AMERICAN OIL SCANDAL
EVIDENCE AT THE TRLVL. By Telegraph—BrsM Assn.—Capyr.ght, Washington, Dec. 8. A former Secretary for the Navy, Mr. Denby, testified nt the Fall and Doheny trial that ho look the responsibility of
the Elk Hills lease and the Pearl Harbour contracts because he was advised that naval oil lands of California were being drained by private wells near the rim. Asked by the prosecuting counsel who made the contracts, Mr. Denby said, “I did it, whether I wanted to or not.” <
Mr. Denby declared he urged the late President Harding to issue an order tranferring the naval oil reserves to the Interior Department, and solicited the co-operation of Secretary Fall thereon. Mr. Denby said that Fall stated lie had all he could handle, but would be glad to do what he could.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1926, Page 8
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