Show e A I I TERMED r SECRETARY EX-SECRETARY ACCUSED BY TWO SOLONS Caraway Declares They Can Even Sell White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House i iI I WALSH ACCUSED I Declares Fall Mis Misled 1 e d Senate Public Lands Committee WASHINGTON Jan 18 16 Albert AlbertB AlbertB AlbertB B Fall FaU torme former secretary secretory of the I Interior was accused today In the senate enste by Senator Caraway Demo Domo- Democrat crat Arkansas betraying th the high trust Imposed upon him him b leasing the Teapot Dome naval all reserve and that for tor fo a corrupt consideration The Arkans Arkansas s senator likened M Mr ran rail to Benedict Arnold He Me de- de demanded de demanded to know how much more I Infamous It 1 was to sell sen every of ree reserve tV oil tor for the t J line of the nations nation's defense than It Arnold was for tor Benedict Arnold to sell seU seUa sella sella a rocky fortress on the Hudson It If It were not fo for my friend the pr sent attorney general he continued there thre would be court cOUtt courtacon action acon SILL SELL WHITE HOUSE EOUSE But as IL long as s he sits at the helm of the department deportment or of o jus- jus justlee justice Jus Justice tice he added they they may sell melt the White Rouse House and be Immune from any prosecution In th the federal cou court Albert Albett B Fall sold the Amer AmerIcan Amerlean Amerlean lean Ican fuel every gallon pIlon of It to American oil speculators Caraway continued and one of ot them boast boast- boasted boasted boasted ed he was gC going to make out of oC his share of the loot Secretary Denb Denby and AssIstant Secretary Roosevelt also were as assailed as- as assailed assailed sailed by Senator Caraway for tor ap- ap approving approving ap approving proving the lease least to the Mammoth Oil company He lIe said Mid they de described scribed this as a mere detail to whIch they could not give thel personal attention It If this was wa a II mere snore detail he added th they should pot not have been entrusted with cur first line of ot do- do tense de tense as they cay nav the navy Is Isire ire im RAP RAPS SMOOT When I Introduced my resolution resolution tion to cancel the lease It met with Immediate objection from Senator Smoot I am conscious that It its 11 gone to sleep forever But I want to say there Is la a II public publia conscience In America mistake It however some people may Referring to the statements made to the public lands lantIs committee hi bY Mr Fail and Edward nd B McLean the Washington publisher regard regard- regarding lag ing the source of funds which h Mr Fall used In Is enlarging and Im- Im Improving Im Improving proving his New Mexico ranch Senator Caraway declared that men of great grM position as a these gentlemen are men of high stand stand- standIng standing standing ing as u these gentlemen are do donot donot not make statements that are not true unless th is some reason for It It ACCUSED Sf BY BY Former Secretary A B Fall was waa charged today by Senator Walsh Democrat Montana with havIng misled th senate public land lands coin coin- com committee wh when n It was Inquiring ii li the Teapot Dome investigation Into the source from which ho he obtained funds runds for enlargement and restocK restocK-nc Inc of o his New Mexico Me ranch The charge was made by th l Montana senator sento upon his return to Washington from Florida whore where he examined Edward Ednard M McLean the Washington newspaper pub- pub Continued on Page Three FALL FACES CHARGES Continued Continual from Ia Page Pace e One Usher with regard to the th lean Mn which Mr Fall Fan said be he had obtained from him hint tor for the th ranch improvements Senator Walsh Indicated how lion however ever that he h would not Insist upon time the further appearance of time the th for for- Cormer for former mer interior secretary before the committee to gie ghe an additional ex- ex explanation ex explanation lie II Bald said ho he h was wag cont content nt to let lt Mr rail Fall determine for him him- himself himself self whether lie Ite would app appear The Th records record of ot the th committee show saId Senator Welsh Walsh that Mr l Fall misled the committee when It was wa Inquiring Into the source from which he h obtained funds for ranch As AsI AsI AsI I see sec It he must determIne whether v lie he desires desire to again come before the committee and correct the te tl-mony tl mony lie he h gave cave STORY sTony OF LO ix N In a statement presented to the committee on December 37 Mr Fall Fail said Bald he h obtained from Mr McLean MeLean when he h was ph a purchase of ranch prop prop- property property erty arty In New Mexico Me that he paid down as aa a first payment and gas B T e 0 Instructions Instruction that the th hal bal balance bal bal-anc alice ance be he deposited In EH El Paso Tex Tea Texas Texas as subject to check Mr McLean J testified at Palm Beach hit he had given Mr rail the In the form torm of several everal checks which later latr w were re returned to him This t testimony lImony Mr Fall In a a letter lettel to Senator Walsh Walh characterized as s a accurate Senator Walsh asked that the committee m meet et tomorrow to re- re receive receive re hIs hi of the investigation In fa |