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Show IO KNOTTY QUESTION BEFORE PRESIDENT Washington, Nov. IG President Taft and several of his legal advisers wrestled unsuccessfully last night. with the question of the admjnlstratlon'3 policy toward concerns which produce and transport oil and which seek to obtain leases to government oil lands. Tho Interior department recently-issued regulations governing the leasing of Indian oil lands which prohibited concerns engaged both in tho production produc-tion and transportation oil from bidding bid-ding for these Indian lands. No decision was reached but It was annpunced that tho president would take up the case next week with Mr. Wickersham and Mr, Fisher. |