Show r EVIDENCE SH SHOWS WS HARm HARDING G BACKED fAllS fAll'S OIl PlA Letter From Former President President President Pres Pres- ident Introduced by Defense Defense Defense De De- De- De in Conspiracy Case REPLY TO INQUIRY Effort Made t to Relieve Fall of Responsibility in Lease to Doheny WASHINGTON D. D C C. Dec ec 1 I AP AP-A AP A letter lettel by President Harding Hading Harding Hard Had ing approving the oil leasing policies poll poli cies of Albert B. B Fall while he lie was secretary of ot the Interior was brought Into court court today by the de defense defense de- de tense in the Fall Doheny oil conspiracy conspiracy conspiracy con con- trial The letter leUth was waa sent to the senate in April 1922 in reply r ply to the original origInal original inal resolution of Inquiry Into the Teapot Dome and Elk Hill HUl leases It was put into evidence while a n ju witness was wa on the stand and was d part of a defense effort eIfort to show that Fall FaIt did not hot himself lt bear the tile responsibility tOr for award of ot eElk lulls i ase the the D Doheny h my Interests rest afie anel r Doheny had advanced him a loan n o In his reply to the senate President Pros Pres ident dent Harding said he was ac acquainted acquainted acquainted ac- ac in n detail with the policies of the interior department had been apprised o of the exact terms of the Ute various arious leases and approved and supported t tie e entire program of the department E. E C. C Finney assistant secretary of the interior a government witness witness wit wit- ness testified he personally had submitted much of oC the interior de departmental departmental departmental de- de detail incorporated inthe inthe in inthe the presidents president's message oJ The policy which has been adopted by the secretary or the navy and the secretary or of the In Interior Interior In- In tenor in dealing with meso matters matters matters mat mat- was submitted to me prior to the adoption thereof wrote Mr Harding and the policy decided Continued on page 6 L EVIDENCE f SHOWS HARDING BACKED fAllS OIl PLANS Continued from pa page pase o 1 t. t upon and the subsequent acts have at all ail times had my entire approval ap ap- ap- ap The Thc presidents president's letter did not go goi i into to det details regarding leases but he enclosed ed a statement bp Fall then secretary of or the Interior in interior In- In tenor outlining what had bad Deen cone and saying that he was certain the contracts entered into will redound redound re redound re- re to the credit of your administration ad administration ad- ad ministration both boti in the immediate present and the distant future Under examination cross-examination by MarK B. B Thompson of or counsel rot tor Fall Finney told the jury of correspondence correspond ence with the Standard t OIl on company company company com com- pany of California regarding the Pearl Harbor Hawaii oil storage project a 11 contract contra t rot for which eventually eventually even even- was awarded to the Doheny Interests Finney said the Standard Oil company expressed misgivings as to the authority of the Interior de department le- le to enter into a contract involving such extensive interests of the navy department and suggested suggested sug sug- that that Secretary Denby of the navy be made a party to proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed contract The witness assured Secretary Fall he lie said that the he Standards Standard's ideas on that point pOrn were all wrong since President liar lings ling's executive order of May 31 31 1921 transferred all authority over o naval oil reserves from the navy to co the rn of ot t In livestock shows of tl Ib 4 n states and attract attracta exhibitors exhibitors' from a number i t l flit stat states many and visitor visitor- The da dais cattle from Cache county have al always alj ii ways given a good account of ot them hem themselves hem selves and there should be n no no ex cx exception exl to that f for r the Og Ogden en Rho A majority of the slate state Holste herd were were- animals rpm Cache county and with and with others tha that thai can be fitted Cache county Cache county should be beable beable beable able to make a good showing The show promises to be larger and better than ever before jj |