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Show OIL SQUATTERS MWY0HM6TD BE CHASED OUT; Marines Ordered Sent From, Washington Into Casper Field WASHINGTON July 29 Acting! Secretary Roosevelt today ordered Major Ma-jor General Lejeuno. commandant of i the marine corps, to send one officer and three or four coast enlisted marines ma-rines today into the Teapot Dome, naval na-val oil reserve, Wyoming, at a place about 40 miles from Casner, to eiect oil squatters who have begun drilling for oil. Tho secretary said he Issued his order or-der on the basis on Information for-warded for-warded to the navy department by thel interior department some months ago I Of the presence of squatters on the na- j val reserve and after warning bad been given the squatters t cut. Asked as to the number of marines to be nent In''., Teapot Nome r-s. re Mr. Roosevelt said lie had Informed Qi at ral Lejeune that he thought one. officer "of discretion" and B handful of men would be sufficient to eject the squatters. The officer and his men. It was said, at the navy department probably would leave trie marine bar-i racks here for the reserve tomorrow ' or Monday WILL GO UNDER PROTEST DENVER. Colo.. July 29. S. H. Keoughan, vice president of the Mutual Mu-tual Oil company, announced late toil to-il i that he had been advised from Washington that United States ma- j rines have been ordered by the nay ! department to eject representatives of th company from the Southeast quar- ter Of Section 2 in the Teapot Nome n 1 oil reserve in Wyoming, where t hey are drilling s well "The Mutual Oil company Is oper-i'.tlnpr oper-i'.tlnpr uhd CI a contract it ii -ind In Id uals who have a clear title to this quartet section." Mr. Keoughwd declared. "The title dut. I, m to lr.HO and to grant- , cd by the United States government under the placer lawn. "If the United States marines ap peal on the property and order us to leave, we will leave, but under protest" pro-test" Mr. Keoughan stated n 1SJSJ) ON DISPUTE CATER. Wyo.. July 29 The action of Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt 111 ordering marines to oust! alleged oil squatters from the Teapot Nome naval oil eseve, econtly leas- i i , by the government to the Mammoth I OH company for development purpos- , es. Is bel loved here to be based on a dispute I.-. N-erii the Sinclair interests and the Mutual Oil eompany. Tho Mutual has been drilling for six Weeks on lands Claimed by the Sinclair . Interests and efforts toward ousting' the Mutual have been expected by oil men The Mutual'S claim Is based. It Ii said, on old placer locations prior, to I he n:i ,il WlthdAWSl |