Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-03-25 | Page 1 | Sinclair Books Show No Record of Bonds, Claim

SINClAIR BOOKS I SHOW NO RECORD R Rf f BONDS ClAIM I Evidence of Value to GovI Gover Gov Gov- I er ment Bared Bared in 1 i Oil Probe v v CASH CASHIER CASHIER- ER TESTIFIES J Denies Deni Knowledge o of Continental Bonds WASHINGTON March 24 AP More More evid evidence nce regarded as o of high val value to t the government in inthe in the prosecution of the oil conspiracy conspiracy con charge against Harry F F. F Sinclair e early I next month was ad adduced adduced ad ad- duce toda before the senate Teapot Teapot Tea Tea- pot Dome Committee committee It was f r by Harold Kenwell Kenwell Ken Ken- well cashier cashler cashier In Sinclair's New Ne NewYork NewYork York of office Ice flee who disclosed that tha there were io no o records on the J wealthy oil aerators aerator's operators operator's books booles showIng showing show show- ing either the the payment to M. M T. T Everhart son-in-law son of ot Al Albert Albert Albert Al- Al bert B. B Fall or 01 of ot stock holdings Inthe In fn inthe the Tres nilos lUtos ranch of ot the former r interior secret secretary ry Falls Fall's contention has been that the payment was one in an ordinary business transaction and could no nobe not be considered in the nature of ot a bribe The transaction took place after the the one time cabinet officer had executed the lease easo of the Tea lea Teapot Teapot pot Dome naval oil oU reserve Jn tn Wyoming Wyoming- to Sinclair's Mammoth Oil c company SHOULD BE RECORD P Pressed b by S Senator Bratton Brattoni 5 i t c conceded th t 1 sf bond to took lc j place lace and andI were ver in the ordinary c urse I hess some som record should have beer beel nude e of f t them lem before this time id a athe the they thet had occurred five years ago He lie Ie could not r recall can any nY large transactions transactions trans hans I actions w wh l Ich h had beep been kept records for fog such sucha a length of tl tim Ke n who said Sinclair air had refused ret sed J for or hirn to to bring his private personal records recordS- here also also- said there was vas no account ac ac- count Ini In the books booles covering th the th advance of ot liberty bonds which Sinclair made to Will H U TIL Hays former forme chairman of the R He national n. n national al co committee q and ig of ot which was use tO used t b help lp extinguish th the th Republican party deficit in 1923 of th the presidential l cam cant campaign The Sinclair professed to have no knowledge about any Continental Trading comp company ny Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- Lib Lib- erty bonds Sinclair used Inthe in inthe In inthe the deals with Fall Fan and ancl Hays He lie said that so l tar g as a- ahe he knew k 1 w there thorn h had d be been m made of any any- bonds eithe the tJi pr H. II S. S Osler Osier 1 IN HOM HOME E 1 j While White stating that Sinclair never had had any any v vast st amount ain of Liberty bonds in his safety deposit box In the Empire Trust company K Ken T n well conceded that he ho plight night have had other pla places places' es' es where he kel kept t them R It Replying plying to Sen Senator tor Walsh Walsh- of ot Montana the witness said said said-It it was his recollection that th the oil oils operator had Installed either elther safe ii sate safa or a va vault lt In his home when It was remodeled som some years a ago ao o. o Lasker gave an affirmative a an- an when Chairman Nye asked d him if he was or on such close terms with Upham lph in that tho treasurer would felt hav felt C lt s ir c-ir tn In crediting him with a party pary donation made by bysom som n else whose h se Identity it was i desired to 10 conceal t This is only one of ot a number of Instances Instances' es' es where don were Credited tin on n the Upham nl m records record to tomen tomen men who since have denied n them and the committeemen assumed as as- as Slimed that this was one one m Upham u used d In washing out the 1 ContIn LIberty ds which Hays sent to him out of ot the Sinclair jack jacle pot of La Lasker Laskel ker said he never had been called upon upon to to help wipe out o t the Continued on on page 7 I I SINCLAIR BOOKS 4 y SHOW NO RECORD OF BONDS CLAIM Continued from page 1 1 deficit as he had done enough during during during dur dur- ing the Harding campaign his total total to- to tal til contributions s then being 27 27 Also he said he never h hid had d talked politics with Edwin Denby former secretary of the navy and declared he never had attended ally conferences at which the extinguishing extinguishing extin gu of the party debt w was s discussed