Show FALL AlL ACCUSED BY NAVY MAN MANIN MANIN IN Former Secretary De Demanded l I Transfer of All AIl Alli I Who 0 Objected to Leases on Naval Reserves I ISEC DEMAND MADE ON SEC SECRETARY DENBY Also No Good Reason for Transferring Administration tion of Reserves to Interior Interior Inter Inter- Dept Officer Says I W WASHINGTON ASHI Nov 2 By A. A Aj P. P Former P-Former Former Secretary Fall demanded demanded de- de the transfer from WashIngton Wash- Wash i I Ington of ot naval officers who ob objected objected objected ob- ob to leases he proposed to tomake tomake tomake make on naval oil reserves Commander Commander Com Corn mander II H. A. A Stuart Of the navy testified today before the senate public lands committee Investigating ing the subject Commander Stuart who testified he had been In charge o of of the the naval reserves in the navy department from 1918 1913 until April 5 5 1922 said Secretary Fall had insisted that Secretary Denby should detach him j j and Commander and send them out of ot Washington n. n Commander Com Com- Corn U i I m mander he ha explained also i was connected with the reserve section I IThe I The witness said the demand was made after the tw two o officers had I Imade presented to Mr Fall their objection to tho granting of ot certain lea leases es i which he proposed to make to the ho I United Midway company to open wells on naval naTal reserve No 1 I in California I During the period the navy de department department de- de had complete control over the reserves nothing had developed Commander Stuart asserted which made It t desirable In his Judgment to transfer their administration to the interior department The navy naV- ho he said In handling the reserves bad received all necessary p assist assistance ah ance e from the al survey and nd the burean vo burean t san t was I fully tully compe competent J 1 them hem l No nav navai I f tl Comm Commander I Jart Approved ved the theto ti t an PJ to an ha in inquiry in- in Senator ena or Wa Walsh sh Dem of ot Montana he said that although he had bee been in direct ct charge of ot the naval reserves for fot several years h hi he i was was not consulted by Secretary I Denby concer concerning the desirability of I such euch a a. course |