Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-27
Hunting Out Wires
lCnntinuod frcno Pane Onel

pCenaed have been examined, s2na-
! tors said they showed that Mclean
was kept constantly advised as 10
the progress of the inquiry and as
to whether he was likely TO be sum
moned to testify.
There was rather frequent men,
! ton, senators said, of a Francis Nc
! Adoo, O. New York lawyer, as con
sultant of the publisher in matters
I which were not made quite cleaf
in the messages. Committeeman
want to know whether this is Fran
els H. McAdoo. son of William q.
McAdoo, q candidate for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination. who
is a member of the New York law
firm of Miller and otis.
Fall was variously referred to in
! the messages as the man at Ward
man Park" the secretary an
finally as Fall" Senators asserted
that Mclean made inquiry in one
message as to whether the former
secretary was coming to Palm Beach
and appeared not over enthusiastic
about such visit.
The name of A. Mitchell Palmer.
former attorney general and coun-
sci for Mclean, also appeared fire.
quently in the messages. commit
teemen said, adding that his advice
apparently was sought on many
occasions.
Chairman Lenroot and forme.'
Chairman Smoot of the oil commit
tee, also were mentioned. it was
stated. some of their statements at
the public hearings being quoted in
messages sent to Mclean. The
name of J. w. Zevely, personal
counsel to Harry f.. Sinclair, also
appeared, senators said. Zevely aft
/ erwards went to New Orleans to
confer with Fall and upon returning
here disclosed to the committee tha;
Sinclair had loaned the former sec
rotary $4,000 three months after
he returned from the cabinet.
The committee has called upon
the telegraph companies for all mes
sages that were sent from Washing
ton to Zevely, FAN and +. l.. DENLY
while they were at New Orleans
prior to the arrival here of Dohenv
to disclose that he made the now
famous 100000 unpaid loan to
Fall.
The Mclean messages disclosed.
according to senator's. that a leased
wire was established between the
publishers cottage at Palm Beach
and the Washington Post here at
about the time Fail reached the
Florida resort This was few DAYS
before Senator Walsh went there 20
question Mclean. After all OF thu
copies of kilograms subpoenaed have
been sorted and those pertinent TO
the oil inquiry have been read into
the record at public hearing. Nc.
Lean will be called to testify. prob
ably next Thursday. He is now in
Washington in response to a sub
poena.
Senator Walsh said today he had
| no intimation as to whether Mclean
would submit to questioning and add
! ed that so far as he knew no promise
of immunity had been made to him.
Announcing that subpoena had
been issued for Henry Wo0dhouse of
New York Senator Walsh said it was
desired to question him about an ar
ticle he wrote to the effect that the
DENLY interests were under contract
to supply to British interest all or a
great portion of the output of oil from
naval reserve number / in California
which was leased to Doheny by Fall.
G. d. Walhberg. former private Sec
rotary to Sinclair, is to be recalled
for questioning as to the identity of
MIR. "Hayes" to whom he has testified
he delivered $4,000 in Liberty bonds
for Sinclair. In this connection. Sem
ator Walsh announced today there was