Show e m TAH COAL BENNETT AND SOLON TAI TAKE TURN ON STANDi STANDA STAND Aft A After f t e r Curtis Makes Make Denial Editor Goes Goeson Goeson Goeson on Stand HINTS AT SCANDAL Doesn't Want to Answer Until Told to DoSo DoSo Do I So I WASHINGTON March Sena Sena t S ena tor tor Curt Curts of Kansas assistant Re Republican Re- Re ReI I publican public leader lender In the senate came ame 1 tad toda before before- the tin oil I committee to refute the th t ot of Ira Irn E B Bonnott that he was the I person referred to In the th fed I td principal telegram This tel teli-Kram teli sent lent by Bennett B nn tt on onI January 29 9 to hi his employer Ed- Ed Ed Edward ward ward II U McLean publisher ot at the I n Pot Post and a central fig figu u we e In the oil disclosures saId eald ald that Dennett had seen the principal Land and And added thore there would auld be b no noI I noI I of fio tto boat and no but that a reaction a aa expected from UD unwarranted political political cal attacks Senator Curtis Curti flatly denied dented that had bad d delivered lIv d I any aDY in ag l I to him from tram McLean ideLean I Re Ha H add added d that th-it he had not Ith Bc about too the tB political I aspect of tile the tn oil Inquiry I Benn Bennett lt then was as aa recalled and r andr It If he erred cared red to make male any oDY fur fur- furI further fur further ther titer statement I Certainly was as as hi his answer anwer Senator Curtis Curti he went on apparently las has ha forgotten one on and ond probably two additional convert Lions I had with Hh html him n Bennett said he did not want t to relate the cOD conversations as they thy were ere some somewhat Ilat II personal I 0 as to the toe conversations he said tid Id he would auld not answer compelled to as aa ho he did not want nant ant to sp pi ead ad scandal anda I hope we 0 v won on t hn hae hav any mys mys- mystery mystery tery about it said bald ald Senator Walsh go 10 on tell u us about it lOLl lOL TO again refused unless M I compelled to do no o 0 o and the tho th corn com com voted Iy that he should answer on er The Tho n witness then testified that I Curtis Curll had been b cn asked for thoI ll n ni as to what the policy of ot the tho I Post should be Ith regard to pub pub- matt matters r concerning the th ol oil inquiry I i Later Bennett testified that Sen Senator ator aloe Curtis Curtle tad nan ad aasted PresIdent Coolidge Immediately after att r he canto cane Into office e to aSK asic Attorney General n to resign Senator Curtis Curti again taking the said mild th-it th in December hO he had hd told Coolidge that I 1 thought he would hae ha hav to look for tor tora fora tora a new attel no general central In a n few a as air Daugherty was wa sick lick The Kansas ansas senator declared era era- m II ho however e eer er he na nna nad never talked to Bennett as no he had claimed as asto to the conduct of ot the th Post In the tha th oil Ott case cas etler either dl- dl di directly or DENIAL L Francis T U Romer o ot or Baltimore tool took the stand and denied the tha statement In one of at the tho McLean telegrams rams that he h had suggested a direct h le e between Washington and the the McLean cottage at lAlm Beach to give rive quick and ond easy ac- ac access ac access cess case to the tho th W hit House E V S Rochester employed In the theoffice th office offic of at Attorney erty was questioned about out hi his tela- tela tel cram cram to McLean or cc r January 16 Bang saing Investigation WAS being made of ot McLean s a financial At- At af affairs fairs fatra In reference to hl his about the I 00 In chicks checks that hat telegram was purely PV p per lona said ald and b ba 10 to do o my connection ith the th department of Justice Rochester saUl said lid he lr obtained h Information n about the th he 1 on oil Ic 10 Tire To BENNETT ANDI AND I SOLON TAKE TURN ON STAND Continued From Irom rage Page One tion lion from a dozen or more news news- news m men n I did not Hot Rochester said hen heri asked 1 If It ho he had received a sug- sug sug aug suggestion from within thin the depart depart- department ment o of justice about his message Senator Curtis after aCter cont conferring 1 t mom moment nt with lIh Senator Walsh a Is 11 took tho stand as the tha first fret It wit witness ness apse neF Ho He said ald he ho had read news news- newspaper newspaper newspaper paper reports concerning Ben Ben- Benn Bennett Ben Bennett n nett lt i testimony He Tie saw Bennett and l jor he sa said on January I 2 and 3 Th The told him McLean IcLean desired to be relle relieved cd from testifying testifying tying before the oil committee for tor reasons ot of health They asked him to see Senator Walsh Curtis said he suggested to them they had better bettor see some someone someOne