Show I THE TilE TEA POT DOME OIL on INVESTIGATION r oo A pretty muss musa has been stirred stirred stirred stir stir- red up over the leasing of the Tea Pot Dome Secretary Ex-Secretary of f the Interior Interi r Albert B B. B Fall Is figuring in the investigation of f the affair in a rather unsavory a way The airing the matter is receiving in the senate is developing devel devel- developing developing a government scandal of the very first order Harr Harry F F. Sinclair of the Sinclair Oil company company com com- pany panr is figuring in the scandal I to 0 o an extent that looks very verj ugly ugly ug ug- ug ly Iy from the point of view of that organization If the implication of the accusers of Fall are correct correct correct cor cor- in their accusations Fall re received as a personal consideration for the lease The Tea Pot Dome situated in in Montana 1 is a territory with witha a rich oil reserve set aside for forthe forthe the he future use of the navy The sudden appearance of Archie I Roosevelt before the senate committee with some very positive positive positive I tive and direct testimony exceedingly exceedingly ex ex- ex- ex I damaging to Fall t is a startling bit of news Fall was wasa a bad appointment of late President Pres President I- I dent Jent Harding The appointment was criticised at the time ime it was made It is hoped that if it the charges made in the senate enate are proven to be true there here will be some way to punish punish pun- pun ish sh severely all the parties implicated implicated im- im in the crime Public j places laces must be rooted out of our graft whether in high or low public official life 01 |