
past few weeks, Dr. William C.
Fowler, District health officer, re
ported to Commissioner James F.
Oyster today.
A second survey of the alleys to
check up on the work of the inspec
tors of the Health Department has
been ordered by Commissioner
Oyster. Police will make a report
in a few days on conditions.
Dr. Fowler reported that his
men inspected 90 alleys and notified
L 428 owners wnd ocupants to clean
up and make necessary repairs.
Since these notices were served
689 persons have complied. It has
been necessary to refer only six
cases to the courts for action.
As soon as the police make their
report. Commissioner Oyster and
Dr. Fowler will mate a personal
investigation.
Pope Pius Indisposed.
ROME, Feb. 13.—Pope Plus XI
is indisposed and is remaining in
his private quarters In the Vatican
for rest, according to the news
paper Epoca today.
FARM CONCLAVE
HITS POLITICS
INCONCRESS
Delegates Determined to Vote (
, for “Dirt” Farmers in j
Future. 1
The delegates to the National!
Board of Farm Organizatioins con
ference, meeting at 1731 I street
northwest, assert they are arrayed
against the “baby-kissing, corpora
tion-paid’’ politicians, said to be
in power in Congress, and will
cast their votes for the “honest,
dirt farmer" at future elections.
At the meeting today the general
reports of the committees were re
ceived.
Senators Caraway of Arkansas
and Brt>okhart of lowa were includ
ed among the speakers at the ses
sion yesterday. Opposition to meas
ures extending further credit to
farmers to increase production un
til a market can be found for the
things they are now producing was
voiced by Caraway. Senator Brook
hart declared that aiiy plan of
pooling farm products for market
ing would fall that does not in
clude a system of co-operative.
financing. ■
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