OIL: At Stake

On Jan. 10, 1923, following his election to the U. S. Senate but before he was sworn in, Burton K. Wheeler accepted $2,000 from one Gordon Campbell, Montana oil man. On Feb. 16, 1923, he accepted $2,000 from Mr. Campbell. Were these fees for services rendered in advancing the Campbell oil interests with the U. S. Department of the Interior? Or were they fees for services rendered in litigation in Montana?

That this question may be answered, Senator Wheeler was, last week, brought to trial in the...

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