someone one on the other side aide mentioning Senators Underwood ot or Alabama and Robinson of or Arkansas Next day Senator Curtis said he ho learn learn- learned learned learned ed a I subpoena had already be been n foi fot McLean a n The next n t timo Ume ho he saw Bennett tor Curtis It as because Senator Norris had men men- mentioned mentioned one of o the members of othe the McLean famil In a 0 senate speech and Benn Bennett tt desired thiS speech withdrawn from the Con Con- Cong Con g g Record WITH Senator Curtis said that he and S Senator Borab Borah Republican Idaho had already taken up the matt matter r of getting Senator Norris to the He tie had hod talked sith Ith Senator Walsh In tho the matti os as aswell II Bennett tried to think S Senator Curtis the tho latter said but he be toll told him It would be better to base hae McLean wire Ire to Borah and Walsh Senator Walsh Questioning re- re remarked re remarked marked that tho the Norris speech v sas made on January 30 tho the day after the tho I telegram was sent Asked It If he any with B Bennett as os to political effects effect of the oil In in- in In Senator Curtis I do not Vo 0 o other committee members d dashed h ed to question the senator and heI he ho I was sas as excused d BE N When Ien Bennett took tho the stand Senator a Ish a asked ed If It he do- do all de-all sit shed ed to make maks any furth further r state slate statement statement ment In in view slew lew of o the tho statement nt just made b by Senator Curtis The witness said S Senator Curtis had apparently forgotten one con he had with me It if notto not two tao What hat he aae M a eo so o far as he s states our cons con conversations Bennett add added d I is is entire entirely COT I I He lIe had seen sten him a number of time Bennett continued but buta add added d that It I Is not strange strenge ho he hohas hohas has forgotten the conversations cons con When hen Senator Dill Democrat suggested It would be v well to elate i the conversa con conversations ersil- ersil Bennett said Raid TS AT SCANDAL DAL SCANT There are arc eo some me parts of the con colts Id I'd rather not dis- dis discuss dis discuss cuss I dont don't want to SPI ead any i scandal I wont won't ont do It unless I am compelled Senator e Walsh suggested d a vote of the committee Senator benator Stan Stan- Stanfield Stan field Republican Oregon Oreon asked If the matter was as ant lele and Bennett enn tt said Bald it had lna l na d political ro- ro re relationship to tho the Inquiry The committee ha having hating Ing voted to direct ct Bennett to answer er ho Ilc saId the conversation dealt dalt with the tho thoI thoI I policy of the tho Washington Post as asto to whether It should be non non- noncommittal non committal committal and publish nothing ut th the reports coming In Senator Curtis lie he said had bon been sery ery kind to nd advise I e an and th that t through Mr McLean nn and m the tho effect of DC the tho ads ad advice adIco ice Ico had been to got get everything 0 official pub pub- published tithed Ho He added that there had been an elimination of ot scandal scandal- ous oua matter malter I 1 QUALIFIED Senator Republican I ow ew Mexico asked If it any one had suggested that the Post PORt with with- withhold withhold hold publication of o authentic his I s no and Benn Bennett tt qualified eT an ans er Proceeding Bennett Insisted 1 I that Curtis Curti had discussed the tho po- po po political Implication of tho the oil In- In Inquiry inquiry in inquiry Senator Dill asked It if mat mOot tar ter of ot scandal had been discussed I II I and Bennett Dennett said Raid that the tho conI con con- I n of a mans man's n name nam ml nith aith the oil Y became a scandal Senator Dill D again referred to I the tho principal message thon then ask ask- asked cd ank-cd ed K if tho the appreciation of or the principal was what Senator Curtis appreciated the face that he could coul 1 tell toll Mr McLean MeLcan how to torun torun run Tun his own newspaper The witness replied In the negative ne I P CASE VASE Senator Walsh asked ked how close close- closely closely ly Iy Bennett ett had b been n General Daugherty Ith 5 Ith Attorney Bennett said they were sere ere not sery ery I close To the brat best of his recollection recollection recollection lection he said he had Oust met I Daugherty durin during the tho campaign ot of 1920 1320 ou know him In the Moret pardon pl matter Senator Walsh Oh es os that's right t said Bennett Dennett I was In moro more or less lesl relationship with Mr Daugherty In tho the Morse ore matter He added that he V was working to the same ame end now much lo to his regret Was Waa as not the pardon gl gisen to ou pursued Senator Walsh The Th piece of oC paper asked Bennett No so I dont don't think so |