Show C Oll ASK TO ClEAN HOUSE HOUSEIN IN O. O 0 P. P RANKS Oil Dil Transactions Call Can for forS Action Oldfield S Declares REVIEWS TESTIMONY t Upham Kept Bond Deal Secret Disclosed WASHINGTON March 14 AP AP- AP President Coolidge was called upon today by Chairman Oldfield of the Democratic congressional campaign committee to bring about a house housecleaning housecleaning housecleaning cleaning in the Republican party because of disclosures before the senate Teapot dome committee e. e Oldfield assorted In a statement that developments had established beyond question that regardless of whether the president himself knew It certain cabinet members did know that at least a part of the loot of the Teapot dome oil transaction tion was used to finance the Republican Re Re- publican party DEFINES DUTIES Upon President Coolidge th therefore there there- re- re fore ford not only as president but hut as his party's leader leaderS he e went on there devolves a d duty duty- ty not only to clean house by forcing the restoration rca res of tills this it money to Harry F P. Sinclair but to aid Senator Senator Sena Sena- to tor Walsh the senate committee e fir tn r nnIng all an the facts about tM scandalous s' s transactions In a speech In F February 1924 the pr president declared referring to reports reports' of corruption that he would not shield anyone bec because I am a Republican If U ho has not done 1 me so members of his cabinet and the men en enlIe he lIe selected to manage his ca campaign have done so REVIEWS TESTIMONY OI Oldfield then reviewed in part the testimony before the senate committee committee com coon concerning the Sinclair Sinclair Sin Sin- clair elair bond transaction and declared that this and other money was used to clean up the tho Republican debt for the 1924 campaign Thus Mr Coolidge wa was tho direct Continued on page 8 COOLIDGE ASKED TO CLEAN ICLEAN HOUSE HOUSEIN IN G. G O. O P. P RANKS Continued from page 1 beneficiary of ot th the Hays Sinclair transaction in two re respects he heron heron- con In 1020 1920 be he was us the candidate candi candi- date dato for VICe president and as a a. result re result result re- re sult of ot that election became dent In 1924 financing of or his campaign cam earn was made possible by the tho d debt bt eradication n in part accomplished by by Hays Hays' use o of tIC the Sinclair bonds WASHINGTON March 14 United United United Unit Unit- ed Press The Press The late Fred W. W Upham Up Up- ham treasurer of the Republican national committee did not even let his confidential secretary A A. V V. V Leonard of Chicago know about Harry Sinclair's bond contribution to the Republican party funds Leonard Leenard told the senate Teapot Dome committee today Leonard wh who worked with Upham Upham Upham Up- Up ham from 1919 to 1925 1325 said Upham had no correspondence about of ot Sinclair Liberty bonds be he re received re- re Ived from Will vm Hays then chaIrman chairman chairman chair chaIr- man of ot the tilo n Republican national committee All All' Uphams Upham's records were destroyed de de- de- de in Leonard said ald Five Witnesses Called Are Dead CHICAGO m. m March 13 AP AP- AP The senatorial Teapot dome inv s- s committee will miss atleas bt ot of the tho Chicagoans on jt list of witnesses o ordered dered summoned forthe for forthe the tho three-day three session beginning here tomorrow Five are dead and three are out of or Illinois Samuel Insull listed as a contributor contributor con con- contributor of ot is en route to Eu Eu- rope He has testified before the committee at Washington however William IllIam Wrigley Jr reported i contributor of ot Is in California Califor Califor- ala nia as is L. L B. B who was listed as giving 2000 I L never heard a a. thing about Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- Liberty erty bonds said lId tid George Getz Gets named as a witness I contributed several se checks totaling Fred Ired Upham former treasurer of the Republican Re ne- publican committee e could have had anything I owned A. A st Lanquist listed as having ing do donated donated donated do- do said he could not re recall recall recall re- re call making the contribution Sewell Sewell- Avery denied his contribution contribution contri contri- button was WWI as much as the 2500 listed I 1 contributed 1000 in 1020 be he said saW That is all my records show hO I J do not personally recall that I received receive any bonds John Burke Holeman said he ito gave 1000 but If tt the committee wanted to know if it he got bonds in return it would have hae to ask him hint I Hays T Termed enned Fence By Sen Caraway WASHINGTON March 14 H AP The The Teapot Dome oil em scandal standal again was vae aired on the floor Joor of the senate today when hen Senator Cara Cara- way y 7 Democrat Arkansas JI declared that Will WUl H. H Hays lIars former fonner chairman chairman chair chair- chairman man of tho the Republican national committee e acted as a a. fence in disposing dis dis- dis posing of ot the In Liberty bonds bonds' given Riven the tho committee by Harry J. J F. F Sinclair Recent investigations have disclosed dis closed the fact that Abert Albert S. S Fall alt was wu more guilty than at first thought Caraway ay said lie He was wu not JOt alone in the Teapot Dome transaction Will Hays Haye had full knowledge that tbt the bonds were we a a. part of the o of ot the Teapot Domo Dome lease leue and investigations have disclosed that at least four tout cabinet members had bad knowledge of 01 the transaction Will Hays was a a. fence tence disposing ing lag of stolen goods and aiding the tho thief thiet to find a a. market Some of ot the bonds were sent to Secretary McHon He Ife refused to disclose that information and gave them back to the fence The man tuna who baa has Information of ofa ofa a a. crime and conceals it It ft never can cango cango 1 go 0 before beloro the American public and anday I ay say that ho he is Innocent Caraway continued OFFERS COMPARISON Comparing Mellon and William M. M r Butler of the Ole Republican lican national committee with the three soldiers who arrested Major Andre and found on his person papers furnished by Benedict Arnold Arn Arn- Amold old oId the Arkansas senator said MId that those three soldiers acted in love 8 of or their thew country and displayed a a. patriotism lacking In the two Republican Republican Re Re- publican leaders leads If It th the men who ho arrested Major Andre Andee had had bad no more moro patriotism than Mellon and Butler the they would have released him without discovering discovering ering the papers secreted In his shoes s. s he said There It Isn't the money itself is i no way this side Ide of heaven en to make restitution for this infamous crime Restitution of the money I would not make mako retribution in the be e n- n 1 r V. V d |