Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-01

, you tCICDllOupu lutS ulOIiIHS I1SlIuC-
tons to Lambert, he Duck and my
seIf-the Duck at Once-telephoned
| his wife and, according to Mary
| Qui2ley, who listened on line, said:
L have them where | want them.
1 will make them bow to me before
| am through with them. ] am turn
| ing over this stuff without receipt.
! But you know my Intention Mrs.
Duckstein, according to Mary Quig-
| ley, whom [ trust with any secrets
you or l may have informs me that
Mrs. Duck said, Billy, you have the
right idea at last
/ use this information as you see
fit. Am | to turn over to w. .. ID.
any and all information that [ have
in reference To new" code. Am | to
accept his verbal instructions from
! you that you have ordered such, or
am l to keep book in my sole pos
session until you tell me yourself
in person that l am to explain in
detail code. Regards. John"
r. S. Rochester, a former employee
of the Washington Post and now in
the department of justice, sent an
undated night letter by wire to Nc
LEAN at Palm Beach saying: In
formed that investigations is being
made by senate committee to deter
mine if you had Hundred thousand
| in cash in any bank at time you tes-
| titled you gave Fail check for this
amount. Thought | better advise
you concerning this phase. Re-
CARDS"
On January 30, Bennett wired Nc
Lean:
"Saw PRINCIPAL delivered messag e.
He says greatly appreciate and sends
regards to you and Mclean. There
will be no rocking Of the boat and
no resienati0n. He expects reaction
from Unwarrarted political attack"
Code Key Suggested
Another undateG message to Nc
Lean was from ]. S. Fitzgerald,
another Post employee. Referring to
the code use it suggested, eliminate
odd words in other message"
Several code messages introduced
were entirely undecipherable. They
contained the names Lambert and
! "Zev"
Mclean, on January 8, wired
Major to find out in careful man
ner from banks about matter [ will
talk to you about over telephone to-
day"
Another undated message address
ed to civilian Wiley, Oceanview
cottage, Breakers hotel, Palm Beach,
Fla" and signed The Champion"
said:
Just talked with Apricot, and be-
Geye he has the thing we'll in hand.
! He advises for your interests not to
talk about Peaches or Apples With
anyone or N front Of servant. He
says that Apples Cherries assures
| him that you need not worry about
completion of golf course, and it will
come out all right Remember not
to talk with outside interests, and
the best thing to do is to put it out
| Of your mind and just watch develop
ments as a casual outsider"
Another message from The Cham
piOn" to Wiley, said:
saw Apples and everything fine.
Also saw Cherries and they We're
very good. The Peaches will be just
what you want" The full coded
messages were unintelligible. The
last line of one ran: "Roguery saw
buck hosier bonca COB saline dis
mounted renOminated torso"
More Code Words
On January 80, w. f. Wiley, from
Palm Beach, wired Bennett. editorial
writer of the Washington Post.
Captains from his own camp have
not deserted stricken and beleaguered
chieftain, but are standing by ready
to aid and to fight. Please see him
and give this assurance"
Other messages were from Mclean
to Major, and Lambert arranging for
the attempt to prevent the calling of
Mr. Mclean DefGEe the committee.
/ at q CT 10 tiNr 4
code.
An early message, on December 25,
from Mclean 10 Fail in Washington.
arranged an engagement for Nc.
Leans secretary to see Fall for I'm
| portant business matter on Satur-
day"
On December 81 Mclean wired to
Major:
Please wire Francis McAdoo to,
morrow Mitchell Planners telephone
number. Please explain to Palmer
that McAdoo or his father CIV. G..
McAdOo) have been my Lcrsonal at.
torneys for the last seven years, and
[ requested McAdoo 20 cln HIM over
long distance
In another series of message
! chiefly involving arrangements fol
the private Wire between Palm Beach
and Washington, the name John
again appeared as u signature with
a line in parenthesis beneath which
read:
Subscribers name John Major. J
These messages discussed whether
E, w. Smithers, engaged to work the
wire at the Post. should be paid $50
$50 or $50 per week.
At the conclusion Of the reading
of the kilograms, Carl c. Schuyler. a
Denver attorney, was called to the
stand.
Denver Lawyer Heard
Schuyler took the inquiry back to
the Teapot Dome field, explaining
that he had represented the Mid.
west Refining company and the
/ Pioneer Oil company which had
claims in that field He reviewed at
great length the now famous con.
ference at Kansas City at which
! Harry f. Sinclair agreed to pay
SlOOO,0 900 to j. Leo Stack, Denver
oil operator. and Frederick G. Bon
fiels, publisher of the Denver Col.
Post.
The witness denied that any
newspaper influence" entered into
the settlement.
After my Introduction to Sin
clair" he testified, land without
further preliminaries, I sad:
Mr.. Fonfils has told me that
your last and final offer of settle.
ment is 100000 and one-half inter
est in the net profits from the op,
GRAFTON by YOU of 120 res to be
selected from your lease. On behalf
of Mr.. Stack, l decline this Offer