Show INSIDERS KNEW N SINCLAIR WAS AS' AS ASTO TO GET lEASE J. J Leo Stack Declares as Witness in Oil on Probe It Was Well Wen Known Reserve Reserve Reserve Re Re- serve Was Was Draining CREEL GOT DOHENY MONEY STACK SAYS Walsh Informed That Valuable Val Val- Information Is Yet Yetto Yetto Yetto to Be Had From an Attorney in Denver WASHINGTON Feb eb 13 J. J. J Leo St Stack k a Denver oilman testified today before beCore the sen senate te oil on com comm com that Pioneer Oil on company officials had told him confidentially confidential confidential- ly a week before beCore Teapot Dome Domo was leased that Harry F. F Sinclair was to get the lease Stack Stick was examined cross by Chairman Lenroot Stack emphasized emphasized sized the danger of ot drainage of ot Teapot Dome by wells which would be opened on the land surrounding sur sug rounding the naval reserve resene under the action which the Interior d department de had taken in 1920 when the rights to operate on such land had been sold at public auction In 1920 It was common talk among the oilmen that the he re reserve reserve re- re serve was being drained he ho said He lie declared that he ha had never thought of ot seeking to obtain n a lease to the entire reserve resene but was only trying to arrange for Cor the privilege of ot driving offset wells wens to prevent pre drainage of oC Ute the entire nUre reserve rosene His advances ances to obtain an arrangement had been rejected In 1917 by Admiral Griffin and Commanders Stewart Wright ami and CREEL HAD PULL PULe Taking Issue with George Creel who testified yesterday Stack said the former chairman of ot the co coni on public Information dju tUU I Inow know now that E. E L. L Doheny was y was with him In the tho err effo 16 td pet get et Jt Jease io to drill offs offset t Y In Teapot Dome I may not have hava told him bins the money I paid him hilT came from Doheny Do Do- heny said Stack but he kne knew knevI I had none and that Mr Doheny was backing me Stack said cald the he paid Creel was the amount named by bythe bythe bY bYthe the latter as the grub stake he ha would neM Creel el was employed he said because cause he knew the officials officials of of- In Washington and was to represent the syndicate e In the tho na national national national na- na capital Stack said laid he had shown Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Daniels where Teapot Dome was being drained every day bu that the secretary replied the field was vas being drained the We government was getting Its ro royalty on oil just jUt the same from the nearby fields He lie conferred also with several se naval officers regard the PIe matter Stack said but became convinced that he was was' making no headway It was after atter this he entered Into a contract with Doheny to try inget to in get the Teapot Dome lease This This' was Vas in January 1921 LEASE PROSPECT GOOD What did you tell Mr oil PO PO- heny asked Chairman Lenroot I t td d him that It was my m- be- be Continued on page 2 I. I INSIDERS KNEW Continued from fr from m page 1 1 administration administration- lief that the new would lease the reserves Sta- Sta Stack k said that Schuyler as his attorney had drawn up t the con- con tract In the spring of or 1921 Stack Slack said he went to Teapot Dome with consulting geologists of Denver and found that 2800 acres of the reserve was subject to drainage Karl C C. Schuyler a Denver at attorney attorney at- at Senator Walsh torney torne telegraphed Democrat Montana today that he has In his possession correspondence correspondence dence dente which ho he thought the senate oil committee should have Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Walsh said he would be sum sum- At the same time the Montana senator received a telegram from D. D F F. of the I Denver enver Post saying he had good reason to believe that the correspondence in Schuyler's possession was sensational sensational sen sensational sen- sen LETTERS SENSATIONAL telegram m follows Have good reason to believe that Karl C. C Schyler Denver attorney has sensational correspondence In his possession Teapot matter I believe he should be bo sub- sub and asked to bring any correspondence correspondence correspondence cor cor- had by him with newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper publishers telegram said eald I acted as personal counsel to John Leo Stack in connection with his contract with Pioneer Oil on company company company com com- pany and his claims arising there there- from Charges have been made in the local newspapers which by i implication involved me mo in wrong wrongdoing wrongdoing wrongdoing doing in connection with the Subject subject subject sub sub- I matter I also have hava in my possession possession possession pos pos- session certain correspondence which I believe your committee should see and hereby request opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op to appear before you at I earliest convenient time Please wire ELIMINATE STRAWN I j President Coolidge apparently Is I preparing to withdraw from the tho senate te tho the nomination of Silas H II Strawn of ot Illinois as special government government government gov gov- counsel in the oil lease cases I It is possible that the name of Atles Pomerene Mr Strawns Strawn's colleague colleague colleague col col- col- col league also will wUl be withdrawn James B. B Garfield of Ohio who was secretary of the interior under Roosevelt may be chosen as counsel In place of ot Mr Strawn Confirmation of Strawn awn Is III opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by some Borne Democratic senators who havo taken leading reading parts in inthe inthe inthe the oil on inquiry and there is a disposition disposition disposition dis dis- dis- dis position among the Republican senate senate sen sen- ate leaders to believe that Mr Strawn at least will fall fail of confirmation confirm confirm- Whether Mr Pomerene also will willbe willbe be denied senate approval is more uncertain The committee probably probably probably ably will not act before tomorroW tomorrow tomor tomor- row I Those Thos opposing confirmation take the position that the two men se selected selected se- se by the president lack of specialized legal experience needed to prosecute the oil suits In addition addition addition ad ad- the committee has been told by Mr 11 Strawn that he is a director director director tor of tho the First National and the tho First Savings and Trust banks of or Chicago both of ot which have been referred to in committee testimony I as Sta Standard Stardard dard Oil on banks bank |