Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-13

CldlE anu i all, ne E6Dlleds L ltIDk
l heard that from Major"
Senator Adams took up the At
lantic City conference.
Fall said some of his enemies
his political enemies-were deviling
him about where he got some
money" Mclean explained, but
that it had nothing to do with Sim
clair or oil.
Senator Adams asked why he had
given checks for 100000 to Fall.
II don't know was the reply. IF
I'd known what [ was getting into,
I wouldn't have been connected with
it even as remotely as [ am. 1 didn't
know later whether to throw a fit
or jump in the ocean,"
81 gather you were trying to help
out a friend" Senator Adams put
in.
Denies Any Dishonesty
Senator, [ was going down the
line for a friend as far as l could.
I've never done a dishonest thing
in my life and / never had anything
to do with this burned Teapot Dome
thing"
"Well you realize you've made a
lot of trouble for yourself and this
committee?"
Eyes, but, of course, feel a whole
lot sorrier for myself than the COM
mittee"
Did you invite Mr.. slemp to
Palm Beach,"
II did"
"Do you know anything about the
slush fund that's been mentioned?"
mo more than you do. L never
got my fingers into such a mess as
that, and don't believe there was
any"
Senator Adams cited a message
from Mclean to F. 7. Homer, of
Baltimore. telling hi INTO think
over. certain prominent people" in
with money matters. At
torney Lambert promptly said the
message was matter of privilege
between attorney and client and the
question was dropped.
Senator Dill brought up the con-
nection of w. B. McAdoo.
He's been dragged into this very
and there have been lot
Of rotten newspaper articles said
Mclean.
1t was pointed out one Of the Nc
Lean kilograms mentioned Francis
NJ. J. McAdoo cor his father" as be-
ing attorney for Mclean for seven
years"
II was mistaken about Mr.. Nc
Adoo's length of employment" said
the witness. 1T was five years.
employed him because he was a
strong man. when he began law
practice. "
did you ever receive money from
for the purpose of making
4 loan to Senator Fall?" asked Sen
1tor Bursum, Republican, New MEX
leo.
Never not a cent"
Fall Got Other Money
Mclean repeated his Palm Beach
testimony that he gave Fall checks
for 100000 some time in Noven,-
Der, 1921, and that Fall returned
them soon afterward saying he
had got the money from some other
source
"What did Fall tell you at At
lantit City had impelled him to
make such enormous drafts on your
"He said his political enemies
were bedeviling him, but that they
were barking up the wrong tree,
and if had nothing to do with Tea
pot Dome or Harry Sinclair
Senator Walsh suggested thai
Falls request was for Mclean 10
tell lie about this money.
But it never appeared in that
light" Mclean said, 'or l wouldn t
have gotten into it."
At Palm Beach Mclean said to
Fall, he testified
line for YOU as far as l can go.
He said he added that now J. am
going to tell the truth"
Did Fall try to get you to do
else but tell the truth
when he got down there?" asked
Senator Stanfield, Republican. Ore
gon.
mo, he told me to so ahead. But
[ did not need any encouragement
then. Senator Walsh was sitting
downstairs waiting for me-
At that time, Mclean said, Fall
was greatly disturbed.
lone inmate he was going TO so
right down and appear before you
Senator Walsh and the next min
ute he was afraid YOU were going
to drag him there" said the pub
Usher.
The ex,secretary had wished to
confer with lawyers, and then kept
changing his mind, Mclean said.
Senator Walsh switched him back
TO the Atlantic City conference.
There, too the witness said, Fan
was "muddled, broken down.
The witness then was excused
and the COMMITTEE adjourned until
10 a. m. tomorrow
H. Z. McKenna chief doorkeeper
at the White House executive offices,
was questioned about telegram he
sent TO Edward b. Mclean in Florida
him of Secretary Slemp's
departure for the south.
Says Slemp Approved
He said Mclean had asked him
to send such a notification and that
slemp had said it would be all right
to do so.
E. w. Startling. Of the White
House secret service detail, who also
had communicated with the pub
Usher by telegraph, followed Nc
kenna on the stand.
Startling testified that his message
related to the employment of z. P.
of Hopkinsville, Ky, in the
Mclean household. Wilkins, Star
ling said. was his lifelong friend.
The committee then called Z. w.
Smithers, chief of communications
at the White House. who operated
the Washington end of McLean's
private wire to Palm Beach.
The resignation Of Senator Lenro0t.
Republican, Wisconsin, as chairman
of the committee, is expected TO have
no effect on the Investigation. which
is practically under the direction Of
Senator Walsh. Democrat, Montana;
Senator Laid. of North Dakota, Re
publican member of the committee
who is identified with the La Toilette
group. is 10 be named formally to
succeed Senator Lenroot 0y the Re
publican committee on committees.
which also must I'LL the vacancy in
the membership caused by the chair
mans retirement.