Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-02 | Page 1 | Government Wins Another Point in Naval Oil Cases

Government Wins Another Point Point Point-in in Naval Oil Cases W WASHINGTON Oct 2 AP AlThe AP- AP The government won another point in the naval oil lease cases toda today when the court COUlt of or appeals of or the thie District of Columbia dl dismissed a petition of B. B l. l L. L Doheny Dohen- Albert B. B F Fall ll and Harry P. P Sin Sinclair l lar ir at attacking attacking at- at tacking certain of the indictments returned here e. The district court dismissed special special cial appeals allowed last spring from the decision d sion of the district supreme court su sustaining th the validity validity val val- of conspiracy ons indictments against them in connection with the leasing of the oil reserves in California and V Wyoming ming No opinion was written the court merely granting motion of ot government counsel to dismiss In accordance with the bill biU passed by congress la last t session at the in instance instance instance in- in stance of Senator Walsh Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat Montana depriving the court of appeals of jurisdiction to allow special appeals in criminal cases Attorneys for the oilmen Had li-ad at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked the tho constitutionality of the Walsh act as an attempted Invasion invasion inva Inva- sion slon by the legislature of a purely Judicial function f I This case now will go 0 to to the supreme su si preme pren c court urt along with the Bother other oil cases 1