Show MAY BAR UTAH Oil LEASES Attorney General Seeks to Cancel Oil Land Permits WASHINGTON July 30 Can Cancellation Can Cancellation of oil and gas prospect prospect- prospecting ing log leas leases granted under a R a con by former y rail of the general leasing lensing act of 1920 applying to Indian ions e by executive order Is Isto isto Isto I to bs be b sought by the Iho department of justice More than V t twenty nty such euch permits are aro In force torce of ot eighteen were granted by Mr Fall Opening the new phase of ot the oil leasing situation which is not connected with the naval nasal proceedings Attorney Gen General ral ralStone Stone has ordered the tiling filing of ofa ofa ofa a suit against r F M I t Harrison the Midwest Oil company and the Southwest Oil company tor for can can- cancellation collation of ot a permit rights to 2560 acres s sIn In the Navajo Indian re In southern Utah set st aside In 1884 by order of ot President Ar- Ar Arthur Arthur Ar Arthur thur The lease attacked was tho the one which brought forth Mr lall 8 construction of the act and If It sue sue- suc successful ce In the suit for tor Its Ito cancel cancel- cancellation cancellation lation the department plans to bring action against those thoo granted In various localities localities ties In the west DENVER Vrn Cob Colo July Of 30 80 30 Of Officials Ot of the thc Midwest l d est Oil Oh corn com com T pans aa with head headquarters In Den Den- Dener Dener Den Denver ver er said that the order of o Attorney fey ney General Stone seeking to can can- can cancel cel an oil and gas prospecting lease on a Navajo Na aJo In Utah would ha have base e little or no ef- ef effect ef effect feet on their company or the Southwest Oil company a sub sub sub- est eat Permits were issued in 1920 1020 to toa toa toa a number of oC o s with Ith the consent ot of the secretary tary of the Interior they said eald The Midwest and Southwest companies eon eon- con contracted tract d to work ork is ork these those leases com corn company pany officials pointed out for tor those who isho had been granted per per- per permits mite mits principally V r 1 M I Harrison ono one of those thoe against al whom horn the government sault a suit la is directed |